"Let them in."
"yes."
"Your Highness and I pay our respects to His Majesty, and to His Majesty the Imperial Concubine!"
"Stand up and sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"The money in the national treasury should first be allocated to the Ministry of Works to build water conservancy projects."
"But the border guards have been asking for military expenses for the past two days."
"I'll find a way and allocate it to the Ministry of Works." Long before sending Song Zhengping to the border, Yan Tinglan had already asked Mu Yao to requisition grain from various places.
The imperial court was short of money, but Yan Tinglan himself was rich, so his twenty years or so had not been lived in vain.
"I obey the decree."
"Business is weak. I intend to encourage business. What do you think, my dear ministers?"
"But Your Majesty, isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Agriculture is the foundation of the country and it cannot be shaken!"
"Strengthen agriculture and benefit commerce, increase commercial taxes on merchants, reduce taxes on farmers, and use the commercial taxes to improve agricultural crops and farmland."
"Also, we should separate the Ministry of Agriculture from the Ministry of Households and raise the rank of agricultural officials. What do you think?"
"This... Your Majesty, there has never been a precedent!"
"Looking back and forth, our dynasty is not prosperous. If there is no precedent, we will create one from now on. There is no ancient person before us, so I will be the ancient person in the eyes of future generations."
Zhu Fuli couldn't help but glance sideways at him.
"Let's go back and discuss a plan. I want a detailed plan within three days. If you don't have any ideas, I'll come up with some and you can help me develop them."
He is a decision maker, not an executor.
"I have to do everything myself, what use do you have for the court? You should be an official after reading so many books, otherwise how can you justify your years of hard study?"
"Go away. If you can't finish it, you will be demoted. If you can't do it, someone else will naturally be able to do it."
"We obey your order!" The officials of the Ministry of Revenue retreated one after another.
"etc."
The officials retreated again.
"Tell the person in charge of farm affairs to come again at 5 pm."
"yes!"
After everyone left, Yan Tinglan hugged the person next to him and asked with a smile: "Why did A Li keep looking at me? Did you think I was particularly attractive just now?"
Zhu Fuli couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pinched his face, "Shameless, narcissistic."
Although she did think he was very courageous just now.
Yan Tinglan grabbed her hand and put it on his face, "Ali, pinch it again."
Zhu Fuli pulled his hand back.
After hugging her and kissing her, Yan Tinglan put her aside and continued to review memorials.
When he thought the time had come, he called Zhang Yuanlu in.
"What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's two quarters past noon."
"Serve the food."
"yes."
Yan Tinglan pulled the person next to him into his arms again, "Ali, hug me again."
"Yeah." She put the book on the table and leaned on his shoulder.
"Ali, you smell so good." Unlike the orchid scent in her previous life, she now had a faint rose scent.
"Um."
Yan Chengfeng arrived at Changle Palace ahead of schedule and was stunned looking at the empty palace. He suddenly remembered that his father had asked the imperial concubine to move to Fengyi Palace.
He walked towards Fengyi Palace on his short legs again. The palace was no longer empty, but there was still no one there.
Yan Chengfeng asked the young eunuch of Fengyi Palace, "Where is the Imperial Concubine?"
"Replying to the eldest prince, the imperial concubine went to the imperial study early in the morning."
Yan Chengfeng remained silent and returned to Chaoyang Palace. It seemed that he would not be able to have lunch.
Zhang Yuanlu brought in the palace maids, who served the food.
Zhang Yuanlu stood aside hesitantly and said, "Your Majesty, Li Zhaoyi is outside the imperial study asking to see you, saying that she wants to bring soup to Your Majesty."
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