Chapter seven hundred and seventy first sprinkle water
His Majesty's condition seems to have improved. The morning court, which has not been opened for a long time, is reopened today. This is the first time in several months. The officials cheered up and did not dare to show any signs of neglect. They stood at the palace gate before dawn.
Wait in front.
The morning court had not started for a long time. I thought that there would be a lot of important events. I didn't know when the day would end. However, in just half an hour, the officials lined up and walked out from the Li Zheng Hall.
His Majesty's health may really be failing. Even in the past, discussions have rarely ended so early.
Half a month ago, two prefectures were hit by floods, causing considerable losses. His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds as soon as possible to provide relief to the people. He also sent the capital's water supervisory officials to control the floods. This should be the most important thing.
However, similar disasters occur almost every year, and if you follow the steps, nothing big will go wrong.
After that, there are some trivial matters for various ministries and departments. We have to say something in the morning, otherwise it will be awkward for everyone to stand around, as if they have nothing to do on weekdays.
In addition, the Ministry of Rites was ordered to assist the eldest princess in supervising the establishment of the county school, and the minor restructuring of the imperial examination was considered a matter that attracted everyone's attention.
Although he has failed many times, His Majesty still seems to have not given up on suppressing certain powerful families.
There is still a long distance to go from the Li Zheng Palace to the yamen of various ministries. Officials gathered together in twos and threes to discuss the affairs of the morning court.
"Daxing County School, Your Majesty has once again opened the door to the poor..."
"Didn't I do this a few years ago, but in the end it was nothing?"
"It's difficult. To build more academies for each state capital, we need to hire more teachers, pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and books and scriptures. Not counting the academies... all of this costs money. The national treasury can afford so much.
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"Who knows? Your Majesty didn't say anything about appropriating funds from the treasury just now. He only said that the eldest princess is in charge of this matter. With so much money, can't he ask the eldest princess to come up with it?"
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A year or six months ago, the focus of their debate might have been that although Her Royal Highness the Princess has a noble status, she is just a woman, so what qualifications do she have to participate in national affairs?
However, at this moment, no one dared to say that.
The last person who questioned her had his spine broken by the people of Kyoto.
The fate of a generation of great Confucians who eventually fell into disgrace and ruined his statement makes countless people sigh with regret when they think of it.
In this year, the eldest princess's light has been too dazzling.
Bringing back Heaven's Punishment, Jing Guo defeated Qi State, which is still deeply shocked to this day. Later, he defeated the envoys of Qi State and saved the country's face. Later, the Women's Federation, Women's College, and even a
He vigorously promoted the national policy of not marrying before the age of sixteen, and trained female midwives, which reduced the chance of a woman dying in childbirth several times, so much so that many women set up immortality tablets for her at home...
Any one of these things is enough to convince them.
Up to now, they would not be surprised at all if the shadow of the eldest princess appeared in any court affairs.
But as to whether she can handle this matter well, everyone has little expectation.
After all, even His Majesty has encountered irresistible obstacles in this matter, let alone the eldest princess, a woman. Not to mention other obstacles that will be encountered, the amount of money required alone is not a small amount.
If we cannot solve this problem, it will become nothing more than a joke.
Perhaps it was because of seeing through this that those officials with profound backgrounds did not show any displeasure on their faces.
Supporting poor families naturally means suppressing the wealthy families. Your Majesty expressed this intention because he is dissatisfied with them.
The major families that have always been ambiguous with the royal family are naturally not afraid. Their status in the court is naturally guaranteed by the royal family. But for the Cui family and other families, things are not that simple.
At least in this dynasty, their performance is not very stable.
An official's face darkened and he whispered: "The court has undergone great changes in recent years. Isn't your Majesty still satisfied?"
"Don't worry, haven't you experienced such a thing a long time ago?" A middle-aged man next to you showed a disdainful smile and said: "This time it must be something that has no beginning and no end, and is something that even Your Majesty cannot handle, eldest princess...,
hehe."
