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Chapter 387 The Emperor's Women
Historical records: Concubine Yu Zhang's family is straight and strong.Guest and Wei are dissidents, secluded in other palaces, and never eat or drink.It was raining, and the concubine crawled to drink from the eaves, wailing "Long live" several times and died.

After the cloud and rain were over, Zhu Youxiao hugged Concubine Yu Zhang, who was sweating and panting slightly, his thoughts suddenly changed, and he felt a sudden love and compassion.

Looking sideways at the blushing Zhang Yuer, the love and pity in her eyes was undisguised, which made Zhang Yuer stunned for a moment, but then smiled happily, and put her face against the emperor's chest and gently rubbed it.

Zhu Youxiao caressed his concubine Ai, smiled lightly, and said: "When the child is one year old, if you want to raise a cat, you can go to Qianqing Palace to hold two."

Zhang Yuer suddenly raised her head, her face full of surprise.Blinking his big eyes twice, he laughed happily, put his arms around the emperor's neck, and gave Xie En a warm kiss without hesitation.

From a cleaning maid to a concubine, the position of the excrement shoveler is very important.Zhang Yuer not only likes cats, but also thanks to the cats who gave her a different life.

But since concubine Jin was pregnant, let alone keeping a cat, even if she wanted to visit Xiaobai, she was forbidden by the emperor.She didn't even see Xiao Bai giving birth to a kitten, she could only imagine the scene of a pile of soft balls of fur surrounding Xiao Bai.

It's all right now, although we have to wait a few months, we finally have something to look forward to.

Zhu Youxiao liked Zhang Yuer's expression of true feelings from the heart. He stretched out his hands to hold Aifei's face, squeezed it with a smirk, and waited for Zhang Yuer's small mouth to turn into a duck before going up to hold it...

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In the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, Fan Xiaohui is grooming the cats one by one.

Little Maotuan has grown up a lot, although he is very familiar with Li Chengcheng and Fan Xiaohui, but his nature is dishonest, jumping and running makes Fan Xiaohui very hard.

"Little Five, Little Five." Fan Xiaohui grabbed another cat, raised her arm to wipe the sweat off her forehead, pointed the cat's head with her finger, and said, "You run happily, and you don't stop calling."

Meow - Xiao Wu let out a cry, raised his head and stuck out his tongue to lick Fan Xiaohui's hand.

Fan Xiaohui giggled, touched the cat's head, and picked up a small brush to comb it.

Li Chengcheng was sitting at the table next to him to settle accounts, watching Fan Xiaohui tease the cat, he couldn't help pursing his lips and smiling.His big eyes blinked slowly, thoughtfully.

Recently, the girl's demeanor has changed, not only did she no longer ask her about "being punished", she even lost her strange and puzzled expression.

Could it be?Li Chengcheng began to recall the scene of the emperor sleeping in the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace recently, not many times.Usually she is on duty in the outer room according to the palace rules, but every time the emperor wants her to share the bed.

Sometimes it's a favor, and sometimes it's just talking and sleeping with his arms around him. Li Chengcheng's face became hot as he thought about it.

It seems that there are no days when Fan Xiaohui is on duty?Li Chengcheng stroked it again, but didn't remember it.

"Chengcheng——" Fan Xiaohui came over at some point, and looked strangely at Li Chengcheng, who was in a daze of deep thought, "Asleep?"

Li Chengcheng was taken aback, and quickly covered it up: "I'm a little sleepy, I'm confused."

"Then go to sleep for a while!" Fan Xiaohui said with concern: "Anyway, these accounts are not in a hurry."

Li Chengcheng shook his head, and said: "The emperor will watch it tomorrow, and there is not much left, so let me finish the calculation quickly!"

Oh, Fan Xiaohui responded, and said with concern: "Go and have a cold drink, and settle the score after you refresh yourself."

Li Chengcheng nodded with a smile and said, "Let's go, let's go together."

The emperor was not in the Qianqing Palace, and Li Chengcheng was able to dominate the monkey, which was what Zhu Youxiao was used to. Even Wang Tiqian didn't mind his own business, and he couldn't do big things anyway.

The transformation of a crow into a phoenix has already been performed by Zhang Yuer once, and Li Chengcheng is also likely to be the same.Who is favored by the emperor is recorded, Fan Xiaohui doesn't know, Wang Tiqian still doesn't know?
What's more, it's just to be able to order food and drink without having to work, and it's not arrogant and domineering towards the palace people.

Not long enough, two bowls of fruit shaved ice were brought over, and the two girls sat in the shade of a tree in front of the hall, chatting and laughing while eating.

"Last year, the emperor made a decree to keep the Longevity Festival simple. I wonder if it will be a big one this year?" Fan Xiaohui said with some expectation: "It would be nice to have some fun."

The name of the emperor's birthday has been called Wanshou Festival since the Ming Dynasty.

