Jiang Qingqing stared at the car window curtain with a slight gap, and looked at the street scene through the hole in the curtain.

The warm feeling behind her made her swallow awkwardly.

"Well... water is a major necessity for the village. If we can't bring in water for a while, many people in the village will have to migrate. Over time, this village will become a ruin."

Xiao Linting kept his arms stretched and nodded in agreement.

"So, Your Highness, do you think that this water source should be diverted, or should the dam village be left to waste?"

"I'm still a child, how could I know so much, haha..." Jiang Qingqing's scalp tingled. She always felt that the emperor's uncle was not looking at a five-year-old princess, but staring at her twenty-five-year-old soul through her five-year-old body.

So scary.

"Your Highness is intelligent and has extraordinary insights. If Your Highness is willing to think about it, there must be a way to break through. I believe in Your Highness."

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[Haha, thank you so much for trusting me. This Ba Village...]

Jiang Qingqing was complaining in her heart, and suddenly she remembered Yan Luo who had been forgotten by her. She immediately stopped her perfunctory attitude and turned her head to look at Xiao Linting behind her.

Just as she turned around, she realized that she was so close to her uncle.

She couldn't help but move her butt against the wall of the car again and again.

"I do have a solution, which may be a bit bold, but it may not be a bad idea."

"I would like to hear the details."

Seeing that the little princess had distanced herself from him, Xiao Linting also sat to the side, and there was no more physical contact between the two.

Jiang Qingqing pondered for a while before speaking carefully, "I think that since the water source of Ba Village has disappeared, if the Ministry of Works cannot deliver a satisfactory project to restore the water source in a short period of time, then why not try to take a different approach and change the development path of Ba Village?"

"Your Highness means that Dam Village is no longer a place where residents live?"

Jiang Qingqing nodded seriously.

Xiao Linting pondered for a while, he seemed to be trying to keep up with Jiang Qingqing's thinking. In the past, when Jiang Qingqing mentioned some bold ideas to Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen always had to wait for a long time before coming back to his senses.

Therefore, Jiang Qingqing did not expect much from the emperor's uncle's immediate response.

She was about to look away to secretly look at the scenery outside the carriage when she suddenly heard the sound of teapots colliding beside her.

Then, Xiao Linting said in a deep voice, "What does your highness want to change Ba Village into? Is it a commercial area, or is it for the use of the court?"

Jiang Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at Xiao Linting in surprise, and saw him holding the teacup and sipping tea with a calm expression.

Feeling the little princess's gaze, he slightly pushed the teacup in front of him, motioning Jiang Qingqing to drink some water.

She waved her hand slightly. The shock in her heart at this moment was greater than the sense of thirst.

"Why would the emperor think so?"

When Xiao Linting heard her words, he couldn't help but become curious about what strange things this little girl was thinking about.

The slender fingers placed on his knees clenched and unclenched, but in the end he still controlled himself not to listen to Jiang Qingqing's thoughts.

He put down the teacup in his hand, moistened his throat, and then continued: "Ba Village covers a moderate area. The front is the back of the imperial city. Although there are dozens of villages behind it, Ba Village is located on a small hillside, so it is on a slightly higher ground."

"Putting aside residential use, Ba Village's big attraction of the Imperial City's back mountain is enough to attract many people. If it is slightly renovated and repaired, the water demand for business can be reduced. With the popularity boosted, more people will carry water, and maintaining daily water supply will definitely not be a problem in the future. There is no need to worry about crops. Opening a shop will also generate income."

Xiao Linting solemnly enumerated the benefits of doing business in Ba Village and even analyzed the causes and effects thoroughly.

Who would have thought that after being enlightened, in less than half a cup of tea, he could come up with such a perfect plan? !

Jiang Qingqing admired this imperial uncle more and more.

"It's just... this method is indeed a bit bold and abrupt."

Xiao Linting suddenly changed the subject.

Jiang Qingqing frowned and motioned to the emperor's uncle to speak.

Xiao Linting pushed the teacup in front of him again, signaling her to drink more water.

Jiang Qingqing was so fascinated by what she heard that she kept thinking about her own countermeasures. She had no choice but to reach out to hold the teacup.

Seeing that she drank the water obediently, Xiao Linting continued, "Agriculture is emphasized and commerce is suppressed. Scholars and officials have a higher status in the court than warriors. These two are the deep-rooted thinking of Tianqi. If Your Highness asks a farmer to engage in business, they may not be able to accept it."

Jiang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

What else did she think?

"In life, is face and status more important or survival?" She did not directly answer Xiao Linting's question, but instead threw a new question to Xiao Linting.

He frowned slightly and said undeniably: "Only when people have enough food and clothing can they have the energy to worry about other things."

These words were exactly what Jiang Qingqing was thinking.

Seeing the emperor's uncle's clever and tacit ideas, she couldn't help but think of Jiang Chen, the little brat who couldn't even speak clearly. She felt more and more that people are really different sometimes.

She spread out her hands and said frankly, "It's hard to survive in Ba Village now. The farmers left Ba Village to make ends meet. The ones who stayed are the ones who love Ba Village. It's these people who love their hometown that are more willing to make their hometown a better place."

Jiang Qingqing put the teacup back on the table. She propped her hands on the car window, leaned lazily against the car wall, and said with a smile: "People are competitive. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is good and bad. We are the people who have a say in this country. For the sake of Tianqi, we must overcome all difficulties. Everyone's starting point is for the good of Tianqi, isn't it?"

"Your Highness means to bring Ba Village and the nearby villages together and let them compete with each other for profits?"

Xiao Linting frowned, seeming to disagree with this matter.

Jiang Qingqing sighed softly, "This is not the right way to do it. It will lead to internal conflicts and harm others and ourselves. It won't work. What I mean is, why don't you hand over the management rights of this village to me and my third brother?"

Under the temptation of following the rules, Jiang Qingqing finally revealed her ultimate goal.

Suddenly, a sly and complacent smile appeared in the little girl's eyes, unable to be concealed and about to overflow from her eyes.

Xiao Linting curled his lips without any surprise, he had already guessed Jiang Qingqing's intention, but just to make her happy, he followed her and said a few words.

"Although this Ba Village has no water source, as I just said, it is in a favorable location. If the court is willing, it can do better. If it is handed over to the two princes, the ministers in the court will be the first to disagree."