So, take advantage of this time to make some changes. Lest these people try to cheat money from themselves and get some money back. Although Huang Qiong was not afraid of them making trouble, he did not want to be entangled in such trivial matters at the moment when he was taking drastic measures. I don't want anything to happen at this juncture. For what I am going to do next, I still need this group of people to stay honest. He can only think of ways to reduce the expenditure of the internal treasury. What's more, although most clans really don't lack the rewards every year.
But there are also Yuanzhi clan who are so poor that they can't even afford to eat. They rely on the little reward that the emperor and empress allocate every year to celebrate the new year. More than a hundred years after the founding of the Qi Dynasty, the clans in the world have also reached the point of flourishing. Although he had experienced the massacre by the Huaiyang County Prince, it was impossible for the Huaiyang County Prince to kill all those Yuanzhi clan members who did not pose a threat to him. Therefore, there are now many clans that are no longer related to the Tian family. As for those Yuanzhi clans, most of them lived unsatisfactory lives under the ancestral precept that they could not take imperial examinations or engage in business.
Relying on the imperial court to reach them, the already meager salary cannot be tolerated. There are indeed a lot of people who can't get rid of the pot at home. Although Huang Qiong also vigorously promoted clan reform, he once tried to clearly stipulate that clans with more than five civil servants could take imperial examinations and engage in business after leaving the clan. And introduced Qingyang's eldest son, who can be regarded as a role model. However, this decision was not only met with strong collective opposition from the DPRK and Chinese civil servants. Most of my relatives are just skewered tofu with horsetails, and I really can’t mention them.
I would rather stick to my meager salary and be so poor than study. I would give up my clan membership and go out to take the imperial examination and do business. Therefore, no matter Huang Qiong was willing to pay the money as a reward at the end of each year, he had no choice but to pay it. But in the face of the current chaos in the clan, Huang Qiong, who was really having a headache, was really unwilling to spend the money. Especially if you customize it yourself, if the clan occupies more than a certain amount of land, you must pay money and grain according to the court rules. The unhealthy trend that arose out of nowhere is becoming more and more intense in the clan.
This is because starting from the Lizong Dynasty, the emperor and empress would allocate part of the money and silk from the inner treasury to the clan as a reward at the end of each year before the New Year. To show that the emperor has not forgotten these relatives of his. This reward is available to all clan families regardless of gender, age or child. The main wife, the entitled side wives, and the girls are all rewarded in the name of the queen. All men are rewarded in the name of the emperor. With the change of throne, or the need. Not only has this amount of money not decreased, the actual amount has increased from generation to generation.
When I arrived at the old man's place, despite the increasingly difficult income. But even if the old man lived frugally, he never owed those clan members a penny. Even the old man understands that those high-level clans are actually not short of this money. But this money still has to be given in order to stabilize the clan. Although it falls on every man and woman, the number is actually not many. But I can't stand it. There are so many people receiving rewards. When Huang Qiong changed the clan's favor treatment due to the general situation, in order to appease some clan sentiments, he did not cancel the money.
So some clans adopted concubines and tried their best to have children in order to get more from the emperor. If the status of a concubine is not enough, then the general trend is to marry more concubines. Anyway, your court does not recognize the status of promiscuous concubines, but the court still has to approve the children they give birth to. So when we arrived at Huang Qiong's place, the number of new members added to the clan every year in the past two years was almost 30% more than when the old man was in power. The annual gifts every year make the inner treasury somewhat overwhelmed. Last year alone, 30% of the internal treasury's income was spent.
Among those concubines, in addition to some being children of good families, many of the women were either from prostitutes or from kabuki backgrounds. The education of children can be imagined. In addition, those clans who are either living and waiting to die, or looking for ways to make money, themselves are too lazy to read and read, and the level of education of their descendants can be imagined. Therefore, at the beginning of this year, Huang Qiong didn't care whether those guys would object. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Qingyang's government to move inland, he directly issued a decree to the world that the court would not provide any treatment to the children born from concubines.
It's just that because Qingyang Mansion is in Longyou, Huang Qiong's position in the entire western part of Daqi is extremely critical. In order to avoid the King of Anxi colluding with the Wang Zong who stayed in Qingyang Mansion, he moved the Qingyang Mansion eastward to Qingzhou, Shandong. But it caused Yi Ying and her son to lose their protection. After that guy went to the Western Regions, he sent people to try every possible means to find Yi Ying's mother and son, but there was still no news at all. Among the few children he has left outside, the only one left is the child Yi Ying gave birth to, and he has not yet met.
Now that woman has lost her protective umbrella again, Huang Qiong is not worried. From this child, I thought of Yi Ying's mother and son who were also living outside. When I think about being the son of the current emperor, that child not only has not enjoyed the love of his father, nor the glory and wealth that his status should have. On the contrary, at a young age, he had to live away from home with his mother. Especially now that they have lost their asylum, are they still safe? Do you live a life without worries about food and clothing? But facing Yi Ying who was unusually good at hiding, Huang Qiong could only sigh deeply.
At this time, Situ Huanshuang didn't know what Huang Qiong was thinking. But from Huang Qiong's expression, she could tell that Huang Qiong had something on his mind. Because she had almost unconditional trust in Huang Qiong, Situ Huanshuang had developed a habit of not asking about things that Huang Qiong didn't want to talk about. Therefore, even though Huang Qiong was a little distracted, Situ Huanshuang still didn't ask any questions and just leaned against Huang Qiong quietly. The couple just cuddled together quietly, looking at the mountains not far away, each thinking their own thoughts.
