Wu You hugged every soldier who came in, even though the height was a little mismatched, but everyone's mood was the same, moved, excited, nervous, relieved, etc.

Wu You and the soldiers were chatting when they saw the emperor coming over with his ministers, and Wu You and the others hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted.

The Emperor let everyone get up, and then smiled: "Very good, you are all very good!" With a wave of his hand, a row of eunuchs behind him quickly walked up to the soldiers holding the trays.

"These are the glory that has been given to you, and you are indeed the glory of the empire!" The Emperor laughed.

The eunuch unveiled the veiled scarf, and the golden light made everyone look at the tray, which contained a round badge the size of a coin, and the eunuch issued it to everyone, and all the soldiers kept looking at it excitedly, even Wu You got one, the badge was made very roughly, and it was in the form of a flag and simple flowers, but this thing can be used as a collector's item in the future, and it is definitely sky-high!

After a period of thanks, the emperor seemed very happy, and left with his ministers, preparing to go to the early court, of course, Wu You must also be brought, no matter what, this time he made a great contribution, sweeping away the haze of the previous days in the court.

When he came to the court, according to the usual practice, he first dealt with some miscellaneous things in the empire, some of which had been piled up for many days, and some of which had happened recently, especially some countries on the border began to jump again, and the emperor also issued several military orders in a row, but they were all on guard.

After finishing the matter, the emperor called out Wu You, who was standing at the back, and said: "Today's flag raising, everyone has seen it, it's very good, Wu Aiqing's deep heart, well, promote Wu You to a loyal general, and give him a goldfish mark!" ”

The generals sighed silently and envied, this goldfish mark is not easy to obtain, unless it is a great merit on the battlefield, otherwise it will not be there, only to hear the emperor continue: "However, this goldfish mark can only mobilize the flag-raising camp, and it must not be used indiscriminately!" In a word, Wu You was beaten back to his original form, and Wu You knelt down and thanked him excitedly.

Thinking of being managed by the emperor alone, as if it was a unique weapon of the emperor, this feeling used to be very refreshing, including Qin Hui also thought so, but at this moment, he felt that it was a huge burden, and there was no hope for the emperor at all.

gave Wu You a reward, and the emperor's voice changed: "Years ago, I thought about the soldiers on the battlefield, Wu Aiqing Province was deeply satisfied, and put forward some views, I thought about it for a long time, the glory of the soldiers can not be delayed any longer, and it is officially implemented today, and the Dali Temple is responsible for this matter, and it is necessary to build a heroic monument in the border town this year, and write the names of the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the country in recent years!" ”

Dali Siqing issued a list of orders, and the lack of the existence of Bai Xiang, but also made the court civil officials have no ability to resist, just like that, Wu You proposed before began to officially take the first step, and just when Wu You thought that the matter of the dynasty was over this morning, the emperor spoke again and said amazingly, "The national strength is limited, I am often worried about what the people have learned, the people are mostly poor, children have the right to learn, but they have no power to learn, I am ashamed, I often hear that the private businessmen are worried about the country, and think about what I think, therefore, I want to put the official education in the people, and let the businessmen participate, To be rewarded, I don't know why the people love it? ”

The crown prince was stunned, thinking that he was still talking bad about the Hanlin Academy in front of His Majesty a few days ago, and his back was soaked with cold sweat for a while, and Sun Han, the eldest son of the Nine Emperors, was the first to kneel on the ground and said: "Father Emperor Shengming, a businessman has a lot of money, and he has the heart to serve the country, but he has no power to serve the country, this move is just right!" ”

The Qingliu who followed Changsun Han were stunned, and they were in a dilemma for a while, they had just improved the status of the military attachés, why did they still want to improve the status of the businessmen now, what about the civil officials?

