at night
Qin Sheng held Jiaojiao in his arms and sighed in his heart, his wife was so cold and comfortable.
In the darkness, Lu Songli was held in Qin Sheng's arms with a look of despair.
To make ice, to make ice, Lu Mingzhi and his master and apprentice must come up with several ways to make ice.
She had heard of using saltpeter to make ice, but she didn't know how to do it.
But she didn't need to know. She had a small scientific research team under her command. It was enough to tell them that saltpeter could make ice and that saltpeter could be collected in toilets.
Otherwise, she would die of heat if she hugged a big stove all summer.
Perhaps because he was thinking of leaving tomorrow, Qin Sheng was particularly clingy tonight.
Thinking that he was so good and obedient, hitting wherever he pointed, Lu Songli felt so soft-hearted.
Qin Sheng licked her all over like a big dog.
He even held her little hand and came to him.
The scalding heat and velvety touch made Lu Songli feel hot. Her skin even had a thin layer of blush.
Dim yellow oil lamp, light dancing. Through the curtain, you can see her eyes are moist and moist.
Qin Sheng couldn't help but leaned down and kissed her face and lips.
When he was about to go deeper, Lu Songli blocked his mouth with his hand.
If you continue, the gun will go off.
This person, knowing that they can't go to the end, still wants to play with fire!
After being stopped, Qin Sheng stood up and looked at her.
Lu Songli: "Farewell, let's talk, okay?"
Qin Sheng blinked, could he say that he just wanted to kiss her?
Lu Songli reached out, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him, "Be good and be obedient."
Qin Sheng lowered his eyes, looked at her, and replied in a dumb voice, "Okay."
Qin Sheng knew that she didn't like being sticky on her body. Remembering that he had kissed someone just now, he felt inexplicably guilty, "Wait for me."
He stood up, put on a pair of trousers, put on some clothes and went out.
He quietly walked out of the room, went to the yard to get a basin of water, and even went to the kitchen to scoop out two ladles of hot water, mix it into lukewarm water, and bring it back to the room.
After a brief scrubbing, the two of them lay hand in hand on the couch side by side.
The young couple talked about going to the Southland.
"This time we go to the Southland, Mr. Xue will be the main one. We will come back after finishing our work. Protect Mr. Xue, and the most important thing is to protect yourself."
"good."
"Take this tips bag. If you encounter Xie Zhan unexpectedly and he keeps making things difficult for you or intimidating you, don't be afraid. Just open the tips bag. There are ways to deal with him in it."
Lu Songli took precautions against the possibility that Qin Sheng and Xue Xu would come into close combat with Xie Zhan when they arrived in the south.
Qin Sheng nodded obediently, thinking that she might not be able to see it, so he said, "I understand."
Lu Songli faced him and said softly, "You must come back safely."
"Don't worry, Lili."
Chang'an
Wu Chunyu, the minister of Duzhi, has been having a hard time recently, but he knows that the emperor should be even more upset.
Recently, the major camps in the imperial court have become much quieter, for fear of making a fuss and offending the emperor.
Because he is the Minister of Duzhi, the emperor has been angry with him several times recently. But there was nothing he could do. There was no money in the treasury and he couldn't give birth.
He didn't dare to blame the emperor, he could only blame the drunkards and rice sacks of the governor of Nandi Prefecture! Besides asking the court for money, what else would they do?
But even if he was scolded, he didn't worry about his black hat. Who made him an old minister of the emperor's residence, who had the merit of following the dragon, and was loyal to the emperor? Although his ability is not that outstanding, he can still manage the emperor's money bag well.
Song Mo was really upset at this time. The problem in Nandi was still unresolved, and he couldn't pretend that he didn't know about it.
The floods in the Southland have affected too many people. There was a small group of civil unrest before, but it was quickly suppressed by his troops. But he knew that if the problem in the Southland was not resolved, it would definitely lead to greater turmoil.
And the key to solving the Southland problem is money.
Song Mo never knew that running a country was so expensive.
Treating and resettling the people affected by the disaster, as well as distributing food relief to them, are not a small sum of money. And because of the floods in the south, this crop of grain is destined to be poor. It will also be difficult to collect taxes this year.
Thinking of these problems, Song Mo felt a headache.
Zhang Xian spoke softly to him.
At this moment, Zuo Anmin came and said he had something important to report. After speaking, he kept looking at Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian looked at the sky, the earth, and his toes, but not at him.
"What's going on?" Song Mozheng was upset. Zuo Anmin said he had something important to report, but he kept silent. Why bother with this?
Zuo Anmin felt sad and could only avoid targeting Zhang Xian and said seriously, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Xie Zhan?"
