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"Regarding this matter, I have an idea. Since we cannot use intimidation, we can use bribery. The Princess Zhenguo has just developed a method for high-yield hybrid rice a few days ago. But this method has not yet been made public. I think it would be better to announce it to the world and let wealthy businessmen donate silver to the national treasury. Whoever donates the most silver will get the method of hybrid rice. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Lin Jingyou said.

This means that everyone's donations are anonymous and no one knows about them. Anyway, whoever donates the most will get the hybrid rice method.

Everyone knows that hybrid rice yields twice as much as regular rice. So whoever gets the first clue about hybrid rice yields will be the first to capture the market.

Therefore, these most profit-oriented businessmen will definitely fight to get this method.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor laughed heartily and exclaimed, "Brilliant! Brilliant! This way, we can get our war horses back with minimal expense. And we can get food and money without spending a cent!"

"Your Majesty, since there is a way to seek peace, I think we can avoid fighting and avoid unnecessary casualties." A minister suggested.

Lin Jingyou shook his head. "Master Cui, you don't know. This battle must be fought. First, a victory will enhance our nation's prestige. Second, there are other issues with the grain. It's so cold and humid, even if we exchange these sweet potatoes with them, they will soon become moldy and spoil."

The Minister of Personnel looked at Lin Jingyou in shock, speechless. This young man is really vicious! Bah, no, how can you say that someone from your own family is vicious! He should be extremely smart.

The emperor was also a little surprised. He glanced at Lin Jingyou, worthy of being his chosen son-in-law, whose brains worked quickly. In this way, when they had enough food and fodder to fight, the sweet potatoes in Daliang had already spoiled, and they did not have enough food and fodder. This battle was almost a foregone conclusion.

"Good! Good! I'll leave this matter to you. Today I will appoint you as the inspector of Xuzhou, and you will go to Xuzhou, the border between Daxia and Daliang, to discuss peace talks. Later I will announce to the world about the donations from merchants." The emperor said with a smile.

"Yes, I obey your command!" Lin Jingyou replied with a bow.

After the emperor issued the decree, Lin Jingyou packed up his things and immediately headed to Xuzhou with his men.

The trip went very smoothly. Three months later, Lin Jingyou finally completed the peace talks and returned to Beijing.

As soon as he had discussed the matter with Daliang and signed the contract, he immediately sent a letter back to Beijing and asked people to transport sweet potatoes in exchange for a thousand war horses. General Yue went to see them and found that although these war horses were not very good, they were not bad either.

Of course, along with the sweet potatoes, there were also countless food and supplies.

As for the promise to tell the hybrid rice cultivation method to the person who donated the most money and food, in the end, it was Shen Wanning who donated the most.

Therefore, the emperor issued an edict, deciding to share the hybrid rice cultivation method with all merchants who participated in the donation.

In this way, everyone can cultivate high-yield hybrid rice. In the future, when everyone sells hybrid rice, there will not be a monopoly because everyone has it, thus avoiding the problem of hybrid rice being sold at high prices.

Many merchants called the emperor treacherous for coming up with this method, causing them to donate a lot of money. After all, no one knew how much the Princess Zhenguo had donated.

The emperor later issued an order to erect a stone tablet at the gate of the capital, engraved with the names of the donors and the amount of money and grain donated. The order of engraving was determined by the amount of money and grain donated, and Shen Wanning was naturally ranked first.

This move made the merchants more favorable towards the royal family. After all, they spent so much money to buy honor, and it also brought them a lot of business.

After Lin Jingyou left, war broke out between Daxia and Daliang. General Yue was injured, and the emperor transferred Yue Songyu to the front line.

In the golden month of October, Daliang surrendered and was willing to submit to Daxia. From then on, it would offer 5,000 war horses every year.

Daxia promised Daliang that it would reward Daliang with one million kilograms of grain every year. As for whether the grain reward would be sweet potatoes, corn, or rice, it would depend on whether Daliang obeyed.

The matter was settled, and the Emperor rewarded Lin Jingyou for his meritorious service. Yue Songyu was promoted to the rank of General of the Imperial Guards, a fourth-rank official, and from then on, was responsible for guarding the capital. His father, Yue Baichuan, was promoted to the rank of General of the Imperial Guards, a second-rank official, and continued to guard the border.

Judging from the emperor's intention, everyone knows that after Yue Baichuan retires, Yue Songyu will take over his father's border defense.

Along with Lin Jingyou's imperial edict of reward, there was also an imperial edict granting marriage:

By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: "My beloved daughter, Shen Wanning, is virtuous, talented, and beautiful. Her gentle disposition is like the warm spring sun, illuminating the heart. Councillor Lin Jingyou, of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, possesses a brilliant literary talent, a noble character, and the demeanor of a gentleman. I hereby grant them marriage. They shall choose an auspicious day for their wedding, and the whole world shall celebrate. May they live in harmony and happiness for a long time to come. This is my decree!"

Lin Jingyou was truly happy this time. He knelt down with a thud, his voice louder than ever before. "I obey your order. Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

"Please get up quickly, Prince Consort!" Even before the wedding, Xiao Xiangzi was already complimenting him. "By the way, the Emperor said that since the Princess Zhenguo's Mansion is still under construction, the wedding might be set for the second half of next year or even the year after. Prince Consort, don't worry."

After knowing Shen Wanning's identity, he always felt that it was a good thing that he did not look down on this country girl and always treated her politely.

Shen Wanning had just returned, and because she wanted to transfer a few eunuchs to serve in Mingyue Palace, Shen Wanning asked him to come and be the chief steward of Mingyue Palace.

I don’t know what the emperor was thinking this time. He actually asked him to convey the decree instead of Eunuch Xi.

"Yes, I'll remember that." Lin Jingyou was helpless. It had already come to the last step, and he still had to wait for a while. Never mind. He had already waited for so long, so it didn't matter if he waited a little longer.

At this time, Shen Wanning, who was in Mingyue Palace, also received the imperial edict. She read it over and over again. After years of preparation, the two finally received the approval of both parents and were about to get married.

The Queen's eyes followed Shen Wanning all the way, and she smiled as she said, "I didn't know you were coming back, so I hadn't prepared your dowry and wedding dress yet. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, we have to start preparing the wedding dress. Wanning, do you plan to embroider your own wedding dress?"

"No, no, no, I don't know how. Let the Clothing Bureau do it!" Shen Wanning refused repeatedly.

Looking at Shen Wanning's frightened expression, the queen just found it very funny.

"Okay, okay, then I'll tell the Clothing Bureau to do it. By the way, Wanning, you haven't played with your friends much since you entered the palace. Do you want your mother to hold a flower-viewing banquet so that you can get to know the other young ladies? In the future, when you are in the capital, you will have someone to talk to." The queen suggested.