The third day of the Lunar New Year.

A record of the daily lecture was sent to the Hanlin Temple.

In the Hanlin Academy, there were very few people on duty.

However, the emperor's words and deeds in public every day need to be recorded and delivered at any time, and these archives will be sealed and will be important materials for compiling the records of Emperor Hongzhi in the future.

The inheritance of historians has gone through countless dynasties, and when it came to the Ming Dynasty, this became the most important thing.

Often, the principal officials responsible for the compilation of the records are generally concurrently held by Cabinet Fellows, although Cabinet Fellows may not write them themselves.

Hanlin, who was on duty in the New Year of the Museum of Culture and History, felt strange.

The general living note does not record the private things in the palace, only the public activities of His Majesty are recorded, yesterday is the second day of the Lunar New Year, the second day of the Lunar New Year, how can there be this sent?

He didn't dare to slack off, and was busy transcribing.

"On the second day of the first month of the twentieth year of Hongzhi, the emperor came to the construction site of Dingxing County at night, explored the road and guarded the living beings, drank with them, praised the hard work of the living beings, and returned when he was a child."

While transcribing, Hanlin gasped in his heart.

Your Majesty in the middle of the night, running to visit a group of road builders?

It's the second day of the Lunar New Year.

How unusual.

Hanlin cultivates history, and the Hanlin who cultivates history often has a great future in the future, and even enters the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

This is because people believe that history can be used as a mirror to know the rise and fall. Of course, the most important thing is that in the process of revising history, you can figure out the emperor's heart.

This Hanlin's eyes fluttered, this is an unusual night vision, and it is precisely because it is unusual that it needs to be paid special attention.

After he carefully transcribed and sealed it, he called the scribe and ordered in a low voice: "The next note, to Liu Gong, you send it quickly." ”

He brushed a few strokes, wrote a note, and handed it to the scribe.

The scribe hurriedly walked away with the slip in his hand.

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This year has made many people feel a little worried.

Any move by His Majesty cannot just be a whim.

Suddenly, for these students who are building roads, thinking about it, it may be that His Majesty is particularly close and trustworthy to the students of Xishan Academy, and in addition, it may also be that His Majesty has expectations for this section of the project from Dingxing County to Jingshi.

Almost everyone who got the news seemed to have a premonition that maybe this was a change in His Majesty's mind.

In other words, His Majesty's mind has already changed, but it is just ...... It takes an opportunity to give the ministers ...... It's just a hint.

Comprehending the intention, then Eunrong will continue.

If they can't understand it, they will be gradually alienated.

Countless people began to rack their brains.

It was Liu Jian, but he knew that this way was ...... It is closely related to the new tax, and His Majesty's arrival here, on the one hand, is to show the whole world that the original system of Shinong Industry and Commerce has begun to gradually disintegrate, even if this is only a little bit of a sign, and it has not been destroyed, but His Majesty's emphasis on work has already been revealed.

On the other hand, it is His Majesty's support for Ouyang Zhi, Ouyang Zhi in Dingxing County, to change the law, although it is only a county, but it is a precedent for the Ming Dynasty, creating an unprecedented initiative since Gaozu.

Your Majesty...... He is no longer the Majesty of the twelfth year of Hongji.

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After the New Year, spring begins.

This year's weather, warm is still early, as soon as the weather is good, tens of thousands of laborers in Dingxing County, will flock to continue to build roads, so that spring ploughing, is a little delayed.

All the cement concrete, began to mix, has already been prefabricated bamboo bars, first paved, then poured on the concrete, the mason with a flat knife, began to smooth, in order to prevent thermal expansion and contraction, the road also needs to reserve a gap, on both sides of the road, also need to be leveled......

There is even some land that needs to be set aside for future needs.

The boiled asphalt began to be poured onto the smoothed and air-dried concrete pavement, and the craftsmen, wearing masks, began to level it.

All sections of the road are busy everywhere, and the traffic is like a dragon.

Countless pieces of silver have become countless people, and countless materials have also been brought innumerable, and countless workshops have been brought in, working day and night, recruiting displaced people, and even recruiting brokers, who have gone to Yungui.

Date of Completion...... Soon!

But at this time, a letter was sent to Fang Jifan's desk.

Fang Jifan only glanced at it, Ouyang Zhi's, well, I miss him, this guy, Mu Xiu didn't come back to see his mentor during the New Year, he had no conscience, he lost his teacher, and he also prepared a big red envelope of 3,888 copper coins for him.

After opening the letter, Fang Jifan understood what was going on, and Ouyang Zhi felt worried, because after calculating, he found that this section of the road was originally expected to invest 220,000 taels of silver, but the actual cost was 250,000 taels, and the extra 30,000 taels was a heavy burden for a poor and remote country like Dingxing County.

Fang Jifan didn't think about it, and replied: "You can use taxes as collateral to continue to borrow." ”

Then, he ordered someone to hurry to Dingxing County.

Not a few days.

One by one, the news came out from the county office.

