In the cave room.

Li Yingyue was lying on the bed.

There was a squirming movement next door.

and the sound of inhalation.

She took a deep breath, trying not to think about the mess.

But she is not a heartless person after all.

Thinking that this is the night of candles in my own cave room.

The cold eyes still flashed, and an inexplicable emotion surged in the bottom of my heart.

Time passes.

The voice next door faded away.

The moonlight poured into the room, as if a layer of frost had formed on the ground, just like her mood at the moment.

Unknown birdsong could be heard outside the house.

Li Yingyue slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, felt that her body was a little relaxed, no longer cranky, and slowly closed her eyes.

Headboard.

The candles swayed slightly.

Her delicate face was reflected, with tiredness between her eyebrows.

Early the next morning.

The next room.

Wu Mingkong straightened up lazily, his white lotus arms stretched out, and let out a comfortable moan.

A refreshed look.

Starry sky-like eyes, looking out of the house, suddenly found that he was not in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

In the next second, some pictures suddenly appeared in her mind, and her pretty face instantly flushed.

He silently retracted the quilt, closed his eyes, and pretended not to wake up.

On the side, Fang Xiu was lying there, looking at this scene, he couldn't help but chuckle, lifted the quilt, and whispered softly:

"Did Your Majesty sleep well last night?"

Wu Mingkong's long eyelashes trembled slightly, his red lips were closed, and he didn't speak.

The corners of Fang Xiu's mouth rose, he reached out and stroked the tips of his hair, and said softly, "Chen slept well last night. ”

Hum!

It's not you who is tired, of course you sleep well!

The little empress knew that it was useless to pretend to be asleep, so she opened her eyes, looked at him, pouted, and hummed: "I am not allowed to ...... next time Let me move my hands and feet. ”

Fang Xiu smiled: "Then what does Your Majesty want to do?" ”

Wu Mingkong shrank into the quilt and said softly, "Don't do anything." ”

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows, looked at her, and said, "Okay, that minister won't do anything." ”

The little empress was instantly anxious, and blurted out: "No! ”

It's called ...... Do you know the taste of marrow?

Fang Xiu looked at her with a smile in his eyes and did not speak.

When Wu Mingkong saw his eyes, he instantly reacted to what he had just said.

Stretched out her tender little hand and covered her reddened little face...... Woo woo, no face to see people.

This time.

Fang Xiu held her little hand, leaned over to kiss her, and said softly, "I heard that the minister ...... There is also a saying about morning exercises......"

Wu Mingkong was slightly stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Then I saw him with his little hands......

"Damn traitor!"

Wu Mingkong's red lips were tightly closed, his pretty face turned red, his eyes were closed tightly, and he completely gave up struggling.

It was regarded as compensation for his failure to have a round house with the bride.

Whatever he wants......

…………

I don't know how long it took.

The room was dyed with a familiar smell.

It is a surging floral fragrance.

Mood +10000】

Wu Mingkong blushed, glanced at Fang Xiu, and snorted, "Do you plan to nest in the house all day?" ”

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Why not?" ”

Wu Mingkong snorted: "Then you are here alone, I am going back to the palace!" ”

With that, he slowly put on his clothes, turned around, jumped out of bed, and ran out.

I'm afraid it's a second late.

A certain traitor can't control himself and wants her to turn against her.

The bottom line that has been held on to it is not easy to give up.

Fang Xiu looked at her somewhat embarrassed back, couldn't help but chuckle, didn't embarrass her too much, and began to get up and change clothes.

The other side.

Wu Mingkong pushed open the door and saw two figures standing in the courtyard.

Dressed in white and holding a folding fan, he stood straight and his clothes fluttered.

It's Shangguan Begonia.

Wu Mingkong skipped her and looked to the side.

Li Yingyue faded the phoenix crown and changed into an ink-colored long skirt, with green silk like a waterfall hanging down her waist.

The cold eyes also looked at her, and her face was as cold as frost, as if she did not have any feelings.

The little empress looked at her, wanted to say something, but felt that it was unnecessary, retracted her gaze, looked at Shangguan Haitang, and ordered: "Go get a basin of warm water and send it to the house." ”

Shangguan Haitang glanced at Li Yingyue and arched his hand: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Li Yingyue doesn't know martial arts, and she doesn't have weapons on her body, so she can't pose any threat to the empress and her master.

It's okay to leave for a while.

Shangguan Haitang thought so, turned around and left the courtyard.

