Sixty-second dragon scales (5)

Ling'an had a beautiful meal made by Empress Dowager Ren'an. At night, she slept on the same bed with Empress Dowager Ren'an and asked her to massage herself. Emperor Xiaozong was not in good health and had to sit for a long time on weekdays. After a day, he had back pain and could not eat or sleep well. Empress Dowager Ren'an personally learned this massage technique with the Imperial Medicine. No matter when, as long as Emperor Xiaozong came back and lay on the bed, she would press him. The most noble emperor and empress in the world were living like a mortal couple.

After spending so long with Empress Dowager Ren'an, Linglong naturally understood that she was a gentle and meticulous woman, and she was cautious in her relationship with Emperor Xiaozong. Such a person ended up entering Lu You's harem? He died for no reason?

The little empress was dead at that time. Empress Dowager Ren'an would never fall in love with Lu You. She had loved a man like Emperor Xiaozong, so how could she be moved by the deep affectionate Lu You? But she entered Lu You's harem. Besides avenging her daughter, Linglong could not think of any other possibilities.

I believe that after Lu You ascended the throne, the world was stable. He occasionally missed the little empress who was devoted to him. He took the country from her and cut off her head with his own hands. Now he is the lord of the world. There are countless beauties who please and flatter him. But the only one who can make him bow down is the little empress who was cruelly cut off by him. Empress Dowager Ren'an is the biological mother of the little empress. The mother and daughter look similar. He cannot guarantee that he will not have the idea of ​​thinking about others when they see things. They both have their own thoughts. Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Ren'an must not be able to fight Lu You. Whether she will commit suicide or kill him in the end is probably a mystery for the ages.

She was held and comforted by her mother all night, but Linglong was still energetic the next day. This time, no one dared to say that she was sleeping in the same bed with her mother at the age of eleven. Yesterday's old censor was a lesson from the past. No one wants to be taken to the public!

The official assessment system officially began five days later, but it was not allowed to be late and leave early and perfunctory. Most officials could still do it. Linglong also punished and beat it whenever he should. After a period of time, the atmosphere in the court was refreshing.

When the three princes came to Beijing and Linglong held a banquet to entertain the princes, the vassal kings were finally able to return to their fiefdom, but they had to keep their carefully trained sons. Who would be happy? But what if they didn't go back? Linglong didn't mind leaving them all. She had reason to send her confidant ministers to "coordinate management" the fiefdom!

At first, the vassal kings did not understand what "coordinated management" was. As soon as Linglong explained, they suddenly realized that they would send someone to monitor them on the spot! No, no, no! They didn't need any co-ordinated ministers, so they would keep their son back to their own hands!

This is forcing them to give up their already-growing son!

If nothing unexpected happens, these three princes will never return to their fiefdom except to die. If the vassal kings have ill intentions to rebel, they will be the first one to be killed. If they do not rebel, they will stay in the capital as hostages forever. In addition, because of their origin, the little empress will never use them, which means that this life has been wasted.

The vassal kings were also very desperate. Can he be selected so casually? How much energy did they spend to raise their sons to what they are today!

Linglong doesn't care about the concerns of this group of people. She cannot let the vassal kings go back to strengthen their own power. However, they cannot be too hasty to take over the vassal matter, and they need to make long-term plans. The most important thing at the moment is people's livelihood. Since ancient times, the people have not cared about who is sitting on the dragon throne. As long as they can eat and wear warmth and have no worries about food and clothing, it is enough. However, with the current development level of the Dali dynasties, the people are still struggling on the line of food and clothing.

Every year, we have to pay taxes when we collect grains. The grain output is pitifully low. It is good to have enough money after paying taxes. Don’t think about anything else! In addition, the lower-level officials are full of personal pockets. Although the people are not displaced, they cannot be called living and working in peace. In the final analysis, it is still a problem of grain output. The population base far exceeds the grain output. Many families with a large number of children cannot even eat enough, so what else can they talk about?

As time goes by, the poor are getting poorer and poorer. In addition, everything is inferior to the high school level, and private school is expensive to carry out, which is not affordable for ordinary people. There is no extra money to send their children to study. So the only thing that has been passed down from generation to generation is poverty.

All that is with poverty is ignorance.

Linglong looked at the newborn data presented from various places. The birth rate is as high as the premature death rate, and the mortality rate caused by delivery of women is also quite astonishing. Therefore, to be a good emperor, first of all, you must give your people below you a full meal.

She has conducted scientific research for two generations and has been involved in all aspects. Although Dali’s technical level is backward, the knowledge has long been stored in Linglong’s mind. However, she is the emperor and there is absolutely no reason for her to go to the field to do research in person. How to make the people have enough food and clothing? This is the issue that the Ministry of Works should consider. How to make the people live and work in peace and contentment? This is what the Ministry of Revenue should consider. Could the shiny silver in the treasury have to raise such two groups of waste?

