Chapter 409: Shouhe

Yang Lian Zhenjia thought for a while and said, "Master Taishi, for the autumn disease, physiognomy, there is only one way to deal with it. ”

"What? Say it. ”

"That's not to let the strong be strong enough to swallow up the weak."

Jia Rudao rushed out: "Confronting the superior? ”

Yang Lian Zhenjia smiled slightly: "The poor monk thinks that it can't be said to be confrontation, but that it should strive for certain rights and interests to prevent the spread of the strong, for example, whether it is possible to contact the Queen Mother more to obtain the support of the queen power." Oh, Master Taishi, the poor monk does not understand government affairs, just from the perspective of physiognomy to interpret the meaning of autumn disease, the rest are nonsense, it should not be true, it must not be true, the wisdom of the Taishi, I must have already made up my mind, Taishi, the poor monk will give you another cup, this Chinese imperial liquid is really good, although the strength is greater, but it is enough to taste. ”

"The Queen Mother?" Jia Rudao's heart lit up, and he held a wine glass and thought to himself, the Queen Mother has always been kind to herself.

On February 1 of the third year of Xianchun, the Great Dynasty Meeting.

This day's court meeting was very different from the previous court meetings, next to my dragon chair, there were two more chairs, two women, Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing and Empress Quan Jiu sat on my left and right.

The ministers in the Daqing Palace knew very well in their hearts that this was the emperor's family affair, respecting the title of the queen mother and canonizing the queen. For the sake of convenience, I've put two things together.

"See the Queen Mother, see Your Majesty, see the concubine Niangniang."

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Ladies and gentlemen, before the start of the court meeting, I have two happy events announced, you have all seen it, the Queen Mother and the Concubine are here, and the two happy events I said are about the Queen Mother and the Concubine. Little Seven, proclamation. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Qi took a step forward and said in a loud voice, "Feng Empress Dowager Bao, the Supreme Honorable is called 'Shouhe'." ”

The ministers in the palace, under the leadership of Jia Yidao, congratulated in unison: "Congratulations to Shou and the Queen Mother." ”

Xie Daoqing smiled and said, "Everyone Aiqing, no courtesy." ”

"Xie Shou and the Queen Mother."

The so-called honorific title is the title of honoring the emperor and queen, which began in the Qin Dynasty and is generally used for diplomacy, etiquette, sacrifices, etc. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's honorific title was flourishing, and there were those who were offered during his lifetime, and those who were added after his death. The honorific title is divided into two situations: one is added to the reign, and the other is that after the emperor abdicates, he is the emperor, and the successor emperor adds the honorific title to it. The honorific titles of the emperor and queen do not need to be avoided, from the princes and nobles to the common people.

The honorific name is different from the name of the temple and the temple name. The name is the emperor's death, and the temple name is the title of the emperor in the temple after his death.

Xiao Qi continued: "Shou He Empress Dowager, Bao Licheng, and 27 people such as Xie Tang and Xie Yixiu each entered one rank, and 22 people, including Gaoping County's Lady Xie Shi, each entered the seal and the special seal is different, and the list of seals is appended by the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Xie Shou and the Queen Mother, Your Majesty." Xie Yixiu knelt down on behalf of the Xie family.

Xie Tang, Xie Daoqing's nephew, was the director of the Pingjiang Anti-Corruption Bureau. In December, in December 1275, he was born as a scholar, in addition to the Privy Council, in the first month of the following year, he was appointed to negotiate peace with the Yuan army, and was coerced to move north, and died in the north.

"No courtesy." I smiled and said, "I also congratulate Shou and the Queen Mother, longevity, longevity, harmony, harmony, stability, these two words are connected together, it means that I have a long fortune, the country is harmonious and peaceful, and it is a good omen." ”

The ministers said in unison again: "I wish my fortune for a long time, and the country and the people are safe." ”

"Well, Xiao Qi, go on."

Xiao Qi then proclaimed: "The concubine Niangniang is dignified and virtuous, has both ability and political integrity, behaves gently and elegantly, treats people decently and generously, has been in the palace for several years, and is the best candidate for the lord of the harem. Chin this. ”

Quan Jiu stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Concubine Xie Shou and Queen Mother, thank Your Majesty." ”

"Queen, excuse me."

All the ministers in the main hall once again said in unison: "See the Empress, congratulations to the Empress." ”

Quan Jiu turned around, faced the minister, and said with a smile: "No courtesy, this palace has thanked all the adults." ”

"Empress Xie."

After the canonization ceremony, Xie Daoqing and Quan Jiu left immediately, and I said, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's continue the court." ”

Ma Guangzu, the head of the household department, first played: "Your Majesty, the tax and expenditure statistics for the second year of Xianchun have been completed, and the final figures show that the total tax revenue for the whole year exceeds the original plan by 50 percent, and last year's expenditure exceeds the budget by 30 percent. ”

"Okay, Ma Aiqing, I have read all the budgets of each ministry this year, because the war may break out this year, so I have decided to divide this year's budget of the Military Affairs Yuan into two parts, one is regular expenditures, including ordinary military supplies, this part of the expenditure maintains the original process, and the other is special expenditures, this part of the expenditure I will order the Military Affairs Yuan to submit a special application, and after I approve it, the household department will allocate funds, for this part of the special funds, the household department only needs to record it, and I will personally deal with its review matters."

