Difficult for a son-in-law

The date of returning to Yunnan has already been set, according to the rules, Feng Jingqian must send the prince to see him off.

Princess Wei encountered an accident: Ming Fei fell ill.

The wind and cold, the disease is not serious.

Drowsy and groggy, with a high fever that persists, I have been seen by an imperial physician, and the illness is gone like a thread, but it will not be cured in a short time.

Princess Wei said softly, "My daughter's family is delicate, so it's not easy to travel long distances with her at the moment."

Feng Jingnan frowned, "Mingfei usually looks strong, why is she suddenly sick? How do the servants serve you!"

Princess Wei said softly, "The people around Mingfei, except for the Yaoshui I gave, most of them were arranged by Concubine Wei or served by Mingfei's side since she was a child. The affection is different. I thought, Yaoshui is useless, Let her come back first and be demoted to a second-class girl. For the rest, she will be fined half a year's salary and hit ten times, so she won't be kicked out."

Concubine Wei glanced at Feng Jingnan unhurriedly, "Otherwise, if they are kicked out together, it will hurt Concubine Wei's face first. She has a different relationship with the prince. Don't make her careless, it will hurt the relationship with the prince. .Secondly, the status of a new girl in the heart of the master is absolutely incomparable to that of a person who has served for many years. A girl is careful. I will punish her servants for her illness. , it would be bad for her to worry about her illness."

Concubine Wei's two words of "multi-mindedness" made Feng Jingnan a little uncomfortable, "Princess just put out the rules, the state owns the law, the family has family rules, and the concubine acts according to the rules, I have nothing to worry about."

Princess Wei laughed, "Legal principles should also be taken into consideration, since the prince agrees, let's do it this way."

"So you left Ming Fei in the imperial capital?" A girl, it's inconvenient after all.What's more, Mingfei is ill now, so it's not easy to send her to the Queen Mother in the palace.Feng Jingnan was in a bit of a dilemma.

Princess Wei said, "I am her aunt, so I will stay and take care of her. After she is well, I will take her back to Yunnan."

Feng Jingnan naturally knew that the relationship between Princess Wei and Ming Fei was mediocre.However, Concubine Wei is a competent first wife, her suggestion is not due to her love, but because of her position.

She is the main concubine of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, so she should take corresponding responsibilities!

Feng Jingnan said, "It's not a big deal, let Mingyi and his wife stay. It's hot right now, and it's not suitable for traveling long distances. It's okay for Mingfei to stay in the imperial capital for a few more days. I can't do without you."

Princess Wei simply agreed, and called someone to arrange things in Ming Fei's courtyard.From the close servants, to the cook on the small stove in Mingfei courtyard, to the nurses in the nephew class in the courtyard... There are all kinds of things, meticulous and meticulous.

Princess Wei specially ordered someone to call Mingyi and his wife and said, "Mingfei is not well. I originally wanted to stay and take care of her. But there are many things in the house. What your father means is that you should take care of Mingfei and treat her well." , and you all go back to Yunnan together.”

Mingyi and his wife can only do what they should.

"Ming Fei is no different than before. Now she has a marriage contract and her body is weak. You brothers and sisters-in-law should carefully let her take care of her body." Princess Wei said calmly, "When your parents are not in the imperial capital, your brothers and sisters-in-law will take care of you." As a parent, you must know that in this world, a woman's reputation is more important than her life. I handed Ming Fei over to you, and she is half uncomfortable, so I only talk to you."

Ming Zhan wanted to go back to Yunnan, so he rushed to Cheng Enhou's mansion to say goodbye to Wei Ning.

Wei Ning thought it was a bit funny, "When my cousin leaves, I will see him off. You don't have to say anything."

"Where..." Ming Zhan glanced at Wei Ning sideways, and sighed meaningfully, "I came here to see A Ning."

Wei Ning smiled and patted Ming Zhan's head, "I watched you grow up, don't speak so eccentrically, it's annoying."

