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

The position of admiral of the navy is a first-rank official. Before the navy existed, no one cared much about this position.

Now that Xiao Mo wants to establish a navy in Fujiang, officials from various factions naturally hope that Xiao Mo can use their people.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. Hu Chongjin was only a deputy commander in the Yazhou Navy before. It's a big leap to be promoted to admiral. It would be better for him to be promoted to a general and gain some experience for a few years."

The Minister of War Hou Shijin was the first to stand up and oppose it.

"Then I wonder if Minister Hou has anyone to recommend."

"I recommend Ding Quande, the Minister of War."

"Well, I know Ding Quande, he is General Ding's nephew, but I heard that Ding Quande is not good at leading troops in battle. And you asked him to go to Fujiang to lead the navy to train. How good is he at swimming? I hope he can't swim."

The reason why Xiao Mo said this was because he had heard from others that Ding Quande was a landlubber and almost drowned when he fell into the moat.

Sure enough, after he said this, Hou Shijin became obedient.

"I am organizing a navy. When you recommend people, please think carefully. If you can't even swim, how can you lead troops in sea drills?"

"What if he falls into the water someday, and word gets out that the admiral of the navy of the Tian Qin Kingdom drowned? Tell me, will the face of the Tian Qin Kingdom be saved?"

"A naval commander must not only be able to sail, but also be familiar with warships, lead troops in battles at sea, and even understand commerce. Come on, all of you recommend a suitable person to me."

Xiao Mo's words shut up all the ministers. The previous naval admirals did not have many soldiers and horses, so naturally they did not have so many demands, and the power in their hands was just an empty shell.

It seems that the position of Fujiang Navy Admiral is very different from that of Yazhou Navy Admiral.

Originally, Xiao Mo wanted to talk about the construction of Fujiang Port at the morning court, but the argument over the position of the admiral of the Fujiang Navy lasted the entire morning.

In the end, there was no other way but to discuss it in the Imperial Study.

Ye Jintang originally wanted to discuss the construction of Fujiang City in the imperial study today, but Xiao Mo hadn't even finalized the port issue, so her city construction had to be postponed.

This went on for seven consecutive days, and we talked about Fujiang almost every day.

"Jintang, you will attend the morning court with me starting tomorrow. It's really troublesome for me to tell you about the progress of the morning court every time I go to the imperial study."

"Can the courtiers agree?"

"I don't care whether they agree or not. If they don't agree, let them get their own navy."

Xiao Mo has been doing psychological preparation for the officials, and Ye Jintang has attended the morning court with Xiao Mo more than once or twice.

He just wanted to tell the officials that sooner or later Ye Jintang would have to attend the morning court with him.

"Okay, I'll go to the morning court with you tomorrow and see the reactions of the court officials first."

Ye Jintang wanted to see the reaction of the court officials first, but Xiao Mo was already impatient.

On the second morning, as soon as the court officials entered the hall, they saw the Phoenix Chair placed next to the Dragon Chair.

No one paid much attention to it, as Ye Jintang used to often attend the morning court with Xiao Mo.

Soon Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo entered the hall together. As soon as they sat down, Jiang Heng stood up and read the imperial edict.

Xiao Mo used a lot of words of praise, but in fact he only meant one thing: from today on, Ye Jintang would attend the morning court with him, and she would become the first queen of Tian Qin Kingdom to attend the morning court with the emperor.

As the imperial edict was read, not only were the court officials speechless with astonishment, Ye Jintang was also quite surprised.

Didn't you say that you wanted to test the court officials? Why did you just issue the imperial edict directly?

"Why are all the ministers silent? Don't you agree that the Queen should attend the morning court with me?"

"I dare not. The Queen is gifted with intelligence and quick thinking. She handles all matters in the harem with ease. She is able to assist the Emperor in state affairs. She is truly a blessing to the country."

Minister of Rites Li An took a step forward and poured out compliments as if they were free.

When the other court officials saw that Li An praised Ye Jintang so much, they immediately stepped forward and said something nice to please the Emperor and Empress.

Since they couldn't change the fact that Ye Jintang attended the morning court, they naturally wouldn't say something unpleasant that would make Xiao Mo hate them.

Ye Jintang didn't expect things to go so smoothly. She was even prepared to debate with the scholars, but nothing happened. She went to the morning court with Xiao Mo so smoothly?

As expected, habit is a terrible thing. Xiao Mo's trick of boiling a frog in warm water is really powerful. It is incredible that the court officials, who are so smart, did not fight to the death to oppose her going to court in this patriarchal feudal society.

The news of Ye Jintang attending the morning court spread quickly throughout the Tianqin Kingdom, and the people wholeheartedly agreed with it.

To be honest, Ye Jintang's prestige among the people is stronger than Xiao Mo's. After all, it is she who solves the problem of people's food.

The high-yield grain seeds finally gave the hungry people hope of survival.

Mulberry trees with vigorous vitality are planted in front of and behind houses, and everyone raises silkworms, providing everyone with a source of income.

The rice jar is full and there are copper coins in the purse. The people's lives are finally getting better. Naturally, they will not forget who brought them such a good life.

At the morning court session, Ye Jintang proposed that the national treasury purchase unlimited silk cocoons and weave large quantities of brocade.

"Fujiang City can be built this year. As early as next year, overseas merchants will come to Fujiang City. Our Tianqin's ceramics and silk have always been very popular with them. If we start preparing now, we can make a lot of money, and the national treasury will never have to worry about running out of money again."

"Your Majesty, this is a good idea, but if sericulture is promoted on a large scale, will some people convert farmland into mulberry fields?"

"Of course, growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms can earn more money than growing grain, but we only collect them for a short period of time, not an unlimited amount of cocoons."

"Two years ago, I encouraged people to plant mulberry trees in front of and behind their houses and in some relatively desolate mountains and fields. At that time, I gave away 50 saplings, and now I am also collecting from these farmers."

"I will continue to encourage farmers to use barren land to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms. This will be implemented in every village, and they will be given priority when collecting silk cocoons in the future."

"As for how each village will implement it, you gentlemen need to discuss and come up with a countermeasure, otherwise my mulberry saplings will not be delivered to the people, but to corrupt officials."

When Ye Jintang said this, the court officials present secretly wiped a cold sweat.

As expected of their Queen, she always thinks about the long term.

Ye Jintang's space can produce mulberry seedlings, but cannot produce pottery. She can only use the silver to build a few large workshops for making porcelain as quickly as possible.

She wants to stock up more goods while the port is not open yet and there are no foreign traders. She doesn't want to wait until the port is opened and people come with real money, but she has no goods.

For this purpose, the Minister of Finance Lu Qixian allocated a large sum of money with great reluctance, specifically for collecting silk and making porcelain.