In early spring and March, the sun is getting more and more sunny.

Yu Manzhi was half lying on a pebble outside the bamboo forest, and his vision was a little empty. He was covered with a coarse linen cloth coat on the outside and a brocade jacket on the inside, which looked a little nondescript, but in fact it was the fashion trend in the capital nowadays.

After the rebellion, there were only tens of thousands of plain silk left in the treasury, these burlap cloth was not colored, relatively primitive, it was originally the bottom of the warehouse accumulated by the taxes paid by the local government in previous years, and even the rebels looked down on it and threw it in the warehouse on the bank of the Qinhuai River.

As the weather warmed up, Director Wang and other Taiwanese ministers came up with the idea of these cloths, and used these crude cloths to tailor their clothes, and each purchased a set of clothes to wear in and out. The top is good, the bottom will be very bad, so the cloth shirt is popular in the capital, and everyone thinks of this as beautiful.

In this way, it can be regarded as a solution to the temporary urgency of the center. And Director Wang also gained a good reputation because of this, and it became a momentary talk.

But Shen Zhezi didn't think much of it, it was true that such a move was full of celebrity atmosphere and was in line with the current interest, but to be honest, this was not what a central minister should do. If the Kuraburo who changed Yu Tiao did this to clear the bottom of the warehouse and generate income for the imperial court, it would indeed be a beautiful talk and worth promoting.

But Wang Dao was the ruling Taibao, and the people's livelihood and politics in the entire Jiangdong were within the scope of his ministry. Even if the number of these cloths is increased several times, the harvest is not even enough for many Taiwanese ministers. There are no ways to really improve the central finances, but unfortunately no one does it, no one dares to do it.

The queen mother, who has now moved to Jianping Garden, sent someone to send hundreds of silk cloths to the princess's mansion some time ago, all of which were handed over to Shen Zhezi's family in the mansion, and they each took advantage of the high price to go out of the house to sell to supplement the family.

A few days ago, during the Shangsi Festival, Shen Zhezi dressed up in a fur coat and went to the Qingxi side of the assembly, and when he arrived at the scene, he found that most of the people were wearing silk shirts, and some people who were scattered were even rubbed by the coarse linen and blood marks on their bodies, and they were still enjoying themselves. Shen Zhezi's normal clothes became an anomaly, so he bought a few feet of cloth and draped it on his body to deal with things.

After March, the construction of the capital also ushered in a peak period, in addition to the palace garden that was being renovated, the left side of Changganli, which had been demolished into white ground, was also built at the same time.

Although there is still a debate in Taichung about how to overhaul the city, and many people do not agree with Shen Zhezi's grand plan, but at least the dwellings must be built. After all, a large number of refugee families cannot live in the refugee camp for a long time, even if the Taiwanese ministers do not care about the well-being of the small people, but so many people are in the hands of Shen Zhezi, it will always make a certain part of the people restless.

Although the overall structure has not been passed, several workshops in Changganli, which are now under construction, are also arranged within the layout. Even if it is built first, there is no conflict with the subsequent fortifications.

Even so, the amount of work at the moment alone is a huge construction that has never been seen since the crossing of the river, and 70,000 or 80,000 laborers have been invested. The city wall and the houses were built as one, and the servants recorded their merits for their work, and the houses they built were their places to live.

Originally, because of too many rumors and overly tough methods, Shen Zhezi's reputation in the capital has weakened, and even those refugees have implicit resentment towards him. But with the promulgation of this decree, his fame climbed to a new peak.

Because this decree not only alleviated their worries about the future, but also gave them a real hope. Regardless of ancient or modern, houses occupy an important position in people's hearts, and no house can be a home.

Too many families have been displaced by the destruction of their homes, and they don't know where they will return in the future, but now, as long as they work hard and meet the merit standards, they can be granted houses, and they are still good family members.

For a time, the enthusiasm of the people was stimulated and climbed to the peak, and the fortifications were extremely heavy, but the participation was still extremely high. Even many people who have joined the big families in the surrounding counties as shady households have dragged their families back to Jiankang.

Wherever you want to do practical things, there are always two sides. The popularity of the people is high, but the official prestige may not be so, and now the court is also arguing because of this arrangement. Shen Zhezi simply played the high wind and brightness of the clothes again, and resigned directly from the ministry, anyway, the matter was on the track, and it was handed over to others to rip off.

No matter what the dispute in Taichung is, since the decree has been promulgated, it is impossible to stop it. If it is overthrown, not to mention that it will cause the resentment of the people in the capital to boil, only those Wuzhong people will not stop, their real money has been invested, Jiankang These people's labor, part of it is their income, if things are repeated, the losses can not be counted in millions, it is definitely worth sacrificing their lives.

Because of the large-scale construction in the capital, there was a chaotic scene, and Shen Zhezi simply took his family to the east of the city to live idlely. His family has a lot of real estate around Jiankang City, some of which are dowries brought by princesses, and some are rewarded by the imperial court at the beginning of the year.

Since returning to the capital, Shen Zhezi has been busy with disaster relief and promoting the construction of the new capital, and he has not had much leisure. Now that he has withdrawn, he can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

Right now, he is wearing a bamboo hat, sitting in the bamboo pavilion and fishing in the pond, and there are two small fish the size of palms in the bamboo basket clay pot at his feet.

