Chapter 153 Perfect Match!!
The residence of the Minister of Revenue, the outer study.
Hou Wenyao had drunk some wine, and his body was a little tired, but his eyes were still clear.
He took the sobering tea brought by the servant, and looked intently at Hou Yuchen who was standing beside him: "Today in the study, the emperor arranged a marriage for you and the eldest daughter of the Jinyang Marquis's residence."
Hou Tanhua replied lightly: "Son knows."
Hou Wenyao glanced at his son, his eyes sank: "Are you not surprised at all?"
Hou Tanhua: "Son has been to the Jinyang Marquis's residence several times."
He had already heard the voice of the fifth lady.
According to the degree of favor of the fifth lady in front of the emperor, an arranged marriage would be a matter of time.
He had already hinted to his mother that there was no need to look around, and there would be an excellent marriage in the future, but his mother thought he was talking nonsense.
Unexpectedly, it happened faster than he expected. Hou
Wenyao frowned: "You and the eldest lady of the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion..."
Hou Tanhua: "You are respectful and polite, and you didn't even talk to each other. Every time my son goes to the Jinyang Marquis' Mansion, it is for official business."
His son was precocious and arrogant. He often complained that he was wasting his talent in compiling history books in the Hanlin Academy.
Hou Wenyao and several uncles always felt that he was too arrogant and should have been tempered in the Hanlin Academy for a few years. Unexpectedly, after a lot of twists and turns, he was still sent to the Ministry of Revenue.
According to the emperor's opinion, if the fifth lady wanted to take him with her, he would follow the fifth lady to rotate among the various ministries, which would also be good.
Since the marriage was already decided, Hou Wenyao did not dwell on it and prepared to tell his wife tomorrow morning: "You will be an adult after the Chinese New Year, but you still haven't chosen a courtesy name. Today, the marriage is settled, and your father will choose a courtesy name for you."
Hou Tanhua helped his father to the desk, spread out paper and grind ink himself.
Hou Wenyao thought for a moment, picked up the pen and wrote the two words: "Courtesy and thanks."
"I hope you will be honest and polite, and be grateful."
Hou Yuchen: "Thank you, father, for giving me the courtesy name."
These two words looked fine, but Hou Tanhua always felt that they were strange.
After giving the courtesy name, Hou Tanhua called the servants to wait on his father to rest.
Hou Wenyao: "Do you have any suggestions for Jian Yuanwailang when he takes office next year?"
Hou Tanhua said: "Your son suggests that the Ministry of Revenue should give Jian Yuanwailang a room to handle official business independently. There is no need for a desk in the room, but there must be a comfortable small bed." Hou
Wenyao frowned: "Are you kidding me?!"
Hou Tanhua: "There is such a room in the Hanlin Academy."
Hou Wenyao: "...This is not appropriate."
Hou Tanhua: "Then father should be prepared for Jian Yuanwailang to overturn the table on his first day of work."
Jian Yuanwailang has the right to overturn the table by order, and Jian Yuanwailang did not sleep well, so he was a little irritable when he got up.
Hou Wenyao: "..."
"Do you know," Hou Wenyao pointed to the sky with his index finger, "what did the person who transferred Jian Yuanwailang to the Ministry of Revenue want her to do?"
Hou Tanhua thought for a while, "Your son guessed that it should be to let Jian Yuanwailang make money."
It is no secret that the treasury is empty.
Taxation is one of the main sources of income for the Great Xia treasury, including agricultural tax, commercial tax, etc. The court has many revenue-generating projects, and official salt is also a major source of income.
However, the disasters in various places have been severe, and taxes have been reduced again and again. Ordinary people can't even afford to eat, so where can they get money to pay taxes. Salt merchants are not stupid, and issuing more salt permits is a bad idea.
The river engineering renovation in the disaster-stricken areas also requires a lot of engineering funds, and the local and central governments are very tight.
In the short time since Jian Yuanwailang came to Hanlin, Ruonan Printing House has opened all over the country, making a lot of money, and has also brought a group of Hanlin out of poverty.
The emperor should want to see if she has any way to fill the treasury.
Hou Lixie also wants to know what other strange ideas the fifth lady has.
Hou Wenyao nodded. His son was quick-witted and understood things quickly.
Yuanwailang Jian was good at gossiping and eating melons. The printing house was also opened for gossiping. How to generate income for the national treasury was a problem.
