Zhen Guo Princess GL

The hot spring hall is warm and harmonious, and the hot air rises from the water surface, and a white mist evaporates.Across the white mist, one foot away, only vague human figures can be seen, and three feet away, even human figures are entangled in the mist, and even if one looks closely, it is hard to find them—for example, Wu Zhao at this moment.

Wan'er looked around by the pool, but she still couldn't see Wu Zhao's face, she slid down the pool with her hands on her, and softly called, "Azhao."

The voice echoed in the hall, and it lasted for a long time, but Wu Zhao did not hear it for a long time. Wan'er frowned without realizing it, and swam along the edge of the pool to the faucet, calling out "A Zhao" again.

There seems to be the sound of splashing water in the distance, separated by the white mist, it is hard to tell where it is, the nine white jade faucets are pouring water continuously, making bursts of noise, which makes Wan'er suspect that it is just an illusion, the more anxious she is, she swims to the faucet Standing on the steps, he turned his head and looked around, and called out with some annoyance, "Your Majesty!"

Wu Zhao suddenly came out of the fog, spit out a big mouthful of water on the shallow steps on the bank, bent down and gasped for a while, and then helped Wan'er stand up, and smiled when he looked at her for the first time, There was some playfulness in the voice: "The clothes look good."

Wan'er lowered her head, and saw that she was wearing a long satin shirt with red plums on a white background that had been soaked in water and was tightly attached to her body. The color of her skin and the curves of her body were exposed through the thin material. There are long seams, and the hem of the clothes hangs down to the bottom of the hips and above the knees, and the drops of water drip down like pearls scattered on the bead curtain.

Wu Zhao's eyes followed the clothes down and up the water drops, and his calm breathing gradually became chaotic again. He held Wan'er's hand and asked her with a light smile, "Guess what I thought of?"

Wan'er paused slightly in the water, splashing a circle of water: "This pool is so hot and so deep, you've been in it by yourself for a long time, and you can't scream, guess what I thought?!"

Wu Zhao pretended not to be aware of her anger: "I thought of the bead curtain, and the beauty sitting behind the bead curtain." Seeing Wan'er's brows were light, he hurriedly supported her with both hands, and slowly sat down on the steps: "I didn't go deep, I just stood next to each other on this step, just waiting for you to come—you can count it as coming!"

Wan'er Fang suppressed her anger, sat next to her on the steps, and said: "The news from the gods, the household affairs are over..."

Wu Zhao covered her lips with his finger: "Let's talk about that later—your clothes are pretty, are they new products of the Fengtian Bureau?"

Wan'er said: "It's not the Fengtian Bureau, it's the Chengtian Bureau newly established by Princess Changle."

Wu Zhao finally became interested: "Chengtian Bureau?"

Wan'er nodded: "After the household affairs are over, the princess calculates the population of the world, plus the taxes and grain production of the land, and decides to open another clothing bureau to manage people's clothes."

Wu Zhao asked curiously, "Isn't the Fengtian Bureau already selling people's clothes?"

Wan'er laughed: "The Fengtian Bureau sells all kinds of fancy clothes, and most of them are women's clothing, but the Chengtian Bureau sells all kinds of practical clothes, such as raincoats for rainy days, cool shorts for summer, and thick cotton clothes for winter. Marching jackets that can be used as bedding and clothes, short skirts that can be used in the fields, and convenient civilian clothes that can be used for traveling over mountains, as well as bathrobes and swimsuits. When the princess opened Fengtian Bureau, she ordered them to develop textile machines. Improvement. Although silk and satin cannot be woven with this loom, materials such as burlap can be produced in large quantities, so that the price of cloth will be lower. At the end of last year, the households in the world were worth 600 million. According to the tax ratio Get the grain produced by the field, and then compare it with the governors of various places one by one, and calculate a "per capita income". Based on this per capita income, you can get the cost of clothes that the people can afford. Use this price as the upper limit, and then order The people strictly limit the price, so that the merchants in each state bid, and each state or three, or five merchants, bid for the price, and jointly contracted this business. people's clothes."

