Early morning.
In the imperial palace, the Chonghua Hall is brightly lit.
Lu Yuan was sitting in his exclusive chair next to the dragon case, sipping hot soup with his head down and snoring.
Gu Qingwan sat on the throne and looked at Lu Yuan who was eating in such a hurry. She couldn't help but said with a distressed face:
"Hey, please eat slowly, why are you in such a hurry?"
Be good?
What a strange title.
Lu Yuan had a dark look on his face. This seemed to be a term used by adults to coax children.
Lu Yuan said while eating a big mouthful of food:
"It's the same as finishing things early. If you are grinding now, you will sleep late. If you finish them early tonight, you can go to bed early then."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Gu Qingwan immediately frowned and said:
"If you're sleepy, then go to sleep now. It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow. If it doesn't work the day after tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow.
Let me see who dares to make irresponsible remarks at that time! "
Lu Yuan raised his head and glanced at Gu Qingwan, but couldn't help but grinned and said:
"No, it will be ready around four or five in the morning. When will your royal court start?"
Gu Qingwan looked at Lu Yuan and blinked before saying:
"Generally, the ministers will start entering the palace at half past six, officially start at seven o'clock, and generally end around eight o'clock. If there are major matters to discuss, it will be extended."
After hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded, and then drank the bowl of hot soup in his hand.
Then he put down his bowls and chopsticks and said:
"The Forging Bureau should deliver those parts at seven or eight tomorrow. When the parts arrive, I can take them to see them directly."
After Gu Qingwan blinked, she suddenly said:
"Actually, brother, you can wait for the parts to arrive and install them first. If there is something wrong, you can change it again. Sister can at least delay them until the afternoon to take a look."
Lu Yuan shook his head, looked at Gu Qingwan and grinned:
"No, I'll check tonight and if I don't find any problems, then there's no problem. Just ask them to come over then."
Seeing Lu Yuan who was so confident, Gu Qingwan felt a sense of security in her heart, and then she immediately pursed her lips, nodded and smiled:
"Okay~"
Afterwards, Lu Yuan continued to dig into the locomotive to inspect.
After Gu Qingwan stayed with Lu Yuan for a while, she really couldn't stand it anymore.
Tomorrow, Gu Qingwan would get up at four or five o'clock to dress up. There were still a few hours left, so Gu Qingwan always had to go in and take a nap.
About four or five o'clock in the morning.
Lu Yuan finally jumped off the locomotive.
Although he has a perfect physique and is not tired physically, he is extremely tired mentally.
And, really sleepy.
The locomotive has been completely repaired and there is no problem at all.
Tomorrow, a few key parts will be delivered and installed, and then a cart of coal will be brought in, and it will be ready to go.
After finishing his work, Lu Yuan couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to sleep.
I definitely can't go home now, so I'll just sleep here for two or three hours, and then start directly after the court meeting is over.
You don’t have to worry about going home and coming back.
When these little eunuchs watching Lu Yuan got off the train, they immediately said:
"Sir, are you going to rest?"
Lu Yuan nodded and then said:
"Did your Majesty tell me where to sleep?"
The little eunuch nodded quickly and said:
"It's been said, the emperor has said that you will stay in Chonghua Hall."
In Chonghua Hall?
Lu Yuan looked at the little eunuch with a confused expression.
However, after the young eunuch led Lu Yuan into the Chonghua Palace, Lu Yuan knew that he had thought too much.
Not to Gu Qingwan's dormitory, but to the dormitory in the other direction of the main hall.
This is similar to the emperor's living room.
For example, the former emperor had a good relationship with a brother and asked him to play chess with him or admire antiques or something.
Or you can have a cup of tea or a drink of wine in this room.
However, this room was rarely used by Gu Qingwan.
After all, Gu Qingwan was just a younger brother, and Gu Lie didn't come over at all, and the house had always been idle.
Everything has been tidied up inside, and the room is warm.
The Chonghua Palace is still being heated with spiritual power cores.
Speaking of which, Lu Yuan's home now occasionally burns a heated kang.
Although the cold winter is over, it can still be chilly sometimes at night when there are still cloudy days and so on.
Still need to burn some.
It had been freezing outside all night, and as soon as he entered such a warm place, Lu Yuan felt sleepy.
As soon as he took off his clothes and pants, he lay directly on the bedding that had been prepared.
Don't tell me, it's so warm.
Almost a few seconds later, Lu Yuan's snoring started.
No tricks, too tired.
When this person is tired, he is prone to snoring.
Not half an hour after Lu Yuangang fell asleep, Gu Qingwan got up.
