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Repeating others' opinions can only cause misleading in many cases, but if it is used well, it is not impossible to have a positive effect.

Mai Bo pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty is right, indeed."

Talking things are still very useful in this era.

Mai Bo thought for a while, then bit the bullet and said: "Actually, Junhou, I still have a question, I wonder if Junhou can help me."

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, or I may not have a chance when I go back to Handan."

Mai Bo hurriedly said: "It's like this. Dang County's finances are also quite tight now, and there is not enough money in the treasury. I wonder if Junhou can do anything?"

Although the area under the jurisdiction of Dang County belongs to the elite area of ​​Wei State, due to the conquest war a few months ago, the harvest of the people in Dang County has dropped greatly this year, and it will not return to normal until at least next year.

In addition, the official warehouses of the State of Wei in the city had already been cleaned up by the army of the State of Zhao led by Zhao Kuo at that time. Get it back to the treasury of Zhao State in Handan City.

Therefore, Dang County's current finances are basically supported by some commercial taxes. Although the entire commercial activity is slowly recovering, it is impossible to recover to its full glory in a short time.

After Zhao Kuo heard Mai Bo's question, he fell into deep thought.

After a while, Zhao Kuo suddenly slapped his thigh and said with a smile, "Yes!"

This is because Zhao Kuo suddenly remembered something.

For Zhao Kuo, he had considered how to deal with the palace in Daliang City.

In history, the Qin State directly submerged Daliang City with floods, so there was no need to consider this issue, but Zhao Kuo felt that it was worth studying out of the mentality of "protecting the historical sites of Chinese civilization".

It is undoubtedly the simplest idea to use Zhao Wang's palace, but the problem is that Zhao Wang may not come once a year or even a few years, and this palace city, which occupies almost a quarter of the entire Daliang City, is so vacant. What a waste.

Originally, Zhao Kuobing didn't think of the answer to this question, so he put it aside for the time being.

but now……

Zhao Kuo said with a smile: "Maibo County Governor, you immediately write a memorial to the king, saying that you hope to sell the imperial garden and some less important corners of the palace, leaving only the king and concubine Wei. The bedroom of the son will be used as the future palace of the king."

Mai Bo was startled when he heard these words: "Sell the land? Junhou, this is not good."

Judging from the range drawn by Zhao Kuo on the map, once all these places designated by Zhao Kuo are sold, the remaining palace city of Daliang City will only be one-third of the previous one.

Zhao Kuo waved his hand indifferently: "Do you know how much money you will get from selling these places? Let me tell you, who doesn't want to live in a palace house?"

As the saying goes, the place where the king lives is full of "aura of domineering". Although the king of Wei is gone now, it is a little bit of arrogance to share a little bit of aura.

Mai Bo was stunned for a while, then said: "But, now the rich people in Daliang City are almost killed by you, Your Honor."

Zhao Kuo laughed: "Don't be stupid, the rich can never be killed, understand? Besides, although we killed a group of rich people, didn't we create a new group of rich people today? Money man?

You can let the wind out and say that whoever buys the house here is equivalent to making friends with this marquis.Yes, that's all. "

Mai Bo was dumbfounded, is this okay?

Zhao Kuo patted Mai Bo on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "As a sheriff, don't you know the importance of open source? Let me tell you this, as long as you can sell all these places, you will For several years, you don’t have to worry about the government running out of money to spend.”

Mai Bo was surprised: "Your Honor, are you serious?"

As a local official, Mai Bo knew very well how aggrieved it was to have no money in the treasury.

Repairing water conservancy can't fix it, improving road conditions can't change it, and it can't do relief for victims in winter. In a word, nothing can be done without money!

So when he heard that there would be money from selling the land, Mai Bo was immediately tempted.

During this beheading trip, Zhao Kuo himself had people robbed a wave of homes, and contributed a lot of money to Daliang City and Zhao Guofu treasury. If he can make another fortune by selling land, then Mai Bo felt that it couldn't be better.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Of course it is true. It's a pity that our current urbanization is not enough. Otherwise, you will know how profitable it is to sell land."

Now the world is still in the era of underdeveloped productivity and insufficient population, which is the so-called sparsely populated land, so it is impossible to sell land and build houses to supply local finances like later generations.

Only the sale of precious land like the Wei Palace will make those rich and nobles have the desire to buy.

But there is only one royal palace in the entire Wei Kingdom, so this land sale is only a one-off sale.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo also felt a little regretful.

Zhao Kuo also wants the kind of good thing in later generations that can get a lot of money into the local treasury and national treasury by selling land casually.

