My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 1959
When Liu Mingzhi slowly arrived at the martial arts arena, hundreds of officials dressed in red and purple robes in their early years had already gathered on the martial arts arena of the Wangfu.

Seeing Liu Mingzhi's figure, a group of officials spontaneously lined up to greet him.

"The lower officials and others see the side-by-side Wang Qiantui, Qiantui Qianqian."

Liu Mingzhi cheerfully clasped his fists in response: "My colleagues, please forgive me, it's been hard work coming from a long distance, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Lord."

Liu Mingzhi tossed the hem of his clothes, knelt down in front of the low table that had been set up, and clapped his hands lightly.

A group of pretty girls, Yingying and Yanyan, walked over one after another with trays in their hands, and placed the delicious food and wine on the trays in front of a group of officials, then gave Liu Mingzhi a blessing, and quietly retreated. go down.

"Ahem, fellow colleagues, this king wanted to invite you to a banquet on the seventh day, but the weather is not beautiful, the autumn rain came in a hurry, unfortunately, this king occasionally caught cold, so it was delayed for two days.

Fortunately, my colleagues were considerate and did not leave without authorization. The king is grateful for your kindness and respect. "

"Don't dare, I will drink with the prince, please, the prince."

Seeing Liu Mingzhi toast, a group of feudal officials raised their glasses and drank together with them.

After finishing his glass of wine, Liu Mingzhi put down his glass, and coughed twice from time to time.

Qi Yun's personal maid was kneeling and serving beside Liu Mingzhi, seeing this, she hastily patted Liu Mingzhi's back lightly.

"My lord, please drink less."

Looking at Yu'er's worried eyes, he smiled warmly at the dowry maid who had been with the lady for more than ten years. : "No problem, pour wine!"

Yu'er nodded hesitantly, and had no choice but to carry the pot and continue pouring wine.

A group of officials saw Liu Mingzhi's uneasy expression and heard his muffled cough from time to time, and then they realized that it was not an excuse that the housekeeper of Liu's residence said the prince was unwell two days ago, it turned out that he really had a cold.

The governor of Yingzhou, Qin Bin, is not only Liu Mingzhi's old friend in the south of the Yangtze River, but also was promoted and recommended by Liu Mingzhi, so he can enjoy the position of governor of a government. Seeing that Liu Mingzhi is not feeling well, he is naturally worried.

"My lord, the illness comes like a mountain, and it goes away like a thread. If you are not feeling well, I suggest that you should not drink alcohol."

Governor of Fuzhou, Jia Youwei, was also single-handedly promoted by Liu Mingzhi, so he naturally agreed with him when he saw this.

"Governor Qin's words are true. The prince should put his body first. The officials and others will also rely on your command to share the worries of the court and solve the problems of the people.

If the prince is unwell, wouldn't it be a pity that we don't have such a heroic leader as the prince! "

"My lord, please take care of yourself."

"I'm sorry, my colleagues, I'm all right, I'm here to offer you three more cups!"

Many officials wanted to exhort them, but when they saw Liu Mingzhi raised their glasses to their throats, they had no choice but to raise their glasses and drink together.

Under the sign of Liu Mingzhi's majestic gaze, Yu'er had no choice but to refill the glass twice more, full of grievances.

After three glasses of wine poured into his throat, Liu Mingzhi put down his glasses and raised his chopsticks.

"My colleagues, let's taste the cooking skills of the royal family. My colleagues come from all over the world. Like this king, most of them are guests from other places. Tian is the emperor's grace and is an official in a foreign place.

The cooks were recruited from the north and the south of the Yangtze River, and my fellow countrymen and colleagues from the north are lucky.

As for colleagues in other places, if they are not tasty, they can only swallow them forcibly.

One porridge and one meal are hard to come by. You know that I don’t like extravagance and waste. Don’t blame me if you can’t eat it when the time comes. "

A group of officials burst into laughter when they heard what Liu Mingzhi said was funny.

Knowing that the side-by-side king who is not involved in official business is still the approachable, funny-talking, ear-to-shoulder king in private, he is not like other princes who are conceited and put on airs.

"Thank you, my lord, for your hospitality."

A group of officials were no longer hypocritical and courteous. While eating food, they served wine to drink with their familiar colleagues.

Due to Liu Mingzhi's health, no one made a toast to Liu Mingzhi.

After drinking for three rounds, the guests and the host had a good time, Liu Mingzhi scanned the 27 prefectures with a light smile, 150 two prefectures, a total of 110 governors, and [-] three state governors.

"Qin Bin, governor of Yingzhou, Jia Youwei, governor of Fuzhou, Xu Sheng, governor of Yunzhou, Zhang Yong, governor of Jeju, Ding Zihe, governor of Ganzhou and Suzhou, and Yang Chunbo, governor of Xinzhou.

