my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 338 Rewards
After Zhang Anshi finished cursing.

I was out of breath, and I felt better all of a sudden.

Then he sat down and looked at Gao Xiang.

Gao Xiang's days with Zhang Anshi are not short, and the two have also cultivated some tacit understanding between each other.

Gao Xiang immediately understood Zhang Anshi's look.

He coughed, stood up, and made a conclusion: "The words of the grandfather just now are words from the heart, and they are for your own good, gentlemen... In this Taiping Mansion, how many people are staring at us, and how many people are there, we just want to let you go." Waiting to pick a little fault out of us?"

"The world is treacherous! Now this small mistake, the father-in-law can still cover up for you and protect you, but once the small mistake becomes a big mistake, it will be too late for regret."

Gao Xiang has been floating around the sea for many years, but he actually knew what the big guy was thinking.

So what he said made all the nine counties look serious.

To be honest, they are able to have today entirely because of Zhang Anshi's implementation of the New Deal.

It can be said that if there is no New Deal, then they are definitely losers in the officialdom.

In a sense, these former officials are actually those who were eliminated under the imperial examination system.

This New Deal has indeed achieved great results, but everyone knows that these achievements have also been hated by countless people.

I haven't made any big mistakes yet, but I'm already being stared at by others, and I'm being eccentric. If something really happens, it's definitely not fun. At that time, there will definitely be overwhelming doubts. Even Duke Wei could not be preserved.

Therefore, the more it is today, the more it is necessary to walk on thin ice and not make any mistakes.

If not, the Hanlin and Yushi who are full of the dynasty, one by one, are definitely not fuel-efficient lamps.

So everyone hurriedly said solemnly: "Yes."

Only then was Zhang Anshi satisfied, and said to Gao Xiang with a smile, "It was Gao Shaoyin who spoke my heart."

Gao Xiang said modestly: "Where is it, the next official is just to make a summary for the father-in-law, it's nothing to worry about."

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "Now the summer grain has been collected, but the summer tax has not yet been fully completed. The commercial tax is not only related to the money and grain of the national treasury, but it is also related to the expenditure of the Taiping Mansion in the coming year. , The issue of commercial taxation is more complicated than grain taxation, because of this, we must especially cheer up."

Everyone listened attentively.

But at this moment, someone came in a hurry from outside: "The official department is here."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

Although this matter has already been planned, I did not expect it to come so quickly.

After a while, I saw a doctor from the official department walk in Xu Bu.

This is the newly-appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials' Merit Examination of Qing Dynasty Officials. As soon as he arrived, he hurried to Zhang Anshi and saluted: "My subordinate Huang Jing, I have seen the father-in-law."

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Officials did not suffer from the loss of the Taiping Mansion, and lost a minister, as well as Huang Jing's predecessor. It can be said that Huang Jing was mentally prepared before coming.

All in all, we have to respect this Duke of Wei.

He apologized to Zhang Anshi with a smile.

Zhang Anshi looked at him calmly and said, "Mr. Huang is here, why?"

Huang Jing didn't talk too much, and said bluntly: "By the order of His Royal Highness, come here to read out some appointments."

Zhang Anshi nodded, sat down, and said: "Okay, I will read it."

Huang Jing saluted again, and said: "It's a good feeling, many people have arrived, and I was ordered by the crown prince: Gao Xiang, the governor of the Taiping Mansion..."

Hearing that it was Gao Xiang who read it, many people were a little confused.

Originally thought that Gao Xiang would not be able to move anymore, after all he was already Shaoyin.

And Gao Xiang is obviously very satisfied with his current status. Anyway, he will fight with Duke Wei, and there will always be opportunities in the future.

who knows……

"Diligent and willing to work, familiar with the affairs of the Taiping Mansion, let him be the governor of the Taiping Mansion from now on..."

hear here...

Everyone was dumbfounded.

You know, the governor of the Taiping Mansion...is already a third rank...

