"Yingying, do you have any ideas?" The prince couldn't wait and asked hurriedly.
If you have any ideas, tell him now. He is waiting!
"Ah..." Ji Yingying was chatting happily, so she changed the subject.
"If you have any ideas, tell me now."
"No, Your Highness, how do you think I have ideas?" Ji Yingying blinked, feeling a bit absurd.
Crown Prince: ...I've seen scoundrels before, but I've never seen one as scoundrel as you.
"The Linfeng Kingdom is too rampant now. I suggest we attack them," said Minister Hong.
The Minister of Rites was unwilling to fight. After he finished speaking, he quickly added, "Although the country is peaceful and prosperous now, we are not enough weapons or money. We are also planting grain. It is not suitable to fight at all."
"Ministry of Works, what do you have to say?" Minister Gong stepped forward and said, "Sweet potatoes and corn are being promoted and planted in many places, but they haven't been harvested yet. According to the report written by Lord Ji after his trip, there are also many places where the planting quantity is small, and I'm afraid the grain supply really can't keep up."
"Furthermore, we are indeed short of silver, let alone weapons. Most of our Ministry of Works personnel are focused on agriculture. Although the Ministry of War is supporting weapons production, we in the Ministry of Works cannot provide manpower, and the Ministry of Revenue cannot provide the silver."
[Goodness me, I thought the country was peaceful and the people were safe, but in the end, a battle brought everyone back to their original state.]
Everyone: So, you'd better think of a solution quickly!
"Master Xiaoji, you have so many ideas, come up with a solution quickly!"
"I'll try to figure it out. Do you have any shame? How old am I?"
[Your last sentence reminds me of a gangster in Phoenix Legend saying: "How many lyrics do I even have!"]
[Yes, yes, I haven't listened to Phoenix Legend's songs or square dancing in ages.]
Stop talking, a bunch of people are staring at you, just say it!
"Don't look at me anymore, I have nothing to say. The only thing I can say is that the wars fought by our generation are better than those fought by the next generation. And my suggestion is that if we can unify, we should unify. If we can't unify, we should try to find a way to unify."
"But what about weapons?"
"We have it, do they? One for each is enough. As for bullets, don't we have thousands of them now? It's enough. We can shoot the strong ones, and as for the lesser ones, we can just fight with bayonets."
"As for food, each person should carry a few days' worth. If we run out of food, we can just kill the enemy. We don't have any, but do the enemy have any?"
Ji Yingying chattered on and on, recounting all the details of the mutiny and such.
"Our weapons are powerful, so could their weapons be more powerful than ours? Besides, we didn't announce the production of these weapons to the public, so the Linfeng Kingdom has no idea about them."
"But we've already used it outside!" Hai Xiang Kingdom has surrendered and will pay tribute annually thereafter.
"You said it was Haixiang Country, but it's far away from Linfeng Country."
"However, the Ministry of War should finalize the plan on its own. Mine is too sloppy."
I've already forgotten what I said, so let them try it themselves.
"Very good, Lord Ji is both brave and resourceful, we admire him greatly."
"Hehe~"
"Now that this matter is settled, let's deal with the corn and sweet potato issues," the Crown Prince said, not giving Ji Yingying a chance to flirt. He directly called out, "Ji Jiaming, Tian Dafu, Xiao Fu, and Rong Gulan, the four of you, with Ji Jiaming as the leader, will serve as imperial envoys to go to various provinces and counties to investigate the corn and sweet potato planting situation, as well as the income and expenditure of the garment factory."
"Your subject obeys the decree!" The four men had been waiting behind, and only came out to receive the decree after their names were called.
"Big brother, when did you arrive?" Ji Yingying blinked; she had no idea when Ji Jiaming had arrived.
"I arrived when you arrived." But you were ahead and I was behind... I couldn't catch up, and I didn't get to become a familiar face to the Crown Prince.
Ji Yingying nodded, met the prince's gaze, and asked leisurely, "Prince, we have finished our business. Shouldn't we go back now?"
"Go back, Yingying. You will attend court tomorrow."
"No, my brother is going on a business trip tomorrow. I'll see him off at home, and then I'll come to work the day after tomorrow."
"Your brother will wait for you to leave the court before setting off." The prince waved his hand and said, "If you don't come, I will send someone to invite you."
"Fine!" [Just like your old fox father, shameless.]
Crown Prince: ...Thank you for praising me!
I have to say, after only half a year of getting along, many people have learned Ji Yingying's shamelessness.
When Ji Yingying got home late at night, she was hungry. She had been eating when she left, but she hadn't even had a few bites before she was forced to go to the palace. Now that she was back, the moon was already high in the sky. How could she not be hungry?
"Miss is back. Madam has prepared a meal. Please go and eat." Apple said happily from the side. Ji Yingying turned around and glanced at her. Didn't she know what Apple was thinking?
It just means I can have another meal with her.
When I entered the restaurant, Fang Yulan was also there.
"Mom, it's so late, why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing here?"
"I saw that you didn't eat much, so I left some for you."
“I’m not going anywhere else by going to the palace, and the palace won’t treat me badly.”
[Hehe, I heard that the old emperor's study originally didn't have any cakes, but because of her, she put a lot of cakes there, and I like them.]
"Those pastries aren't meals, how can you lose weight if you don't eat some?"
Ji Yingying looked at Fang Yulan as if she was looking at something. Is this still Fang Yulan?
"Mother, are you crazy? Or do you have a fever? Or is someone possessing my mother? Tell me, who are you, and get out of my mother's body right now!" Ji Yingying's eyes were wide open, and she even reached out to touch her forehead.
“Pah…”
She was hit on the hand and grimaced in pain.
[Sure enough, this is normal. This is my mother. She must have really been possessed just now.]
[Is it wrong for your mother to care about you? ]
[That's right, but I've never been cared for like this since I was born. She scolds me every day, saying this and that about me, and even calls me a troublemaker. Am I really that scary?]
[Tsk tsk~ Look at what you've done, is that even a proper thing to do?]
[Hehe, that's true. But why hasn't anyone in the capital heard that I'm the Little Tyrant? Or is it because I haven't been in contact with the inner quarters enough to not know? Wait a minute, with you as my precious treasure, how could I not know if rumors were spreading about me?]
That means no one is spreading it, your reputation is quite good.
Fang Yulan rolled her eyes: You think you have a good reputation? If it weren't for this whole "meeting with Grandma" thing, she would have made up a thousand times over.
"Eat quickly, eat well and go to sleep, you will go to court tomorrow."
"I told the prince that I won't be working tomorrow!"
"If you say you can't, then don't go. The Crown Prince has sent a message, asking you to attend court tomorrow. Do you hear me?"
What should I do? My hands are itching to beat someone up!
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