More children, more blessings, starting from marrying a wife to fight for world hegemony

Chapter 177 Chen Wanrong's Master, Lu Chen's Troubles
In the quiet and elegant small courtyard, white mist lingered.

The stream in the courtyard is constantly flowing, making a gurgling sound.

At this time, a bone-piercing cold air was released from the room in the small courtyard. In an instant, everything in the courtyard was frozen, as if this place was in the extreme north.

At this time, a graceful figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

Chen Wanrong was wearing a white plain dress. She walked lightly through the frozen stone road and came to the door of the room.

Chen Wanrong didn't go in directly, she bowed at the door and said, "Disciple pays homage to Master."

At this time, a cold female voice came from the room.

"come in!"

As soon as the voice fell, the door of the wooden house opened automatically in an instant, and a gust of icy cold wind blew out from the room, making Chen Wanrong's long skirt flutter non-stop.

After the cold wind passed, Chen Wanrong stepped over the threshold and entered the room.

The inside of the room is like an ice cave for thousands of years, everything is frozen.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong's eyes turned to the bed not far away, a woman with long silver-white hair was slowly opening her beautiful eyes.

A woman is like a fairy in the sky, her beauty seems to be something that shouldn't exist in reality.

Although the woman's hair is all white, her skin is extremely fair and tender, and there are no wrinkles on her face, just like a woman who has just grown up.

Her body exudes a holy light, and her icy temperament makes people unable to get close.

At this time, the woman stared into Chen Wanrong's eyes and said, "Recently, many elders have come to this seat to complain, saying that you are not focused on cultivation, and even sent many disciples to Beijun."

The woman's voice is pure and elegant, and has a strong penetrating power, as if it is directly transmitted to the human brain.

Chen Wanrong said expressionlessly: "Return to Master, there is indeed such a thing."

After hearing Chen Wanrong's answer, the white-haired woman said: "There are very few people in this world who have a celestial relationship. Countless people fight for an illusory celestial relationship, but you, a person who has a celestial relationship, But they don’t know how to cherish it.”

Chen Wanrong said neither humble nor overbearing: "This disciple has lost all his heart and has no intention of cultivating immortals. I have let Master down."

The woman sighed and said, "Forget it, everyone has their own choice."

"I asked you to come this time to tell you that this seat is about to retreat. This retreat may last for 100 years or 500 years."

"After this seat retreats, everything in Xuanyue Palace will be handed over to you and those elders."

"I would like to remind you that although this world cannot accommodate the existence of immortals, and no immortals will come to this world, the Xuanyue Palace is not invincible. You and those elders may not be their opponents for a powerhouse beyond the realm of heaven and man."

"That's why I still hope that after you settle everything, you don't want to cause any more trouble, and you can return to Xuanyue Palace to meditate and practice, so that you can break through the realm of heaven and man as soon as possible. When I don't want to go out, the only thing I see is your grave."

"This seat has already lost one disciple, and I don't want to lose another one."

Chen Wanrong bowed again and said, "I understand."

The white-haired woman said, "Okay, that's it."

After the words fell, the body of the white-haired woman turned into countless fragments, and then disappeared.

With the disappearance of the white-haired woman, the ice in the room was lifted instantly, and the sound of gurgling water outside the yard sounded again.

After the white-haired woman left, Chen Wanrong also turned and left the courtyard.

Her master has retreated, her greatest worry has disappeared, and no one can stop her from returning to the country.

It's time to go back to Northshire.

At this moment, Lu Chen's figure couldn't help appearing in her mind.

I don't know why, recently, the figure of Lu Chen has always appeared in her mind from time to time.

At this time, Chen Wanrong still didn't think much about it. She guessed that maybe it was because she had been thinking about planting love Gu for Lu Chen, so she always thought of him.

……

North County.

North Prince's Mansion, Chunsheng Academy.

"Ah cut!!!"

"Ah cut!!!"

"It's strange, I'm already a grandmaster, why am I still sneezing? Could it be that woman is thinking about me."

Lu Chen had just finished exercising and was sitting by the bed to rest, but he sneezed several times as soon as he got up.

At this time, Lu Chen turned his head to look at Xiao Wenyao who was paralyzed on the bed, Xiao Wenyao had tears in his eyes, and looked very pitiful.

