Coming out of the upper room of the orchid courtyard, Cao Hao saw his wife standing under the porch.

He turned his head, forgot the bamboo curtain that had been lowered, and then nodded at his wife, without saying a word, and stepped out of the orchid courtyard.

Chu Yu silently followed behind her husband, until she left the Lan Courtyard, and Fang whispered, "Master...... Is it that the old lady is annoyed, Tianhui's family affairs are still mentioned early, or should we wait for the old lady to return to Beijing to discuss it......"

Although she was standing under the porch, the maid and the mother-in-law watched and could not get close to the window to listen to the corner between her mother-in-law and her husband.

Therefore, she didn't really hear it, but she also faintly heard the words "fool", "daughter-in-law", and "mother-in-law".

The two of them looked at Shu Hede before, not because they forgot about the Li family who went out of Beijing.

is because the Li family has rarely asked about housework over the years, and for Tianhui's marriage, except for the intention to tell Tianhui to Fuxiu in the early years, he has not said anything else.

But although the old man doesn't interfere in the eldest granddaughter's family affairs, he is also concerned about it, right?

So a few days ago, when I heard myself mention Tianhui's relatives, my mother-in-law's reaction was so cold...... Cao Hao listened to his wife's words, slowed down, and said, "I don't want to have anything to do with this, in short, it's my fault." ”

Although Chu Yu was puzzled, the road was not the place to speak, so the husband and wife returned to Wutong Garden in silence.

Although Cao Hao's heart was heavy, when he saw the uneasiness on his wife's face, he sent the maid down and said, "It's mine, no, I just think that my daughter is delicate, and it is of course good to suffer less...... No matter how good the university entrance is, no matter how good Shu Hede's talent is, it is true that I am favored a little more because I don't have parents...... People like us, even if they are reluctant to have their daughters, there is no reason to summon their sons-in-law into the door...... The son-in-law has always been ashamed of the world, who would be willing to be a son-in-law with a real heart? I thought, Shu Hede's grandfather is old, and his uncle is not talented, if he is a relative, the elders will still rely on his wife in the future, and he will not neglect Tianhui...... But he was short-sighted, and he only thought that his daughter was happy, and forgot about his son...... Although I am selfish and cold, I don't want my children to follow me......"

Chu Yu listened, still confused.

Is Shu Heed's son-in-law bad? What's the matter with the sons? The old lady taught her son in private, what the hell is the reason.

Cao Hao was reflecting on his mistakes, too lazy to say much, and after saying this, he was silent.

Chu Yu suppressed the doubts in her heart and served her husband to change his clothes without mentioning it.

After dinner, Cao Hao's spirit eased a little, and he explained a few more words to his wife.

Of course, add and subtract, remove sensitive words such as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and only say that in this family business, I have a wrong heart, and I was discovered by my wife, and I was worried that the children would learn from each other, so I would teach them.

In Chu Yu's heart, although she had some objections to her mother-in-law's statement, she knew that her husband was filial to her mother, so she said: "In the end, the old lady thinks about it......

Cao Hao nodded and said: "In addition to this, I'm afraid that the old lady is a little angry, I just thought that I didn't need the old lady to worry about it, but I forgot that people are old and lonely, and it is easy to think too much." We decided on the candidate before she came back, and the old man was a little unhappy. Starting tomorrow, you take Tianhui more around the Orchid Courtyard. If the old lady throws her face, don't take it to heart...... Seeing that the old lady is getting older, take care of it......"

* The next time, before Cao Hao went to the government office, he explained to his wife and sent people to Zhang Jia's house and the Khan's palace, so that the children could come back for dinner in the evening.

Chu Yu knew that this must have something to do with last night's incident. As early as when the old lady returned to Beijing, the children came to the house to say goodbye.

Chu Yu answered, remembering that Zuo Cheng's wife Zhu was pregnant, and said: "Zhu's delivery is approaching, and the old lady also came to invite An ...... when she came back a few days ago."

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Let her raise the fetus at home, you don't have to come over ......"

When he arrived at the household department, Cao Hao paid attention to the tax reduction and exemption files of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River over the years.

Last night, Li warned him to "stand upright", which made him very vigilant, not only in family matters, but also in official business.

Although he is not greedy for ink and is usually diligent, he does not have the heart of a scholar like Jiang Jian to serve the country. In officialdom, he is cautious and cautious, more of a spectator.

I don't think so, I just think about "accompanying the king like a tiger", and more things are better than less things; But if you think about it carefully, you really can't get up.

His careful thinking can't stand scrutiny.

But only by "standing upright" can all evils be dispersed.

Although he has no hydrological records in the south of the Yangtze River, he can also know that the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River that have been exempted from taxes due to floods in the past 30 years can also know that they are prone to major floods.

Liangjiang is better, the main tax is not on grain, but the form of Huguang is not good.

Not only will it affect taxes, but if the water situation cannot be controlled, flooding fertile land will directly affect the grain.

The rice of the capital is directly under the supervision of grain.

Although Naoli also promoted rice fields, it was not enough for the supply of Gyeonggi.

The stockpiling of rice in the Beijing warehouse is not a year's worth of rice, and a single year's flood will not make the officials and people in the capital hungry, and the trouble it will bring is just a rise in the price of grain among the people, which is also relatively easy to suppress.