Linglong summoned the Minister of Works and the main officials and set two small goals for them. First, optimize the grain species and select suitable crops according to the planting environment; second, improve existing backward and bulky farm tools.

People in the Dali dynasties used plowshares more often. The plowshares were heavy in size and were not easy to cultivate deeply. They often required people and animals to work hard, and two or three people had to cultivate together, but the benefits were not high. I was afraid that the people from the Ministry of Works would not be able to use their brains, Linglong even personally drew drawings for them and asked them to make light and convenient plows like the picture. No matter how many requirements were, they dare not mention them. At least compared with plowshares, short-shaft plows and curved plows were easier, which could save manpower and have better results.

In addition, there are irrigation tools such as barrel trucks, which can be irrigated by themselves without human care after being made.

The Minister of Works held the drawings given by Linglong and couldn't speak excitedly. His eyes looked at Linglong and his eyes were similar to those of the gods. Anyone who had a little knowledge of history knew this knowledge, but it was a great progress for officials of the Dali dynasties who were backward in technology!

Linglong gave them half a year to optimize grain seeds and improve agricultural tools. In half a year, she would see the results. If she couldn't do it, she would be fined!

As for the Ministry of Revenue, she proposed a requirement to systematically register household registration and conduct a national census. All the people of all religions, including those with low status, must be registered, and tax exemptions will be slightly reduced and "female households" will be added.

The people in the Ministry of Works are very efficient. With the drawings, the farm tools are quickly made. Go to the field to try it. Hey! You really don’t know how much better than the plowshares that were difficult to use in the past!

It only takes time to optimize the grain seeds, and the excellent grains found were also tested in the imperial village. The Minister of Works, the Minister of Works, ran in the palace of Tian□□. A fat white old man was smeared by the sun, but he was very energetic. The Ministry of Works has always been an invisible department in the six ministries. Emperor Xiaozong did not pay much attention to it when he was there. Now they are gradually making achievements, so how can they be unhappy! Linglong gave points and help from all sides without any trace, and her efficiency has improved by leaps and bounds.

The national census took more than half a year to complete, and people from all walks of life were registered. In the past, the environment of the Dali dynasties was very unfriendly to widows who lost their husbands, orphans who had no parents, and even had parents-in-law selling their widowed daughter-in-law. Orphans who lost their parents were even more typical of "eating out of households". After having a female household, it was different. As long as you apply for a female household in the yamen, you can get the protection of the court. Those who want to eat out of households can be directly exiled if they are caught!

This kind of thing is to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. If you get two punishments first, the others will naturally not dare to follow the example.

After the female households appeared, women began to try to do business. Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been the most humble ones, but this is an exception. The little empress encourages business. The only requirement is that merchants pay more taxes than farmers, but this is understandable, because in terms of profit, merchants earn many times more money than farmers. This year, the Ministry of Revenue issued an announcement to reduce taxes, and merchants are also listed!

Immediately afterwards, the implementation of new grain seeds and improved farm tools. Before the start of the spring plowing in the new year, all parts of the country issued decrees from the Little Empress, requiring all localities to choose suitable crops for cultivation according to local conditions, not to plant rice in dry land, and not to plant vegetables in the sand. Dali opened customs to allow foreign merchants to come. The Ministry of Industry changed seeds such as pepper, potato, tomato and peanut from foreign merchants with deep noses. After the Ministry of Industry's trial planting, it was found that their yield was large and easy to fill the stomach, and most importantly, peanuts could also be used to squeeze oil!

Nowadays, people rarely see oil and water in a year. They use animal oil, which is the lard made from fatty meat. They can be eaten anywhere on weekdays, and they have to be celebrated during festivals.

Now there is vegetable oil!

With oil and water, even fried vegetables can make people feel comfortable!

What the Ministry of Industry is most worried about is that the people are conservative and timid and rashly promote new grain seeds, which may be difficult for them to accept, and may even cause a rebound. So Linglong waved her hand and the Minister of Revenue immediately shed two lines of tears - your Ministry of Industry promotes new grain seeds, why does our Ministry of Industry bear the responsibility???

Linglong’s method is very simple: Anyone who plants new grain and new crops according to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry will be exempted from one year’s tax.

The people were suddenly excited!

Fearing that the people would not understand the literary words, Linglong ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send the news to the scholars of Tongsheng in various prefectures and counties. Because of the limited manpower and the vast territory of the dynasties, it was impossible for the people from the court to go to various places to teach the people how to plant and use new agricultural tools. At the same time, the new laws and regulations also need to be conveyed downward, which requires a process and there is no more suitable than scholars.

Of course, scholars who are willing to obey the government's dispatch to various villages for publicity and explanation will be commended by the government.

