The whole family is obsessed with love? The princess woke them up one after another.

"Degradation, slander?" Prince Rui frowned, his face full of confusion.

"Fourth brother, you know perfectly well what's going on with the rumors circulating in the capital."

"Now you're trying to play the victim, you've completely disgraced the royal family!"

The King of Wu trembled with rage: "Prince Rui!"

He took a deep breath to calm himself down and sneered, "I'm raising money for the people of Yiyang Prefecture. Whether I'm doing it for fame or to gain recognition, the people have indeed benefited."

The King of Wu, his eyes gleaming with smugness, asked, "And what have you done?"

Prince Rui smiled gently, tucking his hands into his sleeves and placing them in front of him.

Compared to the tense anger of the King of Wu, the King of Rui was completely relaxed, showing no sense of urgency in the confrontation.

Emperor Kangwu sat on the throne, looking at his two sons.

The fourth brother is like a child in front of the eldest brother.

To the eldest brother, all of the fourth brother's schemes were just the antics of an immature child.

"I didn't do anything special," Prince Rui said with a slight smile. "It was just the usual handling of court affairs."

The King of Wu sneered, "Brother, you are truly obedient."

"Chen'an said everyone should do their own job, but you really only care about what's in front of you."

"Now they're even turning around and slandering me for working for the people!"

"You work so diligently, but have you ever thought about the people of Yiyang Prefecture?"

Prince Rui glanced helplessly at Emperor Kangwu: "Father."

Emperor Kangwu closed his eyes briefly, then waved to Prince Rui.

These actions clearly showed that Emperor Kangwu was very disgusted.

King Wu was overjoyed. His father had finally seen through him; Prince Rui was clearly a power-hungry individual.

Prince Rui's focus is entirely on the court; as for the people, they still have to rely on him!

Prince Rui released his grip and smiled at King Wu.

That smile was exceptionally kind and friendly, yet it sent a shiver down the spine of the King of Wu, who felt that something was amiss.

"To be honest, the people of Yiyang Prefecture have really suffered because of Zhou Lizhen," Prince Rui sighed.

"Therefore, in addition to the normal appeasement from the imperial court, I also arranged for the people of Yiyang Prefecture to cultivate medicinal herbs."

"We will provide the people with medicinal herb seeds on credit and advance a portion of the silver. Once the herbs are planted, the imperial court will buy them back."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"No matter how much silver the imperial court provides, it can only temporarily alleviate the immediate crisis. The most crucial thing is to give the people of Yiyang Prefecture a way to survive."

The civil and military officials in the hall looked at Prince Rui in surprise.

They received no news.

When did this happen?

They knew that the imperial court had indeed given some silver to appease the people.

How come there's been no word about what Prince Rui did?

Everyone instinctively looked at the Minister of Revenue.

Prince Rui will certainly need a large amount of silver to do these things, and the Minister of Revenue must know this.

The Minister of Revenue was completely bewildered. What was going on?

How come he didn't know?

Did Prince Rui spend so much silver?

As the Minister of Revenue, although he didn't know the exact amount of silver spent by Prince Rui, he could still get a rough estimate by doing a little calculation.

Could Prince Rui have simply produced that amount without making a fuss?

King Wu took in the reactions of everyone in the hall; it seemed they were all unaware of what Prince Rui had done.

Is Prince Rui just making up some excuse to fool him?

"Brother, are you joking?" King Wu asked sarcastically.

"Why is the imperial court collecting so many medicinal herbs?"

"For use as medicine in the army," Prince Rui said. "Duan Yining wants to produce large quantities of medicine needed by the army. Compared to the unstable medicinal materials available outside, it is safer to have the people grow them and have the court purchase them all."

"In this way, the drugs used in the military are effective and can also provide the people with a way to make money, killing two birds with one stone."

Upon hearing this, the King of Wu clenched his fist tightly in anger, his hand hidden in his sleeve.

Is it a win-win situation?

More than that.

The Duan family used to have a dedicated supplier for purchasing medicinal herbs.

Now Prince Rui has abandoned them all.

This cut off his source of income!

Those former suppliers probably don't know this news yet, otherwise he wouldn't have been completely unaware of it.

wrong!

The King of Wu suddenly understood.

Ruiwang is trying to drive down the price!

more than!

Prince Rui wanted to use the medicinal herbs from his previous suppliers before the harvest of the herbs grown by the people.

The key point is that Prince Rui doesn't actively seek out those people; instead, he makes them beg him!

The common people have started planting medicinal herbs, but the imperial court is not purchasing their herbs. So, what will happen to the goods that people hoarded before?

Go to each and every pharmacy and clinic?

This shipping speed is too slow.

Furthermore... if Prince Rui asks the people to grow medicinal herbs, then in the future, if the army doesn't need that many, should the clinics and pharmacies choose herbs that have been inspected and screened by the imperial court, or should they choose the medicinal herb merchants who used to supply the Duan family?

The more the King of Wu thought about it, the more alarmed he became, and even his fingertips felt cold.

Ruiwang has cut off the supply chain for those suppliers.

He originally wanted to work on getting them to continue supplying medicines to the army.

He can still get money from them then.

Prince Rui pulled this stunt, and his plans were completely ruined!

King Wu gritted his teeth, trying to calm himself down: "Brother, you're thinking too simply."

"Medicinal herb cultivation is not that easy."

"That requires an experienced person."

"The common people only grow grain; it takes time for them to learn how to grow medicinal herbs."

He still has a chance. It's not easy for ordinary people to successfully grow medicinal herbs, and he can still arrange things with the suppliers.

"There are people specifically trained to teach them," Prince Rui said.

The King of Wu laughed and shook his head in disapproval: "Brother, you should know that it's not easy to get them to calm down and learn something."

Prince Rui laughed: "What if we let them watch plays and listen to storytelling?"

The King of Wu's smile froze: "What do you mean by this?"

"Recently, my eldest son has specially prepared all the information on how to cultivate medicinal herbs, and has also arranged scripts for plays and storytelling, so that the people can watch them," Prince Rui said casually.

The people in the hall exchanged glances.

Qi Jingchen.

During this period, Qi Jingchen was at the Ministry of Rites.

I haven't heard of him achieving anything significant on a regular basis.

In retrospect, he was doing great things quietly.

If the people succeed in cultivating medicinal herbs because of this, the contribution will be considerable.

Moreover, the things that can be done are not limited to planting medicinal herbs.

Back then, Prince Rui arranged for Qi Jingchen to join the Ministry of Rites... his intentions were profound.

The King of Wu gritted his teeth.

"The court has already provided the silver to appease the people," Prince Rui sighed. "I know your heart is with the people of Yiyang Prefecture, so I pleaded with the Emperor to give me the silver you raised."

"When the time comes, you can also participate in what I'm doing."

"That place is far away, you can go and keep an eye on it."