Interstellar Energy Tycoon

this past time.

Empress Wu Qingqiu truly experienced the feeling of having hundreds of millions of people submit to her with her word, and all major events in the world were brought about by her power with one word.

I can only use one word to describe it.

If there are any disobedient ministers who often confront her, she will directly order them to be beheaded. They will also confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans. No one is allowed to dare to disobey her decision.

This kind of behavior has been done a lot. After cutting off more than a dozen heads, there are not many people who dare to disobey her, and more people are willing to obey her. But in private, some voices began to spread that she was a 'tyrant'. Comments getting worse.

Wu Qingqiu is also quite worried. Sometimes she wants to chop off more heads and go on a killing spree, and does not allow any comments about her to appear. However, the people's mouth is more open than Fangchuan's, and it is impossible to block the speech. On the contrary, it will cause greater discussion, but it is not enough to take no action at all. It will definitely be looked down upon by those ministers.

So she fell into a dilemma and made a list of dozens of ministers that she hated so much that she wanted to kill them, but she couldn't kill so many without legitimate reasons and excuses. She suddenly felt very uncomfortable and had to I complained to Li Lefan.

Li Lefan gave her a suggestion to start a newspaper, gave her a set of printing press equipment for free, and recruited more than a dozen editors who were well-educated in poetry and books to launch a "Daji Daily" with each copy It was sold at a loss of three cents, and it contained a lot of praise for the royal family, as well as some scandalous revelations about certain ministers in private. Any minister who Wu Qingqiu looked unhappy with could quickly have negative news related to him, which would arouse the public's attention. As long as any black spots are exposed in their discussions, they will end up like social death.

Won.

At the level of public opinion, Wu Qingqiu also gained the upper hand for the first time. He was no longer afraid of the private slander and slander of those civil servants. The common people had a strong feeling in their hearts that as long as their living standards improved, as long as the barbarians in the north were wiped out. Pure, unable to bring any hidden dangers and damage. As long as the national power of the Daji Empire continues to improve and does these few things well, then she will be the emperor of the ages, a beloved Mingjun, and will be revered by countless people in the future. of the queen.

only……

Even though everything is developing in a good direction.

Wu Qingqiu still had a few worries.

First, she is about to turn twenty, but she does not have a husband yet. She has not yet become pregnant and given birth to a son. This is not possible. It is likely to bring huge hidden dangers to the instability of the empire. There are already many The ministers often persuaded her about this matter, hoping that she would enter the palace as soon as possible and give birth to a prince, so as to stabilize the world.

Secondly, Wu Qingqiu discovered a fatal flaw in himself, that is, he was too dependent on the Azure Chamber of Commerce, and there was no way to get rid of it, because two-thirds of the empire's financial revenue was provided by the Azure Chamber of Commerce. Most of her internal income comes from money donated by Li Lefan. In other words, relying on the sufficient financial support provided by the Azure Chamber of Commerce, the Daji Empire can maintain normal operation and start a large number of infrastructure projects. Imperial officials' higher salaries, as well as most military expenses and weapons and equipment, also depend on the support of the Azure Chamber of Commerce. If Li Lefan leaves and no longer provides these supports, it will take half a year, no, maybe only three months. Daji The empire will not be able to sustain itself, will be unable to maintain its normal status, and will probably collapse.

After all, maintaining such a huge empire requires unimaginable costs.

Although Wu Qingqiu also attaches great importance to financial and tax income, she does not have many ways to get money from those who are really rich and resourceful. She can only transfer it to ordinary people who have no connections or power. As a result, the people cannot survive, which is absolutely unacceptable.

What's more, Wu Qingqiu himself is a good spender. When he sees something he likes or a luxury item, he will immediately place an order and have it moved to his palace. His monthly expenses exceed three million taels, or even more than five hundred. Wan Liang has become more and more extravagant and wasteful. He has long been accustomed to a high-consumption life, and it is impossible to be willing to return to the past consumption level.

Therefore, the Azure Chamber of Commerce must not leave.

Massive amounts of money must continue to be provided, no less than more, to ensure that the royal family always has a lot of money available.

This requires finding a way to tie down Li Lefan's heart and prevent him from running away. Otherwise, the Epoch Empire will be really dangerous. As glorious as it is now, it may be in such a mess the next second. Wu Qingqiu definitely doesn't want to return. To the miserable days of the past.

So does she have a good way to make Li Lefan's heart firmly tied to her, and even willing to stay for her forever?

not sure.

Wu Qingqiu felt very unsure.

Because that bastard Li Lefan, after he got her body, the relationship between the two was estranged for several months. They often stayed together and the relationship was very hot. Even some ministers noticed it and gave advice. Later, I don’t know why, but Li Lefan seemed to be tired of it. He went in and out of the palace less and less. He almost didn’t go to the palace anymore. Wu Qingqiu took the initiative to invite him to stay several times, but he was rejected every time. She felt very angry and puzzled that this bastard used to be like an animal, frantically looking for opportunities to contact him, but now he is like a gentleman. Even though she showed initiative, he didn't feel it yet, haha, man As expected, it was not a good thing, and it simply made her feel speechless and angry.

But after the anger.

Wu Qingqiu also knew that the relationship between the two must not be broken, and the cooperation must continue, otherwise the normal operation of the Daji Empire cannot be maintained.

what to do?

This evening.

In a certain palace.

After a lot of effort, Wu Qingqiu invited Li Lefan over and sat down to have a meal together to discuss some things with him.

Wu Qingqiu also made a lot of preparations for this. He put on extremely rare makeup and a very gorgeous skirt. He dressed up carefully for several hours, bringing his appearance and temperament to a peak level. It is impossible for any normal man not to be attracted by her image and temperament.

