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

After visiting Fu Ci, Ji Yunshuang summoned people to the council hall for a meeting.

The city gates certainly cannot be sealed off indefinitely; the perpetrators must be identified as soon as possible. Furthermore, the normal lives of the people within the city must be maintained.

To maintain the normal lives of people in the city, the most important thing is to ensure their basic needs.

The rice and vegetables that the residents of Jingyang City ate were mainly transported in and sold by merchants or farmers from outside the city.

Now that the city gates are closed, things from outside can't be brought in.

If this problem is not solved, things will definitely get messy.

This might be a big problem for others, but for Ji Yunshuang, it's just a small matter.

After arranging matters such as catching spies, Ji Yunshuang summoned the city magistrate to inquire about the current prices of goods in the city, as well as how long the city's food and vegetable supplies could last.

The current magistrate of Jingyang City is named Qiu Shan.

He was originally the assistant mayor, whose main responsibility was to assist the magistrate in his work.

At that time, a plague struck Jingyang City, and the former city magistrate found a way to escape with Fu Jiayou.

He actually had a chance to leave, but he didn't run away.

Instead, he stayed, wanting to do his job as well as possible. Unfortunately, he also contracted the plague.

After learning of his deeds, Lu Yinheng promoted him to the position of magistrate of Jingyang City.

After assuming the position of city magistrate, Qiu Shan continued to perform his duties diligently as always. He was also fully aware of the current situation in Jingyang City.

After bowing to Ji Yunshuang, he began to speak in detail.

It's winter now, and fresh vegetables are scarce.

Moreover, this year there were floods, and many places were affected, resulting in a poor vegetable harvest.

Nowadays, the main types of vegetables sold in the city are okra, radish, cabbage, and mustard greens.

Of these vegetables, radishes are the cheapest, costing only two coins per pound.

Although it only costs two coins per pound, the radishes are weighed, and buying one radish often costs five or six coins.

Chinese cabbage and mustard greens are more expensive than radishes, ranging from three to five dollars. Prices vary depending on the quality of the vegetables and the time of year.

Winter mallow is the most expensive, selling for six or seven coins per pound.

Chives and scallions, which are even rarer than okra, are priced exceptionally high.

Moreover, they are extremely sought after.

These dishes are often sold out as soon as they are put on the market.

Because of the scarcity of vegetables in winter, vegetable prices are particularly high this year. Food processing workshops are producing novel products such as konjac snacks and pickled bamboo shoots, which are not only unique in appearance but also taste exceptionally good, making them extremely popular.

However, the food processing workshops were located outside the city, and the workshop managers would usually arrange for someone to deliver the freshly made food into the city to sell every morning.

The city gates were closed early, and the food from the food processing workshops hadn't had time to be delivered into the city.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of vegetables, grains, and other food supplies in the city.

After Qiu Shan finished explaining the specific situation in the city, he boldly added, "Your Majesty, if the most basic supplies for the people in the city cannot be provided, I'm afraid that if this goes on for too long, chaos will break out."

Ji Yunshuang said, "You don't need to worry about that. Just gather a group of people to come and collect the vegetables and grain. I don't care who you bring, but you have to sell the vegetables and grain I give you at the market price."

All the money from the sale of vegetables and grains will be used for public works in Jingyang City.

Furthermore, if someone purchases large quantities of vegetables and grains, there's no need to stop them. However, you must secretly note down who makes these large purchases and then report back to me.”

Qiu Shan was somewhat taken aback.

Ji Yunshuang's words conveyed a great deal of meaning.

Besides the fact that she could produce enough food for an entire city dweller at once, it also suggested that someone might use this opportunity to cause trouble.

He had heard some rumors about this emperor...

Could it really be as the rumors say?

A myriad of emotions surged within him, but he quickly suppressed them and respectfully bowed to Ji Yunshuang, saying, "Your subject will take care of it immediately."

Qiu Shan left and quickly gathered a group of people.

Among these people were market vendors and government officials.

Everyone was both nervous and excited when they heard that they would be able to see His Majesty the Divine Lord today.

Putting aside whether he's a divine being or not, His Majesty alone is not someone ordinary people can meet. Moreover, many of them believe that Ji Yunshuang is a deity.

Upon seeing Ji Yunshuang, everyone knelt on the ground and worshipped her devoutly.

"Everyone, please stand up! I believe Mayor Qiu has already told you the purpose of my call for you all today, so I won't repeat it here. In short, I hope that we can all work together to catch those rats hiding in the shadows, and at the same time, make our lives better and better."

After Ji Yunshuang finished speaking, she moved several large baskets of cabbage, radish, and turnips out of her spatial storage.

These were all things she had stored in her spatial storage before the apocalypse.

The space she used specifically for storing things was designed to keep food fresh.

These vegetables all look like they were just put into the space, and they look very fresh.

Modern planting techniques are far more advanced than those of this era.

