In late autumn, the sky is not as bright as it used to be, and even at noon, it is lazy.

Hao Fenglou usually has to reply to some letters at this time, and the relationship with Langshan has become closer and closer recently. It is reported that the small list of Langshan imperial examinations has begun, since Yang Shiqi, a university scholar, is in charge, and the exams are all Chen Xuebagu, as for how many 'talents' can be taken in the end, it is impossible to say.

However, for Hao Fenglou, the so-called talents taken by Xiaobang are not very useful, the real significance is to consolidate Chen Xue's status, after all, readers are with a utilitarian heart, if you read a book but can't be an official, what is the meaning of reading this book?

Therefore, in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guiyue and other places, everyone reads Chen Xue, even if they are radical science masters, I am afraid that they are not interested in the classics of science.

Naturally, the person who took the small list will become an official in the future, and he can also become Chen Xue's agent, which is naturally a later story.

It's just that this time Yang Shiqi presided over the small list, but it was criticized by the Jinling government and the opposition inside and outside, and there were many who scolded and ridiculed, and there were a lot of ridicule and sarcasm.

In fact, this involves another problem, that is, the so-called political interests and positions, Yang Shiqi lost the support of the science of science, and was suppressed by a group of people led by Xie Jin within the science of science, and if he wants to get out of trouble, the only way is to introduce foreign aid, Yang Shiqi wants to continue the life of the government, it is not enough to rely on the trust of His Majesty, he must be powerful, otherwise he is called Shangshu, but you can't implement the things that Your Majesty handed over to you, what do you want?

This time, Yang Shiqi can be regarded as a desperate life, although there is still a lot of scolding at the moment. But the worst has passed.

Hao Fenglou has always been concerned about the letters from other places in Langshan, and it has been more than a year. The construction of the railway, the annexation of Dingnan, and the ups and downs of the Western countries have caused the Langsan chaebols to swell dramatically, and all walks of life have entered into a kind of fanatical leapfrog development, huge markets have been easily obtained, and comprador capitalists from various countries have taken power. All of them gave the entire Lang Son and even the workshops in Cochin an illusion, as if the amount of goods produced was not enough to fill this bottomless pit, so it was not just Lang Son. That is, other prefectures and counties are crazy to expand production, crazy to introduce new equipment, crazy to recruit manpower, crazy production.

Because of this infinite demand out of thin air. Lang Son's frenzied expansion. There is also a large inflow of silver, which raises a new problem, that is, inflation, the necessities of life in the market have risen several times in a row, and naturally, the wages of craftsmen have risen more than the prices, and also in Lang Son, the salary of a craftsman is almost five times that of inland and Western places. This has led to a greater influx of people, especially in the interior. In the neighboring provinces, the imperial court's yellow book system was almost devastated, and not only the imperial court relocated people, but also the private population smuggling could not be prevented, and it became more and more rampant, and the government could not stop it at all.

And this outflow of population has caused unprecedented pressure on the gentry in several provinces, no population means no tenant farmers, no tenant farmers, the land will be barren, the land will be barren, the land will be barren, there will be no harvest, no harvest, the land price will plummet, all the inputs will disappear, and dozens of mouthfuls can only eat the northwest wind.

Throwing land has become fashionable, some big gentry, but tens of thousands of acres of land for sale, but no one cares, even if the price is 30% a few years ago, there is still no one to take over.

In this case, the only way is to continue to reduce the price, to the limit, which will cause even more panic, when the price of land is plummeting, who dares to buy land lightly? I bought it for five taels of silver today, and it may plummet to three taels of silver tomorrow, which shows that everyone is not stupid.

The gentry have suffered heavy losses, and the family business that they had managed to buy so unconsciously came to naught, which is the wealth accumulated by generations, the ancestral inheritance, and now, it has become a luxury to throw away this hot potato.

The gentry were in a raging mood and made a lot of noise, but the aftermath of this shock had not yet spread to Jinling, which was still singing and dancing, but many problems had already appeared.

Hao Fenglou had a premonition that a feudal crisis seemed to have begun brewing in the southwestern provinces, and this unprecedented crisis had already been symptomatic, but this crisis was unprecedented, and the crisis had always been more people and fewer places, but now it was reversed, so that everyone was unaware.

But when it came to the day of the outbreak, he didn't know what the situation was, Hao Fenglou thought about it, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "I'm afraid that that time will be the time when the old forces will fight back wildly." ”

Regarding this, Hao Fenglou did not have any doubts, because he knew that this gentry class, which had taken root for nearly a thousand years, would never sit idly by, and once they were cornered, the power they would burst out would be absolutely amazing.

