A good schedule allowed Nan Wanxing to wake up on time, with the cat lantern in her arms without any damage.

She left the lantern on the bed, looked at the sky outside, and smiled maliciously.

"Your Majesty, the Empress is here."

The person outside the door spoke in a low voice.

Emperor Bei Jing slowly opened his eyes. It was still dark outside. He was so angry that he was no longer sleepy.

The wife beside him was also awakened by the sound. Emperor Bei Jing suppressed his anger and said, "You continue to sleep. I will go and see what the empress is up to."

"Your Majesty, please have a good talk with her and don't be so angry all the time." The queen advised kindly.

She didn't want the two of them to always be in conflict.

"Don't worry. I'll be careful." His voice was soft. "I'll be back soon. You sleep a little longer." He gently stroked the queen's face and turned to see the empress.

As soon as he went out, he saw the other person's gentle expression, and his head buzzed.

This empress must have taken the wrong medicine, it's so scary.

"Emperor Bei Jing, I haven't come to see you for a long time. I came to see you today as I passed by."

Passing by?

He glanced at the sky which was still dark, and then glanced at her.

Nan Wanxing pretended not to see the look in his eyes, and her blindness was fully demonstrated by her.

"It turns out that the empress likes to hang out outside before dawn." His tone was very sarcastic: "It is recorded in history books that emperors who work so hard and get up early are most likely to die young."

Nan Wanxing didn't care about the offense in his words and said, "I have the Star Bow." Her tone was very proud.

Emperor Bei Jing was so choked by this sentence that he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Would Emperor Bei Jing be willing to come over and have a chat with me?"

Emperor Bei Jing rejected her without even thinking, "I have nothing to talk to you about, please go back, Empress."

"I have some state affairs I want to discuss with Emperor Bei Jing." She emphasized, "Regarding the national economy and people's livelihood."

She knew that she was not liked by him, but he loved his people like his own children, and even if he didn't like her, he would force himself to sit down and discuss with her.

Sure enough, the other party hesitated.

"Let's go to that pavilion over there."

The distance between the two of them was big enough for several people to fit in, and the awkward atmosphere was ignored by both of them.

"Queen, please speak."

Nan Wanxing smiled and said, "I'll have someone pour tea."

"No need." He didn't want to beat around the bush with this person at all. "The Empress, just speak frankly. I still have to accompany my wife for dinner."

He raised his eyebrows, "The empress is alone, she definitely doesn't understand how happy it is to have someone waiting for her to eat."

Waiting for herself to eat, it seemed like... she had felt this once before.

Nan Wanxing was not prepared to retort to the other party's boasting. After all, she came here for more important things.

"Emperor Bei Jing, how is the agricultural development in your country?"

"Why are you asking this?" He looked at Nan Wanxing warily, "Don't beat around the bush."

"The agricultural tools in our countries are the same. Emperor Bei Jing, have you ever thought about what would happen if there were more perfect agricultural tools to replace the current clumsy tools?"

He glanced at the empress. Since she asked this, she must have already had this thing. "Production tools affect productivity. The improvement of agricultural tools can improve the overall development of agriculture." He knew that the other party was setting a trap for him, but if she really improved the agricultural tools, he would have to jump in.

"I have now created such a farm tool, and it is very effective. I would like to share it with Emperor Bei Jing for free."

He remembered that she had cheated him badly last time when she shared for free. He asked cautiously, "It seems that the Empress never does business at a loss. What is the premise for free this time?"

Nan Wanxing smiled harmlessly, "I'm a little short of money recently."

Emperor Bei Jing's eyelids jumped. Is the empress going to borrow money from him?

Nan Wanxing ignored the other party's surprised look and continued, "All the money in my national treasury has been spent on the people. I cannot get my money back in a short period of time. Now the national treasury is empty, and I have used up all my small treasury. I really have no choice but to come to you." He said it very sincerely.

Emperor Bei Jing was skeptical of what she said. "I remember that you started making salt much earlier than us, and you had perfected it a long time ago. If you don't count other things, just this one item, your income should be very generous."

"I gave the people in the salt industry too good a benefit before, so it's hard to change it now. Although it has created jobs, it's also very expensive. In addition, I paid for the establishment of schools and the education of children during this period."

Her tone was very melancholy. "My treasury was already in deficit when my father was in power, and now it is even worse. The current situation is just a superficial maintenance."

He knew that the empress was indeed doing these things, so he naturally believed what she said. Now that she was short of money, he had to take this opportunity to extort some money from her.

"Your Majesty, since you are so frank, aren't you afraid that I will send troops to attack South Vietnam?"

Hearing what Emperor Bei Jing said, the Empress' eyes lit up, "Now the friendship between our two countries is as close as glue, I trust Bei Jing, so I have nothing to hide." She paused, "If Bei Jing is willing to go to war, that would be great, I don't need to lose face, I can just rob it, and the current dilemma will naturally be solved."

When he heard the description of being inseparable, Emperor Bei Jing's beard was already trembling slightly. Does this empress know how to use adjectives? Hearing that the other party was eager to start a war, he couldn't help it.

He pointed at Nan Wanxing and said, "You are still thinking about attacking Beijing!"

Nan Wanxing looked at him with innocent eyes, "Now that you are on good terms with Ziyou, our relationship is not as tense as before. If I really wanted to start a war, I wouldn't be here."

Emperor Bei Jing put down his hand. He was so angry that he was confused. He asked in an unhappy tone, "How much do you want to borrow?"

Nan Wanxing wrote a number on the paper with a pen.

"Hiss." Emperor Bei Jing's temple was throbbing.

He was somewhat suspicious whether the other party had arranged spies in his Beijing. If this amount was really lent out, he would definitely be seriously injured in a short period of time and would need to rest for a long time before he could recover.

He thought for a while, "If I borrow such a huge amount, the risk is too great. If you break your promise, my Northview will be in jeopardy."

Nan Wanxing seemed to have expected this. "Not only can the update of agricultural tools greatly save manpower and material resources, but even the irrigation method is brand new. In a few years, your treasury will be full again."

If Emperor Bei Jing did not doubt the other party, she would most likely get help from Bei Chen Xi, just like in making salt. But would the Empress really give up her covetousness for him, Bei Jing, so easily?

"The Empress wants to borrow it, but these temptations are not enough for me to take this risk."

The other party is about to take the bait!

Nan Wanxing followed up his words and asked, "What guarantees does Emperor Bei Jing want me to have in order to lend it to him?"

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