Chapter 207: People's Livelihood

After Ji Yunyi finished drinking, Jiang Hong didn't leave much makeup, only bowed slightly to Gui Mingyue, and then retreated.

Gui Mingyue watched her come and go.

I didn't react for a while.

By the time she reacted, Ji Yunyi had already hugged her round waist and took a nap.

gave Jin Qi'er a look, the maid understood what the master meant, and Ma Yu'er went out to inquire.

It was about a stick of incense, Ji Yunyi yawned and woke up a little sleepy-eyed. Gui Mingyue was very energetic, and her eyes were full of high fighting spirit.

I only saw Ji Yunyi stunned.

"Lady, let's go, the banquet over there should be almost ready." Ji Yunyi reached out to take her hand, but who knew that it was empty.

Gui Mingyue stood up intentionally or unintentionally, avoided it, but her tone was very soft, and said Okay, king.

Ji Yunyi was stunned again.

immediately looked at Gui Mingyue's face, but saw that her face was as usual, and even had a gentle smile. Looking at the silver pendant beside her, this maid is still expressionless as always, and she can't see the slightest hint of cattiness.

The husband and wife were speechless all the way until they approached the banquet hall, Ji Yunyi suddenly sighed, and then slapped his head and laughed.

"That, the child in Miss Jiang's belly is not mine," Ji Yunyi opened his mouth and hit the point.

Gui Mingyue's heart was relieved when she heard this, but her face was not obvious at all, and her footsteps never stopped, and she walked straight to the front of Ji Yunyi.

"Yue'er, you have to believe me, I am innocent. That's really not my child, it's a long story, I'll tell you more when I'm free. Ji Yunyi hurriedly caught up with her, grabbed her sleeve, and said with a hippie smile.

The appearance of his two-skinned face shocked the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and Gui Mingyue also felt that this was really not good-looking, but now Ji Yunyi is also the lord of a country.

It's not good to be angry with him anymore, almost inaudible hum, Ji Yunyi smiled, and this matter is over.

He is experienced in dealing with Yue'er, that is, if he gets angry, he must solve it immediately, and he must not deal with it coldly, it is often more difficult to coax if he is cold.

After walking a few steps, Gui Mingyue was still a little depressed in her heart, stomped her feet, and said angrily: "Don't drink the medicine she gave you in the future, I'll boil the medicine." ”

Ji Yunyi crooked his eyebrows and chuckled, seeing that Gui Mingyue was about to be annoyed again, he hurriedly said to him: "Yes, obey, my respected queen." ”

The banquet hall of the Xiyue Palace, although it is not as brilliant as the Dadong Dynasty, but it also has a magnificent exotic style, which was designed by Ji Yunlang himself, imitating the Western architecture in the previous life.

Gui Mingyue looked at it, and thought to herself, if the ground is covered with thick and gorgeous camel hair blankets, and if the high ceiling and the thick columns can be inlaid with gold and gems, and then use a hundred night pearls as lighting...... That's it.

Yes, Gui Mingyue just likes the golden and cheesy decorations, and she can't help but rejoice when she sees those golden and shining pearles.

It's a pity that a few days later, she gradually realized that Xiyue's financial situation was not as optimistic as it seemed.

The country is so barren and hard that rice, wheat and even buds are hard to grow.

To say that there are high mountains, lakes and waterfalls, and the scenery is really beautiful according to the bright moon, if you say that it is not feasible to make a fortune in the tourism industry. After all, this is ancient times, and the most important thing that every country lacks is fresh air and beautiful scenery.

There are the most hunters in Xiyue Country, but hunting is a matter that basically depends on luck in addition to skill. And there are so many wild birds and beasts, that if everyone hunts, they will one day finish the hunt.

Facing the appearance of the people who are living in poverty but still happy and satisfied, as well as the kind of respectful and expectant gaze they look at themselves every time they travel, I don't know Ji Yunyi, and even Gui Mingyue's heart is not a taste.

To say that nowadays, the richest are those merchants who trade in the Xiyue Kingdom, but hesitating before, Ji Yunyi promised them many preferential conditions in order to attract popularity. With these conditions now, it seems that they not only have the protection of Xiyue Kingdom, but also earn enough pockets, and the silver flowing into the treasury is indeed very small.

Ji Yunyi personally has a network of merchants from many countries such as Dadong, Muya, and Tubo, and his wealth is enough for him to recruit talents, recruit troops, and establish this Xiyue Kingdom without foreign invasion. But it is not enough for his people to live well together for generations.

"I wonder what the queen thinks?" Lord Song, the prime minister of Zuo, that is, Song Senjun, who had been following Ji Yunyi from birth to death in the past, asked.

Ji Yunyi never thought that Gui Mingyue was a woman and it was not suitable to participate in national affairs, so whether she was in the court on weekdays or privately discussing state affairs with ministers, she would take her to her side. Even Gui Mingyue herself didn't have the idea of doing nothing in the harem all day long.

But most of these ministers are not convinced, a woman's family, even if she is a queen, should obey the three obedience and four virtues, and she can't appear in such an important place as the court to be embarrassed.

Who knows that the queen never seems to know how to restrain her edge, but she is really more feminine than Miss Jiang, who has been silently serving by the king's side before.

But because of Ji Yunyi's prestige, no one dared to really say it on the bright side.

Prime Minister Song Cheng, like them, was also disdainful of Gui Mingyue's appearance in the court, and deliberately asked her, wanting her to make a fool of herself and retreat. After all, this problem at the moment is a nerve-wracking problem for the court.

Who knew that the queen did not see that he was deliberately making things difficult, but frowned slightly, stood up, and talked without hurry.

