Chapter 238 The Green Seedling Method Appears
“Thank you, Grand Prime Minister, for your advice.”
Xianggong Shen thanked him and said, “Actually, both in public and private matters, for what the official family and His Royal Highness have done , I support it all. It’s just that His Highness the Crown Prince was a little too hasty before, which may not be a good thing.”
What he said was that it was indeed beneficial to the court to measure the land.
And private refers to Qi Heng.
Qi Heng was his son-in-law, and now that His Highness the Crown Prince valued him, he even asked Qi Heng to study with Mr. Yu.
Although the inventory of land acres was an official order, tracing back to the root cause is still related to Zhao Xing.
So he can't stop Yu privately, otherwise it will affect his son-in-law's future.
He just felt that Zhao Xing was a little too hasty. Before the matter of measuring the land was over, he came up with some kind of green seedling method.
And Zhao Xing's previous methods of dealing with Zhou Yizhong made him somewhat resistant.
Han Zhang heard something from Shen Xianggong's words and said with a smile: "Bo Ming is temporarily inspecting the land, and I feel that His Highness the Crown Prince's methods are a bit dirty, right?"
"Xianggong, you ..."
Shen Xianggong looked at Han Zhang in shock. He did have this idea, but this kind of thing can only be understood but not expressed in words, and Han Zhang actually said it directly.
"Haha, there are only two of us here, there is no need to be secretive." Han Zhang smiled and said nonchalantly: "I have the opposite idea to you. Special means should be used in special times. In those days, the official family When the New Deal was implemented, the methods were very mild. The result? Although the methods used by His Majesty the Crown Prince were not very good, there is almost no opposition from the government and the central government to the inventory of land. Hasn’t the goal been achieved? "
Zhou Yizhong? After the death, there was a lack of a leader, and many officials had lingering fears about Zhao Xing's time. For a while, there was almost no voice in the court against the clearing of the land.
Han Zhang is a person who sometimes values results more than the process. He actually doesn't care much about the process.
In the original play, he agreed with Zhao Zongquan to pursue the title of his biological father and cooperated with Gu Tingye to defraud the Queen Mother of the jade seal, because he knew that as long as the Queen Mother continued to listen to politics behind the curtain, the fight between Zhao Zongquan and the Queen Mother would not subside.
For the stability of the court, Zhao Zongquan must win quickly.
Although what he did was contrary to etiquette and law, he still did it for the sake of the stability of the court.
Han Zhang cares about the world and is dedicated to the country. He will look at everything from the perspective of the country. As for whether the means are bright or not, he does not care.
"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince, so it is not good to use this method." Xianggong Shen retorted.
"Bo Ming, you are a humble gentleman who knows etiquette and observes etiquette, but it is useless to govern the world with dignity. As long as the purpose is for the good of the Song Dynasty and can be achieved in the end, why bother about the process?" Han Zhang said .
"I cannot agree with what the Grand Prime Minister said. I won't disturb the Grand Prime Minister and I'll leave first!" Shen Xianggong stood up and said.
Shen Xianggong is neither pedantic nor pedantic, but he is very pedantic.
He believes that inventorying land is beneficial to the country, and he supported parts of the previous New Deal.
He was not as pedantic as some literati who felt that the laws of his ancestors were immutable.
But as Han Zhang said, he is a humble gentleman.
He supports it, but he feels that a monarch should be upright and resents this kind of unscrupulous approach to achieve the goal.
“I’m sending Bo Ming off.”
Han Zhang stood up and sent Mr. Shen to the door, reminding him: “Bo Ming, when you came to see me this time, you were already unaware of it. I feel influenced by those people.”
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Shen was startled, pondered for a moment, and bowed and said: "Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister!"
With his temperament, although he criticized the methods used by Zhao Xing, he would not care about it, let alone Maybe come to Han Zhang to talk about these things.
But he just came.
Han Zhang didn't say that he didn't feel it yet. After Han Zhang reminded him, he realized that he had been influenced by those people without knowing it.
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"What a beautiful tiger skin, there is no damage at all."
Zhang Guifen stroked the soaked tiger skin and was amazed.
Tiger skin can only be said to be quite precious in this era, not uncommon.
In this era, tigers were somewhat overpopulated, and tigers were often hunted.
But with the speed of a tiger, it is very difficult to kill it with one arrow.
Most of the tiger skins on the market have considerable defects, which are caused when the tiger is killed.
The tiger presented by Gu Tingye was shot in the head, but there was no damage on the tiger's body. It can be said to be the best of the best, very rare.
"This is a tiger skin that Zhong Huai bought and dedicated to the orphan. You can give this tiger skin to your mother-in-law. It will get cold soon, and this thing will keep you warm." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
“Thank you, Your Highness.” Zhang Guifen said happily.
A tiger skin is nothing, the important thing is that Zhao Xing has this intention.
"Why are you so polite with me?" Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "By the way, has Li Liangdi been honest lately?"
"Since I said that that day, apart from coming to pay my respects to my concubine, I almost never leave the hospital every day. Door, be honest." Zhang Guifen smiled.
"That's not because you are being clever. She is busy copying Buddhist scriptures every day and has no time to go out." Zhao Xing wanted to laugh when he talked about this, but he didn't expect Zhang Guifen to have such a bad taste.