Wu Zhao raised his eyebrows: "The imperial court has its own officials, slaves, maidservants and craftsmen, why should it introduce other merchants? With the Fengtian Bureau, it would be redundant to open another Chengtian Bureau."

Wan'er smiled lightly and said: "Princess means, one is because the profit of the business is meager and the imperial court is running it, there is no profit for it, and the other is because the Fengtian Bureau has been established for a long time and there is no match for it. , without losing the heart of loyalty and respect, three things... I want to try this to see if I can open a public bidding first."

Wu Zhao said, "Open bidding?"

Wan'er nodded: "Because of Liu Houde's corruption in the Fengtian Bureau, the Princess Mansion investigated and dealt with Feng Yongchang. The princess learned from the pain and decided that all purchases from the Charity Hall and the Fengtian Bureau will be publicly hung in front of the door, and the merchants will write their own The bottom price, stick it on paper, and bid fairly."

Wu Zhao narrowed his eyes: "Don't worry about it. The Fengtian Bureau is the property of the imperial court, and it is difficult for the people to compete with it. The most profitable part is intertwined and intertwined. Even Taiping may not be able to clarify it all at once. The Chengtian Bureau has these When the business is contracted out, the big businessmen disdain to pursue such petty profits. Those small businessmen with no connections, even the farmers who cultivate the land, as long as they have the courage, they can get a good deal. The capital can be easily established, spread all over the states, and the local small traders also benefit a lot—presumably those weaving workers are mostly female workers?"

Wan'er laughed and said, "Chengtian Bureau doesn't use artisans. As for the merchants contracted out, whether they find people to weave or buy cloth from the people, it is not in the imperial court's consideration. What the princess wants is just a shop that can sell clothes at a low price. And then encourage the people to compete with each other and improve the weaving method, so that everyone in the world can afford winter and summer clothes, so that the four brothers who heard about it when they were in Kuohu were beaten to death for their father's cotton clothes flow thing."

Wu Zhao sneered and said, "Hasn't she ever thought of improving the yield of the fields so that there will be no more famine in the world?"

Wan'er stared at her: "This is what I read today. Princess Changle sent someone to visit Quyuan's plow from Jiangdong, and entrusted it to the Heavenly Bureau to develop and update it, making a smaller and more convenient plow. , presented to His Majesty as a gift of Longevity. This new plow does not require oxen, but donkeys, mules, and even stronger people can use it. If Your Majesty is not at ease, you can try it in the capital first to know its advantages and disadvantages, and then promote it to the world. At that time, the plow will be built in the same way as today's bidding by the Chengtian Bureau, so that every household can afford it. The princess also please select the agricultural books, medical books, and medical books compiled in the past few years as abbreviated books and print them in large quantities. , awarded to the prefectures and counties, so that the prefectures and counties will set up agricultural officials, use the old farmers to do it during the slack season, teach the Libao to use the new plow, recite the secrets of the agricultural book, and practice the hygienic hymns. Make sure that within five years, the boy with a yellow mouth can also recite it."

Wu Zhao was silent for a long time, Fang sighed: "Taiping." Looking at Wan'er, he said again: "Do you agree with her?"

Wan'er looked at the surface of the water, and asked softly: "Has Zhao ever thought about passing down the achievements you have created that have not been seen in thousands of years for a long time?"

Wu Zhao smiled and remained silent.

Wan'er pinned her shoulders, forced her to turn around, and said seriously: "Have you ever thought about what capacity you will use to meet the late emperor and even your descendants in the future? Are you the empress who deserves to enjoy the emperor's temple?"

Wu Zhao looked deeply at Wan'er for a long time, Fang raised his eyebrows and smiled, caressed her face, and kissed her gently: "In that case, don't disappoint me."

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