Chapter 636

"It's strange. Why didn't the emperor leave early today?"

"Before, if I didn't open it, I would be informed to wait in the morning. What's going on today?"

A group of ministers said anxiously, and more people were discussing how to spend this winter.

One after another dead people don't say that if food prices soar, there will be a big problem.

At this time, the door of Jinluan hall suddenly opened.

But surprisingly, Wang Chong didn't let the ministers in, but walked out in person.

This made the ministers confused. These people had been outside for so long, and they wanted to hurry into the Jinluan hall to warm up.

Unexpectedly, the emperor came out. Looking at this posture, he seemed not to be ready to let them in.

Although strange in the heart, no one dared to say anything, but stood with the biting cold wind.

Some ministers with active minds seemed to have guessed something, so they quickly put their heads lower and waited for Wang Chong to speak.

"Long live my emperor long live!"

Wang Zhong stood in front of these ministers and didn't let these people get even.

But feeling the biting chill in the air, he said faintly, "Zhong Qing, do you feel cold outside?"

Hearing the question, all the ministers knew what Wang Zhongyi said, and several low-key voices came: "cold."

"Hum, in my opinion, you are not cold. Look at all of you, wearing cotton clothes and trousers. How can you be cold?"

"These days, I went out for a trip. The scene really worried me. The people were suffering in the cold, starving, freezing and starving, but who told me this?"

Wang Zhong suddenly looked at Li Mingcai: "Li Mingcai, you were about to be beheaded that day. I asked father-in-law he to save you at the first time. Why? It's not for you to help me in the future, build my country and care for my people, but what achievements have you made so far?"

Li Mingcai hurriedly knelt down: "old minister... Old minister was terrified. Old minister failed to live up to the emperor's intentions, and he deserved to die. Just ask the emperor to give old minister a chance, and old minister will do his best to benefit the people."

In fact, Li Ming was relatively loyal, but after the fall of Lu Dang, he seemed to lose his goal, thought he was trusted by Wang Zhong, and began to fish for three days and dry his nets for two days.

If there were someone, Wang chonggen didn't want to use such a person at all.

But now there is no one in hand, so I can only reluctantly use him.

"Well, I'll give you one last chance. I heard that you have been an official in the court for many years and know many merchants and gentry. I need them to donate a sum of grain. Can you persuade them?"

"I will do my best."

"Good. In addition, I hope you can find out those unscrupulous merchants who hoard goods, understand?"

"I will comply."

"And you, I know that you have some business with some merchants. I can ignore the previous things, but now the people suffer and the people are in dire straits. I don't want anyone to make a fortune in the national disaster. You must persuade some merchants to donate food and materials one by one. If you can't finish it, take off this black gauze hat, put it in prison, and interrogate the family."

Wang Zhong's words scared a group of Ministers into a cold sweat.

Knowing that it was impossible to get through this level, several ministers did have some business friends, so they quickly kowtowed and said to comply.

There are no business friends, and they have been thinking about how to pit those local tyrants and evil gentry.

After all, there are lessons from the past, and no one wants to be copied.

"Of course, it's not enough to donate food and materials alone. I'm going to set up a foreign affairs department to buy food in some rich countries. Who has this experience to go abroad?" Wang Zhong asked again.

"Emperor, those overseas are just barbarian countries. Going to these countries to buy food will damage our great national prestige." An old minister said.

"Yes..."

"Yes, yes..."

To Wang Zhong's surprise, many ministers agreed.

This is really a group of pedantic people.

Looking at the faces of these ministers, Wang Chongfa increasingly felt that the imperial examination should be reformed, including mathematics, geography, and even the humanities of some neighboring countries.

"Pedantry and stupidity." Wang Zhong pointed to this group of people: "you say that people are barbarian countries. Then I ask you, do you know how many people are there in those countries? What are they rich in? How about science and technology?"

The ministers looked at each other, asking three questions.

"If you don't know anything, just call them barbarian countries. In my opinion, you are a group of frogs at the bottom of a well. How can you learn from each other without a good understanding of other countries?"

"Wei Chen confesses his guilt and must absorb the emperor's teachings." Some people admit their mistakes directly.

"Wei Chen also pleaded guilty. Please punish him."

"Please punish the emperor."

"Well, you have chosen a candidate for me in the coastal areas these days. I want to use domestically produced tea, porcelain and other things to exchange for food and grass in neighboring countries. If anyone can do this well, I will canonize him as the Minister of foreign affairs and manage the whole foreign affairs trade."

All positions that can involve trade are basically fat jobs, and some ministers moved their minds.

"There is a candidate for Wei Chen, who is good at literature and martial arts, and knows the law of our Dayan Dynasty. He will be qualified for this position."