However, when Li Lefan saw her, he didn't show a look of obsession. He just looked at her a little longer and then showed a calm expression, which made Wu Qingqiu feel a little discouraged.

Fortunately, she did not have an attack, but showed a rare gentle side. She spoke in an extremely soft tone, and found a suitable moment to express her thoughts:

"Brother Fan, I will be twenty soon. All the ministers in the court have come up to advise me, hoping that I will choose a husband as soon as possible, officially get married, and then give birth to children to consolidate the country. This matter is very important. I wonder what you think, Brother Fan?" Wu Qingqiu looked at him and asked.

"Choose a royal husband?"

Li Lefan looked at her, was silent for a while, thought for a moment and said: "You are still young, it doesn't matter if you are two years later, but if you feel that you need to get married early, you can also choose a husband earlier. I think, you You will think about it yourself.”

"Then don't you have anything else to say? Don't you want to be my royal husband?"

Wu Qingqiu asked directly without any detours. After all, she had such a straightforward character. If she wanted to ask something in her heart, she would directly say it and look at the man to hear what he meant.

"I'm just a businessman, am I qualified to be your royal husband?"

Li Lefan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, didn't you also say before that my status as a businessman will not be recognized by the world? I think this is quite reasonable, not to mention that I will not stay here for a long time. I will leave after a while, even if I want to be your royal husband, I can’t cause you to be a widow in the future, right?”

"Your identity is no longer a problem. There is no businessman like you in the world. Not only can he spend countless amounts of money, but he can also save the people of the world and make them live better and better lives. Many people have You have become a saint, and you are no longer a businessman in the traditional sense, so in terms of status, you are worthy of me. As for leaving, the world is so big, where do you want to leave me? Do you have to leave? How about staying here and pretending it's for me?"

Wu Qingqiu looked at him and said, with a very rare hint of pleading, because she really couldn't live without this man, and she was too dependent on him. If he really left, she didn't know what to do. alright.

"this……"

He heard the meaning behind the woman's words.

Li Lefan thought for a while and had to say: "Three years, I will stay here for about three more years at most, and then I will definitely leave. I also know what your concerns are, but don't worry, I will not be irresponsible." Instead, you will leave behind enough assets, a large amount of money, and a complete industrial system to ensure that your empire is very stable. You don’t have to worry about anything going wrong for ten, twenty, or hundreds of years. , I will make appropriate arrangements and stay, which is difficult to do. There are many next stops waiting for me to start."

"Three years, how can this time be enough? Don't you have me in your heart? Can't you stay here for me? Yes, I need your money and your support, but I need you even more. , stay and be my royal husband, have three or five more children, and rule our empire together. Isn’t this a good thing? Is there anything else out there that is worth leaving me and worth abandoning so much? Glory and wealth? Are you stupid?"

Wu Qingqiu couldn't help but ask, wondering what was going on in his head?

"Hey, don't do this anymore. I can't abandon my mission. In three years, three years at most, I can satisfy you whatever you want, but it's impossible to stay. Don't do any more useless work. Okay, there’s no need to discuss this matter anymore, it’s settled.”

Li Lefan waved his hands rather irritably.

Wu Qingqiu's face suddenly darkened.

She felt her plans had been disrupted.

Those previous plans seemed unable to keep up with the changes at hand.

If she cannot keep this man, even if he will leave behind a large amount of property and technical information so that she can squander it for decades or hundreds of years in the future, there is no guarantee. In fact, it will still be nothing, and it can only be guaranteed for a while. , cannot be guaranteed to be permanent.

This is absolutely not possible.

A dark thought suddenly appeared in her mind. She thought that those who didn't listen to her would end up in a tragic end. Now this man is no longer obedient, haha, then there will always be a way to make you obedient. So far, a plan gradually took shape in her mind.

But on the surface, she still smiled and said: "Okay, since you have your own arrangements, I won't force you. But you should help more with the child's affairs, and come to the palace to accompany you more during this time." As for me, as long as we have heirs and stabilize the country, everything else will be easy, even if you leave in the future, it won’t matter.”

"This, okay."

Li Lefan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed to help.

In the following period, he entered the palace at intervals, brought a lot of medical equipment, performed some genetic analysis and transformation operations, extracted the genes of himself and Wu Qingqiu, and then Optimize, remove the defective and imperfect genes, and leave the genes related to strength, handsomeness, handsomeness, intelligence, etc., and then put them into the population breeding cabin to start the cultivation of the population, and it is one male and one female. At the same time After nurturing two of them, after waiting for ten months, they will come to this world and become the sons of the emperor and the people with the best bloodline.

After this work is completed.

The frequency of Li Lefan's visits to the palace has been greatly reduced. He can't go twice a week. After all, he has a lot of women now. Each of them must be accompanied and coaxed, otherwise he will get angry easily. Sometimes he also has a kind of doppelgänger. Feeling lacking in skills, I think it would be better to provoke less women in the future. Even if they are extremely beautiful fairies, it will take time and effort, and some freedom will be lost. In fact, it is not particularly cost-effective, because no matter how beautiful the beauty is, look After a long time, I felt it was quite ordinary, nothing amazing anymore, and gradually I lost interest.

This made Wu Qingqiu very angry and speechless. He also sent Li Lefan a large number of supplements and health products in the form of gifts, so that he could replenish his body and strive for better performance and increase the number of visits to the palace. But The number of times this bastard entered the palace continued to decrease, and his performance became increasingly unsatisfactory. She even couldn't find a suitable opportunity to implement her plan, which made her sulky countless times.

Countless phone calls were made.

After issuing a stern warning.

this day.

Li Lefan finally took a day to enter the palace.

The moment he entered the palace, he noticed that the palace door was closed. The number of guards in the palace seemed to have increased a lot, and there was a rather depressing atmosphere, which made him feel very bad.