Chapter 653： merit

  Qi Xiuyuan returned to the harem angrily. That night, he ordered the imperial chef to cook all the dishes with the tribute presented by Qian Nanjin. All other dishes were not used. The treasury was empty and there was no money to waste.

Qi Xiuyuan had just finished his dinner, and his words were spread outside. This time, not only the officials who were officials in the court knew about it, but even the common people heard about it.

And the second news is that the emperor praised the 'Yigancao' sent by Qiannan for clearing the liver and suppressing qi. It is a good tea for clearing away heat and detoxifying.

The ministers understood what the emperor meant, "The emperor is raising food for Qiannan."

Some ministers were disdainful in their hearts and felt that the emperor had put his status too low and lost the dignity of the royal family, but more ministers were moved to tears and said: "It is my luck to have such a benevolent lord, and the luck of all monarchs. Good luck to the people of the world.”

All the ministers responded in succession and ran to tell each other. They were no longer disgusted by the fact that the royal palace of Rongjun was shouting in the street. Instead, they asked the family members to buy some local specialties from southern Guizhou, and even specially ordered to give more money.

The former courtiers did not do anything, it was not because they wanted to do nothing. Who did not have great pride when they became officials, and wanted to make some achievements that will be remembered in history?

But the whole Zhou Dynasty was like this. Emperor Jingyan didn't like government affairs, and the Prime Minister of Qin controlled the government and did nothing. Corruption and bribery were more valued than clean and honest ones. Over time, everyone became lazy.

Now, although it is difficult for them to change their bad habits for a while, the pride in their hearts that has been exhausted has flourished again. Isn't it their luck to meet a monarch like Qi Xiuyuan, who is willing to use meritocracy?

Qi Xiuyuan didn't know that his angry act unexpectedly gained the loyalty of most of the courtiers.

The focus of the common people is different from that of the officials. They just think that the emperor is so poor?

When I was shopping, I had to inquire with the servants of the royal palace of Rongjun. I wish you good luck. Thinking that the fourth master often showed the emperor’s kindness in front of people in Qiannan, he recruited a few clever servants for a simple training. Now, so when someone asks again, this is the answer.

"Our uncle, that is, the emperor, was also rich in wealth back then. If you don't say anything else, just because you have so many accounts with the golden man, you don't know how much gold, silver and jewelry you have paid. Although our prince is worse than the emperor, the money is not enough. Not to mention, there is also a cousin of An Guogong who can do business?"

"Then why is the emperor so poor to eat these things?" The people didn't believe it.

The servant sighed and said, "The two masters of our Qi family are rich, but we couldn't bear Da Zhou to empty the treasury. Then Prime Minister Qin didn't leave a single copper plate to the state, so I don't need money for food relief? Money? If nothing else, the Kaichun court always has to distribute grain seeds and support some agricultural tools, right? All of this requires money? Where does the money come from? The emperor and our prince sold everything that could be sold at the beginning. The million-dollar family property was donated to Daqi."

"My darling..."

"In order to appease the hearts of the people, the emperor only knows about these matters, and I only know it when I occasionally hear our prince and Duke An Guo speak. You are not allowed to spread the word. The emperor loves the people and does not want to waste the people and money, otherwise you see, What do you want to be an emperor? Isn't it the beauty of Qianquan?"

"But our emperor has been on the throne for half a year, and there is still only one queen in the harem. Why? Isn't it because it costs money to fill the harem? I heard that now the emperor uses all the things he used in the hidden residence, and nothing is added."

The common people love to listen to gossip, especially the gossip of the royal family.

He said: "Do you think that our palace is here to sell Qiannan native products to make money for ourselves? This is because the emperor is worried about the livelihood of the people in southern Qian, and he can't bear the hardship of the people. I want to find a way to live for the people of southern Qian, but there are many miasma and poisonous insects in southern Qian, and the emperor knows that the big guy is not at ease with these things, so he kept a share for himself, and then sell it to you..."

The people heard tears in their eyes, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty's benevolence!" Hula-la knelt on the ground, the people behind didn't know why, but when they saw the people in front kneeling, they also knelt down.

Zhu Liang rushed over and slapped the little guy on the head with a slap. He wanted to stare him out of a hole. Seeing this, an old man below stood up tremblingly and took Zhu Liang's hand, crying, "Housekeeper, Can't blame him, the emperor should tell us that he suffered this hardship for the people, why should we hide it? This thing is good, don't have to try it out by the emperor, come, I'll buy it, buy ten copies, ten copies of each."

"I want ten copies of each..."

"I want twenty copies."

The people behind    also got up and squeezed forward with the money. Zhu Liang squeezed out a smile and said, "Everyone slow down, I'll have someone clean up for you."

The old man said worriedly: "You can't embarrass that little brother, he is also kind, and he told us that he couldn't bear to see our doubts."

Zhu Liang hurriedly smiled and pulled the man behind him, patted his head and said, "Who told you to talk nonsense? I taught you three sentences in total, and you told me a bunch of things, but luckily you didn't screw things up, If it's broken, you won't have enough heads to chop off ten heads."

The servant shrank his neck and said, "Steward, I know I'm wrong, but just say three sentences according to your words, the person in front will never let me go..."

"You just need to keep your mouth shut and smile slightly, can't they force you? Go down and don't say a word more."

Zhu Liang knows the essence of hiding half a sentence in his speech, and what he wants is people's imagination. Originally, he only ordered his servants to pass on three sentences. Who knew that this kid didn't look at it and said a bunch of words, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, I just hope things are still under control, he is really just giving the royal family a boost of popularity.

Who knows, it took only one night to say what the servant said, and it spread all over the streets the next day. Everyone knew how hard the emperor was living. This local product was sold to raise food for the people of southern Qian.

The emperor of Da Zhou was absurd for several generations, especially when Emperor Jingyan lived in Lin'an City for more than 20 years. , people who didn't want to buy local specialties in southern Guizhou also flocked to the streets to buy some, as a reward for the lovable and lovely emperor.

On the third day, the more than 20 trucks of local specialties that Zhu Liang escorted over were all sold out, and the people who came from the neighboring prefectures and counties pounded their feet and chests on the street without buying them, saying that they were late.

Zhu Liang was very distressed to see it. I had known that they would have worked harder to acquire a little more. So many people bought it, how much money did they make less? His distress was unbearable.