"Wu Lao Shi!! You get back to Lao Tzu!! ”

“......”

.....

I only heard the sound of a messy rush in the courtyard, and there was no more sound.

Originally, for Wu Ning's roar, Wu Qi naturally wouldn't really go back stupidly to face his ninth brother's stinky face.

And Wu Ning in the room, facing the empty room and the closed door, in addition to being angry, was only full of loss.

Suddenly, I remembered a famous sentence in the Analects: Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

But what is this special...... But the throne!

Who wouldn't want that? And pushed?

Wu Ning felt that Wu Lao Shi was indeed spoiled by him, and he had to find an opportunity to educate him well and instill in him a little bit of the charm of imperial power.

Slowly sat back, taking advantage of the silence in the hall, Wu Ning put aside Wu Lao Shi's matter for the time being, pondering the more urgent matter in front of him.

That is-the old lady's "second pillar", that is, the spectacle that Wu Chengsi deliberately came to him just now and said.

"This is the urgent need!"

Wu Ning muttered to himself, worried, "What should I do?" ”

It's really hard to do.

First of all, the big problem of money shortage urgently required the imperial court to send money to the people through large-scale projects to ensure that the financial system of the Great Zhou would not collapse.

And in such an urgent situation, it seems that there is no other choice than to rebuild the Tianshu Pillar.

However, here's the problem, even if you remove the controversy caused by the old lady's stubbornness about the "spectacle", don't forget, the "big pillar" over there has not yet begun to be dismantled!

Here the "two pillars" are about to stand up?

Is it appropriate? What do the ministers think? What do the people think?

Therefore, the contradiction now lies in the fact that the big project has to be carried out, and the money must be spent, but it must not be spent too absurdly and arouse public resentment.

So, what can you do if you don't set up "two pillars"?

When Wu Ning thought about it, he was even more embarrassed.

In this era, the imperial court spends money on nothing more than that:

Build wonders, build palaces, build the Great Wall, build canals, and add another to fight with soldiers.

If this is changed to any other period, the above things, how much money can be spent for you.

But now.....

Count on your fingers:

Spectacle is certainly not going to work, although the old lady is very enthusiastic.

Build a palace.....

There is Daming Palace in front of it, and then the old lady took power and built a series of large-scale buildings such as White Horse Temple, Qingyang Palace, Ming Hall, Heaven, etc., the old lady almost renovated and expanded the imperial palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an, and there is really no place to start.

Build the Great Wall?

No way. The Great Wall is now the inner city wall of the Great Zhou, and there is no point in repairing it.

Digging canals?

Hehe, let Emperor Yang of Sui take the lead.

Then there is only one thing left to fight with soldiers.

However, it still doesn't work!

The black tooth Changzhi took down Tubo with his eyes, and looked at the suburbs of the Central Plains, except for a little corner and corner, there was nowhere to fight!

It's gone!

The sea is in the east, the sea is in the south, the Arctic Circle is fast in the north, and the Arabian Sea is in the west.

pondered for a night, and reluctantly came up with a few feasible plans, and the next day at the invitation of Wu Chenghei, Wu Laojiu could only go to see the old lady hard.

......

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"What are you doing!?"

As soon as Wu Zetian saw Wu Ning, his brows tightened.

Now, the old lady is not very interested in Wu Laojiu's appearance here.

First, on that occasion yesterday, it was supposed to be his own son who was in the limelight, but he let this fake son take the lead, and he was unhappy.

Second......

The old lady was discussing the specifications of the two pillars of Tianshu with the ceremonial officials of the Heavenly Prison and the officials of the Ministry of Industry, striving to be more magnificent than the big pillars in Luoyang.

At this time, Wu Chengsi brought Wu Laojiu to see him, and the old lady instinctively knew that it was not good.

The heart said, this bastard boy won't tear down the old lady's big pillar, and now he has the idea of two pillars, right?

Therefore, my heart immediately became vigilant.

And Wu Ning ......

Wu Ning was embarrassed, and said in his heart, this old lady's brain is still bright, and she is not old and confused at all, and she can see at a glance that he is here to stir up the situation.

