The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

One morning, when Shen Jia went out, he suddenly found a layer of hoarfrost on the stone lion at the door, and he realized that winter had already arrived.

As soon as he was about to get into the carriage, he saw a familiar carriage driving towards his house from the corner of the street, and then heard the bluffing voice of the third sister: "Jiajia, wait a moment."

The third brother-in-law, Zhang Lu, had already gone to the border with the big army a month ago. At this time, he may have already started to go to the battlefield. The whole family is worried about him. Even the third sister, who usually loves to quarrel with him, has changed her previous personality. , began to worry about gains and losses, and then I always had conflicts with my mother-in-law, so I often ran to my mother's house recently.

Shen Jia stood there waiting for him, and waited until he walked in front of him before asking, "What is my sister looking for?"

The third sister hesitated and tugged on the little hand before asking him: "Well...can you send a letter to the border for me? I know you have some friendship with Jin Yiwei, so you should be able to send the letter through their channel."

Shen Jia was surprised, "Sister, do you want to deliver a letter to the third brother-in-law? But we can also deliver it ourselves. Is it such an urgent matter?"

Shen Peng glared at him, put his hands on his lower abdomen, and said softly: "I... I am pregnant, just over a month old, and I just want to tell him so that he has something to worry about, so that he can go home as soon as possible. "

"This is a happy event!" Shen Jia said happily, and then asked the servants in the mansion to take care of the third sister carefully, and said to her: "Don't worry, the battlefield is dangerous, but the third brother-in-law went to do logistics, no I will go to the front line and come back when the fighting is over."

Shen Peng himself knew that Zhang Lu was able to get a logistics position thanks to Shen Jia's help, otherwise he would really have to carry a gun to the battlefield and fight the enemy.

The siblings separated at the door of the house, and Shen Jia got into the carriage to go to the household department. During this period of time, photo albums and reports from all over the country were delivered one after another, and everyone in the household department was very busy.

Feng Qiugui is also very busy. The business tax reform he is in charge of has been constantly being updated. It has not yet been fully finalized, but the emperor has given a deadline, requiring that the complete plan must be discussed before the end of the year, and it will be implemented next year. , so he lived in the yamen during this period of time, and had a pair of big dark circles under his eyes.

As soon as Shen Jia entered the household department, Zuo Jiangyi ran up to him and asked anxiously, "My lord, did you not go to court today?"

Shen Jia coughed twice, yesterday was his birthday, Zhao Zhang was not free during the day, so the two of them had a romantic evening, red wine and candlelight, warm and fragrant nephrite, of course they couldn't get up early this morning, so they specially sued I didn't go to the morning court.

"What's the matter? What happened early? Is it related to me?" Shen Jia asked curiously.

Zuo Jiangyi looked around, pulled Shen Jia inside, closed the door, and said nervously: "I don't know who mentioned that the accounting department has been established for so long, and everything that should be done has been done. If the necessity exists, why not break up and return to the original yamen, if so, what should we do?"

Shen Jia asked amusedly: "I don't know who suggested it. There are so many people in court, and there are also many people in our household department. Could it be that there is no word?"

Zuo Jiangyi lowered his voice and said, "Master Shang Shu called everyone away as soon as he came back. He hasn't come out yet, and everyone doesn't know where he heard the news. Everyone is panicked."

Shen Jia patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, if such a thing really happens, I will definitely set a good future for you, and I will never treat those who follow me badly. But this thing is probably fake, and the accounting department will not There is only one thing to do, and there are many things we need to do in the future.”

"I'm at ease when you say that, anyway, I'll go wherever you go, as long as you don't leave me behind."

Shen Jia jokingly said: "Then if I go to another yamen, you will follow me? It's a pity that your talents and learning are not placed in the household department. Work hard, and no one knows what will happen in the future."

Zuo Jiangyi blushed when he praised him, but he was relieved, but he still asked curiously: "Your Excellency, are you going to another yamen?"

