It is better to attack His Royal Highness than to compete in the world

After the Civil and Martial Arts Examination, a group of newcomers really emerged. The one who fought against Shi Jianying that day was Liao Honglin, the No. [-] martial artist of this session.The white and handsome Wu Zhuangyuan stood in the court hall, and forcibly set off a group of scholars with five big and three rough.Ren Chengqing carefully observed Liao Honglin's martial arts, it was fast, extremely fast, many people in the palace test were defeated before they had time to react.Martial arts is not only a test of martial arts, but also military strategy. Those who can get here are not ordinary people.Unexpectedly, this Liao Honglin is not only excellent in skill, but also good in strategy and test. This is a general who can be well trained.Ren Chengqing first put him in the garrison to assist Liang Guang in rectifying the garrison.

Among the new batch of scholars, although they have undergone reforms, there is actually not much difference from the previous ones.After all, the reform period was not long, and most of those who participated in the imperial examinations were from aristocratic families, and most of the poor families would not consider official careers at all.It is estimated that the empress wanted some unique talents, and most of the articles were close to this, but in Ren Chengqing's view, almost all of them lacked practicability, and one of them attracted Ren Chengqing's attention.Zhou Wenjun, the eldest son of the Zhou family.The Zhou family has a century-old family, and there are many Zhou's children in the court. Most of them are concentrated in the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Industry. However, Zhou Wenjun's article is a painful statement of the pros and cons of the Ministry of Punishment, especially with profound insights into criminal law and the use of punishment.Ren Chengqing seemed to have seen the stone moved to Zhou's house, so he was not in a hurry to reuse him, and transferred him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice as a minor chief.

It has been more than half a year since Ren Chengzhuo came back.Ren Chengzhuo first reported to Ren Chengqing the effect and difficulty of implementing the streamlining system for local officials, which were probably within Ren Chengqing's acceptable range.Ren Chengqing gave the memorial submitted by Ren Chengzhuo to Wen Runya, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and asked the Ministry of Officials to modify it according to these difficulties, and then promote it throughout Beimo.

As for Ren Chengqing's joke about looking at the breeding of war horses in Pingshan City, Ren Chengqing also completed it meticulously.Cao Yuanze, the prefect of Pingshan City, is indeed experienced. The ponies are strong and powerful, and they are all trained according to the standards of war horses, which are not inferior to the horses raised on the Xijing Grassland.Cao Yuanze made such a great contribution, but Pingshan City really needed him, and it was hard to get promoted, so Ren Chengqing personally ordered a reward.

A steady stream of fiscal expenditures also dwarfs the treasury.Ren Chengqing didn't want to increase the land tax, since the common people didn't have a lot of savings, so raising the tax didn't mean to kill the chicken and get the eggs.The land tax cannot be moved, so Ren Chengqing considered the businessman.Ren Chengqing had been observing Zeng Youcai, and would help Zeng Youcai when necessary, but Zeng Youcai did not disappoint Ren Chengqing, and the Zeng family became the largest businessman in Beimo.

After the inspection period, it was about to enter the official use period. Ren Chengqing summoned Zeng Youcai for an audience.

Seeing Zeng Youcai again, still looking fat and vain, he is so stupid that you can't see that he is the owner of the largest merchant in Beimo.

"The villain Zeng Youcai has met His Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live." Zeng Youcai made a big gift without daring to lift his head when he saw Ren Chengqing.

"Patriarch Zeng, please sit down. After a few years, the Zeng family is not what it used to be." Zeng Youcai was sweating when he heard Ren Chengqing say this. , It's a pity that I can't stand a group of prodigal sons.

When I saw this little Highness for the first time a few years ago, I knew that this little Highness was extraordinary. Now that she has become the Empress of Beimo, the pressure is even greater.Knowing that Ren Chengqing didn't like to procrastinate, Zeng Youcai sat down and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty, the Zeng family is developing well. I don't know what a villain can do for you?"

"Patriarch Zeng is still so polite. In fact, I just want to discuss a little matter with the Patriarch."

Lan You came over with a brochure and handed it to Zeng Youcai, Zeng Youcai saluted, "Thank you, miss."

Zeng Youcai opened the brochure, and there are two points in it. One is to establish a chamber of commerce. The imperial court will send troops to protect and protect the caravans, but they need to pay membership fees.The second is to increase the tax rate on luxury goods and reduce the tax rate on daily necessities.The terrain in the northern desert is steep, and businessmen often go away for several years when they go out to do business. It is indeed difficult to guarantee safety. If the army intervenes, it can reduce a lot of dangers, but the amount of fees to be paid makes Zeng Youcai feel distressed like cutting flesh.

As if seeing Zeng Youcai's thoughts, Ren Chengqing asked, "Has Patriarch Zeng thought about the difference between imperial merchants and private merchants?" Care about this?

