Wangfu Shenyuan

The blue eunuch uniform was worn by the lowest eunuchs. Xia An stole it out, put it on neatly, and walked towards the palace gate with his head down.No matter who he met, he lowered his head desperately.In this palace, he didn't know many people, but there were not many people who didn't know him.When encountering someone with a high status, he had to move aside to make way.

Eunuch Ma, the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, sighed helplessly, then suddenly came out from the path, and grabbed the man who saw him about to run away.

"Hey, what about you? Here, take this basket of dim sum to Hongjing Pavilion." Eunuch Ma turned his nostrils up on purpose, expressing that he didn't even see who this little eunuch was.

Xia An put her sleeves in front of her face: "Eunuch, the servant has a buddy, you can change to someone else." Why is he blocked inexplicably every time he wants to go out.

"Presumptuous. You are serving the master, ahem, you can do whatever you are told, and if you talk nonsense, our family will ask someone to reward you." Eunuch Ma is glad that he still has a certain reputation in the palace.There is no way, the new emperor ascended the throne, the palace is not peaceful, if there are no bloody methods, how can he manage so many palace people.

"Okay, the slave will go right away." Xia An took the bamboo basket and quickly went to Hongjing Pavilion.Isn't it just a snack, he will leave immediately after delivering it.

As a result, as soon as he entered the pavilion, Xia An's guts turned green with regret.Rongli was definitely intentional.

Xia An stared and took out the snacks, and put the plates on the table.Then he took a deep breath, bent over and stepped back.He couldn't run away, since Rong Li already knew, he couldn't get out of the palace gate at all.

If it wasn't for the presence of a group of ministers, he would have turned his back on him long ago.

"The drought the year before last, the snowstorm last year, and the second prince's rebellion, the treasury really has no money."

"No, if you don't have money, you have to find a way to turn it into money. The common people are waiting to sow the seeds. If you don't have the seeds, you will have to rely on the court for a year. Which one will cost you the most?"

"Speaking of which, repairing the damaged city wall also requires a large amount of money."

"Soldiers and horses need to be reorganized, and silver is inseparable."

Rong Li threw the memorial down on the table and scolded angrily: "A bunch of idiots know to ask me for money, and if they have the ability, they will think about how to get the money for me."

The crowd was silent.

Rong Li pointed to an eunuch: "You, come here, tell me your idea, and let my ministers listen, should I change my ministers?"

Xia An knew that Rongli would laugh at these incompetent ministers, once they were emperors and courtiers, sooner or later they would have to step back and replace them with Rongli's own people.

"The common people have no money and no seeds, but the high-ranking officials have money, and the big landlords have seeds in their warehouses. Why should the emperor worry about it? Let the rich donate money, and those who have seeds donate seeds, isn't it all right?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry couldn't help but retort: ​​"It's easy to say, the officials care about the suffering of the people and will donate money, but how can the big landlords everywhere hand over the seeds obediently."

"Naturally, with the help of the emperor, we will give them a guaranty. After harvesting the grain in the coming year, we will pay them back as much as possible. With the court as guarantor, they are not afraid that they will not repay the loan. Besides, leaving so much grain in the warehouse, If you don’t use it, it will get moldy, anyway, no matter whether it’s official businessmen, private businessmen or ordinary people, they can’t afford to buy food, and it’s money-losing goods that are stored in warehouses.”

"However, if the imperial court can't spend money to buy it, they will definitely believe that they can earn benefits in the future?" Some ministers didn't believe it.

Xia An said: "The benefits are in the future, so those who don't have the foresight will naturally be discouraged. But what if there are benefits in the present?"

"Oh, how do you say?" Rong Li asked.

"My government does not allow merchants to take the imperial examination, and farmers cannot enter the school. If we can give some lenient policies to those big landlords who are both farmers and merchants, I think they will be very willing to donate their seeds."

"Well said." Rong Li clapped his hands.

The ministers were sweating coldly.