Hi, it was just a certificate of awards that were stamped, but for scholars, this is a good opportunity to listen to God. His Majesty’s will, how proud it is to be able to convey it on behalf of scholars! That certificate can be framed as a family heirloom!

There are many scholars who care about the world, but they have grown a lot after all this.

Changes to crops according to the geographical environment, and optimized grain yields have increased by three or four times. When the harvest season comes, the fruitful fruits in the fields will be the best reward for Linglong.

Many old farmers who have been working all their lives are filled with tears in their eyes holding the heavy rice ears. They don’t have to pay taxes this year. They can have a full meal at home, buy two caricature cloths for their wives, and even send their smart grandson to study in the county!

Linglong's requirements for the Ministry of Works and Revenue were initially unfeasible, especially those who defected to the vassal kings. She thought that this little empress was just playing around and letting the minister of the Ministry of Works go to the ground in person? It was too insulting to be gentle!

As a result, they were waiting to watch the show, their faces were now hurting.

The people who have been exempted from taxes for one year are obviously hard-working. In addition, Linglong strongly encourages businessmen and adds a national business station, which is assigned by the Ministry of Revenue. People can go to the business station to sell grain, fruits, cloth and other goods, and then resell them through the business station. Otherwise, the exchange of fruits and vegetables in the south and fur seasonings in the north will be a big problem.

The business stations extracted a part of the fees and included them in the treasury. The personnel of these new departments required that they could read and read, read, and have a clean family background and no criminal history. The previous national population census was useful. In addition, there were also assessments every quarter. If they neglect their duties and make a living, they would not only be fired, but also recorded. The next three generations would not be allowed to take the scientific examination.

Therefore, those selected for the National Commercial Station are very cautious and cautious, and they are also very good at treating old farmers. I heard that the Ministry of Revenue will send people to sell goods as farmers for inspection. If they are caught with bad attitude, they will be punished! This is a fat man!

When the people sell too much goods, they find that working in a commercial station is a great thing. In addition to being high in salary, they are also respected. However, the government requires that they have to read and read words and calculate the numbers before they can get in. They will never have the chance to read and read big words in their entire lives.

I have been digging my life in the field for a lifetime. Will my descendants all have to digging my life in the future?!

I have a lot of money this year, so it would be better to send my children to study. It would be better to go to the business station to work without asking for fame and fortune!

In this way, the people who were free from food and clothing were pursuing reading and reading without the encouragement of the court, and gradually had requirements for the education of the next generation. At this time, Linglong sent someone to promote it again - the people were even more excited to see that women could enter the business station!

Three years after the little empress ascended the throne, the Dali Dynasty almost changed its appearance. The most obvious thing is that there are basically no beggars on the streets. There are very few people selling children and daughters because they are poor and cannot afford to eat. The people are in a very good complexion and have a red face. They do not have the sour temperament of the ministers. Whoever lets them eat and wear warm clothes will be convinced!

Linglong is not the kind of person who does good deeds but doesn’t make a name for herself. She is afraid that she will not be famous enough among the people!

As the people wanted, she wanted to see how the three vassal kings wanted to compete with her for this country.

Even the officials in the court who had complaints about Linglong remained silent. What could they say? Now the two ministers of the Ministry of Works and Revenue Department highly praised Your Majesty. If anyone says His Majesty’s words are not good, these two old men can eat you raw!

But when a woman entered the business station to work, some ministers protested in the morning court, believing that it was too inappropriate for a woman to show up in public, and that it was even more absurd for a woman to do business.

Linglong listened calmly to him and asked slowly, "According to the words of the Qing family, shouldn't I go out without going out? I'm going to see you guys every day, why are you a woman with a lot of beauty?"

The minister was startled and realized that the Majesty on the dragon throne was also a daughter!

In fact, in the past three years, except for being a little bit arrogant and domineering, she doesn't play according to the routine... Linglong's performance is not worse than that of all wise kings in the past dynasties, and everyone almost forgot that she is a woman.

"What era is it, don't you give women a way out?" Linglong played with the jade ring on her left thumb. She has been born better and better in the past three years. Her nobleness is not daring to look at her. At the same time, her ability to reveal her old background is getting stronger and stronger. The main reason why she can turn the court into her one-man show is that she has too much information... "If I remember it well, the noble son of the Qing family at that time had only been able to have this python robe today after ten years of hard work."

“Yes…yes.”

The man knelt on the ground and shivered.

Linglong said slowly: "It's not easy to raise a scholar these days. I heard that the old mother of Qing's family has earned money to embroider and saved the money for the Qing's family to go to Beijing to take the exam. She also bought cloth and thread by herself, and sold the embroidery products everywhere. She showed up all day long. According to the logic of Qing's family, wouldn't it be a lust by nature? Shouldn't it be so lewd to soothe the pig cage to calm the anger?"

