Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

Chapter 37 Zhu Di's Worries!
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun talked with her daughter for a long time.

The whole process was very pleasant. Seeing that her daughter liked Li Xiao so much, Xu Miaoyun left very relieved.

Xu Miaoyun walked towards the main house.

Just in front of her, she bumped into the maid Zhang Cuicui who was walking in a hurry.

Meeting Princess Yan, Zhang Cuicui hastily bowed and said, "I've seen Princess Yan."

"Cui Cui."

Xu Miaoyun asked with a smile: "Is there something in such a hurry?"

Zhang Cuicui didn't dare to hide it, and said: "That... the princess asked me to pay attention to the young master's movements. Li Xiao just returned to the mansion, and I was going to report to the princess."

"Oh, Li Xiao has been out of the mansion for the past two days, where did he go?" Xu Miaoyun asked.

"Back to Princess, Li Xiao went to his hometown to pay homage to his parents." Zhang Cuicui said truthfully.

"Well, let's go."

"Yes, princess."

Xu Miaoyun waved her hand, and Zhang Cuicui fled in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiao is really a filial person
I hope that after they get married, the husband and wife can work together in the same boat to overcome Ningyun's third catastrophe.
Thinking of this, Princess Yan became more and more satisfied with this future son-in-law.

Soon.

After returning to the main house, Xu Miaoyun was going to deal with some affairs, including the affairs on the day of the engagement, and also started to prepare in advance.

Passing by the study, Xu Miaoyun saw Zhu Di was frowning in the room, so she walked in.

"My lord, what is so troubling?"

Xu Miaoyun asked with concern, and made a cup of tea for Zhu Di.

On weekdays, Zhu Di often had troubles and would discuss them with Princess Yan.

But what Zhu Di is worried about now is the matter of military rations, even if he tells the princess, it will only increase his distress.

"Hey, it's really annoying."

Zhu Di waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, I can only tell my father about this matter."

He looked at Xu Miaoyun, held her hand, and said affectionately: "By the way, how about you go to Ningyun today?"

Xu Miaoyun smiled and said, "I'm completely relieved at Ningyun."

Next, Xu Miaoyun told Zhu Di about her daughter's affairs one by one.

After Zhu Di listened, he couldn't help but be overjoyed:
"Okay, this king's move is considered to be the right move, it is really a good match from heaven."

"Gao Xu also told me that Li Xiao is very talented, not mediocre."

"In the future, let's arrange some errands for him, and he won't be rumored."

Zhu Di was originally worried that his daughter and his wife would have nothing to do in the future, so he wanted to arrange errands and meritorious service, so as to arrange the title of title.

But if he is just a mediocrity, he will inevitably be criticized.

"I think Li Xiao's talent in martial arts is extremely high. Why don't we arrange for him to go under Zhang Yu's command, let him hone his skills, become a military officer, and make great achievements, so that I can ask my father to grant him a title."

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and pondered.

"No!"

Xu Miaoyun immediately vetoed it, and said earnestly: "My lord, you will always bow in person every time you fight, and charge forward. Do you know how worried I am at home? I must not let my daughter suffer like this."

"Besides, a sword has no eyes. What should I do for my daughter if I mean any damage on the battlefield?"

"There are no cowards in my old Zhu's family." Zhu Di was about to say more, but was turned back by Xu Miaoyun's eyes.

Xu Miaoyun said angrily: "His surname is Li, Li Xiao's Li, not Li Shimin's Li."

"Ah yes, Ma'am is right."

Zhu Di quickly changed his words: "If you don't mention this matter, if you don't mention it, then you can be elected as a civil servant."

To be honest, Zhu Di felt a little pity.

It's a pity for the son-in-law's talent in martial arts.

"It's just that being a civil servant will inevitably be criticized by the court, saying that we had a good relationship with local officials in Beiping, and even arranged for my son-in-law to serve as an official, saying that the officials will impeach me at the court."

