“I’m here to give my parents a gift. I wish them good luck in the new year and all the best.”
“Granddaughter Liu Yunxin.”
“Liu Lingyun”
…”
“Meet my grandparents and wish them a happy New Year and a long life.
Invite grandpa and grandma to tea.”
"Okay, okay, get up, get up."
“Children, the ground is cold, get up quickly.”
Liu Zhi'an and his wife took the tea from their children, daughters-in-law, granddaughters, and grandchildren and only tasted it briefly. Then they took out a thick stack of red envelopes from their sleeves and distributed them one by one.
For a group of little guys, receiving red envelopes is simply the most joyful thing in the New Year.
Although Liu Mingzhi and the others didn't care how much silver there was in the red envelope, they still put away the red envelope with cheerful faces.
The second elder’s thoughts are far more gratifying than the contents of the red envelope.
Liu Zhi'an knew the character of his eldest son. Even though he was the emperor now and the king of a country, he was the first to sit on the main seat because it was a special day. Then he waved his hand for the whole family to sit down.
“Everyone sits down and the family is reunited. There are not so many rules. The most important thing is to have enough to eat and drink.”
The juniors headed by Liu Mingzhi thanked them in unison, and then walked to their respective seats and sat down.
Liu Mingzhi picked up the drink in front of him and said, "Old man, we brothers would like to propose a toast to you."
After expressing his feelings, Liu Mingzhi glanced at his sons who were holding bowls and eating dumplings, picked up a few chopsticks of fish and put them on the plates of Liu Zhenghao and his brothers.
“Be careful with the fish bones. If you can’t eat them, eat them with other vegetables.”
“Okay, thank you, dad.”
“Thank you, Dad.”
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, then looked up at the table where the two female relatives were sitting: "Yun'er, Yan'er."
“Husband?”
“As always, after you have eaten and drank enough, don’t forget to take the children to the palace to pay your respects to the Queen Mother and wish her a happy New Year.”
“Hey, I understand, I will never forget it.”
“Don’t worry, husband, I and Sister Yun have already prepared gifts for New Year’s greetings to my mother.”
Liu Mingzhi saw that he no longer had to worry about everything and stopped nagging, so he immersed himself in eating the dumplings in the bowl.
With Liu Mingzhi's silence, the main hall of the Liu family gradually echoed with the appropriate laughter and laughter.
A group of well-fed women and children left the venue one after another. Liu Zhi'an, Young Master Liu, and Master Liu Mingli were still exchanging glasses of wine and chatting about anecdotes.
Liu Zhi'an drank all the wine in his glass and looked at Liu Mingzhi with a questioning look: "How is it going? Have you formally drawn up regulations on the use of troops against Tsarist Russia?
When do you plan to use the troops? How many troops are there? How long is the estimated duration? What are the chances of winning? Will it waste people and money, and will it shake the foundation of the country?"
Looking at the old man’s curious eyes, Liu Mingzhi picked up the pot and filled Liu Zhi’an with wine and shook his head gently.
“I already have a rough plan in my mind. The imperial court has not yet discussed in detail the possible use of troops against Tsarist Russia.
The general reason is that the final results of the Western Expedition have not been reported back to the DPRK. Most of the civil and military officials in the DPRK were a little uneasy, fearing that such a massive expedition would not achieve the desired results.
Although I have a rough result here, I can't guarantee that the Western Expedition will meet my psychological expectations 100% of the time.
After all, it is an expedition of thousands of miles, and there are too many changes that may happen.
Before I received the battle report written by the general marshals of the troops on the left and right, I was a little nervous!
Therefore, although I know that Tsarist Russia will become a powerful enemy of Dalong sooner or later, I do not dare to act too hastily because of the large army of the Western Expedition.
Old man, you also know that since I unified the world, in order to win over the morale of the military and the people in Beifu and Xinfu, about 60% of the royal court's taxes in recent years have been spent on improving people's livelihood in the two places.
After the remaining money in the national treasury has been used to support the internal government’s expenditures in various places, it is not a problem that large-scale natural and man-made disasters will not occur in various state capitals.
However, once a natural or man-made disaster occurs, it will be enough to drain the current national treasury.
There is still a little enough silver in the national treasury, and the food and grass are good, but I dare not use it randomly!