But more than a year ago, Gao Xiang was nothing more than a sixth-rank fellow acquaintance.

In the blink of an eye...

The most important thing is that Gao Xiang directly served as the chief officer from the assistant officer. Here, it is different.

Because it is relatively rare for an assistant officer to be directly promoted to the chief officer, even if he is favored by his superiors, there will be a transition.

For example, in the case of Shaoyin, it is often possible to go to the court to take up a position in a department hall or among the nine ministers, so that he may be entrusted with important tasks.

After all, this is the governor at the foot of the emperor, and his appointment needs to be pushed by the court.

Not only that, everyone knows the current situation in Taiping Mansion.After all, the power he holds is too great, with so much money and food, and the attention of the public, his status is not lower than that of Yingtian Fu Yin. Generally, such appointments are more concerned by the emperor, and he often has a certain degree of trust in this person. The emperor agreed to nod when the result of the push came out.

But now, Gao Xiang, who used to be penniless, now... directly became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

Gao Xiang was even more stunned. Obviously, he was more surprised than others.

He looked surprised, and subconsciously said: "Wei... Duke Wei..."

Huang Jing smiled and said, "Master Gao, Duke Wei of course has another appointment."

All of a sudden, all the officials in the hall began to whisper to each other, and everyone looked at Gao Xiang excitedly.

But Gao Xiang still feels dizzy up to now, and he doesn't know what to say.

In the end, his eyes turned red and tears gradually filled his eyes. First, he glanced at Zhang Anshi gratefully. In his opinion, without Zhang Anshi, he would never be where he is today.

Afterwards, he bowed down and headed towards the Forbidden City: "I...thank you..."

It was not because of etiquette that he fell to the ground at the moment, but because... his legs were weak and he could no longer stand up.

Only he himself knows that more than a year ago, he still felt that his future could be seen at a glance, and it was not even possible to be promoted to the magistrate.

On the one hand, it is because of his shallow connections, on the other hand, he has been trapped in the Taiping Mansion, and it is difficult to have a bright future.

But now, it is obviously completely different, he already has a place in the temple.

In the future, I will also have the capital to brag about myself to my children and grandchildren.

At that moment, he couldn't help but shed the tears that filled his eyes. He was filled with emotion for a moment, and he only felt that it was the Duke of Wei who made his own good fortune by being tricked by fate. Of course, there was also the New Deal.

Huang Jing didn't stop, he started to roll names one by one in an orderly manner.

There are quite a few people who want to be promoted, but some are here and some are not, there are more than 300 people.

This made Huang Jing couldn't help but think of the time when Emperor Taizu was Gao.

At that time, he was just watching the government in the Ministry of Officials. He saw with his own eyes that many officials had their heads chopped off because of the empty seal case, so that everyone was in danger. Even because Jinshi is not enough, and there is not enough Juren, simply... As soon as the heads of the people on this side are lost, on the other side, some officials will go to the Guozi Academy to find the supervising students who are studying.

Huang Jing will never forget that scene.

But now, here, it seems that everything is happening again.

Among them, several county magistrates he named, and even a co-prefect, was actually just a bureaucrat without an official position more than a year ago.

This official is now the magistrate of the county, and when he heard that he was about to be promoted to a magistrate, he almost fainted, he was so groggy that he forgot even Xie En, like he was drunk.

People have expectations about their future.

If these official positions are placed in front of those noble Hanlin and Yushi, they are like exile, but in the eyes of these once penniless people, one can imagine the feeling of such a carp leaping over the dragon's gate.

Everything was so sudden that when this good thing happened to him, he couldn't help being caught off guard, and tears welled up in his eyes.

More than half an hour passed before Huang Jing came to a conclusion out of breath.

At this moment, his mouth was parched, but he still apologized to Zhang Anshi with a smile: "Grandpa... the reading has been finished."

Zhang Anshi's reaction was quite calm, he nodded at him and said, "Will you stay for a sip of tea?"