Wu Mingkong wanted to go back to the palace, but when he saw Li Yingyue, he changed his mind again, and after giving a command, he turned around and went back to the house.

Leaving Li Yinyue to stand alone.

There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

She looked at Wu Mingkong's back, and the complicated emotions in her heart surged up again.

In any case, she didn't expect it either.

This beautiful woman who slept with Fang Xiu turned out to be the empress of the Qianguo - Wu Mingkong!

It took a while for her to recover from her shocked state, regain her cold expression, be silent for a moment, and then turn back to the cave room.

In the next room.

Fang Xiu looked at the little empress who had gone and returned, raised his eyebrows, and teased: "Your Majesty misses the minister again?" ”

Bah!

If it's not for the fear that you won't be able to control yourself, who wants to stay and watch!

Wu Mingkong took a sip in his heart, and said angrily: "Shameless!" ”

Without waiting for Fang Xiu to refute, he changed the topic and said:

"It's getting colder and colder out there, those anthracites, when are you going to sell them?"

Fang Xiu said: "When did the minister say that he was going to sell?" ”

Wu Mingkong was stunned and said blankly: "If you don't sell it, how can the poor people survive the winter?" ”

Fang Xiu said leisurely: "Your Majesty thinks that if anthracite is sold, will the poor people buy more, or the noble family will buy more?" ”

Wu Mingkong understood the meaning of his words, it was nothing more than that he felt that the poor people couldn't even get the money for anthracite.

When the time comes.

Anthracite coal will still be bought by nobles or merchants.

If the price is too low, those people may also hoard anthracite coal and sell it for a high profit.

Wu Mingkong's brows furrowed slightly, and he said:

"Naturally, the noble family buys a lot, but if you don't sell it, what can you do?"

"You can't stay in the warehouse forever."

Fang Xiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you remember that the minister said before that he wanted to build a road?" ”

Wu Mingkong looked at him and nodded: "Remember." ”

Fang Xiudao: "The minister needs to use a raw material to build the road, called limestone, this kind of stone, distributed everywhere, some places are more, some places are less, the minister plans to let the local government call on the people, use the winter time, mining this kind of stone......"

The words are not finished yet.

Wu Mingkong's brows furrowed tightly:

"The people are already poor, especially in winter, even if they don't do anything and try to save food, they are still barely able to get by, and if they work harder, it may provoke a civil uprising."

The poor people living at the bottom have enough burdens.

Only in winter, due to the influence of the climate, the imperial court will not impose any other levy except military service.

If they are allowed to mine stones, there will not be enough food, and it will take a lot of effort, which will simply drive them to a dead end.

When the time comes, as long as someone raises their arms and shouts, the princes and generals will be like each other, and the spark can start a prairie fire.

Therefore.

No matter how much good the limestone was, she wouldn't agree to the request.

This time.

Fang Xiu said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, and called on the people, not to increase forced labor. ”

Wu Mingkong looked at him, and doubts appeared in his eyes.

If you want the local government to call on the people to mine stones, isn't it to increase forced labor?

Fang Xiu said: "Your Majesty, do you remember the anthracite mine?" ”

Wu Mingkong nodded: "Remember." ”

Fang Xiudao:

"What the minister wants to do is to imitate anthracite mines, and mine ore everywhere, not only limestone, but also iron ore and copper ore."

"All the miners are free of board, and they can receive one or two taels of silver every month, and in addition, they can also bring their families to do some chores in the mine, such as boiling water and cooking."

Hearing this, Wu Mingkong's eyes lit up, and then he seemed to think of something, his brows furrowed again, and he said:

"The imperial court doesn't have so much food, and it doesn't have so much silver."

Fang Xiu said: "There is not so much food in the imperial court, there are hundreds of officials, nobles, and gentry. ”

Wu Mingkong was stunned, looked at Fang Xiu, and said, "You mean to call on them to donate food?" ”

Fang Xiu thought for a moment and said, "That's pretty much what it means. ”

Get an affirmative answer.

Wu Mingkong's expression became a little strange, he stood on tiptoe, put his hand on Fang Xiu's forehead, and muttered to himself, "Could it be that I was too excited last night, and my brain was broken." ”

Fang Xiu: "......"

Stretched out his hand and patted the little empress's lotus arm, and said angrily: "No matter how weird the yin and yang are, I will beat your ass!" ”

Wu Mingkong pouted and snorted, "I didn't learn it from you." ”

Fang Xiu was noncommittal.