Mammy, the maids immediately rushed into Gu Qingwan's bedroom to help her dress up.
However, Gu Qingwan did not dress up first. Instead, she wore yellow pajamas and walked out of the dormitory. She came to the main hall and looked at the eunuch beside her.
The eunuch on the side also said quickly:
"Master Lu has gone to bed."
Gu Qingwan asked softly:
"When did you go to bed?"
Gu Qingwan didn't need to be so quiet at all. After all, the Chonghua Palace was large and Lu Yuan was still sleeping in another room.
When the eunuch saw that Gu Qingwan's voice was extremely low, he quickly lowered his voice and said:
"Just half an hour ago."
After the eunuch finished speaking, he quickly added:
"Sir Lu also said that the train is foolproof. After the parts from the Forging Bureau are delivered, the emperor can bring the ministers to the Chonghua Palace to see the train."
After listening to what the chief eunuch said, Gu Qingwan nodded slightly and said nothing else.
Then he walked quickly towards Lu Yuan's room.
As soon as she opened the door, Gu Qingwan heard the sound of Lu Yuan snoring.
Listening to this voice, Gu Qingwan muttered in a funny way:
"Why is this little thing snoring?"
The eunuch on the side took over the conversation and said quickly:
"Perhaps he is tired. This lord was really busy yesterday."
After listening to the chief eunuch's words, Gu Qingwan's smile diminished a lot, she nodded slightly, and then quietly came to Lu Yuan's side.
The whole hall is covered with heated kangs, but there is no fire underneath.
Lu Yuan was sleeping soundly with his head facing the window.
Gu Qingwan looked at the sleeping Lu Yuan with tenderness in her eyes. After gently sitting on the edge of the bed, Gu Qingwan also lay on her side next to Lu Yuan.
Jade hands gently helped Lu Yuan arrange his hair.
Later, when Gu Qingwan looked at Lu Yuan who was covered in oil, she couldn't help but shook her head and said with a dumb smile:
"This little thing, it's true, it looks like a little cat, and it gets dirty and crawls into my sister's bed.
How will my sister use this quilt from now on~"
The eunuch standing beside the bed couldn't help but blink.
this……
Is this prince planning to continue to use the bedding that Lord Lu used?
Um……
Let’s not talk about whether it’s dirty or not…
Even if it's not dirty...
Your Majesty can't use someone else's bedding, right?
certainly……
The eunuch didn't care about this matter, after all...
There was no female emperor in the Zhou Dynasty before this. Even the previous emperor called his brothers to spend the night in the palace.
When it's time to sleep, these princes will not stay in Chonghua Hall, they will sleep elsewhere away from the harem.
After Gu Qingwan stared at the sleeping Lu Yuan for a while.
In the end, he gave Lu Yuan a gentle smile, straightened the quilt, and then stood up and walked towards his bedroom.
It’s time to start preparing for court.
…
At eight o'clock, the Imperial Palace, Taihe Hall.
The ministers, all dressed in court uniforms, stood solemnly discussing matters in the huge Taihe Hall.
Nowadays, the weekly meeting of the imperial court basically talks about the banditry in the south and the damage caused by the winter flood in the south.
However, these two things are no longer a headache.
Banditry in the south, today's battle report has been sent again.
Still a big win! !
A unique victory! !
From the moment the mortars appeared, the banditry in the south did not seem to be a headache.
However, for some things, the final effect must still be seen.
In this way, the banditry in the south will be completely eradicated around January.
This time is different.
In the past, the imperial court would suppress bandits almost every once in a while, but these bandits were like weeds, growing again with the spring breeze.
But this time it's different.
This time it’s uprooting!
But this time it can be said that the banditry in the south will probably not happen again for a long time, or even...never happen again.
The formation of banditry in the south, to put it bluntly, is actually a problem of the imperial court.
If everyone can eat, everyone can live a good life.
Even if there are a few evil-minded people who want to pull the lever and turn the grass into bandits, no one will respond.
These bandits in the south were all because the Zhou Dynasty was too dark before, and the people really couldn't survive, so many people went up the mountain.
But it will be different from now on.
Lu Yuan's second wave of potatoes has already been harvested.
Just the potato output grown in greenhouses in the north is already equivalent to the national grain output in the first quarter before the Zhou Dynasty.
After the people have something to eat, who would want to become a bandit?
Therefore, this banditry is not only eliminated on the surface, but the most gratifying thing is... there will be no more banditry in the Zhou Dynasty in the future!
That's the happiest thing.
When talking about potatoes, we naturally have to talk about the winter floods in the south.
