The New Year is over soon, and the north is in a busy state again. The snow has not melted yet, but the canal across the north has begun to reopen. Once the snow melts, the water level of the Cangjiang River will inevitably surge. We must take advantage of this last time.

The river channel has not been fully repaired for a period of time. When spring is warm and flowers bloom, the rushing Cangjiang River will pour into the canal, fully connecting the north. The result of the connection is not only that agriculture will make the north profitable.

, It will also cause subversive changes to the entire Northland economy, and not to mention the military, the fast horse used to take almost a month to complete the journey, but now it is sitting on a light boat.

The flow down can shorten the time by about two thirds of the land.

During this period of time, Zhengbei Prefecture devoted all his energy to this work. Wang Bin, the Ministry of Industry in charge of the canal excavation project, was so busy that he couldn't sleep for two hours all day, but

The spirit is extremely excited. Once the canal is connected, the people of the north will definitely remember the name of the prince. They should be the first person under the prince who will not forget the people. If the canal does not work, this contribution will never be made.

It will be cut off, and it is certain to leave a name in history.

With this thought, Wang Bin is still full of energy even though he has lost a lot of weight.

And the south is also busy, and it seems busier than the north.

After the Chinese New Year, the news of the emperor's death, which had not been announced to the public, was finally officially announced to the public. The national mourning officially began after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The tedious etiquette lasted for nearly a month before it ended. After the great mourning, all the families in Beijing took off their white clothes.

The yarn was replaced with red silk, and the new emperor officially ascended the throne.

It is not uncommon for the people of the Southern Dynasties that the young emperor had just learned to stagger and even talked hard. Such things were not uncommon in history. What surprised them was that the one who was ordered to regent was not the court.

The respected ministers in the hall were actually the little emperor's mother, Concubine Xian.

It is the first time that he has been in the history of Dayue.

The people in the capital are not unfamiliar with politics. Although the concubine Xian was mysterious before, after she sat on the pearl curtain, various rumors began to spread among the Jingfang, about her life experience and about her.

Although most of the time, there are speculations and fabrications about her, there are many of them that are well-founded and highly consistent with the facts.

"Empress!" Zi Yan looked at Qin Rouniang, who was sitting on a wide soft couch and tidied up the dragon robe for the little emperor Li Hao who had just ascended the throne for a few days. Her eyes were filled with joy and compassion, and said strangely: "Now in the capital city

Rumors are flying all over the sky. His Majesty has just ascended the throne, so we are not able to arrest people for interrogation. We investigate secretly, but we are not sure what we can do. But Empress, there are many things that should not be known to the outside world. But now it is full of storms."

"For example?" Qin Rouniang pinched her son's fleshy face and asked indifferently.

"For example, the death of the late emperor!" Zi Yan didn't need to avoid it in front of Qin Rouniang. Anyway, at this time, besides Qin Niang, there was another little emperor who was ignorant at all.

Qin Rouniang paused slightly, and a sneer flashed on her face. She lifted the heavy crown and said to Qin Niang who was serving on the side: "This crown is too heavy. Today, the emperor only took it for a while, and then only touched his neck.

, yelling, I will call you a copy of the palace tomorrow. The appearance should be exactly the same, but don’t use these gold and pearls.”

"Yes!" Qin Niang took the crown and carefully put it aside.

"Empress, what should I do about this?" Zi Yan asked, "Will you arrest or what to do? Let these rumors spread, it will be bad for you?"

"Catch, who are you going to catch?" Qin Rouni held her son in her arms, teasing her, while looking up at Ziyan: "I'm afraid that most of them are ordinary people, but

I am bored and just set up a dragon gate formation after dinner. Can the real master behind the scenes really let you catch it?"

"Empress knows who it is?" Ziyan asked, looking at Qin Roune's appearance.

"What's hard to guess?" Qin Rouniang said lightly, "It's nothing more than people like the Cao family and the Wang family."

"Is it them?" Zi Yan said puzzledly: "Now we are on a boat, what are the benefits for them to do this?"

"What are the benefits?" Qin Rouni laughed, "There are so many benefits! The more I have a bad reputation, isn't it more beneficial to them? Now I have a lot of power, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is power in the world. Cao

Home, the Wang family now has to cooperate with me due to the situation. Do you think they are willing to surrender to a woman? Even the emperor and the others are not in their eyes. Ziyan, don’t forget that Cao Yi and the others have made up their hands over the years.

For the clouds, cover your hands and rain, Li Jian, and Li Xiao, didn’t that one fall into their hands?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Rouniang continued: "It seems that they are all dead in my hands, but if you think about it carefully, you will know the role of these people. Now, I will take the blame, but they want to wash themselves dry.

Cleanliness is really a traditional practice of aristocratic families.”

"Empress, do you want to warn them?" Zi Yan snorted, "I just wanted to eat meat, but didn't want to get the fishy smell. How could this aristocratic family have such a good thing?"

Qin Rouniang raised a palm and shook it, "No need. Rumors are rumors after all. The more you take it seriously, the more true you will become, and the false will become true. You ignore it, it is no wonder, after a while,

He will disappear. Maybe Cao Yi is waiting for us to arrest people at this time, which makes the city panic. They can do further work!"

"I think I'm really annoyed. I know who did it, but I can't do it. When did our Luowang be so cowardly?" Zi Yan said angrily.

Qin Rouniang smiled, "It's not easy to vent her anger. If you know who is behind the scenes, you can stare at them and make one or two, so that they can understand that we are not fools, right?"

"Empress is brilliant!" Zi Yan laughed.

"Great clever isn't that smart!" Qin Rouniang shook her head: "Ziyan, since you entered Beijing, why do I feel that you are absent-minded? These things you should be able to think of."