"I don't know, it depends on the emperor's arrangement." Shen Jia remembered that Zhao Zhang said that he would go to the Ministry of Industry, but he didn't know if he had changed his mind. There are also many things to do when you go to the Ministry of Industry by yourself.

As soon as Shen Jia sat down to open the official document, He Yan came in with a stack of newspapers and put them in front of him: "Master, this is the newspaper that was just delivered by the Universal Bookstore. The visitor asked when the hardcover edition you mentioned earlier will be available." Can be good."

The newspapers in Chang'an City have started to use the pre-order method. Shen Jia spent money to subscribe at the Universal Bookstore, so every month when the newspaper comes out, the bookstore will deliver it to him as soon as possible.

Of course, not everyone is treated like this. Most people order newspapers, but they still have to go to the bookstore to pick them up on the same day. Shen Jia also suggested to Wei Shu that some small workers should be responsible for delivering newspapers door-to-door. Boss Wei The reason is very simple: the money earned is not enough to pay the courier's wages, how can businessman Boss Wei do business at a loss?

"You go to the bookstore later, find Boss Wei, and tell him that the manuscript of the hardcover edition has been prepared and will be sent to him every two days, but there is one thing, the price must be set by the court, not more If you receive a penny, [-]% of the money will be collected by the imperial court, and the bookstore will get [-]%, which must be shared with you.

He made it clear. "

He Yan agreed to come down and not bother him when he started working. He went out and walked to Sihai Bookstore to ask Wei Dong's family and told him about it.

Just after Wei Shu came back from other places, more than [-] Universal Bookstores across the country were able to sell newspapers normally. As soon as the news of the hardcover edition spread, many people came to ask.

He originally thought that the Four Seas Bookshop would be the No. 1 place to bring newspapers to the people, and thus gain enough prestige, but he didn’t expect that the common people would know about the Four Seas Bookstore when they knew about newspapers. Newspapers were sold, and the business exploded without him bothering to promote it.

Although the result was the same, it made him somewhat frustrated, feeling that it was not his fault, but the paper's.

This whole year's performance has doubled compared to last year. This kind of sales is also a very huge figure for a big business. Even after hearing the news, the Wei family came to the door several times and asked him to recognize his ancestors. Zong.

Wei Shu got a substantial benefit, so naturally he doesn't care about the hardcover edition share, [-]% is definitely a lot.

Afraid that he might misunderstand, He Yan told him, "My lord decided to donate all the money from the sale of the hardcover edition to the Northwest, and it will be sent to the families of the soldiers who died on the battlefield as pensions. The contribution is also worthy of the appeal of the newspaper."

When Wei Shu thought about it, he understood that the reason why the imperial court recruited soldiers was because the conscription order was published in newspapers, and the whole country responded positively. It was originally planned to recruit only 15 soldiers, but later [-] were recruited, and all of them were strong and healthy young people. News from the Northwest came frequently. Every issue of the newspaper would publish the latest progress of the war. There were victories and defeats. Those recruits who were sent to the battlefield naturally had many corpses shrouded in horse leather, and it was impossible for them to return in this life.

He sighed and said, "Since this is the case, I don't want the 1% profit anymore. This is a good thing for the country and the people. I am the Universal Bookstore and I have also enjoyed the protection of the soldiers. Naturally, I should show something. In addition, I took out another [-] taels to buy cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it was a little bit of my heart.

He Yan was very happy after hearing this, because he knew that Shen Jia was preparing for something recently, which was to raise money for rich and powerful businessmen.Because the soldiers on the front line lacked cotton coats, and the imperial court could not supply them, Shen Jia was going to start with the folks, and they could use cotton cloth and cotton without using silver taels.

For a big family like Wei Shu, 1 taels of silver is not too much. If there is one out of ten people donate, it is not a problem to raise tens of thousands of taels. It will not only improve the clothing of soldiers, Maybe they can send a few more trucks of food to the front line.

