Inside the royal palace, Kun and the palace.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on the soft couch, his eyes looking at Lan Cai'er in front of him.

The queen was also sitting cross-legged in front of her at this time, her eyes slightly closed, her breathing evenly, and a vague breath flickered from her body.

Surrounded by this aura, a strong will to live became more and more condensed.

After a long time, the lingering breath suddenly retracted, and the will to live condensed into a point, spun around Lan Cai'er's body, and then rushed straight to her eyebrows, turning into a dark red paint dot attached to the surface of her skin.

At this moment, Lan Cai'er let out a long breath and slowly opened her eyes.

"Queen, what's the matter?"

When Lu Yuan saw this scene, he looked at Lan Cai'er up and down, and saw that there was nothing unusual about him, so he hurriedly asked, "Is this exercise effective?" ”

Looking at her husband's concerned expression, a warmth flashed in Lan Cai'er's heart, and then she showed a smile, tender as water, and nodded slightly: "This Changchun Gong created by the king, after the concubine practiced, she felt mysterious.

Now the essence and spirit of the whole body have been fused into a point, and at this time, the seed of life has been successfully condensed and raised in the Tianmen Divine Mansion.

As long as there is this seed of life, from now on, the escape of the concubine's body and spirit will slow down, and the physical appearance will also be maintained for a long time.

Therefore, it can't be called youthful, but it can be regarded as a skill in rejuvenation, and the appearance is not old. ”

In the end, Lan Cai'er's face was also full of joy.

There is no woman who is not afraid of her aging appearance.

Originally, because of this incident, she had been worried and uneasy, and the whole person was depressed.

Now that this biggest problem has finally been solved, how can we not rejoice?

After Lu Yuan listened, his heart was also filled with a hint of joy, and his heart finally relaxed, and he also said with a smile: "In the past few years, I have integrated the methods of rejuvenating the face that have been collected on the rivers and lakes, as well as the Taoist art of longevity, and the Changchun Gong that I finally created is not only the effect of rejuvenating the face.

Now the queen and your spirit have melted into the seed of life, and it is this seed of life that will maintain your vitality for the future.

From now on, as long as you don't suffer fatal injuries in the future, then you can stimulate the essence and spirit in the seed of life, and you can't find the effect of rapid healing.

However, this method of healing is achieved by destroying the essence and spirit.

Although it can restore injuries, it will cost you your life, and you should never use it unless it is necessary.

Because of this, with this seed of life, you can also adjust your physical state in the future, so that you can achieve a more youthful or old effect.

At this time, did the queen ever find that she was younger than before? ”

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Lan Cai'er carefully, and at this time, his queen's face was indeed much younger than before.

If Lan Cai'er's appearance was twenty-seven or eighteen years old before, then at this time, she has become twenty-four or five years old.

It looks like she's only three or four years younger, but that's just Lan Cai'er's subconscious, the effect of running the exercises.

If the other party deliberately, then just by mobilizing the seed of life and stimulating the spirit inside, you can naturally achieve the effect of becoming younger or more aging.

This change in physiognomy does not mean that the other party's life span has become longer, but it is just a means of using life force.

The popular explanation, just like a mobile phone, the wallpaper of the mobile phone screen can be original, or you can choose the wallpaper you want and apply it.

Whether it is the original or the wallpaper of your choice, it will not change the essence of the phone, and it consumes the same amount of power.

At this time, Lan Caier herself is substituted into a mobile phone, and the mobile phone screen is brought into her appearance, the original wallpaper is her normal appearance, the freely set wallpaper is her adjustment to her appearance, and the power consumed is her vitality, that is, the seed of life transformed by the spirit and spirit.

Lan Cai'er is still the same Lan Cai'er, the only difference is that at this time, she can rely on the seed of life to adjust her appearance.

And this adjustment process will not make her lose anything.

At most, it is to adjust one's appearance, which may lead to more consumption of spirit, but compared with the normal original consumption, it is about one percent, or even one thousandth.

Converted into lifespan, that is, let Lan Caier live a few months and a half less.

This loss of life is not worth mentioning at all compared to maintaining the appearance of youth all the time.

Not to mention that she is an innate grandmaster with a lifespan of one hundred and fifty years, even if she is replaced by an ordinary woman or even a man who can only live for sixty or seventy years, if she can obtain such divine skills, I am afraid that she will work hard to cultivate, and she will not care about the consumption of a few months of life at all.

