Despite what the teacher said, the couple packed their luggage for the teacher's house in the evening.
The next day, Zhang Yang came to the foot of the mountain early and helped the teacher get into the carriage.
"Since Mr. Zheng lives in Lishan recently, you can ask him more about some things."
"Disciple understands."
"You don't have to be shy. I met Mr. Zheng last night and talked to him a lot."
Listening to the teacher's words, Zhang Yang personally led the horse all the way to the entrance of the village.
Li Tai and his people are waiting here, "My guards can escort Zou Guogong and his family back to Chang'an City."
The teacher and his wife were sitting in the carriage. The two elders did not refuse, but smiled and nodded in agreement.
At this moment, there are still three or two people busy at the temporary government office outside Lishan Village. They are sorting out the files and arranging the final arrangements for the joint trial.
Watching the teacher's car drive away, Zhang Yang whispered: "What is Mr. Zheng doing?"
Li Tai replied: "I am discussing with my father."
The aristocratic family fell. Under the emperor's artillery, they did not dare to make mistakes. Fan Yang's example was right in front of them. All families and tribes were trying to survive by cutting off their arms.
Li Zhi hurried over, "Brother, brother-in-law!"
Zhang Yang stood in the cold wind with his hands folded, frowning at the sky, and said, "It's probably going to snow again."
Li Zhi whispered: "My father and Mr. Zheng were talking, and my younger brother heard it."
Li Tai was still wide and fat. After getting married, he not only lost weight, but also tended to get fatter. He frowned and said, "What did your father say?"
Li Zhi sighed, turning into a white mist in the cold air, and whispered: "Each clan of the aristocratic family handed over the land and money, and the people in the land cannot be touched, but Fan Yang alone collected half a million yuan in money. It is so huge that Duke Zheng hopes that His Majesty can use this money to support education and open official schools."
Li Tai nodded and said: "Good thing."
"But Mr. Zheng is still worried about his father. Due to the repair of Taiye Lake and the previous dispute over Longshouyuan, Mr. Zheng hopes that the money can be left in the care of others and can also be used for the construction of official schools."
"Later, Duke Zheng told His Majesty that the silver money handed over by the family was handed over to Lishan for custody. In addition to Fan Yang's five hundred thousand guan, the money handed over by Qinghe, Bolin, Taiyuan and other places are all on the way."
Zhang Yang frowned and thought for a long time without speaking.
Li Tai whispered: "How much money is that?"
Li Zhi added: "In the past, the establishment of official schools was restricted by the noble families. Now that the aristocratic families have given in, the official schools and supporting teaching can proceed smoothly. In the past, when the official schools were opened in the imperial court, the money in the imperial court had to be used urgently. Money management is what my brother-in-law is good at."
"Huh? Brother-in-law, what are you going to do?"
Li Zhi asked as he kept up.
Zhang Yang walked with his hands in his hands and frowned, thinking: "The warehouse in our village is not enough, we can't put it in."
Zhang Yang asked Niu Chuang to help build a warehouse, and saw Mr. Zheng walking in a hurry, "Mr. Zheng."
"You know everything?"
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin told me, but..."
Duke Zheng stroked his beard and said, "Are you worried?"
"Um."
"What are you worried about?"
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "Actually, many people know that the relationship between me and His Majesty is not good, and we often have quarrels. The family's money belongs to the court, so let Lishan take care of it. This move..."
After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "This move will put Lishan at the forefront of the storm."
Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I still have some skills in Tai Chi Hall."
Very good, this old man has always been a person who dares to stand upright. If there will be criticism in the court, he is ready for a fight.
Zhang Yang lowered his head slightly and said, "I admire that Mr. Zheng is still strong even at his age."
"When you were in charge of money in the court, everything was in order. Whether you were running Lishan Mountain or the Ministry of Rites, you could increase revenue and reduce expenditure."
"Zheng Gong laughed at it, and a lot of jokes were made in Shangshu Province at that time."
Wei Zheng handed over a memorial and whispered: "Your Majesty's appointment has been approved."
Zhang Yang looked at the memorial in surprise and read: "Shang Shu Zuo Cheng? In charge of supporting education and opening official schools."
"Your Majesty sent people to rebuild the Shangshu Province. From now on, the Shangshu Province will be your official residence. You and Cen Wenwen will jointly preside over official studies and support education."
"Mr. Zheng, the official position of Minister Zuocheng..."
"He is the prime minister's right-hand man, and has a better rank than your assistant minister."
"Then Brother Wen..."
Zheng Gong smiled and said: "Originally, I only asked you to serve as Zuocheng, the minister, but for the sake of balance, Cen Wenwen's appointment as Zuocheng, the minister, is the same as your official rank."
Not only do people manage money, but they also need others to check and balance.
After all, it is imperial power.
Zhang Yang felt a headache when he thought of dealing with Cen Wenwen.
