Chapter 38 Go to his other courtyard to look for it, and the people of the whole country will be well fed

Lipin was stunned at first, and then raised her voice, "What do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I deliberately put the horse money in Jinhua Palace to harm you?"

Shen Qingwan met her angry eyes and took her arm intimately, "Sister Lipin, you misunderstood me. What I mean is that you clearly asked someone to put the horse money in Shen Chaoyan's palace, but the horse money appeared in my place, which is really strange."

After hearing what she said, Lipin suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that Shen Chaoyan bribed my people?"

Otherwise? Could it be that the horse money ran over by itself?

Shen Qingwan snorted in her heart, but her face showed a solemn expression, "Shen Chaoyan is very scheming. We must never underestimate the enemy in the future."

After traveling to the Great Xia Dynasty, she has been living a smooth life. With the strong knowledge reserve after graduating from undergraduate school, she immediately attracted the attention of the third prince, and he also promised her to be together for the rest of her life.

However, since her attempt to enter the palace by using the identity of the Shen family's legitimate daughter was exposed, everything she did was particularly unsuccessful.

It was as if someone had taken away her luck.

Speaking of it, it was all Shen Chaoyan's fault. Why didn't she drown when she jumped into the lake?

It's a pity that the conditions in the palace were limited, otherwise she would have used her intelligence to make refined salt, sugar, soap, penicillin, and gunpowder.

She was confident that she could shock Sikong Yan just like she shocked the Third Prince.

Fortunately, the Third Prince had foresight and planted another chess piece next to Shen Chaoyan.

There were too many eyes in the harem staring at Shen Chaoyan, the first bird to stand out, so she waited patiently, keeping a low profile, and watching how Shen Chaoyan died!

... ...

After such an incident, Sikong Yan naturally did not go to the Feiyan Palace again.

After returning to the Qianqing Palace, he secretly summoned Xuan Cang, "Has Shen Qingwan contacted anyone outside the palace recently?"

"No, Concubine Wan has been in contact with many ladies in the harem. In addition to often visiting Concubine Hui and giving Princess Mingyang toys, she is also close to Concubine Li, Dai Zhaoyi, and Xie Cairen, and often gives them various hairpins and bracelets. She has also been to Concubine Shu's Minghua Palace twice and brought supplements to Concubine Shu."

Sikong Yan frowned slightly, "She is very versatile. You continue to keep an eye on her. If she has any contact with people outside the palace, report to me immediately."

"Yes!"

After Shen Chaoyan went back, she washed her face, removed her makeup, and lay alone on the spacious big bed. She slept so comfortably.

But the next morning, she was still in a sweet dream when she was awakened by Hongguo and Lugua, "My lady, Eunuch Li is here and said that the emperor wants you to go to the Yangxin Palace to grind ink."

Grind ink again?

The tyrant is really a workaholic who works diligently for the people!

It would be fine if he was the only one working hard, but he doesn't let her sleep in, which is really annoying.

Shen Chaoyan yawned and was taken out of the quilt by Hongguo and Lugua to wash and change clothes.

When she came to the Yangxin Palace, she looked up and saw the man sitting at the desk, seriously reviewing memorials.

He was still wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with a picture of dragons flying over the sea embroidered with gold thread on his chest, which made his already clear face more majestic.

In order not to disturb him, Shen Chaoyan deliberately slowed down her steps.

However, when she was still more than ten feet away from the table, Sikong Yan raised his eyes and looked at her. When

he met Shen Chaoyan's gaze, his eyes as deep as obsidian narrowed slightly, and his thin lips were raised in a lazy arc, which made the teardrop mole at the end of his left eye indescribably sexy.

He glanced at the inkstone at hand, and then turned his gaze back to Shen Chaoyan, "My beloved, I have to trouble you to grind ink for me again."

Shen Chaoyan rolled up her sleeves, picked up the ink stick and started grinding, "It's not hard. Compared with the emperor's day and night hard work, grinding ink is nothing to me?"

Although she also complained when she got up, but thinking that the tyrant gave her a generous and straightforward reward, what else did she care about?

Nowadays, who doesn't know how to be affectionate? How many people can be willing to pay real money?

Sikong Huo picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and continued to read the memorials.

When he saw the contents of two of the memorials, his brows knitted more and more tightly.

A northern official reported that there was a drought in the north, and the grain was completely destroyed. Hundreds of people died of famine. A southern

official mentioned that there was a flood in the south, which submerged three villages and caused nearly a thousand deaths and injuries.

