After being tormented by Zhang Fei for half a year last year, Wang Anshi was already eager for more. There were still many revised laws left, and he was also worried that Zhao Xu would lead the judicial reform astray and focus more on that aspect.
At the beginning of the new year, he could not wait to promulgate the conscription law.
However, he believes that this publicity is still very necessary. Zhang Fei used this newspaper publicity to collect license plate fees.
This process cannot be skipped.
"Huh... Such a big show at the beginning of the year is really not a good sign!"
Zhang Fei stood in front of the door, looking at Wang Anshi's back, muttering to himself.
The conscription law involves the interests of too many people.
This is definitely a tough battle.
However, this is Wang Anshi's war. Before, Zhang Fei was wavering between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, but this year he has to work hard for his goal.
After returning to the genuine bookstore, Zhang Fei handed the article to Hou Donglai and asked him to order it to be printed immediately. Then he took a carriage back home.
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"Move aside, thank you."
"Be careful with this box. Don't break it."
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At this time, there was a lot of busyness in front of Zhang's house. Several strong men, under the command of Niu Beiqing, were carrying out large boxes and tying them to the donkey cart in front of the door.
"Sanlang, you're back."
Niu Beiqing saw Zhang Fei and strode over. He glanced inside with his bull eyes in frustration, "Why don't you go and talk to Yanei and Xiao Ma? It would be fine if they didn't help, but they stood there blocking the way. I almost bumped into them several times just now, and I can't say anything."
Zhang Fei tilted his head to look inside the door, and saw Ma Xiaoyi and Cao Dongdong standing in the yard, motionless, like two door gods. "What are they doing?"
Niu Beiqing said: "I don't know either."
"What?"
Zhang Fei walked in and called out, "Yanei, Xiao Ma?"
When the two men looked at Zhang Fei, they immediately turned sideways and said nothing, but they left Zhang Fei confused.
"What are you doing?"
"Are you blind?"
Cao Dongdong cursed angrily.
"Am I blind?" Zhang Fei walked over and took a closer look. He then realized that Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi were wearing brand new red robes with black edges. He couldn't help but praise, "Is this the new police uniform? Hmm...it looks good."
Ma Xiaoyi corrected him seriously: "Third brother, please pronounce my full name from now on, Royal Police."
"Ah? Oh, yes, yes, the Royal Police." Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly.
Cao Dongdong added: "Take another closer look."
Is there something else? Zhang Fei looked up and down again, and suddenly saw the word "Emperor" embroidered on their arms. Then he realized, "I see it, I see it, Emperor, right?"
Cao Dongdong then straightened his posture and asked, "Is it awesome?"
"sharp!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "But you two are just standing here doing nothing. Can't you help carry some things?"
"What?" Cao Dongdong whispered, "You asked our Royal Police to help your family carry things. What do you want to do?"
Ma Xiaoyi whispered, "Third brother, this is a crime of usurpation."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Fei was having a terrible headache: "Hey, you! I am afraid of you. Just treat it as a fart."
"Just be afraid."
Cao Dongdong raised his eyebrows proudly and said, "Zhang San, our Royal Police is very powerful now, do you want to join us?"
Ma Xiaoyi nodded and said, "It just so happens that the government has personally issued an order to commend our Royal Police and ask them to expand their team. This is a great opportunity."
Zhang Fei was not surprised by this expansion. He had previously discussed with Zhao Xu about training the police into an armed force so that they could avoid the complicated relationships of the three yamen.
And now that it is named "Royal", it is even more legitimate, and Zhao Xu is eager to expand this team.
"Sure! I have no objection, as long as your Royal Police Department is willing to hire me." Zhang Fei said with a smile, but he thought in his heart, you two idiots, don't you know that the purpose of the expansion is to transfer you out of town and reorganize the team.
Cao Dongdong was immediately overjoyed, and patted his chest to assure: "Don't worry, it will be easy for me, the deputy superintendent, to recruit someone."
Zhang Fei immediately said: "The Royal Police cannot break their promise."
"Wait for my good news at home, little horse, let's go."
Cao Dongdong shook his head and hurried out the door with Ma Xiaoyi. As soon as they reached the door, they bumped into a big man who was moving things and almost fell to the ground.
"Ah! How dare you, a birdman, hit a Royal Police officer? Do you know what this crime is?"
"Yanei, I was wrong, I was wrong, please spare my life, Yanei!"
The big man begged for mercy again and again.
Zhang Fei said helplessly: "Yanei, please give me some face and let him go."
Cao Dongdong glanced back and asked, "Can you let the Royal Police give you some face?"
Is it over yet? Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Okay! Then let's go to court."
"Okay! Since you're going to be a member of the Royal Police soon, I'll give you some face."
With that said, the two of them ran out happily.
"These two brats!"
Zhang Fei shook his head speechlessly.
"Saburo!"
Zhang Fei looked back and saw Gao Wenyin walking towards him from the corridor behind.
"lady."
Zhang Fei walked over.
"Yanei and the others have left?"
Gao Wenyin tilted her head and glanced toward the gate.
“Just left!”
Zhang Fei nodded, and then asked nervously: "Did Yanei bully you?"
Gao Wenyin shook her head. "No! It's just that you're not at home. I'm really a little afraid of Cao Yanei."
Zhang Fei expressed his understanding. Cao Dongdong always looked at women with evil thoughts in his eyes. He smiled and said, "If they come to our house in the future and I'm not here, you don't have to pay attention to them. Just let Daniu give them a set of mahjong to play with."
Gao Wenyin nodded slightly.
Zhang Fei asked curiously again: "By the way! Do we have so many things at home? I remember that I just moved in with just my luggage. When did I buy so many things?"
