Liu Yaoyao, Liu Chengqian and his brother gradually walked away, looking back three times at a time. Qi Yun, the third princess and the other beauties also kept waving their jade hands, their beautiful eyes full of reluctance.
"Yaoyao, Chengqian, no matter how busy you are on the road, don't forget to eat on time. You must take good care of your health."
"Yaoyao, Chengqian, if you see the weather changing, you must wear more clothes to avoid catching the wind and cold."
"Child, take a rest when you are tired. Your health is more important than anything else."
"Cheng Qian..."
Amidst the coquettish shouts of all the beauties, Liu Yaoyao and her brother finally disappeared at the end of the street outside Liu Mansion Gate.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the reluctant expressions of all the beauties, sighed softly, and walked silently towards the mansion with his hands behind his back.
"Okay, let's all go back. The two children are already so old. They already know how to take care of their own bodies. As for explaining things so constantly?
Women are women, pretentious. "
When all the beauties heard Young Master Liu's pretense of calmness, they all turned around and glared at each other. When they saw that their husband had walked into the door of the mansion, they immediately picked up their skirts and chased after him.
"Smelly husband, why am I so pretentious? Don't you know that my son is worried about me when he travels thousands of miles away?"
"It's just that, the children are the flesh that fell off the bodies of my sisters. Why can't we worry about their health? Why are we being pretentious?"
"Yes, my sister is being pretentious. Just now, I don't know whose face made the old man look longer. It looks like a donkey's face, especially the one with a heavy face that is almost dripping with water. "
"Bad husband, what you said is really too much. Are the children the children of my sister? Don't they call you..."
Master Liu listened to the angry words of the beauties behind him and couldn't help but speed up his pace, which seemed to mean he was running away.
"Don't run away. If you have the ability, say so. If you have the ability, don't run away!"
"That's right, that's right. Aren't you very brave? Go on."
Time turned and it was already three days later.
When the moon was sparse and the sky was hazy, Liu Mingzhi had already started to get up and wash up.
When Ling Weier and Yun Xiaoxi saw that Young Master Liu had finished washing, they put down the wooden comb in their hands and stood up and walked to the wardrobe not far away.
"Husband, today is a royal gathering. Do you want to wear a dragon robe or ordinary clothes?"
Liu Mingzhi put down the cup he was using for washing up, stretched his arms with his arms raised, and strode towards the full-length mirror next to Yun Xiaoxi's dressing table.
"Today's court meeting requires my husband to summon envoys from various countries to the palace for an audience. It is not appropriate to wear ordinary clothes. I am wearing a dragon robe."
"Hey, I understand, husband, do you want to wear a crown?"
"Pingtian crown!"
"Okay, my sister will help you change your clothes right away."
"That's right, Weier."
"Husband? What's wrong?"
"Just let Xiaoxi change my husband's clothes here. Now you go to your sister Yun's place and get my husband's Heavenly Sword."
"Well, I'll be there right away."
About half an hour after the incense stick had passed, Liu Mingzhi put on his clothes under the service of the Yun Xiaoxi sisters.
Ling Weier saw Yun Xiaoxi put on the Dragon Wen Pei on Young Master Liu, and directly picked up the Heavenly Sword on the dressing table next to him and handed it to him.
"Husband, Heavenly Sword."
Liu Mingzhi took the Heavenly Sword handed over by the beauty, put it on his waist casually and naturally, breathed a sigh of relief, and strode out of the beauty's boudoir.
"Weier, Xiaoxi, your husband has gone to court. You can go and sort out your own affairs."
"Yes, I, my sisters, would like to send you off to your husband."
As soon as Liu Mingzhi walked out of the gate of Liu Mansion, Liu Song, who had been waiting outside the house for a long time, immediately opened the curtain of the carriage.
"Master, please get in the car."
"Um."
After a few cups of tea, Liu Song drove his carriage steadily to a stop outside the palace gate. As soon as Liu Mingzhi jumped off the carriage, a group of Forbidden Army soldiers immediately saluted.
"We see your majesty, long live my emperor."
"No gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Yang Tai."
"I'm here."
"Have all the civil and military officials entered the palace now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all of you are entering the palace one after another."
"I understand, let's continue on duty."
"As ordered, I will respectfully send His Majesty back to the palace."
