Zhang Qi looked at the big crossbow: "That crossbow is so weird."

Su You said: "That is a three-bed crossbow. It can use the power of three bow arms at the same time and extend the stroke of the arrow. The power should be good. In terms of design, it is quite outstanding."

After speaking, he shook his head: "But the material is not good enough, and the accuracy is not too high. Using the same arrows, after the two crossbows are fully fired, the range and impact point are probably quite different."

Zhang Qi also nodded: "In the final analysis, it is still not standardized enough or refined enough."

The soldiers who came forward to interrogate were a little surprised. The two and a half young men were talking loudly in front of the village gate, but they didn't take the threat of crossbows to heart.

When Su You saw the person coming, he got off his horse and took out the seal: "Brother, I am the new magistrate of Weizhou, and this is my companion. I came here specifically to visit your magistrate."

The soldiers obviously didn't believe it. There were no ceremonial guards in Zhizhou, and they were dressed in weird clothes, looking more like barbarians than Han people.

Su You didn't react until he saw the strange look in the soldier's eyes. He quickly took off his thick kapok gloves, unbuttoned the hood under his chin, flipped the fur ear protection on both sides to his head, fastened it again and took it off again.

Then he took off his leather mask, windshield, and leggings, took off his fur boots, and put on black boots. Finally, he tidied up his clothes, took a leather belt inlaid with silver, tied it on, and asked Zhang Qi to put the black gauze fut on himself.

After everything was done, Su You asked, "Is it okay now?"

Both soldiers were stunned. This was a big magic trick. A hairy man turned into a red-robed official in front of him!

He quickly said: "Your Excellency, please wait a moment while we enter the stronghold to report."

After a while, a bearded warrior strode out of the stronghold: "The last general, Yao Si, has been ordered to come to greet me. Please tell me to enter the stronghold!"

"What a mighty man!" Su You said with a smile, "What position does the unknown warrior hold now?"

The bearded man said: "I don't dare bother the prefect to ask. The last general is now leading the inspection of Huanqing, and is in charge of more than a thousand flag-bearing soldiers under Lord Xiaoyin."

The leader of the flag is an elite vanguard, and this Yao Si seems to be a brave person who is good at fighting and dares to charge.

Huanqing Erzhou, to the east of Weizhou, is the jurisdiction of Zhongzhen.

As for how Yao Si came to the north of Weizhou to serve as the flag-bearer for the inspection of the Qing Dynasty, Su You didn't bother to ask.

The official system of the Song Dynasty was so chaotic. For example, the elders of the Gao Shilin family were working in Bianjing, but they were actually Jiazhou Jiedushi, Meizhou Jiedushi, and Yizhou Jiedushi.

Another example is that when Zhao Xu was granted the title of King Ying, Yingzhou would later become Fuyang, Anhui Province. The little boy might not even know what his own fiefdom was like in this life.

…

Now this little kid is in Bianjing City, holding an account book with his eyes shining brightly.

"Sister is really amazing. This charity lottery actually brings in so much money..."

Empress Dowager Cao coughed: "Brother, please be careful with your descriptions."

Zhao Xu then calmed down his greedy expression: "Haha, 160,000 guan. I didn't believe it at first, but now there are 5,313 guan more."

Su Xiaomei put away the account books: "This is called income evaluation and cost control. Meishan Sitong Trading Co., Ltd. is doing something old."

"Your Majesty, I asked you to go to the Third Division to look for relevant information on prices and wages in Bianjing in recent years. The result came back and told us that there was no such information. We could only make an estimate based on the recent information of Stone Company. You think it is still a little inaccurate, right?

"

Zhao Xu waved his hand: "Don't worry, little sister, don't say that the old accounts of the Third Division cannot be unearthed. Even if it is found, I'm afraid the data you have will be even more inaccurate. Besides, isn't it a good thing to have so much more?

Son?"

Su Xiaomei said: "How can it be a good thing if it is not accurate? It may be more, it may be less. We must try our best to be more accurate, purer, and refined..."

Zhao Xu shook his head wildly: "It's just like the Meishan Institute of Technology, right? It's too difficult to learn..."

Su Xiaomei smiled: "The prince will learn from now on to be a political informant and balance the government. Naturally, these detailed tasks will be left to the subordinates. But we can't be deceived, right?"

"I heard that an egg can cost as much as one tael of silver in the palace. I really don't know what kind of chicken can lay such an egg."