"Concubines are the most troublesome to me. There will be more and more concubines in the future. If you don't set the rules now, there will be trouble in the future." Zhang Guifen said and looked at Zhao Xing He smiled and said: "Is it possible that His Highness feels distressed?"
"I have already said that you have the final say in the affairs of the harem." Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "I am just curious. You used to be a bit lazy in managing your concubines. Could it be that your mother taught you this?"
Zhang Guifen She has a cheerful personality with a hint of arrogance. After becoming the Crown Princess, she took care of everything in the East Palace and Harem, but she didn't care much about it.
She almost ignored the concubines when they made small mistakes.
But this time she not only gave a domineering warning, but also punished Li Liangdi under the guise of copying Buddhist scriptures as a birthday gift for the queen.
"How can I be lazy? I just feel that Your Highness doesn't have many concubines and we all live a harmonious life. I am not a jealous person."
Zhang Guifen retorted, and then said: "However, the queen mother did teach me a lot. The queen mother said that there are not many concubines in the East Palace now, and the rules must be established, otherwise there will be more and more people in the future, and it will be difficult to manage. Concubine I think what the mother said is reasonable. Li Liangdi happened to be causing trouble, so she took this opportunity to establish rules for them. "
"Well, there is no rule without rules. As long as they make mistakes, what will happen, even Yanran and the others. Just the same, don’t worry about being alone." Zhao Xing said.
It is true that he dotes on Minglan and the others, but rules are rules.
It is good for everyone to abide by the rules. If you mess with the rules like Sheng Hong, you will make the house restless.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. It's not like you don't know my concubine's temper. You don't care whether it's His Highness's best interest or not. As long as you break the rules, you won't be merciful." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
That's what she said, but if Yu Yanran and the others were really doting and coquettish, she would have some scruples in dealing with them.
Fortunately, Yu Yanran and the others are very responsible, so they are very worry-free.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing put his arms around Zhang Guifen's waist, leaned into her ear and whispered: "You are the heart of Gu."
Zhang Guifen pushed Zhao Xing away with a blushing face and said coquettishly: " Your Highness will make me happy as if you have honey on your lips, but no matter how sweet your Highness is, I will never think of my concubine’s bad intentions in agreeing to His Highness.”
“How can I have such bad intentions? If you have wronged me, you must compensate me," Zhao Xing said.
"Your Highness, I want to tell you something serious." Zhang Guifen was worried that Zhao Xing would make another blushing request, so she quickly changed the subject.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Xing asked doubtfully.
“It is now the beginning of September, and the eldest princess of Xixia will enter the palace in about two months. Now, the larger courtyards of the East Palace and Harem are occupied. The eldest princess of Xixia has a distinguished status, and she is Concubine, I want to open up the two vacant courtyards in the west for the eldest princess of Xixia to live in," Zhang Guifen said.
In fact, there is no such establishment as side concubines in the East Palace.
The Crown Princess is the first-ranked princess, followed by Liangdi, the third-ranked princess, and then Liangyuan, the fourth-ranked princess.
The courtyards of the East Palace and Harem were also built according to the levels of the crown prince and concubines, with different levels living in different courtyards.
Because of her status, the eldest princess of Xixia was conferred the title of Second Grade Princess Concubine by the official family.
The rank is second only to the Crown Princess, but because there was no such establishment originally, there was naturally no corresponding courtyard.
And Liangdi only has two places that are full, so we can’t let them move out to free up the yard.
There is still a vacancy for Liangyuan, but it does not meet the status of the eldest princess of Xixia.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing muttered: "Let her live in the courtyard to the east. Aren't there a few empty courtyards next to Shuanglan Pavilion? Let someone open them up and repair them for her to live in."
Zhao Xing felt that Xixia was the best place to live. The eldest princess' previous impression of him would be difficult to get out of her when someone comes.
But it doesn’t matter, he can let Minglan go.
With Minglan's intelligence, she is also a neighbor, and she usually visits her to chat, and she becomes familiar with her as soon as she goes back and forth.
With Yunchu's inexperienced temperament, Minglan might be able to get out all the information she knows.
"Yes." Zhang Guifen also knew some of Zhao Xing's plans, and nodded after hesitating.
She felt that Yun Chu had a simple temper, and she couldn't bear Zhao Xing's calculations.
But she still knew the importance of it, and even though she couldn't bear it, she didn't say it out loud.
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In mid-September, all counties in Kaifeng Prefecture completed their autumn harvest.
Whether they are tenants or people with fields at home, they are all filled with the joy of harvest.
After the grains were returned to the warehouse, the people began to plow the fields and apply fertilizer to prepare for the next planting of winter wheat.
At this time, those people who rented government land were in trouble.
They lacked farm tools. Although they had just harvested and had grain in their hands, the price of grain was at its lowest at this time, and the people were reluctant to sell it.
Even if sold, ordinary farm tools are fine, but cattle cannot be bought.
Just when these people were worried about whether to sell their grain to buy farm tools, the government sent officials to the countryside to spread the news everywhere.
If people who have land are short of money to buy farm tools and seeds, they can borrow money from the government. After passing the review, they can get the money, and the interest is only one-tenth.
(End of this chapter)