Du Wenhao said with a smile: "I probably can't be idle recently, by the way, I'm going to enter the palace soon, maybe things will be busy, and it may be very late when I come back, you can eat dinner by yourself, you don't need to wait for me." ”

Xue Fei'er said: "Brother, today is Ke Yao's birthday, Sister Yuqin said that if you take time out of the palace today, you still come back for dinner......

Du Wenhao didn't think about it, and immediately replied, "Really? Okay, I'll be back! ”

Li'er couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't come back empty-handed." ”

Xue Fei'er said: "Yesterday, Qingdai also joked with Ke Yao that she is an adult, and she will find a good family for her in the coming year, after all, now she is also the righteous sister of Xianggong, you are a dignified and domineering sister, it is not easy to find a good family, I don't know how many dignitaries in Kaifeng City have stepped on the threshold and want to get married." ”

Pang Yuqin hurriedly gave Xue Fei'er a look, but Xue Fei'er didn't seem to know what the meaning of this look was, and then said: "Now she is not young, and if she doesn't look for her mother-in-law, I'm afraid that she will become an old girl!" Hee-hee"

Du Wenhao's face darkened, he didn't speak, he entered the house with his hands behind his back, asked Yingzi to help change his official robe, went out without a sound, and rode away with the escort team.

Li'er asked softly, "Master, what's wrong?" I don't seem to be very happy. ”

Xue Fei'er pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Don't you think that as long as our master is at home in the past two days, Ke Yao will definitely not appear?" ”

Pang Yuqin glared at her and said: "Fei'er, I know what you think, don't think about it, you forgot, when you were on Emei Mountain, Ke Yao said conclusively in front of all of us that she would not marry our master, probably just by coincidence, so I didn't meet." ”

Li'er also echoed: "That is, don't look at Ke Yao, although this girl has a smiling face with everyone on weekdays, she is actually very proud in her bones, but she has said more than once that she would rather never marry someone when she was a child." ”

Xue Fei'er said: "People have two skins in their mouths, do you believe it?" ”

Pang Yuqin and Li'er glanced at each other and shook their heads. Pang Yuqin snickered: "You, I thought you and Ke Yao had nothing to do anymore, but there was still a knot in my heart, worried that she would marry her husband?" ”

When Xue Fei'er heard this, she was so anxious that her little face turned red, and said: "Why can't you see it, just now my brother said that he wouldn't come to dinner in the evening, so we don't have to wait for him, but as soon as Yingzi said that today was Ke Yao's birthday, he didn't think about it, and immediately said that he wanted to come back." ”

Li'er: "Then you must be too careful, I think if it were any of us, the master would come back." ”

Xue Fei'er: "We are his wives and concubines, he will naturally come back, but Ke Yao is ......"

Xue Fei'er hadn't finished her words yet, only to hear a burst of laughter outside from far and near, and Li'er hurriedly said to the maid on the side: "Hurry up and bring the porridge and side dishes left in the kitchen for the fourth lady and Miss Ke Yao, they went out without eating, and they should be hungry this time." ”

Xue Fei'er lowered her head alone and muttered in a low voice: "She probably has clairvoyance, so every time she calculates the time when the master goes out, she comes back as soon as she leaves, you still don't believe it, hmph, let's see." ”

Xue Fei'er's words fell, Ke Yao stepped in, and saw that she was wearing a short coat of lake blue brocade, white satin trousers, embroidered with three or two sporadic red plums, with a white brocade belt to tie the slender waist that could not be grasped, the black hair into a unique braid, only a plum blossom white hosta, although simple, but it looked fresh and elegant, the face was thinly powdered, taking lotus steps, and walked in with a smile.

Pang Yuqin said: "I've been out for so long, are you hungry?" ”

"I'm really hungry."

"I've asked them to deliver something just now, it's hot outside, let's sit in the house."

The ladies went into the house and sat down at the table.

Ke Yao handed the long sword in his hand to the maid on the side, and then simply wiped the sweat beads on his forehead with the wet handkerchief handed by the maid, and then sat down.

