A few days later, the Fuminister Zheng Shen also came to Chang'an from Zheng County and came to welcome his disciple Fang Zheng, the assistant minister beside the emperor.

Zheng Shen was quite excited. Although he was in Zheng County, not far from Chang'an City, he did not come often. The last time he came here was two years ago. At that time, Gengshi Dynasty was still in the morning. Everything was withered, and Chang'an City was far from this atmosphere. More importantly, last time he was just an ordinary Confucian scholar. He came to the imperial capital just to relax. Now he is a senior official of the court and a minister that the emperor relies on. This time he came to show his skills, assist the wise king, and do a great and earth-shaking cause.

Zheng Shen was very glad that his original choice was a little short of that. He would lose such an opportunity, miss an emperor who could be loved by him, and missed the stage to display his talents.

He sighed as he walked, His Majesty the Emperor was really a promising king, and he had just a few months to clean up the broken Chang'an City.

At this time, the car turned into a street, with carved beams and painted buildings on both sides, like some luxurious merchants, but at this time they were closed, making them look particularly deserted.

Zheng Shen asked, "What is this?"

The disciples around him, Fang Zheng, the assistant minister beside the emperor, said: "Master, this is the recently newly built Red Lantern Market."

"Red Lane City? Since it is a city, why is it so depressing?"

"Teacher, this street is full of nulus and is only open at night."

"What?" Zheng Shen frowned, "Your Majesty actually allowed the Red Lantern City to be built with such a big fanfare?"

Fang Zheng whispered: "Master, I heard that the financial owner behind this Red Lantern Market is Zhai Xing. Some people also say that this is actually built by Your Majesty."

Zheng Shen stopped talking, but he felt a little dissatisfied. Although the female neighbors were common at that time and the government did not prohibit them, they were built by the emperor with great fanfare. This was the first time he saw it. In the eyes of a self-proclaimed Confucian scholar, it was somewhat annoying and damaged the reputation of a benevolent king.

Fang Zheng seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "Of course, Your Majesty did not build these publicly, but acquiesced. They are all run by local merchants, the largest of which is the Great Shang Houchun of Chang'an City. Master, I heard..."

Fang Zheng paused, his voice lowered, "Hou Chun, including several other famous Red Lane Market merchants, is secretly... For this reason, His Majesty's inner treasury can continue to make money."

"Oh," Zheng Shen said thoughtfully: "This is indeed making money, and it is a good deal."

Fang Zheng also said: "Teacher, in addition to this red light market, there is also a golden bull market. The golden bull market is full of gambling funds, and the daily gambling funds are billions. Not only do many people go to gambling on weekdays, but when there is a football match, they will also face the people's betting on the ball. At that time, there were even more gambling funds. It is said that Zhai Xing was backing this deal, but in fact, it was His Majesty. Now Chang'an City is said to have four major cities, East City, West City, Red Light City, and Golden Bull Market. Each of them makes money every day, and the original South City and North City are not as good as it is. Master, why don't you... persuade Your Majesty, after all, these are small profits. Your Majesty is the master of benevolence and virtue, and you should educate..."

"Pediatric!" Before he finished speaking, Zheng Shen scolded: "A good king should appease the people and benefit the people. If Your Majesty does not do these business, those merchants will do it too! Merchants make money all use of money, so what is the benefit of the country and the people? Instead, it is better to give this benefit to Your Majesty and the country. Now the Han Dynasty is in a mess and the people are hungry for feeding. How much money can they use? How can they miss the people's livelihood in the name of oneself? Your Majesty, your Majesty acts for selfishness, but in fact, it is for the public. In this way, you can see more and more that Your Majesty dares to act and is selfless."

Seeing his mentor’s lesson, Fang Zheng didn’t dare to speak anymore, but just bowed his head to apologize.

Zheng Shen said again: "At that time, the people were all praised by the people and the country was rich in Qi. Qi was the best, and Qi dominated the princes. Even Confucius admired him so much. Now hundreds of years have passed, why do you have such pedantic thoughts? Fangzheng, you should learn more about the world, the way to save the world, and do something real for the world. Don't just make a little name, and become a corrupt scholar with empty names but no practicality."

Fang Zheng was so scolded that he was about to sweat, so he had to admit his mistakes. However, he was a little confused. This seemed to be inconsistent with the gentlemen that the Master taught him.

Zheng Shen asked about many things in Chang'an and the affairs in the court. Fang Zheng said it in detail and finally said: "The old leader of the Red Eyebrow Army is left with only empty ranks. His Majesty rarely appointed him and almost all are idle at home. On the contrary, several generals who are good at fighting still have the right to lead troops. Among them, General Fangdan, Puyang, is the most valued, and now he is stationed outside Hangu Pass. Beside the emperor, because the Master is not there, he took advantage of the loopholes. He is the most favored at the moment. There are also some famous scholars and wealthy families in Chang'an, who are also valued. Alas, if the Master is not in the court, we, the old people in Zheng County, have lost their support and are all squeezed aside by those people."

Zheng Shen said in a sarcasm: "Don't say anything about reliance! No matter where you are, you just have to do your best to share your worries for Your Majesty. What else do you need to rely on? The ability you have is your reliance! Also, don't divide the old people in Zheng County, the new people in Chang'an, and the officials of the same dynasty, and all the ministers of the Han Dynasty, so why do you divide the new people and old people?"

Fang Zheng had to receive education and said it was.

Zheng Shen went to the palace to meet the saint, and the king and his ministers gathered together were naturally happy, and they talked about the scene after the farewell. Zheng Shen felt that every time he saw the emperor again, he felt refreshed. Now Liu Yu is in charge of power, and has no restraint, and his demeanor is different.

The emperor asked: "Ziyuan, how is the autumn harvest this year?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, Zuo Fengyi reduced his output by 20% compared with last year. Although the amount was not small, the population had decreased by 30%, so the food should still be enough. Although Zuo Fu Duwei collected a lot of food and grass to supply military supplies before, it caused the people to lack food, fortunately, Zuo Fengyi's powerful strength made a lot of efforts. Under the coordination of the General Fumin, although the people did not dare to say they had enough food, they were not too hungry. From the present perspective, there was no problem in winter, and perhaps there was still some surplus."

Zuo Fengyi's powerful people, represented by Wu Chun, were among the first to follow the little emperor. Although they were woolly pulled away by the earth, they also firmly occupied the position around the emperor, and they did not suffer any loss at all.

"Fuminying has opened thousands of hectares of land at five military sites, and has placed tens of thousands of landless refugees on idle fields. After the autumn harvest, Fuminying led the military and civilians to plant wheat, and the general went to the fields to cultivate, and the military and civilians rushed to farm. The people all said that they would not be hungry again next year."

"Okay! OK!" The emperor stood up happily, walked back and forth for two steps, and suddenly turned around and asked, "What are Liu Biao busy with?"

"Liu Zhengshou," Zheng Shen hesitated a little, "I rarely meet with Liu Liu. I don't know what he is busy with, but it is said that Liu Liu is a little greedy recently... Your Majesty, I dare to ask why Liu Liu has dealt with?"

"Alas, at that time, the 300,000 army was outside the city, and I dared not take it lightly. He acted recklessly. If he didn't leave, he would be targeted and would inevitably find fault with him."

"I believe that Captain Liu will be able to understand His Majesty's love for the Animal Husbandry Captain."

"It would be strange if he can understand it!" Liu Yu sneered, "Liu Biao is brave, irritable, and has no sense of responsibility in doing things. It's time to polish it well!"
Chapter completed!