Not many people know about the military exploits of the land and water battalion this time, there is no propaganda in the imperial court, and it is not written in the newspapers, but the high-ranking officials of Datong and the ministers of the DPRK and China know about it. The crown prince and the second prince can only advise, but there will be no punishment, the water and land camp is different, these days Hongzhi desk impeachment of the water and land camp is accumulating higher and higher, and many ministers have asked to severely punish the water and land camp that puts the future hope of the Ming Dynasty in danger.

This is not only to advise the prince, but more importantly, to keep the prince away from the military, it is best to disband the land and water camps, so that the prince can learn the art of governing the country with peace of mind in the future.

These twists and turns were not issued by Hongzhi, and even issued a holy decree to reward officials at all levels of the water and land battalion, and the first level of silver was also quickly issued. 1,120 heads, a total of 33,600 taels, this time the rare ones were all handed over to Dong Qinghai, there was no shortage of catties or two, but no one added officials to the knighthood. It seems that the civil government and Hongji reached an agreement to achieve such a result.

Hongzhi's face has been bad for the past two days, and the two brothers also know what is going on, so they are at ease in the palace with Queen Zhang and the little girl, and they do not leave the palace.

On the 4th day, the two of them were ready to take the little girl to Li Zhen to check the situation of various industries during this time. Unexpectedly, Queen Zhang also went with her, and the little girl and Queen Zhang smiled with unknown meaning along the way, which made the two brothers scratch their heads.

When I arrived in Li Town, I directly entered the Guanzhuang Mansion, and along the way, the carriages and people came and went, all of which went back and forth between the capital and Li Town. Seeing such a situation, the two brothers were also overjoyed.

Gu Dayong had already waited at the door of Guanzhuang Mansion to greet him, and after entering Guanzhuang Mansion, Gu Dayong began to report the progress of this period to the two brothers after a few people sat down. Queen Zhang and the little girl were whispering on the side, smiling from time to time, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Gu Dayong with a smile, and patted Gu Dayong's bulging belly with his hand and said, "Dayong, life has been good during this time, this belly looks like it's about to give birth." Gu Dayong was a little flattered, he could be patted on the stomach by the master, what an honor and what an intimate performance, so he replied with some flattery, "Master, you are laughing, isn't the good life of the old slave given by you, hehehe." The two brothers looked at Gu Dayong, who had gained a few laps and giggled at him, and they were also very happy.

In the past two years, although Gu Dayong can't say how talented he is, he has worked diligently and meticulously completed the tasks he has assigned. The most important thing is to be self-aware, judge yourself when you encounter small things, ask Bai Xiaode, who is very important to the two brothers, and hand over major matters directly to the two brothers to decide. In this way, the Huangzhuang is running well, and the two brothers are not tired of managing it.

Zhu Houwei said in a relaxed tone, "Father-in-law Gu, what is the situation in Huangzhuang during this time, can you tell me?" Gu Dayong immediately replied, "The Huangzhuang is now running well, this year's grain has been put into storage, a total of 258,5713 stones, and now the prince's treasury is a total of 400,000 stones of rice, and other miscellaneous grains are 183,661 stones." The main income of silver taels is the three reservoirs, this month, every day fishing and selling to the restaurants and people in the village in the capital, the daily profit is about 2,000 taels, so far a total of 75,000 taels of silver income. But soon the weather will be cold, and the amount of fish will be slowly reduced. There is also a garment factory, which has recently received a few orders of ready-to-wear orders from merchants in Beijing, which can make a profit of more than 3,000 taels. Now that the chickens raised in the village have almost reached their maximum capacity, do they want to sell them in large quantities? The number of cattle and sheep has increased a lot, and some can also be sold. As for the fruit canning factory, there are many productions, and the stock is sufficient and ready to be shipped at any time. Now the total amount of the curry is 357,600 taels of silver, and 61,200 koji tongbao. ”

