Chapter 1624 1300. Grant Cen Xi

Turandot's ceremonial war returned to Changsha.

The return of this Concubine Li was also surprised by the ministers of the Song Dynasty.

Indeed, no one thought that Turando would return to the Song Dynasty.

This news did not reach Zhao Dongting and others who were still in a very short-lived manner on their way back to Changsha.

After Tolando returned to the palace, the eunuch of the palace invited her to the palace.

Then Tolando learned about Zhao Dongting leading his army and his concubines to Haojing Island.

For some reason, when Turando heard this, he sighed softly.

After returning to Siyuan Palace, he became stunned by himself.

The eunuchs and maids in her palace did not dare to disturb her.

About half a month later, Yang Shufei, who were separated from Zhao Dongting in Guangzhou, Xie Daoqing and retired officials from the court took the lead in returning to Changsha.

It was almost Double Ninth Festival at this time.

After Concubine Yang Shu and Xie Daoqing returned to the palace, the first thing they did was to inquire about Zhao Dongting's whereabouts.

Only these are the ministers and eunuchs in the palace who do not know about it.

In the end, it was Yang Shufei Xuanlai Xuanxue, and finally learned that Zhao Dongting and others had arrived in Hengzhou at this time, not far from Changsha.

This made them feel relaxed.

Although he knew that there were masters from Wudingtang who were next to Zhao Dongting, there was no accident. But he was still a little worried before.

Zhao Dongting has long been the pillar of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that the Song Dynasty can be short of anyone, but he cannot be missing.

Not long after Yang Shufei and others returned to their bedrooms, an eunuch came to Yang Shufei's bedroom and reported: "Empress Dowager, Concubine Li is here to pay tribute."

This surprised Concubine Yang Shu.

Turandot's identity was awkward. Apart from the day he was named a concubine, he never came to see her again.

She was not angry because she didn't want to see Turandot so much.

After all, so many royal relatives in the Song Dynasty died at the hands of the Yuan Dynasty. Even his husband was captured by the Yuan army.

Although Tolando was already a concubine of the Song Dynasty, her identity as a princess of the Yuan Dynasty finally made Concubine Yang and others feel a little resentful.

Speaking of which, they had not been troubled by Turando, which was already considered kind-hearted.

This is thanks to the fact that they are not mean, and even Xie Daoqing has made great changes. Otherwise, Tulando would have been very sad in this palace.

After a long time, Concubine Yang didn't say anything.

"The Empress Dowager..."

It was not until the eunuch shouted again that Concubine Yang came to her senses and said, "Since you are here, let her come in..."

After saying that, he sighed softly.

She didn't want to embarrass Too much to Turando after eating vegetarian food for a long time.

"Turando pays homage to the Queen Mother..."

Soon, Turando was taken to Concubine Yang by the eunuch and saluted him.

Concubine Yang nodded slightly, "Don't give me a gift!"

Then the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Concubine Yang Shu only asked the eunuch to give Turando a seat, so she didn't say anything else.

Turandot didn't know what he was thinking, but he wanted to speak but stopped a few times.

After walking for a long time, she finally plucked up the courage and said, "Mrs. Queen Mother, Turando... Please be sure to let me know if you have something to do."

"What's the matter?"

Concubine Yang frowned slightly.

She really couldn't imagine that Turando had anything to ask her for permission.

Then he heard Tulando continue, "I...I want to move to the emperor's bedroom to live."

These words made Concubine Yang open her eyes wide.

She couldn't even believe that Turando said this and couldn't help asking, "What did you just say?"

Tulando's face turned slightly red and he whispered: "I want to move to the emperor's bedroom to live. All my sisters are there, and I live alone in Siyuan Palace, which is really...a little lonely."

Concubine Yang looked at Tolando deeply, with a strange face.

She is a experienced person, why can't she understand the meaning of Tolando's words?

Tolando clearly wanted to get close to the emperor.

However, this Yuan Dynasty princess had deliberately kept a distance from the emperor before, so why did she suddenly come up with this idea after she came back from the Yuan Dynasty?

Concubine Yang couldn't help but want to go in a bad direction, and her face gradually became ugly.

"snort!"

Then she snorted heavily: "Siyuan Palace was given to you by the emperor, how can you move it if you say it! According to my palace, you should ask the emperor's meaning first!"

Turandot's face was quite bitter, but he had to respond: "I follow the order..."

She felt a burst of bitterness in her heart.

If she could bear to see Zhao Dongting in disguise, she wouldn't have come to the Empress Dowager's bedroom to meet Concubine Yang Shu.

I just don’t know why the Empress Dowager suddenly got angry.