There have been many different names in history. For example, in Tang Dynasty, there were Qianqiu Festival, Tianchang Festival, Tianpingdicheng Festival, etc.; in Song Dynasty, they were named Changchun Festival, Shouning Festival, Chengtian Festival, Qianyuan Festival, etc.; The names of birthday festivals are different.

According to feudal ethics, longevity is the beginning of a king.China governs the world with filial piety, so the birthdays of the emperors who are the "parents of the people" have been attached great importance to in all dynasties.

In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's birthday, Wanshou Festival, was called the three major festivals together with "New Year's Day" and "Winter Solstice". The solemn atmosphere of "Festival" makes it have a more lofty meaning.

When it comes to Wanshou Festival, the whole country will have a three-day holiday, and celebrations will be held at the same time, "the government and the people enjoy together".In the capital, the ministers would celebrate the emperor's birthday, present fine wine, nectar and various gifts, and the emperor would reward the officials according to their rank.

In addition, slaughter is also prohibited during the Longevity Festival, and criminal names are ignored for several days before and after.

The artisans of the capital also used colored paintings, cloth, etc. to decorate the main streets in a colorful way, singing and dancing everywhere.Civil and military officials from all over the country set up incense tables and saluted in the direction of the capital.

If it is a later generation, Zhu Youxiao has no objection to this.Anyway, I didn't spend my own money, and I can take three more days off, which is great!

But to spend so much money to celebrate his birthday, it is heartache for the emperor who is everywhere.

Therefore, last year's Longevity Day was kept simple, and it was still a holiday, but it was definitely not grand.

In fact, when it comes to the Longevity Festivals of various dynasties, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty had the biggest scene, with entertainers singing and dancing in the teaching workshop, and delicacies from mountains and seas served at the imperial banquet. It took the emperor a long time to finish sitting.

And every Longevity Festival in the Ming Palace, eunuchs and maids with low status can wear their favorite clothes instead of blue and purple.

The court ladies will also compete to create new Fangsheng gourds, which are worn on the body.

The girl stays in the palace all day, and she also finds it boring. She wears beautiful clothes that she likes, and creates Fangsheng gourds, just to make it lively and festive, which is a reasonable idea.

Li Chengcheng shook his head lightly, and said: "I am afraid that the emperor will not celebrate the festival grandly. The wars in Liaodong and Southwest China, as well as other expenses, make the emperor very worried!"

Oh, Fan Xiaohui flattened her mouth and ate a spoonful of shaved ice, feeling a little disappointed.

Li Chengcheng blinked his eyes, suddenly thought of a way to test it, and reminded pretending to be concerned: "Don't mention it in front of the emperor, be careful that the emperor will punish you."

As soon as punishment was mentioned, Fan Xiaohui's face flushed suddenly, she lowered her eyes, and fell silent.

Li Chengcheng observed the expression of his best friend and felt that something was wrong.Then she tilted her head with a smile, looked at Fan Xiaohui's dodging eyes, and continued to ask: "Has the emperor punished you? How?"

Fan Xiaohui glanced at Li Chengcheng, avoided her friend's stare, and said shyly: "You have been punished several times, and you still come to ask me?"

Li Chengcheng chuckled and said, "Who knows how the emperor will punish you, there is not only one way."

Fan Xiaohui's face turned even redder, she silently ate shaved ice, and finally said after a while: "Isn't it the same as the government, playing the board!"

Hit the board?The emperor is so cruel?Li Chengcheng opened his mouth into an "O" shape, blinked his eyes, and quickly asked, "Does it hurt? Do you want to take medicine?"

Fan Xiaohui shook her head lightly, and said to herself: If you slap your butt, the emperor doesn't use much force.That's right, I'm going to take off my skirt, I'm so ashamed!

Li Chengcheng didn't pursue the usual questions any more, he wanted to intercede with the emperor and stop hitting Fan Xiaohui.Instead of "punishing" yourself...

The girl's face also turned red, similar to Fan Xiaohui's.

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When the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace, he didn't notice the abnormality of the two girls. Instead, he read the memorial and felt relieved for the prospect of the "Ping Liao debt".

While gratified, Zhu Youxiao also felt a little regretful.Because the majority of those interested in subscribing for national debt are chambers of commerce, and each chamber of commerce has at least 100 million yuan, leaving little for other social classes, which is somewhat different from his original intention.

If you want to raise funds from businessmen, Zhu Youxiao believes that it will go smoothly, and there is no need to go through any troubles to issue "Ping Liao bonds".As long as you talk about borrowing, I believe it will be easy for several major chambers of commerce to come up with 800 million yuan without paying interest.

And Zhu Youxiao doesn't engage in donations, and he doesn't want all the "Pingliao debts" to be subscribed by businessmen.The reason mentioned earlier is not just as simple as raising funds.

Obviously, several major chambers of commerce may have misunderstood the meaning of the emperor.Thinking that the emperor was short of money, and he was embarrassed to open his mouth to borrow money, he came up with a "Ping Liao debt".

