After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 194 Straight man gift, prince talent, Jiang Chongjin promotion

Jiang Shishi opened the box and took a look.

Immediately, streaks of golden light were released from the box.

And the colorful rays of light almost blinded her eyes!
The brilliant light dazzled Jiang Shishi, so she closed her eyes reflexively.

Then he opened his eyes again and took a closer look at the gift in the box.

I saw a pair of red gold bracelets in the box.

The bracelet is two fingers wide and is inlaid with colorful gemstones.

Among them are emerald emeralds and imperial green emeralds.

A blue sapphire with a faint light, a blood-red ruby, a pink jade and a Hetian jade, and several brightly colored tourmalines.

Even at night, with only a weak light in the room, one can still see that the gemstones are transparent, pure in color, and of high quality.

Moreover, each one is the size of a pigeon egg!

If you take out any of them, you might be able to buy a house in Beijing.

It's just that Jiang Shishi really can't appreciate this mix and match.

Could this be the gift of the legendary straight man of steel?
Pei Xuanling saw that there was no trace of joy on the woman's face other than shock, she was not as happy as seeing a table of food before, so she couldn't help asking: "Why, don't you like it?"

"How can I not like such a good gift?" Jiang Shishi pretended to be very happy to receive the gift, "It's just that this gift is too expensive, and I was shocked."

The prince gave her all the precious gemstones, the best things he thought, inlaid on this pair of red gold bracelets, which shows that he spent both money and thought.

It's just that everyone's aesthetics are different, and all differences must be accepted and tolerated.

The aesthetics of straight men is also an aesthetic, and this is not the prince's fault.

Pei Xuanling pulled the woman's wrist, "Gu put it on for you."

The bracelet is thick and easy to wear.

After a while, two bracelets were worn on Jiang Shishi's two wrists.

Jiang Shishi stared at the two large gold bracelets on her hands, they were shining under the light.

Well, the gems are so pretty.

Other than that, she feels like an upstart.

After looking at it for a while, she took off the two bracelets and prepared to put them back in the gift box.

Pei Xuanling: "If you like it, then wear it every day."

"." Jiang Shishi was slightly stunned, and replied embarrassingly: "It's better not to have such a valuable gift, I have to treasure it carefully, otherwise if someone is watching, it's okay."

After putting away the bracelet, she raised her head and asked the prince, "By the way, Your Highness, can the gemstones on this bracelet be used as rings or necklaces?"

Pei Xuanling: "Since Gu was given to you, it is yours, and the decision is yours."

"That concubine wanted to make a ring with rubies, and it would look white when worn."

"And that sapphire, I use it as a pendant, it must be elegant and noble to wear."

"Those tourmalines, pink jade, and Hetian jade, I have someone string them into bracelets. They will look good in summer."

"As for the emerald jadeite and imperial green jadeite, well. Let's talk about making rings, pendants, and bracelets first."

The color of emerald is really uncontrollable for a teenage girl like her.

Pei Xuanling: "." He should have given her a bunch of gems directly.

This also saves the craftsmen from spending their time inlaying or carving on the bracelet.

**
Although Pei Xuanling intends to let the west develop farmland, but the farmland needs to use soldiers to farm in the area where they are stationed, or recruit farmers to farm, so they have to say hello to the Ministry of War.

Therefore, on the morning of the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Pei Xuanling came up with this idea.

At this moment, the ministers held the board in both hands and stood at the head of His Royal Highness Baohe.

Emperor Jianyuan sat on the dragon chair, swallowed a silver pill, and listened to the officials' report seemingly casually.

Pei Xuanling: "Father, my son heard that many places in the western borders were burned, killed and looted by the Xixia Kingdom. Many landlords and gentry fled in large numbers, or died. Large tracts of land under their names became ownerless fields. In some places, the people even It has reached the point where there is no one in ten.”

"Even the local officials went to the wilderness to gather wild vegetables to make a living, and the soldiers also ate wild vegetables, wild fruits, or clams and snails for a living in the barracks. In the recent wars, it was obvious that victory was imminent, but because of Troops withdrew halfway due to food difficulties."

"Therefore, Erchen suggested that the soldiers in the west should plant the land locally, or recruit farmers to plant the land and produce food. Anyway, those fertile farmlands that have been cultivated for many years can be directly cultivated and harvested, so as to alleviate the food difficulties of the soldiers. "

"No, I don't agree!" Kang Wang was the first to object, "The soldiers have worked hard enough in the war, and it's fine if they don't have enough to eat in the end, but they still have to farm, how can they take care of it?"

"In addition, now that the west is raging, the common people are dying, wounded, and fleeing. Who wants to farm in the local area? This is simply a fantasy! It's better to collect military salaries from various places and transport military rations to the west!"