Ming Zhan grabbed Wei Ning's hand and touched it, "You are not a few years older than me. Ah Ning, come back to Yunnan with me."

"I am an official in the imperial court, not in the Zhennan Palace, what should I do?"

Be the concubine of the world.Ming Zhan frowned, and didn't dare to say it, so he said, "How can it be all right? The salt class is hot, and there are always some things that need to be discussed with the emperor. Tell me, besides you, who else is familiar with you? Is it a good candidate?"

Wei Ning pursed his lips, "The Marquis of Beiwei has retreated, Ruan Hongyan is young, and the emperor may have the intention to support him."

Compared to Wei Ning, Ruan Hongyan is younger.

Younger, better control and better use.

Moreover, the relationship between Ruan Hongyan and Ming Zhan is also close.

"Him?" Ming Zhan was a little surprised, but it's not that he didn't think about Ruan Hongyan, because he was only slightly surprised, and then shook his head, "He can't."

Ruan Hongyan had just graduated from high school, and he still had to stay in the Imperial Academy for a year to raise his qualifications. Even if he went from the Imperial Academy to the Six Departments Yamen, it would be a dream if he wanted to learn about salt classes in a short period of time.

Wei Ning smiled, "You still don't know the emperor enough, Ming Zhan. If you can guess everything, the emperor is not the emperor."

"Uncle Huang always asks my opinion. If I don't like it, whoever does it will come for nothing?" Ming Zhan smiled like Wei Ning, "I'm not anyone's marionette. I want to do things, no matter who Follow my rules."

Wei Ning looked at Ming Zhan with a smile, "What do you mean?"

"What's the point?" Ming Zhan spread his hands and said innocently, "Ah Ning, you are not a gentleman, and it is not disgraceful to take advantage of my feelings for you. Who told me to like you. I am Honest man, do you still ask me to speak out?"

Wei Ning curled his lips and poured two cups of tea, "Since you know everything, there's no need to talk about it."

"There must be something for me, right?"

After handing Ming Zhan a cup of tea, Wei Ning asked softly, "What benefits do you want?"

"What do you say?"

"I don't know." Wei Ning sipped his tea and said warmly, "Ming Zhan, for me, there is nothing in this world that cannot be exchanged."

"A-Ning, what do you think is wrong with me?"

Under the sun, Wei Ning's pupils were very pale. Although he was smiling, he gave off a sense of coldness. He turned his head to look at the small bridge and flowing water in the garden, "Ming Zhan, I am an official in the court, but your identity is Zhennan The eldest son of the palace. The entanglement between me and you is not beneficial to my career. You should understand this. Besides, we are relatives, and I am older than you. I don’t show it now. In another 20 years, As your knowledge grows, I think you will no longer be attached to an old man."

"Emotions in this world are inseparable from everyone's status and power. Putting aside emotions, I don't want any ugly rumors to come out." Wei Ning said, "Rumors are something that is not easy for the real superiors. If there is any substantial harm, it can even become a romantic affair that has been passed down through the ages. But for the weaker party, this kind of rebellious relationship is enough to destroy my painstaking efforts for more than ten years."

"In my opinion, your feelings are not reliable. How could I take such a big risk to accept your feelings?" Wei Ning said calmly, "Ming Zhan, you shouldn't ask me such obvious questions."

Ming Zhan was discouraged, "What is Ni Lun? It's not a very close blood relationship. A cousin who looks three thousand miles away, doesn't he often have cousins ​​as relatives now?"

"I don't want to marry you, be careful, who will know?" Ming Zhan's mind flashed, and suddenly he laughed like a thief, leaned closer to Wei Ning, and asked in a low voice, "If I tell Uncle Huang I like you, I guess he won't object."

Wei Ning blinked.

Ming Zhan said, "I told Uncle Huang, as long as you are with me, I will not have any heirs, and I will adopt the emperor's grandson as the heir in the future. Even if he refuses to agree on the surface, do you think he will be moved?"

"Can you give it a try?" Wei Ning didn't seem to care what Ming Zhan said, just smiled lightly, this level of threat was not enough to make him turn pale.

