Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 445

Chapter 441

After hearing Wei Hao's words, Hou Junji looked at Wei Hao in shock.

"Okay, don't look at me like that. You don't know how much I have. In the future, you probably won't see it. Why do you say you are short of money? Come to me directly, and I will take you to make money. No, I didn’t look for you, it’s because I don’t know you well, you said I’m full, just find someone on the street and ask him, do you want to go and bring some money?” Wei Hao looked at with a smile Hou Junji said,
Hou Junji was staring at Wei Hao fiercely at this moment, these words were too hurtful, if he didn't take him before he dared to feel sorry for him, was it because he didn't go to him?
"Don't look at me like that, really, I'm a person who never cares about those little things. Look at Qi Guogong, how many times he offended me, I ignored him. If he didn't frame my father this time, I still don't want to talk to him." He, by the way, do you have anything to say to His Majesty?" Wei Hao asked while sitting there, looking at Hou Junji,
Hou Junji was sitting there with his head down, while Li Shimin, who was sitting in the dark, was also looking at Hou Junji.

"No, Your Majesty has treated me well. I know that I am sorry for Your Majesty. Now that I have ended up like this, I deserve it. I deserve it. I am sorry for Your Majesty!" Hou Junji lowered his head and said with a choked voice.

"Well, okay, I still have a little conscience!" Wei Hao nodded and said.

"However, can I ask you one thing, you go and intercede with His Majesty?" Hou Junji suddenly looked up at Wei Hao and asked, Wei Hao nodded and looked at him.

"I know that you are not a villain, and you will do what you promised. Since you nodded, I will say, you beg Your Majesty for me. I, Hou Junji, have so many sons, they will be exiled to Lingnan. I When I die, there may be no one to worship me. Please ask Your Majesty to leave me a son, preferably older, who can go out to work and support myself! Just leave a son, the others , Going to Lingnan is a dead end!" Hou Junji looked at Wei Hao and raised a finger, and said emotionally.

"Okay, I promise you, I will definitely tell His Majesty, I believe His Majesty will agree!" Wei Hao nodded.

"Okay!" Hou Junji stood up at this moment, then faced the direction of the imperial palace, knelt down and kowtowed three times, then stood up, knelt down and kowtowed three times facing the east of the city.

"This is you?" Wei Hao looked at Hou Junji with some confusion.

"This is for my master. I know that he hates me, looks down on me, and thinks I'm rebellious, but no matter what he thinks of me, he is still my master. I don't think I can live long. Wen Zhan, there is only one month left, let's kowtow to the old man first, there will be no other chances in the future, thank you for this kindness!" Hou Junji said sadly.

Wei Hao stood there, looking at Hou Junji.

"If it's okay, I'll go back first!" Hou Junji said to Wei Hao, clasping his fists.

"If it wasn't for your crime being too serious, I would have begged you for mercy!" Wei Hao looked at Hou Junji with emotion and said.

"Haha, no need, the matter has come to this point, I have to blame myself, I can't blame anyone, and I can't blame you Wei Hao, you Wei Hao, you are a person with real ability, a person with real ability, unfortunately, how could I have done it before?" I can't see it!" Hou Junji smiled openly and waved his hands at the moment.

"Success, come here!" Wei Hao said with a sigh of relief.

"The little one is here!" Four jailers came in.

"Starting from today, you guys will work hard and go to Juxian Tower every morning, noon and evening. There will be food prepared there. You can bring it here and give it to Lu Guogong. No, Senior Brother Hou, right, I should call you Brother Hou, feed him, I have 200 Wen here, you take it as money for running errands!" Wei Hao said as he untied his money pan, and poured it on the table.

"Duke Xia, you can't do it!" an elderly jailer said immediately.

"Take it, take good care of him, what do you need, you guys think of a way, if you buy something, put it on my account, then go to Juxian Tower to ask the people over there to pay the bill, and I will explain it!" Wei Hao said to the man. said the old jailer.

"Okay, Mr. Xia knows how to do it!" The old jailer put away the money and said to Wei Hao.

"Senior brother, let's go!" Wei Hao stood there and said to Hou Junji.

"Well, Junior Brother, it's a pity, it's a pity that I can't have a drink with my Junior Brother. After 18 years, I will be a good man again. If I have my life, I will come to drink with you!" Hou Junji said while looking at Wei Hao with a smile.

"Okay, I'll wait!" Wei Hao nodded with a smile and then Hou Junji was escorted out. After a while, Li Shimin came in.

"Father, you have heard everything. He has no objections to you, and you have heard his request!" Wei Hao stood there and said to Hou Junji.

"What happened to your father-in-law was not ordered by me, but by the Duke of Qi. I found out about it later, so I could only accept it. At that time, Duke Qi was afraid that your father-in-law had too much military power and guarded against your father-in-law, but I knew about your father-in-law. As a human being, my father doesn't believe what they did!" Li Shimin sat there and said.

