Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 319 Uncle Tudou?
Jia Cong was called into the Forbidden City, and just as he walked to the gate of Qinzheng Hall, he turned his head to the side vigilantly.

Snapped!
The emperor had so much strength that the teacup flew out of the hall.

"180 million taels, why don't you grab it!"

Ok?
Have I ever asked for so much money?
He turned his gaze to Lin Ruhai who was standing in the hall, and the two looked at each other, both smiling helplessly.

The old Pixiu is worthy of being an old Pixiu. With this method, the God of Wealth has to go back to the sky shirtless.

"The minister Jia Cong pays homage to Yan..."

"Jia Cong, tell me, how much is it?"

Wen Tongxuan raised his eyebrows at Jia Cong, the emperor's master Long Yan was about to spit out, Jia Cong didn't hesitate...

"Return to Your Majesty, it is 180 million taels."

The old man laughed, and the emperor also laughed, but it was a cold smile: "Come here, drag Jia Cong out and hang him on the porch outside the hall to make him sober."

With an order, four big Han generals walked into the hall.

"stop!"

This time Wen Tongxuan got up very solemnly, and after stopping the big Han general who entered the hall, he tidied up his clothes and bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, the son of Sishui County has made great contributions to the country, and now he has cultivated such immortal food for the country. How can he be so humiliated?"

These words made Emperor Liu Heng a little dazed. He looked at Jia Cong where His Majesty Dan was standing, and suddenly smiled wryly.

"I almost forgot that this kid has grown up too, I can no longer treat him like a child."

He waved his hand, let the big Han general go out, glanced at Jia Cong, turned his head and said to Wen Tongxuan: "80, that's all. 50 will be sent to Rongguo Mansion, and the remaining 30 will be used Promote planting in Huangzhuang, Gyeonggi after the summer harvest in Hubu."

The 180 million taels was folded in half by the emperor and cut a knife, but Wen Tongxuan still achieved his goal, a beautiful collar.

"God of Wealth, you can't stop staring at my internal treasury, it's just a few hundred thousand taels of silver, and the household department is not short of money now, can you change your picky and sour nature?"

Liu Heng was overjoyed and troubled by the Minister of the Household Department, and motioned for them to sit down and talk.

After sitting down, Wen Tongxuan cupped his hands and said, "This matter is different from the past. A few 10 taels of silver is not much, but whether the money comes from the household department or the royal family is completely different. The people's concept of the court is still grateful to His Majesty, and there seems to be no How big a difference, actually a big difference.”

Having said that, Liu Heng tasted the taste, and stood up to thank the old man.

Wen Tongxuan was right, the money must come from the royal treasury!

"Your Majesty, in fact, the old minister only wanted to understand why Sishui County wanted this money before he came here. In the past, the imperial court paid too little attention to such things as cultivating grain seeds and making farm tools. I vaguely remember the second year of Yuanyou , Kaifeng Zhang Chaoshan built a new thresher, the court rewarded him with 500 taels of silver, but when it came to him, there were only 50 taels..."

This made Liu Heng blush, and Zhang Chaoshan made a simple device for threshing wheat, greatly speeding up the summer harvest.

However, the relatives of Xiangfu county magistrate falsely claimed the credit, and Zhang Chaoshan only got 50 taels of hush money...

Even if the county magistrate was finally sacked and Zhang Chaoshan was compensated by the court, but after this incident, within a few years, the local government has not reported the innovation of agricultural tools and the discovery and cultivation of new species.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should formulate new reward rules. For example, cultivating grain seeds, manufacturing new farm tools, etc., the imperial court can reward scattered officials and buy their production and cultivation methods with gold and silver."

Jia Cong took his own search for and cultivation of potatoes as an example, and described in detail the hardships and manpower and material resources involved.

"It can be seen that the emergence of every new grain is hard-won. If the court just uses a small amount of money to take away the hard-earned grains cultivated by the people, it is no different from the Ming Dynasty. If things go on like this, who is willing to waste The energy to do what is worth the effort.”

All the monarchs and ministers in the palace nodded in agreement, and Lin Ruhai also cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan..."

"Aiqing, please speak."

"Taking Jia Cong's cultivation of potatoes as an example, it can be seen that the consumption is beyond human capacity. Therefore, I believe that special farms, pastures and workshops should be set up, funded by the imperial court, and various agricultural tools and grain seeds should be carefully developed and cultivated. Now that the imperial court is not short of money, it can send a fleet to find new seeds from overseas, and strengthen our dynasty’s food, fruits and vegetables, in case of emergencies.”

Lin Ruhai talked eloquently, from "Lushi Chunqiu", "Book of Si Sheng", "Qi Min Yao Shu" to "Wang Zhennong Shu" of the previous dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Shennong and Cangjie are also sages; they can't do anything about things. Therefore, Zhao Guo began to plow cattle, which is actually better than the benefits of Lei Lei; Cai Lun intends to make paper, how can it be troublesome to do it? And Geng Shouchang often To close the warehouse, Sang Hongyang's method of equalization, benefiting the country and the people, is an immortal technique. As the saying goes: "Wisdom is like Yu's soup, it is better to taste it." So Fan Chi asked to learn from Jia, and Confucius replied: "I am not as good as Old farmer.' However, the wisdom of sages and sages still has something to be achieved, let alone ordinary people?"

