There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea: 733|Sixty-second dragon scales (five)

Sixty-second dragon scales (five)

Deliciously ate a meal made by Empress Dowager Ren'an herself, and then slept in the same bed with Empress Dowager Ren'an at night and asked her to massage herself——Emperor Xiaozong was not in good health, and he needed to sit for a long time to deal with government affairs on weekdays , After a day is back pain can not eat or sleep well. Empress Dowager Ren'an personally practiced this massage technique with the empress. Whenever Emperor Xiaozong came back and lay down on the bed, she would give him a massage. The most honorable empress in the world lives like an ordinary person. The average couple.

Having been with Empress Dowager Ren'an for so long, Linglong naturally understands that she is a gentle and attentive woman, and her relationship with Emperor Xiaozong is very cautious. Why did such a person end up in Lu You's harem? Died for no reason?

At that time, the little empress was dead, and the Empress Dowager Ren'an could never fall in love with Lu You. She had loved a man as devoted and gentle as Emperor Xiaozong. But she entered Lu You's harem, and Linglong couldn't think of any other possibility except to avenge her daughter.

Presumably after Lu You ascended the throne, the world was stable, and occasionally he would miss the little empress who once gave up on him. He took the country from her and cut off her head with his own hands. Now he is the master of the world. , There are countless beauties to please and flatter, but the only one who can make him bow his head to the court is the little empress who was brutally beheaded by him. Empress Dowager Ren'an is the biological mother of the little empress. The mother and daughter look alike. He can't guarantee that he does not have the idea of ​​seeing things and thinking about people. , I am afraid it is an ancient mystery.

Being comforted by her mother all night, Linglong was still in good spirits the next day. This time, no one dared to say that she still slept in the same bed with her mother when she was eleven years old. There are no secret affairs in the family, but no one wants to be told in the open!

The official evaluation system will also officially start after five days, but it is not allowed to arrive late and leave early to perfunctory dereliction of duty. Most officials can still do it. Those who can't do it, Linglong will be punished and beaten if they deserve to be punished. After a period of time , the atmosphere towards the middle is refreshing.

When the three princes entered the capital, Linglong held a banquet, and the vassal kings were finally able to return to their fiefs, but they wanted to keep their carefully cultivated sons. Who would like this? But what if they don't go back, they don't mind if their father and son keep Linglong, she just has a reason to send her confidant ministers to the fief to "coordinate management"!

At first the vassal kings didn't understand what "collaborative management" meant, but as soon as Linglong explained it, they suddenly realized that the co-authorship was to send someone to monitor them on the bright side! No, no, absolutely no! They don't need any cooperating ministers, they will leave their son and go back by themselves!

This is forcing them to give up their talented son-in-law!

If nothing else happens, these three princes will never want to return to their fiefs except to die. If the vassal kings have wicked intentions to rebel, they will be the first to be killed. If they do not rebel, they will stay in the capital forever as protons. Besides, because of their background, the little empress will never reuse them. In other words, this life has been so wasted.

The vassal kings are also desperate. Can the heir be chosen so casually? How much energy did they spend raising their son to what he is today!

Let's ignore the concerns of this group of people for the time being. She can't let the vassal king go back to strengthen her power, but she can't take the vassal too hastily, and she needs to think about it in the long run. The most important thing right now is the people's livelihood. Since ancient times, the common people don't care who is sitting on the dragon chair. As long as they can eat and wear warm clothes and have no worries about food and clothing, it is enough. However, with the current development level of the Dali Dynasty, the common people seem to be still struggling with food and clothing.

I have to pay taxes every year when I collect food. The output of food is pitifully low. It's good that the money left after paying the tax can be enough to eat. Don't think about anything else! Coupled with the fact that the lower-level officials are rich in their own pockets, although the people will not be displaced, they are not able to live and work in peace and contentment. In the final analysis, it is still the problem of grain production. The population base far exceeds the grain production. Many families with many children can’t even eat food. Full, what else to talk about?

If things go on like this, the poor are getting poorer and poorer. In addition, all kinds of inferior grades are only high school, private schools and colleges are expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it at all, and there is no extra money to send their children to study, so it is passed down from generation to generation. only poverty.

With poverty, there is only ignorance.

Linglong looked at the neonatal data submitted by various places. The birth rate is as high as the death rate, and the mortality rate of women due to childbirth is also quite alarming. Therefore, to be a good emperor, first of all, you must let the people under you eat full meal.

She has engaged in scientific research for two generations, and has dabbled in all aspects. Although the technical level of Dali is backward, the knowledge has long been stored in Linglong's mind. But she is the emperor, there is absolutely no reason for her to go down to the fields to do research in person. How to keep the people fed and clothed is something that the Ministry of Industry should consider. Is it difficult for the money to support such two groups of waste?