"No, no, no need..." Huang Jing said with a smile, "Your Highness is polite, I'm an official... I still need to go back to my life."

"That's great." Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Then I won't give it away."

"No, no." The man said, and hurried away without any hesitation.

Immediately afterwards, the government office was boiling.

Gao Xiang stared straight at Zhang Anshi and said, "Grandpa...could it be...you don't control the officials anymore?"

Hearing Gao Xiang's words, many people calmed down.

That's right, we have all been promoted, and Gao Xiang has also become a governor, which can be said to be a consummation of merit and virtue.

But everyone is not a fool, they are hardcore members of the Zhang Party, and they only have today by following Zhang Anshi to implement the New Deal. Although this official has been promoted, they still need to implement the New Deal in various prefectures and counties. How many people have malicious intentions? Staring at them, they have already made an unknown number of enemies.

If Zhang Anshi no longer cares about this matter, it will be terrible...

Everyone knows that Wei Guogong is a big tree that can shelter them from wind and rain, so everyone is willing to work hard.

Otherwise, don't look at each of them as governors, magistrates, Shaoyins, and county magistrates, what are they in the eyes of others?
Just now, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites who passed the examination of the Ministry of Officials, shaking his legs, was enough for them to drink a pot.

Zhang Anshi glanced at everyone, and immediately understood everyone's thoughts, then smiled and said: "Ahem... Well, it depends on what His Majesty wants, we are all courtiers, so naturally..."

"Grandpa..." Gao Xiang raised his voice unconsciously, anxiously: "If that's the case, I would rather not be this governor, this governor..."

"You bastard, this is an appointment from the Ministry of Officials, do you think it's a joke?" Zhang Anshi said with a straight face.

After a pause, his expression softened, and he said again: "Don't worry, you don't need to take this matter to heart. This matter... not to mention your majesty's own opinion, in short, I will definitely not let go of this mess."

It wasn't until evening that eunuchs from the palace came to Qixia.

The decree read: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Wei Guogong, Taiping Mansion Governor Zhang Anshi, has meritorious service in governing the land, and the merit lies in the country. He is the right governor of Zhili, and he is in charge of Taiping Mansion, Fengyang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, Anqing Mansion, Chizhou affairs, Qinzai."

The purpose is very concise, but the amount of information inside is very large.

Gao Xiang received the order with Zhang Anshi, and he couldn't hide his great joy immediately.

When the eunuch left, a group of officials from the mansion surrounded Zhang Anshi one after another.

This Gao Xiang said: "To set up a special official position for this purpose, it can be seen... how much your Majesty and the imperial court have expectations for the New Deal, Wei Guogong... no, the governor..."

Gao Xiang still felt that it would be more convenient to call the governor: "This is a sign that the New Deal is about to be vigorously implemented. In this way, the painstaking efforts of the governor are not in vain."

This is more than a waste of painstaking efforts.

This may mean that in the future... Da Ming will govern the world with new policies, so what happened in the Taiping Mansion in the past two years will... enter the annals of history. By then, even Gao Xiang may have a big book Book.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the New Deal can really be extended, and the officials of later generations are also officials trained under the New Deal, otherwise the success will be in vain.

Zhang Anshi said with some doubts: "Your Majesty loves you so much, it caught me off guard, but...why is the right governor?"

After all, Gao Xiang was well versed in the ways of the world. He stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "If there is a right governor, there must be a left governor, and he also made it clear that it is the affairs of the five governors. This means that the other eight prefectures in Zhili must be It is governed by the left governor."

Zhang Anshi thought about it carefully, and then he understood, and couldn't help scolding: "Oh, I am the governor of the right, and I actually govern Anhui."

Zhili in the Ming Dynasty is actually equivalent to Anhui and Jiangsu provinces in later generations.

Some people in later generations ridiculed that the provincial capital of Anhui was in Nanjing. In fact, this is not wrong, because in the Ming Dynasty, Anhui was in Nanzhili, and the core of Nanzhili was Nanjing.

