In the inner city of Nanjing, not far from Guozijian on Danfeng Street, there is a deep house compound with thousands of weather. Just by looking at the location and area of this mansion, you can know the identity and status of the owner. You must know that after the "Eunuch Rebellion" in September last year, most of the garden mansions in Nanjing changed owners. To be able to get a mansion so close to the Imperial City is, of course, a great figure.

If someone goes to the main entrance of this mansion, they will see a plaque hanging outside the gate that reads "Kenan Hot Spring", which refers to the Tangshan Hot Springs near the city of Nanjing. Nowadays, the marquis and earls of the Ming Dynasty often choose the name of a state and county to put on it, usually the name of the recipient's hometown. There are a few exceptions, which can get a special title. And this hero of the Confederacy is one of them!

The one who can get the title of "Hot Spring Uncle" is none other than Zhu Cihong's teacher, Qian Qianyi, who is famous for his fear of cold water. He was afraid of the cold water, so he got a hot spring - of course, Qian Qianyi didn't know the meaning behind "hot spring uncle", and he felt very honored!

The prince named him a "hot spring uncle", he must have felt that he was working too hard for the country and the people, so he asked him to go to Tangshan to take a bath with Liu Ru in his spare time...... By the way, Zhu Cihong also found a confiscated villa in Tangshan and gave it to his sister Liu Rusi. Although it is not worth a few dollars, this glory is rare among the heroes who have overcome difficulties.

However, to outsiders, it seems that the hot spring Bo Qian Qianyi himself is in the flower hall in the backyard of the hot spring Bo Mansion at this time, sighing!

He was accompanied by a group of good students, and when he saw the teacher like this, the students said a word to you, and I comforted him.

"Teacher, Enke is a little ugly this time, more than half of them have handed in blank papers, but the responsibility is not yours!"

"Yes, Shilin has its own public opinion, and now everyone says that the prince is too greedy, and it has ruined the ancestral system of this dynasty that favors scholars......"

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he raised his head sharply, looked at the person who spoke, and found that it was Ji Kun, the superintendent of the left class.

"Chunfan, what are you talking nonsense?" Qian Qianyi was a little annoyed, "This is slander!" ”

"Teacher," Ji Kun shook his head, "The student just has one thing to say and two to say...... Haven't you noticed what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is trying to do? ”

"Chunfan," Zheng Sen was also here, and he said with a nonchalant expression, "Doesn't the prince just want to impose strict business taxes?" I didn't say anything, what's not about you as an imperial historian? ”

"Da Mu," Luo Dagong said with a smile, "What damage will the strict commercial tax do to your family?" Even if it's an ordinary business, it's not a burden...... It's just a change of place to pay the money, even if it's more, it's not a few more dollars. The number of the prince's road is nominally a business tax, but in fact, it is a monk doctor's profit! ”

"Isn't it exempt from five years of field contributions?" Zheng Sen said.

"This is also a competition with the scholars!" Ji Kun said, "Shentian is tax-exempt, in the past, there was land and shops to donate when he was admitted to the examination, but now he is exempt from taxation for five years, I am afraid that there will be no such good thing in five years......"

Grand Duke Luo smiled: "It won't be in five years!" ”

Ji Kun was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes, it won't be in five years!" After five years, I am afraid that the officials and gentry will have to pay grain and taxes in one ......"

"Not really, right?" Qian Qianyi is still a little unsure.

"It must be so!" Grand Duke Luo smiled and said, "Master Chitose is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao...... During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, the private land held by the gentry was also subject to taxes, and only the Xuntian given by the imperial court could be exempted from taxes. ”

Ji Kun nodded and said, "It must be so...... However, the teacher is a hero who overcomes difficulties, and he can benefit from it! ”

Qian Qianyi glared at his outlandish student: "Chunfan, what do you mean?" ”

Ji Kun smiled: "Shunchang is just a rebel...... Although Chitose Ye is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao, he is young after all, and most of the people here today can't survive him. So don't worry about anything, work hard, naturally you are all heroes who overcome difficulties, not to mention the glory and wealth for a lifetime, but also to bless your descendants! ”

Qian Qianyi could hear that Ji Kun was talking the opposite - not that it would end well if he followed Zhu Cihong, but that he despised those scholars who were willing to act as the lackeys of the crown prince Chitose...... Although he himself is also Zhu Cihong's lackey!

Grand Duke Luo smiled: "Brother Chunfan is reasonable...... In a few years, you will be the left deputy capital of the imperial history! ”

The left and right deputy imperial history is the highest position that a full-time imperial history can hold, and above there is the left and right imperial history, and these two positions are filled by courtiers and lords. However, the left and right vice-capitals of the three products are also very good, and there is also an "anti-corruption commission", which really reaches that position, how can there be a net worth of hundreds of thousands of taels.

Ji Kun just smiled bitterly - he has always regarded himself as a famous and great Confucian, but now he has to go to the end on the road of a cool official...... And you can't change the runway!

Grand Duke Luo turned his head to Qian Qianyi and said, "Teacher, now the southeast is the world of the crown prince's thousand-year-old world...... We can't fight him! Zuo Liangyu in the upper reaches is useless, even if he is not terminally ill, with his little strength, he will not be able to defeat the new army! We scholars will either follow him, be glorious and rich, rank as a courtier, and glorify our ancestors. Either...... Hehe, teacher, forget it! ”

This Grand Duke Luo has followed Qian Qianyi for so many years, and he still doesn't know how many pounds of backbone the teacher has? Don't look at the people who are worried about the country and the people now, if he really wants to stand up, he must be weak. And he himself is the same, he has wanted to be an official for so many years, and now he has a great opportunity, either the champion or the leader, and it is not stupid not to be a leader.

Qian Qianyi sighed and looked at Zheng Sen again, Zheng Sen nodded and said, "Brother Grand Duke is reasonable...... The gentry in the southeast are all scholars, what can they do to fight against the new army? Besides, it must be profitable for us to follow the prince, what does it have to do with us if others are damaged? ”

Qian Qianyi glanced at Ji Kun again, and Ji Kun said, "Let's look at it...... The gentleman group is not a party, the villain party is not a group, Donglin is sometimes called a party, but in fact it is a group. Only the eunuchs are the real party! Now the prince is going to change Donglin Qun into Donglin Party, but is Donglin still Donglin of this party and not a group? The prince is a gentleman after all, and he is a gentleman far away from a villain, and it is okay to respond to emergencies in troubled times, and it is okay to have long-term peace and stability? ”

Grand Duke Luo snorted and laughed: "I don't know what year this troubled world is!" Maybe it will last for 150 years, just like the Southern Song Dynasty! ”

Ji Kun sighed: "The Southern Song Dynasty was also destroyed by the Mongols!" ”

There was silence in the flower hall, everyone was silent, I don't know how long it took, I heard Qian Qianyi sigh: "150 years is 150 years...... We're finally going to be able to die. ”