In the household department, Shen Jia had just finished a batch of official documents when he heard that Zhou Shangshu called him over. He didn't know what it was, but thinking of Zuo Zuo Jiang Yi's words, he guessed that it was related to what happened at the court meeting today.

Zhou Shangshu was still the person who seemed approachable but extremely defensive. When he saw Shen Jia coming in, he pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down and talk."

Shen Jia saluted first, then sat down on the chair and asked, "Sir Shang Shu, did you have any orders for the officials to come over?"

"There is one thing you need to know. This morning, Minister of Rites proposed that the accounting department has been established for almost a year, and the work has been done, so it can be disbanded. You, the accounting director, can also return to your original position and continue to manage the accounts. It just so happens that at the end of the year, there are so many account books sent from all over the country, and there is not enough manpower, you can calculate quickly, and it would be great if you can help check the account books."

Shen Jia asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the emperor agreed? The end of the year is the busiest time for the Accounting Department. It's fine if Chu Shangshu doesn't know about it. Didn't you tell them, my lord?"

Of course Zhou Qing didn't say that although Shen Jia's official position was fifth rank and he was his subordinate, he couldn't interfere with the affairs of the accounting department at all. He even came up with an unfamiliar accounting method in order to keep up with the policy However, Zhou Qing would secretly learn from Shen Jia's set of accounts. Of course he would be happy if the accounting department could cancel it.

"The emperor neither agreed nor objected. It's just that Chu Rongwei was not the only one who agreed to this matter. Most of the cabinet members expressed their support. The cancellation will happen sooner or later. You must be mentally prepared."

"No, Mr. Zhou, I don't think the accounting department will revoke it. I will explain it to the emperor in person tomorrow."

If it's other fifth-rank officials, they don't have such confidence. Zhou Qing thinks about his relationship with the emperor, and he doesn't want to see him even more. It's better to get out of the household department as soon as possible.

Zhou Qing talked to him about some business matters before waving him to leave.

After Shen Jia left, Zhou Qing's staff came out, sat where Shen Jia had just sat, and said in a low voice: "My lord, Mr. Xiao Zhou will return to Beijing to report on his duties in a few days. Didn't you say that you want to transfer him to Beijing?" Are you going to be an official in Chang'an?"

"Yeah, I originally wanted to wait for his term to expire before transferring, but you see that his contemporaries Shen Jia and Cao Ruiwen have both been promoted. We need a capable helper to check and balance Shen Jia, he is too capable of tossing around."

The staff members thought of the newspaper they had read just now, and they had a deep understanding. Fortunately, the newspaper was not run in Shen Jia's name, otherwise his reputation would not know what it would be like.

Zhou Qing sneered, "I originally thought that Shen Jia was young, so she must be a person with a reputation, but I didn't expect that he would even let people have this opportunity to show off. It is said that even the business reform proposed by Feng Qiugui was also his plan. But I believe that if Feng had that insight, he would have been promoted a long time ago."

"This...but why is Shen Jia? Is there anyone who doesn't like fame and fortune?"

"Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind. Shen Jia knows how to restrain her edge at a young age, has a measure in everything, and does not strive for strength. Such a person is the most terrifying."

"Could it be the emperor's advice to him? The subordinates really don't believe that a young man can watch others seize his achievements."

"It's not impossible. In short, Shen Jia can't act rashly. Unless he can be crucified once, otherwise it will only make him feel bad."

The aides nodded, Shen Jia had indeed threatened Lord Zhou's status, and if things went on like this, Shen Jia's reputation in the household department would be higher than Lord Zhou's, and the common people only knew about Shen Jia but not Zhou Qing.

Shen Jia didn't know that she was blacklisted by Zhou Shangshu, let alone that Zhou Yanzhi would return to the capital soon.

Shen Jia stayed in the yamen until sunset, before Shen Jia packed up her things and went home. The house was extremely lively today. Yesterday he celebrated his birthday, and the three older sisters all came back with their children. Today they left the children after they left, saying that they were to accompany their grandparents .

