Since the former father-in-law named "Ogawako" disappeared from the palace, the candidate for the next chief steward has become an "unsolved case".

It is a well-known fact that the Son of Heaven favored Xiao Chuanzi, and even let go of the little prince was only verbally harsh, and it didn't take long for him to be promoted to the former father-in-law of the first rank, which can be said to have suffered the emperor's grace.

Many people in the court have already planned to exhort the new emperor not to be overly favored to avoid eunuchs from interfering in politics in the future, but at this critical juncture, this upstart suddenly disappeared.

Most people are curious about this matter, but the two remaining royal fathers-in-law are overjoyed in their hearts, they have been in the palace for so many years, and a lot of them have finally got today's status, how can they be willing to let a junior who suddenly appeared stand on top of their heads.

Not long after that, Emperor Wan really randomly selected a temporary position of the eunuch with the palm seal from the two, the king is not a person who admits death, and the position of the chief administrator can be temporarily vacant, but it is really a little troublesome for the eunuch to do things without the palm seal around him.

The old eunuch who was selected was still complacent, thinking that he would officially become the eunuch of the palm seal in the near future, and even the position of the chief administrator would be his, but everyone did not expect that his temporary generation would be five years.

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Five years is just a moment in the whole history, but in the dynasty ruled by Emperor Wan, everyone really understood what prosperity is.

First, Pan Ziqian, the king of Anbei County, took over the post of head of the household department, and then vigorously developed trade with the surrounding four tribes, a large number of furs, jewelry, spices, and horses were transported to the Central Plains from all directions, and precious handicrafts such as silk and porcelain were also sold to the four tribes.

With the experience of the Pan family in business for generations, Pan Shangshu has achieved the point of almost a baht, even Donghan, who has decades of trade experience, can't help but smile bitterly when negotiating with him.

After that, the imperial court allocated silver several times in succession, and divided the four borders into large-scale trade areas, where not only the imperial court could exchange goods, but also ordinary merchants could trade here.

These areas are guarded by dynastic soldiers all the year round, and the security is needless to say, of course, the cost is not low, as for the decrees that make the merchants scold their mothers, they are naturally from the pen of Pan Shangshu.

On the day the free trade zone was completed, Pan Ziqian stood in the center of the bustling market, looking at the businessmen who were constantly coming and going, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little red when he was over forty years old.

For more than ten years, he has been saying "If you are the emperor, brother, I will be willing to take care of the accounts for you", which can be regarded as a fulfillment on this day.

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The dynasty made a lot of money by doing business, but Yan Jun, as the ruler of the country, had already thought about how to squander it for his son-in-law.

A strong country needs strong soldiers, and the Wang family has never treated the soldiers who took their lives to guard the country for them in terms of armaments and silver, and the reason why the Yan family has been loyal for generations also stems from this.

After Yan Jun took over as the secretary of the military department, he inspected the border defense everywhere as soon as possible, and the repair of weapons and the maintenance of the city wall were reasonable, and the only fly in the ointment was that there were fewer post roads.

He had mentioned this matter to Emperor Shun, but at that time, the treasury was empty, and most of the annual military expenditure alone would be consumed, so there was really no spare energy to support the rest. Although Shen Qianqiu's "Tuntian" proposal later reduced a lot of pressure for the dynasty, the taxes for decades were all on the people, and the relaxed treasury had to be returned to the people as soon as possible.

To put it bluntly, only when the people live a comfortable life will they not have an antipathy, after all, many dynasties from ancient times to the present have been destroyed in internal troubles rather than external troubles, and not everyone is willing to let go of a nourishing life, and do things that may lose their heads.

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Emperor Shun's policy of reassuring the people was indeed effective, and the beggars who were previously active in the Liangguang area were visibly decreasing, and even when Emperor Shun Weifu set foot in the streets and alleys of the capital during his private visit, he rarely stepped on the feces called Huazi.

The "tuntian" was not a long-term solution, and the soldiers who had been cultivating the fields but did not train them were no different from the farmers, so the "rotational tuntian system" was later introduced, and the soldiers from all over the country took turns to cultivate the fields while ensuring that the fields were not barren, and although the grain production was not as abundant as before, at least half of the combat strength was retained.

In this situation where taxes, people's security, expenditure, and combat power have reached a delicate balance, Yan Jun's post road proposal has been delayed for several years.

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Time back to the present, Yan Jun has been struggling with the construction of post roads without money, and finally there is a turnaround after the new emperor ascends the throne.

Weng and his son-in-law did not have anything to do politely, and directly brought up the old matter at the wine table, Wang Quanquan had experienced the convenience of the post road as early as when he went to Tali Gandusi, so he has always had similar ideas, and as a future person, he knows the truth of "if you want to get rich first build roads", so the two hit it off.

The next morning, Yan Jun mentioned this matter in public, and Wang Quanquan agreed with it in most of his words.

The court has the rules of the court, and when Emperor Sheng'en was in power, he was afraid that his descendants would give orders at will, so he gave great authority to the three provinces and six ministries, even if it was the emperor's holy edict, the ministers could dismiss it under unreasonable circumstances.

In addition, the Son of Heaven is not allowed to appoint and dismiss officials at will, let alone cronyism, of course, this article is basically equivalent to being abolished after Emperor Shun ascended the throne.

Wang Quanquan used to appoint the king of Panjun as the secretary of the household department, so there were a lot of complaints in the court, but now after seeing the mountains of white flowers and silver in the treasury, he honestly shut his mouth again.

As a courtier, Pan Ziqian knows his duty, he is just helping to take care of money, if it is really a good thing for the country and the people, he will naturally not be reluctant to let go of the silver.

Seeing the two Weng and son-in-law singing double reeds on and off the stage, Pan Ziqian smiled heartily and finally chose to nod.

After Pan Ziqian agreed, the happiest person was Liu Luming, who was watching the excitement on the sidelines, he rolled up his sleeves regardless of etiquette, and said with excitement on his face:

"Hey, hey, come alive."

The king glanced at him, but did not speak.

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After the dispersal, the hundred officials dispersed, only Liu Luming was still standing in the hall with a smile on his face, Wang Quanquan rubbed his temples, and his face was helpless:

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty still understands Weichen, and he can't speak clearly, so please move to the Ordnance Factory."

In the ordnance factory, there is a large iron bucket standing in front of Wang Quanquan and Liu Luming, the iron bucket is black all over, and there are many pipes crisscrossing it, which looks very complicated.

Wang Quanquan looked around the machine, then touched his chin and said:

"You really got the steam engine out?"

"Oh, Brother Wang is really like a torch......

"Stop shooting, have the noise and vibrations been solved? And the intensity, will it explode?"

"Brother Wang is really like a god."

Liu Luming was about to praise a few words, but after seeing the other party's eyes, he immediately said:

"I did blow it up a few times before, but then I improved the steel and added a deflated gadget, and it was never dangerous again."

"Pressure Relief Valve...... You kid really surprise me every time." Wang Quanquan said, and climbed the ladder next to him.

Liu Luming has always admired the talent of the other party's name, and he followed behind to climb the ladder while showing off:

"This is nothing, our armory factory uses a lot of charcoal for forging every day, and most of the heat generated is wasted, this steam engine can be used as a kiln, and secondly, it can also use the excess heat to boil water, and use steam to drive the forging hammer, and the craftsmen can save a lot of effort.

I don't waste the extra steam, and I add a small thing, which is driven by the exhaust steam, and continuously sends air into the furnace to control the temperature of the charcoal fire."

"You got a turbine?" Wang Quanquan suddenly turned his head, his face full of incredulity.

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