Seeing that Wu Zetian was on full guard, as if he was facing a great enemy, the rhetoric he had prepared earlier was useless.

Wu Ning is also a bachelor, grinning, and he doesn't beat around the corner, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to rebuild Tianshu in Chang'an, isn't Weichen here!" ”

"Huh?" The old lady was sure in her heart.

"What are you going to say?"

"Yesterday, you, the household servant, told me in person that you want the court to raise a lot of money and feed the people!"

"How? You...... Do you want to repent? ”

"No remorse! No remorse! Wu Ning still smiled lightly, "In front of Your Majesty, how dare Wei Chen speak out." ”

"It's just ......," Wu Ning changed his words, "This reconstruction of Tianshu not only requires the heavenly officials to plan according to the etiquette system, but also the Ministry of Industry selects skilled craftsmen to build ......."

"Your Majesty forgot? Of course, the household department has to allocate money! ”

"So, of course, the minister came here today to help and see how much material is needed."

“......”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Chenghe's side frowned slightly, this is not the same as what we said yesterday? Didn't you say that it was good to stop the empress from building two pillars? Why did you help again today?

And Wu Zetian is much smarter than Wu Chenghe, his old eyes are narrow, he is small, and he plays roundabout tactics with his mother, right?

Glaring at Wu Ning secretly, he was very warned.

"Alright then!" Wei Yi spoke, "Then what's the matter with letting the King of Changning County listen?" ”

The next heavenly official, as well as the officials of the Ministry of Industry, did not dare to breathe. And the heart said, What is the situation? In the words of Her Majesty the Empress and the King of Changning, how did the sword and sword appear?

Hehe, it would be strange if it was happy!

These two people, one old and one young, one wise and martial, have one problem, that is, they like gorgeous and unreal things.

The other knows that the country's fortunes are not good, and if you have money, you can't spend it indiscriminately.

One knew that he was fake, and he deceived the old lady so many feelings.

The other one, who has already paved the road of his own son, suddenly lost his son, and the good country that he finally got his hands on is likely to fall into the hands of a fake son.

Not only did Wu Ning not sleep well last night, but the old lady also didn't sleep well.

Xin said, I knew that Wu Laoshi was so unreliable, and this throne might as well be given to Wu Chengsi or Wu Sansi's two straw bales, at least there is a bit of blood relationship, and it is better than giving Wu Laojiu, an outsider.

Of course, the old lady was also dizzy. She still firmly believes that when Wu Qi comes to the contrary, she will accept the throne.

But......

But the more I walked at night, the less courage I had.

For a moment, the old lady even felt that at this point today, was Wu Ning already calculated?

It's not impossible......

With Wu Laojiu's head, you never know what he's thinking or what kind of tricks he has.

Did he covet the throne for a long time, and the big set he did before was acting!?

Well, the old lady thinks too much.

She herself knew that she was thinking too much, and if she didn't even have this point of seeing people, she wouldn't be able to get to where she is today.

Wu Ning should be the one who hates this throne more than anyone else.

Although Wu Zetian didn't know why he was disgusted, from the past, as well as Wu Ning's every move, his disdain and alienation from the imperial power were implied everywhere.

Having said that, although it was just a moment of "thinking too much", even Wu Zetian himself was a little surprised: at that moment, although she thought of a lot of extremely bad possibilities about Wu Ning, she .....

She didn't even have the intention to kill!

......

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"This ....."

Tianguan is an old Taoist priest with a goatee, and he strokes his beard at this time, "This and this.... What the king of Changning said is extremely true! ”

"Just now, Weichen is still asking His Majesty for advice, such a large-scale construction work must not be rash, when the minister in charge of the household is on the side, estimate the cost."

"Otherwise, even if we are full of good words, and finally regret abandoning them because of the great cost, won't it be in vain?"

The old Taoist priest was a little big and wanted to play a round.

As a result, the horse's fart was not filmed, and it was slapped on the horse's feet.

When Mrs. Wu heard this, she almost ordered the old Taoist priest with his head in the water to be dragged out and clicked.

