back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 778
Chen Xun laughed at himself, then slowly left the palace and went home to arrange matters.

His wife is also a person who is knowledgeable about books and etiquette. Hearing that he is going on a business trip, he didn't complain. He just asked Chen Xun to pack his bags silently and told him to pay attention to his body.

Two days passed by in a hurry, and when Chen Xun hid the gold coupon bestowed by the emperor, he was about to set off.It's amazing to say that yesterday evening, it was still torrential rain, but it was falling vigorously.As night fell, the rain stopped.Look at the sky again, there are so many stars, where are there any dark clouds!
What's even more weird is that the next day was actually sunny, a scene of midsummer.Chen Xun's wife was also obedient, and the clothes she prepared were mostly undershirts. Otherwise, even though it was a few days' journey to Henan Mansion on horseback, the heat would be unbearably hot.

The weather in the next few days all verified Chen Xun's prediction.Not only Jingzhao Mansion, but also Henan Mansion and Hezhong Mansion where the rainstorm lasted the longest, and even Xiping Mansion in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Daming Mansion, Hejian Mansion in the lower reaches, Shandong East Road... all miraculously stopped the rain.The local people all said that it was the manifestation of the Dragon King, which made the Dragon King Temple more prosperous.Lu Chengqi received a secret report from the Supervision Department and was still skeptical.But the supervisory departments all over the country said this, and Lu Chengqi knew it. Chen Xun really has the ability to be unpredictable. Needless to say, Feng Shui is a master of Fengshui. The weather prediction is actually more accurate than the weather forecast. The weather forecast of future generations can only be done for a week. It's just an accurate forecast, but Chen Xun is almost the same!

When the heavy rain just stopped, those civil officials still clamored to continue to impeach Li Jie. The charges of impeachment were nothing more than "abusing the treasury money, wasting labor, causing the people of Henan Province to abandon their fields...", but there was no report of the Yellow River breaching The news made these civil servants mess up.It wasn't until a week later, seeing that the sun was still shining brightly, that they realized that Li Jie really had the ability to carry it through.

If the impeachment fails, these civil officials can no longer make a fuss about it, so they can only hold back their flags and wait for the next opportunity.From Lu Chengqi's point of view, these civil servants just don't necessarily want Dashun to get better, and they do everything possible to undermine the New Deal in order to protect their vested interests.Presumably they also smelled a clue, knowing that he was going to attack the bureaucracy.

In fact, what Lu Chengqi did was quite obvious. He actually started to levy taxes on monks and Taoists, regardless of agriculture and business, without warning.You must know that monks and Taoists are, in a large sense, almost the same as officials, and they are all privileged people who do not have to pay taxes.Now that monks and Taoists have to pay taxes, wouldn't it be their turn to be officials soon?

Whoever is an official does not have a few acres of land in his family, and what's more, he takes advantage of tax loopholes to let his family open a shop to make money.Because of the tax exemption, you can fight price wars, and even if the quality is poor, you can still make a lot of money.It's just that those merchants who are actually doing business actually want to compete with the government and merchants. How can they compare in terms of price?For the sake of sales, they can only lose their teeth and swallow their blood, making money and shouting.

Lu Chengqi knew that once the market was unfair, the root of the disaster would be planted.Just look at the Ming Dynasty in the official history. If you win the Juren, you don’t have to pay taxes. How many officials Juren and the vassal kings are rich, but the court can’t even make up the military expenses.After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, how much silver the Manchus took from these people!But they would rather see the Ming Dynasty fall than pay money to save the court. These people should be killed!

If Lu Chengqi was not reborn, it would be out of sight and out of mind; but since he is reborn, he must "learn history as a mirror" to completely prevent disasters.This would touch the interests of vested interest groups, and Lu Chengqi was not sure of winning, so he took every step of the way.But these officials are not vegetarians, they can't beat you clearly, why don't they use dirty tricks!
Why else would Lu Chengqi always sigh with emotion: "I'm not afraid of enemies like gods, but teammates like pigs!"

In his view, these civil servants are pig-like teammates who turn a blind eye to national interests and only care about their own interests.This is also human nature, unless it is really a saint.Even if Lu Chengqi wanted to change, he couldn't do it.As long as there is still a society of private ownership, this human nature will always exist and cannot be changed.

Think about it, too, officials who are familiar with Confucian classics are like this, let alone future generations?But ordinary people, without so many conflicts of interest, seem extremely cute and heartwarming...

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

After a few gentle calls, Lu Chengqi came back to his senses.I saw Zhou Zhiruo walking over with her inconspicuous belly, and chuckled from the side: "What is your majesty thinking, so fascinated?"

Lu Chengqi hurried forward, held her hand, and said with concern: "Be careful, don't fall!"

Zhou Zhiruo laughed "chih", and said, "It's only four months old, so don't be so careful. The imperial doctor said that it is good for the fetus to go out and walk frequently."

Lu Chengqi also knew that Zhou Zhiruo was bored and was in the palace all day.That's right, there are only a few types of games in ancient times, and there are very few games that are suitable for women to play. They are almost confined to the palace, and there are not many things they can do.No matter how big the palace is, those flowers and plants, pavilions, pavilions, and pavilions, after two months, Zhou Zhiruo has been shopping so well that she can't be more familiar with it, so she won't see anything new, go out for sightseeing, go to the Huangzhuang Welfare Institute, not to mention Lu Chengqi Even Zhou Zhiruo herself was a little worried. After all, the first three months and the next three months were dangerous times. In order to prevent possible accidents, it was reasonable to stay in the palace and raise a baby.

Pregnant, such intense sports as swinging, shuttlecock juggling, and firefly fluttering are definitely out of the question. Zhou Zhiruo likes elegant and leisurely games. It’s nothing more than Go. If you’re bored, you can still listen to the next song. Anyway, the palace There are Xianshao envoys inside.But if you play too much chess, you will be bored; if you listen to too much music, you will be bored.No, Zhou Zhiruo found a new job and started to be a female celebrity.

Lu Chengqi saw that Zhou Zhiruo came to the Chuigong Hall with embroidery, and said with distress: "Zitong, this needlework is easy to get stuck in, it was fine before, but now I'm afraid it's not right."

When Zhou Zhiruo approached, Lu Chengqi grabbed Zhou Zhiruo's catkin: "It is often said that ten fingers connect to the heart, and there are many acupuncture points. Who knows if something will happen..." Lu Chengqi was concerned, but Zhou Zhiruo heard it , smiled and said: "Your Majesty, how can the concubine be so expensive! It's just embroidering some small shirts for our children."

After she became pregnant, Zhou Zhiruo's temperament became more subdued, but what she insisted on doing, even Lu Chengqi couldn't persuade her: "Look, Your Majesty, this is a prank show by my concubine, how about it?"

Lu Chengqi took the embroidery and looked at it, but it was not finished yet, so naturally he couldn't see anything, and said bluntly: "I can't see it..."

"You, don't you know how to flatter and flatter? Your concubine has put a lot of thought into it!" Zhou Zhiruo spat.

Lu Chengqi quickly apologized: "Zi Tong, I was wrong, this prank is so ingenious and lifelike..." A lot of rhetoric popped out of his mouth, which was very exaggerated, which made Zhou Zhiruo angry again.There is a saying that a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. Lu Chengqi didn't understand why it was wrong to tell the truth, and it was also wrong to flatter him. In the end, he could only use his "unique trick" to pull Zhou Zhiruo into his arms.Zhou Zhiruo struggled for a while, then gave up. Smelling the familiar masculine smell, Zhou Zhiruo's restless heart calmed down, and she murmured twice, "Your Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)