Seeing the father and son fighting again, the queen smiled helplessly. "Your Majesty, it's not like you don't know what kind of temperament Lao Liu is. You, please don't get angry with him!"
"Hmph, I want to get angry with him, I'm already so angry!" Having said this, the emperor rolled his eyes.
"Father, didn't the child just couldn't hold back for a while and killed a few corrupt officials of yours? Why are you so angry?"
"How many? You killed forty-eight officials in three years, how many do you tell me?" Turning his head, the monarch glared at Chu Yang.
"That's not my fault, who made them so rich. Killing one person is enough to support two villages!" Chu Yang said it as it should be.
"Hmph!" Seeing Chu Yang's appearance, the monarch snorted coldly.
"Father, if you don't believe me, I can show you the detailed accounts of those officials' corruption!" Looking at his father, Chu Yang said fearlessly.
"No need, for the sake of your governance of Dongzhou is pretty good, I won't bother with you about the past, but in the future, Banban, you can kill your bad temper, let alone kill it, if you continue to do this After a few years of killing, I will have no official to send!" Looking at this troublesome son, the monarch said helplessly.
"It's the father, the child knows!" Nodding, Chu Yang hastily said yes.
Looking at his son who obediently admitted his mistake, the emperor snorted coldly. "You, it's good to promise now, when I leave, you will still do your own way, right?"
"Father, my son doesn't dare!" You are so right, your son has this personality.
"Don't dare, there are things you dare not do since you were young? Besides your elder brother, which one have you never beaten? You have been a fool since you were a child!" Said At this point, the emperor sighed softly.
"Your Majesty, Lao Liu was indeed very naughty when he was a child, and he was mischievous all day long, but now, he is also in his thirties, and this Dongzhou is also well managed, you, don't mention him!" Pulling the monarch's sleeve, the queen immediately began to intercede for her son.
"Oh, I didn't beat or scold him, you don't want to listen to him. You just protect him!" The emperor shook his head helplessly after glancing at his wife.
"Okay, you father and son don't talk about state affairs. It's rare for us to get together as a family, so let's chat about family affairs! Besides, the minister is hungry too. Let's chat while eating!" Looking at his own face Husband, the queen said so.
"Okay, sixth son, let's prepare dinner, your mother is hungry!" As he spoke, the emperor looked at Chu Yang.
"Yes!" In response, Chu Yang immediately ordered people to prepare.
In the evening, the family sat at the dining table and had dinner.
See the dishes on the table. The emperor twitched the corner of his mouth. "Is there no hot pot?"
"Yeah, why are there no hamburgers, no egg tarts, and no ice cream!" Looking at the dishes on the table, the queen also looked disappointed.
Hearing this, Chu Yang's head was full of black lines. "Father, eating too much hot pot is easy to get angry. Mother, eating too much ice cream is not good for your stomach!" Are these two using his palace as a restaurant? Want to order some food
"But I'm tired of eating all these!" Looking at the dishes on the table, the emperor didn't even want to take chopsticks!
"Liu Liu, why don't we go to the city to eat, instead of hot pot or ice cream, how about barbecue?" Looking at her son, the queen suggested with a smile.
"Okay, okay!" Seeing his parents' expectant looks, Chu Yang reluctantly agreed.
Taking the cheating parents with him, Chu Yang went to the barbecue restaurant in Dongzhou City. Looking at the two sitting next to him eating with gusto, Chu Yang suddenly felt a flock of crows flying overhead. Sure enough, the charm of delicious food is irresistible, even for the emperor and queen!
"Lao Liu, why did you come out to open these restaurants?" Looking at his son, the emperor asked curiously.
"Oh, it's not the credit of Hai'er alone. There are thirty-two cultural staff and fifty-six business staff around Hai'er. They helped me figure it out together." Smiling, Chu Yang answered calmly.
"Oh! Then there are quite a lot of people around you. I have met your business staff. They are all very smart and good at making money!" The emperor has been to three villages along the way. , I have seen the business staff who manage the breeding farms, and I have also met the business staff who manage the five restaurants in Liuli City.
"Thank you father for the compliment!" Smiling, Chu Yang bowed his head in thanks.
"By the way, Lao Liu, they also thought up your Dongzhou newspaper for you?" Speaking of this, the monarch looked curious.
"No, this is what Hai'er came up with. Hai'er hopes that all the people in Dongzhou will know about Hai'er's policies and the affairs of Dongzhou. That's why I came up with this newspaper!" Having said that, Chu Yang laughed. .
"Well, this is good. I bought two boxes of newspapers, and when I go back, I will distribute one copy to each of the ministers and let them read it!" Speaking of this, the monarch smiled, quite a bit proud and proud.
Chu Yang knew that the monarch is a hard-spoken and soft-hearted person. In fact, the monarch has been very satisfied with his son, and also with the governance and construction of Dongzhou. However, he didn't say much, and he didn't praise his son vigorously like other fathers. However, it is not difficult to see from his attitude that he is satisfied with himself. It's not a question of reprimanding!
"My lord, I have a question for you about the newspaper!" Looking at Chu Yang, Cai Yuan respectfully opened his mouth.
"Oh? Master Cai, if you have something to say, just say it." This Cai Yuan is a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and a close minister of the emperor's side.