Only after taking charge of a country can you experience it personally, you need money to do everything, and it’s impossible without money!

Mai Bo looked at Zhao Kuo with admiration on his face.

Before, I only knew that Wu Xinjun was invincible in war, but I didn't expect that Wu Xinjun was even good at internal affairs.

As soon as he arrived, he easily solved the problem of "official incompetence" that had plagued Maibo for several months, and now he solved the financial problem of Dang County with a few short sentences.

Sure enough, it is Wu Xinjun!

Mai Bo felt that following Wu Xinjun should be the most correct decision in his life.

Zhao Kuo walked out of the palace, and it was snowing in the outside world, and the snowflakes fell on the ground profusely.

Zhao Kuo tightened his fur coat, and asked Su Li beside him, "Is this year warmer than last year?"

Su Li smiled, and said: "Actually, it's similar, but this year we are in Daliang City, and the location is still a little further south than Handan."

Zhao Kuo clapped his hands and said with a smile, "How did I forget this?"

Back in the temporary mansion, Yiquwei threw herself into Zhao Kuo's arms in an instant.

"Husband, why did you come back!"

Yiquwei was like a kitten, wobbling around in Zhao Kuo's arms.

Zhao Kuo touched Yiquwei's head with a smile, and said: "I'm busy with business, but it's all right now. Don't you like shopping? I will accompany you to the street tomorrow for my husband, and have a good time. enough!"

Yi Quwei wrinkled her nose and said, "It's not interesting to go shopping now, when are we going back to Handan?"

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's not easy to go back now that the snow is heavy, so let's wait until the beginning of spring."

In this era, if there is nothing urgent, it is best not to fight against God!

What Zhao Kuo didn't know was that just as he was spending a rare "holiday" in Daliang City, there was also an undercurrent surging in Handan City in the north.

Although the weather is icy and snowy, for a big family like the Zhou family, of course, wanting to be warm is something that can be done casually.

Sitting next to the warm oven, Zhou Shaofen stretched out his hand and said to Zhou Shaoliang in front of him, "Recently Wu Xinjun's people seem to be very peaceful, right?"

Zhou Shaoliang nodded, and said: "Zhao Kuo has already gone to Daliang City in the south, and now his young men in Handan City have no backbone, so naturally they dare not act rashly."

Zhou Shaofen smacked his lips, and said: "This is actually an opportunity. If Lord Wu Xin is not here, we might find a way to attack his power."

For Zhou Shaofen, since he is destined to fight against Zhao Kuo, of course he must seriously fight against Zhao Kuo, thinking about how to defeat Zhao Kuo anytime and anywhere.

Zhou Shaoliang nodded and said: "Yes, yes, but we have no place to make a move. Zhao Kuo's three subordinates are here, and it is very troublesome."

Although Zhao Kuo went to Daliang City, Zhao Kuo had already thought about the possibility of the Zhou brothers making a move. His three important officials, Pang Nuan, Li Mu, and Xu Li, were still in Handan City.

Zhou Shaofen thought for a while and said, "Actually, there is still a way. We can deal with Concubine Li."

Zhou Shaoliang snorted, and said, "How does brother plan to deal with that brothel girl?"

After all, Zhou Shaofen is Queen Zhou's father, so he still has a lot of hostility towards Concubine Li, and he immediately became excited when he heard about it.

Zhou Shaofen smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Of course the queen is going to handle this matter. As the master of the harem, is there anything she can do about Concubine Li? Concubine Li is now one of Lord Wu Xin's most effective helpers, As long as we can bring down Concubine Li, it will be a great victory for us against Wu Xinjun!"

At the same time, in King Zhao's palace.

"Concubine Li, the king said that he will go to the queen's side today, so he won't come to your side."

Concubine Li snorted heavily, and said coldly to the eunuch in front of her, "Understood, get out."

Seeing the eunuch leaving carefully, Concubine Li suddenly felt a burst of irritability in her heart, she threw the cup in her hand on the ground with a crisp sound.

The maids at the side were startled and hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

Concubine Li's pretty face was frosty, and she said viciously: "It's that damned queen! How dare you rob the king with me, damn it!"

Concubine Li has no demeanor, and curses at the queen for a while.

At this moment, a burst of crying sounded from not far away. It turned out that Concubine Li cursed so loudly that the Second Prince woke up.

Concubine Li stood up and took the second prince from the nanny, but she was thinking about another thing.

"When Wu Xinjun Zhao Kuo comes back, I want to ask him if we can still do things after the abolition!"