A counselor doctor stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done, businessmen have been unrighteous people since ancient times, and they teach children opportunistic things in running schools, who will ask for the people's lives in the court in the future, I am afraid that they will give money!" ”

Another official stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen reconsiders, since ancient times, folk merchants have been restrained by officials and businessmen, grain, salt, metal, etc., are all in the hands of the imperial court, if the status of merchants is suddenly improved, I am afraid that businessmen will be more courageous, and they will take risks because of interests, and mess with the foundation of the empire." ”

"The minister reconsidered, the merchants have not obeyed the government since ancient times, and most of them are mobile, and the flow of merchants is very easy to spread rumors, and it can also drive the people to move their families somewhere, Your Majesty has ever remembered that in 304 years of the Han Dynasty, a merchant once said that a large amount of gold was found in Gu'an City, so that the surrounding people frantically poured into the city, resulting in food cut-offs, and the city's security declined, and then evolved into a plague, this kind of pain, must not be repeated!"

"The ministers reconsider, businessmen are the most likely to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but they are the most likely to flee when something big happens in the empire, often taking away most of the wealth, and even some merchants even raise the price of grain, and ask Your Majesty to take back your life!"

In this way, almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down, Changsun Han was a little embarrassed, almost he supported it alone, the prince looked at Changsun Han with a sneer, let you pat yourself on the back, this is unlucky, who will dare to mix with you in the future of the Manchu officials.

The Emperor's face was gloomy, he originally wanted to do everything by raising the flag, but he didn't expect to encounter such a big backlash, "Then do you know what my reward for merchants is?" ”

The ministers were silent.

The Emperor sneered: "Merchants build folk schools, and when they build a certain number, I will give them honorary titles, and this title has no real power, and the government registers and makes it easy to manage in the future, so do you still think it is impossible?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, bowed their heads and did not dare to speak, and the emperor continued: "In this way, the merchants in the world know the roots, and the merchants in the world know who their surnames are, so they can still make waves?" ”

Some ministers wanted to refute, but the emperor immediately waved his hand and said: "This matter will be handed over to Wu You to do, such a thing for the benefit of the people, I will go my own way and retreat from the dynasty!" ”

Wu You, who was standing behind the crowd, was a little confused, why was it suddenly his own business again, it was a little inexplicable, but more importantly, now that he has the title of director of the investment promotion department, what about the flag-raising camp, it is really a trick to unload the mill and kill the donkey, Wu Youzhi has nothing to say about this, and now the flag-raising camp has made such a big noise, it is indeed not suitable for him to master it again.

Out of the palace gate, soon His Majesty asked a little eunuch to catch up with Wu You and handed Wu You a holy decree, Wu You couldn't understand it, and when he got home, Xiao Qingyao was there, so Xiao Qingyao translated it, which probably means that you have done a good job of raising the flag, since you are so young and so capable, so those who can work hard, you will do a good job in running a businessman's school, and your benefits are indispensable after the matter is completed, etc.

Wu You casually threw the holy decree aside, and sighed helplessly, this matter is not easy, businessmen are basically more than baht, when this matter was proposed, it was to make the empire pay attention to businessmen and give businessmen some convenience, but I didn't expect it to become like this, giving the title itself is very attractive, but if you don't give any real power, it is equivalent to a white wolf with empty gloves, and businessmen are not stupid, for a vain reputation, it is impossible to invest money without restrictions.

Xiao Qingyao said slowly: "This matter is extremely difficult, how could Your Majesty let you do this?" ”

Wu You didn't plan to elaborate, hehe smiled: "No way, people can't do it if they are too capable, just like glittering gold, it's difficult not to attract attention!" ”

Fang Ling'er snorted and laughed, Xiao Qingyao frowned and said, "Since you are so sure, it seems that you don't need me to say more, say goodbye!" ”

"Oh, don't go, you really have a way!" Wu You was surprised, he didn't expect her to be able to see through the troubles at a glance.

"This matter is simple to say, but it is not simple, businessmen are profit-seeking, and around this word of profit, they can naturally be impressed!" Xiao Qingyao said lightly.

Wu You pondered for a while and nodded slowly: "You are very right, although you didn't say what the method was" (to be continued.) )