When Zhou Shuren left the palace, he was so refreshed that he left. The supplies he wanted to exchange for were all precious materials, all of which were prohibited by maritime trade. He was not stupid. No country was willing to sell important resources unless it was absolutely necessary.

At the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Shuren signaled Jinyan to go in and find Changyi out. Changyi was very busy. When he came out, he trotted all the way and got on the carriage and asked, "Dad, what are you asking your son for?"

Zhou Shuren signaled his son to hear him and said in a low voice: "The emperor has drafted a note for exchanging food. You have a clear idea in your mind. By the way, let's talk to the envoys of various countries in the past few days."

Chang Yixin wanted to find out the news and he was familiar with it. His political achievements were coming, "My son must do it well."

"Well, okay, you go and do it, I'm going back too."

Changyi is indeed very busy and is still receiving envoys, "Okay."

After getting off the carriage, I told the coachman to be slower and be careful when the road is slippery.

When the Zhou family and Zhulan returned home, Li hurriedly welcomed him, "Mom, the New Year gift from his hometown is delivered in advance."

Zhulan heard the hesitation in Li's tone, "What's wrong?"

Li said: "Mr. Dong passed away and the Dong family separated. The New Year gifts sent by several rooms in the Dong family were too expensive, as if they were a competition, far exceeding the gift lists set by our mansion."

Zhulan was speechless. The first anniversary of Mr. Dong's death was not over. "If there were too many, they were selected and sent to send someone back."

"The face of the third brother and sister?"

"This time I gave the Dong family face, and I will only be more arrogant in the future. I will send it back directly to avoid trouble in the future. Oh, your third brother and others don't care about their hometown in Qizhou, so you can help you decide."

Li's shoulders sank, and her mother-in-law handed over all the affairs in the mansion to her. Her burden sank, "The daughter-in-law will handle it."

"Well, I believe in you."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was tired, Li stopped saying anything more. She helped her mother-in-law back and waited until she changed her clothes and rested before she left the main yard.

Li looked up at the sky, thinking about the account book that he had not finished reading, and the sky was no longer blue. "Let's go, there is still a general account book that needs to be checked this year."

The woman said attentively: "Be careful at your feet."

The servants in this mansion are most likely to change their minds. The Zhou family gets along well, but in the servants' hearts, the big house is the future master. Li has established his power again, and the servants' flattery is inevitable. Fortunately, the Zhou family is fair and strict, and there is no trouble.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back to talk about the exchanged supplies, and Zhulan whispered: "Actually, I have always had an idea."

Zhou Shuren, “Hmm?”

"The northeastern border does not gather people from both countries, but it is still increasing. Even if the two countries have no mind, these people will be a matter sooner or later."

"The emperor will not allow people from both countries to enter the country."

Zhulan pointed the tea with her finger and drew it on the table, "How about digging ditches at the border? Or building a city wall."

"It's hard to build a city wall."

"Then dig a trench, and it will be a line of defense at the border in the future."

The labor force was used and the labor force was consumed. The foreign people on the border were unable to make trouble, and the imperial court needed to pay a mixed bread that could not be starved to death.

Zhulan said again: "You can do anything when you are so hungry."

"I can't mention this matter, nor can Rong Chuan mention it."

"Then who do you want to ask?"

Zhou Shuren also dipped his fingers in water and wrote the word Liang on the table, "Since he has been stationed in the Northeast, he is the most suitable."

Zhulan gave a thumbs up, "Good candidate."

Zhou Shuren needs to make good plans. He couldn't see King Liang huddled in the palace, so he still couldn't get around Rong Chuan. He squinted his eyes and wanted to make a decision.

A few days later, in Qizhou, Chang Lian listened to the report and looked at the first three villages on the list, signaling the yamen runners to go down, "Sir, look?"

The prefect, "Send someone to investigate secretly. I don't want anything to commit fraud."

Chang Lian didn't think there was anything fake, but he just sighed in his heart that according to the court's methods to rescue disasters, there was a big gap between the villages and villages. A village with clans as the overall efficiency was the highest, and he could also help other villages. This is the advantage of the clan.

However, even if a village with a mixed surname cannot compare with a single heart, it still cannot be on the list.

Chang Lian visited the countryside and thought for a while and said, "Sir, why not rank the villages with clans as the whole and the villages with mixed surnames separately?"

The prefect reacted and was very moved that some villages needed disaster relief supplies that would be rewarded, while some clan villages were not urgent. "Okay, divide them into two lists."

Chang Lian smiled, "The prefect is a good official for the people, and the people praise you."

The prefect smiled on his face, "I only hope that Qizhou will be able to have good weather and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. Some of my false reputations are not important."

Chang Lian thought to himself that it would be more convincing if the corners of his mouth were not raised.

Chang Lian came out of the government office and walked back to the door. Before he got off the carriage, he smelled the soup and medicine. When he got off the carriage, he saw that many people were carrying bowls and walking to his wife, "Thank you for your hard work in the past few days."

Dong, “Not working hard.”

Chang Lian asked, “How many medicinal materials are there?”

"There are not many more. These days, these days, decocts and medicines that enhance physical fitness are all empty. The medicinal materials at home are about to be empty."

Chang Lian, "It's better to be gone."

Dong followed the husband into the house, "The prefect has lost herbal medicine, and now it is made with ginger soup."

"It's not easy for the magistrate."

Dong was a little angry, "In order not to surpass the prefect, our family did not donate many medicinal materials. The prefect wanted a good reputation and set up a medicine soup shed, and our mansion followed her. She didn't know how many skills she had. She went to our mansion to speak sour words when the medicinal materials were gone. She was angry, why did she want our mansion to send some medicinal materials?"

Chang Lian patted his wife on the shoulder, "Okay, why bother with her?"

"If it weren't for the prefect, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to her."

Chang Lian, "We will close the shed without the medicinal materials, so you won't have to hear sour words."

"Um."

In the capital, Zhou Shuren and several important officials accompanied the emperor to meet with envoys from various countries. Zhou Shuren thought Changyi was also suitable for intelligence, and he really found out a lot of insights. The envoys from various countries didn't know that there were traitors among them. After reading the exchanged materials, they all looked angry. Well, some people pretended to be quite similar.

The emperor ignored the envoy's anger and pointed to the memorial, "The above is what our country wants to change. There are not many things we have to choose from, and we have to change first and first serve food."

All the envoys, "!!"

Not much? From precious metals to banned buying and selling resources, the above list is very detailed, making them wonder if they are clear about their country's stock.
Chapter completed!