When the holy decree was passed to Chen Yuanheng in Deqing City, Jiangnan, the Chen family was preparing for the New Year.

It was already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and the Chen family had already prepared a lot of food, among which honey made the most.

Because the Chen family now has a lot of mountains with fruit trees, those petals are used to make perfumes. In fact, before the flowers are collected, they are already honeyed by bees.

Ziyu is a master of farming, as early as the first year when he bought the mountain, he began to teach the villagers to raise bees, so the Chen family's honey is more and more, increasing year by year, in addition to a large amount of use in his own house, but also sold to the outside, which is also a good source of income.

On this day, Chen Wenhui was eating pastries made of honey and glutinous rice with her brothers in Bai's room, when the big maid red carp suddenly came in and said, "Madam, there is a holy decree for our master, which is being read out in the yamen at this time?" ”

Bai's heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked the red carp to go to the front to inquire about what the holy decree said?

The red carp hurriedly turned around and went out.

Bai Shi didn't have the heart to eat at this time, and anxiously circled around the room. Chen Wenjun hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, I don't think it can be a bad thing, so let's go to the yamen to have a look." Second brother, you take care of your mother and sister at home. ”

After saying that, I hurriedly went out.

Chen Wenlin hurriedly poured a cup of tea for his mother, pulled his mother to the table, invited his mother to drink tea and said, "Mother, the eldest brother has said it, it can't be a bad thing." You see, now that my father has promised to hand over the money we have gotten, the emperor can only praise us and will never punish us. Look, didn't you just give me a seven-grade official some time ago? ”

Chen Wenhui thought for a while and said: "Mother, my father said that he would give the emperor money, and now he has just given one-tenth of it, and the money has not arrived, and the emperor will definitely not treat us badly at this time." ”

Bai was originally full of anxiety. After all, it's almost the New Year, and the Holy Decree is weird, and then the two sons said it. I felt a little calmer, and what my sons said made sense. Now that her daughter said this again, Bai Shi squirted out the tea in her mouth at once, and said, "You little monkey, you dare to arrange the emperor." It seems that your father and I spoil you too much. ”

Chen Wenlin didn't like his sister to be told by his mother, so he hurriedly said to his mother: "Mother, my sister's words are not good, but the truth is right." ”

Bai Shi laughed: "You must have helped her." You're all one nostril puffing out. ”

Chen Wenhui deliberately said sternly: "Mother's words are different, my second brother and I each have two nostrils, so we really don't need to save to use one nostril to breathe." ”

Bai Shi and Chen Wenlin both laughed, and the tense anger in the subroom eased at this moment.

After a while. Chen Wenjun sent the red carp back and said, "It's a happy event." The emperor asked like an old man how to increase the income of the treasury without increasing the burden on the people. Madam, the eldest young master said that this is a great thing. Since ancient times, these things have been asked by the emperor, and the people who can make the emperor issue a holy decree are either prime ministers or scholars, or future prime ministers. Therefore, this is what the emperor means when he is ready to reuse the lord in the future. The eldest young master also said. Please rest assured, Mrs., he will not come back for the time being, help the master take care of things in front, the holy decree has come down, and he has to accompany the heavenly officials who announced the decree, and he has to deal with the officials who came to congratulate him, he and the master can't come back for the time being, and said that the second young master will also go to the front to help. ”

Bai Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and his hanging heart finally let go. Coming from a family, she naturally understands the great significance of such a holy decree. It's just that she never thought that this huge honor would fall on the head of her own master. After listening to the words of the red carp, Bai Shi hurriedly said to Chen Wenlin: "You hurry up and go to the front to help your father." I'll prepare red envelopes, thank you for the heavenly officials, and reward the entourage of the officials who came to congratulate you, and I'll let the red carp send them to the front after I'll cook with your sister later. You go to the front first. ”

Chen Wenlin was also very happy to hear this huge good news, thinking that he now had a seven-grade official position, and it was when he needed him to help his father support the façade, he had already wanted to go, and when he heard that his mother arranged it in an orderly manner, he couldn't help but admire his mother for being from everyone after all, and he was still very calm in the face of this huge joy, thinking about human contacts, and arranging it very well, so he went to the front with confidence.

After Chen Wenlin left, the Bai family took their daughters and the big maids and began to prepare the things to be rewarded, and after a while, well-informed ladies began to come to the door to congratulate them, and this time they were busy again, fortunately, the Bai family had already prepared, and it was well organized, so that the officials and families who came to congratulate them appreciated.

The family stayed until dark.

In the evening, Chen Yuanheng and his son set up a banquet to entertain the heavenly officials, and Chen Wenhui returned to the room after finishing the things in the backyard.

In her spare time, she seriously thought about the emperor's will and how to help her father complete the problems raised by the emperor. I fell asleep thinking about it.

