In the book, the princess of the fallen country saved the country by eating melons

[Is it too late for me to run now?]

System: [My little master, I'm afraid it's too late. You haven't put on your clothes yet.]

Concubine Rong sat not far away and looked at Mo Sheng with a smile on her face.

Just as Mo Sheng was about to turn around, she saw Concubine Rong asking everyone in the palace to stay away from her.

[So you did it on purpose, mother]

"cry."

Concubine Rong didn't believe what Mo Sheng said. She had hardly cried since she was born.

Mo Sheng saw that Concubine Rong was determined not to let her put on clothes and wanted to wait for the Queen to come.

His body softened and he continued to lie back in his small bathtub.

[Forget it, let’s just give up, give up]

…………

The days passed one by one, and soon it was August, and the Minister of Works and others began to take big actions.

Find someone to buy large quantities of beetroots from the surrounding area.

Other places that produce sugarcane but do not make sugar also sent people to purchase it at reasonable prices.

The court's actions left many people puzzled.

They probably have no idea what the imperial court has done in the past two years.

However, the four major families of Zhao, Qian, Li and Chen seemed to understand something, and they intuitively felt that the imperial court was targeting them this time.

They started out with the craft of sugar-making, and after several generations of hard work, they now dominate the economic lifeline of a state. However, the reason they can remain standing is because of the cooperation among several companies and the sharing of what they have.

It was a very common thing for the leaders of several families to gather together to see what was going on in the court.

The servants went in and out of the Qian family's guest reception area, pouring tea and water for the people inside.

The living room is decorated in a simple and elegant style, and every item inside is of great value.

For example: hand-carved Huanghuali wood furniture.

Valuable paintings with master's handwriting, etc.

"Boss Qian, what do you think of the court's actions?"

The leader of the Li family stroked his beard with a worried look on his face.

"How to watch it? Lie down and watch it."

The Patriarch of the Chen family folded the two jade beads in his hands, snorted coldly, and looked indifferent.

He didn't take the court's small move seriously.

"Yes, there is nothing to discuss, Master Li. The imperial court is just trying to cut off our sugar-making raw materials.

But everyone present here has a wealthy family and owns some sugarcane fields.

The court's use of this method to deal with us will not have any effect on us. At most, our production will be smaller.

Besides, that person wants to suppress us and reduce our production, but the owners of the houses are all aware of the market situation, so isn’t this pushing us to buy at a higher price?”

The head of the Zhao family had a look of contempt, as if he had seen through the court's intentions.

When it comes to matters of interest, he looks calculating.

"We still can't let our guard down. In my opinion, that person must be dissatisfied with the person we sent in last time.

Weren't those people thrown into prison by him for the crime of deceiving the emperor?

I guess he discovered the identities of those people."

The head of the Qian family downplayed the situation. Although they were a business family, they controlled the economic lifeline of one area and had technology that even the imperial court did not have.

They didn't take the threats from the imperial court seriously at all.

If you really make them angry, the worst that can happen is that they will run away with their families.

It is not impossible to make a comeback in other countries.

“Boss Qian, speaking of this, do we need to send someone to rescue those people?

I'm afraid they'll betray us, and then we'll have to pay the price when the time comes."

The Zhao family patriarch frowned.

"Why should we save them? We paid them generously in the beginning. They volunteered to do this. What does it have to do with us?

As for betraying us, what can we do if that person punishes us? Our little daughter really didn't want to enter the palace, so she hanged herself at home. We really couldn't bear to see our daughter die, so we had to resort to this desperate measure.

There is nothing we can do about it. Besides, what do we need? If the court wants it, we will give it to them. With the sugar-making technology, it will be easy for us to earn it back."

The head of the Li family stood up at this time, and his face was full of disgust when he thought of those greedy people.

And that person, who dares to covet his daughter.

"That's right. I think as long as we keep a tight control on the sugar recipe, no matter how angry that person is, he will be afraid that we will take the recipe to other countries.

If he is afraid, he will naturally have to accommodate us. Isn’t that how we have always been in the past? "

The head of the Chen family said with a smile.

"Brother Chen is absolutely right. As long as we unite and keep a tight control on the recipe for making sugar, the imperial court will only beg us for help. Why would they offend us just for the sake of face?"

The head of the Qian family had no objection to what the head of the Chen family said. In his opinion, they were the dominant party.

"Does Boss Qian mean that you don't care?"

The head of the Qian family picked up the tea, took a sip, and squinted his eyes comfortably.

This tea is good this year.

"Just wait and see what happens."

After the family heads reached a consensus, they stopped talking and drank tea for a while.

They went back to their own homes, as there were still a lot of things waiting for them to decide.

A few days later, the Minister of Works looked at the sugarcane shipped from all over Beiyun with a dreamy expression on his face.

He didn't expect that this matter would go so smoothly, and those noble families didn't make a fuss.

"No one stopped you?"

The man in charge of harvesting sugarcane shook his head with a serious look on his face.

“I know that many people have been asking about our purpose these days, but no one has tried to stop us.

I guess we didn't go to the places where the big families were to collect sugarcane, so those people didn't say anything, right?"

The Minister of Works seemed to be thinking about something, and waved his hand to signal everyone to go and rest.

There must be something wrong here.

"Your Majesty, the sugarcane purchase has been successfully completed, and the harvest of radishes has also come to an end. We can now start the next step of sugar production."

The next morning, the Minister of Works began to report on the results of his busy work.

Start planning for the next phase.

Mo Jinyi was still sitting on the dragon throne holding Mo Sheng, listening indifferently to the report from the Minister of Works.

"Now that we have collected all the resources, Lord Zeng, please organize some people to do the work. If you don't have enough manpower, go to the Ministry of Personnel for more. I only care about the results."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have one more thing to ask.

I don’t know what these big families are up to, but the sugarcane harvest went very smoothly this time.”

The Minister of Works bowed and reported back.

"These noble families don't know that the imperial court already has the technology to make sugar, and they think that the imperial court bought these things just to punish them."

Master Lou said speculatively.

"These noble families all have their own farms. They probably look down on the products we have purchased. They may also be thinking that if the production is low, they can continue to ask for exorbitant prices this year."

The Minister of Revenue has been dealing with these aristocratic families for many years and has a good understanding of them.

I immediately guessed what these people were planning.

"Then they might think that His Majesty is angry with them because of the incident with those concubines."

Other officials also began to speculate.

Mo Jinyi's brows jumped.