Fu Tang

Li Congjia really didn't think about the issue of paper money. Who would have thought that this group of people would have so many associations.

Facing Zhao Kuangyin's disgusted eyes, Li Congjia rolled up his sleeves: "Don't take it back."

As a result, the guy quickly stuffed the banknotes into his cuffs, and Li Congjia couldn't help but rolled his eyes. He didn't know how this guy could be so skinny despite his age.

In fact, the people who received the extra year-end bonus thought that the form of banknotes was very strange, but the benefits were real. After all, they also knew that with this specific currency, they could buy commodities that were not open to the public in commercial firms. These things are generally transported from the west, and they are relatively precious things.

Li Congjia not only wants to give red envelopes to the ministers, but also to the harem. Anyway, Li Congjia doesn't like the Chinese New Year the most now. He will lose a lot once the Chinese New Year comes. Even the people below will give him gifts, but he can't make ends meet.

Shi Xueting looked at Li Congjia, who was so generous and distressed, and lost his temper: "That little money is nothing to you now, what do you look like? Happy Chinese New Year."

Li Congjia hugged his waist and said, "Hey, I'm worried that Dalang will be cheated in the future."

Shi Xueting thought about it seriously, and felt...it's really possible. Not every emperor has the ability to make money, or has subordinates who can make money. However, A Rong is only five years older than Li Zhongyu. Might be able to help.

On New Year's Eve, Li Congjia gave a symbolic banquet, and the wives handed it over to Duan Susu. However, the follow-up reaction was that the wives were basically not satisfied with Duan Susu. Something is missing, it's not 01:30 worse than Zhou Ehuang.

Duan Susu was not stupid, she felt the indifference of everyone on the spot, and felt a little wronged, but she could only tell Gao Xi, but what else could Gao Xi do besides comfort her?

At this time, Duan Susu envied those concubines in history again, at least when those concubines were run over by others, the emperor would stand up and support them.

When it came to Li Congjia, Li Congjia only said: "You have to get used to it."

And then... no more!

In fact, Li Congjia also felt that it was inappropriate for Duan Susu to receive a foreign-born woman. Although the foreign-born woman may not be as good as Duan Susu in terms of grade, they are all serious housewives. If Duan Susu was not the imperial concubine, Li Congjia would not even hesitate. hesitate!

Later, it was Fan Zhi and others who persuaded him that the wives should also have a banquet. Li Congjia was also convinced of the housekeeper's nature of the cabinet, and then...the wives collectively let Duan Susu live an unhappy year.

Of course, this is also because everyone found out that Li Congjia really respected the imperial concubine like ice. If Duan Susu was really a favorite concubine, they would probably give her some face.

Li Congjia turned his head and complained to Shi Xueting: "The women's affairs... are really troublesome, hey, I miss the queen."

Shi Xueting knew that Li Congjia said this purely because he felt that Zhou Ehuang was at ease in handling things, but he still used the topic to play and said: "Do you really miss it so much?"

Li Congjia quickly saved himself: "No, I miss you the most."

Shi Xueting asked with a smile: "We meet every day, what do you want to think about?"

Li Congjia blinked at him: "I think so too."

Shi Xueting said calmly: "Satisfy you."

Li Congjia: ...It feels as if... I have cheated myself!

So on New Year's Eve, Li Congjia really stayed up all night and didn't fall asleep until the next morning, while Shi Xueting took advantage of him to fall asleep and ran out to give porridge in his name!

After Li Congjia woke up, it was almost dark, Shi Xueting looked at him and said with a smile: "Are you awake? Just eat something, let's continue to the next game."

Li Congjia was rubbing his waist at first, and he almost couldn't hold back his anger after hearing this sentence, and glared at Shi Xueting angrily. Originally, he wanted to say that there would be another round, and he would probably die, but you can't say unlucky words during the Chinese New Year He doesn't care, Shi Xueting is very concerned about this matter, so he can only accuse Shi Xueting with his eyes.

Shi Xueting felt that he was probably hopeless, and he could see the word cute from a 30-year-old man. He leaned over and kissed Li Congjia and said, "Okay, eat something, rest for a night, tomorrow Didn't you say you're still going hunting?"

After Li Congjia heard this, he smiled brightly. It would be nice to be able to go out and relax. He felt that he was living at home now than in his previous life. Anyway, in his previous life, he still needed to go out to buy daily necessities such as fruits and vegetables. Now... why should he bother with these things?But it's just two o'clock and one line every day.

In the end, the hunt still failed, because the Khitan actually wanted to send envoys, and wanted to establish friendship with the Tang Dynasty!