Ziyan lowered her head, "Others say that women become stupid when they give birth to children, and I may become stupid!"

"Is that true?" Qin Rouniang looked up at Ziyan, smiling.

Looking at Li Hao who was babbling, Zi Yan suddenly realized, "Empress, I just said to me, how can we mortals compare to the Empress who descended to the earth!"

"I'm getting more and more flattering!" Qin Rouniang reached out and grabbed Zi Yan's hand, "We sisters, there's no need to do this."

"I dare not!" Zi Yan lowered her head.

"What's there to dare?" Qin Rounniang sighed: "If it weren't for you couples this time, I'm afraid the bones were cold early. How could I get along with Hao'er today? Mother and son are together, and I will be with me in this life.

One day when mother and son are together, your family will be rich and prosperous. Ziyan. Do you still want me to swear to you before you believe it? In the future, don’t let the Queen Mother call you, I don’t like to listen, so call me sister!”

"The ritual of the king and the ministers, Zi Yan dare not cross it!" Zi Yan knelt down suddenly, "Empress, it is Zi Yan's duty to fulfill your loyalty and righteousness for you. As the empress said this, Zi Yan would have no place to stand.

.” Zi Yan knew in her heart that if Qin Rounniang was not in this position, the kindness of her husband and wife to her could indeed make her grateful for her for the rest of her life, but it was precisely because she is now at the top of Dayue, and the deeper her kindness is,

The more dangerous it is for one’s husband and wife. This is the reason why the so-called “rewarding one’s merits and not rewarding one’s merits and not repaying one’s merits.

Seeing that Zi Yan's performance was not like she was shirking her responsibilities, but was really frightened, Qin Rouniang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"I'm not wrong with being alone. You go down!"

Zi Yan left quickly so that Qin Rouniang would not continue to talk about this topic. Looking at Zi Yan's back, Qin Rouniang shook her head slightly, and her mind turned back to the various rumors of wind and rain in the capital. Qin Rouniang couldn't help but become angry again. The aristocratic family cannot be allowed now.

Don’t rely on it. As long as you overcome this difficulty, you will have time to take your time to deal with them slowly in the future.

Yun Zhao adopted the Thunder method, but he could only boil the frog in warm water and take it slowly step by step. The methods may be different, but the final effect must be the same. What Yun Zhao can do is also able to do.

It just takes longer.

The night disappeared quietly, and another day's grand ceremony was held. He sat on the wide dragon chaise behind the pearl curtain with his son in his arms. Seeing the Tai Chi Hall full of civil and military ministers at his feet, Qin Rouniang couldn't help but feel nothing in his heart.

With a sense of pride, my achievements are unprecedented and may not be future.

"The Chief Auxiliary, the emperor's great service, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the grace of the world has also been issued. Have the localities already followed the imperial edict?"

Cao Yi walked out of the train: "Reply to the Queen Mother's words, in three days, except for the serious crimes such as corruption, the rest have been released in batches to show that everyone is celebrating together, and no local area dares to violate it."

"Well, the new emperor ascended the throne and celebrated the whole world. Has the military reward been distributed?"

"The silver rewards on the front line of Tongzhou have been lifted, but due to the insufficient treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, there is still a gap in the southern army. I have consulted that the southern states will solve some of the shortcomings of the Ministry of Revenue."

"The Ministry of Revenue has not even lost this little silver?" Qin Rouniang snorted, "Shangshu Fang?"

The new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Fang Hong hurried out, "Return to the Queen, over the years, wars have been happening, and the Ministry of Revenue has been ineffective. In addition, the funeral of the First Emperor and the new Emperor ascended the throne, all these cost a lot. The Ministry of Revenue is now

It's empty."

"It's empty?" Qin Rounniang sighed, "The world is so unstable, so the Prime Minister, the insufficient reward silver will be released from the royal treasury. After the court is brought to the court, you and Fang Shangshu will sign and collect it!

”

"Empress wise!" The civil and military officials bowed together.

"Forget it, but the royal treasury is limited, and it can solve temporary difficulties, but it is not a long-term solution. How can this financial matter be solved?"

"The current plan is to collect additional taxes!" Cao Yi said.

"Add tax? I remember that when the Emperor was there, he had already received 20% of the tax. Can the people afford it?"

"It is a forced state, and the people are in a difficult situation now. They should repay the grace of the court in normal times, so they should share the same worries and difficulties as the country!" Cao Yi said.

"It's so bitter!" Qin Rounniang sighed, "Let's do this, Master, tell the people that the taxes collected this time are just to ask everyone to ask for the family to pay the tax for next year. If the war is over next year, then the people will next year

No need to hand over it.”

"Empress, mercy!" In the Tai Chi Hall, there was another tide of words.

"It's just that tax collection will take some time. I still have to live this period of time. Let's do this. I usually have some private money for pearls and jade, tens of thousands of taels, donate them together. Fang Shangshu, I'm going back to me.

It will be sent to the Ministry of Revenue." Qin Rouniang said suddenly.

Cao Yi was stunned, looked at Fang Hong beside him, and said helplessly: "Empress Gao Yi, Empress has even taken out the money for private cosmetics. I am willing to donate, so I will donate 100,000 taels!"

"I dare not give 50,000 taels of donation compared to the Chief Auxiliary!" Fang Hong said.

"I pledge ten thousand taels!"

"Five thousand taels of minister"

...

In a blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver coins were added to the Tai Chi Hall. After the pearl curtain, Qin Rouniang smiled so happily. Looking at the bitter melon-like face of the ministers, she felt extremely happy. (To be continued.

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