Chapter 400: The Wind of Extravagance
Qin Wan's worries are quite realistic, because the border military salaries and grain and grass, except for the share that each army should get according to the laws of the imperial court, the rest must be fought for by themselves...... For more up-to-date chapters, visit wรจn:. For example, the weight in the eyes of the emperor, the relationship with the Beijing officials, and the military exploits.
Meritorious service must be rewarded, this was originally a way to 'motivate' soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy, but I don't know when it became a side 'door' ladder for people who are greedy for merit, money, and ulterior motives to grab benefits.
In order to avoid the border soldiers from killing good and risking their merits, Taizu, Taizong and the sage all considered setting up the post of "supervising the army", at first they wanted to be held by the imperial historian, but they were afraid of causing civil and military disputes, as well as laymen commanding insiders and interfering in the military. Later, he wanted to set up eunuchs to supervise the army, but he was worried that the courtiers might be cold, and the eunuchs were greedy for money, so he didn't do it. In this way, the only way to be careful is to be careful about appointing people, and send more spies from Lijing's 'door'.
When it comes to Lijing's 'door', you can't help but think of the Blood Shadow...... Qin Wan pondered for a moment and asked Sandalwood: "Is the son of the Duke of Eguo okay?" โ
Sandalwood owes a debt and replied: "Xiao Langjun is white and healthy, and he is very strong, and the Duke of Eguo and the old lady are very happy, and they have always said that they will come to thank the saint, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the county lord." โ
Qin Wan has been too busy lately, and she has no time to deal with these trivial matters, so it is easy to take care of the affairs of Hongnong County, she thought about it and said, "Let Feng Huan enter the palace in the afternoon." "After that, he ticked a tick on the fold, ordered the general of Luozhou to order troops, and sent a lieutenant to lead a group of soldiers and horses to Hongnong County to quell the 'chaos'. He also ordered the county guards and captains of Luozhou to pay attention to precautions. It is not only necessary to prevent the Hongnong Yang clan from coming over, or the local scholars from being thieves, but also to guard against the homeless people taking the opportunity to cause 'chaos'.
It is conceivable that with this twist and turn, whether it is those panicked scholars or the officials who are worried about the black yarn hat, they can hate the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the Hongnong Yang family.
No one is a fool, as soon as the Yang family is 'chaotic', the court will definitely take the opportunity to encompass the household. There are too many hidden households, which is not a good thing for the political performance of the magistrate, and it is easy to offend the family. Don't bracket it, if the court is iron-hearted, let alone the black yarn hat, the 'sex' life may not be saved, how can it not be boring?
Qin Wan is not worried about this, there is a "good" head opened by the Hongnong Yang family, and if the family wants to rebel again, it will have to be weighed. To tell the truth, she didn't think that the family's rebellion could succeed at all, anyway, they had this surname, and the court might not be able to kill them all, destroy this one, and that one, there are too many chances to survive. On the contrary, it is those outlaws, once they rebel, there is no turning back, the bowl is scarred, there is a desperate ferocity, and it is tricky to bring a group of people who can't eat and can only fall into the grass.
Pei Xi heard Qin Wan's order, probably guessed what she thought, and couldn't help laughing: "I see that you are a little depressed these days, what's wrong?" โ
Qin Wan paused, Sandalwood retreated very interestingly, and looked at the 'door', so that the palace 'women' and inner 'attendants' who were not qualified to enter this place couldn't take a step, Qin Wan said to Pei Xi: "I'm just a little annoyed." โ
"Annoying?"
"You know, I'm not very picky about what I eat." Qin Wan said slowly, "I was under too much pressure a few days ago, I couldn't sleep well all night, and I couldn't eat anything. The fish 'meat' is fishy, and the mutton 'meat' is too fat, so I ate one bite of these two things, and I ate two or three bites of the others. Who knows, after that, fish 'meat' and lamb 'meat' never appeared on the table. โ
She understood that this was the palace 'maids' and inner 'attendants' in order to please her, and once they found out that she showed the slightest disgust, they did not dare to risk making her dissatisfied again and put the dishes she didn't like in front of her. Especially in this special period, if in normal times, although the sage advocates frugality, for the sake of the emperor's pomp and circumstance, and for the sake of appreciating people, there are twenty or thirty dishes in one meal. Qin Wan is different, one is that the saint is sick, the second is that everyone is staring, and the third is that she herself is not so particular, so Qin Wan will not have more than ten dishes per meal, often eight dishes and two soups. At this time, who would dare to put a dish that she might not like?
Pei Xi thought about it a little and knew why Qin Wan was not at ease-whether it was a family or a palace, although the slave also lived dependent on his master, he had an expectation that he would still start a family normally in the future. Although he treats his master loyally, he will not be as sharp as in the palace...... It's just 'hairy'.
When I think that from now on, countless pairs of eyes will be staring at you, speculating on your every move. You think you hide it well, but in fact, your joys, sorrows, and sorrows have long been seen through, and Qin Wan has 'chicken' bumps all over his body, but he knows that this is an unavoidable fact. Especially the inner 'servants' and palace 'women' may also be released, but they are destined to stay in the palace for the rest of their lives, and if they want to live well, they can only climb up. If you want to climb up, you can only live comfortably by figuring out the master's intentions, making the master feel that they are doing things properly, unwilling to give up, and even inseparable from them.