"Master, should we go directly to the main hall, or take a detour to the back hall?"
Liu Mingzhi looked up at the sky, pondered for a moment, and then raised his finger to point in the direction of the harem.
"It's still early, and all the civil and military officials haven't arrived yet. Let's go to the back hall to have a cup of tea first."
"Okay, Master, please."
As soon as Master Liu Mingzhi and his servant arrived at the back hall of Qinzheng Hall, Xiao Chengzi greeted Young Master Liu with a respectful expression.
"This old slave welcomes Your Majesty."
"Excuse me, I'm a little thirsty. Have you prepared some tea?"
"I know that today is the day of the great court meeting. How dare I not prepare tea for Your Majesty in advance? I have just put the ginseng tea in the palace. Your Majesty invites you."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, holding the hilt of the Heavenly Sword with his backhand, walked straight into the hall and sat down on a chair.
"Your Majesty, drink tea. There is also ginseng tea in the pot next to you. After Your Majesty has finished drinking, just ask Brother Song to refill the cup."
"Um."
"Brother Song, this cup of tea is yours, please."
"Good work."
"It should, it should."
"Your Majesty, I will go behind the bead curtain and keep an eye on it first. When all the officials have arrived, I will report it immediately."
"Go ahead."
"yes."
Not long after, Liu Mingzhi was quietly tasting tea as if thoughtfully, and Xiao Chengzi trotted over in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, all civil and military officials have entered the palace."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows, put the tea cup in his hand on the table, stood up and hurried towards the front hall of Qinzheng Hall.
Accompanied by Liu Song and Liu Mingzhi, Liu Mingzhi passed through the bead curtain, climbed onto the dragon platform and sat down on the dragon chair.
"Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials will greet you."
"I see your Majesty, long live my emperor."
"My lords, please take your seats without ceremony."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Which beloved has a book to write?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the veteran minister Hubu has written a memorial."
"allow."
Jiang Yuanming walked to the center of the hall holding the Chao Hut, took out a document from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
"Your Majesty, as of two days ago, all the autumn taxes of the imperial court and state capitals have been put into storage and sealed. The specific amounts of each tax have been listed one by one in the document. Your Majesty, please take a look."
"The paperwork is on hold and the specific tax amount for the autumn tax will be reported."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, all taxes are measured in silver, and the total tax amount is more than 43,286,900 taels of silver.
Compared with last autumn's tax, the tax amount has increased by about 8.5 million taels. Compared with this year's spring tax and summer tax, it has increased by about 7.2 million taels and 6.12 million taels respectively.
Now that our imperial treasury is once again abundant, it is really gratifying.
This is all due to His Majesty's diligent administration, love for the people, and benevolence.
Long live my emperor. "
Liu Mingzhi couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard what Jiang Yuanming reported.
"Why are the autumn taxes this year so high? You won't set other taxes privately, right?"
Liu Mingzhi's calm and indifferent words made the civil and military officials in the palace feel a little bit in their hearts, and they hurriedly held up the Chao Hut and saluted.
"I don't dare."
Liu Mingzhi knocked on the civil and military officials every day. Looking at the nervous expressions of the civil and military officials on Longtai, he held up his hands cheerfully.
"My dear friends, there is no need to be nervous. I am just making a little joke. I see all your hard work and will remember it in my heart. No courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise."
"Tobe."
"The old minister is here."
"Where does the big tax come from? Is it a commercial tax?"
"Your Majesty is wise, among all taxes, commercial taxes account for about 28%.
The imperial court has been vigorously encouraging private caravans to conduct trade for many years. Now, whether it is in the north and south of our country, or in the countries of the Western Region Protectorate, or in the Western Yi countries under the jurisdiction of our Western Expedition Army, there are footprints of our dragon caravan. .
It can be said that now my Dalong caravan has spread all over the world.
All merchants, large and small, are grateful for His Majesty's kindness and the imperial court's kindness. In recent years, they have all spontaneously and enthusiastically paid taxes to thank His Majesty for His grace. "
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and tapped his fingers gently on the dragon table.
“Take it from the people, use it for the people.
The people love the king, and the king should treat the people well. The imperial treasury is abundant. This is my achievement and yours.
You must not slack off when it comes to people's livelihood and government affairs, and you must be worthy of the people's love. "
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, long live my emperor."
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