Qin Yuan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he complained: "What do you mean by reluctant, my lady, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Yan Jiaoran shrugged confidently: "My conscience doesn't hurt!"

Qin Yuan shook his head helplessly. His wife was too deeply into the play. He could only bow his hands, pretending to be respectful, and said in a servile manner:

"Your Majesty, please be patient. Please allow me to fully explain the advantages of this method. I hope Your Majesty will then clearly determine rewards and punishments."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for bringing out the imperial whip bestowed upon me by the late emperor!"

Beat...beat the imperial whip?

Damn it!

Thief!

I will kill you!

Yan Jiaoran was stunned for a moment, then she understood and her pretty face immediately turned red.

Qin Yuan's expression changed, and he said, "We're experiencing a severe drought right now, and grain prices have skyrocketed. There's no market for grain, and it's simply impossible to buy. On the other hand, rice bran is very cheap."

"The money for one pound of grain is enough to buy ten pounds of rice bran."

"This means that the rations that were originally only enough to save one person can now save ten people."

"With this in and out, the pressure on the court to provide disaster relief has been greatly reduced."

"Not to mention, the imperial court could also mix some sand into the disaster relief grain. This, aside from affecting the taste, would have no effect on humans at all, and would be excreted intact with feces."

"Moreover, this approach can bring two additional benefits."

Yan Jiaoran's eyes widened even more. How could such a heartless and evil trick have any benefits?

Qin Yuan stretched out two fingers and said:

"Firstly, it prevents officials from embezzling disaster relief grain. They wouldn't even want to feed livestock with it, so why would they take it?"

"Secondly, it's to prevent the disaster victims from overeating. Only by mixing in sand can we encourage them to chew slowly and consume less food."

"In this case, does the imperial court still need to worry about not having enough food for disaster relief?"

"And this."

“This is the true way to look at the problem from the perspective of the disaster victims.”

"It's just a pity that the people in the court right now simply don't consider the situation from the perspective of the disaster victims. Naturally, even if they rack their brains, they can't come up with any disaster relief solutions."