Red Mansion Beijingwang

Imperial City, Qianqing Palace.

At today's court meeting, most of the officials above the fifth rank in Beijing were present. In the spacious hall, civil and military officials, big and small, were surrounded by black crows.

Emperor Yongkang was dressed in a bright yellow crown, sitting upright on the golden dragon throne. His face was calm, and he listened quietly to the official reports on government affairs. The palace was orderly, but in this peaceful atmosphere, it was like the eve of a storm.

Wearing a python robe with a jade belt tied around his waist, Shuiluo stood peacefully at the first place on the right. He knew that the focus of today's court meeting was "spreading people into their own acres", and was waiting for Emperor Yongkang to start this storm.

As time went by, most of the officials had finished their reports, and some of the officials who were going to work, just like the water-melting people in the past, were already ready to go to court.

At this moment, Emperor Yongkang on the throne had a flash of light in his eyes. He picked up the memorial from the imperial case and said in a clear voice: "The governor of Shandong secretly reported that various places under his jurisdiction have been suffering from droughts for many years and people's livelihood is difficult. I am requesting the general to Ding Yin has been collected from acres of land to relieve the poverty of the people. Please circulate it and tell your opinions."

With that said, the chamberlain respectfully took the memorial and first passed it to Yan Zicheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Yan Zicheng looked at the memorial handed over by the eunuch, with a flash of brilliance in his cloudy eyes.

The so-called secret memorial was reported directly to the emperor without going through the cabinet. Therefore, even as the chief minister of the cabinet, he did not know its contents. However, "Ding Yin was spread into the land to levy it", which made him realize that it was not easy.

After reading the memorial, his pupils shrank, and he understood in his heart that Emperor Yongkang wanted to implement the new law.

It was said that it was being circulated, but in fact the people being circulated were officials who were qualified to stand in the hall, so the circulation was completed in a short time.

Let’s not talk about the civil servants for the moment, but the military attachés, to be precise, they are the military officers of the Qian Dynasty. They all have ugly faces, and they are obviously extremely resistant to "dividing small people into acres", because these military officers are all big landowners. If this method is used in Shandong Once the implementation is effective, if it is implemented nationwide, they will have to pay more taxes every month. This will simply take money from their pockets and harm their interests.

The Prince of Nan'an County was not happy at first. He immediately went out to report the matter and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has its own laws on taxation. How can we tamper with the laws of our ancestors due to disasters and abandon the good and the bad? I hope your majesty will think twice."

With the opposition of the Prince of Nan'an County, many of his subordinates came out to support him one by one to boost the momentum.

Feng Qing, as the right commander of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, was naturally also in the court. He originally intended to agree, but he just took half a step forward and saw Shui Rong standing still. He was slightly startled and then stepped back.

Emperor Yongkang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the scene in front of him with an indifferent expression. It was reasonable for Nan'an County Prince, who was a martial artist, to take the lead in opposing.

However, from the corner of his eye, Emperor Yongkang glanced at the peaceful King Shuirong of Beijing. He had discussed the matter with him earlier and thought he would communicate with Prince Nan'an, but now he was unexpected.

As Wu Xun's lineage went out to do things, the civil servants were not idle either. Many people were opposed to this matter and there were only a few supporters.

Shui Rong watched this scene quietly, knowing clearly in his heart that Wu Xun had a lot of land, but the civil servants were also good. It should be noted that officials in the Qian Dynasty did not need to pay taxes, so most of the common people dedicated their land. , as tenants, it can be said that these civil servants are also landlords. If it violates their interests, they will naturally oppose it.

It can be seen from the current scene that it would be even more difficult to implement the "dividing a small family into an entire family", which was only because Emperor Yongkang was so cautious.

Emperor Yongkang's face on the dragon throne remained the same as before. His sharp eyes scanned the ministers condescendingly. After landing on Shui Rong, he said in a deep voice: "What do you think, Prince Beijing?"

When Shui Rong heard this, he knew clearly that he was being asked to come forward to support him. However, King Zhongshun, a die-hard king, had not yet expressed his stance, so Emperor Yongkang asked him to come forward. The implication of this was really obvious.

Without hesitation, Shui Xiong came out and said: "Back to your majesty, in my opinion, if it can relieve the people's difficulties in Shandong, I think it may be possible to give it a try."

Emperor Yongkang glanced deeply at Shui Rong with his sharp eyes. Although his words were supportive, they were ambiguous. How can one say the pros and cons of a policy before it is implemented.