"My minister believes that those who enrich the people mainly focus on agriculture and mulberry, and focus on leisure industry. Those who work in a variety of industries are based on practicality and use ingenious decoration as the end. Merchants and merchants are based on currency and end with strange things. Three Those who keep the basics and leave the end will make the people rich, and if they leave the basics and keep the end, the people will be poor. The discipline of a country lies in the system, and business, agriculture, industry and businessmen have their own specialties."

"Farmers, farmers, businessmen, and merchants have their own sources of wealth. If farmers do their best, the fields will be harvested and there will be more than enough grain; How can the public ask for it and not get it?"

"So I set up pillars at the gate of the city and made new regulations. Those who have made contributions to agriculture, industry, and businessmen, regardless of high or low, will be given official titles to help them do their best."

Lin Ruhai not only mentioned farmers and workers, but even merchants, who are the most despised by scholar-bureaucrats today, are clearly visible.

Liu Heng didn't expect this, and frowned for a moment.

"The old minister agrees!"

Wen Tongxuan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, last year the commercial tax and the municipal ship tax have exceeded the total agricultural tax. In the past, the Song Dynasty used a corner of the land to fight against the Yuan Dynasty for decades. The power of the commercial tax cannot be underestimated. "

Although the previous dynasty ruled China with a foreign race, the benefits of maritime trade far surpassed that of the current dynasty.

Liu Heng had to think carefully about Lin Ruhai's advice, especially the issue of suppressing business.

Lin Ruhai remonstrated again: "Your Majesty, I believe that the court must pay attention to the benefits of commercial taxation. The commercial tax in our dynasty is one in ten and one in thirty. It seems that heavy taxes suppress business, but in fact there are many officials and gentry avoiding taxes... "

"Lin Aiqing..."

Liu Heng suddenly interrupted Lin Ruhai's next words, because Lin Ruhai has often said similar things in the melodies in recent years.

Unfortunately, now is not the time.

He waved his hand: "Put this matter on hold for further discussion. Today, we will only talk about agriculture and industry. To draft an order, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry will select personnel and set up a Royal Agriculture and Industry Department in Huangzhuang, Xishan, to cultivate and develop agricultural and industrial skills on a full-time basis. It is ordered to select talents from all over the country. , sent to the capital for backup."

"Jia Cong!"

"The minister is here."

"If you are idle, you are idle. Go back and think about it carefully, and draw up an incentive measure for agricultural and industrial skills, and send it to me within seven days."

Jia Cong was dumbfounded, let me set a reward for myself?
Liu Heng knew what this kid was thinking just by looking at it, coughed twice and said: "You have cultivated two new types of food for the court, so naturally I won't treat you badly."

Wen Tongxuan immediately pinched his thigh, and asked in surprise, "Two kinds? Are there other new crops besides potatoes? What's the yield? Is it easy to grow?"

Jia Cong replied: "My lord, there is a new kind of grain, but the yield is not as good as potatoes, but it is also a cold and drought-resistant grain. It is still in the cultivation stage, and there are not enough seeds, so it is not suitable for promotion at the moment."

"This is a great achievement, Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it should be rewarded!"

"It's natural..."

Long Jianwei had already reported to the palace about the cultivation of new grains in Jia's village in detail, and Liu Heng and the Supreme Emperor had already made plans.

"Jia Cong, on the day when the potatoes are harvested, I will come to your village with the sage and all the officials. At that time, in front of all the officials, I will have a look at your new grain of [-] shi per mu, and then I will reward you." !"

……

When the 50 taels of silver were delivered to Rongguo Mansion, only 37 taels were left.

Wen Lao Paixiu felt that all the white money should be in the family name, and suddenly remembered that Ningrong and Rongfu still owed money in the household department, and immediately excitedly ordered someone to fetch the account book, so 13 taels of silver filled the shortfall.

Master Jing received the receipt from the household department that day, he had no choice but to sigh that this old Pixiu really knew how to play, so he wrote an IOU with his own hand and sent it to Rongxi Hall.

"This Jing'er is really true. Although my brother clearly settles the score, he gave me this IOU, didn't he slap me in the face?"

The old lady said yes, but she still took the IOU and sent it to the warehouse for storage.

There was no debt, and after the household deficit was paid off, the old lady felt a lot more relaxed.

Speaking of what happened in Qinzheng Hall today, Lin Ruhai thought about it for a while, and then said to the old lady, Jia Zheng, and Jia Cong: "Brother Cong is very likely to be promoted to noble, and the family should make preparations."

Jia Cong smiled wryly and drew up a title for himself: Jia Cong, Jin Tudou Bo...

"Jinjue?"

The old lady exclaimed, Jia Zheng also looked similar.

Jia Cong is now a first-class son in Sishui County, the son of a duke and duke, wouldn't it be a super-rank uncle to be promoted again.

