Chapter 51: First Snow (2)

In mid-December, with the help of thousands of people, the princess's mansion was finally completed, when the sky was slightly snowy, the cold wind howled, and the snow stopped.

In the morning, Koharu helped Wu Yue Aya change her winter clothes and a scarf. Previously, the length of the princess was measured in order to weave clothes for the princess, and later, at the request of the princess, she made a few more scarves, although I don't understand why this thing is tied around the neck, but it seems to be quite warm.

Originally, I thought it was a winter scarf, but instead of draping it over my shoulders and hanging down my arms, I wrapped it around my neck, which was really novel.

Wu Yueya put on her clothes, walked out of the Tianci Pavilion, rode a horse to visit the Houfu, under the leadership of Xu Zhucheng, spent a morning, walked around the Houfu, and basically echoed Wu Yueya's request, did not build any big garden, except for the mountain behind which it was not moved, the other places were built what they wanted.

For example, there is a two-story teaching building and a playground, but who made the group of bamboos next to the playground? After asking, I found out that it was Yu Chaoen, and the last time I went out to cut bamboo without permission, it seemed that this little eunuch left the impression that he liked bamboo, but fortunately, this group of bamboos is not a big problem, there are badminton courts on the playground, there are also basketball courts, and football fields.

Wu Yueya didn't build a bow venue at all, which made Xu Zhucheng a little puzzled. Wu Yueya directly explained that anyway, the field where horses were riding and playing ball could also be played in such a wide playground, so there was no need to waste space and materials to build again.

The classroom is very large, because considering that there are more than 300 students in this first batch, the whole classroom is very spacious, it is a church that can accommodate more than 300 people, the desks and chairs are all wooden, and it is not ready yet, and the carpenter workshop should be in full swing.

I walked around the back mountain, looked at the vegetable garden, looked at the fish pond, checked the staff dormitory of the princess's mansion, and one of my own bedrooms, etc., a morning passed like this, and I was generally satisfied.

Xu Zhucheng was invited to a banquet, a table of stir-fried vegetables was rewarded, and then two pieces of gold were given as a reward, and as for the other people and craftsmen who were recruited, they were rewarded with some copper coins.

Originally, those people belonged to the feudal households of the princess's mansion, and they were going to come to the princess's mansion to serve for several years, and this requisition could be regarded as free labor.

It's just that Wu Yueya still decided to give out some money to let them go back for a good year after Yu Chaoen's explanation. The princess decides that Yu Chaoen can't oppose it if she wants to.

Those who want to stay and contribute to the princess's mansion can stay, after all, the princess is now short of people, and she is also recruiting group training, which is the private soldier of the princess's mansion.

Big levy, big levy, those who are interested, please sign up, under the shouting of Hua Chu'er, there are more than 500 people who have signed up for group training, and these more than 500 people have no other, they are all the seals of the princess's mansion, because they can't take out money and materials to pay the force tax, they can only come to the princess's mansion to serve for a few years, that is, they are to be the gatekeeper of the princess's mansion for nothing. Those who have a more prosperous family will directly pay rice, corn, cloth and money.

Wu Yueya sent Xu Zhucheng away, and the princess's mansion was completed before the first snow of winter.

In the afternoon, Wu Yueya saw the child picked up by Xiaochun in the garden, his mother had been buried on the wild mountain outside Qujiang Pond, and a tombstone was erected, and there was at least a place for the soul to return to Qingming in the coming year.

"Princess," Koharu was playing with the child, and when he saw Wu Yue Aya coming, he immediately saluted.

"Well, your name is Liu Xi?" Wu Yueya squatted down and touched the child's little head.

"Well, Sister Princess, will my mother come back?" Liu Shi asked innocently, his clear eyes turned to Wu Yueya, hoping to be reassured.

Wu Yueya touched Liu Xi's head, got up, didn't answer, or maybe not answering is the best choice, time will not only give him an answer, but also heal his wounds.

"In a few days, bring him to the classroom with me, and I will also teach him, so that he can become a spark in the cold world!" After Wu Yueya finished speaking, she left the garden, for some things, she is used to it, not only people, but also the world that wants to change.

In the Imperial City Political Hall, Li Linfu took advantage of Li Shizhi's drunkenness at home and came to a few small officials.

"Li Youxiang, do you have any advice here?" Seeing that the right minister came to their small room, Zhou Tong, who was sitting at the door sorting out the account books, got up and asked respectfully.

Li Linfu pulled the little official out first, and asked in a low voice under the beams, "Well, how much is the treasury cost to build the princess's mansion?" ”

"This, right minister, what do you want this for?" Zhou Tong was puzzled and asked again.