Zhu Di read aloud.

Xu Miaoyun frowned slightly and said, "Can't you be a commoner?"

Zhu Di shook his head: "It's just a commoner, I can't let my father bestow the title, we can keep them safe forever."

In the Ming Dynasty, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen were not stable, and only titles were the iron rice bowl.

An iron rice bowl that can be passed down from generation to generation.

His other daughters all married off with titles in the future.

The elder daughter cannot let her suffer,
Zhu Di naturally wanted to seek a title for this civilian son-in-law.

But the title cannot be rewarded without a head.

Even if the emperor wants to bestow it, at least he needs some excuses.

Xu Miaoyun said: "Let's talk about it after we get married. Don't worry about it. In short, I will never agree to let my son-in-law go to the battlefield with you."

Zhu Di nodded honestly.

"By the way, my lord, why are you worried about something?" Xu Miaoyun asked again.

Zhu Di thought for a while, and then simply said:

"Beiping is an important border town, with seventeen guards stationed on the border, a total of [-] soldiers, which consume a huge amount of food and grass."

"The annual supply of grain and grass is provided by food transported from the southeast, plus the grain handed over by our Beiping grain and grass, which is barely enough."

"But last autumn, there was a shortage of military rations due to the lack of harvest in many places in Beiping."

Zhu Di sighed, and continued: "I asked my father for an order to transport grain, but the grain from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang prefectures almost feeds the entire northern border defense area, and there is no extra quota."

"Father wants to implement the method of opening the middle and make up for the shortage of grain and grass. But this year, the salt storage in the middle of the court is in short supply, so..."

"Brother's reply means that Peiping will open China and France on its own."

In the Ming Dynasty, salt was controlled by the imperial court, and the household registration salt method was adopted.

The so-called Hukou Salt Law means that the imperial court implemented salt rationing, and the common people paid salt tax.

That is to say, the method of compulsive apportionment of salt is used to obtain the benefits of salt sales.

The so-called method of opening up the middle is that the imperial court implemented the trade system for salt.

That is to say, merchants transport grain and grass to border areas or other designated areas, exchange salt payment certificates with the government, go to designated salt farms to collect salt, and transport it to designated areas for sale.

"Let us Peiping develop the method by ourselves."

Xu Miaoyun slightly frowned and said: "But the salt production in our Beiping is only enough for self-production and self-sale, where can we get the extra salt?"

"That's where the problem lies." Zhu Di said, "Now the eldest brother has given a method, but how to implement this method?"

"No, I have to write another letter to my elder brother, asking him to think of a way."

Now Zhu Yuanzhang has almost handed over the government affairs of the court to the prince Zhu Biao.

As he said that, Zhu Di wanted to write a letter to his elder brother Zhu Biao for help.

"and many more."

Xu Miaoyun said: "Brother has already given the will, he must have difficulties."

"Does Madam have a good idea?"

Zhu Di hurriedly asked, Madam seemed to think of coups every time.

"My lord, isn't it your coup to recruit a son-in-law publicly?"

Xu Miaoyun smiled wanly and pointed out.

Hearing this, Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then became ecstatic.

Didn't recruiting a son-in-law by oneself recruited a good son-in-law?
"Yeah, why didn't I think of this?"

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said, "It's a way. Let the Salt Transportation Department openly collect salt, which may stimulate a wave of folk salt production."

In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were not allowed to sell salt, and those caught selling illegal salt would be beheaded.

But it can make salt and sell it to the court, and the court sells it to the people to obtain the benefits.

After thinking about it again, Zhu Di worried again: "But is this... in time?"

Xu Miaoyun said with a smile: "Try it first. If it doesn't work, think of another way."

"What the princess said is that she is really the king's virtuous wife."

Zhu Di hurriedly got up and walked towards the door: "This king will go to the Salt Transportation Department now and ask him to issue a notice!"

(End of this chapter)