Having said this, Situ Huanshuang leaned against Huang Qiong's side and sighed softly: "For the princes and princesses in the palace, I, the aunt, must at least be fair on the surface. Now that I have met this Children who are completely different from the children in the palace are Bao'er's children, so I can get closer. If Your Majesty brings them back to the palace, I'm afraid I can only stay away from them in the future. However, I am really serious about this child. I like it. Although this kid is a little naughty, this is the nature he should have at this age."
"The children in the palace all look the same as if they were raised uniformly. Finally, I like a child with such a unique personality. Before, His Majesty had a private conversation with Bao'er. At that time, Sister Duan and I also talked about many things with this child. We also got some understanding of his past life. In these years, he, Master Yuan, his family, and Bao'er have been living in Zhongnan Mountain . From the beginning, reading, literacy, and practicing martial arts were all taught by Master Yuan himself."
"As for Bao'er, the child's education has been free-range. His relationship with Bao'er is not like mother and son, but more like brother and sister. Bao'er has taken this child with him since he could walk away. Either he was running wildly all over the mountains and plains of Zhongnan Mountain, or he was wandering around in the Taoist temple under the Yuan family. He spent the whole day either showing people Feng Shui or Kan Yu, or making offerings in the Taoist temple. In the end, Master Yuan really couldn't see it. Went down, worried that my grandson would be taught badly, so he ordered the mother and son to return to Zhongnan Mountain and take over the child's education."
"However, when Bao'er was running around with this child, he accidentally discovered that this child has a different talent for Kanyu and astrology, and he can learn everything quickly. That's how Master Yuan brought this child. The idea of training children to become the successors of the Yuan family. Although the Yuan family is a Taoist family, it has been deeply rooted in Jiangbei for hundreds of years. It can be said that it is a big tree with deep roots. Even the imperial court cannot easily shake it. If that Yuan headmaster If you keep your word, being the head coach of the Yuan family will not be considered as an insult to this child’s status.”
"Actually, there is one thing. Your Majesty has somewhat misunderstood the headmaster Yuan. Before the false emperor made trouble, the headmaster Yuan deduced that the world was going to change its dynasty. The reason why he has always closely protected his children is not entirely clear. It was out of selfishness. He knew that once the false emperor took over the world, given his consistent character, he would definitely eradicate the descendants of the Huang family at any cost. He protected this child well, and if the dynasty really changed, he could also preserve a root for the Huang family. , which can be regarded as fulfilling the righteousness between him and the old man as a monarch and his ministers."
"When this child was four years old, he was brought back to Zhongnan Mountain with Bao'er by Headmaster Yuan. He overheard the conversation between his maternal grandparents and Bao'er, and then he knew his true identity. But that kid is not ordinary smart. Listen, He knew his true identity, but he never asked. Because when he occasionally heard his grandmother mention His Majesty, the cheerful Baoer's eyes always turned red and she was not ordinary sad. Therefore, in order to protect his mother, he always He hides his little thoughts and never talks about them to the outside world."
"Your Majesty, this child looks lively and cheerful on the surface, but in fact he is very thoughtful. In these years, I have never interfered with Your Majesty's affairs regarding women. Today, I will ask for a favor from Your Majesty. If Bao'er is willing Naturally, I can't say anything about bringing the child into the palace. But if Bao'er is unwilling to bring the child into the palace, please don't force it. Your Majesty, in fact, if Bao'er really doesn't want to enter the palace, don't feel too uncomfortable. Your Majesty can Treat their mother and son just like you have treated Nangong Mei and her son these past years."
"Actually, although I don't know much about government affairs, Your Majesty, following Your Majesty for so many years, I have smelled a bit of incense. That headmaster Yuan worked so hard to cultivate this child. In addition to this child's talent, It must be because he is His Majesty's flesh and blood. If this child becomes the head coach of Yuan Clan in the future, even if His Majesty does not want to see Yuan Clan, at least for the sake of his own son, he will not suppress Yuan Clan too much. Even To a certain extent, because this child has to support Yuan Men."
"But when I see this child, I don't know why, but I feel a natural closeness in my heart. Maybe it's because Bao'er served His Majesty with me when he had this child. Maybe this child reminds me of my parents. When I was still alive, I lived as carefree as I did. I really want this child to retain a little more of his nature. That’s why I beg your Majesty. If Baoer really doesn’t want to enter the palace, don’t. Forcing them mother and son. Maybe outside the palace, mother and son can live a better life."
Situ Huanshuang's words made Huang Qiong say nothing, but held her tightly in her arms. Looking at the mountains not far away, they have been silent. Huang Qiong knew that when Situ Huanshuang said this, he was not jealous of Yuan Baoer, nor did he have other thoughts. But it's really for the good of Bao'er, mother and son. Perhaps it was because he was so well protected by his parents since he was a child. Even though he is now a mother and is nearly thirty years old, Yuan Baoer has always maintained that innocence and romance in his heart. Entering the palace may not be suitable for her.
And this child, maybe staying outside the palace is more suitable for him. In the palace, the things he likes not only cannot be used by him, but will also bring him trouble. Outside the palace, whether you are a Taoist priest or a monk, there is no problem if you like these things. But once they enter the palace, these pretentious things can easily bring trouble to themselves. Wasn't the famous witchcraft disaster in the ancient Han Dynasty also caused by this kind of pretentiousness? And that kind of thing is not uncommon in the palaces of all dynasties.
