After the male supporting role stopped interfering, the female protagonist suffered

Zhou Hui nodded and said with a smile: "Of course it can be done! The common people grew up in Ningguo, so naturally they trust the imperial court."

"The issuer of the national debt is the imperial court, which has a good credit record. They believe not in this piece of paper, but in the imperial court."

"This method brings merchants closer to the court. He spends more money, of course hoping to make a profit, not a loss."

If you want a large amount of money to flow into the Ministry of Revenue and make it wealthy, you must first get people to take the money out.

Especially these businessmen, they have money but lack reputation.

"Once we have money to invest, we will recruit experienced farmers to research and develop rice. Ensuring that the people have enough food and water is the foundation for the country's long-term stability."

The people are all living a good life, so they certainly won't think of rebelling. After all, everyone wants to live a good life.

"Yeah. Mr. Zhou is quite good at making money."

Empress Zhaoren looked at Zhou Hui with admiration. She felt that this man was extraordinary and much more terrifying than she had imagined.

"It's just to share your worries!"

A gentle smile appeared on Zhou Hui's face. He was thinking about going home today and bringing something back for Xiaoman.

*

The news of the court issuing national debt spread among the major chambers of commerce, and those businessmen were trying to find connections and inquire about this matter.

However, everyone in the Ministry of Revenue seemed to have their mouths sewn shut and refused to reveal a single thing.

Just say: You will know when the time comes!

The Ministry of Revenue ordered the recruitment of people who were good at studying agronomy, such as those who were good at farming.

The people were talking about this matter. They didn't expect that a peasant could enter the Ministry of Revenue.

No matter whether he goes in as a pawn or something else, it's better than these civilians.

Of course, there are also people who want to take advantage of the situation and might end up in jail.

Of course, after registering your name, place of origin, gender and address, you still have to go in and answer questions.

Each person has three exemption rights, and only the person who answers the most questions can enter the Ministry of Households.

This recruitment campaign would last for half a year, and people would beat drums and gongs to spread the news throughout Ningguo.

Many experienced farmers registered in the county, then took the examination and selection, and were finally sent to the Ministry of Households to participate in the examination and selection.

In addition, the Ministry of Revenue’s national debt press conference was held in the royal gardens of Maple Leaf Mountain in the South District.

Zhou Hui introduced to them what national debt is in plain language.

That is, you become the creditors of the imperial court and the empress, and you can sell them when you want.

For example, the current price is 10 taels per ticket, and if you buy 10 tickets, it will be 100 taels.

If the government bonds are issued again next year, perhaps at 20 taels per bond, would you have made 100 taels?

As long as the country does not collapse, the national debt will always exist.

The person who took the lead was Lin Yue, who invested 100 million taels and purchased government bonds.

He knew that with a master around, the country would not only not perish, but would get better and better.

His close friends also joined in, and they all bought 500,000 or 200,000.

With someone taking the lead, many people spent money to buy some.

Their idea is to give some money to ensure safety.

However, Zhou Hui only prepared one million copies, and each contract represented 100,000 copies.

Not only will their names be printed using woodblock printing technology.

There are also the seal of the empress, the national seal, the seal of the Ministry of Revenue, and the seal of Zhou Hui.

There are also seals and handprints of the contractors.

If you look closely at the paper, it seems to have texture, which is impossible to replicate.

This is the paper Zhou Hui got from the dark camp. It is foldable but fireproof and waterproof.

At first, they didn't notice this, but they found it when they looked carefully.

The empress exempted 10% of the taxes for those merchants who bought government bonds.

The Ministry of Revenue set up a tax department here to specifically investigate tax evasion.

They started by checking the list they had, and said that if the name could be added within March, they would forgive the past.

If the payment is not made within three months, the city of Xishan will mine the property.

This method made those businessmen nervous, fearing that they would be caught.

After the tax department investigated the first person, the businessmen who evaded taxes finally felt relieved.

Especially after learning that the Taxation Department had a list, many businessmen started to think about how much was missing.

People kept sending money and account books to the Ministry of Revenue to cancel the list, fearing that if they were slow they would not be able to show their sincerity enough.

After the Ministry of Revenue was back on track, Empress Zhaoren began to reform the military camp.

She gathered many talented people to go to the military camp to carry out literacy activities to ensure that all the soldiers could read and write.

She also improved the treatment of soldiers and provided assistance to those who retired.

It just so happened that the Ministry of Revenue was going to set up an official post station to make it easier for the people to send letters and other items.

She arranged for these retired soldiers to serve as escort officers.

Before taking up their posts, these people will receive vocational training in order to change their image as soldiers.

Of course, she still sent people to supervise these people.

