my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

Xu Jingyi was speechless for a moment.

But Zhang Anshi seemed very serious.

Naturally, Xu Jingyi refused to mess around with him.

Deng Jian was busy trying to smooth things over: "It's so good, what's the trouble? The empress was in Beiping back then, and only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was with her. Not many people know the basics of how to resist the southern army."

Zhang Anshi resentfully said: "I was confused for a while."

It was rare that Deng Jian came, so Xu Jingyi asked someone to arrange a table of delicious dishes, and asked Deng Jian to stay at home for dinner.

After dinner, they drank tea and chatted in the small hall. Deng Jian said: "The cesspools in the various miles, and the matter of raising livestock... also have to hurry up. The house will collect more piglets and find a way to sell them at a low price. Farmers are good."

He began to snap his fingers, and then talked about his good seeds, manure and irrigation.

On the farm side, since the beginning of strict statistics, they have had an intuitive and clear understanding of agricultural affairs.

In this era, people mostly rely on the sky for farming. They know a little about agriculture, but not much.

As for the record of different soil quality, different fertilizers, different seeds, different irrigation conditions, and the final planted yield per mu, there is actually no intuitive concept.

After all, although most of the scholars came from country gentry backgrounds, they didn't care about these things at all. They controlled the land, but they disdained farming. They would rather read the Four Books and Five Classics than really care about farming.

Ordinary tenants or farmers do not know big characters, and rely on experience, which is passed on by word of mouth.

This kind of experience can be done intensively and intensively, but whether there is a good harvest or not, it has more to do with God.

The farm is different. On the one hand, Deng Jian has experience and is willing to do it himself. In addition, there are a large number of offenders like Jian Ying who are responsible for statistics and constantly observe the results.

In the end, Deng Jian came to the conclusion that the harvest of grain is closely related to irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, and soil quality.

And these four conditions are closely connected. For example, fertilizer itself can change the soil quality, and different seeds have different conditions for irrigation.

In the end, he probably came up with a solution, that is... In addition to the unchangeable soil and climate, he worked hard in three directions: irrigation, seeds, and fertilizers.

After visiting the six counties this time, Deng Jian discovered many problems. He probably understood that many people's understanding of agriculture is still very primitive. Therefore, he simply summed up a set of effective methods and tried to promote them.

When Zhang Anshi heard the word "dung", he couldn't help being speechless: "I've just eaten enough."

Deng Jian smiled and said: "Everyone wants to eat, drink, and scatter. What's the point? This water conservancy ... needs to be built quickly after the summer begins, otherwise irrigation will be troublesome, and there is also the matter of fertilization... As for animal husbandry, It is also closely related to this fertilizer, besides..."

He babbled a lot.

Deng Jian finally said with emotion: "At the end of the day, Taiping Mansion...is doing a good job! With taxes, the government will have money and grain, and many major repairs of reservoirs and irrigation can now be handled. If other The prefectures and counties don’t even have the salaries of the servants, how can you expect to get things done?”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said, "I'm going to think of a way, and people must hurry up. The farming affairs in all counties must be coordinated, and the young man will also find a way to arrange it. Let's pay the wages, so I'm not afraid that no one will come."

Deng Jian seemed very relieved, so he said cheerfully: "After summer, we will go to various counties to see."

Zhang Anshi said: "You read it just right. At that time, if there are any counties and townships who dare to perfunctory, uncle will pass me a note at that time, and I will deal with them severely."

After the discussion, Zhang Anshi wanted to keep Deng Jian to stay, Deng Jian shook his head and said, "No, no, some matters in the farm today have not been agreed yet. If I have time to visit Changsheng today, I am very satisfied."

So Zhang Anshi sent Deng Jian out of the middle gate, and then returned.

It's rare to be at home, and I also accompany my wife and children to talk.

With the assistance of the farm, and the special allocation of money and food from the counties, the entire nine counties of Taiping Prefecture have also begun to be busy.