During the winter floods in the south, the imperial court was really worried to death.
If it weren’t for Lu Yuan’s potatoes,
It’s hard to say what will happen to the people in the south who don’t have enough food to eat.
But now, it is completely solved.
This matter can be said to have been implemented perfectly.
All that is left is just some finishing work. The imperial court can help the southern provinces rebuild the disaster areas.
And now, Lu Yuan's train has also come out.
The railway built from north to south is built from the north to these disaster areas first.
By then, with the smooth operation of the railway, it can be said that South China will be rebuilt in only half a year.
Every time Gu Qingwan listened to the ministers below talking about this news at the court meeting, she would sigh in her heart.
This Lu Yuan was simply given to him by God... No, to be precise, he was given to Da Zhou!
"The Ministry of Industry will start preparations for railway laying immediately after the meeting ends today. We will work with the local forging bureau to quickly lay the railway."
Gu Qingwan was sitting on the throne looking at the Minister of Industry and Finance below, and after finishing speaking, she turned to look at the Minister of Hubu beside her and said:
"Your Ministry of Household Affairs must allocate the money and food needed by the Ministry of Industry as soon as possible without any delay."
At this time, the Minister of Household Affairs immediately bowed and said:
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs will make sure everything is absolutely perfect."
After the Minister of the Ministry of Finance finished speaking.
Everyone in the hall looked at the Minister of Household Affairs as if they had seen a ghost.
No...something's wrong! !
Something is completely wrong with the Minister of the Ministry of Finance today! !
Why...why don't you cry about being poor? !
Among all the ministers of household affairs in the past dynasties, who didn’t cry about poverty? !
If you don’t cry about poverty, why would you be the Minister of Household Affairs?
The job of being the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is actually quite easy. If I want to talk about the more difficult thing, it is to be poor.
When there is no money in the country's treasury, and the emperor wants to do something, the minister of household affairs has to stand up and cry for poverty.
When this country's treasury is rich, it still has to stand up and cry for poverty!
I must cry!
This is absolutely impossible without crying.
In the first quarter of half a year, when the accounts are settled and reports are made, if there is not much money in the treasury, or the figures are not good-looking, then it is destined to be criticized!
Regardless of how the treasury money is spent and how it is spent, the emperor has the final say.
This money was all spent by the emperor, that’s right.
But, if the money in the treasury's accounts doesn't look good then, I'm sure the emperor will still cause trouble for your account department.
The emperor will never admit it when the time comes.
After all, there is not much money in the treasury. If this kind of thing spreads, the people will definitely want to say what is going on today.
Is this good for the common people to talk about the emperor?
This is not good, so this household department has to take the blame.
But you can't carry it all the time, so every time the emperor wants to spend a lot of money, the minister of household affairs has to come out and cry for a while.
In this way, when the time comes when the emperor sees that he has less money and has to settle accounts with his wife, he will be less scolded for a while, right?
Look, I said I had no money at that time, but your emperor insisted on doing this, and it’s not because of me, Hu Buang.
These are all old traditions.
Everyone knows it.
This has been done throughout the ages.
Just like when the railway was to be laid in the north, the Minister of Household Affairs, who could cry about poverty, almost died in the Taihe Palace.
But this time...
Everyone's face was filled with questions.
Something is wrong! !
There is only one reason why the Minister of the Ministry of Finance does not cry about poverty now, and that is...
The money in the treasury this year... is almost overflowing!
Everyone knows that the latest bicycles, threshing machines and the like are very profitable, but no one knows how much they earn.
Even the cabinet has to ask the Ministry of Accounts to submit its half-yearly and quarterly accounts to find out.
There are still two months until the Ministry of Accounts submits its accounts, and the cabinet is not sure how much money the country's treasury has had in these four months.
But looking at it like this...it must be a lot!
To know……
The cost of building railways in the south is much higher than that in the north.
The railway project in the south will be divided into three phases. For the first phase, the emperor asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate 7 million to the Ministry of Works.
The second and third issues are probably indispensable.
When the cabinet was drafted yesterday, the figure was 28 million.
Just this railway, that’s 28 million.
Although the amount given by the cabinet is not final, it is not bad.
The railways in the south are so expensive!
The North is almost finished and only has less than 15 million, while the South has basically doubled the amount.
but……
At that time, when the Northern Railway was asking for three million yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs cried as hard as if his own child had died.
but now……
You don't even blink an eye if you want seven million? ?
its not right! !
In the past six months, how much money did Lu Yuan earn for the Zhou Dynasty? !
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(End of chapter)
