Accidentally dressed as an empress

Xu Ling stood up suddenly, confused and uncertain, "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

"Your Highness is forcing us to submit!"

"There's no food, but there's life! Come on!"

"Who said they didn't want to live anymore?" Yun Xiu cast a cold glance over, put his hand on his sword, and said, "Stand out."

If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink for it. She spoke nicely, but these stingy people didn't listen, so it's not her fault.

Xu Ling felt the pressure suddenly increase, and her back began to sweat. She often felt this kind of oppression from His Majesty.

As expected of His Majesty's daughter, the Yun family's decisiveness in killing is in their bones.

Some people stretched their necks, ready to be killed and sacrificed bravely, and stood up regardless of the people around them pulling them.

Xu Ling quickly tried to smooth things over, "Don't take their drunken words seriously."

"That's right, that's right, I was just talking nonsense when I was drunk."

"Yes, yes."

Ren Li stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, swords have no eyes. Please, Your Highness, have all the officers put away their swords. It's so scary. This is all a misunderstanding. We actually agreed long ago that we are willing to provide food to the Grain Market Bureau. Is that right?"

Some people agreed, some nodded, and some still had a stern face, as if they were determined to argue to the end.

Is life more important or money more important? This is an easy choice. Aren’t these businessmen afraid of having a life to earn money but not a life to spend it?

The garrison troops who broke in were beginning to lose patience as they watched a group of people in front of them singing and dancing to their own content, completely ignoring them.

Yunxiu turned around and looked at the unfamiliar soldier who broke in. She asked the system what her name was and what her position was.

Yun Xiu bowed to the leading sergeant and said, "This palace and Grand Minister of Agriculture Xu were only entertaining these merchants. Captain Hu, this is a misunderstanding."

Everyone echoed, "Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding."

Hu Tunzhang, with a square face and a righteous expression, bowed and said, "Your Highness, someone reported a fight here." She looked around and carefully examined the people at the five tables with different expressions. "It seems that there is no such thing. Let's go back. Sorry for disturbing you."

The fifty garrison soldiers filed out again. The sword-wielding soldiers came and went like the wind, but they frightened the merchants so much that they were all silent. Some wiped the sweat from their foreheads and faces, while others trembled with fear, their hands and legs shaking.

The crowd went from being filled with righteous indignation and having flushed faces to now being as pale as eggplants hit by frost.

The merchants were completely frustrated, finally knowing who was the meat on the chopping board.

Only Ren Li was still heartless, smiling like a lackey, a smiling angel Samoyed, almost wagging his tail.

Yunxiu looked at Xu Ling and said, "Master Xu, have the quotas been distributed?"

Xu Ling said, "As long as we can feed the 50,000 people in Lingyun City for half a month, we can wait for the grain to be transferred from the warehouses of other cities. Therefore, we need 100,000 dan of grain. Forty people, each of you here can raise 2,500 dan of grain."

Yunxiu asked, "Two thousand five hundred shi per person is not much. Can you do it?"

"I can do it. I can do it."

"Yes, yes, yes, I have it!"

Xu Ling handed out task cards, and the merchants, receiving them, signed and sealed their names, accepting their fate. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

What is power? The ability to manipulate others, to force them to listen to you and do things according to your wishes, is power.

She's not stupid for not using her power. Of course, abusing power can backfire.

Yunxiu knew that there was a strategy of appeasement, so everyone sat together, toasting each other and bargaining for a few rounds.

However, she no longer has that much patience and time.

She will play the villain and play the good guy, and let Xu Ling play the bad guy.

Xu Ling glanced at the Grand Prince and took out his own preparations. "Excuse me, everyone. These are issued by the City Patrol Department. Each of them has ten travel passes."

Yunxiu continued, "His Majesty has issued an order that all of you provide food to relieve His Majesty's urgent needs. In the future, you can become imperial merchants and do business for the palace."

Xu Ling glanced at Yunxiu silently. What a huge pie! Was this just a self-determination on the part of His Majesty? Did His Majesty mention this? With a few words, the words came out, promising these merchants. But how to implement it? His Majesty was giving her another difficult question.

Xu Ling felt a little overwhelmed when she thought about dealing with Cui Ti. She was really afraid of the prince.

He used his power and authority to coerce people, forcing the merchants to give him 100,000 dan of grain.

Power is a double-edged sword. It all depends on how it is used and whether the person holding power has a public spirit.

Yunxiu asked herself, "I have a clear conscience."

No matter what the process is, as long as the result is good, that's enough.

Yunxiu sat at the table and took a few bites of the food. It tasted good. The chef was very skilled. She wanted to bring him back to her house.

After about forty people signed their names and stamped their seals, Yunxiu came out and saw them leisurely holding their chopsticks. She said to them, "Everyone, now that you've finished your business, would you like to eat? The food here is pretty good, better than the one at the Neishi Mansion."

Everyone was so upset that they wanted to cry but had no tears left, so they all resigned.

Xu Ling also said goodbye. She still had to arrange the next things and find a new warehouse to store the grain.

All the merchants left, only Ren Li stayed, sat next to Yun Xiu, and started eating with them.

Ren Li picked up a piece of chicken with his chopsticks and gave her a thumbs-up. "Your Highness is really smart. You hit me with a stick and then give me a sweet date."

"Isn't that mean and ungrateful?"

"No, no, it's better to be feared than to be rubbed." Ren Li said, "Some people can't give that much and may choose to run away."

Yunxiu took a bite of the refreshing side dish and said, "If they want to escape, there's no way. Their legs are on their own. As for you, can you complete the mission?"

Ren Li leaned closer, his voice as soft as a mosquito's. "To be honest, the system found me an ownerless cellar full of grain. The owner was killed by a slave, so there should be quite a few ownerless granaries like this."

Yunxiu's eyes lit up, and she ran a system scan, discovering that all the private granaries on the outskirts of the city had been taken over by the thugs. However, there were still some hidden cellars within the city that hadn't been looted.

This is completely free, and it would be a waste if you don't take it. If you don't take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences.

Yunxiu patted Ren Li's shoulder and said, "Ren Li, you're so imaginative. You could call all those small merchants who are frowning and failing to meet their targets to come to you and sell grain to them, right?"

Ren Li is not a Samoyed, but a fox. No wonder he loves eating chicken so much.

"Your Highness, this is called the reallocation of resources." Ren Li said with a smile.

Zhong Yi waited outside in the carriage. After a long while, he saw no sign of His Highness. He could no longer wait. He got out of the carriage and walked to the door. He pushed it open and saw two people sitting at the table, arm in arm. Deputy Steward Ren was practically leaning into His Highness's arms. He couldn't help but call out, "Your Highness."

Yun Xiu looked up and saw Zhong Yi, and said with a smile, "Ayi, come and eat with us."

Yunxiu shouted towards the door again, "Su Qing! Come and eat with us, it would be a waste if you don't eat."

Zhong Yi sat next to Yun Xiu, who put her arm around his waist and said, "The garrison troops arrived at the perfect time. Ayi should take the primary credit."

Ren Li also said, "Yes, yes, those arrogant merchants were so scared when they saw the garrison. Later, when they were told to go east, they didn't dare to go west, haha."

Zhong Yi looked at Yun Xiu's red face and advised, "Your Highness, drink less..."

After they finished eating happily, Yunxiu said to Su Qing, "Let's ask those disaster victims to come in and eat, otherwise it will be wasted."