"Okay, that's enough," the emperor slammed the table. "You're not capable enough to do your job. What are you doing here now?"

The ministers were silent and dared not speak out.

Okay, little girl, please continue.

Yes.

My rice is fuller than ordinary rice, has a higher yield, and is richer in aroma and brighter in color. I've even brought some for Your Majesty to taste. You can have the Imperial Kitchen prepare some for your Majesty and the others at noon. I've grown new grains, and new rice using improved methods.

"Okay, okay, come on, send the rice to the imperial kitchen. We'll have new rice for lunch. Let me taste what it tastes like. Haha, my dear ministers, you're in for a treat."

Yes. Eunuch Su called the young eunuch to pass on the message.

"County Lady! Please continue." The Emperor spoke to the County Lady with increasing affection.

Yes. I used a new planting method. The yield per mu is 800 to 1,080.

The ministers all had the same shocked expression.

What, the output is eight or nine hundred kilograms.

There are also more than a thousand pounds.

How can this be.

Everyone was arguing. "Hey, that's more than doubled!" Is this true? Sinongguan had been researching for years without success. How could a little girl like him possibly pull this off?

Siyu listened to the murmurs of the crowd, but she paid no attention. She just watched them with a cold, silent gaze, as they frantically teetered on the brink of death. She loved watching them, their resentment against her, their inability to defeat her. They were truly inexperienced and playful. She was merely standing on their shoulders, teaching them new grains and planting methods. These new grains and rice planting methods were good for both the people and the officials, yet the way they acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy was truly ridiculous.

The emperor, listening to the ministers' glances and verbal slander, released his imperial majesty. He sat on the dragon throne with an air of dignity, staring at those bad apples.

Several ministers who were enthusiastically criticizing the emperor saw that everyone was silent and even looked at them frequently. They dared not mutter any more and hurriedly turned to look. They saw the emperor at the top of the table looking at them. They knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, we are incompetent. Please forgive us."

The emperor looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Why are you done talking? Keep talking! Weren't you talking so enthusiastically just now? What did you say? Keep talking!"

Several ministers were so frightened that they were trembling all over and did not dare to look up. "I dare not, I dare not."

Siyu watched the adults from the sidelines. She felt like she was a primary school student being caught talking secretly in class! Siyu shook her head, finding it quite amusing.

The emperor glared at them, slamming the table and cursing, "You bastards! My dynasty is plagued by so many corrupt officials because of you, the incompetent ministers who can't stand seeing others thrive. Imperial examination examiners are ambitious, working for the people and their well-being. But what about you? You've forgotten your original aspirations after becoming officials. You bastards, did I allow you to comment and rant here? Do you want me to give you my throne?" Hmm.

Several people were so scared that they were trembling all over, and cold sweat was soaking their clothes on the back.

I will not dare to do it again. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is my incompetence. I will not dare to do it again.

The emperor looked at them and said, considering that it was your first offense, he would exempt you from punishment this time. If you do it again, he will definitely take off your official hats.

Yes, yes, we understand.

Lord Li, Lord Huang, Lord Hu, Lord Zhou...all of you will be fined one year's salary. If it happens again, your positions will be replaced. The lords were so scared that they kowtowed and thanked the emperor.

Okay, please continue, County Master!

Siyu, yes, Your Majesty.

The rice I grow is more troublesome than the rice grown by ordinary people today.

The emperor and those officials who were dedicated to serving the people looked at Siyu eagerly and urgently with eyes that showed that trouble didn't matter as long as the output was high.

Several agricultural officials were the most eager. The emperor sat on the dragon throne, otherwise they might have approached Siyu and pulled her aside, saying, "Hurry up and tell us your planting methods. We're not afraid of trouble." Siyu looked at the eager eyes of the group who heard about increasing food production for the people and began to explain.

First prepare the land. After turning the land, add water to soften the land and then rake it again.

The grain seeds must first be germinated and raised, and then when the seedlings are almost grown, they can be planted in the fields.

Great! The princess is indeed smart and has unique ideas despite her young age. Could you please tell me how many acres of rice you have planted and how much grain you have produced?

Siyu said calmly that she had reclaimed 500 acres of land, 300 acres of which were planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes, and 200 acres of which were planted with rice, with a total output of jin.

The emperor clapped his hands happily. "Great, great, great! This is fantastic!" With new food and ways to increase rice production, there's no need to worry about the prosperity of the Yulong Dynasty, the people going hungry, or natural disasters.

The Liping County Lady listened to the decree. "Qingzhou Prefecture, Liping County, Liping County Lady Bai Siyu has discovered a new grain variety and cultivated potatoes. Sweet potatoes have made a lasting contribution and benefited the common people by providing them with adequate food and clothing. She has also researched methods to increase rice production, increasing it severalfold. Therefore, I hereby appoint Liping County Lady Bai Siyu as Princess Changning. Her fiefdom is Qingzhou Prefecture. I order Princess Changning and Prince Xiao to jointly promote the new grain variety and rice production method by the beginning of next spring. And within two years, ensure that all the people of the Yulong Dynasty have enough to eat, and no one will starve to death..."

Siyu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor."

I will obey your order and will not fail in my mission.

Okay, Princess Changning, get up!

King Xiao, please get up too!

The Prime Minister was truly panicking at this point, and he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you cannot allow a ten-year-old girl to be a princess. This is absolutely unacceptable. Only the children of royal princes can be princesses. Moreover, what qualifications does this little girl have to be a princess?"

emperor……

I agree with this.

I agree with this.

Left Prime Minister Zhou Heng stood up and said, "Prime Minister Fang, this is wrong. We have encountered a natural disaster and asked you gentlemen to come up with ideas to solve the problem, but you gentlemen are helpless. Now you are targeting the person who is solving the problems for the people, but you are obstructing him and adding insult to injury."

We, the ministers, dare not do so. Such rewards are against the law of propriety.

Ministers siding with the emperor and concerned for the common people stood up to retort, saying, "Prime Minister Fang, your words are wrong. This only proves the emperor's wisdom, promoting the virtuous regardless of personal connections." So what if the girl is so talented? She deserves respect. So what if she's been rewarded? If even providing food and clothing for the people isn't considered meritorious service, then what is? Is standing in the hall and spouting nonsense like Prime Minister Fang enough to make it work?

The emperor was secretly pleased. Good job! Kill this old bastard.

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