Chapter 158
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The prince's legs were weak from all the torment he had yesterday, and he was called to the palace early in the morning, feeling very aggrieved. But when he saw Liu Ya's energetic look, he felt even more aggrieved.
"It's all your fault." He hummed and hawed while waiting for Liu Ya to get dressed. Except for working hours, Liu Ya would always dress herself up as a pretty and delicate boy at other times. Who could have imagined that such a delicate boy could be so fierce in bed.
Liu Ya took the time to touch his face. The prince's skin had become smoother due to the moisture he had received recently. "Don't cry. If someone sees you, they'll think I bullied you."
"Didn't you bully me?" The prince cried like a bullied wife.
The maids who were helping Liu Ya with her makeup couldn't help but laugh when they saw the prince's appearance.
In the past, the prince had always looked silly, but although he was silly, he had power and often asked the servants in the mansion to accompany him to do some stupid things. Now the prince's wife came in.
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They got the door. It was obvious at first glance that he was a powerful character. He captured the prince on the first day. They will have a good life from now on.
After entering the palace, the Empress Dowager loved Liu Ya very much and rewarded him with a jade bracelet. The Empress Dowager said that it was given to her by her family before she entered the palace. Now she passed it on to her grandson's husband, asking them to have more children in the future. When Liu Ya's children grew up and got married, she would pass it on to her daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law.
When the prince heard this, he winked at Liu Ya proudly. After leaving the Queen Mother's bedroom, the prince whispered in his ear: "When you want a child, I can always counterattack!"
Liu Ya smiled at him, her seductive eyes seducing the prince so much that his soul drifted away. Then he heard Liu Ya say to him, "Why are you so useless that you can't even give birth to a child?"
The prince was so angry that his hair stood on end. "Do you treat me as a man?"
The prince became even angrier when he saw Liu Ya giving him a meaningful look, but he really liked it. Every time Liu Ya bullied him like this, he would get angry but at the same time feel a sense of enjoyment in his heart, feeling both pain and happiness.
After the marriage, the prince will go back to the village with Liu Ya to pass on the emperor's decree and ask the village chief to cancel the contract that prohibits them from getting married in their lifetime.
The emperor felt it was very troublesome when he issued this imperial decree. He was the supreme ruler and the whole world had to listen to him. Yet he had to issue an edict to a small village chief, wasting his time.
After hearing this, Cheng Yeran went to see the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I was admitted to the capital from a small village, so I know the countryside better. There is one thing that I cannot understand."
The emperor thought to himself that he also came from the village, so what was there that he didn't know? What could be so confusing? But he knew that Cheng Yeran always had many wonderful ideas, so he asked Cheng Yeran: "What's the matter?"
"Our village has its own village rules and regulations. Liu Ya lives in the village next door. Their village rules and regulations are another set. It's not just our two villages, the rest of the villages are the same."
The emperor asked impatiently, "What's the matter? If you have anything to say, just ask directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
Cheng Yeran said: "The whole world belongs to the king, and all the people in the world should obey your rule. How can they act according to their own rules? Isn't this ignoring your majesty's laws and creating their own laws?"
The emperor heard him speak so seriously, but he didn't care at all, "They are just some small villages, let them be."
Cheng Yeran said: "We can't ignore it just because it's a small matter. There are so many villages across the country. If they all follow their own rules, it will be a mess. In addition, the rules in some places are very abnormal."
"Pervert?" The emperor had never heard of this word.
Cheng Yeran smiled awkwardly, "I think it should be like the county magistrate. The village chief should also be appointed by the court, rather than decided by the village itself. In this way, whether it is a small village or a big city, the whole country will be under your control."
"There is a saying that goes, 'A country has its own laws, a family has its own rules, and village rules are similar to family rules. In some villages, clan concepts are deeply rooted and cannot be changed casually." The emperor felt that the idea that everyone was under his control was very tempting, but it was very difficult to actually do so. Some local officials would be bullied by the locals, not to mention the villagers. This could be a very dangerous job. Some people might go at the beginning, but as more people died later, no one would go.
Cheng Yeran also felt that it was too idealistic to just make reforms. "Why not first ask them to abolish the village rules that allow people to dispose of human lives at will? Even a little change would be good."
The emperor agreed with this.