The next day, it was another busy day, in the middle, Chen Yuanheng took his sons back to the house, retired from the Bai family's room, and held a secret meeting.

Chen Yuanheng said: "This time, God is gracious, ask me such an important question, I am honestly afraid, I have been thinking about it for two days, and there is no good way." Seeing that there is still one day before the New Year, why do you have to give the angel an answer today. What can I do? ”

Chen Wenjun said: "This time is a great honor, but also a huge test, through guò, in the future, my father will have an extraordinary status in the emperor's heart, can not pass guò, all our previous efforts are in vain." ”

Chen Wenlin nodded and said: "Yes, but if you want to increase the revenue of the national treasury, you have to raise taxes, and once you increase taxes, it will bring a burden to the people, what can you do?" ”

The whole family was in deep thought. Chen Wenhui said: "Father, I thought about it all night yesterday, but I had an idea. ”

Chen Yuanheng hurriedly said: "Hui'er say it quickly." ”

Chen Wenhui said: "The method was still thought up from our own home. We've been getting rich all of a sudden, all because we've sold our technology. This did not burden the people, but helped them. In this way, there are breeding workshops in all places in the Great Chu Dynasty, and it is convenient for the people to buy poultry seedlings, which is cheaper, and more poultry are raised, and the meat supply in the market is more, the price of meat will drop, and the people can also eat meat. And we, too, have received huge amounts of money. For those rich people who bought our technology, they don't lose money, they take out the money they have saved for a long time, these money, anyway, they have nowhere to use, and they can't make money, now they draw it out and buy technology, go back and open a farm, it is a long-term way to make money, and it can even be passed on to children and grandchildren. For the state, there are also benefits. We donated the money, the treasury was full, and the emperor solved the money shortage. Isn't that a win? ”

The Chen family nodded when they heard this.

Chen Wenhui continued: "Do we have new technologies in the world? In fact, there are many people who have technology, such as Song Sanshi has an exclusive method of making fermented bean curd, such as our recipe for making perfume, such as a carpenter inventing a new piece of furniture, such as a farmer inventing a new farm tool, these are all useful new technologies. If the state sets up a patent office to protect these technologies, so that those who have technology can also sell their own technology, and the state takes a commission from it, and collects the armpit into a fur, won't the state treasury have one more income, and the people will have many new technologies, and the people who sell the technology will also get a sum of money, but will it not only increase the income of the state treasury, but also increase the burden on the people? On the contrary, it can bring benefits to the people. ”

After saying this, Chen Yuanheng and Chen Wenjun were overjoyed, Chen Yuanheng said: "Yes, this method is good, so that good technology can spread all over the world, such as if the advanced planting method in the north spreads to the south of the Yangtze River, the south of the Yangtze River is wide and the climate is good, and you can get a lot of food, so that the people will still starve?" ”

Chen Wenjun said: "My sister's idea every time is actually very simple, but ordinary people can't think of it, or my sister is smart." And every time I see my sister doing something, she always thinks about how many parties will benefit, and everyone will earn money, and this kind of mind is admired for my brother. ”

Chen Wenlin said: "Yes, my sister is smarter than us, but it's a pity that she is a girl." ”

Bai thought the same way.

Chen Wenhui said: "Hmph, what's wrong with the girl? Mother is also a woman, you see that my mother manages the family in an orderly and prosperous manner, and I see that she is more capable than her father. ”

The two brothers couldn't help but think in their hearts, hey, my sister is not only smart, but her kung fu is also first-class, no wonder her mother loves her the most. Thinking of this, the two brothers were busy with shame and bravery, and hurriedly slapped a bunch of sycophants to their mother. Coaxed Bai Shi very happy.

Chen Yuanheng laughed: "I didn't see you learn from your sister, but this sycophant kung fu is even more powerful than your sister." Okay, I think Hui'er's idea is very good, so I'll go to the study to write a note and send it to Tianguan. Jun'er and Lin'er hurried to the front to entertain the guests. ”

In this busyness, the Chen family sent away the heavenly officials and spent a lively New Year in the hustle and bustle.

After the New Year, this poor heavenly official, because he came to give Chen Yuanheng a decree, was on the road for the New Year, so he hurried to hurry, but because he was looking for a boatman on the way to the New Year, the horses were not easy to find, and he still delayed until about the tenth day of the first month before returning to the capital. After returning to the capital, he didn't bother to go home to visit, so he hurriedly entered the palace to confess, and sent Chen Yuanheng's strip to the emperor. That's when I got home. Of course, it is not a simple person to go home, Chen Yuanheng is still very good, and sent him a large number of tuyi, many of which are not available in the capital, such as fine wine, quilts, silk, high-quality tea, perfume, honey, bean curd, and some strange things, as well as some very valuable things, anyway, this Tianguan is very satisfied, and he is glad that he did not spend the New Year on the road in vain.

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