After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Two days ago, Li Chenan sent soldiers from the Xuanjia Battalion to hand over his handwritten letter to Wen Boiyu.

The letter just said one sentence——

On the second day of October, at the end of the Yin period, see you in peace and quiet!

Everyone thought that he would arrive in Kyoto in three days. Only Wen Boyu knew that he would come back early.

I thought he would have something extremely important, but unexpectedly it turned out to be just like this.

Wen Boyu grinned: "Then I'll go fix a letter and give it to Emperor Wu in a while."

"it is good,"

After talking about this serious matter, Li Chenan took a sip of tea and said again:

"I plan to build some workshops under Qishan Mountain outside Changle City, and then open up some wasteland on Qishuiyuan..."

"The craftsmen recruited from Linshui City will arrive in Kyoto one after another inland in the past half month. Go to the palace and tell Huang Xiumu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and tell him what I mean and ask him to find a suitable place at the foot of Qishan Mountain. For a place to live, let’s build some simple houses first.”

"It's late autumn this year, and the time is a bit rushed. There will be approximately 180 craftsmen coming."

"These people are all treasures!"

Li Chenan put down the tea cup, looked at Wen Boiyu's surprised eyes, leaned over and smiled mysteriously:

"I can count on them to earn a lot of money for me and Ning Guo!"

He tapped his fingers on the table, "Now that I have told you, you probably don't understand. Anyway, next year, you will see all kinds of strange and valuable things coming out of that place!"

"By the way, that place is called the Academy of Sciences!"

"But it's relatively simple for the time being. When I earn some money, I plan to build it into a science city!"

Wen Boyu swallowed and asked curiously:

"What is science?"

"...Ah, you can understand it as an invention that can change people's production and life."

Wen Boyu choked, thinking that a person's life would only consist of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Clothes include silk, cotton and linen.

Well... isn't food all about grains and livestock?

As for accommodation, the warm pavilion in Meiyuan next door is a good thing, but the chimney extends to the top of this quiet residence.

Wen Boyu turned to look at the window.

The window is dimly white.

The pungent smell of smoke was already in the air.

It seems that Meiyuan started to burn the stove for the first time this year.

This thing can't be said to have changed people's lives, but it is very comfortable to live in it in the cold winter.

Let’s just think of it as science.

As for travel...people rely on their feet, soldiers rely on horses, and officials and merchants rely on carriages.

Are these things worthy of his attention?

Could there be some other tricks to play with?

Of course, Wen Boyu had doubts but did not raise any objection.

However, the corner of his mouth curled up and he raised his eyes to look at Li Chenan, "These things... can be done very quickly."

"Except for the craftsmen at the Firearms Bureau in the Ministry of Industry who are still tinkering with the pie, no, the cannon you drew for them, the rest of them don't have much urgent matters on their hands right now."

"It's not good for them to watch the excitement around the firearms bureau every day. It would be more suitable to build houses at the foot of Qishan Mountain."

"It's just... Li Shangshu estimates that he won't be able to come back until the end of the year. The money from the Ministry of Revenue... Li Shangshu also talked a lot with his ministers here before leaving."

“It comes down to one sentence!”

"The money in the account of the household cannot be touched!"

"I can't do it, and you...you can't do it either!"

"He said that even if you really become the emperor, you will still be his nephew."

"Although these words are somewhat inappropriate, after thinking about it, I feel that Li Shangshu's starting point is excellent."

"Poor!"

"Ningguo is too poor!"

"With a wave of your hand, you exempted half of the people's taxes. You also encouraged industry and commerce. There is no city entry tax, and there are no other miscellaneous inputs."

"The properties of corrupt officials seized in the past two years have been used on the one hand for the salaries of officials across the country, and on the other hand they have been mainly used on the military."

"I won't hide it from you, but now there is only more than 12 million taels of Wen Yin in the household account..."

"This year's tax revenue has been accounted for. This money will be used for the entire country's expenses next year."

"So Li Shangshu is afraid that you will use the money of the Ministry of Finance. Firstly, he is worried about whether there will be another snowstorm this winter. Secondly... no one knows whether the weather will be good in the coming year." "I heard that you asked Chi Yan It’s a good idea for the military to reclaim wasteland, but compared to the more than 30 million mouths in the country, even if all the hectares of fertile land in the Yudan River Plain are reclaimed, it will be a drop in the bucket!”

“If there is a lack of food, there will be a shortage of people!”

"When you are full and warm, you can think about lust!"

"If this person doesn't have enough to eat, he's probably not in the mood to have a baby."

"Even if she is born, it will be difficult to support her, which will only lead to more tragedies."

"So, I thought, if you do science...you can do anything, but money..."

Wen Boyu touched the short beard on his chin and looked at Li Chenan mischievously:

"Guiyuan is really rich!"

"I heard that you can use Guiyuan's money by reopening Linshui Port... I'm afraid I have to rely on Guiyuan's money for other things."

Li Chen'an's eyes widened immediately.

As for the poverty of the national treasury, he knew it without Wen Boiyu explaining it in detail.

As for Li Wenhou's stinginess, he was also aware of it when we met him in Kyoto two years ago.

But he never expected that he would become the emperor of Ning State, and Li Wenhou, his second uncle, would guard him as much as he guarded against thieves!

"Then the enthronement ceremony, didn't I tell you not to do it?"

"You invited those foreign envoys... okay,"

Li Chenan took a deep breath:

"Then choose a day to convene a meeting with ministers and foreign envoys at the Council Hall to announce the matter."

"Well... until we don't have to be so tight, we still have to make two dragon robes."

"Who will provide the money?"

"Li Shangshu said that this expenditure will be paid by the national treasury."

As an emperor, only two dragon robes are paid for by the treasury... This is probably the most miserable emperor in history.

So much so that Zhongli Ruoshui and the others looked at Li Chenan, feeling that this matter seemed a bit ridiculous.

But Li Chenan didn't take it seriously.

He didn't even want a dragon robe because it was too troublesome to wear.

But this thing has commemorative significance, and it can be regarded as another testimony of my journey here.

Wen Boyu also seemed to feel that this matter was not handled openly enough, but what could be done?

Speaking of which, the treasury did have more than 12 million taels of silver, but Li Wenhou had already given him a detailed list of next year's expenditures.

The two chatted all night long, and it was not enough!

If there is a disaster, it will simply make things worse!

Let alone start a war!

However, the gradual prosperity of business also gave Li Wenhou a glimmer of hope.

Even the Ministry of Household Affairs is already drafting a commercial tax... We can't let those businessmen eat meat, and the court can't even take a sip of soup, right?

"This is the situation Ning Guo is facing now. It is a bit difficult, but I believe that under your leadership, we will eventually get out of this predicament one day."

This sentence can be regarded as comforting Li Chenan.

Wen Boyu didn't want to talk about money with Li Chen'an at this time.

What if this guy really dropped his load and ran away...

His little life was prosperous, but what about these old guys who were working hard for hope, and the more than 30 million people in Ningguo?

So Wen Boiyu pointed to the next door, "I thought about it for a while. Princess Qin misses you very urgently. I told her the news that you were coming back early yesterday evening."

"We will discuss state affairs after you rest for two days. Regarding your family affairs... I thought you should go home and see Princess Qin first. How about that?"

Li Chenan nodded and stood up, "Then let's go home first. After dinner, you can take Mr. Nian and the others to Meiyuan for a drink."

"it is good!"

"Farewell!"

"……Hold on!"

"Anything else?"

"Can the chimney in the plum garden be redirected? Otherwise, this winter... Chen, Chen's lungs will not be good!" (End of Chapter)