Fortunately, he had to attend the morning court every day. The one who reported for duty was the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. Yuanwailang Jian, this big Buddha, should be handed over to the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue for worship.
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During the New Year, Jian Ruonan either followed Min to visit relatives or slept and ate hot pot in the yard. After
Jian Xilu was arranged to marry, Min was very proud and walked around in front of the wife of the Duke of Pingguo for several times.
After the Jinyang Marquis Mansion and the Pingguo Mansion cancelled the engagement, it was not long before the news came out that Gao Yang was engaged to the granddaughter of the Minister of War.
The wife of the Duke of Pingguo hinted that the cancellation of the engagement was Xilu's problem, making Xilu's marriage difficult.
Some time ago, the Minister of War sent someone to catch Gao Yang watching his concubine giving birth, and they also found out that Gao Yang had two concubines, and each of them gave birth to a big fat boy for him.
The granddaughter of the Minister of War would be the mother of three sons after she married him.
The Minister of War immediately cancelled the engagement with the Duke of Ping.
Now the whole capital knows that Gao Yang has three illegitimate sons, who would be willing to marry a girl from a good family? !
The Marquis of Jinyang is now marrying the Minister of Revenue, and the marriage is granted by the emperor, which severely slaps the Duke of Ping in the face.
Min really feels proud!
Xilu's marriage is settled, except for Jian Huayuan.
In Xixia Garden, the New Year is about to end, and the direct descendants of the first house sit together to talk.
Jian Zhang: "One good news and one bad news, Huayuan, which one do you want to hear first?"
Jian Huayuan: "Hear the bad news first."
Jian Zhang: "The Yin family has cancelled the engagement."
Jian Zhang told the imperial physician Yin the whole truth, and also clearly emphasized that Jian Huayuan was deceived and was still a virgin.
The Yin family was afraid of being involved, so after thinking for a moment, they decided to cancel the engagement.
It was better to cancel the engagement, so as not to delay the daughter of a good family. Jian
Huayuan had already expected this news: "Father, there is another good news?"
Jian Zhang said: "The good news is that the Minister of War gave me a message that he wanted to marry into our Jinyang Marquis's Mansion."
Min was a little surprised.
How could a small down-and-out nobleman from the Marquis of Jinyang marry the granddaughter of the Minister of War, and it was the Minister of War who took the initiative.
All this must be because of Nan Nan.
Not long after Nan Nan came back, the Marquis of Jinyang went from being a low-ranking nobleman to becoming the target of the important officials in the court.
Min was surprised and happy: "Did my husband tell the other party about Luo Shuirong?"
Jian Zhang's face was a little happy: "I did, Minister Pei doesn't mind."
"Minister Pei said that if a man is romantic before marriage, he will be able to settle down after marriage with a wife watching over him."
[My eldest brother is not romantic, he is stupid! ]
Jian Huayuan: "..."
Fifth sister, is it necessary to be so worried? !
"Huayuan, you must not be foolish this time."
Jian Huayuan's worried face finally showed a trace of joy: "Son knows, father and mother, don't worry, son will never do stupid things again."
[Hey, actually, both are bad news. ]
Jian Zhang: "..."
? ?
How could it be?
The granddaughter of the Minister of War, such a good marriage, how could it be bad news? !
Teng Ge'er was calm: Fifth sister said it was bad news, it must be bad news.
Sure enough, the next second, the voice in his heart came -
[The granddaughter of the Minister of War ran away with an actor before. After being caught by the Minister of War, she turned around and got engaged to the grandson of the Minister of Works. 】
【The Minister of Works learned about this from somewhere and regretted the engagement. The Minister of War then arranged for the marriage to the Duke of Ping. Unexpectedly, the Duke of Ping was even more deceitful. His granddaughter would become the mother of three sons after she married him! ! ! 】
【Hahaha——】
Jian Zhang: "..."Min
: "..."
Teng Ge'er: See, what the fifth sister said was right!
It really is bad news!
【The granddaughter of the Minister of War is also a love-brained person. She was deceived by the sweet words of the actor, but she was caught as soon as she ran away, and she is still innocent.】 【
One ran away with the actor, and the other is a green-haired turtle. Both are love-brained. They are really a perfect match! 】
Jian Huayuan: "..."
Teng Ge'er: It seems that the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion can only rely on Teng Ge'er to support the family!