Chapter 1093 "Climbing"

On August 14th, I went to the Ministry of Revenue to take shifts again.

Because the sage has been moved back to the Forbidden City, Cao Yong followed several officials from the Ministry of Revenue to meet the sage early. In addition to the members of the Ministry of Revenue, there were also several Grand Secretary and Minister of General Affairs.

Today's idea of ​​political discussion is to promote the "spreading the people into the acres" in Zhili.

You should know that over the years, Zhili has owed the most taxes.

It is just because Zhili Wei and Jingmin were surrounded by the capital, not only did the Eight Banners and Horse Locks of Land, but also the annexation of land by officials and gentry in the past century. Because of this, the situation of tax exemption and delayed taxes has become increasingly obvious.

Although Cao Yong had long known that the Yongzheng Dynasty would promote the "spreading of people to earn acres", he did not expect that it would start with Zhili. After all, according to conservative understanding, Zhili is an important place and there should be no chaos. This is why emperors of all dynasties have been constantly favoring Zhili.

Even though Yongzheng was determined to start from Zhili to implement the "spreading of minus acres", it was also the courage of a generation of emperors.

As for the fact that Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, took the initiative to ask for an order to govern the affairs of southern Fujian and promote "spending acres of people to acres" and so on, it is just a cover.

Li Weijun is a lackey under Nian Gengyao. Nian Gengyao is now in harmony with the monarch and ministers of Yong, so he is naturally "unity".

It is called "Control Political Consultative", but in fact, the emperor is arbitrary, and everyone can only respond.

But unlike in the past, there are always people who praise the emperor's kindness and kindness, but now no one dares to please the emperor. It seems that everyone knows that this "spending acre of people into a mu" is controversial, and it will cause fishy things if you accidentally cause you.

When he stepped down from the imperial front, Cao Yong paid attention to everyone's expressions, pretending to be confused, pretending to be ignorant, for fear of being involved in him; only the Thirteenth Prince frowned slightly, unable to hide his worry.

It seems that the Thirteenth Prince also saw that the emperor took a bit of a big step.

Cao Yong followed several adults from the Ministry of Revenue all the way out of the palace, and he was thinking about this.

"Spreading acres into the acres" means paying money from the pockets of officials and gentry, and rebounding is expected. Even if no one dares to make things difficult for the emperor, the executable officials may not be able to do their jobs in a difficult situation in all directions.

However, with Yongzheng's strong temper, he has always been soft but not hard. If someone really disturbs this matter, he will probably endure the anger of thunder.

In this way, even if there are any twists and turns, no major events will happen. The rest depends on the ability of the two chief officials, the governor of Zhili and the governor of Zhili, to withstand pressure and whether they can withstand attacks.

Now the governor is Nian Gengyao's person, and no one dares to touch his edge at this time; the position of governor is vacant, and now the lack of officials is the hottest among the people in the capital. The one who has the ability to finally take the position of governor is not weaker than that of Nian Gengyao.

Zhili, it’s not messy.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong felt relieved...

In the Palace of Peaceful Heart, the Thirteenth Prince was in a heavy mood.

"Your Majesty, is it because my brother mentioned the Zhili River Affairs?..." The Thirteenth Prince asked with a little hesitation.

Yongzheng was calm and ordered the Thirteenth Prince to see the seat: "Eighty years after entering the pass, the court's grace for Zhili was too much. The number of fertile land in Zhili can be ranked among the top three among the provinces in the world, but the tax was at the end. Why? The north and south rivers, the imperial court spent the most manpower and financial resources in Zhili over the years, and it was not because of the emperor's feet that they had benefited the people. But how did they repay the court? The number of tax-free land is increasing, and even if the land that pays taxes is delayed, the court will not pay. Wait until the drought and flood years, the court will be exempted from mercy."

Speaking of this, he paused, picked up the teacup and took a bite, and said, "Why do the thirteen provinces in the world encounter natural disasters? That is, because Zhili's lack of service, the river channel is cleared every year, and most of the refugees are working as workers. In this way, the court also had to take out a large amount of silver for "work-for-relief" and prepare human and financial resources to repatriate the refugees after the river construction is completed. In this way, the court could not collect all the taxes from Zhili, but also paid a lot of money to repair the river channel of Zhili every year." Speaking of this, the face was cold: "The poor land that was originally collected by one and a half stones of stone turned into good land, from arrears of taxes to not paying taxes, is the greed of people."

When the Thirteenth Prince heard this, he was speechless.

He also knew that what Yongzheng was saying was the truth, but even if the court knew that he was suffering, he could only pinch his nose and swallow it. Otherwise, what would happen? Just as the refugees from all over the world went to Zhili, the refugees from Zhili came to the capital.

If the Zhili River is not cleared, according to the nine-drought weather in the north for ten years, the relief money distributed every year will not be a decimal. Not to mention the troubles of refugees after entering Beijing.

But as the emperor said, the implementation of "spending acres of people" in Zhili is afraid that they will offend both the royal family and the gentry.

