An autumn rain and a cold, the weather in Beijing is getting colder and colder, and winter is approaching.
More than half of the second year of Zhengxing, the situation became increasingly incomprehensible, both in the court and among the people.
First of all, there were many new faces in the court. They spoke with different accents and had no qualifications, but they jumped several levels. Some even rose directly from the local magistrate to the position of doctor or even minister. They were all foreigners.
Originally, many veterans were full of complaints, but after Qianqiying completely intervened in the capital inspection, they stopped complaining, fearing that they would not be able to protect themselves.
However, after some time, these officials in the capital felt something was wrong. They felt that Huang Laosi and Chu Qing, a bastard, might try to trick these officials from out of town.
After all, they are both from aristocratic families, and they all come from aristocratic families. The guy from the middle of the capital looked for the guy from the outside. The general meaning is, buddy, be careful. You may not know it when you first come here. Huang Laosi and Chu Qing, these two shameless things, are so shameless. bad.
They are good words, but it’s a pity that the foreigners don’t believe them. What do you mean? What the hell are you talking about? Why, what are you doing? Seeing us foreigners snatching your official positions in Beijing, you should feel bad, right? , you are so stupid, you fool, stop making fun of me.
Honglu Temple has also added hundreds of officials, who are very busy every day because one after another Liangrong delegations enter the capital.
These Liangren, who were nominally missionaries but actually looked nothing like missionaries, went to the capital to spend a lot of money to beg for a son.
The eldest prince Alepeng has completely turned into a human flesh seeder without emotions. He is getting thinner day by day. Now his waist may not be as neat as Chu Qing's. At least Chu Qing can walk, jump and walk wolves. Alepeng She just lay in bed day after day, as if she was dead in bed.
If a Liangren woman is pregnant and cannot leave immediately, the child must also stay in Beijing after giving birth. After all, the child is just born and cannot be separated immediately. Alepeng's feelings must be taken into consideration.
But we in the Dachang Dynasty cannot help you raise your children. We are not allowed to hire wet nurses or servants. In the future, we are not allowed to have a group of sour scholars who are proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics... Confucians and celebrities, please teach your children our Han culture. These all cost money. If you don’t have money, no problem, just give it to cattle and sheep, whatever you want.
The Yingguo envoy also came, bringing the equivalent amount of silver. They sincerely and humbly admitted their mistakes to the monarchs and ministers. They swore and swore that they would rectify the pirates in the future. They let out a lot of tasteless farts, including face, lizi, and Dachang Dynasty. .
As for the private sector, mainly outside the city, there are more and more workshops and various breeding farms. With the expansion of Zhuangzi in the southern suburbs, it has already exceeded the land limit of Chuqing County, and road construction is also accompanied by I walked around the county, but no one said a word, and they all pretended not to see.
Because everyone has discovered one thing. Since the completion of Nanjiao Zhuangzi, there has been no news about the refugees in the capital. Those people from Nanjiao Zhuangzi are like bandits. Whenever refugees come, they have not yet put on their clothes and cried. They were all taken away, as if they were robbing someone.
In addition to intervening in the capital inspection, Qianqiying also began to rectify the merchants and give them a say, but restricted the commercial development of the merchants. While gaining rights, they also had to bear more obligations. Three lower counties have opened academies for poor families. Business taxes are also increasing.
The scientific examination was finally over. There were more than 400 people on the list. Qianqiying checked them one by one. In the end, there were only more than 80 people left. Cao Wu, the Minister of Rites, and the officials below were detained from half a year to three years. of salary.
But then, the official land listed in the Ministry of Household Affairs decreased a lot, and the number of more than 80 people on the list increased to more than 400, but most of them were assigned to Qingshui Yamen.
At this time, Chu Qing was sitting in the Jingyi Hall, and Fu San was holding a copy of Changlu. The fourth had just finished approving a memorial.
Raising his head, the fourth child looked unhappy: "Can you stop rubbing your waist?"
Chu Qing, who was rubbing his waist, said angrily: "My muscles and bones have been broken for a hundred days. Do you think I want to rub it? I should get half of the one million pounds given by the thief."
"wishful thinking."
The fourth child is happy again. As long as he can get money, he will be happy.
When money was mentioned, Lao Si's eyes lit up again: "A few days ago, a military report came to the border. There are too many horses. If you want to sell them to the court, how much can they be sold for?"
