Shu Blossoms

Chapter 387 Trading
The tree wants to grow cool, Er He Lie, the laborers are exhausted and there is no rest.

There is a shady place under the sun, where mosquitoes and flies breed and suck human blood.

Wang Can walked out of the Xianyang Palace a little slowly, and he didn't feel the dampness on his back until the hot wind blew.He looked up at the dizzying scorching sun, and his figure shook for a moment. When the servant waiting at the door saw his lord coming out, he hurried over and helped him into the carriage. The servant stood outside and asked in a low voice: "Master , go directly to the residence?"

There was no response from the carriage for a long time. After a long time, Wang Can sighed and said, "Huizuli"

Wang Can, as the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the order of Zhongshu, has a prime minister's mansion in Taicheng, and most of the Langya Wang clan live in Wuyi Lane in the south of the city.

Not only the Wang family of Langya, but also the Xie family of Chenjun lived there, and other second-rate noble families were also near Wuyi Lane. This was the order of Emperor Zhou to Wang Can.

Wang Can leaned on the carriage with half-closed eyes, recalling what Emperor Zhou had said in his ear just now.

"I know what you want!" Emperor Zhou's voice was slightly hoarse, but he couldn't hear any weakness. In terms of seniority, he was comparable to his father's generation, but the Emperor Zhou at this time was enough to make his back shudder.

"You have always thought that I was suppressing the gentry, and now most of the people I trust in the court are from poor families. Wang Qing, you should know that those gentry are only willing to serve as upright officials, but they don't do practical things. They are supported by the court money. You Go to Shangshutai and ask how much money Dazhou’s treasury has to support them. Then you can ask the Duzhi in the palace, the nobleman spends more in one month than I spend in half a year! I still want to save some money to let the world The common people are less hungry, and take back the lost land in the north! Therefore, I have never let go of the matter of the scholars from various families becoming officials."

Emperor Zhou came slowly, but Wang Can was silent.

"But God doesn't follow my wishes. Now that Jiankang is in a critical situation, I am willing to make concessions. As long as each family of your gentry clan contributes a thousand shi of grain, you can choose a young scholar from three generations to become an official. Each family can have a maximum of two people."

Emperor Zhou took a breath, and smiled helplessly, "Yes, I'm selling an official. This is something I hate the most, but now I take the initiative to do it. This is my concession, but if you refuse this time, or what? If the family does not want to donate food, then from now on, the children of that family will never want to step into the court again."

Wang Can didn't open his mouth all the time. He didn't speak until Emperor Zhou had finished speaking. He pondered before speaking: "Your Majesty, how do scholars measure officials when they become officials?"

"This is a matter between you and Shang Shutai. After finalizing the roster, submit it to me for review. After all, they are all children, so we can't make it too difficult for them."

Back in the mansion, Wang Can talked about the matter with the patriarch, and the patriarch immediately sent people to find the elders of various clans to discuss the matter.

"Wen Yuan, what do you think of this matter?"

The patriarch knew that Wang Can went back to the clan directly after leaving the palace. He had not eaten lunch yet, so he ordered someone to go to the kitchen to bring some food.

"This move seems to be a helpless move by His Majesty, but it actually has a lot of mystery." Wang Can pondered.

"How to say it!" the patriarch asked urgently.

"Your Majesty only allows three generations of scholars from various clans to enter the court. In my clan, only me and my younger brother Wang Quan hold important positions, and there is no one else in the second generation. The other families are not as good as us. Except for the Xiao family who entered the court with martial arts, For example, the Xie family has been squeezed out of the court after the Xie Hui incident, and only a few people from the Zheng family, the Liu family, the Yuan family, and the Lu family are holding idle positions in the court, and they are old!" Let's talk about the situation of the gentry one by one.

Before Xie Hui's rebellion, there were two clans of Wang and Xie in the court, and the gentry and the emperor were still evenly matched, and even had a faint upper hand, so most of the clans were at ease.

It wasn't until Xie Hui was killed and Xie's family was far away from the court that the various clans suddenly woke up. They no longer had an absolute right to speak in the court.

In the past few years, all ethnic groups have been busy trying to find ways to send their children into the court, but they have been strictly guarded by Emperor Zhou and King Mausoleum, with little progress.

This 'sale' is undoubtedly a good opportunity for all ethnic groups.Therefore, there is no need to worry that the various clans are reluctant to part with that bit of food. If Emperor Zhou hadn't limited each family to only choose two people, each clan could try their best to scrape together a few thousand shi.

The patriarch of the Wang clan didn't understand Wang Can's worries at first, but after he reminded him, he also reacted, "Yuan Qingyuan is the oldest of the three generations in each family, and he is only twenty-eight now. It will take at least ten years for him to reach a high position in the court, and he still needs to be supported by someone in the court. But Yuan Zhi still has two years before he will be an official. The ten years in between are considered broken!"

Wang Can nodded, "Yes, His Majesty is playing with this time difference. As long as he recovers, with his means, ten years is enough for him to hold the power of the government firmly in his hands. By then, it will be difficult for the gentry to get a share of the pie." .”

Wang Can wanted to do something, but he was still the son of the Wang family, and as a nobleman, he couldn't think about the family.

"According to Wen Yuan's opinion, how should we deal with this matter." The patriarch of the Wang clan looked at Wang Can and asked in a deep voice.

"The selection of candidates this time is only based on qualifications and character, not background!" Wang Can thought for a while and replied firmly, "After these children enter the official position, I will discuss their official positions with Shang Shutai, and the final decision will be made by His Majesty." .Official positions can be imagined, but how far they can go depends on themselves.”

Just at this time, the servant brought up the food, Wang Can sat down to eat, and the patriarch stood in front of the window and meditated.

Although he also knew that what Wang Can said was the best way, but it would take some talking to persuade those stubborn old people in the clan.

"The candidates still have time to discuss slowly. Two thousand shi of food is not a small amount, so we have to prepare."

Wang Can rinsed his mouth after eating, then stood up and looked at the patriarch's back.

"Food is not a problem. The food stored in several villages in the suburbs of Beijing should be enough." The patriarch said relaxedly.

Wang Can nodded and was about to leave, "Your Majesty ordered me to lobby the various clans. I have to explain the key points to each clan."

Walking to the door, he turned around and reminded the patriarch, "Uncle, Your Majesty has specially ordered that all the tribes in this food collection shall not steal food from the common people, otherwise they will be severely punished. I mean that the current situation should not be left for His Majesty to catch." good."

"Okay, I know what I know!"

Seeing that the patriarch responded, Wang Can left directly.

When the nobles of various gentry clans were clamoring for a deal made by Emperor Zhou, Zheng Wei was not idle all day long.

Last night, those two figures in veiled hats kept flashing before her eyes, and she always had a feeling of familiarity.

At first she thought it was because she recognized that it was A Wan, that's why she was familiar with it, but then she felt more and more wrong.

At that time, Awan glanced back, Zheng Wei was sure that she saw him.

Although she was quickly pulled away by another person, Awan did not struggle and resist fiercely, but
Zheng Wei sat up suddenly, A Wan knew the woman who took her away!

Moreover, the woman on a hot day not only wore a veiled hat, but was also tightly wrapped, making her look a little bloated, and she was afraid that others would recognize it.

Zheng Wei guessed boldly, maybe the woman was afraid that she would recognize her.

(End of this chapter)