Shen Chaoyan saw that the man looked unhappy, and he hooked his neck to glance at the memorial in his hand.

The north has been suffering from drought for three consecutive years, and some people have even exchanged their children for food?

Heavy rains in the south have caused floods?

Each time the disaster relief funds are allocated, they only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and there is no way to guarantee that the money can be distributed to the people intact.

Sikong Yan heard her mumbling in her heart, and said with a headache, "The north suffers from droughts every year, and the south often has floods. It's really a headache."

Shen Chaoyan couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty can try to develop water conservancy and transfer water from the south to the north."

"After every flood, the dikes often break, and local officials will rebuild the dikes after the flood." Sikong Yan said this, turned his head to look at her, and humbly asked, "But what do you mean by transferring water from the south to the north?"

"There is a lot of water in the south of Daxia. Once it rains heavily, it will easily cause floods. We can build canals to transfer water resources from the water-rich areas in the south to the water-scarce north. This can effectively reduce floods and droughts."

Sikong Yan pondered for a long time before speaking again, "This is indeed a good idea, but it takes time to build such a complex water diversion project. At present, the disasters in the north and south are The situation is very serious. Jiangnan has reduced taxes and opened warehouses to release grain. Local officials in the north have also started to use grain reserves, but it is still a drop in the bucket. "

Shen Chaoyan thought for a while and asked, "What if the national treasury transfers more money to it?"

Sikong Huang shook his head, "In addition to annual disaster relief, border wars also require a large amount of military pay and food. The national treasury has been very empty in the past two years."

Shen Chaoyan: [Tianshu, do you have any good ideas?]

Tianshu: [Ding! Host, don't be afraid of droughts and floods. Lipin's father, the Taifu who is famous for his integrity, has a hobby of collecting gold ingots. Go to his villa to look for them, and the people of the whole country will be well fed!]

Shen Chaoyan: [Lipin's father? Is it the Master Zhang who is nearly seventy years old and gave birth to Lipin in his old age? Zhang Shoujiao? 】

Tianshu: [Yes, that's him. Fu Shoujiao pretended to be incorruptible on the surface, but in fact, he was corrupt and accepted bribes countless times behind the scenes. In this palace examination, as one of the examiners, he took advantage of his status to receive a lot of gold ingots, deliberately leaked questions, and helped several candidates cheat. ]

Shen Chaoyan: [That's not enough. I heard my father praise Zhang Taifu for his integrity and honesty before. The house he lives in was his wife's dowry. Moreover, half a year ago, his fifth son was sick and bedridden, and it was his wife who went to her parents' home and cried for silver to hire a doctor to treat the disease. ]

Tianshu: [Zhang Shoujiao was pretending to be poor. The gold he received was hidden in his villa outside the capital, and even his wife and eight children were kept in the dark. In his villa, there are not only countless maids and servants, but also thirty fair-skinned and beautiful dancers. Master Zhang often used the excuse of handling official business to hang out with the dancers. 】

Shen Chaoyan: [He is 68 years old this year and has lost several teeth. What can he do with the dancers? 】

Tianshu: [He played a lot. He asked the dancers to strip while dancing, to feed him wine mouth to mouth, to kneel down to give him wine...]

Shen Chaoyan's stomach was already uncomfortable just by listening: [Oh my! It's too disgusting! If this kind of worm is not removed, it will be unforgivable! 】

Tianshu: [How can it be stopped! What's even more bizarre is that he didn't spend money on his family or himself, but spent it all on the dancers. Rouge, powder, silk skirts and jewelry were all shipped to the other courtyard in trucks, and he spent money on the dancers like water. Every time he went to the villa, the dancers had to change more than ten sets of dresses in one night. The dresses were all custom-made and not sold in any ready-made clothing shop on the market. There were gauze styles, tight styles, and transparent styles. There was nothing he couldn't think of. 】

【This old bitch is really good at playing! His daughter tried to harm me last night, and today she got her comeuppance. I have to find a legitimate reason to let the tyrant raid Zhang Shoujiao's villa! 】

Tianshu was filled with righteous indignation: [Search the house! Must confiscate the house! 】

Shen Chaoyan was a little puzzled: [But how can I tell the tyrant about Zhang Shoujiao's crimes? 】 However

, when she turned her head, she found that the chair behind the table was empty, and the man who had been sitting there was gone.

"Huh? How can a tyrant be so big?"