If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

After everyone was amused by Situ Yidong, they suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Situ Yidong secretly looked at Meixiang's smiling face, and the light in his eyes became even brighter.

"Okay, let's talk about what we know, and then discuss what to do next. Go to rest early after you're done, because there's still a lot of work to do." Meixiang was particularly moved when she saw her haggard friends working hard below. Meixiang continued, "Let me throw out some ideas. In the past two days, I mainly walked around the alleys in Liuzhou City and talked to some people. I learned the following."

"First, there is a village called Luojia Village ten miles away from Liuzhou Prefecture. Because Haoyue has been fighting in the past few years, there are many labor shortages in Luojia Village and the surrounding villages. Some households are even left with only a few lonely elderly people and orphans. This is a hidden danger to the public security of Liuzhou Prefecture. I have made an appointment with Old Man Luo from Luojia Village to visit his home the day after tomorrow morning."

Meixiang then pointed to the small pile of herbs on the table next to her and continued, "Look, those herbs are what he planted. My master and I have examined them. They are all rare and valuable herbs in the world. By the way, cousin Zhen, does the Feng family do herbal medicine business?"

Feng Yizhen carefully sorted out the various business lines managed by his family in his mind and replied: "The Feng family has not yet directly managed the medicinal materials line, but they can come forward to make connections."

"Well, when Young Master Sun comes back, let's ask him about the existing medicine village business line. The three of you can arrange for us to go to Luojia Village and the surrounding villages together the day after tomorrow morning to check out the specific situation. How about that?"

The other three nodded at the same time, and Mei Xiang continued, "Brother Situ Shi, I heard that the military camp's salary has not been paid this year. Is that true?"

Situ Yidong, who was originally leaning on the chair and watching Meixiang talking, sat up straight immediately when he heard his name was called. The lazy look on his face disappeared instantly, and the aura of a superior unconsciously emanated from him.

Mei Xiang was sensitive enough to notice it. She turned her head and looked at him, unconsciously attracted. "I also inquired about this situation. Yesterday, I found out that the court had not yet allocated the money, so I immediately sent someone to confirm it. Before I came back this afternoon, I got a definite reply. The court's Ministry of Revenue is short of funds. Now only the soldiers on the border and some prefectures have been allocated money in time, and Liuzhou Prefecture is not among them."

Mei Xiang was stunned. She thought of many reasons, but this one was the only one she didn't think of. "Was I tricked by that imperial decree?"

"Now it seems, maybe, it seems to be true, but you are not the only one who has been cheated. Now I know why the old man in my family kicked me out of the house before the New Year was over. This is definitely one of the reasons." Situ Yidong also said angrily. He must always stand on the side of sister Xiang'er, no matter when.

Feng Yizheng and Chu Zeming cast a look of contempt at Situ Yidong. They thought that this guy was thick-skinned but did not expect that he had such a shameless side. This severely refreshed their bottom line of cognition.

"Hmph, you're a little too cruel, a complete professional at cheating kids." Meixiang snorted in solidarity, and then said, "Since this matter has been verified to be true, we can't delay it any longer and must resolve it as soon as possible. The whole family depends on that money to make a living."

Meixiang continued, "I think this about this matter. Do you think it's OK? Liuzhou Prefecture now has four grain stores, which can take out 22 dan of brown rice and brown flour, and 12 dan of polished rice and polished flour. The government office can buy them all first to help the military camp through this period. If the military pay is allocated later, it can be supplemented. If not, it can be counted as an expense of the government office."

"If there are not enough in the government account, we can transfer it from Liu's house first."

"Then why not just give the soldiers salaries and let them buy it themselves, but instead have the government intervene?" Situ Yidun asked curiously.

Meixiang saw that the three of them were puzzled by this question, so she explained, "This month is the lean period. If we give money directly, the merchants will drive up the price of rice, and it has already risen by three cents compared to the previous two months. If the government office intervenes, we can guarantee the quality and quantity, and the price can also be lowered, right?"

After listening to them, the three of them thought about it and nodded one after another. The beautiful woman looked at the four children who were discussing there with a smile. It seemed that next time she would not have to sit here as a mascot.

"Then how are they distributed? What about refined rice and flour?" Curious baby Situ Yidong asked questions on behalf of everyone.

"My initial thought is whether we can directly issue exchange coupons this time? They are issued by the rice grain store, with the product, quantity, and exchange date marked on them. The rice grain store and the government office will then stamp them. Soldiers or their families can take this ticket to exchange it at the specified time."

"As for the refined rice and noodles, they are used as additional subsidies for families with elderly people over 70 years old and children under three years old. I would like to implement this as a policy of Liuzhou Prefecture for a period of time. Do you think it is feasible?"

Mei Xiang then continued, "Liuzhou Prefecture is indeed geographically remote, but it also has a unique advantage, which is the mountain behind it. If it is used well, it will be an endless treasure. The reason why Baisheng is poor is because of the low income. How can we let the people have money to spend? That is to develop the economy."

"Then we have to find our advantages. Now the dyeing workshop is one area, and the tea leaves in the back are another area. I was thinking that since the back mountain is rich in various medicinal herbs, can we also develop it into another area?"

"When the production volume increases, will merchants from all over the country come to buy? Then the people will have more things to do, such as shops, inns, snacks, etc. Why worry about the people not having money? Only when the people have money, the government will have money."

"So if you want Liuzhou Prefecture to get better, the people must get better first. If you want the people to live a better life, they must have money. How can we make the people have money? That is to vigorously develop the economy."

"So the focus of our next work will be on how to get money into the hands of the people and how to develop the economy of Liuzhou Prefecture." Meixiang expressed all her thoughts in one breath.

But she had not expected what a shock these few short sentences would bring to the beautiful woman and Chu Zeming and the other three. They had always believed that the government office was just a management agency and an agency that handled affairs, and had never thought that the government office also needed to make the people richer and live a better life, and that it needed to pay for the elderly and children to eat well.

Perhaps only someone who truly cares about the people can come up with such a plan. If she can say it, I believe Meixiang can also do it and achieve it.