"Everyone in the family has a higher salary, which is the honor of the royal family. However, this favor should come from the top, rather than being deceived by the people below."

"There is a lack of people's support and the system is ineffective. If it is not managed well, the expenses will only become more and more insufficient, and the loopholes will only become bigger and bigger."

"Not to mention being greedy for ink, what I'm most afraid of is that after being greedy for ink, not only will the villain not remember the kindness and kindness of the royal family, but he will also secretly laugh at the Queen Mother's official family. In my brother's words, that is like 'carrying a pot and bowl on a shoulder pole, and both ends will slip.'

"

Zhao Xu burst out laughing with a "ha" sound: "How can I say such a wisecrack to Tanhua Lang?"

Queen Mother Cao was also happy: "That monkey can say this, but little sister, you are a girl, you can't just pick up what your brother said and just follow it."

An internal official rushed in from outside the house and shouted: "Empress, you can't listen to this girl Hu Qin! How many loyal people are there around you?"

"As soon as the newcomer came in, he pointed at the old man's heart and said, "What does it mean to be greedy and what does it mean to not remember kindness?"

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "If this old slave hadn't risked his life to pay for the Queen Mother, how could there be a trace of warmth in this Cishou Palace? My dear, this little girl

, it’s a knife that cuts into the old slave’s heart, Queen Mother..."

Empress Dowager Cao frowned: "Xiang Shouzhong, what are you talking about? My younger sister is not a newcomer. I asked my elder brother to come and explain to me how to do charity."

Xiang Shouzhong cried: "My queen, you are even more of an outsider. Shouzhong has served your queen wholeheartedly all his life, how can he not be as good as a little girl?"

Empress Dowager Cao waved her hand: "You can go down first. We still have to settle accounts here."

Xiang Shouzhong looked at Su Xiaomei and felt that this little girl would definitely say bad things if he went down, so he was reluctant to leave.

Seeing this, Su Xiaomei saluted Queen Mother Cao and then saluted Xiang Shouzhong: "Both of them are old people. There is nothing wrong with what Su Rong said. They can be beaten and scolded."

"Before entering the palace, my brother told me that there are many things in the palace that I don't understand, so don't understand. I just need to help the empress and the prince to sort out the lottery errands."

"Su Rong admired the Queen Mother when she was still young. At that time, her brother had just come back from Dali and spent every day sailing, playing in the water, and studying. Su Rong saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart."

"If the empress hadn't cared about him and turned him back to the path of studying, my brother wouldn't have been able to pass the top tier exam."

"The elders care for the younger ones not because they want them to stretch out their hands with clothes or open their mouths with food. They want them to be like the empress. They want them to study wisely, cultivate their moral character, and have skills so that they can make a difference in the future."

"And when ministers treat officials, they don't want to tempt them to build palaces and indulge in lust, but they want to persuade them to work diligently and love the people so that they can be happy."

"Even among the people, Su Rong has heard rumors about the disharmony between the official family and the empress. The empress, a poor family of three, knows that family scandals should not be publicized, let alone the royal family?"

"The empress slowly recalled that the cause of these things was that someone did not give advice when the incident occurred, but instead followed the wishes of the officials and the Queen Mother, and used the status of so-called 'relatives' to please their respective masters, which led to

Is there a quarrel between you and me?"

"How can these so-called close people be compared to the closest relatives of flesh and blood, and the peace of the country and the dynasty can be compared, my Majesty?"

"The officials in the court are always trying to make up for the relationship between the Queen Mother and the officials. However, there are many people who talk and few people who do things. Therefore, their sincere words are often not worth the words of these 'relatives'."

"My brother always has the temperament to immerse himself in work. When we were young, he taught us that 'a good memory is not as good as a bad writing'; when we grow up, it is to 'investigate things to gain knowledge' and 'unify knowledge with action'."

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up when he heard the last two sentences.

Su Xiaomei then said: "My dearest lady, in the palace, at the beginning of Emperor Taizong, there were still children from good families. After that, it became more and more unsavory, and some people were trafficked in by Ren Ya."

"These people are originally slaves and rarely have the opportunity to receive education. After entering the palace, they are burdened with chores and have no chance to learn calligraphy and reading. If they are ignorant, they often become greedy and despicable."

"Even if there are people with an honest temperament that are desirable, their vision is not broad and their thinking is narrow, so they only know how to be foolishly loyal and obey their superiors."
Chapter completed!