In the back garden, the new green has just vomited; Watching the fish pond, the spring flowers are blooming.

On the nine-song corridor, Zhu Pingjin held his fucking hand affectionately, and watched sideways as a large group of red fish scrambled to devour the bait thrown by the eunuchs on the water.

"The sons and daughters came today to borrow food from their mothers for the homeless people."

"Mom, I've said it a few times. Why is it that you are separated from your mother when you are older, and you want to eat like a sour ding in school! ”

"Erchen has grown up, and he is the son of the Shu clan canonized by the imperial court, and many people always watch his behavior and deeds. The sons and daughters respect the law and abide by the law, so they have no gossip. Zhu Pingjin explained: "The sons and daughters are always reminding themselves to do things according to the instructions of the imperial court, to do things according to the requirements of their father, queen and mother, and strive to be a good son of a family that is liked by his parents, satisfied by the court officials, and praised by the people." ”

The princess couldn't help laughing and said, "You kid, you can also joke and tease your mother." ”

"Mom, look at the borrowing of food......

"You tell your mother about Miss Luo first."

"Mom, the matter of borrowing food is very urgent, and people will starve to death if they don't have food."

"The person you bought was already hungry, and it wasn't bad for a while. First of all, I will explain Miss Luo's affairs to my mother in detail, and I am not allowed to hide it at all! "The princess is not going to let go today.

Zhu Pingjin said helplessly: "Then where do I start?" ”

"It starts with how you met, why do you like her?"

"How did you know, Mom, you already know." Zhu Pingjin said: "I just like Miss Luo!" ”

"Why do you like it? Earlier, you told your mother that Miss Naluo is virtuous and virtuous, and everyone is beautiful...... Bah! It's clearly a lie to your mother. Today you have to make it clear, otherwise you will find your own way to find your mother about the food. ”

Zhu Pingjin is really helpless, can he explain the matter of liking a person in one or two sentences? Besides, it's not a matter of a few days, but a few hundred years from now. How can you make it clear? If you make it clear, who will believe it? But if I don't make it clear today, I will not be able to pass the test. Zhu Pingjin's heart is horizontal, and he is open, whether he can pass the test depends on this time.

Start Plan A.

"Why does my son like Miss Luo? It's because my son saw Miss Luo and hit it off at first sight! She is the woman of her son's life! Zhu Pingjin pondered the words and said: "As soon as my son saw Miss Luo, he had a natural sense of closeness, and he felt that she had known her son a long time ago. Where did I know, the son didn't know, maybe in a dream, or maybe in a book, the son couldn't tell. As long as Miss Luo is by my side, I have a desire to talk and an urge to get closer. Mom, I think Miss Luo and I must be a husband and wife in a previous life! ”

"Then Miss Luo is by your side, do you have a sense of security?" The princess asked, then added, "Do you think she looks like your mother?" ”

"yes." Zhu Pingjin replied, "Mom, how do you know?" ”

The princess felt like she was fainting.

Zhu Pingjin didn't know how to fuck it, and still said seriously: "Miss Luo is very capable, and she has a good heart, just like your mother." The son observed carefully, Miss Naluo is indeed not a lady, and she has nothing to do with any fair lady, but she honors her parents at home and works hard outside, just like your mother. The son found the famous Jiang blind man under the Lan Tower, and the Jiang blind man said that Miss Luo had the image of a prosperous family. Mom, look, isn't it possible for us to make it in the palace? It's up and down, inside and out, and it's all supported by you alone, and you're tired, isn't it? The son thinks about it, if the son gets married and looks for a daughter-in-law, he must find someone like you who can take care of the family and prosper the family, so that he can help you do things in the future. Those beautiful women who are good-looking will only sing the wind and the moon. If you can't do something, what's the use of being good-looking? Those young ladies with good family backgrounds will not be able to run a house, they will only spend money, and sooner or later they will spend all their family wealth; Second, you don't know how to wait for people, you still have to wait for her. My son is also worried, if you enter the door, will those young ladies rely on their mother's power to fight you in the ring? ”

Hearing her son's explanation, the princess breathed a long sigh of relief in her heart. It's good that there's no such mother plot! She knew that her son was deliberately complimenting her, but she still had a smile on her face.

The princess said disdainfully: "Now you know your mother's good?" No matter how powerful their family is, can it be bigger than my dignified palace? Whoever enters my house must keep the rules of my house. Hey, you and Miss Naro, which of you listens to whom? ”

Zhu Pingjin replied proudly: "Listen to her for small things, and listen to me for big things." For example, what clothes to buy, walk that street, listen to her; She listened to me for the rest of the big things. On Chinese New Year's Eve, she caused trouble in Huangchengba, and her son wrote a letter to scold her fiercely, and she only obediently confessed her mistake to me. ”

The princess smiled more and more happily, "I thought you were stupid, you were fascinated by a little girl's house, and you couldn't find the door." It seems that you are still sober, when will you bring it for Mom to see. ”

"Okay!" Zhu Pingjin replied happily. Pass the first level, now go to the second level.

Zhu Pingjin asked the princess: "Mom, my son has a way to make money." Mom, do you want to hear it? ”

"Say it, don't talk about it."