Pang Yuqin saw that no one was following behind her, and said curiously: "Didn't you go out with Sister Qingdai?" What about her? ”

Ke Yao covered his mouth and smiled: "When I went down the mountain, I saw a very good-looking magnolia tree on the side of the road, I said I liked it, and she insisted on picking it for me as a birthday gift, but Qiaona tree grew on the edge of the cliff, I naturally didn't dare to step forward, only my sister went, I was good when I went, who wanted to rain heavily last night, the cliff was loose and couldn't bear it, and it collapsed. So I went back to my room and changed my shoes, and I came to eat right away. ”

Pang Yuqin then understood, and said: "It's still Sister Qingdai who loves you the most, and I don't worry about myself when I see you like it in such a dangerous place, our Ke Yao is really happy, there is such a sister who feels sorry for herself." ”

The maid brought the food, and Li'er brought a bowl of porridge and handed it to Ke Yao, Ke Yao took it with a smile, and was about to drink it, only to hear Xue Fei'er say: "Who said that only my sister is distressed, and our master is also very distressed about this sister." After saying this, I glanced at Ke Yao first, and saw that her face did not change and her heart did not beat and she was drinking porridge leisurely, thinking, you can pretend it for me, I don't know your little hoof, so he continued: "I said that I wouldn't come back in the evening, but then I heard that it was Ke Yao's birthday, so I didn't think about it, so I said that I would definitely come back for dinner." ”

Ke Yao's heart was pounding like a deer, but his expression didn't show a trace of change, he only looked at Xue Fei'er with an ambiguous smile on his face and said with a smile: "That's it, I think my brother also loves me, if he doesn't come back today, I should blame him for treating my sister badly." ”

Xue Fei'er was angry and funny, and was about to speak, when Lin Qingdai stepped in, Pang Yuqin hurriedly asked Lin Qingdai to sit beside her, and said, "Qingdai, after dinner, let's go shopping on the street and see what kind of gift we can buy for the girl." ”

Lin Qingdai said: "I think so too, I didn't think of the right one after thinking about it all night last night, this girl is very picky, and she may not like what we took great pains to choose." After speaking, he glanced at Ke Yao with a smile.

Ke Yao said with a smile: "Everyone bothered so much about me, where do I still have the reason to be picky." - Sister Li'er, are you decided? ”

Li'er said: "I've already thought about it, I've already decided first, and I'll get it in a while." ”

"What is it?"

"I won't tell you yet!"

"Humph!"

Lin Qingdai said to Xue Fei'er: "Fei'er has thought about what to buy?" ”

Xue Fei'er raised her head and said, "I know what Li'er bought, I originally wanted that kind of thing, but now it's not good to buy it again." ”

Li'er smiled: "It seems that we all know what Ke Yao likes, but I took the lead." ”

Ke Yao couldn't help but be moved when he saw that everyone was so enthusiastic about his birthday, and said: "It's hard for everyone to remember it so much and think about me, no matter what the gift is, I'm happy, even if it's just a grass and a flower, it's everyone's heart, Ke Yao can't be grateful." ”

Pang Yuqin: "Yes, the family should be like this, what do you say?" ”

Xue Fei'er joked: "Now that you are also an adult, I will simply marry you this year, which can be regarded as a part of our heart." ”

Ke Yao whispered: "Okay, you little girl, you didn't forget to arrange me on this day, see that I don't get you drunk tonight, let you lie in the stinky ditch outside the door to feed the stinky fish and stinky shrimp!" ”

"Hmph, come on! Maybe who's drunk and lying in the ditch! ”

Everyone laughed.

Du Wenhao rode a horse and led the escort team to the palace, got off the horse, because he was in a hurry, he changed to a sedan chair, and hurriedly came to the Funing Palace where the Empress Dowager was surging with a stack of voices.

He didn't need to be notified when he entered Funing Palace, and when he came inside, he learned that Gao Taotao did not go to the construction site, nor was he in the house, but went to the east gate of the palace.

When the Empress Dowager wanted to discuss matters with the ministers after listening to the government, because the ministers could not enter the palace casually, and the Empress Dowager was listening to the government after all, and it was not easy to go directly to the front court hall to give orders, she used the hall at the east gate of the palace as a place to listen to the government with a curtain, where the ministers could listen to their reports on government affairs and give instructions. This way she would not have to leave the palace, and the ministers would not enter the palace.

