Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2116

Emperor Yu suddenly changed the subject and returned to the original topic. "I abolished the old system of the six palaces, of course, not just to save money." He glanced at the ministers meaningfully, "If my family is not at peace, how can I rule the world?"

He picked up the red brush and added a powerful line to the edict.

The Minister of Honglu Temple came out and announced the imperial edict, "I have observed the rise and fall of dynasties, and found that families are well-governed and countries are well-governed. I hereby order all officials to increase their monthly salaries by 30% if they do not have concubines or mistresses. If anyone deceives, he will be severely punished according to the law of corruption. Announce it at home and abroad so that everyone will know."

All the ministers were silent.

Is that a question of 30% of the monthly salary? That is a qualification, a qualification to be in the eyes of the Feather Emperor, and it may even become a review standard for the promotion of officials.

Amid the dripping of the copper clock in the corner of the palace, the Minister of Works, Lord You, suddenly started coughing violently. His new eighth concubine had just given birth to a bastard last month.

Emperor Yu naturally knew that the implementation of "monogamy" could not be achieved overnight, and some concepts could not be accepted by people overnight.

Just like allowing women to enter officialdom, the reason why it is easier to implement than usual is probably because the northern wing has taken the lead in implementing it and it does not harm the interests of men.

Therefore, reducing the number of concubines and restraining moral behavior can only be done through rewards, not coercion.

Next, Emperor Yu issued many decrees focusing on several aspects.

First, clarify the scope of the responsibilities of the Censorate and put an end to the bad habit of empty talk that leads to mistakes.

Second, reorganize the Ministry of Industry.

The corruption issues involved in the Ministry of Industry are simply shocking. This is also the reason why Emperor Yu has been reluctant to touch the Ministry of Industry.

A large number of officials were sent to prison, and the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were kept busy.

Third, the State of Liang signed a trade agreement with the Northern Wing court to open up various trade channels between the two sides.

In fact, this move resulted in the twelve states receiving 30% more tariff revenue than in previous years.

The historian recorded in "The Spring and Autumn Annals of Western Liang" how the emperor and empress developed the country through commerce: exempting taxes was "showing benevolence", and increasing tariffs was "hiding the edge", and the two together achieved tax exemption without damaging the country's foundation.

After these government policies and measures were implemented one by one, winter had arrived.

The officials were surprised to find that their Yu Emperor was a man of great patience. He spent several months carving the character "正" in the title "Yu Zheng Empress" into the mountains, rivers and land of Liang State, stroke by stroke.

He only has her as his legal wife, and his backyard is clean.

He used a number of decrees to make up for the fiscal deficit and savings caused by her three-year tax reduction.

He got angry very rarely, but every time he got angry, he would involve her. He defended her in every way and could not bear to hear anyone say anything bad about her.

Since when, rumors about Shi Anxia's "Phoenix Girl Fate" have quietly spread among teahouses and taverns.

People joked, "There is some truth in the theory of fate."

"Have you heard? The Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed the sky at night and said that the queen from the North Wing is destined to have a purple phoenix in the sky!"

"She didn't become the Queen of Beiyi, but she became the Queen of Liang."

"Emperor Yu often said that many years ago, Beiyi and Xiliang were one family."

For a time, the market was flooded with various storybooks about Feng Nu. Among them, the storybook written by a man named Xingyue Warlock was the most popular, and the content inside was... quite close to the facts.

When Shi Anxia got the book, her scalp tingled. She complained to Cen Yuan, "This Huang Xingyue! She's making so much money that she's even in Liang State!"

Cen Yuan was puzzled, "What did it write?"

Shi Anxia pushed the notebook in front of him and said, "Read it yourself."

Cen Yuan flipped through a few pages, was startled for a moment, and continued reading. This reading lasted for several days...