Where does the food come from? Of course it comes from the fields, but as Liang Menglong said, the current implementation of the one-whip method in the Ming Dynasty has been relatively popular. Except for Shaanxi and other provinces that have always needed to transport grain from other places, almost all of them have changed the physical tax on land tax to levy silver. This also means that the imperial court has unlimited silver in its hands.
Unless the imperial court uses its grain reserves to distribute grain, normally speaking, distributing grain is not as good as distributing silver. At least transporting silver is definitely much less expensive than transporting grain.
But the court's money is also very tight, which is more embarrassing. Moreover, the proposal put forward by the Ministry of War is not a one-time transaction, but a long-term expenditure, so special arrangements are needed.
Gao Pragmatic has no special arrangements at the moment, but he can indeed think of ways to spend next year.
Unlike the decline in grain production in the north of the Ming Dynasty due to the impact of the Little Ice Age, southern Xinjiang has had a bumper harvest this year, especially in the Siam-Chao Phraya Plain, which has three rice crops a year. Huang Zhiting previously thought that it would be effortless to attack Malacca, which was also due to the extremely abundant military rations - abundant military rations meant that she could even sit back and wait for possible Portuguese counterattacks.
Gao pragmatically said that he needed to wait a few days before replying to the Ministry of War because he needed to discuss with Huang Zhiting, who was coming soon, how to conclude the deal, or to put it more bluntly, what conditions should be exchanged between the two parties.
Direct support is not impossible, but it has never been a highly pragmatic style. This is not because Gao Gao is pragmatic and stingy, but because he has to worry about the face of "my country", and also wants to avoid some people in the country using this to attack him - such as winning the hearts and minds of the people and the military.
After all, although the Ming court has no scruples about the wealthy gentry and wealthy households taking the initiative to provide disaster relief, if you give food to the army, the nature is completely different, especially now is not a wartime - doing so during wartime may still be rewarded by the court. In non-war times, one can only be vigilant.
Since the coast has long been calm, Huang Zhiting's trip north went smoothly even though the wind direction was not good at this time. She received the news from Gao Pangshi asking her to return to Beijing early enough, and she had to report on relevant matters in Malacca, so she set off early.
On the third day of Gao Pangshi's meeting with Liang Menglong and other military officials, he received a report from Tianjin Port saying that his mistress, young master and his party had arrived at the port. Since they arrived at the port in the afternoon, Tianjin Port naturally took the initiative to arrange for Huang Zhiting and her son to stay at the port for one night, and then arrange for an escort back to Beijing tomorrow.
The word "make do" is too much to use in Tianjin Port at this time, because Tianjin Port is one of Beijing's flagship ports. It was built early and has strong strength. In addition, it also undertakes many political tasks. Therefore, the port There are several halls with beautiful environment and luxurious facilities for guests to stay.
Among them, the three most famous ones are the Xuanyi Yuan of the Ministry of Rites, the Tianjin Tianjin Pavilion of Beijing, and the Annan Tianjin Guild Hall established in the name of the Annan Metropolitan Envoy.
By the way, the Siam Tianjin Association, built in the name of the Kingdom of Siam, is also under construction. However, because Huang Zhiting knew that Gao Pragmatic liked lakes, she arranged for the Siam Tianjin Association to dig an artificial lake, which resulted in a relatively large amount of work. It is estimated that it will not be completed until next year - in fact, it is very likely that Gao Pragmatic will never set foot in this museum.
The Xuanyi Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites was set up to receive tribute from foreign vassals. The word "Xuanyi" means "promoting the etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty" to foreign vassals. Even if Huang Zhiting's position in Annan is "Deputy Governor of the Annan Dutong Division", it is not a position outside the vassal vassal. Because the Annan Dutong Division is nominally attached to it, it can be regarded as an economic and political official of the Ming Dynasty, so she definitely does not Will go and stay.
In theory, the Annan Tianjin Guild Hall was the best place for her to stay. However, the Annan Guild Hall was built earlier, and in order to appear low-key at that time, the hall was slightly cramped compared to the other two. The person in charge of Tianjin Port did not intend to let the mistress Check in with the eldest young master. Finally, Huang Zhiting and her son were arranged to live in Jinmen Haitian Pavilion in Jinghua.
"Pavilion" is not a very big building name, but since it seems to be a highly pragmatic tradition to name a building complex after the main building, the Tianjin Port did so even though they did not know the reason. In other words, "Haitian Pavilion" is actually just the name of the main building here. In fact, this place is a complex of buildings like "Jianxinzhai" and "Rixin Building".
As the name suggests, Haitian Pavilion is a complex of buildings built directly on the seaside. This place is located in the north direction of Tianjin Port. It is not designed to face north and south. Instead, the main building is slightly southeast, facing the sea directly. It is shaped like "looking at the sea and sky" to live up to its name.
