Ji Xuanyuan teased the second princess in his arms in Huayin Palace. The second princess finally decided on a name, called Yunyun. Originally, the princess or the prince gave the name on the day of the full moon, Ji Xuanyuan regretted that the second princess had no biological mother since she was born, and she gave the name when she was named in the name of Concubine Yan.

As for the matter of cloud fostering under Concubine Yan's name, there is no objection, first, in addition to the queen, Concubine Yan and Concubine Zheng are the concubines with the highest rank, and Yao Jiao'e is also a concubine in Concubine Yan's palace, and her biological mother is dead, and it is justified to stay with Concubine Yan.

The second princess was born prematurely, and her body bones were a little bad, after Concubine Yan got this child, she almost never left the second princess's side, and she had to think about everything.

"I've seen that the clouds have become a little lively these days, but you have raised them well."

Concubine Yan sighed, "When Yun was just hugged to the concubine's hand, her eyes hadn't opened yet, and she cried vigorously, but the cry was silent, and she stopped crying when she grabbed the concubine's finger. At that time, I felt that the cloud was actually the concubine's own child. The concubine is not in good health, and may not be able to add heirs to the emperor in the future, but with this child, the concubine also feels that she is also a mother. ”

Ji Xuanyuan heard Concubine Yan talk about the pain in his heart, and there were tears in his eyes, and he hugged her in his arms, "It's okay, you're still young." ”

At this time, the queen also brought the eldest princess to come, and the eldest princess saw her younger sister who was still in swaddling clothes, and she was very curious, and she stood next to the cradle and refused to leave for a while. Yun actually laughed in the cradle, revealing his gums that had not yet grown teeth.

Ji Xuanyuan laughed, "Shuer, Yun likes you very much, you go and take her hand to see." ”

The eldest princess put her hand on the second princess's hand, and the second princess actually grabbed the eldest princess's hand, and then laughed softly.

The eldest princess laughed, "Father, look at it, my sister has grabbed my hand." ”

"That's right!" Concubine Yan said, "It shows that Yun likes the eldest princess very much." ”

But the eldest princess suddenly seemed to be worried, "Father, but why doesn't Yun have teeth, no teeth, how can you eat Jiaqingzi?" ”

Ji Xuanyuan and Concubine Yan both laughed when they heard this, "Your sister is still young, so she doesn't need to eat Jiaqingzi." ”

The eldest princess tilted her head and took the second princess's hand, "Sister Yun, you grow up quickly, when you have teeth, my sister will give you all the Jiaqingzi to eat, and I will definitely not rob you." However, you haven't grown teeth yet, so now Jiaqingzi belongs to me! ”

Ji Xuanyuan laughed and touched the eldest princess's head, "You girl, you are very ghostly!" ”

The eldest princess asked, "Father, I like the clouds very much, can I often come to Yongzhi Palace to see my sister in the future?" I promise I won't take my sister badly. ”

Concubine Yan nodded, "Yun also likes the princess very much, and the princess will come to play often in the future." ”

Empress Zongzheng said, "Shu Erlai is only afraid that he will cause trouble to his sister. ”

Ji Xuanyuan turned around and said, "Okay, the queen and Concubine Yan should sit down, there are still many things to deal with in the previous dynasty, so let's go back to the Qinzheng Palace first." Since Shuer likes Concubine Yan here, let her come, be a companion with the clouds, and play with children when they are young, and the relationship is always better. ”

The queen can only say yes.

Ji Xuanyuan returned to the Qinzheng Palace, and he had a headache when he saw the performance, and the ministers seemed to have made an appointment these days, and they all played to train troops to conquer Loulan.

Of course, as an aspiring emperor, Ji Xuanyuan really wanted to make the surrounding enemy countries surrender one after another, but the country had not been set for a long time, the treasury was still insufficient, and the population had only recovered, so he really didn't want to raise a war.

An Sui has also seen those excerpts.

"An Sui, if you have something to say, just say it! You don't have to be restrained in front of me. ”

"Wechen is just thinking about how to make the treasury abundant, increase the population, and make the country strong."

"If the country is rich and strong, it is a war!" Ji Xuan said from afar.

"Perhaps many people think that only by fighting a war can they show the strength of the country, but the minister does not think so."

"Oh?" Ji Xuanyuan became interested, "Let's talk about it." ”

An Sui said slowly, "The minister thinks that in order to show the prestige of the country and show the national strength, it is the best policy to fight a war, and if it is not very necessary, it cannot be used. Fighting a war requires the consumption of manpower, material and financial resources, especially in the desert, since ancient times, there are a few people who can really win, except for killing people, getting a few good and bad war horses, and nothing is gained. However, the national strength consumed will require decades of recuperation, which can be said to be more than worth the loss. Everyone thinks that the Han and Tang dynasties are prosperous, and the Tang Dynasty is the first and the Han is the last, why not? After the Han Dynasty fought with the Xiongnu, the national strength was weakened, and more than half of the soldiers were lost, even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to raise troops again, he was powerless, and the Xiongnu soon made a comeback, threatening the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty did the opposite, recuperating and recuperating on its own, waiting for the Turkic tribes to be discordant, contradicting each other, and they all needed to rely on the power of the Tang Dynasty to succeed. However, the domestic combat power is still thriving, and the economy and culture have reached a certain peak, so the vassal state cannot be unconvinced. It is also about calming the border troubles, and it is clear who loses and who wins. ”

Ji Xuanyuan thought thoughtfully, "This is what you said in your policy theory, 'foreign disputes start from the people's livelihood, and never depend on the people's livelihood, the people are rich and the people's hearts are self-determined, and the country is rich and the foreign races are peaceful'?" ”

An Sui was very surprised, this sentence was one of the sentences he wrote when he participated in the scientific examination, and then he made up his mind, "Exactly." ”

"Then how do you think you can make the country rich and strong?"

"The minister thinks that the fastest way is to exempt the country from paying taxes for three years."

"Exempt from taxes? The treasury is already very tight. ”

"The emperor's treasury is not really very tight, and the annual taxes collected by the whole country should be sufficient, but there are many officials who take the opportunity to deduct and exploit the people. If you don't believe it, the emperor can seriously send a trustworthy person to check the accounts of the state treasury. And there is also a saying in the Analects, 'The people are sufficient, but who is the king and the insufficient?' The people are insufficient, who is the king? 'The Emperor may reduce some taxes at his discretion. ”

An grew up in Jindi with himself, and really saw what it means to be "harsh government is fiercer than a tiger". In order to pay taxes, there are many families who are ruined and their wives separated.

Ji Xuanyuan nodded, "That's a good thing, but if you really want to do it, the project is huge." However, I understand what you mean, with the birth of the second princess, it can be regarded as a tax reduction, and it is good to accumulate some virtue for her. ”

An Sui raised her eyes, she thought that the emperor meant to refuse, but she didn't want to agree with what she said.

Ji Xuanyuan seemed to see An Sui's thoughts, "You are a female official who I brought up with one hand, you can say these things in front of me, and don't show half of them in front of others." In the end, you are also a female official under the jurisdiction of the harem. ”

An Sui nodded yes.