She's willing to give it a try.
hey-hey--
Humans eat so well.
The gap between the bases is too large.
None of the human bases I've visited before have had better conditions than this one.
By the way, what's the name of this base again?
It seems to be called Qingguo.
(Chew, chew, chew, delicious—)
There was no one particularly noteworthy to beat up during the morning court session. Murong Yue rested her chin on her hand, leaning against the dragon throne.
This casual attitude was something His Majesty would never have shown before.
But now, even the Imperial Preceptor, as His Majesty's teacher, says nothing, and the ministers pretend not to see anything.
Although today's court assembly is a small one, there are quite a few things to deal with.
The first matter concerns Jiang Feng, the Minister of Revenue.
"Your Majesty, the previous agreement to provide Yue with 300,000 taels of silver has been nullified. I have not yet met with the Yue delegation and have drafted several loan proposals for your review."
Jiang Feng presented the memorial.
The current treasury of the Qing Kingdom can afford to pay this amount, but His Majesty is unwilling and has directly reneged on his promise in front of all the civil and military officials. Therefore, he will definitely have to come up with a new plan.
Murong Yue took a deep breath.
Another annoying folding document.
She picked it up and flipped through it casually; it was full of tadpoles she didn't recognize.
He tossed the memorial into the corner of the dragon throne. "Three hundred thousand taels of silver—how much grain can that buy?"
ah?
The other ministers looked up, their dark circles under their eyes revealing bewilderment as they stared at His Majesty.
After yesterday's palace banquet, these people went back and worked overtime overnight to revise the memorials. Fortunately, His Majesty has now postponed the court session.
If it were in the past, they probably would have perished last night after such an ordeal.
But what does Your Majesty mean by this?
Everyone looked at His Majesty, then at the Imperial Advisor, and finally their gazes all fell on Jiang Feng.
With a questioning look in his eyes: "Jiang Shentong, how much grain can 300,000 taels of silver buy?"
This was no challenge for Jiang Feng, a mathematical genius. He quickly retrieved the grain prices in Qing Kingdom in his mind and calculated the result in a few breaths.
"Your Majesty, one shi of grain in Qing Kingdom is worth about five qian of silver, and one tael of silver can buy two shi of rice."
"Three hundred thousand taels of silver can buy six hundred thousand bushels of grain."
"This autumn, the Yue Kingdom suffered from disasters, and the overall grain price rose, which also affected the grain price in Daqing."
The ministers remained silent, busy with government affairs all day long. Apart from those in the Ministry of Revenue, the other ministers rarely paid attention to grain prices.
Unexpectedly, the price has gone up without us even realizing it.
Murong Yue nodded, ignoring the information about the disaster in Yue Kingdom, and she knew that the number larger than six was seven.
That's settled then, "Seven hundred thousand... shi of grain..."
Wait, why use the term "stone"? That's strange... but it doesn't affect the overall situation.
"Seven hundred thousand shi of grain, exchanged for three hundred thousand taels of silver, no need to repay."
She felt that earning so much money was pointless; food was far more practical.
Exchange it for grain, exchange it all for grain.
Ignorant humans, you'll thank me later.
Well...
Jiang Feng understood. His Majesty meant that the Yue Kingdom should exchange 700,000 shi of grain for 300,000 taels of silver, and then they wouldn't have to repay the debt.
Although the Yue Kingdom suffered from disaster, its granaries were always full when it wasn't.
Their climate is warm, and crops can ripen three times a year, so there is no shortage of food.
The fact that food prices in other countries have been affected by the disaster today is entirely due to Vietnam hoarding grain.
The reason why the Yue Kingdom asked for silver was that although they had grain, they had suffered from disasters, resulting in a decrease in population, a shortage of materials, and an increase in transportation costs.
In order to provide disaster relief in various places, in addition to food, money is also needed.
They were unwilling to exchange grain for silver, so they asked the Qing Kingdom for it.
I never expected His Majesty to change his approach in this way.
After careful consideration, it's also an option.
Jiang Feng accepted the order, already having a plan in mind: when negotiating with Yue, he would not give them money unless they saw grain; if they were so capable, they should borrow money from other countries.
Other countries don't have that much money to lend.
hiss--
He suddenly realized that His Majesty's actions had become more assertive, and his own thoughts had also become more assertive.
You know, they were originally going to provide Vietnam with free aid...
That's settled.
The second matter was the framing of Zhang Yuqing, the Minister of Personnel.
Qi Yuan briefly explained the situation, and Zhang Yuqing, who was usually calm, almost jumped up in anger.
"Lord Qi, what nonsense are you spouting? My family would never do such a thing!"
"Please calm down, Lord Zhang. I am only describing the situation of the case investigation; I did not say that your family did this."
At this point, the other ministers also realized that Zhang Yuqing had been carrying such a heavy burden of blame the previous afternoon.
At the same time, everyone's gaze towards Qi Yuan became more distant.
You should know that last night Qi Yuan acted as if nothing had happened, and even drank a glass of wine with Zhang Yuqing.
Who would have thought that this person was hiding such a huge thing in their heart...
This kid is too scheming!
Zhang Yuqing lifted his official robe and knelt on the ground with a thud. "Your Majesty, I swear on my life that my family would not do such a thing."
Li Xuanji coughed lightly and gave Zhang Yuqing a wink.
Zhang Yuqing understood immediately.
His Majesty already knows about his past affair with his wife, but such matters should not be mentioned in front of so many people.
Murong Yue nodded. "I know."
A zombie's sixth sense is very accurate; she sensed no malice in this human.
She believed in herself.
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