It has been more than half a year since the emperor left the capital for his southern tour.

On New Year's Eve of the following year, the emperor never returned to court.

During the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, the emperor never returned to court.

On the Wanshou Festival on the third day of March, the emperor still had not returned to court.

Until the Qingming Festival in April has passed.

It was a sunny day with spring flowers blooming.

In front of the Xuanzheng Hall, there were many officials who came to Dianmao.

During the days when the emperor was away from the capital, the officials on duty in the capital would gather here every day when it was time to go to court, and then hand over the matters to be played that day to a temporary official appointed by Shangshu Province. hand.Then Shang Shusheng sorted out the colors according to the priorities, sent one to the mansion of King Ning Gu You, and finally sent it to the hands of the Son of Heaven by His Highness the King of Ning who knew the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven.Officials who have nothing to play can check it on the record file of the official department, and then they can go back to their respective official offices.

The emperor has been away from the capital for a long time, and the tense nerves of the Beijing officials are gradually relaxing.

Every day after answering the Mao, they gathered in twos and threes and scattered away.

"Brothers, do you think the emperor will return to the imperial court this year?" A newly appointed censor Hui from a lower province was gossiping among several colleagues of the same age.

"Who can say for sure? But a few days ago, I had a drink with a classmate of my official department. He said that their official department is now recruiting and expanding, and they are very busy every day. I think His Majesty will be back soon." , Otherwise, what are they busy with right now?" A little master who had a good relationship with him replied.

"Actually, if you want me to say, it would be good if His Majesty is not in the capital all the time. State affairs and government orders have not been delayed. The most important thing is that His Majesty is not here, and neither is Taifu Han." The little censor lowered his voice mysteriously: "You can know that my disciples What does Mr. Shang of the province call Taifu Han in private?"

"Don't be foolish, what's your name?"

"What is it called?"

"Yeah, what's your name?" A warm and clear voice suddenly mingled in the noisy and chaotic voices of the crowd.

"It's called cockfighting! Hahaha, just tell me whether Taifu Han's high-spirited appearance in the front court looks like a cockfighting cock, haha..." Xiao Yushi thought that how he said this word would cause a burst of excitement. Noisy, I don't want him to hold his stomach and be overjoyed, but the surroundings are strangely quiet.He put away his smile embarrassingly, turned around subconsciously, and saw an extremely handsome man, wearing a purple dress that symbolized the status of the chief minister, standing behind him and looking at him with a smile.

"Taifu Han!" With a hoarse voice, the little censor sucked in a terrible breath, kneeling down on his knees, and a layer of white sweat immediately appeared on his back like water.

Taifu Han's ghostly cry startled all the officials around him.

Everyone's first reaction was to straighten their official uniforms, straighten their jade belts, wipe the wat board, and stand in order as quickly as possible. When Han Mochu's eyes turned to them, he bowed and saluted incomparably neatly: "Hello Taifu Han!"

"Excuse me, everyone, let's go to the palace." Han Mochu nodded to everyone with a smile, and ignored the little censor who was kneeling on the ground, and walked straight into the Xuanzheng Hall.

Last year, the king and Taifu Han left without a sound.

This year, the king and Taifu Han came back without a sound.

There was no reception, no palace banquet, not even a guard of honor.

On the second day after returning to the capital, they came to the court to discuss the state affairs. The major events and small details that happened in the previous court were clear, as if the two had never left the capital to travel south.

After the return of the emperor, he brought new decrees one after another: one, the Ministry of Punishment strictly investigated the profit-seeking officials on the post roads between Huainan and the three places in the south of the Yangtze River. The penalty rod is one hundred, and it is sent to the extreme north to guard the frontier.

Second, the Ministry of Industry plans to build new commercial and post roads in various provincial capitals, and add Gyeonggi and Duji to assist Shannan East Road as post road hubs. In the name of the country, the three places will be built to specialize in the production of silk, cotton and linen. , pottery and other people's livelihood as a prison.All major merchant provinces should take this as an example, and within three years, they will build a large-scale factory that can support the local people's livelihood with local large merchants.Those who have no land to cultivate will be employed as supervisors.

Three, the Ministry of Officials stepped up the selection of border trade officials, together with the officials of Honglu Temple in Beijing, set up Haiyi border trade bureaus in Linhai prefectures or Linbian prefectures to communicate with Dazhou or Linhai or bordering barbarian friendly countries. Whether there is one or not, foreign merchants can also go ashore to trade, and all places need to invite special people to entertain them.

Four, cancel the original agricultural tax system, and change the original fixed taxation to grain collection.According to the grain production in each area, after the farmers keep enough harvest for their own use, the remaining part will be collected by the state at [-]% of the grain price of the year. Except for grains, all edible and storable crops are included. .After it is nationalized, the food and agriculture department of each region is responsible for the unified scheduling and storage, and the rest will flow into the market of the year. In case of famine, adjustable grain is needed.If anyone conceals the famine, falsely reports the harvest, or embezzles the money for grain collection, he should be executed immediately, and the disaster will hurt the three families.

Fifth, increase the amount of existing business taxes, give real power to the business officials in charge of salt, iron and copper mines in various places, make them complement each other with the Ministry of Households in the Central Government, strictly enforce taxation, and beware of wealthy merchants hoarding goods in the market and bullying the market. Plotting for huge profits and so on.

Sixth, [-]% of the existing officials in Menxia Province need to carry the emperor's warrant to convey the new policy in various places. If there are still places where the government order fails to be implemented after March, the local censor must be punished with the same crime as the local officials.

With the implementation of the six new policies, the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty were like spinning tops twitched by soft whips on the ice in winter, running errands for the king non-stop.

