The Huang family.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the beginning of the university.

Wang Yuan came to visit with a matchmaker, and Zhou Chong and Yuan Da followed behind, each carrying a wild goose in their hands.

Huang Ke and Mrs. Nie warmly received, Huang Qiao, Huang ?? The brothers were also on the side, while Huang E himself stayed in the boudoir and could not come out.

"The younger generation has come to ask to marry your mansion for 2,000 gold, please don't hesitate to marry." Wang Yuan bowed his hand and saluted.

Zhou Chong and Yuan Da stepped forward and handed the wild goose in their hands.

The Huang family can't accept the wild goose directly, but is handed over by the matchmaker, and the matchmaker holds it in his hand and says: "I am entrusted by Mr. Wang to ask your daughter to give birth to eight characters, may I ask if your daughter is willing to marry Wang?" ”

"Let's ask." Huang Ke said with a smile.

The maid beside Mrs. Nie immediately went to Huang E's boudoir and contacted Huang E's maid Xia Chan.

Xia Chan pretended to go in, came out after a while, and said to Mrs. Nie's maid, "Miss is willing to marry!" ”

The maid immediately returned to the living room and said to Huang Ke and Mrs. Nie, "Miss agreed." ”

Huang Ke said happily: "Take the gift!" ”

The male servant of the Huang family went over to accept the wild goose, and at the same time, Mrs. Nie's maid handed over Huang E's birthday to the matchmaker, and the matchmaker handed it over to Wang Yuan to use for divination and luck.

For the eunuchs, there is a strict process for marriage, and Wang Yuan is especially clear about this, because the book he governs is the "Book of Rites".

Those who are proficient in the Book of Rites will inevitably study other books on etiquette at the same time, and at least they will have to read them casually a few times. One of them is called "Rites", also known as "Rites" and "Shili", and there is a special article "Duyi" to talk about the relevant content.

The first step is "Nacai", which is equivalent to courting marriage, and the consent of the woman's parents is required. In this link, the matchmaker will go out alone, and Wang Yuan does not need to participate.

If the woman's parents approve, the second step can be carried out, which is today's process: asking for a name.

The man must be present in person and propose to the woman with the wild goose. After the woman agreed, the woman's parents accepted the goose gift and informed the man of the daughter's birthday. The eight characters of the birthday are attached to the woman's maiden name, so this process is called "asking the name".

Next is "Najib", the man came back and told the woman's parents that I had already found someone to divination, and I coincided with Ling Yan's birthday. So send the wild goose again, if the woman accepts it, it is equivalent to deciding this family business.

The subsequent "recruitment" link is commonly known as hiring. The man needs to choose a good day and bring the dowry to him.

Once hired, the engagement is completed, and it can be counted as an unmarried couple, and it is against morality for either party to go back on it.

The so-called divorce stream, that is, he has accepted the dowry, but he regrets it before getting married, and it is considered light to be poked in the back, and the man can even run to report to the official.

At this moment, Wang Yuan got Huang E's birthday, hugged his fists at Huang Ke and Mrs. Nie and said: "The juniors will retire first, and immediately after returning home, please ask Mr. Yin Yang to ask for divination." ”

"Virtuous nephew go slowly!" Huang Ke smiled and sent Wang Yuan out of the door.

Wang Yuan has a student who is a yin and yang household, and his father and ancestors are all officials in Qintianjian. As soon as the eight characters of the birthday are sent over, it is naturally auspicious, this thing is just a ceremony, and the eight characters do not fit purely because the man regrets it.

Before he was officially hired, Huang E was locked up at home and was not allowed to go out to meet Wang Yuan.

Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Yang Tinghe got the news and drank a few more glasses while being happy. Huang Ke is his confidant, Wang Yuan is Huang Ke's son-in-law, and he will naturally be a family in the future, and the emperor's favorite civil official has also become the "Yang Party".

Zhu Houzhao usually doesn't care about things, but this time he reacted very quickly, and immediately summoned Wang Yuan to the leopard room.

"Erlang, you want to ask for a marriage, why don't you come to me for marriage?" Zhu Houzhao didn't say it directly.

Wang Yuan said: "Such a trivial matter, I dare not disturb Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Houzhao pointed to the key point and asked, "You also oppose the entry of Diaobian Town into Beijing?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "The minister does not object, the minister just thinks that this move is useless." ”

"It's useless to train a strong army?" Zhu Houzhao was a little unhappy.

