The five ministers sat together, looking at each other in dismay.

After being hit by Jiang Chen's series of blows, they helplessly discovered that they no longer had any power to contend with Jiang Chen.

On the contrary, if they weren't careful, Jiang Chen might find an opportunity to kick them out of the court.

"Don't be too anxious. If Xu Changqing doesn't give you the full amount of money and food, you can immediately report it to the emperor."

Minister of War Han Kanglin comforted Minister of Works Wei Zhengli.

Wei Zhengli sighed and nodded dejectedly.

In the following days, the court was calm. Apart from a few matters being reported, there were no major waves.

Xu Changqing also returned to the court after completing the handover with Yuan Buyi.

"Minister Xu, now that you are the Minister of Revenue, what are your views on the current situation of our Great Wei?" Jiang Chen asked.

From the moment he received the appointment, Xu Changqing had been constantly thinking about what he could do in the position of Minister of Revenue.

Now, hearing Jiang Chen's question, he was already confident.

"Your Majesty, what I want to do is to improve the livelihood of the people of our Great Wei, which is the foundation of our Great Wei."

"In addition, enriching the national treasury of our Great Wei is also very important!"

Although the answer was vague, Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Minister Xu, you have a good heart."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, giving Xu Changqing great power: "If Minister Xu has any bold ideas, you can report them to me. Whether they are good or bad, I will not blame you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Xu Changqing was very excited.

The Xu family had been in business for generations, and Xu Changqing had been influenced by what he saw and heard. He naturally knew many ways to do business.

Now that he was the Minister of Revenue, it was time for him to show his skills!

The ministers looked at Jiang Chen's "generosity" and were filled with envy.

His Majesty was too biased.

Why didn't they receive such leniency?

It was because Consort Shu was Xu Changqing's younger sister!

After the court session, Xu Changqing was summoned to the Qianzheng Hall by Jiang Chen.

"Minister Xu, I think you seemed to have something to say in court. Now that it's just the two of us here, feel free to speak your mind," Jiang Chen encouraged.

Xu Changqing said in surprise, "Your Majesty has keen insight!"

Then he said, "Your Majesty, during my time in Jinling, I visited the area near Jinling City and found that the people's business was not doing well."

"They only go to the market on the first and tenth day of each month to sell or buy things. On other days, the market is not lively."

Jiang Chen nodded. This couldn't be said to be a problem of Great Wei. It should be a problem of all dynasties.

"What are your thoughts?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I'm thinking, is there a way to encourage people to buy and sell goods more? In this way, there will be more things circulating in the market. While people buy what they need, they can also sell some things to supplement their household income."

"The idea is good."

Jiang Chen first encouraged him, but then said, "But Minister Xu, I want to ask you, what can the people sell?"

Xu Changqing's face flushed with excitement after being praised.

Hearing this, he was stunned, and his face turned pale, with fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

That's right!

The people didn't have much to begin with, so what could they sell?

He had overlooked this crucial issue!

Seeing that Xu Changqing understood his meaning, Jiang Chen didn't say much.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Chen said, "The main thing is that the people don't have extra things in their hands. We need to improve production efficiency."

"In addition, encouraging the market, as you said, is also an effective direction."

"I also found in Jinling that people selling surplus vegetables and grains have no aggregation at all. What do you think about designating an area specifically for selling agricultural products?"

Xu Changqing became excited and nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, this is a wonderful idea!"

Having a fixed area would greatly improve the efficiency of selling and buying, indirectly increasing circulation.

"Let's try it in the capital first," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

The measure regarding the farmers' market quickly spread throughout the court and the public.

All the ministers were surprised.

Xu Changqing had just taken office, and he already had actions?

The other five ministers looked very ugly. Such quick action seemed to be showing their incompetence.

After sending away Xu Changqing, who had come to visit, Minister of Justice Mo Lan was so angry that he slammed the table.

"That Xu family brat, it's not enough for him to stir things up himself, he even wants to drag me into it!"

Because he didn't have much confidence, and because gatherings of people could easily lead to problems, Xu Changqing found Minister of Justice Mo Lan and asked him to send people to maintain order in the farmers' market.

For Mo Lan, this was completely thankless.

If the farmers' market was successful in the future, the credit would definitely go to Xu Changqing.

As for him, Mo Lan, he wouldn't even be mentioned.

While he was annoyed, Vice Minister of Justice Wu Zuo came in with a letter and said in a low voice, "Sir, this was sent by someone from Minister Yang of the Ministry of Personnel."

Mo Lan impatiently took it and opened it.

After taking a look, the anger on Mo Lan's face gradually dissipated, and even a smile appeared.

"Good, good!"

After shouting "good" twice, Mo Lan's face was filled with ruthlessness.

"Xu Changqing, I'll see how you clean up the mess then!"

April 20th of the lunar calendar was not a special day.

But for the people of the capital, this day of this year was full of curiosity.

A few days ago, they had received news that an area had been designated in the southern suburbs for people to buy and sell grains, poultry, vegetables, etc., called the farmers' market.

This was a very novel thing for everyone.

With the remnant stars still in the sky, people came to the designated area carrying burdens.

Xu Changqing, who had been waiting here all night, quickly greeted them.

"Big brother, are you here to sell things?" Xu Changqing asked.

"Yes, I was allocated a lot of good fields this year, and I planted seedlings a few days ago. Today will definitely be a good harvest, so I brought the extra rice to sell."

"Selling rice, good."

Xu Changqing called a Ministry of Revenue official and said, "Take this big brother to the area specifically for selling rice."

As the sky gradually turned white, more and more people came, and Xu Changqing arranged for people to divide them into areas according to the different things they were selling.

At the end of mao time (5-7 am), customers came after hearing the news, and saw a sign standing at the entrance.

The sign had words and arrows on it, and there was a person standing next to it.

"What...what does this say?" the person asked.

The person next to the sign was an official from the Ministry of Revenue. Hearing this, he said, "This says the area division, and the arrow is the direction to go."

The person then said, "I want to buy some chickens and ducks, which way should I go?"

The official then pointed in the direction.

After sending this person away, the official let out a breath of depression, and his forehead twitched non-stop.