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Chu Huanyan did not answer immediately, but recalled Han Yang's appearance at today's banquet, and the four Danyue officials behind him who remained calm and did not say a word from beginning to end.

“I heard that many places in Danyue suffered from natural disasters last winter, and their grain production was not as sufficient as Tianyi’s. Although some places still maintain the habit of animal husbandry, many victims are still hungry and unable to survive. "

Chu Huanyan paused and looked at Xian Yue.

"If you were the superior, how would you choose to deal with this situation?"

Xian Yue looked confused, "Mother, how could I possibly know this?"

"Why can't you know? Think carefully about what you would choose to do if it were you." Chu Huanyan said with a smile.

During the period when she was unconscious, although Xianyue was forced by Xiao Jinzhi to inspect those shops, she also inquired about it later. Although there were some omissions, she did not have enough experience to be able to do that. It’s already pretty good.

Looking at her young lady, Xian Yue felt helpless, "My queen, you can just tell me directly. Why do you have to let me guess? After all, I can't be a person who decides national affairs in this life."

"Then do you want to be a slave for the rest of your life?" Chu Huanyan looked a little more serious and looked at Xian Yue, "Think carefully about what you would do if it were you."

Xian Yue was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Chu Huanyan was so serious, her expression suddenly became serious, and she frowned and thought carefully for a while.

"Although last year's disaster has passed, there is no guarantee that the same situation will not happen again. So what we need to do now is to figure out how to ensure that the victims can survive safely if there is another disaster."

"That's good, continue." Chu Huanyan encouraged her.

"Natural disasters are different from other disasters. Whether they will happen or not is determined by human power, so the best way is to ensure food. But the food in Danyue is insufficient, so trade it. Store more food in advance to cope with disasters At least it can ensure that the people will not go hungry."

Xian Yue's eyes lit up and her speech speed became much faster.

"Miss, does Danyue Kingdom want to exchange horses for food?"

Chu Huanyan smiled, "Think again, is it the best way to exchange horses for food?"

Xianyue frowned again and kept thinking. A horse is worth a lot of money and can buy a lot of food. It is really good when there is a food shortage.

But since the lady said this, it means it is definitely not good enough. What is the problem?

Seeing Xian Yue's frown, Chu Huanyan reminded with a smile: "Do you still remember the snow disaster in the Imperial City last year?"

Xianyue reacted immediately, "My servant understands that there are many types of natural disasters, and the time is uncertain. Although selling horses can be exchanged for a lot of money, if you stock up a large amount of food in advance, it will be troublesome to store it if it is not used."

"And if you wait until there is a disaster to buy food, you will definitely suffer a loss in price, and you may even be refused to sell it. After all, if it is really a disaster year, or the other two countries are also affected by the disaster, then food is much more important than horses. .”

"Even if everything goes well and a natural disaster occurs after purchasing grain for storage, and there happens to be food relief, it is only once. This method of buying grain in other countries is not a long-term solution."

Seeing Xian Yue getting more and more excited as she talked, the smile on Chu Huanyan's face grew stronger, "So how should we solve it?"

"Rather than just buying food from other countries, the best way is to increase the food production of our own country. For Danyue... what we need is better fertile fields and land!"

With good fields and land, you can harvest more food, and you can be self-sufficient and not rely on other countries.

Even if there is a disaster and the grain production is reduced, as long as the grain harvest is good in the first year or the first few years and the country or merchants have grain stocks, they can still cope with the crisis of food shortage. In this way, it is better than having to rely on food from other countries as soon as a disaster strikes. There are so many!

"Look, don't you think clearly?" Chu Huanyan's eyes were full of encouragement, "Xianyue, you can do more than you think. Even though you used to be the maid of Ning'an Hou Mansion, this It doesn’t mean that you have to serve others all your life.”

"But miss, this slave is serving..."

"Even if you serve me, it doesn't make any difference." Chu Huanyan interrupted Xian Yue, "Think carefully about what you are going to do in the future. I am waiting for your answer."

Xianyue looked at Chu Huanyan blankly, not knowing how to speak.

Want to do something? Besides staying with the lady, is there anything else she wants to do?

Or, is there anything else she can do?

While Xian Yue was stunned, Qin Li walked over from the other side.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is waiting for you in the Imperial Study Room."

"The people from Beimo and Danyue are gone?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"Yes, I just left the Imperial Study Room." Qin Li nodded and spoke.

"I know." Chu Huanyan glanced at Xian Yue, "You don't have to accompany me. Think carefully about what I just said."

Xianyue had a complicated expression and nodded obediently.

Qin Li looked at Xian Yue's appearance and was a little curious. After Chu Huanyan turned around, he asked in a low voice: "What did the empress want you to think about?"

"Your Majesty, let me think about it. In the future..." Xian Yue suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Although Qin Li was curious, he saw that Chu Huanyan had already walked away and did not continue to ask any more questions. He just left a sentence and went back to chat, and then quickly followed Chu Huanyan.

This place is not far from the imperial study. After walking through the paths of the two imperial gardens, you only need to walk through a corridor.

Chu Huanyan walked up the corridor, but when she turned the corner, she saw Han Yang standing at the other end.

Qin Li followed Chu Huanyan, and naturally saw him, and subconsciously frowned.

"Hasn't Prime Minister Han already left the palace? Why are you waiting here?" Qin Li's tone revealed some defensiveness.

Chu Huanyan turned her head and glanced at Qin Li. After all, they were in the palace of Tianyi Kingdom. Han Yang probably wasn't brave enough to take action here yet. Qin Li's tone seemed to be more defensive.

"I have something to tell you. I want to talk to the Queen." Han Yang's eyes stayed on Chu Huanyan.

"If you have anything to say, why didn't Prime Minister Han say it in front of the emperor? Instead, he wanted to see the empress alone." Qin Li spoke immediately.

Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows slightly, something was wrong. There was something really wrong with Qin Li's behavior.

Sensing Chu Huanyan's suspicious gaze, Qin Li's expression froze, and there was even a trace of guilt mixed with helplessness in his eyes.

I don't blame him for being too defensive. The main reason is that the emperor just told him to pay more attention in the future and try to keep the left prime minister of Danyue from having contact with the queen. After all... the other party looks very good!