"Haaa......"

In the carriage galloping towards Xingping County, Lu Chen yawned boredly, and then leaned on the soft cloud brocade couch quite lazily.

"Spring is sleepy and autumn is lacking, even cultivators can't avoid it."

Hearing this, Gu Simiao on the side couldn't help but smile.

"It turns out that Huaiyu, will you also be sleepy during the day? I thought you would always be energetic and tireless during the day. ”

Lu Chen shrugged.

"I'm used to being busy, and when I suddenly get idle, I always feel a little uncomfortable."

As he spoke, he turned around, lifted the curtain on the side of the car, and looked out the window at the rapidly receding scenery, and the sense of chaos in his mind suddenly disappeared.

Although the carriage given by the Empress looks ordinary, both the frame structure and the horses pulling the carriage are extraordinary.

Not to mention anything else, there are more than 10 kinds of wind techniques for burning the frame with special materials, and their speed is naturally very fast.

Coupled with the land of Gyeonggi in the first year of Yongchu, especially the large infrastructure near the capital, as well as the various management rules formulated at the same time, the road traffic within 500 miles from the capital has become extremely developed, and the efficiency of carriage and horse traffic is more than ten times stronger than before, and it is no longer as bumpy and smooth as when he left the capital for Yuzhou a year ago.

Through the car window, the traffic outside the window was rushing, and a scene of busy traffic suddenly met Lu Chen's eyes.

In the cool breeze of early spring, on the B-shaped road a little far away from the newly built road, whether it is pedestrians carrying large bags and small bags, or vendors and caravans driving ox carts and horse-drawn carts, most of the people's faces reveal a touch of hope and yearning for the future.

In the past year, under Lu Chen's leadership, the Ministry of Industry has been overloaded almost all year round, building various livelihood infrastructure projects, and the demand for manpower near the capital is huge, and the population of the capital cannot meet the demand for labor at all, so it can only spend money to recruit manpower from the surrounding areas.

Yes, recruitment, not conscription.

This is also the policy that Lu Chen insists on implementing, and all craftsmen and laborers involved in the project will be paid according to the established standards.

The current capital, even for ordinary people, is full of opportunities, at least they can have food and clothing.

Therefore, last year's expenditure of the Ministry of Industry was extremely exaggerated, and the expenditure applications of other ministries were all lagging behind, except for the necessary expenditures, most of the financial centers were placed on the Ministry of Industry last year, which has such brilliant results.

Today's capital has shown a very prosperous trend by relying on the political and economic center of the imperial capital, as well as the extremely developed transportation.

According to this trend, under the rule of the empress, it is very likely that Daxia will surpass the rule of Renxuan at the beginning of the founding of Daxia and become a generation of saints who shine in the annals of history.

By mistake, Lu Chen has also become a peerless national warrior with outstanding political achievements.

He didn't feel anything about this, after all, he was not famous, but when he saw the prosperous picture he had created with his own hands, and the vitality on the faces of the people, he always had a strange sense of satisfaction and achievement.

He walks up and down every day, although it is close to Xuanji Gate, but more importantly, he wants to see the livelihood of the capital.

Of course, it is true that you want to give the enemy a chance to attack.

"That's right, Huaiyu ......"

Gu Simiao seemed to suddenly remember something, and the tone of her voice suddenly became solemn.

"I heard that His Majesty intends to transfer you to the household department as the head of the household department in the next court, do you have any plans or ideas?"

Hearing Gu Simiao suddenly talk about political affairs, Lu Chen suddenly came to his senses.

I don't know when it started, as long as someone talked to him about political affairs, he would become enthusiastic and enter the state in an instant.

"What ...... the household"

He groaned slightly, and his mind quickly organized the language.

"To put it simply, it is to start from the financial side and let the money bag of this imperial court play its real role."

Hearing this, Gu Simiao frowned inexplicably.

To be honest, as a martial artist, she is not good at political affairs, it is her job to arrange troops and lead troops to fight, and she has little interest in complicated government affairs.

But if someone takes the world as his own responsibility, and his mind is focused on state affairs, if he doesn't know anything about political affairs, he probably doesn't even have a topic to talk about, so she has been studying scriptures for the past year, although the current level of governance is not as good as a gifted demon like Lu Chen, but it is not so bad that he can't interject.

And the more you dig deeper, the more you touch on the complicated chain of interests of the Great Xia Empire.

The household department is in charge of household registration and finance in Daxia.

This position is much more subtle than that of the Ministry of Industry, after all, the Ministry of Industry spends money, and the Ministry of Household is in charge of money.

A simple word "money" involves more interests.

And Lu Chen's plan was to hold the money bag firmly in his hand as soon as he came up.

Isn't this going to kill people?

Even a famous person like Wu Yue wouldn't dare to have such thoughts, right?

Thinking like this, Gu Simiao instantly understood why the empress was willing to let go of her prejudices.

