"Hmph, I can't mean you." Gong Miao's face was stunned, and said, "You are now His Majesty the Emperor, and whatever you say is what you say." But why did he raid his own office? Father and eldest brother are embarrassed to come and ask you, so I'll ask you today. Now that you have ascended the throne and become emperor, the entire Southern Han Dynasty and the Zhou Kingdom are yours, but is the family hindering you? Didn't have a family to help you get to where you are today? Today's public family can be regarded as a royal family, so there is still a reason for the emperor to raid his own home? ”

"Auntie, didn't you understand what I said? Is the public money hard-earned? It's not all about official exploitation. Therefore, they are treated the same as the royal family of the Zhou State, those who can be officials can stay and continue to be officials, and those who have no ability can earn money and live with their own hands. Gongsun Jian replied nonchalantly.

"Good. Then I ask you. Did you earn everything you enjoyed? In the future, your children will starve to death if they are not capable of making money? Gongmiao was angry, and pointed at Gongsun Jian without scruples. Qian Wei on the side hurriedly pulled his mother's sleeve. It is a capital crime to confront the king.

"Hahaha......" Gongsun Jian laughed again, shouted outside the door, and asked Shi Fangheng to call.

After Shi Fangheng came in, Gongsun Jian first introduced a few people. Gongmiao didn't know what medicine Gongsun Jiangourd bought, so he politely met with the chief of the inner house, who was not a eunuch.

"Old Shi sat down and spoke." Gongsun Jian said to Shi Fangheng with a smile. And Shi Fangheng sat down without care, which made Gong Miao feel even more incredible. Because he and his son are Gongsun Jian's aunt and cousin, they have the opportunity to have a seat in front of Gongsun Jian, and this chief of the inner house, who is not a eunuch, looks very casual, and looks like he often sits and talks with Gongsun Jian like this.

"Old Shi, you are my manager. But it seems that you don't care a lot about my house. Gongsun Jian asked with a grin.

"Your Majesty, the affairs of your mansion have always been the master of the small county lord, and after the four imperial concubines went to the court, the little county lord still had the final say. None of the imperial concubines took the initiative to ask for power. In addition, I, the general manager, am mainly to help you counsellor and give advice, not a housekeeper. Shi Fangheng also replied to Gongsun Jian's question with the same smile.

"Oh, that's a problem." Gongsun Jian frowned slightly.

"What is the matter, Your Majesty?"

"I just wanted to give my aunt a brief overview of my belongings. Can ......"

"Hahaha, this thing. The subordinate still knows a little bit. Shi Fangheng said with a smile, then turned his face to Gong Miao and Qian Wei and said: "Two, Your Majesty's income is divided into two parts, one is the dividends of several factories and companies in which he participates, which is the largest part. The other piece is his salary. His salary also consists of two parts, one is his salary as the emperor of the Great Zhou, one thousand taels of silver per month. There is also the salary of the supreme commander of the Great Zhou army, which is eight hundred taels of silver per month. ”

"Hey, that's a mystery. The country is yours, and if you are the emperor, what wages do you need? Isn't it just a way to make more money for yourself? Gong Miao scoffed at this.

"That imperial aunt, you can't say that." Shi Fangheng retorted for Gongsun Jian: "The world is the world of the people of the world, and the country is the country of everyone, not which surname and which family. Therefore, the money in the treasury does not belong to His Majesty alone, but he is only exercising the power given to him by the people of the world, and working for the benefit of the people of the world. Therefore, he still wants that salary, after all, he is also a normal person, and he also has to support his family. Although he doesn't care much about the money, since the things and rules are set, everyone should follow them. ”

Shi Fangheng's words were dumbfounded, when did the world not belong to the emperor, but to become the whole world. And Qian Wei on the side also felt novel, so he asked: "Then if those princes and princesses in the future grow up, will they have no food if they don't work?" ”

"Then it depends on whether Your Majesty is willing to feed them in vain. But I don't think that problem will arise. The lord of my family is richer than His Majesty. A few days ago, Feng Shoufu also wrote a letter saying that the lord of the county was recently buying a new house in Zhangluo. After all, the current palace was lent to His Majesty's family by the government. ”

"What?" Gong Miao's eyes widened, "His Majesty the Emperor Emperor's home was lent to him by the government?" ”

"That's right, auntie. The new capital is still under construction, and my previous palace was lent to me by the government, and my family has to pay rent every month for living, although the government gives me a discount, but it is still not cheap. When the new capital is built, I will have my own palace. However, it is still the territory of the government, and I can only live for free without spending money. When I abdicate and become emperor in the future, then I will not be qualified to live there anymore. So in fact, my nephew and I am really poor, and I have been saving money to buy a house, after all, there are many children in the family, and it is estimated that there will be another child in the future, so ...... Ay! Gongsun Jian let out a long sigh.

Qian Wei looked at his emperor's cousin sympathetically, thinking that you are so hard to be an emperor. And Gong Miao is full of incredulity.

"Yue'er, then let me ask you. What is the purpose of this emperor? Gong Miao hesitated for a long time and couldn't help but ask.

"Why? It's my job. To be an emperor is to be the master of the world, so that everyone in the world can live an equal, happy, healthy and happy life. ”

Gong Miao finally gave up, although she still didn't understand her nephew of the emperor, but in her opinion, although this child was much more powerful than before, that stupidity had never gotten better. In this regard, she can only feel silent for the royal family and the public family of the Zhou State. An emperor regards himself as an ordinary person, so will there be nobles in his eyes?