Although he had agreed to Yuan Baoer, Huang Qiong was still somewhat hesitant in front of Situ Huanshuang. But after Situ Huanshuang's persuasion, he made up his mind completely. Just because of this child, Huang Qiong thought of Yi Ying's child again. I don’t know how Yi Ying, mother and son are doing in Qingyang Mansion now that the protector has gone to the Western Regions, and whether they have been bullied. After that man went to the Western Regions, he ordered all men, women, and children in Qingyang Prefecture to be moved to Qingzhou Prefecture on Shandong Road.
The land under the name of the Qingyang Prefecture was redeemed by the imperial court. Originally, I wanted to move all those people to Jingzhao Mansion. But considering that his brothers are leaving the palace one after another, and his sons are gradually growing up, the capital really cannot accommodate so many dragon sons and grandsons. What's more, if there are too many clan children in the capital, ordinary officials will not dare to strictly discipline them. Maybe these people, together with those bastards in the capital, will make the capital a mess. Therefore, Huang Qiong finally sent them all to Qingzhou.
Now that his throne is stable, he no longer needs to consider the thoughts of those clans. After moving to Qingzhou, Huang Qiong demoted the grown-up sixth son of Qingyang County Prince to the rank of General of the Auxiliary State and took charge of the affairs of Qingyang Prefecture. He was handed over to the Qingzhou government for strict discipline. In addition to the land under the original name of the Qingyang County Prince's Palace being purchased by the imperial court as a medium-sized land, since it was moved to Qingzhou, the government issued an annual salary of 3,000 guan, 1,200 shi of rice, and 1,200 shi of silk. One hundred pieces of silk and satin each were used as a salary for the government.
And from the salt and wine tax of Qingzhou Prefecture, another thousand guan is allocated every year. Qingzhou Prefecture allocates 500 shi of japonica rice as a subsidy every year in kind tax. And this will always be the case, no one will breed again, and the court will not allocate additional salary. However, for every year's weddings and funerals in his mansion, the court would allocate additional money and silk. After the Qingyang government moved to Qingzhou, they were not allowed to buy land for any reason. If they were found, the court would severely punish them. In other words, the original Yongye land tenancy system that favored the clan was completely changed to a salary and salary contract system.
No matter how many children you have in a government, you only get this much salary every year. Even if there were a thousand people in the house, the court would not care. You can have dozens of sons and marry a hundred concubines, but your salary will never increase by a penny. Although three thousand guan and one thousand two hundred shilumi are already equivalent to the salary of a second-grade official. But for those clans who risk their lives to have children, it is really not enough money. Although the land in his name was purchased by the court at a price, coupled with past savings, it can be said that the capital is still sufficient.
But these capitals are the foundation for the future of the whole family and cannot be touched easily. It is still okay to exist in Wuwei Bank to earn interest, but if it is allowed to be done by the clan under its name, it will not last long at all. If you want to use your salary and interest money to live a better life. The only way is to get rid of the old habit of living and drinking. Plus control Ding mouth increase. In other words, the fewer concubines you have, the fewer children you will have. If you can't do it, then I'm sorry and just live your hard life. Even if he starves to death, the court will not increase his salary by a penny.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, Huang Qiong became famous all over the world. Any concubine taken by the clan that has not been recognized by the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple and has been issued a treasure will be regarded as an unwanted concubine. The court will not recognize the children born to them and cancel any treatment. For minors, the court will no longer issue any subsidies. Strict regulations were also imposed on the number of concubines at all levels of the clan. Anyone who exceeds the number specified by the court, regardless of whether they are from a good family or not, will be certified as adulterous concubines. The emperor and empress give it annually, and they are no longer distributed according to the number of children in the clan.
Whether it's fat money or pen and ink subsidies, all will be changed to a lump sum system according to different levels. Huang Qiong's move was certainly based on the overall situation of the world. Especially to stop the idea of King Anxi colluding with his fellow clan members inside and outside the important Qingyang Mansion to do something out of control. He also completely broke up some clans, not only to satisfy his lustful preferences, but also to obtain rewards from the imperial court by any means necessary. The general trend is to take concubines and give birth to children, even to the point of hundreds of children and thousands of grandchildren.
Every year, from the emperor and empress, gifts such as powder money and pen and ink money alone amount to tens of thousands of dollars. Now, as the government has been re-stabilized for decades, the number of clan members has begun to increase again. Some clans had too many concubines, resulting in too many children, and more than one family had fathers and sons who did not know each other. And whether it is the national treasury or the internal treasury, no matter how rich it is, it cannot withstand so many places asking for money. In particular, a large amount of money is spent every year to reward the Lord who has no shortage of money in the name of so-called gifts.
This undoubtedly made Huang Qiong feel even more distressed. The money was all wasted. It's just that Emperor Lizong, who was a brother-in-law at the time, tried to win over the clan in order to stabilize his not-so-rightful throne. Except for the period when the Huaiyang County Prince was in power, there was a period of isolation. After the old man took control of the power, it was restored immediately. Although this amount of money depends on what my grandfather did back then, the actual expenditure is still controllable during the old man's reign. It's only four to five million yuan a year, but Huang Qiong is still very painful.
Thinking about it, since he succeeded to the throne, the palace expenses have been reduced repeatedly. Due to the improvement in annual income in the past two years, the expenses are more relaxed than in previous years, but they are still very economical. Compared with the previous emperors of Da Qi, he can be said to be the least one. Huang Qiong is naturally unwilling to save himself so much and spend a large amount of money every year to support those wastes.
