The next morning, Liu Renxiu was in a good mood.
He smiled and said, "Princess Kangle has made great contributions this time. Let's talk about what kind of reward is appropriate for her."
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment: This Princess Kangle is really capable, she can even turn such a dead end around. Not only has it been revitalized, but it has also been thriving.
Such a simple method, why didn't we think of it?
No, even if I wanted to, I don't have that much food to back me up. If it were, I would be reluctant to take it all out.
Speaking of those who are in the court, whose family background is less than that of Princess Kangle?
No matter how good Princess Kangle is at making money, her foundation is weak. The people here are much richer than Princess Kangle.
It's just that we still have a big family to support, and we don't have the courage of Princess Kangle to take out all our belongings to help the poor.
I heard that Princess Kangle spent all her family's money on this mission, and even sent her own father and sister to open up wasteland.
Only Princess Kangle could risk all her belongings to help the poor. She is truly unfettered, selfless, and dares to be the first among the people.
Zhou Kunran, the Minister of War, said: "Princess Kangle has indeed made great contributions, but it is indeed difficult to reward her. It is reasonable to reward her with some gold and silver, but now the court is short of money, so why not keep this reward in mind and give it to her after the war is over?"
Since the war began, the Minister of War Zhou Kunran has been even more stingy than the Minister of Revenue. He keeps an eye on the money in the Ministry of Revenue every day and doesn't let anyone touch it.
The left prime minister Wei Zhen pondered and said, "In order to stabilize the people's hearts and prevent unrest in the shortest possible time, Princess Kangle has made great contributions. A reward is necessary. However, she is now a first-rank cabinet minister and has the title of a first-rank princess. How about raising her title?"
The Minister of War said quickly, "Master Wei is right."
The Minister of Revenue also nodded and said, "Well, then you will be promoted to the first rank of Princess."
These two people knew that it was essential to reward Princess Kangle for her merits. A title would be more acceptable to this person than money and food. After all, this was an extraordinary period.
Liu Renxiu nodded and his title had to be promoted.
The Marquis of Dongyang was jealous and resentful. It was such a loss for Princess Kangle not to be his grandson's wife.
Not to mention my granddaughter Chen Yaer, even our whole family put together doesn't have the brains of Princess Kangle.
Although I was convinced in my heart, who could blame me for not having this smart child as a family member?
Since she is not a family member, 놛늀 dislikes her. The more outstanding Song Jinxiu is, the more jealous and resentful 놛 is.
What a good life this Princess Kangle has? Such a small amount of food can be exchanged for so much land.
Although this is a newly opened wasteland, no one realizes the importance of these lands, but we still want to.
In less than three years, wouldn't Princess Kangle be as rich as a country?
No, I can't let her have an easy time. My granddaughter still hasn't found a marriage because of this girl!
"Your Majesty, you can't do that, Your Majesty," Chenpi, Marquis of Yang, stepped out of the line, knelt down and shouted.
Everyone was stunned. Are they against rewarding Princess Kangle? Why?
"Your Majesty, although Princess Kangle contributed food and labor and made great contributions, she also got some benefits. How much good land was reclaimed? Does Your Majesty know?"
I heard that each prefecture has reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of land, which, added together, is as much as the land of a large state, Your Majesty. ”
Chen Pi, Marquis of Dongyang, talked freely and was deeply distressed, as if Song Jinxiu had stolen Dong's family's money.
When everyone heard this, they thought, isn’t that right? Princess Kangle went out to help the poor, but she ended up using cheap labor to help reclaim a vast wasteland. It is said that she also wants people to grow soybeans.
She then presses oil from these soybeans and sells them. My God, within three years, the oil will be as much as the national treasury!
"Your Majesty, Princess Kangle has so much land. It's too much." Should she give some of it away?
Isn’t it too eye-catching?
"Your Majesty, I also feel that it is inappropriate to reward Princess Kangle. Since she has received such benefits, she should not accept any more rewards."
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion,"
"Yes, yes, yes, no reward."
Sima Qin also stepped out and said indignantly: "Not only should she not be rewarded, but Princess Kangle should also be punished."
"Since Princess Kangle went to the prefecture to help alleviate poverty and stabilize the people's hearts, it was right for her to open the granaries and release the grain. However, she actually held the grain and used it as a threat to force the people to open up wasteland and plant crops. This is oppressing the people. She is an incompetent official and should be punished."
"Yes, Princess Kangle shouldn't enslave the common people to do things. She is a first-rank official in the court, and she is supposed to appease the people. But she took advantage of the common people to cultivate land privately, and she should be punished."
Liu Renxiu's face turned pale. He was originally very happy and wanted to discuss with everyone what kind of reward to give to the girl that would convince these old guys.
Unexpectedly, someone even impeached him.
He sneered and said, "Enslave the people? You don't have food in your house, right? I allow you to enslave the people to open up wasteland, why don't you try to enslave me?"
Everyone: We won’t go. It’s a waste of food and effort. We don’t even know if we can raise the fish to maturity after three years. The harvested grain is not enough to pay for the labor.
The so-called land reclamation and soil fertilization refers to the process of improving soil structure and increasing soil fertility through a series of measures to make it suitable for crop growth.
To cultivate wasteland, the first step is deep plowing and the second step is fertilizing. Moreover, the newly reclaimed land is not only full of weeds, but also has serious insect pests.
Basically, the first year is a fruitless one. Who would like to work for nothing? We are not the kind of people who cannot afford good farmland, so why bother ourselves with all this?
Seeing everyone bowing their heads in silence, Liu Renxiu sneered, "I didn't even know that a group of old court officials were not thinking about the court and the country."
This is really heartbreaking.
Everyone knelt down and said, "I am terrified."
"Fearful? I see you are quite proud of yourself."
Liu Renxiu stood up and pointed at you, "At the beginning, when the states reported that the people were full of resentment and their lives were in dire straits, you were all gloomy, at a loss, and extremely incompetent.
It was my beloved Minister Song. She said she had no way to quell the people's anger and appease their hearts.
It was chilly in spring, but Song Aiqing did not fear the severe cold and left the city overnight. You have been staying in the capital for so many days enjoying the family happiness, while she has been traveling between various prefectures in the wind and rain.
There were six states and eight prefectures in a day, three states and prefectures a day, which meant that I almost had to lie on horseback when sleeping.
Is this what you do?
Now that Song Aiqing has made achievements, what I see is her hard work, which is a new piece of fertile land in Cangwu and the abundance of Cangwu's future treasury.
What about you?
What are you seeing in your eyes? ”
Everyone: We can't do this. As for what we see with our eyes, it is naturally a large and fertile field, right?
But this fertile land has nothing to do with us. Isn't that infuriating?
Liu Renxiu stared at Chenpi, Marquis of Dongyang, angrily, "Is Marquis of Dongyang old and incompetent? If you are too tired, go back and be careful. Don't go to court anymore."
Everyone: ...
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