Chapter 227: Discussing the Nation through Commerce (Part 2)

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"You speak, I listen." Lan Hao is in a good mood. Judging from the current war situation, Yu Lan has an absolute advantage.
"Enclose and confine." Yun Tai gives a simple two-word response.
“圈养？”澜昊扬了扬眉毛，眼神有些飘，边听边琢磨。
“如果把光明教比作是一种高级魔兽，它浑身上下都是高级炼金原料，吃它的肉还能够提升修为。这样的好东西我们自然是希望越多越好，最好是能够天天吃到，圈养是一个不错的办法。别人如果想要吃到这种魔兽，加快自己的修为自然不可能白吃；吃多少，给多少我们说了算；没钱的时候撸一把毛，做成衣裳还能再赚一笔；太多了杀几头；太少了，等一等，养一养，家里够分就好。再进一步如果想要卖大价钱的话，包装上档次，宣传做得好，自然是财源滚滚。如果野生的就难掌控了，杀多了，不小心让这种魔兽灭绝了，自然谈不上之后长久的利益。让其自由生长，一旦泛滥成灾，就算我们不惧，万一不小心崩掉几颗牙难免会心情不好。”
“那该如何包装才让人感觉上档次呢？”澜昊来了兴趣。居然把光明教比作高级魔兽，也只有这个小丫头敢如此肆无忌惮地说出这么大逆不道的话来，不过他喜欢！
This time Yun Tai tightly closed his mouth.
一看云苔的表情，澜昊很爽快地强调了一句：“无论你说什么，朕都恕你无罪。”
“陛下。”背景云翊不赞同地开口。与其说他是不赞同皇上的放纵，不如说他是在提点云苔别乱说话。
“怎么孙女儿跟爷爷说说话都不成了？”澜昊不满地瞪了云翊一眼，然后给云苔鼓劲，“放大胆地说。”
"Nurture a puppet, but maintain the appearance of autonomy," Yun Tai replied.
Upon hearing the words "autonomy," Yunyi's head buzzed.
"Outrageous!" he shouted, raising his right hand and swinging it towards Yuntai's face.
However, for some unknown reason, he suddenly flipped his wrist and delivered a knifehand strike to the vacant space on the left. Note: The @ symbols are formatting elements used in the original text and do not require translation.
One slash, empty.
云苔嘴巴微张，一脸莫名其妙地看着突发情况。下一秒，她立刻反应过来，隐形人偷袭！她的手一晃，右手掌心出现了一把□□，浑身紧绷，眼睛都不敢眨一下，准备好随时支援。
However, after waiting for a long time, Yun Yi didn't make any additional moves and simply withdrew his hand.
What is the situation?
Yun Yi snorted and, seeing Yun Tai's still tense and guarded expression, explained unkindly, "Your bodyguard is really dedicated to their duty."
“不应该吗？”云苔奇怪地问道。
云翊噎了一下。
云苔的胸口传出一阵闷闷的大笑：“问得好。快快转个面，让朕看看你父亲现在是啥表情？”
云苔还被吓了一跳，才发现通讯器被她压在了胸口。幸好她十年如一日地穿着黑色的魔法师长袍。
"Your Majesty!" Yunyi wanted to explain a few words. Reply to translated content:
"Shut up." Lan Hao's face darkened, and although the emperor's aura was somewhat weakened through the communicator, it was enough to make General Yun retreat to his original position and continue being a background character. However, Yun Yi's expression was no longer as calm as before.
澜昊也知道云翊是好心，他鼻子呼了一口气：“我知道你在担心什么。无论是否是真假自治，只要澜宇境内出现自治，对皇权都是严重的打击，就会挑起某些人的野心，造成国家动荡。”
"The emperor is wise." Yun Yi lowered his head. What worried him was not only this, but also the fear that some malicious individuals would take advantage of the situation and accuse the Yun family of intending to declare themselves as kings! The Bright Light Sect was just a pretext for the Yun family to test the emperor's bottom line. Even if the emperor didn't believe it at first, wouldn't he eventually become doubtful after hearing it repeated many times? The emperor's favoritism towards the Yun family had already caused discontent among many people in the past, and now the Yun family had produced someone like Yun Tai, who astonished the emperor and even proposed a series of reforms as national policies! To put it in a new term, this level of resentment had already reached its limit. He understood very well the principle of going too far and causing harm. The Duke of Huguo had already explicitly warned the clan members to maintain a low profile.
