Xidan archway, Taifu Temple Yamen.

Cao Hao paid attention to a piece of news in the past few days, that is, Fujian Governor Jueluo Manbao had an excerpt on "paving the land into the mu" a few years ago.

This is one of the main policies of the fourth elder brother after he came to power, and it is by relying on this policy that the empty treasury has been re-enriched.

Since the Manchu and Qing dynasties entered the customs and "staking land," land annexation has been said to have been seriously beneficial. A large number of peasants who lost their land became tenant farmers, but the "Ding Yin" pressed on them did not decrease in the slightest.

Although the families of the powerful have annexed land on a large scale, they have used various methods to reduce or reduce taxes.

And those landless peasants, under their hard work, had to pay a very high proportion of land rent, and they also had to pay Ding Yin and hard labor.

Even if it is a year with good weather and good weather, it is good to be able to barely satisfy yourself after layer by layer. If there is a drought or flood year, the crops are not good, and the grain grown is not enough to pay the rent.

What else can be done other than selling sons and daughters, or selling themselves into slavery?

Kangxi's 50-year-old decree, "Prosperous times add Ding, never add endowment", so that Ding, who was born after 51 years of Kangxi, completely got rid of the pressure of "poll tax".

The benefits will not be apparent until more than a decade later.

According to the system, every man from the age of 16 to 60 is called Ding, and the male is required to pay the Ding, in addition to paying the Ding, he also has to bear the burden of local labor.

Those who still need to pay the silver can only pray that God will open their eyes. Otherwise, maybe a major flood or drought will come down, and the family will be separated forever.

Even if they are lucky enough to survive, most of them leave their homeland and become servants.

Why Yongzheng was infamous after his death, until hundreds of years later, some people still questioned the legal surname of his succession. There are also countless literati who have criticized him and described him as a tyrant who "plots his father, forces his mother, kills his brother, slaughters his brother, is greedy for money, is eager to kill, is drunk, is loyal, is good at slandering, and is indiscriminate".

The reason is this, "spread into acres".

The "apportionment of land to the acre" has lightened the burden of the people, curbed land annexation to a certain extent, and enriched the state treasury, but it has seriously damaged the interests of the powerful landlord class.

Speaking of which, Yongzheng, the emperor, has no taste, he has been busy for more than ten years, tired and tired, but he is not good at all.

In front is the father of the "Emperor of the Ages", and there is a "perfect old man" son of a romantic and ruined family in the back, but he, the "old scalper" who connects the past and the next, is only infamous, and wants to whitewash the peace, and there is no Shilin to support him.

Thinking of this, Cao Hao couldn't help sighing, and at the same time wondered in his heart, whether this Jueluo Manbao would be the fourth elder brother's person.

Even if it's not now, since the fourth elder brother ascends the throne, he can implement the policy of "spreading the land into the mu" in the world, so I think I should treat this Jueluo Manbao differently.

When I learned that Kangxi had refuted Jueluo Manbao's excerpt, he thought that "the name of Diding is the same in all provinces; If it is spread into the ground, the province will be different, and it will be changed later."

Cao Hao can only sigh, Kangxi has been the emperor for more than 50 years, and he will not be unaware of the relationship between land annexation and empty treasury. But I don't know if it's because of his good name, or if he's afraid that change will cause turmoil, and he no longer has the sharpness of his youth.

During a nap at noon, Cao Hao remembered his stunned head and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

I just thought of opium before, and I will think of "spreading into the acre", do you still want to win the reputation of a capable minister?

He wanted to do his best to find a way to solve the harm of opium, and he did not live in vain. For the others, he didn't have the heart to mix.

All kinds of social changes in history have been fiercely fought in them, and it can be said that they have been paved with blood.

For those who have the courage to reform and pioneer, Cao Hao admires it very much, but he has no interest in roasting himself on the fire.

In addition to being busy with the affairs of the Yamen, Tang Zhiyu was also busy with the exams of his two cousins. His two cousins are both famous and are going to take this spring's examination.

Speaking of these two cousins, Tang Zhiyu's face was full of glory, and he couldn't stop praising them. It's not that this knowledge is good, that is, that the maid is filial and has a square character.

Cao Hao saw it in his eyes and remembered the scene of sending Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang to the end last year.

