Before Liu Ying left Changle Palace, the Empress Dowager Lu Pheasant sent someone to bring a message to Liu Ying.

- Pingyang Hou Cao Shen, in the end, he is still half of his own family, don't do too much.

Regarding Lu Pheasant's 'reminder', Liu Ying was convinced that she understood, and immediately walked out of Changle Palace happily.

The meaning of Lu Pheasant's words is obviously not as simple as it seems.

'Count half of your own family, don't do too much', connected together, it seems to be just telling Liu Ying not to do too much;

But if you look at it separately, these are clearly two sentences.

- 'Count half of your own family', which means that since you are not an outsider, you don't have to be as polite as you are to outsiders, but after all, you are only 'counted as your own family', not 'your own family', so you can't be as merciless as you are to your own family;

And the latter sentence 'don't go too far' means that as long as it's not too much, it's still okay to go a little too far.

Understanding this, Liu Ying secretly thought about it for a while, and made the decision to kick the quasi-prime minister Cao Shen out of Xiao Hequ's plan completely.

The reason is very simple: to the emperor, it is like an older sister having a younger brother.

- Don't beat your brother hard while he's young, and when his brother grows up, he won't be able to beat him~

For example, now, although Cao Shen has actually mastered most of the authority of the prime minister, nominally, he is only the imperial doctor;

The country that bullied the imperial doctor, Liu Ying can barely afford it for the time being;

But if Cao Shen really becomes the prime minister in a few months, then it will not be so easy for Liu Ying to bully Cao Shen again.

Gai is because of the current Han family, the three princes and nine kings in the court, and the local counties, there are only two positions, the Taiwei and the prime minister, which are not 'appointment', but 'worship'!

If Liu Ying wants someone to be Jiuqing, he can use 'appointment' and 'relocation'; if he wants to release someone to a local county, he can directly use a 'so-and-so...

However, when someone holds the position of prime minister or lieutenant, there can be no rough words such as appointment, transfer, transfer, and appointment.

For the appointment of prime minister and lieutenant, Liu Ying has to use 'please' in private, and 'worship' in formal occasions.

Moreover, the worship here is not only a scene in the edict of appointment, but an adjective, or a verb.

——When Xiao He passed away and Cao Shen was going to serve as prime minister, Liu Ying, as the Son of Heaven, really wanted to 'worship' Cao Shen as prime minister!

As for the specific operation process of 'worshipping the prime minister', the complexity is far more complicated than that of the court's recruitment of celebrities.

An Che Si immediately came to pick up people, and the forbidden army guards escorted them all the way, which is just the right thing to do;

What really made Liu Ying, the future generations, feel a little embarrassed was that Liu Ying, as the Son of Heaven, needed to hold a special ceremony for Cao Shen.

Supplemented by the set of etiquette made up by the uncle and grandson, staged a drama of 'Mingjun is thirsty for talent, and can be flattered', and finally make up the edict of worship, which is considered to have completed all the processes.

But from this complicated process, and the word 'worship', it is not difficult to see that at least in the Han Dynasty, the status of the prime minister at the level of etiquette and law is almost equal to that of the Son of Heaven!

Among the 'kings worship ministers, ministers also worship kings', the main body of 'kings worship ministers' is the prime minister who is courteous!

In this way, Liu Ying kicked Cao Shen out of Xiao Hequ's plan, which is a matter of clarity.

- The prime minister and the normal son of heaven can be on an equal footing in etiquette!

What's more, Cao Shen has an extra layer of 'Taifu' aura on his body, and on the other hand, Liu Ying's head is still wearing the debuff talisman of 'young and uncrowned'?

If you don't take advantage of Xiao He's short life, and Cao Shen has not officially become the prime minister, he will find some ground for his disadvantaged position, so in the future, Liu Ying may not be sprayed by this 'highly respected' founding hero!

And kicking Cao Shen out of the Xiao He Canal Project can slightly balance the relationship between Liu Ying and Cao Shen.

As a quasi-prime minister and Xiao He's successor, Cao Shen failed to participate in the Xiao He Canal project, which will inevitably make the courtiers wonder: Is this new prime minister not dealing with the previous one?

And the young man on the couch seems to have some opinions about the current one?

After having such concerns, although most people will still choose 'those who know the times as Junjie', they will still have the mind of 'only eight points of effort in every situation' to a certain extent;

- After all, the prime minister and the Son of Heaven, no one can offend, right?

In this way, even if Liu Ying regains some initiative, Cao Shen, the new prime minister, will also lose some of his prestige above the court.

Although the loss here is likely to be temporary, it is completely sufficient for Liu Ying.

When Cao Shen finds to make up for this part of the loss, Liu Ying has also been crowned an adult, married and pro-government, according to the theory of relativity, this is long and the other is long, which means that no one is long.

Then there are the practical considerations.

-- The overlapping powers of the Prime Minister's Office and the Internal History have been delayed for a long time······

At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the Kanto region was not pacified, and the actual control of the court was limited to Guanzhong.