How should I put it, a little slippery.
Not long after, the court meeting was abandoned. Emperor Yongkang did not make a final decision. Instead, he sent the memorial to the cabinet, where everyone discussed the terms and made calculations.

Inside the Dudu's Mansion, there were a lot of people, Shui Rong was at the top of the list, and next to him was the Prince of Nan'an County.

The Prince of Nan'an County glanced at Shui Rong and saw him sipping his tea calmly. He couldn't help but frown. Judging from Shui Rong's previous actions, it seemed that he was not opposed to the policy of "dividing a small family into an entire family". At the moment, he looked like it had nothing to do with him. , maybe he forgot his identity.

After a deep groan, the Prince of Nan'an County asked: "What does my nephew think of what the governor of Shandong has reported?"

Following the words of Prince Nan'an, everyone's eyes fell on Shui Rong. After all, their group of martial artists was headed by the four kings.

Hearing this, Shui Rong put down the tea cup calmly and said in a gentle tone: "What else can I think of this? If it is beneficial to the country and the people, I will naturally support it."

Everyone was silent when they heard the words. Prince Nan'an frowned and his dark eyes fell on Shui Rong. What he said was not the same as if he hadn't said it before.

Seeing this situation, Shui Rong put the tea cups on the table and said seriously: "We all contributed to the founding of the country and share the same ancestry with the country. If the court is strong and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, we can maintain our glory and splendor. We can destroy the old and create the new. This is the normal way to govern a country. Since His Majesty intends to implement the new law, why should we sing the opposite tune and make His Majesty unhappy, so we simply remain silent and watch the implementation of the new law."

There are some words that are difficult to express in court, but Shui Xiong can still speak freely about the noble group. Although he knows that "dividing a small family into an equal share" is good for the people, it is good for the people but not good for the gentry and the powerful, and the power is mostly controlled by this group. In the hands of the wealthy gentry and powerful people, if they want to implement the new law, they will encounter countless obstacles, and it is still unknown whether it can be implemented smoothly.

The policy is good, but it must be in line with the national conditions. If it takes too big a step, it will easily lead to misunderstandings. This is one of the reasons why Emperor Yongkang did not make a final decision. He probably sent the memorial to the cabinet mainly to see how high the opposition in the court was. Make arrangements again.

When everyone heard this, they understood that Shui Rong's intention was to stop them from participating in the new law.

It's just that the principle is this principle, but if you know it, you know it. Let them spend their own money and harm their own interests.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Shui Rong also knew the details and said, "What you all care about is nothing more than your own one-third of an acre of land. To be honest, according to my estimation, even if the "dividing a small person into an acre" policy is implemented, According to the plan, it is estimated that the tax collected for each mu is only about three cents. There are about one hundred thousand acres under my name. The tax is only three to four thousand taels of silver. If it doesn’t hurt your muscles and bones, why should you care too much? Don’t you think this is so important? Can't you live with just a few thousand taels? Or do you feel uncomfortable because you have fewer concubines?"

Although this policy was beneficial to the people, it ultimately harmed his own interests. Therefore, Shui Xiong also considered it carefully. According to his calculations, he only paid a few thousand taels in taxes every year, which was indeed not a big deal.

What's more, the Prince's Palace in Beijing has [-] acres of land. Is it possible that they can be richer than the Prince in Beijing?It is estimated that they pay only about a thousand taels in taxes every year.

In the original work, Jia She of the Duke of Rong's Mansion spent 800 taels of silver to buy a 17-year-old girl named Yanhong and brought her into his house. After all, it was the value of one or two concubines, which was indeed not much.

When everyone heard this, many people smiled knowingly. It was obvious that they understood the metaphor of water dissolving, and in their hearts, it was probably worth less than a concubine.

After Shui Rong finished speaking, he stopped talking. That was all. If they were still ignorant, it would be their own business. He had already done what he could do.

As for the implementation of the new law, this is something that Emperor Yongkang should worry about as the emperor. The so-called seeking political power in his position, if Shui Rong and Wu Xun are too involved, it will be detrimental to himself. At present, he is supporting him by not causing trouble. This Yongkang Mr. Di shouldn’t still think about letting him take the lead. He wants to be fooled!

After discussing for a while, Shui Rong didn't stay too long and returned to the palace and went straight to the study.

