On the same day, the court quickly ordered the Songmo Governor's Office to stop all confrontation, and the court would send officials to mediate.

This order was not issued in the name of Li Zhi, but was signed by the Secretariat. It can be seen how disapproving Li Zhi himself is. If the order is issued in the name of the emperor, it would be embarrassing if the other party did not listen.

Moreover, if you issue an order in the name of the emperor, if you don’t listen, you will rebel and there is no room for maneuver.

At the same time, Wu Meiniang also returned to the Political Affairs Hall to preside over government affairs.

Although it seems that Wu Meiniang was too sad and took a long vacation in the middle, it has a great significance. Wu Meiniang's words and deeds during this period made everyone feel more at ease with her. Not only Li Zhi, but also Zhang Wenguan and others, the deep meaning here is very important to Wu Meiniang.

This is thanks to the death of Mrs. Rongguo. Otherwise, everyone would have no idea and everyone would be at ease this time.

Now everyone has a common goal, which is to assist the prince.

Therefore, today not only Wu Meiniang appeared in the Political Affairs Hall, but also Prince Li Hong participated, but also Prince Li Hong will not only participate in the regular meeting of the Political Affairs Hall, but also participate in the discussion of military and national affairs on Li Zhi.

Li Hong was also quite excited about this. As the prince, he stayed in the East Palace every day and did nothing, which was also boring.

"We should define the administrative area in the South China Sea as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to draft the government order." Wu Meiniang glanced at her and said, "Don't you say, you haven't thought about it yet?"

Since entering the house, she has no smile, giving people a feeling of being arrogant without anger.

Zhang Wenguan also knew that Wu Meiniang was in a bad mood and said, "We have discussed this matter and named it Fozhou. As for the county-level division, we will leave it to Changsun Chong and others to arrange it. After all, we are not very familiar with the terrain there and it is not easy to divide it."

"Florence?"

Wu Meiniang nodded, feeling quite satisfied with the name because her mother and she were both Buddhists. She suddenly looked at Li Hongdao: "What advice does the prince have?"

Li Hong was stunned for a moment. He didn't seem to have thought that Wu Meiniang would ask him about this matter. She came back to the political affairs hall and did not dare to talk nonsense. After thinking carefully, she said: "I think that if I named Fozhou, it sounds like a little related to the Buddha's passing country. Will the local people miss the old country? That place was built by merchants, so why not call it Shangzhou?"

Wu Meiniang nodded softly.

Hao Chujun immediately nodded and said, "No, no, the prince is right. We are not considering it carefully. Shangzhou should be more suitable."

Zhang Wenguan, Liu Xiangdao and others agreed, and even Han Yi, Cui Jieren and others expressed their approval.

After all, this is the prince’s first suggestion, so he has to give some face no matter what, and what the prince said makes sense.

Wu Meiniang's eyes flashed a few times, nodded and said, "I also think the prince's suggestion is more appropriate, that is called Shangzhou."

Han Yi Yu Guang glanced at Wu Meiniang and thought, it was amazing to be able to keep a clear mind and make the most beneficial decision in her heart under such grief! This may be what I am not as good as her.

Although it was just a name, it made Li Hong feel very happy and his confidence improved. He looked at Wu Meiniang with a little gratitude.

Wu Meiniang nodded to him and said, "In addition, it was proposed by Shangshu Ling to build wine and canned industries in Yuanzhou and Shangzhou. I wonder if Shangshu Ling has a specific solution to let some merchants in Central Plains go there to build workshops?"

Han Yi said: "Can food is very easy and there is no need for the court to worry about it. Those fruit merchants will naturally try their best to ask Xiaopang Group to build a workshop there. The key is that wine merchants. If they go there to build a workshop, they will transport it back to Zhongyuan, and the cost will increase a lot. The first thing the court has to do is to increase the cost of Central Plains wine merchants and reduce the brewing costs of Yuanzhou and Shangzhou."

