From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1168

On the first day back in Shenjing, Zhuang Xuansu taught him a lesson first, and then Xiaozhuang taught him a lesson...

Alas, this pair of sisters is really hard to mess with. In comparison, Qinshui and Bishui are more lovely.

But Zhou Yuan really listened to the truth.

After people achieve certain achievements, they are indeed prone to be proud and complacent, let alone such achievements as his.

Xiaozhuang's knife was useful. At least Zhou Yuan understood what he was shouldering. The road ahead is still very long.

He calmed down a lot and felt more secure.

Thinking carefully, Xiaozhuang has been in the most suitable position and in the most suitable position for many years. She may be a monk, but her talent is not limited to martial arts.

She is not ordinary smart. Even in the scale of speaking, she has a very profound sense.

Perhaps because of this, she can always accompany the eldest sister without any unpleasantness.

Dajin has me and others.

This feeling makes Zhou Yuan very comfortable.

Entering the Ziwei Palace…

A familiar place, a familiar scene, and familiar people.

A desk, piles of memorials, and a person quietly reviewing them.

Her hair fell down, and she did not look up at Zhou Yuan, but whispered: "Do you like the clean Shenjing?"

Zhou Yuan sat down and smiled: "I like it. I saw Shenjing City when I came here. It's so beautiful."

Guan Miaoshan said: "It's your credit. Since entering the capital, Shenjing has been rectified. The inner and outer cities have been cleaned up. The order is good, the rules are in place, and it is naturally beautiful."

"People who don't take a bath will smell bad no matter how they dress up. Your credit for rectifying Shenjing has been underestimated."

Zhou Yuan was just taught a lesson by Xiaozhuang. Now he really doesn't want to talk about his credit, but asks: "What memorial are you reading?"

"Commendation."

Guan Miaoshan still didn't look up, and said slowly: "The war between the East and the West has ended. The soldiers' pensions and commendation of military merits are a huge problem."

"Now that you, the commander-in-chief, have returned to the capital, these things can't be delayed any longer."

Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "The soldiers' pensions haven't been issued yet?"

Guan Miaoshan raised his head , looking at him with clear eyes, wondering: "Do you have any misunderstanding about my ability in government affairs? The pension for the families of martyrs is a matter of utmost urgency, how could it not be issued."

"Now we are talking about key figures and major contributions, which involve titles and a lot of money."

"For example, Xiong Kuohai made great contributions in the northwest, so Ke Yi Bo naturally became Ke Yi Hou."

"For example, Ye Mian died, and he should be posthumously conferred Su Yi Hou and passed on to his grandson."

"For example, Wang Xiong should be posthumously conferred and his family should be compensated."

"The cabinet discussed for half a month, and these matters will eventually be decided by me. I can't let your brothers down..."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "They are for the country and the nation, not for me. Saying that they are my brothers is actually a small matter for them."

Guan Miaoshan said: "Yes, these are very serious in nature. I am not talking to you about family matters. I didn't pay so much attention."

At this point, she took out a memorial from the memorial and threw it to Zhou Yuan.

"This is the allocation of the treasury given by the newly appointed Minister of Revenue after consultation with the cabinet."

"It involves 63 million taels of silver in taxes last year, and 94 million taels of silver in the 134 rebel groups of Prince Rong."

Zhou Yuan suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "How much?"

Guan Miaoshan said: "Shocked, right? I am shocked too. The gentry and nobles, the royal family and the nobles can come up with more than 90 million taels of silver, but this is most of the royal family's property, and there are also all the property of many nobles. Most of them are not cash, but valuations."

"Among them, a large number of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, land and farms are difficult to replace in a short period of time."

"It will definitely be dealt with when the time comes. I plan to hand it over to Qu Ling. She has been busy for so long and spent a lot of money. The Qu family has also shed 3 million taels. Qu Shuyuan At such an old age, she came to Shenjing to help me lead the Imperial Academy..."

"I should give Qu Ling some rewards, otherwise she will definitely blame me behind my back."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Will the cabinet have any objections? It would be unpleasant to say that this big piece of fat meat was given to Qu Ling?"

Guan Miaoshan said directly, "Well said, the Minister of Revenue has considered all these things comprehensively, and there are detailed strategies in the memorial."

"She worked hard and made money, but she is not alone. She has to share it with Shanxi merchants and bear many social responsibilities, especially in the market and basic economy."

"The Minister of Revenue will talk to her when the time comes. Professional matters should be left to their professionals."

Zhou Yuan asked in confusion, "Where did you get such an outstanding Minister of Revenue?"

Guan Miaoshan couldn't help laughing and squinted:"This is the benefit of having no political enemies. I can use whoever I want, as long as they are capable, without considering factions and foundations."

"Guess who I use."

Zhou Yuan had already seen the familiar name on the memorial, and stood up and glared, "Zhang Tao! Damn!"

Guan Miaoshan laughed and said, "This person is very interesting. He used to be the governor of Guangdong. He was ruthless when it came to corruption. If I hadn't been busy in those years and his position was special, I would have dealt with him long ago."

"I didn't expect that after the first Guangdong Sea War and the invasion of foreigners, he was not greedy anymore, and he spent all his wealth to help the people and maintained the situation until you went south to take charge. He also helped you a lot."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, I remember his original words--"

"The people are poor, wronged, and oppressed, and the country needs money, needs to build ships and raise soldiers..."

"Even if I am a beast, I dare not covet the national money for building ships and cannons, and the blood and flesh money for raising soldiers!"

Guan Miaoshan said, "I think he can turn back and have the ability. He has both economic and personnel minds, so I boldly use him. It stands to reason that such a person would never be used in the past because of political stains."

"Now, the country has a lot of things to do, and special matters are handled specially. If he does a good job, he will be forgiven. If he doesn't do well, we will settle the accounts."

She finally closed the last memorial, stood up, and stretched.

Then he sighed: "More than 60 million taels of taxes and the huge wealth of Prince Rong's rebel group, don't look at so much money, it's just enough to spend."

"Official expenses, soldiers' pensions, military awards, and reconstruction of local armies are the big ones, and countless money needs to be invested."

"Nie Zairong, the admiral of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy, has posted three posts, asking me to allocate funds, saying that the first batch of students in the Southern Military Academy have graduated, and they want to expand the navy, build more battleships and cruisers, and various types of artillery shells need to keep up with the pace, and minerals need to be developed urgently."

"Deng Su has a bigger appetite, saying that he wants to revitalize Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, promote ethnic integration, and build elite Army, in case of emergency. "

"The whole country is burning money, but fortunately the new law is being implemented quickly, and our tax revenue in the future is guaranteed."

Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "There are so many things to worry about, thank you for your hard work."

Hearing this, Guan Miaoshan slowly walked towards him and whispered, "I just want to hear this, I just want you to know that I am very capable, and you can't live without me at all."

Zhou Yuan hugged her, smelled her hair, and whispered, "We have finished talking about state affairs, and it's time to talk about family affairs."

"Well..."

Guan Miaoshan said softly, "Let's be intimate first... Talk about intimate things during the intermission. Cruel people, they have been away for so long..."