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In the Chengming Hall, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, squinting his eyes slightly, looking at the ministers standing on the left and right below.

"Loves, Xia Guo is now frequently invading our borders, and the people on the borders are miserable, so a large number of people have to flock to Lindu. Is it possible that I, a dignified man, can only do nothing and watch the people suffer?"

"I think," Duke Qin who was standing in the front stood up with a wat board in his hand, "Da Qi is now in the midst of the sun, and if he sends troops just because of a few bandits from the Xia Kingdom, the loss outweighs the gain."

"Xia Guo has sent troops to invade our Daqi time and again, how can the Lord of the Kingdom judge it by a few bandits?" Mu Jingyi said: "Xia Guo invaded our border today, and tomorrow I will be able to cut down my Daqi. The wolf ambition, the Duke of the Kingdom really sees it." not?"

"Muhou Lord is serious." Qin Guogong turned to Mu Jingyi, "Xia Kingdom is poor and weak, so many people have never even seen silk, and the clothes are poor. The clothes in the palace are full. By buying from Qi State, how can such a country have the strength to compete with Qi State?"

Mu Jingyi said indifferently: "Then I would like to ask the Duke, how can the people of the Qi Kingdom wear silk but can't fill their stomachs?"

"How can the common people not be able to fill their stomachs if they can afford silk?" Qin Guogong said proudly: "I think the silk of Daqi has long been famous far and wide. With Lingluo, I, Daqi, can go to neighboring countries to buy grain, so why throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds?"

"Okay," the emperor interrupted: "Today I'm asking whether Xia Guo invaded our border, whether to cut down or not."

"Minister, Lord and peace." Qin Guo said.

"Where are the rest of Aiqing?" The emperor glanced down.

"Minister, Lord and peace."

"Minister, Lord and peace."

The ministers who were standing in two rows just now began to walk towards the side of Qin Guogong Station, and there were only a few people left on Mu Jingyi's side in a blink of an eye.

"Muhou Lord, it seems that you are the main battle." The emperor looked at Mu Jingyi with an unfathomable expression.

Mu Jingyi said indifferently: "I think it is inappropriate to send troops to Xia Kingdom now."

"Then you are also the master?" the emperor asked.

"Xia Guo has repeatedly invaded, and this battle is inevitable."

"Oh," the emperor leaned forward slightly, "You neither advocate peace nor do you advocate war. Do you have a better plan?"

"I think that the most important thing right now is to open warehouses to release grain, and the second is to cut mulberries and grow grain."

It is not surprising to open a granary to release grain. In the past, during the severe drought in Qi State, a granary was opened to relieve the victims, but when the words "cutting mulberry and growing grain" were uttered, it was like boiling oil in water, and there was an uproar.

"Fasang? Is this going to make Qi go back?"

"Master Mu, how dare you say that this is going against the whole Daqi?"

"The mulberry trees are felled, and all the people are going to grow food, are they selling food like Xia Guo?"

There were also different voices, "What Muhou said is not unreasonable. Silk is important, but nothing is more important than food?"

"In the past few years, Qi State's food has been imported from Xia State. It seems that we can get food easily, but the rice bowl is not in our own hands, so we have no confidence after all."

There was no buzzing in the hall, the emperor was silent for a while, and said: "Lord Mu, sericulture is the foundation of the country of Qi. If you abandon sericulture, you are abandoning the foundation of the country. I can't afford this sinner!"

Mu Jingyi said loudly: "Your Majesty, the world can only be safe when the people are safe. Now the people of Qi State are hungry, and even though they have silk and satin, they can only sell them at a low price. Nowadays, there is a shortage of food in the market, and there are even unscrupulous traders who sit on the ground and raise prices." , if we don’t open the warehouses to release grain, I’m afraid that when winter comes, the displaced people will be flooded, and the situation will become uncontrollable.”

"Mu Hou Ye is really sensational," Qin Guogong said: "Compared to previous years, the refugees in Lindu have only risen slightly. It is not as serious as what Mu Hou Ye said. We only need to enter the winter and mobilize the aristocratic families to build porridge sheds. It can be solved by clearing porridge for more than a month, so why cut mulberry and grow grain?"

"Your Majesty, the main purpose of cutting mulberry and growing grain is to store grain. If the Xia State cuts off the grain supply of the Qi State in winter, then it's not just ordinary people who can't eat, but also these princes and nobles." Mu Jingyi said.

"It's just nonsense," Qin Guozheng said, "Your Majesty, what Xia Guo can afford is grain. If they don't sell grain to Qi State, how will they spend the winter?"

It can be seen that in addition to food, the supplies for the winter also need clothing, silk and silk.