Turandot knew that it would be embarrassing to stay here, so he quickly resigned.

And this incident did not cause any turmoil in the palace.

Before Zhao Dongting came back, Tolando still lived in Siyuan Palace. He only occasionally went to Zhao Dongting's bedroom to see the children. Her return was really not alarmed.

That embarrassing identity really made her, Concubine Li, no different from a transparent person in the palace.

The taxation situation in various places is summarized into Changsha City.

After watching Lu Xiufu and others, they were all filled with joy.

Nowadays, the tax revenue of the Song Dynasty is better than that of one year.

In the past, it was only said that taxes were barely rich except for maintaining the expenses of the court. But this year, the treasury should finally be able to hoard some gold and silver.

I immediately thought again, I wondered if the emperor would impose any new policies after he came back. If so, then these taxes would be quickly splashed out by the emperor like water.

When the emperor goes on a tour in a conspicuous manner, he must have a better understanding of people's livelihood. It is not a strange thing to have any new ideas.

So, Lu Xiufu and others temporarily suppressed the memorials requested funding from various places.

Today, in the Song Dynasty, except for the richest coastal areas, such as Chengdu, Tongchuan, Dali, and southwest Jing, it still needs funds from the imperial court.

The taxes are abundant and the expenses are very high.

More than ten days later, Zhao Dongting finally returned to Changsha with his daughters and the masters of Wudingtang.

As soon as he entered Changsha City, he headed straight towards the palace.

When Lu Xiufu and others heard the news that Zhao Dongting was back, they soon entered the palace to ask for a meeting with Zhao Dongting.

The girls were busy going back to the bedroom to take care of the children who had not seen each other for a while.

Zhao Dongting met Lu Xiufu and others in the imperial study room and learned about the tax revenue situation in the Song Dynasty this year.

Then he heard Lu Xiufu talk about the fact that they suppressed the memorials of all localities.

Finally, Lu Xiufu asked, "I wonder what will the emperor gain from this tour in a squad?"

Where can Zhao Dongting not know what they are thinking?

He smiled and said, "You are the dear friends who can suppress memorials requesting grants from all over the country. I am afraid that I will take any measures to use these taxes?"

Lu Xiufu and others chuckled, not saying anything.

Zhao Dongting said again: "I do have some ideas in my mind. This year, I intend to allocate 10% of the taxes collected from various places to local government offices to set up emergency warehouses to deal with various natural disasters in the past year, such as the cold current at the beginning of the year, and the floods on Jinghu South Road a few months ago. Now, people's livelihoods in our Song Dynasty have finally become stable. If the people are hungry because of natural disasters and other matters, it is the fault of our court..."

As he said that, he couldn't help but sigh softly, thinking about the landslide of the Cenxi Coal Mine.

Lu Xiufu and others were stunned at first, then nodded repeatedly, "The Emperor's Holy Spirit..."

Ten percent of the taxes cannot affect the foundation of the Song Dynasty, but it can make the government offices in various places in the Song Dynasty have the ability to deal with various emergencies in the future. This is a good thing.

Of course, since the emperor implemented many new policies, it seems that no new policy is wrong.

Zhao Dongting waved his hand and chuckled, "What kind of wise is there? If I could come up with this method earlier, the natural disaster this year should have been smoother."

As he said that, he looked at Lu Xiufu and said, "Mr. Lu, has there been a memorial submitted by Cenxi, Tengzhou, Guangnan West Road?"

Lu Xiufu frowned and thought for a while, and replied: "Emperor, there is indeed a memorial to Cenxi, Tengzhou. It was submitted by the Tengzhou Prefecture, which talked about the landslide of Cenxi coal mine. Hundreds of people died. Cenxi County Magistrate Cenxi County was empty because of the allocation of pensions. Tengzhou Prefecture requested the court to allocate funds to temporarily resolve Cenxi's urgent needs. This matter... Could it be that you have heard of it by the emperor?"

Of course he knew that Zhao Dongting would not ask Cen Xi for no reason.

Zhao Dongting nodded and said, "It's not just me that I was in Cenxi at that time. This amount of pension was also done by the magistrate of Cenxi County. The coal mine collapsed and hundreds of people were buried in the mountains. The scene was really terrible... In this way, Cenxi County asked to allocate all the funds to them and allocate them as quickly as possible."

After saying that, he looked at the Minister of Personnel again and said, "In addition, take the resume of Li Fanrong, the magistrate of Cenxi County, to me."

The Minister of Personnel quickly agreed.

I knew in my heart that Li Fanrong had made great fortune.

The emperor just came back from Cen Xi and had to look at his resume. I was afraid that he would want to promote Li Fanrong.
Chapter completed!