Under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Prefecture were Ma Kai, governor of Guzhou, Jiao Shun, governor of Chongzhou, Chen Gang, governor of Gengzhou, and Liang Guangyuan, governor of Chunmi Prefecture, Tanzhou governor. "

Hearing Liu Mingzhi call out the names of himself and others one by one, all the officials, who were full of wine and food, hurriedly turned around and saluted in astonishment.

"The subordinate is here!"

"My colleagues, the officials present here, from the lower ranks of Xiazhou to the lower ranks of the governors of the two prefectures, to the feudal officials of the second rank, the governors of the two prefectures, I know in my heart that there are three or five ties to the least of you.

Among them, the governors of the 23 prefectures were transferred from the prefectures south of Xinzhou to the 27 prefectures of northern Xinjiang this year. After you took office, this king also summoned you one by one.

The king is right. "

"Go back to the prince, there is nothing wrong."

"Hmm! The king knows all about you as an official. I don't know how many people in each of your colleagues are governed by you, have you ever known it well?"

"Returning to the prince, the officials and others have always followed the orders of the prince, never dared to neglect their duties, and put the people first."

"Go back to the lord, and the next officials will listen to the orders of the lord, and encourage the people to open up wasteland and reclaim land, and to raise silkworms and fish. And they have been encouraging the people from the 27th government who come to my northern land to seek a living to settle in the northern land and increase my population in the northern land."

"Back to the Lord"

Liu Mingzhi watched the officials talk to each other, beckoned them to stop, waved lightly, and those pretty maids went back and forth, put the trays in their hands in front of the officials again, and He bowed and waited by the side, but did not leave.

"My colleagues, report the number of people under your rule and the situation of the treasury."

The official stared at the Four Treasures of the Study on the tray, and was stunned for a moment. He looked at Liu Mingzhi's smiling eyes. Although he didn't know what Liu Mingzhi meant by this move, he was well aware of the side-by-side king's attitude towards official affairs, and they all honestly raised their pens Swipe to write.

Although the prince is harsh and a bit unreasonable, but the prince is sincerely working for the well-being of the people.

The 27th prefecture of the Northland has always been known for its barrenness. It is often helpless to come to the Northland as an official. However, the 27th prefecture of the Northland has been under the governance of the King Side-by-side these years, and the earth-shaking changes have been witnessed by the officials and the people.

The people in the Northland don't know how prosperous and prosperous Jiangnan, the land of fish and rice and the land of fish and rice, is in the words of the merchants.

But the people in the Northland know how rich their life is now.

As long as it is the land reclaimed by oneself, after the government knows it, it will be owned by the government after reporting it. The official under the government's household department will issue a document, and no one can rob it, and those who violate the order will be punished by law.

Food is abundant, as long as you are not a lazy person, almost any family can raise some livestock such as chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, and eat some meat every other day.

This is something ordinary people in the North would never dare to think about.

Merchant has been humble since ancient times, but King Side Shoulder encourages the common people to do business actively and communicate with the Western Regions, Jiangnan, and the East China Sea.

Although wars broke out frequently in the Northland, the people were no longer displaced and panicked like many years ago.

Liu Mingzhi didn't know the expressions on the faces of the people, but the parents and officials of these people in the Northland were very clear.

Naturally, Liu Mingzhi didn't know what these officials were thinking. He only formulated a decree to ensure the passage of the two countries before proceeding.

Although I have occasionally seen the situation of the common people, I don't know much about it.

The maids put the rice paper in the tray in front of Liu Mingzhi one by one, and then got up to leave.

Liu Mingzhi looked around at the tense expressions on the faces of the officials, and began to flip through the rice paper in his hand one by one, and from time to time he picked up a pen to write something aside.

About half an hour later, the hearts of the officials were trembling, and Liu Mingzhi also put down the pen in his hand, and looked at everyone with a surprised expression on his face.

"There are as many as 970 people in 300, how can there be more than 600 million people, and I remember only more than [-] million people the year before last."

"My lord, what you don't know is that the people are rich, so they naturally focus on inheriting their families. In just two years, 27 million new children have been added to the 170 prefectures.

There are also more than 27 million refugees who have settled in the 100 prefectures of Beidi. "

"How come there are so many refugees?"

"This, Xiaguan and others are not clear. When reporting household registration, they said all kinds of things, some were affected by disasters, some were affected by war, and some were forced to make ends meet.

In short, they each have their own words.

Later, in accordance with the order of the prince, those who sincerely settled down in the northern border, farmed in March, and cultivated their own fields, then they could settle down, and the officials and others naturally acted according to the order. "

"Okay, colleagues have worked hard!"

"Share the concerns of the imperial court, and wait for the duties of the lower officials."

Liu Mingzhi squinted his eyes and smiled, took out his king's seal and stamped it on the rice paper, then sorted it out and handed it to Yu'er beside him.

"Give it to Liu Song and seal it up!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Liu Mingzhi looked at Yu'er's moving figure, caressing the seal in his hand in a daze.

The hearts of the people have been won.

(End of this chapter)