Zhao Qingrui does have her own plans. Now that Daqin is on the right track, she plans to create more family business for herself.
Regarding clothing, now under her intervention, the existing clothing in Daqin has begun to diversify.
Even the jewelry she gave to Yin Man for her wedding, and the styles of these jewelry, spread rapidly throughout the Qin Dynasty.
Walking on the street, you can see women wearing hairpins and flower ornaments, looking as pretty as possible.
In the cosmetics sector, Daqin's market is still vacant.
Meng Yu now writes articles for the official newspaper and has a lot of free time.
Meng Yu is now a talented woman in Xianyang. She is a writer of beautiful articles and is highly respected by the students.
Meng Yu is now of marriageable age, and those who want to marry her are almost lining up at the Meng family's doorstep.
Of course, the most important thing is that Meng Yu knows how to dress up. Whenever she appears, she attracts countless attention.
She had had ideas about cosmetics a long time ago. Last year, she was on tour with her father, and before that, she was familiarizing herself with the affairs of the court with her father, so she had no time to deal with these things.
But now, although I am still busy, it is much better than before.
"I wonder what Your Highness wants Yu'er to do?" Madam Meng asked again.
"I want to open a store with Meng Yu, specializing in selling various cosmetics. Meng Yu is good at makeup and dressing up, and she is also Uncle Meng's daughter. I feel more at ease working with her." Zhao Qingrui said with a smile.
Meng Yi really took care of her a lot, and Meng Yu was not a spoiled person. On the contrary, she was thoughtful and generous.
"What about me? Have you forgotten about me? I also know how to dress up." Yin Man said quickly. She also loves beauty. It would definitely be interesting to do business with her younger sister.
"If sister wants, she can join in of course." He almost forgot about Yin Man.
As the daughter of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng gave her a generous dowry, but he couldn't just sit back and enjoy all the money, so it would be better for her to contribute.
"That's right." Yin Man smiled happily.
The two ladies of the Meng family were also happy to see that Zhao Qingrui and Yin Man had a good relationship. This way, Zhao Qingrui would be able to take better care of the younger generations of the Meng family in the future.
At noon, she stayed at the Meng family for lunch. Looking at the food being served, Zhao Qingrui was delighted. She suddenly realized that her influence on the entire Daqin was quite significant.
Even the eating habits of the Qin people have undergone tremendous changes. They now have frying, stir-frying, steaming and boiling. Although the variety of dishes is a little less, it is much better than before.
"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince came suddenly, and we didn't have any good dishes prepared at home." Meng Yang scratched his head a little embarrassedly. Although the two brothers of the Meng family held high positions, their family was not extravagant.
"This is already very good." Ying Zheng said lightly, not thinking it was a big deal.
These dishes are much better than what he had eaten before, and it’s good to have them.
After lunch, the father and daughter returned to the palace.
The Eastern Palace was still under construction. At this time, Feng Quji and his team were still marking examination papers, and the two prime ministers were still very busy.
Zhao Qingrui wandered around for a while and finally headed towards the Censorate.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." When Zhao Qingrui came over, everyone in the Censorate was surprised, but they still greeted him politely.
"No need to be so polite, I'm just here to take a look." Zhao Qingrui waved his hand.
"Why did Your Highness decide to come to the Censorate? If you have anything to say, just let me know." Feng Jie bowed.
"Nothing." Zhao Qingrui shook her head. She was just wandering around.
"Are there any officials in the court who do not abide by the law these days?" Zhao Qingrui sat calmly at the top of the table. There were piles of officials' inspection books on the desk. He picked up one at random and started to look through it.
"Your Highness, there are indeed some people who do not follow the rules. Take a look." Feng Jie picked up a book and quickly turned to the officials who violated the rules.
Zhao Qingrui's eyes fell on the book that Feng Jie handed over, and his brows furrowed.
"Sister, are you going to punish these people?" Fusu looked at Zhao Qingrui in confusion. Those who committed minor mistakes would basically be settled together at the end of the year. Only those who committed major mistakes would be punished on the spot.
Zhao Qingrui did not answer Fusu's question, but asked something else, "How many Qinlou and Chuguan are there in our Great Qin?"
Many of the people here have a lot of spare money and can afford to run brothels.
The significance of Qinlou and Chuguan had not changed at this time, but not everyone could afford to keep them.
"Quite a few." Fusu thought about it. There were many wealthy nobles in Xianyang, so it was not difficult to build a Qinlou and Chuguan.
"Brother, what do you think about banning these brothels and entertainment venues?" Zhao Qingrui looked at Fusu.
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Even if the court doesn't allow it, they will find various ways to get these things out privately." Fusu said helplessly. There are still many people who indulge in pleasure, and this matter is simply impossible to refuse.
Zhao Qingrui also sighed, it was all Guan Zhong's fault for setting a bad example.
"These people embezzled part of the official salaries issued, which is not much, so I just wrote it down and will deal with it at the end of the year." Feng Jie explained the situation of these people.
The departments in the court are bloated, and each department manages many complicated affairs. Doesn't this give those people the opportunity to find loopholes?
"Write it down first. I want to see how much they can steal. It's only been a short time and these people are already becoming dishonest." Zhao Qingrui said coldly.
These termites can be sent to build the Great Wall or to open up wasteland in Lingnan.
"Yes." Feng Jie nodded. These people were not a big deal. The amount they embezzled was not large at the moment. This was why they could continue to tolerate them.
After leaving the Censorate, Zhao Qingrui's bright mood became a little gloomy. The country is not so easy to govern.
I went to Zhisul again. Su Ling was re-recording things in Zhisul and seemed a little busy.
He was still very surprised when Zhao Qingrui came over.
Hearing Zhao Qingrui coming, Jiang Lu quickly ran over.
"Your Highness, these are what the national treasury has." Su Ling placed several stacks of books in front of Zhao Qingrui. The books were almost taller than Zhao Qingrui.
There are so many things? Zhao Qingrui picked them up and started looking through them.
There is a large amount of grain reserves in the national treasury. Now that the grain price is much lower, the court has sold another batch and stored it to prepare for disaster years.
The method Zhao Qingrui developed to process sweet potatoes and potatoes, which were easy to store, were basically sent to the army and became military rations.
The things in the national treasury basically include everything that Daqin has.
Turning to the page about money, looking at the income and expenditure of the national treasury, last year's tax revenue was more than in previous years, amounting to 70 million coins. These taxes were mainly concentrated on refined salt, seafood and cloth, which were widely popularized among the people.
However, there was not much gold in the national treasury. Gold was the upper currency, and the Qin half-liang was the lower currency. Gold was not only used as money, but also had many uses.
Most of this money will be used as military expenses, and the rest will be used as salaries for officials. Apart from these, I also need to save enough money for my father to fight the war.
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