Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Yun Shengsheng asked Yan Shijin curiously, "Brother Shijin, what kind of tea is Mingyuan tea? I've never heard of it!"

Yan Shijin's lips curled slightly as he pointed to the tea she was drinking: "This is Mingyuan tea!"

Yun Shengsheng took a few sips, even more puzzled: "It's just so-so! Do my uncles, the Emperor and the others, like this?"

Yan Shijin leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I'll tell you the details when we get back tonight..."

Yun Shengsheng pouted and continued eating.

She noticed that eight out of ten tables in the restaurant were discussing Mingyuan Tea.

This tea is unique to the Yelang Kingdom, and not many people used to grow it.

It seems that the royal family and ministers of the Great Xuan Kingdom are spending a lot of money to buy this tea, which has tempted the farmers of the Yelang Kingdom to convert all their fertile fields into tea gardens.

Yun Shengsheng suddenly realized a possibility, and her eyes lit up instantly: [Could it be that reason!]

Back at the inn that evening, Yun Shengsheng slammed the door shut, pressed Yan Shijin down into a chair, and stared at him with her big, round eyes, asking, "Brother Shijin, tell me quickly, what happened?"

Yan Shijin pulled her aside to sit down and said with a smile, "We don't plan to fight with Yelang Kingdom for the next two years, but we will have to fight sooner or later, so we need to prepare now."

"The most scarce resource in war is food and supplies, and the southeastern part of Yelang Kingdom is rich in grain and rarely suffers from disasters, so it has a lot of grain reserves."

Yun Shengsheng narrowed her eyes, curled her lips into a smile like a little fox cub: "So, Brother Shi Jin, you're waging an economic war!"

"You're planning to trick the people of Yelang into growing tea instead of grain."

"Grain reserves are the lifeblood of a country, and tea cannot be eaten as a staple food. By the time their tea gardens are in full bloom and their granaries are empty, they will be at the mercy of others."

A hint of appreciation flashed in Yan Shijin's eyes, and he nodded.

"right!"

"Moreover, the officials at the lower levels think that growing tea can make money, and they might even actively encourage farmers to grow tea."

"They thought that if they sold the tea for a high price, they could just buy grain in other cities."

"And we, Da Xuan, will sell our grain to them cheaply."

"They won't realize it for a while, and they'll be smug, thinking their Yelang Kingdom is very wealthy. Everyone there is rich."

"But when we are ready to go to war with Yelang, we will stop buying tea and stop selling grain to them altogether."

"By then, all that Mingyuan tea will be stuck with them, and their savings won't be enough to buy food..."

Yun Shengsheng's eyes shone like two stars: "They will collapse without a fight."

【Isn't this just "Qi silk and Lu fine silk"?】

[This refers to the economic strategy devised by Duke Huan of Qi and his prime minister Guan Zhong during the Spring and Autumn Period.]

They identified a very light and thin silk fabric from the state of Lu called "Lu Gao," while the state of Qi also produced a similar silk fabric called "Qi Wan."

[Guan Zhong advised Duke Huan of Qi and his officials to take the lead in wearing Lu silk, and ordered a nationwide ban on the weaving of Qi silk, allowing only Lu silk to be worn, which caused the price of Lu silk to skyrocket.]

[In the state of Lu, seeing the high profits from silk weaving, the entire population abandoned farming to weave cloth, neglecting agriculture.]

A year later, the State of Qi suddenly announced a halt to imports of Lu silk and a ban on grain exports to Lu.

As a result, the State of Lu faced dire straits due to food shortages, its economy collapsed, and it was ultimately forced to submit to the State of Qi.

[Now they've simply changed "Lu Gao" to Mingyuan Tea!]

Yun Shengsheng exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Shi Jin, this plan is brilliant!"

[It's practically a replica of Guan Zhong's timeless stratagem of open warfare.]

Yan Shijin had no idea what the Spring and Autumn Period was, nor had he ever heard of Duke Huan of Qi or his prime minister Guan Zhong.

But the "Qi silk and Lu silk" that Yun Shengsheng mentioned was indeed similar to their plan.

He smiled and said, "This is what is called subduing the enemy without fighting."

Yun Shengsheng frowned in thought: "Is this Mingyuan tea suitable for long-term storage?"

Yan Shijin smiled: "Yes, the longer it's stored, the better. Aged tea is the most fragrant!"

Yun Shengsheng smiled: "Then this will make things much easier."

"When Yelang Kingdom has only tea and no grain, they will surely drive the price of tea down to the lowest possible level and sell it off cheaply."

"The rulers of Yelang Kingdom will also realize this and order the people to stop growing tea, forcing them to switch back to growing grain."

"By then, the price of tea will only be lower, maybe even as low as giving it away for free."

"If we buy their tea in large quantities again, we can recoup all the money we spent on buying tea at high prices before."

"Moreover, these aged teas can be stored for several years because no one grows this kind of tea anymore, and the tea we have stockpiled has become a scarce commodity."

"Then we can create a gimmick like 'century-old tea,' and the price can be increased several times over."

"In this way, we will not only avoid losing money, but we can also make a fortune."

"Most importantly, we also took over the Yelang Kingdom."

Yan Shijin stared at her blankly for a long while before finally reaching out to touch her head, his voice filled with genuine admiration: "Sheng Sheng is so smart."

He, along with his father, mother, several important court officials, and imperial merchants such as the Chu and Sun families, deliberated and planned this elaborate scheme for a long time before finally deciding on it.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Sheng only listened to a little bit and then dissected it into a lot of details.

They also conveniently completed the follow-up consolidation plan.

How is this girl's head structured?

Yun Shengsheng chuckled: "Likewise, Brother Shi Jin isn't bad either."

Four days later, they finally returned to Hotan Prefecture.

As soon as Yun Shengsheng entered the Yun family's gate, she was surrounded by a group of people.

Princess Yongjia, hands on her hips, eyebrows furrowed, glared angrily at Yun Shengsheng: "Shengsheng! You went out to play without me! Don't you care about me at all?!"

Shang Jingjing chimed in with a chuckle, "That's right, that's right. We've been in Hotan Prefecture for so long, and we haven't had a proper chance to go out and have fun yet. And you, Shengsheng, just ran off without a word."

Yu Meishu nodded, pretending to have a stern face: "Yes, Shengsheng, now that you're back, you can't run away again. If you do, we'll tie you up."

Wang Miaomiao held Xiaocuicui's hand, looking at her with a smile, her eyes clearly saying, "You decide what to do."

Cuicui hugged Yun Shengsheng's leg, tilted her little face up, and said in a childish voice, "Auntie, don't you like Cuicui anymore?"

"They don't even take Cui Cui to play with them."

Yun Shengsheng was surrounded by this group of young ladies and maids, one on the left and one on the right, with no room to escape.

She scratched her head and gave an awkward laugh.

She rubbed her two little hands together in front of her chest, putting on a pitiful look: "Sisters, I was wrong."

"Let me rest for a day, and we'll go out and have fun tomorrow, okay?"

The girls weren't really angry with her after all.

When she said they were going out to play together tomorrow, everyone became happy.

Princess Yongjia grabbed her wrist and led her to the backyard: "Alright, alright, you've been traveling for so many days, go back and wash up and get a good night's sleep."

Let's go out together tomorrow.

Shang Jingjing and the others chimed in with smiles, "Yeah, we've already asked around and know where the best places are. Just come with us tomorrow, we promise you won't be disappointed..."