sinovels Chapter 430
Chapter 430
Wu Youwei bowed his head, wanting to laugh out loud.
In fact, in history, Emperor Xianzong actually liked beautiful women. This is human nature. Which powerful man does not have many beautiful women around him?
Especially in ancient times, it was a matter of course for a man to have three wives and four concubines, let alone the emperor.
Tian's family is rich all over the world, and there are 72 concubines in the emperor's Sangong and Liuyuan. This is the ancestral system, although some emperors have more than these women.
Emperor Xianzong also likes beautiful women, but he likes it because he likes it himself, and being forced to like it is two different things.
Wu Youwei understood Emperor Xianzong's mind. After being an emperor for a long time, what he hated the most was being pointed at by others.
After Emperor Xianzong finished scolding people, he looked down and saw Wu Youwei: "Get up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Youwei got up now, and looked up at Emperor Xianzong.
Emperor Xianzong was also looking at him.
In the past six or seven years, Emperor Xianzong discovered that Wu Youwei was still the Tanhua Lang in his memory, but he had stayed in the south for several years, and he didn't even get a tan.
Thinking that Wantong didn't get tanned, it is said that Tanhualang asked Wantong to wash his face with goat's milk or milk?
Still apply honey to the face?
This is what Wantong told him to explain why the two of them didn't get tanned.
Wu Youwei looked at Emperor Xianzong with more pity: "The emperor seems to be young, but your expression is a bit melancholy?"
Emperor Xianzong was ten years younger than when he left!
Because he shaved his beard, he looked very tender, but the sharpness in his eyes contained a little grievance.
This is angry.
"Aren't you young?" Emperor Xianzong rubbed his chin. Now he shaves his beard every day and goes to court cleanly. Heartache!
Hahaha!
That's all he has the ability to annoy them.
"Well, you're much younger!" Wu Youwei complimented unceremoniously: "Just like Weichen, young and promising.
A few words made Emperor Xianzong laugh: "Give me a seat and serve tea!"
This is already a good treat.
Wu Youwei thanked him for his kindness, and sat on the grand teacher's chair beside him. There was also a small tea table there, so someone naturally brought him tea and snacks.
"You've been there for the past few years, don't you want to stop? Many people in Beijing are jealous of you!" Emperor Xianzong wanted to laugh when he mentioned this matter: "Do you know why you only came to Beijing at this time?"
It's actually a year too late.
"Weichen is outside, how can I know the news in Beijing? I can only read the report, but the report is not very detailed after all." Wu Youwei would never say that Wantong shared information with him.
That's a taboo word, the only ones who can share information with Jinyiwei are the Emperor and Dongchang
Emperor Xianzong was very satisfied, because Wantong really did not share information with Wu Youwei.
As expected of Zhen'er's natal family.
"That's because your place is so good, they all want to transfer you to their staff." Emperor Xianzong said with a smile: "Especially the Six Departments, they are about to quarrel over you."
The Ministry of War thought that Wu Youwei would do a good job in logistics.
Because it is said that he and Zhang Shen worked together on the logistics of the naval army. He provided things, and Zhang Shen just paid the bill happily, and all kinds of suitable materials were continuously sent to Wusong Camp.
The household department believed that Wu You was recruiting money for this person.
To put it bluntly, Shanghai County used to be so poor that Japanese pirates and pirates did not even go ashore, but now it is so rich, whose handwriting is it?
The Ministry of Industry felt that Wu Youwei had a new idea.
There are so many good things in Shanghai County, from the initial triangular cloth to the later milk porcelain and glass, all of them are new crafts!
The officials were purely interested in his luck.
Because Wu Youwei is involved with many people, the youngest two cabinet ministers, the three brothers of the Wan family, the concubine Wan Gui in the palace, and the emperor Xianzong, the Duke of England and other dignitaries, if he enters the Ministry of Officials, it will benefit a lot.
The Ministry of Punishment is sure that Wu Youwei has a way.
