Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji naturally sent letters to more than just the two palaces.
They each also wrote a memorial to Zhao Xu.
The people in Tongjian Si did not dare to neglect and delivered it directly to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu first opened Xiang Zonghui's memorial.
Xiang Zonghui stated in the memorial that I have been on Xihe Road for almost half a month. In the past half month, according to the instructions of the officials, I have selected 10,000 acres of unowned land outside Xizhou City and near the Tao River. wasteland.
Zhao Sizhong, Zhao Chunzhong and others saw that the minister had no labor, so they took the initiative to give the minister more than a thousand slaves as labor.
The ministers were so kind that I couldn't refuse, so I could only accept it for the time being, but the government still had to make a decision on this matter!
After reading it, Zhao Xu smiled and wrote on the memorial to Xiang Zonghui: "My uncle reclaimed wasteland and led the people to farm. It is very good!" The slaves and maidservants donated by Zhao Sizhong and others should be replaced by contract employment according to the laws of the Song Dynasty! The rest can be dealt with at my discretion!
After reading it, Xiang Zong replied with Gao Gongji's letter.
Gao Gongji is interesting. He also said that he selected more than 10,000 acres of unowned wasteland on the north bank of the Tao River and prepared to cultivate it.
But after saying this, he started to complain.
He also said that the land was too barren and cultivated land had no fertility.
He also said that there was a lack of channels and it was difficult to get water.
He also said that although there were many cattle and horses in the area, there were very few farming tools that could be used to cultivate the land.
Inside and outside the words, they all mean the same thing: I want money! VIP! Want something!
Zhao Xu naturally agreed one by one and approved that Gao Gongji could go to Qinzhou to build a courtyard and transfer hundreds of craftsmen to Xizhou. He also told Gao Gongji that he could temporarily pay 10,000 guan of silk from the Border Defense Finance Department to use it. Come and build canals and make farming tools.
As for the money spent, in the future, it can be offset directly with kapok.
Interest or something?
We are all a family, so talking about interest is too much!
Therefore, this money is considered an interest-free loan.
At the same time, Gao Gongji was told to tell Xiang Zonghui about this matter and allowed Xiang Zonghui to withdraw 10,000 yuan from the Border Defense Finance Department to cultivate wasteland.
After approving the memorials from the two royal relatives, Zhao Xu took them to Baoci Palace and showed them to the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Xiang.
After reading Zhao Xu's approval, the two palaces felt extremely happy!
Especially the Queen Mother, she deeply felt that this grandson was really filial!
It’s also really good for the Gao family!
Ten thousand guan!
I gave it with my eyes closed, no interest was required, and I was allowed to use kapok to offset it!
Isn't this just giving money to the Gao family and the Xiang family, and giving them 10,000 acres of irrigated land?
With these ten thousand acres of irrigated land, the wealth of Gao Gongji and his descendants is guaranteed!
Even if you don't know how to manage anything, you can grow some wheat on the 10,000 acres of irrigated land and still have enough food and clothing.
Besides, this is just the beginning.
Maybe, Gao Gongji will eventually be able to enclose tens of thousands of acres of irrigated land in the local area!
Empress Dowager Xiang, on the other hand, still couldn't help but said to Zhao Xu: "Sixth Brother, didn't Queen Mother tell Sixth Brother last time? You have already given enough rewards to the Gao family and the Xiang family! There is no need to give them any more! I'm afraid if you give them to the courtiers again, Let’s talk gossip again…”
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager also said politely: "What the Empress Dowager said is that the official family is the emperor, and if you want to serve the world, you should not be too partial to the emperor's relatives, lest the courtiers say that I and the Queen Mother only care about themselves!"
Zhao Xu smiled sweetly and said, "What the mother-in-law and the queen mother said is wrong!"
"This is a state matter, and the two countrymen are working for me and Sheji!"
"Xihelanhui Road is a wasteland with no population and only a few people!"
"The two countrymen worked tirelessly, set an example, and led the people to reclaim wasteland. It is really a blessing for the country!"
After hearing this, the two palaces laughed.
No one can refuse to get 10,000 acres of land for their brother and nephew in a reasonable, legal and reasonable way!
It should be noted that the land is so vast that it is almost impossible to exist in the Song Dynasty today.
Even those local households with extreme luxury and shelter.
All they have is a piece here and a piece there.
Therefore, the turnover rate of land in the Song Dynasty was extremely high.
For large households, land is not so much real estate, but a stable, reliable, easy-to-realize wealth that can maintain its value at the same time.
If you have money, buy land; if money is tight, sell land.
This is the so-called 'Millennium of Fields for Eight Hundred Lords'!
As a result, the land connected together has become wealth with a higher premium.
Ten thousand acres of connected irrigated land.
Even in Xihe, it is a huge wealth!
In the eyes of the two palaces, naturally, Zhao Xu was trying every means to reward his relatives.
However, Zhao Xu's reasons are indeed very good, and they are enough to stop the mouths of the government and the public - two close relatives, working hard for the country, leading the people to reclaim wasteland, and setting an example for the world!
…
Liu Zhi put on a brand new Haezhi suit, tied on a silverbait bag, then walked out of the house with his head held high.
He rode his horse through the Royal Street.
The men of Yuan Sui were clearing the way ahead. Wherever Zuo Sijian passed, the people, the people, the merchants, and the people all retreated.
When he arrived at Xuanpingfang, Liu Zhi saw the tall pines and cypresses in the Yushitai from a distance.
Countless crows' nests line the tree canopy.
The noisy cries of crows can be heard clearly from a hundred paces away.
Liu Zhi rode to the official office of Yushitai and got off the horse.
Immediately, officials from the Yushitai came up and took the horse to feed him.
Yuan Sui bowed to him and went to the nearby tea shops and restaurants for entertainment.
