One of the Twelve Kingdoms

After dinner, Joshya stayed in the Shuiyang Temple.

As the sun sets and the sky turns dark, the maids serving at the side quietly light up the palace lanterns, and the entire Cuihuang Palace gradually lights up with orange-red lights, making it look like a fairyland through the sea of ​​clouds.

Before he knew it, it was already late at night, Joshua stared at the scroll in his hand and yawned. He took a deep breath, and the burning incense immediately revived him.The documents on the desk were divided into two bases. He weighed them, and he couldn't finish reading the remaining half today.

A voice suddenly came from outside the door, and the tone of the tone was neither too hasty nor too slow, and one could tell who it was.Yan Qi walked in, and first glanced at the table. The milk tea he made specially in the kitchen was already cold, and the snacks on the plate were untouched.

"My lord." Yan Qi bowed his head and saluted, Joshua hummed, looked up and found a young man behind him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"He is He Yu. He was originally the right-hand man of the Central Army of the Baibei Army. From today on, he will take the position of Master Bai." He tilted his head to He Yu and ordered: "From now on, you will be responsible for the safety of the Lord's inner palace, and you must always act with caution. .”

"Yes, Taifu, my lord." Zhuang Sheng replied loudly.

Joshua absent-mindedly hummed, and said: "You go down first, I have something to discuss with Taifu." After sending them away, he said to Yan Qi: "You came just in time, I have something to show you." Joshua took out a sketchbook from the pile of books, and Yan Qi leaned over to look at it, and saw a few round portraits of himself painted on it, surrounded by wooden branches, and the dragon flag of Qiaoguo and Some values, puzzled: "This is..."

"This is the pattern I asked Jason to design. Let's see how it looks." Joshya pushed the drawing book to the other side, and Yan Qi took a closer look at the paintings, and then understood his intention. The tone was startled: "Do you want to issue new currency?"

"Well, you can also say that." Joshua threw him another pamphlet, and Xie Qi skimmed through it roughly, frowning more and more tightly.

"I had someone copy the ledger from Li Xianyin's house. According to Suiren's salary, he would have to work for at least 3000 years to save such a large amount of money." Joshya clicked his tongue, "If I announce these things tomorrow The money will be invalidated immediately, and he must be the first to object. I plan to issue the new currency as soon as possible, and the people can exchange it for the new currency at a ratio of one to two, and the price remains unchanged. In this way, people like Li Xianyin have to find a way to transfer their property If you go out to exchange, you will definitely show your feet." Joshua sneered: "In any case, he still has a group of rebels to support, has he been in contact with the remnants of Mingzheng recently?"

"Since you came back, the rebels have been gathering at the border between the two countries in Qiaoqing." A strange feeling rose in Xiqi's heart.Joshua seemed to be a different person since that day. He seemed to have gradually built a shell, and his reason was so cold and hard that he didn't look like him.Yan Qi asked Jason, he understood the cause and effect but could do nothing, he could only try his best to make him happy in other ways.But he found that the things that Joshya was interested in before seemed to lose their appeal all at once, which made him a little overwhelmed.

"This is the fastest way to gather funds, and then issue treasury bonds at the same time. At least this year, people can live through the winter without starvation or cold."

"There is no precedent for such a thing in other countries. Such rash reforms will inevitably cause turmoil and affect the trade between countries." Qilin on the portrait looked at him ironically, and Qilin didn't know why he would do this Thought, maybe he was infected by Joshya's emotionality, even though he wasn't anymore.

"It's a matter of course." Joshya said with discretion: "I plan to issue a decree that in the future trade within the borders of the country must use a new currency, so as to establish a foreign exchange system. This is like playing an online game. If you want to continue playing, you can Game currency must be used, or you're out."

"My lord..." Yan Qi seemed to be annoyed by his metaphor, but was interrupted by the other party as soon as he opened his mouth.

"I'm very clear about the role I'm playing, go down, you should rest." Joshua looked him in the eyes, not giving an inch.

Yan Qi was silent for a few seconds, and finally chose to believe him. Before turning around and leaving the palace, he asked, "Why does the lord only use my portrait?"

Joshua lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked with a half-smile, "Otherwise whose?"

Of course it is yours.Yan Qi almost blurted out, but understood the meaning of the other party in an instant, and left Shuiyang Palace silently.

In the middle of the night, Joshua suddenly woke up from thirst, his throat was so dry that he could hardly make a sound.

"Come here." He called hoarsely, wondering if the maid outside could hear.

"My lord." A figure appeared in front of the bed. Joshua squinted his eyes and realized that it was the new guard brought by Gong Qi, and ordered: "I want to drink water."

The water arrived soon, and Joshya drank half a bowl, only to realize that his back was covered with sweat.He Yu was still standing in front of him, waiting for his instructions.

Joshya couldn't help but look at him.He remembered that the other party was called He Yu. Although the light was dim, he could clearly see that the other party was in his early twenties, with handsome features and tall stature.

Yan Qi is really on the right track, he figured out his preferences so quickly, and even picked the type of people he likes.

Joshua suddenly found it funny, the logic of that stupid unicorn really never improved.