Cheng Yeran made a second suggestion. "Previously, the newspaper held a vote on whether to allow men and women to go out to work. The result was not ideal, but it also let us know that many people can't find a job. There are few job opportunities. Most people even sell their bodies because they can't get enough food. I suggest opening a few more sausage factories across the country. They should all be state-owned factories. On the one hand, it can increase some income for the national treasury, and on the other hand, it can also increase employment rates across the country."
When the emperor heard that it could increase revenue for the national treasury, he thought it was worth a try. The sausage factory had always been run by Liu Ya. Although he was in charge of the secret recipe, all the money earned belonged to the state. It was like Shen Yuntang handed over the sausage factory to the state in exchange for an official position for Liu Ya.
Now that he is married, the prince said that Liu Ya can continue to manage the sausage factory, and the matter of opening factories across the country can also be left to Liu Ya.
But Liu Ya is a boy, and from the beginning he will have to personally check out all aspects of site selection, personnel selection and operation. It is not appropriate for a boy to travel all over the country. The emperor thought of the incompetent prince who had been idle all the time, and the prince had wanted to ask for an official position for the prince several times, but the emperor despised him for being too useless. But now the emperor thinks that Liu Ya is capable but it is inconvenient to be a boy. The prince is a waste, but he is a man and can follow Liu Ya to help. The two of them complement each other.
Before Liu Ya and the prince went to the countryside, the emperor issued an imperial decree to inform them of their posts after returning.
Originally, the old prince disliked Liu Ya and wanted to take the prince to the countryside for the wedding. He couldn't even control his son right in front of him, and now he wanted to take him to such a far place, and he might get into trouble.
Ever since Liu Ya entered the door, he had been having a stern face and had not been friendly to Liu Ya. If it were not for the imperial edict allowing them to return to the countryside, he would have wanted to stop this.
But now it is different. The position that he had repeatedly asked the Emperor for but failed was now obtained by Cheng Yeran for the prince. He then realized that they were the beneficiaries of this marriage. On the other hand, his stupid son was lucky enough to have a husband, but he was still picky about Liu Ya.
Before Liu Ya and his companions set off, the old prince gave Liu Ya a lot of money and gifts, and asked him to take them home to his parents. These were all prepared on the spot and had not been available before.
People in the capital also heard about this. They knew that Lord Cheng was a favorite of the emperor. They didn't expect that Cheng Yeran's words were more effective than the prince's. He actually arranged an official position for the incompetent prince, and it was a very lucrative position. No wonder the eldest prince, the third prince and the prince were fighting for Liu Ya.
Before, they found it unbelievable because Liu Ya was just the cousin of Cheng Yeran’s husband. What benefits could such a distant relative bring? Now they regretted why they didn’t fight for it in the first place. Marrying Liu Ya was equivalent to getting support from Cheng Yeran.
No wonder the young general wants to marry Lin Yu. Although Lin Yu is not a relative of Cheng Yeran, Lin Yu works for Shen Yuntang. It is said that Lin Yu and Shen Yuntang have a special relationship. Cheng Yeran and Shao Hui have connected, and they will support each other in the future.
The young general is tied to Cheng Yeran, so the old general will naturally stand on Cheng Yeran's side, and Prince Jing will also stand on Cheng Yeran's side. He also has a teacher who is a cabinet minister, and this person will be extraordinary in the future.
Now Cheng Yeran only has a cousin left, and I heard that Shen Yuntang has two brothers who are not married yet, so they can both give it a try.
Shen Yuntang had thought about arranging a marriage for his brother before, but at that time Cheng Yeran was just a minor official, and no one would be interested in his brother. Among the few who could accept their family's conditions, his brother did not like any of them.
Nowadays, people who come to propose marriage can break down the door of their house.
There were also people who proposed marriage to Yuanbao, but he rejected them all. He also asked Yuanbao about it, and Yuanbao said that he would handle it himself and there was no need to trouble his cousin and his wife.
The fourth brother said that he would handle his own affairs and asked them not to worry about it. Only the third brother was a little anxious. He was old, three years older than Shen Yuntang, and would be thirty years old in a few years. In their era, he was considered an older unmarried young man.