Indeed, touching the fundamental interests of some people, relying on Chai Hongyu alone and the 20,000 Xuanwu guards left behind in the capital and the Xuanji Guards who were secretly protecting them may not be able to ensure that Lu Chen is foolproof, and only by transferring her and the elite under her command, that is, the Chilin Guard, who is in charge of Cangyue, to strengthen her defense, can she truly feel at ease.

After a while, Gu Simiao took a deep breath and asked again, "Huaiyu, do you think that today's household department has not played its true role?"

Lu Chen smiled.

"Money can be channeled, but also can hook demons, the world's big and small affairs, everything is inseparable from the word money, and the current household, to put it ugly, is just a tool for this word, not the master."

Hearing this, Gu Simiao suddenly became a little curious.

"What to say."

Lu Chen didn't explain too much, and only gave a slightly mysterious sentence: "For others, money is money and wealth, but for the imperial court, although it is also money, it is not just money."

Gu Simiao blinked, a little confused: "Is it money, but not money?"

Lu Chen sold it this time.

"If you want to play the real role of the household department, you must first recognize the essence of money from the perspective of the imperial court, otherwise you will not know your identity and everything will be empty."

Gu Simiao still didn't understand, but seeing that Lu Chen didn't seem to want to explain clearly, she didn't ask for another explanation, but asked directly:

"Then, Huaiyu, what are you going to do?"

"Hmm......"

Lu Chen supported his chin with one hand and organized his words a little, and then slowly spoke: "The specific idea, to put it simply, is to solve the problems within the household department from the inside out, and then expand it externally, just like the Ministry of Industry a year ago."

The understatement of the words "from the inside out" made Gu Simiao smell an extraordinary breath.

Even if the political level is as good as her, she can roughly guess that the problems within the household department must be more complex and serious than those of the Ministry of Industry.

Seemingly...... The capital is about to set off a bloody storm again......

After all, this man, it seems, never knew how to write the words stop and compromise from the beginning of his career.

"And"

At this time, Lu Chen spoke again and added: "As the money bag of the imperial court, the household department is in charge of the main source of income of the imperial court, but it is too dependent on the meager income of the people who are facing the loess with their backs to the sky, this status quo must be changed, at least, the imperial court should also have a stable and efficient source of income, otherwise, if one day the imperial court has no money to use, my Great Xia will not be far from the chaos in the world." ”

Hearing this, Gu Simiao couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Although she didn't know what Lu Chen's specific policy strategy was, she could clearly realize that Lu Chen had stepped on a one-way road full of thorns.

Doomed to be no turning back.

Either cross the finish line or fall halfway.

She opened her mouth, subconsciously trying to persuade her, at least slow down a little, don't be so eager to push those people to a dead end, at least leave a little room for relaxation, slowly.

But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

Because, she suddenly thought, no matter whether Lu Chen, who has always been strong, will listen to her, even if she listens, Lu Chen, who has learned to back down, is it still Lu Chen?

Is this kind of goodwill that ruined him really goodwill?

Under the battle between heaven and man, she fell completely silent.

She didn't speak, so Lu Chen didn't take the initiative to find a topic, but closed his eyes and recuperated in front of her, who was preoccupied.

In this rare calm, time passed quickly, and before I knew it, the carriage came to the outskirts of Xingping County.

"Head of the family, it's time to Xingping County."

The groom's rugged voice rang out.

Meanwhile.

Luojing, Lufu.

"What? Went to Xingping County? ”

Jiang Chengwan, the Yongchu Empress who changed into civilian clothes as soon as she got down in the morning, and then came here non-stop, frowned, looking at Luo Xiaoyu with an apologetic face in front of her, and a cold color gradually appeared on her beautiful little face.

"And still walk with Gu Simiao?"

I don't know if it's an illusion, Luo Xiaoyu always felt that this supreme emperor, when he was talking, his cheeks seemed to move, inexplicably giving people a sense of gnashing of teeth.

She blinked a little confusedly, but answered honestly, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Receiving an affirmative answer, Jiang Chengwan's brows furrowed even deeper.

Click

Under the wide sleeves, a crisp sound sounded.

"When did they leave?"

"I left almost two hours ago, and I should be almost in Xingping County by now."

Seeing that Jiang Chengwan's face was not good, Luo Xiaoyu suddenly said cautiously: "Is there anything Your Majesty is looking for your cousin?" ”

Jiang Chengwan shook her head.

"That's it, it's not a big deal."

As she spoke, she turned her head and drove directly back to the palace.

The appearance of a flat mouth came properly on the occasion and returned in disappointment.

"Someone."

As soon as she returned to Zichen Palace, Jiang Chengwan summoned the palace people.

"Slaves and maids see Your Majesty."

Xiao Li ran in and knelt down respectfully.

"What does Your Majesty command?"

Jiang Chengwan worked hard to write a book, drafted a simple edict with a few brushes, and then threw it to Xiao Li with a flick of his hand.

"You immediately go to the Communication Division, and ask it to immediately use the thousands of miles to send a message to the forbidden army."

"Yes! Your Majesty, the slave and maid will do it! ”

Xiao Li responded neatly, turned around and walked away quickly.

(End of chapter)