Pei Xuanling: "Long-distance transportation consumes too much grain. Last year, the military rations transported from various places to the west last year cost about six shi for every one shi of grain transported. In some remote places, up to ten shi of grain was consumed. Finally, it was delivered to the army. There is very little food in there.”

"The farming can avoid the huge consumption caused by long-distance transportation. The imperial court can build castles in areas with lush water and grass as places for people to immigrate, provide them with houses, seeds, agricultural tools, doctors, etc., and exempt food taxes to keep them safe. With security in all aspects, there will naturally be people who are willing to farm.”

Speaking of this, Pei Xuanling turned to Emperor Jianyuan and said: "Father, the people of Qin conquered the world with eager agriculture, and Xiaowu conquered the Western Regions with farmland. The art of establishing a country lies in strong soldiers and sufficient food!"

"My son, I implore you to order the western frontier to garrison the fields, and appoint some officers and men as Diannong school lieutenants, garrison captains and other officials, and let them take full charge of the garrison affairs around the west!"

As soon as these words came out, many ministers looked at the prince with admiration.

Song Fu looked at the prince and also showed admiration.

Sure enough, he was right. Every time His Royal Highness proposes a strategy for governing the country, it benefits the country and the people.

It's a pity that the crown prince is no longer in charge of the Ministry of Rites, but instead in charge of the Ministry of Industry.

Sure enough, gold shines everywhere.

Alas, there was an opportunity to work with the crown prince before him, but he didn't cherish it.

Until now, too late to regret.

At the top, Emperor Jianyuan nodded slightly, "The military rations in the west are difficult, and this matter cannot be delayed. The prince's proposal is good."

Speaking of this, he looked at King Kang, "Second brother, I order you to immediately order to the western barracks, so that the border soldiers can start farming as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Kang Wang lowered his head and lowered his eyes, his mouth should be refreshing, but he was not very happy in his heart.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to farm at the frontier. He wanted to farm and fight at the same time. This would only affect the speed of the soldiers' fighting, and it would not benefit the Ministry of War at all.

In the end, it was beneficial to the Prince's Ministry of Industry.

If the military rations are available, the household department does not need to allocate funds to distribute military rations, saving a lot of money, which is also beneficial to the household department.

But the emperor gave the order, and he didn't dare to delay.

Seeing that the emperor agreed to garrison the fields at the western border, Pei Xuanling talked about farm tools again, "Father, the Ministry of Industry has recently improved some farm tools, which can save manpower and animal power, so that people can farm with twice the result with half the effort."

"So, I want to apply for a batch of money to let the Ministry of Industry manufacture a large number of farm tools, send a batch of farm tools to the western border, and send the rest to the states and prefectures to popularize new farm tools."

When he said this, a minister of the Ministry of Industry had already presented the draft of farm tools to Emperor Jianyuan.

After seeing the manuscript, Emperor Jianyuan asked in shock, "Prince, are those agricultural tools really as good as those drawn in the manuscript?"

Pei Xuanling: "When I got the drafts, I couldn't believe it. During this period, I specially asked the Ministry of Industry to rush out a batch and let the ministers try it out before reporting it to you."

Although he felt that those tools were feasible from the beginning, if he wanted to get the Ministry of Households to allocate funds and convince the Ministry of Industry, he had to use the test results to speak.

Minister [-] of the Ministry of Industry: "Your Majesty, after trials by the ministers and others, the Luer is indeed a good tool for cutting wheat, which is five or six times faster than ordinary sickles."

The second minister of the Ministry of Industry: "There is also the curved shaft plow. The shaft head is equipped with a plow disc that can rotate freely, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates U-turn and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and livestock."

The third minister of the Ministry of Industry: "What is even more surprising is the keel waterwheel. It has three structures, which can use water power, manpower or animal power, and wind power to turn the waterwheel to irrigate the fields!"

The most important thing for a country is military strength and agriculture. Now I heard that the Ministry of Industry has developed such a powerful agricultural tool, which is particularly beneficial to the development of agriculture in this dynasty. Emperor Jianyuan immediately ordered the Ministry of Households to allocate funds to the Ministry of Industry to mass produce new tools. farm tools.

After ordering the household department, Emperor Jianyuan asked: "By the way, Prince, just now you said that you got the manuscript. Where did you get it?"

"Returning to my father, I accidentally saw Jiang Chongjin draw such a sketch. I saw that the sketch was beneficial to the common people's farming, so I asked the Ministry of Industry to make some farm tools."

"Brother Huang, you can push it down. Isn't Jiang Chongjin a disciple of the Taoist sect, and he can actually draw drawings of farm tools?" King Kang didn't believe the prince's nonsense.

