Chapter 114: Is it Decapitation or

Liu Dazhu was the happiest, "It will definitely be able to grow. I heard the newly enthroned Emperor is benevolent; it's impossible for him to let us work in vain."

Seeing that several people all wanted to go back and try planting, Liu Dazhu hurriedly said, "These cannot be planted directly. If you want to plant them, go to the village head's house first to look at the planting techniques, so as not to waste the Seed."

These people swarmed over to the village head's house.

It was just that they were illiterate, so the village head explained it to them one by one:

"The planting method for Sweet Potato is to submerge half of the Sweet Potato in water, wait for it to sprout, and then bury the Sweet Potato seedlings in the ground. Be careful not to water them too much; using Fertilizer can make the Sweet Potatoes grow better. After I finish talking about this, I will explain how to compost."

"Corn is very simple to plant. After the Corn is dried in the sun, it can be shelled and planted directly."

"The planting method for Potato is also simple. See these sprout points? Cut them into pieces when planting, ensuring each piece has a sprout point, then expose them to the sun for a day, and then plant them."

"Composting is also not difficult..."

The village head told everyone one by one according to the Instruction Manual.

They discovered that planting did not seem that difficult.

Everyone's enthusiasm for planting was high, but after calming down, they started sighing again, not knowing what the harvest would be like next year.

However, most people were just clearing a new piece of land to plant, so even if nothing grew, it didn't matter; it was just a waste of some manpower.

At first, they were still somewhat dismissive, but now they all felt that the Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes they had been allocated were too few.

It was also at this time that news came back from the front line.

The soldier delivering the message rushed over during the morning court as usual, and spoke of the situation at the border in front of all the civil and military officials.

"General Zhu went to the Beirong camp all by himself, threw a few Explosive Packages at the Beirong side, and blew the Beirong prince to death."

"This prince held real power and was set to succeed the Beirong King, so with his death, Beirong has fallen into internal chaos. We use a Telescope to watch the chaos on their side every day."

Yan Ze: "Good, good, good!"

It wasn't just him; the people in the court were also very excited.

That was Beirong, which had harassed our Daxia for over a hundred years!

It was actually resolved so easily!

After Yan Ning was even more excited, she immediately said, "If you don't pull up the weeds by the roots, I'm afraid there will be hidden dangers in the future."

Yan Ze said, "The problem is not big. As long as we still have Explosive Packages, they definitely won't dare to act recklessly."

Yan Ning thought that was true; if they really wanted to pull up the weeds by the roots, they would have to wait until the food was sorted out first.

The court ministers looked at Yan Ze and Yan Ning, their gazes burning.

The ministers felt that the father and daughter were people of great fortune.

As soon as they returned, the money in the national treasury was saved, Beirong was beaten into a steady retreat, and more importantly, among so many Huoshang, it just happened that Yan Ning's family found high-yield crops.

If this isn't great fortune, then what is?!

Sure enough, Heaven blesses Daxia.

They were certain that under Yan Ze's leadership, Daxia would move toward a new height.

And there is the Imperial Crown Princess Yan Ning, a heroine who does not yield to men, far better than the previous Emperor.

Today, the Imperial Kitchen made quite a few dishes, all of which were ordinary home-cooked meals.

Yan Ning picked up a piece of eggplant, tasted it, and her eyes immediately lit up, "This eggplant is so delicious."

Her father and mother also reached out to pick up a piece.

The taste was indeed not bad.

It was much better than the stir-fried eggplant from before, and it was also very tender.

A palace maid to the side said, "Your Highness, this is a vegetable sent by Steward Feng from the Imperial Farm. He said that currently, only the eggplants are ripe."

Yan Ning said with a smile, "As expected of the improved Seed, the taste is just good."

Saying this, she picked up two more chopsticks full.

When she went to pick up more, the palace maid said, "Your Highness, one dish cannot exceed three bites."

Yan Ze said with a smile, "You go out first; we have important matters to discuss."

After the palace maid turned and left, Yan Ning started muttering, "Why does this imperial household have so many rules? My head hurts just listening to them. One dish cannot be picked up more than three times; is this a rule made by humans?"

Yan Ze laughed, "That palace maid has been insisting on advising you."

Yan Ning continued to shovel a few pieces of eggplant.

Ji Lan reminded her, "This baby bok choy is also delicious, sweet and tender. It must also be from the new Seed, sent over just as it grew up."

Yan Ning was somewhat pleasantly surprised, "This taste is truly not bad. If other vegetables are also grown, our food can be improved quite a bit."

Ever since various vegetables were planted on the farm, Steward Feng would write a long letter every ten days to report the growth of the vegetables.

These vegetables were growing gratifyingly, perhaps due to Steward Feng's careful cultivation. In another month or two, they would be able to eat other vegetables.

Especially the cherry tomatoes; they should be a very sweet variety, and Yan Ning especially liked eating them.

After eating and drinking their fill, Yan Ning was noticeably much happier at court the next day.

These ministers also knew how to read the room; if Yan Ze and his daughter had indifferent expressions or were faintly frowning, many of them wouldn't dare to bring up their opinions.

But today was different. Seeing that Yan Ning and Yan Ze were in a good mood, the ministers began to offer their opinions.

"Your Majesty, currently there is no one to use in the court, and the same is true in the localities. Many counties have no County Magistrate, and when the common people have problems, there is no one to help solve them... Is it possible to let those officials who did not commit major errors return to their posts?"

"Your Majesty, those who went too far can be left aside, but dismissing officials for a single instance of dereliction of duty is too harsh."

Yan Ning saw her father frowning, so she stood out, "The serious ones have all been put into Tianlao; it's already good enough that I didn't lock them in prison."

At this time, a minister asked, "Then what should be done if the County Government Office has no head? Although an order has been issued to prepare for the imperial examination this year, even at the fastest, it will wait until July or August. How will the common people seek justice by then?"

This question really stumped Yan Ning.

To have no officials available for more than half a year is indeed too long.

And adding the time on the road, that would probably be a year.

Yan Ning pondered for a moment and thought of a wild maneuver, "How about this: let the County Assistant and Chief Clerk fill in. If they do well, they continue; if they don't do well, dismiss them and bring in a new County Magistrate."

Upon hearing the two words "dismissal from office," the ministers in the imperial court felt their scalps go numb.

They also had not expected Yan Ning to propose letting the County Assistant take over.

This was not in accordance with protocol.

Seeing the Grand Tutor hesitating and wanting to speak, Yan Ning then asked, "Grand Tutor, do you have any other opinions?"

The Grand Tutor sighed, "I only feel that if His Majesty is this harsh, I fear it will be recorded in the history books hereafter."

Yan Ning laughed, "Dead is dead, why care about what later generations say?"

The ministers' eyelids twitched.

Was this something that could be said in the Dadian?

They cautiously looked at Yan Ze's expression.

At this moment, Yan Ze also said, "My daughter is right!"

The ministers:...

Fine, as long as they are happy.

Having dealt with the ministers, people were sent to notify every County Magistrate, first letting the County Assistants take office, and spreading the word that if they performed well, they would be County Magistrates in one year.

At this time, the Vice Minister of Justice requested an audience.

The Vice Minister of Justice asked, "Your Highness, someone in the prison is cursing you and His Majesty; should they be beheaded or..."