Several major chambers of commerce don't care about the interest on the "Pingliao debt".In business, the minimum profit is much more than the interest, although "Pingliao debt" can be regarded as a stable investment.

Therefore, several major chambers of commerce were afraid of falling behind, and before the "Ping-Liao Bond" was officially issued, only some news came out, so they actively performed and left a good impression on the emperor.

In particular, the Changjiang Chamber of Commerce expressed to the imperial court through Tang Mo that it was willing to spend 200 million yuan to subscribe for the "Ping-Liao Bond" without interest.

Since the establishment of several major chambers of commerce and the recognition of the court, they have made great contributions.Maritime merchants are mainly recruited by the imperial court, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce undertakes the business in the north and monopolizes the border trade, which can be regarded as running errands for the imperial court.

The Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce seized the opportunity, and through the issuance of silver coins, it paid a lot of money in exchange for the emperor's attention.

The Changjiang Chamber of Commerce also wanted to learn from the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, or it got Tang Mo's advice.Just in time for the imperial court to issue "Ping Liao debt", they simply paid a huge sum of money, and when the emperor was happy, they became one of the four major chambers of commerce in Ming Dynasty.

It has not been officially released yet, and most of it has been completed, and the remaining shares should be no problem.

Looking at the number of subscriptions by the chamber of commerce, Zhu Youxiao made a simple estimate. It is estimated that 600 million will be issued, and the chamber of commerce will take over 500 million, leaving only 100 million. It is enough for each of the elites in the capital to buy a little.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Youxiao decided not to dispel the enthusiasm of the Chamber of Commerce for the time being, but he was also eager to let them get the money.Make a public offering first to see how much the gap can be.

Moreover, the estimated issuance quota of 600 million does not have to be too restrictive.There are many places to spend money, more than 600 million is better, and you are afraid that you will not be able to pay the interest?

Don't think that Zhu Youxiao borrowed it first, and didn't think about repaying the money later.Emperor, it's embarrassing to renege on a debt, you can't do that.

Zhu Youxiao didn't even think about using internal funds to repay the "Ping Liao debt". After calculation, he believed that the imperial court's finances would be able to repay the debt after three years.

The "Ticket and Salt Law" will be implemented, and the tobacco monopoly system is also being improved, as well as tea monopoly, gold and silver mines, etc.With the increase in tobacco planting, the stricter control of tea monopoly, and the mining of gold and silver, fiscal revenue will increase significantly.

What makes Zhu Youxiao more confident is the collection of commercial taxes, which is the main source of Ming's fiscal revenue.The effect of self-discipline supervision through the Chamber of Commerce has already appeared, and this year is expected to more than double that of last year.

The Chamber of Commerce needs to be continuously established and developed, but the outside world does not know the emperor's mind, thinking that it is difficult to get the recognition of the court.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to explain too much, it would be better to take the initiative to deliver it to the door, which would make the new chamber of commerce work hard to make more contributions.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao wrote the decision into a secret letter and handed it over to Bi Ziyan and Wu Dazhang to handle it.As for the dignitaries in the capital, Zhu Youxiao will personally go out and let these guys also make some contributions to "Ping Liao".

I was writing a secret letter here, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Fan Xiaohui coming in quietly, obediently standing beside her, waiting to serve the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say a word, and continued to write the secret letter, but he didn't notice Fan Xiaohui's serious demeanor, which was focused and fearful of making mistakes.

Wang Tiqian walked in with a few memorials in his hands, seeing that the emperor was writing without raising his head, he didn't dare to disturb him.After hesitating for a while, he winked at Fan Xiaohui, called Fan Xiaohui over, and handed the memorial to her.

Just as Wang Tiqian was about to withdraw quietly, the emperor's slightly deep voice sounded, "The companion of the king—"

Wang Tiqian hurriedly bowed, with a habitual flattering smile on his face, "The servant is here, the emperor just orders."

Zhu Youxiao put down his pen, sealed the sealed envelope, and then raised his head and said: "This year's Longevity Day should be kept simple. The country is troubled, so extravagance is not allowed."

Wang Tiqian thought for a while, and replied respectfully: "The emperor puts state affairs first, and he is really a wise king through the ages. Since it is simple, the servants and maids will only be arranged in the palace. Longevity, the emperor, more celebrations are always necessary."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Wang Ban arranges it by himself, it's enough to be a little grander than last year."

"Yes, the servant obeys the order." Wang Tiqian bowed and retreated.

It's simple again, not so much excitement to watch.Fan Xiaohui was muttering in her heart, and then heard the emperor's order, "Submit the new memorabilia!"

"Yes." Fan Xiaohui agreed, walked up a few steps, and put the memorabilia on the case.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at it casually, and found that there was nothing important, so he leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes slightly and said, "Read it to me."

Fan Xiaohui grinned, knowing that it was time to test herself.If you want not to be "punished", then don't make typos.Don't look at the lazy look of the emperor, his ears are sharp!
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(End of this chapter)