This is the "Changchun Gong" that Lu Yuan spent more than two years to create, drawing on dozens of exercises that have the effect of health preservation and rejuvenation, and at the same time reading thousands of Taoist scriptures and extracting the longevity of them.

As the name suggests, this exercise has no other more effects than the basic refining of internal force, and the only use is to maintain health and rejuvenate the face, which can make people youthful.

It is like a miracle for those who have needs, and it is chicken ribs for those who don't.

And Lan Caier is naturally the former.

"Are you really young?"

When Lan Cai'er heard Lu Yuan's words, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly got up and came to a dressing table beside her and looked at the mirror above.

On the smooth and clear mirror, a pretty face that captivated the country and the city appeared in her eyes.

And looking at his familiar face, his eyes focused on his appearance, and after looking at it for a while, Lan Cai'er showed a greater surprise on his face.

Because as Lu Yuan said, he looks younger.

"The queen can try, communicate the seed of life in her heart, adjust her appearance by herself, and then she can be younger."

Lu Yuan also got up at this time and walked to Lan Cai'er's side, stretched out his hand to hug his queen, and said softly with a smile.

Lan Cai'er's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then according to what Lu Yuan said, she ran the exercises, and her mind communicated with the seed of life in front of her eyebrows, adjusting the spirit and spirit in the meantime.

Then a surge of life force surged through her, and her muscles and skin changed instantly.

Her already fair and smooth skin instantly became smoother and younger.

It's just a little bit of a breath past, and when the life force that emanates from it returns, it returns to the seed of life, and the blue color on the mirror is a few years younger than before.

From the point of view of appearance, she looks like an eighteen-year-old girl, and the whole thing is youthful.

And the two of them are together in the mirror, and they really look like heroes and beauties, and they are indescribably matched.

Seeing this scene, Lan Caier's eyes were like stars, and her eyebrows were slightly bent, full of joy and happiness.

At this moment, she and her husband finally have no obvious difference in appearance.

One of the two looks sixteen, and the other looks eighteen, both of them are in the right grade, talented and beautiful, and they are very compatible.

It is no longer like before, where a discerning person can detect the age gap of more than ten years at a glance.

The last knot in my heart also dissipated here.

"The king, the concubine wants it."

With joy in her heart, Lan Cai'er turned her head, looked at the man she loved very much in front of her, grabbed the other party's hand, and let it go to her heart, leaned up, and said with endless love.

The beauty throws herself into her arms and speaks softly.

Looking at the queen who was suddenly more than ten years younger, what could Lu Yuan say?

Of course, with a hint of excitement and some excitement, I went straight up.

From time to time, in the main hall, the wind and rain are chaotic, the delicate flowers are scattered, and the sound of the warbler seems to be endless.

……

After verifying the Changchun Gong, in the next few days, Lu Yuan and Lan Cai'er devoted themselves to the development of this exercise.

Changchun function regulates the age and appearance of people, and can make people look young, or mature and aging.

For the two of them, it is simply a variety of fun for all ages.

Girl's blue color, young blue color, mature blue color, charming blue color, half-old blue color......

Every age, every look, for Lu Yuan, is an unprecedented novel experience.

Even when you are interested, you can change several faces at once, which is a real pleasure.

Not only Lan Cai'er, but even Lu Yuan, after practicing Changchun Gong, was finally able to change his appearance, and he didn't have to wear a sixteen-year-old face forever.

As long as he is willing, he can mature in an instant ten or dozens of years, so that he can become majestic and dignified, and no longer as immature as when he was young.

As the lord of a kingdom and the king of all peoples.

In fact, Lu Yuan's appearance at the age of sixteen had a great impact on his royal majesty.

Although many people know that Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, is actually over forty years old, and he can pacify the troubled times with great military achievements, which can be called a generation of military gods. Wen can govern the world, the people are happy, and he is really a generation of Ming Jun.

But even if he has made so many achievements, as soon as many people see his young face, they will subconsciously have the idea that he is so old and unreliable.

As the old saying goes, if you don't have hair on your mouth, you can't do things well.

Regardless of whether this is absolutely true or not, since this proverb can be widely circulated, there is naturally a reason for it.

Previously, Lu Yuan had encountered a lot of small troubles because of his sixteen-year-old immature face.