Wu Meiniang asked, "What if the cost is increased?"

Han Yi said: "The court can send a message first. At the next stamp duty change meeting, some wine-making stamp duty will be added in the next stamp duty change meeting to ensure that the grain price does not rise due to winemaking. At the same time, all wine taxes in Yuanzhou and Shangzhou are exempted from Yuanzhou and Shangzhou. If merchants are willing to make wine there, the court will directly allocate land to them. According to statistics from our tax bureau, the stamp duty on wine is increasing, which proves that wine consumption is further increasing, especially in the narrow village areas. Because the people in the narrow village areas become richer, the wine market in these places will further increase, and the wine price will also increase accordingly. The grain in Nanhaidao is much cheaper than that in the Central Plains. In addition, the continuous increase in cargo ships, the profits of brewing wine there are very considerable."

Zheng Shanxing said: "Although Shangshu Ling was very thoughtful, since ancient times, many dynasties have banned alcohol due to food problems. However, the more banned alcohol, the higher the wine price, and more wine brewing will be made, which may breed smuggling and trafficking. This matter must be done carefully to avoid the rise in alcohol prices due to panic."

Cui Jieren said: "I also think that we should not release the news for the time being. We can hold a meeting with the wine merchants first, and at the same time put pressure on them so that the big wine merchants cannot raise prices through excuses. As long as the big wine merchants do not raise prices, those small wine merchants cannot rise either."

Wu Meiniang asked Li Hong again: "What advice does the prince have?"

Li Hong shook his head.

Wu Meiniang nodded and said, "Then let's decide." At this point, she paused a little and said, "In addition, there is a high possibility that war will break out in the Khitan, which may affect Shandong and Lelang Prefecture and other areas. The court must send orders to the local governors to prepare early to avoid the war from plaguing the people of the Central Plains. Also, let all the goods in Lelang Prefecture temporarily go through the water."

Liu Xiangdao said: "I will draft an edict when I go back."

I have to say that Wu Meiniang's administrative ability is very outstanding. In just half a day, she dealt with all the squeezed memorials.

Zhang Wenguan and the others suddenly felt that they were very relaxed with Wu Meiniang.

Not only that, they also felt guilty because Wu Meiniang had never laughed during the entire meeting. It can be seen that Wu Meiniang did not come out of her grief. A woman who suffered such great grief and had to come to work was indeed a bit cruel.

After the regular meeting, everyone immediately went to their respective offices to arrange tasks.

Han Yi was no exception. He came to the Ministry of Revenue and informed Zhang Daxiang of the task, mainly to ask the Ministry of Revenue to investigate the situation of the wine industry and help him meet with Qian Dafang and other wine merchants.

"I understand!" Zhang Daxiang nodded, sighed again, and said, "It seems that the court is really inseparable from the queen now!"

Han Yi glanced at him with a squint eyes and said, "I said you are really strange. You are very generous in other things, but you are resentful to the queen."

Zhang Daxiang said, "You can't blame me for this. You know those major purges. Almost every time I stood on a cliff." He said this, he looked at Han Yi again and said, "If it weren't for you, I would have already..."

Han Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was always good at comforting people, but he was really stumped by Zhang Daxiang.

This dynasty was bitten by a snake and was afraid of the ropes for ten years, and Zhang Daxiang was bitten several times. So, no matter how good Wu Meiniang performed, he firmly opposed Wu Meiniang. Of course, he would only tell Han Yi because he believed that Han Yi was not on the side of Wu Meiniang.

In fact, Zhang Daxiang was quite helpless. Wu Meiniang was like that tumbler, shaking left and right. If someone else said that, he would die many times, but Wu Meiniang couldn't die. Suddenly he thought of something again and said, "There is something I want to tell you."