"Yes, where the money comes from is the most important thing." One person nodded and said: "If it is only in Kyoto, it will have no impact on the overall situation. If it really wants to cover all state capitals, I'm afraid the national treasury will bear the burden.
Sorry, I want to see what the eldest princess plans to use to fill this bottomless pit?"
"Haha, Her Royal Highness's business is booming, but this time, all the money is destined to be wasted..."
As soon as one person said something, someone next to him grabbed his arm and glanced behind him in an extremely obscure manner.
The man looked back and saw the gloomy face of an important figure in the Cui family. He immediately felt a thump in his heart, secretly thinking that something was going to happen.
If you mention this kind of thing in front of the Cui family, isn't it just adding salt to their wounds?
Everyone knows that the Cui family suffered heavy losses due to the glass incident. The appreciation meeting was not held, and the accumulated glass was smashed to pieces in front of everyone. According to people familiar with the matter, the Cui family is afraid that this time they will lose millions of taels.
In terms of money, when it comes to losses, when the Cui family comes out, who can compete with them?
Not daring to look at Mr. Cui anymore, he looked back at the eldest princess who had just walked out of the house. With a strange look in her eyes, she walked quickly forward.
"It seems that no one thinks highly of you."
Li Yi rarely went to court today and walked beside Li Mingzhu. With his current hearing ability, it was not difficult to hear what those in front of him were talking about. For the eldest princess, it was even less difficult.
"Just keep an eye on it." Li Mingzhu looked back at him and said calmly.
Li Yi was stunned when he heard this, not knowing whether to be moved or helpless.
After this matter was arranged in front of hundreds of officials, there was no way out, and the money had not yet been secured, so she was not in a hurry at all?
She never thought about it, what if he was bragging?
However, it felt good to be trusted. Li Yi turned around, looked at her and comforted her: "Don't worry, if you don't have money, just cheat some more."
"What did you say?" Li Mingzhu looked back at him.
"I said if you don't have money, just make some more." Li Yi looked at her and smiled: "You know, I'm very good at making money. With this little money, it's just a waste..."
Someone seemed to have been waiting in front of him. When he saw the two people approaching, he bowed and saluted slightly: "I have met Her Royal Highness."
Then he looked at Li Yi and nodded lightly.
Li Yi also smiled back, the head of the Wang family, an old friend who is friendly and cooperative.
Li Mingzhu looked at him and asked, "I wonder what's wrong with Mr. Wang?"
The relationship between the Wang family and the royal family has always been close. Although she is a princess, she doesn't have too much airs in front of the head of the Wang family.
"Your Highness wants to build a county school, which is a good thing that will benefit the country and the people. The Wang family is willing to donate one hundred thousand taels of silver to do their part for this matter."
One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. When Li Yi gave it to Miss Liu Er, he hesitated for a moment, but the Wang family actually took it out so simply. He is indeed the richest man in Jingguo, he is full of confidence...
However, considering how much they have earned these days, it is normal for them to show some love.
Li Mingzhu was also startled when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "I understand the Wang family's wishes, but I have made arrangements for this matter, so I don't need to worry about it, Mr. Wang."
She knew that Li Yi didn't want others to get involved in this matter, not to mention that he had just said that the money was just water to him...
Sprinkling water should mean it’s not worth mentioning, right?
The head of the Wang family was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "In that case, I will leave first."
Li Yi turned his head and looked at her blankly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Looking at him and thinking about the efficacy of those soups, Li Mingzhu felt something strange in a certain part of her body. This feeling had never happened before. Her cheeks were slightly red and she asked: "Look at what I do?"
Li Yi touched his forehead with one hand and reached out to touch hers with the other hand.
No fever.
Could it be that if you drink too much of that kind of soup, your IQ will decrease if a certain part of your body becomes enlarged?
"What are you doing..." Li Mingzhu waved his hand away and said angrily.
Li Yi no longer had time to appreciate the eldest princess's rare angry look, so he chased after the head of the Wang family in the direction he left.