When Zhang Anshi heard this story back then, he was still happy.

As a result... I just found out now, and I laughed at myself.

I, Zhang Anshi, am in charge of... not most of Anhui Province?
"What?" Gao Xiang asked.

Zhang Anshi then said: "What I mean is that the area under my jurisdiction is mainly in the land of Huaihe River."

If you talk about Anhui to Gao Xiang, he may be a little confused, but if you talk about the land of Huaixi, Gao Xiang will understand immediately.

So he persuaded: "This imperial court is indeed unfair. The richest places in Zhili, such as Jiangsu, Songjiang, and Zhenjiang, are all under the jurisdiction of the left governor, but... the governor, this is the best result. I will implement the new policy." , is already too eye-catching, if it governs Suzhou and other places, it will not be good."

Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

Gao Xiang said: "Many of the famous families in the world come from Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Songjiang and other places. There are a lot of scholars there, and there are countless gentry. If you want to implement the New Deal there, you will inevitably touch the roots of all officials. By then ...It is really possible that swords and soldiers will meet. Obviously, the court or His Majesty think that the time is not yet ripe and needs to be worked out gradually. Governor, such a big breakup and establishment must not be rushed, and the Qin people's method is needed. "

Zhang Anshi was surprised and said: "The Qin people's method?"

Gao Xiang then said: "Cut off five of their cities today, and ten cities tomorrow. When they were cut with blunt knives and looked around the surroundings, they found that the governor had already approached the city."

Zhang Anshi was delighted: "You scholars are really interesting, you like to quote classics for everything."

Gao Xiang said: "The old ancestor's method may not be very useful in the present, when governing one side, but it is useful if it is adopted to formulate a strategy."

Zhang Anshi pondered for a moment, then said: "I just don't know who this Zuo Dudu is."

Gao Xiang said: "The governor is the second rank, a rank higher than the chief envoy. In this way, there are nine out of ten important officials of the court who act...and since it has been pushed by the court...then, the reason why the governor's will will come late , because... today's Tingtui must have caused a lot of controversy, so it was late."

After a pause, he continued: "The candidate for the right governor must be yours. Everyone knows this, and the ministers will not dare to make a fuss about it. But... the candidate for the left governor... ...I think ... the controversy must be huge."

Gao Xiang thought for a while, then continued; "If this is the case, this person's identity must be unusual, and it must be the result of collusion between the princes in the court. Moreover, in my humble opinion, there must be someone... I hope to use this left Dudu, check and balance Dudu."

Zhang Anshi did not seem to care, smiled and said: "Whoever he is, I don't care! No matter who he is, it has nothing to do with me. What checks and balances, who wants to check and balance with him? He and I have our own affairs. "

Gao Xiang smiled wryly and said: "That's true. This is a headache for the princes of the court. Now His Majesty and the crown prince have expressed their attitude. No matter who the Zuo Dudu is, it has nothing to do with the Dudu."

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "Right now, I am both the governor and you are the governor. This new deal...is almost ready! I just don't know...how much business tax revenue has been collected this year, and the approximate amount will be released by then. Next, we It’s about drawing up a budget early on, and then, we’re going to go big.”

"Other than that...we're going to push a new law."

Gao Xiang asked in surprise, "New law?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Of course, if the name is not right, the words are not right. There is no set of laws and regulations. How can everyone's behavior be restrained?"

Gao Xiang frowned and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid the lower officials are worried..."

Zhang Anshi calmly said: "Then change the name...you can think about it, you know what I mean, it's like... Jing Nan, you have to find a name that doesn't violate the ancestral system, but also makes sense."

"I'm not good at this kind of thing, but you are good at it. If you can't think of it, call all the subordinates. These people are trustworthy. They have shared weal and woe with us, and now we share weal and woe. Call everyone Brainstorm."

Gao Xiang never expected that the first thing he would do as a prefect was to take advantage of the loopholes in the law of his ancestors.