Even if the tax is collected, the county's expenses still need to be clearly stated, and Dingxing County still needs to borrow an additional 30,000 taels, not only that, but also this year's tax will also be ready to be levied.

All of a sudden, the entire Dingxing County exploded.

I can't live my life.

The landlords are going to starve to death.

After the New Year, you urge taxes, you recruit so many people to build roads, take over the land and want to hire people to farm the land, there are few tenant farmers, but there is more land, not only do you have to pay taxes, but the tenant farmers also ask for higher rents, can you still live this life?

I heard that Fang Jiazhuang, that old lady Fang, when she heard about this, she actually spit out a mouthful of blood, beat her chest and fell to her feet, and said how the world became like this, and the whole person fell.

But Ouyang Zhi seems to be deaf to this, he is only responsible for collecting taxes, ordering the servants under his head to strictly supervise and not relax.

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But the news of Dingxing County spread very quickly.

The original 220,000 taels suddenly became 250,000 taels, and Wang Ao, who was still in the ministry, saw a report from Baoding Mansion.

The prefect of Baoding Mansion is Wang Ao's protégé.

This prefect is quite worried about the country and the people, Dingxing County is the county of Baoding Prefecture, which has always been located in a remote area, and there is no output, so it is not concerned by Baoding Prefecture.

But all of a sudden, this Ouyang Zhi became a county order, but it attracted the attention of people all over the world.

The prefect was worried, many gentry had no choice but to sue the prefect to Baoding Mansion, hoping that the prefect would be in charge.

But what can he do, when he thinks that the people of Dingxing County are not living well, and the government is more harsh than the tiger, thinking about it, the prefect will play.

Wang Ao's face was pale, and the various things listed in it made him extremely angry, and he patted the case: "The old man doesn't believe it, the Ming Dynasty has no national law, if the old man doesn't impeach this Fang Jifan and Ouyang Zhi, he won't be surnamed Wang!" ”

The scribe saw that the prince was really angry, and hurriedly said: "Prince, this party is the captain and Ouyang...... They...... They ......"

"The old man naturally knows their identities and His Majesty's attitude towards them, how can the old man not know. But...... My Ming dynasty can't be destroyed in their hands, the old man is a heavenly official, how can he sit back and watch, look at these poor Dingxing County gentry, one by one wailing, crying silently, how many grievances is this...... Even if Ouyang Zhi quibbles and says that the sky is broken, the old man will never allow this, the Ming Dynasty is the emperor and the scholars rule the world, if the scholars and doctors are all separated from morality, can the Ming Dynasty still be stable? ”

After he said that, he got up, with a sad face that worried about the country and the people: "I can't tolerate it anymore." ”

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Dingxing County ......

Fangjiabao.

The doctor has already come, Old Lady Fang, this is angry, depressed, and old, so ......

The doctors almost all shook their heads, and heart disease still needs heart medicine.

But you have to prescribe the right medicine, this heart medicine, I am afraid that Ouyang Zhi will be cut by a thousand knives.

It's hopeless, let's take care of the aftermath.

Mrs. Fang, many sons and many blessings, the eldest son is a lifter, he was in Beijing to sharpen his knife Huo Huo, preparing for the imperial examination, as soon as he heard the news, he rushed back overnight, the second son, the third son, the fourth son, either to keep the house, or to have a business trip outside, and now they have returned to their hometowns.

Many gentry families in Dingxing County who are good friends with them also came.

Everyone was gossiping, looking at Old Lady Fang like this, all of them were full of sadness.

"It's not going to let people live."

"Insulting us too much."

Old lady Fang looked at the tent on the bed sadly, he felt that his body was weak, and his heart was blocked.

The sons are falling, but they are filial.

But what's the use?

This is the ancestral inheritance, it is the ancestral property, the ancestral property fell into his own hands, he was trembling, in order to keep this family, I don't know how much effort was spent.

But...... Until now......

He suddenly found that if this continued, this family would ...... I'm afraid it's going to be over. He loves this home, and he is afraid that it will be over, so these days, he doesn't dare to close his eyes night after night.

He tilted his head and looked at his sons who had collapsed angrily.

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

"Daddy......" the sons wept.

"If the old man is ...... It's gone, remember, to keep our family, to remember, the boss is in a hurry...... Anxious ...... Remember...... Remember...... Thou shalt not be reckless......"

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At the same time, outside the old Fang's house, a businessman asked the villagers along the way to find the Fang family's house.

This is it.

This businessman from the capital, looking at this gilded Fang Mansion, showing a very difficult look, outside the Fang Mansion, is a stone workshop, the stone workshop is already mottled, but it tells about their ancestors, illustrious deeds.

Shang Jia looked at the lintel, with a light in his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward: "The contemptible person is a grain merchant, I don't know if there is anyone in the house?" ”

Menzi looked like a mourner, and when he saw that someone was visiting, he looked at the merchant strangely: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Collect grain, oil, wine, everything, high price!"

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