But Emperor Jianyuan said: "Jiang Chongjin is indeed a rare talent. During the imperial examination, he wrote very good policies for governing the country. I didn't expect him to improve farm tools. He is simply a genius! Let him be a fourth-rank young prison. A bit condescending"

Ever since, Emperor Jianyuan was so happy that he promoted Jiang Chongjin to be the third-rank Si Tianjian!
Not only that, but a large amount of treasure was also rewarded and sent to Jiang's mansion.

Hearing that the emperor had promoted Jiang Chongjin to an official position, King Kang gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction.

The prince is only in charge of a Ministry of Industry now, and the key is how long he has taken over the Ministry of Industry, which has stole the limelight, and he is farming and improving farm tools.

He asked the Ministry of War to cooperate with him, and the Ministry of Households had to allocate funds to him.

How can you do that?
He seriously doubted whether the crown prince has been instructed by some expert recently, and when he meets Jiang's mother and daughter next time, he has to ask carefully!
The matter of the Ministry of Industry was discussed, and Emperor Jianyuan talked about the year-end summary.

Prior to this, officials from various ministries submitted year-end summaries to Emperor Jianyuan, and Emperor Jianyuan took the time to read them all.

At this meeting, Emperor Jianyuan also made a summary based on the summaries of the ministers.

After finishing the summary, he looked down at the courtiers below, "I have already read the year-end summary written by all the love ministers. Most of them have written well, but only a few people have written extremely badly!"

When speaking, Emperor Jianyuan stared at King Kang sharply.

Seeing the dissatisfied look in Shangjian Yuandi's eyes, Kang Wang secretly called out that it was not good.

Sure enough, Emperor Jianyuan sternly said: "The summary of the military department written by King Kang is full of false words and ingenious writing. I hate it very much. Now I will punish you with one month's salary and cancel the year-end reward!"

A few days ago, I read the year-end summaries of the ministers. They all wrote hundreds or thousands of words, and a few thousand words at most would be great.

His second son wrote nearly [-] words directly, and he was dizzy and angry when he was shown it!
The key point is that something that can be written in one sentence, Kang Wang has to write a long speech.

If everyone is talking nonsense like Kang Wang, how can he see it?

Kang Wang was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, "My son wrote a summary for the first time, but I didn't write it well, so I asked my father to calm down."

Isn't it the first time for him to write a year-end summary after taking office as a new official?

In addition, he was lacking in literature, so he found some good literature to help him make suggestions.

In the end, I pieced it together and wrote nearly [-] words eloquently.

I thought that my father would be satisfied, but unexpectedly my father scolded me in public.

This is not over yet, Emperor Jianyuan also asked the eunuch to read Kang Wang's year-end summary in public, and the ministers were drowsy after hearing it.

Originally, King Kang thought that his writing was quite good, but he was reprimanded by Emperor Jianyuan, and now he was read out in public by the eunuch, and he felt ashamed to hear it.

After the eunuch finished reading [-] characters, Emperor Jianyuan said: "Things that can be explained clearly in a few hundred words must be explained in a long way. From now on, no matter what memorials you write, you must be concise and clear. Do you understand! "

Ministers: "Yes, I understand."

When things were almost said, Emperor Jianyuan asked the ministers to go outside the palace to receive the year-end gift.

They all distribute silver, copper coins, beef, mutton, pork, rice, etc. according to their official status.
Don't underestimate the year-end gift, some ministers with high official positions, the year-end gift is higher than the salary.

Seeing the ministers receiving year-end rewards, Kang Wang felt uncomfortable.

He was fined with his salary, and he hasn't received the end-of-year remuneration, so he might not be able to explain to the princess when he goes back.

Just when Kang Wang left in disappointment, the Seventh Prince quickly followed Kang Wang, and the two brothers hugged Kang Wang's shoulders, "Second brother, don't be so sad, how about this, I will give you my monthly salary and year-end rewards, you You don't have to worry about not being able to explain to the second sister-in-law."

Kang Wang waved his hand and refused, "That's your monthly salary and year-end remuneration, how can I want you?"

The Seventh Prince: "Which one of our two brothers will be with whom? Anyway, I don't have a daughter-in-law, so I'm not afraid of my daughter-in-law making trouble with me. Besides, I have so many businesses, and I don't have to worry about spending money during the Chinese New Year. It's you who has figured out how to explain it to the second sister-in-law." ?"

The few new deals he and Jiang Liangdi cooperated with recently made a lot of money.

The money was based on betraying the second brother, and he had to make compensation to the second brother.

Thinking of the concubine at home, King Kang didn't refuse any more, "That's fine, I will pay you back slowly after I pay the monthly salary."

