In the face of Wu Yue's impassionedness, Lu Chen shook his head indifferently.

"Wu Shangshu's words are wrong, as a courtier of Great Xia, especially a minister in an important position, he should not be prejudiced against anything at any time, everything should be based on the society of Great Xia, and take it as his responsibility to make profits for the country, and in the next view, whether it is the way of the sages, or the way of martial arts, or the way of things, or even the way of food, as long as it is conducive to Great Xia, it is conducive to respecting the king, and it is conducive to the common people in the world, it is all a great road, only the division of labor, and there is no distinction between advantages and inferiorities."

Hearing this, not only Wu Yue, but also many courtiers showed disdain, and Yan Song, the first assistant, and Ye Sheng, the left attendant of the ministry, were even more pale, and there was a faint hint of solemnity in their eyes when they looked at Lu Chen.

This guy really has a plot against the sages and sages!

"Joke!"

Tang Yue, the left attendant of the military department, said in a deep voice:

"The holy way is the only way in the world, and you don't hear the master to educate all the people, and you will be sanctified on the ground; The immortal Yao Chi composed 300 poems, and the sun soared; Ask the immortal asked, not the holy way can not be obtained, this is the foundation of thousands of monks in the world, just the ascension of the path, how can it be compared with the holy way, the monk is the country's capital, it is above all living beings, the four people of Shinong industry and commerce are clearly distinguished, high and low, each has its own part, in order to be the country and the people, this is the sages handed down in the future generations of heaven and earth, how many dynasties throughout the ages, there has never been a person who said this. ”

"Lu Shilang, you are also a person of insight who is very talented, but don't tell the old man, you don't even know the most basic scriptures."

Lu Chen glanced at him, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it, he just responded casually: "I have seen it, but maybe I am dull, and I can't understand the essence of the scriptures." ”

After that, he stopped looking at Tang Yue.

Now is not the time to start a battle over Taoism.

Tang Yue wanted to say something more, but the empress suddenly said coldly: "Now I am talking about the affairs of the Tiangong Division, don't talk about anything else, the early dynasty was used for deliberations, not for discussing the Tao, this is the Taiji Palace, not for a feast." ”

Hearing this, Tang Yue immediately closed his mouth in amusement.

Lu Chen arched his hand towards the empress and said solemnly: "Anything that can benefit the people and make profits for the country is worth trying." ”

"Your Majesty, the benefits of coal are obvious, and its reserves are extremely amazing, in my seventy-five provinces of Great Xia, there are nearly thirty percent of the provinces in the territory of Montenegro of different sizes, if you can make full use of it, the financial resources it can bring are extremely considerable, and the imperial court must not give up this way of making money because of choking."

"And now the treasury is tight, it is the need to open source and reduce expenditure, throttling is poor, and open source is infinite, so when open source is the main, throttling is supplemented, the two are parallel, in order to solve the financial problem of the best policy, Tiangong Division can not only develop new things that can benefit the imperial court, as long as there is enough investment, but also improve the formation, spiritual equipment and other structures, so that it can achieve the effect of reducing costs and increasing efficiency, whether it is in open source or throttling, Tiangong Division can play a huge role."

As soon as the words fell, Wu Yue on the side snorted coldly and said:

"That's a good thing to say, but Lu Shilang, whether it is studying or improving, you need to invest in silver, and you need a lot of silver, if a large amount of silver is smashed down, the result will be completely ineffective, and the silver of the court will be lost, who will bear the responsibility and loss?"

Lu Chen said without hesitation: "Naturally, it is down." ”

"Huh!"

Wu Yue said coldly:

"To set up a division, if all of it is converted into silver, it will take at least fifteen thousand taels of silver, and to study the coal, I don't know how much manpower, material and financial resources to invest, once it fails, the silver is gone, and the reputation of the court will be damaged, and even damage Your Majesty's Shengming, how can you Lu Shilang be responsible, and how can you repay this loss?"

Lu Chen's face was still indifferent.

"If you fail, you are willing to be punished, whether you are dismissed from office, or degraded and exiled, even if you spend all your family wealth, you will make up for the silver lost by the court."

The moment these words fell, not far in front of the military attache array, Gu Simiao's eyes moved slightly, and a different look flashed inexplicably in his gaze when he looked at Lu Chen.

If the carboniferous can really be developed and utilized, the first person to benefit is her as the prince of Taihe County.

Because she can completely use all the Montenegro in the territory of Taihe County as her fief.

Although she also felt that it was basically impossible for a historically useless thing like a charcoal to be exploited with any value, Lu Chen's move still made her feel a sense of strangeness rise in her heart.

However, the empress frowned, and a trace of dissatisfaction quietly flashed in her eyes when she looked at Wu Yue.

"The affairs of the Tiangong Division are all done according to what Lu Qing said."

The empress frowned and said undoubtedly:

"In the future, all the expenses of the Tiangong Division will come out of my internal treasury, as for the responsibility and loss, Lu Qing, you don't have to worry about it anymore, the internal treasury is my private treasury, and it has nothing to do with the national treasury, even if you use up all the silver from the internal treasury, it will have no impact on the affairs of the court, and I will not blame, if the silver is not enough, you can tell me at any time, and I will find a way."

As soon as these words came out, some courtiers suddenly subconsciously looked at Lu Chen, with envy in their eyes.

