No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Why don’t you just follow along?

Ma Qi was truly enlightened!

Follow the Emperor and do whatever he says.

Isn't that what he always does?

With such cooperation, the Emperor praised him several times.

Especially such a big thing, which concerns the issue of whether people all over the world can have enough food to eat.

If he makes any trouble and messes up this matter, the Emperor will not forgive him.

Those who wanted to use him as a gun finally got what they wanted.

Ma Qi fell into a dilemma.

In his heart, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the Emperor's actions this time, but reason told him that making trouble would not be a good thing.

Seeing that he was so upset that he couldn't even eat, Mrs. Ma Qi comforted him, "You are already this age. If you have chosen to follow the emperor, then keep going."

"This matter has been handled successfully. Those two assistant ministers did have some merit, but are you, the Minister of Revenue, just a decoration?"

"You will definitely be mentioned in the history books in the future. You will either be promoted or make further progress."

"Or you can just step down in good faith and the Emperor will not treat your son unfairly."

"Tell me, is this true?"

Even the women knew that once they took sides in the backyard, they could not change them easily.

Otherwise, you are a traitor, who would dare to form an alliance with you in the future?

The same applies in the court. If you stand on the emperor's side, you cannot go against him in any way.

Even if his order makes you feel uncomfortable, you have to endure it!

After she reminded him of this, Ma Qi finally understood.

He quickly poured her a glass of wine and handed it to her, saying, "Madam, you are indeed wise. I almost lost myself in the situation."

In fact, of course he understood this principle and did the same thing in the past.

But this time his interests were affected, and he couldn't understand it all at once.

Fortunately, the lady was wise and woke him up immediately.

It seems that marrying a virtuous wife makes sense. As for concubines, they will only agree with him and will not have their own ideas.

Seeing him pouring wine and picking up food, Mrs. Ma Qi gladly accepted it.

Of course, she knew that she was not smarter or more far-sighted than Ma Qi.

But this matter involves Ma Qi's interests, and her perspective is based on the interests of herself and her son.

In this way, of course, you are not considered an authority and can see things clearly.

Ma Qi didn't know that the woman next to him had already put her mind on her son, and he got drunk happily.

At the morning court the next day, he was in high spirits and smiled at everyone he met.

If people mentioned Li Wei and Wei Yi in a neutral way, he would praise them sincerely.

What this means is that under the leadership of His Majesty, with these two right-hand men, the Ministry of Revenue can really lead the people of the world to have enough food and clothing.

Those who wanted to see him make a fool of himself or to see him confront the emperor were all extremely disappointed.

Today, Li Wei and Wei Yi, the new assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, took office and of course came to court.

Li Wei was fine, after all, he had some colleagues when he was an official before, and he had some face.

But Wei Yi felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Many people looked at him with eyes that were like knives, scraping back and forth on his body.

However, he was originally a secret guard, and his best skill was hiding himself.

Standing there, he was inconspicuous and didn't make eye contact with others. He just pretended not to see.

Those who wanted to make him uncomfortable felt even angrier, and it showed on their faces.

The Fourth Master saw it all clearly from above, but no one stood up to speak out, and he didn't mention it either.

There is also a game of chess between the king and his subjects. Whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage.

Seeing that the morning court was almost over, the Fourth Master still did not mention this matter, just like usual.

Finally, a minister could not bear it any longer and promoted Wei Yi to the second rank as an exception.

The Fourth Master asked, "Then what kind of achievements do you think are required to be promoted exceptionally?"

The minister was stunned for a moment, his mind racing, and finally said in a muffled voice, "Then at least he needs to have made great achievements in expanding the territory..."

He was not sure either. After all, apart from the founding emperor, the greatest achievement was to expand the territory.

I haven't heard that Wei Yi has such ability. This time the rebuttal should be a sure thing.

The Fourth Master asked, "What conditions are needed to expand territory?"

Before the minister could respond, he continued, "The most important thing is that we need soldiers and food, right?"

There is nothing wrong with this statement, but the ministers have been fooled many times by the Fourth Master's twisted logic.

Seeing him say it so lightly, although I felt it made sense, I inexplicably felt a little distrustful.

But no one dared to say he was wrong, so they could only nod in agreement.

The Fourth Master smiled and said, "What Wei Yi helped the Queen research is a high-quality rice variety, which is related to the prosperity of the people of the Qing Dynasty."

"We have people and enough food, and expanding our territory is just around the corner!"

That being said, it is indeed...

Nonsence!

wrong!

The minister struggled and said, "Good rice varieties are important, but the extra yield per mu won't have such a big impact!"

Everyone started talking at once: "That's right, the rice yield per mu is only 200 to 300 kilograms, how good can the improved variety be?"

"Even if it reaches 350 kilograms, that little bit of food is still a drop in the bucket."

"My descendants of the Qing Dynasty have prospered in recent years, but food is indeed a problem..."

......

The Fourth Master didn't ask them to shut up at all, and waited until everyone started talking in a buzzing voice.

Then he called Wei Yi with great pleasure: "Wei Yi, tell me, how many kilograms of rice are you producing per mu?"

He deliberately did not write in the imperial edict how many kilograms per mu this high-quality seed would yield.

After all, he was deeply shocked, so how could he let these ministers go?

Wei Yi's heart was also excited, his hands were shaking, but his voice was steady: "Reporting to His Majesty, the yield per mu is 800 catties!"

His words were so powerful that they made all the ministers dizzy.

Even people like Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, who were definitely on the Fourth Master's side, opened their mouths in surprise.

what? !

Are they old and can’t hear clearly?

Rice yield per mu is 800 kilograms?

This sentence sounds unreasonable!

"How can it be?!!!"

"The rice yield per mu is 800 kilograms, why don't you go grab it?"

"That's ridiculous! Is this a deliberate attempt to attract attention?"

......

No one believed it at all, even Zhang Tingyu was a little hesitant.

Is there really rice in this world that can produce 800 kilograms per mu?

The Fourth Master gave Su Peisheng a look, and Su Peisheng coughed, and the whole audience immediately fell silent.

The Fourth Master said, "When it comes to food, words alone are not enough to prove it. We'll know by this time next year when we see the harvest!"

"Wei Yi, do you have the confidence to issue a military order?!"