The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

The Prince of Zhi was originally a good commander of troops and he was the only one among his brothers who had access to military power. So it was not surprising for Yinzhen to see him advocate war.

But this time, Fourteen also kept asking for permission to go to the battle.

This made Yinzhen a little troubled.

In terms of experience and courage, the eldest brother, Prince Zhi, is naturally stronger. However, the Fourteenth is his younger brother after all, and he has made every effort to promote his ascension to the throne and protect him. He has become more and more reliable in recent days. As an older brother, he must support his younger brother.

Maybe Fourteen just has this military talent.

But leading troops to fight is not a game. It is not a joke to replace the current commander just because he is not competent. So he needs to think about this matter again.

Yinzhen wanted to hear Changning's opinion.

Changning certainly didn't understand how to lead troops to fight, but she knew that in history the Fourteenth Master had a title of "Great General King", so she thought there would be no problem even if she handed it over to him.

"You have already made up your mind. The Fourteenth Master is not young anymore. If he really wants to make achievements, it is not a bad idea to give him a chance."

Naturally, it is better to have the military power in the hands of a brother whom one trusts.

The relationship between Prince Zhi and Yinzhen was just average, and he also had a lot of prestige in the army. The title of "Da Qiansui" was first called out by the army. So it was normal for Yinzhen to be wary.

Then it is decided that Fourteen will lead the troops to the battle.

Now that the decision has been made, the next step is how to arrange the battle lines and provide domestic demand. In the northwest, there are Nian Gengyao and Prince Yi, and in the southeast, it is handed over to the Fourteenth and Changxing.

War was the most costly thing, so Yinzhen then implemented the national policy of dividing the land tax by the amount of land.

The next focus in the country will be on how to increase tax revenue. After all, the fatter the purse, the higher the chance of winning the war.

Changning pointed out that over-emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce would not be conducive to taxation.

In the previous Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, commercial trade had actually developed very prosperously. There were even many helpers and hired workers in the Ming Dynasty. She remembered that when she was studying history, the teacher specifically emphasized that this was the embryonic stage of capitalism.

It’s a pity that it didn’t develop later.

Yinzhen also knew about the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise why would the Qing Dynasty enter the country and occupy this beautiful land?

However, if we blindly promote business too much, it will not be good for national stability because the mobility of merchants is too great.

Changning originally wanted to simply promote modern household registration books and ID cards. However, who knew that the Qing Dynasty already had a relatively complete household registration system, including household registration books, which were divided into local and non-local household registrations, household registration certificates, and so on.

She didn't originally work in a government agency, and the management staff couldn't come up with any good ideas in this regard, so they could only hand these difficult problems over to the officials of the Ministry of Households.

As long as we solve the problems of staff mobility and stability and vigorously develop business, there will not be too many difficult problems.

Another thing is to recreate the splendor of the Silk Road.

This step can only be carried out after Nian Gengyao completely defeats the Dzungar Khanate and then completely conquers Mongolia, before the border trade can be developed peacefully.

Speaking of Mongolia, Changning smiled and said, "Mengguqing wrote to me. She was so happy to hear that you had successfully ascended the throne. She said she would invite us to Ujumchin, or she would come to the capital to congratulate us in person."

The importance of Mengguqing is self-evident. Yinzhen originally wanted to use her as a springboard to arrange garrisons in Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang to completely achieve unification.

"It will be Mulan Qiumi soon, and we can meet then."

The two chatted for a while, and Yinzhen held her in his arms. He found that she had only been in the palace for three months, but she had lost a lot of weight. The soft flesh on her waist had disappeared. He felt a little distressed: "What's the matter? You have lost weight again recently? But which concubine in the palace caused trouble and bothered you?"

Chang Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Who dares to cause trouble for me? It's just that I just entered the palace for the first time, and I was a little too busy at first, and it was a bit bitter in the summer. Also, getting up early every day is a bit too much for me."

Previously in the palace, Changning had not set a rule for the women in the backyard to come to pay their respects every morning and evening, and to pay their respects every day. They only came once every ten days.

But now in the palace, especially since Yinzhen had just ascended the throne and was establishing his authority and setting rules, Changning had no choice but to get up early every day.

I used to have a lazy body and now I feel a little tired when I get up early.

After hearing Changning's explanation, Yinzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said helplessly and dotingly: "Look at you. You loved to sleep in before. Why do you want to suffer now? Why not let them come once every ten or five days as before? Or, you can just sleep soundly and let them wait outside."

The last sentence was a joke. Chang Ning rolled his eyes at him and pinched the flesh on his waist: "Nonsense, why don't you sleep well and let the ministers wait?"

Yinzhen took her hand and joked: "Isn't this for your own good? Who dares to laugh at our queen?"

"Alas, the Queen is old and losing her beauty."

Listening to Changning's weird words, Yinzhen was even more amused: "You are being weird again. I am several years older than you, and you still say you are old and ugly. Then what am I?"

Chang Ning covered his mouth and laughed secretly: "You are Wansui, you have become the sage written in the storybook."

The two laughed for a while before falling asleep in each other's arms.

Early the next morning, Chengqian Palace was filled with concubines who came to pay their respects.

Everyone is an old acquaintance. There have been no new people in the mansion for so many years, and there have been no new concubines entering the palace. There are only these two people, and you can tell who is missing by looking at their backs.

"Why hasn't Concubine Mao arrived yet? Does she really think she's special just because she's been given the title of concubine? She's so careless even when paying her respects to the Empress?" Concubine Qian Liu considered herself the number one person besides the Empress, and began to show off her power.

She originally always had the image of a good person in the mansion, but once she was given the title of imperial concubine, she was no longer kind, nor tolerant, and was even less modest than the title, and she acted like the mistress all day long.

She thought she had been cautious and prudent for so many years, and now that she had become a concubine, what else could she endure?

In this whole palace, apart from the Empress who has favor, children and status, no one else can compare to her.

They were all Han army banners and had no one to rely on at home. If you looked closely, her father's official position was quite outstanding among the concubines.

The only one who could compare with her was Song, who was granted the title of concubine.

Song had more daughters than her, but the eldest princess’s biological mother had long been recorded as Ulanara in the imperial genealogy, so if you counted carefully, she didn’t really have a daughter.

Therefore, she must be the number one person under the queen, and she has the obligation and right to discipline concubines.