Chapter 1202 The Prime Minister's Intestine

Seeing Zhaojia doing this, Cao Xiang sneered in his heart. Most of the fields in the public account came when the same family was separated from the same house, and there was also a small village that Zhaojia later bought.

The money to buy Xiaozhuang was to embezzle the ten thousand taels of marriage between him and Xiaowu.

The so-called 5,000 taels of marriage money left by the old lady, and the actual expenses of the old lady were less than 1,000 taels, and the remaining 4,000 taels were held in Zhaojia's hands.

Now, I want to move the fields in Gongzhong.

The three brothers have not yet separated, so Tian is the one who owns the three brothers. The other two are Zhaojia's biological children. Even if she loves the girl, she has not surpassed the eldest and youngest sons. The reason why she has made plans is that she feels more comfortable in the future.

Cao Xiang felt it was boring and smiled faintly, "The second brother is not here, so the old lady is the decision."

Zhao Jia immediately felt much more relieved, nodded, and said, "You brothers are willing to love her, it is the blessing of the fourth sister..."

After exiting from the upper room, Cao Xiang sighed and shook his head with self-deprecatingness.

Who wants to have a few acres of land?

Whenever he wants to forget the meanness and injustice he encountered in childhood and get along with his family in a friendly manner, his mother can pour cold water on her face.

After five or three times, my heart was cold even if I felt warm...

The Western Palace is very optimistic about the fourth sister's marriage to the prince of the royal family who was not named.

This is true for the world. If the family is not reliable, it is important to the outside family. If the family is not reliable, it is important to the wife.

As long as he is willing to value his wife's family, the life of the fourth sister will not be much worse. As for her appearance and character, she is not worried. After all, she was chosen by the Thirteenth Prince, so she will not be much worse.

A few days later, Aunt Gui brought He Lingzhi to the door, and this time she came to Cao's family to ask about Niu Niu's life.

Once you have determined the small day, you can confirm the auspicious date for marriage and make a grand reunion in November.

Before this, Wei Wenzhi came over to pay tribute to his elders and told Cao Yan about his marriage.

He agreed with Cao Yan's arrangements very much. He also felt that it was inappropriate to let his new sister-in-law, who had been in the family for less than a month, hold a wedding ceremony and open a banquet for guests.

So, the two families agreed to make a grand decision on the sixth day of November and the wedding date will be in April next year.

Housework was handled almost the same, and there seemed to be nothing to worry about. Cao Yan's life in the yamen was a bit difficult, at least in the eyes of others, it was very "hard".

Logically speaking, Zhang Tingyu supplemented the Han Shangshu, and Cao Yan supplemented the Manchus, and Cao Yan should be appointed as the seal officer; but Zhang Tingyu was a Grand Secretary, in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, and was a Grand Secretary of the Central Government.

Zhang Tingyu arrived at the Ministry of Revenue earlier than Cao Yan, and the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue was already in Zhang Tingyu's hands.

Although when Cao Yan just returned to the Ministry of Revenue to discuss his post, Zhang Tingyu wanted to transfer the seal to him, Cao Yan did not want it.

Cao Yan was the Ministry of Revenue who was the Que who was the Minister of Han. Before that, Zhang Tingyu became the chief seal officer of the Ministry of Revenue as the Minister of Han. Without a special order, Cao Yan was a bit arrogant when he received the seal from him.

Besides, Zhang Tingyu also has the status of a senior secretary in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Even if the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue is under the control of Cao Yan, there is no reason to be self-dedicated. He still has to ask Zhang Tingyu for advice when encountering problems.

For this reason, Cao Yan felt that there was no need to do this, so he refused to accept it. In the end, the Ministry of Revenue was still under the control of Zhang Tingyu.

In the eyes of outsiders, it was because of Cao Yan, the new Shangshu, that it was inevitable that there would be some remarks in the yamen.

Some say that Cao Yong was incompetent, but he only got into the eyes of the emperor and then replenished his fertilizer one after another, but it was actually just a decoration. Some say that Zhang Tingyu deliberately suppressed Cao Yong as the Grand Secretary, but there are different opinions.

In addition, Zhang Tingyu is cautious and the same is true for handling government affairs. No matter what official documents are, they have to read them personally before drawing conclusions, even if Cao Yong has already processed them.

