Xu Jingnian nodded vigorously. "I will keep your words in my heart. I will never forget them, and I will never betray them... Your Majesty, please rest assured and recuperate. Please refrain from any more discouraging words."
The emperor smiled and nodded, not wanting to argue any further.
Saying these words had exhausted all his energy, and at this moment, he just wanted to have a good rest.
Three months later, the emperor passed away. (Good, finally rested.)
Before his death, he called all the ministers and passed the throne to Qiao Luoluo.
Everyone had some objections, but the emperor stamped the imperial seal on the edict of succession.
The matter is settled.
That night, the emperor passed away.
The whole country is in mourning, and the national mourning and sorrow enveloped the entire country.
Whenever a new emperor takes over, there are always some small countries that don't know what's good for them and come to cause trouble.
They certainly had no intention of overthrowing this powerful country, they just wanted to tear off a piece of flesh and blood from the other side to satisfy their hunger.
They were just a bunch of rabble and not a big threat, so the border defense forces in various places could just automatically take up arms and suppress them.
However, when they heard that the empress had ascended the throne, and that she was an ignorant village girl from the countryside, they immediately became complacent.
Three or five countries actually formed a powerful army and attempted to capture a small city on the border and divide it.
Xu Jingnian once again took to the battlefield, intending to serve his motherland.
Now, he has to protect his wife, so that she can sit in the court without worries.
Before leaving, he knelt on one knee at Qiao Luoluo's feet and gently kissed the back of her hand.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. If you were a village woman living in a thatched hut, I would guard that hut and my three mu of thin farmland for you. If you were a king ruling the world, I would guard the borders for you and expand your territory.
I will always be behind you."
After saying this, he stood up and took his leave, turned around resolutely and left, spurring his horse and waving the whip, leaving the palace.
Qiao Luoluo gently reached out and touched her lower abdomen.
Here, there are already small bean sprouts that belong to them.
Qiao Luoluo didn't tell him because he was afraid that he would be distracted by the battle and be too eager for success.
It’s better to wait for him to come back and give him a surprise.
Qiao Luoluo inherited his brother's will, checked for deficiencies and filled in the gaps, and reorganized the previously corrupt and broken official administration.
Eliminate all those officials who are just sitting there doing nothing and combine them into one or two positions.
By doing this, she undoubtedly took away the cake of many people who were getting paid without working.
The ministers wrote a letter of opposition, but Qiao Luoluo insisted on his own opinion and brought up the late emperor to suppress them.
There's no way. She just took office, and it's normal for these people to be dissatisfied. It's not shameful to cling to her elder brother.
Just when the situation showed signs of calming down, reports arrived from the border that there was a shortage of food and fodder.
There were locust plagues and droughts in the surrounding areas, and the harvest was complete. It was impossible to raise food locally, so the emperor requested support from the court.
The ministers took advantage of the situation and threw this hot potato to Qiao Luoluo.
He also wrote a letter to her asking her to raise 800 dan of grain within three days to meet the needs.
Privately, some people used various means to manipulate food prices to increase, causing more trouble for Qiao Luoluo!
Qiao Luoluo had long seen through the tactics of this group of despicable villains. If she failed to raise grain, she would immediately become the target of public criticism and be condemned by that group of people.
The New Deal reforms were bound to fail.
If one wants to successfully raise grain, according to the current grain prices, the national treasury will be emptied.
Money is the biggest problem.
The Queen Mother was extremely anxious and said that she should not have agreed to the instigation of those ministers.
But he still took out all his own savings to help his daughter.
However, the situation is still not optimistic.
Qiao Luoluo comforted her, "Mother, you believe that your daughter can do it. I will never disgrace the cause that my brother asked me to complete."
The Queen Mother coughed and sighed, forced a smile, and said that she believed it, but in fact she didn't believe it at all.
Qiao Luoluo did not argue with her, but sorted out the existing grain in the national treasury, a total of 450 shi.
According to the current dynasty, one stone of grain is equal to 150 catties, which means there is still a shortfall of catties.
Died of laughter.
Do these ministers think she is a fool?
Who needs so much food and fodder for a war?
The last time we fought the Huns, it took more than half a year, and we only had 13,000 kilograms of food and fodder.
Now this minor border crisis will be over in three months at most.
The total amount of military supplies and disaster relief food is at most 25,000 kilograms.
But she still agreed to the court officials' request.
Why?
The purpose is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, to let them open their eyes and see that your sister Qiao’s head is not made of dough, and she has strength and means.
Qiao Luoluo wrote three letters that night, sent them out, and then went back to bed to sleep to take care of her baby.
The next day, the two corrupt officials were arrested and their homes were searched and 100,000 taels of gold and 8,000,000 taels of silver were seized.
A number of various gold and silver utensils, various silks and satins, and a number of fields and shops.
On the third day, Qiao Luoluo took the court officials to the granary to check, and sure enough, the granary was full.
More than 800 stones?
Everyone surrendered and knelt at her feet, cheering "Long live her".
Qiao Luoluo sneered, turned around and left without even looking at the group of people.
Qiao Luoluo's space is constantly evolving. Every half a month, a batch of rice and wheat can be harvested. She has no idea how much food is piled up in her space.
What was taken out was just a drop in the bucket.
Killing corrupt officials was to intimidate court officials and provide a clear source of food.
So as not to arouse suspicion.
Now that there is enough food and fodder, they are being transported to the border at full speed.
Half a month later, the disaster situation was alleviated and public opinion was positive.
The soldiers can also eat and drink enough and fight with full energy.
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