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

The soldiers who returned this time had set off from the east gate and were heading towards Shengcheng. Following Ji Yunshuang's orders, the soldiers set out to search for monsters outside the city.

The soldiers encountered monsters along the way, but not many. Moreover, they noticed that these monsters seemed considerably weaker than before.

They couldn't quite pinpoint exactly where it was weak. They just felt it was different from the monsters they had encountered before.

Fearing unforeseen circumstances, the team leader led his men to continue eastward in search of the monster, while sending Duan Wu back to report to Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang had suspected something when she killed the witch. However, it was just a guess at the time, and she wasn't entirely sure.

Hearing Duan Wu's answer, the anxiety that had been weighing on her mind these past few days finally subsided.

It seems her judgment was correct.

After the witch and her other master insect were killed, the insects were leaderless and lost their command.

Their ability to reproduce is entirely due to the relationship between the priestess and the main insect.

Now that the witch and the chief insect have been killed, they can no longer reproduce indefinitely. Once all the scattered multi-headed monsters are wiped out, the world will return to peace.

As Ji Yunshuang thought about it, her mood unconsciously improved a bit.

She told Duan Wu that she had killed the priestess and the chief insect, and that the monster was now much weaker than before because it no longer had the priestess and the chief insect's command.

He instructed them, "When you are searching for monsters, you must be very careful. Once you kill them all, our world will be able to return to peace."

Upon hearing this, Duan Wu's eyes immediately reddened.

Finally, finally, I see hope!

He knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Ji Yunshuang, saying, "Your Majesty is righteous, and all the people in the world will thank Your Majesty! You saved them."

"Get up! It's not all thanks to me alone. It's all thanks to your trust and support that we've come this far."

As Ji Yunshuang spoke, she personally helped Duan Wu up and then reached out to bring out tea, fruit, and pastries from her spatial storage, offering them to Duan Wu.

“You must have had a long journey. Sit down and have something to eat, then tell me about the situation in Shengcheng.”

Duan Wu watched as Ji Yunshuang raised her hand, and countless dishes appeared on the table. He felt both amazed and extremely honored.

He sat down in the chair, feeling dizzy and unsure of what to do with his hands and feet.

Ji Yunshuang noticed his nervousness and gently started a conversation about refugee resettlement.

Listening to Ji Yunshuang's gentle words, Duan Wu gradually lost his previous tension.

But the mention of refugees reminded him of the horrific scenes he had witnessed along the way, and his heart clenched again. He said, "It's terrible. Sometimes we passed through several villages, only to find them deserted. We rescued some refugees along the way, but only a few. I'm afraid most of the people in Shengcheng have already perished."

Ji Yunshuang had anticipated this. She wasn't surprised at all.

Hearing it with my own ears still made me feel a little depressed.

She rubbed her temples and said, "Take more pills with you this time and do your best to save people. Settle the rescued refugees properly. Tell them that I will not abandon them and that there will be new policies to benefit the people in the future."

"Yes!" Duan Wu replied hastily.

After Ji Yunshuang talked about some details about the resettlement of refugees, she took out some pills from her spatial storage and gave them to Duan Wu.

Besides the pills, she also gave him a lot of pastries and fruits to take on his journey. She didn't say more, but Duan Wu knew that His Majesty would never mistreat them.

Full of energy, he rested briefly before setting off to deliver a message to his captain.

Ji Yunshuang then summoned the court officials to discuss the resettlement of the refugees.

Although the monsters have not been completely eliminated and King Qi Jing has not yet been dealt with, the resettlement of refugees and the terms of implementation must be discussed and agreed upon as soon as possible.

For the refugees, seeing a resettlement plan sooner would put their anxieties at ease sooner.

Only when the people can settle down and truly submit to her rule can the country be stable.

Once the people truly accepted her, no matter how much King Jing of Qi tried to sow discord and incite the people, he could not stir up any trouble.

She came from humble beginnings and understood the feelings of ordinary people best.

For ordinary people, they may not care who becomes emperor. What they care about is who will feed them, who will reduce taxes, and who will allow them to live a better life.

Therefore, she raised several points.

The measures included: first, land allocation; second, exemption from all agricultural taxes; and third, birth incentives.

Each family that has an additional child can receive a certain amount of grain from the imperial court each year, and this grain can continue to be received until the child reaches a certain age.

In addition to land distribution, the first two years also saw the distribution of relief grain and improved seeds.

She outlined the general direction, and the court officials were to follow that direction, refine the plan, and discuss the specific implementation details to avoid any problems during execution.

The court officials were all somewhat taken aback.

The State of Qi had faced disasters before and implemented policies to resettle refugees. But no ruler had ever introduced such a beneficial policy as Ji Yunshuang.

This... truly opened their eyes.

Seeing everyone staring at her, with several officials even gaping in astonishment, Ji Yunshuang asked, "Is there a problem?"

Seeing that Ji Yunshuang was all smiles and did not seem angry, Di Jiao knelt down and said, "Your Majesty... I dare to ask, after all agricultural taxes are abolished, where will the court's future financial expenditures come from?"

Ji Yunshuang said, "We can exempt agriculture from taxes, but increase taxes on industry and commerce. In addition, we can vigorously develop trade with neighboring countries, thereby increasing tariffs and import and export tariffs."

Upon hearing Ji Yunshuang's words, the court officials all showed expressions of sudden realization. So that's how it can be done!

Some people thought to themselves, "As expected of a god, his mind is truly brilliant!"

How could someone come up with such a great idea!

Fan Hongmiao, however, was somewhat puzzled and whispered, "Your Majesty, if we want to do business with the surrounding countries, then we won't fight them, right?"

Ji Yunshuang said, "When did I say we were going to fight them? What good would it do us besides wasting manpower and resources?"

Rather than fighting them, causing suffering throughout the country and disrupting the lives of the people, it would be better for us to develop agriculture and industry, trade with them, and earn money and grain from them.”

"Yes, yes, yes! War is tough on civilians, it's tough on soldiers, and it's tough on soldiers' families too..."

"It's good that there's no war!"

"The current situation in Daqi is not suitable for war! It is time to recuperate and rebuild!"

"Your Majesty is truly wise!"

……

Many court officials echoed this sentiment.