Lord Lin is back in Beijing, so he doesn't have to go to school anymore?
Xue Baochai, who had moved to Baisui Street a long time ago, was feeling depressed.
If she hadn't moved out of the Jia family, could she have sat with everyone and chatted and laughed at the banquet in the East Palace? Baochai sighed softly. She had always wanted to win the favor of Madam Shen, Madam Xing, and Madam Lin, even if it would be enough to get a look from the third aunt who had just left her home.
But there is none.
They were polite to her and seemed very close to her, but in fact they were very distant.
This made Baochai very frustrated.
She adjusted her mood again and again, pretending to know nothing as she approached them, but she felt sad in her heart.
But there's nothing I can do.
If they don't maintain this superficial politeness, who knows what their family will be like.
Before my aunt was demoted from being the mistress of Rongguo Mansion to living on her own outside the city, she not only offended Madam Shen of the East Mansion, but also offended the eldest mistress of the West Mansion and others to death.
These people can be tolerant of their cousin Zhu, but for their family...
Baochai sighed quietly. Her brother was better now than before, but he was still too naive.
The Xue family, who do not take shortcuts and are just merchants, would become the silver vault of some powerful people if they were separated from the Jia family.
Moreover, in the recent court reports, several censors have written about land taxes and commercial taxes, debated the taxation systems of various dynasties, and focused on the harms of the previous dynasty's abolition of commercial taxes and mining taxes.
Baochai felt that the emperor was going to take major action on taxation and would most likely increase commercial taxes.
Unfortunately, even after realizing it, she couldn't change it.
Selling southern goods in the north and northern goods in the south can bring huge profits to merchants, but there are also risks! It was during these six months that the emperor strengthened his control over the local areas. Some bandits who had been entrenched in the mountains and robbed everywhere were arrested or killed, and only then did their family make more money.
But with the addition of commercial taxes, profits have returned to what they were before.
Baochai pinched her brows. At this moment, Ying'er rushed in and said, "Miss, my uncle and his men have captured Kyushu Island."
What? Baochai stood up suddenly, and her mother's joyful voice was heard outside.
"Quick, go to Desheng Tower and order two tables. One for the Wang family and one for home. We will have some fun too."
Her elder brother has made another contribution.
So what if Lin Ruhai went to Beijing?
Can Lin Ruhai be conferred a title by the Emperor?
But their Wang family is about to produce a duke.
Aunt Xue was so happy.
When her elder brother returns to Beijing, their family business will surely reach a higher level.
While Aunt Xue was imagining the future, Baochai in the room slowly sat down.
My uncle's army entered Japan a month later than the vanguard army.
If the emperor really wanted his uncle to achieve great merit, he would not have allowed the vanguard to arrive so early.
She didn't know where Kyushu Island was, but she knew that the vanguard army had already captured Ezo Island (Hokkaido Island).
And I heard that there were almost no casualties in that battle.
Now that my uncle has taken over Kyushu Island, I'm afraid the vanguard troops are attacking other people's imperial cities.
Thinking of this, Baochai couldn't help but close her eyes.
The emperor is already on guard against his uncle.
Of the four kings and eight dukes who founded the country, how many are still in the court today? No wonder my uncle was so eager to send someone to the palace.
He has realized this a long time ago, right?
Baochai frowned and tightened the abacus in her hand.
The next day, Ningguo Mansion was bustling all day long.
Even Jia Yuanchun came over with her child in her arms.
In the evening, after Lin Ruhai thanked Chen Ning again and again, he said goodbye to Lady Jia and finally returned to the Lin family's old house with his wife and children.
A half-month vacation seemed like a godsend to him.
What about visiting relatives and friends? Does not exist.
He had met all the relatives and friends he was supposed to meet at Jia's house, and now his wife and children were the only ones in his heart and eyes.
Daiyu and Chang'an also took half a month's leave each to accompany their father whom they dreamed of seeing.
The family went to Desheng Tower today, White Horse Temple tomorrow, and Baiweizhai the day after tomorrow...
East, west, south, north, wherever is fun.
Lin Ruhai grew up in Beijing. Now that he has finally returned to Beijing, of course he wants to take his wife and children to see all the things he played with, ate, and enjoyed when he was young.
After having fun and feeling good, he had the energy to help the emperor with tax reform.
As for the idea of 'equalizing the tax burden based on the land area, returning the fire consumption to the public, and requiring all gentry to serve and pay taxes', just thinking about it will tell you how much resistance there will be in the future.
Not to mention the first two, looking at all dynasties, land annexation became more and more serious in the later periods.
However, the gentry who owned large amounts of land did not pay taxes or paid very little. The land taxes collected by the court became less and less every year. In order to maintain the situation, the court had no choice but to increase taxes again and again. This was a vicious cycle. It was okay in years of plenty, but in years of disaster, the court would force the farmers to rebel.