Regarding the matter of the workshop area, Kuang Ye and the others are on the right track.

But agriculture, especially because of the merger of the six counties, has now become a top priority.

Nowadays, the world is full of uproar, and there is almost no good thing to say about Taiping Mansion.

Among them, the most talked about is that Taiping Mansion destroyed the spring plowing, and the people who got the land were mostly shabby households and lazy households. ...I'm afraid something will happen.

Because there were so many such rumors, that in the end, it became more and more outrageous, and it was even said that they had colluded with thieves, and there were rumors that many of the people who divided the land were bandits who fell into bandits.

This puts enormous pressure on the counties.

After all, for Wei Guogong, he is a relative of the emperor, he is very precious, and he is loved by His Majesty, no matter the success or failure of the matter, he can get out.

But the officials in the Taiping Mansion have no way out, Duke Wei is here, and Duke Wei will support him when the sky falls, but there are rumors outside that Duke Wei is going to town Beiping, or returning to Xinzhou to become a feudal vassal. Or... the princes of the court and the central government are already furious.

It directly made them feel a little suffocated.

But there is no way to go, so he can only grit his teeth and make the road in front of him wide.

Just like this new county magistrate of Xuancheng, he was originally a ninth-rank ambassador, and he was not born in the imperial examination. For such a person, if he can have a ninth-rank official status, he has already accumulated virtues from his ancestors.

But who would have thought that when the Taiping Mansion was employing people, he was promoted step by step, and now he has become a sixth-rank county magistrate, which can be said to have been promoted by countless levels.

The county magistrate, Wang Zhuo, hardly eats or drinks in the government office now. Xuancheng County now needs to build a reservoir, two irrigation canals, and widen a river channel. Pond, to encourage animal husbandry, also need to manage the contracting of a mine, road rest and other things.

He hardly stays in the county office now, and wanders around the villages every day, especially the remote villages, which are relatively remote because it is a mountainous area, and there are few lands allocated. In other places, roughly one household can be divided into two Thirty acres, in this place, a family has only seven or eight acres, and there is a lot of resentment.

The guards in the county also went to the countryside every now and then.

The township chiefs and village chiefs who received the reception were also overwhelmed. Now Xuancheng County has set up special township chiefs and several civil servants in charge of affairs in each township, and the village chiefs are no longer appointed by the former gentry and village sages. The head of the township and the clerks will give them salaries, and although the head of the village does not give them salaries, they will give some money and food subsidies.

In addition, grain stations, agricultural stations, post stations, etc. have been set up in various townships, so the manpower is much more abundant than before.

But these days, Wang Chuan was still so worried that he didn't sleep well.

He is different from the officials who graduated from the imperial examination. Unless he is dismissed from office, no matter how hard he is, he will be transferred to other places.

But he knew very well that if anything happened to the Taiping Mansion, his years of hard work might all be wiped out.

It is said that some gentry sold their land and fled, but when they went to other prefectures and counties, they had already said that when they came back in the future, they would not be able to offend Wei Guogong, but they would teach the stupid officials in Xuancheng County to look good.

After a month, Wang Zhuo was exhausted and out of breath.

But at this time, the people from the farm came again, saying that they were pointing out the farmers, but for the county and township, they were undoubtedly checking the conditions of the reservoir, irrigation and various farming.

At the moment, the county is facing an enemy, and has to continue to check for any omissions in the work first.

There are countless impeachment memorials in the court and in the middle of the country, but they are too numerous to count.

Zhu Di naturally ignored it.

It's already summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it hasn't rained for many days, Zhu Di is quite worried.

In mid-May, Zhu Di summoned all officials to have an audience.

What was discussed was about the mausoleum.

The Ministry of Rites has already surveyed and determined the location, and the next step is that Zhu Di's mausoleum will be officially prepared for construction.