As the eldest son of Gao Jingshi, Gao Yuan was still less than two years old, or three months shy of two years old to be precise. This child can't speak yet, and he doesn't like to make noise. Instead, he is very sleepy.
According to Huang Zhiting, it's "not like me at all, just like his father" - she heard that Gao Pragmatic didn't talk too early when he was a child, and he was surprisingly quiet. He was extremely lethargic before he was three years old, but after he was three years old, he became very sleepy. It's amazing--his expressive ability is super strong.
Although Gao Wu spoke very little truth at that time, he could accurately express his intentions from the moment he started speaking, and would never cause misunderstandings. He was not like other children who had to watch and compare what they said. Draw to guess its meaning.
She didn't know Gao Jingshi was a time traveler, and thought Gao Yuan had inherited his father's characteristics, so she wasn't in a hurry.
Early the next morning, Huang Zhiting and Gao Yuan's specially-made carriage set off back to Beijing, escorted by five hundred cavalrymen and three hundred wolf soldiers accompanying her. Although it was a carriage, the carriage was specially made and the shock-absorbing device was "top-of-the-line". Moreover, because Jinghua also equipped the wolf soldiers with horses, the road back to the capital went very fast, and they arrived at the capital at noon. , without even delaying lunch.
However, when Gao Jingshi deliberately took the time to return to Shangshu Gaofu at noon, the news he received was that after Huang Zhiting came back, he went to Liu Xin's room as soon as Gao Yuan was settled, and he has not come out until now.
Gao Pragmatic was a little confused, could they really be best friends?
However, he didn't plan to go to Liu Xin's place, but just went to the restaurant to wait. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin to come to the restaurant together, even holding the child in their hands.
This was the first time that Gao pragmatic saw his eldest son, although he was originally a person who didn't have much obsession with children, otherwise he would have taken the initiative to see him just now.
However, when the child actually appeared in front of him, he couldn't help but get up and go to visit.
Huang Zhiting didn't always follow the etiquette in front of Gao Pragmatic before, but this time she stopped as soon as Gao Pragmatic stood up. Although he could not make any movements with his hands because he was holding the child in his arms, he still bent his knees slightly, nodded and said in greeting: "I have met the master."
Since she moved, Liu Xin had no choice but to follow Fu Yifu and said, "I've met my boss."
"Madam, it's hard work coming from afar, so there's no need to be polite." Gao pragmatically replied casually, then quickly stepped forward and looked at the child in Huang Zhiting's hands. Unexpectedly, this kid was still asleep and never opened his eyes to look at him.
Gao pragmatic subconsciously looked at his little face and said: "Well, the mouth and nose are like mine, but the face shape is more like yours." Then he laughed and added: "That's good, I'll look more elegant when I grow up. .”
In fact, Huang Zhiting has an oval face, which is generally not the case for boys when they grow up. However, if the mother’s face shape is inherited from her, the facial lines will be softer and slimmer. Gao Pingshi originally wanted to say "be more delicate", but when he said it, he suddenly remembered that it was not popular for boys to be delicate in this era, so he changed the name to "wenqi".
Huang Zhiting pursed her lips and smiled softly, and said: "My husband is the number one scholar in the Sixth Prize. It is reasonable for Yuan'er to be more elegant, but... the Nu family would like him to be more similar to my husband."
Gao Pragmatic didn't know for a moment whether Huang Zhiting meant anything - because whether most "ancient people" liked children was just like a special word that emperors often said when passing the throne. It was largely determined by what he thought. Whether your child "loves me deeply"?
This zodiac sign is not only very similar to his father in behavior, but also looks the same.
But Gao Jingshi was too lazy to think about this. After all, the Ming Dynasty had its own characteristics. The status of the eldest son was unshakable. Whether Gao Yuan was more like him or more like his mother, it actually didn't matter.
In fact, although Gao Pragmatic's appearance is not bad, the Gao family has a typical northern appearance, with a tall figure, a Chinese character face, and sharp eyebrows. A slightly more serious expression brings with it a sinister aura - this may be why he rarely leads troops. One of the reasons why some people dared to act arrogantly in front of him. In short, it is a natural "official image".
The sense of elegance he usually gives people actually comes more from his status as the number one scholar in the Sixth Score and his demeanor developed through long-term study. If Gao Yuan's facial lines become softer in the future, it may not be a good thing.
Of course, this is all a trivial matter. After all, there is an old saying that goes like a son follows his mother. Since the mother is a great beauty, the son will never be too ugly.
"Shall I give you a hug?" Gao pragmatically asked consciously.
Of course Huang Zhiting was very willing, but she was worried that Gao Pragmatic had no experience in holding babies, so while agreeing, she said very carefully: "One hand should support his neck, and don't let his head lose strength and move forward." Lean back..."
