Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Chapter 762 The Carpenter Emperor 17

When it was dark, Wang An urged the little eunuch to prepare water, and then reported to Zhu Youxiao who had just walked around the Qianqing Palace a few times.

"My lord, the list of the Ministry of Industry and the craftsman's workshop is out. The craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop are owed salaries, and the head of the Ministry of Industry has overcalculated almost 1000 taels."

"what about others?"

Zhu Youxiao quickly took off his sweaty clothes, his body was really not that good.Although the temperature is not too low now, the small wind in the evening may not prevent this small body from catching cold, so it is better to change into dry clothes first to be safe.

"For other items, the head of the Ministry of Industry has added 23% to [-]% of the silver. In the end, the total number of equipment for the [-] soldiers is more than [-] taels."

"How is the duke's copying?"

Wang An paused for a moment before saying: "The old slave sent people from Dongchang and Lijian, a total of more than 50 people, to go to see Jin Yiwei and register all the property, correspondence, and account books of the Duke of Cheng. , there is no Jin Yiwei reaching out to the property."

With regard to the property of Duke Cheng's mansion, the people sent by Luo Sigong and Wang An would not dare to stretch their hands if they were watching.But after that, Luo Sigong only kept the registration book, and did not put the property stolen from the house in Jinyiwei, but transported it all to the East Factory for safekeeping.

Zhu Youxiao soaked in hot water, listened to Wang An's report, and gave Luo Sigong a thoughtful and cautious superficial expression.Then he gave instructions to Wang An who was waiting outside the screen.

"Tomorrow, you and Luo Sigong will withdraw 20 taels of banknotes and silver from the property of Cheng Guo Gongfu, and pay the wages of the craftsman's workshop first. Then send people to watch over the Ministry of Industry and the craftsman's workshop. Ordnance, etc. cannot travel to the business pool. For the remaining 3000 taels, you first draw out [-] to reward those who copied it into the Duke’s Mansion. The balance will be placed with you to set up an account first, and the reward will be given when the batch of military supplies is ready."

"Yes."

"The people in Dongchang must be restrained. If you dare to blackmail the craftsman workshop, etc., just wait for the skins."

Hearing the sound of water splashing, Wang An hurriedly signaled the little eunuch to go in and wait for the new king to get dressed.

"My lord, you can rest assured that this old slave will restrain the youngsters of the East Factory."

"Restraint is not good, but some people are looking at your position anxiously."

Without Zhu Youxiao's reminder, Wang An knew how enviable his position was.But the emperor set himself in such a position that he couldn't reach out his hand, and he would behead his head when he stretched out his hand. Although he felt regretful, he still wanted to benefit, so there was no need to think about it.

This night in the capital is destined to be an unsettled night.

Civil servants are all concerned about the form of the Ministry of Officials in their hands. When the Ministry of Officials dispatched it, they said that it would take one month, but Li Ruhua, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs,

The added news is that within three days, the list of hidden fields and hidden households of the officials of the capital will be collected.Tomorrow night before the yamen, the completed form must be sent to the household department.

It has become the consensus of those who have a small family to avoid taxes and corvee for those who have no land to donate or no one to rely on.Once someone's son in the same village wins the exam, those who want to take refuge will break their heads.When you become a Jinshi and become an official, these things are usually handed over to the family officials and wives to take care of them together.

Just fill in something?Is it okay to muddle through?

No one dared to do that.

The person from the Ministry of Household Affairs has already said that the mine supervisors and tax historians of Dongchang who have been withdrawn from various places will cooperate with Yushitai to review the officials' land property.At this time, all the officials realized that the hidden fields and hidden households that had always existed among civil officials made them "sinners" in the Ming law.

How to fill out the form, not only the officials of the six departments, but also the censors who have repeatedly accused Xungui of not abiding by the law, have also joined the ranks of the sleepless army.

Since then, a treacherous atmosphere has permeated the Wuxun mansions in the capital.

In front of nobles with real jobs, there are also the forms of hidden fields and hidden households to be filled out like civil servants.But the shock that this form gave them was not as good as the news that Cheng Guogong's mansion was fired, and the whole family, regardless of men, women, old and young, master and servant, were sent to jail.The Duke of Cheng's mansion, which had been famous for more than 200 years, just fell down like this. In the martial arts, it was like a calm water with huge stones falling from the sky.

