For several days, Su Yao was on a large ship at sea. She originally thought that the people on the coast were only facing pirates and Japanese pirates, but when she actually arrived at the sea, she realized how difficult and thrilling the lives of the fishermen and ordinary people were.
When they go out to sea, they not only have to face unpredictable weather and unknown deep-sea waves, but also elusive pirates. Their biggest wish every day is to be able to safely see the sun the next day.
This made her feel emotional and a little depressed.
Xiao Heng took a cloak for her and put it on. Seeing that she was still standing on the deck looking into the distance late at night, he smiled and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Look at those twinkling fishing lights." Su Yao sighed softly, with a look of melancholy on his face: "Your Highness, I used to think I was very smart, but later I realized that many things cannot be accomplished by being smart, even with power. For example..."
Xiao Heng put his arm around her shoulders and followed her gaze into the distance. Seeing that she stopped talking, he gently took over her words: "For example, pirates, Japanese pirates, the livelihoods of the people, and the latest batch of sailors in training, right?"
It is really rare to have someone who understands you. Su Yao turned around and looked at Xiao Heng, then leaned into his arms and sighed, "Yes, sometimes I think that our efforts seem to be too slow, and the results are too slow. These people are still suffering, which makes me sad."
Xiao Heng extended his other hand to touch her hair to comfort her, and rested his chin on the top of her head and rubbed it: "The road ahead is long and arduous, but in this world, only hard work can bring hope. I believe that in time, I will be able to make the people no longer suffer from the Japanese invasion, and they will be rich and happy!"
The sea breeze made Su Yao's hair flutter, and her mood also improved a little. She smiled and nodded: "Yes, there is hope only if we work hard. We can definitely do it."
Just like the rebellion in Yunnan, which lasted for so many years and was not accomplished by several generations of emperors, but didn’t they also accomplish it
You have to put in twice the effort in everything.
Seeing that she had finally cheered up, Xiao Heng looked at her with a smile on his face: "You have been in a bad mood these days. I know that you are upset because of the mess caused by those Japanese pirates."
After the Ningbo Rebellion, many people in Baishitan were displaced, and the Japanese pirates also looted many women and left for the sea. As Su Yao walked along the way, he kept seeing women who were rescued, or women and children who escaped on their own.
No matter how difficult it was, they never gave up and always thought about returning to their hometown.
But these women obviously have a hard time, and after returning home, they have to endure a lot of rumors and disputes.
Speaking of this, she lowered her eyes: "Speaking of this, I was just about to discuss it with you. I want to help these women."
The customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty were like this. Women were abducted by pirates and Japanese pirates. Although they were very lucky to be able to come back, some people's families still could not accommodate these women.
When these women came back, their lives were miserable.
Xiao Heng knew what Su Yao meant without further explanation. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "You mean, the weaving field?"
Previously in Yunnan, they helped those native girls who were barely able to survive in this way, allowing them to be able to support themselves.
Su Yao nodded. This matter had been on her mind for several days. She had been thinking about it recently. Now that it was brought up, she simply said what she was thinking: "Zhejiang is rich, and unlike Yunnan, there are already many weaving mills. However, the ones built by our court are naturally different. The weaving mills we built are the same as those in Yunnan. We recruit female workers who are willing to learn, teach them the skills, and let them earn wages with their own abilities. Anyway, we provide looms and fabrics, and then pay them wages. In this way, these girls can afford to eat and finally have a way to go."
This was something she had thought about for a long time before.
Xiao Heng thought the same. He agreed with Su Yao's idea very much: "The reason why I thought of bringing you along before was because I thought of this possibility. These girls are actually not of high status. After all, going out to sea is too risky. Girls basically can't go. Their lives are not good enough at ordinary times. Now that something has happened, their situation is even more difficult. Now that you can set up the weaving farm here again, they can support themselves and earn money. Whether they want to go back to live with their families or not, at least they have room to choose. This is a great thing."
It turns out that people can only be happy if they find something to do. When Su Yao heard this, all the depression in his heart disappeared. He suddenly jumped up, hugged Xiao Heng, and kissed him on the chin.
Xiao Heng was startled, and when he reacted, he reached out and grabbed Su Yao, who was about to run away. He pinched her chin with a smile and forced her to face him: "Why, the Crown Prince's Concubine flirted with me so much, and you want to run away?"
Su Yao couldn't help wanting to laugh when she looked at him, and couldn't help burying her head in his arms and laughing.
The two of them played around for a while before Xiao Heng took Su Yao back to the cabin, and carefully instructed Jinping to ask the kitchen to bring some hot soup.
Su Rong just came up from the cabin on the first floor and saw that they were both wearing cloaks, so he asked, "Did you go outside to get some fresh air?"
The sea breeze was very strong late at night, and he couldn't understand why these two people had to go outside.
Xiao Heng looked at him helplessly and shook his head, thinking that there was a reason why his brother-in-law was still single. Look at this stupid brain.
Su Rong didn't know she was being criticized. She sat opposite Su Yao and said to her, "I've already counted it. In fact, more than 3,000 people were abducted during the Ningbo Rebellion, including more than 2,000 women and more than 900 children. Later, there were 200 to 300 people who ran back one after another. These people... can't go back to their homes."
Few parents or parents-in-law would consider themselves lucky to have their children return alive.
Su Yao and the others naturally found this unreasonable, but in this kind of situation, forcing them to accept these girls would be meaningless, and would only dig a bigger hole for these girls.
So Su Yao didn't feel too angry. After hearing this, he told Su Rong his thoughts and said, "Brother, I want to go to Baishitan Village with you tomorrow to take a look."
Look at the local situation and then you will know what else you need to prepare.
Su Rong had no objection. Although he wanted to go and see Qi Tianyou's selected soldiers, this kind of thing itself could not be rushed and would not take a few days.
It was Xiao Heng who had to rush there early.