Chapter 251 Wedding

Jiang Jiu couldn't bear it any longer and pushed Zhao Zhuoxi's face away.

"I'm already feeling very uncomfortable. As an emperor, could you please stop being so clingy?"

Zhao Zhuoxi looked at Jiang Jiu resentfully: "No."

As he said this, he hugged Jiang Jiu and buried his neck in hers.

Just when Jiang Jiu wanted to push him away again, suddenly, Jiang Jiu heard a long breathing sound next to his ear.

Jiang Jiu was stunned and asked in a low voice: "Yun Shu, is he asleep?"

Yun Shu tactfully covered Zhao Zhuoxi with the quilt.

"My princess, His Majesty was up all night reviewing memorials yesterday. I heard that the ministers in the court wanted him to select concubines from the harem again. He said a lot of nonsense, but His Majesty rejected them all. By the way, My princess, Lord Gu said that the pirates harassed the people on the coast and stole a cannon, but they didn't steal the shells..."

It turns out that apart from her side, the emperor actually has so many things going on.

Jiang Jiu felt a little sorry for Zhao Zhuoxi.

"In addition to the literary examination, the imperial examination also includes a martial arts examination. Once the martial arts champion is selected, he can be allowed to gain some experience."

Zhao Zhuoxi slept very soundly this time and did not wake up until noon.

Jiang Jiu is so hungry that he has no temper anymore.

"You're finally awake. If you don't wake up, I'll be starving to death. Hurry up and let me go to the bathroom..."

She was almost suffocating.

Zhao Zhuoxi quickly got up from the bed and watched Jiang Jiu crawling over him. His underwear was stained with red spots, and he felt very guilty.

But for some reason, he could only sleep peacefully when he was next to her.

Zhao Zhuoxi was anxious, wondering when they could get married.

After the free schools proposed by Jiang Jiu were established, many children of ordinary people indeed benefited from them.

Especially some children who love reading but come from poor families and cannot afford to go to school, now have the opportunity to go to school because they are provided with food and accommodation and given money.

One year later, the effect was obvious. More than 500 children from poor families across the country passed the examination and became students of the Tongsheng school after only one year of enlightenment.

It has to be said that these children are gifted.

Running a free school is an important thing that Jiang Jiu has to do.

The second important thing Jiang Jiu has to do is to ask the Ministry of War to train artillerymen.

Jiang Jiu has handed over the manufacturing of artillery to the people in the Ministry of War, and started large-scale production of artillery shells and pistols.

However, after it is built, someone needs to use it.

Therefore, Daning’s Ministry of War established a new department, the Artillery Battalion.

There are artillery pieces and artillerymen here. They need to train their accuracy, which is very hard work because if some artillery pieces fail to meet the standards and explode, people will die.

However, there are not many such accidents.

Moreover, the Ministry of War also has various compensation mechanisms, which is pretty good.

The third major project is the construction of water conservancy projects.

Jiang Jiu wants to withdraw funds to build a grand canal, transfer water from the south to the north, and connect all the rivers in the country.

Because this project was relatively large and would require a lot of manpower and material resources after its completion, many ministers were unwilling to do so and wrote letters to the emperor accusing Jiang Jiu of wasting manpower and money.

However, Zhao Zhuoxi, who knew the benefits of this matter, remained firm.

"Building a reservoir will benefit future generations. If anyone objects, I will send him to build a water conservancy project."

The imperial court also specifically assigned the Ministry of Works to take the lead and set up a water conservancy team, which worked with local governments to survey the terrain, dig ditches, and build water conservancy projects.

This matter cannot be rushed, so Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu are looking for water conservancy geniuses who can persevere while repairing the project.

It takes a long time for water conservancy projects to show results.

However, agricultural matters can yield results very quickly.

Jiang Jiu also distributed modern farm tools, such as ox-drawn plows and rakes, to farmers for free after adding iron to them, allowing them to increase production. He also built reservoirs, water wheels, and other equipment in various places.

Farmers’ harvests no longer have to rely entirely on nature. Even if there is a real drought, they can still rely on water conservancy to irrigate their fields.

The fourth major project is to build large ships, including small battleships and large ships. Jiang Jiu drew a world map based on his memory.

Tell Zhao Zhuoxi that one day, she will circle the earth and sail around the world.

However, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

There is one more important thing. Zhao Zhuoxi improved the status of merchants, allowing them to travel further, encourage regional trading, organize caravans, and hire professional troops from the court as bodyguards to protect and escort the caravans.

Of course, private escort agencies are also possible. After all, not everyone has the connections to employ the imperial army.

In short, she did a lot of things during the last two years of Jiang Jiu's mourning period.

The achievement was not obvious at the time, but ten years later, Daning became a country with prosperous economy and strong military force, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It proved with strength that the emperor's harem only needed one empress.

Finally, Jiang Jiu's mourning period ended, and her wedding with Zhao Zhuoxi was put on the agenda.

Zhao Zhuoxi was extremely anxious, but he had not expected that the emperor's marriage would be so complicated.

That day, the Minister of Rites stood at the door of Yu's study, holding the book tremblingly. He hesitated for a long time but still did not dare to go in.

Young Master Yiyun walked over leisurely, raised his eyebrows when he saw him.

"Master Zhang, what are you doing?"

The Minister of Rites asked in a serious tone, "Your Majesty is getting married, but the wedding rules have been revised again and again. I don't know what to do."

Master Yiyun took the memorial from him and simply flipped through it.

He smiled and said, "This is simple. You just need to adjust the order of some etiquette. Your Majesty is not dissatisfied with the rules of the Ministry of Rites, but with the way a person does these things."

"It's like worshipping ancestors. Your Majesty worshipped them before you got married, and you still have to worship them after you got married. It's a bit cumbersome. Why don't you just worship them together with the Queen after you got married?"

The Minister of Rites took a look and took note of it.

"Master Yiyun, do you have any other suggestions?"

Yiyun suddenly thought for a moment and said, "Instead of you coming to see His Majesty every day and being scolded, it is better to start with Princess Ronghua. If Princess Ronghua agrees to this rule, His Majesty will not say anything..."

When the Minister of Rites heard this, he suddenly understood.

"Yes, yes, yes, the Emperor and Empress both need to know about their wedding, but the Empress doesn't understand the rules of the Ministry of Rites..."

Yiyun snorted coldly: "She doesn't understand, won't you tell her? Besides, she will be the mother of a country in the future. If the rules are unreasonable, do you think she won't change them? Besides, haven't she changed enough in the past two years..."

When the Ministry of Rites heard this, they believed it deeply and turned around and left.

He made a new plan and went to find Jiang Jiu, who was waiting to be married in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Jiang Jiu only had one word in mind after reading it: "Simplify the complex."

The Minister of Rites was embarrassed: "If it is any simpler, it will not be like your Majesty's wedding."

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's extend the time. Ancestor worship, ascending the mountain to worship the heaven, and parade can all be postponed for a few days. One day is too tiring. You are tired, and I am tired too. If the wedding lasts for a month, can't everyone take it easy? Besides, isn't there no good time in a month?"

Therefore, after Jiang Jiu and Zhao Zhuoxi, the wedding ceremony of His Majesty was changed from three days to one month. Although it seemed that the time was long and the ceremony was more solemn, everyone was actually happy.

Because the month of the emperor's wedding is the busiest time in the capital.