Stepping into the study room, I saw the slim and graceful Tanchunshi standing in front of the pear tree desk. She was wearing a thin green dress and a pair of green onion-like hands holding a briefing. Her handsome eyes were straight and focused, and she exuded an aura similar to that of a working woman. The charm is impressive.

Suddenly, the attentive girl noticed something. She raised her eyes and saw the young man's warm eyes falling on her. Her pretty jade face blushed slightly. She put down the briefing in her hand and said with a little joy in her bright eyes: "Brother-in-law is back. "

Shui Rong nodded, moved closer, looked at the erect girl in front of him, and asked with a smile: "What are you looking at, Third Sister?"

In the early days, Shui Xiang allowed Tanchun to enter and leave the study room, and he could inspect even official documents. This was because he wanted to train Tanchun so that she could be a competent little secretary.Tanchun replied: "It's a briefing on firearms. It seems that my brother-in-law is quite interested in firearms."

Shui Rong sat on the huanghuali wood chair behind the desk, looked at the pretty girl with an inquiring look on her face, reached out to hold the girl's bare hand, nodded lightly and said: "The power of firearms is extraordinary, I really like it. "

Tan Chun's jade cheeks were slightly tipsy, and under her erect eyebrows, her big bright eyes looked at Shen Fei and said softly: "Brother-in-law, I have read a lot of briefings on firearms. Although firearms are powerful, they have many disadvantages. The bombing time is too long, the accuracy is inaccurate, and the firing frequency is slow. Isn’t it a waste of manpower and material resources to spend so much time?”

There are many briefings on firearms in the briefing papers, and Shui Rong even established a full-time department dedicated to the study of firearms, so Tanchun knew more details.

Listening to Tanchun's words, Shui Rong secretly nodded. She was able to point out the shortcomings of firearms, and she obviously took it seriously. This shows that Tanchun is indeed a person who pays attention to current affairs.

However, Shui Rong did not comment on Tan Chun's words. This is the limitation of the times. After all, as Tan Chun said, firearms have obvious disadvantages. In the eyes of others, Shui Rong's move is indeed a bit troublesome. However, Shui Rong knows that the future will be The era of firearms will naturally not be ignored.

He stretched out his hand to take Tanchun into his arms, smelled a fragrance as elegant as gardenia, and said in a low voice: "Firearms have many shortcomings, so they need to be improved. We should not be deterred in our actions, but face the difficulties." When it comes to advancement, we must not rest on our laurels.”

Tan Chun blushed and nodded, "Brother-in-law, I understand."

Shui Rong nodded. Tanchun was a smart and capable girl, but she was still immature and highly malleable. Shui Rong naturally needed more teaching and broadened her mind.

Now that the business is over, it's time for the life secretary to come on stage. This is the duty of a qualified secretary. For Tanchun's training, Shui Xiong is all-round.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong gave it a gentle twist, lowered his head, put it next to the beauty's crystal earlobe, and whispered: "I haven't cared about my sister for a while, and my sister has grown a lot."

Because Tanchun is still young, Shui Rong rarely spends time alone with her. He obviously doesn't pay enough attention to the girl's growth. Now that she has taken a closer look, she is indeed growing taller.

Tanchun's handsome face was as red as the clouds, and under his slightly trembling eyelashes, his clear and bright eyes were as full as water. He clasped the hands that were causing trouble and said in a trembling voice: "Brother-in-law, don't... um... .”

Before she finished speaking, a warm and soft breath came so close that Tanchun could not say the next words. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, her delicate face turned rose red, and her heart was filled with shyness.

After a moment of silence, Shui Rong asked in a low voice: "Today, my brother-in-law is going to bathe in Furong Pond with your eldest sister. Can the third sister go with us?"

When Tanchun heard this, he paused slightly while wiping the corners of his lips with the embroidered handkerchief. His cheeks turned red with shame and he bathed in the hibiscus pool. Not only was this bathing together, but he was also bathing with his eldest sister. His mind couldn't help but think of the relationship with his eldest sister. In the scene where my sister was naked, Qingli's face turned red.

God, this is so embarrassing!
Pursing her pink lips, Tanchun looked at the young man with her bright, watery eyes and said, "Brother-in-law, um."

Tanchun opened his slender eyebrows and handsome eyes, looking straight at the young man close at hand, feeling the young man's hot emotions, his heart trembled, this was indescribably painful!

After a while, Tan Chun leaned in the boy's arms. By now, her body was soft and delicate, her sparse and elegant jade cheeks were as red as clouds, her breath was slight, and her lips were shining with crystal luster under the sunlight. Photographed Heart-warming.