Linglong summoned the Minister of Work and key officials and set two small goals for them. First, optimize grain species and select suitable crops according to the planting environment; second, improve the existing backward and cumbersome agricultural tools.

The common people of the Dali Dynasty mostly used ploughshares. The ploughshares were heavy and difficult to plough deeply. It often required people and animals to sell a lot of energy. Afraid that the people from the Ministry of Industry were not smart enough, Linglong also drew drawings for them and asked them to build a light and convenient plough like the one shown in the picture. No matter how many requirements I dare not mention, at least compared to the ploughshare, the short and curved ploughs are easier, save manpower, and have better results.

There are also irrigation tools such as drum carts, which can be made to irrigate by themselves without human supervision.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry held the blueprint given by Linglong and was speechless with excitement. Looking at Linglong's eyes is similar to that of a fairy. Anyone who has a little understanding of history knows this knowledge, but it is very difficult for officials of the Dali dynasties who are backward in technology. That said, it's a huge improvement!

Linglong gave them half a year to optimize grains and improve farming tools. After half a year, she wants to see the results. If she can't do it, she will be fined!

As for the Ministry of Households, she proposed a system to register household registration and conduct a national census. All people from the three religions and nine streams, including those with low status, must be registered in the register, and taxes will be slightly reduced and exempted, and "female households" will be added.

The people in the Ministry of Industry are very efficient. With the drawings, the farm tools are quickly manufactured. Let's try it out in the field, hey! Don't tell me, it's many times stronger than the hard-to-use plowshares in the past!

It's just that the optimization of grain seeds takes time. The excellent grain seeds found are also being tested in Huangzhuang. The Minister of Industry runs to the palace every day. But the spirit is very good. The Ministry of Industry has always been an invisible department in the Sixth Ministry. When Emperor Xiaozong was there, he didn't pay much attention to it. Now they are gradually producing results, how can they be unhappy! Linglong provides advice and assistance from all aspects without any trace, and the efficiency has improved by leaps and bounds.

It took more than half a year to complete the national census, and people from all walks of life were registered. The environment of the previous dynasties was very difficult for single women such as widows who lost their husbands, orphans without parents and mothers. Friendly, even the in-laws sold the widowed daughter-in-law, and the orphaned daughter who lost her parents is a typical example of "extinct households". After having a female household, it is different. As long as you apply for a female household in the yamen, you can get With the blessing of the imperial court, those who want to eat the dead can be directly exiled if they are caught!

This kind of thing just needs to kill chickens to show the monkeys. If you catch two first, others will not dare to follow suit.

After the emergence of female households, some women began to try to do business. Since ancient times, the merchants were the most despicable, but the little queen was an exception. The little queen encouraged business, and the only requirement was that the merchants paid taxes More than the peasants, but this is understandable, because in terms of interests, the money earned by the merchants is many times more than that of the peasants. And this year, the Ministry of Household issued an announcement to reduce taxes, and businessmen are among them!

The next step was the implementation of new grains and improved agricultural tools. Before the start of spring ploughing in the new year, a decree from the Little Empress was issued all over the country, requiring all regions to choose suitable crops for cultivation according to local conditions, and not to grow rice in dry land. , Don’t plant vegetables in the sand. Dali opened the customs to allow foreign businessmen to come, and the Ministry of Industry exchanged seeds such as peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, peanuts, etc. from foreign businessmen with high nose and deep eyes. The output is large, easy to satiate, and most importantly, peanuts can also be used to squeeze oil!

Nowadays, people rarely see oil and water every year, and they use animal oil, that is, lard fried from bought fat meat. Wherever they are willing to eat it on weekdays, they have to celebrate the New Year.

Now there is vegetable oil!

With oil and water, even stir-frying vegetables can make people eat comfortably!

What the Ministry of Industry is most worried about is that the people are conservative and timid and rashly promote new grains, which may be difficult for them to accept, and even cause a backlash, so Linglong waved his hand, and the Minister of the Ministry of Housing immediately shed two lines of tears—— Your Ministry of Industry promotes new grains, why should our Ministry of Household undertake it? ? ?

Linglong's method is very simple: as long as new grains and crops are planted according to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry, they are exempted from paying tax for one year.

The people suddenly boiled!

Afraid that the common people could not understand the words of the text, Linglong instructed the Ministry of Household to send the news to Tongsheng Xiucai in various states and counties. Because of the limited manpower and the vast territory of the Dali Dynasty, it was impossible for the people of the court to go to various places. Teaching people how to plant and use new agricultural tools, and at the same time, new regulations also need to be communicated downward. This requires a process, and there is no better way than a scholar.

