The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 182
Early the next morning, after Zhao Dongting got up to wash and wash, he ate breakfast as usual, and went to say good morning to Concubine Yang Shu, but was turned away.

After all, Concubine Yang Shu is not very old, and occasionally she plays with her petite temperament, which is also shocking.

The eunuch guarding the gate said to Zhao Dongting: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager said that anyway, the Emperor doesn't care if she is lonely, so there is no need to come to pay her respects in the future."

This is obviously Concubine Yang Shu's intention to run on Zhao Dongting's words.

Zhao Dongting couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, and even planned to "escape back" to Pingnan again.He was forced to marry right after he came back, which really caught him by surprise.

After standing outside the door for a while, seeing that Concubine Yang Shu still had no intention of opening the door, he had no choice but to go to the Yizheng Hall.

He really didn't want to compromise on the concubine's appointment.

In the outer courtyard of the Palace of Political Affairs, a group of officials gathered and whispered.

During Zhao Dongting's absence in Haikang County, Lu Xiufu presided over the small court meeting. Now that Zhao Dongting is back, they are bound to make a report. This is something you can know without thinking.

All the ministers looked a little excited, because the recent development of Leizhou is quite gratifying.

Seeing Zhao Dongting's arrival, all the ministers stopped whispering, saluted Zhao Dongting, and then followed Zhao Dongting into the Yizheng Hall.

After Zhao Dongting sat down, all the officials paid homage.

Zhao Dongting sat high on the dragon couch, waved his hands and said: "My loves, please stand up."

The little eunuch next to him shouted in a shrill voice, "I have something to play."

But among the ministers, no one stood up.

The territories of Leizhou and Qiongzhou are not large. Zhao Dongting's new policy has been implemented for many days. After the initial difficult period, no major troubles have happened.Lu Xiufu, Chen Wenlong and others are all talented and learned people. They were originally important officials of the imperial court, but now they handle the small territories of Lei and Qiongzhou with ease.

Seeing this, Zhao Dongting asked the little eunuch to announce the posthumous title of "Wenwen" to Liu Fu.Then he asked: "My dear friends, how about Lei and Qiong coming in?"

Lu Xiufu, who was at the top on the left, came out of the crowd and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, now we have established various government offices in both Leizhou and Qiongzhou, whether it is agriculture, commerce, education, customs, water conservancy, etc. They are all changing with each passing day, far from being comparable to the previous Lei and Qiong states."

There was also a slight complacency on his face.

In a short period of time, Lei and Qiong prefectures, except Qiongzhou and the troubled people, have begun to show the scene of peace and prosperity.

Zhao Dongting nodded when he heard the words, and asked again: "How is the finance department?"

What is most needed for development and construction is money. He is not worried about other things, but he is worried about whether the finance department can withstand such great pressure.The land division system, the establishment of various government offices, the establishment of schools, medical offices, road construction, bridge construction, etc., all require funding from the Ministry of Finance.Although the imperial court brought a lot of treasures from Lin'an, it is still difficult to support the development of Leizhou and Qiongzhou.

Chen Jianghan, Minister of the Finance Department, came out of the queue, with a bitter face, blinking his eyes, and replied: "Your Majesty, the Finance Department has established tax departments and banks in the counties of the two prefectures, it's just...just that the treasury is already empty right now. The treasures we brought out from Lin'an have been exhausted, and if the common people hadn't cooperated in paying taxes, I'm afraid we would have been unable to support them."

Zhao Dongting rubbed his forehead in distress, "Oh, let me think of a way to do this."

In his previous life, he was only a president and had no political experience.Although many things can be copied from modern ones, it still feels quite a headache.All these things are too complicated, and Lu Xiufu and the others don't understand at all, so they can only put all the pressure on him, the emperor.

Afterwards, Zhao Dongting asked about the general situation of the other ministries, then hurriedly announced the disbandment of the court and went back to the palace.

These things really give him a headache.

Back in the bedroom, he slept for 10 minutes, and then got up when he was more comfortable, and let Ying Er rub the ink, and started to write quickly on the desk.

He didn't know much about how to deal with specific affairs, and he didn't have that much energy, so he could only build a big prototype, and then let Lu Xiufu and the others implement it.

Recalling carefully in his mind, Zhao Dongting listed all the administrative agencies and government agencies at all levels in modern times.

This is naturally complicated, and by the time the list is finished, Zhao Dongting has already written it densely on dozens of sheets of paper.

Then, he deleted the departments that were not applicable to the Song Dynasty one by one.

After finishing these, it's time for lunch in the afternoon.

After a hasty meal, Zhao Dongting wrote down the functions of each department, and then sent someone to the Ministry of State, and asked Lu Xiufu to take full charge of supervision.

