"Asha, since you have a child, it's not the same as before, don't go to sea recently, and ......"

Asha was happy in the previous words, but Li Nan said next: "Don't toss when you are pregnant, teach them well when the child is born, and don't make a group of little pirates for me." ”

"What's so bad about pirates?" Asha defended: "I just want to give birth to a bunch of little pirates, and when the time comes, let them take down all the countries in Europe!" ”

"Uh, good! Ambitious. Li Nan praised with a smile.

The second piece of good news was Karina, the Empire's Chancellor of the Exchequer and the most knowledgeable of all those present, who was credited with the steam train they rode on when they returned.

Originally, Karina was reluctant to go to a foreign country this time, preferring to lock herself in her dormitory, which was no different from the research institute, to delve into astronomy, astrology, industry, and other science and technology.

After Li Nan lived in seclusion in Maoshan for two years, he felt a little alienated from his wives, so he took them out to play and relax.

There is a way to plant flowers without blooming, and unintentionally planting willows and willows, just these days on the ship, the daughter of the Caspirate King Barbos, is about to become a mother.

For the emperor of the empire, there is no problem with even having more children, and after becoming the ruler of this country, whether it is Li Nan himself, or hundreds of officials and thousands of people, they all sincerely hope that His Majesty the Emperor can have more children and grandchildren and continue to make the country stronger.

After Li Nan returned to the imperial capital with many wives, he didn't want to go anywhere for the time being, he just wanted to accompany them and his children.

It's a pity that his unique identity as an emperor does not allow him to indulge in private affairs all day long, otherwise the emperor will not favor a concubine, and if he stays warm for a few days, there will be poets like Bai Juyi, who write the poem "The spring night is bitter and the day is short, and the king will not be early from now on".

After enjoying the joy of heaven and earth for a few days, Li Nan had no choice but to deal with government affairs in the court.

Although Li Nan formed a cabinet in order to get out of this situation, the cohesion of the country's people, the general direction of various political opinions, and the attitude towards other countries still had to be decided by him, the emperor, himself.

Of course, Li Nan's life is still much better than those emperors who must bow down to everything, and there is no need to be like the description of Qin Shi Huang in the "Historical Records", "The affairs of the world, no matter how big or small, are decided by the top." Up to the weighing stone to measure the book, day and night there is a submission, not in the middle of the presentation is not rest".

There is no need to be like Emperor Yongzheng, who reigned for thirteen years, worked hard, worked hard and worked day and night, and only slept four hours a day. Because of such years of work intensity, he was finally exhausted to death in office, and died after only 13 years on the throne. And he was so diligent and conscientious in handling political affairs, and after his death, he even had the reputation of a "tyrant", and was listed as one of the top ten crimes.

At the latest court meeting, hundreds of officials from the empire gathered, not only cabinet ministers, but also officials from various ministries, and even the Taishou of many provinces rushed over.

The imperial taishou is equivalent to the supreme governor of a province in later generations, and now the empire's territory is becoming more and more vast, and now it has dozens of provinces and taishou, and this number will continue to increase with the victory of foreign wars.

Generally speaking, because the Taishou in various places are far away, it is impossible to come to the Great Court Meeting every month, so they will return to the imperial capital to listen to the holy words once in about half a year, and of course, there will be a supervision department responsible for assessing their political performance and reputation, reviewing their actions while in office, and other matters.

Li Nan came from later generations, and he didn't like the ancient mode of deliberation in which he was high above and the people below were sincerely afraid of standing on both sides, so after the ministers came to the Jinluan Hall this time, they were all frightened by the arrangement inside.

In this vast hall where the affairs of the empire were discussed, there were four more rows of tables and chairs, and the dragon chair that Li Nan was sitting on was also moved down the high platform and placed in the middle.

To put it simply, this is actually the standard equipment of the conference room commonly used for meetings in later generations, the difference is that Li Nan's position is still a little higher than others, but even so, it is quite unacceptable to the civil and military officials.

Seeing that everyone was standing in front of the table and chairs in a daze and didn't dare to sit down, Li Nan had no choice but to order: "It's just a table and chairs, all sit down!" ”

With His Majesty's will of the Emperor, these courtiers sat down with some trepidation, but most of them sat only half of their buttocks, their bodies were straight, and they looked more tired than standing.

These ministers have been educated in traditional ideology for many years, and some things cannot be turned over overnight, and Li Nan has no good way to make them adapt, so he can only start and take his time.

After Li Nan's compulsory order, all the officials in the hall sat down.

The two rows of conference tables in the inner circle were filled with high-ranking officials from various ministries of the empire, and the two factions on the outside were the taishou of each province, and Li Nan sat on the dragon chair in the middle to discuss political affairs with the courtiers.

There are a lot of things today, and in terms of importance, the first thing to discuss is the candidate for the Taishou of the five provinces in the South China Sea.

Because these five provinces are all located overseas, they have high requirements in terms of loyalty, and most of Li Nan's followers perform their own duties and cannot be drawn, so they can only be put forward by the examination and supervision department of the officials, according to the performance and achievements of the deputy officials of the provincial Taishou, and then discussed by the monarchs and ministers.

Since the empire has not been established for a long time, Li Nan, the emperor with a high reputation, is still alive, so there is absolutely no rebellion.

Moreover, with the audit department of officials, as well as the cross-supervision of multiple agencies such as anti-corruption, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Imperial Intelligence Service, there are really no officials who dare to do anything too evil.

In particular, Li Nan has a zero-tolerance attitude towards those who take bribes once they are discovered, so the reputation of officials at all levels in this regard is not bad.

The candidates proposed by the review department this time performed very well in office, and there were no problems with everyone's other circumstances, so the discussion was quite smooth at this time.

When discussing the candidate for Taishou, Li Nan did not speak much, but listened quietly, and finally gave an agreed reply.

The main purpose of his doing this is to let the various ministries of the empire operate normally according to the standard process, so that if it continues, a habit will be formed, and in the future, he will not have to bother more as an emperor, and only need to master the decision-making power of major affairs.

In addition to the construction of roads in Tibet, there were also trains running through the entire territory of the empire, plans to remove cattle such as horses, elephants, and other livestock and replace them with steam locomotives, as well as coal storage and renovations at various stations.

Regarding this matter, Li Nan thought about it for a while and said to Zong Ze: "This matter should not be too urgent, because the steam locomotive developed now is only the first generation of products, and there are still many deficiencies. I believe that the masters of the industrial sector of the empire will soon be able to greatly transform it, so I will temporarily replace a small number of train heads, and wait for the rest. ”