Chapter 1158: When there is more trouble between husband and wife, their relationship will change
There have been a lot of big news in the capital these days. People don't know the story of the Rong family, but they know how big Rong Garden is, so they can imagine how prosperous the Rong family is. The Rong family has descendants who are still good officials with a reputation in the eyes of the people. Yes, in the hearts of the people, Zhou Shuren is the representative of a good official who does practical things, especially when the emperor counted Zhou Shuren's achievements in the court, the news has spread among the people.
Now, the Rong family's treasury has made the people of the capital city excited. If those boxes of gold were not covered with lids, it would easily make people lose their minds.
Today, a notice was posted that the road construction will start from the capital, and the Rong family will use gold from their treasury to build the road.
Zhou Shuren was worried at first that even though the Rong family had a lot of gold in their treasury, it would not be enough to build all the roads in the country. Later, after reading the prince's memorial, Zhou Shuren was relieved. Building roads with the Rong family's gold was just an introduction. The prince's memorial had already written down the method. Each state capital would manage other states, and all the road fees and maintenance were very detailed.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and stood silently in the court as a background wall. In fact, the previous dynasty also collected tolls, but the dirt road was only flat and was still muddy on rainy days, so people evaded tolls everywhere.
But it is different now. The road is made of cement and is not afraid of rain. It is smoother than dirt roads, and there is less damage to carriages and transportation. The toll merchants will not lose the watermelon for the sesame seeds.
Zhou Shuren was lost in recollection. From what he had learned in history, he knew that tolls were also collected during the Ming Dynasty. There were many ways to evade the tolls, and he had watched them for fun.
Zhou Shuren's daydreaming ended. The prince's memorial had already been passed and only needed to be drafted and published.
Zhou Shuren was still happy, because the money collected from the fees had to be deposited with the Ministry of Revenue. It would be collected first, and then the Ministry of Revenue would allocate funds for road construction and maintenance.
Zhou Shuren could already imagine that the money would fly into the national treasury like wings, and he thought it would be better to set up a few more at each port.
In the days that followed, half of the capital's main streets were under repair and the other half were open to traffic, which made the officials who went to and from the yamen every day cry. If Zhou Shuren didn't leave early, there would be traffic jams on his way home.
Zhulan frowned, "Can't you take it slow?"
Zhou Shuren, "The Emperor is not prepared to take his time. The Emperor is in a hurry."
Zhulan was stunned for a moment, then she thought of the emperor's idea of Zen, which meant that he wanted to repair the roads in the capital before he took the throne. "If the repairs are not fast, why should we wait?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "No one would complain about their own achievements. No one is a saint."
Zhu Lan muttered softly, "Will the prince be anxious?"
Zhou Shuren felt that the prince would be anxious, and the prince was probably also afraid that the emperor wanted to do more than just repair the capital.
At the Prince's Mansion, the Prince was indeed anxious, but the more anxious he was, the more stable he had to be. At this moment, he did not dare to show any impatience, and he had to do the task assigned by his father well.
The prince is not obsessed with achievements. He has his own pride. He can create good achievements on his own to be recorded in history books instead of thinking about his father's achievements. Moreover, it was his father who built the roads during his reign.
The Crown Princess was worried about her cousin, so she made some soup and sent it to the study.
The prince was surprised that the princess brought him soup. He thought that something was wrong, so he drank the soup and then went back to the backyard. "Xun Gu, is there something wrong?"
The Crown Princess handed him a cup of tea, "He is my cousin. The Crown Prince knows that he does not have much ability, so the family wants to find him a part-time job."
The prince knows the princess's family better than the princess knows her own family. The prince's brothers are indeed good, but he doesn't like others. "So he doesn't want to leave the capital."
The Crown Princess: "Yes."
The prince stood up and said, "I understand."
This can still be done, but only "this once."
This was also for the sake of the Crown Princess's face, and he was also afraid of causing trouble if he went out, so he decided to stay in the capital and be a minor official.
When the Crown Princess saw that the Crown Prince was leaving, she couldn't hold back the words on the tip of her tongue and finally sighed. As the Crown Prince became more and more adept at handling state affairs, they had less time to see each other as a couple. The Crown Prince was too busy and was becoming increasingly good at hiding his emotions.
They have been married for many years. When the prince was young, she could understand her husband a little bit after years of living together, but now she can't even feel his pulse.
She said she was going to visit her parents' home today, but she also wanted to see her husband, talk to him for a while, and calm her anxiety.
The Crown Princess's maid whispered, "Your Majesty, it's getting late."
The Crown Princess stood up and said to the female official, "Husband and wife need to manage, but, forget it, take a rest."
The prince is slowly transforming into an emperor. The heart of an emperor is hard to guess. Even the person next to her has changed. She used to be her husband, but now she has to be much more careful with the prince. More than one person in the couple has changed.
In a blink of an eye, Xuzhou received an expedited letter from the capital. After reading the letter, Mrs. Dong opened her mouth wide. She came back to her senses and called the housekeeper, "Quick, go and deliver the letter to the old man. Our family has become an earl's mansion and has been awarded a large house. Yes, our family is the bloodline of the Rong family."
The butler was promoted by a servant in the capital, and brought by his family. After coming to his senses, he jumped up in surprise and said, "Yes."
Mrs. Dong waited for the housekeeper to run away, then clapped her hands. She didn't explain clearly, so forget it. She said to the servant, "Send the letter to the master."
The servant responded and ran away quickly.
Mrs. Dong also said that her monthly salary would be doubled, and she happily got off the ground, "Yes, look at me, I want to reply to your letter."
The old woman asked, "Does this happy event need to be kept secret?"
Dong said meaningfully, "Why keep it secret and announce it to the public?"
At the Marine Department, the butler was caught up by the servant, who handed the letter to the master. The butler said, "Congratulations, master. Congratulations, master."
Chang Lian quickly read the letter and laughed, "Good, good, great news, this month's salary will be doubled."
The housekeeper doesn't care about the doubled money. They, the servants, only care about whether their master is good or not. The better the master is, the more respectable they, the servants, are. It's the same as being a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.
Chang Lian basically stopped talking to Zhao Ji, but others were curious and asked about the happy event.
Chang Lian said generously: "Who would have thought that my grandmother was actually the sixth daughter of the Rong family's direct lineage? Now, other direct lines of the Rong family have been found, the emperor has given her a reward, and my father has also been given a title and has become an earl."
The yamen was quiet for a while, their minds were racing, the point was not the earl's title, but the fact that the Rong family was the emperor's maternal family. Even if they were cousins, Lord Zhou was related to the royal family, and the royal family had no relatives, so a living person was precious.
Zhao Ji was regretting so much at this moment. If only he hadn't made such a fuss about his mother, but unfortunately there is no if.
The officials of the yamen came forward to congratulate him sincerely. Chang Lian was in a good mood and accepted all the congratulations, even those from Zhao Ji, whom he disliked. However, he still ignored Zhao Ji's flattery!
(End of this chapter)