743 Charcoal in the snow
Under Liu Yuan's planning, a draft event has become a patriotic activity, those who are ready to cheer the audience, when they pay a lot of money, that is, some of the original plan to just join in the fun, heard the words have also generously donated, one to appear to be personable, the other is also a comfort in the heart, there is a wealthy businessman in Hezhou, heard that he donated money to fight Tibet, donated three thousand taels on the spot, did not hesitate to buy all the golden roses, and then a flower oiran divided a bouquet, all divided.
There was no particularly favorite Oiran, so he donated the silver to the treasury to conquer Tibet.
According to him, his hometown is in Hezhou, and the whole family was slaughtered when the Tibetan invaded the border, including his wife and son, he avoided a catastrophe in the layman, and since then he has a common enmity with the Tibetans.
Later, those roses that were ready were not enough, there was no way, so they had to be recycled after being registered, and they couldn't put down the silver taels when they received them, so they were piled up on the ground, Liu Yuan also deliberately let the blood knife go to help watch it, for fear that someone would take advantage of the fire to rob him, and the organization Gong Sheng couldn't stop laughing, he could remember a lot of work behind this success, and besides, tomorrow's edition and story content are available, this issue of Chang'an Daily, sales must have set off a new climax.
It's an event that can go down in history.
As for which Oiran wins, it seems to be less important
Datang's system is still very humane, officials have a ten-day holiday, which has become a common practice, and when they are on vacation, they don't need to try and handle cases, and they can use this time to enjoy the joy of family. Capable officials can also be pampered with Xinna's concubine, showing that they are not old, and they can also go to the property and manor under their name to have a good inspection, or it is also a good choice to take a family to the suburbs.
However, there are also people who can't rest even if they take a break in the middle of the year, and Li Er is one of them.
For the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and for himself to be famous for eternity, Li Er, who is determined to be the first emperor of the ages, has always been conscientious and self-restrained, even if he is resting, he does not need to go to court. There are no officials to report, but he is still accustomed to sitting in the Lizheng Hall to correct the folds, this is his habit, if the emperor is a profession, then Li Er is an excellent employee who loves this profession more than his family.
The virtuous eldest grandson, the empress, asked the palace ladies to take their children outside to play. So as not to interfere with her husband's work, she sat quietly and did some embroidery and other work. From time to time, add water to Li Er's ink. took care of him very thoughtfully, even if he became a queen, served her husband and took care of her children, the eldest grandson queen tried not to fake her hands to others, although she has been married for many years, but she and Li Er still respect each other like guests, and often have the taste of raising eyebrows.
Maybe. That's how she gets along.
Suddenly, with a "snap", Li Er threw one of the folds on the ground, and said indignantly: "Damn, killable, these Tian Shenu." Damn it. ”
"Your Majesty, you're fine, right?" Empress Eldest Sun was startled, but she quickly calmed down and asked with a smile.
The clay man still has three points of anger, not to mention an emperor who controls the life of the world, Li Er will also have a time to lose his temper, but only when he is alone with the eldest grandson queen, it is also the time when he is the most relaxed, because there is no imperial history and speech officials at this time, you can get a mask, and you don't need to hide your true personality.
Li Er said hatefully: "Recently, the emperor is in poor health, and the imperial doctor said that the old palace is damp, which is not conducive to his body, I ordered the Ministry of Industry to speed up, and Cui Jing has not started work yet, so he first sent a request for appropriation, claiming that the money and silver are not in place, and it is difficult to purchase materials and collect exotic flowers and plants. This is the twist and turn of dredging the Yellow River and asking for the third phase of appropriation, this is the twist of Chenzhou's request for appropriation to repair the official road, this is the twist of Yicheng's request for renovation of the post station, and the request for appropriation, this is forgotten, anyway, they are all a bunch of guys who will ask for money, as if I owe them, there are gold mountains to dig every day, hateful. ”
"Your Majesty, you are the backer of hundreds of officials, and you will naturally be asked for help when there is something, you can't blame them, on the contrary, this is a manifestation of their loyalty, which shows that they are not a corpse and a vegetarian life, at least they want to do some good things for the people." Empress Eldest Sun picked up the fold that had fallen on the ground and gently put it back on the desk in front of Li Er.
"Guanyin, you said that I don't want to be a son of man, and I want to build a new palace for the emperor, although I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but even to build a palace for my father, I am still so stretched, seeing the emperor's health deteriorate, I am really ashamed to be a son of man." Li Er said with a little feeling.
Empress Changsun persuaded softly: "Your Majesty, you have done a good job, it is easier said than done, the emperor is determined to be a generation of Ming Jun, and the pay will definitely not be less, the emperor's filial piety, the emperor's diligence, the people are in the eyes, now just a few major things happen to be on the side, the concubines believe that the difficulties are only temporary, although the concubines do not understand government affairs, but the emperor is wise and martial, and will definitely handle these things well." ”
"Guanyin, you are really my baby, after you say it, this anger in my heart has also retreated a lot" Li Er took the hand of the eldest grandson queen and said: "Guanyin, you are right, if you want to get a better reputation than others, you will naturally pay more energy and achieve greater results." ”
"Your Majesty, now that the treasury is tight, it is better to reduce the expenses in the palace to reduce the burden on the treasury.
Li Er shook his head and said: "No need, it's a drop in the bucket, and the effect is not big, besides, the cost in the palace is already low, but now it has been cut in half, and it really can't be cut anymore. ”
"Yes, the concubine obeys the order."
Just when Li Er and the eldest grandson and Empress were singing with their wives, the eunuch shouted outside: "Your Majesty, Lu Guogong asks to see you." ”
"This old demon king, now that it's getting dark and about to close the palace gate, you're still here to ask for a meeting, it won't be a big deal, right?" When Li Er heard this, he said with some concern.