No matter how the nobles look down on each other on weekdays, and no matter whether they will be impeached by the censor, they can only send butlers to the British government and the Dingguo government to find out why it was copied into the Guogong government, because 16 All the children over the age of [-] were taken to Luoyang by the British prince.As a result, the stewards of the various mansions came back very quickly, saying that the chief stewards of the British Mansion and the Dingguo Mansion were standing at the gates of their respective mansions, waiting for everyone to inquire.

The answer is the order of the Duke: "I don't know."

No one dared to believe the words of Duke Ying and Duke Dingguo.Cheng Guogong was sent to the palace together with Ding Guogong, and British Duke was called back from the barracks. Today, there are Ministers of the Ministry of War, Ministers of the Ministry of Finance, Ministers of the Ministry of Households, and Ministers of the Ministry of Industry in front of the emperor.

What happened in front of the imperial court, to copy the hereditary Duke Cheng's mansion?

The nobles who racked their brains and couldn't come up with an answer are doomed to have a sleepless night.

The few people who learned about the firing of the Chengguo government were the in-laws of the two countries.

Zhu Guobi inherited the title of Marquis of Funing two years ago from Zhu Yong, who was awarded the Duke of Baoguo 140 years ago.Zhu Yong's great-grandfather was just an ordinary garrison soldier; his grandfather participated in the "Jingnan Change" and worked hard as an official to command the left-behind division.It was not until Zhu Yong's father granted Fu Ning Bo because of his military achievements.Posthumously presented to the Marquis of Funing.Because of Datong's military exploits, Zhu Yong was granted the title of Duke of the State for two generations and Marquis of the Five Dynasties.When it came to Zhu Guobi, the Marquis he inherited was the last generation of the Marquis of Funing.

This means that from now on, the Funing Hou Mansion will withdraw from the honorable circle.Zhu Guobi's mother plotted in every possible way, and married the eldest daughter to the British government as the second daughter-in-law by taking advantage of her old relationship with the British government.

This is already a marriage that the Funinghou Mansion can't climb any higher.Their mother and son only hoped that the in-laws would be able to take care of the younger generation in the army after the British government lost its title in the Funing Houfu.

Zhu Guobi, Marquis of Funing, heard that his sister had returned to Ning suddenly, so he hurried to meet his mother in his mother's room.After the brothers and sisters greeted each other, Zhu Guobi hurriedly said to his mother: "Mother, I have something to ask my sister, and I will send her back to talk to you in a while."

Mrs. Zhu stopped her eldest brother, "I know what my brother wants to ask, so I will tell my mother." Then he drove all the maids out.

"Brother, you have to tell me the truth. Is there any business in our family that goes north?"

Zhu Guobi was surprised. He started from Datong, and he never dared to let go of his old foundation of more than a hundred years.

"Sister, is the business of Cheng Guogong's mansion going north? Our business is all going west. You also know that our family's contacts are all in the west, and we can't get in if we make money in the north. Amitabha!"

Zhu Guobi patted his chest and recited the Buddha's name. He used to be so envious of those who can make money in the business in the north, but now he is so glad that he can't get involved.

"Sister, did the Duke of England ask you to come back and ask?"

Mrs. Zhu gave her brother a supercilious look.

"Guogong said how many of our sisters-in-law are, and whoever's natal family is doing business in Zhangjiakou is waiting to confiscate the family and wipe out the family. He also let us know. Whoever inquires will pretend that we don't know. I learned from Mrs. Shizi. She and her mother-in-law asked for instructions. If you want to go back to your mother's house, the mother-in-law is not indifferent, so we all go back."

The old lady of Funing Hou poked her daughter's forehead with her finger, "You should be more sensible. Oh, forget it, what Mrs. Shizi does, you just follow her and learn hard."

"Mother, how can you say that about your own daughter? It seems like I'm stupid." Mrs. Zhu rubbed her forehead, "Brother, if you know this, you can't tell others. My mother-in-law said that it was leaked from someone's family." whoever is retired."

