Jiang Shishi opened the box and took a look.

Suddenly, golden light was released from inside the box.

And... The colorful lights almost blinded her eyes!

The brilliant light made Jiang Shishi feel dazzling, and she reflexively closed her eyes.

Then I opened my eyes and took a closer look at the gifts in the box.

I saw a pair of red gold bracelets in the box.

The bracelet was two fingers wide and was inlaid with colorful gemstones.

Among them, there is an emerald jadeite and an imperial green jadeite.

A blue sapphire with a glow, a blood-red ruby, a pink jade and a Hetian jade, and several brightly colored tourmalines.

Even at night, when there is only a faint light in the room, you can still see that the gems are transparent, pure in color, and of high quality.

Moreover, each one is the size of a pigeon's egg!

Take one out casually, and it is estimated that you can buy a house in Beijing.

It's just that this mix-and-match, Jiang Shishi really can't appreciate it.

Don't... This is the legendary gift of the straight man of steel?

Pei Xuanling saw that in addition to shock, there was no trace of joy on the woman's face, and he was not as happy as seeing a table of food before, so he couldn't help asking, "What, don't like it?" ”

"Such a good gift, how can the concubine not like it?" Jiang Shishi pretended to be very happy to receive the gift, "It's just that this gift is too expensive, and it shocks the concubine." ”

The prince gave her all the precious stones, the best things he thought were best, on the pair of red gold bracelets, showing that he had spent both silver and thought.

It's just that everyone's aesthetics are different, and we must accept and tolerate all differences.

The straight male aesthetic is also an aesthetic, and this is not the prince's fault.

Pei Xuanling pulled the woman's wrist, "Gu will help you put it on." ”

The bracelet was so thick that it didn't take much effort to wear it at all.

After a while, two bracelets were worn on Jiang Shishi's two wrists.

Jiang Shishi stared at the two wide gold bracelets in her hands, which glittered in the light.

Well, the gems are so beautiful.

Other than that, she felt like an upstart.

After looking at them for a while, she took off the two bracelets and prepared to put them back in the gift box.

Pei Xuanling: "Since you like it, you wear it every day." ”

"......" Jiang Shishi was slightly stunned, and replied embarrassedly: "It's still not good... Such a valuable gift, the concubine must treasure it well, otherwise if she is targeted, she will have it. ”

After putting the bracelet away, she looked up and asked the prince, "By the way, Your Highness, can the gems on this bracelet be used as rings or necklaces by the concubine?" ”

Pei Xuanling: "Since Lone gave it to you, it is yours, and the decision is yours." ”

"That concubine wants to use rubies as rings, and her hands look white when she wears them."

"And that sapphire, the concubine used it as a pendant, it must be elegant and noble to wear."

"Those few tourmalines, pink jade, and Hetian jade, I let people string them into bracelets, and they must look good when they are worn in summer."

"As for the emerald jadeite and the imperial green jadeite... Well... Let's make rings, pendants, and bracelets first......"

The color of jadeite, she is really a teenage woman can't control it.

Pei Xuanling: "......" He should have sent her a bunch of gems directly.

This also saves the craftsman the trouble of setting it on the bracelet or carving it on the bracelet.

**

Although Pei Xuanling planned to let the western part of the country develop tuntian, he had to use the soldiers to farm in the area where he was stationed, or recruit farmers to farm, so he had to say hello to the military department.

So, in the early morning of the twentieth day of the lunar month, Pei Xuanling put forward this idea.

At this moment, the ministers held the court board in both hands and stood at the head of His Royal Highness Baohe.

Emperor Jianyuan sat on the dragon chair, took a silver pill, and listened to the officials' performances seemingly casually.

Pei Xuanling: "Father, my sons heard that many places in the western border pass have been burned and looted by the Western Xia Kingdom, and many landlords and squires have fled in large numbers or have died, and a large area of land under their names has become ownerless land, and the people in some places have even reached the point where there is no one in ten. ”

"Even the local officials went to the wilderness to pick wild vegetables for a living, and the soldiers also ate wild vegetables, wild fruits, or clam meat in the barracks for a living.

"Therefore, Erchen suggested that the soldiers in the west should cultivate the land locally, or recruit farmers to cultivate the land and produce food, anyway, those are fertile farmland that has been cultivated for many years, and can be directly cultivated and harvested, so as to alleviate the food shortage of the soldiers."