Why don't you open any pot, which pot do you mention?

What is Wu Laojiu doing here? It's just to keep an eye on me and not let me spend money. You still say that? Isn't that in Wu Ning's arms?

was just about to make a biao, but Wu Ning took the lead.

Catch the words of the Heavenly Official, "Oh? I don't know, did the two of you discuss something with Your Majesty? ”

The old Taoist priest smiled, his old eyes were dizzy, and he didn't see Wu Zetian's expression of wanting to stare him under the floor tiles.

He said in a long voice: "Your Majesty means that it will be rebuilt in front of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an in accordance with the regulations of Luoyang Tianshu." ”

"However, because it is made of iron instead of brass, the pedestal should be increased by sixty-six feet to make it look majestic, and the material should be ......."

Speaking of this, the old Taoist priest smiled, obviously a little embarrassed to say, "And the material should also be replaced with granite white marble, I don't know what the king of Changning County wants?" ”

“......”

Wu Zetian, he has already made up his mind, and he has to cut down this bad old man if he says anything.

Lack of success, more than failure!

You say, what are you talking to Wu Laojiu about this?

Originally, the old lady thought very well, the main body of the Tianshu pillar above is the same as that of Luoyang Tianshu, which can be said to be the same system as Luoyang, there is no difference.

As for the 66-foot pedestal, this matter, black does not mention it, and white does not mention it, so that Wu Laojiu and the courtiers will not know about it.

As for replacing it with white marble, of course, it is also brewed in the same way, and then it will be said that when the work starts, it will be too late for anyone to object.

It's good now, this bull-nosed old way has shaken her out.

And on Wu Chenghe's side, the cold men have all come down.

The heart said, aunt, let's not bring such a loser!

With white marble?! How much does that cost?

looked at Wu Ning eagerly, hoping that he would quickly find a way to stop it.

We said yes last night!!

"No way!"

Wu Ning really didn't disappoint Wu Chenghe, and after listening to the old Taoist's words, he immediately shook his head, "No!" ”

Wu Zetian perked up, and his heart said, here! Wu Ning really couldn't hold his breath and couldn't go on, this was going to be against me.

"What's not going to work!?"

Wu Zetian's eyes stood up, and he made up his mind in his heart, the old lady will not hide it with you.

Come hard, see who can get who!?

Narrowing his old eyes: "You dare to say no to me!?" ”

"No....." Wu Ning shook his head again.

As if thinking about it, he seemed to be worried and said, "This doesn't cost much.... It also takes ....."

The old lady was just about to make a biao, and Wu Chengsi was just about to answer, but she turned out to be so energetic that she almost didn't flash her waist.

"It's ...... too," the old lady didn't let out the cruel words that came out of her mouth.

"You.... What do you mean? ”

I saw Wu Ning spread his hands, "Your Majesty, how much money does the imperial court have to feed back to the people this time, so that they can survive the money shortage and smooth out the situation caused by years of lack of money?" ”

The old lady looked stunned: "Much...... How much? ”

Wu Ning said: "Weichen has made a rough calculation, at least 50 million!" ”

Pouted in disgust, "How much can your iron core Tianshu Pillar cost?" It's not a matter at all. ”

"Huh?" Happiness came too quickly, which made Mrs. Wu really a little uncomfortable, "What does it mean..."

"What the minister means is that this root of heaven is not enough."

"Not enough ......" Wu Zetian was still confused.

"Not enough!" Wu Ning replied firmly, "Your Majesty can build a few more." ”

"Multi-...... How many more? ”

The old lady's tone is raised, and the script is wrong, right?

"That ......"

The old lady groaned, make a few more she likes!

"I made two.... Luckily? ”

"What's not to do?" Wu Ning has a big package, "Both are too few!" ”

"Your Majesty just makes a circle around Taiji Palace and Daming Palace, that's no problem."

"No!" The old Taoist priest of the Heavenly Palace stopped hearing this.

hurriedly spoke out to stop it, and then bowed solemnly to Wu Zetian, "Your Majesty, the Tianshu Pillar Nine Dragons hold beads, symbolizing the uniqueness of the imperial power, but there are two or more roots!?" ”

"This is against the mandate of heaven!"