Han Yi said: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Daxiang said: "There is another turmoil in the Khitan area recently, and we may also send troops. I checked the accounts of the treasury and found that our treasury has not yet recovered to the pre-crisis. Although taxes have been increasing since the promulgation of stamp duty, treasury expenditures have been increasing in recent years, resulting in the decline in inventory instead of increasing. If there is any accident, we cannot provide too many reserves to deal with it."

Han Yi's eyes flashed a few times and said with a smile: "What's the surprise? Besides, you have to change your old thinking, don't always stare at the accounts."

Zhang Daxiang said: "What do we look at if our Ministry of Revenue does not look at the accounts?"

"Of course it's up to the data!" Han Yi said: "Our country's productivity is increasing day by day, that is, domestic wealth is increasing. If it is not in the treasury, it must be anywhere else, but no matter where it is, it's enough in my Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Daxiang said: "You can't say that. If the money is in the hands of the people, when the country wants to use the money, it can only ask the people for it. This will cause public grievances. Only when the national treasury is full can the country avoid increasing taxes to the people."

Han Yi said: "Then don't think about it. If the ministers in the court and the royal relatives looked at the mountains of gold and silver piled up in the treasury every day, as if they couldn't use it. Isn't this seducing them to commit crimes? They will try their best to use the money. It doesn't make any sense to have the money in the treasury, and it's better to use it for national development. This is actually an investment. Only when the country develops well, the people will become more anxious and wealthy, and the tax sources will become more. At that time, there will be fine wine and mutton. There is no need to worry at all."

Zhang Daxiang and Han Yi are two typical financial management ideas. Zhang Daxiang is born with a sense of security, which is the case in any aspect. Only more savings can make him feel safe. However, Han Yi believes that saving money is stupid. If you don’t have to be stupid, it’s not stupid. You have to use it to make more money.

Han Yi is the boss, so of course he is taking the Han Yi route.

In the evening.

When Han Yi returned home, he found Yuan Mudan lying on a rattan chair with his eyes closed. Han Rui stood behind him, with extremely beautiful plain hands helping Yuan Mudan pinch his shoulders.

Han Yi deliberately slowed down, but Han Rui still discovered it. Han Yi hurriedly gestured and told her not to make a sound first, then walked around behind Yuan Mudan and waved to Han Rui.

Han Rui smiled secretly and slowly retreated. The father and daughter cooperated very well.

Han Yi calmly reached out his hand and continued to help Yuan Mudan pinch his shoulders.

Han Rui covered her mouth and smiled secretly left the lobby. She has always been well-behaved and will not disturb her parents' love.

"Here I'm back!"

As soon as Han Rui left, Yuan Mudan opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Han Yi with a smile.

Han Yi immediately said depressedly: "So you already knew it, it's really boring."

"With your clumsy skills, I know when you enter the house." Yuan Mudan smiled.

Han Yi suddenly lowered his head and kissed Yuan Mudan's lips, saying a little distressed: "It's just work, there's no need to make myself tired like this."

Yuan Mudan suddenly said excitedly: "This is what makes the group of academicians of the Sixth Academy of Sages angry."

Han Yi immediately became angry and said, "Dare they dare to make you angry? Tell who it is, I will fire him immediately."

Yuan Mudan twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "All."

"All...all, this...you will leave Mr. Yun to me at least!" Han Yi said depressedly.

Yuan Mudan suddenly sat up and said, "Now Yunxiu has developed a steam engine. Logically speaking, it should be possible to develop a steam engine for coal mines soon. I asked Yuanxiu to go and inquire about the process today, but do you know what they are doing?"

Han Yi thought for a while and said, "If I was not mistaken, they should be testing the stability of the boiler now."

Yuan Mudan looked at Han Yi in surprise and said, "How do you know?"

Han Yi said: "Because this is the task we determined during the first meeting."

