Just when the three of the Eight Sages and Kings outside the tent had their own ideas, in the school tent, Wang Xiaolai rubbed his sour hands, glanced at the sleeping empress, stopped the fan, and stretched.

It's just that before his lazy waist could stretch comfortably, he heard the empress's voice in his ears.

"Why don't you shake it?"

Wang Xiaolai looked back and saw that the empress had woken up, and sat up on the bed, looking at herself.

Wang Xiaolai was stunned: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it turns out that you haven't slept?" ”

The empress snorted, and there was no more.

But Wang Xiaolai noticed a trace of unusualness from the empress's tightly knit brows.

He just didn't have anything to say, and asked unintentionally: "Your Majesty, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Who knows, when the empress heard this, she turned her head, looked at Wang Xiaolai, and said with words: "I don't see it, you are a good hand at observing words and feelings." ”

Wang Xiaolai touched his nose embarrassedly: "···"

"In life, who will have nothing to worry about." The Empress sighed.

Wang Xiaolai disagreed: "I believe that others will worry about things, but Your Majesty, you shouldn't, you are the king of a country, above ten thousand people, what can you worry about." ”

The empress said: "Who told you that the Son of Heaven can't have a heart? ”

Wang Xiaolai grabbed his head: "Ordinary people are worried about eating, drinking, living and traveling, businessmen are worried about the price market, and officials are worried about catering to their superiors, but Your Majesty, you shouldn't, there is no one in this world who you need to flatter, and it is impossible to lack food and clothing, let alone worry about the depreciation of prices, to be honest, I really don't understand what you have to worry about." ”

The empress looked at Wang Xiaolai: "You just saw the scenery on the surface, but you don't understand my helplessness behind the scenes." ”

Wang Xiaolai came to gossip when he came up, and came to him with a hippie smile: "Then Your Majesty, tell me about it." ”

The empress glanced at Wang Xiaolai: "Tell you?" Are you sure you want to listen? ”

Wang Xiaolai couldn't help nodding: "Listen to it, maybe I can give Your Majesty a good solution." ”

The empress laughed: "You guy, you're quite good at making people happy." ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed.

For Wang Xiaolai's rude reaction, the empress didn't take it to heart, after thinking about it for a while, it may be that she was really troubled in her heart and couldn't hold it back with outsiders, and she urgently needed to find someone to pour bitter water, she let out a long sigh and said, "Wang Xiaolai." ”

The corners of Wang Xiaolai's mouth twitched when he listened, yes, I can't get rid of this name.

The Empress continued: "Do you know the Senate? ”

Wang Xiaolai was stunned: "Senate, what is that?" ”

The empress glanced at Wang Xiaolai, and then reacted: "You are not my Suiyang people, and it is normal not to know." ”

"Then Your Majesty, you tell me."

"At the beginning, Gaozu fought a hundred battles to establish the country, on the eve of the great xing, the first generation of the Senate was created, the Senate was composed of the tycoons of various industries in Sui Yang, they were extremely powerful, and they had the power to sue Taimiao to remove the Son of Heaven, and the reason why Taizu did this was to prevent future generations from causing trouble in Sui Yang."

Wang Xiaolai said: "This is a good thing, many dynasties have fallen, and it was the last emperor who died because of his extravagance." ”

The empress listened to Wang Xiaolai's words, and glanced at him curiously, it was strange to say, the meaning of Wang Xiaolai's words was exactly the same as the last words of Taizu before his departure recorded in the history books.

"It's true, but since the establishment of the Senate, it has developed into a pathological existence, they have forgotten their origins and are against the imperial power everywhere."

Wang Xiaolai replied casually: "Then just clean them up, I don't believe it, the military power is in the hands of His Majesty, and they can still resist." ”

The empress shook her head: "It's not that simple, I said that the members of the Senate are all champions in various industries, if there is no good reason to move them directly, the public opinion is too big, and I am far from having such a prestige to bear it." ”

Wang Xiaolai is a modern person, he is far more aware of the power of public opinion than the empress, and hissed: "Indeed." ”

The empress showed resentment on her face: "A few days ago, the southern states and counties suffered a drought, and many refugees poured into Daxing City, I planned to set aside the royal enclosure to settle the refugees, but was blocked by the Senate, on the grounds that the majesty of the heavenly family could not be desecrated, and what did I say about the lowly status of those refugees, hum, I think they have forgotten what their origins are." ”

"Then Your Majesty, how did you do it?" Wang Xiaolai asked.