After Li Congjia heard this, he almost went crazy: "It's a big Chinese New Year, can't they calm down a little bit? See you, the good of the two countries, it's all false, it's as if they really don't want to attack again, isn't it the same as before? Are there Khitan people committing crimes?"

Of course, all the Khitans who came to the border were beaten back. Thanks to Li Congjia's vigorous construction of the frontier, the current side is not much different from the iron barrel.

After Li Congjia got angry, the cabinet consciously came over for a meeting.

Li Congjia was speechless, turned his head and said to Shi Xueting: "I didn't tell them to discuss this matter, did I? Don't those who celebrate Chinese New Year not rest? Are you so conscious?"

Shi Xueting said: "This shows that the ministers are more responsible than you."

Li Congjia rolled his eyes, and could only bring Shi Xueting to the meeting sullenly. Yes, he took Shi Xueting with him. Originally, Shi Xueting didn't want to go. Now he basically rarely interferes in politics and military affairs, but Li Congjia How could he be allowed to rest?Looking back, he had had enough rest. At night, he thought that he had nothing to do tomorrow, so what should he do if he came to torment him?

After all, it wasn't when he was young, he could live a full night after tossing around, but now...he didn't sleep all night, and he wished he could sleep all day the next day!

After arriving in the cabinet, no one objected to Shi Xueting's appearance, because they had more important things to tell Li Congjia.

Fan Zhi directly handed over a document to Li Congjia and said, "Your Majesty, this is the Khitan's request."

Still have requests?Li Congjia thought in his heart that those Khitan people might not be hurt!

He glanced at the document while complaining in his heart, and his nose was almost out of breath after reading it: "These people just keep their eyes on the back seat, right?"

Fan Zhi quickly appeased Li Congjia and said, "Your Majesty, now that the crown prince has grown up, it would be worthwhile if he could exchange the latter position for Khitan to stay safe for 50 years."

Li Congjia asked rhetorically: "Are we afraid of them? Haven't they been beaten away after they came here for the past two years? Are you still using the back seat for 50 years of peace? I think we will all be at peace after killing the Khitan! You are kneeling for a long time." Can't stand up anymore?"

Li Congjia didn't want to say it was too much, but this was not the first time, as long as the Khitan side wanted to negotiate a peace, the ministers couldn't wait to nod their heads in agreement, without looking at who had the advantage now.

Li Congjia now felt that the ideology of the entire Tang Dynasty was very divided, and he wished for a military commander to be fearless, so Lei Youzhong accidentally fell into an ambush.

And civil servants are very timid, as long as it comes to foreign wars, especially against Khitan, they will not consciously become weak.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. These years, Datang didn't say they were invincible, but they won more than they lost. What are they afraid of?

Fan Zhi and others were scolded by Li Congjia, and their faces did not change. They just said: "Your Majesty, even if you are not afraid, the two armies fighting will cost the country money. You have not fought the Southern Zhou Dynasty these years. It is because you want peaceful evolution and do not want to raise troops. Is it? For Khitan, naturally it should be the same."

Li Congjia was very shameless: "Do you really think that I am waiting for Shi Shouxin to surrender by himself? How is it possible? As long as the Tang Dynasty does not beat them, the Emperor Shi Shouxin is so moist, how can he surrender? I am waiting for our navy to grow Get up, after all, before... oh."

At the beginning, the Huainan navy in the Southern Tang Dynasty was also good, but because of an unreliable emperor and a group of reckless ministers, all the Huainan navy was buried abruptly. Li Congjia felt distressed when he said it.

Seeing that Fan Zhi could no longer resist Li Congjia's firepower, Wei Renpu stepped forward and said, "I heard that Princess Khitan is as beautiful as Princess Dali, why should your majesty resist so much?"

Li Congjia thought to himself, do you think I married Duan Susu because she is good-looking?How can it be!

Of course, this sentence cannot be said, so he just said: "How can Princess Dali be compared with Princess Khitan?"

To put it simply, Dali is not strong enough, so Duan Susu can only swallow it in his stomach when he is wronged. Li Congjia is also worried that he will marry a Khitan princess to be his queen. He will not touch her. The Khitan emperor filed a complaint, wouldn't he still want to fight?

Seeing that they couldn't convince Li Congjia, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and they weren't too disappointed. After all, they knew that Li Congjia would not compromise so easily, so the topic quickly changed to: If they disagree, how should they reply? What if you feel insulted and want to fight?

Li Congjia was already prepared to persuade Wang Pu and Zhao Pudu to go to battle, but these people quickly changed the subject, and Li Congjia was stunned when he saw it—are you here to bargain together?Change the topic immediately when you see that it doesn’t work?

