Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

I came from a poor family. My father died early and my mother passed away a few years ago.

The only daughter is the emperor's woman. If the emperor can continue to be so courageous, then what would it matter if he sacrifices his life to accompany the gentleman?

Thinking of this, Leng Wuqin boldly opened the microphone and said, "The Dongxia Dynasty is extremely corrupt. Corrupt officials are everywhere, and corruption is protected by all officials. The military supplies and fodder are already insufficient, and after being exploited by each level, there is even less that actually reaches the soldiers."

"Well, you are indeed my good father-in-law. You have pointed out a very important problem of our dynasty so sharply. My dear ministers, please do not think that the Prime Minister and I are exaggerating. Just a small doctor in the Ministry of Personnel can embezzle tens of thousands of taels of silver. Then what about his superior? The Minister of Personnel? The Ministry of Personnel is a place with little money, but it has become so corrupt. What about the Ministry of Revenue, which has even more money? Most of the empty treasury has been divided up by you, a group of corrupt officials. But I said that I will not pursue the past. You know whether you are greedy or not, and I know it even more clearly. If you don't believe me, come and try. I can clearly tell you how many taels you have embezzled, even to the exact amount of coins. Minister of Revenue, do you want to try?"

All the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue who were named by the emperor were sweating profusely. Now the emperor directly pulled out the Minister of Revenue and scared him to his knees.

"Your Majesty, I did make mistakes in my youth and ignorance. I swear from this day forward that I will not be greedy for a single cent. I will voluntarily return what I have embezzled. I thank Your Majesty for granting me this opportunity to serve the people of Dongxia. I will reflect on myself every day and be a good official who is honest and upright for the country and its people."

"Okay, Minister of Revenue, I will remember what you said today. What will you do if I catch you embezzling money in the future?"

"Your humble servant is willing to be punished by lingchi."

"Well, I am very pleased with what you have said. If every minister were as virtuous as the Minister of Revenue, Dongxia would surely prosper. Prime Minister, please continue."

Leng Wuqin's heart, which had been cold after years of being immersed in officialdom, was actually warmed up by Leng Qingyi's words.

"In my opinion, this matter is not difficult to resolve."

"Speak quickly."

"From now on, the military supplies and fodder allocated by the Emperor to the soldiers at the border can be announced to the world, and the military camp can send its own personnel to transport them. If the military situation is urgent and no manpower can be transferred, the decree for allocating fodder can be posted at the border first, and the people and soldiers can jointly supervise whether the fodder is sufficient."

"Alright, although this plan is a bit troublesome, it is the best way to resolve this matter quickly. Minister of War, do you understand?"

The Minister of War, who was named, felt a tremor in his heart, but when he thought of the Minister of Revenue who had just expressed his loyalty, he was unwilling to be left behind.

After all, any discerning person could see that their young emperor was really going to take the throne, and the emperor was really barefoot and not afraid of those who wore shoes.

"I will personally supervise this matter and ensure that the soldiers do not suffer a single cent of food shortage."

"Well, what will you do if your subordinates pretend to obey but actually disobey?"

"I will kill him."

"What if it's your confidant?"

"I don't have any confidants who would disregard the lives of their soldiers."

"Okay, I'll see what you do in the future."

"I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations."

"Okay, Prime Minister, continue to talk about what we should do about the people's hardship."

"Your Majesty, there are many reasons for this matter and it cannot be changed overnight."

"That's fine. Tell me your opinion first. I know you climbed up from the bottom step by step, so you understand the hardships of the common people best. Tell it to these noble families who are out of touch with the world."

"Yes, ordinary people have a few acres of thin land at home, and they rely on these acres to survive all year round. However, the price of grain is low, but the daily food and clothing that people need is not cheap. Even if the weather is good and there are no diseases or disasters, they can barely support their families. If they get sick or encounter a natural disaster, it will be a disaster."

"Indeed, Minister of Revenue, do you know how many people die of starvation or disease every year?"

The Minister of Revenue, who had already seen almost all the major and minor affairs of the Ministry of Revenue over the years because he had been the focus of attention, immediately became arrogant.

"Your Majesty, in the past decade, when the weather was good and there was no political unrest, hundreds of thousands of people starved to death every year. In the previous dynasty, there were three years of drought, famine, and plague, which killed nearly a million people in that year. And this is only the number registered with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Some people in remote areas, far away from towns, are not registered as household registration. Many ordinary people have daughters who are not registered and are sold directly until they are in their teens. Therefore, the number of people who starved to death is likely even higher."

"My dear ministers, do you know how long one tael of silver can sustain a family of four or five? One tael of silver can sustain an average family of five for half a year. You may have just thought you were only greedy for a few hundred or a few thousand taels, but do you know that these few hundred or a few thousand taels could have saved hundreds or even thousands of lives?"

Looking at the guilty, indifferent and disdainful expressions of the ministers below, Leng Qingyi felt that some people should be thrown into exile to live out those days.

She didn't need these people to use their wealth to help the people, she just wanted them to give them a way to survive.

If they can't do this, then let them live that kind of life themselves.

"Prime Minister, please continue."

"Yes, this situation cannot be resolved overnight. For now, I believe the most important issue to be resolved is how to ensure that the people have enough to eat."

"Then according to what the Prime Minister said, how can we ensure that every citizen has enough to eat?"

"I believe that the people's farming efficiency is too low, and the agricultural tools need to be improved. If we can improve farming efficiency by improving agricultural tools, we can reclaim more acres of wasteland, and the people's living standards will be improved."

"Prime Minister, that's easy to say. You just said that the people are so poor, how could they have the energy and time to research how to improve farm tools?"

Leng Qing looked at the Minister of Works who spoke and curled his lips slightly.

This guy really knows how to walk into a gun barrel, she likes it.

"How could I not know that the Ministry of Works established by our dynasty is just sitting there doing nothing? I want to ask you what all those people in the Ministry of Works are busy with every day? Let me ask you another question: how many of you have seen the farm tools used by the people today, and how many of you have studied how to improve the efficiency of these tools?"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works is naturally busy researching important matters like building bridges, palaces, and weapons. They don't have the energy to study such useless things."

Leng Qingyi was so angry that she almost laughed. She had been to so many small worlds. Not every prosperous world relied on agriculture, but without the development of agriculture, nothing would work. But this person actually said it was useless.

"Left Vice Minister of Works, right? From today on, you no longer need to attend court. You will go to my imperial farm and live and work with the farmers. Come back and report back to me in a month."