After the end of the court meeting, Jiang Chengwan spoke again and stopped Lu Chen, who was about to go to the Tiangong Division.

And only called him alone.

Obviously, there is another small meeting for two.

The reason why I want to say the word "again" is because since the Cangming Holy King returned to the Holy Realm, Lu Chen has become the de facto chief minister.

Almost all of the major national affairs of Great Xia had to go through him first, and unless he took the initiative to propose to the empress to convene the ministers to discuss together, the other ministers could not participate in the decision-making at the first time.

Even if it is the first assistant, the titular head of the hundred officials, Yan Song, is the same.

The Third Pavilion has almost become an executive body, after all, there are only two cabinet ministers, Yan Song and Xiao Yun, and the latter is almost labeled as Lu Chen.

Moreover, the empress is so strong and extremely diligent, she takes care of everything, and as long as it is a policy proposed by Lu Chen, she will spare no effort to implement it, and personally follow up the progress from time to time.

Therefore, the voting system of the three pavilions, under the strength of the imperial power and Lu Chen's already transcendent power, is almost useless.

The first decision-making power naturally has nothing to do with the three pavilions.

Lu Chen followed Jiang Chengwan into the Zichen Palace, and then sat on the chair opposite the side of the dragon chair that had not moved for a long time, as if it had been specially designed for him.

"Lu Qing."

After taking a seat, Jiang Chengwan took the initiative to speak.

"In a few days, it will be a discussion on fiscal revenue and expenditure, and will the Ministry of Industry's accounts for this year be summarized?"

A posture of discussing business, and the tone is quite serious.

As an emperor, Jiang Chengwan naturally will not be like a young girl, her mind is full of the figure of her sweetheart.

In fact, although she and Lu Chen spent second only to Chai Hongyu in the time they spent together, most of the time, the two exchanged official affairs, like the previous private visits to Weifu were a few.

For her, Lu Chen is not only a special existence, but also a veritable pillar of the country in Great Xia, putting aside his personal feelings, his importance to the country is now second only to the Cangming Holy King.

If it weren't even for her shallow foundation, she would have to rely on the power of the Holy Realm and the absolute combat power of the Holy King to support her rule at this stage, and Lu Chen, who had already shown amazing talent, was even more important to the Yongchu Dynasty than the Cangming Saint King.

Lu Chen nodded.

"Back to Your Majesty, the accounts of the Ministry of Industry have all been sorted out and checked, not only that, but the income and expenditure of the Tiangong Division have also been counted yesterday, and the account books are placed in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and Your Majesty can send someone to pick it up at any time."

The annual financial meeting is about to be convened, and during the meeting, whether it is the large or small yamen of all provinces or the institutions of various parts of the capital, they must summarize and submit the annual income and expenditure statistics, and then the household department will compile them into a book after verification.

After that, the budget for this year will be discussed according to the income and expenditure, and each yamen will also submit an application for appropriation.

In short, it's complicated.

It's almost the busiest time of the year for officials.

After all, finance is one of the most important matters of the state, and there must be no sloppiness.

Jiang Chengwan waved his hand: "Lu Qing just checks it, and I won't do useless work."

Lu Chen: "......"

Jiang Chengwan asked again: "How is the expenditure of the Ministry of Industry last year compared to last year?" What is the profitability of Tiangong Division? ”

Lu Chen thought about it for a moment, and then responded: "The total expenditure of the Ministry of Industry last year was about 20% less than that of the previous year, but the total amount of work was three times that of the previous year, including the construction and maintenance of roads in Gyeonggi, water conservancy projects in various places, and the reinforcement of passes in strategic places, the paving of gallop roads, the replanning and expansion of urban areas, and the maintenance and reinforcement of large arrays, etc., with a total expenditure of about 2.2 million taels of silver, and now the progress of various projects has exceeded half. ”

"Especially the road construction in the land of Gyeonggi, thanks to His Majesty's generosity, coupled with the help of General Gu, now Luojing and all the prefectures and counties within a radius of thousands of miles have been paved with cement roads, and the traffic in the Sili area has now become extremely convenient, not only for the convenience of the people, but also greatly increased the mobility of the forbidden army stationed in various places, even the forbidden army stationed farthest away from the capital can rush back to Luojing within a day, and there is no need to spend a lot of spirit stones to open the Divine Journey Great Array like in the past."