Xia An was rewarded, he followed the palace servants down to receive the reward, he dared not raise his head until he got out of the pavilion, his neck was so painful that he died.How could he bow his head to anyone in the past six months, Rongli has a violent temper, he does not allow the palace people to show any disrespect to him, anyone who violates it will be killed without mercy, even if he begs for mercy, it will be useless.

"Sister, where are we going to receive the reward?" Xia An quickly followed the palace man leading the way.

The palace man knelt down and said: "Naturally it is the emperor's bedroom, the empress may not recognize the servant girl, the servant girl is Caiyue newly transferred to serve the empress."

"I don't need so many people to serve me, I only need four maidservants, red, blue and purple."

"They were sent to other palaces because they failed to take care of their mother."

Xia An thought that Rongli had assigned the four of them some other secret job to do, so he didn't take it to heart.Only unhappy to go back to the palace with Caiyue.When he arrived at the bedroom, Eunuch Ma, who tricked him into delivering something to Rongli, was also there.

Just as Xia An was about to turn his back on her face, Eunuch Ma said with a bitter face: "The emperor has an order, please the empress to accept the order."

Xia An was about to kneel, but Eunuch Ma hurriedly said, "The queen will not kneel."

"I accept the order, read it quickly."

Eunuch Ma handed over the imperial decree with a wry smile, and said, "Your Majesty, take a look for yourself, the servants are waiting outside." After speaking, he winked and called out all the people in the room.Du Du Caiyue stayed behind.

"Why don't you go out?" Xia An stared warily at the newly transferred maid, feeling bad.

Caiyue Fu said: "The servants stay here to serve the empress, please accept the order first."

Xia An is very courageous, what are you afraid of, he is the biggest not only in the palace, but also in the world, the emperor has to pay him attention, don't be afraid, look boldly.

"No, this decree doesn't count. Why do you want to deduct my monthly silver? There are too many places for me to spend money as a queen, but the idea of ​​rewarding the palace is not enough." Xia An said the imperial decree Throw it on the table and drive people out: "Get out, hurry up, or I will tell someone to beat you."

Caiyue said with a charming smile: "My lord, forgive me. From now on, this slave will be your most caring financial servant. Don't worry, the money that goes into the slave's hands will definitely be spent on the right way. Like saving money to redeem yourself, open Shop, slaves will never allow such a thing to happen."

"No, no, I don't want you to serve me. Where are my four maids, Wei Huang, and Xiao Jin? Eunuch Ma." Xia An panicked, ran to the door and knocked on the door, shouting.

Eunuch Ma comes in.

"Pull Caiyue out quickly and tell her to serve in another place, and she is not allowed to appear in front of me in the future."

"This." Eunuch Ma wondered, "This old slave dare not disobey the imperial decree."

"Presumptuous, you have to listen to what the emperor says, but don't you listen to what the queen says? If you keep doing this, I won't be the queen." Xia An became more and more unable to save money when she became a queen. Rewards, filial piety and so on, after becoming a queen, only a pitiful little bit of money will be credited to the account, and these will be used to support the expenses of the palace, reward servants, redeem friends, and so on.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Ma called out mournfully, knowing that the Empress and Empress would not embarrass them.

"Come here." Xia An's eyeballs twitched, and if one plan fails, another plan will be made.

"See empress." Four guards came in.

Xia An pointed at Eunuch Ma and Caiyue, raised his chin, and ordered: "These two are disrespectful to me, drag them out, and deduct their monthly silver for three months as a punishment." It also made them feel sorry for the silver. .

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Eunuch Ma didn't expect that the Empress would really punish him.Why did the empress, who had always been unassuming, suddenly become hardened. When she was too intimate with the emperor, the imperial doctor wanted to check, and the palace people went in to serve her.Just take care of Yueyin, so you won't be angry, right?

"My queen has such a temper." Rongli came in, the palace servants hurriedly greeted her, and then left silently.

