Chapter 888 A Dream of Youth 420
If you miss your family, go to the registrar and ask for leave to visit them.
His wife and sister-in-law both worked in the government's weaving workshop, his children were all enrolled in school to work and study, and his mother and father were assigned to do some light work with the children.
When we met, everyone's complexion was much rosier.
With this, the worker felt more at ease. He asked the registrar and was told that as long as he accumulated a certain amount of performance bonuses, he would be able to buy land and build a house with the government and reunite with his family. After returning home, he was full of energy.
Nobody wants to be all alone.
And his child can even read and write! He wouldn't have dared to dream of that before.
King Wumeng listened with great interest, but was still somewhat shocked. "Does the Empress of Great Zhou have money to burn?"
The King of Wumeng might not know about the others, but he did know how difficult and expensive it was to learn to read and write.
Zeng Fu laughed a few times, "These kids aren't studying for nothing. They have to work. The money they spend on their education is all recorded, and they'll have to pay it back when they earn money in the future."
If everything were free, no matter how wealthy the Great Zhou Dynasty was, it wouldn't be able to sustain itself. Moreover, Zeng Fu didn't think the Great Zhou Dynasty was very rich right now. After all, in just a few years, it had conquered Xili and fought a battle with the Northern Jin Dynasty. He had also heard that the southern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not very peaceful.
War is very expensive; otherwise, the Great Zhou would not have signed a century-long treaty with the Northern Jin decades ago. Of course, that treaty has long since been null and void.
Zeng Fu and King Wumeng talked a lot about the new laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, the advocate of the new laws in their conversation was Prime Minister Xia. After all, Xie Ning was behind the scenes, and only some important officials knew that Xie Ning was the one who actually proposed and advocated the new laws.
Yu Xiang opposed Xie Ning's proposed new laws, but only in light of some potential problems. However, there were many people in the court who genuinely opposed the new laws.
After all, this new law does indeed benefit the people, but their rights and interests have been severely damaged. However, the most important factor is Xie Ning and Xia's reforms to the assessment and patronage system.
This directly cost a lot of people their livelihoods.
Xie Ning was assassinated no less than five times in the capital, and her businesses, the Xie family's businesses, also suffered considerable suppression.
Countless people wanted to crush Xie Ning, but Xie Ning showed no mercy. In the business world, Chen Wan Niang didn't allow Xie Ning to make a move, but she and Chen Yun Sheng were not to be trifled with either; over the years, they had all built up their own networks.
Based on their years of business dealings, they haven't managed to establish many connections with powerful and influential families, and she doesn't need to. She only needs to unite with small business owners and use that connection to create an opening in various monopolized markets, which will be enough to give those people a headache.
In officialdom, Xie Ning's position as a secretary in the Imperial Secretariat not only safeguarded the initial implementation of the new laws, but also, together with Yan Xi, directly traced the source and threw some of the most troublesome people out of the capital.
Xie Ning did not take action against the forces hiding behind the scenes for the time being. Firstly, there was insufficient evidence, and secondly, the other party had already quieted down considerably as a warning to others. Therefore, she focused her energy on other important matters.
It wasn't until the mining industry became a lucrative business that Xie Ning was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue.
The powerful figures hidden behind the scenes must have representatives in the imperial court, and regardless of their position, the Ministry of Revenue is the easiest place to investigate them.
After all, no matter what kind of transaction it is, it cannot be separated from money.
After she leaves the capital for Nanzhao, Chen Wanniang will take Grandmother Xie and the others back to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors and visit the girls' school, which is also a way to avoid trouble.
If Xie Ning's rank hadn't been too low, and if she hadn't had to go to the southwest to inspect the horses in preparation for war, she would definitely have stayed behind to do it herself instead of leaving it to Xie Wangzhi. After all, Xie Wangzhi had been promoted another rank when he returned from Luzhou.
However, it's fine to hand it over to Xie Wangzhi, as both he and Yan Xi need to establish their authority at this time.
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