After traveling to ancient times, I relied on my husband to win

The next morning, Qin Yan stood at the morning court again after many days.

He didn't sleep this time, but he wasn't much better either. He looked like his soul had left his body, staring blankly ahead.

His official position was originally a mere formality, and because the court had been busy with many matters recently, no one was willing to observe a county man.

Qin Yan seemed to be in a daze, but he was also listening to the report from the Ministry of Households.

Minister of Revenue: "Your Majesty, two months ago, the snow was piled up on the mountain. In the past two months, the weather has warmed up, so the snow on the mountain has melted, and the snow water has flowed down the mountain and into the fields below the mountain. Now it is freezing cold, and the water cannot penetrate the land and accumulates on the crops, and the harvest of the year has been ruined. It is a disaster for the nearby villages."

"Some mountains are connected to rivers, causing the river water level to rise and flooding nearby land. As a result, most of the crops on the land have died. These are the farmers' food rations for next year, as well as taxes. Now the people are complaining. Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

The emperor heard that the crops were flooded and there was nothing he could do to solve the people's livelihood problems. What was needed now were crops that could be planted in winter and had a short planting period.

The key is that there is no such thing, and even if there was, there would be nothing we can do about it now.

The emperor frowned and looked at the ministers with a serious face, "Do you have any solution for this, my dear ministers?"

The Minister of Works came out and saluted, "Your Majesty, I can ask the people of the Ministry of Works to block the river connected to the mountain to reduce the impact on the crops downstream."

Emperor: "Yun, do you have any other ideas?"

Right Minister Li Mingzhe stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think the most important thing right now is the people's crops. How can we recover the losses so that the people will not go hungry next year?"

Zhang Hong, the Minister of the Left, also stepped forward, saluted the Emperor, and then said to the Minister of the Right, "Your Majesty, I think what the Minister of the Right said is too high-sounding. Everyone knows that the crops have been destroyed, and now we need a solution. But how should we solve it, Minister of the Right?"

The Minister of Revenue said: "Your Majesty, I think even if we replant crops now, there will be a deadline, and the people may not have enough food to last until the new crops are mature. We still need to prepare a large amount of food to transport to the people."

The Minister of Personnel sneered, "Hmph, that's easy to say. It's the end of the year now, and every household doesn't have any extra food in stock, and the national treasury can't supply such a large batch of food."

People from both factions came out to express their views and accused each other.

The emperor looked at the court officials spitting at each other below and roared in intolerance.

"Enough, look at you, how can you still be the loyal ministers of this dynasty? You are quarreling here, you have no manners at all. Go back and reflect on your mistakes. Since you have the energy to quarrel here, then go back and write down all the governance methods on the memorial and hand it in. Humph!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and left angrily.

The eunuch Li next to him shouted to the court officials below: "Dismiss the court!"

They hurriedly followed the emperor's footsteps. The courtiers below had been standing still since the emperor got angry. When the emperor left, everyone shouted in unison, "Farewell, Your Majesty."

They all left the court, but gathered in groups of three or four to discuss how to solve the problem of crops.

Qin Yan left only after most of the ministers had left. He was thinking, although it was quite novel to see the ministers spitting at each other during the debate.

However, when Qin Yan heard that a large amount of food needed to be raised, he thought of the potatoes he grew.

Potatoes have a short planting period and produce more food when they mature, making them the most suitable food to collect. However, he did not make it public. The potatoes he planted were only two months old, and it took three months for potatoes to mature.

However, he still needs to go back to find out the specific situation.

He hurried home and ignored the shouts of Cheng Ziang and the others.

Qin Yan did not go home, but went directly to the farm where potatoes were grown.

The potatoes were naturally not ripe, and some of them were sown as seeds after the first potato planting.

There was no other choice, so Qin Yan returned to the Qin Mansion in dejection.

Jiang Zhi's supermarket had already officially opened for business, so there was no need for her to keep an eye on everything. She had been sitting at home doing nothing these days, occasionally going out to meet people for tea.

Jiang Zhi happened to be at home today, and was quite surprised to see Qin Yan's dejected look. She couldn't help but think more about whether something had happened to make Qin Yan, who had always been so carefree and playful, become like this.

Her heart suddenly lifted, and when Qin Yan sat next to her, she poured him a glass of water.

"What happened to my husband? Why are you like this?"

Qin Yan sighed: "Alas, didn't they say at the morning court today that the snow had melted and flooded the crops? Now we may need to distribute a large amount of food to the people. I thought the potatoes we planted before would be the best choice, but I just went to the farm and saw that the potatoes are not ripe yet."

Jiang Zhi felt heavy-hearted when she heard about the natural disaster, because the people who suffered from the disaster were ordinary people.

Jiang Zhi analyzed it calmly and suddenly understood.

"Husband, if you need food, you can first buy the surplus food from those places where no disaster has occurred, and use it as an emergency measure. Although the potatoes we have are not ripe yet, they have a short maturity period, so we can treat them as new crops."

Qin Yan also suddenly understood, "Yes, as long as we can survive the period before the potatoes mature, the people will be fine. Alas, my thinking is limited. Thanks to my wife for waking me up. Without my wife, what would I do~"

Jiang Zhi saw Qin Yan was being shameless again, so she pushed his face away with disdain, but she was still relieved. She herself was very proud.

"Humph, you don't even know who I am. It's nothing. You should first find a way to make people believe that we are going to grow potatoes. Most people won't be willing to suddenly change to a plant that has never been grown before. Okay, think about it slowly. It's time for my nap."

Jiang Zhi patted Qin Yan's head and walked back to the house.

Qin Yan stared at Jiang Zhiyuan, his eyes full of envy. He also wanted to hold his wife in his arms to sleep, but he was busy now.

There was no way out, Qin Yan could only accept his fate and obediently returned to his study to write a memorial. However, he did not rashly mention planting potatoes directly. Naturally, Qin Yan would have to see the results before people would be convinced.

The memorial only said that food could be purchased from other unaffected areas and transported to the disaster area.

The results were remarkable. Although the ministers were still arguing over the past few days, they all agreed to purchase grain first.

Jiang Zhi also paid out of her own pocket to take out several trucks of grain and vegetables from Century Square, and transported them to the disaster-stricken area along with other things.

The matter has come to a temporary end, but as the year draws to a close, the capital has also begun preparing for the New Year.