Chapter 81 Fishing
After eating, Zhao Xing returned to his bedroom, washed and went to bed and lay down.
After the palace maid turned off the lights and retired, Zhao Xing did not feel sleepy at all.
He always thought that the biggest drawback of the Song Dynasty was the problem of three redundancies. Now it seems that the problem of land annexation is not as light as the problem of three redundancies.
Nowadays, a large amount of land is in the hands of powerful landlords and official families. Even if the land reform is implemented, it will not be of much use.
Zhao Xing thought about it and thought of the practice of dividing the land into acres and acres during the Qing Dynasty.
As the name suggests, it means to cancel all exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, convert them all, and spread them equally among the acres of land in the world.
In this way, those with more fields need to pay more taxes, those with less fields need to pay less, and those with no fields do not need to pay taxes.
The elimination of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes can also prevent local government officials from increasing tax collection levels and exploiting the people.
Of course, there are pros and cons in everything, and spreading a small family into an equal amount is not without its drawbacks.
If the landlords pay more taxes, they will exploit the people twice as much, and the situation in Hidden Land will become more serious.
Zhao Xing only knew the general situation of apportionment, how to implement it in detail, and how to prevent the disadvantages. He didn't know.
Thinking wildly, Zhao Xing fell asleep until the sky turned white.
When Sanshui woke me up the next day, I was still a little listless.
During class, he was lectured by Hai Wenyou because he was not in good spirits.
After school in the afternoon, Liu Sanshi came to report, and Kaifeng Prefect Chen Tingwen asked to see him.
Zhao Xing asked Liu Sanshi to invite Chen Tingwen over.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness." Chen Tingwen saluted.
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said: "Without courtesy, Chen Fuyin can sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
After Chen Tingwen thanked him and sat down, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I came here to ask Your Highness what should be done with the man who His Highness sent yesterday?"
"If it is according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, how should it be dealt with?" Zhao Xing asked road.
“Your Highness, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, this person is not guilty.” Chen Tingwen said.
"Not guilty?"
Zhao Xing heard this and said angrily: "He wanted to burn the child to death in public. Is he still not guilty?"
"Your Highness, calm down. According to the law, parents who kill their children will be exiled. But this person did not succeed. According to the law, he is indeed not guilty." Chen Tingwen said.
According to the law, if you murder others, you will be punished even if you don't die.
However, if parents murder their children, there is no such thing as attempted murder. If they succeed, they will only be exiled.
"What if Gu Ruo wants to make him guilty?" Zhao Xing said.
Chen Tingwen was confused: "The man's family and his concubines came to the government today to seek clarification for him. The matter has been spread, and if he is forcibly convicted, I am afraid it will damage the reputation of His Highness."
"You mean the people think he is innocent?" Zhao Xing asked.
Chen Tingwen fell silent upon hearing this.
His silence was the best answer. Zhao Xing was a little frustrated and said: "Just do whatever you have to do."
"I understand." Chen Tingwen responded.
"Step back." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
I felt angry for a while because of this matter, but the result was good. In the eyes of the people, this was not considered a crime.
Then why are you still bothering?
......
"Girl, Madam wants you to go to the main hall quickly." Cui'e walked into the room in a hurry.
"Did mother ever tell me why she called me?" Zhang Guifen asked.
"It seems like someone is coming from the East Palace." Cui'e replied.
Zhang Guifen was startled when he heard this and said, "Quick, wait for me to change my clothes."
After changing clothes under the service of the maid, Zhang Guifen came to the main hall.
After entering the main hall, she saw Liu Sanshi talking to her mother.
“I’ve met Miss Zhang!” When Liu Sanshi saw Zhang Guifen coming in, he quickly stood up and saluted. Zhang Guifen bowed slightly and returned the salute, then saluted her mother.
The British father-in-law asked her daughter to sit down next to her and said, "Liu, my daughter is here too. What do you have to say to her?"
"Madam, I have something to say to Zhang. Let the girl talk alone, you see..."
After hearing this, the British princess hesitated and said, "I happen to have something else to do, you can tell me."
After that, he stood up and left. .
"I wonder if Chamberlain Liu has anything that he needs to talk to me about alone?" Zhang Guifen asked doubtfully.
"Miss Zhang!"
Liu Sanshi bowed and said: "I would like to invite you to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What's wrong with His Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhang Guifen heard. Yan was surprised.
"On his way back from the polo field that day, His Royal Highness saw someone trying to burn his child to death, and was very angry. His Highness wanted to punish the person severely, but the Kaifeng Governor told His Highness that according to the law, that person had no right to Even the people of Bianjing thought so. From then on, His Highness the Crown Prince did not speak much. I had no choice but to ask Miss Zhang to persuade His Highness."
"But I don't know how to fully understand His Highness." Zhang Guifen was puzzled.
After listening to Liu Sanshi's words, she could also guess a bit of Zhao Xing's mood. Although she was worried about Zhao Xing, she didn't know how to persuade Zhao Xing.
“That day, Miss Zhang had a conversation with His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness was always in a good mood. As long as Miss Zhang went over to talk to His Highness, that would be fine. His Highness the Crown Prince has been bored like this, and the servants are afraid that His Highness will be bored out of his mind. I'm sick." Liu Sanshi said.
After hearing this, Zhang Guifen hesitated for a while and said, "I have to ask my mother for advice."
"Thank you, Miss Zhang." Liu Sanshi said gratefully.
"Servant Liu, sit down for a moment. I'll be back as soon as I go."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Guifen left the main hall, went to the backyard to find her mother, and told her the story.
“Do you want to go there?” the British princess asked after listening.
"Yeah." Zhang Guifen nodded.
"Since you want to go, then go." The British princess said.
Although the two were not married and it was inappropriate for Zhang Guifen to go to the East Palace, her daughter was much more cheerful than before and she really couldn't bear to stop her.
“Thank you, mother!” Zhang Guifen smiled when her mother agreed.
"Since you want to go, go quickly. Go early and come back early." The British princess said.
"Yeah." Zhang Guifen nodded.
……
In the lake pavilion in the back garden of the East Palace, Zhao Xing was lying on a rocking chair, holding a fishing rod in his hand and fishing.
Suddenly, the float on the water sank a few times and submerged into the water.
Zhao Xing felt a tugging force coming from the fishing rod. He quickly sat up straight and grabbed the fishing rod hard.
“It seems that the fish here are not small.”
Zhao Xing murmured to himself and began to slip the fish away. It was not until he felt that the strength of the fish’s struggle became weaker that he moved the fish towards Pull back.
"Sanshui, hurry up and catch the fish with the net. Don't let it escape."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm ready. I can't run away."
Sanshui holds the net. , lying in front of the pavilion fence, ready to catch fish at any time.
When the fish was pulled closer, he saw the right moment and put the still flapping fish into the net.
“Your Highness, this one must weigh three or four kilograms.” Sanshui lifted the net and said with a smile.
"That's right, we made it braised for lunch." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Zhang Guifen, who was on the shore not far away, looked back at Liu Sanshi, as if asking, where does His Highness, the Crown Prince, look depressed and in need of guidance?
Liu Sanshi also looked at Zhao Xing who was smiling at the fish in the pavilion with a surprised look. Facing Zhang Guifen's gaze, he quickly explained: "Miss Zhang, how dare I lie to you? Your Highness was indeed connected before. I have been silent for a few days. I even asked for leave today, so I went to ask you to come over."
"Since Your Highness is fine, I will go back."
"No, you've already come. If you leave like this, Your Highness should blame the servant." Liu Sanshi said with a sad face.
(End of this chapter)