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Chapter 953 The Eunuch Order's Choice

In Queen Zhou's palace, King Zhao and Queen Zhou are making love.

Maybe it was because he was tired of being with Concubine Li for a long time, or maybe it was because he remembered Queen Zhou's kindness again. In short, during this period of time, King Zhao did come to Queen Zhou's side often.

According to the estimate of the eunuch order, Zhao Wang now spends about 10 days in every 6 days with Li Concubine, 3 days with Zhou Queen, and only 1 day for other concubines.

One must know that King Zhao spent 10 out of 9 days at Concubine Li's place before!Therefore, it is not surprising that Concubine Li will feel a huge sense of crisis.

King Zhao let out a sigh of satisfaction, and leaned back on the bed.

After all, he is still young, and youth is capital!On the other side, Queen Zhou had already put on her clothes and got off the bed.

Zhao Wang was a little puzzled: "Queen, where are you going?"

Queen Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty must be tired too. My concubine is going to finish the ginseng soup to relieve your fatigue."

Zhao Wang nodded slightly and smiled: "Go."

For Zhao Wang, Queen Zhou's gentleness is indeed the biggest feature that can impress him, and although Queen Zhou also fights, she will not start to lose her temper when she doesn't get it like Concubine Li.

This is why, recently, King Zhao began to shift his attention from Concubine Li to Queen Zhou.

After a while, Queen Zhou brought ginseng soup and served King Zhao to drink it.

Everything seemed to be going well, until Queen Zhou seemed to "casually" say a message.

"Your Majesty, you have to tell Concubine Li, you can't let her bring everyone into the palace."

King Zhao was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "What?"

The Queen of Zhou hesitated, she seemed uncomfortable, and said, "Your Majesty, I have never said anything about this since I was a concubine."

Zhao Wang was angry and said: "Say!"

Then Queen Zhou said with a look of embarrassment: "It's like this. Recently, people have always reported that there seem to be some people sneaking around on Concubine Li's side. They seem to be eunuchs, but their voices are so masculine." full of energy.

The concubine originally wanted to ask for a certificate, but she was worried that the king would be angry, so after much deliberation, I decided to tell the king directly. "

When Zhao Wang heard this, his whole body's blood rushed to his forehead.

Concubine Li secretly brought a man into the palace?

Doesn't this mean that Zhao Wang has an extra green hat on his head?

This is something that grandpa can bear, but grandma can't bear it either.

King Zhao took a deep breath and said lightly, "Who reported it?"

After a while, several palace servants and eunuchs knelt in front of King Zhao and said in unison: "Your slaves will guarantee with their lives that this matter must have been witnessed by your servants. If there is any falsehood, I would like to be razed by the king!"

Zhao Wang watched these palace people and eunuchs, and the anger on his face gradually gathered.

The queen of Zhou watched the words and expressions from the side, knowing that the fire was almost up, so she waved her hand and signaled the witnesses to go down.

Sure enough, as soon as the witnesses left, King Zhao exploded.

"The widow, let's go over to Concubine Li and have a look!"

Zhao Wangteng stood up all of a sudden, and said these words almost through gritted teeth.

Queen Zhou was "surprised" when she heard the words, and quickly grabbed King Zhao, saying, "Don't want it, my lord! If I go now, Concubine Li must have already hidden it, how can I find evidence?"

Zhao Wang said angrily: "The widow arrested her and interrogated her well!"

Queen Zhou couldn't help sneering in her heart when she heard this, secretly thinking that if you went to see that bitch, wouldn't you be so fascinated by her pretending to be pitiful?

Queen Zhou was not a fool either. After so many days of playing games with Concubine Li, she already knew that the other party was a master, it was not that simple.

So Queen Zhou patiently said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a palace scandal after all, if it is really going on with such great fanfare, it will definitely cause disturbances all over the city in the future, and it will also damage your reputation, Your Majesty.

So the concubine felt that it was better to let the concubine investigate the matter secretly, and report to the king after the investigation was clear. "

Queen Zhou's idea is actually very simple, that is to let King Zhao agree to give Queen Zhou the power to investigate, and then Queen Zhou can use this power to perfectly frame and frame Concubine Li without a place to bury her!A woman's heart is so vicious!King Zhao took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently.

After a while, Zhao Wang suddenly said: "No, no.

This matter must be investigated by the widow himself! "

Queen Zhou was slightly taken aback, and was about to say something when Zhao Wangteng stood up and said in a deep voice, "Well, Queen, I'm not in a good mood today, so I'll go to Concubine Tian first."