boom!
Bei Lingyao broke through to the late stage of the innate realm.
Emperor Daoyuan was so envious.
"Eighteen years old, in the late Xiantian period, there is only one Queen in the world."
"The Emperor is the number one martial arts master of the younger generation. Although I have now broken through to the late Xiantian stage of martial arts, it is not easy to break through to the Grandmaster stage from the late Xiantian stage."
"It's not easy for others, but it may not be easy for the Queen."
Emperor Daoyuan now sees it clearly that for his queen, practicing martial arts is as easy as eating and drinking water.
Even if Duke Tang had poisoned countless people with soul-sucking insects, he still couldn't cultivate as fast as the Queen.
"I have to keep it a secret that I have broken through to the late Xiantian stage."
Bei Lingyao instructed Emperor Daoyuan.
"Even if I don't say it, some people can see it. But I won't say it, the Queen is the biggest trump card of Langya Kingdom."
Bei Lingyao laughed. "Everyone knows it, so what's the point of having a trump card? I can defeat a late-stage Grandmaster, which is already enough to make people wary. If people knew that I'm already in the late-stage of the Innate Realm, just one step away from being a Grandmaster, I'm afraid it would bring trouble to the Langya Kingdom."
"Don't worry, Queen. Although Langya has lost many warriors, it is not something that other countries can spy on."
"Your Majesty, do not be careless. It is easy to defend against an open attack, but it is difficult to avoid an arrow from the dark. It is easy to deal with one or two countries, but if multiple countries unite, we will suffer great losses."
No matter how strong Bei Lingyao is, she may not be able to protect the people of the entire Langya Kingdom.
After all, each country has many powerful warriors, so it is best for everyone to live in peace. Even if a conflict arises between two countries, other countries may not necessarily join the battlefield.
Once countries go to war, the casualties will not be ordinary.
Of course, there are certainly ambitious rulers of other countries.
For example, the Cang Ao Kingdom.
The last time the delegation from Cang'ao Kingdom came, Bei Lingyao used her spiritual sense to leave a mark.
The emperor of Cang'ao Kingdom broke through to the late Grandmaster stage not long ago, and this probably fueled his ambition.
Perhaps it was because Bei Lingyao defeated the late-stage Grandmaster with her innate ability, or because Emperor Daoyuan got married and had children, so this time the Cang'ao Kingdom did not immediately think of attacking the Langya Kingdom.
"Don't worry, Queen. I know the seriousness of the matter."
Emperor Daoyuan said, "There are many warriors in Langya Kingdom, but compared to other countries, there are indeed fewer Xiantian and Grandmasters. I plan to personally go to the martial arts academy and military camp to provide guidance."
Bei Lingyao naturally supported this. "Your Majesty can go and inspect the military camps, the Imperial College, and the major academies. Although our Langya Kingdom thrives on martial arts, every profession has its own top scholars, so we must also pay attention to all disciplines."
Bei Lingyao and Emperor Daoyuan mentioned agriculture. Although every dynasty attached importance to agriculture, it was only a small amount of importance.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, except for the royal nobles, the class above the scholar-officials is the most expensive.
Farmers are next in line. Apart from landlords, farmers are the hardest-working and most tired people.
Although craftsmen are also tired, they can still make a living with their skills.
Merchants have a lower status, but they are relatively wealthy.
On the contrary, farmers face the loess and work hard, collect taxes, and rely entirely on God for their livelihood.
Once a natural disaster occurs, there will be no harvest and countless people will starve to death.
Of course, people at the bottom of society are always the most miserable and tired.
Bei Lingyao hopes that Emperor Daoyuan will pay attention to agriculture, industry, commerce, and even fisheries in addition to martial arts and literature.
We must always cultivate some R&D talents.
Emperor Daoyuan was stunned. "Although I value martial arts, I have not neglected other things."
“It’s not ignored, but it’s not taken seriously enough.”
Bei Lingyao brought up last year's disaster again. "Whenever there's a natural disaster in Langya, the imperial court provides disaster relief. While that's a good thing, they also need to encourage agricultural development. And what about riverbanks and dams? They're constantly being rebuilt due to floods year after year. Have they asked the Ministry of Works or even local governments to think carefully about how to best and most effectively develop water conservancy projects? Do they need to dig more ditches and improve drainage?"
Bei Lingyao's series of questions stumped Emperor Daoyuan.
He was ashamed that he had not thought so far.
He is indeed unqualified as an emperor.
I thought that apart from practicing martial arts every day, I would go to court to listen to the ministers' memorials, review the memorials after court, arrange major matters, and then accompany the queen and daughter.
Now it seems that he was too shallow.
"The Emperor needs to train his own men and spies."
"I have always been cultivating my own manpower and spies."
"But the Emperor should occasionally leave the palace to understand the situation outside, otherwise he can easily be deceived. It is fortunate to meet a good minister. But if a treacherous minister tells the Emperor that the outside world is peaceful, there are no natural disasters, and no deaths, will the Emperor really believe it?"
Emperor Daoyuan shook his head slightly. He naturally didn't believe it. Although he grew up in the mountains, Langya Kingdom suffered natural disasters and people starved to death almost every year.
"I know how to do it."
Emperor Daoyuan bowed slightly towards Bei Lingyao and said, "It is my great honor to have an Imperial Master."
Bei Lingyao did not blame Emperor Dao Yuan. He was just a puppet emperor before, and the court was almost entirely populated by the Empress Dowager and members of the Tang family.
Even if they were wrong, they would not dare to stand on the side of him, a powerless emperor.
No one would tell him how to be an emperor and what to do.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager also directed state affairs from the palace, and Emperor Daoyuan thought he would do the same after he came to power.
But the Empress Dowager had many eyes and ears, and with the help of Duke Tang and Master Li to control the court, it was naturally different.
Emperor Daoyuan still needs to grow.
However, at present, the court officials are still good, thinking and working in unity.
But everyone is used to sticking to the old ways, and since Langya Kingdom is doing well now, no one thinks about making improvements.
The next day, Emperor Daoyuan mentioned the issue of cultivating talents in agriculture and industry in the court.
The court officials were somewhat surprised.
Agriculture and industry belong to the Ministry of Industry, and they value agriculture and industry, but just as Bei Lingyao thought, although they attach importance to it, they also ignore it.
Emperor Daoyuan asked whether there was any improvement in crop yields and what materials were better and more stable for the construction of river embankments and dams.
The officials of the Ministry of Industry can talk a lot, but they are completely helpless in bringing about improvements.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Daoyuan knew that Bei Lingyao's reminder was correct. Not only him, but even the officials of the Ministry of Works had not tried to find a way to improve the situation.
Emperor Daoyuan did not criticize the Ministry of Works, but asked it to offer rewards to talented people in water conservancy and irrigation.
As for agricultural planting, if the people can increase the output of grain and fruits, they will be rewarded handsomely.
After the court meeting, all the ministers looked at the Ministry of Works with envy. The emperor now obviously valued the talents of the Ministry of Works more.
After the court was dismissed, Emperor Daoyuan went to the military camp with military officers and generals.
He had already greeted Bei Lingyao yesterday. Bei Lingyao knew about this and didn't ask any more questions.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Empress Dowager has been asking to see the Emperor."
"Oh, just tell her that the emperor has left the palace and ask her to wait."
Bei Lingyao was also impressed by the Empress Dowager. She was bedridden but still refused to stop.
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