"I......"
Zhao Wengu was really helpless about Liu Deng's sudden bad taste.
"Your Majesty, why are you still like this..."
After being depressed for a long time, Zhao Wengu rolled his eyes at him angrily.
"Hahahaha, it's actually very simple. Our current territory is already large enough. Lingnan has just been digested. The four counties of Lelang have not yet been fully digested. It is easy to destroy the Xiqiang, but where can the imperial court come from so many officials?"
Liu Deng smiled and took another bite of garlic, and then he happily ate the last noodle.
"You mean, you are waiting for those academy students?"
Zhao Wengu's eyes widened.
The number of students in the second batch of the academy suddenly tripled. For this reason, Liu Deng specially injected another two million yuan into the firm responsible for the operation of the academy.
Originally they all thought that Liu Deng was a little eager for success, but now it seems that this is really not the case!
"Not entirely. Look, when our Majesty ascends to Dabao, does it also require some political achievements to declare to the world that the world has changed its master?"
Liu Deng smiled and gave himself a bowl of hawthorn water, then lay down directly on the lounge chair next to him.
"So, they are your gifts to His Majesty?"
Zhao Wengu seemed to understand a little bit.
"Xiao Che'er is ambitious and enterprising. This is what an emperor should have. Therefore, as long as I, my cousin, help him lay a solid foundation, after he ascends to the throne, he will naturally dominate the world and become the emperor of the ages!"
In history, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dominated all directions and made the entire Han Dynasty famous.
It also showed the bloody spirit of the Han family and the pride of the men of the Han family.
However, due to the lack of national strength, it eventually turned into a waste of people and money.
Therefore, since he took the position of king of this town, Liu Deng has been thinking of ways to help him make up for his shortcomings.
Most of the changes in dynasties in history were due to land annexation and the hardship of the people in the country. Therefore, in the end, people with ulterior motives could only take advantage of the opportunity.
In fact, in this kind of family atmosphere, no emperor deliberately wanted to subjugate his country.
Most of them are because when the king of subjugation came to power, the domestic conflicts were already irreconcilable.
Therefore, Liu Deng gave a prescription that was not an antidote: expand outward!
If there is not enough land at home, then expand outward.
Making money domestically is too slow to satisfy the desires of the powerful, so expand outward.
Domestic conflicts are fierce and the emperor cannot survive, so he will expand outward.
At least now it looks like the effect is pretty good.
Liu Deng personally came forward and ordered nine large merchant ships of the Jinyang level to Liu Che, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty.
This news directly gave all businessmen a shot in the arm!
As the Kunpeng went out to patrol the sea, the things those merchant ships brought back made the dignitaries of the entire Han Empire go crazy.
The entire Zhuangzi near Chang'an is now having a tearful sale.
After all, although land is a safe thing, money comes in too slowly.
Just leave a few for your children and grandchildren to eat. This shipment of goods from overseas will almost be enough to farm the land for hundreds of years.
The main force of land annexation in the Han Dynasty began to sell land. This signal made Liu Deng very satisfied.
For this reason, he deliberately gave up the entry threshold for maritime merchants.
Small businessmen and small landowners can also join a group to keep warm. A few or even dozens of people can buy a boat together and then go to sea on a large scale with the fleet.
There were also some who were wary and more conservative, and began to sign agreements with the academy.
Purchase the academy's machinery and equipment, purchase a complete set of technology, and then open a workshop at your doorstep.
Produce the materials needed by maritime merchants, various Han specialties, and begin simple industrial production.
Businessmen are the main force that brings blood to this country. Their products are sold all over the world, which will naturally bring continuous benefits to the country.
Every step of a product's production, transportation, and sales contributes tax revenue to the country. This is a virtuous cycle.
Moreover, with the continuous development of sea trade, this is equivalent to using the entire world to supply blood to this great empire.
Such a dynasty was unprecedented, which made Zhao Wengu look forward to what it would be like when the world reached its peak.
However, she quickly gathered her mind and focused on those memorials again.
"Your Majesty, this is Mr. Mo's memorial. There is already a model of the second generation steam engine. Please go take a look when you are free!"
"Let the Prime Minister go back to this. He is the one who needs to see it most. By the way, let Feng Jing go and see it too! The two of them have been at odds with me recently because of the railway matter! It's time to let them see it. What is the wheel of history!"
Liu Deng stretched out comfortably.
"Cousin!"
At this moment, Liu Che suddenly ran in jumping up and down.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Liu Deng smiled and quickly stood up to salute.
"I heard that you were very drunk, so I came here to see you!"
While Liu Che was talking, he asked someone to bring in a big box.
"This is the ginseng sent as tribute from the four counties of Lelang. I brought some specially for you!"
Liu Che said while returning the gift to Liu Deng.
Twelve-year-old Liu Che is already as tall as Liu Deng's shoulders, and the beard at the corner of his mouth is slowly getting darker.
The whole person is full of heroic spirit, and he really looks like a little adult.
"I'm just a bit greedy, but it makes His Majesty worried!"
After exchanging a few words, the two sat down and Zhao Wengu served tea again, and then the two got down to business.
"Cousin, my mother said that the newly built palaces at this time will make people in the world think that I, the emperor, are not good. If you want the Chengming Palace, please move further back..."
When Liu Che said this, he felt a little aggrieved.
"That's it? You go back and tell the Queen Mother that we are different now. We spend our own money, not the country's money! Moreover, we pay all the craftsmen who build the palace. Whoever pays back If you are gossiping, let him stand outside Sima Gate for an hour and see if any rotten eggs are thrown at him!"
Liu Deng's casual words immediately made Liu Che happy.
The original Xuanshi Palace was certainly majestic, but after all, the emperor now had more and more things to do.
After the court meeting, the ministers were still a little tired talking in the Xuanshi Hall.
In addition, the emperor's sleeping quarters have indeed not been repaired for many years.
Therefore, Liu Deng decided to build a new palace for the emperor while he was still in power.
It just so happened that we also took this opportunity to separate royal expenses from the national treasury.
In addition to the fixed half of the annual revenue allocated by the treasury as royal expenses every year, the state is not responsible for things like building palaces.
Of course, state officials have no right to interfere with the emperor's extra income.
In order to satisfy Liu Che's need to spend money lavishly, Liu Deng took great pains to not only prepare several stable financial sources for him, but also prepared many financial management channels for him.
In this way, at least for now, the little emperor can earn tens of millions of dollars in income every year, which is enough to cover his own expenses.
"Then I'll tell my mother when I get back! It's better to use my cousin's method. Then you don't have to look at other people's faces when spending money!"
Liu Che suddenly became excited.
"Cheer, you still have to remember that no matter what time it is, we still have to live within our means. As long as your annual expenses do not exceed 50% of your annual income, the methods my cousin has prepared for you now will only take three years. It can make your wallet turn over!"
"No! Cheer remembers it!"
"Okay, there's nothing big going on today, just go and play by yourself!"
No matter who it was, even the emperor, he would be so happy when he got so much money all at once, just like Liu Che now.
"Your Majesty, do you still read it?"
"Remember, someone has to do the work!"
Liu Deng sighed resignedly and collapsed on the recliner again...
