After a frank exchange, Qiao Xin heard King Qi ask her what she wanted to achieve by doing this.
Qiao Xin couldn't help but sigh: "I just hope that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe. I haven't been educated, so I can't talk about any great principles. But after the ups and downs of the first half of my life, I hope that the world will be stable more than anyone else. I would rather be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times. This is my biggest wish in this life.
Without a stable and peaceful environment, everything you do will be in vain. I can forget about managing my one and a half acres of land with peace of mind. Ultimately, it's for my own peaceful life. ”
There is nothing in this world that ordinary people long for more than peace in the country.
But today the world is still divided into pieces, and Dajing is located in the center, surrounded by wolves. If we are not careful, the country will be destroyed again.
Fortunately, Southern Liang began to commit suicide, and the news that the emperor openly sold official positions and titles had spread throughout the world. It is estimated that it is not just Dajing who wants to add fuel to the fire.
The reason why Qiao Xin was willing to help Dajing so generously was not because she had any special feelings for Dajing, but because in the past six months, both the King of Qi and the Emperor Wu had left a good impression on him.
The most important point is that Emperor Wu was tolerant. Before he came to power, he attached great importance to farming, understood the people's grievances, promoted the imperial examination system, rectified discipline, and was unconventional in employing people.
In the other surrounding countries, the government is still controlled by aristocratic families and imperial families. The power of the aristocratic families even overshadows that of the emperor. This is why if an emperor wants an orchid, it can be spread to all four countries. This may be intentional on the part of the local families.
As for Emperor Wu, he paid first just for getting some nectar from Qiao Xin. It can be said that few superiors can do this.
In this era when those in power take it for granted to plunder what is theirs, it is even more rare and precious for Emperor Wu to act in this way!
Emperor Wu did not expect that Qiao Xin could come up with such a profound idea. King Qi's impression of Qiao Xin always remains the memory of him plucking a hair every time he went to her house for a meal.
Even Qiao Yunqing heard Qiao Xin talk about family, country and the world for the first time.
On weekdays at home, Qiao Xin always talks about the unfinished work in the fields, how much money she made today, and where she is going to buy a shop tomorrow...
The impression Qiao Xin gave him was that she was straightforward and would solve problems with her fists instead of whining to others. In fact, he was worried that Qiao Xin would act capriciously and do whatever she wanted after gaining power.
But now it seems that my worries were in vain. Anyone who can speak like this in front of His Majesty must be well-informed about major issues.
There is no need for him to worry about this!
"My dear, do you really think so?"
"Look at what your majesty said. I am a bit vulgar on weekdays. Sometimes I am obsessed with money. But don't I have a big family to support me? I don't have a large paternal family to rely on, nor a strong maternal family to support me. If I don't count the days, I will have to starve every day.
But this doesn’t mean that I don’t have a sense of right and wrong. Only when the country is safe can there be peace.
As for me, I don't think so long-term or complicated. I just hope that my children who are fighting in the southwest can get better food and better weapons, so that they can return home victoriously as soon as possible and reunite with their families.
But food and grass do not appear out of thin air. Every penny of the court must be spent wisely. Where to spend it and where not to spend it all has a plan. We can't say anything casually.
Nanliang is now searching for rare flowers and plants everywhere. We can hear this news when we go to the grass market. Others want it, and we have it. They have a lot of money, so we can just use it to stockpile resources. This is clearly a great opportunity given to us by God to fleece the Liang State.
In my eyes, orchids are not as precious as millets. It would be a waste of resources to keep them in my house. It would be better to hand it all over to Your Majesty, so that it can be put to better use. ”
Can the same thing, when operated by national think tank personnel and in the hands of an ordinary citizen, bring the same effect?
Besides, she was not without selfish motives. It was inevitable that she would be caught by others if she contacted those businessmen privately. If some favored villain said a few words in front of Emperor Wu in the future and accused them of treason, they would have no way to defend themselves.
Qiao Xin didn't dare to gamble on this one in ten thousand possibility!
The fact that she has orchids at home probably can't be kept secret for long. The population of Laohu Town is increasing, and the situation is becoming more and more complicated. There are always some people who don't know the value of orchids.
"What a fool! You actually regard the great Southern Liang as a fat sheep. If some old stubborn people get to know about this, I don't know what crime they will accuse you of." The King of Qi said with a smile.
"Your Majesty loves Ming as his own son, knows how to appoint people to the right posts, is kind and frugal, I have nothing to fear. Those who gossip about this are probably blind and black-eyed.
Besides, if Your Majesty likes this thing, just keep it. Who doesn’t have a personal hobby? It’s not like we can’t cultivate it. As long as the method is right, a large area can be planted in half a year. It is really not that expensive. ”
The King of Qi was also shocked. "You can grow a whole grove in half a year! This is too unbelievable! Everyone knows that ghost orchids are notoriously difficult to grow and delicate. My teacher carefully took care of a ghost orchid for half a year, but it died in the end. If he heard what you said, he would be furious!"
After saying that, I couldn't help but ask curiously: "How many plants did you plant? Why do you not care?"
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