Her tone was light, but the minister was frightened: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty's minister--"

"I know you are a famous filial son, but don't forget that your mother is not only your mother, she is also a woman. You have a wife and daughter, and you treat them like a treasure. Why do you have to be harsh on other people's mothers, wives and daughters? Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to others. If you don't understand, why do you go home and study hard and come back." Linglong looked cold, "You have any objections to the salary for half a year?"

"Thank you Lord Longyou, thank you Lord Longyou!"

He knew that the salary penalty was the lightest, and his Majesty could directly send someone to throw him out of the Golden Palace and dismiss him from his post and never hire him!

Others are as quiet as chickens. There are many people who are dissatisfied with the entry of women into the business station, but no one dares to mention it. After all, no one wants to be revealed in the dark history...

After going down the court, Hu Xiuhe smiled and said, "Why didn't Your Majesty reward that unrestrained master today?"

Linglong glanced at him: "That man is only 25 years old. His mother and wife are both tough. I won't beat him up. After he went back, he was found out that his mother and wife would be pinched and scolded him."

Not to mention that he was still a filial son. The old mother scolded him, and he was afraid he would be able to be weak for more than half a year.

Fourteen-year-old Linglong has grown into a girl and has also grown a lot of her size, but compared with Qin Xiao, it is... well...

Qin Xiao followed Linglong for three years and had already convinced her. In private, the little empress had no airs. He and Hu Xiuhe were her confidants and could also make fun of her. Seeing that the little empress ran to him again and jumped to the height, Qin Xiao couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty has grown very fast."

Yes, it grew from Qin Xiao’s belly to Qin Xiao’s chest.

Seeing Linglong was quite depressed, Qin Xiao said, "Your Majesty, Qi's secret spies are returning, and the King of Qi has mined another iron ore."

Linglong heard this and sneered: "Yes, only half of the iron ore was mined, and where did the other half go?"

Iron is indispensable for the promotion of improved agricultural tools. Iron ore is indispensable for iron. There are many mines in Qidi, but iron is still not enough. The output of a mine should be. Ordinary people may not count it, but Linglong knows it very well! "That old thing can't sit still."

Three years have passed, and the prince of the King of Qi is still in the capital, but the King of Qi, who is far away in Qi, has suffered a serious crime. He originally had three sons in total, and the legitimate son is the prince, and he valued the most. However, because the legitimate son is in the capital, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he cannot come back, so his two concubines have the intention to replace him and plot against each other, one is burping and the other is on the road to burping, and he is almost unable to survive. In this case, the King of Qi will only have one son left!

Can he not be in a hurry?!

Of course, the two concubines are bound to die, Linglong’s people are indispensable to the fire. It is difficult for them to get along with each other, but it is not easy to get along with evil?

King Qi fell off a horse more than ten years ago. Although he survived, he lost the ability to be a father again. Therefore, he valued his three sons very much. Now one of them died, and the other one was about to die. Only the prince who had to be fully slaughtered was left in the capital. He didn't want to have no successor, so he had to find a way to save the prince back!

And Linglong certainly wants to give him this opportunity.

The private storage of iron ore and privately built weapons is enough for King Qi to drink a pot.

Wu has now been incorporated into the territory, so Qin Ce was the commander of Wu, and Linglong has been coveting for a long time - which emperor would think there were few mines?

"It's time to give Prince Qi some breath." Linglong said meaningfully.

Qin Xiao and Hu Xiuhe are both people with a very thoughtful mind. They don’t need her to say much to know the meaning. However, this time, Linglong didn’t need them to do this, but instead gave it to Lu You.

Three years have passed, and Lu You has become the third-rank inspector of the Censor, who is a straight line official affiliated with Linglong. In a concise way, this official is a lonely minister who is specially used to offend people. Basically, if he becomes this official, it is more difficult to form cliques than to climb the sky. Lu You, from the perspective of later generations, is a wise ruler, but he is indeed a real person, and his ability to observe words and expressions is first-class, and it is best to be an inspector.

Linglong used him, but did not believe him. This person was born to be rebellious and was unwilling to be inferior to others. Therefore, Qin Xiao and Hu Xiuzhi could be her confidants, but Lu You could never.

But she generously delegated power and rewarded Lu You. There was no way. Lord Lu was Linglong's loyal follower. No matter what theory Linglong proposed, Lu You stood firmly on her side. Linglong didn't know the true feelings and hypocrisy here, but she liked Lu You's attitude.

If he is pretending, it is best to pretend for the rest of his life.

Qin Xiao is open-minded and he can't do some things. Although Hu Xiuhe is very scheming, he has insufficient overall view. However, Lu You has both shortcomings. For this person, as long as he can achieve his goal, he can do whatever he wants.

It would be better for him to plot against Prince Qi.

Let’s take action with King Qi first.
Chapter completed!