The ministers begged me to ascend the throne
Chapter 436 It’s the Wang family’s turn
In He Lianfang's study, he was playing chess with Zhao Yao.
"Did you really write to Zhao Zheng all the things that the tenants have to pay for their own property, that the fire consumption is returned to the public, and that the officials and gentry all pay the grain together?"
Zhao Yao nodded and said: "Yes, my father asked me about the situation of sharing the land with the peasants, and I also told him about Huo Liu returning to the public and the officials and gentry paying the grain together."
He Lianfang knew these three policies, after all, Marsh Mansion had already implemented them.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, my father actually asked me now." Zhao Yao said with disgust, "I have already said it in the secret book about the divorcing of children. I thought that my father would find out immediately, but I didn't expect that my father would find out immediately. Only now do I realize that my father is really blind." His previous secret document did not clearly state what it means to share an acre of land. However, he did write about exempting the head tax and collecting taxes based on the amount of land. He thought that after reading it, his father would immediately write to him and ask him about it, but he didn't expect that his father didn't ask.
He originally planned to explain in detail to his father if he asked him about the idea of sharing a daughter as his mother. If his father doesn't ask him, then he won't talk much. He waited for a while and saw that his father didn't mention a word about the divorce. He thought that his father didn't care, so he forgot about it. Unexpectedly, it took many days for his father to think of it. Things are really... slow to respond. Is your father getting old and dull?
"The ideas you proposed by dividing farmers into acres, reverting fire consumption to the public, and officials and gentry paying the grain together are easy to implement in Shuma Mansion and even the entire Lingnan. But if it is implemented in the entire Zhou Dynasty, it will not be so easy." Zhao Yao has completely mastered Shuma. He alone has the final say in the government. Whatever policies he wants to implement, he implements them without any objection from officials or powerful people. However, the imperial court was different. Most of the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government came from aristocratic families or powerful people. If they implemented the policy of dividing a small family into an area, their interests would be harmed first, because they owned a lot of land.
"If Zhao Zheng really wants to implement the three policies you proposed, I am afraid that all the ministers in the DPRK and China will object."
"It would be strange not to oppose normality." Zhao Yao thought of the faces of the ministers in the court and sneered disdainfully, "As long as there is any harm to their interests, they will strongly oppose it. Back then, my father wanted to implement the imperial examination , were they trying to stop it overtly or covertly, but they didn’t succeed."
"The three policies you proposed are more direct and intuitive than the imperial examination, and they will damage their interests very quickly." The imperial examination selected officials to move the interests of the family, but the process was a bit long and not so direct. After all, Children from poor families who were Jinshi in high school had to start from the lowest official position after entering the officialdom, and were not allowed to hold important positions. However, the sharing of grain between the peasants, the return of fire to the public, and the government and gentry all paying the grain together immediately harmed the interests of the aristocratic families and the powerful.
"During this period, the court will be very lively."
"It's a pity that we can't see the excitement." Zhao Yao said with a bad smile, "I wonder if any ministers will hit the pillars this time to object."
He Lianfang smiled the same way: "Maybe."
Zhao Yao said with regret: "It's a pity that I can't see it." When the imperial examination was first proposed, some ministers wanted to threaten his father by hitting the pillars to death, but in the end, his father was not only not afraid, but also urged them to hurry up. . Father said that he had never seen a minister hit a pillar to remonstrate, so he quickly bumped into one to open his eyes.
Hearing what my father said, no minister would dare to hit the pillar. The ministers in the court have learned countless times about what kind of temperament my father has. Father said he wanted to see them hit a pillar, so he definitely wanted to see it. With my father's bad temper, he might even applaud and say "well done" or "well beaten to death" after reading it.
"With my father's temperament, no matter how much they object, it will be useless." My father will not accept soft or hard advice, but he will not accept hard advice either. The more the ministers object and the more pressure they put on the father, the more the father will implement it.
"Zhao Zheng is sinister and despicable. He might use this matter to deal with someone."
Zhao Yao felt that what He Lianfang said was very possible. He thought for a while and guessed: "It's the Wang family's turn."