This matter generally falls on the relatives of the emperor, and Zhu Di finally selected the prince as the chief person in charge.

Of course, the crown prince is actually just a vacant post, and most of the princes and marquises are under him, but the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites are really in charge of this matter.

Zhang Anshi was also in this palace at this time, and he knew in his heart that the matter of moving the capital finally had an answer in Zhu Di's mind.The idea of ​​moving the capital to Beiping was completely over.

Baiguan is happy to see the success of this.

When Zhu Di retired from court, all the ministers resigned, leaving Zhang Anshi behind, Zhu Di said with a smile, "I've become thinner recently."

Zhang Anshi said: "I didn't try my best, the one who is really thin is..."

"Okay." Zhu Di waved his hands with a clear expression and said, "You don't have to show credit for the people below."

Zhang Anshi smiled immediately: "Your Majesty's official minister."

Zhu Di said again: "I heard... there are many lazy households who got land and sold it for money?"

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "Your Majesty, the land allocated is not allowed to be bought or sold. Besides, now that the land in Taiping Mansion is cheap, how can we sell it for how much money?"

Zhu Di said: "So, this is a false accusation?"

Zhang Anshidao: "If there are hundreds of thousands of households in Taiping Mansion, you only need to catch a few to make a big noise, half-truth and half-false. If you say that he is a false accusation, he will be able to give one or two proofs. It can be said that it is common. Phenomena, but it is a false accusation..."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes suddenly showed killing intent, and said in a deep voice, "But at the East Factory, I heard that many people believe in it."

Zhang Anshi said calmly: "People only believe what they believe in. These rumors are exactly what they like, and everyone naturally believes in them."

Zhu Di said: "If that's the case, Jin Yiwei can kill a group of those who deceive the crowd with evil words."

Zhang Anshi shook his head: "Your Majesty...I think...not."

Zhu Di looked at him puzzled: "Huh?"

Zhang Anshi said: "They are just talking. If they were killed, I would even jump into the Yellow River to wash them off."

"That's it?"

Zhang Anshi chuckled and said, "Actually... I have some ideas."

Zhu Di: "..."

When Zhu Di saw Zhang An Shile, he suddenly seemed to see Yao Guangxiao.

Speaking of which... what Master Yao said is true, this guy Zhang Anshi has really been under the mantle of Master Yao, this thief looks like a thief, and his belly is full of shame...

Zhu Di couldn't help but his eyes turned red.

Zhang Anshi saw that Zhu Di's expression suddenly turned a little bit wrong, so he said with concern: "Your Majesty, what's the matter? Did I say something wrong?"

Zhu Di sniffed, shook his head and said, "No, it's nothing, I'm old. When I'm old, I sometimes think about some old things. Hey...you step back and do as you want."

Zhang Anshi was still a little worried, and said: "Your Majesty... are you really all right? Then I will offer something to Your Majesty. Your Majesty must be happy to see it."

As he spoke, he took out a book from his sleeve.

This was obviously mimeographed, Zhu Di said with a bit of interest when he saw it, "I will see."

Zhang Anshi handed the things to Zhu Di's imperial table, then took his leave and left.

After Zhang Anshi left, Zhu Di sighed for a while, and then set his sights on the book.

He picked it up, took a closer look, and looked at the cover, but it was... "The Legend of the Xu Family Heroes".

Zhu Di became a little interested, so he opened the book and flipped through it. There are quite a few chapters of this novel on the market. Zhu Di has seen it before in Beijing, but this one seems to be more elegant. It is the story of Xu Da.

As for the Xu family, apart from Xu Danai, Zhu Di's father-in-law and mentor, there are also several children of the Xu family, who are inseparable from Zhu Di.

Seeing how Xu Da assisted Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di couldn't help smiling, and continued to scroll down.

Flipping through this, his eyes suddenly went dark... and he saw 'millions of Southern troops besiege Beiping, and the heroine tore the Southern general with her hands'.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di gasped: "Immediately, immediately...go to Qixia and ask if the book has been sold, banned, banned."