Lin Ruhai talked with the emperor for a long time and decided to do it.
He knew how busy he would be in the future, so now he could take a break from his busy life for half a month.
It’s just that although these days seem to be a lot, in fact they are not long at all.
In the blink of an eye, it's gone.
He had to go to court, and the children had to go back to the Jia family to study...
The weather was getting cold, and Lin Ruhai was reluctant to let his children go out early and come back late, so he could only tell Jia Min to let them live with his mother-in-law for the time being.
He felt that time was passing too fast, but the emperor felt that time was passing too slowly.
It was the twelfth lunar month, and he was waiting for the first batch of copper and iron to be shipped back from Japan.
Jin Muchuan was a rough but meticulous man, and he really won his heart more than anyone else. While fighting in the war, he also got copper and iron for Dazhao.
The emperor likes people who are affectionate and righteous.
Moreover, many of those who were appointed as vanguards were those who went to Heihe and fought several tough battles with the Rakshasa Kingdom.
Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron…
He must first give these titles to these people.
The emperor has already conferred titles on certain people in his mind.
Although Wang Ziteng will have a high title after returning from Japan, how to use it in the future depends on whether he knows how to act.
"Your Majesty, Prince Beijing is here."
Um? The emperor frowned.
He once particularly hoped to get the support of this cousin.
The royal brothers also wanted to pull him into their camp.
But although my cousin is young, he is very good at dealing with his brothers.
"Take him to see the emperor!" The emperor waved his hand in front of the map, "Tell him I'm busy and won't see him today."
He didn't come when we needed him before, but now he comes when we don't need him anymore.
Huh~ The emperor snorted and focused on the map in front of him again.
Prince Beijing was not summoned, so he had no choice but to follow the palace servants to Shoukang Palace to see the retired emperor.
It’s a pity that the old man doesn’t even recognize people.
It makes no difference whether we see each other or not.
He thought so in his heart, but when he met the Empress Dowager in Shoukang Palace, he still personally fed her half a cup of tea and shed a few tears before leaving.
"My Lord, are we going back home now?"
In the carriage, the guards asked quietly.
"Let's go... Ningrong Street!"
The carriage he rode in today was very low-key, and Prince Beijing was willing to take a look around.
"By the way, let's have someone check where Jia Rong likes to hang out."
It's time for him to have a chance encounter.
Prince Beijing sighed softly in his heart.
Since Jia Jing lived in Guandao, what has the Jia family become? There are two duke's mansions, but only the idiot Jia Zheng got a real job.
Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, their family became prosperous again.
Prince Beijing wanted to see the feng shui there.
A phoenix without its feathers plucked is no better than a chicken.
For example, the Liu family of the Duke of Liguo’s Mansion, the Shi family of the Marquis of Zhongjing’s Mansion, and so on.
The Jia family clearly fell down, so how did they climb up again? Prince Beijing felt unhappy because he did not receive an audience with the emperor.
It is also clear that if the emperor does not change his opinion of him, it will not be many years before the Beijing Prince's Palace will be like a fallen phoenix.
He was unwilling and unable to accept it.
He needed to regain the emperor's favor.
"yes!"
The guard quickly responded.
Judging from the prince's appearance, this trip to the palace was not going smoothly.
This was when the emperor emeritus was still alive. When he is no longer around in the future, I’m afraid it will not be possible for the princes to enter the palace.
The guards were actually quite worried about Prince Beijing.
The wheels of the carriage moved slowly forward, and snow began to fall slowly from the sky.
It's getting colder again.
In order to prevent herself from getting sick again due to the alternating temperature, Shen Ning practiced boxing in the house.
"Madam, today's official newspaper has arrived."
Qingzhu took the newly arrived court bulletin.
"See if there's anything new."
Shen Ning did not answer it immediately, she still followed the steps taught by Wen Peilan.
"…The first batch of 10,000 dan of rice produced in Annan has been shipped to Dazhao."
What? Shen Ning's fisting hand paused slightly.
I almost couldn't help but run to see it.
"Madam, is the price of grain going to be lower this year?"
"Well, I guess so!"
Shen Ning was in a very good mood.
Considering so much food, she decided that as long as Wang Ziteng didn't go too far, she would just turn a blind eye to him in the future.
Ten thousand dan can feed 100,000 soldiers for a month.
This is just the first batch.
The future will be endless.
Moreover, as far as Shen Ning knew, Annan’s bureaucratic system had collapsed since Wang Ziteng’s massacre there.
What do ordinary people know? They will basically follow whoever can make their life good.
The taxes imposed by Dazhao were much lower than those set by the King of Annan.