At the moment, I had no choice but to smile wryly and said: "Then... I should think about it carefully."

Zhang Anshi went on to say: "There is also the commercial tax of the Taiping Mansion... How about this, I will enter the palace tomorrow to thank you, you can find a way tonight and give me a rough amount, and I will go to see His Majesty, so I can have an explanation. "

Gao Xiang said embarrassingly: "It can only be estimated, and the error is not small. It may fluctuate around [-] to [-] percent. After all, the real commercial tax storage will have to wait until the end of the month at least."

Zhang Anshi said disapprovingly: "What I want is your estimate."

"Then the next official is good to think about it."

Zhang Anshi waited until midnight, when Gao Xiang arrived at the house with dark circles under his eyes, and delivered the notebook to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi looked at him directly and said, "Just tell me how much it is."

Gao Xiang said seriously: "The lower official's calculation is more conservative, it is 220 million."

"Pfft..." Zhang Anshi spat out a sip of tea: "How come there are so many, several times that of last year?"

This answer is amazing enough!
Gao Xiang said: "Over the past year, merchants have gathered, plus... so many businesses, there are still several workshop areas, not to mention, so many mining areas, and we have added six counties. Let’s talk about Qixia and the county seat, and just talk about the markets in each township, and there are many shops now.”

Zhang Anshi collected himself, and said, "Give me a copy of last year's money and food book. Oh, and, do you know the number of Yingtian Mansion?"

This is really embarrassing for Gao Xiang, "Ah... this..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said authentically; "Think of a way, get it for me, even if you don't have it here, the Ministry of Households always has it, go to the person in the Ministry of Accounts, tell him, I, Zhang Anshi, want a copy from Yingtianfu and a copy from Suzhou. ...teach them to deliver it by noon tomorrow."

Gao Xiang was at a loss: "What do you want them to do?"

Zhang Anshi chuckled, and answered irrelevantly: "Call some clerks in the mansion again, and I'll teach them how to make something."

Gao Xiang: "..."

A secretary came with a few civil servants, and they were pitiful. They stayed up all night with Gao Xiang, and their eyelids were already fighting.

But when they heard that Zhang Anshi invited them to go, they immediately applied ice water to their faces, then cheered up and saluted.

Zhang Anshi said in an easy-going way: "It's hard work in the middle of the night."

The official said with a serious expression: "Serving the governor... even death is willing."

Zhang Anshi laughed: "You bastard...you have a sweet mouth."

The official slapped directly, knelt down, and said: "Captain, what I said, all came from the bottom of my heart, and there is absolutely no lie. I... I have been appointed as the director of Shanyang County in Huai'an Prefecture. It's the last day I will be on duty in the government office, I'm an official... I'm an official... I'm an official, if it's not the governor..."

After all... almost choked up.

Zhang Anshi stood up and said, "So that's how it is. When you get there, you have to work hard and don't embarrass me."

"Naturally." The official said: "The order of the next official will be..."

"Hush." ​​Zhang Anshi said: "Don't say these words, your life will always be your own, just do something for me! Come on, get up, I'll teach you how to make something, you do it as I do, and you will be rewarded." A ruler? And... take a small pen."

After a while, the official took a few clerks and prepared the ruler, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

In front of them, Zhang Anshi spread out the paper, measured the ruler, and began to draw the form.

It didn't take long for the square forms to be drawn one by one.

Everyone was confused, thinking that Zhang Anshi was painting, but later found out that it was not.

Immediately, Zhang Anshi began to fill in the lyrics in each of the blanks, writing: Taiping Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Songjiang Mansion, Yingtian Mansion, etc.

And the first frame of the column continues to fill in the blanks.

Everyone had a look of deep incomprehension on their faces.

So someone couldn't help but said: "Captain, this is..."

While writing, Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "This is called a form..."

"sheet……"

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Two chapters have been delivered, and there are two more chapters today, which will be updated before twelve o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)