It was the winter moon, and the weather was wickedly cold, with heavy snow one after another, but to the surprise of all the officials in Beijing, almost none of the beggars in the city froze to death this year. As soon as the snow stopped, an official from the Shuntian Mansion would lead the workers to clean up the snow on the road and transport it all out of the city, and a layer of ash would be sprinkled with a layer of ash to prevent the elderly from slipping.

Lord Yin also specially ordered that all coal and firewood transported into the city were tax-free, and Shuncheonfu also specially purchased a batch and sent it to the poor people in the city.

Although it is a small favor and a small favor, after all, the yamen is no longer high, and the officials and lords care about everyone's weal and woe and put the people's affairs in their hearts. In a short period of time, Tang Yi's official reputation among the people was excellent, and there were voices of praise everywhere, and the voices of the people and the imperial historians also heard them.

Previously, Tang Yi's promotion of reform still angered some people, and they were looking for an opportunity to impeach Tang Yi, but the people's will was like this, so they had to dispel the idea.

Tang Yi silently calculated, at present, Shuntianfu is still facing a deficit of the past years, there are 120,000 taels, if it goes well, next year Shuntianfu will have more than 300,000 taels of commercial taxes alone.

Make up the shortfall and set up a few more schools to attract more young people to school. As a Shuntianfu Yin, there is only so much he can do.

Others will touch too many interests, and they can't be implemented if they are proposed, so they simply keep it in their hearts, as long as Suncheon Bank can operate smoothly, relying on financial interests, it is completely able to change the heart of the empire.

The situation is opened, just leave the rest to others, as long as Tang Yi takes the helm, there will not be too many problems. Leadership is an art, and Tang Yi is not willing to bind himself to complicated mundane affairs.

He had to do another, more challenging thing, and that was to be a qualified emperor. After several observations, Tang Yi found that King Yu was not stupid, but his reflection of the god level was a little slow, as long as he was given a little time, he could still figure it out.

Tang Yi didn't expect King Yu to be the first emperor of the ages, in fact, this era did not need a wise and martial emperor.

Through the protracted Great Rites Discussion, it should be seen that the Ming Jun in the eyes of the Ming courtiers should not bow down to him, more often, it is a tablet, and the things that the ministers can't solve will be handed over to him, as for what can be solved, I'm sorry, it's best to shut up.

Obviously, King Yu, who is soft, has the conditions to become an ideal monarch.

Of course, as an emperor with supreme power, you must also have a pair of eyes that are perceptive to everything, know what to do and what not to do, and you can't be like Chongzhen, just fool casually, that is the king of the dead country!

Tang Yi specially prepared a detailed world map to explain the story of the Western voyage to Yuwang, explaining the strange animals, cannibal tribes, and tall pyramids on various continents......

King Yu has lived in the palace since he was a child, and after leaving the palace, he was encircled in the palace, and he never even came out of the capital, the whole otaku, where have I heard so many strange things, saying that there is no need to take notes, King Yu carries a thick notebook every time, writes down everything Tang Yi wrote, and waits until he returns to the inner house, and then goes to the Li family.

Soon, Master Tang's class became the most popular among Yuwang, and every time he was so focused that he couldn't even blink his eyes.

Seeing that King Yu liked it, Tang Yige worked hard, in addition to preparing the content interestingly, he also deliberately instilled his set of financial theories into King Yu from the perspective of mental learning.

The succession of generations is not a destiny, but finance, and the collapse of every empire stems from the depletion of finances. Confucianism in the past dynasties avoided talking about interests, which is a big mistake, and only by thoroughly studying the great truth contained in money can the country be governed well.

Saints and gentlemen have always been very few, and they cannot govern the country by ideals and imagination alone.

Although I don't know how much Yuwang really understands, he is very concerned about Suncheon Bank, how much deposits he has absorbed, how much money he has lent, and how many people have not supported it...... Of course, the most important thing is when to return to the capital and how much dividends can be paid.

Every time Tang Yi came, he had to inquire about it so that he could deal with King Yu's trivial problems.

Just when Tang Yi was busy with his work, excellent news came from the southeast, the autumn season was over, the results were announced one after another, and the statistical results came out.

Teacher Wei Liangfu specially wrote a long letter of more than 10,000 words, in which he read the examination results of various provinces in detail.

The old man excitedly mentioned that the quality of this group of students in the southeast is very high, which is rare in the past dynasties, especially in Suzhou Mansion, the old man mentioned four top-notch children, including Xu Shixing, Wang Xijue, as well as Shen Lin and Wang Shaozhou.

Shen Lin is Tang Yi's scholar, Wang Shaozhou is a member of the Taicang Wang family, when Tang Yi began to participate in the imperial examination, they followed the examination, they were still young at the time, just to feel the atmosphere of the examination room, six years have passed in a blink of an eye, they have also grown up, they are still smart, plus they are surrounded by famous teachers, and their learning has made great progress.

As for Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue, they are students of Suzhou Fuxue, not only outstanding academically, but also concerned about current affairs, and are rising stars who are trained by Xinxue.

According to Wei Liangfu's estimates, Suzhou alone can produce at least 20 Jinshi and more than 10 Hanlin.