Gao Wenyin pursed her lips and smiled, "We don't have much, but people have sent us gifts several times, and those were all gifts."
“Yes!”
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "We did receive a lot of gifts last year."
I thought to myself, I was just busy receiving gifts and didn't give any gifts to anyone.
Gao Wenyin said, "But these gifts save us a lot of work, and most of them can be used in the new house."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "That's because my wife is good at managing the household. She sent so much here, but I've never been willing to spend it."
Gao Wenyin said shyly, "What we have are all good things, and they are not broken, why should we use new ones?"
Zhang Fei suddenly seemed to remember something, "But this time, you have to make a few satin nightgowns for Madam. You can't take those linen ones."
Gao Wenyin was surprised and asked, "Why?"
Zhang Fei gently pulled her little hand and said, "Because I like to watch it."
I have to say that Gao Wenyin's snow-white skin, plump and exquisite figure, coupled with the silk nightgown, which was looming and really charming, but it was a pity that she only had one, and Zhang Fei had always wanted to make a few for her.
Gao Wenyin quickly retracted her hand and looked at Zhang Fei with shame and anger.
"Zhang San!"
A crisp sound was heard.
I saw Xu Zhiqian walking slowly towards me from the back door. Although she was already a married woman, her cool and elegant temperament had a hint of charm.
"You just came from home?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Xu Zhiqian nodded.
Zhang Fei asked, "How is the move going over there?"
These days Xu Zhiqian has been helping out at home and has not gone to the office to worry about the charity foundation's affairs.
"My house is just some of my father's treasured books. Apart from that, there's nothing else to move. It's just...!"
"Just what?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Xu Zhiqian said: "It's just that my eldest brother...he had a little accident."
Zhang Fei asked anxiously: "What accident?"
Xu Zhiqian frowned slightly and said, "Originally my brother was supposed to go back to take up his post, but the court suddenly ordered my brother to take up his post at the Imperial College, so..."
“This is a good thing!”
Zhang Fei said happily.
Xu Zhiqian said: "I also want my brother to stay in Bianjing, but...but his residence......!"
Zhang Fei sighed and said, "Originally, your eldest brother and his family were in a hurry to leave, but I was reluctant to let them go. I wanted us to live in the new house together for a while."
Little did they know that this was his arrangement. He wanted to leave Xu Lingxiao and Mu Zhen in the capital to take care of Xu Zun.
Xu Zhiqian said happily: "You...you don't mind?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind. I bought this big house because I hope your brother and his family can live there. If your brother lives outside, I will be really angry."
Xu Zhiqian looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you."
Zhang Feiyang pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Do we still need to talk about this between us?"
"I...I'll go talk to my sister-in-law first."
Having said that, Xu Zhiqian hurried towards the back door.
"This family!"
Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly, and suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin again, "Madam, do you have any relatives at home?"
Gao Wenyin was stunned at first, then her expression darkened and she shook her head slightly.
Zhang Fei's eyes turned: "Then does Madam want relatives?"
Gao Wenyin was startled and said, "How can you have relatives just because you want them?"
Zhang Fei said anxiously: "I have a trick that can help Madam have relatives."
Gao Wenyin asked: "What trick?"
“It’s about creating relatives.”
"Making relatives?"
"Yes! What relatives can compare to your own children?"
Children?
Gao Wenyin's expression could not help but move, and a hint of longing flashed across her bright eyes. Suddenly, she felt a large hand wrapped around her waist. She immediately reacted, gently broke free, and rolled her eyes at Zhang Fei shyly, "What are you doing? It's not good for people to see it."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "No need to worry! No need to worry! I'll hug you next time when we get back to the room."
"You...I won't talk to you anymore."
Gao Wenyin stamped her feet lightly, turned around and left in a hurry.
Zhang Fei rubbed his chin: "It's time!"
Now is spring, the time when everything is full of vitality. Everything is reviving and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
A newspaper broke the silence.
Baifan Building.
"Dad! Look, this is the news that came out this morning."
Fan Zheng excitedly handed a newspaper to Fan Yong.
Fan Yong took it, looked at it for a moment, and exclaimed, "Master Wang's reform of the corvée law?"
Compared with the Equalization of Transport Law, the reform of the Corvée Law was what they were most concerned about, because it was closely related to everything about them.
Fan Zheng nodded and said, "That's right."
After watching a little more, Fan Yong said excitedly: "Good, good, this is really good news! Hey! Wang Daxueshi is really a wise minister!"
Fan Zheng was also delighted: "Yes! This method is really beneficial to us businessmen. We no longer have to pay money to the government every year and live in fear."
Fan Yong smiled and said, "Yes, if this is the law, then we just need to pay taxes every year, and we don't have to worry about the government suddenly asking you to serve in the army."
Logically speaking, Fan Zheng would definitely have to be a Yaqian Yi, but the power of this Yaqian Yi was enough to destroy his Baifan Building.
In order to avoid this service, they would take the initiative to spend money every year to make arrangements, but they were still very worried because there was no clear rule that one could be exempted from service by paying money. Just like last time when Zhang Fei wanted to pay money, he was not allowed and he had to serve.
Not only their Baifan Building, but also the Chen family and the Ma family were extremely excited when they saw the news.
But when some people are happy, others are sad!
I saw officials rushing to the imperial city.
"I knew it. I knew that Wang Anshi, that treacherous villain, had bad intentions. Look, look at what kind of practice he is doing. This is simply robbery."
"The equalization law took away the wealth of merchants, and this law of conscription is to take away the wealth of us and the poor. It returns the wealth to the people without increasing taxes. Pah!"
"We must not let Wang Anshi succeed, otherwise he will surely push his limits."
"Let's go! Let's go talk to Scholar Sima."
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