Princess Xingnan sat on a Hu bed next to Shen Zhezi, wearing a pink and white jacket as a men's dress, her delicate little face was not lacking in heroism, her eyes were staring at the fish drift on the water, and the fingers holding the fishing rod were faintly white, and her expression was not lacking in nervous expectation.

I don't know if it's an illusion, I saw the fish on the water trembling in a trance, Princess Xingnan's eyes suddenly became bright, and her back was faintly straightened.

Just as he was calculating the opportunity to lift the rod, he suddenly heard the sound of water next to him, and turned his head to look, and saw that Shen Zhezi's fishing rod had been raised, and there was a fish with shining scales hanging at the end of the fishing line, twisting and jumping with great vitality.

"My fish is about to take the bait, and you're scared away again!"

Princess Xingnan immediately shook the fishing rod, looked at the bare fish hook, her eyebrows and eyes were wrinkled together, and she looked at Shen Zhezi with disgust, and there was no lack of complaints.

Shen Zhezi laughed and carried the fish into the pavilion, and the little maid Gua'er, who was already waiting next to her, smiled and stepped forward to pick off the fish and put it in the crockpot, but when she saw that the princess had a resentful look, she retreated timidly.

"Fishing must be quiet, you keep lifting the rod, no matter how many fish you have, you will be scared away."

Since Shen Zhezi caught a fish first, this girl has been competing with a breath of anger, but unfortunately she has never found anything.

Yu Manzhi said with a smile next to him: "Hook fishing is not an open door, life and death are at stake, and the fish should also be cautious." The princess is not good at ......."

At this point, it came to an abrupt end, and that was because Princess Xingnan had already turned her eyes to the past, and Yu Manzhi immediately understood it and shut up obediently. He has been living in the Shen family recently, and he is also in awe of this cousin.

"Brother, don't sigh near me, those fish are all scared away by you!"

Princess Xingnan said angrily, unceremoniously blamed Yu Manzhi, ate her family's drink, lived in her family's, didn't feel at all that she was dangling around the little couple, the pathfinder lantern was as dazzling, and she actually said cool words!

Yu Manzhi's face became thicker, and after hearing this, he simply entered the pavilion and squatted next to Shen Zhezi, and smiled at the princess: "I am near my brother-in-law now, princess, you have to work hard, you will definitely be able to win!" ”

Seeing this, Princess Xingnan's pretty face became even more stiff, she simply threw the fishing rod, and said to Shen Zhezi angrily: "Look at what kind of guests you have invited, don't you know that people also have private things to say!" ”

With that, she left the bamboo pavilion with a snort. The little maid Gu'er chased after two steps, looked back at Shen Zhezi, and hurried up again when she saw Lang Jun nodding.

was complained by the princess, Shen Zhezi really had the feeling that he had no way to argue, and when he looked at Yu Manzhi who was sitting on the Hu bed after he drove the princess away, he couldn't help but be a little speechless. Speaking of which, strictly speaking, this kid with no skin and no face is not a relative on his side, right?

Yu Manzhi didn't have the consciousness of being a villain, looking at the fishing rod thrown on the ground by the princess, he couldn't help sighing, and looked at Shen Zhezi and said: "Alas, my aunt is also a very gentle elder, but it's a pity...... The lady is fierce, and she is really embarrassed. ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he raised his foot and kicked on Yu Manzhi's calf, his lady was fierce to others, and the private in the room was also gentle as water. It's just that this boudoir is fun, how can you talk to others.

Yu Manzhi grinned as he hugged his calves, then picked up the fishing rod that the princess had dropped and threw the hook into his hand again, and then began his usual long sigh again. While sighing, he frequently looked at Shen Zhezi, wanting to start the topic, but Shen Zhezi just looked at the water and didn't bother to talk to him.

This kid has been sentimental lately, and that's because he suffers from premarital anxiety. A month ago, he sent a letter from Lao Tzu, and he had already set up a marriage for him, and he had successfully intercepted the Shusheng Hu, and he was engaged to the Xi family, and he would get married at the end of the year. Yu Liang has been dead for more than a year, and Yu Manzhi's filial piety as a son for a year is not too polite.

Shen Zhezi was originally going to let his family cut off his beard, but his family really didn't have any good choice, not to mention that the direct marriage with the Xi family span was a bit large, and his family didn't even have a suitable candidate. Several brothers in the near branch are already married, and the age of the lower branch is not right, and it is impossible for the distant branch.

It is reasonable for Xi Jian to make such a choice, now the situation has changed greatly, after losing Jingkou, he himself has no strategic position to deter Sanwu, and the weakness of the Yu family also makes him have no reason for upstream and downstream confrontation. In this way, it is more important to regain the influence of Jingkou than to gain the support of the center.

And with Wang Shu's departure from Zhenjiang Prefecture and the establishment of the capital of Beijing, the Langya Wang family does not have much energy to bet on in Jingkou. The two families did not have a strong need for marriage with each other, so they let the Yu family take a loophole.

At present, the brothers of the Yu family are working separately, and Yu Bin and other brothers are also serving filial piety in Jinling, and Yu Manzhi has no one to disturb, so he can only rely on the Shen family and not leave.