Chapter 127: Family Interests, Personal Gains

It is said that the New Year is the New Year in the first month, and after the New Year's Day, the sound of firecrackers can still be heard from time to time in the city of Beijing, and the festive atmosphere of the New Year is still there, but it is another depressing scene in the court. At the time of this New Year, first Jiaozhi Li Li rebelled again, and then the Japanese harassed the coastal area, and actually captured the Songmen guards. So, Zhu Di, who had a bad temper, was furious at the court meeting, and followed him with his sleeves, and as a result, a large number of civil and military ministers had stomach aches after they went back.

The British Gong Zhang Fu, who is still recuperating, is now doing nothing, and he has not faced the thunderous wrath of the Son of Heaven, which is a blessing in misfortune. He used to fight abroad, and it was common for him not to be able to reunite with his family on Chinese New Year's Eve, so now he can write, and occasionally bring a few letters to his home in Nanjing. Right now, he is in mourning, closed to outsiders, but his ears are quiet.

"Congratulations to the British Princess, this disease is finally almost cured!"

Shi Quan was originally the imperial doctor who accompanied the northern tour, and he had almost become a doctor of the British Gong Zhang Fu before, and he was often relieved to see the pulse this time, and a sincere smile appeared on his face: "I finally live up to my mission and can report back to the emperor." Since then, the British public has been invited to use their own medicinal diet to recuperate every day, and when it comes to the spring season, you can be sure that you can go on a horse! ”

"I didn't expect Doctor Shi to make such a joke!" Zhang Fu, who was dressed in a cloth dress, smiled dumbly, and glanced at Zhang Yue again, "Brother Yue can breathe a sigh of relief, by the way, now that you have a reputation, can you prepare to take this year's examination?" ”

The corners of Zhang Yue's mouth twitched, and finally a wry smile appeared. Baguwen is a stepping stone to the exam, which not only requires studying the skills to solve the problem, but also requires familiarity with every sentence in the Four Books and Five Classics, and the books annotated by Zhu Zi are a must-read. Now he has been busy working for several months, even if he still memorizes the Four Books and Five Classics, the results of this exam are only difficult to say. According to Du Zhen's original words. Before the exam, he had to do at least 180 articles, and this test was only 30% sure.

Shi Quan thought that he could go back to the Tai Hospital tomorrow to read his medical books, and he no longer had to be ready to deal with the emperor's inquiries at any time, and he also felt relaxed, and when he heard Zhang Fu's words, he smiled and said: "The third prince is still young now, although he has been delayed a little time these days, he may not fail the exam." Since the examination has been changed to be held in Beijing, everyone is rushing to come. The road was tiring, and it was cold, but the third prince happened to be in Beijing to wait for work, which was bigger than others. Even if you don't pass the exam, you can study hard in the future to lay a foundation, and you don't care about the late three years. ”

Zhang Fu has just recovered from a serious illness, and now he has a sense of the rest of his life, and his eyes are even softer when he looks at Zhang Yue. There is a saying that the son of someone else's family looks good. This was even more profound for him who was desolate under his knees, and immediately said to Zhang Yue: "Brother Yue, why don't you hurry up and thank Doctor Shi for your concern?" This is true, since you are lifting people now, don't be impatient. ”

Seeing that Shi Quan, who was indifferent at the beginning, has now become such a familiar situation. Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh, but he still thanked the other party according to what Zhang Fu said. When he got out of Zhang Fu's residence, he accompanied Shi Quan back to the room to pack up all the utensils, medical cases, etc., and personally sent this wonderful doctor out of the door. and to Shi Quan to board the bus. He bowed deeply again and said goodbye.

