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

The next morning at court, Liu Renxiu was in a good mood.

He smiled and said, "Princess Kangle has made great contributions this time. Let's discuss what kind of reward is appropriate for her."

The ministers looked at each other in amazement: This Princess Kangle is truly capable, she was able to turn such a dead end around. Not only did she turn it around, she also made it flourish.

How come they didn't think of such a simple method?

No, even if I thought about it, I don't have that much food to support me. Even if I did, I wouldn't be willing to give it all out.

Among those standing in this court, who has less wealth than Princess Kangle?

No matter how good Princess Kangle is at making money, she still has a limited foundation. The people here are richer than Princess Kangle.

It's just that they have a whole family to support, and they don't have the courage of Princess Kangle to use all their assets to help the poor.

I heard that Princess Kangle spent all the money in her family for this mission, and even sent her own father and sister to open up wasteland.

Only Princess Kangle could risk all her fortune to help the poor. She is truly unfettered, selfless, and dares to be the first among the people.

Minister of War Zhou Kunran said, "Princess Kangle has indeed made great contributions, but this reward is indeed difficult to give her. It's reasonable to reward her with some gold and silver, but the court is in need of money right now. Why not keep this reward in mind and give it to her after the war is over?"

Since the war began, the Minister of War Zhou Kunran has been even more stingy than the Minister of Revenue. He keeps an eye on the money in the Ministry of Revenue every day and doesn't let anyone touch it.

Left Prime Minister Wei Zhen pondered, "Princess Kangle has made great contributions in calming the people and preventing unrest in the shortest possible time. A reward is necessary. However, she is already a first-rank cabinet minister and holds the title of first-rank princess. How about raising her title a level higher?"

The Minister of War quickly said, "Master Wei is right."

The Minister of Revenue also nodded and said, "Well, then you will be promoted to the rank of First Rank Princess."

These two people knew that it was necessary to reward Princess Kangle for her merits. If they could use titles to reward her, it would be more acceptable to them than using money and food. After all, this was an extraordinary period.

Liu Renxiu nodded and said that his title would be promoted.

Marquis Pingyang was jealous and resentful. It was such a loss that Princess Kangle didn't become his granddaughter-in-law.

Not to mention his granddaughter Chen Yaer, even their entire family combined doesn't have a brain as sharp as Princess Kangle.

Although I have already accepted it in my heart, who can blame this smart child for not being a family member?

Since she is not a family member, he dislikes her. The more outstanding Song Jinxiu is, the more jealous and resentful he is.

How lucky is Princess Kangle? She traded so little food for so much land.

Although these are newly reclaimed wastelands and no one realizes the importance of these lands, he did think of it.

In less than three years, wouldn't Princess Kangle be as rich as a country?

No, I can't let her have an easy time. My granddaughter still hasn't found a marriage because of this girl!

"Your Majesty, you can't do this, Your Majesty," Pingyang Marquis Chenpi stepped out and knelt down, shouting.

Everyone was stunned. Was he against giving the reward to Princess Kangle? Why?

"Your Majesty, although Princess Kangle contributed food and labor and performed great merit, she also gained benefits. How much fertile land was reclaimed? Does Your Majesty know?

I heard that each of the prefectures has reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of land, which, added together, is almost as much land as an entire state, Your Majesty."

Pingyang Hou Chenpi spoke eloquently and was deeply distressed, as if Song Jinxiu had stolen his family's silver.

Everyone was amazed. Princess Kangle had gone out to help the poor, but she'd actually reclaimed vast tracts of wasteland using cheap labor. It was rumored she was even going to have people grow soybeans.

If she squeezes oil from these soybeans and sells it, my God, in less than three years, it will be as much as the national treasury!

"Your Majesty, Princess Kangle has so much land, it's too much." Shouldn't she give some of it away?

It’s so eye-catching, isn’t it?

"Your Majesty, I also feel that it is inappropriate to reward Princess Kangle. Since she has already received benefits, she should not accept any more rewards."

"I second the proposal."

"I second this motion,"

"Right, right, right. No reward."

Sima Qin also stepped forward and said indignantly, "Not only should she not be rewarded, but Princess Kangle should also be punished."

"Since Princess Kangle is going down to the prefecture to help alleviate poverty and stabilize the people's hearts, she should open the granaries and release the grain. However, she is actually holding onto the grain and using it as a threat to force the people to open up wasteland for her to cultivate. She is oppressing the people and is a corrupt official. She deserves to be punished."

"Yes, Princess Kangle shouldn't enslave the common people to do things. She is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and her job is to appease the people. However, she used the common people to secretly cultivate land. She should be punished."

Liu Renxiu's face turned pale. He was originally very happy and wanted to discuss with everyone what kind of reward to give to the little girl that would convince these old guys.

Unexpectedly, someone even started an impeachment case.

He sneered and said, "Enslave the people? You have food at home, right? I allow you to enslave the people to open up wasteland. Why don't you try to enslave me?"

Everyone: We won't go. It's a waste of food and labor. We don't know if we can even grow the fish after three years. The harvest won't even cover the cost of the work.

The so-called land reclamation and cultivation refers to the process of improving soil structure and increasing soil fertility through a series of measures to make it suitable for crop growth.

To cultivate wasteland, deep plowing and fertilization are necessary. Furthermore, newly reclaimed land is not only overgrown with weeds but also prone to serious insect pests.

Basically, the first year was a waste of time. Who would want to work for nothing? They weren't the kind of people who couldn't afford good farmland, so why bother with all this?

Seeing everyone bowing their heads in silence, Liu Renxiu sneered, "I didn't even know that a group of old court officials weren't thinking about the court and the country."

This is really heartbreaking.

Everyone knelt down and said, "I am terrified."

"Fearful? I see you're quite pleased with yourself."

Liu Renxiu stood up and pointed at them, "Back then, when reports came in from various states about the people's resentment and their miserable lives, you were all gloomy, at a loss, and extremely incompetent.

It was my beloved Minister Song. She said she had a way to calm the people’s anger and soothe their hearts.

It was still chilly in spring, but Song Aiqing was not afraid of the severe cold and left the city overnight. You have been staying in the capital for so many days enjoying family happiness, while she has been traveling between various prefectures in the wind and rain.

In ten days, we visited twenty-six states and eighteen prefectures, three states and prefectures a day, which meant we almost had to sleep on horseback.

Can you guys do this job?

Now that Lord Song has made achievements, what I see is her hard work, the newly added fertile fields in Cangwu, and the abundance of Cangwu's future treasury.

what about you?

What do you see in your eyes?"

Everyone: They can’t do that. As for what they see with their eyes, it is naturally a vast expanse of fertile farmland, right?

But this fertile land has nothing to do with them. Isn’t that infuriating?

Liu Renxiu stared angrily at Pingyang Hou Chenpi, "Is Pingyang Hou old and incompetent? If you are too tired, go back and take care of yourself. You don't need to attend court anymore."

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