Wu Mingkong was silent for a moment, and said, "I think, they shouldn't be so easy to donate food, right?" ”

Fang Xiu said: "Those grains are the foundation of their lives, and their lives are naturally not." ”

Wu Mingkong frowned and said, "Emperor Zhou just implemented a new policy, and he ended up like this, wouldn't it be even more excessive for you to snatch grain from them?" ”

Fang Xiudao:

"The minister never said that he wanted to grab the grain, in fact, what the minister wanted was to make them hand over the grain willingly."

"Not only willingly, but also scrambling!"

As soon as this remark came out.

Even the little empress, who had great trust in Fang Xiu, couldn't help but show suspicion.

Let the nobles and gentry scramble to donate food for the imperial court?

How is this possible!

You must know that even if the big cadres are facing the crisis of losing the country, these guys may not do this!

After all.

For them, as long as the food and land are still there, it doesn't matter who the owner of the country is!

That's it.

Wu Mingkong's eyes showed a trace of worry, looked at Fang Xiu, and said:

"Fang Xiu, don't be scared, or let's go to the imperial doctor."

The tone is sincere, not like a joke.

The corners of Fang Xiu's mouth twitched, he reached out and patted her buttocks, and said viciously:

"If Your Majesty doesn't want to limp out of the house, just settle down!"

"You!"

Wu Mingkong's pretty face instantly turned red.

Her dignified son of heaven was spanked twice by this traitor in a month.

Abominable traitor!

Damn it!

Mood +2000】

"Humph!"

Wu Mingkong subconsciously rubbed the position where he was beaten, glared at Fang Xiu, and said angrily: "Then you tell me, how can you make those people willingly hand over the grain?" ”

Except for those people who all suffered from madness overnight, otherwise such a thing would not have happened under any circumstances!

"The minister asks Your Majesty a question, if you want a person to do things for the court sincerely, what is the best way?"

Fang Xiu looked at Wu Mingkong and asked.

Wu Mingkong pondered for a moment and replied, "Enwei and Shi." ”

Fang Xiu nodded and said slowly:

"The majesty of the imperial court is not enough for the gentry to willingly hand over the grain, so they can only give enough benefits."

"As long as they realize that they can harvest more after handing over their food, they will not resist."

Wu Mingkong was silent for a moment, and said leisurely: "I think you think things are too simple, whether it is a hundred officials and nobles, or a gentry and a strong man, they are the masters who do not see rabbits and do not scatter eagles, unless they can get benefits in the short term, they will not be willing to take any risks, this is human nature." ”

Fang Xiu said, "What if the minister has a way to let them get benefits in a short period of time? ”

Wu Mingkong said: "This is impossible. ”

Fang Xiu smiled and asked rhetorically, "Why is it impossible?" ”

Wu Mingkong looked at Fang Xiu, sighed, and snorted: "Don't sell it, hurry up and tell me what you plan to do." ”

She knows.

Fang Xiu has never been a lost person.

Since he said so, he must have been prepared for a long time.

Fang Xiu didn't speak, he reached out and tapped his cheek.

Traitor! Color embryo!

I knew I would be shy, and I had to do what only these little girls do.

The flesh is numb.

Wu Mingkong's face turned crimson, gave him a roll of the eyes, gently stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek.

With a shy look, he turned his face away and snorted, "I can talk about it now." ”

The corners of Fang Xiu's mouth hooked up with a smile, like an old fox who had succeeded in stealing, and continued:

"The minister plans to set up a few more shops to sell fireworks, soap, rouge, distilled spirits, refined salt, glass and other commodities, and invite them to join in the shares and distribute dividends every year."

"In addition, the minister also has to set up a chamber of commerce, where a certain amount of dues can be paid, you can join, purchase goods from the shops under the minister's name at cost price, and share the sales."

"In this way, the commodities mentioned by the minister can become popular all over the country in a short period of time, and the merchants will find ways to protect their interests when they get benefits."

"In the same way, the same is true for the officials and gentry, who will surely understand that if they want to earn more silver, they can only open shops all over the country, and not just be limited to the big cadres."

"The ministers don't have to do anything, they will think about opening up the market, donating money, and letting the court conquer the countries."

"Even if some people are small and prosperous, and they just want to keep it, the money and food they have to invest in and join is enough for a period of time."

When Wu Mingkong heard this, he fell into deep thought.

To be honest, there are some words, such as shareholding, joining, she has heard it for the first time.

But combined with the upper and lower sentences, the meaning can also be guessed.

