Empress work daily

Chapter 117

Ji Qiang finally understood two things.

First, why is Daliang so poor?
Daliang has experienced more than [-] years since the founding of the country by the holy ancestor.The country has always insisted on recuperating with the people. There has been no major war or catastrophe. Why didn't Curry save money?
Yes, since the Shengzu Dynasty, the royal family spent a lot of money on the palace and feather buildings, and the Xiandi Dynasty was even more extravagant and built a lot of construction.Kexing came and went, but it was only built around the two places of the imperial city and Shanglin.

In recent years, there have been occasional frictions on the border, but they are all minor incidents.There are occasional disasters in the country, such as the drought and locust plagues in Yongzhou this time, which have been quite serious disasters in recent decades.

But all of the above are the reasons for Daliang's poverty, but they are not the most fundamental.

Since ancient dynasties changed, the new dynasty would receive a few pieces of gold and silver from the old dynasty at worst. However, when the Holy Patriarch founded the country, he failed to find any benefit from the Daqi Xiao royal family.

Because all the treasures are hidden.

Therefore, whether it is the ancestor, Taizong or the first emperor, they are so obsessed with treasure hunting.

This is also the second thing she wants to understand.

Why was the first emperor obsessed with expanding the imperial city and Shanglin?

Because the two generations of Shengzu and Taizong failed to hunt for treasures, the generation of the late emperor is almost "crazy".

In the Shengzu Dynasty, the imperial city was slightly expanded on the basis of the Daqi Imperial Palace, and the territory was huge, but most of the palaces and feathers were demolished.The official reason is that the holy ancestor was determined to implement monogamy, and the husband and king alone in the palace could not use so many palace feathers, so they were demolished.In fact, during the demolition process, it is very likely that the ground will be dug three feet.

And demolition of the house does not cost money.

Therefore, Shengzu Dynasty did not spend much money on civil engineering.

Taizong Dynasty.

Taizong probably felt that the holy ancestor had not dug up a single piece of gold after digging the ground for so many years, which meant that the treasures of the Xiao royal family were not in the imperial city at all.She also heard the wind from nowhere, and suddenly turned her target to Shanglin.

Today's large-scale and majestic Shanglin Garden was just a hunting ground for the royal family of the previous dynasty before Taizong aimed at it, and it was barren.Taizong took advantage of the topography of Shanglin to build a few palace feathers, and most importantly, built a circle of tall and mighty city walls... The main task is still digging the ground.

And it doesn't cost a few coins to dig the ground.

Shengzu has been digging for more than 20 years, but to no avail.

Taizong dug for more than 20 years, but to no avail.

No wonder the first emperor went "crazy".

So, on the basis of Shengzu and Taizong, she started large-scale construction projects in the imperial city and Shanglin at the same time.The only thing Ji Qiang didn't understand was that the first emperor made every palace feather resplendent and extravagant.

After Shang Xuan and Ji Qiang talked about the treasure hunting of the empresses of the three dynasties, they changed the subject and talked about the value of the treasure.

He only heard him say: "The treasures of the Xiao royal family include 200 million taels of gold; 3000 million taels of silver; countless pearls, gems, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and their value is immeasurable."

Ji Qiang: "..."

I'm so dizzy!
This is not a dream, is it?
Gold and silver alone is almost ten years of financial income for Daliang.

Shang Xuan took the opportunity to push the fragrant tea to Ji Qiang, and the dizzy girl not only took it, but also took two gulps to suppress her shock.

She finally understood why the ancestors, Taizong and late emperors were so obsessed with digging and building.

Such a large amount of money wasted outside was like a thunderbolt hidden somewhere in Daliang, no emperor would be able to eat well and sleep well.

Who knows when this shocking thunder will explode and what kind of hands it will fall into?
Such huge wealth definitely hides the power to overthrow the Liang Dynasty at any time.

