I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 52

The three armies have not moved, food and grass will go first!
These words have never entered Deng Sui's heart so deeply.

Deng Sui now needs to relieve the victims who cannot survive due to the flood, and needs to appease the fleeing people.

Even the Yellow River needs to be rebuilt!

No matter which one of these things is picked out, is it not a good thing for the country and the people?
But these things, no matter which one really wants to do it, it will also require a huge price, at the cost of money and food!
At this time, Deng Sui looked at her husband's great achievements again, and felt a burst of bitterness and tiredness.

"If the first emperor hadn't attacked like this back then, how could this big man be safe?
If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor ordered Ren Shang, Ban Chao and other generals to send troops repeatedly to attack the Xiongnu in the north and go deep into the Western Regions and other places.

Now that I am so precarious, the wolves around me will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.

So whether it is my palace or this big man, I still have to thank the late emperor! "

Although his scalp was swollen from worrying about money and food, Deng Sui still firmly believed that he must adhere to the national policy that the late emperor was still in!
Cultivate state affairs internally, and defend against its humiliation externally!
After hearing Deng Sui's words, although Ban Zhao still wanted something more, he couldn't help but sighed in the end.

It seems that there is no need to continue talking about the idea of ​​repairing the surrounding relationship and suspending the war that she wants to say.

After a helpless sigh, Ban Zhao still brought out the most important thing.

"Now that our national treasury has been counted, although we can continue to persevere, it is far from a day's work to relieve the victims.

In the long run, this money and food will eventually become a big problem.

And the queen mother has said it before, now that my man is in turmoil and the people are suffering again and again, it is no longer possible to increase the tax by half a cent.

This money and food always need a source! "

Ban Zhao's words were quite straightforward, and Deng Sui's face became even more gloomy and ugly in just a few words.

At this time, Liu Long looked at Deng Sui who was on the side, and then looked at his personal servant Cao Teng who brought him an unknown soup again.

Although he knew very well that this must be a great tonic that his "mother queen" got for himself from nowhere.

And it's well-cooked.

but.
Liu Long looked at the pitch-black thing, and really had no interest in drinking him in.

How could this thing be drank in the stomach?
What if someone drank to death?
Although Liu Long also felt that these people were very intelligent, and there was still such an idea in that vague memory of Tianyu.

That is the concept of "powerful Chinese medicine".

Can.
Is Chinese medicine really available at this time?
Looking at the dark thing, Liu Long said he didn't want to believe it!

But he is a milk baby who is only two years old, and it is really unrealistic to resist this thing.

The most important thing is that he tried to escape, dumped secretly, and even pretended to be dead, but all of them failed because his body was not strong enough.

This made Liu Long even more helpless.

Just when he was frowning, he suddenly heard the words of Ban Zhao on the side, and suddenly a brand new idea appeared in his heart.

"It's expensive!
don't drink! "

Liu Long's childish words reached everyone's ears again, although they were short and immature.

But the meaning of these words was instantly understood by everyone.

Whether it's Cao Teng, the little servant holding a bowl of soup and medicine, who has been silent and only responsible for teasing Liu Long, or Deng Zhi, who was rejected again because of his request to leave the palace.

Or the somewhat helpless Ban Zhao and Deng Sui fell silent again because of this sentence.

It's just that amidst the silence, the eyes of those people seemed to be shining brightly.

"Chen Banzhao, congratulations to the Queen Mother!"

Ban Zhao may not be the first to react, but this woman will always be the first to congratulate.

At this time, Ban Zhao directly bowed to Deng Sui with a smile on his face, and his appearance was really flattering.

If there were people in the court at this time, they would not be able to help but be surprised after seeing this scene.

I feel that Ban Zhao is actually not that serious!

After Ban Zhao finished speaking, Deng Zhi on the other side couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but he still followed Ban Zhao and congratulated Deng Sui.

As for Zheng Zhong who was in charge of serving by his side, he had a smile on his face even though he didn't say a word.

But the creases brought out by the smile on his face still fully exposed his good mood.

"What a very good Majesty"

At this time, everyone couldn't help but have this kind of thought in their hearts, although they all knew that it might just be a child's unintentional words.

But as the saying goes, the nature of young children can be seen in their future actions.

No matter what the purpose of Liu Long's words now, in the eyes of Zheng Zhong and others, His Majesty the Emperor who can say such words.

Then in the future, as long as you are good at teaching, then at least you will be a generation of benevolent and righteous kings!

At this time, Liu Long didn't know what these people were thinking. There was only one thing he thought of now.

That is, I finally don't have to drink this bitter and disgusting thing!
Thinking of this, Liu Long felt extremely happy.

Although he is not so naive at this time, it is still very good to be able to make himself more comfortable.

Just when Liu Long was full of joy, Deng Sui on the other side suddenly hugged Liu Long directly in his arms with a bit of joy.

She stroked the top of Liu Long's head like an ordinary woman.

Then he admired Liu Long's "benevolent" heart.

"I never thought that His Majesty, who is usually quite naughty, has become so careless now.

Your Majesty is right, since we cannot wait to increase taxes to fill the void in the treasury.

Then I have to learn how to cut down on food and clothing.

Your Majesty already has such thoughts at such a young age, shouldn't we?
From today onwards, the order of the palace will be passed down, and the palace will go up and down.

Except for the many concubines who guarded the late emperor's spirit in the imperial mausoleum, everyone's offering expenses were at least halved.

Bengong took the lead as an example, and from today onwards, all expenses of this palace will be halved! "

"The Queen Mother is wise, I will obey!"

"Also!" At this time, Deng Sui also looked at Liu Long in his arms, and spoke softly in Liu Long's eyes full of hope.

"Your Majesty is the most important thing in the world, and your body is the most important thing.

Don't be contemptuous, so the matter of reducing expenses will be cut from Bengong's hand
Your Majesty. Business as usual! "

(End of this chapter)