Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

Zhou Xingzhi, who is about to have two good helpers, is very happy. The specific performance is that he took a lot of seriousness when he went to court. He not only listened carefully to the reports of the six officials, but also discussed some important issues with them.After discussing for half an hour longer than yesterday, I retreated to the court with satisfaction.

"Wei Zhong, help me run errands in advance, I'm going..." Zhou Xingzhi touched his chin and thought briefly.

There are only five people in her own harem, and besides the two assistants, there are only three concubines left.Li Zhaoyun is too contrived, she doesn't look like a good person, she probably can't be her good helper.

The remaining two concubines are the daughter of the loyal marquis who was named a marquis by virtue of military merits, and the daughter of the servant of the Ministry of Rites who came from a family. Who should she meet first?

"What does Your Majesty need the servant to do?" Wei Zhong bent down and waited for Zhou Xingzhi to order.

"Well, you go and say hello to Concubine Zhong, and say that I will go to have lunch with her later." Although Zhong Qingyi's father no longer has military power in his hands, there are many soldiers on the border who will be him. old department.When he cleaned up the regent, he could let Zhong Qingyi's father take over.

Since her father was going to be used, he had to express it in advance, at least to make her live more comfortably in the palace.

The first time was born and the second time was cooked. Zhou Xingzhi’s efficiency in processing memorials today is higher than yesterday’s. It's okay to press.

Zhong Qingyi and Ye Ningxuan were the same age, both of them were two years older than Zhou Xingzhi, and it was already time to enter the palace.If Zhong Qingyi hadn't decided to enter the palace early, she would be an old girl in the eyes of ordinary people.

"See Your Majesty." Zhong Qingyi didn't show any superfluous expression when he saw Zhou Xingzhi, but just saluted in a regular manner.

"My concubine, please get up." Zhou Xingzhi had a faint smile on his face, "I took a little time to process the memorial, and I kept my concubine waiting for a long time."

"Your Majesty was joking. It is my honor to wait for Your Majesty to eat." Zhong Qingyi also had a smile on his face, and said in a stiff tone, "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and he has a lot of burdens on his body. I hope that Your Majesty will take good care of his body. Don't work too hard."

"Thank you, concubine, for your concern." Zhou Xingzhi frowned slightly, why did she feel that Zhong Qingyi's tone seemed a bit rigid, and it didn't sound like it was sincere.

"Is my concubine living comfortably in the palace?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, with a look of great concern for Zhong Qingyi.

Zhong Qingyi hesitated for a while, "It's okay, but I feel that the activities and activity areas in the palace are relatively small, and there is nothing to do."

"What does my concubine want to do?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, looking at her gently.

Zhong Qingyi felt a little uncomfortable, "If possible, I think His Majesty can arrange the maids and eunuchs in the palace to do other things, otherwise it would be boring for them to stand around every day."

"Then according to my concubine's opinion, what can these maids and eunuchs do?" Zhou Xingzhi became a little interested. Zhong Qingyi seemed to be a person with active thinking, and he didn't seem to have any awe of himself.

"Does Your Majesty want to listen to the truth?" Zhong Qingyi asked, she had been observing the expression on Zhou Xingzhi's face since she spoke, and only continued after she found that she did not show any displeasure.

Zhou Xingzhi smiled, "It's all right for my concubine to say it, I just want to listen to the truth."

"Your Majesty, I think there are too many people in the harem. Let me take myself as an example. In my palace alone, there are fifty or sixty people serving me." Zhong Qingyi sat up straight and said, silently turning the subject for a while. Wan, "Not to mention that there are people in the harem who help me make clothes, wash clothes, etc. I'm afraid there are nearly 100 people in total."

"If I remember correctly, in addition to the four maids I brought with me, there should be eight palace people serving my concubine, and there are only 12 people in total." Zhou Xingzhi recalled the details of the members of the palace. structure.

"Your Majesty remembers it correctly, but Your Majesty may have forgotten that these twelve are just by my side. In addition, there are more than 40 eunuchs in my palace. I don't think I need so many eunuchs." Zhong Qingyi said .

"Wei Zhong, come here." Zhou Xingzhi was a little uncertain, "Do you know how many eunuchs and maids there are in the palace?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are 750 eunuchs and more than 870 court ladies in the palace." Wei Zhong added, "Your Majesty, if a new young master comes in next year, the number of court ladies and eunuchs will increase. "

"Isn't that enough?" Zhou Xingzhi frowned obviously, "There are no more than five people together with the empress and concubines. Frowning requires so many people to serve."