Ji Qiang remembered that when he was young, he followed his father to read "Prehistory", and read about the last emperor of Daqi, Emperor Qi Ai, and was very curious, why did the holy ancestor add the posthumous name "Ai" to him?Her father once explained to her that Emperor Qi Ai had only one hobby in his life, making money.

The wealth of the royal family, the wealth of the officials, and the wealth of the common people, as long as they are targeted by him, will definitely fall into his hands in the end.

In the later period of the Qi Dynasty, there were heavy levies and miscellaneous taxes. Whether it was farming or doing business, life became more and more difficult.The people are hard, and it's hard to be an official. It's hard to have some savings or treasures, but one day, the emperor randomly finds a reason to take them away.

Officials have no money in their hands, so they can only pass the burden on to the people.

As a result, the shackles on the people's bodies were added one more layer, and after layers of exploitation, they finally had no choice but to rebel!

Ji Qiang drank up the fragrant tea, and Shang Xuan refilled another cup for her.

Ji Qiang stared at the fragrant tea and was silent for a long time before asking, "Master, what do you want?"

Shang Xuan: "..."

He was still called "Qing" above the main hall, but now he is replaced by a mage.

Forget it, call anything.

"Sir, I have nothing to ask for."

This was his answer without hesitation.

How can you ask for nothing?Such a huge fortune...can't be given to her for nothing, right?

Since I could give it to her, why didn't I give it to my mother back then?
Is it just because she is his blood?
As an emperor, Ji Qiang never believed in these things.

Ji Qiang's long silence actually made Shang Xuan a little anxious.

"Won't Your Majesty ask how to understand this treasure map?"

"Don't His Majesty want to get these treasures?"

"You know, this is the power that can strengthen the Liang army and annex the state of Zhou one by one. Since the three dynasties, Wu Yue has been making troubles in the dark, Wu Ye has been around, and Bei Rong is eyeing. Your Majesty doesn't want to pull out these unsightly nails one by one? "

Why didn't Ji Qiang want to?

In the previous life, Daliang was persecuted by the combined forces of the three forces.

She even dreamed of destroying these three kingdoms!

"At the beginning, why didn't you dedicate the treasure map to the late emperor?"

It was related to the past between Shang Xuan and the late emperor, and involved Ji Qiang's life experience. Shang Xuan was very cautious and thought for a while before answering.

"Your mother has a soft temperament and is not tough enough. As an emperor, it is a taboo to act emotionally."

Ji Qiang didn't want to admit that Shang Xuan was right, so he kept his mouth shut.

She knew what Shang Xuan said, but she just didn't want to hear it from others.

"What's more, even if the minister gave it to her later, she wouldn't want it."

"Why is this?"

Ji Qiang's almond eyes widened in shock, and his cherry mouth opened slightly.

The mother has spent almost half of her life building large-scale construction projects, isn't it for treasures?
"Next, I may have to say something that His Majesty doesn't want to hear."

Ji Qiang: "..."

"Tell me, many things, whether you listen to them or not, have already happened. I can't deceive myself or others."

Ji Qiang took a sip of tea and made enough mental preparations.

Shang Xuan started talking again.

"The minister and father were born in the Great Compassion Temple..."

"Great Mercy Temple?" Ji Qiang was stunned.

"That's right, it's the Royal Temple, the Great Mercy Temple. Probably the reason, although my father didn't tell me, these years, I have guessed the same. He already had the idea of ​​donating the treasure to the Daliang royal family. He just acted rashly, and a careless one would be very serious." It may lead to death, so he led his ministers to become monks at the Great Compassion Temple, in order to slowly plan it."

"Before the first emperor lured his minister into the palace, he had already found out his identity. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the various "humiliation" of the late emperor to his minister was not out of love, but to force him to reveal the secret of the treasure map. The first monk of the minister, Naturally, I couldn't bear that kind of humiliation, not to mention, the late emperor's various actions, I have already concluded in my heart that the treasure map must never be handed over to her."

(End of this chapter)