He turned around and entered the door, and when he came to the small council hall, he saw from a distance that there were many housekeepers, daughters-in-law and maids, all holding their breath and lowering their hands, and none of them dared to speak loudly, but from time to time there were people who hurriedly went in to perform and hurriedly finished their work. Thinking of Mrs. Wang's letter, not only did her father Zhang Zhuo come, but she would also send her confidant Xiyu to bring a few housekeepers and daughters-in-law to come over. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Those concubines in the British government don't need to mourn for Concubine Zhang, but Mrs. Wang may not be at ease when they come to Beijing, so this time they would rather send Xiyu over. It's just that he remembers that Xiyu is both beautiful and shrewd, but he is already seventeen years old, and he should have reached the age of the girl's marriage a long time ago. But if he has someone, he doesn't plan to keep occupying the dove's nest. I'm afraid that Autumn Mark and Amber have long been looking forward to letting go of their hands.

"Young Master Yue!"

Zhang Yueqiu was awakened by this call. I saw a little girl wearing a dark green armor standing next to her, but she couldn't remember her name for a while. The little girl curtsied her knees in a proper manner. Then he reported: "The master just sent someone over, saying that the young master Yue has finished sending Doctor Shi, and if he is free, he will go over again, he has something important to say to you." ”

Important? Zhang Yue was puzzled when he heard this, and wondered why he hadn't heard Zhang Fu mention it at all just now. So he withdrew the girl, and he hurried to Zhang Fu's place.

The British public Zhang Fu was seriously ill during the mourning period of Zhang Guifei, and although he lived in the chalk room to mourn, he did not ban eating and drinking. Now that Concubine Zhang Guifei has died for three months and has been buried, Zhang Fu has moved into the main bed. Due to the cold weather in the north, Zhu Di read that Zhang Fu was in mourning clothes, and gave an additional deerskin bib to hang on the main bedroom door.

After lifting the thick deerskin bib and entering the room, he saw that Zhang Fu, who was wearing a cloth dress, was not lying on the bed at this time, but was sitting on the chaise longue by the window with a half-awake squint, covered with a big red gorilla felt blanket, Zhang Yue hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Hall, do you have something to look for me?" ”

"Doctor Shi is gone?" Zhang Fu asked, and when he saw Zhang Yue nodding, he pointed to a small pestle next to him and asked him to sit down, because he said, "You have been so busy these days that your feet don't touch the ground, although you often come on weekdays, but if there are either people or other things, I don't have time to talk to you about something." You've been in Beijing for some time, what do you think of Beijing compared to Kaifeng? ”

This topic was something that Zhang Yue didn't expect in advance, and he couldn't guess Zhang Fu's intentions for a while and a half - after all, if you ask how Beijing is better than Nanjing, this can also be related to the issue of moving the capital, but how is this Beijing compared with Kaifeng?

Henan is known as the Central Plains Zhongzhou, and even in ancient times, there were those who won the Central Plains to win the world, but after the Yellow River flooded again and again, the world was in turmoil again and again, the land of Henan was ten rooms and nine empty, and almost all the people who migrated to the past after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty were poor. Even a famous city like Kaifeng is also precarious under the threat of the Yellow River, and it has been soaked in floods several times. If it weren't for the convenience of water transportation, I am afraid that the provincial capital would change hands.

Although Beijing was not in a recession after the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, after all, it was once the residence of King Yan, and it has been gradually renovated since the beginning of Yongle. Now Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan supervises Cao and transports wood to Beijing; Taining Hou Chen Qi Dong is responsible for the construction of Beijing; Zhu Di even made a lot of miscellaneous crimes, and the prisoners below the capital crime went to Beijing to work to atone for their crimes. As you can imagine. In the next few hundred years, Beijing, the capital of the world, will naturally become more and more prosperous.

"The Zhang family is all from auspicious charms, and now our branch has long been away from Kaifeng and settled in Nanjing, and it is more likely to settle in Beijing in the future, so I suggested to your grandmother before that the family move out of Kaifeng."

