The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 189 An Unusual Taste (Seeking Subscription Monthly Pass)

Afterglow sprinkled the palace.

In the long corridor, Xiao Wu was dressed in white to win the snow, carrying a delicate food box to the study room, the setting sun cast a halo on her body, and her beautiful cheeks were as beautiful as a painting.It's just that there was a slight sadness in those autumn water eyes, her husband was called tonight without even touching his chopsticks, and when he returned to the back garden, he locked himself up, looking very worried.

Xiao Wu knew that her husband had encountered a problem, so he must have forgotten to eat. Since he moved to Yecheng, he has often been like this.In order to manage politics nearby, sometimes he even sleeps in the Chaotian Palace and Chaoyang Palace... and it is only two or three miles back from there, but in order to save time, he will not come back from such a short distance... Xiao Wu feels that seeing her husband Opportunities are getting less and less, and when I see them, I often greet them, and then I immerse myself in official duties again, without further details.It seems that with the passage of time, the husband has become more and more stern, calm, and wise, while the common topics between husband and wife seem to be less and less.Although she knew that the relationship between children should not be her focus, and that maturity and independence are what he should show, but she couldn't help thinking, "Maybe my husband doesn't like me anymore." Every time she thought about it, her heart ached. Desperate.

Although she also knows what Da Sui looks like, she also knows that it is right for her husband to pay attention to state affairs, and she also knows that her husband likes herself the most among the sisters!But after all, she is also a woman. What woman doesn't want her husband to care about and love her?She doesn't expect to be like the royal grandmother, to be the assistant of the royal grandfather's career, and she is not that great. She just hopes that her husband will think of her to love him more, even if he only occasionally thinks of her good, then she will Satisfied...

It turns out that loving someone is like this, thinking about him and missing him all the time, thinking about him in everything, even if you lower yourself into the dust, you don’t hesitate...

Women often have a good impression of a man because they are curious, and they fall because of admiration!
She has heard too many comments about her husband, and she has also seen his wisdom in strategizing and winning thousands of miles...

However, Wei Fengwu wrinkled her nose cutely and looked unhappy when she thought of her husband who would not stop eating when he was busy!So hard, how can the body bear it.

After thinking about it, I have arrived at Yang Tong's study. This so-called study is actually an independent palace in Xiahui Palace. It covers an area of ​​five acres. Except for a three-story main building, it is full of pavilions and pavilions. , bamboo, wood, mountain and stone, and a lake covering an area of ​​one mu. The lake is clear and surrounded by trees and flowers.

Xiao Wu knocked lightly on the door, "Husband, it's me."

"The door is open, come in by yourself." Yang Tong's lazy voice came from inside.

Xiao Wu smiled heartily. Every time my husband gets annoyed by government affairs, he will hide here. It is not so much a study area where outsiders are not allowed to enter, but a place for leisure and relaxation. There are no secrets inside, at most it is just books. , is not much different from the Cangshu Pavilion in Shenwu Palace, except that many weird policies are written by Yang Tong here, and then spread, so under false rumors, everyone thinks that there are big secrets.

Pushing the door open, she saw that the window in the room was open, and the setting sun was pouring in, casting a faint halo on the room. Her husband was sitting on a 'master chair', and the back of the chair could be faintly seen. golden crown.

Xiao Wu put the food box on the table, smiling like a flower, her voice was always delicate and clear like an oriole, "Is your husband writing poetry?"

"What kind of poetry are you writing? I'm so bored!"

Under the warm sunlight, Yang Tong saw that Xiao Wu's pretty face was shining with warm jade-like light, her figure was smooth and graceful, graceful and graceful, and the young beauty was like a magnolia budding in May, with a youthful rainy look The morning dew is bright and fragrant, and the whole body is filled with a kind of light and familiar charm.

Yang Tong lay quietly, without saying a word, and looked at Xiao Wu with a half-smile, his eyes were gentle and full of love.The two looked at each other, Xiao Wu smiled nervously, and said angrily, "Why do you look at me like that?"

Yang Tong opened his arms and said with a smile, "Come here, let your husband hug you."

Xiao Wu obediently leaned her soft body into his arms, leaned over and kissed Yang Tong's cheek, and gently hung her head on his neck.

Seeing his lack of energy, Xiao Wu felt distressed and said, "Go to bed early if you are tired. You have been sleeping in the Chaoyang Palace for the past few days, so you must have not slept well..."

"The governors of all counties want the people to have an income during the slack season, and report the local construction plans of roads and canals in the counties under their control. How can there be time if they don't deal with it quickly?"

"Isn't there an audit department? You just need to grasp the final hurdle. Why be so tired, the government will never be able to deal with it, and you should pay attention to your body once in a while."

Yang Tong sighed, "I think so too, but the Audit Department is a brand-new department and is immature. As the founder of this department, I need to lead many development directions of the Audit Department. Come and bring them out!"

He put his wife in his arms, pressed their foreheads together, and said softly: "I not only want to establish a great country, but also improve various governance systems, and leave our children a truly peaceful and prosperous world that will boast forever. What do you think?" Can I?"

"I believe you..." Xiao Wu's eyes turned red, and she hugged her husband tightly.

There is no need for too many sweet words to encourage each other between husband and wife, a sentence of "I believe in you" is enough.

