Chapter 811: Big Stick and Sweet Dates

The palace and the outside of the palace are one, and the news that the emperor wants to determine the world's acres and acres of Dingkou in the day is of course spreading, and in the evening, the secretary of the East Factory of the Inner Court executed more than a dozen eunuchs with a staff at the behest of the Queen Mother, and dozens of people in the East and West Palaces were demoted to the inner court to sweep miscellaneous servants The news also spread quickly because of Lu Feng's deliberate actions. Moreover, the emperor had a clear decree, and Yan Hao, who sneaked back from Liaodongwei, colluded with the traitors and committed a heinous crime, and three days later beheaded him in the West Fourth Archway to show the public.

With such a series of news, where can the people of the various yamen families do things with peace of mind, and those who are frank and frank are just those who know or understand the little things in their hometowns are all restless. Now that the founding of the country is not far away, everyone still has an impression of the severe punishment and strict law at that time, and many people who were forcibly recruited as officials in Hong Wunian couldn't help but shudder when they thought of the situation of Shilin like a dog at that time. Not to mention, a person like Shen Du who has experienced the Hongwu Dynasty will never forget that he was exiled because he was late to be recruited.

So, it is said that the yamen is scattered when it is unitary, but when it comes to the third quarter of Shen Zheng, the people of each yamen are almost scattered. Zhang Yue stayed late because of the Luchuan urgent report at hand, and he was still thinking about which general should be used in Pingmei, and he was repeatedly pondering the probability of victory or defeat of Mu Sheng's advance this time. Because the pioneer decided to make a big defeat as in history, and the military and national strength were not damaged much, so now the military budget is not stretched, but he is really not optimistic about Mu Sheng.

He was the only one in the family, and everyone in the family had ordered him, Zhang Yue was naturally not as busy going home as others, and he didn't pack his things and go out until the first moment of Youchu, and he saw Zhang Bu and Niu Dang outside the door already leading the horse and waiting there. After going up to rendezvous, he got on the horse, and then went up to East Chang'an Street, and he saw a group of people coming out of the left gate of Chang'an.

The official uniforms of that group of people were almost all unicorn complements, only the last one looked inferior, but it was also a big red silk brocade robe. The leaders are Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, and the last is Mu Bin, the prince of Qianguo. Faced with this narrow road encounter, he led his horse to avoid it after a little groaning, waiting for these princes and his entourage to meet and then go first, but as a result, Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, who was walking in front, rode his horse and walked straight towards him.

Chen Mao's father is also a hero who died in Jingjing like Zhang Yu, the Duke of Rongguo, but the title of the martyr is not hereditary, so half of his title is based on his father's merits, and half of his own credit in Ningxia in the early years of Jingnan and Yongle.

He once served the seriously ill Zhu Di with Zhang Yue in the abandoned city of Daning, but he didn't have much contact before and after. But when he came out of the palace today, he happened to meet Zhang Yue again, and his mood was very complicated.

"I heard that your mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and children haven't come back yet?"

Since they were crowned princes, rewarded Xuntian slaves and maids, and built mansions, the nobles all talked about the rules and decency, and they also learned the civil official's literary crepe when they spoke, so Zhang Yueshi, who didn't deal much with Chen Mao, didn't expect this marquis to be so direct, but he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes, father, it will take about a few days for them to arrive in the capital." ”

"Okay, when they come back, let my little ones play with your children more, lest one of them be fooled and tricked like me...... Fuck it! ”

Zhang Yue was dissatisfied when he heard Chen Mao's last foul words, his face suddenly became more strange, and he thought that this person must have been admonished in the palace, so he suddenly realized. Therefore, he just smiled and agreed: "Since Ningyang Hou said so, let Neiko take the children to your house more in the future." ”

"That's right, that's it!" Chen Mao had already thought of another sentence from the Empress Dowager Zhang at this time, and his mood unconsciously improved, "My eldest son is as old as you, but the second child is ten years old, and the eldest child is only four years old, and he is about the same size as your child, I heard that your ethnicity is good?" They are still too young to go to the country, if you agree, I will immediately send people to your family to learn. ”

Seeing that Chen Mao's face suddenly showed a flying look, Zhang Yue didn't know that the emperor and queen in the palace were likely to slap a sweet date, and promised to choose one of the two children in the Ningyang Hou family to praise the emperor's eldest son, and Chen Mao wanted to send the second son and young son to his family's school, which naturally showed closeness. However, he was already ready to let Jingguan come back and apprentice to Liang Zheng, how can he tell others?