In that case, Jia Cong can be separated from Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Ruhai nodded: "That's right, if you become an uncle, Brother Cong should leave the mansion."

"Brother Cong is only 11 years old..."

The old lady is now reluctant to let Jia Cong leave the mansion so early. Rongguo Mansion has added a lot of industries in recent years, such as the pearl farm in the south, the ranch in the north and even various industries in the city.

Not only did he pay off the money owed by the Ministry of Households, but he also earned a large fortune for the Rongguo Mansion.If they were to be separated from the government so soon, wouldn't even those industries have to be separated?
Seeing the serious atmosphere in the room, Jia Cong smiled and said, "Even if the uncle is separated, I won't live in another mansion within three or two years. At most, we can open the earl's mansion in advance, as long as we can get by on the surface."

Lin Ruhai nodded when he heard the words: "That's what I mean, at least we should put on a show on the surface, and some people in the province will use this to impeach us, saying that our family is too big to lose."

The strength of Ning Rong Jia's family has fully recovered to the grand occasion of the past, and it is three points more prosperous than it was then.

There are imperial concubines and princes in the palace, there are princes in charge of the army outside, and there are young talents rising inside.

Not to mention anything else, Jia Lian, the town governor who has already returned to Jinling, and the two brothers Jia Cong who are about to be named Boss are enough to alert the pedantic people in the court.

If someone with a heart deliberately stirs up trouble and comes to a family of foreign relatives to threaten the stability of the country, what should the Ningrong Jia family do?

Could it be that Jia Amnesty, the thickest pillar of the family, was dismissed and returned to the field?
"Uncle is right, this is indeed a problem."

Jia Cong was a little distressed, why did he have to spend 50 taels to buy potatoes?One is to let the court raise the importance of agricultural research and development.The second is to use this to push back the court's reward.

Relieving the suffering of the people from famine, this merit is too great, not inferior to the merit of destroying the country.

The emperor has already hinted at Jia Cong, and Jin Jue probably won't be able to run away.If this is the case, then the matter of separating the family and living separately has to be put on the agenda.

"Mother-in-law, my son-in-law thinks that it's best to go to the palace and ask the empress to see if there is any explanation from the empress."

"You're right, you should ask your mother about this matter, and ask her for an idea."

When the old lady thought about her son-in-law's words, it was really a good idea.

She set her sights on Jia Cong again, this grandson's fortune is surprisingly good, he is only 11 years old, and he is about to be named uncle!
……

There was still more than a month before the potatoes were harvested. Jia Cong and Daiyu fought continuously in the study for several days, and finally drafted and perfected a letter of incentives for agricultural and industrial research and development, and sent it to the Palace of Qinzheng to wait for the emperor's review.

Afterwards, Baoyu and Baoyu went to Shuntian Mansion School to report, but neither of them had studied seriously in the school for a few days, and after showing their faces for a few days, they got familiar and went back to the mansion together.

Firstly, Jia Cong had to be busy handing over the potato matters to the household department, and secondly, Xu Jin threw some homework to Jia Cong.

As for Baoyu, he really couldn't bear the hardship of going to a government school to study. After he got the fame of a scholar, he met many friends in the officialdom.

Jia Cong looked at the homework in his hands, and his teeth were hurting.

"I wonder if the teacher has discussed with His Majesty long ago, and wants to use me as a knife to kill me!"

Daiyu rubbed the bitter Jia Cong's head, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qingteng is teaching you. He presides over the affairs of Qingzhang and Mu in Zhili in the north and south. Think about it, what will happen next?"

A flash of light immediately flashed in Jia Cong's mind, and he slapped his thigh: "Reform the tax law!"

"Yes, definitely reforming the tax code."

Daiyu continued to be persuasive: "Then what is the first thing we need to face in reforming the tax law?"

"Officials, merchants and gentry, at least in my dynasty, just those Juren and Jinshi lords who can invest in large tracts of land are a big problem."

Jia Cong already knew the reason why the teacher who went out of Beijing to inspect Gyeonggi sent this homework.

If he wants to deal with the tax law, he will inevitably follow the law of officials, businessmen and gentry.This is a staggeringly large interest group, but if any link in the middle goes wrong, it will fall short.

and so……

Jia Cong picked up the manuscript and said with a wry smile: "The teacher asked me to study the "Great Xia Law" carefully, looking for the source and regulations of tax exemption for officials and gentry. This is to talk about the ancestral system of the law. But I just don't read it. The "Great Xia Law" can point out that the current tax exemption rules for those with fame and reputation have a lot of mistakes and omissions."

Daiyu took the words and frowned: "In fact, the so-called tax exemption is an unspoken rule of Shilin that is deliberately exaggerated and agreed. The whole Slim."

Jia Cong raised his handwriting somewhat dumbfounded: "So the teacher finally told me in the letter that he had already talked with Prince Zhongshun, let me stand behind the scenes, and King Zhongshun will take the lead. Anyway, King Zhongshun has a lot of debts, so don't worry about it. There are too many lice and it doesn't itch."

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　Thank you Fanqin Zhuhe for your reward.

　　Let’s stop here tonight and continue tomorrow.

　　good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)