Xiao Wu's eyes are full of tenderness, and there is a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth. Although she is very obsessed with this warm feeling, but thinking that her husband has not eaten, she twists and turns in her arms, "Oh, let me get up."

"What is so urgent?"

"Husband, I brought you food."

"Food delivery?"

"What do you say!"

Xiao Wu asked her husband coquettishly, opened the food box, put some side dishes and a bowl of rice in front of him, and took out a cup of beef bone soup from the food box.

"Eat it while it's hot!"

Yang Tong was also a little hungry, he picked up his chopsticks, picked up the rice bowl and started to eat, then suddenly stopped the chopsticks and asked, "How much is the Doumi now?"

Xiao Wu sat across from Yang Yu, "About 45 Tongbao! Wheat is cheaper, and it costs 35 Tongbao."

Yang Tong frowned. He remembered that before he went to rob Turkic, it cost [-] cents a bucket, and a pebble was only [-] new coins. How come it increased by [-] cents in a short period of time.

Just as the price of pork in later generations is an important indicator for measuring prices, the level of food prices was the direct standard for prices in the Sui Dynasty, and the people depended on food.If there is no food, they will rebel.Therefore, the rulers of all dynasties have valued food prices more than the sky!He knew that Xiao Wu was not pampered in the deep mansion. She often communicated with the palace people and knew the outside world very well. He asked his wife, "Why did the price increase by half?"

Xiao Wu served her husband a bowl of soup, and said crisply: "I don't know very well, I just heard that it suddenly rose, and it's still rising."

"It shouldn't be! We have a surprisingly large amount of food. Could it be that someone is doing something behind the scenes?"

"But this year is different! In the Sui Dynasty, there were two more burdens, Bingzhou and Guannei Road. Last year, Bingzhou delayed the farming season due to war disasters. Although the harvest was not complete, it was far from self-sufficient, and my husband took in several million from the Central Plains. The disaster victims and a Guannei Road where people's livelihood is dying, of course there is not enough food for the people, and there are more people and less food, so it is normal for grain merchants to increase prices."

One sentence reminded Yang Tong that the harvest has been bumper every few years, and the government buys surplus grain at a high price that is [-]% higher than the market, so as not to hurt farmers due to low grain prices.Then store it in warehouses, and then sell the grain at the market price when there is a shortage of food in the famine, which can not only provide disaster relief to the people, but also stabilize the price of food and maintain people's livelihood.

At the same time, the government has kept food, an important livelihood and military material, in its own hands as much as possible.In addition, in order to prevent the outflow of grain, grain merchants are prohibited from hoarding grain, so there is very little grain that can be circulated among the people. When the population is small, the people can still supply themselves at market prices. When the population increases, the supply will naturally exceed demand, and prices will rise.

It's just that what Xiao Wu said, "It suddenly rose, and it's still rising", made him vigilant.

Xiao Wu scooped up a bowl of soup and put it in front of him, but seeing her husband's chopsticks standing still in the air for a long time, she rolled her eyes at him reproachfully, and persuaded softly: "Actually, our place is good. I heard that the Central Plains and Guanzhong, Doumi is almost pierced.” (Note: In terms of coins, “立” is used instead of “按”)
"Their bad money is nothing compared to ours!" Yang Tong was very proud. The power of the Kanto family is really unimaginable. The goods were transported to Jizhou by means of door-to-door delivery, and more than [-]% of the bad money of five baht was exchanged. Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou under the rule have completed the cashing of old and new money, and there is no shadow of old money. It is said that Bashu Except for the five baht coins, all the real things of the aristocratic families there were emptied, and each of them made a lot of money, counting the money until their hands cramp.And several counties in Guannei Road are also stepping up their exchange and recycling, and Pegasus Trading Company put it into Chang'an's market. With the cover of Qi Wang Li Yuanji's name, these bad money have been exchanged for Chang'an's money in an endless stream. Wealth, when the Pegasus Trading Company uses all the bad money to attack iron ingots and grain, it will be the day when Guanzhong will be dealt a fatal blow. At that time, Li Yuan will find that Guanzhong is so poor that only money is left.

"I know that!" Xiao Wu said again: "However, you don't have to worry too much about the food issue. In fact, if the people can survive, they won't rebel. The key is that the government must be effective. Don't be like a few years ago. Obviously there is food, but they refuse to release it, forcing people to rebel."

Yang Tong drank the hot soup she handed over, and commented: "The princess is amazing! You know such a big truth."

Xiao Wu proudly said: "Sister Wugou and I are currently taught by the emperor's grandmother, so we have learned a lot of principles."

"Very good, very good, from now on you will be my right-hand man." Yang Tong laughed heartily. Empress Xiao went from a subjugated princess to a concubine of Jin and a princess, and finally became queen for fourteen years. Possessing a wise mind, superb political skills, taught by her precepts and deeds, Xiao Wu and Wugou are smart and eager to learn, and they are definitely more than enough to be a concubine, side concubine, or empress concubine.

After the meal, the husband and wife walked hand in hand in the courtyard of the 'study room'.

The cool evening wind blew on the couple, refreshing them.The worms couldn't stop singing, and there were several long and short birdsongs in the distance.Light, shadow, sound, and the ubiquitous warm atmosphere constitute this tranquil and gorgeous sunset scene.

(End of this chapter)