A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 708 Hundred Days
It’s getting colder day by day,

The end of the year is here in the blink of an eye,
Chengqian's legs are getting better day by day.

"His Royal Highness has recovered better than expected,"

Today is the day the prince broke his leg. Cheng Qian was walking in the courtyard without crutches or support. He was walking well by himself.

Although the pace is a bit slow, every step is very solid.

Cheng Qian smiled and said: "Teacher's medical elixirs are really amazing. I feel that I have fully recovered now."

"Your Highness, you should be more careful. In the next six months, you should not run or jump. You should do it step by step every day and increase your walking a little bit. But you can't walk for too long at once. You need to allow your bones to recover."

Perhaps it was because he drank too much tiger bones and ate too much tiger muscles. Chengqian recovered beyond expectations. He was able to walk around on crutches in one month, and the crutches could be discarded in two months. After three months, he For months, I didn’t need anyone to support me.

And now it's been a hundred days, except for the obvious scar on his right leg, it's really hard to tell that he was so seriously injured in the first place.

Even during this period of time, I was recuperating at White Deer Manor, enjoying delicious food and drinks, and being accompanied by Huaiyu, Qin Qiong, and Su Lie every day, and I even gained weight.

"Teacher, will you go fishing later?"

Cheng Qian has recently fallen in love with fishing with Qin Qiong and Huai Yu. He needs to keep his legs tight so it would be good to fish in the reservoir under the manor.

The Zhaoshi River under the manor was dammed to build a reservoir. Qin Qiong took the lead in this project. Wu Huaiyu, Li Jing and many other powerful landowners from Sanyuan also invested money, and the construction was completed very quickly.

Now it has been repaired and can irrigate more than [-] acres of land in Jingyuan and other places below.

"An envoy has arrived from Chang'an. The saint has sent someone to take His Highness back to the capital."

"Ah, I'm a little reluctant to leave here."

Li Shimin was still very concerned about the prince. In the past hundred days, he came five times and the queen came three times. If Huaiyu hadn't said that the prince needed to rest, they would have come even more often.

The emperor decreed that no noble officials would be allowed to disturb him, so Cheng Qian was allowed to rest here for a hundred days.

Now that the time is up, he has to return to Chang'an and the East Palace.

"Teacher, won't you go back to Chang'an?"

"I'll come back in a few days."

In the past hundred days, Wu Huaiyu has been staying at Bailu Manor. However, in addition to treating Cheng Qian's injured leg, he has not been left behind on official duties. He has also been leading the trial implementation of the Two Taxes Law in Sanyuan.

After the autumn harvest, Sanyuan County also levied taxes in full compliance with the new two-tax law based on newly inspected population registers and land registers. Even industrial and commercial workshops and shops in the county were taxed according to the new law.

This autumn, Sanyuan County also implemented the payment of service fees and spread it into acres of land, with an average payment of one penny per mu.

In just one year, the trial implementation of the new law has achieved remarkable results. First of all, the area of ​​farmland cleared in the county has increased from more than 53 acres to more than 66 acres today, and more than 13 acres of hidden farmland have been cleared.

Not to mention that after the new law, the taxes collected almost doubled, but in fact the people did not complain about the increased burden, because the main taxes fell on big households, landowners, and merchants, and many people were exempted before. Classes are exempted from labor, and ten thousand acres of land are not paid rent.

To be promoted to a commoner, you still have to spare a few stones of food between your teeth.

The people of Sanyuan applauded and praised the imperial court with gratitude.

Local officials and subordinates, because the new law has guaranteed a source of income for them, and even some welfare guarantees, they don't have to do all kinds of things, and they can also get good money and food income, which of course makes everyone very active.

Although the situation in Sanyuan County is a special case, after all, the prime minister is in charge, and there are officials from the capital and provincial departments to assist, and everyone in the court is watching.When implemented in other counties in the future, of course there will be no such thing, but with the set of work procedures compiled by Sanyuan County, and even the rewards and punishment regulations introduced by the imperial court,
From now on, just follow the prescription and act according to the regulations. Even if it doesn't reach this level, there are laws to follow, so it won't be too bad.