It's a bit over if it falls into the eyes of outsiders.

Compared with Zhang Tingyu, Cao Yong is an old man from the Ministry of Revenue. He has worked as a doctor and a minister in the Ministry of Revenue. Many of his arrangements have now become an old man from the Ministry of Revenue, scattered in various departments, and many people have been upset for Cao Yong.

In addition, those who want to take advantage of the situation and add fuel to the fire, the atmosphere in the Ministry of Revenue is very tense.

Cao Yong was speechless. Although in the eyes of outsiders, he was only one rank worse than Zhang Tingyu, but even if he could not be evenly matched, he should be similar.

However, Cao Yong knew it himself. He became an official at the age of sixteen, and Zhang Tingyu was appointed as an official at thirty-two times. Zhang Tingyu read 16 years more books than him.

After he became an official, he was not as experienced as a yamen, as well as a slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight slight

Besides, Cao Yong was born in the Weaver Mansion. At that time, his father had some tricks, mostly in private, and could not teach by example.

The "open conspiracy" and "conspiracy" that Cao Yong performed were mostly talks on paper.

However, Zhang Tingyu was born in the prime minister's mansion, and his father was also a famous prime minister in the Kangxi Dynasty. After walking for twenty years in the imperial court, his knowledge was naturally beyond the reach of Cao Yong.

Cao Yong respected Zhang Tingyu, the "three dynasty veteran" who had been left in history.

He was also cautious, and the Secretary of State was no more than the Minister of the Secretariat, so he needed more attention. There was something he couldn't take care of. Cao Yong was eager to have a diligent person like Zhang Tingyu on his head.

After all, the Ministry of Revenue is the most profound, and even if you don’t stretch out your hands, you will easily get fishy.

Cao Yong calmly set up a transit station, and handed over the official documents below to Zhang Tingyu after reading them. Then he followed Zhang Tingyu's famous saying, "It is better to be silent than to say a thousand words." He listened to Zhang Tingyu's instructions on everything.

The effect is very good. The working time is reduced by half. I can put a lot of effort into it every day and I can relax much faster. In addition, this taciturn attitude also seems a bit unfathomable, which has added a lot of official power.

Liberated from this trivial official document, Cao Yong left his thoughts and thought about the way to enrich the country.

Yongzheng was a pragmatic emperor. If Cao Yong wanted to live a smooth life, he had to have some achievements in order to have the confidence to live a life of silence.

Today, the three major reforms of the Yongzheng Dynasty have been made, with "spending acres of people to earn acres" and "drinking sacrifices to return to the public", and only "officials and gentry are all left to pay for food together". Although some rumors have been made over the years, they have not been implemented.

This is an act that challenges the entire gentry class, and Cao Yong is unwilling to stab the hornet's nest.

After repeated ideas, Cao Yong decided to start from two aspects. The first is the pros and cons of developing coal and iron ore. The second is the role of foreign trade in enriching the country.

He used his purpose in writing papers in school in his previous life and began to look up various materials and organize various data. Neither of these two thesis was aimless. The former was to prepare for the upcoming Western War.

Although I don’t know how many years Yongzheng years ago, the reason why the Military Affairs Office was established was for the Northwest War was Cao Yong remembered it.

The latter is due to the tens of millions of opium in the southwest and the emperor's constant attention to Guangdong Customs.

After returning to the capital, Song Hou removed his status as an aide and went home to enjoy his grandchildren; Jiang Jian, like in the past, made up his identity as a clerk and followed Cao Yong to assist in official affairs.

Jiang Jian was very excited about Cao Yong's attention from the Ministry of Revenue's land and "not doing his job properly".

Men have an adventurous spirit in their bones and are willing to challenge the unknown.

Cao Yong was content with satisfaction, but the Thirteenth Prince couldn't stand it.

He was optimistic about Cao Yong. Now he felt sad when he saw Cao Yong "silence" in order to avoid Zhang Tingyu's sharpness.

On this day, Cao Yong rested, and the Thirteenth Prince sent someone to ask Cao Yong to pass through the mansion.

Cao Yong thought for a while and brought his comment about the sea trade, and the coal and iron were placed at home.

After all, there is no big news in the northwest at present, so it is a bit too sensitive to directly mentioning military preparations.

When he arrived at Prince Yi's mansion, Cao Yong was directly introduced to the flower hall.

