Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The emperor and the queen have been married for more than twenty years. One look at the queen's appearance showed that he was unhappy. The emperor waved his hand and asked Haochen to freshen up and change clothes.

Haochen knew that his father wanted to convince his mother. He knew his father's temperament well, and as long as he agreed, he would definitely do it, so he went to the back hall with peace of mind.

After Haochen left, the emperor dismissed all the maids in front of him. Then he took the queen's hand and smiled. "Are Rou'er unhappy? Do you think the adopted daughter of the Lin family is not worthy of our Haochen?"

The queen's hand was held again, and the emperor's pleasant look made the queen's originally unhappy heart well up with joy. "Your Majesty, this concubine's son is the most outstanding child. If a commoner girl is chosen to be the crown prince, I will really feel a little uncomfortable." The queen spoke softly and looked up at the emperor. , There is lingering affection in the eyebrows.

The queen usually looked dignified and virtuous. Today, it was rare for the queen to make such a coquettish gesture, which made the emperor's heart tremble. "Rouer, you have never met Qinghe, so how do you know that she is not worthy of Haochen? Is our son such a superficial person? If there is nothing about this Qinghe girl that can attract him, Haochen won't He went all the way to Quanzhou just to welcome Qing He back from overseas."

"Furthermore, Qinghe is the adopted daughter of Princess Ning'an. She has been brought up by Princess Ning'an since she was a child. I heard that this girl learned a lot of good skills from Ning'an, and she also has good medical skills. . She traveled overseas for four years, and now she has returned safely. Rou'er, do you think such a woman is not worthy of our Haochen? "The emperor has worked hard for his son today.

The queen was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you said Qinghe traveled to the sea for four years, but is it true? This is incredible. We in Daqi really have a strange woman." The queen was yearning for her. She had been trapped in the capital since she was born, and later lived in the palace for nearly twenty years. She had never seen what the outside world was like. When Li Haochen was sent to travel with Jinghan and the others, the Queen also strongly supported it. Now that she heard that there was a woman who could travel overseas, the queen felt even more envious.

The queen sighed in her heart. In the past few years, her son had refused to choose a concubine. She had long wondered whether her son had someone in his heart. But she didn't expect that her son would like such a woman. The queen felt a little hesitant. As a mother, she still wanted her son to be happy. But as a queen, she hopes that the future master of the harem will have a mind and tolerance that others cannot match. I also hope that my future daughter-in-law can face the wind and rain together with my son, hand in hand. Rather than a delicate beauty who cannot bear the ups and downs of this harem. Looking at it this way, a woman like Qing He is quite qualified.

The emperor saw that his wife was a little shaken, and quickly tried harder, "Rouer, think about it, although Qinghe's biological parents are farmers, they can't give Qinghe Haochen any help. But on the other hand, they can't Haochen would be much less worried about using the power of his relatives to stir up trouble in the court. After all, Princess Ning'an was just Qinghe's adoptive mother, if the Lin family and the Xu family wanted to maintain the current situation. , I can only plan for Hao Chen wholeheartedly and help Hao Chen solve the problems in the court. In this way, Hao Chen will be of great help. "

After thinking about it for a while, the queen understood what the emperor meant. If the Crown Princess's kinship is not revealed, no one will get into trouble just because of the Crown Princess' name. After all, the Lin family and the Xu family were not the Crown Princess's real natal family, and they could not cause any trouble. In this way, there are indeed many benefits for my son.

The queen gave birth to three sons, only Haochen was born when the emperor was still in Qidian. At that time, the queen was just a princess, and she raised the child herself, so her relationship was naturally extraordinary. Later, when the second and third children were born, someone would specially feed them as soon as they were born. Although they were mother and child, their affection was not as good as that of Haochen. Therefore, the queen loves Haochen much more than the other two. Since her son is really interested in her, she only needs to fulfill him once.

"Since Your Majesty has made the decision, I can't object to it. So let's do it. It can be considered that I have done my best for my son." The queen smiled sweetly and agreed obediently.

"You know that Rou'er understands my thoughts best. I will come over in the evening and prepare some good dishes. We, husband and wife, have not been able to drink and talk happily for some time." The emperor was very happy.

When the queen heard this, she was very happy. The emperor has not been here for a while, "I obey your decree."

"Okay, let's call Haochen over. Let's tell him the good news in person. Let the child be happy as well." The matter was settled like this.

In the court hall the next day, the emperor issued an order to build six more ports on the southeast coast to serve as ports for trade. In recent years, the profit from commercial shipping has been as much as half of the imperial court's annual income, but there are still too few external ports. Lin Zixuan has written to the court several times, requesting the establishment of additional ports and the expansion of foreign trade across the board. This time, the emperor finally agreed.

Above the court, the ministers were all thinking about their little ones. The profits of this merchant ship are huge and extraordinary, and Lin Zixuan has been working as the merchant merchant for six years, which seems to be a long time. If it had been anyone else, the oil and water involved would have been huge.

Before these ministers could report, the emperor's second decree came down. Lin Zixuan has been serving as the city's shipping envoy for six years. He has been dedicated to his work, self-denial and devotion to public service, which is really rare. Lin Zixuan was specially transferred back to the capital and appointed as Minister of Household Affairs.

The minds of these people below were even more lively, and some people couldn't help but gear up and want to use their strength towards Shibosi. But the emperor's third decree poured cold water on these people.

The third decree is that from now on, there will no longer be merchant envoys. Instead, in the state capital where each port is located, an additional magistrate is appointed to take charge of municipal shipping matters, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and supervised by the magistrates of each state capital. In other words, power is divided and power is no longer concentrated in one person.

The magistrate of this prefecture is only a fifth-rank official, his official position is too low, and there is a prefect supervising him, so the power in his hands is not that great. Although the power is bigger, compared with Lin Zixuan's original power, it is as high as heaven and earth. Many people sighed inwardly. It seemed that there was no need to think about it and they should just continue to be officials in the capital.