"Yes Yes……"

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Zhang Anshi left the palace, but he didn't know that he was photographed on the horse's leg when he flattered him.

Although the author of this book is unknown, it was actually written by Zhang Anshi himself, and a few scholars were invited to write it on behalf of him. It adopts the most familiar Zhanghui style of this era, and at the same time adds the surreal expression techniques of later generations. References to many postmodern behaviorist art forms.

Sending the book in this way, the empress has been in the palace for a long time, and she likes to be lively, so she must like it.

Of course, Zhang Anshi is not stupid, he still has room for it, if the empress doesn't like it, he will immediately say that I knew this book was banned, and I will definitely arrest the author named 'Anonymous' and punish him later.

But if the Queen Mother likes it, he will say coyly that this is my minister's clumsy work, which is really not worth mentioning.

Outside the Meridian Gate, there was already a team of guards waiting, and when they saw Zhang Anshi coming out, someone waved at him and said hello: "Grandpa, Grandpa..."

Zhang Anshi saw that it was Zhu Jin.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Why did you come here?"

"I want to ask my lord to make up my mind about something." Zhu Jin's face showed a bit of anxiety.

Zhang Anshi said calmly, "Don't worry...speak slowly, I happen to have something to do with you."

Zhu Jin immediately said: "My lord, what you said is that you have never changed your color before the collapse of the mountain, but you are a villain... At such an age, you have lived on a dog. You are not stable until now. Now people outside It is said that the father-in-law is Wenquxing and Wuquxing, who came down to the world to benefit the world. But the villain thinks... how can this be... What are Wenquxing and Wuquxing, besides, we don’t believe in gods and Buddhas This way, my lord, even if you are reincarnated, it should be the reincarnation of Shang Yang. Shang Yang reformed the law and unified the world. My lord is now implementing a new law..."

Zhang Anshi's expression changed immediately after hearing this, and he couldn't help but yell: "Get out, you little blackie who kills thousands of knives."

Zhu Jin was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa...what did the villain say wrong?"

Zhang Anshi scolded: "Stop bragging and flattering me, and talk about business!"

Zhu Jin quickly said, "That's it. The shipping industry is planning to expand its business into the new six counties and ensure that there are ferries in every town..."

"This is easy to do, and it is a matter of benefiting the country and the people. In this way, the flow of people and goods will become more frequent." Zhang Anshi nodded.

Zhu Jin said: "Besides, there are some other transactions..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Anshi interrupted: "This is a trivial matter, you don't need to ask me in person, go and talk with the government office and county office yourself, some business can be done, but some... need to be considered."

"Yes, yes... just now, my lord, you said..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "I have something for you to do here, you... these few days... buy food for me..."

"Lack of food?" Zhu Jin was taken aback for a moment, and then asked strangely: "Is the Taiping Mansion short of food?"

Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, "Anyway, don't worry about it, just buy it for me."

Zhu Jin had no choice but to nod repeatedly: "Okay, our company has a big business and a good reputation. It's a trivial matter as long as you open your mouth. It's just... how much do you want to buy?"

Zhang Anshi said: "You can figure it out, anyway, the more the better."

Zhu Jin was a little puzzled. He pondered for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Grandpa... nothing will happen, right? You tell the younger one earlier, and the younger one should prepare early. If something happens to the Taiping Mansion , the firm can allocate manpower and material resources, no matter what..."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help kicking him again, and said: "As long as you talk too much, just follow my orders, why are you so wordy."

Zhu Jin nodded hurriedly, so he hurried to get busy.

With the reputation of Qixia Commercial Bank, it is really easy to buy grain.

After hearing about it, many grain merchants were willing to sell it immediately.

On the one hand, they hope to form a good relationship with Qixia Commercial Bank so that they can help each other in the future, and on the other hand, because the summer grain is about to be harvested, it would be great if they can get rid of these old grains as soon as possible.

