Zhao Yu thought carefully and said, "The child realizes that he can make it, and he has an idea. It is better to use half of the money spent by the Ministry of Household Affairs to buy horses every year, and let the child raise horses, and the other half to buy horses as usual. If the child becomes a child, his father will be rich and blessed." , if you don’t save a lot of money to buy horses, I will apologize to you.”
Emperor Daojun felt a little guilty when he heard this. In fact, although he still bought horses from abroad during this dynasty, he didn't have many horses. The money the Ministry of Household Affairs spends every year to buy horses is actually not much. Half of this is not much, but it is Less.
He said: "Second brother, you don't know about the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In recent years, there have been natural and man-made disasters, and the national treasury is not full. The half of the horse money is really not much money."
Zhao Tong said: "Dad is busy with everything, worrying about the country and the people, so why should he worry about this? If there is a difference, the child should find a way to make up for it, and finally settle the accounts. If it is really a loss, it is a contribution to the country, and the child will admit it. "
Emperor Daojun was moved when he heard this, and thought to himself that this second brother was just like me, a deity from heaven who came down to earth specifically to help me create a glorious and prosperous age? In this way, in the future, there will be three elder brothers in the court and two elder brothers in the outer court. I only need to sit in the middle every day, and there will be no need for the world to worry! "
He said: "Second brother is worried about the country, but he endures hardships. But except for the capital, horses are not raised anywhere else. Where does second brother plan to go now? Let me tell you, maybe it will be convenient for you."
Zhao Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, but there was no trace on his face. He just said: "In the past, horses were mostly raised in the north. War horses had to run in the open. If there is no land, it would be difficult to use them. In the end, they became rogue horses. There are more people in the south and fewer fields. Except for huts, It will be difficult to operate outside the boundaries of the state, but I don’t want to delay the people’s livelihood, so I thought it would be better to go to the Hehuang area to operate.”
Emperor Daojun said: "The other side of Xihe River is barren, bitter and cold, and there are wars. Why are you doing this?"
Zhao Tong said: "The land there is vast and the labor is cheap. The child just wants to save more money for his father and the court, but he never considers what happens to the child himself."
Emperor Daojun laughed when he heard this: "It is indeed my son. I remember that in the second year of Chongning, I sent troops and horses to re-pacify the Xihe area and established the Longyou Protectorate. If so, then I will grant my son the title of Xihe." Helu Xuanfu Envoy, Longyou Jiedu, Longyou Duhufu, Dufu, promote the group of shepherds!"
Zhao Tong hurriedly thanked him after hearing this. The Xuanfu envoy was not permanent, but he could control the position of Xihe Road Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy, and had the power of life and death over the six states of Xihe.
As for the Group Animal Husbandry Department, he is in charge of horse breeding in the world and is under the control of the Privy Council. The Group Animal Husbandry Department itself is fully staffed and functioning normally. He is not an official of the Xifu, so this promotion is only a false position, which makes it easier for him to do horse breeding as a layman. .
Zhao Tong accepted the order and thanked him and left. Emperor Daojun stroked his beard after the case, completely forgetting that he originally wanted to reprimand the second brother when he was recruited into the palace.
Zhao Tao did not leave after leaving the palace, but went directly to Kunning Palace. Kunning Palace was the residence of Daojun Queen Zheng. The later Queen Xiansu, Zheng, had a son and five daughters. Zhao Zha ranked second, and the sister above was Jiade Emperor Ji Zhao Yupan, the eldest daughter of Emperor Daojun.
When he arrived at the palace gate, a young eunuch hurriedly went to inform him. Zhao Tong went straight in without waiting, but someone came to greet him. It was the ninth prince Zhao Gou who was only eleven or twelve years old.
"Second brother!" Zhao Gou was thin but full of energy. He moved his eyes from side to side, grabbing the corner of Zhao Tong's clothes, expressing his longing without knowing whether it was true or not.
Zhao Tong looked at him with a smile on his face. He really wanted to strangle him to death, but he couldn't at the moment.