Such a long paragraph, in short, is to share the benefits of the people.

Use the interests of various commodities to tie them to the imperial court, and let them know that they will prosper and lose with the imperial court.

This has changed them from outsiders who watched the fire from across the strait to insiders who "safeguard the interests of the imperial court, that is, safeguard their own interests".

It sounds good, but it's still unclear how effective it will be.

However, it is always a reliable formula.

I can't say that I can really let those gentry take the initiative to donate money and food.

That's it.

Wu Mingkong's eyes showed a bright smile as he looked at Fang Xiu.

Without waiting for him to speak, he suddenly stood on tiptoe and lightly imprinted on his lips.

Then, leaning over in his ear, he whispered:

"If it is possible, I will promise you...... As a reward. ”

After speaking, he returned to his original position and stood slimly.

Slightly bowed his head, shy and timid.

Pretty face was red and hot.

The tip of Fang Xiu's heart seemed to have an electric current surging, crispy and numb.

The corners of his mouth hooked into a smile, leaned over Wu Mingkong's ear, and kissed him lightly in his ear.

Moment.

Wu Mingkong's delicate body trembled, and his breathing became rapid.

This time.

A wave of heat with a gentle voice sounded in her ears.

"Your Majesty is right...... Talk back? ”

Wu Mingkong's face turned red, glared at him, gritted his teeth and said:

"Good words, how come they come out of your mouth, how can they become so strange!"

"You are not allowed to mention this word in the future!"

Annoyed and angry, crossed his waist, and his momentum was violent.

If there is no denial, it represents an answer.

Fang Xiu chuckled lightly and said, "The word itself is nothing, His Majesty has to give it a different meaning. ”

"Obviously you deliberately made me think so!"

Wu Mingkong snorted, seeing the smile on his face, he suddenly felt that there was no point in arguing with this hateful traitor, don't overdo it, don't bother to pay attention to him.

Mood +2000】

Seeing this, Fang Xiu smiled, stretched out his hand to take her in his arms, and said softly:

"Okay, the minister admits his mistake, Your Majesty don't be angry, being angry is not good for your health."

The little empress's pink cheeks were slightly red, and she shrank in his arms, and said angrily:

"Then you're still angry."

Fang Xiu hugged her slender waist and said softly:

"In the future, try not to make Your Majesty angry."

And not only because of reluctance.

is also because the emotional value added by anger is really dwarfed by sharing a bed.

Wu Mingkong was slightly stunned, raised his eyes to look at Fang Xiu, his eyes were shining, and asked, "Really?" ”

Fang Xiu said solemnly: "A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase!" ”

Wu Mingkong saw that his expression was solemn, as if he was reading some important oath, and his heart was sweet.

The happiness of being cared for by her sweetheart is enough to fill the girl's heart.

Her pretty face was crimson, her little head was attached to Fang Xiu's chest, smelling the surging fragrance of osmanthus on his body, listening to the regular heartbeat, and feeling unprecedented satisfaction.

There was a moment of silence.

She lowered her voice and said intermittently:

"Actually...... If you like it...... It's not impossible...... But you can't always make me angry......"

The simple little empress thought that Fang Xiu always made her angry for no reason, and it was some kind of strange habit that no one knew.

After all, Shang Gong once said that many men are like this.

Even if it is an eight or nine-year-old child, when he sees a girl he likes, he will pull her hair and deliberately make her angry.

When Fang Xiu heard this, he was silent for a moment, hugged her tighter, leaned over her ear, and said softly: "The minister will try to only do what His Majesty likes in the future." ”

"Color embryo."

Wu Mingkong didn't know what to think, his face blushed to the root of his ears, and he took a sip.

Fang Xiu wanted to ask: Why do you do what Your Majesty likes, that is, the color embryo?

After thinking about it, he swallowed back his original words.

Reaching out his hand, he picked her up by the waist and walked to the bed.

The little empress was startled and looked at him timidly:

"You...... What are you doing! ”

Fang Xiu chuckled lightly and said nonchalantly:

"Your Majesty doesn't think that after the morning exercise, what is missing?"

"What's missing?"

"Afternoon exercise."

Wu Mingkong's pretty face instantly turned red, buried his head in his arms, and protested in a low voice:

"It's not yet noon......

However, someone pretended not to hear, and a magic hand untied his robe.

Outside.

Blue skies.

The breeze is gentle.

A cat climbed onto the roof and meowed, masking the movement of Suosuo in the house.