The birthday celebration is urgent, and there are only a few days left, and the Hao family's birthday gift has already been prepared. When the time comes, there is a banquet in the palace, but I don't know what will happen.

Somehow, Hao Fenglou always felt that something was going to happen, but he was a little at a loss about what it was.

There is also His Royal Highness King Zhao, with the temperament of His Royal Highness King Zhao, he will definitely spend a lot of effort on the birthday ceremony, he has never been assertive, he must come to ask his opinion, but so far there has been no movement.

"Heh...... "Don't think about it anymore......

Hao Fenglou smiled self-deprecatingly, consciously thinking that he was really worried about the life of labor, and it seemed that he had to take precautions for everything.

"Don't worry about this, it's the right way to do your own thing."

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Three days later, the birthday began.

The palace is already decorated with a new decoration, the simplicity of the palace is said, and the cloth naturally represents the shabby, a few days ago the palace has begun to wear red and green, and when it comes, the civil and military ministers who got up early have entered the palace to congratulate.

His Majesty did not appear, so everyone just congratulated their birthday in the Fengtian Temple, and even though they retired one after another, they were busy with their own business.

Only some important imperial relatives remained, such as several brothers of the Xu family, Hao Fenglou, and two princes.

Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was still smiling heartlessly, squeezed his eyebrows at Hao Fenglou, leaned up, and said in a low voice: "Did you bring a gift?" Guess what gift I brought? ”

Hao Fenglou said with a smile: "Where can I guess this, Your Highness might as well tell me bluntly." ”

Zhu Gaosui snorted and said: "You are really boring, this king wants to sell a pass, you are good, but you want this king to lift the lid, you wait and see, and I will teach you to open your eyes later." ”

Hao Fenglou also smiled and said, "Then let's wait and see." ”

That Xu Zuhui saw Hao Fenglou, but he was also very enthusiastic, although the two rarely interacted, but there was a relationship, if it wasn't for Hao Fenglou's enlightenment, this Xu Huizu was afraid that it would be over, Xu Huizu stepped forward and asked something: "It's good lately." ”

Hao Fenglou didn't dare to smile at him, so he kept a straight face and said: "Thanks to Grandpa Hongfu, it is okay, Grandpa's body is getting stronger and stronger." ”

Xu Zuhui smiled faintly and said: "But after all, I'm still old, I can't compare to you young people, the old man wants to invite you to the house to eat a few cups of tea a few times, but you always refuse to come, what's the matter, don't you think the old man's tea doesn't want to drink?" ”

There was a bit of blame in the words, but they were kind.

Hao Fenglou hurriedly pleaded guilty: "It's really ten thousand deaths." ”

Xu Huizu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, but next time, you can't hide anymore." ”

Hao Fenglou should go down.

On the other side, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi seemed to be alone, Hao Fenglou walked over, saluted him, and said, "Your Royal Highness the prince is good." ”

Zhu Gao nodded reservedly, and said with a smile: "Wei Guogong accused you, but this palace will inevitably reprimand you, you promised him, here in the East Palace, you must also come, knowing that you have always loved tea, it is expected that the tea in the East Palace is better than that of the Wei State Mansion." ”

Of course, these are all polite words on the scene, no one will take it seriously, Zhu Gaosui leaned aside and said with a smile: "Brother Huang's tea is excellent, if Hao Fenglou goes, I will also be cheeky to stain it, how about it?" ”

The implication is that he and Hao Fenglou advance and retreat together, even if they eat tea, they are also partners.

Zhu Gaochi laughed, his imperial brother has always talked nonsense, everyone has long been used to it, he said: "If you are willing to come, can this palace still sweep you out of the house, but good tea is also a waste in your mouth, you love to eat wine the most, and there is some good wine in the East Palace." ”

Zhu Gaosui shook his head seriously: "No, I still want to drink tea, I will drink whatever Hao Fenglou likes to drink." ”

Everyone was greeting, but a eunuch came in a broken step and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty has a decree, please go to the warm pavilion to wait for the holy drive." ”

After everyone listened, they were silent, and the fish went to the warm pavilion, and the warm pavilion was still the same, but His Majesty Xià did not arrive, but Jindun was ready, everyone sat down, looked at each other, Zhu Gaosui sat next to Hao Fenglou, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Father didn't come so soon, let's wait, I'm afraid I don't know when." ”

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The first chapter is delivered. (To be continued......)