Wang Yuan went around in circles and said, "Someone was sick in the Tang Dynasty, please ask a doctor for consultation." The doctor said that if you have diseases in your five internal organs and disorders in your meridians, you must have a good health and recuperation. But the man said, "I just have a headache, and you can cure it." The doctor administered an acupuncture to relieve the headache. After another year, the man said to the doctor, "My foot hurts very much, you can treat my foot." The physician also said, "You have a disease in your five internal organs, and you must be cured." The man didn't listen, but just healed his feet, and ran as usual after taking the medicine. After another three years, his whole body was in pain, and the medicine stone could not be saved, so he died. ”

"Are you saying that I have a headache and a sore foot, and I avoid the doctor?" Zhu Houzhao began to get angry.

Wang Yuan's face was calm, and he arched his hand and said, "The minister is just telling a story." ”

Zhu Houzhao looked at a eunuch next to him, and the eunuch also looked at Zhu Houzhao, trembling and not daring to say anything.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there was a special living note, which was gradually abandoned, and the emperor's living note was recorded by the henchmen and eunuchs.

Zhu Houzhao said to the eunuch: "You write, I'm not afraid!" ”

Only then did the eunuch tremble and put pen to paper, for fear that the emperor would regret it, and hundreds of years later, this thing would be the Ming Dynasty version of "Bian Que saw Cai Huangong".

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

"Nonsense!"

Zhu Houzhao patted the table and said angrily: "If I am Shengming, how can you marry Huang Ke's daughter?" me! ”

Wang Yuan was neither humble nor arrogant, and explained: "Your Majesty, the minister and the Huang family's two thousand gold are in love, and they have nothing to do with the government. After Li Ge Lao Zhishi, he had a heavy trust in his ministers, in the sense of reason, in the public and private, and he did not dare to violate the trust of Li Ge Lao in this life. ”

"What did he tell you to do?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Wang Yuan had already prepared and handed over the reform plan: "Elder Li Ge said to his ministers, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, and it will not work if you don't change it. He has no ability to reform, and Yang Ge Lao has no determination to reform, so there is no way to talk about reform at this time. Elder Li Ge admonished the ministers to wait for twenty years! ”

Zhu Houzhao took the reform plan, only glanced at it and did not speak.

He had seen this thing before, and it was handed over to Zhu Houzhao before the death of the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao has a deep relationship with his father, because his father is kind and kind, he rarely speaks to him, and he is almost obedient. He remembered that when he was the crown prince, he was ill for two winters for a long time, and his father, who had always been diligent in government, did not even open the feast, and watched him drink medicine in front of the bed every day.

This reform plan is the only legacy left by his father, and he has forgotten it for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao was embarrassed at the moment, his heart was so weak that he didn't dare to raise his head and look at Wang Yuan.

The atmosphere was calm and awkward, and Wang Yuan could only say: "If Your Majesty has no orders, the minister will retire first." ”

Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao asked: "Many reform items, where do you want to start?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Qingtian, change the tax." ”

"It's not easy to do," Zhu Houzhao said with emotion in his heart, "There are good people among civil officials, but there are too few good people, and most of them are mediocre and hypocritical." The imperial court let the fields be cleared in various places, and they must not rely on the officials to enforce them, what can the yang and yin clear out? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "If anyone dares to violate the yang and the yin, if one is found, one will be dealt with." The dismissal of the dismissed officials, the demotion of the degraded officials, the imprisonment of the imprisoned, and then set up a "Record of Corrupt Officials of the Zhengde Dynasty" and "Records of the Yong Officials of the Zhengde Dynasty", and enter them all! ”

"Hahaha," Zhu Houzhao was amused and praised, "This method is good, it should be recorded and spread to the world." ”

Wang Yuan said again: "I have money in my hand, so I don't panic." Before the formal reform of taxation, I hope that Your Majesty will open the sea and enrich the treasury through sea trade taxes. In this way, even if there is chaos in the reform of taxation, the court is not worried about running out of money to spend! ”

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled: "You have said several times that you will open the sea, can you really make a lot of money in sea trade?" ”

"The list goes on." Wang Yuan said.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it again and again and asked, "How are you going to open the sea?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "The matter of opening the sea is complicated, and it must be tested first. The minister suggested that the port of Guangdong should be opened first to see its pros and cons. The advantages will be followed, and the disadvantages will be changed, and when they are mature, they will be slowly promoted to other coastal provinces. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "How about letting the eunuch and the governor of Guangdong handle this matter? ”

"The minister is worried that they will collude with the local gentry and want to handle the affairs of opening the sea in person!" Wang Yuan said.