He Lianfang nodded and said, "It's almost the Wang family."
"Ever since the incident at Zhen Guogong's Mansion, the Xie family has fallen from its position as the boss of the capital, and then the Wang family took the opportunity to replace them and become the new boss." Zhao Yao touched his chin and said with squinted eyes, "These few days In the year, the Wang family did a lot of things secretly. They took advantage of the Xie family's troubles and took several bites of their flesh."
He Lianfang: "Now, the Wang family is a top-notch family."
Zhao Yao showed a look of contempt on his face: "Tsk, the Wang family is still far behind the Xie family. However, King Jing has emerged in the past two years, and the Zhenguo Palace has shown signs of surpassing the Wang family."
"The current Duke of Zhen is a fool. Do you think he can fight against the old fox of the Wang family?" The current Duke of Zhen is Queen Xie's biological brother. Xie Shi is a man without any talent. "If it weren't for Queen Xie and King Jing, I'm afraid Xie Shi wouldn't be able to defend the Zhenguo Palace."
"Xie Shi can't do it, but Xie Shi is not the only one in the Xie family. Even without Queen Xie and King Jing, the Zhenguo Palace would not be complete." Zhao Yao said, "The Xie family still has many capable people, and they can still I reluctantly say that I live in the Zhen Guogong Mansion."
"When King Jing falls, the Zhenguo Palace will be almost finished, but the Wang family." He Lianfang raised an intriguing smile, "Although he has done a lot of things secretly in the past few years, he has not done anything major on the surface. Your father."
"With the lessons learned from the Duke of Zhen Guo's Palace in front of us, how dare the Wang family dare to offend the father." Zhao Yao said, his expression became thoughtful. "If my father wants to deal with the Wang family, I can fan the flames on the side."
Seeing Zhao Yao smiling evilly like a fox, He Lianfang asked curiously: "What do you want to do?"
"Second uncle, do you remember Annan's princess?"
"Princess Annan?" He Lianfang had no memory and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with her?"
"Second uncle, you have forgotten that Princess Annan was once the concubine of King Zheng, and later fled back to Annan."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, He Lianfang finally remembered.
"Didn't Princess Annan make peace with Prince Zheng after she fled back to the country?"
"Third brother used to treat Princess Annan like that. She will not give up seeking revenge from third brother just because of the separation." Mentioning King Zheng, Zhao Yao showed an undisguised look of hatred on his face, "Over the years, King Zheng has been... His fiefdom has done many things that are too numerous to describe."
"The Wang family has become the head of the capital in recent years. Why didn't they let Prince Zheng return to the capital?" He Lianfang asked doubtfully, "Why didn't they try their best to let Prince Zheng take an important position?"
"Do you think the Wang family doesn't want to do it? It's because the father doesn't agree, otherwise King Zheng would have returned to Beijing long ago." Zhao Yao sometimes thought that it would be a good thing for King Zheng to return to Beijing. In the capital, King Zheng's behavior will be more restrained. However, in his own fiefdom, he is the local emperor and can do whatever he wants. He didn't know how many people he had harmed over the years. "Father is still angry that King Zheng took away Princess Annan in anger."
"It should be more than just this matter."
"The main purpose of keeping Third Brother from returning to Beijing is to warn the Wang family." Zhao Yao said meaningfully, "The main purpose is to indulge Third Brother and the Wang family. My father likes to play the long game to catch big fish, and Third Brother and the Wang family We have taken the bait, and now it depends on when Father wants to close the net. If the Wang family wants to take advantage of the issue of raising children into their own land, and go against Father, then Father will close the net."
He Lianfang asked: "Do you think the Wang family will take the bait this time?"
"As far as I know, the Wang family owns a lot of land. If they pay taxes according to the method of dividing the land into acres, the Wang family will have to pay a lot of taxes. Naturally, they are unwilling and will definitely oppose my father's practice of dividing the land into acres." Zhao Yao said. , and became gloating, "As long as the Wang family gets involved, my father will close the net."
