Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

Liu Renxiu couldn't help but feel in a good mood and waved at her.

The emperor's move alarmed all the ministers.

"Hula,"

Everyone moved to the sides, and Song Jinxiu was suddenly revealed.

Song Jinxiu pointed at herself.

Liu Renxiu nodded and pointed to the left prime minister Wei Zhen and said, "Come here and stand there from now on."

"Oh,"

Song Jinxiu ran over happily and stood in the first row, next to the Left Prime Minister Wei Zhen.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the position."

Everyone: What a child! How can this be considered attending court? This is more like attending school.

Isn’t the emperor spoiling her too much?

The eldest prince, standing on the other side of Wei Zhen, had a gleam in his eyes. Is this the teacher that his father had found for these princes?

At such a young age, could you really know the Nine Causes of the Great Dao?

Seeing the loving look in his father's eyes when he looked at her, the eldest prince wondered: Could she be his father's illegitimate daughter who was brought up among the people?

"Well," the emperor nodded with satisfaction. Standing here, he could see it at a glance. That was great.

Standing in front, Song Jinxiu finally saw the young talent on TV.

Civility on the left and military on the right,

The first one on the civil service side is the eldest prince Liu Bingchi.

This man was standing at the front row of civil officials. He looked to be around twenty years old and must be the eldest prince Liu Bingchi, the loyal and people-friendly prince that Nanny Lin had mentioned.

On the civil service side, there is only this one young man, and of course, there is now one more person, Song Jinxiu.

On the other hand, there are several young military officers among the military officers on the right.

Therefore, the second handsome man Song Jinxiu saw was Zhu Chenbei, the Imperial City Envoy.

From the side, this person is tall, with slanted eyebrows and tightly pursed thin lips, giving people a feeling of coldness, arrogance and loneliness.

The Imperial City Office was the emperor's eyes and ears, conducting secret espionage operations and monitoring the army and officials. This was the equivalent of the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.

The third commander of the imperial guards was Qi Chenghua. Although he looked ordinary, he looked strong and powerful, as if he could stand against thousands of enemies alone.

The fourth major general, Wei Qidong, was a man of dignified appearance, handsome figure, and high spirits.

The main reason is that these people are young!

The three young generals were all in their twenties, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, at the prime of their lives.

Is this right? Officials should be younger. Otherwise, what’s the point of the emperor facing a bunch of old men with orange peels all day long?

When the bell for court rang, the emperor suddenly became serious and began his morning court session.

The emperor said in a clear voice: "The barbarians in the northern border have been a nuisance since ancient times. They often invade the border during autumn..."

Today's court meeting mainly discussed autumn defense.

That is, to discuss how to prevent harassment from ethnic minorities outside the Great Wall.

Autumn is the time when northern nomadic peoples invade the south, because the weather is clear and cool, which is suitable for marching. At the same time, the northern grasslands enter autumn and life becomes difficult. Nomadic peoples may go south to plunder due to resource shortages.

Therefore, Cangwu would strengthen its border defenses in the autumn, deploy troops to guard the frontier fortresses, and strengthen its defense capabilities to prevent foreign invasions.

Minister of War Zhou Kunran said, "This year, a new ruler of the Northern Rong ascended the throne. To prevent him from attacking our border towns and establishing his authority, the number of soldiers recruited for the autumn defense should be doubled."

The Minister of Revenue frowned and said, "If the number of soldiers doubles, the military pay must also double. This is not appropriate."

The Minister of Personnel also said: "We have been conscripting soldiers for three consecutive years. Today we must allow the people to rest and recuperate for a year."

Song Jinxiu didn't know much about this, so she just listened and didn't comment.

However, she didn't speak, but someone forced her to speak.

Minister of War Zhou Kunran looked at her and said, "Does our little prodigy have any brilliant ideas?"

Everyone looked over, some curious, some disdainful. What did a little brat know?

Is Lord Zhou ill? You're asking a young girl about such an important military and national issue?

