As soon as she saw the shadow guard's face clearly, Yan Shiyue's eyes lit up instantly. This was the shadow guard she sent out to find Champa Rice! Looking at their expressions, she knew what had happened without asking!
She whispered, "Aye, you really speak with such wisdom!"
Emperor Ming Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, she winked and then signaled to the prince with her eyes.
Emperor Ming Yan smiled and lowered his eyes.
She faced Emperor Ming Yan so that no one could see her eyes, then she shrank back, kicked Huo Qijing under the table, and gestured to the prince.
How could Huo Qijing not understand? He glanced around, picked up a small apricot shell from the table, and flicked his fingers to shoot it out. The prince only felt his sleeves tremble slightly and looked over.
Yan Shiyue pointed outside at him.
The prince remained calm and continued to look at the stage. After a while, he found an excuse to leave.
After a while, Jiahe walked to the door and Yan Shiyue nodded.
The prince outside was shocked.
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...
He asked several times before he confirmed that what he heard was the truth.
So, Yan Shiyue really gave this huge credit to him again?
The prince took a long breath.
Today is August 15th, but it is Yan Shiyue's birthday. Telling this good news at this time will inevitably make people think of Empress Fu.
But then I thought, so what? This was supposed to be her contribution. It was enough to give her three points for such a great contribution!
The prince was thinking in his mind.
At this time, the Trader on the stage had just finished singing. Emperor Ming Yan was such a smart man, and he trusted Yan Shiyue very much. While ordering people to give rewards, he smiled and said, "Although it's just a play, after really listening to it, there are many things worth pondering."
The officials below heard the music and understood the elegant meaning, and immediately expressed their respect. One said that the Ministry of Commerce had enriched the national treasury, and another said that the Prime Minister had relieved the emperor of his worries.
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "According to this, Fuyan has made great contributions and deserves a reward." He called Gu Jiuxing and said, "Reward her one penny!"
Yan Shiyue immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you for the reward!"
Prince Chun saw something was going on. Although he didn't know what the father and daughter were up to, he still said with a smile, "Now we know that the Prime Minister is from the Ministry of Commerce. Not a penny is too little."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "If someone else gave it to me, I would naturally be dissatisfied, but if it was given by my father, I would definitely not be dissatisfied... After all, my father wanted to be rewarded for this and that, and it seems that God has not rewarded him."
"Who said no?" Emperor Ming Yan joked, "Let's not talk about anything else. Didn't God give you to me?"
Someone then laughed and said, "That's right, the Prime Minister alone is worth ten thousand people."
"The Prime Minister is a blessing to Dayan and all the people."
Emperor Mingyan nodded with a smile and said, "Although he is a bit noisy sometimes, I really feel sorry for this child. He works very hard. A few days ago, while he was busy with the business affairs in the capital, he also wrote to me, hoping to encourage him to open up wasteland and balance grain and hemp..."
He sighed, "This idea is good, but the timing is wrong. One thought leads to another. Spring sowing and autumn harvest. You are only busy writing letters, but don't think about where I can find the right grain for you in summer and autumn."
Before he could finish his sentence, the prince came in quickly. When he heard this, he couldn't help but pause, and then blurted out: "What a coincidence?!"
He knelt down with an excited look on his face: "Father, I am here to tell you the good news! Your Majesty speaks the truth and your words are as good as gold!"
"Oh?" Emperor Ming Yan asked, "What happened?"
The prince smiled and said, "Last year, I heard that there was a new kind of grain in Fuzhou, so I asked someone to find out. It took almost a year, but we finally found it."
He waved and asked someone to bring a bucket of rice over: "Father, this rice can be planted in winter and harvested in summer, or planted in summer and harvested in autumn. It can be harvested three times a year in the south and twice a year in the north. It is drought-resistant and water-resistant, and it is suitable for high-altitude fields. It can also grow in barren land. It only takes two months to mature, and the yield per mu is about 300 kilograms..."
As he spoke one word after another, everyone in the room was shocked!
Even Emperor Mingyan was shocked and left the throne: "Really?"
You know, nowadays, the average rice yield per mu is only about 200 kilograms, and that's good land! Moreover, two or three crops a year, what does this mean? ? It means that the food for ordinary people has doubled, tripled, or even several times!
Almost all the officials were shocked and left their seats to watch.
This Champa rice looked finer than ordinary rice, but not much different. Someone asked again, "Your Highness, can we really have two or three crops a year?"
"really."
The prince then beckoned the shadow guard over and explained the details to everyone. After listening to it, everyone was only happy. People like Xu Xiang couldn't help but shed tears and shouted again and again, "God bless Dayan! The monarch is wise!"
Yan Shiyue watched with a smile.
Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans... There is no official who truly cares about the world but attaches importance to agriculture, which is the foundation of the country.
This matter made Emperor Ming Yan more happy than the business affairs! And this matter was a sign of a truly prosperous and wise ruler, which would be remembered for thousands of years!
Seeing that Emperor Ming Yan's eyes were red, Yan Shiyue hooked Huo Qijing's palm, took advantage of his unpreparedness, hugged his arm, rested her head on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Happy."
Huo Qijing looked at her sideways, smiled, and fed her most of the wine in the cup: "Your Excellency has made great contributions, and others don't know. I will celebrate for you in private."
She couldn't stand him teasing her like that, her eyes welled up with tears, she lowered her eyes and drank the wine obediently.
The virtuous concubine and her companions heard the commotion but couldn't hear clearly, so they quietly sent someone to ask.
The young eunuch went back to learn. Some of the students really understood it, while some really didn't. But on the surface, they all chanted Buddha's name, saying "God bless Dayan!" and "Long live the Yan emperor!"
There was a hint of forcedness in Concubine Xian's smile.
The Crown Prince has made such a great contribution that the Fourth Prince's jumping around seems like a joke.
And those women who didn't get along with Yan Shiyue secretly laughed in their hearts... They said it was a birthday party for her, but in fact, the operas they sang and the food they ate didn't look like a birthday party at all? It was just a coincidence that she was born on a festive day, and they took advantage of the festive atmosphere to make it more lively!
Now that the prince has made such a great contribution and has stolen all the limelight, who still remembers Empress Fu’s birthday!
They were excited for a long time, and then everyone wiped their tears and retreated. When Emperor Ming Yan turned around to look for Yan Shiyue, he saw that her face was flushed and she was in a daze from drinking.
Emperor Mingyan said helplessly: "Others are talking about serious matters, and you are hiding in the back drinking!"
"Let's celebrate!" She waved her hands happily: "Aye, be happy! I'm happy!"
Emperor Ming Yan's eyes softened instantly, and he reached out and touched her head: "Okay, go back to sleep if you're drunk."
When Huo Qijing stood up to salute, she threw herself on his back and said, "A Jing, hold me!"
Huo Qijing calmly reached back and grabbed her into his arms, saying, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
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