Li Congjia was also convinced of these people. Seeing these people discussing in a serious manner, he reached out and knocked on the imperial case and said, "What are you all worried about? Go home to celebrate the New Year, and let Khitan come if you have the ability. Will they dare? This For those who celebrate Chinese New Year, you will not be paid overtime if you come to work overtime!"

The four reacted for a while before they understood what was the overtime pay. After hearing this, Fan Zhi said happily, "In this case, we will go back, and leave other matters to His Majesty!"

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ?

Why does it feel like these people are waiting for Li Congjia's words?No, isn't that right?At least one person on duty should be left in the cabinet. Didn't the work schedule be arranged before?Are you taking this opportunity to skip work aboveboard?

Li Congjia deeply felt that these people didn't really care about Princess Khitan wanting to be the queen, or Khitan calling over, they cared more about whether they could go on vacation!

Li Congjia immediately reacted: "The person who should be on duty is on duty, otherwise the salary will be deducted!"

As a result, the four bosses unanimously condemned and complained that Li Congjia was too stingy. Hearing Li Congjia couldn't laugh or cry, he immediately sent everyone away, turned to look at Shi Xueting and asked seriously: "You think they...what are they here for?"

Shi Xueting said: "I want to convince you."

Li Congjia was at a loss: "But they didn't use too much force."

Shi Xueting asked back: "Do you need to use more force? The conditions that should be set out have been set out. If you agree, then you agree. If you don't agree, you don't agree. If it is the prince, do you think they will continue to grind hard. "

Li Congjia clicked his tongue and said, "Why didn't I know that the Queen's position is so popular?"

Shi Xueting said: "It is not the empress who is popular, but the crown prince. So what if Dalang is old? Sometimes it is not an advantage, especially when the emperor is in good health. The crown prince is the crown prince all year round. It's always easy to go wrong, if they marry a princess, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty may have Khitan blood, isn't that worth the gamble?"

After Li Congjia finished listening, he looked at Shi Xueting seriously for a while, and just when Shi Xueting thought that Li Congjia would seriously discuss with him, he heard Li Congjia seriously ask: "You said so much this time, are you jealous? Don't worry." Worry, I said I won't be the queen anymore, or... why don't I make you the queen? What do you think?"

Shi Xueting suddenly became angry, and he discussed with Li Congjia seriously here, but Li Congjia became out of shape in a blink of an eye, and he was also named empress... Not to mention whether it is possible, as long as he thinks about him being a good one in the history of future generations The national teacher has been reduced to the point where he wants to compete with the harem concubines, he can't bear it!

Wouldn't it be better to be as detached as he is now, not to mention that he becomes a queen to lead a married woman?Which minister is willing to let his wife mix with a monk, oh, after becoming a queen, she will no longer be a monk, so she must return to vulgarity!

Shi Xueting began to seriously think about whether he was too considerate these two days, so Li Congjia still had the energy to think about these unreliable things.

Li Congjia saw that Shi Xueting's expression was unfriendly, and immediately said: "I'm just... just kidding."

Shi Xueting raised his eyebrows: "Do you think our relationship is a joke?"

Li Congjia slapped himself in the heart and said, "No, no, I really want our names to be written together, and we will be buried together after a hundred years."

Shi Xueting came over and picked him up and said calmly: "The one who will be buried with you in a hundred years will be Emperor Zhou E. It doesn't matter who you choose as queen."

Li Congjia froze immediately, and said in a low voice, "I really can't do it all night."

Shi Xueting held back his smile and took him directly to the bathing hall, and then Li Congjia felt the powerlessness of a servant to lift him up.

The time they spend together is always very short. After the Spring Festival, as soon as the various positions resumed work, Li Congjia's first booklet on his desk was an eye-opener for him.

It's not a bad thing, it's just because an old man in one place wrote to ask for an official, why?Because I have to take my salary to support my father and elder brother.

If you only look at this sentence, you can only say that this person is whimsical, but this old man is already 75 years old, his father is over 90, and his two elder brothers are also over 80.

The old man had been raising these three before. However, as the old man got older, he had lost the ability to work, and the living standard at home plummeted. Seeing that the family of four was about to starve to death, the old man couldn't help but begged for help. To the head of the parents.

The parent officer is soft-hearted. Seeing the old man in his 90s, it would be auspicious to live again, so he handed over a brochure.

In fact, the cabinet has already given an opinion, and naturally they agree. For the old people with a long life these days, will the imperial court still give some things to protect the lives of the old people? After all, it is almost a miracle that such a long life appears these days .

