Chapter 28: The Prelude to the Queen
"Father-in-law, Zhang Ning is here." Zhang Ning shouted as he climbed up the rut and jumped off. The sons and daughters of Xun are itching with hatred, can you get a little more sorrow?
Liu Nian followed behind, full of momentum: "Get out of the way!" Didn't you hear? His Majesty Xuan Aning saw the driver. ”
Someone whispered: "Your Majesty Xuan Zhang Ning, not Xuan You, what are you proud of?" ”
There was no need for Liu Nian to shout, where Zhang Ning passed, the noble disciples automatically got out of the way, and the guards even avoided it in advance.
Zhang Ning ran to the gate of Zhengyang out of breath, straightened his hat, stretched his collar, and saluted Jia Xiaosi, who had got off the rut and was standing next to the carriage, and said, "Father-in-law, let's go." ”
Liu Nian arrived on his front and back feet, saluted Jia Xiaosi in a similar way, and said, "I've seen my father-in-law." ”
"Father-in-law, this is Gongzi Liu of the Sincere Bofu, can you come with us? Well, he just waited at the palace gate. Zhang Ning said, if you stay here, you have to be beaten to death by the sons of Xungui.
Zhang Ning saw Zhu Qizhen twice, and Jia Xiaosi was present both times, so he was an acquaintance. What's more, only Zhang Ning is on the list this time, how can Jia Xiaosi not be convenient? He smiled, "Of course." Zhang Gongzi, Liu Gongzi, get in the car. ”
The sons and daughters of Xun Gui watched the three of them get on the car, watched the carriage go away, and then someone said: "Let's go to Donghua Gate!" ”
Seeing the opportunity, he reacted quickly and echoed: "Yes, go to Donghua Gate." ”
"What are you doing at Donghua Gate?" As soon as this person's voice fell, he was reprimanded by his elders: "Go back to the house honestly." ”
What did Zhang Ning's volume write so that it was the only one on the list? The emperor is young, but he is not stupid, if the strategy is not his heart, how can he announce that Zhang Ning will see him?
The sons and daughters of the nobles who passed the review were given gold belts to get an errand and become officials from the seventh rank or the seventh rank, but they did not necessarily have to be summoned by the emperor. It can be seen that Zhang Ning's strategy is very much in line with the emperor's wishes.
The Xungui disciples didn't think deeply, but the Xungui thought a lot in an instant, how to act in the future, you have to find a way to read Zhang Ning's volume first.
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The carriage left Zhengyangmen and drove towards Donghua Gate, and Jia Xiaosi took the lead in breaking the silence: "Zhang Gongzi, I heard that you high-fived the British Gongsan?" ”
"Exactly." Zhang Ning said calmly. He won.
Jia Xiaosi grinned and said, "Why don't you invite the British public as a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Empress Dowager?" ”
Zhang Ningru was struck by lightning, and the whole person was stunned. At that time, he was in a hurry, but he didn't expect this, wait, to propose to the Queen Mother?
"The family affairs of the county lord are in charge of the empress dowager?" Zhang Ning asked. No wonder the emperor said that he couldn't be the master, he thought that he had to propose to King Zheng, but he didn't expect the empress dowager to personally interrogate.
The Empress Dowager Zhang went through four dynasties, although she did not listen to the government, she often announced that the ministers entered the palace to discuss matters, and she was the last gatekeeper of the major affairs of the court.
I didn't expect Yoyo to be so favored.
Jia Xiaosi said: "Yes." The county lord of Anding accepted Huan's knees in front of the empress dowager on behalf of King Zheng, and the empress dowager naturally had to choose a good family for the county lord. If someone else goes to propose marriage, the Empress Dowager may not agree, and if she asks the British public to be the matchmaker, the Empress Dowager will have to give him some face. ”
Zhang Ning first regretted, then ecstatic, hugged his fists in the car and said, "Thank you father-in-law for reminding me." ”
Jia Xiaosi said: "Zhang Gongzi is polite. ”
Liu Nian's eyes kept rolling when he heard this, could it be that A-Ning really wanted to become a county horse?