Yuan Mudan frowned and said, "The boilers are made of steel, so how can they be easily damaged? Yunxiu's steam engines have all come from Yangzhou to Chang'an, and there is no problem. But they are now taking our money to produce boilers of different sizes and shapes. What safety is tested? I really can't understand. Nowadays, merchants are looking forward to steam engines."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Madam, safety issues cannot be ignored, because in the future, the steam engine will be used in workshops. In places where workshop-style people are very concentrated, the consequences will be unimaginable once any accident occurs. Moreover, the steam engine is an unprecedented machine, and every component must be very precise, so a complete system must be configured for it."

Yuan Mudan asked: "What system?"

She couldn't understand what the machine had to do with the system.

Han Yi said: "If we blindly come to the production department with a batch of steam engines, what if it breaks down?"

"If it breaks, repair it!"

"What's it broken again after repairing?"

"You are making a point."

"I'm not trying to make a fuss." Han Yi shook his head and said, "The steam engine is very expensive, and the cost of repairing once is not low. If the steam engine breaks a few times, or a dangerous explosion occurs, it is actually meaningless. Therefore, when we decided to develop a steam engine, we will formulate a complete set of steam engine rules. How to use it will not break easily, it can be used for longer, how to maintain it will not break easily, and it is also how to design it to facilitate repairs by yourself. If only professionals from the Sixth Academy of Sages can repair it, then if something unexpected happens in the Yangzhou river channel, it is impossible to go to Chang'an to ask the Sixth Academy of Sages to repair it. Yes, you may think that the whole thing is quite troublesome now, but our trouble is for your future convenience, which is very necessary. It is worthy of every penny you donated."

Yuan Mudan thought for a while and said, "Even so, your Sage Sixth Academy requires that the steel we produce must be standardized, and all thicknesses and lengths must be standardized, and the requirements are very strict. Sometimes I really don't understand whether we are the ones who pay for it or the Sage Sixth Academy."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Madam, you also know that steel is the future. In other words, the scope of steel usage will become very wide in the future. Standardization is just a trouble at this time, but it can bring a lot of convenience to the future. And we are pioneers, so why don't we build this road better? Moreover, after all, this is not troublesome, as long as we form a habit."

In fact, when Yunxiu was developing, he already had a complete set of R&D standards, otherwise Yunxiu might have been killed by the bombing.

Moreover, it is not a single problem to produce a large number of steam engines. It is different from Yunxiu's development of a steam engine. Yunxiu's steam engine relies on superhuman wisdom and the skillful hands of craftsmen, but mass production is definitely not possible. This requires the support of the entire industrial system, especially the steel manufacturing industry.

After years of development and technical support of the Sixth Academy of Sages, the Yuan Family's smelter has made great breakthroughs. You should know that the Sixth Academy of Sages was already studying this steelmaking furnace ten years ago, and it has never been interrupted, and it is studying it with Han Yi's advanced theories.

In fact, Han Yi has planned it long ago. Before the steam engine comes out, there must be an industrial supporting system, otherwise it will not be produced in large quantities. It’s just that it is using commerce to develop this industrial system quietly, such as assembly lines, hydraulics, threads, gears, pulleys, levers, mathematics, and engineering.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty already had a certain industrial technical foundation, but it was not put on the table. Because it was not necessary, it was at most a production chain. The nine-grade academicians have been studying the Sixth Scholar of the Sages every day over the years. Although they were very interested, they did not know where this knowledge could be used. For example, mathematics, there are no products now and so accurate data are needed.

The emergence of steam engines has given these knowledge a place to work, because those ninth-grade academicians suddenly found that the knowledge they learned was of such use. When encountering a problem with the steam engine, corresponding knowledge immediately emerged in their minds. This feeling is really wonderful. Therefore, they are fanatical about the development of steam engines. It is not to say that they are very interested in making money. They want to apply all their knowledge, which leads to the slightest specification, including the shape of the boiler. They are all using their knowledge to think about what shape is convenient for manufacturing and the efficiency is the highest.
To be continued...