Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Liuli was not afraid of rumors. Let others say whatever they wanted. But they took advantage of the fact that she had just given birth to a daughter and sent people into the general's mansion. She wanted to kill all of them. If they didn't want her to have an easy life, they wouldn't have an easy life either.

"Please, Queen, make the decision and ask Jiang Lingshan to restrain herself. If it happens again, I don't know if I will do something out of line."

"As for the others who are causing trouble for me, I'll send beauties to every household this morning, so that they can also have a taste of the unrest in their homes."

Ye Jintang couldn't help laughing when she heard this. This was indeed the Liuli she knew. She was decisive when it came time to take action.

"Okay, leave Jiang Lingshan's matter to me. I promise she won't cause you any more trouble in the future."

"Your Majesty, I am not a stingy person. I really have no other choice this time, so I came to you. Jiang Lingshan has a special status, and I have no other choice."

"I understand. You should stay in the palace and have lunch with me today. We haven't seen each other for a while. I also want to talk to you about the Medical Girls' School."

"Yes."

Ye Jintang asked Liuli to have lunch in the palace, so Xiao Mo had to eat alone. He simply asked all the generals who had discussed matters with him in the morning to stay, and they had lunch together and continued to be busy in the afternoon.

It was not until the evening that Ye Jintang met Xiao Mo and told him what Liuli had said during the day.

"My aunt is really restless all day long. After taking care of the affairs of Yong'an Marquis Mansion, she also went to take care of General Shi's family affairs."

When Ye Jintang talked about this, she didn't look at Xiao Mo in a good mood. She was also very depressed because she was bothered by these trivial matters all day long. If she had this time, she might as well take the two children out of the palace to play. The weather was not too cold now, so it was just right to go out hunting.

"Didn't the two maids try to persuade them?"

"How can I not persuade you? I have to persuade you."

Xiao Mo looked at Ye Jintang helplessly. He was also a little worried about Jiang Lingshan. Why couldn't she be more contented instead of running around the capital all day?

But it would be a bit unreasonable to punish her for these things.

"Tomorrow, I will summon my aunt to the palace and have a good talk with her."

"Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country. How can you delay state affairs for these things? Just give a message to my aunt, saying that the weather is getting colder and she is old, so she should stay at home and take good care of herself, and stop moving around."

To put it bluntly, it means to ban Jiang Lingshan from causing trouble again.

Xiao Mo was silent for a moment and finally nodded in agreement. She was a brainless person, and if someone really targeted her, she might even lose her life in the end.

A few days later, Ye Jintang received news that Jiang Lingshan was under house arrest but was still not behaving well, so he called Jiang Mu to his house and asked him to go to the palace to see Xiao Mo and ask him to help plead for her release as soon as possible.

If it was the Jiang Mu of the past, he would definitely listen to whatever Jiang Lingshan said and would not refuse. But this time Jiang Mu did not listen to Jiang Lingshan. He even advised Jiang Lingshan not to bother Xiao Mo all the time. It would be better for her to stay at home and read scriptures to calm her mind.

"Jintang, what method did you use to make Jiang Mu, a playboy, suddenly become so sensible?"

In the small study, Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang talked about Jiang Mu's changes. He was very surprised because he knew best what Jiang Mu was like before.

He lost his parents when he was young, grew up like a weed, and hung out with a bunch of bad friends all day long. He had long been a hopeless person.

Xiao Mo had long given up any hope for Jiang Mu, but he didn't expect Ye Jintang to give him another big surprise.

"I didn't ask him to be the Jingzhao Shaoyin just for fun. Jingzhao Prefecture handles countless cases every day, and there are many strange things. As long as you are not an idiot, you will always have something in your mind after seeing so many cases every day."

"Jiang Mu is not a fool. He has probably seen hundreds of cases during his time as the Junior Yin of Jingzhao. Naturally, he can learn something from them."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Jiang Mu is not a wicked person, nor is he a stupid person. Let him stay in Jingzhao Prefecture for a few more years. The Jiang family will no longer need a woman like Lu Jingxian to support it."

"Jintang, you are really my savior. I, Xiao Mo, must have been a good person in my previous life, so that I can be your husband and wife in this life."

Xiao Mo excitedly stepped forward and held Ye Jintang's hand. The Jiang family had always been a thorn in his side, and he was quite troubled by it, but he didn't expect Ye Jintang to help him solve the problem in just a few moves.

"Your Majesty, please don't be in a hurry to thank me. Jiang Lingshan's future will depend on her own luck. I have done what I can."

"Yes, I know."

According to Xiao Mo, as long as Jiang Lingshan doesn't do anything unforgivable, he will spare her life.

It's a pity that some people are brainless and you can't save them even if you want to.

As the weather turned cooler, Ye Jintang selected four study companions for Pingping and Anan to go to the palace every day to accompany them in their enlightenment studies.

Without the children around her, she felt more at ease and was able to handle state affairs with greater ease.

As the end of the year approached, account books from various places fell on Ye Jintang's desk like snowflakes, and the gambling house that had been under construction finally began to show results.

In just half a year, it brought in 400 million taels of revenue for the national treasury.

Such high income is higher than a state’s annual tax revenue.

When the Minister of Revenue Lu Qixian saw the general ledger of the gambling house, he was dumbfounded. He knew that the gambling house made money, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageous.

As far as he knew, there were only dozens of gambling houses built across the country, and most of them had not yet been built.

If all the gambling houses were built, the tax revenue for that year would be an astronomical figure.

For the first time, Lu Qixian felt Ye Jintang's ability in making money. No wonder Xiao Mo had so much silver in his small treasury. With her speed of making money, he would not be surprised if Xiao Mo had tens of millions of taels of silver in his small treasury.

In addition to the taxes from the gambling houses, grain harvests in various places have also increased a lot compared with previous years.

Although the grain harvest was good, Xiao Mo did not order an increase in grain tax. In fact, the grain tax was a little lower than before.

The state's grain depots purchased large quantities of grain at market prices. The state's granaries, which had been empty for who knows how many years, were finally cleaned and refilled with grain.

Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo changed into their regular clothes and went to see the granary being sealed in person.

Cartload after cartload of grain was transported to the granary after passing through layers of inspection. Standing in the distance, Xiao Mo watched the granaries being filled one after another, his heart filled with joy.

"Jintang, these grains are the basis for my attack on Xirong."

"This is just the beginning. When we attack the Western Rong, we don't need to transfer all the food from the capital. The harvest from Luo Jiucheng this year is enough for the emperor to conquer the Western Rong."

"Luo Jiucheng?"

Xiao Mo looked suspicious, not quite understanding how Luo Jiucheng suddenly had food?

"There are a lot of farmlands in Luojiu City, but the land is relatively poor. The low yield in the past was due to poor seeds. Since last year, they have switched to the new seeds I gave them, and the yield has naturally increased a lot."

"I have already sent people to harvest the grain in the fall, so it should be easy to seal the warehouse now."

"That's great. Luojiu City is much closer to the border than the capital."

"The emperor entrusted me with such an important matter as food and fodder, so I naturally cannot let him down. In addition to food, other supplies are also gathered in Luojiu City and can be used at any time."