"I didn't take the township test. Cao looked at his son. Some Intentions※

After the family finished the reunion dinner, Tianyi did not disperse with the crowd, but followed his parents back to Wutong Garden, and told him that he had nothing to do.

Cao Po also thought that his son would participate in the township test in February, even if he didn't have the title of the gold list, it would be good to have many opportunities to exercise.

Tianyou was not weak-hearted, and said: "It was the fifth uncle who suggested that the child be deferred from the exam, and the gentleman in Qixue also asked the child to wait for the next department, and the child himself felt that it would be better to study for a few more years." After consulting with his mother, he did not go to Shuntianfu to apply for the throne. ”

Chu Yu was beside her, afraid that her husband would be unhappy, and said, "That's true, my son decided to postpone the exam after consulting with me." ”

In Cao Po's heart, there was nothing unhappy.

The title of the gold list too early may not be a good thing for the sky. Cao Xiang has served in a foreign position, and Cao Shen was exposed to Cao Yin when he was a child. Therefore, even their brothers, young jinshi, acted much more steadily than the others.

Tianjie is Cao Yi's eldest son. The future successor of Bofu, his parents are well protected, and his life is much more comfortable than that of the Cao Xiang brothers. Even if you listen to your father's teachings and know some of the twists and turns in the officialdom, it is still on paper.

It's better to be older and then come out, be more resolute in mind, and be more thoughtful in handling things.

"Is Li Cheng gone?" Cao Po remembered something and asked.

"It's down, and I won the lift, yesterday's list." Tianyou said, with a little admiration, and said: "I heard that the cousin of the Li family studied very hard, and his eyes were bruised. A few days ago, he came to ask his grandfather and grandmother to say goodbye, and the child also suggested that he wear glasses. Cao Po saw that he mentioned the Li family, and there was no contempt and faux pas, and he was very satisfied with his son's behavior. did not give birth to snobbery, and used official positions and family to judge the level of the family, which is good.

The Sun family has Sun Li, and the Li family has Li Cheng, if you really take the road of the imperial examination, it will be a steady road to family rejuvenation.

After Tianyi left, Chu Yu hesitated for a moment, and said to Cao Mei: "Master, look at Li Cheng's dress, although it is clean, but it is a little colder" He came before the end of February, the old lady touched his clothes, didn't say anything to his face, and turned his back to shed tears. Later, the old lady sent some money, but he brought back his two elder brothers, and refused to accept anything. He told the old lady that he was afraid that he would be greedy, so he wanted to ask for it once and wanted it a second time, and in the future, the Li family would become a waste snack that depended on relatives. Master, why don't we help it, so that the old lady will not be worried. ”

Earlier, the Cao family was reluctant to come forward, and they took down the Li family, a big beach, for fear of implicating the Cao family.

Now, Li Xu's case has been closed for a year. At this time, it is understandable to help out, even if the defendant arrives in front of the palace. After all, the Li family is Cao Yi's maternal family, and the five brothers of the Li family in Beijing are Cao Po's juniors.

Cao Po listened, and first nodded, "If Li Cheng can really think like this, instead of trying to be bigger, it is worthy of admiration."

When he heard this, he frowned.

Although Gao Taijun moved back from the Li family due to resentment, he left the remaining silver in his hand at the Li family. That's more than 1,000 taels of silver, and Li Yu's business capital is more than 1,000 taels, which was also given by Gao Taijun.

It's only been less than a year, and you're embarrassed again?

Cao Po is an errand boy in the household department, not a person who does not know the people's livelihood. Although the capital is not easy to live in, the price is also real, and there is no point where it cannot be afforded.

For ordinary flag families, the flag man can maintain the livelihood of the whole family for two taels of silver and one stone of rice per month. The Li family is only about a dozen people, and since Gao Taijun passed, there have been three thousand taels of silver before and after.

If you change to someone else's family, you have already purchased the next foundation. Spending money diligently and thriftily is enough for a family to live for ten or eight years, why is it gone?

Cao Po is not short of silver, and in order to make his mother happy, he spent eighteen thousand taels, which is really nothing.

But now is not the time to spend money.

The Li family has been comfortable for too many years, and the upper and lower levels have developed an arrogant atmosphere. If they don't change this habit, even if Li Chengke is promoted, he will just add another corrupt official who scrapes the ground. The Li family's branch will continue to fester.

"Wait a little longer, there are five brothers in the Li family, three of them are adults, and without the help of others, can they still be hungry? On my mother's side, I'll talk to her. Cao Po said.

The husband and wife reunited after a long absence, and they had to be reunited, and they did not mention the placement.

The next day, Cao Mei went to the Orchid Courtyard and had breakfast with the Li family.

Li was very happy when he saw his son coming to accompany him, and ate half a bowl of porridge.

Between mother and son, there is no need to be polite. Cao Yi talked about the Li family's current illness and persuaded the Li family to rest assured.

With him on the left and right, he will first hone and hone the cousins and nephews of the Li family for a while, and he will not really sit idly by.

Li Shi listened to it and was very pleased.

She also saw that her son had no affection for the Li family, and the reason why he still paid attention to her was because he was worried about her.

"Yes, they should be allowed to taste the hard life, otherwise they will never be considered sensible." Li said: "It's just that you don't have to worry too much, their brothers have good arms and legs, and they can't support their wives and children?" ”

What Cao Po didn't worry about was that he was afraid that Li Shi would be depressed in his chest, and when he saw her face happy, he was also happy.

The mother and son talked about a few more states, and Cao Si looked at the time, and went to the Jianyamen to urinate and leave the house.

