The Tomb of Great Qi's Current Ruler

Zhao Muyuan said, "We all came out from the tree, but the common people have no way to get out!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "You guys are really dedicated. You'd rather sit as tree people than not attend court. Don't you think it's too tiring?"

Zhao Muyuan said seriously, "It's not hard work. The imperial court must have its own rules, and these rules must not be broken under any circumstances."

Okay! Zhou Wanwan tried to persuade them to stop being so stubborn, but she couldn't, she simply couldn't persuade them.

"Alright, alright, since the tree people can send you in, they can naturally send you food as well."

What you need to do now is to stabilize the people and appease their hearts.

Let them farm properly and live a good life.

There's no need to worry about food shortages; our food reserves are still sufficient.

One minister said, "Even if we have enough grain reserves, we can't feed so many people for long!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Therefore, we not only need to farm, but also need to develop other industries."

I plan to stock all the farms with a large number of chicks, ducklings, and breeding pigs.

These are all necessities, and the demand is huge, resulting in high profits.

Not only that, we can also develop a large number of textile and manufacturing industries.

We have so many mulberry trees, far too many! We can't waste them; we must make the most of them.

Those mulberry trees grow very fast. As long as Zhou Wanwan sends them some spiritual energy, they will have an endless supply of mulberry leaves.

Moreover, mulberry leaves are available all year round.

Perhaps it's because of the climate here.

So Zhou Wanwan decided to raise silkworms, and she brought in more than a hundred tailors and embroiderers from the mountain village.

Then they found some excellent silkworm eggs. Actually, there were silkworm breeding bases in the mountain village, but they were very small-scale.

Zhou Wanwan's plan this time is large-scale. Silk has a wide range of uses; it's not just for making clothes, but also for quilts, silk curtains, and more...

They now have more than 500 mulberry trees, enough to raise silkworms.

After Zhou Wanwan brought back the silkworm eggs, feeding the silkworms was a simple matter, given the presence of these mulberry trees.

These tasks don't require tailors or embroiderers at all.

Upon hearing Zhou Wanwan's plan, all the ministers were relieved.

After the court session, Zhou Wanwan was about to go back to sleep when Zhao Muyuan caught her. "Your Majesty, have you finished your studies lately?"

"I did it, I did it."

Zhao Muyuan smiled and said, "Actually, I've been so busy lately, it's okay if you don't do it. I was just asking casually."

"I did it, I really did it."

Zhou Wanwan took out all her schoolwork and handed it to Zhao Muyuan.

After carefully examining the item, Zhao Muyuan said:

"Excellent, Your Majesty, you are truly a genius."

If you were to truly become emperor, it would surely be a blessing for all people.

Moreover, I believe you will surely become the ruler of the world in the future, and your choice of this place is quite good.

At the border of four countries, after thinking about it, I realized that you wanted to take all the countries for yourself!

I think this idea is brilliant.

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched as she said, "Actually... I hadn't thought that far ahead. I think it would be nice if we had a few cities. I could be the city lord someday."

Zhao Muyuan and several other senior officials all knelt down.

He said, "Your Majesty, this idea is absolutely unacceptable. Don't you think we are too easy to bully right now?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at Zhao Muyuan, "Then what do you suggest we do? Are we just going to fight against four countries with only eight small cities?"

Zhao Muyuan fell silent; this was indeed the case.

If Zhou Wanwan becomes too powerful and arouses the suspicion of the other four countries, it could be troublesome.

For now, all we can do is survive and slowly develop ourselves.

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said:

I know you are all very anxious, but it's impossible to achieve success overnight.

After all, we built our country step by step.

We need money, but we have none; we need food, but we have none.

Even our city was acquired by chance; that won't do! We have to grow bigger step by step."

Zhao Muyuan knelt down. "Your Majesty is right, this humble subject understands."

Zhou Wanwan knew these veteran officials were anxious, but there was no use in being anxious. She just wanted to deal with things slowly and she didn't plan to fight against the Great Qi.

Whether or not Great Qi comes, she still needs to develop herself properly, so she might as well take this opportunity to work hard to improve herself.

This is the right way.

General Qin Yuan of the Great Qi frowned and asked, "Has there been any movement from those cities?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Qin Yuan snorted coldly and said, "I'd like to see what they have up their sleeve. We'll wait and see."

The Old Scholar Tree had already opened up the underground palace, and Zhou Wanwan led all the ministers there.

Zhao Muyuan stared blankly at the underground palace and said, "Such a huge project, how much silver must it have cost?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "I didn't spend any money; I found it."

Zhao Muyuan looked at the palace and said, "Tsk tsk tsk... This palace is a bit small, but it really has everything you need, and the floor is paved with gold! How much money must have been spent on this!"

Zhou Wanwan didn't know whether the gold-paved floor was real gold or just gold plating.

Zhou Wanwan dug at the ground for a long time before finally managing to pry off a piece of gold.

Zhao Muyuan picked it up, took a bite, and said, "It's all real gold! You're really generous! Where did you get all this?"

Zhou Wanwan said, "It's the tomb of the current ruler of the Great Qi."

Zhao Muyuan was stunned for a long time before he said, "Xiao Heng's tomb! No wonder it's so extravagant!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the dragon throne and said, "This dragon throne is quite nice, rather imposing."

Zhao Muyuan nodded and said, "It's really quite good. I think this place is very suitable for us to hold the midday court session, and it's also more convenient here."

"That works too. Anyway, this underground palace leads to all sorts of places, and there's a huge tree at the entrance of each palace."

If you want to get in, you have to go through these trees.

"I actually feel quite safe," Zhou Wanwan said.

Zhao Muyuan nodded and looked at the ministers, saying, "Then let's hold the noon court sessions here from now on!"

Over there, Xiao Heng was so angry he vomited blood, while over here, Zhou Wanwan led everyone on a tour of the palace.

Actually, this palace is very large. It is probably modeled after the palace of the Great Qi Kingdom, and it has many rooms.

Moreover, these rooms are not empty; the antique shelves inside are filled with porcelain and jade artifacts, and landscape paintings and calligraphy hang on the walls.

The desk was adorned with the Four Treasures of the Study, and brocade curtains hung down, revealing royal treasures everywhere.

Zhou Wanwan touched these treasures and said:

"The Great Qi Kingdom is really rich. Why put so many burial objects in just one tomb?"

I can't eat, I can't drink, oh dear!

Actually, Zhou Wanwan didn't find it unlucky at all; on the contrary, she found it quite interesting.

This kind of underground palace was very convenient for them.

After crawling out of the underground palace, Zhou Wanwan stretched and was just about to rest when she saw Zhichun approaching. "Master, the Great Qi wants to see you. He says he has something to discuss with you."

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "Oh dear! I'm also very busy with official duties. What could it be that he has to do?"

"I don't know, but they said he'll tell you after you go there."