Yongzheng saw what the Thirteenth Prince was worried about and said seriously: "We must take this step! People's greed and the great kindness of Emperor Ama over the years has not won the loyalty of his ministers, but only encouraged the ambitions of these worms. If someone tried the law with his own eyes, I would not hesitate to be named after him."

After hearing Yongzheng's words were so exciting, the Thirteenth Prince had no choice but to be ashamed, stood up, knelt down and said, "It was all my brothers who were incompetent and powerless to enrich the national treasury and relieve the emperor's worries, which made the emperor feel embarrassed everywhere."

Historical pens are like swords. If the national treasury is abundant, it would not force Yongzheng to make this decision.

Yongzheng did not mean to blame him, so he stood up from the kang, and helped the Thirteenth Prince up with his own hands and said, "The Thirteenth Brother has shared my worries. In the past two years, I will not have time to spare. If the Thirteenth Brother is incompetent, who can still be a capable minister in this world? The treasury is empty, and it is a long-standing illness in the court, not on the Thirteenth Brother."

Seeing the thirteenth prince's face clear, Yongzheng frowned and said, "Last year, I wanted to provide the silver from the thirteenth brother's prince's opening of the mansion according to the old rules. The thirteenth brother insisted not to accept it. In the past two years, I would like to reward the thirteenth brother, and you can come up with these reasons to refuse. Tomorrow, Mid-Autumn Festival, I will give you 500 taels of gold as a gift for the holidays, so don't refuse again."

Yongzheng was moved, and the Thirteenth Prince was grateful when he heard this. Then he knelt down and said, "The emperor is very loving, but I can't accept it all, but I dare not accept it. The royal palaces have given me a holiday and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already sent me. How can I accept the emperor's favor again?"

Given the emperor's closeness to the Thirteenth Prince, the reward of the five hundred taels of gold is not much. But he is not worried about the lack of money and the unevenness. The royal kings watched him, and he was not allowed to make the royal family feel unfair for this reward.

Yongzheng sighed, helped him up again, and said, "I always feel that I have treated you badly."

The Thirteenth Prince said, "The emperor is worried that the prince's annual salary of 10,000 taels is enough. If he develops greed again, wouldn't it be forbidden to heaven and earth?"

Yongzheng was a prince in his early years, and he knew that the seemingly large salary of 10,000 taels was not enough for human relations.

But the Thirteenth Prince knew that the national treasury and the inner treasury were not rich, so he was afraid that he would never accept the reward at this time.

He sat back to the kang and ordered the Thirteenth Prince to sit down too, and said, "Hong Tsing is fifteen, is it a marriage?"

Hong Tsun is the eldest son of the Thirteenth Prince. Yongzheng originally wanted to add him to the prince as soon as possible so that the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion would have an additional salary for the prince and supplement the expenses of the royal family.

The Thirteenth Prince did not accept it, but because Gu Nianhongtou was weak and overwhelmed. Instead of inheriting the royal palace, it would be better to be an idle royal family and save effort. As his prince's legitimate son, even if he did not inherit the title of prince, he would not be too low when he became an adult.

However, the Thirteenth Concubine had a disagreement with her husband about this matter.

Hong Tsu was in poor health since childhood. Although he was the eldest son, he was the child he loved by the Thirteenth Prince.

Although he is obviously respected, his title is lower than his younger brothers. The Thirteenth Concubine was afraid that his son would feel wronged, so she begs her husband to discuss this matter in a few years. If Hong Tsuna gradually becomes stronger and deserves the responsibility of the prince, then his glory is still his; if he cannot, he is older, he can still be sympathetic to his parents and will not have any rift with his brothers.

The Thirteenth Prince did not want the couple to suffer from this, so he agreed to his wife's plea.

In fact, there was a secret matter that Fang Zhong announced to the Thirteenth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince concealed something in front of his wife.

That is, Hongtou is a congenital deficit. Even if he has been conditioned for many years, he is weaker than ordinary people. It is not advisable to have sex early, nor should he be close to women. Even if he gets married in the future, he should take less concubines and be restrained, otherwise it will hinder the longevity of the child. He can only leave the fate of the child to fate.

The Thirteenth Prince only told his wife that it was not appropriate to have sex early, and did not tell his wife what he said later.

Now, when Yongzheng mentioned this, the Thirteenth Prince was stunned and said, "When the emperor said, Hong Ting is not in good health and is still in the process of conditioning. The imperial physician's intention is not suitable to marry early." At the end of the speech, he was a little sad.

Back then, when the Thirteenth Prince was in trouble, it was the time when the Thirteenth Prince was at its worst.

The Thirteenth Prince lacked enough essence and blood, and the Thirteenth Prince was too busy, which made Hong Tzu's premature birth and congenital deficiency. For this reason, the couple not only loved and felt guilty towards the eldest son.