In addition, Zhejiang is also a strong province in the traditional imperial examination, in addition to the Shaoxing Mansion that is rich in masters, and Hangzhou where Tang Yi once served as the prefect, the rest of Ningbo, Jiaxing, Taizhou, in recent years, the literary style is flourishing, and there are schools everywhere, although the background is still a lot worse, but the momentum is rapid.

In short, just these three provinces, Wei Liangfu judged, let alone produce 200 Jinshi.

In recent years, the most admitted people in the imperial examination are only 400, and the three provinces account for half, so how can the ten provinces live?

Of course, Tang Yi knows that the teacher will not tell nonsense, in fact, the three provinces he listed are the three provinces that have benefited the most after the opening of the sea, with a massive inflow of funds, increasing prosperity of industry and commerce, skyrocketing citizen class, the government advocating, Yangming Society picking up the head everywhere, and private schools have sprung up everywhere.

At the expense of a lot of money, famous teachers and Confucians were hired in various places, and in the past few years, the quality of students in the southeast has improved rapidly. It is not a problem to divide the general imperial examination gold list.

Faced with a gratifying situation, Tang Yi was both happy and nervous, the southeast was changing rapidly, and the heart of the empire was still intoxicated with party struggle.

It won't be long before the emerging Southeastern bloc will demand that the empire be reformed to its own volition, and the conservative rulers will hardly notice the changes in the Southeast, or rather, they simply won't admit it.

Historically, the dispute between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party is not far away, and if the party struggle cannot be properly controlled, the final result will be the destruction of the country. Thinking of this, Tang Yi became more and more disgusted with the disgusting competition between Yan and Xu, but he was helpless and had no ability to solve it at all.

On this day, Tang Yi came back from Yuwang's Mansion, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the house, his subordinates hurriedly came over, "Master, there is a guest visiting." ”

"Who?"

"It's Master Zhang Juzheng, I've been waiting for you for more than an hour."

"Oh? How did he get here? ”

Tang Yi hurriedly asked his family to lead the way, and hurriedly came to the living room, only to see Zhang Ju with his hands behind his back, grinding back and forth!

"Uncle brother, little brother is rude."

Zhang Juzheng turned around abruptly and saw Tang Yi wearing a crimson official uniform and a mink fur, which was conspicuous and dazzling. He joined the company ten years earlier than Tang Yi, but he was thrown away by others, which was quite uncomfortable. Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng was not an ordinary person, and he quickly calmed down, but a trace of jealousy in his eyes was still captured by Tang Yi.

Tang Yi remained silent, sat on the main seat, Zhang Juzheng was too much lower than him, Tang Yi didn't speak, he could only sit down, looking a little embarrassed.

"Ahem!" Zhang Juzheng coughed twice, and then said: "Lord Tang, the official is here to ask for an idea on the order of Elder Xu Ge. ”

It was Xu Jie!

Tang Yi smiled slightly, "I don't know what Elder Ge commands, I will do my best." ”

"The lower official has thanked Lord Tang first." Zhang Juzheng paused and said: "According to the report of the people below, it is said that Yan Shifan has found the best auspicious rui in the world. ”

"Xiangrui? Is it a dragon, or is it a phoenix? ”

"It's a Kirin!"

"What?"

Tang Yi was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup to the ground, he frowned and said: "The unicorn accompanied the saint out, before Confucius was born, there was a unicorn in the courtyard of his house 'spitting jade book', the book wrote 'the son of the water spirit, the king of the declining Zhou Dynasty', the master was old, and when he heard that the West Hunting Lin, he cried for this, and said, 'My way is poor'." He once made a song: 'Tang Yu is in the world and the phoenix is traveling, what do you want when this is not the time? I'm worried. Soon the Master died. Tang Yi concluded: "Since the master, the unicorn has been revered by the Confucian sages and saints of the past dynasties. ”

Zhang Juzheng looked up to the sky and sighed: "Lord Tang, if it weren't for the important relationship, the lower officials wouldn't have come to you." If Yan Shifan discovers the Qilin and dedicates it to His Majesty, wouldn't it mean that their Yan family's father and son have made meritorious contributions to governing the country, and the Ming Dynasty is a peaceful and prosperous era? When the time comes, it will be even more difficult to be strict! ”

Zhang Juzheng sighed, his brows furrowed, and it became a deep figure. Tang Yi didn't care, he smiled: "Uncle brother, I think you are too worried." ”

"Why?"

"You think, the unicorn is the same as the dragon, they are all the beginning but not the tail, for all generations, there are legends of the unicorn, and there have been a lot of strange beasts, said to be the unicorn, but it has never been determined. What can Yan Shifan do even if he gets the Qilin, as long as he bites it to death and doesn't admit it, that's it. Your Majesty knows in his heart that today's Da Ming is far away from the peaceful and prosperous world! I won't believe their nonsense. ”

Tang Yi told the situation of the past dynasties, but Zhang Juzheng was about to cry.

"Lord Tang, if it was another dynasty, maybe it would be fine, but don't forget, when the eunuch of Sanbao went to the West, he brought back the Qilin, and Grandpa Cheng had already ordered someone to leave a portrait and admitted that it was the Qilin. If the two are compared, the painting is exactly the same as what Yan Shifan brought, I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't be able to believe it if you want to! (To be continued.) )