He deliberately stepped on the wheat seedlings and laughed, "Let her come, come, isn't she waiting for this day... Haha!"

The general paused and spurted out a mouthful of blood. His face was full of pain as he looked at the long knife on his stomach. He slowly looked back and saw a soldier pulling out a knife.

He was puzzled: "Who... are you again!"

The soldier said, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you stepped on the crops."

Other soldiers stepped forward and stabbed him as well, "We fought for a peaceful life, now that we have achieved that, why do we still have to fight?"

The general stood unsteadily, in disbelief, "You, you guys!"

The soldiers put down their swords and halberds and said calmly, "General, the battle is over. I promised my mother that I would go back to farm."

"My wife is still waiting for me to come home..."

"Farming is hard work, General, please don't trample on other people's crops..."

"My father wrote to me and said he bought me three acres of land, which I planted with crops..."

"General..."

"General..."

The soldiers talked about their dreams: when the war is over, they will all return home.

When the general was falling towards the crops, he was pushed to the side of the road by a farmer. He pulled out the wheat seedlings that he had stepped on, then took out a book and started reading. The new emperor had opened a special examination, so he had to study quickly. In the future, he would become a local official, relieve the people's worries, and speak for the people...

……

The civil strife ended quietly. Jiuge just glanced at it casually and said, "Let those who should go home go home, and then double their salaries."

Sui Huan was now her lady-in-waiting. She said, "But there are so many things to be done. All the construction requires money, and the money in the national treasury is not enough."

This is also a problem. She thought about it for a long time, but then she heard the eunuch say, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Song... Song He is still in prison, and the people from the Ministry of Personnel want to know how you will deal with him."

"Oh!"

Jiuge had an idea, and she asked someone to bring Song He out.

As soon as Song He saw her, he fell to the ground and cried, "My son and daughter are dead, and you still won't let me go."

Song Huaian was trampled to death by the army on the day Jiuge entered the city. Song Lihua and Xiao Yue had turned into mummies, and their bodies were still hung on the city wall for public display.

She slowly approached him and said to him, "Actually, it's very easy for me to let you go."

Song He raised his head and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

……

Song He was still the prime minister, and he performed his duties very seriously, which was to supervise all officials.

If there are officials who fail to perform their duties or who are corrupt or accept bribes, he will be there, and wherever he appears, there will be a house search.

Jiuge used the silver he had confiscated from other people's homes to quickly fill the national treasury. Not only did the brothers who had followed her through thick and thin receive their due salaries, but all the soldiers on the front lines were also rewarded.

She had a lot of things to do next. When disasters and epidemics occurred in various places, she searched all over the world for famous doctors to provide relief. She even called out the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

In drought-stricken and flood-prone areas, she mobilized all officials to donate money. When it came to stingy officials, she mentioned Song He. Now everyone wanted to throw all their assets into the donation, for fear that they would lose more when they were held accountable later.

All the aristocratic families inside and outside the capital were robbed by her...by Song He, and all the supplies and silver she obtained were sent to the disaster areas.

In just two years, the State of Dai - now the State of Jiang - developed rapidly in all aspects, including agriculture and industry, and became the richest country among all nations.

This also increased exchanges with other countries, and Jiuge did not restrict them from expanding outward, so the lives of ordinary people became better and better.

Jiuge also personally wrote plaques with the words "Family of Good Deeds" for the wealthy businessmen she had made promises to. They were grateful and glad that their actions at that time had brought them countless benefits.

Jiuge also did not forget to let them go out and make their own way: "From now on, you will be the royal merchants. I hope that while you can accumulate wealth, you will not forget to help those in need."

"Your Majesty, your grace is great!!"

The wealthy businessmen cried with joy. It was their turn to get this good thing that fell from the sky. They thanked themselves again for having the foresight.

……

After handling the affairs of the capital, Jiuge began to make secret visits. Wherever he went, corrupt officials were exposed, and the money he obtained was still used to improve people's livelihood.

This is also what makes her helpless. The money embezzled by these corrupt officials is enough to change a country.

But these greedy people always think only of their own interests, causing hardship to the people. Now that she has no money and doesn't even use the treasury's money, she just grabs the corrupt officials and takes their money.

This also reduced the number of cases of corruption and bribery in various places. Less does not mean there is no corruption. Anyway, if she catches anyone, she will not let them go.

Everything she did consolidated her position. Of course, there were also people who disliked her, and she was assassinated many times.

King Xiyue, Xiao Yue's deposed father, and Song He were still thinking of overthrowing her regime, but they didn't expect Jiuge to have discovered their plan long ago.

Song He could have cleared his name, but he chose to die. Now, even after his death, he is still branded as a traitor.

The King of Xiyue and the late emperor were both executed, along with the Xiyue soldiers.

She had never wanted to leave behind a bad reputation for murder, but now she finally had the chance.

She said to King Xiyue: "Didn't you ask me before why I knew every step of your plan? Then I'll tell you..."

When Duobuqiu sent people to harass her for the first time, she let her own people infiltrate them. Among those who sent the bodies back were her people. From then on, she knew every step of their plans.

Similarly, she has spies everywhere in this country, including other countries. When necessary, they will be her biggest trump cards.

The King of Xiyue died with his eyes open.

……

After that, Jiuge worked hard to govern the country, and made use of wise officials. She sent people she trusted to guard the borders. The female generals who once followed her have now become generals guarding a part of the country. Jiuge was very pleased that they could make such contributions.

As Jiang State grew stronger, neighboring countries were eyeing it covetously, and some suicidal people even planned to invade Jiang State.

As a result, countless soldiers wanted to fight for their country, and even Cui Ruxue volunteered to join the battlefield and serve the country. Later, the endings of those countries were not very good, and no country was willing to go after its own death against a behemoth.

……

During the Kaiyuan Period, the whole country celebrated. When Jiang Jiuge saw such a grand occasion, she couldn't believe it. She realized that there really was a country that could reach such a height.

She looked at the female generals beside her and the female officials serving with the men, and her eyes were filled with tears.

This is the prosperous era she has been looking forward to.

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