Wang Yanqing didn't want to leave, but he had to leave.
As a result, everyone was crying when they got on the carriage.
Xie Rongzhao was also sad. She thought Wang Yanqing was a very nice person after having been with him for so long.
Cheng Jingzhou quickly held her hand: "Don't cry, dear, I will accompany you from now on."
I don't want Xie Rongzhao's next words to make Cheng Jingzhou depressed for a month.
"But I have to leave too. Aniang said that the main reason we stayed here for so long was to take care of brother Yanqing. Now that he has returned to the capital, we have to go back too."
The corners of Cheng Jingzhou's mouth twitched slightly: "My dear, it's almost the Chinese New Year. Why don't you tell your mother-in-law that you stay here and let her go back to the house to take charge of affairs?"
Liu Dalang, who was standing behind them, couldn't stand listening anymore. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Cheng Sanlang, are you serious? There are still two months until the Chinese New Year!"
Cheng Jingzhou stopped talking. It seemed that he really had to let people go.
Xie Rongzhao hugged Cheng Jingzhou: "I will miss brother Jingzhou. You should also study hard and exercise well. My father said that literati should also have a good body."
Cheng Jingzhou felt a little stuck in his heart. Didn't he just miss him? Why did he get involved in exercising again?
Xie Rongzhao and Liu Ruolan returned to Beijing together. The weather was getting colder and colder, and it was outrageous that the mistress of the house was always away from home.
Xie Rongzhao still only has Wang Zizhen to take care of him. Xie Xiuwen and Liu Ruolan both think this is good. If they go out alone, Gu will accompany them, which is better than taking a little maid out.
The day after Liu Ruolan returned home, Duke Dingguo's mansion sent a lot of thank-you gifts.
After Liu Ruolan took inventory, she once again sighed at the wealth of these high-ranking families. She was not willing to buy such expensive things now.
Needless to say about the bird's nest, just looking at the flowing light of the two pieces made her feel hot to hold them.
"I heard that this Liuguang Forge was donated by Shu this year. The emperor rewarded several nobles, and among them there must be those from Duke Dingguo."
It was only this year that Liu Ruolan learned that this thing was more expensive than silver.
Looking at an inconspicuous horse, Liu Guangdong, such a horse can buy a small house. How can ordinary people afford this? Just by looking at it, I feel like I have learned a lot.
The Duke of Dingguo gave two horses as gifts, with different colors, but they were all made of high-quality flowing light.
"Keep it and wear it when my dear baby grows up."
This thing can be stored. As long as it is stored properly, it can be stored for decades.
Xie Xiuwen learned that Duke Dingguo had sent such an expensive gift of thanks. After thinking for a while, he asked her to keep it. Since it was a gift of thanks, they didn't have to prepare a return gift. They just wanted to wait until the end of the year to give it to Dingguo. The government has prepared a New Year's gift for the children.
"I'm worried now. Where can we get anything? If it were normal, it would be good to just give us the things we made in our shop. But now for a family like Dingguo Gongfu, we are afraid that we have to buy it specially outside. That’s all.”
To be sure, the power of the Guogong Mansion is not necessarily greater than that of the Weixin Hou Mansion.
It's just that they are on good terms with Zhao Yue and the Gao family, and they have the favor owed by Zhao Yue before, so the interactions between the two families become more and more natural, and they don't feel at all that they have reached a high level.
But Duke Ding's Mansion was different. Although they were also offering help, but the other party was so generous with their gifts, both Xie Xiuwen and Liu Ruolan still felt that it was better to keep a proper distance.
The person who was saved was the eldest grandson of Duke Dingguo, not Duke Dingguo or the heir apparent, so the nature was different.
Xie Xiuwen also didn't want to get involved in the family affairs of the Duke's mansion.
On this day, Xie Xiuwen was ordered to wait in front of the emperor again. The imperial study was very quiet. Apart from the saint and him, there was also a living room attendant taking notes in front of the desk on one side.
Even the chamberlains who usually served here were sent away by Emperor Jingwen.
"The issue of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business is mentioned again. Does Xie Qing have any good ideas?"
Xie Xiuwen rolled his eyes. Just hearing what the Holy Master said, he knew that he did not agree with this move.
Last year, he mentioned some ways to deal with large merchants in a cultural conference, but it was too general and the factions in the DPRK and China were complicated. This matter has never been fundamentally resolved.
However, I heard that because of the spread of his remarks last year, the court was silent for more than half a year.
I just didn't expect that Mr. Qin Ge would mention this matter again now, and I don't know why he is so stubborn.
"Returning to the Holy Spirit, Wei Chen believes that agriculture is the foundation of the country and must be unshakable. And business is also indispensable. If the merchants are suppressed too much, in addition to the tax revenue of the court, the biggest sufferer will be Those farmers."
Emperor Jingwen was puzzled: "What do you mean by Xie Qing's words?"
"Back to the Holy Spirit, Wei Chen was born in the countryside, with mountains at his back. His family has some thin fields, so he can live with food and clothing. However, most people don't just need to grow food to eat. They also have some things to live on. Necessities cannot be separated from merchants.”
Emperor Jingwen frowned slightly and motioned for him to continue.
"Most of the common people can make enough food and clothing by themselves. But for some things, they have to rely on buying and selling. For example, if a farmer's family produces a lot of food, they can sell some to get money, which can be used to buy meat, salt, and even provide for their children and grandchildren. Study. And this process is inseparable from merchants. Whether you are doing business or doing business, it is very important."
Emperor Jingwen understood and sighed: "You know that I know such a simple truth, but why don't some people know it?"
Xie Xiuwen was silent for a moment: "Back to the Holy Spirit, maybe it's not that they don't know, they just feel that it is not impossible to leave these merchants, or that their purpose is just to suppress those big merchants."
Emperor Jingwen glanced at him with an unclear meaning. As an emperor, he naturally did not want merchants who were as wealthy as his country to appear. He always felt uneasy.
"Besides imposing heavy taxes, are there any other ways to suppress big merchants?"
Emperor Jingwen didn't say it directly, but Xie Xiuwen understood.
Those big merchants who have accumulated wealth for generations don't care at all about the extra taxes imposed by the government.
Just like they were originally earning one hundred thousand taels of silver a year, but now they were asked to earn eighty thousand taels. At most, they would be a little unhappy, but they would definitely not be hurt.
After all, the family background is deep enough.
Xie Xiuwen also realized at this time that Mr. Qin Ge and others once again mentioned the emphasis on agriculture and suppressing business, perhaps with the approval of the Holy Father.
But the Holy Spirit is a wise king and does not want to harm those small merchants, so he has been worried.
"Your Majesty, if just imposing heavy taxes is not enough to suppress it, perhaps we can start from other places. For example, if any of these merchants have bought and sold land privately, this is also a way."
(End of chapter)