Once they are found to be treating the people rudely, they will be sent to mine.

*

Three years later, the entire Ningguo has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The people can eat enough and wear warm clothes.

This is all thanks to Zhou Hui's repeated requests to lift the maritime ban.

Lin Yue brought back a lot of good things, such as cotton, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pepper, and chili.

The emergence of these things made Ningguo's food more diverse.

Zhou Hui also asked officials from the Ministry of Animal Husbandry to teach the people how to raise pigs, sheep, ducks, chickens, rabbits and other animals.

Because of the abundance of food, many people started ranches.

Zhou Hui asked people to collect their duck feathers, wool, rabbit hair and other items, and had the people in the orphanage clean them in exchange for money.

At the beginning, Empress Zhaoren also had objections.

She felt that doing such a thing was a waste of the court's money.

However, she could not refute Zhou Hui's behavior at all because she was also controlled by Zhou Hui.

Lin Yue took the lead in establishing textile and garment factories, specifically recruiting female workers.

This greatly improved the status of women.

After being trained by the Dark Spirit Guards, the soldiers in the army are no longer the ruffians they used to be.

Walk like the wind, stand like a pine, sit like a bell, and your temperament will change dramatically.

At first glance, he seems upright and trustworthy.

Empress Zhaoren also opened a school for girls.

Women were allowed to engage in business, female households were established, divorces were allowed, and chastity arches were removed.

*

Another three years passed, and the entire Ningguo entered a stage of rapid development.

People in the court wrote petitions to the emperor, asking Empress Zhaoren to choose an imperial husband to fill her harem.

In the harem, the queen mother forced her to make her third brother's eldest son the crown prince.

Empress Zhaoren was so annoyed that she wanted to quit her job.

At this time, she met Zhou Ning'an who came to the palace to play.

"Xiao Man, do you like being an emperor?"

After asking this question, Empress Zhaoren felt relieved.

She had been the empress for six years and was exhausted both mentally and physically. When she saw Xiaoman, she thought of Zhou Hui.

If the throne was given to Xiaoman, would Zhou Hui devote himself to the cause?

"I like it! The emperor is the most powerful person in the world. If I were the emperor, no one would care about my candy."

Xiaoman's eyes were shining. If she were the emperor, who would dare to control her from eating candy?

"Right, that is it!"

Empress Zhaoren picked up Xiaoman, thinking of announcing the abdication of the throne tomorrow.

The next day, when the court was in session, Xiaoman sat next to Empress Zhaoren.

When Zhou Hui saw Xiaoman, he had some guesses in his mind.

"Today I will abdicate the throne to Zhou Ning'an, and the Minister of Revenue Zhou Hui will be appointed as the regent king, and he will be in charge of government affairs from now on until the emperor turns eighteen."

After saying this, the minister knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

"I have made up my mind!"

Empress Zhaoren directly stated that she had made up her mind and would not change it.

*

When Empress Zhaoren arrived at Ci'an Palace, she saw a cup dropped in front of her.

The Queen Mother glared at her and said, "Why did you pass the throne to Zhou Ning'an? Hao'er is your nephew and is related to you by blood."

Hearing this, Empress Zhaoren stood still, looked at her angry mother, and said, "As long as you can make Hao'er command Zhou Hui, I can make him the emperor."

"Do you know who the masters of the Dark Spirit Guards under me are? Do you know who Lin Yue's master is?"

"do not know anything."

Empress Zhaoren also thought about passing the throne to her nephew.

But, can my nephew keep the throne?

She was very afraid that Zhou Hui would retreat directly, and then Ningguo would perish in her hands.

"You...you are the empress, and you are afraid of a minister."

The Queen Mother couldn't believe it. She just thought her daughter was stupid for giving away the throne.

So she wanted to join forces with the Imperial Guards to take back the throne.

Zhou Hui had no choice but to become the regent.

He looked at Xiaoman who was eating candy beans on the dragon chair and said, "Zhou Xiaoman, if you eat again, I will beat you."

Xiaoman felt aggrieved. She was the empress, but still got beaten by her father. She really wanted to smash the bowl.

But, I thought that my father was not always watching over me.

She endured it and pushed the candy beans away.

"Dad, how do you deal with these things?"

Although Xiaoman is a little young, she still knows that she shoulders the burden of Ningguo.

Zhou Hui walked up to Xiaoman and began to teach her how to handle political affairs.

*

After Zhou Hui became the regent, he transferred a small part of the Dark Guard Camp and the Dark Spirit Guard to the capital.

First, the Ministry of Rites established the Department of Cultural Communication, and the person serving as the director was a member of the Dark Spirit Guard.