"You are an official of the Hanlin Academy, I have another important use!" Zhu Houzhao reminded.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "With the Yang Pavilion Lao Li Dynasty, what can the ministers do in the Hanlin Academy?" Most of the cabinet and the heads of the six ministries are his people. ”

This is a taboo, which is tantamount to questioning the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Houzhao likes to listen to it, he is afraid that Wang Yuan and Yang Tinghe will get together, and the combination of civil officials is what the emperor does not want to see.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "What position should you take to handle the affairs of opening the sea?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "When the three-year period expires, the next Jinshi Gold List will be titled, and Your Majesty can be promoted to a minister to be a waiter in the Ministry of Rites." As a squire, he also served as the governor of Guangdong, specializing in acting in the affairs of opening the sea. ”

Governors and governors have no grades, the second rank of the imperial history can also be concurrent, the seventh rank of the supervision of the imperial history can also be concurrent, and Shangshu, Shilang, and Jiuqing can also be concurrent.

Zhu Houzhao was silent, as if thinking about gains and losses.

Wang Yuan also said: "If the minister goes to Guangdong to open the sea, he will definitely bring back countless taxes and silver, and His Majesty will be much more comfortable in Beijing. ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, he immediately promised: "Then it will be decided." In another year and three months, after the palace test is over, I will let you patrol Guangdong to open the sea! ”

Wang Yuan didn't thank him, nor did he pat him on the back, but said: "A word is a certainty, Your Majesty can't go back." ”

Zhu Houzhao ate this set, and laughed: "You don't joke, I'm not a cheater." ”

Wang Yuan also said: "In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Yan Song, the second and second ranks, was promoted to the Hanlin Academy by Shu Jishi. This person is affectionate and filial, honest and selfless, and Ding's mother is worried. But the Hanlin Academy was controlled by others, and he couldn't even copy official documents in the Hanlin Academy, so he asked His Majesty to be a petty official of the ministry. ”

This is the first time Wang Yuan has asked for an official, and Zhu Houzhao must give face.

Zhu Houzhao said: "The editor of the Hanlin Academy is so noble, how can he go to the Ministry of Officials? Since he is a scholar in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, he will be promoted to a bachelor, and then let him concurrently serve as a Zhan Shifu. ”

This is to take the noble route, and there is a great chance that you can enter the cabinet, at least you can mix with a squire and a scholar.

Wang Yuan formulated a line for Yan Song as a minister, he said: "Yan Song, like a minister, is idle, he wants to do something, not wait for promotion." ”

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with these words, and said with a smile: "I hate hypocrisy and mediocrity, it seems that this person is like-minded with Erlang." Where is he from? ”

"Jiangxi people." Wang Yuan replied.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes rolled: "Since he is from Jiangxi, he is not good at managing Jiangxi affairs, but he can be a member of the Shandong Qing Officials, and he will be promoted to Langzhong in the future because of his merits!" ”

What the heck?

said that he would go to the Ministry of Officials, why did he go to the Thirteenth Division!

Wang Yuan looked at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao also looked back at Wang Yuan with a smile.

Shandong Qing Officials Division, one of the thirteen divisions of the Ming Dynasty, is in charge of Shandong's money and grain affairs.

Including Shandong's political division, capital division, and health office, no matter whether they want money or food, they all have to go through the hands of Shandong's Qing Officials Division.

In addition, the Shandong Qing Officials Division is also in charge of the Liaodong Division, the salt tax yamen of the Jingwei, Cangchang, and Beizhili, and also the Jinyi Guard, Jinyi Guard, and Daning Guards, and then all the salt transportation divisions of the entire Ming Dynasty! (Money and food business only.) ）

Yan Song suddenly became the god of wealth in the field of salt tax and salt transportation in the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the second in command, and Zhu Houzhao planned to promote him to the first leader in the future.

This is a lucrative position, which tests Yan Song's character very much.

(One chapter left will be added tomorrow.) ）