The empress is equivalent to resisting all the risks of the Tiangong Division, how can such a saint not make people envious, jealous and hateful?

And when he heard the empress's first half of the sentence, Wu Yue's expression sank slightly, but when he heard the empress say that she paid for Lu Chen's messing around with her, his face was slightly relieved.

Since the empress is willing to pay out of her own pocket, then he has nothing to do, anyway, the silver in the inner money has nothing to do with a dime in his household book, even if the empress spends hundreds of thousands, millions of taels of silver, or even spends all the inner money, he doesn't blink.

"If Your Majesty wants to do this, Weichen has nothing to say."

With that, he retreated, looking at his nose and his nose and his heart, without distractions.

People who deal with silver every day are so realistic.

However, the empress's words made Lu Chen's expression a little subtle.

He raised his head slightly, looked at the empress, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen still has something to play." ”

Hearing this, the courtiers suddenly stared.

What is this scourge trying to do?

The empress was not impatient at all, and responded softly: "Lu Qing, please speak." ”

"Your Majesty, if you want to open source, you must encourage invention and creation, and encouragement should not only stay in words, but also give corresponding honors and tangible benefits, such as according to the size of the research and development results and the level of contribution, give the researcher a corresponding degree of reward."

Lu Chen talked eloquently and kept saying what he thought in his heart.

"Not only that, but in terms of law, we should also pay attention to it, and Wechen proposed to add a "Patent Law" to protect and encourage invention and creation, and let talents engaged in research and development make profits, forming a virtuous circle......

He gave a general overview of the content and understanding of the patent protection law in his impression.

Hearing these novel concepts, some of the courtiers pondered for a moment, and then frowned in unison.

This patent law sounds a bit bad for them......

And while they were thinking—

"Quasi-play."

After listening to Lu Chen's story, the empress's response was as crisp as ever.

"After Lu Qing goes down, he has to draw up a charter."

Hearing this, Tang Yue, Ye Sheng and other bigwigs suddenly changed their faces and stood up almost at the same time.

"Your Majesty......"

However, before they could speak, the Empress turned her head sideways and glanced at them with a blank expression.

"I said it, it was played by Lu Qing, do you want me to say it a third time?"

As he spoke, a majestic coercion suddenly poured out from his delicate body, covering the entire Taiji Hall in an instant, and then, like two mountains, swept towards Tang Yue and Ye Sheng with a overwhelming momentum.

Click...

The two of them only felt that their bodies sank suddenly, and their feet felt as if they had been filled with lead, which was extremely heavy, and even their breathing staggered.

The power of the Supreme was displayed without warning.

Of course, with their cultivation, if they go all out, they can still break free from the shackles of coercion, but they are facing the Empress of Great Xia, the Supreme of Central Continent!

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace.

If they dare to resist, the nature will change.

"Wechen..."

Tang Yue gritted his teeth and said:

"Weichen knows his mistake, I hope Your Majesty will calm his anger......"

As soon as the words fell, the coercion disappeared in an instant, as if it had never appeared.

The empress slowly withdrew her hand and said softly: "Lu Qing, you don't have to worry about silver and patent law, just concentrate on doing things." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, then secretly shook his head in his heart, and then arched his hand towards the empress.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The empress bowed slightly.

At this time, Lu Chen suddenly smiled meaningfully, then turned his head, looked at Wu Yue, and said lightly: "Wu Shangshu, since the Tiangong Division is established and maintained by His Majesty's money, and this project to develop coal is also fully funded by His Majesty, the Tiangong Division does not belong to the Ministry of Industry, or does not belong to any department, but directly belongs to His Majesty. Please also ask Wu Shangshu to know. ”

Hearing Lu Chen say this, Wu Yue nodded indifferently and responded decisively.

"As it should be."

In his opinion, this Lao Shizi's Tiangong Division is a money-losing goods that can't play any role, and it's good to burn less money, and expect them to make a profit?

The profit of the egg!

He stroked his long beard lightly, and continued: "Since it is not funded by the state treasury, the profits from the Tiangong Division should go straight to the internal funds, and the old man will never ask!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Good!"

He looked at Wu Yue's eyes and quietly flashed a hint of playfulness.

"That's right."

The empress seemed to suddenly remember something, and said to Lu Chen below: "Lu Qing, the results of the investigation on the fertility of women of different ages have come out. ”

Well?

Fertility?

Lu Chen couldn't react for a while.

What's that? When did Lao Tzu ever pull this kind of thing.

However, after only a moment, he suddenly recalled his own opinion at the previous triumphal ceremony on the question of whether the empress needed to establish the emperor as soon as possible.

Some of the court officials who had participated in the triumphal ceremony had a look on their faces.

"The result?"

Lu Chen asked directly.

"As Lu Qing expected." The empress sighed inexplicably, and continued: "In ordinary people's families, the probability of a girl who chooses to give birth at the age of 16 is far greater than that of a girl who gives birth to her first child after the age of eighteen. ”

"I have issued an edict that the people are not allowed to marry at the age of sixteen, at least until they are eighteen years old, otherwise they will be severely punished."

After a pause, the empress suddenly looked at Lu Chen deeply.

"Lu Qing, your kind reminder, I don't know how many twenty-eight girls have been saved."

(End of chapter)