"No, I don't agree!" King Kang was the first to object, "The soldiers have worked hard enough to fight, and in the end, it doesn't matter if they don't have enough to eat, they still have to farm, how can they take care of it?" ”

"In addition, now that the war is raging in the west, the common people are dead, wounded, and fleeing, who wants to farm in the local area, this is simply a fantasy! It is better to collect military salaries from all over the country and transport military rations to the west! ”

Pei Xuanling: "Long-distance transportation consumes too much grain, and last year, for every stone of military grain transported to the west, about six stone of grain was consumed by chariots, horses, and manpower, and in some remote places, the maximum consumption was ten stones, and in the end, there was very little grain in the hands of the army. ”

"The tuntian can avoid the huge consumption caused by long-distance transportation, and the imperial court can build castles in areas with abundant water and grass, as a place for the people to settle, provide them with houses, seeds, farm tools, doctors, etc., and exempt them from grain taxes, so that their safety and all aspects are guaranteed, and naturally some people are willing to farm......"

Speaking of this, Pei Xuanling turned to Emperor Jianyuan and said: "Father, the Qin people are eager to merge the world with agriculture, and filial piety and martial piety are determined by Tuntian in the Western Regions, and the art of determining the country lies in strengthening the army and having enough food!" ”

"Erchen begs you to order the western border to pass the Tuntian, and appoint some soldiers to the official positions such as the captain of the agricultural school and the captain of the tuntian, so that they can be fully responsible for the affairs of the tuntian around the west!"

As soon as these words came out, many ministers looked at the prince with appreciative eyes.

Song Fu looked at the prince and also showed appreciation.

He really didn't see the wrong person, every time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed a statecraft strategy that benefited the country and the people.

It's a pity that the prince is not in charge of the Ministry of Rites now, but in charge of the Ministry of Works.

Sure enough, it was gold that shines everywhere.

Alas, there was once an opportunity to work well with the prince in front of him, but he didn't cherish it.

Until now, I regret it.

On the head, Emperor Jianyuan bowed slightly, "The military food in the west is in difficulty, this matter cannot be delayed, the prince's proposal is good......"

Speaking of this, he looked at King Kang, "Second brother, I order you to immediately order to go to the western military camp, so that the border soldiers can start the Tuntian affairs as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" King Kang lowered his head and lowered his eyes, his mouth should be refreshed, but his heart was not very happy.

In his heart, he was unwilling to border the border and fight at the same time, which would only affect the speed of the soldiers in the war, and it would not benefit the military department at all.

In the end, it was in favor of the prince's ministry.

If there is military rations, the household department does not need to allocate funds to distribute military rations, and it will save a lot of money, which will also benefit the household department.

But his father and the emperor had given orders, and he didn't dare to delay.

Seeing that the emperor agreed to the western border Guantuntian, Pei Xuanling said about the farm tools again, "Father, the Ministry of Industry has recently improved some farm tools, which can save manpower and animal power, and let the people get twice the result with half the effort when farming." ”

"Therefore, Erchen wants to apply for a batch of silver, let the Ministry of Industry manufacture a large number of farm tools, send a batch of farm tools to the western border gates, and send the rest to the states and governments to popularize the new farm tools."

When he said this, the Minister of Industry had already presented the sketches of farm tools to Emperor Jianyuan to see.

After Emperor Jianyuan saw the artwork, he was quite shocked and asked: "Prince, are those farm tools really as good as those painted on the artwork?" ”

Pei Xuanling: "When I got the drawing, Erchen couldn't believe it, during this time, Erchen specially asked the Ministry of Industry to make a batch of it, and let the ministers try it, and then report it to you." ”

Although he thought those tools were feasible from the beginning, if he wanted to get the Ministry of Household Funds and convince the Ministry of Industry, he had to use the results of the experiment to speak.

Minister of Industry 1: "Your Majesty, after the trial of the ministers, that plunder is indeed a good tool for cutting wheat, five or six times faster than an ordinary sickle to cut wheat." ”

Minister of Industry II: "There is also the curved plough, which is installed with a plow disc that can rotate freely, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also convenient for turning and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and livestock." ”

Minister of Industry III: "What's even more surprising is the keel waterwheel, which has three structures, which can use water power, human or animal power, and wind power to turn the waterwheel to irrigate the fields!" ”

The most important thing in a country is the army and agriculture, and now I heard that the Ministry of Industry has developed such a powerful agricultural tool, which is particularly beneficial to the development of agriculture in this dynasty, Emperor Jianyuan immediately ordered that the Ministry of Household allocate funds to the Ministry of Industry to produce new agricultural tools in large quantities.

After giving the order to the household department, Emperor Jianyuan asked: "By the way, prince, just now you said that you got this artwork, where did you get it?" ”

"Back to his father's words, it was the son who accidentally saw Jiang Chongjin painting such a drawing, and the son saw that the drawing was conducive to the cultivation of the common people, so he asked the Ministry of Industry to make some farm tools."

"Brother Huang, you can pull it down, isn't Jiang Chongjin a disciple of Xuanmen, and he can actually draw sketches of farm tools?" King Kang didn't believe the prince's nonsense.