"Let's go tomorrow."

Cheng Qian really couldn't bear to leave here. This period of time felt like the most relaxing period for him. Because of his injured leg, he didn't even have to take classes from the great scholars every day.

Play chess, fish, and listen to stories.

He especially likes to listen to Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu, and Su Lie teach about military art. Qin Qiong ranks first among powerful generals and directly reviews the battles he fought. Su Lie used to be a vanguard general, so he mainly talks about small units. Reconnaissance, raids, outflanking, etc.

As for Wu Huaiyu, he taught Sun Tzu the art of war, not only about marching and formation, but also about the relationship between war, politics and economy.

This lesson was not boring at all for Cheng Qian, and he even learned quite well.

"The saint sent two more giant insects. Do you want to kill them?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

During the hundred days after Cheng Qian's broken leg was recuperating, Li Shimin asked generals from all over Guanzhong to hunt tigers, and sent several tigers over every now and then. In total, there were more than 100 tigers.

Cheng Qian really has never broken a tiger bone.
The plasters used by others were made of dog skin, donkey skin, or horse skin, and the ones used by Cheng Qian were tiger skin.

I don’t know how many tiger tendons I’ve eaten.

It is really the highest state of complementing form with form.

Fortunately, Huaiyu didn't say that eating dragon tendons can help, otherwise Li Shimin would probably find a way to get it. Shenlong can't be caught, but there are many pig-shaped dragons in the south.

The East Palace brigade soldiers and guards accompanying him to the White Deer Manor often ate tiger meat and drank tiger bone soup. Even some of these young and strong warriors had nosebleeds.

"I feel tired after eating too many big bugs. It's better to eat bear paws occasionally." Cheng Qian smiled. No matter how delicious the food is, he will still get tired of it after eating it for a hundred days. "Teacher, just keep those two big bugs." Well, I don’t want to eat anymore."

A tiger injured the prince's leg, so the emperor continuously killed more than 100 tigers and gave them to the prince to eat.

Such deep fatherly love.

It is estimated that all the tigers in Guanzhong have been killed recently.

After eating so many tigers, Chengqian no longer has any fear of tigers. This can be regarded as a disguised way of sparing the prince from psychological trauma, and he will not say that the tiger's color has changed. "Next year, Gu will be crowned,"

Cheng Qian is slightly sad.

"You are only twelve when you are crowned," Huaiyu comforted with a smile. He knew what the prince was worried about. This was not a young man's worry about compiling new poems, but it was about the prince's concubine Su.

Cheng Qian was recuperating here. Except for the emperor, empress, and uncle, other nobles, princes, and ministers were blocked outside the manor and were not allowed to be disturbed. However, two people had received special orders to visit Cheng Qian.

One group is the martial arts Su family,
Princess Nankang Fu Ma, Wei Palace Sima Su Xu, Secretary Cheng Su Dan, the two brothers came to visit the prince with their nephew. Su Dan was the prince's father-in-law-to-be, and he came with his daughter Su Shi, the future crown prince.
Brothers Su Xu and Su Dan are still very elegant people. They are children of famous noble families. They are not only handsome but also very graceful. Their children are also as polished as jade.

In fact, the Crown Princess Su is not bad, not to mention very beautiful, but the little girl is not so lively when she looks at the knowledgeable and courteous people.

When Cheng Qian and Su Shi were together, Huaiyu felt that they couldn't talk if they didn't call. When Cheng Qian asked, Su Shi would answer.

It’s normal for Cheng Qian not to like the Su family.

Later, the governor of Luozhou, Zhou Guogong, Warrior Xun, and the governor of Yuzhou, Warrior Yi, and the governor of Guangzhou, Wu Huaiyi, brought their families, wives and children to Bailu Manor to visit the prince.
They came here a few days ago,
The prince had been injured for three months. Brothers Xun and Huaiyi, together with their nephew Huaiyi, went to Beijing at the end of the year to meet the prince. After asking for permission from the emperor, they came to Miyuan to visit the prince.