A few years ago, the Kanto region was pacified, but Xiao He still 'concurrently' the internal history according to the convention, and no one could say anything.

But now, the post of internal history has been appointed, and the tomb of the Marquis of Anguo has been in office for more than a year, but the internal history authority embezzled by the prime minister's government has still not been returned.

Therefore, the window period of the Prime Minister's Mansion when Xiao He is about to die and Cao Shen has not yet performed his duties is an opportunity for Liu Ying to take back some power from the Prime Minister, and it is also a good opportunity for Neishi to regain control of Guanzhong and return everything to a normal state.

In this era, all projects such as canal construction must be completed by the power of the state;

And Xiao Hequ is also in Guanzhong.

- Actually, the Xiao He Canal, or 'Yu Canal', that Liu Ying came up with on a whim, is actually the Weibei White Canal in history, which was dug during the reign of Emperor Wu.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly a relatively better way to deal with the situation by using a new canal dug in Guanzhong to justifiably issue the instructions that 'the internal history is fully responsible for this matter' and 'the prime minister's office must not interfere in this matter', so as to redivide the scope of powers and responsibilities of the prime minister's office and the internal history.

If this is not the case, the issue of the overlapping powers of the Prime Minister and the Inner History will never be properly resolved.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately lifted the curtain of the car and leisurely watched the scenery of the streets of Chang'an.

Although it was summer and there were hardly a few people on the street, this slightly depressed scene still made Liu Ying full of expectations for the future.

——From Liu Ying's repair of the Zhengguo Canal to the Yuqu Canal that will start construction this year, the Chang'an Chaotang in the future should be able to smoothly enter the cycle of 'repairing an old canal in three years and digging a new canal in five years';

The more the Guanzhong water conservancy project is perfected, which means that agricultural output will increase, the people's living standards, and the central government's fiscal revenue will also increase.

When the people had eaten their stomachs and cultivated tall and big husbands, the court had enough money to build ordnance and save enough military food······

"On the grassland, Donghu has perished, and the Huns are estimated to be still competing with the Yueshi people for hegemony."

"On the North Korean side, defending Manchurian Korea is also a scourge."

"There is also Zhao Tuo in the south, and then count the Xiongnu in Hetao and Yueshi in Hexi······"

"Oh, and the ······ of the Western Regions"

With enjoyment on his face, he let out this murmur again and again, and Liu Ying finally slapped it on the thigh!

"To Sima Gate, continue to the west!"

"I, I want to go to Shaofu to have a look!"

At this moment, Liu Ying urgently needs to go to Shaofu, which she has in mind and has given infinite expectations.

As for the ditch?

Come on~

Liu Ying is the Son of Heaven, not a plumber!

It's just to repair a canal, is it possible that Liu Ying is the son of heaven, and he can't go and swing a hoe in person? !

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"Shaofu has been in the western suburbs of Chang'an for a long time, and it is not a long-term solution."

"What did Shaofu think of what I said before I was there?"

Accompanied by Yang Chengyan, walking between a workshop with the sound of thrashing from time to time, Liu Ying did not forget to ask a question after visiting.

Seeing that Yang Chengyan heard this, he only lowered his head and smiled slightly arrogantly, and then said with a full of 'modesty': "Your Majesty's meaning, the minister understands it." ”

"The craftsman of the Shaofu, the ordnance such as the blade, the bow and the feather, and the heavy weapons of the military and the state that cannot be known to outsiders, have been in Chang'an for a long time, and it is indeed inappropriate."

"However, Your Majesty wants to set up a forest garden, and I am afraid that the current mansion and library will all fail?"

Hearing Yang Chengyan's words, Liu Ying only subconsciously frowned;

When he turned his head and saw Yang Chengyan's face full of urgency, almost without clearly writing 'Your Majesty, ask how much money there is', Liu Ying finally smiled dumbly.

Shaking his head with a mocking smile, Liu Yingzhong also asked in a good way: "That's it, Shaofu will try to speak; ”

"——How much money, grain, goods, and money do you get in today's treasury?"

Although he asked so, Liu Ying's face was full of lightheartedness.

Because Liu Ying knows: In the past few years, Shaofu, a pixiu, has swallowed many things.

"Your Majesty!"

Almost as soon as Liu Ying's words fell, Yang Chengyan couldn't wait to bow his hand to Liu Ying, and there was no longer the slightest 'weakness of heart' on his face, or a look related to weakness of heart!

"Since the spring of the eleventh year of the Han Dynasty, the government of Shaofu has been selling grain and rice, and it is the government of storing grain for the people in the autumn of the year, and it has been more than two years old;"

"——At the age of two years, Shaofu has 17,450,000 stones of grain and rice, and the price of grain in Guanzhong has increased from 2,000 yuan in the 11th year of the Han Dynasty to 350 yuan in the spring of this year!"