Gongmiao knew that he had come in vain today, so he didn't plan to talk about it anymore, but Qian Wei suddenly became interested, and kept asking Gongsun Jian and Shi Fangheng all kinds of questions about the new policy and new system of the Great Zhou.

"Cousin, can you give me a county order?" Qian Wei looked at Gongsun Jian with a flattering look and asked. Gong Miao hated to slap it over, you are also a prince, although you have lost the country, don't you feel ashamed to be a county magistrate?

"No, I can't promise you this." Qian Wei didn't expect Gongsun Jian to veto his request.

"It's just a county order, can't you call the shots?"

"It's not a question of whether I can call the shots, it's whether you have the ability to be a magistrate. These are two different things. Look at your eldest brother, he has the ability to lead troops to fight, so I will let him continue to be in charge of the army directly. As for you, it's not impossible to be a county magistrate, you must show that you can be a magistrate. ”

"Isn't it difficult to be a magistrate? I've read it for so many years. The knowledge is no worse than those jinshi. Qian Wei was a little unconvinced.

"Hahaha, cousin. Don't underestimate a county's prefectural order. Let me ask you, do you know how to sow seeds in spring and summer? What should I pay attention to during the summer harvest and autumn harvest? How is the county's annual higher-level funding planned? How were the taxes paid by the imperial court? How to carry out the development of the county, whether to build roads or buildings first? How to attract investment, how to improve the level of education and health? And that's just the basics. ”

"Aren't there any officials down there? Do you have to do all these things yourself? Qian Wei looked puzzled.

"How do you know that the officials can do a good job, and how do you judge that the officials are not concealing or underreporting or harming the public and private interests. If you don't understand anything, wouldn't you be an empty county magistrate, and everything is done by the people below, so will the people below care about you as a county magistrate? Gongsun Jian replied with a smile, then stood up and reached out and patted Qian Wei's shoulder and said reluctantly: "If cousin, you are really quite a county magistrate, then you must go and learn more knowledge, and go back and ask Mr. Shi, many of the regulations of the county magistrate were formulated by him at the beginning." ”

Qian Wei was quite encouraged, stood up and thanked Gongsun Jian, and then saluted Shi Fangheng, which made Shi Fangheng a little embarrassed. But Gongsun Jian joked on the side: "Lao Shi, remember to charge this kid's tuition." Our precious knowledge cannot be taught in vain. ”

After sending off his aunt and cousin, Gongsun Jian returned to the room and chatted with Shi Fangheng. Although it is said to be small talk, it can be talked about some political affairs. For example, who visited him recently, whether there were any available talents, etc. During this period, Shi Fangheng mentioned a few talents who could be used, and these people were all protégés of Gongsun Jian's grandfather Gong Mohan without exception.

"Hehe, my grandfather's ability is also very good. Governor Xu Hu was his student at the beginning, but now several talents that Mr. Hu fancied also came from his disciples. Gongsun Jian said with a somewhat contemptuous smile. Seeing Shi Fangheng, he replied seriously: "Your Majesty, if you want to talk about Ling Zu, he is indeed the top talent of the Zhou Kingdom. It's just that he was born to deal with the old Yue Emperor Qian Hong. However, his knowledge and talents can be regarded as one of the best in the Zhou Kingdom, at least. Don't hide it from Your Majesty, Shi Mou's family was poor and he came to the capital to study without funds, but he also wrote a letter of self-recommendation and sent it to the door of his father-in-law. Later, although there was no reply, Shi was soon called to the prefect's yamen as a staff member. ”

"Oh? I've never heard my husband talk about these past events. ”

"Hey, later I guessed that it might have been recommended by my father-in-law. It's a pity that the prefect ......"

Gongsun Jian smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Shi Fangheng's words,

"It's a pity that my grandfather didn't send anyone to send you money to go to the capital to study. Otherwise, where would there be today's affairs of our monarchs and ministers. Bo Yi (Shi Fang Hengzi) brother, sometimes you still have to believe in fate. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Shi Fangheng nodded frequently, indeed as Gongsun Jian said, if he could go to the capital to study, how could he encounter Gongsun Jian's southward capture of the state capital, and how could he enter Gongsun Jian's field of vision to do things for Gongsun Jian. All of this may really be fate

"That's right, Brother Bo Yi. I have already sent someone to write to Feng Shoufu, and it is estimated that he is likely to come to the capital today, and the northwest side will be temporarily handed over to Xu Huaizhi to guard. Anyway, it's basically on track there. In addition to guarding against Wu Guo, there is no too important matter. Next, we need to discuss how our big week should develop. Xu Hu is still resisting, but he is also a grasshopper after the autumn. The rebellion in the Zhou Kingdom will be quelled sooner or later, in fact, I hope that the trouble will last longer, so that we can take the opportunity to effectively eradicate the forces of those families. ”

"Your Majesty, the country still needs a stable environment. At present, the land of the four provinces that can really become our territory has also begun, and the others are all occupied by Cao Liang for more than half a year, and Cao Liang's side still needs time, and the recent letter from Cao Dudu also reflects that because of the implementation of the new policy, there is quite a lot of turmoil in the territory. Fortunately, Cao Dudu is not an ordinary scholar, and he also understands military affairs, so he dispatched troops and horses to suppress the bullet at the beginning. But that's not a thing after all. Therefore, at present, all our borders must focus on stability first. This time, we occupied the Southern Han and Zhou States in one go, and the shock to other countries was too great, and I was afraid that I would turn back to the Wu State and the Qi Congress to unite against us. ”