Shouchun.
Yan Xiang was currently reporting to Yuan Yao.
"Not bad, not bad. Every time Duke Yan goes on a diplomatic mission, he will definitely gain something.”
Yuan Yao was very satisfied with Yan Xiang. An excellent diplomat could play a big role in a chaotic situation.
"I did everything according to Your Highness's instructions. This lowly official was just running errands. I don't deserve Your Highness's praise.”
"Alright, if I say you have done something, then you have done something. Don't be humble with me. Although I am the leader now, the throne is still held by Old Yuan. It is already the limit for me to promote you to Dahonglu.”
It was not impossible for Yuan Yaoruo to forcefully promote Yan Xiang, but the position of a Nine Ministers was already not low.
Why did he have to go against Old Yuan for an outsider? Old Yuan was such a good person!
"This lowly official is already very satisfied to be able to escape death. I am willing to serve Your Highness.”
Yan Xiang expressed his loyalty again.
"Alright, you can leave now. Remember to call Yang Hong in.”
Yuan Yao waved his hand to signal Yan Xiang to leave.
"Here."
Not long after, Yang Hong entered the hall.
"Your Highness, you are looking for this old minister."
"Hmm, how are the people from Guangling settled?”
The influx of hundreds of thousands of people into Jiujiang County would definitely impact the relatively stable social structure.
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are no problems for the time being. It's just that the land in Jiujiang County is limited. I'm afraid that not everyone can get a piece of land.
If the land issue was not resolved, the commoners would turn hostile.”
Yang Hong said worriedly.
"We encourage businesses. As long as they are citizens who migrated from Jiujiang, they will be exempted from a year's worth of business tax.”
"But how can there be so many deals to do! There will still be many people who have nothing to do."
Yuan Yao also had a headache. Once the number of idlers in society increased, the social security environment would take a turn for the worse.
If he had nothing to do every day, he might rebel one day.
There it was!
"Ask Qiao Rui to build a factory in the outskirts of Shouchun.”
"What is a factory?"
Qiao Rui was confused.
Yuan Yao spent a lot of time explaining to Yang Hong what a factory was.
"Your Highness, this is a good idea. It can solve many employment problems, but what exactly do you want them to do?”
"Oh, directly turn it into an arsenal! The imperial court paid them wages to make arrowheads for the imperial court.”
Crossbows were good stuff, especially in the south. There would definitely be water battles in the future.
Whoever had more arrows would be awesome in water battles. It was simple and crude.
"I understand. I'll do it now.”
Yang Hong prostrated himself in front of Yuan Yao. In just a few words, he had solved the problem of hundreds of thousands of people.
Yuan Yao stretched his back, then stood up from his seat and walked out of the hall.
He looked up at the sky. The sun was about to set.
"Ji Ling should have arrived at Guangling with ten thousand troops. Lu Bu and Sun Ce have been at war for some time now.”
It was better to send charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake. Yuan Yao deliberately asked Ji Ling to go a few days later so that Lu Bu and Chen Gong would know that neither of the two families would benefit from leaving.
The logic of losing the lips and the teeth being cold was very simple, but in the face of immediate benefits, many people would be blinded.
However, all of this had nothing to do with Yuan Yao for the time being. He didn't plan to get involved in the war in Guangling. Now, he just had to wait for Liu Biao to send out his troops, and then he could carry out the next step of the plan.
By the time she was done thinking, the sky had already darkened.
"Let's go. There's a new daughter-in-law today.”
Yuan Yao headed straight for his own bedroom.
After enduring for more than a year, they finally completed the three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts. Today, Er Qiao was officially brought into the palace.
As Qiao Rui held a high position in the court, she directly married the two girls over.
Therefore, Yuan Shu also returned the favor and gave a relatively high standard for the wedding. It was much more imposing than Feng Yuan, the Crown Princess.
Yuan Yao had just entered his own palace when a little palace maid hurriedly found him.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess Consort hasn't eaten for a day and has been crying.”
"Hmm? What happened?"
Yuan Yao was very puzzled. Feng Yuan was the official Crown Princess Consort and the official wife. Her status was on par with Yuan Yao.
Moreover, Yuan Yao doted on her very much. No one dared to bully her.
"Maybe…Perhaps it was because of the matter of the two secondary consorts that the Crown Princess heard some rumors in the palace and couldn't think straight for a moment.”
Yuan Yao immediately understood what was going on.
No matter what, they were afraid of comparison, especially women who had always stayed in the palace.
As the main wife, she was sent to the palace like a concubine when she married into the family. Later on, when Lu Lingqi entered the palace, she was also sent to the palace like this, so she naturally did not think too much about it.
But now that Er Qiao was invited into the palace by eight carriages, he naturally felt unbalanced.
This was not because Feng Yuan was jealous. In ancient times, the betrothed was the wife. Strictly speaking, Feng Yuan's position as the main wife was not proper.
I didn't even give you a betrothal gift when I married you. What right do you have to be my official wife?
He was probably afraid that Er Qiao would replace him.
"Sigh, how troublesome! Let's go and take a look first."
Anyway, the night was long, so there was no rush.
Although Yuan Yao had never seen Er Qiao before, Feng Yuan was still extremely beautiful. If the two sisters were to compare themselves to her, they probably wouldn't be a match for her.
However, there was strength in numbers! The allure of an empress and a heroine to a man had directly increased by more than ten times.
When he arrived at Feng Yuan's bedchamber, he saw the beauty's tear-stained face. Yuan Yao's heart softened.
In history, this little girl died because she loved to cry too much. She was also a simple-minded woman and did not have many bad intentions.
Yuan Yao comforted Feng Yuan for a while before he managed to coax her.
"You haven't eaten yet?"
"Yes ~"
"Then don't eat it. Drink some milk first.”
"Oh ~"
An hour later, the sky had completely darkened. Yuan Yao left Feng Yuan's bedroom.
When he arrived at Er Qiao's bedroom, Yuan Yao was stopped again. This time, it was Er Qiao's personal maid.
"Eh? Are you two sisters?"
"Your Highness has a discerning eye.”
The two maidservants said in unison.
"Tsk tsk tsk! As expected of someone from a wealthy family. Even the dowry maids were so powerful.”
Yuan Yao's appetite was piqued.
"Hehehe ~"
The two girls covered their mouths and giggled.
"Why are you stopping me?”
"Your Highness, let's go to Eldest Miss's room first. The elders first, the young ones after.”
"Your Highness, let's go to the Second Young Lady's room first. The Second Young Lady is prettier than the Eldest Young Lady.”
"Nonsense!"
"It is!"
Yuan Yao was dumbstruck as he watched the two servant girls quarrel.
"Uh... Why are you all so conflicted about who came first?"
Yuan Yao asked in confusion.
"The two young misses are about the same age. Although they say that they are sisters to the outside world, the two of them are not convinced by each other. They both want to be sisters and not sisters.”
"Your Highness, whoever goes to the room first will be the elder sister.”
The two maidservants explained to Yuan Yao.
"Oh... I see. Looks like I have to face the problem of whether to eat first or take a shower first.
But my answer is…Of course, together!
Go and tell your miss that whoever comes first will be the elder sister.”
Yuan Yao turned around and returned to his bedroom.
"What should we do? It's all your fault for insisting on snatching it from me!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and ask the two ladies for their opinions!”
Things did not go beyond Yuan Yao's expectations. Soon, two veiled women were sent to him.
"Yan Jidao, this guy has literary talent! This poem is really well written!"
"Flower-Falling Man's independence, Wei Yuyan's double F!”
"This poem is really intoxicating! I can't tell outsiders about the joy here!"
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