"Just stand there, don't move." Joshua lay back in peace, and fell asleep again after exhaling.

Seven days later, Qiaoguo promulgated a new decree and began to use the new currency nationwide.The generous policy of unconditionally exchanging twice the new currency has successfully retained a large number of disaster victims who planned to emigrate to other countries because they lost their houses and fields.Three days later, King Gong issued another official recommendation order.It is said to be an official recommendation order, but it is actually a shortcut for wealthy businessmen to spend money to buy officials.

The decision was opposed by half of the officials.

"My lord, please take back the decree. If from now on officials are selected not on the basis of talent but the degree of wealth, the country will be in the hands of a group of mercenary villains, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Joshua glanced at the speaker, snorted softly, and said, "Lin Guang Chao, Li Xian Yin."

The two ministers who were named immediately stood up and responded: "The minister is here."

Joshua looked at Linguangchao: "You are in charge of food, you come and tell him how many people in the whole country are dying of hunger and thirst every day, waiting to open warehouses to release food." Then he looked at Li Xianyin: "You just Not to mention. A few dispensable idle jobs in the palace can be exchanged for the lives of countless people, do you want me to explain which is more important?"

The minister who led the opposition was stunned, knowing that this would break the rules, but he was not as confident as before, "But..."

Joshua frowned, and said with a final word: "Okay, that's it."

As soon as the court meeting was over, Joshya left alone, without even looking at Xiang Qi from the beginning to the end.

"Taifu." Xun Qi met Ao Dou in the gallery outside the door, the latter's burly figure blocked most of the sunlight, making him feel even more obscure and inexplicable.

"I came here as soon as I saw you. How are you doing lately? Did that kid cause trouble for you?" The other party touched the stubble that had to be shaved off and greeted with a smile, and then found that the other party seemed to be more indifferent than before, which was strange Said: "Your complexion is not very good, it can't be..."

"I'm fine." Qilin's health is related to the country, and Qilin naturally can't let this big mouth spread any bad words.Ao Dou patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "I heard what that kid did, thanks to his money for this month's drink. I don't think you should worry too much, trust his ability."

"It's not that I don't believe in the Lord, it's just that I feel that what I'm doing now is a little too much..." Xiong Qi's trouble is that Joshua seems to be a bit arbitrary now, and once he makes a decision, no one can persuade him.As King Gong, this situation is very bad.Yan Qi glanced at Ao Dou, and felt that it would be useless even to discuss these matters with him, so he couldn't help but sighed secretly, turned and left.

As the Marquis of Xizhou, because of some matters that cannot be settled directly in the Hall of Renzhong, Gong Qi would go to the residence of the Marquis of Xizhou every two or three days to handle official business.Joshua's plan was immediately effective. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the local rich men were already waiting in the living room.Yan Qi took a look at the children they brought, and couldn't help but sighed again.In any case, he could only try to pick some decent ones first.

It was not until dusk that Yan Qi rode back to the palace again, and his palace was only separated from King Gong's bedroom by a courtyard.Yan Qi bowed his head and thought for a while, then decided to go there.

It was past dinner time, and as soon as Xun Qi passed by, he saw two maids coming out with food boxes, and when he saw him, Taifu stopped and walked to salute.Yan Qi lifted the lid of the box and took a look. The food inside was still intact. Joshya was sitting in front of the desk, concentrating on reading the documents.

He Yu, who was guarding the door, saw Gong Qi silently saluting, and Gong Qi asked in a low voice, "How is your lord doing?"

"Go back to Taifu, everything in the palace is fine, but the Lord will wake up in his sleep every night."

"Go down." Yan Qi said lightly, and then stepped into the palace room. Joshua glanced up at him from the scroll, and snorted, "Are you willing to come?"

Although they meet every day, the private communication between the two is less and less.Joshua seemed to be in a good mood, stood up and walked in front of him: "Go, go out with me." Joshua seemed to have finally recognized the identities of the two correctly, and stopped begging coquettishly as before, leaving behind a word Then he left, and Xiang Qi would definitely follow him anyway.

They rode beasts one by one and flew down Aoshuang Mountain side by side, and flew along the Mohe River that traverses Qiao Country. Looking around in the sky, the whole Qiao Country can be seen at a glance.The world in the dark night is exceptionally quiet, and all the hustle and bustle has stopped.They can see that this piece of land is changing every day, but it is indeed slowly moving in a good direction.

"I know what you're worried about." Joshya unknowingly took control of the conversation with Qi Qi: "You are afraid that I will ruin this country, but what good will it do me. I want Qiaoguo to Prosper, so that I can live long enough to see my family again." Joshua's eyes flickered, he suddenly snorted, and raised his voice: "Besides, even if something goes wrong, won't there be signs on your body? ? As long as it is corrected in time, isn’t that what Kirin exists for?”

He asked back with a smile, but Yan Qi couldn't answer for a while, and then he whispered for a long time: "As you said."

"Ah, by the way, I don't like the current bodyguard, you can find another one."

Yan Qi seemed to be stalked for a moment, and replied: "Yes."

The author has something to say: the end is coming soon, little angels who are still insisting on squatting, are you happy! ! ! !