"There is also a candidate for Weichen, who has trading experience with nomads."

"Weichen also has............"

"Bring them all. I want to test them one by one."

"Yes!"

"Go back."

A group of Ministers left until they left the palace. The ministers all lamented that the emperor has really changed now.

They thought that the emperor was trying to consolidate his power and position in the fight against corruption before.

Now it seems that we should not only fight against corruption, but also make dayangchao a real Cathay Pacific... Peace of the people!

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In the harem, Zhao Luan summoned everyone in the harem.

"See the queen!"

A group of concubines and maids saluted Zhao Luan.

"Get up."

"Queen, why did you ask me to wait?" Feng Chengcheng, who stood in the first place, asked curiously.

Zhao Luan Qingleng replied, "my palace chatted with the emperor for a long time last night. I learned that something had happened in this world, which made the emperor feel worried. In order to share the worries with the emperor, my palace asked the sisters to come and discuss together."

"The queen said, but the recent cold weather has killed many innocent people?" Feng Chengcheng said.

"Not bad."

Several concubines immediately began to whisper.

"What does it have to do with us?"

"Yes, I've got calluses on my hands recently when I'm doing needlework."

"The harem can't do politics. What matters to me?"

Hearing these words, Zhao Luan's face was cold: "although it is said that the harem cannot interfere in politics, we are now sharing our worries for the emperor. If you concubines think it is not necessary to share their worries for the emperor, you can explain to this palace that this palace must make it clear to the emperor."

Isn't it obvious that I will make a small report to the emperor.

Suddenly, a group of concubines dared not speak.

"Queen, I have a suggestion." Feng Chengcheng stood up. Now she was afraid of being beaten by Wang Chong, so everything followed Zhao Luan.

"Chen Fei, please say."

"Since entering the palace, I have saved some silver, and my concubine is willing to donate part of it for disaster relief."

"Well, this is a good way." Zhao Luan nodded with satisfaction, secretly saying that Feng Chengcheng was now quite obedient by Wang chongxun.

You can teach me.

Just to Zhao Luan's surprise, even if Feng Chengcheng said he was going to donate, a group of concubines didn't want to donate.

"I don't have any silver on my hand. Why don't I donate some clothes?"

"Me too. The silver given by the palace to the harem has been reduced a lot. I'm also very poor recently."

"Neither did I."

Zhao Luan sighed in her heart, but her heart was still uneven.

"It seems that the concubines haven't been doing well lately."

Wang Zhong came in at this time.

In fact, he listened at the door for a while and deliberately didn't let the eunuch shout. He came over.

Several concubines looked at Wang Zhong with guilt on their faces, and then saluted: "see the emperor."

"Free."

Wang Zhong sat beside Zhao Luan, thinking about how to do ideological work for the concubines to donate money and materials.

First of all, it is certain that these concubines must have deposits.

After all, there was no expense in the palace. In the past, the National Treasury would distribute a lot of silver every month to let the concubines spend money on food and clothing. In fact, they saved all this money.

Not taking it out now is nothing more than the most common aspect of the ancients, short-sighted.

These women don't think about it. Why do they keep the silver? If Dayan Dynasty dies, will they have a good life?

According to previous historical records, once a dynasty dies, the emperor's concubines will be raped and even rewarded by the enemy to their soldiers, and they will live a miserable life.

Unfortunately, they don't understand.

Why is this? The root causes lie in two places.

First, these women learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and don't understand those.

Second, I haven't studied history.

If we study history and see the mistakes made by the ancients, it may change people's thinking.

Originally, human progress is learned through history.

Suddenly, Wang Chong's heart moved. He knew how to do ideological work.

"Emperor, the proposal of concubine Shen just now feels good to my concubine. Now the people outside are displaced, and my concubine thinks that donations can alleviate the urgent need." Zhao Luan said.

"Well, this is good, but I'm afraid you don't have any silver on hand?" Wang Zhong said, "where did you spend the silver I issued from the Treasury?"

"My concubines like rouge, and most of them bought rouge." A pale princess said wrongfully.

"My concubines like to spend money on clothes, so they buy clothes and wear them."

With that, the woman in the pink skirt sighed.

She often buys flower clothes to wear, not to show it to Wang Chong. Unfortunately, the emperor has never been lucky to her.

"My concubine's silver is helping my mother's family." Another woman said.

Looking at one by one, there are quite a lot of excuses.

Zhao Luan looked embarrassed. He didn't expect this.

Thinking of gritting his teeth and squeezing some money out of his teeth to relieve the disaster, Wang Zhong said, "I didn't expect the concubines to have such a hard time, so let's go. Whoever takes out more silver, I'll go to sleep tonight."