I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

Xiao Rui said seriously, "Yes, the high-yield crops grown in Dingshui Village are crucial for saving the people of Dai Viet from famine. I will inform my father after returning to the palace, hoping that these crops can be promoted throughout Dai Viet."

He had been watching from the sidelines for the past two days. Although Jiang Qinyu didn't care about the village affairs, all the changes in Dingshui Village were due to Jiang Qinyu, including the planting of several high-yield crops, which was also Jiang Qinyu's credit on the technical level.

Since these crops are to be promoted in Dai Viet, someone has to spread the planting techniques. This is much faster than giving them to the group of old men in the Ministry of Revenue who have their eyes in the sky for research.

"Of course I'm happy to help everyone have enough to eat, but what does Your Highness want me to do?" Jiang Qinyu didn't refuse outright, but wanted to hear the Seventh Prince's thoughts first.

Xiao Rui looked at her apologetically and said, "I want to select people from all over the country to go to the capital. Madam, you will come with me to the capital, and I will teach them at the same time."

As soon as she heard his words, Jiang Qinyu knew that this was another prince who had never been exposed to farm work and did not know the real situation of the people.

But this Seventh Prince is a rare prince who wants to do something for the people. Just based on this, Jiang Qinyu will be more patient with him.

"Your Highness, if I want to teach people how to plant, I'm actually not the most suitable person, and the capital is not the most suitable place." Jiang Qinyu said seriously.

Xiao Rui didn't really know much about farming, but he wasn't stupid and really wanted to do something useful for the people. When he heard Jiang Qinyu say this, he immediately realized, "Madam, do you want someone to come to Dingshui Village and teach them here?"

Jiang Qinyu nodded. "Yes, in Dingshui Village, I'm not the only one who knows how to grow these crops. Actually, I don't know much about farming myself. On the contrary, the village chief and his uncles are better at it and more suitable to teach others."

It’s just that the villagers haven’t received much education, so they have to teach in the fields with real objects, and on-site teaching can achieve the best results.

"It's not difficult to get someone to Dingshui Village," Xiao Rui pondered, "but do you have so much grain?"

Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "This is the second thing I want to talk about, the issue of grain seeds. Your Highness wants to promote high-yield crops nationwide, which is a good thing, and Dingshui Village will fully support it. However, we must not rush things, and everything should be done step by step."

For a leader who truly cares about the people, high-yield grain is of course important, but no matter how important it is, it has to be done step by step. It is not possible to buy countless grains at will. It will take several years just to store enough grains for use on the land across the country.

Jiang Qinyu explained the problem to Xiao Rui in detail.

"So that's how it is. Thank you, ma'am, for telling me this." Xiao Rui bowed and expressed his gratitude, feeling very excited.

He had been favored by his father since he was a child. Although he was born with a kind heart and couldn't bear to see others suffer, because he was protected too well, he lost the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the lives of the people.

The reason why he was able to follow Liu Ruyi out this time was because the emperor felt that there was no danger this time and was willing to let him out.

Seeing that he did not insist on his own ideas, Jiang Qinyu had a better understanding of him.

"In that case," Xiao Rui added quickly, "I'll have my father invite people to Dingshui Village to study, sending a group every year. After you set aside the seeds for the second year, those who came to study the first year can use them to plant the seeds."

This is naturally no problem, but Jiang Qinyu is not someone who is willing to suffer losses for no reason, especially when the other party is a member of the royal family. There is no reason for her to suffer losses.

"Your Highness, there's no problem teaching them, and there's no problem saving the grain seeds, but..." Jiang Qinyu looked embarrassed, as if she couldn't start a word.

Xiao Rui quickly asked, "Madam, what are your concerns? Feel free to tell me."

"If we want to quickly promote these high-yield crops nationwide, we must set aside most of them for food seeds. In this way, the food rations of the villagers will become a problem. Moreover, sweet potatoes, winter wheat and high-yield rice are not ordinary crops. My general has already purchased the extra sweet potatoes from our village at a high price. Your Highness, please take a look..." Jiang Qinyu raised her eyes and looked at him, as if letting him make the decision.

But her words implied that if she wanted them to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the people of the country, then the food rations for Dingshui Village must be guaranteed, and the part used for grain seeds would not be given for free but would have to be bought with silver. She also used Lu Yanzheng as a comparison.

Are the border troops poor enough? They are willing to pay a high price for this high-yield grain. Do you, a prince, really want to get something for nothing?

Seeing her pretending to be worried, but the glint in her eyes was fleeting, Xiao Rui wanted to laugh. "Madam, you are right to worry. Don't worry, I won't take the villagers' things for nothing, and the court will not let you down."

Jiang Qinyu felt relieved when he said that. She smiled and said, "Of course I believe in your Highness's character. How could the court treat ordinary people like us so harshly?"

She said she believed it, but her tone was still full of hints, as if she was afraid that Xiao Rui would deny it.

Xiao Rui looked at her with amusement, "The imperial court is not so poor that it doesn't even have the money to buy this little grain."

At worst, he can use his own private property to subsidize it. It’s not a big deal.

"Haha, I don't know whether the court has any money, but the border troops haven't received any food or wages for almost a year." Jiang Qinyu said with a forced smile.

Hearing her mention the border troops, Xiao Rui's smile immediately faded. After an unknown amount of time, he finally spoke, "I've heard about the border troops, but I can't interfere with my father's decision. Plus, Prime Minister Su is getting in the way, so..."

Although he is the emperor's favorite prince, he has no real rank and is not qualified to attend court meetings. Privately, his father does not want anyone to mention court affairs in front of him. Unless he wants to lose the emperor's favor, he will not easily do anything to anger his father.

In fact, it was not just the border troops whose food and wages had not arrived, other places were almost the same, and Prime Minister Su was responsible for all of this.

As it involved court disputes, Xiao Rui was reluctant to say more and quickly changed the subject.

Jiang Qinyu looked at his young and tender face, feeling a little sad.

The seventh prince now looks like a kind and amiable prince, but no matter how good he is, he knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm, and will not confront the emperor head-on.

Xiao Rui stayed in Dingshui Village for three days. During these three days, he followed the villagers' schedule. He went out to the fields at night when it was not so hot, and stayed at home to cool off during the day.

That evening, Jiang Qinyu had just finished delivering food to Xiao Rui and came out when she saw Liuyazi running towards her.

"Mrs. Lu, I saw a carriage coming from outside the village. There were two children in the carriage. They looked like your Shufan and Pan'er..."

Jiang Qinyu was slightly stunned. Shufan and Pan'er are back?

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a horse carriage entering the village, and the driver was actually Uncle Chen.

"Madam?" Uncle Chen saw Jiang Qinyu as soon as he jumped out of the car and hurried forward to greet her. "I am so glad to see you!"

Behind him, Shufan and Pan'er were also carried down by Yunzhu, Humber and Aping who followed.

"Uncle Chen, what happened? Why did you bring Shufan and Pan'er back?" Jiang Qinyu asked anxiously.