Ming Zhan also felt that he was a bit of a child, but Wei Ning didn't care about it, scratched his head and said, "Forget it, I can't even take advantage of words. Who told me to like you, if there is something that needs to be negotiated with the imperial capital , I will try my best to get you to Zhennan Palace."

With this promise, Wei Ning calmed down and said solemnly, "I owe you a favor. If one day, you need me to do something, you can come and tell me directly."

"Understood." Ming Zhan stood up, "Then I'll go back first." Then he didn't stay any longer.

Human beings have desires, and Wei Ning held the post of Minister of Dali Temple at a young age, and his talents are not uncommon.Such people are always unwilling to be buried.

As soon as Bei Weihou retired, he left the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of household affairs.Feng Jingqian only ordered Zuo Shilang to temporarily act as the minister, but did not appoint a new minister. Before that, Wei Ning paid a lot of attention to the salt lesson in the imperial capital.

The reform of salt education in Yunnan is imminent, so the reform of salt education in the imperial capital is not far away.

The salt class is not a trivial matter, and it must be presided over by a Shangshu to be enough.

The vacancy of Minister of the Household Department was Feng Jingnan's constant weighing, who was the best and most suitable candidate.

Although Wei Ning has never had the qualifications of six departments, he has a big advantage. He is familiar with Ming Zhan, so it is easier for him to cooperate with others.

Ming Zhan seized Wei Ning's ambition and came to test it out.Unexpectedly, Wei Ning refused to enter, so Ming Zhan returned disappointed.

Once Ming Fei's affairs were settled, it was time to set off.

Ming Zhan had someone clean it up 800 years ago. Now that he has the conditions, he naturally wants to spend it extravagantly. He brought all the pillow covers and bedding he is used to with him. Can you lose your quilt? Or has this king treated you harshly? Who did you learn your petty temper from?"

Ming Zhan glanced at Feng Jingnan slowly, and then said slowly, "I'm used to it, so I'll save money and make new ones when I go back. I'm saving money."

"Speaking of money," Feng Jingnan honestly took the middle seat of Ming Zhan's carriage, and Ming Zhan tactfully sat on the side with his buttocks raised, listening to Feng Jingnan ask, "What happened to your salt class?"

"You didn't ask Lao Zhu?" Isn't that the person you sent me?

Feng Jingnan said, "With you here, why should I ask others to go? It's unnecessary."

Ming Zhan lost energy, "That's it, haven't you started talking with those salt yet? How can you tell clearly in a moment?"

"What's the matter with you, what did you go to Aning's house to bother about? Or was Aning rejected?"

"Look at what you said, Ah Ning is so happy. He treats me very well. Our love is stronger than gold, and our love is as deep as the world." Ming Zhan bragged desperately.

Feng Jingnan laughed, "Then I really underestimated you."

"Isn't that right?" Ming Zhan blatantly said, men don't lose face when they lose, and they don't lose face when they lose.

Feng Jingnan said, "Zi Min is a good person, and he is an important minister in the court. Even if you have the heart, give me a door in your mouth, don't go around talking nonsense, you don't want face, he still wants face."

"I'm not lacking in understanding. Who can I tell this kind of thing?"

After some gossip from Feng Jingnan, he still changed the topic to the salt class. Ming Zhan said, "I guess the salt merchants have arrived in Kunming by now. At that time, we must have a face-to-face discussion about the reform of the salt class. There is no rush, they must be jealous of the tea horse trade between Yunnan and Tibetan areas. It is easier to reform the salt class. After the general direction is set, there is one more important thing. There are new market rules and the army is stationed, what does this father think in his heart?"

"What do you mean?"

"I thought, in order to encourage business transactions, the first three years can be exempted from tax. However, the market security needs to be maintained by the army, there must be a certain security fee, and there is also the rent of the market facade. We need to set an approximate amount for the time being." Ming Zhan His eyebrows were slightly frowned, "In addition, I need a negotiating team to negotiate with the Tibetan area. These people should preferably be composed of officials from the royal family, as well as salt merchants and tea horse merchants."