The Nine Causes of the Great Dao is just mathematics and is not omnipotent.

No matter how beautiful and realistic a color painting is, it is just a painting. Can a little girl solve the problem by just doing some calculations and drawing pictures?

How ridiculous!

Zhou Kunran received everyone's questioning gazes and felt a little regretful.

Wasn't it just that he got humiliated that day? There were plenty of opportunities to get back at him, so why bother with the court?

It was just that when he saw the little girl pretending to be thoughtful, he couldn't help but ask.

Song Jinxiu learned from everyone's discussions that the Northern Rong "make a living by hunting animals, move with their livestock, and are scattered in the valleys. They do not live in permanent cities or farm the land."

That is, a nomadic people.

Since they mainly engage in animal husbandry, they are brave and good at riding and shooting.

Then their horses must be good.

At the same time, she also thought of the canned Beirong beef in her previous life.

What should I do if I really want to eat braised beef in soy sauce?

Song Jinxiu touched the corner of her mouth when her thoughts were interrupted by the Minister of War Zhou Kunran.

Seeing everyone looking at her, she stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, since the Northern Rong people live a nomadic life, do they have a lot of horses, cattle and sheep?"

The emperor nodded, "Well, they make a living from this, so naturally there are a lot of them."

Song Jinxiu said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan to turn Beirong into my Cangwu cattle and horse farm."

"Tsk! How shameless!"

Marquis Pingyang snorted coldly and turned his face away.

Everyone had different expressions, looking at the little girl's fearless attitude. After all, she was young and she was not afraid of getting her tongue stuck when she boasted.

The emperor asked with interest, "Oh? Lord Song, tell me about it."

Song Jinxiu said: "The main reason why the Northern Rong invaded our border is because they are short of food.

They had no food, so they came here to steal.

What if we give them food? If they have food, there will be no war, right? "

"Hahaha... Lady Song is truly a woman, a woman's kindness. We don't have enough food to eat, should we give it to them? Will they be able to eat their fill and have the strength to attack us?"

Zhou Kunran burst into laughter. With this IQ, she still wanted to be an official? She was afraid that after teaching the Nine Causes of the Great Dao to the students of the Imperial College, her career as an official would be over.

The emperor also frowned. Children are indeed children, and so is he. How can you expect a child to come up with any good strategies?

Song Jinxiu's face was expressionless as she continued, "Food isn't free. We can set up a Shanghai market in the border town and exchange food for their livestock."

"Ridiculous! Why would we exchange our precious rations for these animals? Are we going to waste our food by raising them? Sir Song, you are young, so I will assume you know nothing and not argue with you."

Pingyang Hou, with an air of righteousness, reprimanded, "If anyone else had said something like that, I would have suspected he was a spy from the Northern Rong."

Song Jinxiu glanced at him and said, "Why are you so anxious, old man? I haven't finished what I said yet."

She glanced at the emperor before continuing, "We only want good colts to be used as war horses. We want the best cattle, which we will use as plow oxen."

When the noise died down, the emperor sat up straight.

Song Jinxiu smiled and said, "Now that we have oxen, we can improve the productivity of Cangwu. We can then exchange the extra grain for war horses, cattle and sheep.

In this way, within a few years, our Cangwu national strength and combat capability will be significantly improved, achieving multiple goals at one stroke."

Zhou Kunran glanced at her and asked, "What if they don't want to trade with us for war horses and cattle, but only for sheep? After all, sheep are what they have the most."

Song Jinxiu said: "It depends on you, the elders, to negotiate with them.

Anyone trading with us must have a certain percentage of horses and cattle, otherwise there is no point in trading. As for the use of sheep..."

Song Jinxiu said this with a sly smile.

"From wool to bones, I won't let anything go to waste."

Humph! Have you ever worn a wool sweater? Have you ever worn a sheepskin coat? Have you ever tried mutton hotpot with lamb ribs?