Although it was early winter outside, the room was as warm as spring. Two plates of green plants were placed at the door, looking full of vitality.

The Thirteenth Prince sat cross-legged on the collapse, with a chessboard in front of him.

Seeing this, Cao Yong stepped forward and greeted him two steps. The Thirteenth Prince waved his hand and shouted, pointed to the seat opposite, and said, "Come on, come on, let's talk to you in a game."

It was a good thing in the early years, but in recent years, Cao Yong has become less and less in love with such brain-consuming entertainment.

But when the Thirteenth Prince invited him, Cao Yong could only say: "In this way, I will be ugly."

He sat opposite the Thirteenth Prince, who held white and Cao Yong held black.

It was an extremely elegant thing, but the Thirteenth Prince was Lang Kuo's character and had a quick and easy move; Cao Yong was a lazy person, but he was mostly just following the crowd.

Soon, a lot of pieces fell on the chessboard.

Although Cao Yong was not very attentive, Cao Yin and Zhuang Xi were both friends. In order to accompany these two elders, he played many chess scores and had some chess skills.

When the palace was collected, if you lose with your five sons, it would not be too embarrassing to lose.

The Thirteenth Prince put down the chess piece, looked at Cao Yong, and said, "Why is Furu's heart without ambition to win?"

Cao Yong said twice, "Hehe" and said, "It's because my chess skills are not as good as me."

The Thirteenth Prince shook his head and frowned and said, "You are stupid. If you flatter me like someone outside, you will have no patience to make a move. In front of you, you don't have to be stupid. You are talking about your thoughts. From the world's top minister who holds power to the current decoration officials, there is really no complaint at all?"

After hearing the Thirteenth Prince's words, Cao Yong's heart was full of thoughts.

If you reach the provincial and ministerial level at a young age, you must "devote your best" and "forget your food and sleep" and climb up all your mind. Which man doesn't love power?

Now it was three hundred years ago, when the feudal imperial system was at its peak, and he worked hard and was just a slave to the emperor. Life, death, honor and disgrace were all between the emperor's joys and angers, so what's the future?

Now that he is about to retire from success, he is not allowed to enter the cabinet, and his age experience is stuck. Even if Cao Yong is worried about official business for twelve hours now, he is tired and he is not qualified or not qualified.

Since you don’t fight for the day, of course you will plan slowly. There is no need to face Zhang Tingyu, who has been able to roam for two or three decades, just because of a few gossips from others.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong stood up and said, "The Ministry of Revenue has a heavy choreography and is related to people's livelihood. I am trembling, afraid of taking into account the shortcomings. Unexpectedly, it is a worry. Zhang Xiang is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Revenue is worry-free. I am very grateful, so why do you talk about complaints?"

His face was calm. The Thirteenth Prince looked at him twice, sighed, and said, "I didn't expect that over the years, you can still keep your original heart and not be interested in power and wealth. But I judge a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

After hearing this, Cao Yong felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "I know that there are some rumors in the yamen, and the Thirteenth Master asked questions, which is just a care."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded, was quite pleased, and smiled and said, "If you know this, I'm not worried about it." At this point, I paused and said, "Even if the Ministry of Revenue has a capable minister in charge, you can't be too lazy. Since the Emperor favors you, you must not let down the holy grace."

Cao Yong lowered his hands and heard it, "Although he is a talentless person, he dare not be lazy." As he said that, he pulled out a note from his sleeve and presented it to the Thirteenth Prince with both hands: "These days, I have been thinking about the method of enriching the national treasury. I have some simple opinions. Please ask the Thirteenth Master to correct me."

When the Thirteenth Prince heard this, he was quite surprised, his expression was slightly calm, he answered the note and read it carefully.

His expression became more and more relaxed. When he saw it, he patted his thighs and said, "Okay, you can 'promote the prestige of the country, suppress the four barbarians, resist the scabies outside the border, and surrender to all directions to pilgrimage to the king'!"

Cao Yong sneered in his heart, it was just a slogan. If he wrote directly to earn money from foreigners, before the emperor could say anything, the censors would jump up and down, saying something like "Discussing profits with the country, which would insult the country's system."

The Thirteenth Prince was filled with joy and smiled and said, "I knew you were a person with a heart and would not let the emperor down."
To be continued...