Han Shizu

Chapter 1731 A Wisp of Melancholy

Liu Yang returned to the East Palace full of doubts. Everyone who knew him well knew that His Highness was in a bad mood.All the way back to the palace in silence, into the Hongde Palace, Liu Yang still couldn't get rid of what he had seen and heard today. Obviously, today's trip shocked him greatly.

The servant Wang Yue has been standing by the side, seeing His Royal Highness thinking deeply, although he was worried about his health, he did not dare to disturb him rashly.After a long time, when Wang Yue plucked up his courage and planned to comfort him, Liu Yang had already recovered his peace.

Looking at Wang Yue, Liu Yang said: "You have also heard and seen what happened today, and you have seen the details of him clearly!"

Seeing that the crown prince finally made a sound, Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, took a step forward, and said respectfully, "Return to Your Highness, I've made a note of it!"

"Just write it down!" Liu Yang directly ordered: "Go and check the political affairs Liu Jichang said today to see if it is true! Also, send someone to watch the Kaifeng mansion to see what happens next!"

"Yes!"

It is conceivable that the life of Liu Jichang and Kaifeng Mansion will not be as easy as before.As an official, it is an honor to be remembered by the higher-ups, and Jane cares about it, but if he is always being watched, there will only be pressure left.

It's not that Liu Yang doesn't believe Liu Jichang's rhetoric, maybe he has a little bit of doubt, but this is also a long-term career as a prince, which has made him develop a habit of being cautious, especially when it comes to governance, he has always maintained a rigorous attitude.

The malpractice observed today is like a lump in his heart, so he naturally needs to pay more attention to the follow-up. If there is no reasonable solution to this matter, it will be difficult for him to be happy.

"Where's Wenji?" With a sigh of relief, Liu Yang asked about the second son.

Wang Yue said: "At the Crown Princess' place, it is said that she has already fallen asleep!"

"Haha!" Liu Yang couldn't help laughing: "It seems that this son is also tired today. Originally, I wanted to take him out to play, but I didn't make it, but my legs suffered a lot. But it's good, let's see more The sufferings of the people are also good for him, after all, princes and grandchildren can't benefit from deep palaces and be raised in the hands of women."

In the evening, Liu Yang came to Yuehuayuan and had been waiting for a long time.In the corridor, under the dim light of the palace lamp, accompanied by two maids, Xiao Chuo hurried back.Entering the room, seeing Liu Yang who was sitting safely, he immediately bowed down to salute.

"Forget it!" Liu Yang waved his hand, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Did you finish reading Wenji? Is your son safe and sound?"

"Your Highness is joking!" Xiao Chuo came forward and sat down.

"I have some ideas about Wenji!" Liu Yang said while holding Xiao Chuo's hand.

"Please speak, Your Highness!" Xiao Chuo was surprised when he heard this.

"From my point of view, this son is well-behaved and sensible, with a gentle temperament, very similar to me, but if he is too gentle, he will become weak. I intend to let him exercise more and broaden his horizons. To put it bluntly, in the future, let him Suffer more, the palace is a comfortable nest, which is not conducive to its growth!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chuo thought for a while, then smiled behind him, nodded and said: "Your Highness thinks right, it should be so!"

Now it was Liu Yang's turn to be surprised: "He is not yet ten years old, you mother, don't you feel bad? When I mentioned this to the Crown Princess, she was very concerned."

"Your Highness, at this age, has already followed His Majesty into and out of the army, and stepped on mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Compared with that, wouldn't Wen Ji be much more comfortable?" Xiao Chuo said.

"Haha!" Liu Yang couldn't help laughing: "I forgot, you are very strong, but it's a pity that your son is not like your mother, otherwise"

Liu Yang didn't finish his sentence, but after a lot of emotion, his face was exhausted.Seeing this, Xiao Chuo took the initiative and said: "Your Highness is going out today, and I am tired after thinking about it. I have ordered people to prepare medicinal soup, soak it, and relieve fatigue!"

