As governors from various places and officials from the three departments came to Beijing one after another, the emperor's daily schedule became more and more compact, which was actually quite difficult to say the least.

And once the emperor began to work hard, the ministers everywhere were not much better.

The taxable grains of the Ming Dynasty were divided into summer harvests and autumn grains, among which autumn grains were the most important, and the end date of autumn grains was approximately February of the next year, so recently the emperor was looking at autumn grain data from various places.

Although Zhu Houzhao really wanted to see the data increase, he actually controlled the pace to prevent local officials from levying excessive taxes on the people in order to blindly increase these data.

He was only harsh on those officials who couldn't answer or gave wrong answers. As early as when he was the prince supervising the country, he had asked the six ministries to put practical matters first. Now it is the turn of local officials.

After officials from various places came to the capital, they also began to engage in favor activities, and restaurants in the capital were bustling with activity.

The talented literati wrote poems to celebrate: Thousands of peaks stand high in the forest of treasures and torches, and green flowers come to the end of the gate. The journey is not for the Three Yuan Night, and the joy is shared by all the people!

This was written by Cai Xiang, a poet of the Song Dynasty. It means that thousands of lanterns stand high outside the palace, and countless precious candles are lit, making everything bright until tomorrow.

Just like the lively scene in Nancheng of the capital.

The emperor opened his mouth widely and invited important ministers from all over the world to discuss state affairs. Various opinions were put forward. Although it was impossible for the emperor to adopt every one of them, as long as the imperial court paid attention to it, it was good governance that was related to the immediate interests of the people.

However, people gathered outside at night, the emperor was too tired, and the emperor was approaching the harem.

Perhaps there was something ideal in mind when mentioning it this way, but more importantly, I wanted to get into the emperor’s sight.

Qiuyun was stunned, she didn't expect this.

No matter what, the emperor had to take a bath, and the frequency was very high. The main thing was to see whether Qiuyun agreed or not.

Min Gui pretended to be angry and said: "Jizhi is the emperor's master, you are bullying me. I am not convinced!"

Because they entered the palace, the Gu family's status in the Mei Mansion suddenly rose, and Mrs. Mei now wished she could treat the Gu family as her sisters.

This idea would make her blush even if she smiled, but she did not deny that it was indeed a solution.

"I think it might be better after the court meeting in March, but Your Majesty won't have that much time."

Moreover, the expenses in the palace were reduced, and all construction work was stopped. Things like building a palace or building a pavilion were not mentioned by the emperor. In other words, there were still about two million taels of silver in the internal funds.

The emperor ordered that all antiques, calligraphy and paintings be sold for silver. Why would an emperor want such things? He should be Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.

At this time, the status of Hanwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, became prominent.

This is what Qiu Yun saw of the emperor. He was either dealing with state affairs or studying. When he really had time, he would go to the academy. Some time ago, he even went to see the city that never sleeps under the Zhengyang Gate.

As expected, some people cheered and said: "The state-owned Mingui is a blessing to the people."

In fact, how could Zhu Houzhao not understand?

It's probably hard to say the word "serve".

"Because this is the only way to protect what you love, otherwise you will lose everything. I know you may not understand, but it doesn't matter. You just need to remember that I work hard every day, and part of it is for you."

"Your Majesty, do you want to talk about strangers?" Huaiyan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said something shocking.

"...It's not impossible. I'm afraid that these two nobles have never done the rough work of serving others. If something goes wrong, it will be a disaster."

In addition, the Shaofu also has some ongoing income, but the amount is not large. In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, it only amounted to more than 600,000 taels.

"That's not necessary. No matter how delicious the food is, you will get tired of it if you eat it every day." Qiu Yun knew this well. For the emperor's appetite, they have been studying it for several years. "It's better to have more food."

Make a variety and eat them separately. As long as His Majesty likes it every time, that's the best."

The key to agricultural production lies in water conservancy.

"Yes, little noble man, besides..." Qiu Yun also moved closer, "Besides, we are all women, so we can talk about anything easily."

Huaixiao and Huaiyan are also aware of it. Concerns from all parties will naturally put pressure on them. Although they also know that they are from a business family and do not expect to fight for anything, it is still pressure after all.

The Shaofu's largest income came from the house raid in the 17th year of Hongzhi. At that time, more than 1.6 million taels of cash and more than 1 million taels of antiques, calligraphy and paintings were seized.

Songjiang is close to Jiashan and Hangzhou.

"Then let's learn it."

In the past few days, some officials, such as Wang Shouren, have come to meet the emperor in silver coins.

These places are plain areas that are particularly suitable for growing grain, but there is still a gap of hundreds of thousands of stones in taxes between Hangzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture. This is what Wang Hao said. He is the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, so he naturally has this selfish intention.

In addition, because of the geographical proximity, the conditions in Hangzhou are not much different.

Except for the treasury.

If the emperor does this, the people will naturally praise him.