"Little man, thank you for your love, thank you for your support, your majesty, the Zeng family will not forget." Zeng Youcai knelt down and kowtowed a few more times.

"Then what is the idea of ​​the Zeng family?"

"Of course there is no problem with the first rule. Establishing a merchant and paying fees are all due. I, the Northern Desert Army, are brave and come to escort the caravan. I should be filial. But the second rule, Your Majesty knows, we are all small You can’t make a lot of money from business and daily necessities, and mainly rely on these luxuries, you see, if the second one is achieved, wouldn’t the villain’s way of making money be short of it?” Ren Chengqing seemed to see the groveling man a few years ago again. Flattering, Zeng Youcai, who wanted the confiscated goods, refused to kill him.

"I don't care about the ones in Beimo that I stipulated, and I don't care about those outside." Zeng Youcai smiled when he heard it. His Majesty meant to make more money from abroad. You can grab one.

"My villain, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your compassion. I will never forget this villain."

"Then I will trouble Patriarch Zeng with this matter, I hope as soon as possible."

"It must be, the villain must do his best to handle this matter well."

"Patriarch Zeng, please sit down. The following discussion is a private transaction with the Patriarch."

"Your Majesty, please speak, and the villain listens."

"The terrain in my Northern Desert is steep. I think the Patriarch also has a deep understanding. It is inconvenient to travel around. It hinders transportation and restricts development."

"This, the villain does know, but the terrain of my Beimo has been like this for so many years, is it going to move mountains and seas." Zeng Facai replied cautiously, a little unclear what Ren Chengqing meant.

Ren Chengqing waved Jiang Wenyan up.Jiang Wenyan came up with a map of Beimo, spread the map on the table, pointed to several main rivers in Beimo and said: "Everyone only focuses on the steep terrain of Beimo, and no one has ever noticed the convenience of water conservancy in Beimo. Open up with here, and here, digging wide here, digging deep here, I can run through the Beimo waterway."

Zeng Youcai's eyes moved with Jiang Wenyan's fingers. There was a financial businessman who traveled all over the world. He had been to all these places, and he did have impressions, but he was still a little uncertain and asked: "Your Majesty and Your Excellency have unique eyesight, and we are really beyond the reach of ordinary people. But there are many variables in this open river.”

Jiang Wenyan said confidently: "I have carefully inspected these places, as long as they are operated properly, there will be no problem."

"My lord is powerful, but I don't know where the villain can do his best?"

Ren Chengqing directly told Zeng Youcai: "This project will inevitably waste money and people, and the national treasury reserves are not large."

Zeng Youcai was so frightened that he knelt down this time. His Majesty really wants to move mountains and seas, and he wants his Zeng family to pay. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my Zeng family is really just a shell. The family has a large population and a lot of expenses. All the funds have been exchanged for commodities."

"The head of the family thinks, how long will it take for the next head of the Zeng family to ruin the Zeng family? The tree is so big that it attracts the wind. Sometimes I don't need to do it. Many families will decline or even disappear easily."

Zeng Youcai thought of his family's useless descendants, so he could only grit his teeth and ask, "How long will His Majesty protect my Zeng family?"

"I bestowed an iron certificate on the Zeng family's Dan book, which saves me from death once except for treason."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Zeng Youcai could only kowtow to thank him, with constant doubts in his heart, exchanging the iron coupons of Danshu for silver taels, it doesn't seem like the emperor would do a bad deal.

"Patriarch Zeng doesn't need to be like this. Sun Lei, an official of our court, has already invented something that can blow open rocks. The gold and silver that may be required is not as high as the Patriarch thought. Moreover, after the river channel is successfully dug, all Zeng family merchant ships will be taxed by [-]% within a hundred years. "There was a fortune who was overjoyed, thinking of the convenience of water transportation in the future, and thanked the Holy Grace.

With the support of Zeng Youcai, the banker no longer worried, and handed over the matter to Jiang Wenyan, and transferred Sun Lei to the Ministry of Industry, Jiang Wenyan's subordinate, Ren Yuanwailang, to assist Jiang Wenyan in completing the matter.

Although the national treasury is not too abundant, Ren Chengqing is not prepared to deduct the expenses of the harem, after all, they are all raised by a group of rich and well-clothed women.But Ye Lingzhao had already discovered it, and began to put an end to extravagance. Let Ren Chengqing and Ye Lingzhao set an example, and the rest of the palace dared not say anything.The ministers followed suit, and the upper echelons of Northern Desert began to advocate frugality and no longer dared to be extravagant and wasteful.This kind of change was unexpected by Ren Chengqing. It turns out that sometimes, her actions are more effective than promulgating laws.

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Found a serious problem...... I also want Ah Zhao to bring it out to talk about love soon, but I found that His Majesty is very busy, and it is not easy to fall in love before he is busy with state affairs......