Zhang Xian's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this.
Song Mo, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment.
Xie Zhan? Of course he remembers.
He originally listened to Xue Huaimin's words and designed the prince to die in the north. I thought that God didn't know anything about ghosts, but I didn't know that all this was seen by the late emperor.
It was Xie Zhan's appearance, reminders, and pointers that allowed him to respond appropriately to the late emperor's questioning. That was why the late emperor tolerated him ascending the throne even though he was strongly dissatisfied with him.
What impressed Song Mo most was what Xie Zhan said to him.
He said that for the late emperor, his son's cruel methods were not scary. What he hated most was his son's stupidity! The heir must be smart, courageous, and decisive, and all other shortcomings can be ignored.
It can be said that there are two major contributors to his acquisition of the throne, Xue Huaimin and Xie Zhan. Without Xue Huaimin, he would have no chance. Without Xie Zhan, he would definitely have refused to admit it when facing the late Emperor's questioning. With the late Emperor's madness when he died, he would definitely not have a good end.
Compared with Xue Zhan, Xue Huaimin is still better than Xie Zhan.
If it hadn't been for what happened later, Xie Zhan would probably be his humerus minister by now.
What did Zuo Anmin mean when he mentioned Xie Zhan at this time?
"I remember Xie Zhan. He and his family seem to have been exiled to Lingnan?" Song Mo said solemnly, "Zuo Aiqing, why did you mention him?"
"Your Majesty, it's like this. A gold mine was discovered on Zhuya Island in the South!"
Song Mo:! ! !
"Really?" He immediately thought of something, "Did Xie Zhan discover it?"
"Your Majesty, please tell me in detail."
"Zuo Aiqing, please speak."
So in Zuo Anmin's mouth, he talked about the fact that after Xie Zhan and his family were exiled to Lingnan, Xie Zhan was spotted by the Chen family, one of the six aristocratic families in the South, because of his talent, and his relatives were used to force him to serve the Chen family.
Song Mo was not surprised, nor did he think this was false. After all, he had experienced Xie Zhan's ability.
"The place where the gold mine was discovered was Xiao Zhuya Island, the easternmost part of Zhuya Island. This land originally belonged to the Chen family, and the head of the Chen family handed it over to Xie Zhan for management. A few days ago, Zhu Ya, one of the six aristocratic families in the South, However, Zhu Congwen, the legitimate son of the family, used his power to intimidate Xie Zhan and bought Xiao Zhuya Island from him for 200,000 taels."
"The Xiaozhuya Island was originally worth only 100,000 taels. In order to force the other party to retreat, Xie Zhan offered a price of 200,000 taels. However, the other party still bought the Xiaozhuya Island at such a high premium. At that time, Xie Zhan Zhan felt something was wrong, and after the transaction was completed, he sent someone to secretly pay attention to the activities on Xiaozhuya Island, and then he discovered that the Zhu family was secretly mining gold!"
Snapped! Song Mo slapped the table, "That's unreasonable!"
These family members are just restless! No wonder he is so poor as an emperor and the court is so poor. With such a moth around, how can he not be poor? !
"Come here, let me investigate! Once it is discovered that Zhu Jia's private gold mining is true, he will be severely punished!"
Zhang Xian shook his head secretly and said, "Tsk, this Zhu family is going to be confiscated and exterminated." The emperor is so short of money that he is red-eyed. The Zhu family has also fallen into the emperor's hands. It's a shame that he can be soft.
"Your Majesty, in the letter Xie Zhan, in addition to reporting Zhu's private gold mining, also said that he is willing to help the Emperor solve all problems caused by the disaster in the South. Please trust him and agree to him. He is willing to immediately Military order.”
Zhang Xian: Oh wow, this is a very loud tone.
Song Mo raised his eyebrows. Xie Zhan meant to solve the Southland problem for him without using the newly discovered gold mine.
After all, if the gold mines of Xiaozhuya Island are to be used, who can't solve the problem of Nandi? There is no need for Xie Zhan to make any military declaration.
"I'm sure. Since he has issued a military order, if he can't do it, he knows my temper." He wants to see how Xie Zhan solves the problem in Nandi! If Xie Zhan can really solve it, then he will make a gold mine in vain and make a profit.
Zuo Anmin understood that Xie Zhan's report was meritorious, and the emperor temporarily exposed the fact that the Xie family had attached themselves to the Chen family and did not follow the rules after they arrived in the south. Now the emperor gives him a chance to see if he can really solve the problem in the Southland. If you solve it, there will be rewards. If you can't solve it, just wait and see.