"Second brother, since I gave it to you, I never thought of asking you to pay it back." The Seventh Prince was quite angry!

**
That afternoon, when the imperial edict was delivered to Jiang's family, Jiang's family was sitting around the hall in the front yard, thinking about buying new year's goods.

Jiang Huaizhe had to prepare for the imperial examination three years later, so he would spend all day reading and writing articles at home, or chatting with talented scholars in the capital.

Therefore, except for him and the children of the Jiang family, everyone else was there.

Feng babbled a bunch of requests, "It's Chinese New Year, sister Rou and I have to buy two sets of new clothes inside and out."

"Then there's the new headgear. I think those noble ladies either wear a set of red gold headgear or a set of jade-decorated headgear. I don't ask too much. Just buy me a set of sterling silver headgear."

"."

Feng's made a list of such New Year's requests.

Dow only remembered a few things that she could do. As for the things she couldn't do, she just said, "Aunt Feng, even though Jin Lang is an official in the capital, our family's life is pretty decent, but compared to Beijing's Those rich and noble families in the middle school are still a lot worse, and we can't deal with the honors you mentioned."

"In addition, this year's Chinese New Year, apart from buying new clothes for my two children, Jin Lang and I are wearing old clothes for the New Year."

Fearing that the new clothes would be lost, Feng hurriedly persuaded: "People rely on clothes, and it will be Chinese New Year, and we will have to deal with officials' wives. If the clothes are too shabby, they will be looked down upon by others, and we will not be able to hold our heads up. "

Mrs. Feng: "Jin Lang is the young supervisor of Si Tian, ​​and his father is the county magistrate of Tongzhou. The people who deal with us are nothing more than officials of the same level. Everyone has the same salary and the same dress. How can we be looked down upon?"

Every time she attends a banquet, she deals with Jin Lang's colleagues, or some people who are sympathetic.

Everyone's family situation is similar, and dealing with each other will not be tiring, let alone stressful.

Aunt Feng is different, every time she chats with some noble girls in Beijing.

Even if people love to answer Aunt Feng and ignore her, Aunt Feng can still stick to her cold ass with a warm face.

"I don't want to meet some good families, which will be beneficial to Jin Lang and the master." Feng mainly wants to meet some good families to see if they can become in-laws.

Tao Shi: "Aunt Feng, for the sake of you being an elder, Jin Lang and I will make a new set of clothes for you and Dad. As for the clothes of Sister Rou and Brother Zhe, we are not in charge."

When Feng heard this, he immediately became unhappy, "They are all children, why do you only buy new clothes for your own children, but not for my sister Rou and Brother Zhe?"

"Nannan and Chuchu are still young, and their bodies are growing fast. Many of last year's clothes can't be worn." Dow said truthfully, "In addition, it is only natural for parents to buy new clothes for their children. If Auntie Feng feels sorry for her children You can also buy new clothes for them.”

Hu also echoed: "This month, Yonglang sent some money back from the border, and I plan to buy a new set of clothes for the children."

Hearing this, Jiang Gaoda and Feng Shi panicked with embarrassment.

Jiang Gaoda: "Forget it, Mrs. Feng, let us parents buy the new clothes for Sister Rou and Brother Zhe."

Jiang Huairou who was on the side also said: "Mother, isn't it just to buy new clothes and face, my sister-in-law can't afford it, so I, my daughter, will help you buy it!"

Recently, King Huai doted on her and rewarded her with a lot of money.

Before she said to buy jewelry for mother, mother does not want it.

Now you are asking your sister-in-law for jewelry in a low voice, why should you look at people's faces?
"You girl from every family, don't slap your face swollen here to make yourself fat, as long as you have this kind of heart, you will be satisfied as a mother!" Feng knew that Jiang Huairou had money on hand.

In order for others to be suspicious, she immediately rounded up the words.

Now Sister Rou is just a young lady who has not left the court, and suddenly she has money, so it is inevitable that people will be suspicious.

Just when the whole family was having an unpleasant quarrel, a servant came in, "Master, the eunuchs in the palace are here, and they are asking you to go out to receive the order, and I have welcomed them to the front hall!"

"Accept the order? What is the order?" Aunt Feng stood up and looked outside with a look of panic, her first reaction was to ask: "Brother Jin, you must have committed some crimes in Sitian Prison, right?"

In her opinion, Jiang Chongjin had only been working in Sitianjian for a few months, so it was impossible for him to be promoted.

If the official promotion was so easy, the master would not have been an official for many years, and he would still be a small county magistrate.

Since it wasn't a promotion, the emperor ordered Jiang Chongjin to be punished.

If this is the case, she has to find a way to separate from Jiang Chongjin!

Don't let him get Sister Rou and Brother Zhe into trouble.

(End of this chapter)