One of them is Zuo Cheng, the minister, and the other is Zuo Cheng, the middle secretary. They are both under the phase.
It is a good thing to be promoted, but it is a bad thing to solve the troubles in the court.
Xu Xiaode came in a hurry, whispered a few words to Mr. Zheng, and left in a hurry.
Zhang Yang stood there still thinking about how to arrange things in the future.
"Marquis of the County, how big will this warehouse be?"
Niu Chuang suddenly came to ask.
Zhang Yang came back to his senses and said: "It doesn't need to be too big, as long as it can hold millions of silver coins."
"One million strings..." Niu Chuang pondered for a while and then said.
Finally, a warehouse was settled on an area of half an acre and a height of one foot.
It snowed heavily in Guanzhong again, and the heavy snow buried the mottled blood on the ground. Since ancient times, there has been a saying of settling accounts after autumn.
For the Tang Dynasty, Tian Khan was also settling accounts with the aristocratic family.
The Tian Khan's forbearance towards the family back then was like thunder, with hundreds of heads falling to the ground.
Fan Yang's case is over.
After the trial, Fan Yang's family collapsed, and officials from the court continued to be sent to Fan Yang.
How could Xiu Mu be so busy before?
Di Renjie came to Chang'an City from the Hexi Corridor. After just one autumn, he saw the darkest side of imperial power and Chang'an.
In the days that followed, Di Renjie spent Xu Jingzong's money to have fun in Chang'an City.
Because he found that as long as he didn't bother Xu Jingzong, he could feel comfortable giving money to him.
After playing around with Zhang Jianzhi and others for a few days, Di Renjie returned to Hongwen Hall and started studying.
No matter how interesting Chang'an City is, it cannot delay the imperial examination.
There were many young ministers in the court, and each one was more powerful than the last. Even Zhang Jianzhi was more talented and learned than himself.
Not to mention Pei Xingjian in Persia, Zhang Daan in the Ministry of Rites, and Li Yifu, although they had a bad reputation in the court, their talents and learning were also very good.
So recently, a strange boy came out of Hongwen Hall. Every morning at dawn and as soon as Hongwen Hall opened, he came to study. Every time he came, he would bring a lot of food, including mutton, persimmons, and milk tea.
There are even pumpkin pancakes and meat buns that are unique to Lishan.
Di Renjie studied very hard, but he also tasted delicious.
There is so much food in the Hexi Corridor. Just eating millet cannot satisfy Di Renjie's nutritional needs for growth.
When his mouth is idle, Di Renjie is eating.
This guy has been in Chang'an City for three months and has gained weight.
The wind and snow in Guanzhong got worse and worse, and the Weishui River was frozen. The couple came to the Weishui River in front of Lishan Village.
My daughter went to learn martial arts from Hongfu Nu.
It's rare to have some free time and be able to spend some time together that belongs to the two of you.
Zhang Yang took a hammer and chisel and dug two holes in the ice on the river, and then put the fishing line in.
Because the weather was too cold, my hands were red from the cold.
The couple sat together, and Zhang Yang held his wife's hand to keep warm.
Li Yue put her hands on the hot water bottle so that the couple could stay warm.
Aunt Yang didn't want to let the couple come out on this snowy day.
Her Royal Highness, especially, had to prepare for having another child in the future, but Aunt Yang felt very warm when she saw the couple sitting in the snow relying on each other.
Snowflakes fell on the two of them, looking like two snowmen from a distance.
Not long after, Zhang Yang shook off the snow on his body, picked up the fishing rod and caught a fish.
"Too small." Zhang Yang put the small fish he caught into the river again, hung up the bait again, and put the fishing line in again.
Fishing in winter is a very interesting thing.
Li Yue looked at the fishing line intently, waited for the buoy on the fishing line to sink, and then said: "The hook is biting, the hook is biting."
After that, she picked up her fishing rod and caught a big grass carp from the river.
A figure is riding a bear in the wind and snow. It is running very fast in the wind and snow. There is a child wearing luxurious clothes on the bear's back.
The faster the bear ran, the happier she smiled, and she stopped when the bear was close to the couple.
Xiao Qingqing's cheeks were red from the cold, but she was still smiling, "Dad, Mom! The money has been delivered."
The couple then stood up and helped each other brush the snow off their bodies. Li Yue whispered: "Wait until your husband comes back to have dinner."
"Yeah." Zhang Yang nodded in response.
Xiao Qingqing watched her father leave and said with a smile: "Mom, my daughter will do somersaults today."
As she spoke, she got off the bear's back, performed a beautiful somersault with her hands on the ground, picked up the hat on the ground, and said with a smile: "Isn't my daughter very powerful?"
Li Yue looked at her dotingly, "You are so easy to be proud."
"Hehe, Aunt Hongfu said that her daughter is also a good material for martial arts training."
"In addition to practicing martial arts, you must also read and write." Li Yue put her hat on and rubbed her ears that were red from the cold.