"it is good!"

The room was steaming, Liu Yang closed his eyes slightly, and leaned against the bathtub with Xiao Chuo waiting beside him, making the atmosphere a bit more charming.However, Liu Yang asked suddenly: "Your Xiao family has settled in the capital for many years, and you want to settle down, so you probably bought some farms and houses!"

Hearing this, Xiao Chuo immediately became a little more careful, and said, "Why does Your Highness ask this question?"

"Just curious, just ask."

Observing Liu Yang's calm expression, Xiao Chuo replied softly: "The concubine lives in the palace and rarely asks questions about the Xiao family's affairs. However, I also know that the family has indeed set up some land management."

Frowning, Liu Yang said, "I always ask who bought it? How much? There are a lot of taxes for land transactions. Have you ever paid them all?"

This remark was a bit wrong, Xiao Chuo couldn't help but cautiously replied: "I heard from my father that there are more than 500 mu of land. As for the tax money, how dare you leak it? Everything is based on the court's legal provisions."

For this aspect, Xiao Chuo is still confident. Over the years, the Xiao family has always maintained a style of self-discipline, and Xiao Siwen is also extremely strict in his family. He studies the imperial court's regulations and legal provisions all the year round, just to prevent breaking the law.

Liu Yang didn't delve into the matter, but continued to ask: "You Xiao family came back from the north of the Great Wall. Although you have practiced the rituals of the Han family, your strengths lie in horses after all. It is okay for you to raise horses and plow and hoe. What's more, although five hundred acres is not a lot, it is still a large area, how do you manage it?"

Xiao Chuo said: "Although the servants in the family are not good at it, they can learn to farm. Every year during the busy farming season, they also spend money to hire farmers. In addition, the family has also bought some Nanyang serfs over the years."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Liu Yang frowned slightly: "Nanyang serfs, I heard that these southern natives are lazy, and they are quite useful!"

"That's just a lack of training! Of course, like wheel farming, it's still the common people of the Han Dynasty, who are more diligent and meticulous."

"Nanyang slave" Liu Yang's thoughts seemed to drift away again, and he murmured.

"Nanyang slaves" is a term that has been spread in the Han Dynasty in the past ten years. It originally referred to the conquered aborigines on the Indochina Peninsula. Later, the Han people went south to Nanyang in large numbers. Take advantage of it.

As the name suggests, these Nanyang slaves came to Dahan as slaves. They had no status at all. At first, most of them served as official slaves and worked hard for some large-scale projects. Later, some people also began to try to buy and use Nanyang slaves.

Regarding these foreign aborigines, the imperial court has never had a clear statement, and there have always been some restrictions on their use. However, over the years, there are now hundreds of thousands of Nanyang slaves in the Han Dynasty, scattered all over the place.

They are active in factories, workshops, mines and even some wealthy businessmen's homes.Of course, it is rare to see a powerful family. For the powerful, Nanyang slaves are not even qualified to serve them.

Finally opened his eyes, Liu Yang looked at Xiao Chuo who had a thoughtful and even hesitant face, and smiled softly to comfort him: "You don't have to worry, I just thought of something, I asked casually, and I didn't intend to target the Xiao family, you Xiao Chuo The family has always followed the rules, and I know that."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuo responded in a low voice: "Your Highness is wise!"

"It's just, how many families like your Xiao family are there? How many of the other powerful families can keep themselves safe?" Liu Yang sighed leisurely again, with indescribable helplessness in his tone.

Your Highness traveled today, what did you find?Seeing Liu Yang's emotions, Xiao Chuo thought to himself, obviously, there must be a reason for such a feeling.

The land transaction was mentioned just now. Could it be a matter of mergers?Xiao Chuo started to use his brain and made some guesses, but he didn't ask questions hastily. In this regard, Liu Yang always took the initiative to say, and Xiao Chuo never asked if he didn't say anything.

(End of this chapter)