No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 445 Captivity

The situation in Goryeo is indeed not very good.

Otherwise, the King of Goryeo would not have been so shameless as to come up with such a trick to extort money.

This typhoon was so severe that most people's houses were destroyed.

Especially those near the sea, the entire village was overturned, and the family’s property was naturally blown away.

What’s more serious is that the waves rolled in and swept away many people.

The royal palace was also damaged, and many people inside were injured.

Not only is post-disaster reconstruction a huge project, but people are also having trouble getting food during this period.

If we don't seek help from the suzerain country, our country might be destroyed.

Because the people can't survive!

In the court, the Ministry of Rites reported the news, and Emperor Kangxi also felt compassion.

After all, when the people suffered a disaster, whether they were from the native land or in the vassal states, it was his people who were suffering.

He asked for everyone's opinions: "My dear ministers, do you have any ideas?"

The ministers were discussing very intensely, but when it came time to stand up and make a statement, they all looked at the ministers.

The ministers did not speak, but turned their eyes to the prince standing beside them.

This had never happened before when attending court.

Since Emperor Kangxi gave the crown prince power, regardless of how he performed, his status was indeed raised.

Now he is truly second to none.

In all court meetings, big or small, whenever Emperor Kangxi wanted to ask for everyone's opinions, everyone would wait for him to speak first.

At first, the prince felt embarrassed. After all, he had to use his brain, and he was afraid of making mistakes.

But later I found out that no matter what he said, the people in his team were able to make it right.

Then you can just do it with confidence? !

Especially the ministers on Prime Minister Suo's side, aren't they there to protect him?

And recently he discovered that even the eldest brother's relative Mingxiang began to follow his lead.

In this court, except for the emperor who is still sitting at the top, it seems that most people have started to listen to him!

He feels proud and proud now.

Now everyone was looking at him to make a decision. He said angrily, "As the suzerain state, even if the Qing Dynasty leaks a little from the cracks of its fingernails, it would be enough to save a small country..."

Of course, his opinion was to fully support and help Goryeo with post-disaster reconstruction.

In this way, this small vassal state felt the power of the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't it be even more grateful?

And since this idea was proposed by the crown prince of the time, he would be even more submissive to him.

During this period, officials from the Ministry of Revenue complained that the national treasury was not well-off and they were not sure whether they could survive the disaster safely.

If we really support them with all our strength, won’t our own family be in trouble?

Of course the prince's men fought back, saying that there were only a few people in Goryeo and how much money could it cost?

Besides, the money and food given this year are not given for free. We will ask them to pay us back double in the future anyway.

Everyone started arguing.

The Fourth Master stood below without saying a word, because what he said wouldn't count anyway.

However, everyone was arguing so much that no one noticed the ugly look on Emperor Kangxi's face.

The fourth master thought: It seems someone is going to be unlucky again~

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When Lin Mingyan heard the news that the Korean delegation had left, she could have stuffed an egg into her mouth. "Did they really leave? They took your Liuli with them and gave it back to the sweet potato?"

"Yes, the Ministry of Revenue paid almost no money," the Fourth Master happily drank tea from a small teapot.

Lin Mingyan: "So, in the end, you and I are the only ones making money?"

you do not say.

The glassware in Fourth Master's possession would not be given to the court for free. They were all bought by the Ministry of Rites using this year's work funds.

In order to help the Goryeo people overcome their difficulties, the Ministry of Rites also purchased a lot of sweet potatoes for them to take away.

After all, this is food. Goryeo is suffering from a disaster now, and isn’t food the most lacking thing?

what?

You said there are still houses?

It's summer now and the weather is not cold. If you hurry up and cut down some trees, you can still build a cabin before winter comes.

Oh.

Can you still give me money?

No, the funding for you comes from the Ministry of Rites’ own pocket, and it’s difficult for us too!

In this way, the Goryeo delegation was sent away.

"You made a lot of money, didn't you?" The Fourth Master pinched her nose lightly.

Lin Mingyan: "Of course not. I was shocked when Wei Wu brought the silver to me."

She usually doesn't sell sweet potatoes.

Firstly, sweet potatoes don’t taste very good and cannot be sold at a high price.

Secondly, she also built a vermicelli processing factory, which mainly processes vermicelli and then sells it.

But this time, all the sweet potatoes in stock were sold, and the price was almost the same as vermicelli. Wouldn’t that be a huge profit?

"Am I not using funds from the national treasury?" Lin Mingyan asked a little fearfully.

The Fourth Master works in the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites asked her to buy sweet potatoes at a high price. Why does this feel like a crime?

She doesn't need this little money, so she must not implicate the Fourth Master.

The Fourth Master smiled and said, "This is what the Emperor meant. It's compensation for the fright you suffered last time."

In fact, it was compensation for him. After all, he was expelled from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Rites and did not gain any benefits.

"That's not right, there's no need to raise the price," Lin Mingyan is not someone with such low awareness.

Money is something you can't bring with you when you are born and you can't take it with you when you die, so there is no need for her to take advantage of it.

The Fourth Master's smile widened. "We didn't pay for this money either. Although it's being paid to Gao Li now, the interest earned over the past three years has doubled the money back."

Yes, this funding is not given to Goryeo for free.

Giving you emergency assistance is one thing, but you will have to pay it back when the time comes.

Lin Mingyan: "What if they also plant sweet potatoes and send them back twice as many?"

Everyone can grow sweet potatoes, this is very likely the case.

The Fourth Master put down the small kettle and said, "Cha Cha, why don't you come with me and take up duty?"

"You are much more powerful than most officials in the Ministry of Rites."

Those idiots really didn't think of this.

If the Minister of Rites had not shown it to him out of concern, the Ministry of Rites might have been able to recover twice the amount of sweet potatoes three years later.

"Isn't that so?" Lin Mingyan was confident.

Fourth Master: "I'll convert it into silver. We'll only accept silver then!"

Lin Mingyan smiled and gave him a thumbs up. This was the man she liked.

After the Goryeo delegation left, the Fourth Master felt relieved for a while.

However, I heard that the prince's life is not easy. He is either scolded and humiliated in the court today, or punished in the palace tomorrow.

Even many people around him were denigrated openly or covertly.

No one knew how the prince had offended Emperor Kangxi, but no one took it as a big deal. After all, it was natural for a father to scold his son.

But no one expected that Emperor Kangxi would scold the prince and confine him to the Eastern Palace.

That night, someone arrested the retired Suo Etu and took him to the clan office, where he was imprisoned...