Listening to Lu Chen's previous account, especially when he mentioned that he was generous, when the treasury was empty and many of Lu Chen's project plans were restricted, he generously handed over the money earned by the Tiangong Division through the patent law and all the silver in the treasury to Lu Chen, so that he could completely let go of his hands and feet, Jiang Chengwan's face gradually showed a smile.

But when she heard that Gu Simiao also donated money and food to the Ministry of Industry, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.

Even if Gu Simiao's move solves the urgent need of the imperial court, it is the same.

After all, she knew better than anyone that although Gu Simiao was loyal to Great Xia, she was a pure martial artist, and she definitely didn't do it purely for Great Xia.

If there was another person to be the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Gu Simiao would definitely not spare so much effort, and there would not even be such a thing as donating money.

Lu Chen was still taking care of himself, but he didn't notice the slight change in Jiang Chengwan's complexion.

"Last year, the Tiangong Division approved a total of 78 projects, invested 600,000 taels in research and development, completed 30 research and development projects such as coal, cement, glass, ironmaking technology, and refrigeration technology, with a cumulative profit of 2 million taels, and greatly saved the treasury expenses through improved technology, roughly estimated at about 1.2 million taels, and realized open source and cost reduction in a real sense."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan's attention was immediately attracted by this rather exaggerated figure, and she saw her eyes widen and said in surprise: "Invest 600,000 taels, but the total benefit is more than 3 million taels?" So much? ”

Lu Chen smiled: "This is the way of Gewu, turning decay into magic, seizing the creation of heaven and earth, strengthening the country and benefiting all people." ”

"And this is just the beginning, the people are safe, the country is stable, the people are rich, the country is strong, Weichen believes that as long as we have been vigorously promoting the way of things, and at the same time taking advantage of the situation, constantly adjusting policies according to the actual situation, and guiding the country to become rich and strong, I will be able to break through the shackles of the dynasty and inherit it for eternity."

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan couldn't help but feel excited.

At the beginning of her ascension to the throne, she needed to prove herself with sufficient weight and establish prestige politically, at the beginning she just hoped that this year's tax revenue could be raised to a higher level than last year, the world was stable, the people recuperated, and it was enough not to come too many spiritual disasters or natural disasters.

But he didn't expect Lu Chen to bring such a big surprise to himself.

That's more than three million taels!

It's almost half of the previous year's book tax.

This day is really extraordinary!

Although the low taxes in the past few years were because the Empress Dowager Zhao was in power, the court was extravagant, and there were countless harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, so that the people in various parts of Daxia were not able to make a living, and the taxes in some places were either not collected, or after a few years, the people were extremely overdrawn and overwhelmed, and the production was withered.

But even so, the achievements handed over by the Tiangong Division, who had only been created for a year, were enough for Lu Chen to step into the ranks of famous ministers, and it was enough for her to establish her prestige and gain a firm foothold in the supreme position.

You must know that more than three million taels are only direct benefits, and indirect, such as the benefits brought to the imperial court by the hundred industries that gradually prospered after the roads were smoothed, have not been counted.

There is also the loss reduced for the imperial court after social stability and prosperity, which is also a big account.

Just thinking about it, it's an unimaginably large political achievement.

Reuse Lu Chen and unconditionally support his various ideas, although this is mixed with personal feelings, but Lu Chen has such an excellent performance and outstanding political achievements, which is not the most powerful proof of her vision.

After a while, Lu Chen finished reporting his work report as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the secretary of the Tiangong Division.

Jiang Chengwan took a deep breath, and then glanced at Lu Chen deeply.

"Lu Qing, thank you for your hard work."

After a pause, her tone became solemn.

"With the assistance of a peerless warrior like you, I feel like I am truly destined to be."

These words seem to be in response to Lu Chen's previous idea that "no one is irreplaceable".

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head inexplicably.

