Qin Chuan had just taken a sip of plum green tea when he heard Xiao Yue's words, and couldn't help but spit the drink out onto her chest. "Ah, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to..."
As he was speaking, he was about to reach out his right hand to pat her when he suddenly remembered that this was his sister-in-law, and that there had been a similar scene before that had made her very unhappy and held a grudge for a long time.
So his right hand just stood there, frozen in mid-air.
Xiao Yue, however, had her eyes closed, seemingly waiting for his hand to fall...
After a while, she opened her eyes, looked at the hand that was hovering in the air, then shifted her gaze to her chest, and said, "You've gotten it wet again. You have to change it this time, whether you like it or not. Turn around and don't peek..."
Qin Chuan hummed in agreement twice, then quietly turned away, making sure he didn't peek.
Xiao Yue took off her official robe and winged hat, revealing a white undergarment. She glanced at Qin Chuan and couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Idiot, I told you not to look, and you really wouldn't..."
After muttering to herself, she changed into a flying fish robe, put on a winged crown, changed the sword in her hand into an embroidered spring knife, and changed her official boots into black boots.
After doing all this, seeing that Qin Chuan hadn't turned around yet, she couldn't help but call out, "Idiot... uh, no, brother-in-law..."
After blushing slightly, she asked casually, "Can you tell me if it looks good?"
Qin Chuan then turned around and stared at Xiao Yue's new outfit, his eyes widening in disbelief.
At this moment, Xiao Yue was a dashing and heroic female Imperial Guard!
This outfit suits her perfectly. Wearing the winged crown, she truly looks like a female official!
Seeing Qin Chuan's expression, Xiao Yue knew the answer.
...
"Brother-in-law, how long will I be on this inspection tour?"
Xiao Yue and Qin Chuan chatted as they walked out of the warehouse.
"It will take anywhere from three months to half a year."
"It's been so long... I'll miss my elder sister and you..."
"Don't think about me, just think about your royal sister."
At this point, Qin Chuan suddenly remembered something and said to Xiao Yue in a serious tone, "Judging by the days, the Holy Maiden of Jiang Kingdom and Jiang Ran should have already delivered the letter to Jiang Capital. I wonder what Jiang Yao is planning. I think it is necessary to recall Zhang Chaozong from the Northern Border to destroy Jiang Kingdom."
"You should discuss this with my elder sister," Xiao Yue said calmly.
“Your elder sister is very tired. I’ll help her as much as I can to share the burden…”
"I'm tired too..."
Xiao Yue muttered something to herself and glanced at Qin Chuan briefly.
When Qin Chuan heard her say that, he noticed that she was acting strangely, as if her personality and temperament had changed, and he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Alright, I'll go and discuss it with your elder sister..."
After saying this, Qin Chuan walked out of the gate of the North Warehouse, got into the carriage, and had Li Aniu drive away.
"Oh, brother-in-law..."
Xiao Yue seemed to have something left to say to Qin Chuan. Seeing him leave, she called out anxiously, but by then the carriage had already departed.
...
Qin Chuan rode in a carriage to the South Warehouse to check on the distribution of supplies and money.
This time, the task of distributing sweet potato, potato, and corn seeds to the people across the country was considerable. Fortunately, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, under the leadership of Minister Zhu Xizhou, were very proactive and recruited a large number of clerks to send the seeds to various provinces.
Of course, no one dared to embezzle these seeds.
After all, no one is foolish enough to risk the extermination of their entire family to steal a few seeds. It's not like they're making money, and these seeds won't even last two meals. It's simply not worth it...
Upon receiving the seeds, the provincial governments immediately dispatched them to the prefectures and counties, along with an imperial edict decreing that "those who embezzle seeds will have their entire families exterminated"...
...
Jiangzhou, Jianglin County.
Two notices were posted on the wall in front of the county government office.
One of the notices concerned the conscription of laborers for water conservancy projects, while the other mentioned the distribution of free seeds, urging the people to cultivate them diligently so that they could harvest thousands of kilograms more grain this year.
A group of literate and illiterate people gathered around the notice, discussing and pointing amongst themselves.
"Are those who perform corvée labor provided with food and lodging by the government, and also paid wages?"
Is this real or fake?
"This is an imperial decree; how could it be false?"
"But haven't we always had to pay for our own food and lodging when performing corvée labor? Forget about getting paid, we'll be lucky if we don't get sick from overwork..."
Just as everyone was discussing, the newly appointed Magistrate of Jianglin County, Li Qi, led a group of county officials and elders out of the county government hall and came to the main gate.
"The county magistrate has come out!"
The crowd gathered around, looking at the newly appointed magistrate, and asked all the questions that had been on their minds.
"Sir, is everything written on this notice true? Are they starting to pay for corvée labor?"
"Can these ten pounds of seeds really guarantee that we can grow thousands of pounds of crops?"
"Sir, please say something..."
The newly appointed magistrate, Li Qi, passed the imperial examination this spring. He is forty years old and, having finally become a magistrate, is eager to make a name for himself...
Unlike his predecessor, who made one foolish mistake after another and was transferred to Leizhou, Hainan, to live among wild men and beasts, his fate unknown...
Hearing the people's questions, Li Qi gestured for everyone to be quiet.
Once everyone had quieted down, Li Qi shouted loudly:
"Fellow villagers! This is an unprecedented decision made by the imperial court out of compassion for the people!"
"We are naturally grateful to Your Majesty and to the Prince of Yan..."
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