Zhang Fu didn't wait for Zhang Yue to speak, and then spoke again. Seeing Zhang Yue's face full of consternation. He also explained earnestly: "The imperial court governs the Yellow River every year, and the Yellow River bursts every year, which is the power of heaven, not human power. The land in Henan is no longer as fertile as it used to be, and in the long run, living on the edge of the Yellow River is extremely unreliable. Our Zhang family is from Henan, so naturally we can't forget our roots, but we have to plan for future generations. ”

He paused. He also said: "Whether your father is in the course of the present year or not, your grandmother has decided to buy a house in Beijing." Gao Quan has been running around these days, and the place should have been chosen, which is enough for your whole family to live. Your grandmother taught her children and grandchildren well, and the grandchildren of the three houses can work together before the great disaster comes. So what I mean is that in the future, instead of setting up your own door, it is better for you to live together in the three rooms, so that you can take care of it. ”

At this moment. Zhang Fu had another thought in his heart - if the three brothers could be like the three brothers Zhang Xin, he wouldn't have to worry so much about it all day long. Although the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, there are no real elders in the family, and it is still difficult to truly twist the family into a rope after all.

Zhang Yue has been busy with all kinds of things since he came to Beijing, but he didn't notice the elusive Gao Quan, and only then did he know that people had quietly taken care of everything. Knowing that this matter has been decided, Zhang Fu's words are extremely reasonable. Naturally, he didn't have the slightest reason to object, so he asked again: "According to what the hall uncle said, ...... in Nanjing in the future."

"The emperor's relocation is to guard against northern Xinjiang, so that future generations will not forget the hard-won cause in the luxurious place south of the Yangtze River, this Nanjing is naturally still an important town, and officials will be set up to guard it in the future, but most of the princes and nobles will move to Beijing."

Zhang Fu showed a smug smile as he spoke: "Back then, you followed the emperor to guard Beiping from your grandfather, and you had already placed a lot of real estate here. My brothers later followed me to Nanjing. Many heroes felt that the land in the south of the Yangtze River was fertile, and they all sold Beijing's industries cheaply. I took a lot of it, and I bought some for your grandmother and your cousin. Now this Beijing is the capital, and the houses of the past three thousand times have now increased at least four or five times, and the grange is even more difficult to find. ”

Originally, he was still sighing in his heart that he was too young and missed this great opportunity to make money, but when he heard Zhang Fu say this, Zhang Yue was stunned. In the past, he only felt that Zhang Fu was calm, wise, and low-key, but now he found out that Zhang Fu is the most commendable but keen, otherwise when other heroes sell the industry, how can Zhang Fu have such a big amount of money to eat one by one? At that moment, he really couldn't help it, so he asked tentatively: "Uncle Hall, what kind of property did you once buy for your grandmother?" ”

"There are more than a dozen large and small granges near Tongzhou, not to mention hundreds of hectares of fertile land. There is a mansion of Jing'an Hou in Beijing, and there are five or six large and small mansions, in addition to more than ten shops. Even if your grandmother doesn't send Gao Quan to buy another house this time, it's actually enough. ”

Zhang Fu said it lightly, but Zhang Yue was dumbfounded when he heard it. He vaguely heard his father mention the property of the Xiangfu Zhang family around Kaifeng City, but he didn't know that his grandmother had quietly saved such a large fortune in Beijing. Even if there is no matter of moving the capital, even if it is the gold that was lost for the matter of the eldest uncle Zhang Xin, the words auspicious Zhang family and defeat are far from compatible.

"There's one more thing I didn't tell you before." As if he was not shocked, Zhang Fu leaned back leisurely, and then said, "I managed to recover the two thousand taels of gold that I lost when I atoned for your eldest uncle's sins before, and this time Gao Quan bought a house in Beijing with that money." The reason why I didn't stop your fourth brother from selling the house in the first place was also so that others would no longer stare at your eldest uncle. ”

"Besides, I didn't happen to be there for your fifteenth birthday, and I didn't have anything to do. Rong Shan bought a small grange near Tongzhou before, about 200 acres of land, plus a three-in-three house on South Street, and gave it to you as a gift. ”