Before he could figure out how to answer, Hou Mengying and others from Baoding also came over. Baoding Hou Mengying and the Zhang family are in-laws, this time they originally entered the palace with apprehension, but the emperor did not settle the old accounts, but the queen mother also comforted him twice. After all, after he was reminded by Zhang Yue, he admonished a few words of admonition among several familiar nobles, and finally exposed it. Although the eldest grandson Meng Ang has no hope of getting close to the prince at his age, his eldest daughter-in-law Zhang Qing has passed on the good news again, and it is possible to guarantee it in the future.

So, Meng Ying was Zhang Yue's in-law, so he didn't rush into it at this time, and he almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard that Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, and Wang Tong, Marquis of Chengshan, also said that they wanted to send their children to the Zhang family to study. You know, Meng Ang once studied with those children in the British government, who would like his own children to mess with other students?

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Yue really couldn't resist, so he had to say helplessly that after his children came back, he was ready to worship Liang Jian as a teacher. Knowing that Liang Zang's other students were under his head, several Xungui knew that one gentleman could not teach so many students, and he couldn't stuff people over, so he simply proposed to let a few children learn the art of archery together in the future, and this time, Zhang Yue readily agreed.

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Mu Bin, the prince of Qianguo, did not join in the fun. Zhu Yong's eldest son Zhu Yi was just born this year, with his title, this praise must be indispensable, plus he and Zhang Fu have been friends in the past, and they have also helped the Zhang family in the past, so they don't have to express enthusiasm at this time.

And Mu Bin is envious with melancholy, he wants to hook up with the nobles, the picture is real power, who knew that the emperor would come up with such a trick, and the Empress Dowager Zhang's few words of light and darkness made him have to put away those thoughts. What he wants to know most now is what Zhang Yue said to the emperor yesterday, which not only made the emperor calm his anger, but also allowed Xungui to get such a benefit - if you don't count the terrifying beating, this trip to the palace is really a great gain.

After all, it is the East Chang'an Avenue where dignitaries and dignitaries enter and exit most frequently, and there is the North Bridge of the Jade River in front, and it is not good for a group of people to occupy the middle of this road all the time, so with Zhang Yue's promise, Ningyang Hou and others dispersed. And Baoding Hou Mengying took the time to mention that Zhang Qing was happy, and when he heard Zhang Yue say that he would prepare a gift for another day, he went satisfied. At this time, Zhu Yongfang and Mu Bin stepped forward together.

"You looked low-key when you came back this time, but it turned out to be such a good thing, and it turned out that the civil and military had to remember your feelings. Such a big case, if it is not investigated, it will not be investigated, and there is one more determination of acres and acres. As for us, to be honest, the picture is that future generations can have a hope, and now we have it. Just now, the top princes and uncles are all circling around you, and your face has not changed, even Brother Wen Bi is not as calm as you. ”

Zhu Yong joked twice, and saw Zhang Yue smile and humbly said that today's events had nothing to do with him, where did he believe it, and immediately said with a blank face: "Don't say that you went back to Beijing this time, you rarely came to me to sit in the past." A few years ago, my garden was just repaired, so it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and go to my place to sit. Don't look at me as a martial artist, my home is a broken garden, and there are many scholars sitting there in my place! ”

"Brother-in-law, if your garden is still broken, I'm afraid there won't be many decent gardens in the capital. Yuan Festival, just like my brother-in-law said, you are a busy person, and you may not know when you will be free again, so let's go sit together. ”

One is the current Guogong, the other is the future Guogong, and the words were said politely, Zhang Yue really couldn't shirk it, so he had to agree, so he told Niu Dare to go back and give an order to the family, and he took Zhang Bu with Zhu Yong and Mu Bin, and went to Chongwenmen Street after crossing the North Bridge of the Jade River.

In the past few years, the British Duke Chengguo and the Duke of Dingguo have chosen a place to build gardens near both sides of Shichahai, among them, the English Park and the Chengguo Gong's Scenery Garden are only separated by three alleys, which is just a significant closeness between the two families. Shijingyuan goes out along the gate to the west, and after a memorial arch is Hongmiao Street, and then to the west is the Zhongcheng Terracotta Division. Because the night fastfew is often violated after the feast, the people of the Terracotta Division have long turned a blind eye to the people who come out here.

Zhang Yue, who came back to the Shijing Garden for the first time, passed through the carved archway at the mouth of the alley, and saw the scene of lush pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard, and his heart couldn't help but flash the simple courtyard of the Du family, the Shen family, and the Yang family.

