Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The imperial court never gave any preferential treatment to the border areas, nor allocated funds to relieve people's livelihood. It allowed the border areas to be ravaged by war and the people to suffer, and only knew how to collect taxes.

But, once something good happens, I will rush to the front immediately.

He just asked for all the profits from the trade, completely ignoring the pressure and efforts of the local government.

The investment of manpower and material resources requires money.

If we do it according to the imperial edict, the person in charge of this matter will suffer a great loss and will have to pay a large sum of money.

Is it still possible to have such a court?

Rong Jing sneered in his heart. Who was the author of this imperial edict? Prime Minister Duan was not so short-sighted. It seemed that the court was in chaos again.

The imperial envoy saw Ning Zhiwei sitting still and was very nervous. "Jingning County Princess, why don't you accept the order quickly?"

Ning Zhiwei paused, then reached out and took the imperial edict.

The imperial envoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she was sensible. "Princess Jingning, you are a good person. You know that the treasury is empty due to years of war, and you have tried every means to fill the treasury. If the emperor knew that you are so loyal, he would definitely praise the Ning family for their good upbringing."

Ning Zhiwei's eyes were as calm as water, "Thank you for the compliment."

The imperial envoy felt that the atmosphere was oppressive and uncomfortable, and he wanted to leave immediately. "Hand over the account books and money to me now. I have to seal them up in advance and rush back to the capital as soon as possible."

"Please wait a moment." Ning Zhiwei looked calm, which confused the others. She wasn't angry? This was not her temper.

Where did the majesty of smashing things just now go?

"Bring the account book and money." Ning Zhiwei gave the order, and soon his subordinates brought an account book and a small box.

The imperial envoy looked at the small box. Could it be that there were banknotes in it to bribe him in public? Sure enough, she couldn't calmly hand over all the silver.

He was secretly on guard and deliberately asked loudly, "What is this?"

He won't fall for it.

Ning Zhiwei raised her chin and said, "All the silver is here. Please keep it safe and deliver it to the emperor so that everyone in the court will know the Ning family's loyalty."

The imperial envoy was stunned for a moment. How many banknotes could such a small box hold?

He opened the box and saw two copper coins? ! ! Was he seeing things?

He quickly opened the account book, turned to the last page, and saw that the balance was only two cents!

"How is this possible? You are falsifying the accounts, Princess Jingning. You are deceiving the emperor!"

The bustle of the trade was known from thousands of miles away. It was unprecedented, with countless amounts of money coming in every day, making people salivate.

Ning Zhiwei slowly took the tea offered by his subordinate and took a sip. "Don't worry, sir. You will know after you look through the account book."

The imperial envoy suppressed his anger and turned back the account book, starting from the first page.

Ning Zhiwei also said, "I spent all the money I earned. One part was used to distribute food to the people in the seven cities, one part was used to repair the city walls and dredge the waterways, and one part was used to buy seeds and farm tools to distribute to the farmers."

"One of the projects was to build an orphanage to take in orphans who had lost their families in the war."

"One of the things I did was to build a children's school so that children over seven years old can read and write, learn a skill, and be able to support themselves in the future."

"One is to build an official school to train and send a group of students to the court."

"A sum of money was lent to poor people so that they could start a small business."

She listed a bunch of things in a very eloquent manner, all of which were practical things she had done for the people.

"This is not a one-city issue, but seven-city issue. By today, the money has been almost spent, and only two cents are left."

She truly took from the people and gave back to the people.

The imperial envoy flipped through the account book over and over again. She told the truth. Every penny was recorded. The accounts were clear and there was no false accounting.

He didn't expect Ning Zhiwei to have done so many things, but she was just a county lady without an official position, and this was not her business.

What exactly does she want to do by extending her hands to local government affairs?

Ning Zhiwei watched his face turn pale and blue, "Next, we need to repair the official roads between the seven cities and connect them together, and allocate a sum of money to promote agriculture. These two sums have not been settled yet, so we can only wait for next year's taxes."

That is to say, don’t count on paying taxes next year.

The imperial envoy's face was not looking good. "Jingning County Lady, you are only the head of the Ning family. It is not appropriate for you to interfere in such matters. You have crossed the line."

A cold voice sounded, "I had something urgent to do and couldn't take care of it, so I asked Princess Jingning for help. Facts have proved that Princess Jingning has the talent to govern the world and should not be buried."

It was Rong Jing, he said in a matter-of-fact tone.

The imperial envoy was angry and annoyed, "Where do you put the laws of the court?"

As expected, the Northwest will be unstable in the future. These two people have ulterior motives!

"I was just thinking of asking you to submit a memorial to ask for an official position for Princess Jingning. She is worthy of it."

The Imperial Envoy endured and held back his anger and said, "Princess Jingning, the commander of the Northwest Army will take office soon. Please be prepared."

The imperial court would never allow Ning Zhiwei to stir up trouble at the border, let alone allow the Ning Family Army to become Ning Zhiwei's private army.

Ning Zhiwei narrowed her eyes slightly. This was going to take action against her Ning family army. They didn't want to give her the position of commander-in-chief, but parachuted in someone else.

"who is that?"

The imperial envoy looked at her calm face and felt a chill in his heart. "You will know when the time comes."

Ning Zhiwei hesitated for a moment, "Since this has been brought up, please ask the imperial envoy to urge the new emperor, when will the Northwest Army's wages, food, and clothing be distributed? It has been overdue for more than a year, and the soldiers are almost starving to death. Even if the court is short of money, it should not treat the soldiers who guard the territory so harshly. It will make people feel disheartened. If something happens, the court will be blamed."

The imperial envoy's face turned green. This was definitely a threat.

He took out another imperial edict and said loudly, "Master Rong, please accept it."

Rong Jing glanced at it indifferently and sat still.

The Imperial Envoy has a very bad feeling that these two people have no respect for the imperial court. Are they planning to rebel?

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, has ordered the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, Rong Jing, to preside over the negotiation of the marriage between the two countries. This is my decree."

Marriage? Rong Jing raised his eyebrows and looked at Prince Hadir and his sister. Is this also what Dajin wants?

The imperial court does not think about pacifying the people, training the army, or rectifying the administration, but is only concerned with this kind of nonsense. It is so corrupt that there is no hope for it.

He doesn't want to save her either!

"What's there to discuss about marriage? Just take them to the capital and let the emperor choose one to take into the palace and that's it."

At this moment, a guard rushed in in panic, "Something happened, something serious happened."

The imperial envoy glared at him unhappily, "What are you yelling about?"

The guards were shocked. "The eldest prince started a rebellion in Qinzhou and ascended the throne!"

"The Fifth Prince has started a rebellion! He has declared himself Emperor in Nanzhou!"

"Boom!" The whole audience was in an uproar, Da Qi was in turmoil!

Ning Zhiwei and Rong Jing looked at each other, this day had finally come.