After a few days, Zhang Anshi ordered someone to find Chen Li again.

Zhang Anshi was sitting, looking calm and relaxed.

Chen Li reported the recent public opinion: "My lord, now..."

Seeing his hesitation, Zhang Anshi said impatiently: "What are you talking about, don't hesitate, are there many people... all saying that there is going to be an accident in our Taiping Mansion?"

Chen Li smiled and said: "Yes...it is...now...many people say...Grandpa...Grandpa...you are perverse in Taiping Mansion..."

Zhang Anshi was delighted: "Look, their mouths are on their bodies. These people...distort black and white, pointing at a deer as a horse, but...you have nothing to do with them."

Chen Lidao: "It's all good deeds done by some damn scholars, please give me an order, my lord, and do it when you're humble..."

Zhang Anshi shook his head: "No need, this is Jianghu, Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it's about the ways of the world."

Chen Li: "..."

Zhang Anshi seems to be more and more handy now, and more and more calm and calm.

If someone dared to hack him a few years ago, he must have broken the opponent's head. Of course, the premise is that he can beat him.

But now, he just took it as a joke: "Do you all believe what they say?"

Chen Lidao: "This...anyway, in the market...especially the scholars, there are many people who believe it. Many soldiers and civilians actually think of the father-in-law. It's just that they have heard these words a lot, but they are also worried."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help showing a hint of boredom, and said: "Hey... these scholars, the volume of one person is ten times or a hundred times that of ordinary people, and three people become tigers, it is really annoying."

He paused, then said, "What did you say?"

Chen Li then said truthfully: "Everyone said that the Taiping Mansion...has divided the land, and big trouble is about to happen. They said that such an unprecedented thing...what is the way to bring disaster. They also said...those who have no land, are already They are all lazy households. They won the land, but they don’t know how to farm at all... Poor Taiping prefecture nine counties... With so much arable land, the imperial court’s food and tax is heavily distributed in Nanzhili, but the arable land occupied by Taiping prefecture in Nanzhili is At most, once the countryside becomes desolate, there will be no food at that time...there will be big troubles."

"Also... Since the beginning of summer, these days, there has been no rain for many days. Some people say that they have offended God and that there will be no crops this year. Tell me, my lord, how can they believe these words?"

Zhang Anshi didn't find it strange, and said: "They definitely believe it, and they believe it deeply. Even if you tell him everything, they will definitely think you are fooling him."

"what……"

Zhang Anshi said: "But it doesn't matter... From now on, you spread the word to me, just say... Taiping Mansion... something is going to happen..."

Chen Li: "..."

Chen Li's eyes widened slightly, obviously shocked by Zhang Anshi's words.

"Let's talk about internal strife in the Taiping Mansion. Young Yin Gao Xiang and I have turned against each other. Gao Xiang has already prepared his boat and went to sea to avoid disaster."

"..."

"The households in Taiping Mansion are dissatisfied, because the spoils are not evenly distributed, and the land now...is not cultivated at all..."

Chen Li finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Grandpa... this... this... isn't it like throwing a stone at your own foot?"

Zhang Anshi continued calmly: "Don't worry, let me think about it again, that's right... and... I, Zhang Anshi, visited Xuancheng County and saw that the people's livelihood was dying, the land was barren, the weeds were overgrown, and he vomited three liters of blood. Not out. Alright, alright, that’s about enough. Hurry up and spread it to me, to the whole of Nanzhili, even to the whole of Jiangnan.”

"Grandpa...such nonsense..."

Chen Li didn't understand what his Master Hou was doing.

Zhang Anshi was obviously too lazy to explain to him at this time, so he urged him: "Why are you always so long-winded, if you are told to do it, do it, hurry up."

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Chapter 1 delivered, Chapter 2 before twelve o'clock.

(End of this chapter)