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Chapter 136

After the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have completed the registration, the follow-up work will be presided over by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Minister of the Household Department, surnamed Gu, has a single name of stingy. He is a thin old man with two moustache. His eyes stare into big bull's-eyes. In court, the only thing that does not involve money from the Household Department. He didn't say a word at all.As long as it involves asking him to pay for things, he can stare at his big bull's eye, have a shabby beard, and cry poor with you.

Zhao Sansi doesn't like him very much on weekdays. Firstly, this Gu Shangshu's appearance doesn't quite fit her aesthetics. Second, this Gu Shangshu's temperament is not very pleasant. The courtiers call him stingy in private.

However, the household department, the fertilizer and water department that is concerned with the national treasury, is also thanks to such a miser. In terms of appropriation for various affairs of the government, he can turn around the abacus and never spend more than should be spent. You have to count how to spend one penny into two pennies.

In addition, there is the most pleasing thing about this time.

In less than three days, this Gu Shangshu collected all the silver taels and jewelry that the wives and young ladies of the family wanted to donate according to the accounts given by the Ministry of Rites. There were eight boxes of valuable jewellery, totaling 20 taels of silver. As for jewellery, ranging from gold bracelets to small earrings, he sorted them out one by one before sending them to Zhao Sansi. Let her check it out.

Zhao Sansi used to suffer from having no money. Although he is now the king of a country, he does not seem to be a greedy person, but he still values ​​these white silver and these golden jewelry in his heart.That's why she picked the biggest luminous pearl when she repaid Gu Xizhao's kindness for the first time.Because in her opinion, this night pearl is not only beautiful, but also among the many gifts, she thinks it is the most valuable.

For her, anything worth money is a good thing, at least that's what she thought at the time.

"Aiqing is really quick and easy, it's hard work." After Zhao Sansi read these things carefully, he felt a lot more happy, and even looked at Gu Yan pleasing to his eyes, so he turned around and ordered the palace servants to give him a seat .

Gu Sing, who had never enjoyed such an honor as a little emperor, was very flattered, "This is the duty of the minister, and it is not hard at all."

Surprised, but as soon as the round stool was lifted, Gu thanked him, straightened his clothes, and was about to sit down.He is old and sick all over, especially when the weather has changed in the past two days, his knee joints are in pain, like what he is doing now, if he bends his legs a little, he will suffer a lot.

"Is Gu Aiqing unwell?" Zhao Sansi noticed that his sitting posture was a bit weird from the corner of his eyes, so he simply looked at him, stared at him and rubbed his knees for a long time before sitting down slowly, unable to help With some polite concern.

"When people are old, there are some small problems in the body." Gu Yan didn't try his best and rubbed his knees, "I made the emperor laugh, but there are no other major problems. It's just this leg, which becomes stiff and painful every time the weather changes. .”

"Have you asked the doctor to look at it?" Zhao Sansi glanced at him, nodded his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Aiqing is my right arm and right arm. If there is a disease in the body, the quack doctors outside can't cure it." Well, feel free to report to me, and ask the imperial physician in the palace to take a look."

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, for the first time he didn't stare at Zhao Sansi with big bull eyes, but narrowed his eyes with a smile, "I originally thought that only the prime minister could get the emperor's concern, but I didn't expect that I could do it too. "

At the end, Gu Xi wiped his eyes with his sleeves. Regardless of whether the tears were real or not, in Zhao Sansi's opinion, he felt that Gu Shangshu was very grateful for her kind and cheap words.

It made it look like she had treated people harshly in the past.She admitted that she was somewhat partial, but that partiality was limited to her own queen and these courtiers. She was really a very fair emperor.Although she judged people by their appearance, and inwardly divided these courtiers into three or six grades, she felt that she was very good at putting on airs in her words and deeds.

Zhao Sansi pouted secretly, "Does Aiqing mean that I am being unfair, or is she belittling herself, thinking that she is not as good as the prime minister?"

