Royal Palace.

After the morning court, the emperor severely scolded the Minister of Household Affairs in the Qianqing Palace and ordered him to raise the food and salary of the soldiers in Northern Xinjiang within half a month, otherwise he would be dismissed and investigated.

When Shangshu Hube came out, his legs were trembling.

The Minister of the Ministry of War originally wanted to come here to ask for payment, but looking at the behavior of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, he turned around and went back.

In the main hall, the emperor's face was full of anger, and he ordered Lei Yan, the leader of the Jinling Guards, who was kneeling on the ground: "Jiangnan's tax money has been delayed for a long time, and it has something to do with Lao Ba. You should take someone over there immediately to find out for me. ”

Lei Yan: "I humble my position and take orders."

The emperor's eyes narrowed, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Remember, I must find out Lao Ba's henchmen this time."

After Lei Yan left, the emperor looked at Eunuch An, who had been acting as an invisible man in the corner: "Go and call Wei Qi in for me."

Eunuch An quickly responded: "Yes." After saying that, he bent down and exited the hall. After a while, he led Wei Qi in.

The emperor looked at Wei Qi and said in a deep voice: "The situation in Northern Xinjiang is getting more and more unstable. Food and wages must be raised. You go to the Liulichang in person and ask Fei Yu to send the money he got from selling the colored glaze in the past two months. The Ministry of War went to rescue the emergency."

Wei Qi: "I'll do it right away."

The emperor nodded, waited for Wei Qi to leave, then reached out and rubbed his temples.

Fortunately, the Liulic Factory was built, and the sales of colored glaze were good, so I made some money. Otherwise, the state treasury would not be able to come up with the food and salary for the soldiers in Northern Xinjiang this time.

Eunuch An saw that the emperor could not hide his tiredness on his brows. After thinking for a while, he carefully stepped forward and asked: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten anything since the morning. The imperial kitchen has made yam porridge. The yam was just sent by the young prince." Come, my servant will bring you a bowl to try?"

Northern Xinjiang is unstable, Prince Duan is ready to make a move, and the Jiang family is constantly restricting things. All these make the emperor very annoyed, and he has no appetite at all. However, I heard that Xiao Yeyang sent it specially, so he thought about it and said: "Bring me a bowl."

Eunuch An looked overjoyed, and immediately trotted back and went to serve it himself. Soon, he came over with yam porridge: "Your Majesty, please try it quickly. This slave smells delicious."

The emperor saw that the yam porridge looked really good, so he took a bite. After tasting it, a smile appeared on his face: "It tastes really good, Yang'er is interested."

Eunuch An immediately smiled and said, "Isn't that right? This young prince is really filial. Ever since he went to Zhongzhou, every time he encounters good food, he will send some to Beijing. Please try it."

Hearing this, the emperor's face smiled more: "These yams are good, remember to send some to Prince Ping's Mansion. By the way, did Yang'er also send a cart of red fruits?"

Eunuch An nodded: "Yes, if the young prince hadn't said that red fruits can be eaten, the servants wouldn't have believed it." Red fruits are also used in the palace, but they are all used as bonsai.

"The people in the imperial kitchen made several dishes according to the recipes given by the young prince. I went to try the dishes. They tasted really good. Your Majesty, when we have lunch later, why don't we serve some dishes made with red fruits?

?"

The emperor became interested: "Okay, let's eat red fruits for lunch today... no, let's make food with tomatoes."

When Eunuch An saw that the emperor had already eaten most of the bowl of yam porridge, he breathed a sigh of relief.

During this time, due to state affairs, the emperor's appetite has not been very good. He eats very little at every meal and has lost weight, but he is extremely anxious.

Fortunately, the young prince brought fresh food over the day before yesterday.

The emperor ate all the yam porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, wiped his hands, and said to Eunuch An: "Go and get me the letter written by Yang'er. The day before yesterday, you wasted your time with that old man Xie Xingteng.

, it’s hard to read the letter he wrote.”

Mr. An immediately found Xiao Yeyang's letter.

The emperor opened it and read it carefully. After a while, his eyebrows jumped high: "The yams and tomatoes were actually grown by that girl."

As he said that, he paused and remembered the meal he had at Taohua Temple.

Don't tell me, it tastes really good.

Although they are all ordinary home-cooked meals, they still make him have some aftertaste.

"The Yan family came from a farming background, but they haven't forgotten their origins. The work in the fields feels more familiar than the old tricks in the imperial village."

The emperor continued to watch.

Xiao Yeyang recorded in detail the yield of yam per mu and the decree issued by Yan Zhigao in Ningmen Mansion.

After reading the letter, the emperor felt much better. He smiled and said to Eunuch An, "I'm not wrong about the person. This Yan Zhigao is really good at managing the place. Putting him in Ningmen Pass is the right thing to do."

”

After being silent for a while, he sighed: "If all the officials in the DPRK and China were like him, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

Thinking of the war in the north and the emptiness of the treasury, the emperor's face darkened again.

Liulichang had just been built not long ago. Although some money was made, it was not enough to support the soldiers' food and salary.

Gold mine...

We still have to point to gold mines to make up for the emptiness in the treasury.

Wu Jingyi has been ordered to search for it, but he wonders if he can find it?

.......

Yanfu.

After returning from Taohua Village, Daohua hasn't been out since she had to entertain Yan Yunxi and Yan Yunyan, so she doesn't feel bored. She just looks forward to Xiao Yeyang and her two brothers returning home every day to tell her about the progress of their search for gold mines.

In the blink of an eye, October has entered, and the weather is getting colder day by day.

"I wonder if the third brother and the fourth brother will come back today?"

After Daohua gave them the winter clothes made by Yan Yunxi in the sewing room, she looked at the hanging flower door several times on the way back.

Wang Maner smiled and said: "During this period, the third master and the fourth master will come back every two or three days. Girl, do you still miss them so much?"

Daohua gave her a blank look, who missed them? She was just thinking about the gold mine, right?

Immediately, he stretched out his hand to feel the coldness in the air, and sighed: "It might start to snow before long. If you can't find it again, it will be even more tiring to look for it later."

Suddenly, Yan Wenxiu's voice came from behind.

"Big sister!"

Daohua turned around and asked with a smile: "Brother, are you back?"

Yan Wenxiu nodded and followed Master Xiao for more than half a month. He looked more calm and confident than before.

"Did you ask Uncle Zhixin to bring you some puppy?"

Daohua's eyes lit up: "Uncle Zhixin is here?"

Yan Wenxiu nodded: "I'm talking to my father, second uncle, and third uncle in the front yard. He brought seven puppies that were just born. He said they were what you wanted, so I came over to ask."

Daohua was a little confused: "Seven? Why bring so many? Where are they, let me go and see?"

Yan Wenxiu said with a smile: "No one at home knows how to keep a dog, so I just put it in the stable and let the stable boy take care of it."
Chapter completed!