On the first day of the ninth month, the Great Dynasty.

In the first half of the year, the tax increased by 5.2 million taels, and it is estimated that by the end of the year, the income will increase by about 10 million taels. There was a congratulatory voice, looking at the smiling faces of the ministers, Shi Fangzhen thought anxiously, these courtiers were not waiting for my reward, so they couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.

Yan Hualou, the imperial historian in the court, wanted to speak and stopped, Shi Fangzhen caught a glimpse of it, and asked with a smile: "Yan Qing, if you have anything to say, you might as well speak up." ”

Yan Hualou knew that what he said would definitely be disappointed, so he still stepped forward and said: "Long live, the increase in taxes is the result of the implementation of the tax combination in the Qing Dynasty, but the minister received the report of the observation envoy, and some places levied and extorted money in order to seek political achievements, and even forced the common people's families to die." ”

Shi Fangzhen frowned, and said: "This wind must not last, I implement the tax combination as one is to reduce the burden of the people, if the water is dry and fishing, forcing the people to sell their property and pay taxes, it is to shake the national capital and deliberately corrupt the new policy." Yan Qing, you have to send someone to investigate this matter, and you must not condone it. In accordance with the provisions of the Ueda 30 Texts, it is strictly forbidden to increase the number of government affairs halls, and those who violate the rules are severely punished. ”

Lu Jialin, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Long live, the minister has heard of it." Huang Qiliang, the county magistrate of Zonghua County, Dengzhou, summoned the wealthy squires in the county, and asked them to contract taxes first, and then these squires went to collect taxes from the people. However, the ministers heard that many people could not afford to pay the land tax, so they had to mortgage the land to the squires who collected the tax. ”

Shi Fangzhen knew Huang Qiliang's name, this person was a child of the Huang family, and he was a cousin with Huang Shufei. Huang Qiliang studied politics with Jiang Anyi and others, left Beijing two years ago to be a county magistrate in Zonghua County, and praised him to Huang Shufei when he was appraised at the end of the year, but he didn't expect this person to be so chaotic, which is really annoying.

The ministers of the Golden Palace, you commented on each word, and Shi Fang was really a little distracted. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second prince Shi Chongjie was named the king of Chu'an, and he built a mansion and moved out of the palace. The rules of the Dazheng Palace are that the prince must move out of the palace when he is ten years old, and when he becomes an adult, he will live in the station, and Shi Chongjie's fief is Fangzhou Xingyun Mansion.

Shi Fangzhen likes the second son very much, Shi Chongjie is smart and well-written, plus Huang Shufei is gentle and knowledgeable, which makes Shi Fangzhen a little reluctant to stay away from the second son, he even thinks that the prince does not have a half-brother, and in the future, the prince will be able to crown his younger brother as the king of one word, just like his younger brother King Ning, who is in charge of the dragon guard and the dark guard.

Of course, these are just his private thoughts, and he has never talked about them to anyone, the crown prince and King Chu An are still young, and this matter is not in a hurry. In the past few days, because Shi Chong has lived in another palace, Huang Shufei is a little depressed, she doesn't think about tea and dinner, and the number of people has decreased a lot, Huang Qiliang It's better not to let her know about this matter, so as to save Concubine Shu from being in a hurry.

Before the last dynasty, he sent someone to the Chu'an palace to announce the decree, let Shi Chongjie enter the palace to accompany Concubine Shu, and after the dynasty dispersed, he went over to take a look, and he didn't see Jie'er for a few days, and I don't know how he was doing outside the palace. The Son of Heaven was absent-minded, all the ministers saw it, the discussion gradually stopped, and everyone waited for the Son of Heaven to speak.