Seeing him like this, Yongzheng knew that he remembered the old things and said, "The past has passed. Hong Teng has won so much favor from you and your wife. He is also a sensible person. He should be a person with longevity and longevity."

"Thank you, the emperor!" The Thirteenth Prince woke up and hurriedly thanked him.

Yongzheng smiled and said, "I was still thinking about being a matchmaker for my nephew, but now I'm going to miss it."

When the Thirteenth Prince heard this, he was a little moved. He raised his head and looked at Yongzheng.

He and Thirteenth Concubine were also very worried about the candidate for the eldest daughter-in-law. They wanted to choose a good girl with a good match for their son, but they were also afraid that there would be something wrong with their son, which would delay the girl's lifelong life.

Then Yongzheng continued, "I heard that the uncle's wife exchanged 30,000 taels of gold at the Bank of the Interior Government a few days ago for the purpose of marrying her daughter... His girl is about the same age as Hong Tsu..."

Although Yongzheng smiled, his tone was sarcastic.

The Thirteenth Prince reported to himself and hurriedly said, "I am not as good as my seniority, so I dare not compete with you."

Yongzheng snorted coldly and said, "The Thirteenth Brother dared not 'should', but someone dared to imagine it. The uncle's wife had already spoken out and wanted to let her son Shangzhu!"

The Thirteenth Prince was shocked when he heard this.

This was the first time he heard about this. He had heard that his uncle's wife had sent someone to propose marriage to Prince Jian's mansion and was rejected. Because of this, Longkodo's relationship with Yarjianga was also in a bad way.

Longko's son Yuzhu was only seventeen years old. He was not only a first-class imperial guard, but also promoted to the second-rank Luanyi envoy a few days ago. This kind of decency is also one of the top children of the nobles in the capital.

Based on his family background and official position, it should be no difficulty to say that his parents are. Unfortunately, he has a mother who is a maid. According to the old saying in the capital, he is "raised by a girl".

Li Sier was awarded the imperial edict, but his background was finally criticized.

Who doesn’t know the old things about the uncle’s mansion? Who would not tell their daughter to their family? Even if the lower family wants to be taller, Li Sier will look down on him.

In the early years, Li Sier wanted to ask a noble man in the palace to make a marriage, but the failure was not done, so he caught the death of the emperor and the matter was delayed.

When he went abroad to mourn, Li Sier wanted to ask the Empress to take charge, but the Empress was a person who refused to take care of the matter and did not get what she wanted.

When Yuzhu was promoted to the second-rank Luanyi envoy, he was not young anymore. Li Sier felt it was appropriate and couldn't wait. He directly asked Yaerjiang's aunt Mrs. Xilin Jueluo to be a matchmaker and went to Prince Jian's mansion to propose marriage. As a result, he was rejected by Prince Jian and Prince Jian's concubine.

Li Sier felt that she had lost face. Not only did she hate Prince Jian and his wife to death, but she also vowed to tell her son a daughter-in-law who was more noble than the Sixth Prince.

The only one with a higher status than the prince's legitimate daughter is the princess in the palace.

Although there was no emperor's daughter in the palace, there were three royal princesses who were raised by the queen.

Among these three princes, the deposed prince's daughter, the Sixth Prince, is the same age as Yu Zhu. Li Sier's vision is to find a decent Yue family for his son, and he will not look down on the Sixth Prince. The remaining two are the legitimate daughters of the Thirteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince.

Although he couldn't bear to give up his daughter to foster Mongolia, the Thirteenth Prince couldn't bear to marry his uncle's mansion.

Li Sier didn't know how to restrain himself, but the Thirteenth Prince knew that Longkodo's position as the admiral of the Nine Gate had been undermined. The prosperity of the uncle's mansion could not last long.

"Your Majesty, the princesses are still young..." The Thirteenth Prince said anxiously.

Seeing that he was moved, Yongzheng smiled, and the gloomy atmosphere became much less intense, and said, "The Queen also said so. The uncle's wife put her son's marriage aside and focused on her daughter's marriage. This is why."

The emperor is the one who has made the uncle's mansion extremely kind. Now the emperor is the emperor who talks about the uncle's mansion in a gloomy manner. The Thirteenth Prince doesn't have much to say, so he can only listen.

Yongzheng complained a few times, and his disgust towards the uncle's mansion was no secret.

The Thirteenth Prince felt frightened. When he left the Palace of Peaceful Heart, his palms were already full of sweat.

Although he did not want to admit it, it was the truth. Whether it was "the cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked" or "the birds were hidden in the bow", the emperor's patience with Longkodo had reached its limit.

This was after Longkodo was undermined and lost the real power of the Nine Gates Admiral.

The marriage between children cannot hide the murderous intent behind it.

The autumn is clear and the sun is in the sky, but the Thirteenth Prince feels chilling.

He shivered, let out a long sigh, and walked towards the palace gate...

Because tomorrow Mid-Autumn Festival, the yamen was in the yamen earlier than usual. Before that, several officials left the yamen one after another.
To be continued...