Outside Puzhou City, a burst of gongs sounded, earth-shattering, like thunder.

The townsfolk opened their throats and shouted to the villagers, telling the people that the patrol master was coming, and let everyone go to the fields to listen to the training. The farmer has little interest in such things as the Angel Chincha, and no matter who he represents, he has little to do with himself. In the final analysis, that is, when you come here to collect money and grain, you are only responsible for paying the grain and paying taxes, and as long as you don't pull yourself to engage in voluntary labor, it is easy to discuss. Instead, watching the huge guard of honor go all the way down the field from the official road, the farmers were embarrassed and did not dare to remain indifferent. Even if it's for the sake of Qincha's decency, I have to listen to what he is saying and go through the motions.

Puzhou Zhizhou Huang Yili personally led the horse, leading the young patrol all the way to the fields. The official boots were covered with mud, and even the hem of the official robe was not spared. The officials are not allowed to go to the countryside if they have nothing to do, let alone the officials, looking at this huge pomp, the people are a little afraid in their hearts, they don't know how many livestock they have to take from the village for such a big scene, and how many girls and widows are needed to accompany the bed.

As the gong stopped, the young official stood on a high ground and began to greet the people loudly, with an amiable attitude, as if he had been a wanderer who had been away from his homeland for many years, and now he had made a name for himself and returned to his hometown to visit relatives.

"Folks, my surname is Fan, although I am a Cantonese, but my teacher is from Puzhou, so I have to count half of Puzhou. This time I came here by order of the emperor ......"

On the official road, a carriage drove slowly, the curtain was raised, Zhang Shunqing looked at the field through the carriage, and saw her husband preaching loudly there, and a smile was consciously shown on her face. There were countless officials in the Ming Dynasty, many of whom were the pillars of the people who loved the people like children, but those who were really willing to go down the fields and have close contact with the people were limited. Even if there is, it is all in the style of pro-people officials, and people in the picket system like the patrol press only deal with officials, and will definitely not come into contact with ordinary people. Only such a man can charge forward for his father's great cause, and he did not choose the wrong person. For the sake of his merits, some absurdity, I don't have the same knowledge as him.

It's not that I'm really not angry, it's just that after seeing the pregnant nobleman, Zhang Shunqing was hit hard. No matter how strong his vinegar is, he can't help that master, on the Tumut grassland, there is now a head of 60,000 households, known as the female Jinong who controls the strings under his account, which one can he manage? Under this blow, she also saw many things, such as the little absurdity around her now.

"Brother-in-law is like this in Jiangning! Not only did he make friends with those big families, but he also often went to the teahouse, chatted with those ordinary people, and told them the orders of the county. Let the storyteller tell the people about the system of the county, so that those who are illiterate will not know what is happening. My brother-in-law said that it is useless for the court to have a system, and it is useful to let the people know. Even if this system cannot be implemented in the end, it must be known to the people, so that the people will hate the magistrates and the court, so that the world can be stable and the rebellion can be reduced as much as possible. ”

Xu Liu said on the side, and she didn't stop until Zhang Shunqing looked over. Zhang Shunqing gently pinched her face, "In front of the eldest woman, to say it so directly, this is not what a qualified outer room should do." ”

"Where...... How can there be ......" Xu Liu lowered his head weakly, and Zhang Shunqing snorted: "The slut in the sophomore family, isn't it the bridge you prepared?" Are you going to let her seduce Retreat to her room, and then have a Li Dai Taozhuang? Your little caution can't hide it from me, and besides, no matter how strict the mouth of the sophomore family is, it can't be strict with a soldering iron, as soon as I show the torture tool, she will recruit everything. It's really hard for you, the daughter of a dignified prince would come up with such a way, stupid to death! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Shunqing's finger poked at Xu Liu's forehead, and the latter said with a face full of grievances: "I really thought about it, but I never did it." ”

"So you're not incorrigibly stupid, you haven't paid yourself for nothing, and you don't let men be responsible. You should know that and he is impossible. ”

"So I thought about it, I want to follow Mrs. Li to become a monk and worship Buddha, I have already said that I want to become a monk anyway, and Mrs. Li also agreed to accept me as a disciple. I just want to...... Before escaping into the empty door, it is just the last wish in the mortal dust. ”

"Call you stupid, you don't like to hear it! Mrs. Li herself is pregnant, think about what kind of home you come from! She just wants you to be a stand-in, she has been inconvenient in the past few months, and she wants to retreat, so she will let you accompany him. Relying on the fact that she is the cousin of the Queen Mother, she will do whatever she wants, and these days the nobles ......"

Zhang Shunqing muttered, but saw that Xu Liu's face was not frustrated, but after hearing the time of "a few months", he showed a look of joy that could not be concealed, Zhang Shunqing reluctantly increased his forehead with his hand, knowing that Xu Liu's red line was completely pinched.