"My lord, you wrote two Dongzhou decrees in the newspaper. The first one is that officials who take bribes will be beheaded. The second one is that all officials in Dongzhou will implement the system of one wife and two concubines. One more concubine in the backyard. The monthly fine is ten taels of silver. I understand the first decree very well. However, I don’t understand the second. Officials are good officials as long as they are not corrupt and perform their duties. Why does the prince care about how many concubines they have? What about it? This seems to have nothing to do with the ability of the officials and whether they are corrupt, right?" Looking at Chu Yang, Cai Yuan asked curiously.
Hearing this, the eyes of the emperor and queen also fell on their youngest son.
"Well, let me give an example to Mr. Cai! Take a seventh-rank magistrate as an example. For a seventh-rank magistrate, his monthly salary is forty-five taels of silver. He has to support his parents at the top, and his parents at the bottom. He takes care of his children and servants in the mansion, and there are also women who support him. If he has ten women, then the number of his children may reach as many as twenty. If there are thirty masters, There must be thirty servants and maidservants, right? Calculated in this way, this county magistrate will have to support more than sixty people. If his forty-five taels of silver is enough to support these people, it’s okay, but what if it’s not enough? If he can’t make ends meet , then what will he do?" Speaking of this, Chu Yang smiled.
Hearing this, Cai Yuan's eyes lit up. "Therefore, the purpose of the prince to limit the number of wives and concubines in the form of tax collection is to keep officials away from women and corruption."
"Yes, according to my experience of killing corrupt officials, most corrupt officials have at least six or seven concubines in their homes. Therefore, I began to limit the backyards of officials in Dongzhou to ensure that their salaries are enough to support their families and have surplus. In this way, They don't need to embezzle!" Nodding, Chu Yang answered seriously.
"Hearing what the lord said, I am really enlightened!" Nodding, Cai Yuan glanced at Chu Yang adoringly.
"Lord Cai is too modest. It's just a trick!" In fact, he wanted to imitate the modern monogamy and monogamy, but he felt that people in ancient times might not be able to accept it, so he changed to monogamy and two concubines.
"No, I think it's a good idea!" Raising an eyebrow, the monarch praised his son.
"Father is too much!" Chu Yang said with a smile.
"Lao Liu, I also want to ask you a question. I heard from the villagers that because you have benefited the people of Dongzhou and touched the heavens, the gods rewarded three sacred trees in your orchard. Planted the same There are three different kinds of divine fruit, namely the three treasures of the southern fruit city, fairy fruit, fish fruit and gourd fruit. Is this true?" Looking at her son, the queen asked curiously.
"Mother, how can you believe in these folk legends? Don't they still say that the baby was born with colorful auspicious clouds on his head and a golden lotus on his feet?" Looking at his mother, Chu Yang said helplessly.
"Folk legends are of course not credible, but Bengong and your father bought fairy fruit, fish fruit and gourd fruit in Liuli City. They really look different from ordinary fruits. That's why I'm curious!" Thinking of it The queen was curious about those fruits.
"Yeah, I'm also very curious, why are there characters growing on the fairy fruit?" Regarding this, the monarch was also very puzzled.
Hearing the monarch ask this, other people's eyes also fell on Chu Yang, especially Cai Yuan and Li Wu's eyes were the most eager.
"Father, this is my son's business secret, my son cannot tell you!" Shaking his head, Chu Yang directly refused.
"Hey!" Hearing this, the monarch looked unhappy.
"Father doesn't know. Guocheng only relies on the three treasures of Guocheng, and its annual income is enough to feed the villagers of five villages. Therefore, this income is a very important source of income for Guocheng. If Guocheng is gone The Three Treasures of the Fruit City, that is not the Fruit City!" Having said this, Chu Yang sighed softly.
"Oh!" Nodding, the monarch expressed his understanding and didn't ask any more questions.
"My lord, how did you come up with the toilet that flushes when you pull the string? It's so convenient and easy to use." Looking at Chu Yang, Zhao Wu asked loudly.
The monarch who was about to eat the meat immediately frowned. "Zhao Wu, I'm eating!"
"Oh, yes, yes!" In response, Zhao Wu shrank his neck and dared not ask any more.
"Hee hee hee..." Covering her lips with a handkerchief, the queen smiled lowly.
Glancing at the snickering daughter-in-law, and then at the barbecue on the chopsticks, the monarch immediately put it down without appetite. He turned to look at his son. "Tell me, how did you come up with it?"
"What?" Looking at the monarch, Chu Yang was puzzled.
"A six-story building, two-story bunk beds, and a kang. There are also flush toilets, and there are also bathtubs that can drain water when you remove the cork. How did you come up with these things? of?" Looking at his son, the monarch asked.
Hearing this, Chu Yang smiled. "I didn't come up with it alone, it was thought up by my staff and I. The reason for building a six-story building is that there are not so many places to build houses. Therefore, the house can only be built a little higher. Live in some people, so as not to occupy the cultivated land of the common people. Bathtubs and toilets are for the convenience of the common people on the upper floors, the kang is for heating, and the bunk beds are for the care of the common people who cannot accommodate the large population.”
"Well, they are all good ideas. It seems that there are many capable people around you!" At this moment, the emperor was a little curious about the staff around his youngest son!
"Hehe, Father, please don't try to trick my staff, they are all from Dongzhou!" Chu Yang said with a smile, quite seriously.
"Hmph, I don't bother to steal your people!" Speaking of this, the monarch snorted coldly.
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