The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Because those nobles did it even bigger.

In Ursus, the more common way people weigh things is by comparing who is worse.

Was Grand Duke Nicholas rotten?

rotten.

This is an incompetent member of the royal family who can only see things from a military perspective and knows almost nothing about politics. He can't even take good care of his own children.

But at least he was loyal to the emperor and had excellent command abilities.

Is Speaker Witte bad?

rotten.

This is a treacherous and ungrateful person. He doesn't care about his former social class or his benefactors. He is single-mindedly focused on climbing the social ladder and seizing more money and power.

But at least he could be used by the emperor and withstand the pressure from the nobles.

If the new emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty had a lot of excellent but disobedient cards in his hand when he ascended the throne, at least these cards were actively uniting and remained loyal to the Great Yan Dynasty.

So when Fyodor ascended the throne, he only had two bad cards in his hand, and a bunch of rebels who were sharpening their knives, ready to slice him into pieces.

Therefore, Fyodor became even more eager to recruit talent. He no longer only appointed people based on merit, but he also didn't have time to ask whether you were loyal or not.

As long as you take the benefits and are willing to work, that's fine.

"Secretary Yegor wrote to me saying that you are very interested in the market in Ursus and are willing to invest in it."

"Your Majesty is wise; Lord Yegor's words are exactly what I wanted to say."

"Then why did you come to me through Yegor?"

Fyodor squinted and immediately posed a potentially disastrous question.

"Your Majesty knows that I came to Saint Eagle Castle this time through Speaker Witte. I thought I could get an audience with Your Majesty through the Speaker, but after submitting several applications, the Speaker's attitude remained ambiguous. He said that this matter needed to be considered in detail and that he would report to Your Majesty only after weighing the pros and cons."

Qiao Yelan showed a helpless expression.

“Speaker Witte was being evasive with me, and Grand Duke Nicholas rejected my application outright from the start. In desperation, I remembered that I had met Lord Yegor a few times and learned that he was a favorite of His Majesty, so I resorted to this desperate measure.”

It's a life-or-death question, but it's not certain whose life will be lost.

Fyodor's face remained expressionless, as if Qiao Yelan's words had no effect on him whatsoever.

What do you want to invest in?

The other party's words actually revealed their attitude—Fyodor had already let go of the matter of Qiao Yelan contacting him through Yegor.

However, the fact that some people were let off the hook means that others were remembered.

"The healthcare industry."

Qiao Yelan mentioned a profession that Fyodor hadn't expected.

Is healthcare profitable?

It's definitely profitable.

However, in Ursus today, medical care is not so sought after.

In a place where soldiers could be called "gray livestock," except during Vladimir's reign, nobles or officers were considered to be "treating their soldiers like their own children" if they could feed their soldiers.

Not to mention the civilians—with soldiers receiving such treatment, Ursus doesn't even have to worry about manpower, which gives a glimpse into the living conditions of ordinary civilians here.

In other words, only merchants or nobles with some wealth could afford to use [hospitals].

Fyodor would consider this, certainly not because he is a natural talent for attracting investment and would practically kneel on the ground begging for foreign capital to settle in the local area.

Rather, it was because he felt that this line of work didn't seem to warrant Qiao Yelan offering him such a generous "political donation."

Is the medical industry really worth your attention?

He pointed out the problem incisively.

"I know that you have been working tirelessly for the Great Yan's Lungmen Coin project. The profits from this project are astronomical. Do you think that by showing goodwill in this way, you can help the Great Yan gain an advantage when negotiating with Ursus on the issue of Lungmen Coin circulation?"

It's true that he's short of money, but he cares more about the hen that lays golden eggs.

“Your Majesty is wronging me. The reason I have been able to hold so many official positions and maintain good relationships with so many superiors is because I always keep things separate and never do anything that would harm the public for personal gain, much less implicate my superiors for no reason.”

Qiao Yelan said this, but inwardly she breathed a sigh of relief—

It's so good that Fedor isn't char siu.

"This foreign minister's visit is unrelated to the Lungmen coin plan. This is a matter involving national interests, and Your Majesty will make your own decision. I will not say anything more. The reason why I was busy with this matter last year is because the places I was sent to were not worthy of being called countries, and there was no emperor who could really make the final decision."

Every emperor would enjoy chatting with Qiao Yelan.

Every.

"The reason I chose this path is because I know that the Ursus Empire has enormous untapped potential in this industry."

Fyodor showed a hint of interest. If what Qiao Yelan said was true, it meant that he still had taxes to collect.

He nodded slightly, signaling Qiao Yelan to continue.

