novelraw Chapter 402
Chapter 402
When the fourth son of the prince and the fourth grandson of the saint, Tudan, will run all over the place, the fleet returning from the long voyage will bring back rich returns to the eager saint and prince.The dignitaries, clan relatives, and courtiers who participated in the first voyage all made a lot of money, chasing the saint to ask the date of the next voyage.
The prince pulled the sage and said, "Sell the boat."
Only a few shipyards in which the royal family holds half of the shares can build ships that can sail the ocean.But a ship is too expensive, so the prince asked the shipyard to launch the charter business, and launch the ship insurance business accordingly.
Gyeonggi’s hydraulic spinning soon surpassed that of Jiangnan. Cotton cloth with simple varieties and average quality has a wider market audience than fine cotton and silk in Songjiang.After two years of [-]% tax, every household has some spare money, and these cotton cloths are almost snapped up by people in Gyeonggi and the north before they can be exported.The days are getting richer, and the people in Dajing want to wear a new set of clothes for everyone in the family during the Chinese New Year.
The imperial court also adopted a measure of ten taxes and one tax on commercial taxes. Before the end of the year, Zhang Taifu reported the amount of silver deposits to the sage with a smile. There is no appearance.
The sage was very pleased that all those who owned arable land paid taxes, and the total amount of taxes far exceeded the amount paid by a group of yeoman farmers alone.Even better, few people dare to delay payment or evade taxes.Regarding this item, before the implementation of ten taxes and one tax on farmland, both the sage and the Taifu were worried that they would not be able to collect the full amount of taxes.For this reason, the prince once argued well with the sage and the Taifu. Would the Taifu pay [-]% of the tax, risking being demoted to the people and robbing fame?
Naturally not.
Families with fame and official positions will not evade taxes, and the cost is too high.Those without fame dare not, nor are they able to evade taxes.After the sage killed a hundred people last year, the magistrates, magistrates, and county magistrates from all over the country did not dare to risk being caught by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Yushitai to help the big households in the area under their jurisdiction conceal the number of cultivated land they keep.
When collecting taxes last year, there were still some people arguing about it, but this year they all paid on time and in full.
The court became rich, and the sage wanted to build a garden.
Prince Zan: Great idea, build the best garden in the world!
Zhang Taifu frowned, he was worried that the sage would not be able to stop his extravagant head.
The prince pulled Zhang Taifu and said: "All the money in the world is gathered in the royal family and the household department. The money is a dead thing, no different from the soil. Now use the money and spend money to hire idle labor to build roads first and then gardens. Controlling food, housing, and paying cash for wages, people will naturally buy cloth and meat if they have money in their hands, and this cycle, the sage’s proposal to build gardens is now the most appropriate.”
In private, the prince said to the Taifu: "First plan the area to be occupied by the garden, and repair the road leading to the garden. The land along the way and the land around the sage's garden can be auctioned off for private people to build houses and gardens." .If it is sold well, there will be more money to repair the garden.”
As for how to sell at a good price, the crown prince asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to summon the shopkeepers of the big merchants in the capital to consult, and spread the news that the sage wanted to repair the garden. If he didn't believe that the land around the garden would be auctioned, it would not spread throughout the country.And Xiuyuanzi did not expropriate labor on a household basis, but adopted the voluntary principle, and the employment method of daily cash settlement including food and housing was quickly spread in Gyeonggi.There are also many people in the market who ask where the sage will build the garden and want to participate in the construction of the garden.
The ocean-going fleet also brought good news to the saint. It took about five or six days to sail south from Guangzhou. There is indeed land that can be cultivated all year round, and that piece of land is only indigenous, and there is no such country.And from that area to the west, Siam, like Annam, is also rich in rice.
After the sage convened the cabinet to discuss for a few days, he decided to send troops to occupy the land that could be cultivated in all seasons.Then along the coastline, tea, silk, cotton cloth, porcelain, etc. were exchanged for rice in places with countries.
The globe in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was originally dedicated to the saint by missionaries from the West.The prince asked the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to scale up and make many of them, and distributed them to the Imperial Academy and Guozijian of various ministries and departments.Then in the shop selling the Four Treasures of the Study, a large number of globes were spread all at once.One more pen, ink, paper and inkstone is given as a gift, and it is not expensive to sell alone. The most important thing is that the shop assistant must introduce to the guests where the great scenery is, where the rice can be cultivated and rich in four seasons.
Even the slightly larger schools in Gyeonggi got this kind of globe as a gift. Of course, the husband has the obligation to teach these contents to the students.
All the people are full of confidence, hoping that the saint can command the army to open up the territory and occupy the unclaimed land that can be cultivated in four seasons.
In the autumn of this year, the content of Gewu and numerology has been added in various places, including the four seasons cultivated land on the globe, which is also added as a small question in the autumn test papers of various places.With the lessons learned from Chunwei last time, more people can answer the questions in Gewu and Mathematics this time.There are also a considerable number of people who don’t know anything about the globe or the four seasons of farming. Those who keep their ears off the window and only read the books of sages and sages behind closed doors, went out of the Qiuwei examination room and saw the slightly larger shops with the Four Treasures of the Study. The globe, and Xiaoer will explain it for free, and I don’t know how many people regret it when they clap their legs.