"Oh....." Old Lady Wu's face turned red, she was excited just now, but she forgot about this stubble.

sneered, "What the heavenly official said is extremely true, the king of Changning County must not speak in vain!" ”

Well, just now, it was obvious that she wanted to build two by herself, and now it is all pushed to Wu Ning.

Wu Ning didn't care either, and said with a smile: "Then Your Majesty can do everything in the world to build Tianshu as unparalleled and majestic as possible." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The old lady liked this.

And Wu Ning below was also relaxed at this time, and suddenly turned around and said to Wu Chenghei: "What did Weichen say?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really too worried, right? ”

"Your Majesty must have a way to send money to the people, why worry about us? The few large-scale construction projects we prepared are redundant, right? ”

“......”

Wu Chenghe's whole person is stupid, ...... are we preparing?

When did you prepare it with me?

I can't stop crying in my heart, can I do it again next time? Let Lao Tzu also have a preparation?

And what's even more uncomfortable is that until now, he hasn't figured out what kind of medicine Wu Ning is selling in this gourd!

Tianshu's problem is not spending money at all, but it is too ostentatious, which is not good for the imperial court.

How to talk and talk, you don't object, but agree.

Not only did they agree, but instead encouraged the old lady to build higher and more luxurious?

In particular, they all say that I am the first licking dog next to the old lady, and now it seems that you Mu Zijiu is the best to do, right?

And Wu Zetian was also stunned, and only then did he understand the purpose of the two of them.

"How? There is also a law for the benefit of the people? ”

The old lady has only one thought, don't stop my two pillars, everything else is easy to say.

Besides, it's not that there is a lot of money, and one of the two pillars can't be spent, and other wonders haven't been thought out for the time being, if Wu Ning has any good projects, Wu Zetian is of course also happy to be an adult, and everyone is happy.

"What's the solution, let's hear it."

Over there, Wu Chengsi shrank his neck, don't ask me, I don't know anything.

And Wu Ning replied loudly: "Last night, Weichen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stayed up all night and came up with three feasible methods, I don't know which one Your Majesty wants to hear?" ”

(Wu Seung-hei: MMP!) Said don't take me, I really don't know anything!! ）

If the old lady opened her mouth to ask him, how would he answer?

Of course, Wu Ning didn't want to trap him, or used him as a step.

As soon as these words came out, Wu Zetian was naturally curious and ordered him to come and hear them.

"The name of this first article is: Coastal Special Zone."

"Huh?" Wu Zetian was confused when he heard it, "What is a special coastal zone?" ”

Then he said: "Hasn't the opening of maritime trade been implemented for many years? It didn't cost much, so why did such a statement come up again. ”

Wu Ning said: "That's because it's not time to spend money yet." ”

"Your Majesty has not thought about it, this money shortage, in addition to the great impact on the people's livelihood in various places in the Great Zhou, followed by foreign trade."

"Oh?" Wu Zetian was suspicious again, and straightened up, "Let's hear it!" ”

"Your Majesty knows that in addition to Chang'an, in addition to Chang'an in the Great Zhou at this time, prices are extremely depreciating everywhere, especially in coastal states. And the depreciation of prices is equivalent to the appreciation of coins. ”

"For example, in the past, a pound of tea bricks was worth 500 yuan in the surrounding area, and it could be exchanged for one or two major spices."

"And now, a pound of tea bricks is only worth 100 yuan."

Wu Zetian frowned, "But, now a pound of tea bricks, can't you also exchange one or two spices?" ”

"It's different." Wu Ning shook his head, "The maritime merchants of Fanbang are not fools. ”

"At this time, if they use the weekly money they saved in the past to buy tea bricks, then the 500 wen that used to only buy one pound of tea can now buy five catties!"