However, Emperor Jianyuan said: "Jiang Chongjin is indeed a rare talent, at that time, when the imperial examination, he wrote a very good policy for governing the country, I didn't expect him to improve agricultural tools, he is a genius!" It's a bit condescending to let him be a fourth-grade young eunuch......"

So, Emperor Jianyuan was happy, and promoted Jiang Chongjin to the Heavenly Supervisor of the Sanpin Division!

Not only that, but also rewarded a large amount of treasures and sent them to Jiang's mansion.

Hearing that the emperor had promoted Jiang Chongjin to an official position, King Kang gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction.

The prince is now only in charge of a ministry of works, and the key is how long he has taken over the ministry of works, which has been out of the limelight, and it is tuntian, and it is also to improve farm tools.

He asked the military department to cooperate with him, and he had to ask the household department to allocate funds to him.

How can that?

He seriously doubted that the prince had been instructed by some master recently, and when he made an appointment with the Jiang family's mother and daughter next time, he would have to ask carefully!

The matter of the Ministry of Industry was discussed, and Emperor Jianyuan talked about the year-end summary.

Before this, the officials of all ministries presented the year-end summary to Emperor Jianyuan, and Emperor Jianyuan took the time to read it all a long time ago.

At this time, Emperor Jianyuan also made a summary according to the summary of the ministers.

After making a summary, he looked down at the courtiers below, "Regarding the year-end summary written by Aiqing, I have already read it, most of them write well, only a few people write extremely poorly!" ”

As he spoke, Emperor Jianyuan glared at King Kang with fierce eyes.

Looking at Emperor Shangjianyuan's dissatisfied eyes, King Kang secretly screamed badly.

Sure enough, I only heard Emperor Jianyuan say sharply: "The summary of the military department written by King Kang is false and untrue, and the clever text is messy, and I am very tired of it. ”

A few days ago, when I looked at the ministers' year-end summaries, they all wrote hundreds or thousands of words, and at most a few thousand words is remarkable.

His second son directly wrote nearly 20,000 words, which made him dizzy and angry!

The key is that it can be written well in one sentence, and King Kang has to talk about it at length.

If everyone is talking nonsense like King Kang, how can he see it?

King Kang was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, "The first time my son wrote a summary, he didn't write it well, and he asked his father to calm his anger." ”

Isn't this the first time he has written a year-end summary for the first time when a new official has taken office?

In addition, he was deficient in literature, so he found a few good ones in literature to help him give advice.

In the end, I pieced together and wrote nearly 20,000 words.

I thought that my father would be satisfied, but who knew that I was angrily reprimanded by my father in public.

This is not over, Emperor Jianyuan also asked the eunuchs to read King Kang's year-end summary in public, and the ministers were drowsy when they heard it.

Originally, King Kang felt that he wrote very well, and he was reprimanded by Emperor Jianyuan, but now he was read out by the eunuch in public, and he felt ashamed when he heard it.

After the eunuch finished reading the 20,000 words, Emperor Jianyuan said: "What can be said clearly in a few hundred words, you have to talk at length, from today on, no matter what you write, you must be concise and clear, do you understand!" ”

Ministers: "Yes, the ministers understand. ”

The matter was almost said, and Emperor Jianyuan asked the ministers to go outside the palace to receive the year-end gifts.

All of them were distributed according to official status, such as silver, copper coins, cattle, sheep, pork, rice, etc......

Don't underestimate this year-end gift, some ministers with high official positions have a year-end pension that is higher than that of Yulu.

Watching the ministers receive the year-end gifts, King Kang felt bad in his heart.

He was fined for a long time, and he didn't have a year-end gift, so he was afraid that it would be difficult to explain to the princess when he went back.

Just when King Kang left disappointed, the Seventh Prince quickly followed King Kang, and the two brothers hugged King Kang's shoulders well, "Second brother, don't be depressed, so let's do it, I'll give you my monthly and year-end gifts, so you don't have to worry about not being able to explain to your second sister-in-law." ”

King Kang waved his hand and refused, "That's your monthly salary and year-end gift, how can I ask for you?" ”

The Seventh Prince: "Who is with whom of our brothers, anyway, I don't have a daughter-in-law, I'm not afraid that my daughter-in-law will make trouble with me, besides, I have so much business, and I don't have to worry about spending money during the New Year, but you, have you figured out how to explain to your second sister-in-law?" ”

Recently, he and Jiang Liangdi have cooperated in several new sales, all of which have made a lot of money.

The money was built on betraying the second brother, and he had to make amends to the second brother.

Thinking of the princess at home, King Kang didn't shirk anymore, "That's okay, wait for me to pay the moon later, and then I will slowly pay you back." ”

"Second brother, since I gave it to you, I didn't think about letting you ......return it" The Seventh Prince is quite angry!

