A good pregnancy hosted her multiple births and she reached the pinnacle of life

Yan Guan lowered his head and looked around at the officials in the palace.

Whoever he looked at lowered his head to avoid his gaze.

No one wants to be the one who stands out.

If this errand is done well, it is possible to be awarded an official title after returning.

But if it doesn't go well and they can't bear His Majesty's blame, they may become a sinner for the ages.

Yan Guan also lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

Sultan Ruo slapped the table and said:

“Since you have no one to recommend, then this matter is settled.

The two years of taxes still need to be reduced or reduced. No one can suffer the hardships of the common people. My lords, please save some money these days!

I took the lead and donated half of the jewelry and various valuables in the palace to the national treasury. Dear ladies, you must also set an example for the people below! "

Officials dare not speak out in anger.

Notices announcing tax reductions were soon posted on notice boards across the country.

People spread rumors that Sultan was a goddess from heaven who came down to save everyone.

This rumor came from Ninglan City. The more it spread, the more it spread. Sultan Ruo's status in the hearts of the people became higher and higher.

Sultan Ruo called General Zhang to the Fenglan Palace to discuss the matter.

General Zhang said very anxiously:

"Your Majesty, I can only lead troops to fight, but how about raising donations? I'm worried that I can't do it well!"

If the Sultan comforts General Zhang,

"Don't worry, my dear, I'm not calling you here to give you advice, but when the time comes, you just need to bring out the set of formations you used to lead the troops in battle.

Whenever you go to a place, train your troops near the homes of local wealthy families, and wait for them to come and give you money. "

General Zhang was dumbfounded, could he still operate like this?

"But Your Majesty, will this make them obediently collect donations? If they stand still, what about me?"

Sultan Ruo's lips curled up slightly, "Then you invite them to the military camp to eat, drink tea, and chat."

General Zhang understood what Sudan Ruo meant.

"If you say that, I will have confidence in my heart. I will lead the troops and set off immediately."

Sultan Ruo stopped General Zhang.

"My dear, don't worry, haven't the ministers in the capital not finished collecting donations yet?"

General Zhang and Sudan Ruo looked at each other and smiled, and Sudan Ruo continued:

"I chose you because I still have an important thing to do for you.

Now that the world has settled down, it is inevitable that there will be rogues escaping from various places. If you encounter them when collecting donations, clean them up to prevent them from causing trouble to the people.

I have a token here. Seeing the token is like seeing me. I give this to you to facilitate your actions. "

General Zhang retreated after receiving the token.

When Sultan Ruo returned to the harem, the children had not yet finished school and were in the Hanlin Academy.

If the Sultan feels that he must select a successor as soon as possible and start training him.

She is more optimistic about Qu Nian and Su Jian.

The two of them were originally more mature than the other two.

But Su Jian had been with her outside since she was a child, and was no more influenced than Qu Nian was in the palace.

If Sultan is more inclined to cultivate Qu Nian, we have to take another look.

After all, they are all her children, and there will not be the kind of things that often happen in other dynasties, where half-princes compete with each other.

Except for Sudan Ruo and General Zhang who knew how Qu Chengan died, everyone thought that Qu Chengan was killed by the rebels.

If the Sultan had nothing to do, he would take his children to pay homage to Qu Chengan.

General Zhang's fundraising was going very smoothly. With Sultan Ruo's help, those wealthy households had never seen such a battle led by a man who led troops to fight.

He was so frightened that he prepared the money and sent it to General Zhang's military camp overnight.

All the civil and military officials in the court also donated half of their family property.

If the Sultan takes the lead and donates half of it, no one will dare to hide it.

Sultan Ruo called Qu Nian and Su Jian to his side and asked them:

"Do you know that if you want to make people rich, besides reducing taxes, what is the second step?"

Qu Nian thought for a moment and then answered:

"Teach people how to read and write. Only with culture can we create wealth."

Su Jian retorted: "No, it should be to open up transactions between villages and towns!

When I was in Ningyu Village, the village next door was obviously very poor. It only became poorer because it had no trading channels with the outside world. "

Sultan Ruo praised: "What you two said makes sense, but what I want to tell you is that if you want the people to get rich, the country must first build roads.

Jian'er just said that the village next door does not trade with the outside world. The main reason is not because the road in their village is very steep and it is extremely difficult to go out.

Not to mention if it rains or snows again, so if you want to get rich, build roads first! "

The two children nodded thoughtfully and remembered Sudanruo's words in their hearts.

Sultan Ruo put road construction on the agenda when he went to court the next day.

"Now the national treasury is abundant, but we can't just sit back and eat nothing with this little money. I have decided to encourage various places to build roads! People from the Ministry of Industry will stay with me later to discuss the routes to be repaired.

There are also scientific examinations that should be put on the agenda.

Autumn is still half a year away. Now there are many vacancies in the government and I have just ascended the throne, so I will advance the time for the scientific examination to next month! "

As soon as Sultan Ruo finished speaking, someone raised a question.

"Your Majesty, after the original Minister of Rites Qi Xinyuan was exiled, no new one has been appointed. Who do you think will be responsible for this scientific examination?"

If the Sultan had already thought of a Hanlin Academy gentleman who would teach several children, with good character and academic standing, he said:

"The Minister of Rites is not here, but isn't the Minister still there? Let the Minister of Rites and a few old masters from the Hanlin Academy take care of it together!"

After leaving the court, people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Work stayed and discussed a number of matters with Sultan Ruo.

If the Sultan planned to select some people among the candidates for this examination to take charge of road construction, he specially asked several old masters from the Hanlin Academy to be more tricky when setting the questions.

She wanted to test the candidates' ability to adapt to changes in circumstances.

A month later, the imperial examination was successfully held. Several young people shined in the capital and attracted Sultan Ruo's attention.

Among them, an eight-foot-tall man with a sword at his waist and a woman of outstanding figure attracted the most attention.

Most scholars disdain martial arts, thinking that most people who practice martial arts are vulgar.

But this student who was rushing to take the exam was equipped with a long sword, could speak well, and had excellent literary talent.

Another woman is the only one who has gone to Beijing to take the exam in the past five years.

When Fengyang Kingdom was still the empress, there were very few women taking part in the scientific examination.

After Qu Chengan came to power, no women took the exam.

Now a woman suddenly appeared, and everyone was very curious.

These two people became the new talking points of the people in the capital.

The results will be released one month after the exam is over.

Most of the people on the list are descendants of aristocratic families.

The resources in the hands of rich families are still more than those of students from poor families.

But the one with the long sword took the first place on the list.