Chapter 1174: Freemasonry

(Tang Zhiyu is a widow and cousin, not a widow and nephew, the generation is wrong, the previous chapter has been revised) Beijing, Old Summer Palace, Qinzheng Palace.

Looking at the various impeachments of Tang Zhiyu, the political envoy of Zhili, Yongzheng snorted coldly. Zhili Weisu Jinggi, he, the emperor, is not deaf or blind, and he knows the reason why Tang Zhiyu stabbed the hornet's nest.

He picked up another fold on the upper right side of the case, which was the life record of Tang Zhiyu at the sticky rod.

After reading these, even the emperor Yongzheng must praise Tang Zhiyu's virtue and respectability.

It's ridiculous that those people think that reversing right and wrong can deceive him.

If there is no sticky rod, I am afraid that I will really believe the words of those people.

Yongzheng squinted his eyes, and was thinking about how to deal with this matter, when an attendant came in to tell him, and the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother jointly asked to see him.

"Biography!" Yongzheng Road.

He looked at the folds of the morning, sat a little tired, and then got up and left the throne.

The thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother have arrived, and the two of them respectfully greet St. Ann.

Yongzheng waved his hand, called the two up, and ordered the two to come out with him.

It stands to reason that since the Holy Driver is stationed in the Old Summer Palace, the Old Summer Palace should have been overhauled. After all, the previous specification was the Royal Garden, which was still much worse than the layout of the Imperial Garden.

Yongzheng, however, because the treasury is not abundant, has rejected all the excerpts of the overhaul of the Old Summer Palace in recent years, and only ordered people to upgrade the place where political affairs are handled to a palace; A few more places were added where the courtiers saw them, and they dealt with it in this way.

Rao is like this, and the Internal Affairs Office does not dare to let the emperor live in the "Wang Garden" for a long time, and the places around the Old Summer Palace have been vacated and included in the Old Summer Palace.

The sixteenth elder brother came this time, it was a routine matter, and he once again asked for the construction of the imperial garden.

If the emperor does not tour the north, the Mongolian princes outside the Saiwai will take turns to enter Beijing to see His Majesty, and North Korea and Ryukyu often send envoys to Beijing to entertain foreign vassals in the Old Summer Palace, which will hurt the dignity of the imperial court.

While walking, Yongzheng listened to the meaning of the sixteenth elder brother.

His brow furrowed slightly, and there was some hesitation on his face.

In the past few years, every time I met with the kings of the inner and outer domains, most of them were in the palace. Even if he caught up with the Old Summer Palace, for the sake of the dignity of the imperial court, he also made a special trip to Changchun Garden.

An emperor, for the sake of several internal and external envoys, toss and turn, and it is also the best share.

The thirteenth elder brother was listening, knowing Yongzheng's concerns, and following the words of the sixteenth elder brother, he said: "Yes, the emperor, the matter of repairing the garden cannot be delayed any longer." Now the household is not as rich as the previous two years, and it is also a little richer, and this garden repair is not something that can be completed in a year or two. ”

His two younger brothers, one in charge of the inner treasury and the other in the treasury, since both of them said that they could repair the garden, Yongzheng's brows relaxed, and said: "You don't need to build a lot of buildings, just pick up the critical place and build one or two places." ”

The thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother knew that he was thrifty, and they all bowed down.

As they spoke, several people walked to a piece of Ota in front of them.

Yongzheng was a little proud, pointed to this Yutian and said, "Look at this!" ”

"Huh? Is this wheat? The sixteenth elder brother bent down, looked at the wheat seedlings that were already green, and said in surprise: "Isn't this when the seeds are sown after the spring equinox, and the harvest is only harvested around the time of the summer heat?" How can you look at this wheat, which is already tasseling now? ”

The thirteenth elder brother was beside him and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that this is the winter wheat that Cao Hao mentioned?" ”

Yongzheng nodded and said, "It's this thing, I heard Cao Hao mention it last year, so I asked him to send some seeds to Beijing." The seeds were sown at the beginning of September last year, and several agricultural officials recorded the growth of the seeds here every day. I heard them say that this wheat can be harvested around the Dragon Boat Festival, two months earlier than ordinary wheat. In the past, when the wheat was harvested, it could only weigh cabbage, radishes, etc.; Two months earlier, another crop can be planted. ”

The thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother looked at the half-acre wheat field in front of them, and they couldn't take their eyes off it.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

Even if they don't do farming, looking at the green wheat in front of them makes them feel a little happy.

"In this way, the capital can also be like Jiangnan, planting two crops a year! Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, it is really God bless the Qing Dynasty, so that the people will no longer suffer from lack of food. The thirteenth elder brother had already turned around and knelt down at Yongzheng, unable to hide his excitement, and said.

The atmosphere was warm, and the sixteenth elder brother also knelt beside the thirteenth elder brother, and joked: "The first emperor pushed rice in the north, and the emperor tried to plant winter wheat, the king was benevolent, and the people were very lucky. ”

Yongzheng supported the thirteenth elder brother with one hand and the sixteenth elder brother with the other, and said loudly: "When I went out of Beijing in my early years, I saw the starving people on the roadside, and I once said to myself, I will let them all feel the kindness of the court. The weather and rain in Liaodong, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi are more suitable for the growth of all things than in the capital. If the capital can grow this wheat, those provinces should be able to grow this wheat. In addition, the good buds and sweet potatoes will not take a few years, and the north will be self-sufficient, and it will not depend on the grain in the south. ”

In the end, he was already a little moved: "I don't dare to ask myself to build great achievements and achieve prosperity like Huang Ama, I just hope that the people can live a better life, and I will be content with this emperor." ”

The thirteenth elder brother showed reverence on his face and said: "The emperor is benevolent and benevolent, eliminating hunger and suffering for the people, although this is not as vigorous as opening up the territory and splitting the land, but it is also a holy act, and it will definitely leave a name in history and be admired by all generations." ”

The sixteenth elder brother is not easy to stay out of the matter, and his mouth is full of a string of praises.