Li Linfu frowned slightly, took out a piece of gold from his sleeve, quietly stuffed it into Zhou Tong's arms, and motioned to him with his eyes to continue and don't ask so much.

"This, hehe, the princess's mansion, originally according to the design drawings of Xu carpenter, it cost a little more, and when it was built to a small half, it was replaced by the princess's design drawings, which greatly reduced many gardens, pavilions, and attics, and saved a lot of money. This princess is really good at planning, she is worthy of being a princess who protects the country, and relieves some of the pressure on the treasury. Now there are some wandering beggars outside the city, seeing that the weather is going to snow heavily, and they are ready to spend the treasury to give soup for assistance, which may not be enough, but now finally..."

"Okay, okay," Li Linfu frowned more and more when he listened, and after snorting, he directly interrupted Zhou Tong's appreciation for the princess who protected the country.

"Huh?" Zhou Tong was a little puzzled, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was a little unhappy to see Li Youxiang like this, could it be that he said something wrong, wouldn't it, if he offended Youxiang, then he could still mix here?

"Hehehehe, Zhou Tong, let me tell you, you write a few more strokes about the cost of the construction of the princess's mansion, and increase it a little higher, it is best to not be able to relieve the victims outside Chang'an City because the construction of the princess's mansion cost the treasury, understand?" Li Linfu raised his eyebrows and smiled, and turned into an amiable appearance again.

"It's... It's hard to be a petty official... If it is found out, it will be dismissed and beaten with more than 100 boards, or exiled for thousands of miles. Zhou Tong understood as soon as he heard it, this is to deceive himself and trap the princess.

Li Linfu took out an orange-yellow jade jue from his sleeve this time, stuffed it into Zhou Tong's hand as usual, and hooked Zhou Tong's shoulder at the same time, smiling but not smiling, "Don't worry, with me, you won't have an accident, take me to the treasury first!" ”

Zhou Tong hesitated in his heart, and at the instigation of Li Linfu, he followed him to the treasury, dragging Yujue in his hand, hiding gold in his arms, watching Li Youxiang walking around in the treasury, his heart was horizontal, and he fought hard for his official career.

"Right, right, the junior official has a reluctant request, if the right minister agrees to the junior official, I will definitely do it for the right minister!" Zhou Tong took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, stiffened his head, grabbed the jade jue in his hand, and knelt down.

Li Linfu put his hands behind his back, and saw through the cramped uneasiness in Zhou Tong's heart at a glance, so he comforted, "Okay, you can say it!" ”

"The petty official hopes that the right minister can be promoted more, the petty official has been a treasury official for more than ten years, and he is still wearing a green shirt, he went to Buddhism to ask for a sign some time ago, he is a sign, and he will meet a nobleman, I believe that you are the nobleman Li Youxiang!" Zhou Tong said sincerely, as if he had taken out his heart and liver.

"Well, I'm your nobleman! Don't you want to be promoted? It was easy, so I said yes! ”

"Thank you!" Zhou Tong bowed and said goodbye.

Later, Li Linfu asked him to move some of the materials from the treasury to the old warehouse, creating a feeling of emptiness, so that the fake would come true.

A few days later, Yan Zhenqing, the imperial historian, Li Shizhi, the left minister, and Li Linfu, the right minister, walked in a column.

"Recently, I have paid special attention to the homeless people outside, they do not have the official inspection of the government, they cannot enter the city, they can only gather outside the city, and the weather is getting colder and colder, and even a light snow, it is not easy to do!"

Listening to Li Linfu's emotion, Yan Zhenqing also sighed, he has also been concerned about this situation for a long time, more and more displaced people have been in trouble in Chang'an over the years, and many of them have no money left to register with the government and obtain a notarized identity, "Tomorrow, I will take people to the city gate to issue temporary free public examinations, so that they can enter the city for the winter!" ”

"Hey, why didn't I know about this?" Li Shizhi brushed his sleeves straightly, a little dazed, he really didn't pay attention to the situation outside the city.

Yan Zhenqing was furious when he heard this, and pointed at Li Shizhi's rosacea with a straight face and scolded, saying that you are too derelict in your duties as the left minister, and you don't care about the life or death of the people. Li Linfu snickered in his heart, mediated left and right, and stopped Dr. Yan, who was about to take off his shoes and beat people, while asking Li Shizhi to leave quickly.

Li Shizhi touched his rosacea stupidly, he was the head of a hundred officials, and he was driven away by the imperial doctor with his shoes, which was a loss of face, but it was indeed his fault, and he decided to wait for Yan Qingchen's anger to subside before going to apologize, and then go to the city gate to see those displaced people in distress. Read the latest chapter of "Steamed Tang Claw Book House" for free for the first time.