After listening to the report, Zhu Houzhao was very happy, now that the manor has enough money and food, it is not in vain that the two brothers have spent so much energy. Zhu Hou looked at Gu Dayong and smiled slightly, "Dayong, you have done well in the past few years, and I will reward you with 10,000 taels of silver this year, and you have no money in your hands." "Gu Dayong has no other way to get money in the past few years, and his main income is 200 taels of money issued by Guan Zhuang Mansion every month, compared with most eunuchs who hold power, he is simply too poor to be poor. But he saw it very clearly and knew what he was best at, so he handled so much money and food, but he didn't move a penny, and only lived on the monthly income of "**". At this time, for Zhu Houzhao's reward, he immediately thanked him and said, "Thank you for the reward, thank Your Highness for the reward." ”

Zhu Houwei looked at Gu Dayong and felt a lot in his heart. Historically, Gu Dayong was one of the Eight Tigers who competed for power and profit with Liu Jin and others, holding real power, not to mention being rich and rivaling the country, but it is not uncommon to have a net worth of hundreds of thousands of taels, but now he is clean and self-conscious, not corrupt, not fighting for power, and doing things in a down-to-earth manner. Sure enough, the environment has changed people, thinking of this, Zhu Houwei sighed lightly, "Okay, you have done a very good job, I have seen both of your hard work in the past few years, and I hope you can continue to maintain it." Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but nod when he heard this. Gu Da's eyes were slightly moist, and he replied, "The old slave must do his best to do things for his master." ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hand: "Let's go down." At this time, Zhu Houwei noticed Liu Jin standing next to Zhu Houzhao, although Liu Jin had a bright smile on his face, the jealousy that flashed in his eyes did not escape Zhu Houwei's eyes. So Zhu Houwei said lightly, "Prince Zhuangtian, we pay attention to food and materials, but Zhufu is money, the most important thing, let you manage it because my brother values you, and you are doing well, but you follow your side every day, and you will not boast every day." Liu Jin, who was standing, knew that Zhu Houwei was talking to him, so he immediately bowed down and said, "What Your Highness said is that the old slave must do his best." At this time, Liu Jin also reacted, Zhu Houwei was right, he was too careful. Although the Eight Tigers are all people with green muscles around Zhu Houzhao, there are also high and low people, among them, only Liu Jin and Zhang Yong will be called "Liu Companion" and "Zhang Companion" by Zhu Houzhao, which shows that they are the most trusted for the two.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao also spoke: "Liu Companion is what I have always been relieved of. Liu Jin immediately smiled on his old face, and said excitedly, "If you can do things for your master, the old slave will be happy." "The monarch and the minister are harmonious, but Zhu Houwei has some resentment in his heart.

Zhu Houwei said: "What about the eunuchs in charge of the Huangzhuang? Why haven't you come yet? At this time, a eunuch in his thirties and less than 40 walked quickly at the door. Looks ordinary, looks honest and honest, has resolute eyes, solid and powerful steps, and a straight waist. Although he is a eunuch, he is more manly than those unscrupulous children and profligate scholars.

When he arrived, he knelt down and saluted, "Slave Ji Zhun, knock to the prince, Second Highness." At this time, Queen Zhang and the little girl were no longer in the lobby, and the brothers didn't notice when they left.

Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houwei looked at Ji Zhun very satisfied, and Zhu Houzhao said, "Get up, quickly talk about the progress of the renovation of Huangzhuang." Ji Zhun got up immediately, his naturally serious expression made people trust him very much, and his voice made people wonder if he was a eunuch or not, but in the Ming Dynasty, the eunuch must be true, because it has to be inspected every year, and if it is not cleaned, it will be re-cut, and it is impossible for the incident to happen.

I only heard Ji Zhun say, "Now that the Zhuangzi have basically been rebuilt, the farmland has been recovered, and they are ready to officially send long-term workers to cultivate in the spring of next year." The reservoir has also been excavated, and the purchase of livestock of all kinds has been basically completed. The school is almost finished, and it will be ready for use in the spring of next year. Many fruit trees have also been transplanted in each Zhuangzi, and the plan for next year is to complete the reservoir and the cement road between the various Zhuangzi. The grain in each warehouse is enough to support until next autumn, but the silver taels are insufficient, and now there are a total of 300,000 taels left. ”

What Ji Zhun said was similar to what the two Zhu Houzhao brothers expected, and even more so as for the silver two. The construction team that supported the past from Taizi Zhuangtian, as well as some unique materials such as cement, were all silver money allocated from the Zhu Mansion. But once all the people became long-term workers, nearly 100,000 people, and nearly 250,000 taels would be spent in a month, and the silver confiscated and the silver left in the original treasury would not be enough at all.

