Xiao Yifeng closed his eyes, finally feeling a little better. Holding Jiang Yutong's hand, he sighed, "The previous dynasty was plagued by years of war, with expenditures exceeding revenue. The treasury is basically empty. An urgent message has just arrived in Jiangnan, where heavy rains have been pouring for the past few days. The levees are about to burst, and the palace has no money for disaster relief."

When Jiang Yutong heard that the dam had broken, he subconsciously frowned. The harvest was about to begin, and if the dam broke at this time, the poor people would probably have no way to survive.

"Then this dam still needs to be repaired."

"I've looked through the memorials from the past. This dam has been repaired every year, but it keeps breaking down. It costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every time."

Jiang Yutong sighed and said, "That can't be left unrepaired."

Xiao Yifeng shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let the Ministry of Revenue worry about the money."

Jiang Yutong took it to heart. At the beginning, she was of low status and could not do much, and the things she made would easily attract covetousness. Now she is the queen of a country and has the ability to help the people, so she must do her part.

"Wait for me for a few days. I have a way to raise the money."

Xiao Yifeng looked at Jiang Yutong. He knew that she had always been smart. "Okay, no rush. I've already sent ministers to Jiangnan. I'll think about the silver issue slowly."

For several days, Jiang Yutong was so busy that Xiao Yifeng could not see her anywhere.

Xiao Yifeng was a little helpless. He was afraid that he had been too busy these days and neglected her. He didn't expect that she was even busier than him. He often came very late while she was still busy in her little room.

He was also asked to go and bring the person back personally, "No matter what, you must have a good rest and eat well."

Jiang Yutong nodded, "I ate well and rested well. I'm just one step away from this crucial step."

"We'll do it tomorrow."

Jiang Yutong had no choice but to follow Xiao Yifeng back to the bedroom.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yutong went into the small room again.

Without waiting for Xiao Yifeng to leave the court, Jiang Yutong personally took the things to the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were arguing fiercely, which gave Xiao Yifeng a headache. Li Fu leaned close to his ear and whispered, "The Queen is here."

Xiao Yifeng's eyes lit up, and he quickly waved to the people below, "Okay, take a break, everyone, have some tea."

After saying that, he walked to the back hall.

Jiang Yutong was already waiting. Seeing Xiao Yifeng, she smiled at him and shook the thing in her hand, "Let me show you something good."

Jiang Yutong opened the pottery jar and handed it to Xiao Yifeng, "Try it."

Xiao Yifeng took a closer look. There were many small white particles in the pottery jar. Xiao Yifeng gently touched some with his hand and showed an expression of disbelief, "Is this salt?"

Xiao Yifeng also knew about salt. The salt from Da Qi had large grains, contained gray impurities, and had an astringent taste.

"Did you make this?"

Xiao Yifeng took the pottery jar and took two steps. With the salt, he had a place to get the silver.

Xiao Yifeng happily hugged Jiang Yutong and said, "You have done a great service."

Jiang Yutong exclaimed and said with a smile, "Put me down quickly."

Xiao Yifeng put the person down, took her hand and walked towards the front hall, "Come on, show this to those ministers. These ministers only quarrel and give me a headache all day long, but they can't solve any problems."

Jiang Yutong struggled a bit, "It's not good for me to go to the front hall."

Xiao Yifeng strode forward, "It's okay, I'm here. Let those who opposed me marrying you see what an amazing woman I married."

Jiang Yutong was a little shy. Since Xiao Yifeng didn't mind, she didn't mind either. She followed Xiao Yifeng to the front hall.

The ministers who had just been arguing fiercely saw the emperor coming back and quickly stood up straighter. Then they saw the queen following behind the emperor and their eyes widened. This was against etiquette.

He Tonghua immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the harem cannot interfere in government affairs. How can the Empress enter this front hall?"

Immediately, several ministers stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this is against etiquette."

Jiang Yutong tugged at Xiao Yifeng's clothes and said softly, "I'd better go down first."

Xiao Yifeng squeezed Jiang Yutong's hand and ordered Li Fu, "Go and bring a chair."

Li Fu immediately went down to make arrangements.

Seeing Xiao Yifeng's insistence on having his own way, the ministers were so angry that they blew their beards and glared at each other. There was a constant discussion below, "What kind of talk is this? Hey."

"This is going to destroy the destiny of the Great Qi."

Xiao Yifeng coughed lightly and asked, "My dear ministers, have you come up with any ideas?"

Everyone was silent.

"Okay, since everyone has no other options, I have one here."

After saying that, he handed the ceramic jar to Li Fu and said, "Take it down and show it to everyone."

Li Fu walked up to Prime Minister Xie and Ji Sai first, holding the jar.

Prime Minister Xie and Ji Sai both exclaimed, "This, this..."

Xiao Yifeng's voice came from the top, "My dear ministers, you can have a taste."

Prime Minister Xie and Ji Sai each dipped some in their mouths and said, "This is pure white salt."

"This is fine salt. I've never seen salt this white and clean in my entire life."

Upon hearing this, the other ministers came forward and one of them reached out to touch some salt. "It's really salt, top-quality salt."

The Minister of Revenue laughed out loud and said, "This is not salt at all, this is pure silver. With this salt, we can build the dam without worrying about money. Hahahaha."

There were constant exclamations from the audience. Xiao Yifeng saw that everyone had finished looking, so he spoke, "This fine white salt you see was made by the woman you call the one who cannot appear in the front hall."

Everyone exclaimed again, they didn't expect that the salt was actually made by the Queen.

Xiao Yifeng glanced at Jiang Yutong and said affectionately, "It was the Queen. When she knew that I was worried about money and the people of the world, she worked day and night to research this fine white salt. Do you think such a Queen is qualified to come to this front hall?"

The ministers below lowered their heads and said nothing. He Tonghua muttered, "But this is against etiquette."

Xiao Yifeng looked at He Tonghua, who shrank his neck and stood a little further inside.

Jiang Yutong didn't want to break the rules, so she stood up and bowed to Xiao Yifeng. "These are what I should do. It's really not proper for me to come to this front hall. I will write down the recipe and hand it to the Salt Bureau, and then I will make a small suggestion."

Jiang Yutong took out the recipe and handed it to Xiao Yifeng, "With this fine salt, we can send an invitation to local salt merchants and powerful businessmen to sell the salt seal to the government. The highest bidder will win."

Everyone is smart, and as soon as Jiang Yutong said this, everyone thought of the key.

Jiang Yutong left these words and left. All the ministers respectfully said in unison, "Farewell, Her Majesty. May Her Majesty live a thousand years."

It's much more enthusiastic than when I first came.

Jiang Yutong didn't care about what happened next. A few days later, Xiao Yifeng brought the salt produced by the Salt Bureau to Jiang Yutong's bedroom.

Xiao Yifeng was very happy. He hugged Jiang Yutong and said, "You are my lucky star and the lucky star of Da Qi."

"There will be an official sale of salt seals in the capital. Do you want to go and see it?"

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