After Huang Qiong's heart-warming words, these days, the emperor came to his place less and less, and he did not invite himself to sleep with other people. The five women who had suffered too much from the eunuchs and maids assigned to them, and truly felt the warmth and warmth of this world. Although she knew the rules in the palace and didn't dare to cry, her eyes couldn't help but become red again.
After kissing the five girls one by one, he said: "How can people who have been in charge of the house before be bullied like this by slaves? Even if the Chu family is not in the palace, there will still be fights wherever there are people. Back then in Xijing Where is the courage to confront me for the sake of the mother at the gate of Taiji Palace? Even if I don’t have a status for the time being, I definitely won’t feel so wronged.”
"If you encounter such a blind slave in the future, just talk to him with a big mouth. If it still doesn't work, just send him out. I will be your backend all the time. As long as you serve me with your heart, you will be fine." I will never be stingy with what I give to you. You are my women, and I am your husband. If I don’t protect you, who will I protect? Don’t worry, I will be there for everything.”
He pinched the faces of several women and looked at the women who looked a bit delicate but looked particularly charming. Huang Qiong, who originally thought that the mentality of these girls was not suitable for sleeping with them today, was ready to leave. But he suddenly changed his mind, hugged Qingyun Wei in his arms, and pushed Chu San and Wu down, then smiled and said: "I feel sorry for you, you must also feel sorry for me, don't you?"
After experiencing this great sorrow and joy, they all understood that this palace was not a paradise. Even compared to the original Chu family, it was even more complicated. I originally thought that I was not qualified to compete for favors. As long as I stayed in the palace without attracting attention, I could live peacefully. But he didn't expect that the evil slaves in this palace were even more hateful and snobbish than the evil slaves of the Chu family.
After experiencing this incident, these five women now have a clear understanding. They knew that without the protection of the Lord in front of them, even living in peace would be a luxury. Nowadays, the mentality of the five girls has changed greatly. They have changed from the resigned and even numb look when they were sleeping. On the contrary, he took the initiative to cooperate and gave Huang Qiong a different surprise.
After a night of clouds and rain, Huang Qiong seemed refreshed. But the next day, Huang Qiong went to Situ Huanshuang's palace instead of the Wende Palace after the morning court. He also sent Duan Jin, He Yao and Lin Hanyan to find Situ Huanshuang. After the girls, who thought something had happened, hurried over, Huang Qiong did not mention what happened last night first.
Instead, he first asked King Shen about the character of his favorite person. Hearing Huang Qiong's inquiry, although He Yao was a little confused, who Duan Jin was? He grew up in intrigues and political deals. Thinking of what Huang Qiong mentioned yesterday about Prince Shen's visit, and then thinking about Huang Qiong asking herself and He Yao to bring people back to Pinpin in the harem, she immediately understood Huang Qiong's intention.
Duan Jin pondered for a while and then said: "Although this woman was born in the Guilin County Prince's Palace, she may have been born in Yuanzhi in the third service, but she has no arrogance and extravagance. She is quite astute, although she is not proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. , but they are also involved. In my opinion, if His Majesty wants to stabilize the princes in the Guilin County Palace, it should be a good choice to betroth her to Prince Shen as his stepmother."
"It's just that your majesty's eighth brother looks honest on the surface, but is actually very smooth. He seems to be a scholar, but in fact he has no responsibility. This Prince Shen will probably only live for himself in this life. His former princess, He just passed away in childbirth last year. This year has not yet passed, and he has to rush to marry again. His character is actually not very good. I am afraid that the country gentleman will suffer a lot if he really marries into Prince Shen's palace. "
"But it's better to ask the Supreme Emperor about this matter. Although your Majesty is responsible for handling Prince Shen's marriage affairs. But no matter what, even though His Majesty is the emperor of the current dynasty, he is only the younger brother of Prince Shen. Your Majesty is the emperor, but his younger brother is It is still inappropriate for my brother to propose marriage. Especially now that the Supreme Emperor is still here and he is Prince Shen’s biological father, it would be better for Your Majesty to discuss it with the Supreme Emperor."
Speaking of this, Duan Jin smiled slightly: "How many days have your Majesty not visited the Supreme Emperor in these days? This dynasty governs the world with filial piety, and the Supreme Emperor is still alive. However, Your Majesty is not so close to the Supreme Emperor. Even if there is a reason for the incident, it is still a bad thing. It just so happens that Your Majesty can take the opportunity to talk about Prince Shen's marriage to get closer to the Supreme Emperor again."
Duan Jin's words silenced Huang Qiong. It's not that he doesn't want to visit the old man, it's just that the old man and his mother are always not in Yongfu Palace. The few times I saw someone, the old man always mentioned the renewal of Shouling to him. Especially during these two visits, the old man meant more than he meant. Now the decline of the rebels has been determined, and the counter-insurgency has almost entered the final stage.
The situation is no longer as severe as it was in the past two years, and my Shouling can't always stop work like this. Queen Dahang’s coffin cannot always stay in the temporary enshrinement hall, it must at least be buried in the ground. In particular, the underground palace was completed before the rebellion was put down, and the Jiangfang City and Baoding were half completed. Even if other stone statues and the like are not built first, can Fangcheng and Baoding still have Shinto, can they be completed first?
The old man's attitude made Huang Qiong very troubled. He didn't know why the old man was so obsessed with his Shouling? Although the old man has abdicated, his health is still quite good. He often sneaks out of the palace to walk around with his mother, and his spirits are much better than when he was in power before. Not only did my belly come out, but I even scored twice with my mother from time to time.
