Li Yaohao worked hard and studied diligently for most of his life, rising from an ordinary farming family to become the top scholar after achieving six honors in the imperial examinations, and then to the effortlessly capable chief minister. His eventful life was praised by all and served as a model for countless students of the Great Jing Dynasty.
Yet when someone asked what had driven him to work so tirelessly day and night, Li Yaohao replied with a pained look, "It was all because my wife loves ginger milk pudding."
"Huh?"
"Ginger milk pudding needs ginger and milk."
"And?"
"Ginger is a specialty of Wo Prefecture."
The visitor was startled, breaking into a cold sweat as he remembered that Wo Prefecture had once been the Wa Kingdom. It was conquered and brought into the Great Jing's territory by Li, then governor of Yuhai Prefecture, who was now chief minister.
"And... the milk?"
"Milk comes from dairy cows," Li Yaohao replied, one word at a time.
"Uh... and then?"
Li Yaohao gave the visitor a disdainful glance, then turned and left.
The visitor stood frozen for a long while before finally realizing that the first thing Chief Minister Li had done after taking office was issue the Detailed Regulations on Cattle Raising.
The most important provision was that, after cattle were divided by breed, beef cattle and dairy cows could be slaughtered and traded freely.
Dairy cows... dairy cows...
The largest dairy farm in the Great Jing seemed to be one of the businesses owned by the chief minister's wife.
Muttering to himself, the visitor couldn't help but marvel, "No wonder she's the woman behind the chief minister. Her tastes are truly refined."
***The heroine builds her career, while the hero works his way up at all costs to protect her, eventually becoming chief minister.
***The early story focuses on farming and food, with the imperial examinations as a secondary element. Later, it will include some court affairs, but no political scheming, just local governance and infrastructure.
"Screenshot saved on December 5, 2024"
Theme: Live positively and turn the impossible into the possible