No matter how groveling a courtier is, he is also a "scholar", and he must be respected and not humiliated; The minion is different, you refer him to the east, he will not go to the west. The imperial power of the previous dynasty fell, and the emperor once reused eunuchs, although he 'messed up' the state affairs, he also took back a lot of royal power, which can be seen.
Pei Xi is not happy that someone thinks about himself all day long, but he understands that this is the price that must be paid to enter the pinnacle of power and enter the palace. You have to be careful, the palace is different from the palace, some habits should not be brought in, even if they are habits, they must be changed. โ
If someone else said this, it would naturally be a little heavy, but if Pei Xi was replaced, he would pick it up gently and put it down gently.
When Qin Wan was the county lord, there were many businessmen who wanted to take her 'door' road, and they were sheltered by her and cast their favorites, such as clothes woven from bird feathers and eight treasures and incense burners. Qin Wan was not polite, seeing that the other party acted properly, and did not bully the market, the fish 'meat' the people, so he accepted it. She provides shelter to make it easier for them to do business; The other party gave each other treasures, mutual benefit, but now it can't.
As the ruler of the Empire's power, you have to set an example, even if you love rare treasures, you can't 'show them'. Otherwise, there will be countless people who want to please you and spend a lot of manpower and material resources to do those things. For example, the recipes, the Dai Wangfu once had a lot of "family treasured recipes", which were the dishes tossed out by the family under the poverty and luxury of the previous dynasty. For example, horse intestines, how precious horses are, everyone knows in their hearts, how can they kill horses and cook, how can they be ordinary people? Another example is the iron plate roasted goose paws, the live goose is washed, put in a cage made of iron, the iron plate burns under the fire, the goose eats pain, it will keep running on the red iron plate, it is said that this is particularly delicious; What other lambs are fed with milk, and what ducks take only their tongues, and sheep only take their 'lips', and fish only take their eyes for cooking, and the rest are thrown away......
When Qin Wan first returned to Chang'an, he was surprised by these recipes for a long time, and he didn't expect that the world's first-class rich place would be like this, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that one meal could be used for the past year. She also once jumped into the 'desire' to try, in the end she was not greedy for the 'desire' of the stomach, plus the great cause was important, so she restrained herself, Qin Ke and Shen Man were trembling, not daring to be too extravagant, for fear of being blamed by the saint, so they didn't put those losers' recipes on the table.
Things are different now......
Qin Wan also understood this, so he said: "I'll go and talk to Aya A-Niang, and delete or limit those recipes, clothes, and objects that are too extravagant. "When you are a prince, you can naturally be extravagant and extravagant, the more 'waves' and 'swings', the safer it is, and the King of Shu is a typical one. Once you become the master of the world, you have to be an example. It is necessary to know that the saint saves, and even if the side family is extravagant, he does not dare to do too much. If the Son of Heaven sets an extravagant precedent, the people will definitely fight for wealth, and in the end they will still oppress the people at the bottom, which is not a good thing for the country.
Even now, the wind of comparison can't be stopped, and it is light to say that the more it gets stronger, especially in Jiangnan, if the dowry of the 'female' family is thin, it is looked down upon, and the suffering is light, and it is possible to be directly divorced. Many people marry a 'daughter' and have to 'bankrupt' their property, and simply drown if they have a 'daughter'. I heard that in the past, King Zhao's mother's family, the Shen family, a salt merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, specialized in buying 'female' children to raise, so as to be nepotistic, and one liter of rice can pull away a healthy 'female' child of five or six years old, which is really ......
Qin Wan can reflect every day and try not to be overly extravagant, but she can't be the master of her parents, so she can only use this method to minimize their exposure to these strange dishes and treasures.
Pei Xi saw that she said neatly, and couldn't help laughing: "Then your life is not as good as mine." โ
"Not really." Qin Wan responded, but there was nothing sad.
When Gao Ying returned to Beijing with her husband, she was extremely worried about Qin Wan, afraid that she would work hard and work hard for the government, but she was attacked by her courtiers, and her reputation was not good. It is better to be like many princesses throughout the ages, relying on the identity of princesses, raising a few knowledgeable and interesting faces, becoming a day and a day of wind 'flowers' snow moon, not mixed with the government and politics, and living a luxurious and leisurely life with the noble identity of the royal blood. even took Emperor Han Jing's sister Princess Guantao as an example, even if Emperor Wu of Han destroyed the Chen family, isn't Princess Guantao's life still comfortable?
Faced with the dissuasion of the sisters in the boudoir, Qin Wan smiled and did not speak, Gao Ying knew that she had made up her mind, so she did not persuade again. But I didn't know what Qin Wan thought, no matter how carefree the princess was, no matter how happy the noble 'woman' was, it couldn't compare to the king's thoughts. As long as the emperor is willing, he can break your peace and comfort in an instant, and whether it is a big tree or a delicate 'flower', they will tremble under the thunder, prostrate their heads, and turn into ashes if they are not careful.
I did my best to fight against the whole world, and all I asked for was this supreme power. q