"The prime minister is young and promising, so naturally he is not comparable to the minister. This is naturally self-deprecating." The warmth in his heart receded for a moment, and Gu Sing was not so excited, but his expression and words were gentler than before. a lot.He has always known that his temperament is not very pleasing, and he has reached his current position step by step, and he has not taken shortcuts. It was the late emperor who valued him and felt that he was a decent and rigorous person, so he was promoted.Not to mention the dislike of those courtiers whom he used as a source of wealth, even the grandchildren of the family thought he was fierce and didn't like to get close to him.

Although the little emperor's few words were filled with polite sincerity, they still touched his heart and moved him unceasingly.

Zhao Sansi felt that he was telling the truth. In her heart, the omnipotent prime minister, civil and military, was indeed unmatched by anyone, but she knew that some truths were more hurtful and rude than lies. "Ai Qing is humble."

Gu Yan smiled, "The emperor is really a kind person."

Zhao Sansi raised his eyebrows, "Is that false? I think I'm really a kind and good-tempered person."

These words are a bit childish and cute, Gu Xi smiled again and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, the emperor is right."

It was the first time for Zhao Sansi to see such amiable appearance of Gu Shangshu, so he took a second look and pursed his lips, "Aiqing is not so unkind when she smiles."

"Smile, it's ten years old..." probably realized that such words between the monarch and his ministers were inappropriate, and she quickly changed her words, "I can't do without Aiqing's help. By the way, all the funds raised are now collected. , how to deal with it is the most important thing.”

Speaking of the business, Gu Sing quickly followed suit, "I have considered this matter, and this money must not be put together with the other accounts of the treasury. After all, there is a clear purpose."

Zhao Sansi also agrees with this approach, "The expenditure of this money will be disclosed to the public one by one in the future. If it is used for other purposes without anyone noticing, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of these aristocratic families."

Gu Ling glanced at her, "The emperor's concern is reasonable. However, the initial arrears for the construction of Jiangnan water conservancy projects have already been paid. If the money is sent directly to Jiangnan, I am afraid that it will be exploited layer by layer among the officials. Another bad deal."

Gu Xizhao had already mentioned this matter to Zhao Sansi a few times in private, and Zhao Sansi thought about it for a while, and she also had some opinions of her own, "It's definitely inappropriate to send it to Jiangnan right now. Instead, it should be placed in the treasury, with Ai Qing around , I am relieved."

Everyone is willing to listen to the thoughtful words. Gu Sing has eaten so many "sweet words" at the little emperor's place today, and his spirit of devoting himself to the little emperor has improved a lot. In and out of silver."

After finishing speaking, he frowned and thought for a while, "The minister thought the same way before. The money will be placed in the treasury, and a separate small warehouse will be opened in the treasury. The money will be separated and separate accounts will be set up. How much is used every year, the minister will make a separate account, and then show the courtiers one by one."

"That's a good idea." Zhao Sansi nodded, "As for the money donated by the empress and the first emperor's concubines, I want to put it in the empress's treasury and be in charge of it. Aiqing thinks this is feasible?"

Thinking of this "window fortune" this time, Gu Sing's wariness and dislike for the queen dissipated a little, and instead he felt a little admiration, "The empress is a virtuous person with a heart for the world, the empress and the princess toffee Most of the donations from others are dowry and rewards from the late emperor, there is absolutely no reason for them to go into the national treasury, and it is reasonable and most appropriate to hand them over to the empress to take charge of it."

"The empress has always been one who can do things to make people feel at ease." Zhao Sansi's kindness to his own empress can be said to be very precious, but there are thousands of good things, and they can't be compared with one sentence, "Speaking of it, I may not be a very capable emperor. , but the vision of choosing the queen must be the best..."

Gu Sing: "..."

After handling the money donated by the wives of the aristocratic families, Gu Sing told everyone about the arrangement in the morning court the next day.As for the "heart" of these courtiers, Gu Sing also made a suggestion:

"Your Majesty, the money raised in the harem and the kindness of the female relatives of various families have now been arranged. Regarding the salary donated voluntarily by the ministers and others, the minister has also figured out a way."