My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Fu Ci had a terrible headache, and finally couldn't help but look at Ji Yunshuang. His junior sister was clever and resourceful; perhaps she had a solution.

Meeting Fu Ci's expectant gaze, Ji Yunshuang said, "If the young master is willing, he can issue a bond in the name of the imperial court."

Fu Ci asked in confusion, "What are bonds?"

Ji Yunshuang said, "It means borrowing money and grain from the people in the name of the imperial court. After we get through this crisis, we will repay the principal to the people and also pay some interest. It's like we are borrowing grain from the people to get through this crisis."

Fu Ci said, "This is a good idea. However, with the constant warfare these past two years, the amount of grain we can borrow from the people is probably not much, and it won't be enough to help us get through this difficult time."

“The people certainly don’t have much grain on hand; they mainly borrow it from large merchants.”

Ji Yunshuang said, "In addition, I found some wild potatoes on the mountain and tried planting them in the manor. Now it's time to harvest them."

The steward of the village said that these wild potatoes can yield three to four thousand catties per mu. Originally, I planned to keep all these wild potatoes and use them as seeds to distribute to the people so as to increase their harvest and allow more people to have enough to eat.

The situation is urgent; we can only allocate some of those wild potatoes to help the disaster victims.

Fu Ci was so shocked that he subconsciously asked, "Can such a high output really be achieved?"

Not to mention Fu Ci's shock, even Lu Yinheng was filled with disbelief.

In his previous life, after the Great Zhou Dynasty quelled the war, he had considered vigorously developing agriculture. After many years of hard work, he did manage to increase the yield of some crops.

However, those achievements were insignificant compared to the wild potatoes that Ji Yunshuang mentioned.

It's obvious without even thinking that this must be advanced technology from her world...

Ji Yunshuang said, "This is the first time planting, and the farmers haven't fully mastered the planting methods yet. If they plant it a few more times and master the methods, the yield should be able to increase."

After all, in modern times, the highest yield of sweet potatoes can reach 8,000 jin (4,000 kg).

Fu Ci, of course, completely believed what Ji Yunshuang said.

He was just too shocked.

He hadn't expected that Ji Yunshuang had already found wild potatoes and had the people of the manor plant them! Moreover, she had planned to distribute these wild potatoes to the people so that they could grow them.

She was not only exceptionally capable, but also incredibly thoughtful. He used to be arrogant, but compared to his junior sister, she was far inferior.

He couldn't help but feel a bit conflicted.

I felt both admiration and a touch of envy...

Fortunately, she was just a woman.

If it were a man, the situation would probably be even more tense now.

He suppressed his complicated emotions and said, "Junior Sister has really been a great help this time. If it weren't for the wild potatoes she planted in advance, I don't know how we would have gotten through this crisis. It's a real pity. Wild potatoes have such a high yield. If they could be planted on a large scale, we would definitely have a bumper harvest next year."

“There’s nothing we can do about it. We can’t just ignore the disaster victims for the sake of production,” Lu Yinheng said. “Let’s discuss the national debt issue first.”

To issue national bonds, the first step is to gain the trust of the people. In addition, the person in charge must be of impeccable character and outstanding ability.

If one's abilities are not outstanding, I'm afraid no one will believe in national debt.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty is currently in dire straits and looks like it could collapse at any moment.

While Ji Yunshuang and her group claimed to be issuing national bonds in the name of the imperial court, everyone in the know understood that they would inevitably clash with the emperor sooner or later.

Whether they will ultimately gain control of the country is still uncertain.

Buying government bonds from them now is tantamount to seeking refuge, or even gambling.

If you win the bet, you will naturally receive a high return. But if you lose the bet, you may lose a large sum of money.

It even reached the emperor, who then targeted him...

Lu Yinheng and Fu Ci both understood that this was not an easy task. After pondering for a moment, Fu Ci said, "This time, Junior Sister led people to save the lives of everyone in the city."

Among us, if we're talking about who has the most trust from the people, it has to be our junior sister. It's more suitable for her to take the lead in this matter. I'm willing to bring my people and fully cooperate with her.”

Lu Yinheng looked at Fu Ci, subtly observing him.

Was he genuinely praising Shuangshuang, or was he becoming wary?

Although he could tell that Fu Ci had other feelings for Ji Yunshuang, he secretly thought about it several times.

But he also understood best that in the eyes of people like them, love was the least valuable thing. He wouldn't let his guard down just because Fu Ci had some feelings for Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang did not take any precautions against Fu Ci.

In truth, neither Fu Ci nor Prince Rui would make a move against her at this juncture. After all, she still held considerable value for them. Given their personalities, they would never act at this time.

As for the future, we'll talk about that later!

She wasn't worried at all about falling out with them.

The most important thing now is to work together to overcome the difficulties we face. After thinking for a moment, she also felt that, at present, she was the most suitable candidate.

By doing this, she can also take Qi Yue into consideration.

She nodded and said, "I'll handle the matter of the national debt! However, it certainly won't be quick to use the national debt to raise grain."

I've already sent word that a batch of wild potatoes from the mountain village should arrive soon, and we'll use those potatoes to settle the refugees first.