Zombie travels through time and space to become the empress, who only wants to be a jerk and not att

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With a human accompanying her for meals, Murong Yue actually felt her appetite improved.

Turning his head to look at Ah Hao, he pointed at a dish of dried shrimps and winter melon stewed with them and said, "This, another one..."

one two three.

She counted on her fingers silently, "Three more."

"Your Majesty, this..." Ah Hao didn't say anything, Murong Anle was shocked, "I have already eaten."

What I mean is, Your Majesty, I'm almost full.

Don't add any more food.

Ah Hao smiled and bowed to Murong Anle, "My lord, please eat slowly. His Majesty ordered more dishes for himself."

The portions of each dish in the imperial kitchen are not very large.

Although it was a bit exaggerated for a woman like Her Majesty to eat so much at one time, she thought it was a good thing.

Your Majesty should eat well and sleep well.

This is the only way to better handle political affairs.

Murong Anle touched his nose and looked at Murong Yue secretly, fearing that Murong Yue would misunderstand.

Your Majesty probably doesn't think that I think you eat too much...

There was no displeasure on Murong Yue's face. After thinking it over, he quickly took his leave.

The next day was a grand court meeting.

Murong Yue rarely thought of a question. While making a snowman with Ah Hao in the courtyard of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, she asked, "Who can be beaten at the grand court meeting?"

Ah Hao pondered Murong Yue's meaning and replied, "You are His Majesty, so you can beat whoever you want. It would be best if you beat everyone."

Your Majesty will not really beat anyone. Your Majesty means to listen to what they have to say.

Your Majesty is very interesting.

"it is good."

Murong Yue was ready to go and installed two pieces of silver charcoal as eyes on the snowman.

I had so much fun that I didn’t want to go back to rest.

Ah Hao tried to persuade him twice but to no avail. He turned his eyes and went back to the house, carrying a wooden box. "Your Majesty, let me show you something fun."

Murong Yue was coaxed back into the house.

When I opened the box, there was a small gray thing inside. It looked a bit like a mouse, but much cuter than a mouse.

The little thing half-closed its eyes, felt a little cold, and shrank back again.

"Huh? What is this?"

Murong Yue tilted her head and looked at it, then reached out and poked the hedgehog, which was a little prickly.

It seems inedible.

But it's so small and there's not much meat on it, so it's not fun to eat.

Ah Hao carefully pulled out the little hedgehog, "Your Majesty, do you remember the little hedgehog you fed when you were a child?"

"All hedgehogs look alike, and this one is cute too."

It does look a little cute, "Where did you catch it?"

"Lord Qi picked it up, but he had no intention of taking care of it, so he entrusted it to me to take care of."

"Oh, it's yours, kid."

Murong Yue has her own understanding of this situation.

In her world, humans love to pick up small things and bring them home, such as cats, dogs, chickens and ducklings, and raise them as their own children.

Survival is not easy, and such companionship can make humans feel meaningful.

Ah Hao was stunned by His Majesty's train of thought, and his face turned red as he muttered, not knowing what to say.

How could this be her and Lord Qi’s child?

No, it’s impossible for her and Lord Qi to have children!

"His Majesty..."

Ah Hao decided that he would never talk to Qi Yuan again.

The next day was a grand court meeting. Li Xuanji wanted Murong Yue to attend the meeting on time, but unfortunately, Murong Yue waited until noon before leaving.

Except for the six ministries and the prime minister, it was the first time for other officials to attend court at noon. They were really not used to it being so late.

"I think it's not bad. We only have two big court meetings a month, so we can get up early, but the ministers and prime ministers have to attend court meetings every day."

"It's hard for adults to get up early every day, and their bodies can't handle it."

"Your Majesty is a benevolent ruler."

A fourth-rank official from the Ministry of Personnel sighed.

Minister of Works Li Daoyun turned his head and looked at Minister of Personnel Zhang Yuqing, "As expected of you from the Ministry of Personnel, you really praised me so much with these words."

"Master Zhang, please teach me, how did you train such excellent subordinates?"

Others would think that Li Daoyun was playing bothersome, but only Zhang Yuqing knew that this fool was sincere.

But how could he possibly pay attention to what Li Daoyun was saying? He snorted and changed the subject, "Why? Why is Lord Li learning this?"

"The position of the governor of Suizhou happens to be vacant. Would you like to consider it, Lord Li?"

Li Daoyun was not good at speaking, so he quickly turned his head and looked at the ground and stopped talking.

However, Li Daoyun could not stay idle, so he raised his hand and touched the Minister of Revenue Jiang Feng next to him.

"Master Jiang, when will our pension be paid?"

The annuity was established by the retired emperor Murong Qian as a reward for high-ranking officials. It was paid out once a year at the end of the year based on their rank and performance.

It's basically silver.

For high-ranking officials, this money does not matter, as it is recognition from His Majesty.

For minor officials, this amount of money might be more than their monthly salary, enough to allow them to have a prosperous year.

More importantly, the details of these rewards will be published in the official gazette, and no one can embezzle or cheat.

This unprecedented move made everyone take notice.

After all, Murong Qian, who proposed this idea, was only ten years old at the time.

At that time, there was no concept of small court meetings and large court meetings. When there was something important, the relevant officials would be called to the Qinzheng Hall for a meeting.

The late emperor was in poor health and was eager to appoint a crown prince, so he brought all the princes with him to participate in discussions on state affairs.

At that time, Murong Qian was ten years old, had been in school for four years, and ranked fourteenth among the princes.

They were also allowed to attend government affairs.

The late emperor asked him, "Do you know how much silver this decree will cost?"

Li Daoyun will always remember that day. At that time, he was just a minor official of the sixth rank. The ten-year-old Murong Qian was talking aloud in the Qinzheng Hall with his hands behind his back.

"Go back to my father, my son and I will know."

"The total population of Qing State is over 40 million, and there are 33,400 officials above the ninth rank. If each person receives an average annual salary of 10 taels of silver, the total cost would be about 340,000 taels of silver."

The ten-year-old Murong Qian could accurately describe the national conditions of Qing Kingdom, which shocked the former emperor.

Then he got interested and asked in front of everyone, "Where will the 340,000 taels of silver come from? You know, every penny of the Ministry of Revenue is useful."

this...

The ministers present at the time were all lost in thought. Let alone three hundred thousand taels, even thirty thousand taels would be difficult to come by.

There is no way, Daqing’s national strength is weak.

The other princes were all watching the fun. This old fourteenth prince, huh!

Want to show off in front of the emperor? Now, you have become a joke.

Murong Qian stepped forward and saluted, "Father, my country Qing is located in the Central Plains, with mountains, plains and the sea. The climate is suitable. Although we have been surrounded by foreign powers in recent years, we have also been able to recuperate."

"But the court still has no money."

"That's because the money went into the pockets of the landed gentry."

"They own a lot of land, but pay very little tax. If these lands belonged to the state or individuals and they paid taxes normally, the national treasury would have at least 10 million more taels of silver every year."

“But there is none now.”

"So, the way I get money is to limit the amount of land that the gentry can own."

“The amount exceeding this limit shall be taxed normally.”

Ten million taels?

There are so many?