Of course, scholars who are willing to listen to the government dispatched to various villages for publicity and explanation will be commended by the government.

Hey, it's just a stamped certificate, but for scholars, this is a good opportunity to hear from the heavens. What a proud thing to be able to convey on behalf of your Majesty's will as a scholar! That certificate can be framed as a family heirloom!

There are many scholars who have the world in their hearts.

Change the crops according to the geographical environment, and optimize the grain yield to say three or four times. When the harvest season comes, the rich fruits in the fields are the best reward for Linglong.

Many old farmers who have been cultivating all their lives hold the heavy ears of rice with tears in their eyes. They don't have to pay taxes this year. They can eat a lot at home, buy two pieces of flower cloth for their mother-in-law, and even send brain seeds to smart people. Grandson goes to the county to study!

Linglong's request to the Ministry of Works and Households was at first thought unfeasible by many ministers, especially those who took refuge in the vassal kings. They felt that this little empress was just playing tricks and let the dignified Minister of Works go to the ground in person? Too insulting Sven!

As a result, they were waiting for a good show, and now their faces hurt.

The people who have been exempted from tax for one year are obviously stiff. In addition, Linglong vigorously encourages traders, and added a national commercial station, assigned by the Ministry of Household, where people can go to the commercial station to sell food, fruit, cloth, etc. Re-sale through the commercial station, otherwise, the exchange of fruits and vegetables in the south and fur seasoning in the north will be a big problem.

The business station draws a portion of the cost into the national treasury. The personnel of these new departments are required to read and read, be able to count, and have a clean family background and no criminal history. The previous national census came in handy. In addition, quarterly There are also assessments. If you neglect your duties and fill your own pockets, you will not only be expelled, but also recorded on the record. After that, you will not be allowed to take scientific exams for three generations.

Therefore, the people selected for the National Trading Station are very cautious and have a very good attitude towards the old farmers. I heard that the Ministry of Housing will send people disguised as farmers to sell goods for inspection. That's punishable! This is fat!

The common people have sold more goods and found that it is a good thing to work in a commercial station. In addition to the high salary, it is also respected, but the yamen requires that you can read and know words to count in order to enter. No chance.

I have been digging in the ground all my life, will my children and grandchildren have to dig in the future? !

There is a lot of money left over this year, so it is better to send the children to study at home. It is also good to be able to work in a business station without seeking a career and fame!

In this way, the people who have no worries of food and clothing pursue reading and literacy without the encouragement of the imperial court, and gradually have requirements for the education of the next generation. At this time, Linglong will send someone to publicize that the common people can also enter if they see women. The business station is even more excited!

Three years after the little queen ascended the throne, the great dynasties have almost changed their face. The most obvious thing is that there are basically no beggars on the streets. Because of poverty, there are very few people who sell their children and daughters. , they don't have the sour temperament of ministers, whoever makes them eat and wear warm clothes, they will serve whoever!

Linglong is not the kind of person who doesn't make a name for herself when she does good deeds. She is afraid that she is not famous enough among the people!

What the people want, she wants to see how the three vassal kings still want to compete with her.

Even the officials in the DPRK and China who have criticized Linglong have been silent. What can they say? Now, the two ministers of the Ministry of Industry and Household highly respect His Majesty. If anyone says something bad about His Majesty, these two old men can eat you raw!

However, even though the woman entered the business station to work, some courtiers protested in the early morning, thinking that it was too inappropriate for a woman to show her face, and it was even more absurd for a woman to run a business.

Linglong calmly listened to him finish his fart, and asked slowly: "According to the Qing family's statement, shouldn't I have to leave the door and not walk? I see you guys early in the morning, what's the matter, I Have you become a feisty woman?"

The courtier was taken aback, and only then did he realize that this majesty on the dragon chair was also a daughter!

In the past three years, apart from being arrogant, domineering, self-willed, and not playing cards according to the routine... Besides, Linglong's performance is no worse than that of all the dynasties and monarchs, and everyone almost forgot that she was a woman.

"What age is it, you still don't give women a way to live?" Linglong played with the jade finger on the thumb of her left hand. In the past three years, she has been getting better and better. The ability of the old man is also getting stronger and stronger, and the reason why she was able to turn the imperial court into her one-word hall is mainly because she has too much information... "If I remember correctly, the Qing family was a poor son of a poor family at that time, and it was only today after ten years of cold windows. This python robe."

"Yes... yes."

The man knelt and trembled.

Linglong said slowly: "It's not easy to raise a scholar these days. I heard that the old mother of the Qing family made money by embroidering to save money for the Qing family to go to Beijing to take the exam, and she had to buy cloth and thread by herself. Wearing embroidery for sale everywhere, and showing up to see foreign men all day long, according to the logic of the Qing family, isn't it natural to be lewd?