"Then I believe, father, you have a broad mind. You can't do such a thing!" Wei Hao immediately nodded and said, thinking in his heart, who knows who gave the order, it's not that you can say whatever you want, but you can say it yourself I don't believe it, do you want to lose your head?

"In a few days, tell Hou Junji that one of his sons can be made a viscount, and I will give him a mansion and a reward!" Li Shimin stood up and said to Wei Hao.

"Hey, thank you, Father!" Wei Hao said immediately, clasping his hands, and Li Shimin left with his hands behind his back.

And Wei Hao hurriedly followed, and the two quickly left the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"Let's go, walk with Father! Take your sword!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Wei Hao immediately untied the saber from his horse and hung it around his waist.

"Shen Yong, as the saying goes, all the murmurings in the world are for profit. Hou Junji is like this, and officials in many places are also like this. You say that if the Tang Dynasty wants to develop, it will always be impossible to avoid such problems. Should we What about development?" Li Shimin asked as he walked on the street.

"Father, development must be developed. If there is no development, the people will eat and drink whatever they want. As for those corrupt officials, they will be governed by court laws and supervised by the Overwatch Council. If they dare If you commit a crime, you are playing with your own head.

But father, you have to check it out yourself. It is a county magistrate. Is his salary enough to support his family? , that can only be corrupt, so we can't blame them all! "Wei Hao said after Li Shimin.

"Why not, a county magistrate's annual salary is about 30 guan, and a servant is paid about 3 guan a year for food, drink and clothing, and 20 guan is enough for an old family. The county magistrate You can still hire two or three servants with the same salary!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Father, if you calculate like this, then it's not right, it's only such a small amount of money?" Wei Hao immediately refuted Li Shimin when he heard it.

"Haven't you been a county magistrate?" Li Shimin asked Wei Hao, staring at him.

"I never went to collect the money. People from the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent the money directly to my house. My father kept it, and I didn't ask you how much it was. If it's just that much, it's really not enough, it's terrible. , do you know the annual income of an ordinary family in Chang'an City?" Wei Hao asked Li Shimin as he spoke.

"How much?" Li Shimin asked.

"If it is a family of six and three laborers, then the annual income will not be less than 15 guan, if the head is smarter, it will not be less than 25 guan, father, a county magistrate, only 30 guan One year of money, you say, can people not do it?

Especially the local county magistrates, if you let them worry about money, will they still have the energy to worry about the affairs of the court and the affairs of the people?According to me, a county magistrate and a year's salary, when converted together, cannot be less than 50 yuan!In this way, they no longer have to worry about the future, and naturally they are dedicated to serving the people, and now that they are supervised by the Overwatch Council, they dare not work hard? " Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and suggested.

"Then do you know, according to your method of increasing, how much will you need to increase your expenses a year?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"How much, all the officials at all levels in the Tang Dynasty add up, but there are only about 3000 people, at least 12 guan, and at most [-] guan, I don't believe it, the court can't save it!" Wei Hao immediately said to Li Shimin .

"From what you said, it seems that there are not many!" Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, not many.

"Yes, Father, if those officials govern well, the people still think of you, Father. It is the officials you selected, and it is you who make the people live a good life, and the world is peaceful. How good is it? How much money was paid to put down the rebellion!" Wei Hao immediately said to Li Shimin.

"Well, yes, on this matter, you can write another memorial, by the way, I will go to Juxian Building for dinner later!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Ah, yes, writing a memorial again?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin a little depressed.I already owed a memorial, and now I have to write it.

"Write it clearly, there is no memorial, how will the ministers judge? Let's go and visit Chang'an City with the emperor!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao. Wei Hao nodded helplessly and walked with Li Shimin. The weather is very hot now , but fortunately today is cloudy, looking at this day, it is estimated that there will be heavy rain soon.

"Father, let's hurry up, look at the dark clouds over there, they are coming up soon, let's go to Juxian Tower to make it rainy!" Wei Hao pointed to the dark clouds in the west, and said to Li Shimin,
Li Shimin looked over there, and immediately urged Wei Hao to say, "Quickly, I'll be here in a quarter of an hour at the most. Here, Chang'an City hasn't had heavy rain for a long time, and today's rain is probably not light!"

Wei Hao and the others hurried to Juxian Building, and just arrived at Juxian Building, those girls also found Wei Hao, and stood up one after another. In the hearts of those girls, Wei Hao was their savior, and now, each of them is alive. a lot of money,
There are a few girls who are back in the kitchen and a few boys are in love. The boys' family is very satisfied with such girls. Now after they have worked in the restaurant for two years, Wei Hao will allow them to get married. After getting married, they have to work in restaurants.

"My lord, hurry up, the rain is coming!" Some girls saw Wei Hao approaching and shouted.And Wei Hao also supported Li Shimin, and walked quickly to the restaurant. Just after entering the restaurant, it was raining heavily.

"Master! You, you, Minnv have seen it"

"Don't yell out, don't worry!" Some girls had met Li Shimin, and when they found out that the person Wei Hao was supporting was Li Shimin, they were shocked. Just when they wanted to yell, Wei Hao stopped them.

