Xingyang Palace.

Li You said respectfully: "Your Majesty, now that Sanchuan County has brought together two major national affairs, iron ore and canals, I am afraid that one person will not be able to do it......"

I glanced at Li Si, the old god Li Si was there, obviously I already knew what Li You said, I didn't hesitate any longer, and said with a smile: "This matter is easy to do, the warehouses along the canal are managed by the officials sent by the imperial court, then the canal may as well be directly managed by the imperial court, plus the iron ore turnover, if all of them are handed over to Ge Yue to manage......

I looked at Ge Yue halfway through my words, and Ge Yue immediately got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is in charge of Taicang and taxation, and he doesn't know much about Caoyun, as for the iron mine, it was originally under the jurisdiction of the main iron order, and the minister rashly intervenes for fear of causing chaos, please make a decision!" ”

I nodded with satisfaction, and said to Li Si: "Li Xiang, this matter has been discussed at the Great Dynasty Conference, and I want to design an order, take charge of the world's taxes, and govern Su Neishi was originally the official position of managing Taicang, and now everything is complicated, let's let Ge Yue manage the world's rice and millet well." ”

Ge Yue's expression was a little subtle, but he didn't expect all the taxes to be stripped out, but he still arched his hand: "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

"Obey orders!"

I smiled and said, "Ge Yue, the burden on your body is still not light, the taxes I said are just money, and the taxes on rice and millet are still under your management." ”

Ge Yue didn't show it on his face, but he was greatly relieved in his heart, Daqin's taxes were mainly corn, so his power was not dispersed much.

"Obey! Be dedicated! ”

I waved my hand: "Return to Xianyang tomorrow." ”

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Half a month later, the group returned to Xianyang.

Now almost the entire Xianyang Palace has moved to Zhangtai Palace, and I don't want to go back to Xianyang Palace after living in the spacious Zhangtai Palace, so Zhangtai Palace has become the new imperial center.

Soon after returning to Xianyang, Geyue brought me good news.

On this day, I was dealing with the report in the back hall of Zhangtai, and Ge Yue came with a bag of cotton in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the cotton produced in the Western Regions and Hexi has begun to be sent to Guanzhong!" ”

"Oh?" I was also pleasantly surprised, the role of cotton was too great, so I quickly got up and took a small bag of cotton and opened it and looked at it carefully: "Well, yes, the peeling is very clean, and some miscellaneous leaves are harmless, so let people choose carefully." ”

Then he looked up and asked, "How much cotton has been planted this year?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are nearly 10,000 acres in the Western Regions, and there are fewer in Hexi, only 5,000 acres, all of which are big acres! According to the reaction of the two places, Kunlun slaves seem to be particularly familiar with planting cotton, and a Kunlun slave is worth three or four farmers! Fifty truckloads of cotton have been produced on the way to Xianyang according to His Majesty's requirements! ”

"Very good!" I left the cotton behind and instructed, "Send the cotton to Taicang, and wait for me to do it." ”

"Obey orders!"

After Ge Yue left, I thought about it for a while, and said to Zhao Shanben: "Go and invite the queen to come over, and call Jinle over." ”

Zhao Shanben walked quickly, and not long after that, Li Shiyun took the lead in the apse of Zhangtai.

Li Shiyun was not as restrained as she was at the beginning, and Ying Ying saluted: "See Your Majesty!" ”

I patted the couch next to me: "No need to be polite, come and sit." ”

When I was with Li Shiyun, I was more serious, and I smiled and said: "I called you here today because I have something to ask you, and there is another thing I want to leave to you to do, of course, if you don't want me to find someone to do it." ”

Li Shiyun was a little puzzled, and said curiously: "Your Majesty told the concubine not to disobey, how dare you say that you are unwilling?" ”

I waved my hand to drive Zhao Shanben and the others out, and when only the two of us were left in the hall, I said seriously: "When was the last time you came to menstruation?" How was it handled? ”

Li Shiyun was surprised at first, as if she couldn't believe what she heard, seeing my serious expression, and then turned shy, almost buried her head in the collar, and her voice was so low that she could barely hear it: "Your Majesty, this is ......"

I shook my head helplessly and explained: "I have one thing that I hope to promote to the world, that is, women's menstrual cloth, which will definitely play an immeasurable role, but I really don't know anything about these things, and it is not appropriate to ask others, so I have to call you." ”

Li Shiyun was stunned, if a man is particularly proficient in this kind of thing, it would be a strange thing, right?

"Your Majesty, a woman's menstrual affair is an unclean thing, so why do you need such filth...... Forehead...... Upset? ”

I explained to Ge Yue and Jinle the words I explained to her that day, and finally said: "Think about it, if this kind of menstrual cloth can be implemented in the world, not only will the risk of women getting sick be much smaller, but it will also be a good improvement for the people of Daqin." In addition, you are the queen, but you appear too little in front of the world, which is not conducive to you assisting me in governing the world, and when this moon cloth is recognized and praised by the women of the world, I will arrange for someone to show the world that this thing is made by you, which can enhance your prestige! ”

Li Si has mentioned Li Shiyun's matter to me a few times intentionally or unintentionally, but Liang is blunt, to the effect that the queen should not hide in the deep palace, if the reputation is not obvious, once there is a need for the queen to deter the ministers, I am afraid that Li Shiyun will not be effective.

The identities of these two people are too special, one is Li Shiyun's father, and the other is the former queen, I originally just listened to the words of the two of them, but on the way to Xingyang this time, I suddenly felt a little worried, if there is a change in Xianyang, whether Feng Zai alone can stabilize the court, after all, I need a person who is firmly tied to my interests in Xianyang, with Li Shiyun's cleverness It is almost impossible to choose to stand on the opposite side of me, it just so happens that it is inconvenient for me to come forward, so it is better to take the opportunity to enhance her prestige!

After listening to my explanation, Li Shiyun frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, this matter is for the benefit of women in the world, and the concubine is willing to do it!" ”

Then he said shyly: "The concubine is at the beginning of each month, come to ...... At that time, it was a menstrual cloth sewn from white silk on both sides and linen in the middle......"

I nodded with satisfaction, Li Shiyun and Tao Yao are both very sensible women, which makes me worry a lot: "Show me." ”

Li Shiyun raised his head again in astonishment, and stammered, "Your Majesty ......"

The shyness on Li Shiyun's face has turned into horror, if she is a person in the future, she will definitely suspect that I am a pervert, and there is really no word perverted to describe me more appropriately now......

I patted my head, this thing really didn't fit for me, cleared my throat to relieve the embarrassment, and continued: "Then don't look at it, I roughly know." You know it's good to fill it with a linen cloth with better water absorption, which is similar to the structure of the menstrual cloth I thought, but it is not very convenient to wear, and the water absorption is not so good, and my improved menstrual cloth should be more effective! ”