In just two or three days, Xu Liang's new stove was released, and the workmanship became very particular. My imperial study, the Queen Mother's Cining Hall, the Queen's Central Palace, Shufei, Defei, Xianfei's bedroom, and even the houses where people live in the palace have begun to install the stove one after another. Look, there are more than a dozen tall stoves in the Daqing Hall, and the burning stoves make the entire Daqing Hall warm as spring.

"This stove is good. The whole hall is very warm now, and its hands and feet are not cold at all. Xu Aiqing, this is your credit. For every minister in the hall, you give them a stove. It's the New Year, which is a benefit I have given to all the ministers." I said to Xu Liang in a good mood and said to me.

"Yes, the emperor, I obey the order." Xu Liang heard my praise and said, "I grinned from one ear to another."

"Haha, my ministers, do you feel that the hall today is very warm? This is the benefit of the stove? Look, just look, the stove is also burning charcoal. Do you smell it? I also tell you that using this stove to cook water in this winter is both time-saving and convenient, especially calling friends and friends to sit next to the stove, cooking a pot of one-year-old lamb, and then drinking a cup of aged flower carvings. This little day is absolutely moist hahaha." I said to all the ministers with a smile.

"There are so many benefits of this stove. I will accept it with shamelessness. I thank the emperor for always thinking about my grace." Cui Wenbo, a great scholar in Huagai Palace, bowed to me and said. Then the ministers flattered me like a tide.

"The Emperor Cui is right. I am waiting for the Emperor to thank the Emperor for his care, but you only reward me with a stove. This family is not enough." Liu Shihai came out of the work and complained to me with a smile.

"Since you all want it, then go find Xu Liang, but if you want it, you have to spend money to buy it hahaha." My words caused laughter from the ministers in the court.

What the joke was about was almost done. I waved to the ministers and said to Xu Liang: "Xu Aiqing, how is the cement road from Bianliang to Yan'an Prefecture built?" After saying that, I asked Xu Liang about the construction of the cement road and bridge.

Xu Liang bowed slightly and replied: "Long live, after these three months of construction, the Cement Avenue has been built across Hezhongfu. Due to the sufficient supply of personnel and materials, the road construction speed is relatively fast. However, in winter, it is difficult to excavate the land freezing, and cement is also easy to freeze during the mixing process. Therefore, the construction speed in winter is still very slow."

"I know that construction is difficult, but you still have to think of more ways to remember that the time I give you is not very good."

"Don't worry, I will guarantee that I will complete the task."

"Ministry of Revenue, how is the overall tax situation this year?"

"Reporting to the long live, because the new agricultural tools and new rice seeds in the past two years are mainly distributed in the seventh roads of Jingxi North Road, Jingxi South Road, Huainan West Road, Jinghu North Road, Jinghu South Road, Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road. Therefore, the yield per mu of these seven roads is about 40 stones, so the total grain output of these seven roads alone is as high as about 1.77 billion stones."

"Hiss~" A neat breathing sounded from the hall

Liu Shihai only paused for a little while and continued: "The Xinzhan Sanlu was in the war resumption period due to the war. The emperor issued an order not to require him to produce grain, and he exempted them from three years of taxes to support people's livelihood. Therefore, these three routes were not included in the tax range. As for the other twenty routes, new agricultural tools and new hybrid rice seeds have not yet been popularized, so their average yield per mu is still about fifteen stones, so the total grain output of these twenty routes is 1.89 billion stones. According to the emperor's division and governance, it was ruled.

The taxation strategy is that the taxation of these seven routes is 10 taxes and 20 routes is 20 taxes. Therefore, the total income of taxation of my country this year is 271.5 million stones, an increase of nearly 20 million stones compared with last year. This year's taxation of grain is equivalent to 135.75 million silver coins. When the whole country of our Song Dynasty uses this new agricultural tool and grain planting, as long as there is no natural disaster, the total grain output of my country will reach 6.8 billion stones, and the taxation of grain income will reach nearly 700 million stones."

"Hiss~" Another breath, and then there was a constant buzzing sound of discussion burst out from the entire hall.

I didn't interrupt them, just watching almost all the ministers keep talking. After about half a cup of tea, the ministers in the hall gradually calmed down the buzzing discussion.

"Liu Aiqing, continue to talk about commercial tax." I pretended to be very calm and said to Liu Shihai. In fact, when I heard his report, my heart was also ups and downs. The huge grain output means that there will be more people. With more people, there will be more soldiers.

"Yes, I follow the order. Due to the transportation of the Royal Trading Bank and the Royal Post Station, the circulation of goods and currency in my country has accelerated significantly compared with the previous years. The trade volume with Fusang, Goryeo, Jiaozhi, Dali, Khmer, Tubo, and Tianzhu has risen sharply, and has driven the rapid development of my country's handicraft industry. Therefore, the total amount of import and export of my country and the domestic commercial tax this year is 73.978,124 guan. This is only my country's commercial tax. Since the Royal Trading Bank was established by the royal family alone, I did not count the revenue of the Royal Trading Bank into the total tax amount. Therefore, the total national tax revenue this year is 206.728,124 guan. "

"The vast tax revenue depends entirely on the hardships of the people. The tax income of the court should be taken from the people for use by the people. Water conservancy construction and road paving are a major event for establishing a country, guaranteeing grain, sufficient agricultural tools, and stable houses. This is a major event for benefiting the people. Building school buildings, educating the people, making them know astronomy, geography, and understanding the changes of the four seasons is a major event for the prosperity of the nation. I don't require that all the people of the Song Dynasty be as talented and knowledgeable as you, but at least they must be able to read the text and write, and the teachers they hire are not required to be those who have talents who are well-versed in the sky and the earth, and those scholars and juren who have landed can be hired, but I don't want nerds, the Ministry of Rites, do I understand what I mean?" I said.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention." Zheng Junyan replied

I waved my hand and asked Zheng Junyan to return to his squad, and then asked, "Are the people from the Ordnance Department here?"

"Report to the emperor, I'm waiting." Gongshu and Ling Zhen went out to respond. Both of them were there? That's right, everything was said together.

"Mr. I told you last time..."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about the crossbow." Before I could finish speaking, Gongshu naturally spoke to me first. In the past few years, although Gongshu's natural habit of speaking has changed a lot, he cannot change the things deeply imprinted in his soul, such as now...
Chapter completed!