Wei and Jin Cooks

 Not only Zhao Hu, but also many officials had ripples in their hearts.

　Money is too little for anyone.

This era is not the era when later officials were ashamed to talk about money. They love money openly and will talk directly to their superiors if their salary is low.

For example, Ji Yuan and Ming Yu expressed their dissatisfaction, "Now that the refugees have been gathered, the imperial court has also redeemed a large number of people to become good people. We can't find anyone to cultivate the land we have, and we are busy with official duties and can't farm it. The land we got is Not to mention being abandoned, we still have to pay a lot of taxes every year.”

Zhao Hanzhang was not the emperor at that time, and Ji Yuan only said: "This is also the reason why the general's policy of redeeming the population is always delayed. Neither officials nor the people should adopt policies that go against their human nature. The general wants to make slaves good, but Then we need to give officials sufficient salaries so that they can use less, or they can get enough salary without using slaves."

Zhao Hanzhang listened and decided to make some reforms after she took full power.

 In short, because the official fields are unoccupied or have few people working on them, their annual income is limited.

 In addition to the previous empty treasury, Zhao Hanzhang owed them two months' salary on credit, which was only reissued recently. Therefore, many officials knew the importance of money.

 Gentlemen love money in a good way, and taking the emperor's bounty is one way. They themselves cannot go to the Western Regions, but they can let their relatives and friends go, and they can use their capital to become shares.

but…

"Your Majesty, the journey to the Western Regions is difficult. There are not only deserts, but also tribes that have not surrendered. You may also encounter bandits. If you rely on the people's own strength, it will be difficult to reach Kang State."

 Otherwise, how could she pay ten gold for a pound of cotton seeds?

 It is because of the difficulty that she has to pay a lot of money. Under the heavy money, there must be a brave man. She must obtain as many cotton seeds as quickly as possible.

Of course, she will not let her people die in vain.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at Zhang Shi and asked gently: "Does Zhang Aiqing have the route and map to the Western Regions, and what should be paid attention to along the way?"

Zhang Shi really knew. His eyes brightened, he sat upright and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to personally send envoys to the Western Regions?"

Zhao Hanzhang’s eyes sparkled, he nodded and said, “That’s the plan.”

Zhang Shi immediately raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please send me to the Western Regions. Not only can I bring back the seeds, but I can also bring back the Dharma."

 She does not need Buddhism for the time being, she only needs various seeds.

 Zhang Shi is a believer in Buddhism. Before his father suffered a stroke and fell into coma, he had been traveling and pursuing Buddhism.

After his father suffered a stroke, he was found and carried all the way back to Xiliang. He took over the position of general and temporarily managed Xiliang on his father's behalf.

 However, although Zhang Gui’s close advisors recognized him, it was difficult for them to obey him from the bottom of their hearts.

For example, Zhang Shi wants to do something. The officials in Xiliang recognize him as the successor, but they think what he wants to do is unreliable, so they have a lot of doubts and obstructions.

 This was also one of the reasons for the coup and mutiny in Xiliang. Zhang Gui fell suddenly ill, and neither of his two sons could convince the public. In addition, Xiliang was a very superstitious place.

Although all parts of the country are now superstitious, Xiliang seems to be particularly superstitious. The rebel Zhang Yue believed that he could replace Zhang Gui because of a prophecy, so he rebelled and almost overthrew the government when Zhang Gui suffered a stroke;

Many years later, Zhang Shi, who was already the leader of the Xiliang Kingdom, would be killed because of a superstitious activity. Even he himself had been engaged in various superstitious activities. Zhao Hanzhang admired Zhang Gui very much, and her beloved general Bei Gongchun came from his sect, so she advised her with sincere words: "Zhang Aiqing, everything in this world should be done in moderation. Although Buddhism is good, you must stay awake. You have to be neither too far nor too close to see clearly."

Zhang Shi was convinced, with a pious look on his face, "I am too far away now, and have not been enlightened by the Buddha. If I can go to the Western Regions to find the roots of Buddhism, I will die without regrets."

Zhao Hanzhang admired him for having such ambition, so he said: "Okay, I will order you to be an envoy to the Western Regions."

 But for such a big matter, just one person is naturally not enough.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the officials and decided to discuss the matter in a few days. Since Zhang Shi had long planned to go to the Western Regions to learn scriptures, he must have done some research.

She decided to let him discuss it directly with Honglu Temple, and then publish relevant knowledge in several major newspapers. It would be best to print out the map and sell it in bookstores.

Tuoba Yilu saw that Zhao Hanzhang loved the white flower so much that he forgot about the father and son. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.

Finally, taking advantage of Yuan Li's temporary departure, Tuoba Yilu grabbed Tuoba Liuxiu's hand and lowered his voice: "Liuxiu, do you know that Zhao Hanzhang has the intention to replace the country?"

Tuoba Liuxiu wanted to throw away his hand, but Tuoba Yilu held it tightly and whispered: "Whatever trouble you and I have is a family matter. If she takes the opportunity to take away Dai Guo, you and I will both He is a Xianbei sinner."

Tuoba Liuxiu sneered and said: "My aunt is more kind and righteous than you. She said that the sacrifice of absolute people is a great evil in the world. In her eyes, both Xianbei and Xiongnu are just like Han people."

"The Xiongnu Kingdom once invaded the Central Plains like that, and now, doesn't she treat the remaining Huns well?" Tuoba Liuxiu said: "She has no intention of killing me, and she has no intention of destroying you, but you, the intention of killing me has never been Not cut off.”

He tried hard to break away from Kaoba Yilu's hand, moved his buttocks with a cold face, and moved a little further away from him, "She is your adopted sister and also my aunt. We are part of the same family."

Tuoba Yilu was so angry.

However, something even more annoying happened soon. The next day at the court meeting, Zhao Hanzhang first named her biological mother Wang the empress dowager, and her husband Fu Tinghan the imperial husband. Then he issued an edict to praise Xiliang, Chengguo and Daiguo. , in which Tuoba Yilu and Tuoba Liuxiu occupy a large space. At the end, they take advantage of the situation to establish the crown prince of Dai Kingdom as the acting king, and Tuoba Yilu will stay in the capital to accompany the emperor and teach the emperor martial arts, riding and archery.

Standing among the hundreds of officials, Tuoba Yilu's hands and feet were cold. He thought there was still room for change. After all, the empress dowager was appointed today, the emperor's husband was appointed tomorrow, and rewards were given based on merit the day after tomorrow. After these things were dealt with, even if he I didn’t come up with a good solution and struggled for a few days, but maybe it wasn’t that uncomfortable.

 But it had only been one night, and he had not yet fully struggled, and he felt so unwilling.

None of the officials had any objections to the new king. Tuoba Yilu, who might have objections, did not dare to have any objections after the conversation in Deyang Palace.

Seeing that Tuoba Liuxiu had already come out, he had no choice but to go out and kneel down with Nizi to accept the order.

 The Queen Mother and the Imperial Husband both had canonization ceremonies, but the ceremony was smaller than the enthronement ceremony.

 There is no money in the national treasury, and everything comes from the private treasury. After these two ceremonies, Zhao Hanzhang's private treasury is also empty.

In the evening, Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan took pens and drew circles in front of a pile of lists, "Erlang is good at martial arts. I want to make Erlang the King of Qin."