Seeing Xiao Wenyao staring at him resentfully, Lu Chen said with a smile: "Xiao Maer, what kind of expression are you showing? Could it be you who scolded me in your heart just now?"

Xiao Wenyao whispered, "I dare not."

Lu Chen laughed, then slapped her on the buttocks and said, "Don't you dare? You are a person who wants me to be a horse for you to ride, what else are you afraid of?"

"I think you have become more and more courageous recently."

Xiao Wenyao didn't dare to speak, only dared to murmur in her heart that what she wanted to ride was a real horse, a horse that could gallop on the grassland, but every time Lu Chen twisted her meaning and took her as a horse.

Lu Chen glanced out the window, and found that the wind and snow outside had stopped, then he got up and said, "You have a good rest, I have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

Seeing that Lu Chen got up, Xiao Wenyao also quickly got up and helped to dress Lu Chen.

Now Xiao Wenyao has also learned to serve others, after all, she is Lu Chen's little slave girl, these are all things she should learn.

After Lu Chen left Chunshengyuan, he went to the study.

Today's weather was good, it was sunny after the snow, when Lu Chen came to the door of the study, he didn't enter the study immediately, but stood in the yard to bask in the sun for a while.

In the past half a month, Lu Chen hadn't been in the sun for a long time, whether he was cultivating a relationship with Yelu Nanyan in bed, teaching Xiao Wenyao how to ride a horse, or practicing guns with the master Bai Qingqing.

While Lu Chen was basking in the sun, a maid came to Lu Chen, "My lord, please see Mrs. Li."

Lu Chen said lightly: "Let him come over."

Soon, the servant girl brought Li Rui to Lu Chen.

Li Rui saluted and said: "See the prince, the prince is a thousand years old!"

While basking in the sun, Lu Chen said, "Well, no courtesy."

"Tell me, what's the matter."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Rui hesitated for a moment, but did not speak immediately.

Seeing that Li Rui hadn't spoken for a long time, Lu Chen turned his head to look at Li Ruinan curiously, "Why is Mr. Li so awkward today?"

Li Rui coughed, and then said: "My lord, I'm looking for you this time, mainly about officials' salaries."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he asked: "Official salary? Why, officials from Beijun want to increase their salary?"

Li Rui replied, "That's not true."

"only……"

Li Rui hesitated to speak.

Seeing Li Rui talking about mother-in-law and mother today, Lu Chen immediately said: "Master Li, if you have something to say, go back and do your work if you have nothing to do."

Seeing that Lu Chen was a little unhappy, Li Rui quickly said: "Before, the salaries of the officials in Beijun were all issued by the imperial court, but according to the regulations of the imperial court, the salaries of the officials in the fiefdoms of the Daxia vassal were all issued by the vassal."

"The imperial court stopped allocating funds to Beijun six months ago, so..."

Li Rui didn't continue talking, he looked up at Lu Chen.

His meaning is very simple and clear, that is, Beijun has no money, and the salaries of the officials have to be paid by the Beiwangfu.

Hearing Li Rui's words, Lu Chen laughed, and then said: "Isn't Beijun taxed every year? This king remembers that according to the rules of the court, the vassal king is the queen, and he didn't have to report to the court for the first ten years." tax."

"Isn't Beijun's tax revenue not enough to support these officials in Beijun?"

Li Rui said: "Going back to my lord, Beijun is poor, and since my lord has been exempted from a lot of taxes after coming to Beijun, there is indeed no money in Beijun's treasury."

"I have done my calculations. If all the salaries of the officials are distributed this year, I am afraid that the Palace of Political Affairs will run out of money before the completion of the construction."

Now the Beiwang Mansion and the Sheriff's Mansion are two accounts. The money of the Beiwang Mansion has always been managed by the Beiwang Mansion, and the tax revenue of the North County is managed by the Sheriff's Mansion.

Without the appropriation from the imperial court, the little money managed by Li Rui would be exhausted soon, and it is suggested that all the money for the government hall come from the treasury of the sheriff's office.

Lu Chen was exempted from so many taxes in Beijun, and there was no appropriation from the court. During this period of time, the money managed by the Sheriff's Mansion was basically in and out, so naturally it couldn't last long.

