The Crown Prince, whose broken leg was in a thick plaster, was still awake due to the effects of the anesthesia.
Xining left the prescription and daily precautions and packed the medicine box: "I will come here every seven days for follow-up consultations. After the plaster is removed, I will need to do rehabilitation exercises. Remember, don't move your legs, otherwise you go to the Ministry of Works to find a better carpenter. Let’s build a chair with wheels for the prince.”
After leaving the Zhenguogong Mansion, I went to three more hospitals before ending today's medical consultation. When we arrived at the County Lord's Mansion, it was already the beginning of the lantern lighting.
Knowing that Wu Jue was back, a few more dishes were added to the kitchen, and both Guo Siyuan and Wu Jue were waiting.
"You can eat first." Xining gave Ye Bing ten taels of silver as a tip for today's errands. He took out another two taels of silver and said, "I'll go out and give it to the driver, Lao Li, later."
"Hey~" Ye Bing accepted it with ease and stuffed it into his purse.
Looking at Ye Bing's bulging wallet, Wu Jue was very envious: "Are you going out tomorrow?"
Ye Bing immediately became vigilant: "The protector is getting married next month. There must be a lot of things to take care of."
Wu Jue responded tit-for-tat: "Aren't you also going to get married? Have you prepared your wedding clothes, embroidered your headband, and made your husband's shoes?"
Ye Bing snorted: "Just spend money to buy it."
Xi Ning said slowly: "Some poisons can't be detected even with silverware. Some poisons are chronic and can occur after an hour or even three to five years. If you try this way, the dishes will be cold at most. It’s of no use.”
Xining took two mouthfuls of rice and thought for a while: "Ye Bing, this makes sense. The deputy commander has seventy taels of silver per month, plus various charcoal, cloth, and house allowances, so his expenses must be quite high. . Even if there are fewer people in the family, as a eldest lady, you must learn to take charge of the family. Tomorrow you will follow Manager Guo to learn how to watch the accounts and pay out the money. Talk less, learn more and see more, and study with your heart."
"At present, the national treasury can temporarily survive this year. If the harvest is not good this year, the Holy Master will either ask Guo Siyuan to borrow it, or confiscate his home or the homes of other ministers."
Zhao Kang also smiled: "Indeed, but this is a rule left by our ancestors."
Sitting at the bottom, Xining responded: "Our dynasty pays tithes, but the total revenue raised secretly by various governments and government offices is very likely to account for 60 to 70% of the income of common peasants. This dynasty uses high salaries to support integrity, and they use the imperial government's The money given to maintain integrity is not counted, and the people's fat and money are plundered. Tax cuts may not benefit the people. As long as the spirit of corruption is restrained, the state treasury expenditure will be balanced and the people will benefit. What's more, cultivate a few more honest and fair officials , and also allow the Qingliu faction to have less verbal disputes and do more practical things."
Defu, who was waiting nearby, quickly said: "Don't worry, County Master, some of the dishes are warmed over charcoal fire, so you can be sure to eat them hot."
Ye Bing wanted to say something more, but Xining blocked her mouth: "This is not a discussion with you! If you learn how to do it, you can learn to manage money and run a store when you have time in the future, and let money make money. A man who carries a medicine box , a person who can look after accounts and manage affairs, everyone knows which one is more useful. You can also buy it with Miss Fang when you have time. The two of you are getting married next month. It is only a once-in-a-lifetime event. Even if it cannot be done in a big way, you should have the etiquette We have to do it too.”
Zhao Kang nodded and took up his pen to write a reply on the note that had been blank for many days.
Wu Jue also sneered: "You also know that I am the protector of Xuanhumen. If I don't follow my junior sister, will I let you, a married secret guard of another person, follow me?"...
He turned to Wu Jue and said, "Dragon protector, please go out with me tomorrow. I will give you fifty taels of silver later and give it to Miss Fang. She will not be short of money for her dowry."
Watching the people from the Shangshan Department pick up a piece from each dish with silver chopsticks, place it on a small plate, and take it to one side for the poison tester to eat. You have to try every dish before it is served to the table.
The meal was served and the two of them started eating.
Following the days of the little miracle doctor, she understood that as long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem, so she wants to make more money. Only those who can't make money and are still poor can embroider stitch by stitch by themselves. As long as the money is enough, Miss Fang is willing to give it away.
I just picked it up and looked at it, and Zhao Kang's comments and replies looked pretty good. Just look at it and it still needs to be discussed and has not yet been approved. When Zhao Kang came back from the next court, she mentioned the points one by one.
Seeing Xi Ning smile, Zhao Kang asked.
Two days later, it was time to go to court again. Xi Ning entered the palace according to the order, Zhao Kang went to court, and she read the notes that Zhao Kang had approved.
Ye Bing rolled his eyes: "I am now the county lord's servant. I have already told Ye Ying that after I get married, I will be responsible for carrying the medicine box for the county lord, and he will be responsible for his appointment as deputy commander."
Guo Siyuan just ate with chopsticks and turned a deaf ear, pretending not to hear at all.
This is the last book. It's getting dark, so Zhao Kang stays with us for dinner.
Zhao Kang was wearing the imperial robe that he had not yet taken off, sitting behind the dragon case, frowning: "Many ministers have suggested raising taxes, but I want to halve the taxes this year, and appoint a few honest officials as supervisors. I specialize in checking the tax collection situation and catching corrupt officials. I am also worried about the emptiness of the national treasury."
"Then I'll give you twenty or fifty slowly, and we'll meet more often." Xining said to Ye Bing again: "You go along and buy your own, and you can also see where people spend their money."
He didn't tell her later, but Ye Bing understood in his heart, so he said "yes".
Wu Jue replied: "No, no, no, junior sister has already given me the money to propose marriage. I can't let junior sister spend any more money. I have also saved a lot of money this year, I estimate it is three to five hundred taels."
Wu Jue said sarcastically: "You are a good deputy commander of the Royal Guards, but you are here to carry the medicine box. It is really unbelievable. As long as the junior sister is willing, I can't control you, but it is my duty as a protector to protect the junior sister." He is about to have a wife and children and needs to make more money. No one can stop him from making money.
As Zhao Kang was eating, he thought of something: "I eat a whole table of dishes every meal. I feel like it's extravagant. Do I need to cut back a bit?"
Xining paused, thought for a while and then replied: "In order to set an example, many emperors only eat two dishes per meal, and can only have one meat dish every three days. The clothes on his body, except for court clothes, are usually patched. When the minister saw it, he quickly made the court clothes old and patched them up. For a time, the old court clothes in the capital were several times more expensive than ordinary court clothes, with a patch costing five taels of silver, but in private there was still a lot of money, and there were a lot of ladies and dancers."
"After the Holy Master finished eating these dishes, he would let the servants eat them. Many palace maids and eunuchs were waiting for the master to eat the rest of the meal. Without these, there would only be two dishes in a meal, or even just one. In the past, many were driven by anger. The food that has been spilled on the ground by the impetuous concubines will be picked up and eaten by their palace maids. If the Holy One wants to show off, then just reduce it."
When Zhao Kang heard this, he was speechless. Changed the topic: "I heard that you visit doctors almost every day. I originally thought that you would have some leisure time with your salary, but you are still so busy." 39314977.
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