The vegetables that Ji Yunshuang brought out were not only fresh, but also large in size.

Seeing the dishes that Ji Yunshuang had conjured out of thin air, everyone gasped involuntarily. Those who had just stood up all knelt down again, shouting things like "A divine intervention!" and "Long live the Divine Emperor!"

To everyone's surprise, Ji Yunshuang's actions did not stop.

Besides radishes and cabbages, which they had seen before, Ji Yunshuang also brought cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflower, eggplants, onions, and other vegetables that they had never even seen before.

In addition to vegetables, Ji Yunshuang also took out several electronic scales from her space.

She pointed to the radishes and cabbages and said to Qiu Shan, "These vegetables are sold at the same prices as in the old market."

Then she pointed to vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers and said, "These are rare varieties of vegetables, so the price will be slightly higher. You can decide on the specific price."

As Qiu Shan replied, he was about to kneel and kowtow again, but Ji Yunshuang raised her hand to stop him, saying, "Magistrate Qiu, there's no need for such formalities. Business is important. Let me teach you how to recognize this new scale and how to use it."

Qiu Shan said, "Then I will be impolite."

Ji Yunshuang taught him how to use the electronic scale, and then raised her hand and moved a tablet computer out of the space.

He opened the food video above and said, "These are cooking methods for several fresh dishes. When you sell them, you can show a few samples to demonstrate them; it will make the sales effect even better."

This was the first time everyone had ever seen a tablet computer.

They had never seen anything like it before.

It was just a thin thing, made of some unknown material. Yet, images and sounds were emanating from inside.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

What kind of magical artifact is this?

But soon, everyone forgot about what kind of magical artifact it was.

They were quickly drawn to the dishes inside.

Even in years when there were no wars or natural disasters, not everyone could eat fresh vegetables in winter.

Not to mention that this year's situation is special, and many of them can only eat fresh vegetables once every few days.

Many people couldn't help but swallow hard when they saw the fresh vegetables that Ji Yunshuang had taken out.

Even if it's raw, they'd still want to hold it and take a bite.

I'm really craving fresh vegetables.

It's easy to imagine how tempting it would be to see those vegetables they'd never seen before on the screen, transformed into all sorts of delicious and visually appealing dishes.

For a time, many people were drooling.

While everyone was learning how to cook the new type of vegetables, Qiu Shan quickly learned how to use the electronic scale.

Looking at the electronic scale that could quickly weigh vegetables simply by placing them on it, he thought to himself, "It's so useful!"

In the past, when the imperial court collected grain, it often used containers such as sheng, dou, and hu to calculate the weight. In addition to these containers, people also commonly used steelyard balances.

But none of these weighing methods can compare to the electronic scale that Ji Yunshuang brought out.

Electronic scales are convenient to use, fast, and highly accurate.

It truly lives up to its reputation as something used by immortals; it is truly extraordinary.

After sighing inwardly, Qiu Shan thought of the vegetables that Ji Yunshuang had brought out.

In his eyes, the dishes Ji Yunshuang brought out must be for immortals. Look at those radishes and cabbages, how big and how well they've grown.

Not to mention vegetables like cucumbers and tomatoes, which they had never even seen before.

To sustain the lives of the city's residents, selling radishes and cabbages at their usual prices is acceptable. But other vegetables can't be sold cheaply as well.

In particular, he heard that two of the vegetables could be eaten directly, both as vegetables and as fruits.

He thought for a moment, then came to Ji Yunshuang and said, “Your Majesty, these new varieties of vegetables are all priceless treasures. How about we raise the prices of some of these rare vegetables, and auction off the other two, which can be sold as both fruit and vegetable, in the city? We can take this opportunity to hold an auction.”

Ji Yunshuang nodded and said, "We can hold an auction, but don't advertise any other effects."

These are just ordinary vegetables; eating them won't grant immortality or eternal youth, at most they'll just taste better.

Qiu Shan hurriedly lowered his head and agreed.

Ji Yunshuang thought for a moment and then said, "We can also take this opportunity to promote the seeds of these vegetables. I will give you some seeds to sell."

Qiu Shan asked in surprise, "We can grow these vegetables here too?"

Although Ji Yunshuang said that eating these vegetables would not grant immortality or eternal youth.

But those are vegetables that even gods eat!

Can they actually grow it?

Although he didn't ask these questions aloud, Ji Yunshuang could tell from his expression that he was puzzled.

She said, "Of course, there are certain requirements for the environment and soil. As long as the environment and soil meet the requirements, then as long as you master the planting techniques, you can plant it."

Qiu Shan said, "There must be many people who want to grow these vegetables. I wonder what the price is?"

Ji Yunshuang said, "The price of the seeds should be lower, and it would be best to ensure that every person who wants to grow them can buy them. However, how the seeds will be sold can be arranged later. Right now, the most important thing is to maintain order in the city and catch the spies hiding in the shadows."