He said it, but his mood was a little complicated.

Aside from personal morality, his royal brother is indeed a diligent and loving monarch. After four years on the throne, the concubines of the harem were all wives and concubines of the palace, and in the draft in the first year of Yongzheng, the show girls who stayed in the palace were mostly given to several elder brothers in the palace, and the emperor was not lucky.

After ascending the throne, Yongzheng only had a few palace maids, and the highest title was only Chang Zai, and there were no nobles.

If the emperor is really a good woman, what is there to add a few concubines? If it's not lustful, there will be a lawsuit?

The sixteenth elder brother can't help but slander, could it be that this is the "love bell"? All of a sudden, the original bit of disgust has also decreased a lot.

Listening to the praise of the two younger brothers, Yongzheng showed a bit of self-deprecation on his face, and said, "Holy virtue? Renjun? If I don't write me as a heinous tyrant, I have to thank the Bodhisattva. Earlier, I looked at those imperial histories and listened to the straight-waisted pole, but it was just a love name, but it was not contemptible. The impeachment of Tang Zhiyu This time, I have seen what it means to 'refer to a deer as a horse' and 'do nothing to do wrong'! ”

Speaking of which, he felt a little sympathy for Tang Zhiyu...... * Qingyuan, the Governor's Mansion.

The excerpt that defended Tang Zhiyu was handed over for a small half a month, and Cao Hao saw the reply, and saw that behind the excerpt, it was the imperial pen Zhu Criticism: "I know." Tang Zhiyu is diligent in his errands, and he must not be slack. In addition, I want to promote the planting of winter wheat in Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong, and I still need to pay attention to the matter of seeds. ”

Cao Hao saw the imperial approval, and first breathed a sigh of relief.

The word "diligence" looks like nothing, but Cao Hao knows that Yongzheng's favorite is a diligent courtier. He himself is the master who must bow down to everything, and he is tired half to death when he sees that several princes who can be used, and several important ministers who are respected are all doing errands with their lives.

Tang Zhiyu, this is into the Holy Eye, and the future is promising.

Cao Hao put down the fold, immediately called people, and went to the political envoy Yamen to invite Tang Zhiyu to come over to discuss the matter.

It is already early April, and there is less than a month left before the wheat harvest, and it is relatively hasty to convey the place and gather the wheat seeds.

This winter wheat should be planted by mid-September at the latest.

From harvesting wheat seeds to transporting wheat seeds to various places, it is only a few months of work, and if you don't plan carefully, you will have to delay the time and miss this autumn's wheat crop.

The political envoy Si Yamen was not far from the Yamen of the Governor's Palace, and after waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Tang Zhiyu arrived with sweat.

In the past two months, Tang Zhiyu's life has not been easy.

It's not that he's afraid of the dirty water of others, and he doesn't put those reputations on his mind. He was just uncomfortable, and because of him, his sister-in-law and several cousins were involved.

The other two cousins were admitted to the Jinshi, one was the head of the Sixth Department, and the other was in Renzhi County, Shandong.

Cao Hao saw that Tang Zhiyu was sweating, but he was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly asked someone to watch the tea, and said: "The weather is noon, and the head is full, what can you do if you take a few steps slowly?" Eat two sips of tea slowly. ”

Tang Zhiyu sighed, thanked Cao Hao, took two sips of tea, and said, "It's a humble job...... The adults were summoned temporarily, and they thought that they had important things to order, and they did not dare to delay their duties. ”

Cao Hao gestured with the fold in his hand and said, "The fold on my hand a few days ago mentioned farming. The emperor has Zhu approved it, and he wants to buy it in Jin, Lu, Henan and other places, and order him to keep wheat seeds. ”

When it came to political affairs, Tang Zhiyu's face was a little solemn.

The wheat seeds in the three provinces are not a small number. His family is a scholarly family, but he has also read agricultural books and farmland. It is not wheat that is harvested that can be sown.

Wheat seeds should also be selected in order to grow good wheat.

Next, the two discussed the matter of sending people down to choose seeds.

This is the emperor's order, so it cannot be ambiguous, and it is not necessary to be deceived by the officials below; And you can't make a big fanfare, otherwise if you are not careful, you will alarm the local area and be suspected of disturbing the people.

In addition, in addition to a large number of official fields, for the selection of private land, it is necessary to purchase them at a reasonable price, so that the people will not suffer losses.

At the mention of this, Cao Hao and Tang Zhiyu both showed a little smile on their faces.

Fortunately, the treasury of the Naoli clan now has enough money, which is not a bother.

Sure enough, you have to have silver to not panic.

After discussion, the two decided to draw 30 people from the Governor's Mansion and 20 people from the Yamen of the Political Envoy Division, and send them to various prefectures and counties to be stationed in charge of the selection of wheat seeds.

Both of them are resolute and resolute people, since they have made a decision, they will not procrastinate, and the next time they arranged for someone to take the official document of the Governor's Mansion and leave the Qing Garden.

Not long after, a piece of news came from the capital, which made the wind direction of the officialdom of Zhili become strange again.

Tang Zhiyu's widowed aunt Lin, widowed because of less than 30, has not remarried to 50, the imperial court commended its chastity, showed virtue, gave chastity archway, and because of his son, he was given the title of Liupin'an people......*

(To be continued)