After all, this is not the time to feel the difference between civil and military, therefore, after dismounting, he threw the reins to the gatekeeper who came forward, Zhang Yue passed through the main hall of the main courtyard, and followed the sandwich road to the gate of the garden. Sure enough, the Chengguo Gong nodded with a smile.

"The people in Beijing often call this garden the Ten Scenic Gardens. This plaque was given to me by asking Master Shen to give me the title, and there are many people who envy me when I can hang a plaque of a gold version of the jade book at home. ”

Zhang Yue has also traveled to Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden and other famous gardens in the past, and has also been to Beijing Prince Gong's Mansion, which is considered to have seen the world, but in this life and this life was born in a wealthy family, this rich atmosphere has seen a lot, and gradually understands what the real power is. Yesterday in the English Park with the accompaniment, there is something in the heart but to watch the flowers, today there is Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong personally as a guide, he just saw the flavor of this garden.

The garden is full of high willow and old elm, in addition to the pavilion of the building, there are still three high halls. Entering by the main gate, the first to pass is the left hall, but only to see a few evergreen pines, with a large area of jasmine blooming next to it, the green is more and more fresh, the white is more and more pure, and the air is filled with a pleasant fragrance, which makes people reluctant to move. After passing the rockery pavilion from the back of the hall, and walking through a section of boulevard stone road, there is a pool of turquoise waves in front of you.

Because it is introduced by taking the living water outside the park, the clear water of the pond is clear, there are only a few green leaves floating on it, you can see a few colorful koi fish swimming back and forth on the shore, and you can see the crane deer on the other side of the pond in the distance, which is more and more wild and interesting. When he bypassed thousands of green bamboos along the pondside and arrived at the bottom of the big locust tree behind the right hall, Zhang Yue couldn't help laughing.

"It's strange that those scholars like to come to Chengguo Gong's suitable garden, where you can eat and drink every day, and you can enjoy the fragrant flowers and green trees, who is not happy to come here to rub a few more meals? With such a large garden, I have no less than one or twenty people just sprinkling and sweeping along the way, right? ”

"There is never a shortage of manpower in the Hengzhu family, and besides, the housework has its own housekeeper and they take care of it, how can I manage so much. I don't have much ambition, but I know that this man has to live and be happy...... Moreover, there are benefits of the field house. ”

Speaking of Tian Sheweng's own benefits of Tian Sheweng, Zhu Neng glanced at Mu Bin warningly, and saw that he was stunned when he rubbed the bark under the big locust tree, so he took the opportunity to explain and said: "This is already more than 400 years old locust, when the house was built, someone came to see Feng Shui, and said that the old locust is ominous, let me cut it." As a result, I dreamed at night that there were children playing under the thick shade of the old locust tree, and within a month my wife had a happy omen, so she kept it. Now it seems that this old locust is very auspicious...... Everything is empty, which is conducive to the continuation of descendants and the protection of future generations, which is happiness! ”

This is undoubtedly a pun, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think about it when he heard it. However, Zhu Neng, the Duke of Chengguo, changed his words and pulled the topic back: "However, today I still want to ask Brother Yue to tell you the truth, what is the purpose of determining the world's acres and acres of land this time?" ”

"Determine according to the facts. Cheng Guogong don't forget, compared to the great profits of other industries, this field is actually nothing. Three liters of three in five spoons of Tianfu, one hectare of 100 acres is three stones with zero, and a thousand hectares is 3,000 stones, but among the nobles, there are probably not many people who have thousands of hectares of land, right? Nowadays, there are far more than one or two ways to make money, but Tian Fu Zhengxiang is one of the most important financial ways for the national treasury. Since the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the number of acres has not been touched much, and it is natural for the emperor to have the heart of checking the acres of fields out of anger. ”

Mu Bin on the side finally couldn't help it at this time-others don't have a thousand acres of land, but their Mu family is far more than that-so he asked bluntly: "What about the business tax?" ”

"It's still early to do business taxes, why should Brother Shi worry?"

Seeing that although Zhu Yong and Mu Bin breathed a sigh of relief, they were still a little hesitant, Zhang Yue didn't know in his heart, Zhu Yong didn't say it for the time being, but Mu's Manor was a rather terrifying number. Now it's just a matter of pointing to business profits, but business taxes can't always be so vague. The commercial tax of 30 and 1 cannot be easily changed, but it should be levied more vigorously. However, the exploitation of business travel by local tax supervisors and so on cannot be ignored, and in the Ming Dynasty, commercial taxes accounted for less than one percent of the national treasury revenue, which is unjustifiable in any case.