Inside the dormitory. Zhu Ao sat on the edge of the table angrily, not knowing what to say, so he didn't say a word. Sun Yunqi poured a cup of tea for him, handed it to Zhu Ao, and said, "Lord Wang, let's drink a cup of tea to extinguish the fire first." ”

Zhu Ao remained motionless and said coldly: "This king is not thirsty, you can drink it yourself." ”

Sun Yunqi was not unhappy because of Zhu Ao's attitude, put the teacup on the table, and then gently walked behind Zhu Ao, massaged his shoulders, and said with a smile while pressing: "The prince is still angry about what happened just now?" ”

Zhu Ao snorted coldly, didn't look back at Sun Yunqi, still sat there motionless like a stone Buddha, and said coldly: "The princess is really a good belly, others took so many things from your hands for nothing, you are not angry at all." ”

The agricultural tax of the Ming Dynasty is thirty taxes and one, according to this standard, Zhu Ao only needs to pay more than 300,000 stone of grain to the imperial court, but now it is good, the tax amount has increased tenfold, and there is no reason, isn't this a clear bully? It's no wonder that Zhu Ao is angry.

Sun Yunqi let go of Zhu Ao's shoulders, crossed his arms and hugged Zhu Ao's neck, put his chest on Zhu Ao's back, and gently stretched forward with a pretty face, touching Zhu Ao's face, and said: "According to the concubine, the prince really shouldn't give his father three million stones." ”

Seeing that Sun Yunqi's opinion was the same as his own, Zhu Ao was overjoyed, turned his head to look at Sun Yunqi, and said with a smile: "Concubine Ai also thinks so?" Is there any way to resolve it? ”

Sun Yunqi stood up suddenly, put his hands on Zhu Ao's shoulders again, and said, "According to the concubine, the prince should pay five million stones to his father. ”

"What?" Zhu Ao stood up all of a sudden, how could this ruined girl say such a thing and give all the food to the court, what does the king eat? What to raise an army to fight Timur? couldn't help but say angrily: "Why did the princess say this? Do I have a surplus of food? ”

Sun Yunqi's face did not show a trace of fear, and he still said unhurriedly: "Isn't it clear what the father is like?" When Chen Youliang fought in Poyang Lake, there was a shortage of food in the army, and my father took out 40 boats of privately stored grain to supply the army. also married the concubines to the prince, so that the concubines could enjoy glory and wealth. ”

"Nowadays, my father's biggest heart disease is the Tatars in the northern Xinjiang, stationed millions of soldiers on the border to prevent them from invading the south, this million army consumes seven or eight million stone of grain a year, and it is far from enough to rely on the military cantonment of the border army alone, so the imperial court has to rely on the people's grain transportation to maintain military supplies while using the Chinese method to encourage merchants to trade in the country."

"However, how difficult it is to transport grain for the people, and the risk of shipping is too great, and it is often very good to transport half of the grain that can be transported; The canal was not dredged, so the imperial court had to rely on manpower to transport nearly two million stone of grain to the north by land every year. ”

"The huge cost of transporting grain by land must not be said by concubines, I heard my father say that transporting a stone of grain from the south to the Great Wall often consumes six or seven stones of grain, the country was established at the beginning, the people are not strong enough, and my father has always been thrifty, so much cost he does not say, it must be painful in his heart."

"My father loves his descendants the most, but the amount he gave to the prince was only 500 stones, which was equivalent to an inferior earl. This is not because the father does not favor the prince, but the northwest is a long way, and the cost of transporting grain is very huge, and the father cannot afford it. ”

"Now that the Su clan is under the governance of the prince, it has reaped a bumper harvest, and the whole world is praising the prince's virtuous ability. If the prince can give the food he has beaten to share his father's worries, then the people of the world will praise the prince for his benevolence and filial piety. In the heart of his father, the prince will also become a capable and filial son. If the prince encounters something in the future, how will his father sit idly by? ”

Zhu Ao suddenly realized, it is really better to have a good wife than a good state, he has lived two lives in vain, and he has been a son to Lao Zhu for so long, and his temper is not as clear as his wife. As mentioned earlier, Lao Zhu is a very practical person, so his favorite is a real person, you chant two lines of poetry and poetry in front of him, even if it is a quatrain for the ages, he will not look down on you because of this, and he will never be soft when he should be killed. Is the famous genius Gao Qi not the same as being cut in half by him?

But if you contribute to Lao Zhu when he needs it most, then he will miss you for the rest of your life, and his father-in-law Sun Jida is a living example.

What does Lao Zhu need most now? Of course, it is food, the million-strong army on the border is a huge burden for the empire, if he can help Lao Zhu at this point, it will be tantamount to a charcoal in the snow for him, and his status in his heart will naturally rise sharply, what will be difficult to do at that time?

Zhu Ao touched Sun Yunqi's soft hair, sighed, and said, "I'm ashamed, this king's insight is not as good as you, a woman." ”

Sun Yunqi helped Zhu Ao to sit at the table, leaned forward, crossed his arms around Zhu Ao's neck as before, and pressed his chest tightly against the back of Zhu Ao's head, and said: "It's all taught by the prince, and the concubines have gained a lot of insight with the prince." ”

Zhu Ao patted his beloved wife's hands and said, "I understand what you said, but we can't afford to give five million stones, which will make people think that we are stupid, I think it's better to give three million stones according to my father's holy decree." ”

Seeing that Zhu Ao listened to his opinion, Sun Yunqi was very happy, nothing could make a woman happier than her husband attaching importance to herself, and said: "The concubine also said casually, everything is decided by the prince." ”

Zhu Ao stood up suddenly, hugged Sun Yunqi's little waist, and said with a wicked smile: "Concubine Ai has made a meritorious service today, how do you want this king to reward you?" ”

Sun Yunqi was taken aback by his sudden move, let out a soft "ah", and then regained his composure, and his heart began to glow with a trace of sweetness, and said shyly: "The concubine is the prince's person, and it is natural to do things for the prince, and I dare not ask for a reward." ”

Zhu Ao hooked her chin with his fingers, lifted it up slightly, and said, "How can you do that?" If you don't give you a reward for your meritorious service, others will think that this king is a stingy person. ”

Sun Yunqi's heart began to beat suddenly, and his body began to heat up slightly, and he said softly: "The father and the prince will not give up, and the concubine will be the concubine of the prince, husband and wife are one, and the life of the concubine has long been entrusted to the prince, and the prince is good, which is the greatest reward for the concubine." ”

After Zhu Ao's hand touched Sun Yunqi's face for a while, he began to walk downstream, provoking Sun Yunqi's delicate body to writhe for a while, and his breathing began to be uneven, and said, "How about this king rewarding his concubine with a son?" ”