"Well, yes, I came out in casual clothes, so you don't need to be polite!" Li Shimin also looked at the girls with a smile and said, it's still early and it's not time for dinner, so there is no one in the restaurant.

"Father, how about we go directly to the box?" Wei Hao said to Li Shimin.

"Okay!" Li Shimin nodded.

"Your Majesty, son, come with us!" A girl said, and then four girls opened the way in front, followed by guards, followed by four girls.

Soon we arrived at Wei Hao's special box, which will not be open, only when Wei Hao comes over!

"Father, look at the heavy rain outside. The heavy rain is coming well. Now that the rice and wheat are in need of water, the rain probably won't last long, but it will be fine if it lasts for half an hour!" Wei Hao entered He got out of the box, saw the heavy rain outside through the glass, and said happily.

"Well, it's raining from the sky, that's good! The northwest side is good today, there is no natural disaster, and the court side has saved a lot of things!" Li Shimin nodded and said.

And the girls who followed were already busy, some were busy boiling water, some were busy washing cups, some were busy tidying tablecloths, etc. They were all busy here anyway.After finishing it, Wei Hao and the others were going to drink tea. At this time, all eight girls knelt down.

"Minnv met Your Majesty, thank you Your Majesty!" All eight girls knelt there.

"Excuse me, this is also your blessing, do it well, your son is a gentleman, from now on, the restaurant will be your home, I believe your son will not treat you badly!" Li Shimin looked at it with a smile Said to those girls.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, don't worry, we all regard the restaurant as our family, and the young master and the people of Weifu have treated us very well! It's all thanks to your majesty, the princess's blessing, and your son's blessing." !” The foreman in front, holding back tears with a smile, said gratefully to Li Shimin.

"Well, okay, get up and go do your work!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" said the girl in front again, and they went out, closing the door of the box.

"Shen Yong, these girls are not bad, no wonder they say that Juxian Building is the first building in the world, that's great!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Hey, father, you sit here and look outside. Chang'an is beautiful in the rain. When the new palace is built, father can be in the palace and look down on the whole of Chang'an? Father knows every move of Chang'an city! " Wei Hao said to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Father is looking forward to it. Now I see that the construction outside is almost complete. It is very beautiful and spectacular. Many ministers have come to Ganlu Palace, and they are all staring at this palace. Fortunately, you paid for it this time. If I paid for it, I don’t know how many people will write a letter to criticize your father!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Hey, the inside is coming soon. It is being decorated now. It is estimated that it will be completed in three months at most. Now we must hurry up and get the outside done. Otherwise, we will not be able to work when winter comes. And inside, Don't worry, when the time comes, all the stoves will be installed, the whole main hall will be warm, and you can still work, and it will be delivered in three months!" Wei Hao laughed triumphantly, this new palace, that is Wei Ho designed the best, and also the grandest.

"Well, okay, I don't think business will be good today. Look, it's raining so hard!" Li Shimin sat there chatting.

"It's not good at noon, it's good to be able to go halfway through noon, mainly at night!" Wei Hao said indifferently, and the two began to chat,

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and then a guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, Xia Guogong's father is here!"

"Quick, please, please!" Li Shimin said immediately after hearing this, and then stood up.Wei Furong also came in at this moment.

"His Majesty!"

"In-laws!" The two shouted almost at the same time, and Li Shimin ran over and grabbed Wei Furong's hand.

"My in-laws, there's been a lot of scandal recently!" Li Shimin took his hand and sat down at the tea table together.

"Big summer, I can't help it. As for me, I still can't sit still. I like to walk east and west, and then I have to go to Zhuangzi to see how the grain is growing and how the cotton is growing. However, Your Majesty, this year must be a bumper harvest year, the grains are growing very well, and the production is estimated to be greatly increased!" Wei Furong said happily to Li Shimin.

"That's good, that's good, by the way, Shen Yong, how much cotton have you planted?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"Your Majesty, if you ask him, how does he know? He doesn't know anything about the field this year, and he has never been there. However, he is not required to go. The cotton planted is almost 3000 mu, and the government will fine it. , Just this kid, this kid wants to fine me, [-] guan, for not growing food!" Wei Furong said, pointing at Wei Hao.

"Ah, you fined your own family?" Li Shimin asked, staring at Wei Hao.

"Ah, good land is for growing food. If he doesn't grow food, he will naturally be fined. Although I am punishing myself, as the prince of the country, I am your son-in-law. If I can't set an example, I will How can you manage the common people well?" Wei Hao nodded and said with certainty.

"You boy!" Li Shimin pointed at Wei Hao helplessly.

"Father, the fine money is used to buy food. I have bought all the food and stored it in the government treasury. Once there is a food famine, it will be used to save the people!" Wei Hao continued to say to Li Shimin.

"You, you, hey, if all the officials in the world are like you, what is your father worried about?" Li Shimin said with emotion, sometimes he admired what this son-in-law did.

(End of this chapter)