Cao Shuo is now studying at the Zhengbaiqi official school in the fresh alley of Chaoyangmen, learning translation and Manchu to prepare for the Chinese calligraphy pen post style; Cao Xiang studied in Guozijian, and after the three-year period, he was eligible to directly participate in the next examination. Even if he can't pass the Jinshi exam, as long as Cao Xiang is "superior" in the internal assessment of Guozijian, he can also be selected as an official and enter the official career.

When Cao Hao first came to this world, Cao Shuo was still a child who had just learned to speak, and Cao Xiang was still a fetus that had not landed, and it was so big in a blink of an eye.

Cao Hao couldn't help but take a closer look at Tang Zhiyu, if he didn't start as a child, but continued with the age of his previous life, he should be a few years old from Tang Zhiyu.

Tang Zhiyu stopped laughing when he saw Cao Hao looking at him, but he was a little embarrassed to praise his cousin again.

Cao Hao looked at Tang Zhiyu's white-washed official uniform, and he only admired it in his heart.

In order to take care of the widow and cousins, Tang Zhiyu said that his son lived a very hard life. The people in the family, except for the old man who looked at the door, only the little guy who went to the yamen with him to serve.

All the housework is taken care of by his wife and daughter.

The dignified four-grade Beijing official, to do this part, can be regarded as the only one in Beijing.

Because of this, Yi Duli also chatted with Cao Hao a few times in private, scolding Tang Zhiyu for being a big fool. His two cousins, although they have not yet started a family, are both in their twenties, and they are still famous.

No matter where you go to the museum, you can't mix some money and spend money to support your mother and your own brothers? But they are all nerds, they don't understand the world, they only know how to bury their heads in reading. The family is all raised by Tang Zhiyu.

In addition to studying, after all, the cousins are also older, and with fame, some people are willing to come to the door to visit relatives. Tang Zhiyu picked a serious scholarly family, and gave Zhang Luo to his two cousins, and made a family appointment. Now, I am preparing for the dowry with painstaking efforts.

This is Tang Zhiyu's family matter, and outsiders don't talk much, Cao Hao just listens to it.

Although Tang Zhiyu said that he was stunned, his mind was still on the upcoming examination, and he muttered to himself: "Calculate it, this examiner should be assigned, but I don't know which adult this subject is......"

Before Tang Zhiyu's words fell, he heard someone laugh and say, "Lord Tang doesn't know, but this official does." Wang Xuling, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Liu Qian, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, are the main examiners, and Cai Shengyuan and Wang Zhishu are the deputy chief examiners. At the beginning of the 60,000-year-old lord, the holy decree that was being issued, the Ministry of Rites that arrived yesterday, and several adults began to close the door from today. ”

"The two lords are the main exams...... Tang Zhiyu nodded when he heard this, and began to ponder.

He himself rushed out of the imperial examination, so he naturally knew that the examiner's surname and hobbies were different, and the favors he chose were also different.

Some examiners have a calm surname, so they don't like too frivolous articles; Some examiners are open-minded and have no interest in some stereotypical solutions. There is a lot of knowledge in this, and it is not easy to ignore it.

He paid attention to the examiner, but when Cao Yan heard "Cai Shengyuan", his heart moved.

This Cai Shengyuan, Kangxi was the chief examiner of the Jiangsu Township Examination in the forty-fourth year of Kangxi, and he was Gu Na's teacher. Gu Na entered Beijing, and he took the initiative to invite him. Not only that, but he also promised his young daughter to Gu Na as his wife, and the teacher and student became a son-in-law, which can be regarded as a good story.

For this reason, Cao Yin has great respect for Cai Shengyuan.

Although Gu Na was born in the Jiangnan Wang clan, after all, the clan has withered, and there is no father and brother to rely on, and there is no thin property. Cai Shengyuan does not judge people by his wealth, which is really admirable.

The person who came was Yi Duli, after talking to Tang Zhiyu, he was still waiting for him to say "thank you", so as to tease him, but he didn't expect him to plan for his cousins again.

Yi Duli patted his head weakly, turned his head to Cao Hao and said, "My lord, Ling Zun and Prince Chun are both in the Ministry of Rites, how can the news of your lord not be an official?" ”

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Although he and Cao Yin's father and son also talked a few words every day, he never thought to ask his father how the yamen was.

Seeing that Cao Hao was speechless, Yi Du immediately saw that he looked uncomfortable, and realized in his heart.

Between father and son, natural enemies are general.