Wu Youwei's headhunter in Shanghai County was his student. That kid was very fond of criminal cases and had solved many old cases. Zhang Sheng even seconded him to Songjiang Mansion for a period of time. He was going to report to the Ministry of Punishment, and the people in the Ministry of Punishment had already noticed that clear statement and conclusive evidence.
But he has no fame and can go to six doors at most, but he has a master!
If you don't have an apprentice, you can think about his husband, Wu servant, Wu Youwei.
The Ministry of Rites came to join in the fun. They heard from the Imperial Academy about Wu Youwei's various deeds and the benefits he brought, as well as the punctuation marks he promoted in Shanghai County.
This is a good thing to leave a name in history!
The Six Departments are fighting, and the Imperial Academy is also fighting, because Wu Youwei is still holding the official position of the sixth-rank attendant in the Imperial Academy!
Dali Temple felt that they were the ones to decide on important cases, so the Six Doors could ask their apprentices to go there, but Wu Youwei, the master, was still needed to investigate the case.
The clan wanted to intervene in important people, but there was no reason, because Wu Youwei was not a clan.
No one dared to touch Wantong, because as soon as Wantong came back, he took over Jin Yiwei, and no one dared to ask him to go there. It is better to leave this Martial God of Wealth to the emperor.
"The minister has really become a favorite!" Wu Youwei also laughed when he heard Emperor Xianzong's condescending words: "The emperor is favored by beautiful women, but the humble minister is favored by the officials of all ministries?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Emperor Xianzong's smile disappeared: "Tell me, what should I do if they are like this? Those beautiful girls can't be kept in the palace all the time, can they?"
A woman's youth is only a few years, and he has already delayed it for a year, and if the delay continues, he will really want to take over these beautiful girls.
Wu Youwei thought for a while: "The solution of the humble official is nothing good, it's just a bad idea, as long as you, the emperor..." It's not really a beautiful girl, but it's actually a good solution to the problem.
"You have a solution?" Emperor Xianzong's eyes lit up!
It's not that he is jealous of anything else, but this kind of thing... It's hard to say.
The emperor does not draft, is there something wrong with his health?
As soon as this kind of rumor appeared, it was suppressed by him.
But the wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows again!
He can't just catch someone and tell him he's fine, right?
Moreover, his harem is indeed not much. Up to now, there are only two concubines, one noble concubine and one virtuous concubine.
Although there are people in the harem who are constantly pregnant, no one can see what happens in the harem. If someone maliciously speculates, he will be even more disturbed.
For this reason, he had to find someone to burn alchemy and practice Taoism, and slept with two more women at night.
"Of course!" Wu Youwei smiled: "I'm afraid that after hearing this, you will scold me for being evil."
"No!" Emperor Xianzong said, "I will reward you in return."
Then Wu Youwei told him his solution, and the eunuch Huai En who was listening beside him was dumbfounded. No wonder Maid Wu said it was a "bad idea". This idea is indeed "bad" enough.
After finishing speaking, Emperor Xianzong laughed loudly, pointed at him and said, "Okay, good, good! As expected of the capable ministers and officials appointed by me back then, this is good, this is good!"
After solving the troubles, Emperor Xianzong came to the spirit: "Tell me about your affairs in the south..."
Wu Youwei raised his teacup: "Then I still have to invite the emperor to reward my minister with another cup of tea. There are many things to do...
"Come here, serve tea!" Emperor Xianzong sat waiting to listen to the story with great interest.
Wu Youwei told Emperor Xianzong that he would stay in the palace for an entire afternoon, and even the dinner was kept in the palace. There was not much luxury in the palace, because Emperor Taizu was born as a poor child, in order to prevent future generations from forgetting the ancestors, he stipulated that Meal and other specifications.It's just that it's made more finely than the ones outside, especially at this time, there are fresh wild vegetables.Wu Youwei ate several mouthfuls!
"Do you like to eat wild vegetables?" Emperor Xianzong really gained knowledge.
Well, the emperor also eats it. "Wu Youwei said: "Wild vegetables are good. They are naturally grown. When the people have nothing to eat, they will collect wild vegetables all over the mountains and plains to satisfy their hunger.... "
Emperor Xianzong felt that he lost his appetite.