When he was in the village, after his two brothers got married, the family life improved and his parents wanted to arrange a marriage for him, but he did not agree. At that time, he planned to talk to Shen Yuntang and take him to the county town.
At that time, he had not thought that Cheng Yeran would go to the capital to be an official. He thought that he could follow Shen Yuntang to the county town to settle down and marry a wife in the county town.
Now that he is in the capital, he wants to save money first, buy a yard in the capital, and then get married.
Now the matchmaker came to his house and brought a bunch of portraits of girls for him to choose from, and they were all daughters of high-ranking officials.
He felt that he was just a carpenter and could not marry one of the daughters of high-ranking officials. He was also a rough man in his behavior. If he married a delicate girl and she despised him, he would not be able to stand her.
The third brother told Shen Yuntang that he just needed to find someone of equal social status. In fact, he already had a goal. He told Shen Yuntang that he would marry the girl from the blacksmith's family whom they were familiar with. He didn't say this before because he hadn't saved enough money to buy a house.
The blacksmith was the one who made the gears for the sewing machines. His daughter was not
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She was well-educated and well-mannered, like a young lady from a wealthy family, and a little bit spunky. She had dark skin, round and watery eyes, and spoke crisply. When she saw Shen Yuntang and Cheng Yeran, she talked to them openly. She was a very likable girl.
The third brother said that he wanted to laugh as soon as he saw the girl, and the two of them had talked several times and were able to get along well, and they would definitely live a happy life in the future.
When the blacksmith's family heard that they were going to marry the brother of Mr. Cheng's husband, they were afraid that they were not worthy enough. They were all honest and decent people, but they did not dare to refuse Cheng Yeran, for fear that the other party would lose face. After all, Cheng Yeran was an official, and he would take revenge on them.
When they married off their daughter, they saw that the third brother had bought a small courtyard and looked like an ordinary family. The third brother's character was also honest and decent, so their family felt relieved.
Before, when Liu Ya got married, she brought a sewing machine as a dowry. Many people in the capital wanted to follow suit and also wanted to give sewing machines as dowries when their daughters got married. They went to Lin Yu to ask if the sewing machines in their store were for sale. Shen Yuntang happened to want to open a sewing machine factory, and now his third brother had married a blacksmith's daughter, so it was a good opportunity for the third brother and his father-in-law to open a sewing machine factory together and mass-produce sewing machines for sale.
On the way back, Liu Ya and the prince wanted to stop and play for a while when they passed a place. The prince also wanted to stop and play for a while, but Liu Ya ruthlessly rejected them all and said, "Go home first."
The prince ignored him out of spite, but kept glaring at him angrily while sitting in the carriage. He just hummed and didn't answer when he spoke to him.
Liu Ya rubbed his head, knowing that he was tired from accompanying her home, and coaxed him patiently, "Go home first, and when we come back, I will accompany you wherever you want to go, okay?"
The prince was finally happy when he heard this. He counted several places on his fingers and said, "I want to go to all of these."
He mentioned at least seven or eight cities, and if he spent three to five days in each place, it would take more than a month.
"No, at most one place. You have work to do when you go back this time." Liu Ya saw that he was about to get angry again, "The emperor asked you to accompany me to build factories in various places. When the factories are built, you can play as long as you want."
"Yes, how could I forget." The prince was happy again. He originally thought that the work was very tiring and boring and he didn't want to go at all, but after listening to Liu Ya's description, it seemed like they were going to travel around, and he was happy again.
When they returned to the village, their group was so large that even the prefect and the county magistrate came to escort them, alarming the entire village.
The villagers were still wondering where this noble man came from and why he came to their village?
Are you here for fun? Their village is so small, what is there to do there?
The villagers were very afraid of the officials. They had many questions in their minds but dared not speak them out. They all wanted to stay at home.
The county magistrate asked the village chief to gather everyone and go to the village entrance to welcome the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
The village chief did not dare to neglect the matter and gathered all the villagers together. They had never heard of what a crown prince and a crown princess were, so the village chief explained to them that the crown prince was the prince's son.
The villagers finally understood what was going on. They had been underestimating him in their hearts. Why would the prince's son come to their remote village?
Everyone was wondering, when they saw the curtain of the luxurious carriage being lifted, and a man in luxurious clothes walked out. That man turned out to be Liu Ya!
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