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Chapter 179: My mother-in-law's understanding of politics is as sensitive as a dog looking for

The bright white moonlight shines on the mansion, as if covering it with a silver veil and adding a sense of mystery. Even in the dark, one can see its splendor and majesty.

In the study of the prime minister's residence, Ling Yao sat in front of the desk, with a twitching mouth as she watched Lin Qingyan move a chair and sit opposite her.

With a sullen face, she flipped through the memorial in her hand that would be submitted to the Queen tomorrow.

Lin Qingyan saw that she had an expression that said, "If you don't speak, I won't speak either," and shook her head helplessly.

Ling Yao raised her eyebrows and said, "You're still a little immature when it comes to comparing your self-control with mine."

However, what Lin Qingyan said made her raised eyebrows freeze for a moment, unable to relax.

"Mother-in-law called me here without saying anything. Was it to admire my extraordinary beauty?"

Ling Yao put down the memorial in her hand and looked at the arrogant person opposite her, speechless for a moment.

Who would have known that the prime minister of a country, who was so eloquent in the court and was dubbed "poisonous tongue" by the court officials, would one day be defeated by a young girl.

Seeing Ling Yao's expression change, Lin Qingyan smiled playfully again: "But even if mother-in-law thinks that my son-in-law is very good-looking, it's not an exaggeration. After all, my son-in-law thinks so too. It shows that great minds think alike."

"Cut the nonsense and get down to business."

Ling Yao's face also showed a little smile because of her teasing, but she quickly controlled it and spoke to her seriously.

Lin Qingyan stopped making trouble and said seriously, "Mother-in-law."

Ling Yao nodded, ready to listen to what she said.

"Can I call you mother from now on? Calling you mother-in-law feels very special."

Ling Yao, who was originally prepared to listen to the serious business, was almost shocked when she heard this.

Lin Qingyan held back her laughter. She was the only one who could force this serious old lady into this state.

"can."

"Pfft... cough cough, mother, what I am going to say next is the crucial point in solving my food and grass problem this time."

Lin Qingyan almost couldn't hold back her laughter, and Ling Yao glared at her. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands and coughed twice cleverly, successfully holding back her laughter and averting the danger.

"Well, continue."

Ling Yao pretended to be very serious and said.

"Mother, you have seen the strange things we are giving you tonight. They are things that I found in the sea southeast of our southern border country, Budo Island. I discovered these things by chance when I was making fine salt there."

Lin Qingyan moved closer and whispered, "And I also found that the people on Wudao Island don't know that these things are edible, which means that these things are cheap to us for nothing."

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair and looked at Ling Yao smugly.

Seeing that she didn't continue talking, Ling Yao's eyes were full of pride. She couldn't help but think of the time when Ling Nianxiao ran to her and asked for praise after practicing when they were little.

Isn't she also waiting for praise?

No way? Is she that arrogant?

Stared at her for a while.

Have.

"Ahem, good job."

Ling Yao coughed twice uncomfortably and uttered these words.

Lin Qingyan instantly became even more proud, but she quickly restrained herself.

"I know that these things cannot be eaten frequently by the soldiers, but when combined with our country's food and fodder, they are enough to sustain us through this battle."

"That day I also gave Her Majesty the Queen the method of making fine salt, which means that we don't have to spend a lot of money to buy salt from other countries, which saves a lot of money. We can then sell the fine salt and make a lot of money.

With this money, we can buy more food and fodder. I guarantee that these food and fodder, plus the seafood, will be enough for the soldiers to eat at the border for two years.

By then, the taxes on our people can be reduced further. Once other countries hear that our taxes are so low and our soldiers can fight, will the people still agree?"

Lin Qingyan shook her head and said with a sly smile.

Ling Yao's pupils shrank. She didn't expect Lin Qingyan to think so deeply.

Yes, the foundation of a country is its people. Now the tax revenue in Jinguo is already half that of the other two big countries. If there is enough food and grass and the treasury is full, taxes can be reduced or exempted.

When the people of the other two big countries hear about some of the storms, they will inevitably be tempted. After all, the people don’t care who is in charge of the country. They are lucky enough to have enough food to eat. Whoever can feed them will be in charge.

Ling Yao was quite excited when she thought of this, and a look of joy appeared on her face. Seeing that the woman opposite her was still looking for praise, even though she had experienced this once, the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching.

"Qingyan, you did a great job."

Ling Yao was not stingy with her praise. She stood up, walked to her side and patted her on the shoulder.

Lin Qingyan knew that she had received the prime minister's initial approval.

"But how could you hide it from the people on Martial Arts Island and make such a big move?" Ling Yao looked at her with a hint of doubt in his eyes, staring at her closely, as if he wanted to find out some answer from her.

Hearing Ling Yao's words revealing the most difficult hurdle, Lin Qingyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart, she is worthy of being the prime minister of a country, and worthy of being her, Lin Qingyan's mother-in-law.

His insight and analysis of things are so strong. Again, it's like a dog looking for a bone.

However, she only dared to think about this in her heart. If she said it out loud, she would probably get even ten heads cracked open.

"Mother, this thing is very simple. We don't need to transport it back to our country. We can just rent a few small houses on Budo Island and find some soldiers from our country who are proficient in the Budo Island language to disguise themselves as a caravan from another country to complete the round-trip transportation.

In this way, we can not only get rid of the suspicion of other countries, but also complete the task of transporting our soldiers. I guess the people of Budo Island would never think that their homes would be stolen, no matter how smart they are, right? "

Ling Yao was greatly shocked. This unconventional method sounded feasible.

"But mother, our country is being attacked from both sides."

The words that Lin Qingyan mentioned later destroyed the joyful atmosphere.

Yes, although Mu Yunsheng only raised the issue of food and fodder, Ling Yao knew that once the march and war began, the Jinguo Land would not only face the Martial Arts Island, but also the Yingming Domain.

Ling Yao frowned and thought, and began to recall past events.

The Martial Arts Island is in the south of the Jinguo Land, while the Yingming Domain is in the north.

When we fought against these two countries before, Budo Island was not a big problem, but this Yingming Domain was a bit tricky.

It’s not that we can’t defeat them, it’s a climate issue.

The climate difference between the north and the south of China is too great. The lowest temperature in the north reaches over 40 degrees below zero, while the highest temperature in the south reaches over 40 degrees above zero.

Hot spots are nothing, but when it gets cold, the soldiers’ bodies become frozen stiff and they can’t fight.

This was also the biggest difficulty in previous marches and battles.

Lin Qingyan looked at Ling Yao's sad face and changed the subject: "But who made Jinguo produce a genius like me?"

Ling Yao suddenly looked at her. Could she also solve the problem that had troubled the land of women for hundreds of years?