It wasn't until Duan Jin and his daughter came out of the room over there, who had recovered from extreme exhaustion, that they separated. The girls who came out gave Huang Qiong a hard look when they saw Huang Qiong outside. After gently pinching the soft flesh of Huang Qiong's waist, she said softly: "We haven't seen each other in these years, and in front of the child, you don't say more pity. After all this trouble, Miss Yuan , she won't be able to get up for at least two days. Now that she's like this, how will you explain to that child then?"
"Although the child is a bit naughty and weird, he is still a child after all. Although you are his biological father, how can you tell the child about this matter? How did his mother become like this? There is also the matter of Kanyu, which cannot be unlimited. If the delay continues for a long time. You, the king of a country, can't stay away from the capital for a long time. After a long drought, there is good rain. Since we had a fate back then, it's not that we won't let you renew it. But after all, you still have to take it easy. She is so I haven’t experienced human affairs in many years, how can it withstand such crazy efforts like yours?”
Duan Jin complained, but Huang Qiong just smiled slightly and gently hugged Duan Jin, who was somewhat dissatisfied. Huang Qiong also knew that Duan Jin's dissatisfaction was indeed due to the child. But most of them were probably because he had asked her to sleep with Dao Meiping before. Duan Jin was very dissatisfied when he took possession of Dao Meiping. He also knew that he could not change the situation, so he proposed that she must not be forced to sleep with Dao Meiping. In the past few years, although she has acquiesced, she has been deliberately avoiding Dao Meiping.
As for sleeping together, they never want to be together. Of course, he also knew that what he did was indeed too much, and Huang Qiong never forced Duan Jin. Even when summoning Dao Meiping to accompany him to bed, he deliberately avoided Duan Jin. Just now, I couldn't control myself and unintentionally broke Duan Jin's bottom line. It is normal for Duan Jin to be a little dissatisfied. Therefore, Huang Qiong, who felt guilty, didn't say much about Duan Jin's use of the topic, and he didn't make any angry move. He even smiled fondly at Duan Jin.
Seeing Huang Qiong's performance, Duan Jin, who was really angry at first, all the dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared. In fact, Duan Jin, who knew that Dao Meiping's matter could not be changed, had long since let go. But not sleeping with Dao Meiping at the same time was still her last insistence. This time he was broken unintentionally, and Duan Jin was just venting his anger. With Huang Qiong acting like this, what could Duan Jin say? After all, he is the king of a country, and he is the father of his own son. How can he really make trouble with him?
Before Duan Jin's anger could rise, it disappeared completely under Huang Qiong's disguised comfort. Dao Meiping, who was standing behind Duan Jin, walked up to Huang Qiong and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, when I was talking to Miss Yuan on the mountain, I took a rough look at the dragon she chose for Your Majesty. The cave. In terms of the mountain topography and the richness of the water and soil, this place is incomparable to the current location of the Imperial Mausoleum. The mountain topography of this generation can be said to be like a tiger perched on a dragon's plate, and it is indeed the best choice for the Imperial Mausoleum."
"Although I don't know the Feng Shui theory of their Yuan sect. But judging from the Feng Shui theory passed down by my sect, the mountains and terrain here alone are indeed the residence of an emperor. Especially the place chosen by Miss Yuan, surrounded by three The mountain peak is like a lotus flower, holding the location of the mausoleum in the center. In addition to the large river not far away that goes straight into the Yellow River, it can be said that the backing, the mountain, and the golden water are all there. And there are many nearby, which are also worthy of the emperor. The mausoleum is a place where His Majesty’s descendants can be buried. At least six generations will be buried without worries.”
"The only thing I don't know now is what is going on under the soil. As long as there is no sand or gravel, Miss Yuan can just choose a place. It seems that the Yuan family has tried its best for His Majesty. There are hundreds of miles around Jingzhao. Within the scope of the city, I’m afraid I can’t find a better place than here. I know that the emperors of the Central Plains have always attached great importance to the Feng Shui of the Yin House. But there is really no place around Jingzhao that can be used as the emperor’s Yin House. . Your Majesty, as long as there are no problems with the soil quality, we can settle here."
As soon as Dao Meiping finished speaking, Huang Qiong had not said anything yet. Yuan Baoer's voice came from behind: "Senior, although I don't know who you are yet, but judging from your words, you are proficient in the art of controlling people. And you can see the trends of the mountains and rivers here. With such understanding and thorough analysis, your sect should not be an ordinary sect. If I am not wrong, I can tell at a glance that this place is extraordinary. You should be a disciple of Zizhu sect who has not been out for more than a hundred years. .”
"There has always been a rumor in the family that the only person in the world who can compare with the Yuan Clan in terms of Kanyu and Feng Shui is the Zizhu Clan. Since our ancestors have taught us this, how about letting the seniors hand-pick the position of Jinjing? Let me, as a backup, also experience it. Let’s talk about the methods and methods of the seniors. To be honest, I have long admired the Zizhu sect, which is known as the most secretive sect in the world. There are many talented people in the sect, but no one knows their specific location. They are always known for their mystery in the world. However. Unexpectedly, I have never been able to see him.
"This year, I also came from the Zizhumen Ice Rakshasa. As soon as I came out of the martial arts world, I established a reputation as a master of both medicine and martial arts. I don't know how many martial arts masters I have surpassed. Although I don't have the title of No. 1 in the martial arts world, in fact, I But he is truly the number one master. It’s a pity that I was born late and was not lucky enough to be able to see the Ice Rakshasa’s style at a glance. Since senior is from the same sect as the Ice Rakshasa, can you let me see the methods of this Purple Bamboo Sect?”