Shi Fangzhen came back to his senses and said: "What Aiqing said is that the implementation of the policy of combining taxes as one cannot be delayed, but it must also be adapted to local conditions, and it cannot be generalized. I have something to do today, so let's disperse. ”

The ministers were originally ready to disperse at noon, but they didn't expect that an hour in advance, Liu Weiguo chased Shi Fangzhen out of the Xuanzheng Hall in a hurry, and there was a drizzle in the air at some point, and the cool air was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, which was moist and intoxicating. Shi Fangzhen stood on the corridor and took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and refreshed.

In Shujing Palace, Shi Chongjie wears a golden crown of travel, a purple python robe, a silk belt around his waist, and a jade hook. There are four kinds of honey fruits on the table, including grapes, honeydew melons, fragrant pears and peaches, all of which Shi Chongjie likes to eat. Watching her son sit upright and eat, occasionally licking the juice on his lips with his tongue, revealing the demeanor of a young man, Huang Shufei felt sour in her heart, her son was only ten years old after all, and he was about to leave his mother to stand on his own, although the Chu'an Mansion was not far from the imperial city, it was not easy for mother and son to meet each other.

The sound of footsteps came, the Son of Heaven arrived, and everyone knelt down to greet him. Shi Fangzhen picked up Concubine Huang Shu and said to Shi Chongjie: "Jie'er is flat, I can still adapt to the palace these days, and if there is anything missing in the mansion, just tell me." ”

Shi Chongjie stood up and saluted respectfully: "Thank you father for your concern, everything is fine for the child in the palace, and the father is very well prepared for the child." ”

"When the family gets together, Jerle doesn't have to be too formal, sit down and talk." Shi Fangzhen glanced at the honey fruit on the table and said with a smile: "Your mother is so good to you, I only gave ten cans of this Huazhou tribute honey fruit to Shujing Palace, and your mother opened four cans at once." Liu Weiguo, in a while, you will send a hundred cans of newly paid honey fruits from Huazhou to the Chu'an Palace. ”

This time, even Concubine Huang Shufei stood up and thanked Shi Chongjie together.

I got up early and went to the court until now, Shi Fangzhen didn't get a drop of water, and saw that the honey fruit was a little hungry, and said with a smile: "I am dipped in Jie'er's light, and I also taste this honey fruit, I am really a little hungry, Shufei, you don't have to be too thrifty, don't look at the East Market to sell three or four taels of silver a can, in fact, the cost is low, just rest assured to eat, not enough to ask the mother, just say I promised." ”

Huang Shufei should be faint. Jie'er is getting bigger and bigger, Queen Wang is becoming more and more wary of her mother and son, and the eunuchs and palace maids in Shujing Palace don't know how many are the eyes and ears of the mother, how dare Huang Shufei say more and say the wrong word.

Shi Fangzhen asked Shi Chongjie about the situation in the palace while eating, Shi Chongjie's young heart, away from the rules of the palace, away from the constraints of his mother, he didn't understand the mood of his parents for a while, and he was naturally happy. What's more, there are so many new and strange things on the street, how can I see them in the palace, so Shi Chongjie said with his eyebrows fluttering, and he couldn't wait to take his parents to see it together.

Huang Shufei looked at her son and smiled, carefully wiping the juice off his face for him, it seems that his son is indeed happy, the eagle is too big to spread his wings and leave, it is not a blessing to be able to leave the forbidden place of the palace. Shi Fangzhen's face gradually became gloomy, and he interrupted Shi Chongjie and said, "You have been out of the palace for more than ten days, are you just playing every day?" I told Ma Suizhen and the others not to relax your studies, how they assisted you. ”

According to the "Da Zheng Law", the palace set up Wang Fu, Join the Army, Friends, Changshi, Sima, Book and other officials, Shi Fangzhen selected Zhongshulang Ma Suizhen to serve as the Wang Fu, Ma Suizhen did not become the prime minister, but his appreciation Shi Fangzhen was still very appreciative, so he asked him to assist Shi Chongjie.