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Zhu Qizhen finished reading the recital sent this morning, left the imperial case, and prepared to go to the imperial garden for a walk, Jia Xiaosi came, and reported: "Your Majesty, Zhang Ning is waiting outside the palace." ”
The emperor announced, not that the courtiers could enter the palace immediately when they arrived, but that they had to wait for the announcement, and the emperor sometimes met indirectly, and a little eunuch came out to lead the courtiers who were waiting to see him in.
Sometimes there are many courtiers who are summoned, and the courtiers wait together, and they will whisper a few words. Of course, no one dared to make noise in the imperial ban, and even if they talked, their voices were extremely low.
"Coming? Let him in. Zhu Qizhen said.
Jia Xiaosi led Zhang Ning in and waited under the porch.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Ning saluted, it was hard to hide his excitement, he was finally admitted, it was not easy.
"Flat. Qing followed me to the Imperial Garden," Zhu Qizhen said, and went first.
Going to the Imperial Garden? Zhang Ning remembered the disappointment when he went to the Forbidden City and saw the Imperial Garden when he was traveling in his previous life. The legendary Imperial Garden is neither beautiful nor big. As his thoughts drifted, he pulled his foot on his heels.
"I've seen Qing's strategy." Zhu Qizhen said as he walked: "Qing said that the war is fought with silver, and I think so. Qing didn't list the article, I don't know why? ”
You only say that it is important to make money, but you don't talk about the way to make money, which is not kind.
Zhang Ning had already prepared and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial court collects taxes and fills the treasury, and the treasury has silver." In order to collect taxes, the people must first be rich. The people should be rich, and the first priority should be industry. ”
"What is industry?"
Zhang Ning said: "For example, peasant women weave cloth for their own use in their spare time, and occasionally sell it on the market when they have a surplus. But if you build a very large house, put a lot of looms, hire a lot of women to weave together, and the woven cloth is sold in the market by another group of people, this is a kind of industry.
In this process, the women were paid for weaving, i.e., silver. After selling the cloth, the owner made a sum of money after deducting various expenses. The merchant sold the cloth and made money.
These men took out the money they had earned to buy grain, fish, and meat, and to repair their houses, and to buy clothing, and so did those who planted grain, and those who sold grain, and those who sold fish, and those who were masons, and so on. They also buy what they need, and so on and so forth, and the amount of money increases.
The court collected taxes from the proprietors who hired the women, from the women who weaved, from the merchants, and from all the people who earned their money, and received more and more taxes. In the long run, the treasury will naturally be full. ”
Zhu Qizhen chewed on Zhang Ning's words as he walked, until he entered the imperial garden and sat down in the pavilion, and then said, "Who will hire a woman to weave?" ”
"Your Majesty, the noble courtiers have many properties in their names, but they are not known to outsiders. If Your Majesty wants to see if this method works, you can be the one who hires the woman. ”
Relying only on Yulu, how can the nobles and officials have such a big pomp?
"No, you can't. I plan to let Qing enter the palace on an errand. Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said.
Entering the palace on an errand? Zhang Ning only felt cold somewhere, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is the only son in the family......"
"I know. I plan to let you go to Jinyiwei as the chief flag officer, and you will be on duty in the palace. ”
It's not like I'm going to be a eunuch. Zhang Ning saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Your Majesty, the weaving matter is handed over to the minister, and there is no conflict with the minister entering the palace on duty, please give the minister two years, you can see how much benefit the weaving factory opened by the minister. ”
As long as it does not hinder entering the palace on duty, Zhu Qizhen certainly agrees.
As long as Zhang Ning expresses his support and has his support, why worry about things not being done? At that moment, the monarch and the ministers agreed on this matter.