What's more, with my mother's miracle doctor here, even if the old man wants to die early, it may be difficult. Such a vigorous and energetic person, but he is always thinking about his own grave and when it will be repaired. Although the war in Jiangnan has now entered its final stage, the cleanup in Jiangnan has just begun. Now there is no more income of several million dollars a year that the Guilin County Prince had before.
Although with the gradual liberalization of foreign trade, he also formulated preferential policies to encourage Jiangnan merchants to form their own fleets to go to sea. But after all, everything has just begun, and the taxes collected cannot offset the annual income of the Guilin County Prince's Palace in the past. Nowadays, people are asking for money almost everywhere, and military expenditures account for a large part. I relied entirely on myself and careful calculations with Fu Yuanshan and others.
By tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall, they could barely maintain their expenditure on money and food. But this annual autumn tax is put into the treasury, that is, you just make a fool of it in the treasury and then allocate it. Even some taxes were allocated to the front line without even entering the national treasury. Nowadays, the treasury is so empty that a mouse could starve to death, and even the palace's expenses have been reduced repeatedly. But the old man with a strong body was still thinking about Shouling at this stall.
When the old man first mentioned this matter, he asked the officials from the Ministry of Works who were renovating the mausoleum. In the old man's imperial mausoleum, although the underground palace has been completed, the top is basically the same. But for the rest, not counting the small parts like the Five Offerings, if the rest of the projects such as the Shinto, Len'en Hall, Minglou, and Stone Statues are to be completed, at least one million yuan and 20,000 pieces of silk will be needed.
Just to build the Minglou, Leng'en Hall, and Stele Pavilion, and to make up for the insufficient nanmu on the original basis, it would cost 150,000 yuan. Of course, if the Leng'en Hall and Minglou were reduced in size, they would not use nanmu and only use pine that is abundant in Henan. If the platform base is not made of white marble, but only blue bricks. The stone statues will not be built for the time being, and only ordinary pines and cypresses will be used for the trees planted in the mausoleum, which can save some money.
In total, this can save up to about 200,000 yuan. However, the opinion put forward by the Ministry of Industry was directly rejected by Huang Qiong. He just temporarily stopped the mausoleum project and concentrated all his money and food on countering the rebellion. The old man was a little reluctant. If the size of the mausoleum is reduced and the nanmu and white marble are not used, the old man may still have trouble with himself.
It's not that Huang Qiong doesn't want to go to Yongfu Palace, but when he thinks of the past few visits, the old man keeps talking to himself about the mausoleum. Huang Qiong couldn't help but have a headache. Don't you want to complete the cultivation as soon as possible? At least you can stop the old man's mouth first. But where will the money needed to continue building the mausoleum come from? At least I'm not a god, and I don't have any magic tricks to turn beans into gold or make money.
The old man is still very energetic, and the matter of the mausoleum is not far behind in a year or two. As for Queen Daxing, she has been temporarily enshrined in the Gongyi Imperial Mausoleum for so many years, not less than one or two years. Huang Qiong believes that as long as we get through this most difficult time, we can cultivate whatever the old man wants. But now, this money really cannot be allocated.
What makes Huang Qiong even more irritating is that he doesn't know what the state treasury was like before he abdicated. If he hadn't planned everywhere and painstakingly accumulated that little money and food, he wouldn't even have been able to fight the rebellion in the first year. What's more, this year it's still a two-front battle. The south has to deal with the rebels, and the north has to face Beiliao, who has sent all its troops southward. This money and food are spent like running water.
If not for the past two years, God has taken care of us. Although there have been occasional droughts, overall the weather has been smooth. The Yellow River did not cause any breach for itself. I had to plan carefully and manage to survive. Otherwise, he would not be able to even afford the money and food needed to maintain the situation. From the rise of the rebels to the present, Huang Qiong has truly realized the difficulties of being a family member.
I also realized what it means to be stumped by a penny to defeat a hero. I originally thought that since the national treasury had no money, the internal treasury might be better. But when he came to the throne, he discovered that the old man's inner treasury was better than the national treasury, but the total was less than one million. That's it, most of it is still untouchable money. Not to mention anything else, my younger brothers are about to leave the palace, and they still have to pay for the family separation.
The rest, after excluding the repair costs of the two palaces and the monthly records of the eunuchs and maids in the palace, the monthly records of the concubines he left for himself must be published here. Moreover, it was only after Huang Qiong came to the throne that he learned that these masters in the palace would be rewarded every year on their birthdays. This reward must be given every month for at least three months, as well as the end-of-year rewards for palace maids and eunuchs, all of which require expenditure from the internal treasury.
When the old man asked him to supervise the country, the government affairs were handed over to him, but the inner treasury was tightly covered. Even if the throne was passed to him in advance, the old man still controlled the inner treasury for three months. And within these three months, the old man gave each prince an additional reward of 150,000 guan and the princess an additional 60,000 guan. Even Huang Qiong knew that the old man was buying people's hearts for him with this money.
Use this money to bribe your brothers to stop causing trouble for you at this time and let yourself focus on countering the rebellion. But facing the huge military expenditure, Huang Qiong still felt distressed. In particular, there were a few people who, although they accepted money from the old man, did not become honest. After the old man's bribery intention obviously failed, Huang Qiong felt extremely distressed about this huge expense.
