Zhao Xu smiled shyly and said softly: "Mother, it's not that Sun Chen is stingy..."

"It's true that this money was left behind by the imperial examination, and Sun Chen couldn't bear to spend it casually..." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, he hypnotized himself, and entered into the story of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty's old sword and his deep love for it.

"Besides, transporting money and silk from Bianjing to Zizhou is too far and expensive, so it's not worth it."

"It's better than this..." Zhao Xu thought for a while and said: "The mother-in-law and the queen mother will issue an edict to use the money from the sealing pile treasury in the palace to be injected into the household department to pay the exemption money due this year and next year on behalf of the people of Zizhou.

, free of charge."

This is equivalent to the central government spending money to provide financial subsidies to Zizhou Road.

At the same time, it can be regarded as a kind of capital injection.

Because according to the system, the money for free service and free travel on Zizhou Road, after deducting local expenses, will eventually be sent to Bianjing.

Now Zizhou Road can keep this part of the money.

In this way, the local market in Zizhou can be lubricated by this part of the funds.

The two palaces listened, looked at each other, and then nodded.

The matter on Zizhou Road can only be handled this way for the time being.

After all, the imperial court is actually keeping a dark eye on the specific situation of Zizhou Road.

Now, all the imperial court knows is the impeachment situation of the censors at the Yushitai.

But are these situations common in the local area? What are the details of local people’s lives?

The empress dowager, who was far away in Bianjing, was completely unaware of this.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager looked at the Queen Mother and asked: "Empress Dowager, do you remember Yan Shouqin, the Dihou who was beside the Queen Mother in the past? Now he is in Chengdu?"

He nodded to the Queen Mother and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, it is indeed the case."

"Why don't you let Yan Shouqin go to Zizhou Road and take a look as a casual official?"

"That's fine." He nodded to the Queen Mother.

Yan Shouqin went to Chengdu Prefecture, but still maintained the frequency of one small newspaper every three days and one big newspaper every ten days, reporting what he did in Chengdu to Bianjing.

Visit farmers, summon tea merchants, inquire about business routes...

At the same time, he taught farmers the techniques of growing tea and taught them how to make tea.

Overall, he did a pretty good job, and at least he felt to the Queen Mother that he didn't disgrace her.

"It's just that some of the ministers will be discussed by the courtiers."

"We have to select a civil servant to go to Zizhou Road."

The original transfer envoy of Zizhou Road retired from office last year.

This is also the reason why Li Zong has become more and more crazy this year - he wants to take over and successfully become the transporter.

In this way, he will have the opportunity to become an important minister at the waiting level.

The Empress Dowager thought for a while and said, "Why don't we send Zuo Si, who impeached Li Zong, to admonish Lu Tao?"

He hummed to the Queen Mother and said, "Your Majesty's arrangement is very appropriate."

"However, Lu Tao's qualifications are still a bit shallow."

"Zhong Manzhongxing, Zuo Si Lang, once served as the imperial censor and knew miscellaneous matters. He is familiar with the laws of the country and has always been upright. Why not send him to go with Lu Tao?"

The Queen Mother thought for a while and remembered who Manzhong Bank was?

The late Emperor's imperial censor, Shi Zhizhi, was the right-hand man of Huang Lu, the censor at that time.

After the death of the late emperor, he was appointed as the national messenger and went to the northern captives to announce the mourning of the Song Dynasty.

This person is from the New Party and has a good relationship with Deng Runfu, the leader of the New Party.

And Deng Runfu has always been the Empress Dowager's man - this is known to both the government and the public!

The Queen Mother's thoughts flashed across her mind, and she turned to the Queen Mother and said, "What the Queen Mother said is true."

It is normal for the Queen Mother to want to cultivate her own power.

As the Queen Mother, hasn’t she always done this?

Courtiers will also approach them intentionally or unintentionally for support and promotion.

"So Manzhongxing and Lu Tao were appointed as censors and went to Zizhou Road to investigate Li Zong's fraud case. Yan Shouqin was appointed as a free agent to handle official affairs and cooperate with the two censors." The Empress Dowager summoned Liang Congzheng and said to him: "That's it. According to this idea, tell the Academy of Sciences and order the Academy to implement it, and then send it to Yousi to implement it."

"promise!"

…

Chengdu.

The patter of rain hits the bluestone roads of this ancient city.

The wine flag in the distance flutters in the wind in the light summer rain.

Yan Shouqin squinted his eyes and sat in an elegant seat of the restaurant, sipping the fine wine from Huayang.

"How is Wang Zhongxiu doing lately?" he asked a man standing respectfully in front of him with a smile.

"Reporting to official business, the Wang family has been staying behind closed doors recently." The man nodded and bowed in reply.

"Staying behind closed doors?" Yan Shouqin pondered and sneered: "You're quite clever!"

"It's a pity...it's useless to be clever."

After Wang Zhongxiu kept his filial piety and had an affair with a prostitute, now the whole Chengdu Prefecture has known about it, so Wang Zhongxiu, the son of the Prime Minister Wang Gui, Duke of Xi, is unfilial.

This caused a devastating blow to the Wang family's reputation in Shilin.

There are already some scholar-bureaucrats who despise dealing with the Wang family.

But, this is only the first step!

The man in front of Yan Shouqin swallowed, leaned in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean by official business?"

Yan Shouqin raised his head and glanced at this guy: "We didn't say anything."

The man laughed along with him: "Yes, yes... I didn't say anything about official matters."

But in my heart, I already understand it like a mirror.

The personal testimony of the big Diao Dang next to the Empress Dowager from Bianjing City - that behemoth in Huayang, the home of the prime minister that makes people like them feel terrified even when they look up at it.

It turns out that the palace is really evil!

They are guilty of this!

As a result, my thoughts have completely changed quietly.

The prime minister's house that I once looked up to, the hairpin's house that I was afraid of being neglected even if I took another look at it.

Now he has turned into a big fat pig, fat and strong, making his mouth water.

Although they had heard some legends in the past.

But in the end, no one dared to verify it.

That's the prime minister's home!

Moreover, it is said that the new officials in Bianjing were particularly tolerant of the old officials of the late emperor.

Former prime minister Runguo Gong is the best example!

Feng Guang returned to his hometown and went to Fujian. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he took charge of the construction of Quanzhou Shipping Company.

Moreover, every month, envoys from the capital go to Fujian to deliver gifts from the palace.

I heard that even one of Duke Runguo's concubines was given the title of county monarch by the current officials because of her meritorious service in serving Duke Runguo.

Therefore, in the eyes of Huayang people, the Wang family is still a fierce tiger!

No one dares to touch it.

It wasn't until the case of Wang Zhongxiu's affair with a prostitute broke out some time ago that the local people in Huayang woke up from a dream - it was just a sick tiger that had lost all its teeth and could no longer eat humans.

So, some people sharpened their heads desperately and moved closer to Yan Shouqin.

I just want to get confirmation from the palace that the Wang family will not be protected.

And now, they got the answer they wanted.

The Wang family is more than just a sick tiger?

Simply a fat sheep!

From Yan Shouqin's attitude and tone, they could clearly feel Yan Shouqin's encouragement.

"I heard that when brother Wang Zhongxiu returned to his hometown with his coffin in his arms, he brought back nearly a million dollars of goods..."

"It is said that the gold and silver alone can fill more than a dozen cars..."

Just thinking about it made this man unable to hold himself back.

A million-dollar windfall!
Chapter completed!