After listening to Li Rui's words, Lu Chen was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, after a while, Lu Chen asked, "How much salary do the officials of Beijun need this year?"

Li Rui replied cautiously: "Go back to the prince, no more than one hundred thousand."

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned, and continued to ask: "How much is it?"

Li Rui replied again: "About 5 taels."

For only 5 taels, the Northern Prince's Mansion must be able to take it out.

But this is only part of the salary of the North County officials. Lu Chen now spends an unfathomable amount of money on raising the black cavalry and raising those barbarian captives. Earning is definitely not as fast as spending.

Lu Chen then said to Li Rui: "You go back first. I am not in charge of the accounts of the palace. I have to ask the concubine first. As for the officials' salaries, I will allocate funds in a few days. You don't have to worry about it."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Rui felt relieved. He also knew that Beiwangfu is not short of money now. Almost every business in Beiwangfu can make a lot of money. 10,000+ taels of silver a month is definitely not a problem. .

The point is that the attitude of the Northern King is very important. After some vassals arrived in the fief, they often defaulted on the salaries of the officials. This happened in every fief. Li Rui was worried at first because he was afraid that Lu Chen would deliberately default on the salaries of the officials. .

If Lu Chen defaulted on the official's salary, the officials of Beijun would not think of looking for the prince Lu Chen first, but would come to look for him as the sheriff.

Fortunately, Lu Chen didn't intend to default on his salary.

Li Rui then said: "Chen, please leave."

Then Li Rui left the palace with peace of mind. After Li Rui left, Lu Chen didn't go into the study either. He went directly to the main courtyard to find Mu Zixuan.

Mu Zixuan was sitting on the wooden chair in the main hall at this time. Most people in Daxia still like to sit on their knees, but Lu Chen was afraid that if his wife and concubine were pregnant, sitting on her knees would affect the fetus, so she asked the craftsmen to create different chairs. less chairs.

Today's Mu Zixuan is already pregnant, and her stomach is a little bulging, but it is not particularly obvious, mainly because her clothes are looser.

When Lu Chen came to the main hall, he found that Mu Zixuan was reading the account book. He immediately moved a chair and sat next to Mu Zixuan, put his arm around her waist, and whispered in her ear: "My concubine, Thanks for your hard work."

Seeing that Lu Chen came to look for her at this time, Mu Zixuan was a little confused. Normally, after she was pregnant, Lu Chen would not come to hug her in broad daylight. Qingqing didn't have time to look for her when she was riding a horse and practicing guns.

Mu Zixuan immediately put down the account book in her hand and asked, "My lord, what do you want to do with your concubine?"

Lu Chen didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "From now on, the officials in Beijun will also need Beiwang Mansion to support them, and the money from Beiwang Mansion may have to be allocated a lot."

Mu Zixuan instantly understood what Lu Chen meant, and Mu Zixuan said: "It is true that the national treasury and internal funds should be divided."

The vassal kings of Great Xia divide their fiefdoms into states. Once the fiefdoms are divided, the imperial court will no longer allocate funds to the vassal king's fiefs, unless there is a war or something particularly important happens.

When the general vassals went to the fiefdom, they had to distinguish between the inner treasury of the royal mansion and the national treasury. The purpose was to collect most of the tax revenue directly to the inner treasury for their own food, drink and entertainment.

Of course, Beijun is different. Now Beijun is very poor and doesn't have much tax revenue. Lu Chen doesn't need to rely on ordinary people's taxes to make money. The Beiwang Mansion needs to separate the internal treasury and the national treasury just to facilitate future funding.

Mu Zixuan continued at this time: "But who should take care of the national treasury? Does the prince have an ideal candidate in mind?"

Naturally, the money bag must be in the hands of one's own people. Once the internal treasury and the national treasury are divided, the treasury can no longer be handed over to the prefect's office.

Although the palace is very rich now, it is not guaranteed that one day the national treasury will have more silver than the inner treasury, especially after the North County develops in the future, once the tax revenue comes up, the treasury will most likely have more money than the inner treasury of the Northern Prince's Mansion. Money.

So it's best to keep the money bag firmly in your hands from the beginning.

Hearing Mu Zixuan's question, Lu Chen pondered for a moment, "I really haven't found a suitable candidate."

First of all, those who manage the treasury must be [-]% loyal to him, and secondly, those who manage the treasury must have certain experience.