Xia An glared at Rongli angrily, sat down on the couch, ate some snacks, and said in annoyance: "This time, let's just talk about it. You are a majestic emperor, don't worry about my little money."

"I'm not ashamed to say it. You are also a queen, why do you love silver so much?"

"It's true that I'm a queen, and it's true that I'm a dead bond slave." Xia An just couldn't get over this hurdle.

Rong Li sat down with a smile and wiped the crumbs from the corners of his mouth.He took out a piece of paper from his bosom and waved it in front of Xia An's eyes: "Look, your contract of prostitution."

Xia An rushed over with bright eyes, but was avoided by Rongli.

"I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself."

"So good?" Xia An stood on guard, moved his butt, and stayed away from Rong.The latter looked at him, not as if letting him go free, but as if wanting to swallow him whole.

"You also know that the national treasury is tight and the victims are suffering from hunger and cold, don't you?" Rong Li expressed his words with his eyes.

Xia An nodded: "Yes, I handed over all the money in the shop to you, you won't suspect that I'm greedy for your money?"

"No, no. What I mean is, just let go of those shops, why bother to take care of them yourself. Now that you have a different status, the mother of a country, don't you have enough things to worry about?" Rong Li handed Xia An a favour. A piece of dessert.

Xia An shook his head: "Fortunately, the harem is very clean now, I just need to see a few eunuchs in charge every day. They will take care of anything. Besides, the four servants will watch them do things and take care of me. I don't care at all. Don't be busy. The shop is the foundation of making money, how can you sell it?"

"It's not for sale, it's for giving away."

Xia An jumped up: "What, the sale is already at a loss, and you still want to give it away."

"Of course I have to give it away. Is it true that the king of a country and a country will control the shops all over the country, so what do the servants rely on for food?" Rong Li squeezed Xia An's shoulders.

Xia An didn't want to. The theory he accepted since he was a child was to buy a shop and manage the shop. There is no one who gave the shop away. "That's it, then you don't have to send them all away."

"Of course, there will be two teahouses and restaurants in the capital to pass the time for you."

"The more you send to shops, the tighter your treasury will be, and you won't even be able to enter the account. Stupid." Xia An ruthlessly nodded Rongli's eyebrows. "Also, what does this have to do with the disaster victims?"

"Don't you like to eavesdrop on me going to court? Why don't you understand that only by developing the economy can the national treasury be truly filled, and there is no need for the imperial court to put out fires in the face of natural and man-made disasters. Now we hold the store, and the rich are a family , people in the world are poor, how can we benefit the world with one family? And everyone in the world can live a good life, and if we collect taxes, the treasury will also be credited."

Xia An lowered his eyes, what Rongli said made sense. "Okay, let's do as you say."

He sucked his red lips, put his tongue into Xia An's mouth, and tasted it.Rong Li smiled: "The pastries are obviously sweet, but why did they taste bitter in your mouth?"

Xia An said angrily: "Because you feel bitter, don't keep making fun of torturing me."

"Okay, don't lose your temper, I won't tease you in the future. I will announce Fang Xiatong to the palace some other day, and let him have a chat with you."

"But I want to go out to see them more. It's annoying to stay in the palace all day." Xia An put his arms around Rongli's neck, and said in a half coquettish and half persuasive tone: "Let me go out. Didn't you say you want Are there two shops left for me, I have to go and have a look, I don’t feel at ease just listening to He Qingcheng’s report.”

"Are you worried about He Qingcheng?"

Xia An said: "It's not that you don't worry, it's just that he is already the servant of the household department. There are always times when he can't be too busy. Now there are so many things waiting to be done, and your people are too busy to deal with big things. I can't help you with other things, the shop You can always intervene in things."

Rong Li pinched Xia An's nose, and said with a smile: "Come on, what you said in the pavilion just now is not logical. I see, it's not that you don't understand, it's just that you don't have any money to make, and you can't get motivated."

"No way, I don't believe that no one would have thought of the method just now."