She had no choice but to say: "Tonight, I will fulfill the two of you, we are good sisters, and it is not Mrs. Li's turn to sell this favor." In the future, I will have a snack and know who to get close to! ”

Xu Liu lowered his head shyly, "Sister and brother-in-law Xiao Bisheng are newly married, I definitely don't want to bother, then my brother-in-law will be angry." I can wait, I believe that as long as my heart is sincere, things will always work out one day. ”

As time passed, the eldest woman maintained a strange friendship with the outer chamber who was bent on entering the house, and more and more people outside, in addition to the farmers working in the fields, the women, the elderly, and the children of the village came to this place one after another. Zhang Shunqing's mind gradually attracted by this situation, and she couldn't care about the threat of Xu Liu and Mrs. Li for the time being.

During the time she came to Shanxi, she already knew very well how much resistance the new law faced, not to mention Huang Yili, even if the main cadres of the Jiangling Party were here, there would be no good way. Either they will make a mess in Shanxi, and finally kill people with quick knives and messy means, solve the problem with simple and crude violence, or let it erode. And Fan Jin's behavior made Zhang Shunqing see a bright road to resolve disputes by gentle means, kill fewer people and not cause chaos, and minimize losses as much as possible, but also ensure the smooth implementation of the new law. If he changes to Fan Jin's position, the way he can come up with will not be better than this...... Only such a smart person is qualified to be my Zhang Shunqing's husband.

At noon, Fan Jin's preaching seemed to announce a paragraph, and the people still surrounded Fan Jin, asking questions and questions. This is also the reason why officials are reluctant to get close to the people, they can't stop at the beginning, and it's not easy to leave. Xu Liu hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and ran to bring lunch to Fan Jin. Zhang Shunqing looked at her, quite angry, the daughter of a dignified prince, why does she have to look at someone else's husband?

She instructed outside, "Xia He, help me get out of the car." Xiang Gong talked all morning, his mouth was dry and he couldn't eat dry food, so he sent the honey syrup he brought to Xiang Gong. The tone was plain and ordinary, with the calmness and calmness that the prime minister's daughter Fan family should have, but at the moment when she stepped on the bench and got off, Lianzu stepped on the bench, if it wasn't for Liang Pandi to help her in time, she almost fell on Xia He, which exposed the hidden excitement in her heart. It's not that she doesn't want to rush over without regard like Xu Liu, but she just can't. After all, no one knows Xu Liu, but her identity is on the table.

Under the shade of the trees. Fan Jin helped his wife walk slowly, the people of Puzhou are conservative, and husband and wife will not be so affectionate in front of outsiders, if it is an unmarried man and woman, they may even be beaten to death. Of course, Fan Jin and his wife don't have to consider the feelings of the local people, and those farmers and women can only choose to avoid it, and out of sight is pure.

Fan Jin's reaction to these people was not taken seriously at all, "I'm not a magistrate here, what does it have to do with me if they like me or hate me?" I reasoned with them in order to explain the system clearly, so as not to let the people be deceived and believe the nonsense of the Zhang family. If they want to thank the emperor, thank the minister, thank the court, and whoever dares to incite rebellion here in the future will be killed. As for thanking me, there is no need, I don't need these. ”

Zhang Shunqing took her husband's hand and said with a smile: "The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, I'm afraid that only Xianggong thinks so." But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death, life is in a hurry for a hundred years, always want to leave something, even the father also thinks about the name of the history, eternal beauty. ”

"I don't want these, I just want wine and beauty, plus my children and grandchildren don't have to plough the land to eat, they don't have to weave cloth to wear, and they don't have to eat the hardships I suffered back then. Will it feel a loss to marry me? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Shunqing smiled slightly, "If I choose again, I will definitely kill you in Guangdong a few years ago, and take you to Beijing when you have not gained fame, so that the third sister, the Hu family, has nothing to do with you!" I will cut as many red threads as Yue Lao ties, lest you recruit a bunch of fox spirits into your family with the fate of wild peach blossoms. ”

The two laughed a few words, and Zhang Shunqing said: "I also heard about Huang Yili, and I also went to see the woman named Xuemei, which is very pitiful." It is said that she was blinded by herself, just to prevent King Xiangyuan from touching her. I really didn't expect that the women in the courtyard could be so festive. Originally, the matter between her and Huang Yili was very troublesome, Huang Yili's lady wanted to die or live, but she was not allowed to pass through the door, and she was defiled by the king of Xiangyuan, but I was afraid that it would be more difficult to enter the door. ”

"Dare! If Huang Yili's wife obstructs it again, I will let Huang Yili divorce her and marry Miss Xuemei as the main room! The so-called power of her mother's family is nothing in my eyes. King Xiangyuan, Zhang family, acting as the king's mansion...... And Tumut. I'm not afraid of these people, do I still care about a little eunuch? Miss Xuemei's matter is not a trivial matter, and it is not even Huang Yili's business alone. He suffered this fate because of the implementation of the new law, and he represents the face of his father-in-law! If he is bullied and no one comes forward, who will dare to contribute to Lao Taishan in the future, and how can the new law be pushed. ”

Zhang Shunqing glanced at Fan Jin, "Then don't just bully a woman, what should you do with King Xiangyuan?" ”

"I asked Huang Yili, the king of Xiangyuan gave him a beautiful gold, if he is relieved because of this, this person's official will come to an end. If he dislikes Miss Xuemei because of her humiliation, I will find a crime to deal with him first! Fortunately, Huang Yili is a good person, not only does he not dislike Miss Xuemei, but he treats her better. And he told me the truth, he wanted to fight with King Xiangyuan to the end, and he was already collecting evidence of King Xiangyuan's crimes, and was ready to go to Beijing to file a complaint...... Nerd, it's strange to win a lawsuit with Tianhuang nobles. ”

"And how do you want to help him?"