"Your Majesty may not know that besides serving His Majesty and the ladies' daily life, these people also have six bureaus and 24 divisions responsible for the affairs of the palace, so there are more people together." Wei Zhong said, "In addition There is also a small part of the harem where the concubines live, and the empresses who were high-ranking during the reign of the late emperor were also taken care of by special staff."

"Is the expenditure of these people from the national treasury?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, adding up to more than 5000 people.Not to mention that there are guards on duty in the palace, if all of these are added, it may cost over ten thousand.

"Your Majesty, the expenses of these people come from your private treasury." Wei Zhong said.

"Huh?" Zhou Xingzhi raised his voice, "It's all from my private treasury? How much money is there in my private treasury?"

"This..." Wei Zhong said as he glanced at Zhong Qingyi, his tone hesitant.

"Your Majesty, do you need me to avoid it?" Zhong Qingyi asked.

"No, Wei Zhong, just say it directly." Zhou Xingzhi can allow herself to be busy, but she doesn't allow herself to be busy and pay back money!absolute!impossible!

"Your Majesty, you should still have 150 million taels of silver in your private treasury." Wei Zhong said, "Among them, the annual palace expenses are about 20 taels."

"What about the income?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, with a bad premonition in his heart. 20 silver is not a small amount, it is only so much for her to raise [-] elite soldiers for a year!

Wei Zhong said cautiously, "About 10 taels per year."

"Huh? My private treasury can't make ends meet? If this continues, won't my private treasury be empty if I live longer?" Zhou Xingzhi's face turned dark.

"Your Majesty, forgive me." Wei Zhong hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty, "It's because of the mismanagement of the servants, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Zhou Xingzhi sighed, "Get up, I don't mean to blame you, I just think that there should be fewer idlers in the palace."

Unexpectedly, yesterday I was still worried that the national treasury would not make ends meet, and today I would worry that my private treasury would not make ends meet.

It is terrible for a country to have no money. After all, raising soldiers requires money, disaster relief requires money, and some infrastructure projects that they want to implement also require money.If the finances start to go into deficit, then she may be the emperor to the end.

"Your Majesty, I have a solution, which may help you solve the private treasury problem." Zhong Qing said in a timely manner.

"Oh, what's your opinion on my beloved concubine?" Zhou Xingzhi calmed down a bit, and became gentle and elegant again.

"Compared with court ladies, there are more eunuchs in the palace. I think eunuchs can be given more functions." Zhong Qingyi said.

"For example?" Zhou Xingzhi listened attentively.

Zhong Qingyi cleared his throat, "I think some strong eunuchs can be selected to let them practice martial arts, so that they can replace some of the duties of the guards."

"As for the ladies in the palace, I suggest that His Majesty send someone to make statistics and select some older ones to be released from the palace. This way, His Majesty's reputation will be improved and the palace's expenses will be reduced. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Zhong Qingyi said.

"As far as I know, Your Majesty's private treasury comes mostly from the profits of the Zhuangzi's shop outside. Your Majesty may wish to check the account books thoroughly when you have time, and you may have unexpected gains."

Zhou Xingzhi nodded while listening, and his eyes towards Zhong Qingyi gradually became satisfied.Unexpectedly, Zhong Qingyi was so good-for-nothing, and he took the initiative to take over the role of tool man without even needing to induce a few words.

"If Your Majesty trusts me, I can help." Seeing that Zhou Xingzhi hadn't spoken for a long time, Zhong Qingyi added.

God, she really doesn't want to sleep with the emperor.Although she is already, barely considered an adult.But the emperor is only 16 years old!Just a younger brother!She is not interested in her brother!She only likes her sister!

"I will arrange someone else to handle the matter of Zhuangzi's shop." Zhou Xingzhi was very happy with Zhong Qingyi's way, but she would not give Zhong Qingyi too much power because of this happiness.

"As for the matter of eunuchs and maids, you write a booklet and send it to the queen's palace to discuss with the queen." The management of the palace was handed over to Ye Ningxuan after her wedding. Tsing Yi's idea is very good, but he can't take full responsibility for this matter.

"Of course, I'll go to the queen to discuss it tomorrow!" Zhong Qingyi replied, with a hint of excitement in his tone that could not be detected.

I had heard about the queen's reputation early in the morning, not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry, but also accomplished in martial arts, and she was the object of admiration for the noble ladies in the capital.

It's a pity that Prime Minister Ye protected Ye Ningxuan so well that he didn't have a chance to meet her in the boudoir. Now that the emperor said this, she can finally see her face!

In this case, entering the palace by yourself is not a waste of money, at least you can appreciate the talented and beautiful young lady up close!

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