Since the founding of Daqing, the country has been peaceful and the people have not had any major wars for many years. The troops guarding the border have not fought a serious war for more than a hundred years, except for sometimes having to deal with harassment and looting from some border barbarian tribes.
It is difficult to strengthen training nowadays. After staying in the comfort zone for a long time, it is definitely not easy to suddenly jump out of it.
But fortunately, the result of peace is that people live a better life, which can increase tax revenue to a certain extent without causing too much public resentment.
Internally, the salaries of all officials must be reduced to a certain extent, and frugality must be encouraged. Excessive extravagance and waste of national resources must be avoided.
Kyoto is the imperial capital. Taxes have increased by four percentage points, and this level of adjustment can actually have a deterrent effect. Kyoto is the richest city, and when the people see that taxes have increased so much, even a fool can think that something big is going to happen, and it is most likely related to war.
In the harem, the Queen Mother also began to take the lead in reducing expenses, advocating frugality, not allowing concubines to be overly extravagant, and adjusting the meals for each meal to eliminate waste.
In order to prevent people from Luosha Kingdom from sneaking into Daqing to inquire about the news and let them know that Daqing is already preparing for war, the customs was temporarily closed. It became extremely difficult for all border, foreign and foreign countries to enter Daqing.
There are pros and cons to closing the country to the outside world, but for long-term planning, this is the only way.
Helian Jing did not reveal Fang Miao's identity for the time being, because this would be his most powerful trump card, and when the time came, this card could decide the outcome with one strike.
Moreover, by making use of Fang Miao, maybe he could turn around and demand some benefits from the Rakshasa Kingdom.
Today, the Rakshasa Kingdom has also imposed strict controls on Daqing's caravans. Some Daqing merchants doing business in the Rakshasa Kingdom have been suppressed and driven out of the country.
Helian Jing's people were able to get useful information because they arrived early, but they still lost some people and never returned.
The sudden reform of the imperial court led to a reduction in officials’ salaries, which caused many speculations but no one dared to speak out.
They have been living a comfortable life for too long, and have only been thinking about how to suck more blood from the court to replenish themselves. Now, they are being suppressed for no reason. How can they be happy?
However, these are all decisions made by His Majesty, and He has his reasons for doing so.
The only ones who knew about this were a few military ministers, the queen, and Helian Jing.
The ladies in the harem were suddenly ordered to be frugal. The number of dishes they usually had was reduced from ten to half, and their rouge, powder, and daily consumption were also cut in half. They began to complain all of a sudden.
The Imperial Noble Consort has the power to assist in managing the six palaces. She doesn't know the truth, but only knows that the Daqing treasury is full. Why would they suddenly cut their expenses?
All the concubines came to ask her, but this decision was not made by her, so they encouraged everyone to interrogate the empress. The empress was a Buddhist person and usually lived in seclusion. She was also in poor health, and the concubines seldom saw her a few times a month.
Anyway, the first thing you ask is the emperor's decision. If you are dissatisfied, you can go and talk to the emperor.
How dare they? They just had to do what they were told.
For a time, Kyoto lost its extravagant lifestyle, and everyone from the emperor to the common people began to practice frugality.
The wives and daughters of officials did not dare to dress too gorgeously and eye-catchingly when going out, for fear of bringing trouble to the families behind them and incurring the wrath of the emperor.
Jiang Sui's life has not changed much. She doesn't like to dress too gorgeously and exquisitely on weekdays. She always focuses on comfort while maintaining her status.
Xiao Hechuan had been gone for half a month, and her morning sickness had finally improved. She no longer vomited everything she ate, and now she enjoyed everything she ate.
Moreover, she really wanted to eat sour and spicy food. After the morning sickness, she could eat and sleep well.
She was really afraid that if she continued to eat like this, she would turn into a little fat girl when Xiao Hechuan came back.
Fortunately, there is a nanny who helps her prepare food and drinks every day to ensure a balanced nutrition.
At the same time, good news came from Xia Wanning that she was also pregnant, and she immediately asked someone to come and tell her the news.
Jiang Sui was also happy for her. He asked the servants to harness the carriage immediately and then go to Prince Xun's Mansion to visit Xia Wanning.
As soon as the two met, they hugged each other excitedly. Xia Wanning had been pregnant for more than a month.
According to the plot in the novel, she was pregnant with twins.
It just so happened that Helian Jing was also at the mansion today. He was also very excited because Xia Wanning was pregnant. Concubine Xian brought all her best treasures to Prince Xun's mansion.
His Majesty also attaches great importance to her pregnancy.
"Sui Sui, do you think I'm pregnant with a son or a daughter?" Xia Wan Ning leaned on the chaise longue, touching her belly with a look of longing on her face.
Jiang Sui held a sour dried apricot in his hand and ate it with gusto. Xia Wanning watched her eat and kept swallowing her saliva. This thing smelled sour and it tasted even more sour. How could she eat it?
"I think it's possible that they are twins!"
As soon as she said this, not only Xia Wanning, but also Helian Jing laughed.
"Mrs. Xiao, you are really good at talking!"
"I'm serious. I really think they are twins. If you don't believe me, go find someone to check it out in a month."
It’s still early in the month, so we can’t find out the cause yet. But after another month, we will be able to find out.
She said it seriously, and Xia Wanning and Helian Jing just thought she was joking and didn't take it seriously at all.
Helian Jing even said with a smile:
"If it's really twins, I will satisfy you with whatever you want."
"You said that, so I take it seriously."
Anyway, it would be a waste not to take advantage of this opportunity. In all likelihood, this setting will not change.
Helian Jing will be the emperor in the future. It is not a loss but a huge profit to get a promise from him.
"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. He should keep his word!" When Helian Jing made the promise, he just wanted to have fun. He really didn't dare to think that they were twins.
But a month later, the couple was shocked.
When the imperial physician came to check Xia Wanning's pulse again, he was surprised to find that Xia Wanning was pregnant with twins.
He immediately knelt down in front of Helian Jing to curry favor with him, saying flattering words:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Princess. You are giving birth to twins, which is really rare!"
Helian Jing was stunned when he heard this, and Xia Wanning was also stunned. They looked at each other and suddenly laughed.
Then, Helian Jing ordered:
"Come here, take the South China Sea blood coral in the storeroom. I want to accompany the princess to visit Cheng Xiangjun at the Zhuangyuan Mansion."
Nanhu coral is Helian Jing's favorite, and he is willing to give it away as a gift.
Jiang Sui is also amazing, her mouth is like blessed, whatever she says comes true.
The two of them just thought that she was lucky and got it right the first time they said it. They never dared to think that she knew the plot in advance.
As for Jiang Sui, he was sitting with his legs crossed, waiting for them. Now, he finally came to thank her.
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