However, Wu Youwei knew that it was enough to tell the truth once, and it hurt too much, so he changed the topic: "It can also be picked at ordinary times and made into dried plums. Wei Chen saw a dried vegetable factory in the light industrial park of Shanghai. Their boss purchases a lot of vegetables, but the people don’t have so many fields to grow vegetables, they are all growing food, so he buys wild vegetables, the cost is low, and he makes more money. Go out to bask in the sun and dig wild vegetables, and buy sugar for my grandson with the money...
The Emperor Xianzong liked to listen to it, and Wu Youwei tried his best to mix in some famous political quotes for him, which is equivalent to the adult version of chicken soup for the soul.
Sure enough, Emperor Xianzong found it very pleasant to chat with Wu Youwei, and Wu Youwei even told him about the tax issues in Shanghai County.
I heard that there are 20 taels of silver in one quarter, and four quarters a year, that's 80 taels!
"This is still a conservative estimate. Shanghai County is still developing, and the number of tax and bank associations is increasing year by year." Wu Youwei drew a big cake for Emperor Xianzong: "I have written down my experience, and in the future It can be used as a reference for colleagues, even if it cannot repeat the experience of Shanghai, it can be used as a reference."
"That's right." Emperor Xianzong nodded: "I was still thinking at the time, if all the counties in the world were like Shanghai County..."
"That's impossible." Wu Youwei said with a smile, "Your Majesty also knows?"
"Yes!" Emperor Xianzong sighed: "I know it's impossible, but it's just a dream!"
"Actually, if you want to do that, unless... Kaifu." Wu Youwei whispered: "The coastal areas, as well as the northern border, are fine.
Emperor Xianzong was stunned: "When you left, you mentioned the issue of Kaifu. Why, your side is developing so well?"
"Yes, if Qingpu County, Huating County, and even the entire Songjiang Prefecture...then it is imperative to open Fu." Wu Youwei analyzed to him: "The establishment of factories, the mass-produced goods, of course there must be places to sell , Shipping from the south to the north will increase the cost, and the local sales will not have such a big market, and it will impact the local weavers and spinners, and the countries around the sea are flocking to my Ming Dynasty..."
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Hearing this, Emperor Xianzong was very proud. Ming's money and things are good things in small foreign countries, and even a ceramic bowl can be sold for a price.
Wu Youwei told him a lot, and before dinner was finished, eunuch Huai En had to come to remind Emperor Xianzong: "My lord, the palace gate is about to be released..."
"Ah?" Emperor Xianzong was taken aback: "So fast?"
Wu Youwei was also a little bit unfulfilled, but after drinking nine cups of tea and going out four times, his voice was a little hoarse, and his lips were almost worn out.
"I really don't want you to leave!" Emperor Xianzong actually had to squeeze in for several days to chat with Wu Youwei for an afternoon, but he felt that it was not enough and the time was too short.
"It's okay, I have already returned to Beijing, I have a lot of time, I can take up my post with the emperor slowly." Wu Youwei said jokingly: "If the emperor is interested, he can also go out of the palace and take a look at the capital. In terms of style and appearance, Weichen also has a Moling Villa in the suburbs, which is Weichen's hometown. The scenery there is beautiful, and now it is the season of apricot blossoms.
The name of Xingyuan, Emperor Xianzong has heard of it: "If there is a chance, I will go!"
Emperor Xianzong finally asked the eunuch Huai'en to send Wu Youwei out of the palace in person, and rewarded Wu Youwei with many things, and more than a dozen powerful eunuchs were in charge of sending him out of the palace.
"The emperor hasn't been so happy for a long time." Eunuch Huai En is a person who really cares about Emperor Xianzong: "It's good that Wu Shidu is back. The emperor often mentions you and is very concerned about the development of Shanghai County. Even The officials were sent to ask questions in person.
"Yes, I am very grateful. Without the emperor's support behind me, I am afraid that I will not be able to reform Shanghai County." Wu Youwei also sighed.
History is always written by the victors. Who would have thought that Emperor Xianzong was such a person?