**

In the afternoon of the same day, when the imperial decree was delivered to the Jiang family, the Jiang family was sitting in the front courtyard hall, pondering the matter of purchasing New Year's goods.

Jiang Huaizhe had to prepare for the imperial examination three years later, and he was either reading and writing articles at home all day long, or chatting with talented people in the capital.

Therefore, except for him and the children of the Jiang family, the rest of them are there.

Feng Shi crackled and said a bunch of requests, "It's the New Year, Sister Rou and I have to buy two sets of new clothes inside and out." ”

"Then there is the new head, I see that those noble ladies are either wearing a set of red gold heads, or wearing a set of jade ornaments, I don't ask for high, you buy me a set of sterling silver heads."

“......”

Fung made a basket of such New Year's requests.

Tao only remembered a few things she could do, and as for what she couldn't do, she said directly, "Aunt Feng, although Jinlang is now an official in Beijing, our family's life is quite passable, but compared to those rich and noble families in Beijing, it is still much worse, and we can't handle the heads you said at all." ”

"In addition, this year's New Year, in addition to buying new clothes for my two children, it is me and Jinlang ourselves, all of whom wear old clothes for the New Year......"

Afraid that the new clothes would be gone, Feng hurriedly persuaded: "People rely on clothes, when the New Year comes, we will inevitably have to deal with the wife of the official family, if the dress is too shabby, it is easy to be looked down upon by others, and we will not be able to raise our heads." ”

Feng: "Jin Lang is the young eunuch of Si Tian, and his father is the commander of Tongzhou County, and the people who deal with us are nothing more than officials of the same level, everyone is almost the same, and they are all dressed the same, how can they be looked down upon?" ”

Every time she attended a banquet, she dealt with Jinlang's colleagues or some people who fell in love.

Everyone's family situation is similar, and there will be no tiredness or pressure when dealing with them.

Aunt Feng is different, every time she talks with some noble girls in Beijing.

Even if people ignore Aunt Feng, Aunt Feng can also put a hot face against others' cold butts.

"I'm not thinking about getting acquainted with some good families, which is beneficial to Jin Lang and the master." Feng's main thing is to get acquainted with some good families and see if they can become in-laws.

Tao: "Aunt Feng, for the sake of you being an elder, Jin Lang and I will make a new set of clothes for you and your father, and as for Sister Rou'er and Brother Zhe'er's clothes, we are not responsible for this." ”

When Feng Shi heard this, he was immediately unhappy, "It's all children, why do you only buy new clothes for your own children, but don't buy new clothes for my sister Rou and Brother Zhe?" ”

"Nannan and Chu Chu are still young, their bodies are growing fast, and many of last year's clothes can't be worn." Tao said honestly, "In addition, it is natural for parents to buy new clothes for their children, and if Aunt Feng is distressed that her children have no new clothes to wear during the New Year, you can also help them buy new clothes." ”

Hu Shi also echoed: "This month, Yonglang sent some silver back from the border pass, and I also plan to buy a new set of clothes for the children." ”

Hearing this, Jiang Gaoda and Feng Shi panicked on their faces.

Jiang Gaoda: "That's it, Feng's, Sister Rou and Brother Zhe'er's new clothes, let's be purchased by our parents." ”

Jiang Huairou on the side also said: "Mother, isn't it just to buy new clothes and heads, sister-in-law can't afford it, I, who is a daughter, will help you buy it!" ”

Recently, King Huai favored her and rewarded her with a lot of silver.

Before she said to buy jewelry for her mother, her mother didn't want it.

Now he is looking for his sister-in-law to ask for jewelry in a low voice, why bother looking at people's faces?

"You are a girl's family, don't slap your swollen face and be fat here, as long as you have this heart, you will be content with your mother!" Feng knew that Jiang Huairou had silver money on hand.

Avoiding the suspicion of others, she immediately came back to the conversation.

Now Sister Rou is just a lady who has not yet come out of the cabinet, and she suddenly has money, and it is inevitable that she will be suspicious.

Just when the big family was not very happy, a servant came in, "Uncle, the eunuch in the palace is here, saying that he asked you to go out to receive the order, and I have already welcomed them to the front hall!" ”

"Order? What is the purpose? Aunt Feng got up and looked outside, her face panicked, and her first reaction was to ask, "Brother Jin, you shouldn't have committed anything in Sitian Prison, right?" ”

In her opinion, Jiang Chongjin has only been on an errand for a few months in Si Tianjian, and it is impossible for him to be promoted.

If the official is so promoted, the lord will not be an official for many years, and he will still be a small county magistrate.

is not promoted, then the emperor is naturally the holy decree of punishing Jiang Chongjin.

If that's the case, she has to find a way to separate herself from Jiang Chongjin!

can't let him burden Sister Rou and Brother Zhe'er.

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