"Even if the net is closed, the Wang family will not fall. After all, the Wang family did not rebel." He Lianfang said, "The Wang family will only end up similar to the Xie family."
"As long as it hurts the vitality of the Wang family, my father will not really kill them all. Of course, the premise is that the Wang family does not violate the father's bottom line." If the Wang family violates the father's bottom line like those aristocratic families in Yangzhou, then the father will definitely Will cut the grass and root it out. Besides, if my father dealt with other aristocratic families like he did with those in Yangzhou, then other aristocratic families would definitely collude in fear and rebel against the imperial court. This is not a good thing for the court.
"this is a good chance."
He Lianfang was startled by Zhao Yao's sudden loud voice and glared at him: "What did you scream all of a sudden?"
Zhao Yao looked excited: "Second uncle, this is a good opportunity."
"What good opportunity?" Zhao Yao laughed twice, his laughter very cunning: "What a good opportunity for Princess Annan to take revenge."
"What can she do as a princess?" If Princess Annan could really take revenge, she wouldn't have forced her to reconcile.
"It is true that Princess Annan couldn't take revenge a few years ago, but now she is fully capable of taking revenge." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "She has grown a lot in the past few years, and she is no longer the simple little girl she used to be. Princess." When Princess Annan escaped, they helped her escape back to Annan. Not only that, they also sent people to teach her many things.
He Lianfang asked: "How do you plan to help her?"
"I won't help her avenge her. It's best to avenge herself with her own hands. I will arrange for her to go to Jiaozhou. How she wants to revenge after that depends on her." If Princess Annan can't avenge herself, then he doesn't mind. Give her a hand.
"I remember Princess Annan cooperated with you, didn't she?"
"Second uncle, you won't forget that we not only want to help her avenge King Zheng, but also help her win the throne." After Princess Annan escaped from Jiaozhou, her whole person changed. In addition to becoming no longer innocent, she also became ..."blackening" is the most appropriate way to describe it. Back then, Princess Annan managed to escape back to her country, but her father and brothers, who had always loved her, wanted to drive her away, forcing her to admit her mistake and return to King Zheng. If Zhao Yao hadn't helped her, she would have been kicked out of Annan long ago.
After returning to Annan, the little princess did not stay in the royal family, but went to her maternal grandfather. Over the years, she has been studying with the people Zhao Yao sent to teach her, while also working with her grandfather. Now, she can take charge of her own business. However, it would not be easy for her to seize Annan's throne. After all, her royal brothers and ministers were not economical lamps. The most important thing is that there has been no precedent for a princess to inherit the throne in Annan Kingdom since its founding.
"There seems to be such a thing." There were too many things, and He Lianfang couldn't remember everything. Furthermore, the affairs in Annan Country had been left to others to deal with, and he rarely interfered. "How about helping her win the legitimate title?"
"It's not bad. There are many ministers and dignitaries supporting her. In a few years, her power should not be underestimated."
"I remember that the reason why you agreed to help her was for her grandfather's gold mine." He Lianfang raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did the gold mine be given to you?"
"I gave it." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he looked at He Lianfang with strange eyes.
He Lianfang was puzzled by his eyes, "What do you think I'm doing?"
"Second uncle, have you lost your memory? The gold we have used over the years is from the gold mine of Princess Annan's grandfather's family." Even if he could make money, it would not be enough for him to spend. Fortunately, there are gold mines, otherwise many things would not be possible.
He Lianfang said with an unnatural look on his face: "I don't care about money." Regarding business and money, He Lianfang never asked about it because it was not what he was good at.
"There is a treasure near the gold mine that Princess Annan gave me, and it is also a treasure that can make money." When he mentioned money, Zhao Yao's eyes lit up, "Second uncle, guess what treasure it is?"
"Silver?" This boy's luck will not be so good.
"It's not silver, it's jade." Zhao Yao's face was full of ecstasy when he mentioned the jade mine near the gold mine.
"Emerald?" He Lianfang said amusedly, "Emerald is not a valuable thing."