Gu Xiu, the young emperor, seems to have never had a moment of leisure since he ascended the throne. It is always when a decree first bears fruit, and then the corresponding decree will be put down immediately.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he abolished redundant staff and streamlined the DPRK and China institutions.The salary of the emperor's relatives was reduced, and the emperor was allowed to earn his own living, eliminating the burden of the imperial court.Immediately afterwards, corrupt officials were punished with severe punishments and laws, the officialdom was upright, and unhealthy practices were stopped.Later, he used war to end the war, flattened the frontiers, and assimilated people of foreign races and foreign countries for Zhou's use.

After the frontier was stabilized, government schools were set up to open up the wisdom of the people, and school-age children were forced to study in the schools.In order to eliminate hunger in various places, break the stereotypes and vigorously reward those who are good at farming.

In this short period of six years, Gu Xiu, a young emperor who was not yet thirty years old, expanded the territory of Dazhou by tens of thousands of hectares, and the total number of people's livelihood has more than tripled compared to that of the previous emperor.

It is true that among all the achievements, the cockfighting Taifu Han can at least take half of the credit.

***

In late spring and early summer nights, there were already a few traces of boredom and warmth.

Gu Xiu closed a local financial report full of numbers, rubbed his sore eyelids and secretly let out a sigh of relief, raised his eyes, and saw Han Mochu opposite him, wearing a wide-sleeved white coat, and lowering his eyebrows to review the submissions from various places The financial appropriation situation at that time was like a fairy who came from the realm of emptiness.

Gu Xiu thought to himself: His master is really a miraculous person.For so many years, no matter how much he has accumulated in his hands, his master can look calm and unhurried like this.

Now that the country's scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce are thriving, local officials in various prefectures, counties, and counties, after having the assistance of Beijing officials, rolled up their sleeves and prepared to do a big job.

The memorials submitted in the past few days have almost buried the two of them, piled up on the huge table like a continuous hill.

Because the two of them were too busy, Xiaotuanzi Gu Yucheng had no choice but to start a guerrilla life.

One day, he went to Prince Ning’s mansion to invite troubles together with Prince Ning’s heir Yu Heng, and tomorrow he ate and drank in the Princess’s mansion, and left homework to his son-in-law Zhuo Ying who was born as the number one scholar; Diagnosing the pulse with medicine, or pestering his grandmother Li Fei to take him and a few younger brothers to the suburbs of Beijing, it is really fun like a fairy.

Right now, it's past Haishi.

It took Gu Xiu three hours to finally read the local financial reports submitted by the Jiangnan area. Tonight, there are still Longyou and Jiannan areas waiting for him. After all, it will be another sleepless night.

"If your majesty is tired, you can leave those financial reports to me." Although Han Mochu didn't raise his eyes, he could always detect Gu Xiu's every move from his keen peripheral vision: "It's easier for me than your majesty."

"I'm not tired, I just breathed a sigh of relief." Gu Xiu heard the words, took his gaze away from Han Mochu, and then opened a new financial report: "This is always the case when the new order is implemented, and it needs to be carefully reviewed. Transformation can always be safe.”

"Your Majesty will bring Yucheng back after you've been busy for a while." Han Mochu lightly squeezed the soreness on his wrist: "This child is learning more and more now, and His Majesty will talk to him about some things when the gossip starts. Make it clear, otherwise it will hurt the relationship between father and son."

"In a blink of an eye, Cheng'er is already five years old." Thinking of that milky and milky little dumpling, Gu Xiu always felt a warmth that could surpass blood relationship lingering in his heart: "I want to wait until he is six years old. Make him the crown prince and let him be the crown prince."

"Speaking of this matter, Your Majesty, do you still remember what you said when Yu Cheng was born, in order to keep a filial piety for the princess, you would not accept the concubine after six years?"

"Remember." Gu Xiu nodded.

"Now that the six-year period is approaching, if His Majesty discusses the issue of the crown prince in the previous court, someone in the court will naturally propose to appoint a concubine for His Majesty."

"Then I will say that I have no intention of having a harem, and I am determined not to marry."

"Looking at the fine-painted history books, why do all the kings in the prosperous age have no wives and no children?" Han Mochu bent his eyes and smiled warmly: "Your Majesty is talking about children."

"Then how can I be the only one who has never been seen before, and who will never come after?" Gu Xiu put down the booklet in his hand and leaned over the table, holding the table with both hands and meeting Han Mochu's eyes: "I am the emperor, since I can do it If you become the master of the world, then you can also be your own master. To say that you have to accept the monarch in the harem for the sake of the stability of the country is nothing more than an excuse for your greed and indifference. Isn't my father an example?"

"Even if His Majesty does not accept the harem, the officials will insist on making His Majesty a queen."

"I don't accept admonitions, I see who dares to intervene in my family affairs." Gu Xiu's face was gloomy and serious, as calm as a wolf king ready to hunt.

"Then, what if the minister wrote a letter to advise His Majesty?" Han Mochu said bluntly.

"Han Mochu! You are a cunning little fox!" Gu Xiu leaned on the wooden table with both hands and leaped forward to turn it over. With one arm around Han Mochu's straight back, he wrapped him in his arms, raised his eyebrows and said: " Ask yourself, do you really want me to be a queen? Do you really want a woman between you and me? Then what is the difference between me and the late emperor?"

Han Mochu tilted his head and remained silent. The smile deepened at the corner of his mouth as if he was answering silently. After a long, long time, he finally replied slowly: "Your Majesty, a king should take care of the world."

"I have the world in my heart, but the world can't let you down." Gu Xiu squinted his eyes, leaning against his neck and said sincerely, "I will create an unprecedented peaceful and prosperous world with the subjects of this world, but this prosperous world must fulfill you and me."

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