The empress' eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, she shook her head helplessly.
"That's all, Xiao Dongzi, you are a pillar of talent. How can you waste it on such a trivial matter as breakfast!"
Yang Dong thought, and he could already feel the disappointment in the empress' tone.
So he smiled faintly and slowly said:
"But from now on, I will come to make breakfast for Your Majesty every ten days. Of course, it's not just breakfast, it may be lunch, or...if Your Majesty doesn't mind, dinner is also fine."
The empress rolled her eyes at Yang Dong angrily and asked her to make dinner for herself? Is that for dinner? Why do I feel that this kid has no good ideas at all?
"Okay, okay, don't mention this matter again, you can just take care of it yourself."
The empress waved her hand, stood up immediately, and headed towards the study.
Yang Dong followed without thinking. He knew that although Lin Chunqiu, a serious problem in his heart, was solved, Da Zhou was also seriously injured this time.
If there is another snow disaster this winter, Dazhou will be unable to deal with it, and then it will be a real purgatory on earth.
Thinking of this, Yang Dong began to become worried again.
When the empress saw this, a hint of joy flashed between her brows. As long as Yang Dong thinks about the people wholeheartedly, then this person can be boldly used.
But if one day, he starts to seek personal gain and does not care about the life and death of the people, even if the empress has her heart for him, she will definitely take off his head without hesitation.
This may be the difference between emperors and ordinary people.
"Tell me, now that the Great Zhou Dynasty is full of waste, what do you think?"
Yang Dong pondered for a moment and decided to express the extremely bold idea that he had been preparing for a long time.
He took a deep breath and then let it out slowly.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if you don't break, you won't establish. If you break, you will build. Today's Great Zhou is at a critical moment when it breaks out of its cocoon and becomes a butterfly. Therefore, I think that Great Zhou needs a major political reform."
When the empress heard this, she did not comment. Instead, she took a deep look at Yang Dong and asked:
"Don't talk to me about these empty words. I just want to know what you plan to do."
When Yang Dong heard this, his expression suddenly became extremely serious. He stood up straight, adjusted his clothes, and said solemnly:
"Has Your Majesty ever heard the saying that the economic base determines the superstructure?"
The empress frowned, shook her head first, and then nodded.
"I can probably understand what you mean, but the way of expressing it is quite novel."
Yang Dong did not respond to the empress's words, but continued:
"Actually... I can also put it another way and call it hiding wealth among the people. As the saying goes, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the seasons. If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace."
The empress' eyes lit up. She had naturally heard of Yang Dong's statement. In fact, she had always believed and acted in this way.
It is precisely because of this that when Luozhou was flooded later, almost all the ministers in the entire court were waiting to see the empress's joke. However, no one expected that Yang Dong, who came out of the blue, not only turned the tide, but also passed The high-speed official roads and one method firmly bind the entire Luozhou and the capital together.
I heard that the high-speed official roads in Shuzhou are also in full swing now. However, because Shuzhou has not yet been fully developed and the mountain roads are extremely rugged, the construction of the high-speed official roads seems a bit slow.
The Jiangnan area, the most prosperous area in the Great Zhou Dynasty, is a party that even the empress would never dare to offend.
There are many wealthy families in Jiangnan, and they have always been wealthy. Therefore, hundreds of years ago, some wealthy families appeared. These wealthy families control almost all walks of life in Jiangnan.
This led to the fact that no matter how different dynasties changed, the Jiangnan clan still stood firm. It was even said that if anyone could get the support of the Jiangnan clan when fighting for the world, he would basically win half the battle.
So after many compromises and concessions, the Jiangnan area not only belonged to the Great Zhou in name, they had their own taxes, but did not have to pay taxes to the Great Zhou, and even raised many private soldiers.
In general, it is not an exaggeration to call the Jiangnan region a country within a country.
"Has Your Majesty considered the Jiangnan area?"
Yang Dong suddenly spoke, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
Today's Jiangnan area is not only not a prosperous place for Da Zhou, but it is a serious concern.
At this moment, Lin Chunqiu had taken up the banner of rebellion, but he had not yet established a firm foothold.
After he has established a foothold, if he colludes with the Jiangnan clan again, it will really shake the foundation of Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, in the Jiangnan region, we must find ways to eliminate the threat here.
"What, you want to take action against those wealthy families in Jiangnan?"
The empress frowned, then shook her head and said:
"Xiao Dongzi, the wealthy families in the Jiangnan area are not as simple as they seem on the surface. If you want to attack them, it will not be that easy."
"You know, in recent years, a saying has spread in the Jiangnan area. With the wealth in the Jiangnan area, it is completely possible to stand on its own as a country without having to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Hearing this, Yang Dong had a sneer on his lips.
"Since Jiangnan doesn't recognize us, Da Zhou, why should we care about them."
"Your Majesty, I have a plan..."
…
The discussion in the study lasted for nearly four hours.
It was not until it was getting dark that Yang Dong was kicked out of the study by the empress, looking a little tired.
The empress's cheeks were crimson and bright red. She glared at Yang Dong's back fiercely and stamped her feet in a very girlish manner.
Xiao Dongzi, this bastard, says business when he says business, why are those mean hands not honest at all!
If he dares to do this again next time, I will chop him down...
The empress was about to say that she would cut off his pair of cheap claws, but then she thought about it and realized that the gentle caressing of those claws seemed to be of great benefit to her.
Her pretty face turned red again, and after spitting lightly, she closed the study window with her backhand.
On the other side, after Yang Dong left the study, he did not return to the Xichang Building, but went straight to the Lenggong Manufacturing Factory.
Today's Lenggong Manufacturing Factory, with the presence of a god-level figure like Mr. Lu and the favor of His Majesty, its development can be said to be booming.
At this moment, Mr. Lu was sitting peacefully on the recliner, basking in the warm winter sun.
Beside him, there were two handsome little palace maids. One was responsible for peeling the grapes, and the other was responsible for feeding the grapes into Mr. Lu's mouth.
Not to mention anything else, this enjoyment alone made Yang Dong feel a little envious.
Mr. Lu originally squinted his eyes, enjoying the service of the maids, but suddenly his eyes widened and he looked at Yang Dong with a surprised look on his face and said:
"You kid, why are you willing to come to me?"
