2463. Chapter 2463 Huangfu Jie VS Pei Baojiang, we are the same
Huangfu Jie didn't know how many times he sent people to sea and failed. Now that the country is rich and the people are strong, it's not that he can't afford this small amount of money.
On the contrary, the Zhou Dynasty made a huge fortune.
After struggling to go to sea, Dazhou's navigation technology has improved a lot.
With more ships going out to sea, there will naturally be more businesses.
The national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty also became more prosperous.
Huangfu Jie kept in mind the teachings of Huangfu Jin and Su Mo, and he could never be harsh on the people or relax the military.
With the help of the industries Su Mo left behind, the artillery of the Great Zhou Dynasty is now extremely powerful. Important passes, city gates, and sea ships are all equipped with powerful artillery.
There are Moyun Kingdom in the north, Luoyue Kingdom in the west, Nanliang in the south, and dozens of other countries, large and small, and now half of them belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It is not a military conquest, but their active attachment.
I am willing to be a vassal state of Zhou Dynasty.
Moyun Kingdom also sent out troops several times without giving up. As a result, tens of thousands of artillery fire were fired, and Moyun Kingdom's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated and almost wiped out. After that, they were never able to make a comeback.
From then on, the Great Zhou Kingdom truly dominated the Dongzhou Continent.
No one dares to invade the entire Dongzhou Continent.
But Huangfu Jie has no ambitions. The Great Zhou Dynasty is the most powerful, and others can rely on him. This is fine.
He will not use all his strength to conquer others.
The Zhou Dynasty had countless ships going to sea, and there were even more foreign merchants coming to do business. The commercial taxes of the Great Zhou Dynasty were enough to cover the court's expenses.
The peasants gained great freedom and no longer had to pay excessive taxes and other forms of exploitation.
Huangfu Jie really couldn't think of what else he could do, or what use he had as an emperor.
The six departments were purged, and everyone worked conscientiously.
In the Zhou Dynasty, commerce was developed and agriculture was prosperous. In addition to rich salaries, all officials also received generous additional subsidies. They could get rich without being greedy for money. Therefore, those officials are now more honest and less corrupt.
Moreover, the six departments have orders,
Embezzle a thousand taels and be exiled a thousand miles.
Embezzle two thousand taels and be exiled two thousand miles.
Anyone who embezzles ten thousand taels of silver shall be executed!
Even if you are not corrupt, if you are an official and work diligently, in addition to salary, subsidies, and outstanding performance, you can still earn anywhere from 3,000 to 10,000 to 20,000 a year with commissions allowed by the court.
Everyone takes turns doing the fat and short work.
Who would take that risk?
Nowadays, the country is truly peaceful and the people are at peace, with people singing and dancing in peace, and people don’t close their doors at night and don’t pick up things on the streets.
However, for the six ministers, there are also some unsatisfactory aspects.
That is - Your Majesty has no heirs.
There is no prince, not even a princess.
Not only that, except for the queen, there are not even any concubines.
Because there were no extra masters, the huge palace had very few eunuchs and maids.
On the contrary, it was more lively in the palaces of the old ladies.
And those concubines, who were originally suppressed and fearful under the control of the Queen Mother, are now safe, free and prosperous, and they don't know what to do.
The most important thing is that the queen is kind and the emperor has no airs and takes good care of them.
He also moved them from the Cold Palace to the Cining Palace.
That's the Queen Mother's Palace.
Although the main hall was vacant for the Queen Mother, they were free to live in the side halls, which were very lively.
But after the new excitement has passed, they can no longer be bored. Someone suggested, "If Your Majesty has a little prince, it will be lively."
"Who says it's not the case? If there are ten or eight babies, we can still look after them."
"Yes, yes, I heard that the adults are anxious to death, and some people are trying to persuade His Majesty to choose a concubine."