"As for the spices, which they have brought from afar, they can also argue that the price is high, and they do not accept to buy them at a low price, but only convert them into barter according to the original price. In this way, we have to lose a lot of money. ”

In this era when there is no guarantee of the international trade system and no currency exchange, Wu Ning does not need to talk about the relationship between currency appreciation and depreciation and foreign trade, just citing a simple business logic, which shocked the old lady into a cold sweat.

You must know that the later Qingming was forced to close the sea because of the big losses suffered in foreign trade.

"What do you think is good?"

"That's why we need this coastal zone!"

Wu Ning smiled, "In the opinion of Weichen, we should distinguish several coastal trade towns from the inland. ”

"On the one hand, formulate a corresponding foreign trade tax system to balance the losses caused by the rise and fall of money; On the other hand, the maritime merchants of Huili Dazhou made it develop outward. ”

"Moreover, although the current maritime trade is concentrated in Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou, according to Weichen's knowledge, the seaports in various states are chaotic and ships are congested, and the imperial court can also take this opportunity to build a sinking port, which is a hundred-year plan!"

Wu Zetian nodded again and again when she heard this, it seems that she still thinks about the money shortage simply, and there are many problems in it.

Don't dare to hesitate at the moment, "This party is very serious, the prince and the prince need to list the charter as soon as possible and implement it as soon as possible!" ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Wu Ning and Wu Chengsi bowed down in a hurry and responded to the old lady's will.

Wu Chengsi lowered his head and bent over, taking advantage of the old lady's inattention, and gave Wu Ning a look again and again.

Meaning, you're doing your business, two pillars!! The second pillar hasn't been solved yet!!

Wu Ning saw it and gave him a reassuring look.

At this time, Wu Zetian spoke up: "Didn't you say that there are three?" Go on. ”

"Yes!" Wu Ning sang and continued.

"This second article is called: urban and rural transformation!"

"Your Majesty has been arbitrarily determined by the Sacred Heart more than ten years ago, lifting the curfew and abolishing the Fang City. Ten years have passed, and the people in the various cities are not the same today than they were ten years ago. ”

As mentioned before, the opening of the market and the curfew have led to the development of commerce. The prosperity of commerce and trade inevitably caused a large number of proletarian tenants to seek a way to survive in the towns.

This led to a surge in the urban population, which was equivalent to urbanization in later generations.

"Your Majesty...."Wu Ning said angrily, "Eight or nine out of ten of the states in the world, the old city ten years ago has been overwhelmed and cannot accommodate the excess population!" ”

"Nowadays, most of the city walls are in the city, and they do not play the role of preventing foreign enemies and protecting one side."

"So, in the opinion of the ministers, it's time to replan the affairs of the states and build new walls."

“......”

Wu Zetian was silent, this is indeed a problem.

It's okay now, the world is peaceful. However, in the event that the children and grandchildren are not good in the future, and one of them does not pay attention to letting foreign enemies enter, how can the current town be protected?

This is also a 100-year-old project!

It happened that the officials of the Ministry of Industry were present, and the old lady immediately said: "Go back, the Ministry of Industry will send the following receipt, and let the states report the situation to the city." When the time comes, you will summarize it and retake it as you wish. ”

looked at Wu Ning, "What about the third piece?" ”

"This third piece.... The name says: Western development! ”

Wu Ning opened his mouth and came, what kind of western development is actually the thing that he told the old lady before about opening up the three granaries.

Now, the Northeast and Sichuan and Guizhou have begun, but the land in the Western Regions has not moved, after all, it is not their own place.

In the past, it was said that it was a long-term plan, but now, Wu Ning feels that it is time.

After all, whether you send troops to occupy, defend, or send people to develop, it costs money.

I told Wu Zetian about this suggestion in detail, and Wu Zetian said in his heart, this should also be! After all, it is related to a large granary in the west and has strategic significance to the Central Plains.

And Wu Ning saw that the old lady was silent in thought, and he knew that it was almost there.

He said: "The above three are the methods that Weichen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came up with all night, I don't know which one Your Majesty intends to implement?" ”

"Hey, hey!!"

As soon as Wu Ning finished speaking, Wu Chengsi laughed out loud, and then scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

Wu Chenghemei, even if he is a nerd, he can see that the old lady really attaches great importance to it.