This was really a brain-intensive task, and as soon as he finished it, he lay down on the bed to rest again.

The Song court only lived in Leizhou temporarily. He not only wanted to improve the central institutions, but also gradually improved the local institutions.This is obviously not something that can be done in a short period of time.Zhao Dongting's idea is to establish all these departments first, and then gradually implement their functions.

When I woke up, it was around four o'clock in the afternoon.

He went to the desk again and wrote down his thoughts on the current development of Lei and Qiong states.

It was a time of war, Leiqiong and Qiongzhou, as the foundation of the Southern Song Dynasty, should be the most important thing to develop population.In this era, there is no high technology, everything depends on people, wars, construction, agriculture, etc., all need population to accumulate.Although there are many refugees from all over the country who have heard of the grand occasion in Leizhou and migrated here one after another, this is far from what Zhao Dongting expected.

In the previous life, any county had a population of millions.But at this time, the total population of Leizhou is only a few hundred thousand.

This is the current status of the entire country.Zhao Dongting is eager to change this situation.

There are many people, and there is great power.

If Leizhou could have millions of people, it would be the strongest backing of the Southern Song Dynasty.It was even more difficult for the Yuan Dynasty to swallow up the Southern Song Dynasty.

Of course, this also takes time.

What Zhao Dongting wrote can be summed up in a few points, encouraging childbirth, recruiting wise men, emphasizing education, and other ministries and departments to develop together.

The night fell unconsciously.

One day passed like this.

After Zhao Dongting finished writing, he checked it twice carefully, and found no mistakes, so he sent someone to the Ministry of State, and ordered the Ministry of State to implement it as soon as possible.

Yinger watched Zhao Dongting work hard all day, her beautiful eyes showed a little distress, and said softly: "Your Majesty, may I press it for you?"

Zhao Dongting nodded, sat down on the bed, and let Ying Er press his shoulders with gentle force.

It made him almost snort in comfort.

Doing this as an emperor is considered a crime.Zhao Dongting finally understood why most ancient emperors lived short lives.

Now it's only the two states of Lei and Qiong, and it has already made him burnt out.It's hard to imagine how much he will worry about when the territory grows in the future.

However, as long as the new policies of Leiqiong and Qiongzhou are successfully implemented, it may not be so troublesome for all states and governments to copy them in the future.

Lu Xiufu's work speed is still very fast.

On the next day alone, he had already written the official document and presented it to Zhao Dongting.After receiving the approval of Zhao Dongting, they were issued to Mu Kangxun, the magistrate of Leizhou, and Zhao Yuluo, the magistrate of Qiongzhou.

The Ministry of State is a central agency. Although it is now in charge of the two prefectures of Lei and Qiong, the specific matters have never surpassed the prefecture level.

Zhao Dongting finally calmed down a little.

In the next few days, apart from daily sword practice and reading, he went to various departments to inspect.

What concerned him the most was the weapons workshop that had been renamed the Ministry of Military Industry, and the newly established Military Science Department under the Ministry of Military Aircraft.

The Ministry of Military Industry is responsible for supervising the manufacture of weapons, and the Department of Military Science gathers skilled craftsmen to research new weapons.

This is Zhao Dongting's greatest capital, and his greatest reliance on resisting the Yuan Dynasty and restoring the Song Dynasty.

What reassures him a little is that the development and operation of the Military Industry Department and the Military Science Department are very good.

There are already a lot of hot weapons such as landmines, grenades, and shells in the library of the Ministry of Military Industry, and the Ministry of Military Science has also researched two new gadgets.

Thunderbolt Cannon and Shenlong Gun.

The thunderbolt gun can be said to be a simplification of the grenade, which is fired with a bow and crossbow tied with a firecracker-style explosive.The process is simple and can be quickly popularized in the whole army.

Zhao Dongting knew high technology such as grenades, but when it came to researching these low-tech gadgets, he was really inferior to those craftsmen of the Ministry of Military Industry.

The Shenlong Gun is also an improved version of the Fire Gun. Although its power cannot be compared with Zhao Dongting's musket, it is much stronger than the Fire Gun and the bow.

After all, this is a hot weapon, and its power is not comparable to that of cold weapons.

Apart from worrying about money, Zhao Dongting didn't have much to worry about, so he was relaxed.

Occasionally at night, I went to Yunjin and Zhang Ru's courtyard to listen to Yunjin playing the piano and singing, cultivating my sentiments, and it was rare to have a bit of the comfortable feeling of being an emperor.

Every time at this time, Zhang Ru always stood pretty at the door of the room and watched, and the rhyme and brocade playing the piano under the tree complemented each other, making it extremely glamorous.

(End of this chapter)