Shui Rong thoughtfully pushed away the black hair scattered on the girl's forehead and said warmly: "What did my sister say?"

When Tanchun heard this, her beautiful eyes with heroic spirit couldn't help but cast an angry look at the young man. As soon as she said it, she was blocked. What else should she say?
However, Tanchun felt the young man's obsession, and she couldn't help but feel joy and sweetness deep in her heart. Just because of her brother-in-law's shameful request, even though she was light and elegant, she couldn't help but feel shy and unbearable.

Pursing her pink lips, Tanchun said in a tone of anger and annoyance: "Brother-in-law, how can you be such a fool?"

Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He didn't let go, his mouth was really tight.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong also felt helpless. Look at Yuan Chun and Ke Qing. In the past, these two people had always guarded their responsibilities as women in the boudoir and could not let go. Quite a lot.

But it's no wonder that Tanchun, after all, he did pay less attention to Tanchun, and his mind is uncivilized, so it is naturally difficult to compare with her.

Since Tanchun didn't want to, Shui Rong couldn't force it too much. He reached out and stroked the girl's angry eyebrows and said warmly: "Okay, brother-in-law won't tease you anymore. As long as my sister is happy."

The days are still long, it's not just a matter of time, just adjust it slowly, there is no need to be tough, the people around you are all his, and you can still run away.

But then again, among the many beauties around Shui Rong, Tanchun was quite different. Every time he was angry, there was a hint of questioning in his tone, and he exuded a heroic spirit, which made Shui Rong feel strange. .

When Tanchun heard this, his heart could not help but warm up, and his erect eyebrows gradually softened. He looked at the gentle young man in front of him and said softly: "It's not that my sister doesn't want to serve my brother-in-law, it's just that he's too naughty."

Serving is just serving, but bathing with her eldest sister and brother-in-law is really outrageous. Based on her understanding of her brother-in-law, she will definitely not behave properly, and she will not have the face to see others.

When Shui Rong heard the words, he didn't know. He looked at the girl's beautiful jade face, which seemed angry and annoyed, showing a different kind of style. Involuntarily, Shui Rong's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he came forward and whispered softly.

Dessert before the meal should be eaten.

Tan Chunying raised her eyebrows slightly, her jade cheeks turned bright red, and spat: "It's broad daylight, and I'm still in the study, how can I be like this?"

Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this, his eyes fell on the girl's resolute and unyielding jade cheeks, and said in a quiet tone: "Sure enough, my sister doesn't care about her brother-in-law. Forget it, it's his brother-in-law who talks too much."

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Tan Chun clenched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and looked at the sighing young man with bright eyes, a slightly strange expression on her face. This sinister tone seemed so familiar to her that her brother-in-law had already understood it. She was speechless, as if she was speaking to him. It's like he made a mistake.

Pursing her pink lips, Tan Chunfang felt quite helpless. Everyone on the left and right had served her before, so what else could she do to save her brother-in-law from getting angry.

Dare to think and do it, Tan Chunming's eyes flashed with shame, he raised his beautiful eyes and gave the young man a look, bit his pink lips lightly, stood up from Shui Rong's arms, and without further words, got under the desk.

When Shui Rong saw this, he smiled knowingly and leaned on the chair calmly. Sometimes, Sister Lin's yin and yang aura, PUA is really convenient for people, and it is difficult to refute.

Speaking of Sister Lin, I still miss her a little. She is light and soft, with the graceful beauty of the south of the Yangtze River, and a pair of clever mouths that are both endearing and annoying. I don’t know if the life back in the Duke’s Mansion will be safe. .

Thinking of this, Shui Rong shook his head. At this critical moment, he thought of Sister Lin's clever words and how she could live up to her third sister. She was really not attentive enough.

After a while, Shui Rong's face had a strange expression. He lowered his eyes to look at the girl with lowered eyebrows and her head. He couldn't help but frown. He stretched out his hand to gently pinch the girl's chin and lifted it up. He saw that the girl's jade cheeks were as red as clouds. The clear and bright eyes are as moist as water, and the heroic eyebrows are gracefully flowing, which is endlessly beautiful and charming.

Tanchun looked at the young man in confusion, swallowed softly, and asked: "Brother-in-law, what's wrong, but what did my sister do wrong?"

Shui Rong shook his head and said quietly: "My sister is dissatisfied with her brother-in-law. Why don't she look directly at her brother-in-law?"

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