Although these troubles do not cause any trouble, it is good that they can be avoided.

Therefore, after practicing Changchun Gong, he took the initiative to fix his appearance at the age of thirty.

At this age, neither too young nor too old, it is at the peak of a man's life, and it is also the time when outsiders think they are mature enough.

The so-called thirty and standing is exactly what it is.

Of course, for the sake of national affairs, Lu Yuan fixed himself at the age of thirty.

But Lan Cai'er's side is naturally eternally eighteen years old.

Women naturally like their youthful appearance.

And not only her.

After creating Changchun Gong, Lu Yuan also gave this method to the concubines in the harem who had been favored by him, and let them practice on their own.

This method can not only maintain health, but also rejuvenate the face, it is simply the most suitable exercise for the palace and harem concubines.

After all, even as an emperor, he doesn't want to see his concubines grow old one by one and become old women.

Not only does this look unsightly, but even seeing the appearance of those women and old women, remembering that I have spoiled them, I will feel a little awkward in my heart.

It's good now.

One person has a book of Changchun Gong, and they don't need how advanced their cultivation is, anyway, Lu Yuan didn't expect it, they relied on a book of health exercises to help them kill the enemy.

As long as it can meet the condensation of the seeds of life, the effect of long-term rejuvenation will be enough.

Although with the strength of these harem concubines, especially those who have never practiced martial arts and have no foundation, if they want to reach this step, they will need at least twenty years of hard work.

But thinking about it, for the sake of a long youth, no one will think that this time is long.

After twenty or thirty years, he will be young forever, until his life is gone, and no concubine will refuse this temptation.

And Lu Yuan.

After spreading this exercise in the palace, he didn't pay much attention to it.

He broke free from the gentle township that surprised those concubines, got back on track, and dealt with the right thing.

……

In the ninth year of Shenwu, July 20.

On this day, the domestic summer tax report for this year was summarized, and the household department finally counted it. At the same time, at the beginning of the year, Lu Yuanming's household registration statistics in various places finally came to fruition.

So Lu Yuan summoned the ministers and discussed in the Zhengyang Palace.

Zhengyang Hall.

The ministers of the Chu State gathered together, in addition to Lu Yuan, the monarch, the leader below was Sun Siwen.

About three months ago, after completing the accumulation of body and soul, this friend broke through the innate realm and officially became the sixth innate of the Chu State.

And it was at this time that Cui Changqing, the left prime minister, who had been working on state affairs, suddenly fainted on the eucalyptus table during a day of office.

When Lu Yuan heard this, he was shocked and sent the imperial doctor to see it.

In the end, he got a reply that Zuo Xiang was overworked and exhausted, and he couldn't live long.

If you go home to recuperate at this time, you may be able to live for a few more months.

For this Zuo Xiang, who has worked hard for him for more than ten years, Lu Yuan has great respect in his heart.

Therefore, after learning about this, he ignored Cui Changqing's plea and forced this left-handed person to return to his home to recuperate, so that the other party could live for a while longer, even if it was a period of time.

And the left minister is vacant, and the DPRK and the Central Committee cannot be without a leader.

It happened that Sun Siwen broke through the innate nature, and Lu Yuan also let the right minister return to the court and lead the government affairs.

In the past few months, this friend has picked up his former lean ability and taken care of many things in the country in an orderly manner, which made Lu Yuan much easier.

"The King."

Lu Yuan was sitting on the throne and pondering, and Sun Siwen stood up below, and after making a salute, he reported: "This summer's tax, five counties and forty prefectures across the country, a total of 3.7 million taels of silver will be collected in the field tax, 1.9 million taels of silver will be given, and 1 million taels of silver will be given in the mouth.

These three items totaled six ,600,000 taels of silver.

In addition to the domestic tariff, a total of 2,400,000 taels of silver were collected. The foreign tariff collected a total of 3,100,000 taels of silver.

Two tariffs, totaling five and a half million taels of silver.

In addition, a merchant tax was levied on the market and the shops in the city, and the income was 1,200,000 taels of silver.

The remaining miscellaneous taxes add up to 900,000 taels of silver.

In this way, there are five kinds of taxes, including field tax, oral tax, calculation tax, customs duty, and commercial tax, and counting miscellaneous taxes, I collected a total of 14,200,000 taels of silver in the first half of this year.

The above is tax income.