For Wu Erniang to be the crown prince's concubine, all the necessary wedding documents and rites have been issued, so the matter can be considered completely settled.

It can be seen that the two brothers, Samurai Tong and Samurai Yi, are actually very happy about this marriage.

Wu Erniang, who came with her uncles, is a seven-year-old girl, but she is still as nimble as a lark. Especially when compared with Su, the difference is huge.

Move and be still.

Wu Erniang was particularly smart, and Cheng Qian also liked Wu Erniang very much. Huaiyu even felt that this affection was partly a deliberate attempt to win over the Wu family, but also partly because he liked the girl in the first place.

At this age, it's not really the kind of thing that men and women like, but who doesn't like a cute girl who is lively and cute, who is even particularly good at acting like a baby, and always calls her "Prince, Brother".

Twelve crowns,

After being crowned, you will be half an adult. In the future, you will not only have to study military and state affairs, but you may even get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen in a few years.

Thinking about marrying Su, who always had no smile at all and acted coldly like a little old lady, Cheng Qian felt very sad.

"I'm quite envious of the teacher."

Cheng Qian sighed.

"Oh?"

"Teacher has one concubine, nine concubines, eighteen concubines, as well as kabuki, martial arts, and maids. I heard that there are confidantes outside. There are so many women, but they all get along very well. It is obvious that they all really love the teacher. ·······”

Huaiyu wanted to say, what do you know, you little brat?

Having more women is not always a good thing. You also need to have strong kidneys and be a master of time management.
During this period, Huaiyu stayed at the manor every day, so the women of the Wu family also came here every few days, and then they also lived in the manor one after another.

Anyway, Qin Qiong's White Deer Manor is big enough, and the hostess, County Master Li, is also back, so she has company along with her.

The Wu family also has a Chang'ao Manor not far from the manor, but it is relatively simple and the women still live in Bailu Manor.

Cheng Qian is young, so there is no need to avoid taboos.

During this time, Huaiyu got to know the wives and concubines of these teachers very well.

The little kid is very envious,

He felt that his father's harem, under the leadership of his mother, seemed less harmonious than the wives and concubines of the Wu family.

At a young age, I already started to want to learn a few tricks.

For this student, Huaiyu taught him everything he could. After getting along for a long time, he really regarded Chengqian as a son. His own dozen sons, Wu Huaiyu now just let them go.

The child is still young, so he is not in a hurry to start teaching him any skills. Even the eldest son Chengsi is the same. Children who are only a few years old should be allowed to play more. Don't be in a hurry to teach this or that. You can wait until they have played enough.

"It's better to be sincere instead of sincere."

Cheng Qian couldn't help but wonder, "Can a heart be divided into a dozen or dozens of parts?"

"of course can."

"The teacher will teach you another trick today. Whether it is marrying a wife or taking a concubine, when a woman enters the house, the best love for them is to have children. As long as they have children, this love can continue to spread and have more children with them. A few children are the best and greatest love.”

Cheng Qian was thoughtful, but the thought of having a child with the cold and unattractive Su gave Cheng Qian a headache.

"Your Highness's hair hasn't even grown yet. It's too early to think about this now. It will be different in a few years." Huaiyu joked.

"is it?"

"Everyone changes, not to mention that women are said to change in their eighteenth year, and the more they change, the more beautiful they become."

Cheng Qian thought for a while, "I still think Er Niang is lively and cute. If the Su family sends the Su family to the Wu family, and let Mrs. Jin and others help teach her, maybe she will be more cute."

The Wu family has a Jin lady, a Huainan princess, two county heads, one older and one younger, and daughters with five surnames. Cheng Qian thinks that the Su family can get better in the Wu family.

"How about letting Mrs. Jin accept Su as her adopted daughter?" Cheng Qian asked.

Huaiyu looked at this boy and felt that his mind was getting more and more thoughtful, "Should we let Su and Er Niang become sisters again?"

(End of this chapter)