"Of course, I want King Xiangyuan to die by himself, and if he refuses, I will help his whole family die. Collaborating with Tumut to conspire to rebel, I said that whoever is is who, and I can make evidence at any time, and no one knows whether it is fake. And the method of dividing the land, I can use it in Datong, and naturally it can be used in Puzhou. ”

Zhang Shunqing knew that Fan Jin's grasp came largely from the third lady, and this was also a woman who couldn't afford to be jealous, so she had to stop dwelling on this issue and asked, "What about the Zhang family?" ”

"Zhang's ...... This house can no longer take the right, and the land must be measured, so that these two points can be discussed. Otherwise, you will have to make a big fuss. My teacher resigned, just to come back to clean up the aftermath, I believe that he is a rational person and should know what to do. Wang Chonggu came forward, which also meant something. Things must be solved after all, and they can't get to the point where the cart hits the wall, the Jin merchants must exist, and the Zhang family must also exist, but the long house ...... Negotiable. This time the Zhang family will die, and many people will die. The difference is whether I die by myself or I help them die. ”

Zhang Shunqing raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Aren't you afraid that people will say that you deceived your teacher and destroyed your ancestors?" ”

"Whatever, I don't care about that. I have already worshiped Wang Weng, and the price has been negotiated. On the Yangzhou side, I will rectify the Hui merchants and hand over the salt to the merchants of Qin and Jin to operate. Yangzhou salt industry can make an annual profit of 30 million taels, guarding this cornucopia, which is enough to make up for the loss of land. Besides, there is the Silk Road of the future. In the future academy, the number of students in Shanxi will increase, and with these compensations, everyone will finally talk about it. ”

Zhang Shunqing said: "Then don't you still want to go to Yangzhou?" ”

"I have to go to many places, outside of Yangzhou, there is also Shaanxi. The land was poor, and the border troops often took the lead in mutiny. Now I look at it as a small problem, and I don't know when it will become a big mess. Then there is Liaodong, Li Chengliang is very respectful to his father-in-law, but he made Liaodong his own land, which will definitely not work. Then there are Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Banzhou Yang, Shui Xi'an, and the luxury family, these toasts must give them some warnings and let them know not to think about the imperial court that they shouldn't be. If my father-in-law's new law is to be implemented all over the world, someone has to go to various places for his old man to see, where it is implemented well, where it is not good, and where there are problems that need to be improved. For example, the conversion of silver into forced labor is very good in the south, but there is a shortage of silver in the north, so it cannot be done in this way, and we must find ways to improve it. In addition, we also have to look at what kind of life the people are living and how to find ways to make their pockets bulge, so that they can find a place to reason when they encounter grievances. A group of moral gentlemen talk about benevolence and righteousness in the court, and if they want the people to know that courtesy, righteousness and honesty, everyone talks about morality, and someone has to talk about money, right? If no one else does this, I'll do it. It is my job to make the people's pockets more and more bulging, the cities more and more prosperous, and the four seas to be peaceful and peaceful, and the people lose the ability and mind to rebel. ”

Zhang Shunqing said angrily: "Then don't I want to run all over the world with you?" You don't feel sorry for me at all! ”

"Or the lady stays at home and does filial piety instead of me?"

"Die for you! Your life of wild peach blossoms, without me looking at you, wouldn't you fly to the sky? You, don't want to leave me behind. But don't be too happy, don't leave a grandson for your father, it's strange that the old man is willing to let you out of Beijing! ”

"How dare you disobey the lady's orders? Naturally, I did my best and died. ”

Zhang Shunqing's face turned red, seeing that there was no one left and right, she raised her leg and kicked Fan Jin's leg lightly, but her heart was full of joy. Confidants under the bed of husband and wife on pillows are like this today. What Fan Jin thinks is not much different from what he thinks, and the husband and wife can be regarded as having a good heart. As for the things at home...... Just let Sister Hu take care of it, anyway, I'm not good at serving my mother-in-law. It's just that someone is needed to help take care of the family business and take care of the growing industry in the future. As soon as she thought of this, she thought of Song Jin and Ma Xianglan in Jiangning, and thought in her heart: If she can really give birth to a boy this time, it doesn't hurt to reward her for thinking once. Find a woman who can take care of the family business and carry it into the house, but I have heard of a few businesswomen who are very good at business, and they are not very old. If it doesn't work, there is also that Liang Pandi, the housekeeper's mother-in-law will indeed be laughed at if she is promoted to an aunt, but as Fan Jin said: What about him.