Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Xiao Lin was not interested in taking over those temporarily ownerless lands, but Shi Ying advised him, "The rise and fall of a dynasty is often linked to the transfer of land."

“Perhaps few people have noticed this, but the pattern does exist.”

"The decline of a dynasty is inevitably accompanied by the reality that a large number of peasants lose their land. Because peasants can only make a living from the land, if they lose their land and cannot earn enough money to make a living outside, then at the slightest spark, they will rise up in rebellion and overthrow the court that cannot provide them with a way out."

"Perhaps you have various concerns now, but today I suggest that you take those barren lands into your own hands. After all, I will not be wrong about your character. But if someone else were to do this, I am afraid that the effect would not be so good."

Xiao Lin still didn't agree outright, but Shi Ying could see that he would only agree.

After Jiang Xinxin learned about Xiao Lin's performance from Shi Ying, she pulled Shi Ying to quickly produce more good seeds, in case Xiao Lin agreed to their request and they could not provide enough seeds, which would be funny.

However, Jiang Xinxin still found time to talk to Shi Ying about the future of Shengguo. "If King Xuancheng cannot seize this opportunity to solve most of the domestic difficulties, Shengguo may not be able to hold out for long once Jingguo officially goes to war in the future."

Shi Ying was very open-minded. After all, he was not a citizen of Sheng or Jing Kingdom, and had no opinion on the rise and fall of these two countries. If it weren't for Jiang Xinxin, he would probably just secretly help some people and make a few comments when the dust settled.

Now that he had Jiang Xinxin, he still said calmly, "As the saying goes, 'When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer'. Have those aristocratic and powerful people ever considered the lives of the common people? Even the emperor claimed that he loved the people like his own children, but in fact, most of them were just a show for the sake of profit. Have they ever really cared about the lives of the people?"

"For them, power is what they pursue from beginning to end, and the people's hearts are just one of the tools they use to play the game."

Right now, time is short and the task is heavy. As long as one of the couple is willing to take on the responsibility of this world, they can drastically release the land and knowledge and technology monopolized by the powerful families and promote the development of society.

It’s a pity that both of them have no interest in human power, so they can only choose the most suitable Xiao Lin to take on such responsibility.

As if she had thought of something, Jiang Xinxin said helplessly, "In fact, Xiao Lin is not that suitable. He is indeed an upright, kind, and worldly-wise person, but his identity and experience have destined him to be unable to empathize with those poor people without seeing how the lower-class people actually live."

"And even if he saw it and empathized with it, his indecisive character wouldn't allow him to go very far."

Shi Ying was still not in a hurry. He was even unhappy to see Jiang Xinxin worried about Xiao Lin, but he felt sorry for the people of the world, so he could only reluctantly comfort Jiang Xinxin, "No matter how bad Xiao Lin is, his identity as the hidden prince is the best."

Anyway, many things cannot be accomplished in a day or two. Jiang Xinxin calmed down after being comforted by Shi Ying. She even had time to discuss with him whether the water chestnut cake with a red and yellow color combination was more delicious, or the water chestnut cake with a black and white color combination was more appropriate. In the end, the two of them simply made several kinds of water chestnut cakes respectively. When they brought them to Mother Chen, they each received a lot of praise.

Jiang Xinxin and Shi Ying were living in harmony, and the things they wanted to do were progressing steadily. Even Ye Bingshang was led by Xiao Lin into a busy but fulfilling life. She didn't even have time to feel sad or to find out whether Xiao Lin put her first, or whether there would be another queen in the Xuancheng Palace in the future.

Even the Ye family changed their previous noisy appearance. Ye Xiao himself opened a "training class" at the suggestion of Jiang Xinxin. The students gathered were all children of generals in the court who wanted to join the army, as well as children of other officials in the court who also wanted to join the army. He tried to teach all his fighting skills to these young people.

Although Emperor Sheng was not very satisfied with Ye Xiao's move to win people's hearts and even had many speculations, after he had placed a lot of people in the organization, he had some vague ideas and also thought of the civil servants. With time, he might be able to come up with a feasible way to break the monopoly of knowledge by the powerful and aristocratic families in the court.

Among all the people in Beijing who have a relationship with Jiang Xinxin, the only bad person is probably Jiang Xianxian.

She had previously returned to her parents' home without permission and was imprisoned. According to the current customs, her innocence was naturally questioned. Therefore, even though the Grand Princess did not drive her out of the house for Jiang Xinxin's sake, Ye Lingyu, a man who was used to wine, sex, money and power, had long forgotten about Jiang Xianxin.

Jiang Xianxian knew that she had no relatives now, and if she could not stand on her own, she would probably live a miserable life for the rest of her life. Therefore, she spent a lot of effort looking for fertility-aiding drugs, and gave Ye Lingyu aphrodisiac drugs in an attempt to conceive a child.

Jiang Xianxian's initiative has always been commendable, and this time is no exception. Moreover, she was really lucky. She got what she wanted. More than a month later, she really became pregnant.

However, the arrival of this child was ignored by everyone in the general's mansion. The eldest princess only ordered people to ensure that she could stay safely in the mansion, and did not say anything about saving her child. So someone in the mansion boldly took action and wanted to make Jiang Xianxian have a miscarriage.

But Jiang Xianxian was really lucky. Although she was so weak after the incident that she had to lie in bed to take care of the fetus, she and the baby were saved in the end.

And after this incident, the eldest princess couldn't continue to have no attitude, so she really asked her to keep the baby until early September, and then she gave birth safely to a son who looked thin but could be raised well after the age of three.

The eldest princess may have learned some lessons from the experiences of the two sisters Ye Xiwu and Ye Bingshang. After the child was one month old, she gave Jiang Xianxian a nickname and then handed the child over to Ye Lingyu's aunt to raise, allowing Jiang Xianxian to see the child only once a month.

Jiang Xianxian originally wanted this child to be her support in the general's mansion, but she didn't expect things to turn out like this. She was somewhat disheartened. Also, because of this child, her body was not as healthy as before, and she was even prone to fainting when she was too emotional.

Finally, she realized that the child she named Changyuan would probably not be able to help her achieve her wish, so she simply calmed down and took care of her body. After all, the concubines, young masters and girls in the general's mansion had never been harsh on them. Even Ye Bingshang, who was ignored by the Grand Princess and hated by Ye Xiwu, could not only learn what she should learn, but also have enough money to buy food and give out porridge.

But the eldest princess was worried that Jiang Xianxian would cause trouble again, especially when she took the initiative to keep quiet. It was hard not to guess that she was showing weakness to the enemy and had bigger plans in mind. So she simply sent Jiang Xianxian to her farm outside the city under the pretext of recuperation.