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Chapter 759 Big Silver Mine

All of a sudden, the empress was happy, and the noble concubine was also happy. It was like growing wings. It spread throughout Chang'an City in half a day, and spread throughout the north and south of the river within three days.The restless heart was suddenly calmed down.Especially those who are officials, no longer have to worry about whether the dynasty will change or whether their official positions can be kept.With the good news, everything melted away.

Even if Lu Chengqi was "unlucky" and gave birth to two daughters, he was still so young and could always give birth to a son.The emperor had Zixuan, which meant that Dashun could extend the country, and these officials would not have to worry about "unemployment".

Of course, the premise is that you have to be as clean as water, even if you are corrupt and pervert the law, you should not be caught by the Supervision Department.The most important point is not to have a "vegetarian meal in the corpse", otherwise, no one will be able to protect you.Ever since the little emperor took a firm grip on the atmosphere in the officialdom, the administrative efficiency of the Dashun court has improved a lot.Coupled with the fact that the Royal Bank spent huge sums of money on building bridges and roads in order to "develop business", since the dawn of China, government orders have reached villages and villages for the first time.This is also due to Lu Chengqi's "foresight". He knows why the ancient farmers were so easily "coerced" into rebellion. It is because they lack information and can only listen to the lies of some people with ulterior motives.Impassable roads are the chief culprit of information asymmetry.

In addition to the lack of information, the government orders are also unclear. Often in villages and townships, the words of the patriarchs of some "big families" are more useful than the emperor's law.No one can tell how many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases have been created in it.What's more terrible is that the more information is blocked, the more money cannot flow in.The running water does not rot, the door hinges do not moth, and the roads are blocked, which means that there is no way to make money. How can you get rich?
Of course, no matter how powerful the Royal Bank is, it is impossible to repair so many roads in a short period of time, but the roads from several state capitals around Jingzhao Mansion run through the countryside.That's it, it's already a huge progress.Lu Chengqi believed that if he had been in office for 30 years and continued to build roads unremittingly, he should be able to open up the entire Dashun road network.Of course, some deep mountains, old forests, and places of idyllic beauty cannot be visited, because there is no such technology at all.

Lu Chengqi's mood in the past few days was even better. For the first time in history, he was absent from the court and gave half a day off to civil and military officials.This is human nature, and the civil and military officials did not remonstrate the little emperor because of this matter.On the other hand, some people who were busy were anxious.

No, in the Palace of Kunning, Gao Hao has notified several times that Xu Chongguang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, begged to see him.

"Your Majesty, state affairs are important, and my concubine doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, and you don't have to accompany my concubine to waste your will..." Zhou Zhiruo persuaded in a nice voice.

Lu Chengqi smiled wryly and said: "It's rare for me to find an excuse to give myself a few days off, and Zi Tong just has the heart to watch me throw myself in the pile of memorials day and night, not seeing the sun?"

This is a bit exaggerated, Zhou Zhiruo absolutely does not believe it.She also understands that Lu Chengqi is becoming childish and needs to be coaxed to go: "Yes, Your Majesty still has a cabinet, so you don't have to do everything yourself. But Mr. Xu Ge is the chief assistant of the cabinet. He asked to see His Majesty. His Majesty was asked to come forward because there was something he couldn't decide. It's not a big problem after all, His Majesty just needs to go and give him an idea."

Lu Chengqi pretended to sigh: "Oh, I can't even decide on such a trivial matter. I don't know what the cabinet is going to do..."

"Hee hee, Your Majesty is being cheap and good-looking. You must know that the Taizu sleeps up every day and sleeps late at night. He often deals with political affairs until late at night. For twenty-one years, he is worried about dangers and works hard every day. How can His Majesty be so leisurely?" Zhou Zhiruo teased him and said.

Lu Chengqi was complacent: "This is because I employ people properly, and it's also the right way for the Taizu to share the power of the minister." This is not nonsense, although Dashun's minister has great power, he still has deputy ministers and counselors, that is, he is the assistant minister. Zhizhengshi and the three envoys are holding back, let alone the military power, which belongs to the Privy Council.Although the system was later restructured, this idea of ​​decentralization has continued.After Lu Chengqi came to power, he directly abolished the position of Zaifu, set up a cabinet, and even more dispersed power.

"Yes, yes, let's go, don't make Xu Ge wait in a hurry..." Zhou Zhiruo coaxed Lu Chengqi out by coaxing Lu Chengqi out.

After being "bombed out", Lu Chengqi flung open his folding fan in a handsome manner, and sighed, "I don't even want to be lazy, it's hard to be an emperor..."

If others listened to it, they would definitely slander in their hearts, saying that he is in the midst of blessings and does not know his blessings. As an emperor, the world belongs to him.If he could change his status, everyone in the world would rush to change with him.

Lu Chengqi walked out of the Kunning Hall in a depressed mood, and drove to the Chuigong Hall. Before entering the door, he saw Xu Chongguang anxiously walking up and down in front of the hall, looking anxious.

"Xu Qing, what happened, why did you become so anxious?"

Lu Chengqi was a little funny, and without waiting for Xu Chongguang to speak, he stepped into the Chuigong Hall first: "Xu Qing came in and said, the rest of the people, etc., are all guarded outside and not allowed to enter."

"According to the order!"

After Lu Chengqi boarded the dragon chair, he put down the folding fan in his hand, and asked casually: "Xu Qing is in such a hurry, could it be that the sky is falling?"

Xu Chongguang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "It never collapsed..."

"So the ground has sunk?"

"I've never heard of 'Earth Dragon Turning Over'..."

"Then why are you in such a hurry, could it be that the Liao Kingdom came to attack?"

"The most important promise of the Liao Kingdom is that the three-year period has not yet come, and it will not attack..."

Lu Chengqi said in his heart: "If you believe in a covenant, that's a joke. The Liao Kingdom can't spare it. It hurt him last time, and he was lying in the Linhuang Mansion to lick his wounds! In addition, there was a debate, and the two In the Guohu Market, he can get things like tea, cloth, and porcelain without fighting, so why fight to death? If it is really a trade for human life, three Han people will be exchanged for one Khitan, and all Khitan will die!"

Thinking like this in my heart, but said on my mouth: "What is it that makes Xu Qing, who is always calm, panic so much?"

Xu Chongguang smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty didn't read today's memorial, otherwise it would have been the same. Lu Chenhuan, the commandant of the Forbidden Army, came to play, and a silver mine was discovered in Dali Mansion. The amount is so large that it is unimaginable!"

Lu Chengqi frowned and said, "It is not known today that Dali Mansion produces silver. As early as the Han Dynasty, there were records of silver coming from Zhuti County Mountain, Southeast Jianding Mountain in Lugao County, and Xiyang Mountain in Bengu County. Why all the fuss? Besides, private mining is strictly prohibited in my dynasty, so if it is discovered that it will be punished with capital punishment, why should I be afraid?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that the national treasury has been empty recently. If you get this silver mine, the treasury will be safe!" Xu Chongguang was a secretary of the household department after all, and he saw the problem to the point.

(End of this chapter)