"The medical industry has never been just about treating the sick and saving lives—Your Majesty should remember that when Emperor Vladimir was still alive, he purchased a large amount of medicine for his army and trained a large number of military doctors, which greatly increased the probability of wounded soldiers returning to their posts, allowing the late emperor's army to retain a large number of veterans."

"For an army, veterans are the guarantee of combat effectiveness, and similarly, veterans are also the seeds of a new force. The fact that the late emperor was able to win so many wars and at the same time rapidly expand the size of his army is closely related to the construction of the battlefield medical emergency system."

Fyodor knew this was true, but it wasn't a method that could be used right now.

"The Empire does not have enough energy to increase funding for the military right now."

"It's just not happening for now. If Your Majesty is willing, I am willing to fully support an experimental military reorganization. Once Your Majesty sees the results, you will naturally not refuse."

Qiao Yelan smiled slightly.

"As I have said, even if we see results, the empire has no energy to increase funding."

Fyodor frowned. He didn't believe Qiao Yelan couldn't understand the underlying meaning in his words—Ursus didn't have the money to do this, not because they didn't want to.

“Your Majesty, as I have said, I am willing to make the initial investment with all my might until Your Majesty sees the results. Back then, His Majesty Vladimir was facing Ursus, which was ten times poorer than the Empire is now. But why did the late Emperor have enough resources to push this forward?”

That's naturally because—

Fyodor's words were abruptly cut off.

"That's because His Majesty Vladimir seized enough benefits in the subsequent war to further advance this matter!"

Qiao Yelan finished Fyodor's sentence with a faint smile.

"Your Majesty has said that you are willing to wait until Your Majesty sees the results."

The emperor's gaze became much more serious. He understood that what Qiao Yelan meant by "seeing results" was not the increase in the army's combat power, but rather "victory in war."

His father went from being an unfavored prince to becoming the sole candidate for crown prince. Even though his status changed, he still had to rebuild his foundation step by step. Even with the support of the emperor at the time, it still required a huge amount of money.

Vladimir's first fortune came from the Battle of the Four Emperors.

Although he no longer has such extra income, he has a solid foundation and is not like his father who had to start from scratch.

Every son dreams of becoming like his father, and even surpassing him.

Moreover, he was the emperor, and his father was such a glorious person.

Moreover, his father has already proven that this path is entirely feasible.

He now had a solid foundation, all he lacked was the initial investment—and now, Qiao Yelan had just arrived.

Fyodor took a deep breath; only then could he suppress his inner excitement.

This must be his destiny—when he was just one sum of money away from his father's starting point, Qiao Yelan arrived at his seat with that sum of money.

"Qiao Yelanqing, an army that is too small is not enough to see results."

"Your Majesty is right. At least an army group is needed to truly verify this."

"But my current army group lacks more than just a medical system."

“Your Majesty, an army will not have only one medical system, but also other systems, such as logistics, command and control, etc. All systems are complementary. In order to ensure that these systems can be properly integrated and connected with the medical system, I am naturally willing to support the construction of all other systems.”

"Are you really that confident? That's a considerable sum of money."

"I have another method of accumulating wealth that I have not yet told Your Majesty. If Your Majesty is interested, then I am confident that I can provide it."

Fyodor's eyes flashed out of the corner of his eye, and he became more vigilant again. He paused for a moment before speaking again.

"Qiao Yelanqing, please feel free to speak your mind."

"In my opinion, the Empire's industrial system has many shortcomings. Although its heavy industry is second to none in this land, its light industry is really not commensurate with the Empire's status."

"Because of this problem, the empire's productivity is simply unable to meet the empire's internal needs—every year the empire has to give up a large amount of its precious gold reserves or natural resources to exchange for products with neighboring countries."

Qiao Yelan said with utmost solemnity.

"The most despicable of all is Kazimir—the products of their booming industry have filled the streets and alleys of Ursus, robbing the empire of its wealth and further suppressing the empire's domestic industry, making the development of light industry even more difficult."

The emperor couldn't help but nod. This was one of the problems left behind by his father, but Ursus was now a case of a skilled cook having no rice to cook.

Ultimately, all the problems boil down to two words—no money.

"In my opinion, the empire does not lack markets; rather, these markets have been squeezed out by goods from other countries. To reclaim these markets, the empire must use cheaper or better products to drive out all these imported goods!"

Qiao Yelan took out a memorial from his bosom and handed it to the guard beside him.

“In the early stages, we can use lower costs to produce more products that are not excellent but usable, and use price wars to compete for the market. After that, we can turn to pursuing technology, improve quality, and then use quality to stabilize the market and gradually erode it.”