"When the autumn harvest is this year, Shaofu should be able to store 25 million stones, and the price of grain in Guanzhong next year should be 25 yuan!"

"You Shaofu was ordered by His Majesty to mint five baht to run in the city, and he is still two years old, and he has accumulated more than 200,000 yuan of money;"

"Today, the Shaofu internal money, although the money is less than 300,000 yuan, but when the autumn harvest is completed, the grain and goods of the Shaofu are in the city, and the internal money should be able to get 500,000 baht!"

"In addition to money and grain, more than 170,000 horses of cloth have been woven in the east and west offices of Shaofu, and there are enough bows and arrows, swords, guns, and halberds in the smelting and military supervision, and the southern and northern armies have all been redressed !!."

Full of passion to show Shaofu's current 'wealth', Yang Chengyan only proudly raised his head, like a child, waiting for Liu Ying's praise.

Seeing that Liu Ying only smiled and did not speak, Yang Chengyan did not forget to add a sentence of Versailles: "Shaofu's current assets, digging ditches should be sufficient, but if the forest garden is set up, I am afraid that it should be calculated a little before ······it can be known."

said this, but above Yang Chengyan's face, he still looked like a big dog.

The vivid and urgent gaze seemed to tell Liu Ying bluntly: Your Majesty rest assured! It's not bad for money!!

It's just that what was a little unexpected for Yang Chengyan was that after hearing the 'report' of his side, Liu Ying was not overjoyed, but let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing Liu Ying's behavior like this, Yang Chengyan suddenly felt a little uncertain.

Could it be ······

Not enough?

Almost as soon as this thought came to mind, Yang Chengyan shook his head violently.

More than 20 million stone grains, hundreds of thousands of high-quality five-baht coins!

What is this concept?

According to the long-standing consensus of the court, if the Han and Hungarians fought a decisive battle, it would be 300,000 combat forces and a budget of about two years;

And according to this budget, the military rations needed for two years for an army of 300,000 are theoretically fifteen million stones!

Although this calculation method does not take into account the possibility of 'fighting out of the blockade' and the loss of military rations in the process of transporting military rations, it is definitely exciting enough.

- You must know that it took more than two years for Shaofu to save these family funds!

At this rate, if you save for another three or five years, Shaofu will be able to bear all the costs of the Han-Hungarian decisive battle alone!

This also means that three to five years later, as long as Liu Ying, the son of heaven, wants to, then whether the foreign dynasty wants to or not, this decisive battle will inevitably start!

After all, in such a thing as a war, whoever pays for it has the final say;

If Shaofu has no money, the foreign dynasty will naturally have to hold a posture and wait for Liu Ying to ask the foreign court to open the treasury in a low voice.

But if Shaofu is like Emperor Wu in history, and he can bear all the costs of a campaign, then the situation is different.

At that time, it was not the Son of Heaven who begged the Outer Dynasty to 'open the treasury to replenish military expenses', but the Outer Dynasty in turn begged the Son of Heaven: to bring a few of us with him to fight······

But Liu Ying's next words made Yang Chengyan a little stunned, and he also swallowed the little grumbling in his heart back into his stomach.

"Three hundred and fifty dollars ······ rice stone"

"Three hundred and fifty dollars~"

Speaking with embarrassment, Liu Ying looked at Yang Chengyan's gaze, and only quietly carried a little nostalgia.

"At the time of Qin, the rice in the Guanzhong was only ninety yuan of stone, and the outside of the customs was only more than two hundred yuan;"

"However, today, the rice stone in Guanzhong is still three hundred and fifty dollars, and the local counties outside the Guanzhong are more than a thousand dollars······"

As she spoke, Liu Ying shook her head and sighed and patted Yang Chengyan's shoulder, and there was a faint hint of undoubted strength between her eyebrows.

"Shaofu is not in a hurry."

"After the autumn harvest this year, the price of Shaofu's grain purchase will be set at 150 yuan."

"And the price of the grain sold is two hundred dollars."

"Hmmm······"

"When the age is next year, half of each will be."

After saying that, Liu Ying shook her head again and walked forward by herself.

It's just that when Liu Ying came, the excitement and excitement all over her face turned into exhaustion and a little inexplicable solemnity at this moment.

Because Liu Ying realized that her enthusiasm could not hide the reality that the people of the Han family could not eat enough and could not wear warm clothes;

With such a group of ragged and vegetable-faced people to crusade against foreigners, even if Liu Ying can convince the world, he will never be able to pass his own level.

And behind Liu Ying, when he looked at Liu Ying in the distance, he was obviously thin and weak, but inexplicably showed a little rickety back, and a different kind of light gradually emerged in Yang Chengyan's eyes.

"Raise the price of rice a little to make a profit······

"Hmm······"

"Let's go."

"Let's ······"

Talking to himself inexplicably, Yang Chengyan raised his head and chased quickly in the direction where Liu Ying was going.

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