"Yes, I obey."

The special expenditure on armaments refers mainly to the cost of the production of firearms, which, according to my plan, is to produce at least 200 artillery pieces, 20,000 muskets and as many grenades as possible by the end of this year.

Although I had already informed the Military Affairs Yuan a few years ago that each military region had sent 1,000 troops to Lin'an to receive training in firearms, because of the weakness of the arquebus, it was not as convenient as throwing grenades, and if the number of projectiles was large enough, the effect would be greater than that of muskets in close combat, and the use of projectiles did not have much technical content, and when the enemy was still far away, they would first bombard with artillery, and if they were a little closer, they would switch to musket shooting, because the weakness of muskets and artillery would not be able to annihilate the enemy at a distance like later generations. When the enemy is in front of you, the projectile can kill the opponent in large numbers, and although it is far less powerful than the latter, it can be compensated for by the lack of power with dense numbers.

It's just that it's too expensive. However, I can't care about this anymore, as long as I can destroy the enemy, the money, and slowly earn it. Making firearms is actually burning money, but this kind of cost cannot be saved.

The cost of making firearms accounts for more than 60% of the entire military expenditure, and it is also the largest expense for the imperial court, so in order not to affect production, I also plan to fill the profits of the Shifeng Commercial Bank and the Pushi Commercial Bank into the special military expenditure from this year, in any case, the victory or defeat of the war cannot be affected by the lack of ammunition.

After lunch, I went to Shifeng accompanied by Yuan Jian Xiaoqi, intending to carefully learn from Xiao Tian and Pu Shougeng about the financial situation of Shifeng and Pu's Commercial Bank, and I knew that if I wanted to defeat Mongolia with firearms, the money spent must be a bottomless pit. At the same time, I informed Tian Xiuyan and Gongsun Xiaochen and asked them to go to Shifeng in the evening, and I was going to talk to them and tell them what they had to do when they went to Goryeo.

Shortly after I left the palace, Jia Rudao came to Ningkun Palace to congratulate Xie Daoqing, who had just been honored as the "Empress Dowager Shouhe".

"The old minister sees the Queen Mother, and congratulates the Queen Mother with the honorific title of 'Shouhe'."

"Jia Aiqing, no courtesy, how can you have time to see the palace today?"

"Queen Mother, the old minister came to Ningkun Palace to congratulate the Queen Mother."

"Aiqing has a heart, sit down, just accompany the palace to talk and drink tea."

"Yes, Queen Mother." Jia Rudao sat down and said, "Queen Mother, this Shouhe is very festive, and it will increase the fortune of my dynasty." ”

Xie Daoqing smiled: "This title is still chosen by the official family, at the beginning, there were three alternative names, and the official family believed that the word 'Shouhe' had far-reaching meanings, so it was decided." ”

"Queen Mother, in the past two years, the official family has been very different, and the old ministers are becoming more and more incomprehensible."

"Really? Taishi, do you not understand whether the official family is good or not? ”

Jia Rudao took a sip of tea and said, "Back to the Queen Mother, it is naturally good." In the past two years, the national strength of our dynasty has gradually recovered, and the lives of the people have been stable and upward. ”

"Well, what Aiqing said is very true. The palace did not like the official family back then, and even thought that the official family could not be a Zhongxing Song Dynasty Mingjun, fortunately, the first emperor had a keen eye, which made the palace have to admire, and there is the Taishi you, when most of the courtiers objected, you tried your best to oppose the public opinion, insisted on supporting the official family to the throne, in this regard, the palace is also very admired by the vision of the Taishi, but also very grateful, the palace thinks, when I am in the middle of the court, this Zhongxing minister, should be the first to recommend the Taishi. ”

Jia Rudao didn't know whether what happened back then was right or wrong, but said modestly: "The Queen Mother has won the award, and in the past year, the old minister has not made much achievements, and he is far inferior to the young people in the court." ”

"Aiqing, you don't have to be humble, if it weren't for your insistence, maybe the official family would be able to take the position. Therefore, you are the first minister of Zhongxing, and the official family has also told this palace. ”

Jia Rudao said quietly: "Really? Queen Mother, what did the official family say? ”

Xie Daoqing looked at Jia Rudao, and wrote lightly: "Taishi, the official family said that you had the merit of supporting the establishment back then, and the official family will not forget it, if there is no thing back then, the official family is likely to be unable to take the position, and there will be no good situation today, the official family is not the kind of person who is ungrateful, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, Taishi, you naturally know that there is an ancient saying, called 'a son of heaven and a courtier', to this day, Taishi is not the head of a hundred officials?" This is enough to see the affection of the official family for you. Taishi, the official family treats you as a master, and the public and private, the Taishi is an important minister in the heart of the official, as for what the outside world says about the three power struggles, the palace does not ask, and you are the same, Taishi, you don't have to pay attention to it at all. ”