In the evening, after finishing his work and eating dinner, Qin Zhen changed his clothes and took a walk in the imperial garden.
The geographical location was in a tropical monsoonal climate area, so there was no spring, summer, autumn, and winter on Qin Island. There was only the rainy season and dry season. The average temperature was 28 ° C, and it was unbearably hot.
Qin Zhen was a northerner before he transmigrated and had never lived in the south. When he transmigrated, he was so hot that he doubted his life. It took him two years to get used to it.
The imperial garden was very quiet. Along the way, they met a few guards and palace maids.
Of Great Qin's 15 million citizens, 90% were Han. After living on Qin Island for hundreds of years, their skin was slightly darker than their homeland's, but they were taller than their homeland's. This was the data from last year's population survey.
The average height of men was 1.72 meters, while women were 1.63 meters. They were considered very tall.
This was because Great Qin had been a powerful country since the 14th century and was the first capitalist country in the world. Its citizens were very rich and did not lack nutrition, which was why they were so tall and strong.
"Little Zhen, are you done with the political affairs?"
A pleasant voice sounded, causing Qin Zhen, whose soul was wandering beyond the heavens, to come back to his senses.
Turning his head, he saw a beautiful middle-aged woman appear in the pavilion of the imperial garden, followed by two sixteen or seventeen year old palace maids.
Empress Dowager Li Ying, Qin Zhen's mother, was fifty-five years old this year.
His father, Qin Ming, died at the age of 58. It was most likely because he lost the First World War, and Great Qin went from prosperity to decline. It was completely unable to recover, and his heart disease and years of overwork caused him to die young.
His only son, Qin Zhen, who was 18 years old, was so sad that he almost died. That was why Qin Zhen had the chance to occupy the magpie's nest.
Qin Zhen smiled as he walked towards the pavilion and called out obediently.
"Mother, have you eaten?"
Li Ying had a gentle personality and liked to read and draw. After Qin Ming's death, she lived in seclusion in the palace for many years and never interfered with political affairs. She was deeply respected by the civil and military officials and the people.
Of course, she paid close attention to Qin Zhen's only son.
He originally thought that Qin Zhen, who was only eighteen years old, would not be able to be a good emperor, so he planned to get his younger brother Li Xiong to help him.
In the end, what no one expected was that Qin Zhen's tactics caught the cabinet and the military off guard.
Within two years, he replaced 90% of the high-ranking officials and generals, arranged for people loyal to him, and revised the constitution to concentrate power in the hands of the emperor.
After a series of reforms, Great Qin's economy, economy, industry, and military were completely rid of its old problems, allowing Great Qin to slowly walk out of the shadow of its defeat from more than ten years ago. They also made preparations to reduce the impact of the economic crisis on Great Qin.
Emperor Hongwu was already a religion in the hearts of the 15 million people of Great Qin, and they all worshipped him.
Today, the cabinet issued another notice, clearly indicating that His Majesty the Emperor had decided that starting from the first of next month, the government would distribute food, oil, and meat to the citizens for free. There was no need to worry about the blockade of the Western powers.
Who wouldn't respect such an emperor?
Li Ying pulled Qin Zhen to sit down lovingly and said softly,""Little Zhen, you haven't been coming to eat with mother for the past few days. Did you encounter some problems?”
"Mother heard that Great Britain warned the other countries not to sell food to Great Qin and even sent their navy to seal off Great Qin. Sigh…these bastards.”
"It's fine. It's all within our control.”
Qin Zhen smiled and said," Mother, it's not like you don't know that the western bandits are not willing to give up on destroying Great Qin. They have racked their brains to seal off Great Qin and cut off all food supplies. They want Great Qin to collapse without attacking. How can I do as they wish?”
"Don't worry, I've already found a secret channel to import grain, oil, and meat. The Western bandits can seal it off however they want. I plan to close the country off from tomorrow onwards.”
Seclusion?
Li Ying was stunned and couldn't wrap her head around it.
Great Qin was an island nation, and it relied on foreign trade for almost everything.
If you shut the country off, wouldn't you be courting death?
However, no one knew their son better than their mother. With his son's intelligence, he was probably planning something.
Forget it, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, so it was better not to get to the bottom of it.
With the ability that his son had shown in the past two years, he should not be fooling around.
After letting his imagination run wild, Li Ying took the initiative to change the topic.
"Little Zhen, your mother doesn't understand state affairs, so I can't help you. However, I have to take care of your life.”
"You promised me last year that you must choose a girl to get engaged this year.”
Uh, urging her to get married again?
Qin Zhen shook his head awkwardly.
I'm busy with government affairs and military affairs every day. I also have to worry about dealing with external threats. How can I have the time to fall in love?
"No, I don't have time to think about it."
Li Ying didn't find it strange at all. He had an 'I knew it' expression on his face.
Then, she reached out to take the handbag from her personal maid and took out a stack of photos.
It was obvious that he had been preparing for this for a long time.
"Take a look. I've found a candidate for you.”
Li Ying pointed at the cute short-haired girl in the first photo and introduced,""Chen Yaxin, 19 years old, born into a family of generals. Her father is the Air Force Commander, General Chen Minglong, and she graduated from Imperial University.”
“……”
" Zhou Youwei, 20 years old. She was born in the Zhou family of Xianyang. Her ancestors were the right-hand men of the founding emperor. She was a prime minister and was conferred the title of Marquis Wen 'an. Over the past six hundred years, the Zhou family has produced eight prime ministers, five prime ministers, and thirteen cabinet ministers. In Zhou Youwei's generation, although the population has dwindled, Zhou Youwei passed the government's comprehensive examination last year and worked in the Ministry of Works. She is very capable.”
“……”
"Jiang Yunxi, 21 years old…"
Li Ying introduced the ten photos in her hands, which meant that she had carefully selected the ten girls. She had carefully considered them before finally deciding on the candidates.
Appearance, figure, personal ability, and family background were all indispensable!
Ever since the founding emperor of the Great Qin Empire, the royal family had never flourished. In the 1850s, a shipwreck caused many members of the royal family to die. Now, there were less than 30 members of the royal family, and Qin Zhen was the only son. As such, Li Ying was so worried that she could not sleep. She dreamed of having ten grandchildren.
After introducing the last person, Li Ying asked expectantly.
"Little Zhen, how is it? Is there anyone you like?"
"Or do you like them all?"
"It's okay if you like them all. Mother will handle it and marry them all.”
Ah, this, isn't his mother too much?
Qin Zhen's head was as big as a bucket!
The ten girls in the photo should be the Great Qin Empire's ten beauties. They were all from prominent families and had outstanding personal abilities.
You want me to marry all of them?
I'm willing, but are they willing? Not everyone wanted to enter the palace as a concubine!
"Mother, why don't we delay for another two years? I'm still young…"
"Are you still young? He was already twenty years old this year, so he had to choose one!”
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