Her tone was light, but the minister was frightened: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty's minister—"

"I know you are a famous dutiful son, but don't forget that your mother is not only your mother, she is also a woman. You have a wife and daughter, and you are like jewels to them. Why? To be harsh on other people’s mothers, wives, and daughters? If you don’t understand the principle of not doing what you don’t want to others, you might as well go home and study hard.” Linglong’s expression was indifferent, “You will be fined for half a year, do you have any objection?”

"Thank you Lord Long, thank you Lord Long!"

He knows that the punishment is the lightest, and if it is more serious, His Majesty can directly send someone to throw him out of the Golden Palace and never hire him!

Other people are as quiet as chickens, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with women entering the business station, but no one dares to mention it, after all, no one wants to be exposed to the dark history...

After facing down, Hu Xiuhe smiled and said, "Why didn't your Majesty reward that eloquent adult today?"

Linglong glanced at him: "That man is 250. His mother and wife are both tough-minded. I won't beat him. After he went back, he was found out by the mother and wife, and he had to be pinched and scolded."

Not to mention that he was a dutiful son. The old mother scolded him badly, and he was afraid that he would be wilted for half a year.

The fourteen-year-old Linglong has grown into a girl and has grown a lot, but compared to Qin Xiao... um...

Qin Xiao has followed Linglong for three years, and has long been convinced by her. In private, this little empress has no air. He and Hu Xiuhe are her confidants, and they can tease her freely. Seeing that the little empress ran up and jumped in front of him again, Qin Xiao couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty has grown very fast."

Yes, it has grown from Qin Xiao's stomach to Qin Xiao's chest.

Seeing Linglong was a little dejected, Qin Xiao said, "Your Majesty, the undercover spy in Qi has reported that King Qi has mined another iron ore."

Linglong listened and sneered: "Yes, only half of the iron ore was mined and turned over to the court, where did the other half go?"

The promotion of improved agricultural tools requires iron, and iron is indispensable for iron. There are many mines in Qidi, but up to now, iron is still not enough. Ordinary people may not be able to count the output of a mine, but Linglong is very clear! "That old thing can't sit still."

Three years have passed, and the prince of the king of Qi is still in the capital, but the king of Qi, who is far away in Qi, has suffered a serious crime. He originally had three sons, and the first son was the first son, and he valued the most, but because the first son Staying in the capital was the pledge, and anyone with discernment knew that he would not be able to come back, so his two concubines thought of taking their place and calculated each other. , King Qi has only one son left!

Can he be in a hurry? !

Of course, between those two concubines, you will live and die, and you will inevitably have exquisite people to help fuel the fire.

King Qi fell off a horse more than ten years ago. Although he survived, he lost the ability to be a father again. Therefore, he values ​​his three sons very much. Now that one has died, the other is about to die. Only the prince with all beards and tails was left in the capital. He didn't want to have no successor, so he had to find a way to get the prince back!

Of course Linglong wanted to give him this chance.

Privately store iron ore and make weapons privately, enough for King Qi to drink a pot.

Now that the land of Wu has been incorporated into the territory, Qin Ce is the commander of the land of Wu, and Linglong has coveted the land for a long time - which emperor would think that there are few mines?

"It's time to give Qi Shizi a word." Linglong said meaningfully.

Qin Xiao and Hu Xiuhe are both eloquent and clear-headed people, and you don't need her to say more to know what they mean, but this time, Linglong didn't need them to do this, but gave Lu You an order.

Three years later, Lu You has become a third-rank superintendent of the censor. He is a straight-line official affiliated to Linglong. This official, to put it succinctly, is an orphan, who is specially used to offend people. This official, it is more difficult to form a gang than to ascend to the sky. Lu You, from the point of view of the history of later generations, he is a wise man with ruthless killing and decision-making, but he is indeed a person with real ability. but.

Linglong uses him, but doesn't believe him. This person is naturally rebellious and unwilling to be subordinate to others. Therefore, Qin Xiao and Hu Xiuzhi can be her confidants, but Lu You has never been able to.

But she has generously delegated power and rewards to Lu You. There is no way. Mr. Lu is a loyal follower of Linglong. No matter what theory Linglong puts forward, Lu You will stand by her unswervingly. She doesn't know how Linglong is, but she likes Lu You's attitude.

If he's pretending, he'd better be pretending for a lifetime.

Qin Xiao is bright and upright, and there are some things he can't do. Although Hu Xiuhe has a deep scheming and a lack of overall view, only Lu You has the shortcomings of both. For this person, as long as he can achieve his goal, he can do anything.

It would be better for him to calculate Prince Qi.

Let's take King Qi first.