"Second uncle, don't underestimate jade. When I work it out, I can make jade as valuable as jade and gemstones." In Zhao Yao's world in his dream, jade was very valuable, but in the Great Zhou Dynasty, jade is not as valuable as jade. It's not valuable, it can't be compared with jade. But it doesn't matter. Once he does some hype and marketing, the price of jade will rise.
"Annan and other countries once paid tribute to the former dynasty with their local jade, which should be the jade you are talking about. However, the emperors and officials of the previous dynasty did not like Annan's jade, saying that jade is just stone." When He Lianfang was fighting in the past, he saw If it is jadeite, the whole body is dark green, which is not good-looking. "If you want to make money by selling jade, it's probably not possible."
"If people in Dazhou don't like it, I can sell it to the Western Regions." When it came to jade and jade, Zhao Yao remembered that Uncle Gao had not only dug gold and silver, but also jade in the Japanese country. However, Uncle Gao said that the jade from Japan could not be compared with that from Dazhou. "Uncle Gao and the others will be arriving soon."
Just now we were talking about Jade, why did we suddenly talk about Lao Gao again.
"It's been a few days."
"My gold and silver are coming back." When he thought that he would soon have thousands of kilograms of gold and silver, Zhao Yao couldn't help but show joy on his face.
Seeing that Zhao Yao's thoughts were drifting to money again, He Lianfang sighed helplessly in her heart. He had no choice but to bring the topic back.
"What did Prince Zheng and the Wang family do in Jiaozhou?"
"What else can you do? Just do those things." Zhao Yao said in a calm tone, "Secretly make money, make weapons, and build a private army." The prince went to his own fiefdom, and it was impossible not to develop his own power. Producing money, weapons, and private armies are basic operations. Besides, he did it secretly.
"Nothing else but these?"
"Are you talking about colluding with foreigners?"
"Does the Wang family have any?"
"No." Zhao Yao said, "The Wang family has no guts to collude with foreigners. If the Wang family colluded with foreigners, it would be tantamount to betraying their ancestors, because their ancestors had all fought against foreigners, and many of their ancestors died under the swords of foreigners. "
"It seems that the Wang family will not be like the Yuan family."
"Only the Yuan family colludes with foreigners." The vast majority of aristocratic families will not collude with foreigners. On the contrary, when foreigners invaded the Central Plains, the aristocratic families would take the initiative to fight against the foreign enemies.
"I remember that King Zheng and King Chu had a feud, and it was because of Princess Annan."
"Yes, Princess Annan liked her fourth brother back then. She wanted to marry him, but King Zheng used obscene means to force her to marry him." Zhao Yao smiled happily when talking about this old incident , "The princess bravely showed her love to the fourth brother at that time, but it was a pity that the two did not meet."
He Lianfang asked a rare gossip: "Does the princess still have feelings for the King of Chu?"
"I don't know, I haven't asked." Zhao Yao thought for a while and said, "The fourth brother is so good. The princess fell in love with him at first sight, and wanted to marry him but she didn't get her wish. Maybe it was because she couldn't reconcile her feelings, and it was even harder for the princess. Forget the fourth brother. However, she should not want to marry the fourth brother now." Moreover, in the third year after the princess returned to Annan, she got married under the arrangement of her grandfather. The other party was a famous and noble family in Annan, and he was very interested in her. I am very supportive of the issue of seizing the direct descendants.
He Lianfang looked at Zhao Yao and said to him meaningfully: "Since you want to help Princess Annan avenge her, then simply muddy the water a little more."
"Ah?" Zhao Yao didn't react for a while and asked blankly, "How to stir it up?"
He Lianfang did not answer, but asked: "What do you think?"
Only then did Zhao Yao understand what He Lianfang meant, and his expression immediately turned strange.
Ahhhhhh, I am so happy. I suddenly received more than a hundred monthly tickets. I can’t believe it. I feel like I have been hit by a grand prize! Thank you guys!
The old friends have not forgotten what happened between Prince Zheng and Princess Annan. What kind of virtue is King Zheng? Do you guys still remember it?
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