Although the princess travels in a carriage, pedestrians will not be able to avoid it, but there are still a lot of people in her own carriage, followed by a carriage containing palace maids and chambermaids, and accompanying guards.
Moreover, Chang Yu is not someone who would wrong him, so as long as he is willing, it is not difficult to grasp her whereabouts.
Those who are more capable can even find out what she ate for every meal out and how much she spent.
The censor felt that Princess Changyu was too wasteful. As a princess of the Jin Dynasty, she should respond to the emperor's call to be thrifty and frugal, but she ended up spending so much.
As far as he knew, just a few months after her marriage, Princess Changyu visited all the restaurants in the capital, spending a lot of money...
The emperor pursed his lips in displeasure. No one would be happy to be called a daughter in front of so many civil and military officials in the court.
It was indeed his and the Queen's suggestion to advocate frugality, so he reduced the construction of palaces (look at the Daming Palace, which has not been repaired for twenty years). The Daming Palace is still under construction; and the Queen's casual clothes are not that kind.
Costumes worth a thousand pieces of gold.
The gorgeous cloths donated by various places cost a lot of money. When they first came to the throne, the emperor and empress destroyed a batch in front of them in order to refuse the donations from local places.
In these years, when the country was at peace and the people were at peace, the local government began to donate them. However, the queen never wore them, and she did not even give them to princesses and princes. Instead, they were given to those who have made great contributions to the country every year.
For example, during the Chinese New Year just a few months ago, the Queen rewarded Mrs. Xiao, the wife of Xiao Yuanzheng; the Chinese New Year the year before last, she rewarded Princess Hengyang, the wife of General Ashina; and the Chinese New Year the year before last, she rewarded Mrs. Wei, the wife of Wei Zhi
wife...
Because the matter involved his daughter, the emperor could not speak out to defend his daughter in person, so he glanced at the ladies below, hoping that someone would support his beloved daughter.
Most people sat quietly, lowering their eyes to avoid the emperor's gaze.
Zhao Guogong thought for a moment, and after all, Princess Changyu was his cheap niece. She had been raised by his sister for so many years, and she sweetly called him uncle every time they met. So he took the initiative to go out, saluted the emperor, and then glanced sideways.
The censor said: "Your Majesty, I see that Chen Yushi is too idle and even cares about what the princess eats and drinks. It would be better to assign him some other errands."
"That's right, Princess Changyu's expenses don't go to the treasury. You don't care what she eats or drinks, and where she eats and drinks."
Man Bao, who was halfway up, sat back down, intending to wait and see what would happen.
Of course, Chen Yushi did not discourage them, and sneered: "There is no small matter in the Tian family. Princess Changyu is the daughter of the Tian family, so naturally this is not a private matter."
He added: "What's more, people in the royal family should not compete with the people for profit. Princess Changyu not only spends a lot of money, but also gets involved in business travel and makes money wantonly. If this move is not curbed, who knows that she will not seize the country in the future?"
fiscal?"
Manbao was stunned. What did Princess Changyu do?
Seeing that no one spoke, even Duke Zhao frowned and fell silent. Chen Yushi angrily scolded Princess Changyu. Anyway, she was too extravagant and should be banned. Why did she always throw away the food she had at home?
Then what's the point of a country's princess intervening in business travel and competing with the people for profit? It should be banned.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Man Bao quickly stood up and went out of the queue. After bowing, he asked Chen Yushi, "I wonder what Mr. Chen means when he said that Princess Changyu competes with the people for profit and interferes in business travel?"
Everything else is just a small section, what is eating out? Who here has never eaten out and drank?
But it is not a good thing to compete with the people for profit and interfere with business travel.
Chen Yushi said solemnly: "I heard that Princess Changyu is going to open a treasure pavilion and promises to collect rare treasures from the world. Now the shop has been renovated and will be opened soon. Your Majesty, this is not appropriate. Please, Your Majesty
Advise Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Man Bao breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Chang Yu had done something outrageous, didn't he just open a shop?
Man Bao glanced at Chen Yushi, bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I know this."
The emperor tried his best to suppress his anger and said calmly: "Oh? Zhou Qing came to play."
Manbao said with the same calm expression: "Princess Changyu's treasure pavilion is located in Yongzhou New City."
She said: "Because the new city is newly built, there are sparsely populated people and fewer vendors. Princess Mingda owns a street of shops in it, but now only ten or two or three can be rented out. Princess Changyu took the initiative to rent one when she saw this."
The emperor nodded calmly and motioned for Zhou Man to continue.
"At that time, Princess Changyu said that the streets of the new city were spacious and the houses were brand new. It should not be so deserted, so she decided to turn the rented shop into a treasure pavilion, and put all the rare treasures in the world for sale in the pavilion to attract people.
Travelers and traders.”
Chen Yushi:......
All civil and military ministers:...
Man Bao continued to tell lies with a pair of pure eyes, "Your Majesty, in governing a country, governing a state, governing a county, or even governing a township and a mile, the main factors that determine the good and bad of governance are taxation and population. These two are the most important things.
The weight of it.”
"Princess Changyu opened the Zhenbao Pavilion in the new city, firstly to attract the population, and secondly to pay taxes for the Ministry of Household Affairs. Why is it not good?"
The emperor nodded and asked Chen Yushi, "Yes, the princess is doing this for the development of the new city. Why is it bad?"
Chen Yushi: "Your Majesty, Princess Changyu obviously wants to enjoy herself. You can tell from the fact that she eats and drinks outside on the 21st of January..."
Man Bao interrupted his words and asked: "Chen Yushi, how many days do you eat out in January? How much do you spend?"
Chen Yushi felt that she was kneeling to the royal family and disdainful of being associated with her, so he rolled his sleeves and said: "My salary is meager, my family is poor, and I have no money to spend outside, so I never eat or drink outside."
Man Bao did not investigate whether what he said was true or false, and could not find out for a while. She nodded and said: "I can understand, sir. Your family is poor, and you should be more considerate of your children and eat at home, but Princess Changyu
The family is not poor."
Chen Yushi frowned, and was about to speak at this point. Man Bao had already continued: "No matter how poor your Majesty is, the dowry given to Princess Changyu can be eaten out every day without relying on the consort of Wei."
She looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Princess Changyu does not eat extravagantly when she goes out. She rarely goes to restaurants like Zhuangyuan Tower and Jiufu Tower once or twice a month. Most of the time she goes to ordinary restaurants.
I eat with gusto in restaurants, and sometimes even at small stalls on the roadside.”
"Once again, I passed by a wonton stall outside the imperial city when I was returning to the office. Princess Changyu and her consort had dinner there, and also bought me a bowl. It only cost thirty-two Wen. This is not extravagant."
Mr. Wei, who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed, opened his eyes and asked aloud: "A bowl of eight cents, why do you want thirty-two cents?"
Manbao paused for a moment and then answered the question, "Princess Changyu packed a bowl in a food box after finishing her meal. She said it was good and she wanted to make it a midnight snack."
All civil and military ministers:...
emperor:……
Man Bao then continued what he was about to say, "What's more, I think that the princess eating and drinking outside is something that will benefit the people. As officials of the capital, we should be happy and even support it strongly."