Jia Zheng passed the childbirth test in this year, and he broke his wings at the final test at the pass.After staying in the mansion for a few days, the mother-in-law who came to see my grandson called over and said that Wang Hanlin was waiting for him to go to study.
Jia Zheng was so ashamed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground and get in.
But Jia Amnesty happened to be in the mansion and learned that Jia Zheng's mother-in-law brought his brother-in-law to urge him to study at his Yue's house.Seeing that he has been putting on airs and getting into trouble with himself for more than a year, I seriously persuaded him a few words.
"Second brother, the third test for a scholar, you have already passed two tests, you just have to take the test again next year. Instead of being depressed at home, it's better to ask your father-in-law to give pointers. You will definitely pass next year."
Seeing the sincerity and seriousness of Jia She's words, Jia Zheng didn't look down on him at all, so he muttered a few words about his brother-in-law who passed the autumn this year.
These words immediately irritated Jia She, and he shouted at Jia Zheng with straight eyes, "You are hiding in the mansion, and the autumn that people have lived, can you still have it? Good words advise you not to go, come on." Man, tie him up and send him over there."
Jia Zheng was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy, and immediately rode to his father-in-law's house without waiting for tomorrow.
When Mrs. Wang returned home and talked about Jia Amnesty with her husband, she still had lingering fears.
"Husband, the son-in-law of Rong Guo really frightened people when he roared. The son-in-law was so scared that he came here immediately."
Wang Hanlin smiled, "He is the son of the Duke of Rong, not for nothing. The saint went to the northwest for him to take charge of the army. As for his third-rank general, that is a real military exploit. Don't say that people like our son-in-law are afraid of him, just Many people in the Ministry of War are afraid of a general like him who has worked hard on the battlefield."
Mrs. Wang patted her chest to comfort herself.
"Husband, you said that my concubine has met Taifu Zhang's daughter a few times, and she is more delicate than our daughter, are you not afraid of him?"
Wang Hanlin immediately stared, "What did you say?"
Mrs. Wang, who knew she had spoken, was so embarrassed that she ignored him for a few days.
Whether Mrs. Zhang is afraid of Jia Amnesty, the prince doesn't know.But he knew that the grandson of the emperor was not afraid of Jia Amnesty.This kid Tu Gen was born to be bold, he liked to watch any excitement, and he was not stage frightened.When he grows up, he knows the rules.Although he has just been enlightened, the saint always takes the emperor and grandson by his side except when he goes to court and sleeps.
The prince was approving the scriptures, and the sage was on the side telling the story to the grandson.When meeting the sage and the prince discussing matters with the six departments and nine officials, the sage saw that he was not crying and was willing to keep quiet and not disturb the cabinet ministers' discussions, so he took him with him.
Seeing that the saint treats the emperor's grandson like this, the cabinet ministers gradually followed the saint's idea and spread the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.Those who still have thoughts in their hearts know that it is not easy to deal with the prince now.
Think about those people who dealt with the prince before. Counting from the Empress Dowager’s natal Cheng’s family, the second house and the third house were slaves in the long house; Dragging down the title earned by Marquis Zhenbei, who was taken into captivity and escaped death, the entire Zhao family was exiled.The second prince was also demoted to be a commoner.
Now if you want to say what's wrong with the prince, you really can't pick it out.The sage went west for more than a year, and the prince handled political affairs with courtesy and restraint, neither humble nor overbearing.Even now, most of the political affairs are handled by the prince.The sage is now in such a state of being in such a powerful position without having to work hard on his own, that he is actually more comfortable and at ease than the Supreme Emperor.
The sage left a place for Aisun to take a nap in the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
After the grandson went to bed, the sage said to the prince full of nostalgia: "You were like this when you were a child. When I deal with political affairs, you just sit in my arms and don't make any noise. When you are older, you can listen to me like this. He grew up discussing with the cabinet."
The prince's attitude was sincere, "Father, you are both a father and a mother. The sons and ministers who are able to do what they are today are all made by the father who poured his heart and soul into it."
The sage sighed, "I thought you would be the king of success, and only wanted to clear up the great scene and the four realms while you were still able to move. Now look at your political actions, the opening of the territory to the south, and the history books have given me. Half of the credit is yours."
"Royal father, fighting against brothers, father and son in battle. It is very common for father and son to join forces. If it weren't for royal father's broad-mindedness and trust in his sons and ministers, he would not be in the current situation."
The sage looked at the still thick memorial in front of the crown prince, sighed and said, "If I were to say that I am a wise king without the slightest selfishness, I would be ashamed myself. You are ashamed now."
The prince remained silent, and looked at the saint with frank eyes.In the pure and clear eyes of the prince, the saint didn't see a trace of vigilance, dissatisfaction, or defense.
"You can separate from the Kong family, and I really feel relieved."
"Father, the sons and daughters only later understood where the relatives should be placed. When the sons were ignorant, the father was worried."
The sage smiled and patted the prince on the shoulder, "Now that I understand, it's just the right time."
The grandson takes a nap, the prince criticizes the scriptures, and the sage writes scores.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation was very quiet, only the slight sound of the crown prince flipping the folder.The snowflakes outside are also falling gently, and it is the end of the year again.