After checking it, he was relieved to see that his daughter's clothes were not dirty. Li Yue raised her head and said, "Auntie, let's prepare some onions and celery."
Aunt Yang nodded when she heard this, "Whenever the county prince eats meat, he cannot do without green onions."
Li Yue took her daughter and Aunt Yang back to the mountain, and picked a lot of green onions in the greenhouse with her brothers and sisters.
There were no other dishes in winter, so we sat around making steamed buns.
The court moved quickly, and the people who sent the money were Zhang Xingcheng and Cen Wenwen.
After returning from Fan Yang, Zhang Xingcheng was also promoted to Minister of Zhongshu Province.
The silver money was sent to the treasury, and Cen Wenwen handed over a memorial, "The total amount of silver money is 530,000 guan. The county magistrate will see it."
Zhang Yang, Zhang Xingcheng and Cen Wenwen sat down in the temporary government office at the entrance of the village, with memorials placed in front of them.
Many minor officials focused their attention on Zuo Cheng, the minister of state affairs. They saw that he was reading the memorials very carefully, but his temperament was very easy-going.
Among the newly promoted young officials, the Marquis of Lishan County and Cen Wenwen had the highest official position.
From the perspective of the younger generation, Tang Shanshi, Changsun Chong, Gao Xingyi and others can no longer keep up with the pace of these two.
Now Zhang Yang and Cen Wenwen are the prime minister's right-hand men, and their status is only lower than that of Zhongshu Ling Zhao Guogong, Shi Zhongfang Prime Minister, and Zheng Gong.
Both Zheng Gong and the Prime Minister are old, and His Majesty's appointment at this time is obvious. The ones who can take over the Prime Ministership are Zhang Yang and Cen Wenwen.
At first, the court thought it was Yang Shidao. Yang Shidao had been working diligently in the past two years, but judging from his ability and strategizing, the two Zuo Cheng in front of him were really capable.
Zhang Yang read the memorials in front of him and asked, "The first amount of money spent on supporting education was 5,000 guan. Fifteen official schools were opened in Tongguan, Yizhou, Fanyang, Qinghe and other places, totaling 30,000 guan?"
"Does the magistrate think it's appropriate?"
Zhang Xingcheng quickly spread out a map of the Central Plains and marked the locations on the map.
"Brother Wenwen, the specific use of money shouldn't be like this."
Cen Wenwen asked in confusion: "What does the county prince think we should do?"
Zhang Yang picked up a memorial and said in a low voice: "According to this memorial, from the selection of local locations to the opening, establishment, and recruitment of tutors for official schools, the cost of three private schools in Tongguan is 6,000 guan?"
"Not to mention whether the price is appropriate, how much can we get from it? How can our money be put to practical use?"
Seeing that everyone had a bad look on their faces, this was a strategy that everyone came up with after several days of discussion, but was immediately refuted by the county prince.
No one else would be happy.
Cen Wenwen smiled and said: "What the county marquis said is absolutely true."
Zhang Yang said again: "I wonder what Brother Wen has to say?"
Cen Wenwen took a sip of hot tea and felt a lot warmer again. "The establishment of official schools should be arranged by officials directly under the Central Government to avoid exploitation by local and state governments."
It is said that the Marquis of Lishan County was extremely harsh in managing money. When he was serving as Du Zhilang, everyone had seen his methods.
"Brother Wenwen is right. The local state government can first use the money to start the business. The accounts will be checked by the imperial censor, and then sent to the central court. The central government will return the expenses to the local state government. This is You can use your money with confidence.”
The structure of the court in the Tang Dynasty was rough and needed to be improved in refinement, especially when it came to the allocation of money and grain, which often caused problems.
It's a shame that the Prime Minister and Duke Zhao were able to preside over it for so long.
Zhang Yang used a method of crediting the government first to minimize the possibility of corruption and just avoid risks as much as possible.
Everyone looked at Cen Wenwen, waiting for Zhongshu Zuo Cheng's words.
I saw him taking a sip of tea and remaining silent.
After a while, Li Tai and Li Zhi came over carrying a pot of tea eggs.
So everyone stopped discussing and started eating tea eggs.
Cen Wenwen couldn't help but nod as he ate, "You can't get enough of Lishan's tea eggs. No wonder everyone in the Rites Department likes them."
Li Tai smiled and sat aside without answering, and whispered: "Brother-in-law, the money outside is not right?"
"What's wrong?"
"Too much Sui money."
The family has developed for many years, and the wealth accumulated must be part of the previous dynasty, and the Sui money was also accumulated during the Sui Dynasty.
Generally speaking, old coins from the previous dynasty can also be used, but after they are handed over to the government, they must be converted into a percentage based on the quality of the copper coins.
Li Zhi added: "Brother-in-law, there are still a lot of books and goods."
I'm really sorry. I'm taking a leave of absence. I will update one chapter today and will resume normal updates tomorrow.