Shen Jia took out the small toy she just bought on the street, and shouted first when entering the door: "Come and see what uncle brought back for you!"

A group of children rushed out, the one at the front was actually Zhao Ting, Shen Jia asked in surprise, "Why is Brother Ting still here at this hour?"

Zhao Ting bowed to him. Although his status is higher than Shen Jia, Shen Jia is a teacher and he is an apprentice. When we meet, we still have to respect the teacher, "I just left the house not long ago. I just found out about the teacher's birthday yesterday. So I came out to make up a belated birthday gift for you."

Shen Jia took him into the door, distributed the toys to the nephews, and said with a smile: "I'm so young, it doesn't matter if my birthday is over, why come here to make up the birthday gift, it's too troublesome."

Of course, Zhao Ting would not say that he used this excuse to ask the emperor for an extra chance to go out of the palace, but he did bring a gift, which was an ancient painting from the previous dynasty.

Shen Jia knew the value of this painting, and if it was given by someone else, he might not accept it. He thanked Zhao Ting and said, "Let's play for a while, just hand over the last homework to me, and I'll take a look."

Zhao Ting said embarrassingly, "I'm not here to study this time."

"Can't be by the way?" Shen Jia raised an eyebrow and asked him.

"Time is limited, Mr. Shen spared me. I want to go to the Universal Bookstore in a while. It is said that there are many scholars gathered there every day."

Shen Jia nodded. Ever since Universal Bookstore became the exclusive agent of newspapers, every time the newspaper came out, people who were more particular would choose Universal Bookstore first, and only went to other places when they were out of stock. Now it has become a meeting place for literati. Another fixed place for chatting, Zhao Ting might as well go and have a look.

"I'll ask Pan Chen brothers to escort you there in a while. The shopkeeper of the bookstore knows them and will take care of you more if he knows you are from the Shen family."

Zhao Ting didn't know that the guards around Shen Jia came from the palace, and he had a good impression of the Pan Chen brothers, so he didn't refuse.

After dinner, Zhao Ting talked with Shen's mother for a while, and then left Shen's residence with others.

When Shen's mother learned that he was going to the streets and places with many people, she worriedly told Shen Jia: "You should go with her, that child is precious, and if something happens to her, it will be serious, and your Identity... It's good for two people to hang out together."

Shen's mother can basically accept Shen Jia's feelings. She really likes Zhao Ting. If this child dies for Shen Jia's retirement, then she can rest assured. It's just that Zhao Ting doesn't know about it yet. I don't know if I can accept such an elder.

Shen Jia didn't have anything to do at night, so she just followed out and walked to the bookstore with Zhao Ting.

This is the first time for Zhao Ting to go out of the palace at night, he is curious about everything, especially Yanliu Street which is very bright at night, Zhao Ting wants to go there several times.

Shen Jia grabbed his arm and reminded: "You are too young, it won't be too late to go to those places in a few years."

Zhao Ting blushed with embarrassment, "No... I'm just curious."

Shen Jia expressed her understanding. Normal men should be curious about that kind of place. Shen Jia has also been there, but it was only for entertainment and never stayed outside, so everyone in the officialdom knows that Shen Langzhong keeps himself clean and never takes prostitutes. People think that the tigress in the family is too fierce, Mr. Shen is afraid of guilt.

"It's a good thing to be interested, but it's not advisable to get in touch with men and women too early, as it can easily hurt your health."

"So Mr. Shen didn't marry a wife until he was crowned?"

Shen Jia replied meaningfully: "That's not true, it's just that there are some unavoidable reasons, and I was too busy studying before, so I didn't have time to marry a wife." But if it's a relationship, he can still find time.

"It's no wonder Mr. Shen was able to win the top prize in high school at such a young age, but where did you come up with so many strange ideas?" Zhao Ting just finished asking, and saw a group of people gathered around a small pavilion on the street, and asked happily: "Is that a newspaper?" pavilion?"