Zhu Houwei said at this time, "Father-in-law Ji can rest assured, when the time comes, the silver will be shipped one after another, and there will be no less." By the way, there is no trouble other than that. ”

Ji Zhun frowned, "Now each village has dispatched the village chief and the village party secretary, but to carry out the work, the result is half the effort, and the slaves and maids are also a little worried." ”

This problem is very serious, in ancient times, various systems such as armor protection were implemented, so that the clan power was deeply rooted in the village, and even after arriving in New China, in some remote mountainous areas, the village still had the final say. The two brothers had discussed this issue before, and Zhu Houwei was very direct, saying that these were all tenants of Huangzhuang, and if they were disobedient, they would be driven out of Huangzhuang directly. But Zhu Houwei thought about it and still denied it. You can do this in the Huangzhuang, but outside the Huangzhuang, if you extend the political power to the village level in the future, you can't do the same thing when you encounter the same problem. And surely all the people of the world will rise up against them. So now, you can take your time to think of some countermeasures, experiment, and then you can summarize effective methods.

So Zhu Houwei said, "It's better to do this, each village implements the pension system, that is, to take out a sum of money, and then the village party secretary collects and manages it, and the village head distributes it." The main thing is to help the lonely and widowed elderly, and as for the children, all of them will be sent to school at that time, and then a small amount of money will be given every month, so that they will not be penniless after graduation. Build a nursing home in Zhuangzi, place the lonely and widowed elderly in several small Zhuangzi nearby, build a kindergarten, house the orphans nearby, recruit some female workers to serve the elderly, teach children, and win the hearts of the people. If it is a recalcitrant village, then all the people will be evacuated, even if the house is sold to them at a low price, the long-term labor system will not be implemented, and all rights such as free schooling for children will be withdrawn, and they will continue to be tenants. Within a few years, when they perceive that the gap between their lives and those of other Zhuangzi is getting wider, they will accept the new system. ”

After Ji Zhun heard this, he was stunned, and whispered in his mouth, "The old have support, and the young have learning, really?" ”

Brother Zhu Houzhao looked at him and couldn't help laughing, at this time Ji Zhun came back to his senses and said excitedly, "Although the various Zhuangzi clans will also implement some practices of caring for the lonely and widowed elderly and orphans, there are always places that cannot be taken care of. There are also various benefits, just to read and write, these people have to be obedient, scheming, righteous and bright, and good. ”

At this time, Zhu Houzhao asked, "Has Gonggong Ji read a book?" "You must know that in order to prevent the dictatorship of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, except for a small number of small eunuchs, most of them were not allowed to read and write. However, more than 100 years after the founding of the country, this system has also been relaxed to a certain extent.

Ji Zhun said, "When I arrived in Huangzhuang a few years ago, I usually don't have many things, so I studied some books by myself in private, and I used to know some words in the palace, and I could barely read some books when I stumbled." ”

Zhu Houwei nodded and said, "Gonggong Ji, Huangzhuang can't relax in the future." If you get some credit, it will be of great use in the future. ”

Ji Zhun listened and replied calmly, "The slave doesn't dare to slack off, and there is a negative grace." The two Zhu Houzhao brothers had nothing to say, so they had to let him go.

When the matter was dealt with, the two looked back, and it turned out that Queen Zhang and the little girl were gone, but there seemed to be laughter in the back hall, which sounded like a little girl. So the two got up and walked to the back hall, and when they arrived at the back hall, they were surprised, Zhu Houzhao stood on the spot, Zhu Houwei was shocked at first, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao with a playful face. What's wrong? It turned out that there were three people here, Queen Zhang, the little girl, and Bai Yulian.