Feng Jingnan nodded, "In the past, the tea horse trade was presided over by the Bureau of Internal Affairs. In this regard, you can order them to do it. As for the salt merchants, they are merchants after all, just give them three points of color, and there is no need to be particular about taxes. What about taxes? , no taxation for the first three years, what about after that?”

"Tax on [-]% of the profits generated from the tea-horse trade." Ming Zhan looked at Feng Jingnan and asked, "What do you think of this figure?"

Feng Jingnan smiled, "That is to say, if you don't generate profits, you don't need to pay taxes."

Ming Zhan nodded.

"Businessmen are cunning by nature, don't they do their books?"

"So we need new and stricter market rules and regulatory systems." Ming Zhan said, "This is the norm, and merchants all over the world will pay taxes according to this. Only when the country has money can it raise soldiers. Only when it has military strength can it maintain the country's prosperity." Stablize."

"In addition, we and Tibet are two completely independent regions. Tibet is dominated by Tibetans and Khans, and the local soldiers are independent. Our transactions between Yunnan and Tibet must pass through the border line, and tax offices can be set up on the border line. The things traded by merchants must be Customs transactions must be inspected by officials of the tax office. Taxes are also required during customs clearance transactions. We must negotiate with Tibet on this tax rate.” Ming Zhan said, “We need a long negotiation to formulate tariffs for the Merchants in our country strive for the greatest benefit. In addition, in addition to the tea horse trade between our Zhennan Palace and Tibet, the imperial capital will also have a tea horse trade with Tibet. For this negotiation, I hope that the imperial capital can also send reliable ministers. Let’s first negotiate with the imperial capital. Unanimous opinions, and then negotiate with the Tibetan side."

Feng Jingnan thought for a while, then suddenly said, "As for the imperial capital, do you want Wei Ning to come forward?"

"Of course not." Ming Zhan hooked the corners of his lips, and categorically denied, "Father, you also know that I am interested in Aning. If the imperial capital sends him to come forward, I will soften my heart."

"Furthermore, if Aning intervenes in the tea-horse negotiations in Tibet and reforms the salt department in the imperial capital in the future, he will have a natural advantage and win the job of the salt department. He is now the Minister of Dali Temple and stepped down from Beiweihou The seat of Hubu Shangshu is still vacant." Ming Zhan said softly, "The salt course in the imperial capital is far more corrupt than the salt course in our Zhennan Palace. Father, the reform of the salt course in the imperial capital is imminent."

"If Aning can get this job, how will Uncle Huang repay you?" Ming Zhan said calmly, "The seat of Minister of the Household Department must fall into Aning's pocket. He is already a first-rank Marquis of Chengen. If you let him If I get the position of Minister of the Household Department, the possibility of me getting him is very slim."

"Also, he and his elder brother must be nephews and nephews. In many ways, we may have disputes and disagreements, so how could I want him to come to Yunnan?" Ming Zhan sighed softly, "It's just that I think he is very friendly to the family. One of the Ministers of the Ministry is bound to be won, but I don't know what Uncle Huang thinks."

"I can't see that you have any sincerity towards Zimin at all." Feng Jingnan said bluntly.

"If people can see that I have lived so big for nothing." Ming Zhan squinted his eyes halfway, "I have my own position, and so does Aning. We are men first, and if I give in because of feelings, it will be for Aning What an insult."

Feng Jingnan sneered, "Zi Min wouldn't think so." After a pause, Feng Jingnan said, "For officials, the most reliable thing is what they get. As for how to get it, Zi Min don't care."

Ming Zhan opened his eyes wide, raised his eyebrows, and shook his head with an expression of absolute disbelief, "You have been a cousin for nothing, Ah Ning is not that kind of person."

"I'll wait and see."

"Do you think Uncle Huang will let Zi Min come over?" Ming Zhan asked.

Feng Jingnan smiled, "Naturally. This is all good and no harm to Brother Huang."