Today is the tenth day off, and in addition to the security personnel, there are also people on duty. The officials are on vacation, and on this day, there is no urgent matter, and all officials will not rush into the palace, Cheng Lao Demon King came at this time, and he didn't know what was going on, Li Er was very calm on the surface, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.
"Since it was General Cheng who asked to see him, and the emperor saw it, he naturally knew what was going on."
Li Er nodded. Say loudly outside the door, "Pass!" ”
In less than a quarter of an hour, Old Demon King Cheng saluted Li Er and Empress Changsun one by one in the Lizheng Palace.
"Cheng Aiqing, don't be polite" Li Er waved his hand and said: "Aiqing is here at this moment, you might as well speak up if you have something." ”
In a hurry, Li Er went straight to the point. Anyway, this old demon king can be regarded as brothers who were born and died together, so there is no need to be so polite.
Old Demon King Cheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty." I have good news. I am here to tell the emperor. ”
"Oh, Aiqing, please speak." Hearing that it was good news, Li Er's heart was relieved, and his face was more radiant, and he said to Old Demon King Cheng with a smile, he was in a bad mood now. There's good news, and it's a good thing to adjust it.
"Does the emperor know about the grand event of Chang'an Daily [beauty in Chang'an, the most beautiful Oiran]?"
Li Er nodded and said: "I know about this matter, today is still the day of the finals, the good news that Cheng Aiqing said." It can't be related to that, right? ”
As a loyal reader of Chang'an Daily, Li Er didn't know the reason, he originally wanted to go to the micro-service to join in the excitement today, and it could be regarded as having fun with the people, I don't know how Wei Heizi knew about Lu Dao, and he resolutely opposed it with a black face, because he couldn't go, Li Er still greeted Wei Heizi's ancestors for three generations in his heart, he didn't expect that Cheng Lao Demon King would mention this matter.
"The emperor is really wise" Cheng Lao Demon King said happily: "Today is the finals, it can be described as very lively, not only the Oiran is full of flowers, but also has become a grand piece of Chang'an literati, the competition has emerged a lot of excellent poems, the emperor can read the newspaper tomorrow to know, because of a person's decision, the elegant thing has become a good thing." ”
"What good deeds?" Li Er asked curiously.
Cheng Lao Demon King said happily: "Liu Yuan decided to donate all the proceeds of this system competition, except for the necessary expenses, and the rest to the treasury, for the emperor's military needs to conquer Tubo and relieve the treasury, the specific amount has not yet been known, according to preliminary statistics, this series of income should be about 120,000 taels, Liu Yuan's kid discussed with Lao Cheng, what method to use to donate Lu to the old minister only learned his thoughts, knowing that the emperor has been worried about the treasury recently, and he came to tell the emperor. ”
"What? 120,000 taels? Li Er was taken aback: "A small activity, there is such a benefit?" ”
"I heard Liu Yuan say that the income from the front was not large, and the income from the last one was more than half of the total income, and many subjects heard that the income was donated to the treasury for the military expenses of the expedition to Tibet, and they generously donated money one by one, raising tens of thousands of taels in one fell swoop." So, Old Demon King Cheng told these things one by one, and the speaker was foaming at the mouth, and the listener was relishing.
Li Er nodded and said, "Yes, Liu Yuan, this kid, does have a bit of a ghost idea." ”
More than 100,000 taels at once, although it is not much, but it is not less, how much can ease the tight situation of the treasury, the most rare, Liu Yuan has this heart, Qinghe Cui's family, one controls the household department, the other controls the Ministry of Industry, for the situation of the Tang treasury, naturally knows everything about it, it is very likely that Liu Yuan heard that the treasury was tight, so he took action, or took the initiative, which made Li Er surprised and quite satisfied.
Through this incident, Li Er's impression of Liu Yuan has changed greatly, Liu Yuan feels that Li Er picks the door, and Li Er also thinks that Liu Yuan is greedy for money, and the effect is mutual.
Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but echo: "The intention of Liu Qing's family is even more commendable. ”
"Your Majesty, this is just one of them," Cheng Lao Demon King continued: "The old minister still has two things to report to the emperor. ”
"Cheng Jiaqing, please speak."
Cheng Lao Demon King smiled honestly, and then said happily: "The emperor also knows that the ministers and others have spent a lot of effort to build the Changluo Expressway, and raised a large amount of silver for construction, because the construction period is too long, a lot of silver is not used, and it is mostly stacked in the treasury. ”
"Cheng Aiqing is really a virtuous minister of the country, it's really good, I don't know what amount of money can be borrowed from the treasury?" Li Er asked happily.
Old Demon King Cheng raised three fingers and said, "It's not more than 300,000 taels, but you can still take it out." ”
"Yes, that's great!" Li Er was so excited that he patted the case, and said happily: "With these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it should be a good meeting for a while, by the way, doesn't Aiqing have two things?" What's one more thing? ”
"Oh, that's the case, now it's the national strength of the Tang Dynasty to compete with Tubo, the war together, the battlefield is a bottomless pit for eating silver, Liu Yuan saw that everyone was quite active in donating silver to fight Tubo, so he proposed to benefit the influence of Chang'an Daily, and called on the subjects of the Tang Dynasty to contribute to the country, donate silver and materials, but Liu Yuan's kid didn't know the emperor's attitude, so he asked the old minister to ask the emperor's opinion first."
Li Er said with some emotion: "Okay, it's really good, I have virtuous ministers like Liu Yuan and Cheng Aiqing to help, why worry about the Tang Dynasty's distraction." ”
Now the most worrying thing is the problem of money and silver, but I didn't expect what Cheng Lao Demon King said was to solve money and silver, how Li Er didn't like it, it was just a charcoal in the snow. (To be continued......)
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