Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Every customer who enters the store is struck by the extensive use of glass decorations and the inhumane big hands.

Even the state officials were amazed at the glittering glass windows, not to mention the noble sons who were not burdened by official airs. They were just about to drool while lying on the glass windows to perform a "glass love story".

Ahhh, so beautiful. I want it so much. I really want it.

Therefore, on the grand opening day, every customer who entered the store had their wallets drained, but still looked unsatisfied and left the store with bags full of bags.

There is no way. Currently, there are only two "Pinquge" stores in the entire Dayuan Dynasty, and both are located in Yongzhou. The rich and powerful are naturally proud to be the first to use glass, and no one is willing to fall behind.

In addition, the glass introduced by Lin Xiaoyue was not only more beautiful and practical than the tribute glass imported from foreign countries, but also more affordable. Therefore, the popularity of glass was naturally expected.

For a time, the reputation of the Lord of Le'an Township was like a tide, spreading rapidly in all directions with Yongzhou as the center.

The governor was even more delighted to see the booming business of "Pinquge". There was no doubt that the largest taxpayer in Yongzhou was the Lord of Le'an. These were all achievements under his rule.

Amidst the lively and extraordinary event, a sharp voice suddenly rose up, "Le'an Township Master, accept the order."

Lin Xiaoyue was chatting awkwardly with the state officials. As soon as they heard that the imperial edict had arrived, a hint of surprise flashed across everyone's face, but they soon knelt outside the "Pinqu Pavilion" surrounded by the crowd.

No matter whether they were the wealthy and powerful people who came to consume or the common people who came to watch the fun, they all knelt on the ground after hearing what was said.

The imperial edict represents the king, and even passers-by need to show respect and awe for the imperial edict. So, you kneel, I kneel, and everyone kneels. Kneeling alone is worse than kneeling with everyone.

Lin Xiaoyue pursed her lips, picked a flat place to kneel down, and started to fantasize about all kinds of things in her mind.

After everyone on the street knelt down, the eunuch who issued the decree read out loudly, "The Emperor has granted the Emperor's decree: The Lord of Le'an is a man of outstanding talent and intelligence. He invented glass and other things, which promoted economic prosperity. This is a great achievement.

What's more, the village chief was kind-hearted and took in hundreds of soldiers who had retired due to injuries, saving their lives and their families. This was a great kindness.

The virtue of the Le'an Township Lord is a blessing to the Dayuan Dynasty, and it is a role model. I am very pleased. I specially promoted her to Princess to show her merit. I also hope that the great people in the world will take Princess Le'an as an example, do good deeds in the world, help retired soldiers, and do not discriminate against her. If so, the country will be very lucky, and the people will be very lucky... "

Everyone was shocked, Princess Le'an? ! !

This is a grade skip!

It hasn't been long since she was promoted from a second-rank village lady to a first-rank county lady. It's faster than riding a rocket.

The governor of the third rank and the commander of the second rank, including other state officials, looked at each other with a bitter feeling in their hearts. But they were not jealous of her. After all, the village lord, oh no, now the princess, did not rely on seniority but real achievements to get promoted based on her ability. They had nothing to be jealous of.

It has to be said that the governor, the second-rank commander Mu and other state officials have a really good mentality. Compared with those ministers in the imperial city, who were the first to hear that the emperor had promoted the princess, they impeached the princess with murderous words in the court, accusing her of keeping private soldiers, amassing wealth, and harboring evil intentions, and many other crimes, in an attempt to arouse the emperor's suspicion and get rid of Princess Le'an.

After all, they were all unwilling to accept that Lin Xiaoyue, a woman, was promoted faster than men, which made these officials who relied on seniority feel embarrassed.

Unfortunately, after a wave of purges in the court, most of those self-righteous old ministers were purged, and the remaining ones were only used to balance the forces of all parties and were not to be feared at all.

The idea of ​​the Emperor and the Seventh Uncle is to keep these people who are restless and have no ability, and keep them for a while. When the national treasury is empty again, or when they are fattened to the point where there is no more fattening, they can simply confiscate their property and exile them.

Completely unaware of the situation, the fattened treacherous ministers who were still jumping around on the emperor's red line and having great fun continued to submit petitions, expressing their desire to thoroughly investigate and punish Lin Xiaoyue.

After listening for more than an hour, the emperor could not help but smash a cup and cursed those officials who did not know how to live or die. "When the court needs you, you are quicker to shirk responsibility and make excuses for illness than anyone else. When it comes to doing practical work and making contributions, you are not so enthusiastic.

Not convinced? ?

Even if you don't agree, you should at least make some achievements for me. I don't expect you to come up with cement, glass, or something like that. You can increase agricultural production, solve various natural and man-made disasters, and do good things that benefit the country and the people, or come up with inventions that can increase the tax revenue of the treasury, and so on. If you can hand in some achievements, let alone promotion, even if it's just a wish, I may leave with one. "

The officials, whose minds were blinded by jealousy, were all dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty, I... I will not..."

"Why are you jealous of someone else's talent? Why are you jumping around? Who is born with talent? Not only is Le An born into a peasant family, which you look down upon, she is also a woman.

A woman can share my worries and contribute to the people of the world and the Great Yuan Dynasty. How come you, the self-proclaimed masculine officials in the court, are not as good as a mere woman? "

The officials were scolded by the emperor until they felt ashamed and were almost no different from garbage. He scolded them for being men but being jealous of those who had made contributions to the country, which was a disgrace.

After the emperor's outburst, he not only severely punished several officials who jumped around the most, but also announced that the next time anyone was jealous of others' talents, he would be sent to the border to defend the country and make a contribution.

For a while, the court was in a state of panic. All the officials felt insecure and kept their heads down, no one dared to say a word.

The prince watched the whole process from the sidelines, with a faint smile hidden between his brows. Princess Le'an was not in the imperial city, but there were still legends about her in the imperial city. She was indeed a rare and extraordinary woman.

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Lin Xiaoyue, who was far away in the border area, was holding the imperial edict in her hands amid the cheers of the people of Yongzhou City, and she rarely smiled a smile brighter than a flower.

This is because the imperial edict also mentioned that she was allowed to sell glass and other rare items within the territory of Yongzhou, and recognized and commended her for recruiting retired wounded soldiers, and allowed her to continue to make a living for the wounded within the territory of Yongzhou.

In other words, as long as she recruited wounded soldiers and did not leave the territory of Yongzhou, the emperor would not restrict the number of people she recruited.

You must be kidding. The imperial court is already short of food and wages, not to mention that the pensions for soldiers who retire due to injuries every year are an astronomical figure.