Liu Zhi raised his head and looked at the familiar plaque on the Yushitai.
He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and shouted in his heart: "Yushitai, I, Mr. Liu Xin, am back again!"
During the Xining Reform, he served as an official in the Procuratorate and Zhongshu Lifang and was a backbone of the reform faction.
Not only Wang Jiefu appreciated him, but Emperor Daxing also appreciated him.
However, everything took a turn for the worse in the fifth year of Xining.
Wang Anshi's reform was too fast and he pushed it forward regardless of dissuasion.
At that time, Liu Zhi upheld justice and tried his best to dissuade him.
He refused to listen, so he took advantage of his position as supervisory censor at the time to write a letter of impeachment.
As a result, he completely offended Wang Anshi and was demoted from the capital. He was relegated to the post of overseer of the salt warehouse in Hengzhou.
This made Liu Zhi hold a breath in his heart.
Now, after more than ten years of hard work, he finally returned to the Yushitai!
Moreover, this time he will serve as Zuo Sijian, supervising the prime minister and impeaching officials. He will be able to report any dereliction of duty, inappropriateness or violation of regulations!
Even the emperor can admonish his mistakes and correct his gains and losses!
The moment Liu Zhi stepped across the threshold of the Yushitai, he swore in his heart: "Wang Jiefu, I will make you suffer!"
In Liu Zhi's sleeve lies a letter.
The person who wrote the letter is Sima Guang in Chenzhou.
Sima Guang encouraged him in his letter to "speak outright for the world and say things that others dare not say".
With Sima Guang's encouragement, Liu Zhi was already full of ambition.
The first step is to start from the Yushitai!
Therefore, Liu Zhi went straight to the Yushitai, but did not follow the usual practice of visiting Huang Lu, the censor Zhongcheng who was in charge of the Yushitai.
On the contrary, he walked directly to his mansion.
Then, in the official mansion, he picked up his pen and started writing ballads.
He wants to impeach Huang Lu!
The crime is to form a clique for personal gain, to be a subordinate and to be stubborn, to be too timid to move forward!
The evidence is all there!
Jian Xuchen is enough to prove that Huang Lu formed a party.
In the past few months, Huang Lu has not impeached or criticized Left Prime Minister Cai Que or Right Prime Minister Han Jiang once in the past few months. Even when he was in power, he rarely impeached or criticized them! It's enough to prove that he is a master!
It’s even easier to find a crime for holding back!
The emperor saw Wang Anshi's heresy in Funing Palace, but he didn't write a letter to correct the emperor!
It is unbearable!
So, half an hour later, a sharp, harsh and murderous remonstrance was written.
After Liu Zhi finished writing, he checked it again and again to make sure that there were no taboos or errors, and then copied it onto the regular remonstrance paper again.
He sealed it with fire paint, called the officials, and ordered him to be sent to the palace quickly.
This is his power!
You can go directly to the emperor to impeach all ministers who want to be impeached, and talk about everything he thinks is unreasonable!
Liu Zhi's bullets were sent to the Tongjian Department.
The people in Tongjiansi did not dare to neglect and immediately sent it to the hands of the two palaces.
Also sent at the same time were the bullets of Wang Yansou, the supervisory censor, impeaching another supervisory censor, Huang Jiang'afu, a powerful official, and the party's official Huang Lu.
In addition, there are also the supervisory censor Wang who impeached Shangshu Youcheng, Lu Gongzhu, the minister and minister of Zhongshu, Fan Chunren, minister of the Ministry of War and minister, Cai Bian, the minister of Zhongshu and minister, and Lu Dian, the minister and minister of Zhongshu. Bullets.
The three censors either took office today or took office in the past month.
And they are all recommended by Lu Gongzhu.
But once they took office, they went into full force.
Especially for Wang Qiang, the first thing the new officials did when they took office was directly on the head of Mr. Lu who recommended them!
…
In Baoci Palace.
The two palaces are guiding Zhao Xu to write.
Of course, there is no need to teach Zhao Xu's regular script.
But running script and cursive script are very 'childish'.
Of course, he is also amazingly talented in calligraphy!
In less than an hour, he had gradually mastered some tips of running script and cursive script.
The copied copybooks are even more similar.
This made the two palaces who accompanied him in writing and guided him very happy and extremely satisfied!
Wen, on the other hand, keeps her quiet, low-key and sensible.
From time to time, he brought tea soup and drinks to the two palaces and Zhao Xu.
Maybe it was because she was familiar with her in front of the two palaces, so although her speaking voice was still very soft, it was no longer as mosquito-like as before.
At the very least, Zhao Xu doesn't have to prick up his ears.
"The officials are really smart!"
After another copybook was written, he took it into the hands of the Empress Dowager, looked at it carefully, and praised: "No wonder Feng Jing and others often say: The calligraphy skills of the officials may not be as good as the king's right army when he was young!"
The Empress Dowager also smiled and took the copybook.
She was preparing to teach her grandson the key to running calligraphy.
Liang Wei simply held three imperial censor bullets and arrived in front of the two palaces.
He respectfully presented the bullet to the two palaces.
"The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and Your Majesty the Emperor! This is the imperial censor's bullet that was just sent to you by the Tongjian Division!"
The two palaces looked at each other, and the Queen Mother asked: "Why are there three bullets today?"
Liang Wei simply replied: "It's the new Zuo Si admonishing Liu Zhi, the new supervisory censor Wang Yansou, and the new supervisory censor Wang Yansou's bullets!"
The two palaces understood instantly.
What are the three things a new official should do when he takes office?
Although Wang Yansou's fire took some time, it's not too late!
So the Empress Dowager said to the Empress Dowager: "Empress Dowager, let's see what the censor said first!"
(End of chapter)