“然后所有的灾难和罪责都会被迁怒怪罪到那个最初提出这个建议的人。我说得没错吧？”澜昊没好气地问道。
云翊僵直了身形，没有抬头。即便皇上说得是事实，他绝对不可能承认自己的担心。因为承认表示他对皇上掌控力度的不信任，对皇权的不信任。
显然澜昊也知道这个话题是无法再继续下去了，他有些恼怒地瞪了女婿一眼。如果问这小子意见吧，半天闷不出一个响来，好不容易来了一个敢说话的，这小子还千拦万防，就怕会他会对自家闺女不利。难道他就真得那么像一名暴君吗？
"I heard you're planning to open a new business specializing in military wastewater treatment, young lady?" Emperor Yulan asked curiously. He naturally knew that behind the profitable ventures of the Water Clan, there was always the influence of Yuntai. And thanks to Yuntai, the Water Clan in Rongcheng had experienced rapid growth.
污水？云苔愣了愣，脑子才转过弯来，皇上这话说得还真是含蓄。还污水呢，如果真的是污水她还就不要了！她要的是对农作物有利的纯有机化学用水！这是两个完全不同的概念。污水的用词太过模糊，可有机化学什么的云苔很怀疑皇上是否听得懂？
"Your Majesty, it's not sewage treatment, we intend to acquire excrement." Yun Tai thought for a moment and found a more refined yet still not very high-end term, but better than terms like rice commune. Note: It is worth mentioning that the translation provided is only a literal interpretation of the text. The meaning of the sentence may vary depending on the context.
澜昊抬了抬眉毛，老天这感觉怎么那么像是在跟那些老古板说话，连一个词说错了都要纠正。小小年纪不会那么快就变成小古板了吧，那样的话就太可惜了。
“这两者之间是有本质区别的。”云苔强调了一句。如果真的要她弄什么污水处理，她恐怕都没地方哭去。云苔相信这个世界对于污水的净化肯定已经有了完善的魔法系统。她这个完全的门外汉参合进去只会被坑得很惨。
"Um... What's the use of it?" Lan Hao believed that Yun Tai definitely wouldn't think that there was too much money and want to throw it away for fun. Moreover, based on the information he had received, her acquisition of waste must be for some money-making purpose. But he really couldn't figure out what exactly this thing could do? But come to think of it, if he could easily figure it out, then the national treasury wouldn't need to spend a large sum of money every year to purify those things. (Note: The translation provided might not be accurate as the given Chinese text seems to be a conversation or dialogue. It would be helpful to have more context for a more accurate translation.)
云翊的耳朵也动了动。他相信如果云鸷在这儿肯定会大喊皇上英明。
可偏偏云苔没有接这个茬儿：“皇上，不如您也参一脚赚点零花钱？”
Ahem, Your Majesty, I'll pass on that. Your kind gesture is appreciated by your grandchild. Although earning pocket money is indeed appealing, what makes it even more heartwarming is that the little girl doesn't forget her grandfather. Just think, none of the imperial princes or grandsons in the royal family have such filial piety! Unfortunately, it's indecent to talk about such business, making it difficult for him to brag about it.
However," Yun Tai still had some concerns and confirmed again, "Grain is the foundation of a country. Don't you think that the later this technology, which can increase grain production, is spread, the more advantageous it is for us?" Only reply to the translated content.
"What did you say?" Lan Hao pushed the desk with both hands and stood up suddenly.
In Yun Tai's opinion, planting and fertilizing was common knowledge. She thought that the cultivation techniques in this world should be more advanced, as there were plant-based magicians here. But later she realized that it was a simplistic assumption. In order to advance in cultivation, practitioners not only needed talent and diligence, but also financial support. If their talent was not sufficient, they needed more money. Therefore, just like the reason that second-grade pharmacists would not refine first-grade pills unless necessary, plant-based magicians only focused on cultivating and training their magical and medicinal plants to sell for more money to support their next stage of cultivation. This is understandable, but it has also led to low food production in this world, giving Yun Tai an opportunity to make money.
照这个架势下去，影卫恐怕要保护她一辈子了，而没有特别原因，影卫是不会更换的。一想到越来越英气逼人的女儿可能一辈子都甩不掉这名‘老熟人’影卫，云翊感觉整个人都不好了。