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but be attracted by Gui Mingyue's words, and gradually put away their impatience and disdain.

Gui Mingyue said that there are three biggest problems in Xiyue Country at the moment.

One is that the people are weak, she checked the file of the original number of residents is actually quite a lot, and now most of the people left behind are over forty or fifty years old, sick and weak, women and children, and most of the young people choose to leave their hometowns to go to the neighboring three countries to find a job. And the lack of this part of the young people makes Xiyue lose the largest labor force.

The second is the land poverty, there are mostly mountains and lakes in Xiyue, and there is very little arable land left, not to mention that the soil is barren and not suitable for farming.

The third is that the merchants who can create wealth are too mobile, and when they earn enough silver in Xiyue, they turn around and leave, while Xiyue has to watch a lot of silver flow out like this.

After Gui Mingyue finished speaking, the faces of the ministers who had been scornful of her became solemn.

"It is admirable that the Queen has been able to see these problems in such a short period of time. The queen's remarks have also been unresolved among the ministers. I wonder if the queen has a good solution? Prime Minister Song asked again, this time his tone became much more respectful, it seems that the king has a certain reason for the queen's blue eyes.

However, when I asked about the solution, I was a little curious, after all, this is a situation that has plagued this place for a hundred years and is difficult to change.

Gui Mingyue pondered for a moment and said that these problems have been accumulated for a hundred years, and it is impossible to solve them all at once. It's not that hard to solve, though.

This time, Ji Yunyi was curious, looked at Gui Mingyue with a smile and curiosity, and said, "If the queen has any good plans, you might as well talk about it." ”

Gui Mingyue sighed, how can it be clear to solve the people's livelihood problems of a country in a few words. But looking at Ji Yunyi's eyes with a smile and encouragement, and the ministers with a look of expectation and disbelief. Gui Mingyue had to make do with the few solutions he had thought of these days.

Could it be that those three questions seem to be independent, but in fact they are inextricably linked, why did the ancients, who paid more attention to resettlement than modern people, leave their homeland? Since this Xiyue country could not provide him with what he could rely on for a living, that is, the employment opportunities mentioned in his previous life, where did the employment opportunities come from in the barren Xiyue, the merchants refused to live for a long time, and they could not provide employment opportunities.

Prime Minister Song nodded, it is true, if there are few people, they are not strong and rich, and if they are not rich, there are fewer people.

Gui Mingyue glanced at this prime minister, although this person is a little pedantic, but he is also a talent who can understand everything. He went on to say that although the soil of Xiyue is poor, you can see that the mountains are full of trees, including various fruit trees, which shows that this soil is suitable for planting fruit trees, including apples, peaches, apricots, and plums......

"Also, I heard that the grapes in the Western Regions are famous all over the world, and I heard that their land also has such a hard quality as Xiyue, since they can grow grapes, we can naturally grow them, and there are more famous grape wines, when the time comes, we can also make them, and it is naturally not a problem to sell them by taking advantage of our unique geographical location in Xiyue. The apples and apricots mentioned above can also be made into fruit wine......" Gui Mingyue said with a smile.

"Yes, the queen is right, the old minister also wanted to say that fruits can be planted on the mountain, "After all, the mountains in Xiyue are endless, the lighting is good, and there are many lakes up and down, even if it is a drought, the fruit trees are not afraid of drying."

"Also, is it possible to raise some fish and shrimp in the lake below this mountain?" A young minister couldn't help but join in the discussion, seeing the queen looking at him with a smile and encouragement in her eyes, the young courtier was very excited, and plucked up the courage to say: "In addition to fish, shrimp and crabs, birds that know water can also be raised......

For a while, some courtiers joined the discussion.

Prime Minister Song Cheng couldn't help but scolded funny: "Su Rili asked you to mention, you are all like quails, why are you talking endlessly today." ”

The young courtier only laughed, in the past, he only felt that there were countless ideas buzzing in his head, but when he arrived at the court, he felt that these ideas were inevitably too naΓ―ve, after all, it was a major matter of the country, how could those mundane things of raising fish and shrimp be said in the court, but I didn't expect that today under the inspiration of the queen, it was naturally said.

"What Aiqing said is quite reasonable, about how to use the mountains, land and lakes in Xiyue, please go back and draw up a detailed recital, and submit it tomorrow." Ji Yunyi said loudly.

"Yes, Wechen obeys." There were already ministers at the bottom who were gearing up.

"I wonder if the queen can figure out a way to deal with the merchants who come and go for profit?" Prime Minister Song did not forget to ask the queen.

Gui Mingyue couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart, and looked at Ji Yunyi again, seeing him but smiling silently, according to Gui Mingyue's understanding of him, he must have already had a countermeasure in his heart.

Gui Mingyue was about to bite the bullet and say a few words, suddenly felt a jump in her abdomen, Gui Mingyue's eyes suddenly widened, in the past few months of pregnancy, the child in the womb has always been obedient, there has never been a big fetal movement, at first she was afraid of whether there was anything wrong, until the tortoiseshell repeatedly assured her that the child was very strong She was relieved.

She didn't expect this little guy to kick herself today, and immediately forgot about everything, only looked at Ji Yunyi with a surprised gaze, and quietly pointed to her stomach.

Ji Yunyi immediately understood, and then was overjoyed, and said to the ministers who were still talking about themselves: "Let's disperse today, and all the secretaries will go back to write a policy earlier." ”

The young Prime Minister Song looked at the joy of the king and the queen as if no one was around, and he had to sigh and kneel down with the ministers, but today's impression of the queen in his heart has changed greatly.

Now it seems that what Miss Jiang said is not necessarily true. This queen is not such a vagant and jealous woman.