The only thing to pay attention to is whether there is grain in the local official warehouse.

When the flood is so great that grain production along the river is reduced or the harvest is lost, it is necessary to open warehouses for relief.

But the granary of the place, Cao Hao knows, and there are few who are truly innocent.

Li Wei repaired the dam for flood control, and he also had to take precautions on his side.

After thinking about it properly, Cao Hao called Jiang Jian, and the two main curtains deliberated and drew up an excerpt. The words were tactful, and it did not say whether the local official warehouse was checking whether the account was logarithmic, but only that the household department should count the local grain storage. Because Liangjiang and Huguang are large production provinces, they are counted from these places first.

Household officials went out of Beijing to inspect local granaries, although there are precedents, but most of them can be after the autumn and winter grain is put into the warehouse.

Even if Yongzheng mentioned the inspection of the local officials' warehouse at the court meeting a few days ago, it only made the household officials concerned, and did not urge Cao Hao to arrange manpower as soon as possible.

But when it really gets there, even if the patrol is not appropriate, it will be too late.

Helping Cao Hao polish the excerpts, watching Cao Hao bury his head and solemnly copy the excerpts, Jiang Jian looked a little abrupt.

Perhaps others will only think that Cao Hao's move is to cater to the holy will, after all, a few days ago, the emperor asked about the local official warehouse; Jiang Jian knew that he didn't know this.

The tax reduction and exemption files that Cao Hao checked before were sorted out with the help of Jiang Jian.

The key places delineated by Cao Hao are all prefectures and counties that have suffered several floods in the past 30 years.

This inspector is not afraid, but if he really wants to clean it up seriously, there will be more people who will be offended.

I have always acted as an adult to avoid trouble if I can avoid trouble, why did I come out this time?

Although Jiang Jian followed Cao Hao's side and had the heart to serve the country, he was not a pedantic person. He knew that only when his proprietor was stable in the officialdom could the two masters do their best for the country and the people.

The foundation of the Cao family is not deep, although it has been beautiful for more than ten years, it has also attracted many Eight Banners surnames.

And the flag people fill the vacancies, whether it is local or in Beijing, they are all according to the flag.

The Cao Hao brothers are one on the throne, and the other eight banners of Zhengbai Banner have one less to fill the gap. And the daughter of the Cao family refers to the marriage clan, and I don't know how many people are in the way.

Over the years, it has been scattered and scattered, and it is not that no one has impeached Cao Hao.

Otherwise, when he was in Zhili, he would not have been implicated and dismissed as a governor because of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Behind it, there are several pushers.

Cao Hao understood in his heart, but he only didn't know, and he didn't mean to retaliate back.

He pursued principles that did not quarrel with others or hold grudges against others, even if only on the surface.

As an official in the court, what can be hidden from the above? There are many disputes and mistakes, Cao Hao is used to being cautious, where will he jump out like a clown, jump up and down, and let people watch the show?

Now that this fold is up, although it can make the emperor's dragon heart happy, but there will be endless troubles.

Although this move is indeed a good thing for the people along the river, it is still too reckless, Jiang Jian couldn't help but speak: "My lord, although the local government warehouse belongs to the locality, the household department has always had the duty of supervision...... Even if the adult was not in charge of the hall in the early years, it was the Lord Zhang's side...... If you know the inside story, you know that adults are worried about the country and the people; If you don't know the inside story, I'm afraid you will think that the adult deliberately made Lord Zhang ugly, and there must be a gap between the two halls......"

In the end, he unconsciously lowered his voice.

This is a two-sided disagreeable thing, not only offending Zhang Tingyu, the former head of the household department, but also other powerful people.

In addition, the emperor said a few days ago that the local granary is good or bad, and the local chief official must be responsible. Those local officials are inextricably linked with the magnates in the capital.

Cao Hao's arrangement is not selfless.

Jiang Jian is his confidant, and he will not hide it: "It's because I thought about it before, and I can't do everything in everything...... In the six departments, even if they are as idle as the Ministry of Rites, the two Shangshu are also openly generous and generous, and secretly do not give up an inch of land; The household department is more powerful and has greater responsibilities, how can it avoid vulgarity? Master Zhang holds the power of the household and the officials, so he disdains it and does not need to compete with me; Even if I didn't mean to, in government affairs, there were inevitably differences with Master Zhang. The emperor is a pragmatic king, as long as I stand upright, what if I offend people? Sometimes, it's not a sin to offend people, it's not a ...... if the popularity is too good" said in the end, with a wry smile.

Jiang Jian knew that he said that it was Li Wei's business, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, over there, do you want to find two more stable masters, and go over to help ......?"

Cao Hao shook his head and said: "No, the emperor likes people with real surnames, and Xiao Er is also in his prime, so it should not be my echo worm...... 'brothers work together, their profits and gold' are not suitable for being put ......out in the officialdom."

He didn't say it deeply, but Jiang Jian thought about it and understood.

There are several cousins of the Cao family, the youngest of whom has already taken office as the prefect, if they are twisted into a rope, even if it is not unshakable, it is not small.

If the long room is separated from the second room, it will not be in the way.

Although the long house is prominent, it can be thin; There are many brothers in the second room, but their own confidence is insufficient......

(To be continued)