This person is too strong but insists on eating the empress' soft rice

Chapter 102 The Covenant
After Ye Chen heard Luo Hongyan's worry, he smiled knowingly.

Then he said, "What Hongyan means is that she wants me to quickly raise my realm, and then be with me as a fairy couple for hundreds of years?"

In the past, Luo Hongyan would definitely feel ashamed and angry when she heard Ye Chen tease her like this.

But this time she didn't. Instead, she said indifferently: "Empress, don't worry. When you are old and frail, I will accept a few imperial concubines and let them take turns to accompany you to relieve boredom."

Ye Chen was poked at the sore spot all at once, but he was actually so easily subdued?

I only heard Ye Chen ask back: "Hongyan, do you mean that if I am not old and old, you will not accept the concubine again?"

Luo Hongyan didn't deny it: "Your cultivation base must be improved first, and you can reach the innate state within five years. Can this be done? Then consider the star-gathering state."

Luo Hongyan didn't have any feelings for male sex at first, she wanted to rule the world wholeheartedly, and she would not indulge in beauty at all.

After hearing Luo Hongyan's words, Ye Chen didn't feel much joy. On the contrary, he felt as if he had been insulted.

"Hong Yan, are you just looking down on people like this? Innate realm within five years, this requirement is too low."

Luo Hongyan gave him a white look: "You have not made any progress in cultivation this past year, right? I have considered your talent for this request."

Although Luo Hongyan's words were not too sharp, they pierced people's hearts like a knife.

Then Luo Hongyan made a final decision: "Ye Chen, your cultivation talent is not even as good as my calligraphy talent."

Ye Chen was speechless. After teaching Luo Hongyan's calligraphy today, he could already deeply feel the clumsiness of Luo Hongyan's calligraphy.

In the past, Ye Chen was a little curious about how Luo Hongyan, as an emperor, could be so bad at calligraphy.

However, after gradually understanding the situation, he found that it took a lot of hard work for Luo Hongyan to be able to write like this.

But Ye Chen's cultivation talent is not as bad as Luo Hongyan thought.

Now he just doesn't want to say it, otherwise, Luo Hongyan will be frightened into silence.

He just said: "Hongyan, do you know that a big roc can fly up to [-] miles in one day with the same wind?"

Luo Hongyan didn't take it seriously: "It's fine if your talent is as good as your poem writing. I don't expect you to be a big bird. Let's start with tits first."

"Next year, the imperial court will hold a martial arts examination. Then you can come with me to open your eyes."

There are mainly two types of talent selection systems in the Great Grass Dynasty, namely the scientific examination and the martial arts examination.

They are used to select civil servants and generals respectively.

These two kinds of exams are held every four years, and many geniuses in the Dacha Dynasty will appear at that time.

"Hongyan, why don't we practice calligraphy again?"

Seeing that Luo Hongyan was talking, Ye Chen was about to start criticizing himself, so he said.

After hearing this, Luo Hongyan's expression suddenly faltered.

When it came time to practice calligraphy, she turned into a poor little girl.

After practicing for a while, Ye Chen said bluntly: "Hong Yan, I think we are wasting paper."

"Nowadays, private paper and books are very expensive. Hongyan, have you not thought of a solution?"

Ye Chen suddenly thought of this question.

This time Luo Hongyan was stunned by the question: "What do you mean? It has long been the norm that paper is expensive and books are expensive."

Luo Hongyan seemed to have already regarded this phenomenon as normal.

In fact, she can't be blamed for this, because paper is very expensive in the entire Dacha Dynasty, and even in this Xuantian Continent, not to mention books that have to be printed and bound before they can be made into books.

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded after thinking for a moment.

He can probably understand the reasons for the current situation.

Mostly because in this world, people pay more attention to cultivation, and naturally they neglect other things.

If Ye Chen had not appeared in this world, I am afraid this phenomenon would have continued.

But the situation is completely different now. Ye Chen, who has mastered papermaking and printing, can easily change the market situation.

"Hong Yan, if I can change the paper expensive problem, what reward should you give me?"

Ye Chen said with a smile.

Luo Hongyan's face was full of disbelief after hearing Ye Chen's words.

"Ye Chen, don't keep joking with me."

Luo Hongyan's attitude is very serious.

It can be seen that the paper expensive matter is indeed a knot in Luo Hongyan's mind.

It's normal to think about it, after all, in today's Dacha Dynasty, most of them, whether they are civil or military officials, come from powerful families.

It is because the children of poor families cannot support the money consumption required for studying and practicing martial arts.

If the prices of paper and books can be greatly reduced, it means that many children from poor families will have the opportunity to embark on the road of imperial examinations.

This is a big event for the imperial court and the entire Dacha Dynasty.

Just when Ye Chen wanted to continue talking to Luo Hongyan, the female officer Nan Gongning rushed over in a hurry.

Seeing Nangong Ning's expression like this, Luo Hongyan knew that there was probably something important.

So she asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, there is a message from the Thousand Islands that they will stop all paper sales to me from now on."

"Now the Cai family and the paper-making family, after learning the news, announced that they would triple the price of paper."

"Nowadays, there is widespread dissatisfaction among the people."

Luo Hongyan frowned immediately after hearing this.

Now, there is less than half a year left for next year's scientific examination.

There are many talented people preparing for scientific examinations among the people.

This is the time when they need a lot of paper and books.

At this time, the price of paper has risen several times, which will definitely cause resentment among the people.

What angered Luo Hongyan the most was that this was not the first time she had encountered such a thing.

Four years ago, when she first came to the throne, she had encountered similar things.

At that time, in order to keep the price of private paper stable, she had to bow her head to the Cai family and other papermaking families.

For the next four years, the papermaking family has been enjoying the low tax policy given by her.

But I didn't expect that before the next imperial examination four years later, they would actually want to repeat the old trick?

"These beasts just don't think about how to repay my preferential policies, but they actually want to rip off?!"

Luo Hongyan was almost out of anger.

"You go back first!" Luo Hongyan waved her hand, and Nangong Ning obediently left.

Faced with things at this level, Nangong Ning couldn't help much even if she stayed here.

The reason why Luo Hongyan was angry was because she knew very well that she currently had no good solution to this matter.

(End of this chapter)