Gao Taotao has now gone to the place where he listens to the government, and it is obvious that there is something important to discuss. Du Wenhao had to wait in Gao Taotao's dormitory.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Gao to return to the palace, and when he saw Du Wenhao, Gao Tao was overjoyed, and after holding back left and right, he threw himself into Du Wenhao's arms and said: "You came just in time, I was about to call someone to announce that you entered the palace to discuss, but it happened that you came." ”

The two hugged each other and sat on the soft couch, Du Wenhao said, "Is there something wrong with me?" ”

"Naturally, something's going on. It's just what you said yesterday. I reorganized my thinking last night, thought about the things to be done first, and this morning, I called the officials of the department, the Ministry of Rites, and the secretary of the military department to discuss. I made a few edicts, I want you to see if it's okay. ”

"Well, what kind of decree has been made."

"It's all your idea yesterday, the first one is to cancel the soldier's tattoo. Therefore, the active duty soldiers are paid by the imperial court to eliminate the tattoos on their faces and other places for free, and the new recruits are forbidden to the army, and the tattoos are strictly prohibited. The second purpose is to let the Hanlin Academy, together with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, formulate a plan to publicize the heroes in the war between our dynasty and the Western Xia, commend the heroes, and compensate the families of the martyrs. The third decree is to order the whole country to stop the recruitment and expansion of the army. The fourth edict is to reduce part of the ...... of the army."

Du Wenhao was secretly surprised, and said with a smile: "You are really fast, what kind of van troops have you cut?" ”

Gao Taotao saw Du Wenhao's worries, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I decided after discussing with the military department Shangshu that ten battalions (5,000 people) of the van army will be reduced from Guangnan Road and Xichuan Fourth Road. Cut a little less first, accumulate experience and take your time. These two places are located in remote areas, the labor of the Xiang army is very hard, the return of the profit is not high, the resistance to reduction is much smaller, and there is a lot of wasteland available for reclamation in these two places, I also ordered the household department to set aside the wasteland for these Xiang army to be used as wasteland after the reduction of the Xiang army, and the reclaimed wasteland belongs to the reclaimer himself, and the yamen will register and issue the title deed, and all taxes will be exempted for the first ten years, and the taxes will be reduced by half for the next five years. At the same time, it was ordered that the two places should be closed and lent to them at half of the normal interest. Efforts were made to ensure a smooth transition of the first reduction of the van army. ”

Du Wenhao happily kissed her on the cheek: "It's amazing!" Well thought out! ”

"Hehe" Gao Tao was a little proud, "It's not all your idea, without you, how dare I do this." With you, I'm bold. ”

Du Wenhao hugged her little waist, stroked her hair, and said in a low voice: "You have the supreme power in your hands, you must be bold and careful, what else have you done?" ”

"Well, I also set up a government-run medicinal herb workshop in the two state capitals, and placed the Xiang army who was unwilling to open up wasteland for farming in these workshops, which are the native lands of many important medicinal materials, and there is a very good market for wholesale medicinal materials and finished medicines."

"Great idea! However, how is this government-run workshop run? How to fund? Who is responsible? ”

Gao Tao snuggled in his arms and said: "It was opened according to the model you told me last time that you opened an office and private joint venture company on Chengdu Fu Road!" ”

"Really?" Pleasantly surprised, "How?" ”

"Well...... that is, 40% of the capital is contributed from the regular closing position, and 60% of the capital is absorbed from the local merchants, and the representatives of the yamen stationed in the company are completely decoupled from the yamen, and cannot concurrently serve as any court officials, and the company formulates articles of association, and the chairman and manager are elected by the shareholders' meeting. A board of supervisors will also be established. Strictly follow the charter. Self-management, self-financing. Limited liability with company property. The local yamen shall not interfere with the payment of taxes and profits according to regulations. Otherwise, you can complain to me directly through the local prison army, and I will punish you severely! ”

Du Wenhao couldn't help but hug her again and kissed her: "It's so good to talk!" I didn't think that I would say this to you, and you remembered such a complicated content of the company, you are amazing! ”

Gao Tao smiled: "You said it carefully and clearly, and I naturally remembered it." ”

"Hehe, Su Shi hasn't come back yet, aren't you worried that the company hasn't done a good job, so don't you worry about boldly implementing it?"