Especially the oldest one in this family has almost experienced the entire period of war during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Under such circumstances, he not only survived but also raised several children, and even his sons lived a long life. Blessed man.

Li Congjia agreed to the application for this booklet, and continued to lobby: "Look, what you are doing now is not going to be implemented at all. The so-called things given to the elderly are only available during the New Year and holidays. How can it be possible to support them?" A family? If there is a pension system, it will be different. After the implementation, people in the future will be able to receive regular silver when they reach this age. How can they be in such a difficult situation?"

The ministers of the cabinet were speechless for a while. Zhao Pu followed Zhao Kuangyin to learn bad things but not good ones, and he was very casual with Li Congjia. He opened his mouth and said, "Didn't you say that only people above the scholar level can participate in this thing? Ordinary people don't have it?"

Li Congjia said frankly: "It's because you feel that there are too many people now, which is not conducive to the implementation, so you say that. If you are willing, it is not impossible to implement it in an all-round way. The old has something to support the young, and the latter is not easy to achieve for the time being. At least we can try to reach the former first."

Fan Zhi and others looked at Li Congjia as if they were crazy. They never expected that their emperor still had a dream of world harmony.

Yes, dreams, all scholars know that world harmony can be achieved by thinking about it, but it is almost impossible to realize it. The higher the level of education, the deeper the understanding of reality.

However, I have to say that even though they knew it was impossible, they couldn't criticize Li Congjia, because at least Li Congjia was working hard, and he really made him think of a way.

The cabinet was exhausted by Li Congjia, so they began to discuss this matter. Although it has not been fully implemented, Li Congjia is already satisfied and feels that this matter is almost the same. After all, policy cannot be decided on a whim. After repeated discussions, the best plan was formed, and the one proposed by Li Congjia before was too rough. If it is really going to be implemented, all aspects must be taken into account.

Li Congjia asked the people below to worry about it. As long as this policy is promoted at the beginning, after the money is collected, and then the money is used for investment, and a good cycle is formed, these people will naturally be able to taste the sweetness. The dependence on farmers can be reduced. If there are more merchants, the focus of taxation can be gradually shifted to merchants. When the agricultural tax is further reduced, and the common people can afford it, they will naturally not find scholars to join in. .

After all, when the common people attach themselves to famous people, they are turning themselves from good citizens into slaves in a disguised form, and their own land has also become someone else's land. There is no guarantee at all, but in order to avoid high taxes, many people still do this .

If Li Congjia adopts a two-pronged approach, raising the requirement for tax exemption while lowering agricultural tax, or even exempting it completely, is there any need to worry about hidden households?

The more Li Congjia thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. When a general framework for the pension system came out, he was very happy, but he couldn't be happy when he turned around.

In the second year of Yuanxi, in the third month of spring, the rain continued.

In the past few years, the Central Plains were more or less droughty, so when praying for blessings during the Spring Festival this year, Li Congjia specially prayed that there would be no more droughts this year.

As a result, he did not expect that this year is indeed not a drought, he changed it to a flood!

Li Congjia was so worried that his hair was turning gray. If the rain continued like this, the crops would probably be wiped out.

So Li Congjia began to send envoys to pray for sunshine.

However, God seems to be sincerely fighting against Li Congjia again. No matter how many waves he sends to pray for sunshine, God has no intention of opening his eyes at all.

The cabinet started to worship the Dragon King superstitiously all day long, hoping that the Dragon King would let them go. Although there was a lot of food last year, they couldn't all be used for disaster relief.

What made Li Congjia most angry was that a very bad case happened in the process - some foolish people actually wanted to throw boys and girls into the river in order to sacrifice to the Dragon King. The child was almost thrown into the river and drowned!

It's just... Li Congjia was so angry that he directly sentenced the leader to a heavy sentence. After he finished his speech, he looked up and saw the statue of the Dragon King placed in the cabinet. He couldn't help but walk over angrily and took the statue of the Dragon King down and said : "Go away, go away, what's the use of begging him? It's useless except to ignore people's lives!"

The cabinet minister was almost frightened to death by Li Congjia. The gods would rather believe their existence or not. Li Congjia is blaspheming.

Fan Zhi and others hurried over to try to calm down Li Congjia, but when Li Congjia turned around and slipped his hand, the statue of the Dragon King fell directly and fell to pieces.

The cabinet was silent for a moment, and a thunderbolt fell in the next second, making everyone feel uneasy.

Just when Li Congjia was about to say something, the commander in front of the hall stumbled over and said with a look of shock, "Q...Qi Your Majesty...just now a giant dragon landed on the square of Hanyuan Hall and lost all breath!"

Li Congjia: What the hell?