Zhu Pingjin said: "My son recently heard that the price of grain has risen sharply. Now the price of grain in the market has risen to two taels. Since there is a spring famine imminent, grain prices may rise to three or four taels and one stone. My son thought, my palace can't sell grain anymore, we have to sell more, and wait until the price of grain rises before selling it. ”

The princess laughed, and even Cao Yicheng, who was waiting next to her, had a smile on her face. The princess said, "Do you think your mother doesn't know this?" Your mother knows how food prices fluctuate every year. Our several royal mansions, your two uncles, as well as the King of Shiquan, the King of Neijiang, the King of Nanchuan, the King of Qingfu, the King of Deyang, etc., are all priced together and shipped together. During the spring famine, the grain was raised at a high price, and the grain was collected at a low price during the autumn harvest. The small grain merchants in the market only follow us to buy and ship. The grain still has to be sold, otherwise all the grain shops in our palace will have to close, where will the silver be earned? Where will your father spend more than 100,000 or 200,000 silver a year? Grain is a thing that can't be put away for too long, and it will be aged after a long time. You don't care about these things on a regular basis, so of course you don't know. ”

Zhu Pingjin was sweating all over his head, so he had to defend: "What my son means is that the price of grain is so high now, so there is a lot of money from producing grain." My son thought, taking advantage of the drought last year and the crossing of the donor thief, we will collect more land in the market. Also, find ways to increase the yield of the field. ”

The princess thought for a moment before saying, "Naturally, you have to buy some land while it's low." At the end of last year, the thieves boarded the boat in Jintang County, and broke Luzhou along the Tuojiang River. In fact, there is no need for our family to pay for it ourselves, and in a famine year, those who want to donate will send the land in themselves, and many of our family's fields come from this way. Our family harvests 20 percent and 5 percent, the donating landowner receives 50 percent, and the rest goes to those who farm. In fact, the landlord still got the benefits, where did the government's taxes stop at 20% and 5 in recent years? Besides, the taxes of the government, regardless of whether you collect CD or not, are levied on a per mu basis, and you have to pay them on time, and if you can't pay them, you have to go to the yamen to play boards. The fields in the palace are all tax-free, and when you enter the palace, you don't have to pay taxes, and even the apportionment of the government is also saved, so there are many people who want to donate to our family over the years. Your mother didn't collect more contributions, because she thought that if the palace collected more contributions, the government would collect less land. If the government can't complete the taxes set by the imperial court, it will give the imperial court a debt and find trouble for our family. ”

The son thought that the landlord's dedication to the palace was forced by thieves and the government. They couldn't survive, so they had to come to vote for us, both sides signed a sales contract, and the palace didn't force anyone, so the government couldn't complain about my palace. Zhu Pingjin saw that his mother was listening carefully, and said: "Our palace might as well accept it boldly, and we will not refuse all those who come, and even let out the word to let more people contribute." We have harvested the fields and obtained the grain, and the grain market will be full of words......"

The princess interrupted Zhu Pingjin and asked, "What should I do if there is a disturbance over there in the Yamen?" ”

Zhu Pingjin has thought about this question for a long time. He smiled and said, "Now the grain is expensive and the silver is cheap. Most of the taxes of the imperial court, according to the law of the whip, are levied in silver, and the three salaries levied by the imperial court in recent years are also paid in silver. If the government wants money, then we will give him money. The royal government can negotiate with the government, and the royal government can pay a certain amount of silver to the government every year in the name of donation. In this way, the royal palace received grain, and the government received silver, and both sides rejoiced. It's called a win-win! ”

The princess nodded contemplatively and said, "It's not appropriate in the name of donation. The donated silver is directly into the imperial court, and it is generally collected by the emperor's internal funds. Besides, there is no reason for our palace to donate to our courtiers. There is some truth in what you said, and we have to do it in a different name. But it's too big, your mother has to think about it. Also, what did you just say about increasing the yield of the land? ”

It turned out that the donation was not used correctly. Zhu Pingjin then told the princess in detail about the conversation with Li Chongwen last night, but omitted the content of reducing taxes and compiling Zhuang Ding. The princess was surprised when she heard this. She has been in charge of her mother's husband's family for more than ten years, and she knows a lot about farming, but she doesn't know a lot of knowledge that Zhu Pingjin said. It seems that Master Shu taught well, and his son learned a lot in the school.

The princess then said to Zhu Pingjin: "You bought those women, children, old and young yesterday, and my mother thought that you were just soft-hearted, and you must have lost money." Since Master Shu's students have some skills, you might as well let him do more. My palace has a total of five granges and two shops in Renshou County, all of which are our own, so it is better to ask him to take care of them all. The sacrificial thief has been plagued in Renshou for so long, and the magistrate has killed him, and many people have run away. What is going on over there now, the government is also a confused account. This year, the royal palace will not accept Renshou's rent, and let them support themselves. Shortcomings: seeds, farm tools or something, let him open a list and come over, and I will pick it up in our shop, Zhuangzi. Remember to remind him that if you raise a few working Zhuang Ding in the village, you can resist the thieves for a while. Don't be like last year, when two Zhuangzi ran back a few people, and all the things went to the thieves! However, since you said that you were borrowing food, then your mother will lend it to you. The ration for three months for 1,000 people is almost exactly 1,000 stones, and it will be repaid after the harvest next year. ”

Zhu Pingjin borrowed grain, and he was already beating the dog with meat buns - he had the intention of going and not returning. Hearing his mother's offer, he immediately bargained: "Mom, the autumn grain harvest will be at least until August, how can a thousand stones be enough?" That's going to starve to death! I want 3,000 stones! Three thousand taels of silver! I won't return the seeds and farm tools! ”

"Then two thousand stones, one thousand five hundred taels of silver! Everything has to be returned! ”

"The silver is not enough, I have to take the antiques in the house to the pawnshop and sell them......"

"You dare! Watch mom break your legs......"

Leaving the princess, Zhu Pingjin was overjoyed. He instructed Cao Sanbao to find out a few slaves and maids selected in the prince's mansion and send them to Renshou County to do the work. A few Zhuangzi and a few shops. In addition, Mr. Shu Guoping Shu was also informed to go to Mengding Mountain to meet Song Zhenzong.

The caravan was Zhu Pingjin's first team, and he was not worried about someone alone.