"Yes."

Zhao Ting ran over happily, and the waiters around him hurriedly protected him, but the newsstand was crowded with people, and he couldn't get in at all.

"Master, can you drive these people away?" The little eunuch couldn't see that the master was stopped by a group of untouchables.

Shen Jia stopped him, and said coldly: "If you want to buy newspapers, they are available in the Universal Bookstore, there is no need to compete with ordinary people here."

Zhao Ting didn't come to buy newspapers either, he had already finished reading this issue of the newspaper, he was just curious about this newsstand, and only slowly backed out when he saw that people in ordinary clothes were crowded around him.

He saw these ordinary people carefully counting out two copper coins from their pockets and handing them to the people in the newsstand, then took the newspaper, folded it with satisfaction, stuffed it into their chest, and squeezed it out protecting their chest.

Not all the people who squeezed out left. Some of the crowd who walked to the other side were standing, listening carefully to the newspaper seller reading the newspaper. Hearing that this year's winter festival would be presided over by the emperor himself, one person was extremely happy.

"My boy is really smart. He can learn the words in each issue of the newspaper in a day, and he will find time to listen to the newspaper. Compared with the words on it, he can now read the newspaper easily." An old man said in a loud voice. .

"That's material for studying, don't you send him to a private school?"

"Hey, where can I afford it? After reading this, I don't know when it will be a head. How can a family like us afford it? Even if we sell the whole family, we can't afford it." The old man's complacency only lasted for a moment, and then Turned into regret and loss.

Zhao Ting asked Shen Jia: "Master Shen, does studying cost money?"

Shen Jia calculated an account for him, how much it would cost a student from the beginning of school to the time he passed the exam.

"I am smart. I have spent 12 years from elementary school to high school. How many people do you think His Highness can have as much as me?"

Zhao Ting thought about it by himself, then shook his head and said, "It's rare to find a genius like Mr. Shen in hundreds of years, let alone how many people can't pass the exam in their lifetime."

"Yeah, high school is only a very small part, and most people stop at being a child student or a scholar. Scholars from ordinary families will not continue if they get a scholar, unless their grades are very good. It takes more than ten years to be selected as a scholar."

Zhao Ting didn't speak, he was counting the number that Shen Jia gave him just now, before he didn't know how much a tael of silver was, and he didn't understand how someone would be stumped by a penny, now more people came out, and he gradually understood the price.

He suddenly understands why being an emperor is a difficult thing, because the responsibility is too heavy, and after seeing the bitterness of life, he can't help but want to make his people live a better life.

He asked Shen Jia: "Master Shen, how can we make the common people stop worrying about studying?"

Shen Jia looked into the distance and replied: "It's easy to say, but difficult to say. As long as the imperial court can build free schools in various places and let school-age children go to school for free, naturally there will be no such trouble."

Zhao Ting was stunned when he heard this, how rich is the state treasury to subsidize it?Moreover, so many people have gone to study, and the number of scholars from the imperial court is limited. What will the remaining people do?

According to Zhao Ting's understanding of scholars, they disdain to do lowly earning a living.

Shen Jia guessed what he was thinking, and told him: "When everyone can read and write, all walks of life will be the same as they are now. Who stipulated that those who sell Yexiang cannot be literate? Who stipulated that those who sell iron and tofu cannot be literate?"

"What you said is too far away to be possible."

"No, history is progressing, maybe it will be realized after thousands of years." Not only is literacy achieved, but also many things that people in this dynasty can't imagine will be created.

For a moment, Shen Jia missed the modern age with advanced technology, wanted to take a car or plane, wanted to use a mobile phone to call a loved one, wanted to watch a movie, and wanted to drink a cup of Coke.

"My lord...Master Shen?"

"what?"

"Let's go, it's time to go to the bookstore."

Shen Jia came back to her senses, because of the moment of confusion and loss just now, he could never go back, and there was his lover here, how could he be willing to go back?

?Author's gossip: (End of the first volume)