The emperor squinted his eyes slightly, and sat on the dragon chair without speaking.

Seeing this, Duke Qin turned to Mu Jingyi and said, "Master Mu, if I remember correctly, Mrs. Hou still runs an embroidery workshop in Qingzhou?"

Mu Jingyi frowned slightly, but did not speak.

"Master Hou can't let others cut mulberries and grow food, but he is making a lot of money by relying on silk and silk. Master Hou wants to monopolize the silk trade in Qi State?"

These words went too far, everyone's eyes turned to Mu Jingyi, even the emperor opened his eyes.

Mu Jingyi smiled proudly, "Your Majesty is serious. As a subject of Qi State, I naturally regard Qi State as more important than myself. Now that I have said such a thing, I will naturally set an example.

If you start cutting mulberry and planting beans now, you will be able to harvest a season of grain and beans in winter, and the people will be safe.

When the summer harvest comes next year, the Qi State will definitely stockpile enough food and grass. If the Xia State invades again, the Qi State will be able to cut down troops to protect our Da Qi security. "

"Your Majesty." Just as Duke Qin was about to speak, the emperor put his hand on his forehead and waved his hands, "Today's discussion is here for the time being, and I'm tired. Let's discuss it another day."

Duke Qin glanced at Mu Jingyi, lowered his hands and retreated to the queue.

Mu Jingyi still looked calm, and respectfully sent the emperor to retreat.

Just outside Chengde Hall, Zhou Wei chased after him, "Master Hou, if Xia Guo invades, I am willing to call for a fight."

Mu Jingyi smiled, "Now I'm afraid you are the one who is willing to ask for a fight, but His Majesty may not be willing to fight."

Zhou Wei sneered: "These high-ranking ministers can endure humiliation, but they can't listen to honest advice."

Mu Jingyi smiled, turned and walked forward.

Chang Luoyun ate a bowl of tremella soup in Qingcui Pavilion before returning to his room.

During this period of time, Mu Jingyi came back very late, Chang Luoyun drew a picture and felt a little sleepy, so he lay on the bed.

As soon as she lay down, she heard steady footsteps outside, and just as she was about to sit up, Mu Jingyi opened the curtain and came in.

Chang Luoyun half supported his body and smiled, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Mu Jingyi supported her shoulders and pressed her on the bed again, "It's rare for you to take a nap, take a rest when you're tired, don't worry about me."

Chang Luoyun lay down again, looked at him with a pair of bright eyes, and said softly: "What's the matter, are you in a bad mood?"

"No, it's just that it's probably impossible to open a warehouse to release food." Mu Jingyi looked down at her, a little disappointed.

Chang Luoyun looked at him for a while, and said, "We'll build a porridge shed when winter comes."

Mu Jingyi said again: "It's probably not possible to cut mulberry and grow grain."

"We cut down all the mulberry trees on the village, and planted beans this year." Chang Luoyun said.

Mu Jingyi met her gaze, looked at her deeply, and said after a while: "Yun'er, I have wronged you."

"With Lord Hou, I will not be wronged. Besides, I am also a citizen of Daqi." Chang Luoyun smiled gently.

Mu Jingyi looked at her for a long time, and said softly: "Okay, you sleep a little longer, and I'll go say hello to my mother."

Chang Luoyun propped himself up and sat up, "I just squinted for a while, but now it's interrupted, it's fresh."

"Well, come with me to say hello to mother." Mu Jingyi smiled and said, "The chrysanthemums in Qionglin Garden are blooming very well during this time, please say hello to mother, let's go to appreciate the chrysanthemums, and then go to Shenglou Go eat crabs."

Chang Luoyun didn't go out for a long time, so he was very happy to hear that.She had only heard that the peonies in Qionglin Garden were famous, but she didn't know that Qionglin Garden also had chrysanthemums.

When they arrived at Qiumingju, Mrs. Mu just woke up from a nap, the two of them waited for a while before Mrs. Mu finished dressing up.

She was wearing a rosin-colored beanie, and she looked better than before.

Mu Jingyi and Chang Luoyun greeted her, she smiled and asked a few words, then said: "Jingyi hasn't come back so early in a long time, today is a rare day, why don't you take Yun'er for a stroll?"

Mu Jingyi smiled and said, "I'm also thinking about it, can mother go with us?"

Mrs. Mu smiled and said: "You young couples are going all the way, what should I do with you? That's all, go and play by yourself."

When Mu Jingyi and Chang Luoyun came out of Qiumingju, they bumped into a woman wearing light-yellow gauze and a girl walking towards them. When she saw them, the woman came up to them with a smile.

"Brother Jingyi, it's a coincidence that I met you, what's the matter? Are you going out?" Lian Zhen asked charmingly.

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