"Hmph, I'm afraid to do it when I think about it." Rong Li said coldly, "I don't want a cowardly and cowardly subject. It's good to be cautious in everything, but if you never take a step, that's not prudence, but Cowardly and incompetent."

Xia An nodded in agreement.In the two years when he first entered the palace, he was also timid and afraid of death, but he still took on private work to do it, no matter how afraid of death he could not be a coward.

"By the way, I remembered one thing. I saw that there are several straw sandal stalls in your shops, and you actually use them to make a living for ordinary people. I wanted to ask you before, but then I got busy Forgot. Xiaojin took me to do my private work, and you are the big boss behind it. Why bother, in the dungeon, knowing that it was my hard-earned money, you still confiscated my straw sandals."

"Haha." Rong Li hooked his lips.

Xia An said helplessly: "The palace is yours, and the servants are also yours. It's not enough to order them openly, but to oppress them secretly. I was still terrified of wanting to earn money. It's ridiculous to think about it. Later, I worried about doing things for He Guanshi , it turned out to be a long time, and it was all yours."

"Where is the squeeze? It's not that I let you earn money."

"Hmph, I lost the three hundred coins in the dungeon. By the way, what do you mean by such an imperial decree? Why did you send someone to take care of my money? Yes, there is also a contract of sale." Xia An gritted his teeth, and talked with Rong Rong He will always run away when he talks.

"The imperial decree is to tease you. I know you are bored all day long. If I am busy for a while, I will have time to accompany you. Knowing that you are thinking about the deed of sale, I will bring it to you. The slaves are all taken off. A piece of paper That's all. Don't hide your money all the time. It's not embarrassing to be a queen. That Caiyue was specially found by me. She is the granddaughter of the old genius doctor. Not only will you take care of your money, but sometimes we can even heal your injuries after we have done it. "

"Find a woman to show me my injury?" Xia An raised an eyebrow.

Rong Li raised his eyebrows even higher than him: "It's even more uncomfortable for me to find a man. Don't worry, I'll do the main job, she's just watching."

"I'll give you the money, and you can give me the deed of sale." Xia An suggested.

"Yes." Rongli agreed very crisply.

Xia An opened his eyes wide, how could he be so tolerant. "You, don't lie to me about my money. After I become a queen, it's not easy to save every penny."

"Why are you lying to me? You are the one I am marrying, and the whole world knows about it. I'm still afraid that you might run away?" Rong Li stuffed the contract of sale into Xia An's hands and embraced her: "Don't save all day long. , keep everything to the minimum, you know that I am not a good person. Even if the country is poor, I will let you enjoy the glory and wealth."

"Rongli." Xia An whispered.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Captain Jin of the bodyguard, please see me." Eunuch Ma preached.

"Xuan."

Xia An hurriedly collected the contract of sale and the imperial decree, and if Xiao Jin saw it, he would have to laugh at him again.

"I have seen the emperor, I have seen the queen." Xiao Jin knelt down and said.Rongli sits here, Xiaojin dare not be as casual as usual.

"What?" Xia An stepped forward to get it.

Xiao Jin hurriedly lifted up the package with both hands, and handed it over respectfully.Xia An hurriedly said: "Get up, there are no outsiders."

Outsiders are not as scary as the emperor.Xiao Jin dared to stand up after thanking him. "It's a few small snacks made by Weihuang himself. The young master likes to eat, so he asked me to bring some."

Rong Li frowned, and said: "Since the illness is cured, come back quickly."

"Back to the master, I still haven't recovered yet."

"Pfft—" Xia An couldn't help laughing.He poked Rongli with his elbow, and said with a smile, "Why do you keep teasing them?" Then he turned to Xiao Jin and said, "Now you have both body and mind, you should give Wei Huang an explanation as soon as possible, what is it for people to follow you like this?"

Rongli has issued an imperial decree allowing men to marry men.Xiao Jin is the head of the bodyguard, and he is also an official. Wei Huang will definitely not suffer if he follows him.