You must know that it is not a small matter to send all the millions of elite troops stationed at Dalong Border for an expedition. The consumption of food and grass alone is a big problem that cannot be ignored.
If it only lasts for a year and a half and ends, the imperial court can still endure it by tightening its belt and gritting its teeth.
However, if the fight lasts for three to five years, it will inevitably cause the people to lament and boil with resentment.
I fully believe in the strength of the imperial officers and soldiers, but the imperial court cannot support them in showing their strength.
After all, as far as the current state of the national treasury is concerned, even if my heart is as high as the sky, I still have to make due compromises for the sake of the overall situation.
It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to dominate the world!
In the past, in places where we were in charge of a large amount of hands, if we needed anything, we could just ask the court for it, and the court would find a solution.
It doesn’t work anymore. No matter how big or small the state capital is, it is just the flesh on the palm of the hand and the back of the hand.
Wherever I am injured, the only one who hurts is me.
There is nothing I can do about it. In order to unify the world, the three countries have been in internal conflict for more than ten years, so everything has to be done according to their ability.
Fortunately, I still have a few years to live, and I will try to leave a decent inheritance to these little bastards before I die."
Liu Zhi'an looked at Liu Mingzhi in admiration, stroking his beard and nodding slightly: "As long as you have a good idea, opening up territory and expanding territory consumes more national power than an ordinary battle between two armies.
I am really afraid that after you sit in that position, you will become arrogant and look down on the heroes of the world.
Now that I see that you are in charge of the world and have millions of elite troops, but still retain the cautious character of carefully considering everything, I am finally relieved.
Whether you like to hear it or not, and whether you mind it or not, I will tell you.
There is no money in the national treasury, but our family has it; there is no food in the national treasury, but our Liu family firm has it.
What your treasury can do, our Liu family can do too.
I can handle the dirty things that your court cannot do for you.
As long as you don’t despise the food as old and old, I can raise three years’ worth of food for an army of 500,000 people within two months. This won’t be a problem.
However, frankly speaking, this is the food and grass that can only be raised as a result of the decline of our Liu family.
That’s why I just said that you must retain your habit of careful thinking.
Fighting! If the final result is a miserable victory with empty treasury and boiling public resentment, that is not called victory.
Only when 10% of the profit is exchanged for two, three, ten, or even dozens or hundreds of times of profit, can this be called a great victory.
Seeing that you can still maintain your original intention, I feel relieved.
I don’t ask for Ming Li, Mingjie, and Xuan’er to be able to hold great power and dominate the country. I just hope that you can retain the wealth and honor they deserve, and I will be satisfied.
you!
Do you understand what I mean?"
“Hey, old man, you have worked hard for me for most of your life. It’s time for you to take care of yourself.
The matter of the second child, Xuan'er, and the third child, old man, if you didn't tell me, I would have already considered it in my heart.
There are some things that you don’t say, but I know what to do.
Dad, I respect you..."
"Master! Young Master! Please tell me politely, Madam, she...she...she has given birth!"
Young Master Liu suddenly stood up and looked blankly at the panting maid standing in the hall door.
“Euphemistically given birth?”
"Yes, my water broke as soon as I returned to the courtyard. You should go there quickly!"
Liu Mingzhi didn't care whether he was rude or not. He threw away his wine glass and ran towards the Queen's courtyard.
Liu Zhi'an and Liu Mingli also hurriedly put down their teacups and chased after him.
I gave birth on the first day of the Lunar New Year. I don’t know if many people should lament whether it was a good time or not.
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly ran to the Queen's courtyard. Not only did he not hear the Queen's heartbreaking cries cursing him, but he heard the baby's cries.
Scratching his head and looking blankly at the empty courtyard, Liu Dashao looked at the boudoir where the baby was crying with a somewhat stunned expression: "What's going on? Has it been born?"
When Liu Mingzhi was confused, Mrs. Liu walked out of the boudoir with a smile on her face, and Liu Mingzhi hurriedly greeted her.
“Silly son, I would like to put it bluntly that this child hardly suffered any pain and was born in a short time. Maybe it’s because I had already given birth to a full-month baby before!”
Young Master Liu trembled at the corner of his mouth and glanced into the room: "Boy or girl?"
"you guess!"
“My dear mother, please stop trying to hide your child. Is it a son or a daughter?”