"Brother, before you think about money, can you first think about the border troops? The border troops, led by Marshal Ma Rujing, have begun to bring some second- and fifth-grade grassland men to raid the peripheral tribes on a small scale on the grassland. They are all It’s the end of the year soon for the military who have worked so hard and so hard, why don’t we just commend them with awards and commendations?”
"That's a good thing." The fourth child showed his serious face: "The border troops have indeed suffered too much, so what do you say, how to reward and commend them."
"As the saying goes, if the train runs fast, it will be good for him or me. First of all, Marshal Ma and the generals and deputy generals of the six battalions will definitely be rewarded."
"What is a train?"
"It's nothing. It's something that can only be seen in dreams. The generals and generals, and secondly, mainly the grassroots military units. These military units have border security offices. Although they can ensure that they will enjoy the treatment they deserve after joining the army, the court has never Nodding, the border is not a place outside the law. We must abide by the laws of Dachang. There are laws to follow. Just relying on the various welfare benefits in Wangyuan City still feels a bit unreliable, and Dachang Dynasty is not the only one. The border army and other military units cannot enjoy this kind of welfare benefits, so we have to have a bowl of water."
"Yes, the matters concerning the military should be written into the law."
The fourth child looked at Fu San, "Has Xin Lv developed some skills?"
Today, when Chu Qing came to the palace to meet the emperor, he raised the issue of the new laws. The emperor and his ministers had been urging him for a long time, especially Zhai Xiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. No, how can we not be in a hurry.
You must know that the Chang Law is not finished after being revised. It needs to issue political orders, and it also needs to be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. The implementation of political orders requires an extremely slow process. The longer the delay, the more trouble there will be. Many aristocratic families and courtiers have already begun to discuss it. There are many speculations about whether this new law was created by Chu Qing specifically to target the aristocratic family.
Today Chu Qing brought Fu San into the palace, talking about this matter, about the new law.
"I have something to tell you when I reply to Your Majesty. The young master said that I should report it to you first."
For the third brother, the fourth child still attached great importance to him and nodded: "Just say it."
"Everyone in the world is in charge of the government, and the army's food, salary, and salary should be increased by at least 70%."
"What?!"
Huang Laosi suddenly changed his face and blurted out: "What a bastard! Don't say an increase of 70%, it is 30%. How will the national treasury bear the burden? What nonsense!"
"You ate the kidneys of a live wild ass, why are you so irritable?" Chu Qing said angrily: "Listen to what the third brother has to say."
The fourth child lost his temper: "Don't call him third brother in front of me."
"What's wrong? What's wrong with you?"
The fourth child was too lazy to explain.
Chu Qing always calls him third brother, third brother. Firstly, it reminds him of the real third brother, Chang Chengke. Secondly, he is somewhat used to it. When he mentioned Changlu a few days ago, he even asked Sun An about third brother. So how was Chang's law practice? Sun An didn't react at the time. When did Chang Chengke start practicing Chang's law?
Isn't this nonsense? The emperor calls a county man "Sister Brother".
It is worth mentioning that Fu San was also knighted. He was the county son and was on the same level as Chu Qing, but had no official position. Qin Gang wanted his third brother to go to the Ministry of War to become a general, but if his third brother refused to go, Chu Qing would not let him go. In addition to Fu San, Qin Gang, a shameless old man, also wanted Fu Baobao and Fu Yongkang, including Lin Kui. Anyway, after wandering around Qianqi Camp for a few times, he wanted everyone except Xiao Yi. Of course, he didn't want anyone. With him, except Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi didn't have any dreams in his life. He only cared about one thing, getting promoted and doing meritorious service to protect his father. Anyway, he was the captain of Fengche in the border army. He was promoted to half a rank after being promoted to the Ministry of War. Unfortunately, Qin Gang didn't want him or not. Too unlucky.
"Don't pay any attention to him, third brother, keep talking."
Fu San was quite sincere. He glanced at Lao Si and continued: "Your Majesty, I dare to say something treasonous and unethical. I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."
As soon as he heard the beginning, the fourth child knew that this bastard was definitely going to pierce his heart.
"If I were to blame, how could you survive today? Stop talking nonsense."
Fu San cleared his throat and prepared to perform.
That's right, he is here to prick his heart today, specializing in various models of Laosi.
