Parents are busy farming

Ye Zifen was surprised at the emperor's performance today, wondering how he could say such conscientious words.

In her opinion, the emperor only had the idea that all under heaven belongs to the king and all the people in the world are the king's subjects.

However, she was not stupid enough to ask directly. Instead, she said, "These are what we should do as citizens of Daxia."

The emperor was very pleased with these words. He thought for a moment and said, "I will not let you suffer any loss."

After hearing this, Ye Zifen rolled her eyes and said, "If the emperor is upset, how about this? I will give half of the grain I exchanged from overseas to the court until the drought in Daxia ends. In exchange, my maritime trade will be tax-free for ten years after the drought ends. Do you think this is okay?"

The emperor suddenly didn't know what to say. This little girl was too smart.

The drought was over and Daxia needed to recuperate, while overseas trade stimulated Daxia's development.

Taxes from coastal ports are the largest source of income for the national treasury. If Ye Zifen's condition was agreed to, it would undoubtedly be giving her a large amount of gold, silver and other valuables.

But it would be almost unjustifiable not to give it to her. Not to mention her grandfather, he himself had invested a lot of money, manpower and material resources in Da Xia Chao.

The emperor was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Ten years is not enough, five years at most! And it must be the first five years after the drought ends."

Ye Zifen felt a little disappointed when she heard this, but she also knew that this was the biggest concession the emperor could make, which was almost what she expected.

After all, tax-free rights for maritime trade are also a considerable loss for the country.

So she nodded to show her agreement.

"Okay, it's settled then. I hope we can all keep our promise." Ye Zifen said.

The emperor nodded slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He had to admit that the woman in front of him did have extraordinary wisdom and courage. Although the conditions she proposed were a bit harsh, they were also reasonable.

Ye Zifen suggested: "Why don't you set up a special official position at the port to monitor and collect the grain we bring back, so that we can ensure that every harvest can be properly handled."

The emperor looked at her, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then asked: "You still don't have confidence in yourself? Do you need someone to supervise you?"

Ye Zifen smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, I have full confidence in myself, but in order for you to clearly understand how much grain we get back each time, you'd better send a trustworthy person to supervise. In this way, you will have a clear idea and know whether the tax revenue for the past five years is worth it."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded slightly to show his understanding. He understood Ye Zifen's good intentions.

But I still deliberately said: "I know what you mean, you just want me to know how much grain you contributed to the court, so that I can remember your girl's contribution!"

Then he added: "Okay, I will arrange a reliable person to supervise, and I will also send someone to transport the food brought back each time. So, is the half of the food you keep enough to feed the people under you?"

Ye Zifen replied confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's enough. If it weren't for the need to maintain the normal operation of every voyage in the future, I could even leave all the food to the court. After all, these are the results of our joint efforts."

This sentence contains some flattering elements.

The emperor couldn't help but sigh, secretly thinking in his heart that this girl was truly admirable.

He did not spend a penny, but was willing to donate half of his wealth to the court. This spirit of selfless dedication is truly rare.

The emperor and Ye Zifen were silent for a while, and then the emperor said, "I intend to confer the title of Grand Princess of Daxia on your grandmother. Do you have any objection to this?"

Ye Zifen looked at the emperor with some confusion, not quite understanding why he asked that.

But she answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, logically you should not ask me about this matter, but ask my uncle or cousin. Besides, my grandmother has passed away, this is just a posthumous title, giving the deceased a mourning honor, and I have no objection."

Ye Zifen continued, "By the way, my eldest cousin is Wang Chuanxing, who ranked fourth in the second class of this imperial examination. I'm sure Your Majesty has met him before."

In fact, the emperor did not care much about the posthumous title bestowed upon his cousin. He just hoped to find a suitable excuse to give Ye Zifen some rewards.

However, to his surprise, Ye Zifen did not relate this to herself, but instead mentioned the Wang family.

The Wang family's current descendants are all adopted, and the emperor originally did not take them seriously.

But after Ye Zifen mentioned it, he suddenly realized that he couldn't give others any chance to talk about him.

After all, if Ye Zifen was directly rewarded, it might cause dissatisfaction among other ministers. But if the title was given to her grandmother, the Wang family had to be rewarded.

Because they are the ones who really deserve the benefits, it seems he still needs to think about how to confer titles on the royal family, which would be more appropriate.

He thought carefully about the fourth place in Class 2, and the man's appearance gradually emerged in his mind.

He is not very old, about twenty years old, with a gentle face and good looks, which makes people feel good about him.

For some reason, when he thought of this person, he couldn't help but think of the marriage of Princess Anle that the Queen mentioned a few days ago.

That child was his first granddaughter, and her father was the prince born to this queen later.

The Queen naturally loved and valued her a little more, so the girl's marriage had to be considered carefully.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that Wang Chuanxing and Princess Anle were quite a good match.

So, an idea came to his mind. It would be better to directly issue an edict to grant the marriage between Wang Chuanxing and Princess Anle. In this way, he could not only stop the gossips of the people, but also create a good marriage.

Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to discuss this matter with the queen.

By the way, let the Queen meet Wang Chuanxing to see if she is satisfied with this marriage.

However, at this moment, he still let Ye Zifen leave the palace first.

It's not that I don't want to keep her in the palace, but the child herself won't be happy about it, and it will also make the harem and the front court worry too much. It's better to keep things simple!

Just wait until he rewards this girl.

He warned, "Tomorrow, all the civil and military officials will leave the city. You must wait at the city gate. You only need to follow me."

When Ye Zifen heard that she could leave the palace, she was very happy and nodded obediently, "Okay! I know what to do."

Afterwards, Ye Zifen left the palace overnight and returned to Fukelai.

She was busy preparing what she would need for tomorrow, especially carefully selecting a set of tight clothes, ready to show off her heroic appearance tomorrow.