The empress was a little annoyed on her face: "What can I do, their senate has united in front of the palace noon gate to force me to take back my life, do I really let them die?" Not to mention anything else, although the Senate is a bastard, it still has a reputation among the people, if I really force them to death, then this spitting stars up and down Sui Yang is afraid that they can drown me. ”

Seeing that the empress became more and more angry, Wang Xiaolai thought for a long time, then hissed and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, I have a way." ”

The empress looked back at him: "Do you have a way?" What can you do? ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed: "Isn't there a lot of wasteland around Daxing City? ”

The Empress nodded.

Wang Xiaolai said: "Anyway, Your Majesty just needs a vacant land to settle the refugees, there are so many wastelands around Daxing City, Your Majesty, you directly send people to build some houses on it for those refugees, so as not to offend the Senate, and secondly, to deal with the affairs of the refugees, isn't this a matter of killing two birds with one stone." ”

"It's not as simple as you think, not to mention the money spent on building a house, but how to solve the problem of food and clothing for refugees after the house is built?"

"Your Majesty, you are confused."

When the empress heard this, she frowned directly.

Seeing that the empress's face was not good, Wang Xiaolai hurriedly changed the topic: "What do you think, what do the people hope for the most?" ”

The empress was puzzled, and asked tentatively: "Silver?" Grain? ”

Wang Xiaolai shook his head: "Your Majesty, what you said is not right, ordinary people, especially these displaced refugees, what they need is land!" ”

"Land?" The empress was stunned.

Wang Xiaolai nodded: "Your Majesty, you need to consume so much grain and grass every day to settle those refugees in the paddock, in this case, it will only cure the root cause." But if you give them a piece of land of their own and let them grow their own food, won't it save a lot of money? ”

When the empress heard this, she first looked happy, and then shook her head: "That's true, but if the grain is planted, it is not possible to get the harvest immediately, during this time, the daily expenses of tens of thousands of refugees are still not small, and the material supplies needed to develop the wasteland will be more expensive if they are transported from Daxing City." ”

Wang Xiaolai sighed: "Your Majesty, why are you confused again." ”

The empress was anxious: "I..."

Without waiting for the empress to speak, Wang Xiaolai directly pulled the conversation over: "Your Majesty, let me ask you, how rich is Daxing City?" ”

The empress said: "Naturally, it is the best of Sui Yang, what are you asking for?" ”

"Just ask Your Majesty, in such a rich Daxing City, there should be no shortage of merchants."

The empress nodded, still a little unsure of what Wang Xiaolai wanted to say.

"Do you know why businessmen can make profits, Your Majesty?"

The empress shook her head honestly, she is the Son of Heaven, and she knows how to govern the country and love the people.

"Those who can often make money are usually the first to eat crabs, Your Majesty, you only need to post a piece of paper at that time, saying that you are going to develop new towns for refugees to live in, those businessmen who know the news, looking at such a large market vacancy, I don't believe they are not moved. With their help in transporting the necessary supplies and materials, it is completely sufficient for His Majesty to buy from them, and since the refugees have settled the land and harvested, His Majesty can collect food taxes and reduce expenses. This comes and goes, what Your Majesty needs to be responsible for, that is, the rations of the refugees, Your Majesty, don't say that you can't even afford this expense. ”

With a bang, the empress slapped her thigh and stood up, startling Wang Xiaolai, who was talking.

He looked back at the empress with surprise on his face.

The empress said, "Why didn't I think of this? Twenty miles outside of Daxing, there is an unowned wasteland, which is enough to house these refugees. ”

As she spoke, the empress looked down at Wang Xiaolai with a smile, and Wang Xiaolai's heart was furious: "Little Laizi, I didn't expect that you have a lot of ghost ideas, anyway, how do I reward you?" ”

The corners of Wang Xiaolai's mouth twitched, and he was speechless in his heart: Little, little Laizi, this girl really castrates my heart and doesn't die...

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When the empress laughed and came out of Wang Xiaolai's tent, the old eunuch and the Eight Sages were stunned, and hurriedly ran out to the front, bowing their heads, and the Eight Sages asked what was wrong.

Just after asking, Wang Xiaolai came out, looking sluggish.

The satisfied empress said to the Eight Sages: "Uncle Huang, I have gained a lot this time." ”

The Eight Sages King was stunned, and some didn't understand.

Looking at the empress again, she was looking back at Wang Xiaolai, with an expression of appreciation on her face.

In the eyes of everyone around this situation, all normal people have to think crookedly, especially Shen Xiping, who secretly gave Wang Xiaolai a thumbs up, obediently, this new Lord Wang, is too powerful, has conquered the empress?