After Dark Spirit Guard Jiang Sheng became the head of the Culture and Media Department, he began to recruit staff from outside.

Many students submitted their resumes.

Jiang Sheng organized an exam and selected several people with good writing skills.

After investigating the background, Jiang Sheng announced the list, which included twelve people in total.

After the establishment of the Cultural Communication Department, Ningguo Daily and Jingcheng Daily were launched.

In the Ningguo Daily, they will announce Ningguo’s policies.

In the Capital Daily, they would announce the policies of the capital.

They were afraid that the people were illiterate, so they would read the daily newspaper aloud to everyone in front of the bulletin board on the day it was published.

The Ministry of Rites then established the Ministry of Education, which was in charge of education and established academies and libraries.

Colleges are divided into three types: small, medium and large, among which middle schools are divided into primary and advanced.

There are many categories of universities, such as language, animal husbandry, agriculture, etc.

Among them, Capital College and Capital Military Academy were the most difficult to pass.

What Zhou Hui did naturally touched the interests of many ministers.

So, when the Empress Dowager formed an alliance with them, they all agreed.

They had a beautiful idea that the Empress Dowager was the biological mother of Empress Zhaoren and must have an army in her hands.

It was a dark and windy night, a perfect night for murder. The ministers and the Empress Dowager led their troops to force the emperor to abdicate.

They successfully entered the palace, the palace gates were closed, and there was no way out of the entire imperial city.

Zhou Hui took Xiaoman to stand on the inner city wall, looked at the army below, and said: "Xiaoman, as an emperor, your hands are destined to be stained with blood."

"I understand! They are rebelling."

Xiaoman knew that many people were dissatisfied with her becoming the empress, so many people wanted to bring her down.

However, once she sat on the throne, she had no intention of stepping down!

"kill!"

Xiaoman took out a rocket launcher and rushed towards the sky, and saw countless firearms appear on the city wall, and they opened fire and killed everyone.

When it was daybreak, they could see clearly that all those people had been beaten to pieces.

Empress Retired Zhaoren wiped away her tears. She had already advised her mother not to go against Zhou Hui.

However, she did not believe it and lost her life.

The following year, Xiaoman sent troops to attack the neighboring country and defeated it with lightning speed.

She sent people into the territories to popularize laws and distribute improved seeds.

From then on, the country was unified and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Xiaoman also established the Supervisory Department to supervise all officials.

That year, the blood at Caishikou was three fingers deep.

Because Xiaoman killed all the corrupt officials, even if they embezzled a hundred taels of silver, she would kill them.

From then on, no one dared to commit corruption.

*

【postscript】

"Today, we are going to learn about Empress Yuan Yong, Zhou Ning'an. Speaking of Zhou Ning'an, you will think of her male lover Fang Qiutang."

"After all, Fang Qiutang's name appeared many times after the recent publication of Empress Zhaoren's notes."

Teacher Yang also shook his head helplessly. As historical figures, what people mention besides their political achievements is their love history.

"Teacher Yang, was it true that Empress Yuan Yong wanted to become an empress because she was free to eat candy?"

As a normal person, Yang Yong expressed that he did not understand Empress Yuan Yong's thoughts. Why did she become a slave just for candy?

"Indeed. In the notes of both Empress Zhaoren and Empress Yuanyong, it was mentioned that they were deceived into becoming the emperor by the freedom of eating candy."

"However, Empress Yuanyong was personally taught by Emperor Tai'an Zhou Hui."

"According to her notes, there was a coup and it was she who gave the signal when she was young and had everyone shot."

Emperor Tai'an was the title given posthumously by Empress Yong of Yuan Dynasty to Regent Zhou Hui.

"So, some people say that Empress Yuanyong is not kind, and the current rule that corruption and bribery must be punished by death was set by her."

Since ancient times, corruption and bribery must be punished by death, leaving no chance for excuses.

"They deserved to die! They embezzled so much money and enjoyed power, but they just lost their lives. It was worth it!"

A classmate stood up and praised this rule.

Because of this regulation, many officials have more rules.

"Teacher Yang, is the story about the Dark Spirit Guards true? The existence of the Dark Spirit Guards was recorded in Empress Zhaoren's notes."

This question caused everyone to look at Teacher Yang. They all wanted to know whether the Dark Spirit Guard was real.

"This... I don't know. Maybe it's true! I hope it's true."

In her notes, Empress Zhaoren once said that the Dark Spirit Guards were the gods who protected the people of Ningguo and were also the line of defense left by Emperor Tai'an.

"Alright! Let's continue talking about Empress Yuan Yong's achievements. This is what we're going to be tested on."

Teacher Yang didn't say any more nonsense and started teaching the class.