As a father, there are few people who look at their sons and are pleasing to the eye. No matter how hard and motivated you are as a son, don't expect to get praise from your father.

is not raising his eyebrows or raising his eyes, or comparing with the promising child, looking at that posture, it is not his own son who is facing it, but a puddle of mud.

After coming and going, this son can only avoid his own son, who is willing to move forward and not make up?

Thinking of this, Ituri quietly changed the subject.

In the afternoon, the work of the yamen errand was short, and it felt like it was passing in the blink of an eye, and Cao Hao's heart to go home was more urgent than every day.

was stimulated by Tang Zhiyu's pride of "my family has a younger brother who has just grown up", and he began to think about whether it was time to be a good student and educate those little radish heads in the education house.

Among them, Tianyou, Zuo Cheng and Zuo Zhu brothers are four years old, and Hengsheng is three years old. Niuniu's side, there is no need for him to worry about it, Mr. Zhuang has already taught his daughter to practice big characters.

Although according to the current rules, it is still early for children to start at the age of three or four, but it is not good to be free-range.

Cao Yan didn't expect the children to go back to the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination, but he didn't want them to become useless fools.

Thinking of this, Cao Yan's body riding on horseback couldn't help but straighten. Well, I have the instinct to be a father's elder.

Returning to the mansion and entering the inner house, Cao Yan went to the Orchid Courtyard to say goodbye as usual.

Cao Yin and Li are not there, their father is no longer there, and there are also those who return late from the Yamen, how could their mother go out to visit the family?

Cao Yan felt strange in her heart, and asked the maid here, "When did the wife go out?" But where are you going? ”

The maid replied: "The second grandmother of Dongfu sent someone to invite her wife, as if she was in an emergency, and the eldest grandmother also followed. ”

When Cao Yan heard this, he was still confused.

Although Cao Song is not in the capital, there is still Zhaojia in the East Mansion, how can it be Jinghui's turn to speak?

He came out of the Lan Courtyard, but he was a little worried. It can't be that Zhao Jia's family took advantage of Cao Song's absence and wanted to attack Jinghui, right?

If that's the case, it's really speechless.

Cao Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited, and turned around and wanted to go to Wutong Garden to change his clothes first, but he was called.

From the second gate, panting and running in, it was Xicai.

Xicai said with a little gasp: "Edon, Gege accompanied his wife in Dongfu, thinking that Edon was almost gone, let the maid come back and invite Edon over." ”

Isn't it a matter of the inner house of the house, why do you still want to call him over?

Cao Yan asked: "What the hell is going on, such a laborer, it's all time for dinner, and you don't want anyone to come back?" ”

Xicai listened to his question, as if she was frightened, she couldn't help but tremble, and whispered: "The second wife has fallen, and the situation is not very good." ”

Cao Yan didn't notice Xicai's abnormality, nodded, and turned around to go to the second gate.

Xicai shook her head vigorously, extinguished the chill on her body, muttered "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid", walked a few steps quickly, and followed Cao Yan.

As soon as he left the house, he met Cao Yin, who had just arrived at home, and Cao Yin had seen his father and told him about Zhaojia's family.

"Fell?" Cao Yin listened, waved his hand at his son, and said, "Since this is the case, then you can go over and take a look and see what the imperial doctor has to say." Xiao Er is not in Beijing, and the others are still young, so you should take care of them more. ”

Although Cao Yin was also a little worried, there was no reason for the eldest uncle to visit his brother and daughter-in-law, so he instructed Cao Yin to say a few more words.

Seeing that his father was clear-eyed, Cao Yan couldn't cry or laugh, could he not stand by and watch if he didn't command these few words?

When he arrived in Dongfu, Cao Yan directly followed Xicai into the inner house and went to Zhaojia's courtyard.

Under the porch stood two little maids, wearing spring shirts, trembling at the door. Seeing that Cao Yan had arrived, the two hurriedly picked up the curtain.

There was no one in the outer hall, and everyone gathered in the inner room.

When he saw the Zhaojia clan on the kang, Cao Yan couldn't help but be startled.

The bridge of the nose has been broken, collapsed into it, a hole has been added to the forehead, the right half of the face has been rubbed, and the whole face is red and swollen, looking like a ghost.

The most bizarre thing is that Zhao Jiashi is not in a coma at the moment, but has his eyes open. She seemed to be looking at something, and her whole body was petrified......

(To be continued)