In addition, in Qianzhong County, the imperial court also operated thirteen mines of gold, silver, and copper, and the income from mining in the first half of this year was also 3 million taels of silver.

The three feudal states of Kunhai, Chili, and Jianchuan in the southwest also paid tribute of 2.7 million taels of silver this year. The South China Sea Kingdom also paid a tribute of three million taels of silver.

These four kingdoms paid a total of 5,700,000 taels of silver.

In the first half of this year, the total income of our Dachu was 22.9 million taels of silver.

In addition, in the second half of the year, when the annual tax is paid, the tax revenue will increase somewhat, or it can reach 18 million taels of silver.

However, in the second half of the year, the cold winter came, and the weather was cold in November and December, and the Qianzhong mine would not be able to open the mine, and the mining income in the second half of the year was expected to be only 2.5 million taels of silver.

There was also no tribute income.

Therefore, in the second half of the year, Da Chu's income should only be 20.5 million taels of silver.

The annual income alone is about 43.4 million taels of silver.

The above is the income.

In terms of expenditure, my Dachu now has 300,000 forbidden troops, 50,000 sailors, 50,000 county soldiers, 80,000 county soldiers, 5,000 palace guards, and 5,000 Jinwu guards, totaling 490,000 soldiers and horses.

With these many soldiers and horses, the annual military expenditure will cost 30 million taels of silver.

In addition, there are more than 5,500 large and small officials in the various ministries of the imperial court and the local prefectures and counties, and these officials must spend 1 million taels of silver every year.

In addition, the various ministries and local institutions of the imperial court also need 1.5 million taels of silver to maintain their operation every year.

The expenses for various local people's livelihood water conservancy projects, post station maintenance, road construction, and so on also cost 2.3 million taels of silver.

In addition, the expenses of the royal palace were 600,000 taels of silver every year.

The rest of the miscellaneous items such as disability allowance for non-commissioned officers, local welfare benefits, and college grants in previous years also cost 400,000 taels of silver every year.

There is still a million taels of silver left for relief in the event of a disaster, or some urgent needs for other matters.

In this way, all of them add up, and Da Chu's annual expenses are about 36.8 million taels of silver.

The income minus the expenses, the balance of Da Chu for a year, is about 6.6 million taels of silver.

In addition, in the past three years, Dachu has traded grain with the Soviet Union, and has also made a profit of 20 million taels of silver.

However, since the beginning of this year, production in various parts of Shu has gradually recovered, and the grain trade with my Dachu has become less and less, and it is expected that it will be completely cut off by the end of the year.

All of the above has been added to the state treasury, and the state treasury has a surplus of 86,300,000 taels of silver, which is enough for two years of my great Chu.

In addition, in recent years, grain depots have been stored in various places, with a total of 40 million stones of grain, which is enough for the needs of a million-strong army for three years.

Since the cessation of the war in the southwest in the sixth year of Shenwu, I have been recuperating for three years, and I have been a soldier with enough food, although I have not yet reached the peak, but it is enough to meet the challenge of any country in the world. ”

Sun Siwen finished summarizing the tax income, and finally said with strong pride and confidence.

Hearing him say this, the other ministers in the hall all nodded in agreement.

Even Lu Yuan couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

Indeed, as Sun Siwen said.

Now, after three years of cultivation, the state of Chu has become full of soldiers and food, and the country is becoming more and more prosperous.

Even during the three-year recuperation period, the state of Chu also took time to use 30,000 soldiers and horses to destroy the people in the snowy valley under the leadership of Huang Xuan, a real person who protected the country, and opened up 3,000 miles of land for the Great Chu again, setting up one county and six prefectures in the river valley.

Now the state of Chu has five counties and forty prefectures in Dongting, Xiangyang, Qianzhong, Xichuan and Hegu, with a territory of more than 20,000 miles.

In addition, in the southwest, there are also three vassal states of Kunhai, Chili, and Jianchuan, which are all part of the Great Chu tributary system and can also be counted as part of the Chu State.

After such a careful calculation, the five counties and three kingdoms of Great Chu have a territory of 30,000 miles, and in terms of territory, they are already a real overlord country.

Looking at the world, it has also entered a first-class country, which is beyond the first line compared to the quasi-first-class of Ningguo.

Coupled with a total of 490,000 standing soldiers, six innate soldiers, this strength is enough to not be afraid of any strong enemy.