The back garden is full of silk and satin, and a few ministers are in the middle, writing poems against the green in the greenhouse and the peony in the verandah, very leisurely.

The rich atmosphere displayed everywhere caught Xu Ping, who came out of the house, off guard, as if this place had suddenly become unfamiliar. Although I had just entered the house from here, it was like I had arrived in another place when I came out.

After talking in the warm pavilion, Zhao Zhen did not have a dinner in the Yongning Marquis Mansion, but took a tour in the back garden, and then returned to the palace in the city with his entourage. The public excuse was that Xu Ping's new mansion was outside the city, and he went back early in order to prevent the inconvenience of opening the city gate at night. The actual reason, Xu Ping naturally knows it.

The emperor's guard of honor left, and his father Xu Zheng and mother Zhang Sanniang hurriedly came out of the inner courtyard and asked Xu Ping: "Da Lang, didn't the family prepare a dinner party, why didn't the emperor take a sip of wine and go back in a hurry?" ”

Xu Ping said: "The winter days are short, and the city gate is closed early, we are outside the city here, of course the emperor has to go back before the city gate is closed." Otherwise, the gates of the city will be opened and closed, and people will gossip. ”

"What are these words? The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and he has the final say in the whole world, and the city gate is not open if it is not opened, it will be closed if it is closed! What do you care about, what are you afraid of gossip! ”

Looking at Zhang Sanniang's look of disbelief, Xu Ping smiled: "That's not the case, recently the queen has just entered the Tao because she has no children, and the Taiwanese officials in the court have been punished, holding back their anger, and the emperor has to be careful." ”

Zhang Sanniang muttered: "Being an emperor can't be based on your own temperament, what's the point?" ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Ping: "By the way, speaking of the queen having no children, I also remembered that you have been back to the capital for half a year, is there any movement on Su Niang's side?" ”

Xu Ping didn't understand for a while, and asked, "What's the movement?" ”

"Of course, it's the movement of giving birth to a son!" Zhang Sanniang was a little anxious, "It's been half a year, and there should be movement." When there was hope, it was shorter than this day. ”

Xu Ping understood what Zhang Sanniang meant, but if Lin Suniang didn't say this kind of love, how could he know? I had to say to Zhang Sanniang: "This kind of thing is still asked to Su Niang herself, how do I know?" ”

That being said, but recently, although Lin Suniang is still in the same room with Xu Ping, she is not allowed to get close to her at night, Xu Ping is also a little puzzled, isn't it really again?

Although Xu Zheng and his wife take care of Panpan as a baby, they have the same hope in their hearts that they can have a grandson to inherit the family business of incense. Since Xu Ping returned to Beijing, although the old couple was embarrassed to ask, they were too anxious in private.

After a while, Lin Suniang came out, Zhang Sanniang grabbed her daughter-in-law and whispered something. I saw Lin Suniang's face full of shyness and nodded slightly. Zhang Sanniang's face suddenly seemed like spring had come, and she pulled Lin Suniang back to the house.

Xu Zheng and Xu Ping's father and son glanced at each other and shook their heads together. This is how a woman is Shinto, what words can't be said clearly in front of the family? I have to nag behind people's backs.

Saying goodbye to his father, Xu Ping returned to the back garden and watched Xu Chang and Sun Qilang take their subordinates to clean up the mess.

When Sun Qilang saw Xu Ping coming, he hurriedly approached and said: "Official, the chamberlain who just left said that I should go to Yujin Garden to do an errand, and build dozens of such greenhouses in the garden, and plant some melons, fruits and vegetables to eat in the palace in winter." ”

"Then did you say yes?"

Seeing Xu Ping looking at him with a smile on his face, Sun Qilang shook his head: "I didn't promise it, and I have to ask the officials what they think." The official family is not easy to be a messenger, the last time I was given a third-class borrowed official, only 700 yuan a month, not all the real money, folded back and forth, and the calculation was less than 600 yuan. What's the point of doing such an errand? ”

The government settles accounts, except for special circumstances, are all used in full text, the so-called provincial Mo, which is the rules of various industries when trading in the market. Sun Qilang's money was deducted not for this reason, but because the treasury of the three divisions had a backlog of various collected items, and they were forcibly distributed when the officials were distributed, which was called depreciation. Officials in Beijing have always only paid 60 percent of their cash, and the other four have been converted into various backlogs of goods. Such a discount, coupled with the hands and feet of the officials, the officials are willing to discount. Only high-ranking officials above the waiting list will be given real money, and other officials will enjoy this treatment only if they have a special purpose.

Recently, Sun Qilang had just started a family, and it was the time when he was short of money, so he complained to Xu Ping that he gave too little money to work in the palace, and he was reluctant to go. Xu Ping had no choice but to comfort him, every time he could actually get money from the palace, people still looked at his face. I didn't believe it and went out to inquire, how many craftsmen had finished their work in the palace, and the wages were dragged out and not paid.

Seeing Sun Qilang's unhappy face, Xu Ping smiled and said: "The ministry in Yujin Garden is a rare fat difference in Beijing, I don't know how many high-ranking officials and nobles and even the children of the clan have entrusted people to find such an errand, and you still pick and choose!" ”

Sun Qilang was full of disbelief: "Half of the land in Yujin Garden is planted with wheat, what is the difference between being an errand there and farming in the village?" The wages paid are much less than those in the village, who would find such an errand! ”

"Well, it can't be said explicitly. If you dare to secretly take yourself out and sell it, see if you can hide it from your husband's eyes. Is it in Yujin Garden......"

Sun Qilang's eyes lit up: "It turned out that the errand in the garden was boring!" ”

Xu Ping's face was neat: "Recently, many ministers have played, and several royal gardens in the capital are loosely managed, and there are often garden officials who secretly sell the trees and flowers inside, which has led to a reduction in taxes and is about to be rectified." If you go inside on an errand, remember not to mess around, if you are caught, not only will you suffer, but also my family's reputation! ”

Sun Qilang grinned: "I naturally save it, the officials can rest assured, I will never make trouble!" ”

Back then in Yongzhou, Xu Ping was much stricter than the officials in the capital, Sun Qilang and Huang Tianbiao still didn't stop eating and drinking spicy food, and the means were already perfect, how could they leave a handle for people? As long as there is a doorway, he can play flowers.

There are four royal gardens in the east, west, north and south of the capital, and most of the Yujin Garden outside the south gate is a wheat field, and the emperor watches and cuts wheat here every summer. In addition, there are various rare birds and animals, and it is a zoo. Qionglin Garden outside the West Gate is a place that is open to the people of the capital together with Jinming Pond in spring, and it is also a place to feast new jinshi, which is a big park. The Ruisheng Garden outside the north gate is known for the bamboo planted, and there is also a large area of rice, which is the place where the emperor watched the rice harvesting. The Yichun Garden outside the east gate is planted with all kinds of flowers at four o'clock for the use of the palace, which is a flower garden.

Each of these four gardens has been raised by officials, and all of them have tax amounts, and each tree in them is registered in the three divisions, and there is an income to be earned when they are sold, and there is still a tax amount for the rice and wheat planted. However, the system is like this, there are still countless loopholes, I don't know how many people rely on these four gardens to make a fortune, and one of the most popular ministries after the children of the nobles in the capital is there.

Just when Sun Qilang lowered his head and thought about how he could get some benefits from this garden, Xu Chang came over and said to Xu Ping: "Qilang Speaking of income, I also have something to say to Da Lang. Two days ago, a few people from the city came to me, saying that they wanted to do business together, and I was wondering if it was suitable. (To be continued.) )