Dahan first prince

Chapter 23 The sensible prince

What kind of person was Lu Zhi in history?
Liu Ying's first life was just an ordinary laborer, and there is no doubt that the general public did not know much about it.

But in the previous life, the experience of being together almost day and night for nine years before and after, gave Liu Ying a comprehensive understanding of her old mother Lu Zhi in this life.

——After the death of Liu Bang, why did Lu Zhi so greedy for power?

It is true that the experience of being imprisoned by Xiang Yu, and the crisis in which Liu Ying's reserve position and Lu Zhi's successor position were shaken at the same time, all made Lu Zhi's desire to control to a certain extent.

But Liu Ying is very sure: Even in her previous life, under the premise of being extremely disappointed with her young emperor, my old lady Lu Zhi never had any unreasonable thoughts!

To the top of the sky, it is just the terrifying desire to control and the keen sense of smell that is different from ordinary people.

So in this life, regardless of how Liu Ying will deal with the trade-offs and trade-offs between the imperial power and the relationship between mother and child, at least for now, Liu Ying does not need to be too radical.

As long as you don't get the stigma that shakes the foundation, and always play the role of a filial son and grandson, the position of emperor will be in Liu Ying's pocket sooner or later.

And based on the failure experience in her previous life, Liu Ying also understands very well: if she wants to play this role well, the only thing she needs to pay attention to now is to be honest.

"The Empress Dowager."

Hearing Lu's pheasant's question, Liu Ying straightened up almost without hesitation, and looked at Lu's pheasant calmly.

"My son was looking for Prime Minister Xiao. He wanted to use Guanzhong's grain production for many years to surrender the matter. He persuaded Prime Minister Xiao to use the policy of 'abolishing money for three baht and prohibiting people from private casting' to play to his father."

"The son intends to use this to confuse the public, so that the father and the emperor can discipline the son and neglect the mother."

"In this way, the son's reserve position and the mother's successor position may be safe..."

Without any hesitation, without any doubts, Lu Zhi seemed to ask casually, and Liu Ying told her plan together.

What does Lu Zhi hate most?
Nine years of "life" before and after the last life told Liu Ying: The only thing Lu Zhi hates is deception!

Especially as a son, and also the current prince and future emperor, Liu Ying must ensure that in Lu Zhi's heart, she will always be a good baby who is 'allergic to lying'.

Only in this way can the entire Lu family's relatives and the old political group of the Zhou and Lu tribes headed by Lu Zhi work hard for Liu Ying's reserve.

As for unloading the mill and killing the donkey, at any rate, you have to wait until the flour is milled and the matter is over before thinking about it.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Ying finished speaking, a touch of relief quietly appeared on Lu Zhi's face.

Seeing Lu Zhi's expression, others might think: Is the empress happy with the prince's actions?

But Liu Ying, or in today's world, only Liu Ying knew that the gratification on Lu Zhi's face was not because Liu Ying did something that made Lu Zhi proud.

But from Liu Ying's answer, Lu Zhi has come to the conclusion of "Sure enough, my son will never lie to me"...

"Crazy~"

With a loving sigh, Lu Zhi couldn't help but patted Liu Ying's head again, and pulled Liu Ying who had stood up to her side again.

"If you have any doubts about the decline in grain production in Guanzhong and the misfortune caused by the three baht lead money, you can go to the proclamation room and ask me face to face. Why bother Prime Minister Xiao?"

Hearing this question, Liu Ying was extremely cautious in her heart, but she lowered her head a little shyly.

"Well... my son is worried about these days, the queen mother is busy preventing my father from changing the crown prince..."

Seeing Liu Ying bowing her head beside her like a child who did something wrong, and even picking her fingernails rather childishly, Lu Zhi felt a strange strange feeling rushing to her heart.

"Since Qin II succeeded to the throne, I have not had such a heart-warming person by my side for a long time..."

"Hey, I'm also confused..."

"Parents and children are happy under my knees, so why should I look for someone who warms my heart and considers myself?"

The warmth in his heart gradually surged up, causing the corners of Lu Zhi's mouth to curl up unknowingly.

In the eyes of outsiders, Lu Zhi is the queen of the world, half the sky of the Han Dynasty, and the most noble woman in the world.

But no matter what, Lu's pheasant is still a mortal body, and he still eats whole grains and has seven emotions and six desires.

Seeing that his son didn't dare to disturb him just because he was worried that he was busy, and even wanted to do something rather cutely, and wanted to draw the white-eyed wolf's attention for himself, how could Lu Zhi not feel warm?
How could he not feel that all the painstaking efforts devoted to Liu Ying for so many years have not been wasted?

As soon as the heart is warm, it is soft.

With his eyes flushed, he pulled Liu Ying into his arms, and Lu Zhi quietly wiped tears of happiness from an angle that Liu Ying could not see.

"My son is strong..."

"My son, I know how to love my mother and the responsibility of my husband..."

Listening to Lu Zhi's choked-up murmur, Liu Ying just closed her eyes silently.

Lu Zhi seemed to be talking to himself, and began to explain "confusion" to Liu Ying.

"The decline in grain production in Guanzhong is because the treasury is empty and unsustainable, and the water conservancy in various places cannot be repaired. The water used for irrigation in Weinan is very short, and the Weibei is also slightly short~"

"Casting and selling three baht of lead money is the result of the continuous years of war in the Kanto region. If this is not the case, military expenses, food and salaries will not be obtained, and the world will not be unified and peaceful~"

"As well as abolishing the three baht of money and prohibiting people from making money privately, it must be done, but it cannot be done now."

Speaking of state affairs, Lu Zhi's tone could not help but carry a little solemnity.

"Three baht of money means that the treasury has no money. Otherwise, there is no way to pacify the Kanto; private casting by the people is to benefit and confuse the people, so that the three baht of money can be used in the market."

"If the people are forbidden to cast privately, then the three baht of the money minted by the Shaofu will be taken by no one in the world; if it is forced by imperial edict, it may stimulate the people's rebellion..."

Hearing this, Liu Ying felt her mind suddenly brightened.

Isn't that the case?

——If only the government is making counterfeit money, the financial order will indeed collapse overnight!
But if you let go of the "Xu Min private casting" and let everyone participate, it will be different.

That is to say, the three baht coins that are currently circulating in the Han Dynasty are actually like the real estate bubble in later generations.

If only the government sells land to make money, it will not last for long; but if everyone, including the people at the bottom, can also enjoy dividends, then everyone will be the beneficiary before the bubble is punctured.

At least it seems that everyone is making money; there are no distinctive leeks.

"Hey, Queen Mother."

Thinking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help raising her head slightly, and looked up at Lu Zhi with doubts on her face.

"If this is the case, when will the three baht be abolished and private casting be prohibited?"

"This matter, should it be sooner rather than later?"

Hearing this question, Lu Zhi only smiled, shaking Liu Ying in his arms as if coaxing a baby.

"When the princes of different surnames are all equalized, there will be no more wars in the Kanto, and the three baht coins will be abolished!"

"If you want to waste the three baht money, you should first prohibit the people from privately casting it; if this is not the case, the trend of stealing the three baht coin will probably continue for a hundred years..."

After giving the answer to Liu Ying's question, Lu Zhi raised his head slightly and looked aimlessly outside the hall.

There is another sentence that Lu Zhi didn't tell Liu Ying.

——Three baht of money is abolished, private casting is prohibited, and then, it will be used as a business tax!

And the legal regulations for collecting commercial taxes have already appeared in Lu Zhi's mind...

(End of this chapter)