Quickly wear a child: a beautiful woman with many children brings happiness

"It may have miraculous effects in the short term, assisting farming, alleviating the phenomenon of usury among the people, enriching the national treasury, and curbing land annexation."

Xuanyuan Mo nodded. This was exactly the starting point of the person who made the suggestion.

"But the rich don't need to borrow money. Officials may force them to pay for their achievements during implementation." Hua Ling said, "But the common people are ignorant and don't care about the consequences. If they can't pay it back, they will wander around. The rich who don't flee will have to bear the debts of many families. In the long run, the poor will flee and the rich will become poor. Therefore, the country is rich but the people are poorer. The treasury is full, but the people are poorer."

Xuanyuan Mo was silent. "Your analysis makes sense. Are there any drawbacks?"

Hua Ling nodded: "The 20% profit may not be 20% at the local level. If it is profitable, it will lead to layers of exploitation, which is likely to give local officials more ways to make money, just like the imperial court's tax collection.

Furthermore, the Changping Granary and Huimin Granary were used for price adjustment and relief. They bought grain in good years and sold grain in bad years to avoid grain prices being too low or too high. It was also beneficial to resist natural disasters and provide relief to the people. If all the money and grain were used as capital for lending, the granary would lose its relief function.

It’s fine in good years, but if it’s a bad year… the people don’t get relief and have to pay back the money, which can easily lead to hidden dangers and the government forcing the people to rebel.”

Xuanyuan Mo looked at her deeply, "If I want to enrich the national treasury, do you have a way?"

There is a way, and there is information in this regard in my mind, but Hua Ling is unwilling to say it. She joked: "Maybe you can confiscate the family's property and get rich."

Xuanyuan Mo thought about it and said, "It's not impossible."

Hua Ling was stunned and didn't know who the unlucky guy was whose house was confiscated?

"You helped me solve a problem that has troubled me for many days." Xuanyuan Mo no longer planned to implement this policy. "There are also matters of punctuation and memorials. I can't bear to read memorials for a whole day."

Hua Ling couldn't help laughing. The emperor was also a great man. She would go crazy if she was in his shoes.

The emperor took the letter and said, "I'll be back soon."

However, in the evening, Xuanyuan Mo did not come, but just asked someone to pass on the message.

"Your Majesty is very busy with government affairs and cannot dine with Concubine Ning. I have specially sent a dish of steamed shad to you. Please enjoy it slowly, Concubine Ning."

Hua Ling yawned lazily. Busy political affairs were secondary. He was probably discussing with someone how to change her memory.

In the imperial study, Xuanyuan Mo looked at the old man who was escorted here by the secret guards.

"Did you replace Concubine Ning's memory?"

The old man was frightened, thinking that the Emperor was going to stand up for Concubine Ning, and he knelt on the ground in panic.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. I can awaken Concubine Ning's memory. Please spare me, Your Majesty!"

"No." Xuanyuan Mo said: "I'm not asking you to restore her memory, but to change her memory again."

"This..." The old man's brainstorm suddenly broke out. It was said outside the palace that Concubine Ning was favored. Was the Emperor sure he was not testing him?

The old man was terrified, the old man was afraid, and the old man was trembling with fear.

"You don't want to?" Xuanyuan Mo's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "Come here, drag him out and kill him."

"Yes, yes! I have a way, really a way." The old man trembled, "But the spell can only be used twice in a lifetime. Concubine Ning only has one chance. The second time she casts the spell, all her previous memories will be erased. Your Majesty, are you sure you want to cast the spell?"

Xuanyuan Mo was silent for a long time, and the images of Hua Ling's dependence on him, the clothes she made for him, and her beautiful appearance emerged in his mind.

Then he thought of her unique insights into political affairs. Isn't it a bit unethical to burn the bridge after just getting her advice?

"Your Majesty..." After a long time without getting an answer, the old man called out

Xuanyuan Mo calmed his thoughts. Love is selfish. The person he loved was Wen Qinning.

He said majestically: "Wait in the palace, prepare your things, and be ready when I call you."

The old man knelt on the ground: "Yes."

The light in the imperial study remained on all night.

In Ninghuan Palace, Fang Yunheng committed a crime again.

"Be good, ...be a little better."

Hua Ling pretended to be scared, tears condensed like crystal flowers, and shook her head desperately: "Let me go, please let me go."

Fang Yunheng was wearing a mask, and instead of letting her go, he became even more excited.

"Empress Ning, you don't want the Emperor to know, do you?"

Crystal clear tears flowed down her pink cheeks. Hua Ling's shoulders trembled and she let out a suppressed sob, "I'll be good. Don't let His Majesty know."

Fang Yunheng curled his lips, it turned out that threats were effective.

There was a flash of mockery in Hua Ling's beautiful eyes.

See, this is what a man is like. Liking a woman doesn’t stop him from having sex with another woman.

Another night without rest.

The next day Chunyu and Xiazhu still pretended to know nothing, and Hualing did not expose them.

Someone died in the palace again, this time it was Grand Tutor Wen's granddaughter Wen Xin.

Hua Ling didn't even bat an eyelid when she heard this and said she was going to leave. What happened in the harem had nothing to do with her.

She sent the Queen Mother a bunch of incense and scar-removing ointments.

After living a new life, she discovered that the Queen Mother was not a purely bad person and was actually quite easy to please.

The Queen Mother looked at the pile of things on the table and asked curiously, "Concubine Ning, why did you send so many things to me all at once?"

Hua Ling smiled and said, "I had a bad dream. I'm afraid I won't be able to see the Queen Mother again in the future."

"You naughty girl." The Queen Mother thought she was joking and didn't take it seriously. "I really like your incense. It really helps me sleep and calm my mind. The scar removal cream is also good. In just a few days, the scar on my wrist has become lighter. It's more effective than the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician."

To be honest, she quite likes Concubine Ning. She is more likable than Xu Qingrou. Xu Qingrou is too goal-oriented and never comes to Ci'an Palace unless necessary, let alone care about her health.

Here we need to talk about the Queen Mother's background.

Before entering the palace, the Queen Mother was just an unpopular concubine of the Xu family. She worked hard step by step to reach her future position. However, because she suffered too much when she was young, her health is not good now and she is sick from head to toe.

Her greatest hope was to have a grandson in her lifetime, and she wanted the emperor to cast a wide net to catch more fish. As a result, she hasn't caught any fish now, and she is almost dying of anxiety.

Xu Qingrou is a member of the Xu family. The Queen Mother used to want to help her to some extent, but now she has given up.

Who can resist a girl who is beautiful and speaks well?

"Don't stand anymore. Come sit next to me."

The newly appointed female official tactfully moved the stool over, and Hua Ling sat down next to the empress dowager, listening to her telling interesting stories about Xuanyuan Mo in the past.

"Don't think he's steady now, he used to be tough, and nothing you say will work..."

The two chatted for an hour, and the empress dowager became tired, so Hua Ling left tactfully. The empress dowager asked the female official to take some treasures from the storehouse for her to take away.

At night, Xuanyuan Mo came to Ninghuan Palace. He was extremely enthusiastic and fierce. Hua Ling's mind was blank and she couldn't think of anything.