"You have already tested it on Chengdu Fu Road, and I believe it will work. Let's start it first, anyway, we have hundreds of billions of money in our hands, and we are not afraid of losing money. Hee-hee. ”

"Haha!" Du Wenhao was happy, "You can dig out the pockets of your palace treasury to ensure the progress of the reform, with your courage and the strong funds left by the first emperor as the backing, there is nothing we can't do!" You have done a good job in this step, which not only resettles the Xiang army, but also further promotes the development of the company's system. Good! Talking, the company system is one of the most important systems of the market economy, at the beginning of the establishment, will definitely encounter various problems, take your time, our Great Song Dynasty business is very developed, this system will regulate the market, promote the healthy and steady development of the economy, and create more financial resources for the country. When the company starts more, everyone can gradually accept it and see the benefits of the company, then we will officially promulgate the company law to standardize, and now encourage the start-up! ”

Gao Taotao didn't seem to understand Du Wenhao's words mixed with modern words, and said with a pretty face: "Well, I listen to you!" ”

"Don't just listen to me, if you think it's inappropriate, even if I say it, my ideas may not all be good, sometimes it's taken for granted, let's discuss it to find out if there is a problem."

"Well, I think your idea is pretty good, besides, it doesn't matter if you take it for granted, let's change it if it's wrong. If you don't try, how do you know if the idea doesn't work? ”

"Hehe, that's right, it's called crossing the river by feeling the stones! Reform allows for experimentation, and it should also allow for mistakes, and mistakes can be corrected, and if you don't try, you will never know whether it is right or wrong. Hehe, your thinking is very similar to that of a great man, no wonder you can be the leader of the country! ”

Gao said curiously: "Which great man? ”

Of course, Du Wenhao would not tell him the story of Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of the reform and opening up of modern society, but just smiled and said: "I don't remember either, anyway, a leader also said so." By the way, what else did you do? ”

"About buying out the military age. For the reduction of the officers and men of the Xiang Army according to your assumption of military age buyout and policy placement, the household department, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War Shangshu they have never done this, they all say that this method is very novel, it looks like it has cost a lot of money to go out, but can smoothly reduce the Xiang Army, the future savings will be far more than that. ”

"Yes, that's the visionary! Anything else? ”

"Yes." Gao Tao glanced at him and said slowly, "I also issued an order to stop all changes." I can't let this harmful change harm the people again!"

Although Du Wenhao knew that Gao Taotao, as a leading figure of the conservatives, would definitely abolish all the changes as soon as he came to power, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Gao Taotao looked at him with a somewhat gloomy expression, and asked in a low voice, "Are you not happy that I stopped the implementation of the change?" ”

Du Wenhao smiled reluctantly and said in a low voice: "How could it be." The current reform of the law has almost completely distorted, and it has lost its original intention of changing the law for the people, and has even become a competition with the people for profit, so it is better to abolish it. ”

Gao Taotao suddenly became happy and stroked his hair: "I think the same way, you told me before, saying that some changes are actually good intentions, and the ideas are also good, but they are out of shape in implementation." I'm thinking, since they've messed it up, if it's troublesome for you to clean up such a mess, it's better to scrap it all first, and in the future you come up with a good idea that can benefit the country and benefit the people, let's implement it again, okay? ”

Du Wenhao was surprised and delighted: "Are you willing to let me implement the law change?" ”

"Well, but you have to help me clean up the army first, and let everyone see your true ability, so that everyone can be convinced, and then I will let you change the law, and it will be a matter of course."

"Good! You're right, if I can't even manage the army, let alone change the country. ”

"Yes!" Gao Tao put his arms around his neck and kissed him gently, "Don't worry, let's come step by step, as you said, you can't rush for quick success, you have to take it step by step." ”

Du Wenhao nodded: "That's right, did you issue any other edicts?" ”

"It's gone!" Gao Tao said angrily: "Look at you, I have done so many things this morning, you are not enough, you want to exhaust me?" ”

"Hey, hey. I've worked so hard! Kiss a comfort! Du Wenhao hugged her and put her on the soft couch, so he made a lot of affection, and made Gao Tao in a fog, so he stopped.