Time will heal everything. In a hundred years, Annan, the granary, will probably be stable.
Shen Ning looks forward to that day coming sooner.
…
It is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month and Chinese New Year is approaching. Many people coming and going on the long street are making final preparations for New Year's goods.
"Hurry, hurry, get out of the way, six hundred miles in a hurry!"
In the distance, a fast horse was rushing towards them.
People hurried to the sides of the street to avoid the situation.
Fortunately, the horse passed by quickly.
"There won't be another war, will there?"
"Fight!"
"That's right. Now we are not afraid of anything."
When there is a war, it means someone is going to get rich, and it’s a fortune that will change future generations.
"Maybe it's not a war," another old man interrupted, "but maybe there is good news."
In fact, it’s really good news.
Jin Muchuan led the vanguard army and captured all places except Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island.
Oh my!
The emperor took the good news and looked left and right, up and down, and was so happy that his teeth were showing.
Jin Muchuan’s first achievement was secured.
The emperor was happy here, but Wang Ziteng felt indescribably aggrieved.
That's too much.
He is obviously the head coach.
But now, he has become a joke.
Wang Ziteng's eyes narrowed slightly. When he saw Jin Muchuan, he said congratulations on his face, but in his heart he wanted to cut him into pieces.
He calculated the time.
Although this guy arrived a month earlier than them, his military strength was relatively weak.
It is not suitable for prolonging the battle line at all.
He always thought that Jin Muchuan would not dare to be so radical.
After all, the battle line is too long and the troops are too dispersed. If one is not careful, they may be divided and devoured by various forces in Japan.
He once hoped that the vanguard army would be in trouble, but he didn't expect that these Japanese were so cowardly.
Just like that, Jin Muchuan took away all the credit from him.
After returning from Jin Muchuan, he kicked the door panel away.
There was a loud bang, followed by a sharp pain in his toes.
It’s broken. Could it be that he kicked my nail and broke it? Wang Ziteng didn't care about anything else for the moment and hurriedly asked someone to call a military doctor.
Sure enough, his toenails were broken and two of them were turned over.
Son of a bitch! When a person is unlucky, will even drinking water cause problems in his teeth? "General!"
Wang Jin came over in a hurry, "I have found out that Jin Muchuan was able to win so quickly mainly because he has a mysterious 'military advisor' by his side."
military adviser?
Wang Ziteng narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is he Japanese?"
If this is the case, can he be reported as colluding with foreign enemies?
"I only watched from a distance and did not come into close contact."
"Then why are you still standing there?"
Wang Ziteng was furious, "Go find it quickly!"
If you can use it, grab it, if you can't use it...
Then kill him!
Unfortunately, while he had made the decision, Jia Jing had already said goodbye to Jin Muchuan.
Winner.
They won fairly.
When he learned from Jin Muchuan how powerful Madam Jingzhong was, he felt both proud and relieved.
The lady is his.
Jia Jing shouted in his heart.
Countless times, he wanted to ask Jin Muchuan for help and send a letter to his wife.
Unfortunately, he held back every time.
His original identity was long dead.
The coffin is already buried, and now you say you are not dead, who would believe you?
Without him, the Jia family would have been really helped up by his wife.
If he goes back...
All this could be gone in an instant.
Jia Jing didn't dare to gamble.
He was afraid that the imperial court would check the letters from generals and officers from all over the country.
My great-grandfather and father have both been investigated.
Jia Jing, along with his guards who treated him as brothers, made a large purchase and then boarded a ship to Nangharwei.
The work here is done.
Next, he wanted to go further north.
See what's there.
If possible, he wanted to draw a better map and give it to his brother, and then his brother would lead a large army and take it down just like this time.
When Jin Muchuan heard from his personal guards that the military advisor had left, his hand that was wiping the gun paused slightly.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't heartbroken.
The ability to win so quickly was inseparable from Jia Jing.
I thought he was dead a long time ago.
"Sir, the steward from Lord Wang's place is asking around for a military advisor."
The guard said again.
"oh?"
Jin Muchuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is Lord Wang's foot healed?"
The same night the military doctor examined Wang Ziteng's foot, he knew why he was injured.
"No."
"Notify them that if Wang Jin asks about the military advisor again in the future, he will be asked for more silver."
Jia Jing is no longer the same as before.
He became darker, thinner, and his beard looked longer.
Unless you are someone very familiar with it, it would be impossible for others to recognize it.
Especially since that guy had a hairy mole on his face.
If he hadn't gotten the code right, he wouldn't have dared to admit it.
"We will tell you everything we know, and we will tell you everything we know."
How much can the soldier below know?
Jin Muchuan said: "When we get the silver, we will share it together." (End of this chapter)
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