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Madam, you are too worried. Your husband and I have a lot of younger brothers and sisters. I am very experienced in raising children."
Well, this was a white lie. His experience of holding a child did not come from this life. However, Huang Zhiting breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good." She handed the child to Gao Pragmatic's hand.
As expected, Gao Jingshi took him and hugged him appropriately. Xiao Gaoyuan didn't even show any signs of waking up. Liu Xin next to him couldn't help but joke: "My boss doesn't lie. This technique is professional at first sight. Qi Ba As expected, being the eldest brother to two younger siblings is not in vain."
Gao Pingshi laughed and said proudly: "That's right, that's right." After saying that, he lowered his head and glanced at Gao Yuan, and suddenly couldn't help but kiss his little face gently.
Liu Xin had no reaction to this action, but Huang Zhiting was a little surprised - in the Ming Dynasty, or in the entire ancient China, the phenomenon of "crossing generations" was very obvious. This is not only a natural phenomenon in Chinese Confucian society, but also a cultural custom.
Under the teaching concept of Confucianism, "father, father, son, son" means that father should be like father, and son should be like son. The corresponding "attribute" of a father is never the "kindness" of a loving father - that is the attribute that a mother should have. Grandparents of another generation can also use "kindness" as the "main attribute" for treating their grandchildren.
Only the father is not like that. The attribute of the father is that of a strict father, a strict and even severe kind of strictness. As the old saying goes, "A stick produces good sons, but a rebellious child is pampered." This saying is mainly a warning against fathers who are not strict enough. Therefore, Huang Zhiting was extremely surprised by Gao Pragmatic's action, and even visibly worried.
Gao Jingshi himself quickly noticed Huang Zhiting's reaction. He moved in his heart, pretended not to know and smiled and said to the sleeping Gao Yuan: "You were not by your father's side when you were born. This is compensation, but there will be no more in the future."
After all, he is one of the contemporary Confucians. Gao Pragmatic will not ignore the Confucian tradition like many of his peers in time travel and give his son the so-called Western education that later generations are used to. Therefore, as soon as he noticed that Huang Zhiting's expression was not right, he immediately found his way down the steps.
This explanation was indeed effective. Huang Zhiting's eyes immediately softened, she glanced at Xiao Gaoyuan in her husband's arms, and sighed softly: "Husband, there is no need to be like this. Scenes like this are common in high-ranking families, and Yuan'er will not be like this when he grows up. Will care."
This is not wrong. For example, when Gao Jingshi was born, his father Gao Cai was not in Xinzheng at all, but was an official in Fengyang Prefecture. Even the name "Gao Jingshi" came from Gao Gong who happened to return to his hometown at that time. I caught up with it, so I got it from my sixth brother.
"Hey, doesn't he have a nickname?" Gao Pingshi said in surprise: "Didn't I say before that since I gave him the nickname, I asked you to give him a nickname?"
"My husband has said it, but there is no such truth in the world." Huang Zhiting smiled: "The naming is a matter of the husband's family. No matter how big or small the name is, the slave family does not dare to violate the rules."
The truth is this, but Gao Pragmatic believes that nicknames don't matter at all, and outsiders will not know who gave them the nickname. Therefore, he shook his head and said: "Since I have empowered you, you can choose one without any worries. Gao Yuan is his famous name. If you always call him Yuan'er, it will be difficult to speak after he gets the title."
Huang Zhiting hesitated for a moment and said, "If my husband insists..."
"Yes, you can take it." Gao pragmatic waved his hand, but then he remembered something and added: "Forget about the dirty names like Ergouzi. I don't believe that. Besides, it's too ugly."
"Pfft..." Huang Zhiting couldn't help but smile, and then she said, "Then, let's call her Tan'er."
Gao Pragmatic was stunned: "Which word?"
"A clear pool, a pool of water." Huang Zhiting turned her beautiful eyes and replied.
Gao Jingshi immediately knew what she meant: Tan not only had the meaning of abyss in it, but also from her eyes, Gao Jingshi could see that she was actually referring to the deep connection between him and her somewhere in Guangxi. The time when Tan was sucked into the whirlpool of the underground river and lived and died together.
It was precisely because of that incident that the two of them traveled nearly a thousand miles together and got to know each other better. To a certain extent, it was thanks to that clear pond that the marriage between the two people was as good as it is now.
"Okay, that's a good name, let's call it Tan'er." Gao Pragmatic immediately agreed.
But at this time, he noticed that Liu Xin, who was standing a little behind Huang Zhiting, was smiling, but she always looked a little lonely, so he changed the topic and said with a smile: "Why don't you come back after you come back?" You had a good rest, but you went to Miss Liu’s room? What military and national affairs were you talking about? "
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PS: On Children’s Day, I happened to write about Gao Yuan returning to Beijing with his mother, which is quite a coincidence:)
