The wives of the concubines are empresses

After the palace maids had done their makeup for Shangguan Wanjun, she stood up and bumped into Concubine Wu, accidentally bumping into her head and hurting her nose.

Shangguan Wanjun scolded, "Why are you so stubborn when there's nothing wrong with you?" Her nose was hurting so much.

Concubine Wu looked embarrassed and wanted to rub her, but was unable to go forward.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to stand up suddenly." He felt a little wronged.

"Let's go to court." She felt so sore all over that she didn't know how to describe the pain.

Seeing that the emperor didn't like him, he touched his nose with a hint of embarrassment. In the procession, looking at the beautiful figure in front of him, he sighed helplessly.

In the Golden Palace, Shangguan Wanjun felt uncomfortable sitting down. She wanted to walk around, but she felt it was not appropriate. After all, it would be strange to walk suddenly.

General Xuanwei noticed that his son was acting strangely today, so he followed his son's quick pace after leaving court.

"Noble Concubine Wu, why are you acting so strange today?"

Concubine Wu-Publicity Wind was stunned: "Father, what's wrong with me?

How come he doesn't know?

General Xuanwei said, "Father sees you looking at the emperor from time to time. Did you have a quarrel?"

"No."

"Are they having a quarrel?" he asked again without giving up.

Concubine Wu shook her head, and General Xuanwei became even more confused.

"Why is that?"

"It's nothing. I just performed the Zhougong ceremony with the emperor last night." General Xuanwei understood it instantly. No wonder he looked at the emperor a little strangely today.

Thinking about his son's first experience of love, as a father he should give him some advice.

"Son, this girl is delicate, you have to be gentle with her. We warriors are big and strong, especially since your wife is the empress, you have to be more careful."

Concubine Wu - Propaganda Style Seeing her father giving her some advice, she looked a little uncomfortable.

"I understand, Dad." The father's reminder to his son made him feel uncomfortable.

Shangguan Wanjun returned to the imperial study and sat down, holding her waist. The four concubines, Baipin - Jiang Ruobai, Yunpin - Zhao Yunfan, Zhoupin - Zhengzhouxing, and Qiaopin Su - Kangqiao, looked at her actions and felt a little strange.

The emperor is acting strangely today.

Because there are too many government affairs during the day, Shangguan Wanjun now attends classes every other day.

After reviewing memorials for the whole morning, Shangguan Wanjun felt her hands were weak. She rubbed her right hand with her left hand and felt much more comfortable.

She picked up the special glass teacup beside the desk, took a sip and found that the taste was very sweet, fragrant, and delicious.

Shangguan Wanjun sighed at the rosy pink of her rose tea. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, roses can be eaten, brewed into tea, and used in sachets, boasting countless uses. There are countless things in the world as versatile as roses, but they just need people to discover them, just like a good horse needs a good trainer.

The world is big, and she needs to act as a mentor to discover different "thousand-mile horses".

Seeing the emperor staring at the glass teacup and getting distracted again, Liu Cheng was a little confused. What was the emperor thinking about?

Suburbs of Beijing

Ever since Shangguan Wanjun left, Minglan has been incredibly busy. She's responsible for the overall situation, overseeing the construction of houses, clearing wasteland, plowing the land, and teaching the people about wild vegetables...

"Master Minglan, there are three houses over there that are almost finished. Would you like to go take a look?"

Minglan hurriedly taught the girls several kinds of wild vegetables, which were not herbs. These were the knowledge her master had taught her before she left.

After finishing her work, she quickly came to the repaired mud house.

"Not bad, everyone, keep up the hard work. You are all contributors to the Yuan Dynasty, and the Emperor will never forget your contributions." Sometimes verbal encouragement is also very useful. This is what she learned from the Empress, but she has also experienced it in practice.

The people and soldiers who were building it shouted.

"it is good."

"Master Ming, we must do our best."

……

Minglan felt very comforted when she heard everyone's cheers. She thought of what the emperor had said before he left, that he would give her a promotion, and she was looking forward to it in her heart.

After all, she has already entered the court as an official, and she also wants to demonstrate her own value, which is also a way to repay the emperor.

The women were busy making fire and cooking. Since more than ten houses had been built, some families had already moved into the palace. The elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled were the first to move in. The kitchens were also put to use. As for the beds, they were heated directly on the kang so that everyone could have a good winter.

While Minglan was busy with official duties, she was also thinking about developing the people's economy. With more than 10,000 people, it would be good to have some economic interaction.

If big things don't work out, they can start with small things, such as setting up stalls. The economy develops step by step. She thinks she can first present a handwritten letter to the emperor to see how she will arrange it.

She had already thought of the next arrangements, bartering and purchasing with money.

During this period, she still had to solve one problem first, which was to plan each village, and then arrange the positions of village chief and village head to facilitate management, which would save a lot of trouble.

She sat at a folding table and wrote the letter carefully. The red pen seemed to have power in her hand, and she wrote each word quickly.

She personally handed it to a guard left behind by the emperor and said solemnly, "This letter must be delivered to the emperor personally. Do you understand?"

The guard bowed and said, "Yes, Master Ming, I will definitely deliver it."

Watching him jump on his horse and gallop away, Minglan had a lot of thoughts in her mind. Next, she could select candidates for village chief and village head.

Shangguan Wanjun received the letter in the afternoon.

"Master Ming's?"

The guard said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty, Lord Ming said it must be delivered to you personally."

Shangguan Wanjun looked at Liu Cheng, and Liu Cheng immediately stepped forward to take it and presented it to her. Shangguan Wanjun quickly took it and tore open the envelope.

"Your Majesty,

Your servant Minglan plans to divide the people into twenty villages first, and then select twenty village heads and village heads from them to better assist in managing the people.

In addition, I plan to open up the economy for the people, starting with setting up stalls. We can also choose to barter and other two methods of shopping. I wonder if Your Majesty thinks this is feasible?"

Seeing that it was Minglan who was writing, Shangguan Wanjun pursed her lips and smiled.

Not bad, Minglan, I was right about you. I hope you can bring me endless surprises.

"Xiao Liuzi, bring me an envelope and some writing paper?" She wanted to reply personally and affix the imperial seal, which would make it like an imperial edict and would also save Minglan a lot of trouble.

Shangguan Wanjun's handwriting has become very beautiful and neat, which is very different from a year ago, which is enough to show that her efforts have paid off.

Thinking of developing the economy, Shangguan Wanjun suggested that someone prepare some copper coins to take with them.

"Xiao Liuzi, go prepare ten thousand taels of copper coins and send them to the outskirts of Beijing." One tael = one thousand wen, and ten thousand taels = one million wen copper coins.

Liu Cheng was dumbfounded. Ten thousand taels of copper? How much would that be?

Due to the large number of people, the guards did not leave the capital until the next day, and took the carriage with them all the way to the suburbs of the capital.