Lu Chen sighed and said: "Don't talk about the national treasury, the official structure of the entire North County is similar to a grass-roots team. There are not many people who can use it. It seems that the official structure of the North County must be adjusted first."

The reason why Fengguo is called a country is naturally because the vassal princes in Fengguo have a lot of autonomy, including the right to appoint and dismiss officials.

Usually when the vassal king goes to his own feudal state, the first thing he does is to form his own team, which is the so-called small court. There are six imperial courts and six feudal states.

It has been more than a year since Lu Chen came to Beijun, and even the six departments have not been confirmed, and the rights and responsibilities are not clear. How Beijun was managed in the past is still the same now.

Of course, the most important reason is the lack of capable people in Beijun, and Lu Chen couldn't find so many civil servants to form the Six Departments.

At this time, Lu Chen looked down at Mu Zixuan's stomach, and then stretched out his hand to gently stroke Mu Zixuan's stomach, thinking in his heart that when Mu Zixuan and Zhou Youyou gave birth, the system would reward her talent.

One was Jin Yiwei, and the other was Black Cavalry, which shows that the reward for having a child is likely to be talent.

In this way, Mu Zixuan and the others are not only pregnant with their own child, they may also be pregnant with the civil servant they want.

I hope that when Mu Zixuan and the others give birth again, the system can reward themselves with some capable people. Now Beijun is too short of civil servants.

At this time, Mu Zixuan said: "My lord, why don't you try to hand over the national treasury to Sister Nanyan temporarily?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen froze for a moment.

Yelu Nanyan does have rich management experience, and her favorability with him has reached [-], so it is impossible for her to betray.

However, Yelu Nanyan used to be the princess of the Sirius King after all, so handing over the treasury to a person who used to be the princess of the Sirius King will definitely cause dissatisfaction among some people.

Mu Zixuan continued: "Sister Nanyan is now the prince's woman, and this concubine recently asked Sister Nanyan to handle the affairs of the palace together, and I found that her ability to manage accounts is not much worse than my concubine's. If the treasury is only temporarily handed over to her for management, I think there should be no problem."

"And with the prince's charm, I believe that the prince will soon find someone who can take over the treasury, so letting her manage the treasury is only temporary."

"My concubine thinks that letting her manage the national treasury is of great importance, and that is to appease the barbarians in North County. If you let the barbarians know that Sister Nanyan, who was once the princess of Sirius King, can be entrusted with important tasks by you, then it proves that You do not exclude barbarians, so that those barbarians can see hope."

Before Lu Chen married Yelu Nanyan, it had a very important political effect, that is to appease the barbarians in Beijun, especially the barbarians in the Sirius King tribe.

Although Lu Chen was already greedy for Yelu Nanyan's body, his marriage to Yelu Nanyan was not actually a lustful act, but a political marriage.

It is equivalent to the political marriage between the barbarian Sirius King tribe and the Northern Palace.

Of course, even if Yelu Nanyan was not the princess of Sirius King, Lu Chen would still want to take her as his own after seeing her, political marriage is only secondary to Lu Chen.

After Lu Chen thought for a while, he said with a smile: "Aifei, if you let Nanyan manage the national treasury, you are not afraid that she will have power in her hands and have a higher status in the palace than you?"

Mu Zixuan replied with a smile: "No one can fight for the status of the women in the Northern Palace, but it is given by the prince. Whoever the prince wants to have a high status can be high."

If it is in other places, once a woman has power in her hands, the male master is likely to be subject to the woman.

But it's different in Beiwangfu, Lu Chen has absolute authority in Beiwangfu, all the women in the inner courtyard are centered on him.

Mu Zixuan is someone who knows the effect of Longfeng tea, so she doesn't worry that Yelu Nanyan will have a higher status than herself because of the power in her hands, unless Lu Chen wants Yelu Nanyan to have a higher status than her .

If Lu Chen really wanted Yelu Nanyan to have a higher status than her, or even abolish her as a concubine, it was not something she, the daughter of a criminal minister, could stop.

But after more than a year of living together, Mu Zixuan believed that Lu Chen was not that kind of person. She had [-]% trust in Lu Chen, and this was also the benefit of [-]% favorability.

(End of this chapter)