Shi Chongjie finally realized that he had forgotten his form, and said with a bitter face: "Father, how dare you not listen to your orders. Master Ma has a heavy schedule of official duties during the day, but every night he will come to explain to the child the meaning of the scriptures for an hour, and the child is learning to ride and shoot with Yang in the army these days, occasionally riding out of the city, and taking a look at the scene in the city. The child grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he didn't know the scene of the world, so he was greedy for some fun, and asked his father to forgive him. As he spoke, he knelt down and confessed his mistake.

"Long live, the concubines are not strictly disciplined, and I hope to be punished." Huang Shufei pleaded guilty on the ground.

Shi Fangzhen sighed: "Get up, I don't blame you, it's me who is too harsh." Jie Er saw the world for the first time in the palace, it is indeed difficult to control himself, I don't blame you, but you don't forget to study and make progress, and assist the prince to govern the world in the future. ”

returned to the table, but the atmosphere was solemn, Shi Fangzhen was a little annoyed, he shouldn't have said something that was unpleasant, which made everyone unhappy. I didn't have anything to say, so I mentioned Huang Qiliang and told him about the tax package to the squire in the county.

"Long live, Huang Qiliang is not advisable to do this", Huang Shufei read poetry and books, knew the drawbacks, and said: "In this way, he will be relaxed, but will he try his best to recruit households, whether he will oppress the people, and please give an edict to reprimand, how to deal with it, don't care about the concubines." ”

Shi Fangzhen was very satisfied with Concubine Huang Shu's attitude, and said with a smile: "Concubine Ai understands righteousness, and I am deeply grateful, but Huang Qiliang is Concubine Ai's cousin after all. Concubine Ai might as well write a letter to persuade him. ”

This is to give Huang Shufei face, Huang Shufei is not hypocritical, thank the Son of Heaven. Shi Fangzhen turned his head to Shi Chongjie, who was concentrating on eating honey fruits, and said, "Jie'er, what do you think about this matter?" What should I do? ”

Although the father and son talked casually, the Son of Heaven had no family affairs, and strictly speaking, the monarch and the minister were right. Shi Chongjie stood up, thought for a moment and said, "Father, are there many people like Huang Qiliang?" ”

Although Yan Hualou did not say how many people were in a hurry for political achievements, Shi Fangzhen estimated that there were not a few, and nodded: "There are some." ”

Shi Chongjie raised his face slightly, and said calmly with confidence: "My father is eager to fill the treasury, so these people will go to my father's favor, and Jiang Anyi has been reused in Fuluo County because of the sharp increase in taxes, and he has been directly promoted from the county order of Xia County to the history of Xia Zhou, which inevitably makes some people feel fortunate." Erchen thought that the country's performance appraisal and promotion should be done step by step, and there would be fewer people who were in a hurry to achieve success. ”

Shi Chongjie's words gave Shi Fangzhen a surprise, but he didn't expect the ten-year-old second son to have a lot of insights, and some ministers in the court may not be able to see this. Shi Fangzhen stretched out his hand and patted his son's shoulder, and said approvingly: "Jie'er impressed my father, what you said is right, these people who are in a hurry are trying to figure out my mind, thinking that they can soar into the sky like Jiang Anyi." But they didn't think about it, Jiang Anyi was able to temporarily manage the history of the Huazhou Thorn, not only relying on his political achievements in Fuluo County, but also drawing tiger dogs, which made people laugh. ”

Shujing Palace's words quickly reached the ears of the Queen of Kun'an Palace, and she could even hear the hostility towards Jiang Anyi from Shi Chongjie's words. King Chu An has extraordinary insight and is a threat to the prince, the queen has rewarded the palace maid who reported the news, and pondered every word of the Son of Heaven, and it can be seen from the words of the Son of Heaven that he is very fond of Jiang Anyi, and he may wish to say a few good words for him if he has the opportunity, after all, Jiang Anyi's perfume gave him thirty percent of the dry shares, and it also had a great impact on the prince. Such an important minister trusted by the Son of Heaven should firmly bind him to the prince's side.