The old lady of Funing Hou quickly grabbed her son's hand, "Yes, you can't tell the outside world, Dalang and his brothers will have to wait for the Duke to take care of them in the future."

Zhu Guobi nodded quickly, "Mother, don't worry, I won't tell the outside world. Not even your daughter-in-law."

The old lady nodded, "It's good that you understand, otherwise your sister will not be able to stay in the British government. She is not like your daughter-in-law who gave birth to three sons. It was your daughter-in-law's natal family who did it in Zhangjiakou. Business doesn't hinder her as a married woman."

Zhu Guobi nodded like pounding garlic.He knew that a daughter-in-law didn't want to be seen by her mother-in-law very much, but for the sake of the three grandchildren, she could still maintain her face.So he said first that he would not tell the Yue family, so as not to stop his mother from nagging.

He also thought that his own mother was thinking of his younger sister, because her younger sister had been married for several years and had only one daughter under her knees.If this leaked out of his mouth, the British government would definitely divorce his sister and come back.

Furthermore, the hereditary Duke of Cheng's mansion has been ransacked. If his Yue's family is really involved in the sale to the north, knowing the news will not save their family.That coward Zhu Chunchen would bite out everyone he knew without being sentenced.

"Okay, don't mention this anymore. After dinner, boss, you should hurry up and send your sister back. Your brother-in-law is not in Beijing, so it's not easy to keep her at home."

Zhu Guobi hurriedly got up and asked the people outside to come in with dinner.

"Sister, I don't know you're coming back today, so I'll take care of whatever the kitchen prepares for you. When you come back with your brother-in-law next time, brother will definitely make a big table of your favorite food."

Mrs. Zhu blamed Fu Ninghou, "Brother, you are alienating me like this. How much have you taken care of me since I was a child?"

The old lady of Funing Hou put her arms around her daughter's shoulders, looked at her son and said, "Seeing that you two are always so good, I feel relieved."

The old lady has only this pair of children in her life, but she has occupied the position of the heir apparent in the Funing Hou Mansion, and now one son and one daughter are living well, and it is not in vain for her more than 20 years of planning at home and abroad.

The mother and son had dinner together.

Funing Hou took his mother hastily prepared a gift for the Duke and Duchess of England, and sent his sister back to the Duke of England.After returning, I lingered in my mother's room until the second watch, and then went directly to the study in the front yard to rest.Not going back to my own yard can save my mother the trouble of asking whether she told his wife tomorrow.

Alas, no matter in the mansion or in the Dudu's mansion, you need to work hard to get by.

This evening, the British father had dinner with his daughter Zhang Yan in the study.Analyze the day's affairs in detail to her daughter.He knows a man's mind too well.The so-called good appearance, good character, and good family background add up to nothing as a Xie Yuhua who can figure out what a man thinks and wants to hear.

"Father, is the emperor doing this to cut off Jiannu's supplies first, and then fight to the death with Jianu?"

Zhang Weixian nodded.

"In the long run, this is the case. But the battle with Jiannu is still far away. If we don't cut off Jiannu's supply now, Liaodong will not be able to hold on. But the sudden cut off is so ruthless, and we have to be careful about the Jiannu Association The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry. This winter, Liaodong is under a lot of pressure."

"Father, with the financial support of Duke Cheng's mansion, the [-] soldiers can be dispatched in time, is that enough?"

Zhang Weixian shook his head.

"It's definitely not enough, we have to increase our troops one after another."

Zhang Yan curled her lips, "Father, last time you said that the soldiers in the Beijing camp can no longer smoke, but if you want the farmers in the guard station to fight all day long, how can they fight against the soldiers who spend their days on horseback?" slave."

"We are defending the city, and the recruits are only assisting the veterans when they pass by."

Zhang Yan shook her head, "Then it's better to put the new recruits in the forbidden army to practice for a year or so. First, select those who can fight from the forbidden army and go to Liaodong. After passing, they will be useful, not just for the sake of numbers."

"My father also had this idea. To replace the fierce soldiers with new soldiers to defend the capital, the emperor's approval is required."

"If the outside is lost, it will be useless to leave 40 elite soldiers to guard the capital in the end. The capital must rely on the south to transport food in."