Chapter 727

However, the Minister of Personnel who was caught by the emperor and complained about it finally told the truth. No official dared to go and was willing to follow him.

This made Zhao Xu, the young emperor, choked up, but after thinking about it carefully, Wang Wushan's temper was indeed not very good, but the problem was that someone had to do things. After thinking about it, Zhao Xu finally felt that it would be better to ask the wise and scheming grandmother for some advice.

However, after rushing to the Chunqiu Palace, I learned that the emperor's grandmother had run to the Queen Meng again, so Zhao Xu naturally did not dare to be negligent and rushed towards the Queen Meng.

I happened to see the emperor's grandmother chatting with Meng, and from time to time she let out a happy laugh. Seeing this scene, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile a little more, and when his eyes fell on Meng, he also felt a little more concerned.

"Your Majesty..." Empress Meng turned her head as if she was aware of it, and when she saw the emperor Zhao Xu, she stood outside the hall gate with a smile and looked at him, and quickly got up.

As a result, he was stopped by Gao Taotao before he even stood up. "Don't be anxious, why are you panic? He is not a tiger, can you eat it? You are a person with a body now. Don't be rough like a little girl. What if there is something, what should I do if I have old body..."

Meng was embarrassed in an instant, and Zhao Xu quickly stepped into the hall and saluted Gao Taotao respectfully. "The grandson has seen the emperor and grandmother..."

"Why don't you come here to help your wife quickly..." Gao Taotao said angrily, as if he disliked Zhao Xu without any eyes. Zhao Xu was amused and cried and rushed forward to support Queen Meng, and asked her to sit back on the soft couch again.

"It's just a first pregnancy now. You must be careful and take care of your baby. Do you know that you need to keep a happy mood?..." Gao Taotao gave Meng a hint of energy, and Meng nodded in addition to nodding.

Over the past period of time, she seemed to no longer be in charge of the government, and there were no more troubles about government affairs. In addition, the growing maturity and stability of the young emperor made her feel much more relaxed. She usually copied the calligraphy and paintings of ancient masters, or read books.

Queen Meng often came to chat with her to relieve her boredom, especially five days ago, when the imperial physician had confirmed that Queen Meng was pregnant, the smile on Gao Taotao's face almost never stopped.

It seems that my wish to hold a great-grandson is not just a dream. In another eight months, it will become a reality this winter.

"It seems that the official family is still very concerned about the queen. Before the court robes have been changed, they have come here as soon as they are dispersed..." Gao Taotao looked at Meng's family who is gradually showing roundness and smoothness in front of him, and Zhao Xu, the emperor who carefully carved Meng's clothes for Meng's family, and said in relief.

"Grandmother of the Emperor, actually my grandson happened to have something to come to you, but after hearing the people from the Spring and Autumn Palace, you came over to the Queen, so my grandson rushed over..." Zhao Xu's words were really true, which made Gao Taotao couldn't help but glar at this guy without a wink. Old woman, I'm cultivating the relationship between you two. You're so stupid that you are not afraid of your wife being unhappy.

Gao Taotao glanced slightly, but saw that Meng's bright eyes were curved into two crescent moons, staring at Zhao Xu who was talking seriously with tenderness and sweetness. Okay, as long as she liked it.

"Okay, granddaughter-in-law, please have a good rest. Can the official family go out for a walk with the old man?" After the couple said a few words, Gao Taotao and the emperor came outside. It was almost March, and it was the bright spring time.

The grandparents and grandsons walked leisurely and walked towards Zhao Xu's imperial study not far away. Along the way, Zhao Xu told his ideas to the scheming emperor's grandmother.

After hearing Zhao Xu's words, Gao Taotao narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, then smiled. "What a big deal for Ai's family? Isn't it just that there is no salt official willing to take office? Since that's the case, let him Wang Wushan find a way."

Seeing Zhao Xu's face full of confusion, Gao Taotao explained. "Most of the salt and iron areas in our Song Dynasty are directly managed by the court, but some places are difficult to transport salt and iron to Beijing because of their remoteness. Under such circumstances, there is no precedent for local officials to operate..."

"What's more, the northwest part of the Song Dynasty has always been short of salt. Now I have obtained Yanzhou, which produces more than 200,000 stones of salt per year, so it should be enough to supply the local area. In this case, it depends on what Wang Wushan thinks. With his talent, I believe that it is not difficult to serve as a salt official again."

Zhao Xu was right when he thought about it. Since the officials in the court were unwilling to do it, Wang Yang could give this matter the rest. Anyway, this guy has many tricks, so he could always have a way to solve it.

"Thank you for your advice from the emperor's grandmother. The grandson finally fell into the ground. In addition, the grandson just received a letter from Wang Wushan. He wanted to prepare to rebuild Yanzhou Prefecture City."

"Why?" Gao Taotao looked at Zhao Xu in amazement. Building a city is not a trivial matter, and the money consumed is not a small amount. Coupled with the required civil servants' labor, it is also very troublesome.

"What he meant is that Yanzhou City is too small and too old. Today's Yanzhou City is made of earth and stone. Not only is the city wall low, but the area of ​​the city is too small. After so many years of wind, frost, rain and snow, and the Xixia people have not repaired it for many years, it is no longer useful."

"In Wangwushan's eyes, Yanzhou City has a very good terrain. To the north, it looks at Xingqing Prefecture and facing south, it is Huanqing Road, an important military town in the Song Dynasty. To the east, it is a pasture with plump water and grass. It is the future trade, economy and transportation hub for the Song Dynasty to control the northwest..."

Under the instructions of Zhao Xu, the eunuch in the Imperial Study hung up a map of the northwest of the Song Dynasty.

In front of that more intuitive map, Zhao Xu continued to talk about the benefits that Wang Wushan’s proposal could bring. With the arrival of Yuanyou Cement in the Song Dynasty, the arrival of a large number of migratory population, it is not too difficult to rebuild a Yanzhou City.

Wang Yang meant that the Yanzhou City that was preparing to be built was more northwest than the old Yanzhou City. There was a place that was very suitable for building a city, facing water on one side and backing on the other side. It was only a hundred miles away from Baishi City on the edge of the desert. In this way, the new Yanzhou City could be completely tilted with Baishi City. If the Western Xia attacked, the Song Dynasty would be easier to carry out joint defense.
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