Qiu Yun pursed her lips as if thinking, "Then... that's okay."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the things in his hands, listened to the two of them, and asked: "In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the imperial court ordered the renovation of Hui'an Garden. What is the situation now?"

Huaixiao did not dare to say any other disrespectful words, but asked cautiously: "Miss Qiuyun, of course we dare not delay your majesty's important events. However, judging from previous years, when will your majesty be more leisurely?"

Huaixiao couldn't bear the urging and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. Miss Qiuyun, like us, is also sincerely doing the best for the Holy One."

Originally, everyone gathered to meet Wang Hao in Beijing, but in the end, the focus was all on the God of Wealth.

He smiled and tilted his head, "It's okay, I'm just afraid that His Majesty won't like us."

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There is some trouble with fish, because eating fish is risky. What should I do if I get stuck by a fish bone?

If this really happened, everyone in the Mei family would be frightened to death.

Such was his character that everyone just thought he looked like an old naughty boy, so they all laughed.

Hearing that the emperor had written something, Mei Huaiyan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but get closer and look at it.

"Your Majesty works diligently and loves the people, and the people will appreciate it."

Occasionally when he was absolutely free, the emperor would take a rest and not see anyone for a period of time, as if to feel refreshed.

Qiu Yun said: "They are also those foreign ministers who don't know how to cherish the holy dragon body. While they want the royal heirs to inherit it, they always have so many troubles for the holy king to deal with."

And the expenses are astonishing. In Zhengyangmen, the construction of the city that never sleeps is in full swing. One hundred thousand taels of silver are going out every month. In addition, there are government-run grain merchants and shipyards who are also big money swallowers. The good news is that there will be a city that never sleeps in another half year.

It can be completed. After all, it is not a high-rise building with dozens of floors.

"Reporting to your Majesty, Hui'an Garden is also undergoing great efforts in restoration. In the past year, the main tasks have been to restore the horse herding pastures, recruit more horse herding soldiers, increase the Yuan Temple stallions, examine the riding officials, and build the horse camp castle. There has been progress in these.

But time is still short. By the end of this year, we will be able to breed at least 5,000 war horses."

Later, Qiuyun sent them a few people who were specialized in picking fish bones.

These two people have clearly outlined the Shaanxi racecourse in a few words, "... In the 18th year of Hongzhi, Shaanxi had a total of 168,000 hectares of horse pasture, an increase of 34,000 hectares, and a total of more than 18,000 war horses. The herding army increased from the original 748

For 4808 people."

I haven't been this rich in years.

Mei Huaixiao and Mei Huayan were greatly encouraged by this.

In their free time, they would also ask Qiu Yun to find out what the emperor liked to eat. Later they found out that he liked to eat fish, especially the fattest meat on the belly of the fish.

So in fact, the capital has also been discussing the budget recently.

Zhu Houliang understood, that means, after all, I am also the governor of Shaanxi, the boss of the province. In such a big country, it is impossible for just one person to be more official than me.

Qiuyun thought about it carefully,

To her, the emperor was actually more of a solitary person.

It’s ‘that thing’,

First of all, Empress Dowager Zhang mentioned,

Secondly, my mother-in-law's family probably heard something from outside, so they passed a letter to me several times and asked if what was said outside was true.

In fact, this matter is somewhat difficult.

Ma Zheng is too important, so Zhu Houzhao has always been more concerned about it.

They probably didn't know that Mei Kejia and Gu Dayong had shipped another 2.4 million taels from Zhejiang to Beijing.

But Wang Hao smiled and said: "The so-called application to the people depends on how it is used. When we are officials, we are for the livelihood of the people. When we come before the king, we also have to speak."

There must be lively discussions outside the palace,

"...How have you been spending time in the palace recently?"

"Yes." Huaixiao answered first, "I and my sister have learned it carefully."

Of course, Zhu Houzhao didn't know that these things were being planned in the harem. He was summoning Qi Chengsui, the governor of Shaanxi, and Wang Zhen, the minister of Taipu Temple.

But the officials knew that the shipping companies in the three cities all had access systems, and the admission system also collected as much as two million from wealthy businessmen.

Such a request, said so plainly, made both girls lose their ability.

The internal funds are even more imaginative. After the Northwest War last year, the emperor's revealed expenditure was to allocate 200,000 taels to Yang Yiqing. The rest was not wasted.

These words moved Qi Chengsui and Wang Zhen. One of the reasons why official herding was valued by the emperor was that civilian herding caused too much suffering to the people. If it was not done well, there might be a great uprising in Hebei.

The emperor also had a lot of money, and many people were thinking about it.

And to be honest, if someone is willing to serve, why should he be kicked away? He is not that noble hypocrite.

She smiled and thought to herself, Miss Qiuyun is indeed right, as long as his mind is pure and kind and he does not make mistakes, the emperor is actually very easy-going and tolerant.
To be continued...