Sitting in the hall with bright windows again, Cao Mei was a little uncomfortable.

In Ganzhou for half a year, although life was harder, I really felt a sense of accomplishment when I watched a new city grow from scratch, watched the wasteland become fertile land, and watched the originally desperate people show their vitality.

Looking back at Duan Qinglin, although he only knew the state from Wupin. But it's a parent. It is a place far away from the Tiangao Emperor, although the place is poorer, looking at Guan Duan Qinglin's words and deeds, it does not look like he is greedy, and his life is peaceful.

After reading the official document and then reading the newspaper of the imperial court, Cao Yi actually felt that life was a little difficult.

If he is still in Ganzhou, at this time, he should go to Xincheng to inspect the people's spring ploughing, "I don't want to, I don't want to, I really want to go out of Beijing if I think about it anymore."

Thinking of those ragged immigrants, Cao Mei was stunned.

Now that the external strife and internal worries are peaceful, is it time for Yongzheng to start reform?

"Fire consumption is attributed to the public, and the government and the government are all well-known reform projects in later generations.

Now from the newspaper, I can't see anything.

It's just that at the end of the year, after the governors enter Beijing, Yongzheng will also be able to grasp the local rights. By next year at the latest, reform should begin.

These three articles, in addition to increasing the treasury money, can also reduce the burden of the people to some extent.

Although Cao Po had no intention of being a pioneer, he couldn't help but feel a little agitated when he remembered that he would participate in this great historical change. Immediately, he felt unhappy again. These three fundamentally "treat the symptoms but not the root causes", and local land annexation is becoming more and more intense. More and more people have lost their land, and they have become tenants or displaced people.

Cao Po knew this, but he could only tie his hands.

Only one "township stretches and collects grain" made Yongzheng bear a notoriety for three hundred years.

That's still the dignity of the emperor, and it can't compete with the Shizhong class.

Cao Po, a little shrimp, has no room to speak,,

The sixteenth elder brother has been looking forward to Cao Yu's return for a long time, and knows where he can let him go when he comes back. When it came to the Year of the Ox, he waved people over and asked Zhuo Yi to come over to the palace at night, and he wanted to catch Cao Yi.

This coincides with Cao Yi, who also wants to meet the sixteenth elder brother and ask about opium.

After all, opium is a sharp blade that is easy to hurt others and oneself, and it is not easy to get it on the table, and the poppy fields set aside in Yunnan are still hung in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The prepared opium also went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The sixteenth elder brother did not have the consciousness of worrying about the country and the people, and separated the opium in two sentences, and began to mention private matters: "Nian Qianyao's old boy is too arrogant, conniving at the little cub to give you no face, and making you stumbling everywhere, you can't be cheap!" I listened to Hongpu. Fortunately, someone warned me last autumn, otherwise not only you, but even Hongpu and Tianyi would be in danger. The little cub of the Nian family has played a little too much. ”

Cao Po smiled bitterly and said, "Even if you are annoyed, what good way can you get angry?" It's not difficult to calculate him, but it's not easy to hide it from the one in the palace. ”

This is why Cao Yi didn't do it for a long time, not because he was afraid of Nian Qianyao, but because he didn't want to let Yongzheng feel guilty.

In order to take revenge on a dying enemy and put yourself in it, it is a loss-making business.

The sixteenth elder brother picked up the wine cup, smiled incomprehensibly, and said, "The big one can't move, and the small one can't be moved?" We can't let Nian Qianyao be arrogant, so let's just put up with this breath in vain. ”

He was originally a person who was extremely protective of his shortcomings, Cao Yi was his best friend, Hongpu was his most beloved son, and he endured it for more than half a year before he wanted to take revenge, in addition to wanting to wait for Cao Yi to come back, he also had to take care of the Qinghai war.

He and Cao Yi grew up together, and the two acted more similarly.

That is, knowing the importance of "distinguishing between public and private" will not delay official affairs because of personal anger.

Now that the war in Qinghai is over, Cao Yi has returned to Beijing, and it is time to vent his anger.

Cao Po's eyes lit up and said, "Nian Bin, Nian Fu want to go back to Beijing?" ”

Although Nian Qianyao's eldest son Nian Xi is in Beijing, he is the uncle of Prince Chun's mansion, he is ordinary and humble, and he is decent in front of the emperor, so the sixteenth elder brother will naturally not touch him.

In addition to Nian Xi, Nian Qianyao also has four sons, the second son Nian Bin and the third son Nian Fu are already adults, often accompanied by Nian Qianyao, the fourth son is diligent and the fifth son is still young.

The sixteenth elder brother said with a smile: "Nominally, it is to make people go to Beijing to pay homage to the old lady, and it is estimated that he wants to keep his youngest son in Beijing." Nian Xi is not in good health, and the old lady is old, so Nian Qianyao always has to leave his son to sit in Beijing. Eight achievements are the rich man, I heard that the wife of the young man intends to fight for the rich man. ”

Qinghai was victorious, and in addition to being promoted from the third-class public to the first-class public, Nian Qianyao also asked him to report a son and reward a first-class son.

Cao Po listened and laughed too. said: "Okay, since he is here, I will entertain him well." ”

Having said that, he also knew that it was just a small fight, which made everyone angry.

After all, you have to take into account the face of the old lady and Nian Xi. It's not good to do too much.

Outside the Xizhi Gate, Nian Fu rode on a horse, looked at the towering city wall, and looked back at the carriage loaded with gold and silver fur, and his face was a little proud.