Concubine You was also very tired, but she had not forgotten the important matter.

Now that the weather is calm and Chen Huang is extremely satisfied, it is a good time to blow some wind.

Concubine You had spent so much time and effort preparing for such a long time, and expending countless efforts to cater to Emperor Chen. All of this was for this moment.

"Oh, my dear, if you have any ideas, you might as well tell me."

Chen Huang was lying comfortably, motionless, not even bothering to open his eyes, and only moved his lips to speak.

"I believe that the 'refined salt strategy' proposed by Zhu Aiqing is a good strategy for governing the country. It will not only benefit all people, but also solve the major worries of His Majesty!"

"Well..." Chen Huang responded, but said nothing.

"I won't say much about the things that benefit all people in the world. And what Zhu Aiqing said is that when refined salt is promoted to the entire world, the money sent into the inner treasury will definitely be able to meet the food, salary and equipment consumption of all armies in the world.

There is no problem with this matter.”

"Well..." Chen Huang still didn't speak.

"The most important thing is that Your Majesty can also take this opportunity to eradicate the southeastern salt merchants in one fell swoop and completely remove this cancer to vent the hatred in His Majesty's heart!" Concubine You said.

"Um!"

Emperor Chen opened his eyes, a flash of light flashed through his eyes, and he said with a smile, "My beloved concubine, continue."

"The most fundamental reason why it is difficult to completely eradicate the southeastern salt merchants is because they control the supply of coarse salt to all parts of the country! The people of the world cannot live without salt for a day!"

"Over the years, they have become as rich as the country. I don't know how much wealth they have accumulated! Their power has further grown, and many officials in the court have been bribed by them..."

"So to eradicate the salt merchants in the southeast, the first step is to solve the problem of salt shortage and prevent chaos in the world!" said Concubine You.

"Yes, my concubine's analysis is right!"

"The refined salt offered by Zhu Aiqing is the best substitute! According to Zhu Aiqing's 'refined salt strategy', the financial path of the southeastern salt merchants will be completely blocked. By then, they will definitely make changes!"

"But Your Majesty, we now have the Divine Thunder Army and the Changning Imperial Army. It will never be the same again!"

"Zhu Aiqing's 'Method of Refined Salt' can not only cut off the southeastern salt merchants' financial path, but also ensure that the people of the world have salt to eat, thus avoiding the world's chaos."

"If there is any abnormal movement of the southeastern salt merchants, the Divine Thunder Army or the Changning Imperial Army can be dispatched. Firstly, the southeastern salt merchants can be completely eradicated and their homes confiscated. Secondly, it can also promote the country's prestige and intimidate Xiaoxiao!"

"Your Majesty, the time has come to eradicate the salt merchants in the southeast. This is a great opportunity. Your Majesty should seize it firmly!" Concubine You finally said.

"Haha, yes, yes, my beloved concubine and I really have the same mind. In fact, I was thinking about this issue after I woke up."

"Obviously, my concubine's thoughts coincide with my thoughts, so we thought of going together!" Emperor Chen laughed heartily.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Concubine You breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, but this matter is of great importance, and we need to discuss it vigorously! It's too late today, let's deal with it tomorrow quickly, so that I can implement Zhu Aiqing's 'refined salt policy' as soon as possible!"

After hearing this, Concubine You couldn't help but feel calm, and her smile bloomed like a flower.

After chatting with Chen Huang for a while, it was getting late, so they turned out the lights and took a rest...

The next day.

Zhu Xiuyuan woke up as soon as the sky broke.

After washing and changing clothes and having breakfast, Zhu Xiuyuan got on the carriage, took Yan Dashan and dozens of generals, and left the city in a mighty manner.

Zhu Xiuyuan went to take a tour of the Divine Thunder Army camp ten miles outside the city.

Seeing that there was no problem, he got on the carriage and returned to the city.

There didn't seem to be much going on today, so Zhu Xiuyuan went directly back home to help Dong Shuyu and the others prepare for the Shangsi Festival.

But in fact, Dong Shuyu's "Shangsi Festival Preparatory Working Group", after Zhu Xiuyuan joined it, did not play any role, but had some counterproductive effects.

He was like a troublemaker, asking questions here and touching things there.

At the same time, he kept teasing Dong Shuyu’s apprentice, Dong Shuzhen, and took her to play with her...

They simply regard this place as a place for play and fun, joking and joking, chasing after each other, otherwise there will be trouble.

Dong Shuyu smiled bitterly, but it was hard to drive away. After all, Zhu Xiuyuan was the Marquis and had a distinguished status. She had no choice but to distract herself from Zhu Xiuyuan's troubles with Dong Shuzhen while she was busy.

After playing around for a while, Zhu Xiuyuan probably felt something was wrong. Dong Shuyu had been busy and assigned the maids to prepare this and pay attention to that.

It's really inappropriate for them to cause trouble there.

Dong Shuyu made arrangements for the Shangsi Festival in her study.

She sat behind the desk, as steady as a general, commanding Chunxue, Dongmei, and some other maids around.

The book desk in front of her was slightly messy and filled with books.

Among them are some ancient books about folk customs.

Dong Shuyu seems to have made a lot of preparations. In order to prepare for the Shangsi Festival, he went through these ancient books! It can be said that he is very careful.

For this reason, Zhu Xiuyuan felt that he should not go around causing trouble.

So, he pulled Dong Shuzhen, who was very excited and restless, and sat down beside the desk. Then he picked up a book, opened it and started reading.

"In the Zhou rites, when the witch is in her prime, she is purified and bathed in water, so she cleanses herself on the water..."

It turned out that this ancient book recorded the origin of some customs of the Shangsi Festival. Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly found it interesting, so he read it out.

After Dong Shuyu sat down at the desk, she saw that Zhu Xiuyuan and the others finally stopped playing around and sat down to read. Even if they didn't help her deal with the complicated affairs, it was still good...

When Dong Shuzhen saw Zhu Xiuyuan studying, her eyes suddenly lit up. She couldn't help but put her hand on her chin, tilting her head and staring at Zhu Xiuyuan with a smile on her face.

She felt that the way her husband was studying was really interesting and handsome, and she couldn't help but be fascinated by it.

"In late spring, when the spring clothes are ready, five or six crowns and six or seven boys will bathe in Yi, the wind will dance with the snow, and return with chants..."

Zhu Xiuyuan continued to recite, shaking his head and imitating the way those scholars recited. His facial expressions and head-shaking movements looked very exaggerated.

"Pfft!"

Dong Shuzhen couldn't hold it back and immediately started laughing, covering her mouth, shrugging her shoulders, and her eyes turned into crescent moons with laughter.

The maids who came to handle the preparations for the Shangsi Festival, such as Chun Xue and Dong Mei Dong, couldn't help but smile when they saw Zhu Xiuyuan shaking his head...

Dong Shuyu, who was sitting behind the desk, slightly twitched the corner of his mouth.

To be honest, she wanted to laugh too, but... let it go, Dong Shuyu rarely smiled.

Her "laughing point" is very high!

The last time Dong Shuyu smiled was when he learned that Zhu Xiuyuan had returned safely from overseas a few days ago.
Chapter completed!