"Your Majesty's words are serious, even if there is no Weichen, even if there is no Mandate of Heaven, Your Majesty is still Your Majesty, the only supreme existence of my Great Xia Dynasty, the Holy Lord is in the court, and people of insight in the world will swear to follow and show their ambitions, without me Lu Chen, there will be Zhang Chen, Su Chen, Your Majesty should not be too elevated Weichen."

Seeing that he didn't mean to change his mind at all, Jiang Chengwan couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Lu Chen is good at everything, but he is a little too obedient to his duty.

It's okay to say that it's a little out of line

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

Jiang Chengwan didn't say more about this kind of thing, but changed the topic at the right time.

"By the way, Lu Qing, since all the affairs of the Ministry of Industry are on the right track, it's almost time for you to move to other positions, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen's heart trembled.

Nima, Lao Tzu was ranked as a third-grade member at the age of twenty-one, and he still has to move up?

Further up there are the three pavilions!

Do you want Lao Tzu to enter the cabinet at the age of 21 and become a first-class university scholar?

He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, Jiang Chengwan pursed the corners of his mouth and continued softly: "I intend to let Wu Yue, the head of the household department, enter the cabinet, and Lu Qing will be transferred to the head of the household department to serve as the head of the household department. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen's brows relaxed.

It's okay, it's just flat.

Although under normal circumstances, the status and power of the Ministry of Household Books are much heavier than those of the Ministry of Industry, but in terms of official rank, both of them are third-grade officials, even if they have a lot of weight, they are still nominally flat.

It's not just about entering the cabinet.

Don't panic.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen raised his hand.

"Wechen respectfully obeys His Majesty's orders."

Seeing that Lu Chen responded, Jiang Chengwan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A fulfilling workday always passes quickly, and before you know it, it's time to get down again.

It was rare for Lu Chen not to stay in Purple Pole City to work overtime, but left Purple Pole City with Chai Hongyu as soon as he arrived.

Rustling~

As soon as I stepped out of the Xuanji Gate, a slight drizzle slowly fell from the slightly dim sky.

In the rainy season, Luojing in early spring is always shrouded in hazy drizzle.

However, even so, the east and west streets are still bustling with pedestrians.

Chai Hongyu opened her spiritual power shield to keep the drizzle and cold wind out, as usual, with her, Lu Chen didn't need to use an umbrella at all.

I can play and see, and the functionality is still full.

The top tool man is true.

Soon, the two came to the East Lake one after the other.

At this time, many pairs of young men and women are holding umbrellas, playing near the East Lake and the stone bridge, which is a perfect picture of "full of spring".

Watching those talented and beautiful women pass by with a smile and a smile, although Chai Hongyu was expressionless, there was a faint hint of longing in the depths of her fiery red eyes.

After a while, she quietly turned her head and looked at Lu Chen, who seemed to be thinking about something.

Zhu's lips opened slightly, but after hesitating for a moment, she still didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Chen noticed Chai Hongyu's strange appearance.

"Does Miss Chai have something on her mind?"

Chai Hongyu shook her head slightly.

"It's nothing, thank you Governor for your concern."

The voice is hard.

Lu Chen glanced at her a little inexplicably, but he didn't ask more.

Then he was bored, looked around casually, and when he saw a pair of dog men and talented and beautiful women walking together, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and subconsciously glanced at Chai Hongyu on the side.

Then, he saw Chai Hongyu staring at a pair of young men and women with umbrellas and laughing under the drizzle on a stone bridge not far away.

The next second, he narrowed his eyes inexplicably.

Tsk this girl. Could it be that you miss your sweetheart?

Anyway, she seems to have a fellow brother, what is her name. Ye Fan? Wori, this name, is a bit domineering.

The Tsing Yi Junjie who had a relationship with each other when he was in Yuzhou came to mind, and Lu Chen's face gradually revealed a look of clarity.

I see, it's spring.

Since you miss your sweetheart, it's better to go directly to him

As soon as he thought of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ahem."

He coughed lightly, instantly attracting Chai Hongyu's attention.

Chai Hongyu asked nervously, "Lord Governor, what's wrong with you?" Caught a cold? ”

As she spoke, she subconsciously wanted to use the Vermilion Bird spiritual power in her body.

(End of chapter)