And Mu Zijiu.....

Fuck!! In the future, whoever chews his tongue with him and says that Mu Zijiu is Wu Ning, he will not believe it first.

Wu Laojiu? Is Wu Laojiu so interesting?

Wu Ning mentioned it several times, this was thought up with him, this is showing his face in front of the old lady! It's to save credit for him!

He was so grateful to Mu Zijiu.

Interesting! Absolutely interesting!

also bowed down with Wu Ning.

"It's a little hasty, for the time being, there are only three hasty strategies, I don't know which one can get into my aunt's eyes?"

The words were very proud, and by the way, I thanked Wu Laojiu several times in my heart.

Wu Zetian thought about it for a long time, and finally ......

"I've got all three!"

Well, this old lady is greedy enough, too.

There is no way, which of these three is extremely useful, why can only one be implemented?

Of course, the old lady has all three.

When Wu Ning heard this, he was very happy.

That's right, this is the courage that the Holy Monarch should have!

"So very good, the ministers thank Your Majesty for your wisdom for all the people!"

After speaking, he bowed to the ground, very sincerely.

I'm embarrassed to make the old lady, that's beautiful in my heart!

What are you doing, you came up with the idea, so... It's all on my head?

said with a smile: "Zijiu and the prince have done their best for the court and the people, which is the first merit!" ”

There is no hypocrisy in this statement.

Wu Ning was even more excited: "Your Majesty praises! We will not dare to slack off, so we will go back to planning and strive to implement the actual government as soon as possible. ”

Wu Chengsi also swore a vow, echoed Wu Ning, and would not disappoint the empress!

"Good, good!"

The old lady called three good times and ordered the two to retreat.

And then.....

Then when Wu Laojiu retreated, as soon as he was handy, he took the old Taoist priest of Tianguan and the official of the Ministry of Industry away.

“......”

When Mrs. Wu saw it in her eyes, she was stunned for a moment, and then stopped doing it.

You're blind to me!? I haven't finished discussing the matter of the two pillars yet, why are you calling the two of them away?

"Tianguan and Aiqing of the Ministry of Industry, you two stay! There are still unclear points in Tianshu, which need to be discussed again. ”

"Yes!"

Those two dared not comply, and they came back.

Originally, Wu Chenghei walked to the door of the palace, and suddenly found that something was wrong.

Those two went back, why did Mu Zijiu go back too?

I saw Wu Laojiu standing in the center of the hall, with a puzzled face: "Tianshu? What Tianshu? ”

It was as if the man who had just asked the old lady to build a circle of pillars was not him.

Wu Zetian was also stunned, and said in his heart, what's wrong with this child? Just forgot about it?

However, in view of Wu Ning's good performance just now, the old lady still laughed and said, "I'm afraid I'm too tired?" ”

"Didn't you just say that you rebuilt Tianshu in Chang'an, didn't Zijiu still agree?"

"Oh?" Wu Ning made a sudden appearance, "That Tianshu...."

Then he frowned and looked at Wu Zetian.

"Your Majesty.... Do you want to build a heavenly hub? ”

Wu Zetian was even more confused and found that something was wrong.

"Didn't you say yes?"

"I just said it." Wu Ning reasoned slowly, "But this time, that time!" ”

Wu Zetian: "What's the difference?" ”

Wu Ning Mengmeng: "No money!" ”

"No...."

The old lady didn't choke to death, and glared: "Didn't you just say that it's okay to build a circle?" ”

Wu Ning was innocent, "I had money then, but now I don't have money!" ”

"What about the money!?"

"Coastal special zones, urban and rural transformation, and western development ......" Wu Ning counted them one by one with his fingers.

The last time I looked up, "It's all spent!" ”

"Hua ......" Wu Zetian didn't come up in one breath, and almost choked to death.

"You ....." pointed at Wu Laojiu, speechless for a long time.

Okay, you little bunny, it turns out ......

Why are you waiting for me here!?

Staring at the old man, you!!

What the hell are you kidding me!?

......

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