Seeing Zhao Gou here, Zhao Tong knew that Wei Shi was also there. Wei Shi was originally a maid of the Zheng family, and was later taken in by Emperor Daojun, but she was not favored. She was just a repairman, and she only gave birth to one child of Zhao Gou.
"How have you been reading lately, Brother Ninth?" Although he didn't want to see the boy, Zhao Tong still asked.
"Second brother, I can't read those books any more than third brother. Why don't I learn some martial arts like my second brother, but my wife won't allow it." Zhao Gou whispered, obviously not taking reading seriously.
Zhao Tong stopped when he heard the words: "Martial arts are very useful, you should just study hard. Our court attaches great importance to filial piety. Sages say that husbands are filial. This is the foundation of virtue and the source of teaching."
Zhao Gou said nonchalantly: "Second brother, I understand."
Zhao Tong looked at him and said calmly: "Brother Ninth, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, my teacher, disobedience will be struck by thunder from the sky!"
Zhao Gou shrank his neck: "Second brother, you are scaring me again."
Zhao Tong remained silent. When they entered the palace, they saw Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Wei sitting and talking. They were extremely happy to see Zhao Tong come in.
Zheng is naturally dignified and graceful. She was originally the chief female official in the Xiang Palace of Empress Xiansu of Shenzong. When Emperor Daojun was still King Duan, every time she came to the Ci De Palace to pay her respects, the Empress Dowager ordered Zheng and Two female officials of the Wang family served beside him. Later, when King Duan came to the throne, Queen Mother Xiang gave them to Emperor Daojun.
After Zheng entered the palace, she was favored by Daojun and Emperor because of her talent, humility and courtesy. After the death of Queen Xiangong and Wang, she became the main palace.
When Mrs. Zheng saw Zhao Tong, she immediately stood up and said with a loving look on her face: "Second brother, come here quickly and let me see. Have you lost weight or gained weight recently?"
Webster also said: "I see that my second brother has lost weight. I think he has to work a lot outside."
Zheng took Zhao Taer's hand and said, "Second brother, why do you have to work so hard? Why don't you be a free prince?"
Zhao Tong felt helpless. He still had feelings for Mrs. Zheng, so he just said: "Mother, where have you lost weight? I'm just stronger!"
Next to him, Wei Shi said: "Sister, my second brother is capable of literature and martial arts, how can he be a leisurely prince?"
Mrs. Zheng said: "But I don't want my son to worry too much and get tired and get into trouble again."
Webster smiled and said: "But how can it be possible? My sister is now the mother-in-law of the world, and my second brother is also outstanding in talent. Let me see..."
"Stop." Mrs. Zheng interrupted Wei Shi's words and said, "I want to talk about something else."
Webster said: "Sister is always too cautious."
Zhao Tong didn't know what they were talking about, but he was indeed a virtuous empress. If it were the other capable empresses in front of her, there was no telling what would happen in this palace.
"Second brother." Zheng said with a smile at this time: "You are a grown-up and have opened a mansion outside. You are all alone. It's time to talk about marriage."
Zhao Tong: "Huh?"
Mrs. Zheng added: "The official family is busy every day, so you don't care about this matter yourself. So you went to see your grandpa for your mother and asked him to keep an eye on it. If you have a lady you like, you can also talk to your mother." Just say it.”
How could Zhao Tong dare to respond to this? He was just talking about other things, going around and around and saying some other things. Who knows, he finally went around and back again. He had no choice but to stand up, forgive his sin, and run away... …
Back at Prince Qi's Mansion, the tea soup was still hot and before he could sit down, Huang Gu and Jian Suyi suddenly came hand in hand. Seeing the solemn expressions of the two of them, Zhao Tong couldn't help but said: "Why should things be so serious? Could it be that Han Mao is here to cause trouble again?" ?”
Jian Suyi's face turned red when she heard this and said, "Young Master is joking, Han Mao hasn't provoked him since last time."
Huang Gu also said: "It's not a side event, but the person sent to keep an eye on that batch of goods has disappeared."
Zhao Tong frowned slightly: "Ghost Fanlou?"
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