The struggle of the reborn prince

Money is easy to do. With strong financial support, the original four villages of the Zhao Mansion were all abandoned, and a new village was rebuilt in a suitable location near the main road and around the Wang Mansion on both sides of the Baishui River. According to the location, they are called: East Zhaozhuang , West Zhaozhuang, Nanzhaozhuang and Beizhaozhuang, forming a trend of stars holding the moon.Each village implements the Baojia system according to the imperial court law, ten households have one Jiabao, one hundred households have one guarantee, and one village has one big guarantee.

The Dabaozheng was concurrently held by the steward of the mansion, Jiazhang, Baozhang, and Zhao Tang were not appointed by the amount of property as usual, but capable and loyal people were selected from the Baomin.Then Zhao Tong equipped the new farm implements and livestock according to armor, of course it was not free, and they needed to pay in installments.Each has a harvester, thresher, rice transplanter, and all-in-one planting and fertilizing machine, which are usually managed and maintained by Baochang.

Some Jia bought farm cattle together, and some Jia were relatively poor and could only rely on manpower to drag them. This required mutual cooperation among households. Zhao Tang also relied on benefit sharing to unite the self-sufficient tenants like scattered sand. Together, individual households become small interest groups, and then form a large group, and finally unite around the palace. Although this method is primitive, it is also the most practical at this stage.

The popularization of semi-mechanized farm tools will inevitably shorten the time for farmers to manage the land. People have more free time. Zhao Tuo launched his next plan at the right time. Those who are willing to engage in breeding can raise pigs, ducks, and chickens. Feed technology seedlings They are all produced by the mansion, and after they are cultivated, they will be purchased by the mansion and paid for. Those who are willing to work, all workshops are short of manpower; All kinds of raw materials are continuously sent in, and the finished products need to be sold. You can carry the big ones as a loader. As long as you have the strength, you can earn food and drink for the whole family. A small chicken feather shop was opened in the open space by the pier to cook food and provide accommodation... The tenants have benefited from a series of changes and also saw hope!

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In this year, after his struggle, Zhao Tun's manor has begun to take shape, but the government is full of chaos and factional struggles, entering the "Warring States" era.

First of all, Tong Guan, the dead eunuch, no, the dead servant, ever since he got the favor of the emperor, Cai Jing took care of him, his pets took power, and he was a friend, which caused strong dissatisfaction from the government and the public, and he increasingly ignored the courtiers.He falsely preached the imperial decree and appointed officials at will without going through the Ministry of Education, and even Cai Jing knew nothing about it.The gap between the two is getting deeper and deeper, and they often quarrel in the temple.

Cai Jing is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Zhao Ji wanted to appoint Tong Guan as the third division of Yitong in Kaifeng. He broke the wedge and said sourly, "Can the envoy be awarded to the eunuch?" If you refuse to obey the edict, you will be pushed back.Tong Guanxin was not very discerning, so he immediately went to Zheng Juzhong, who was full of grievances. The winter before last, he and he first arranged for Cai Jing's meritorious service, and asked him to resume his position as left minister. At that time, Cai Jing also sincerely promised He made a promise that he would recommend Zheng Juzhong to serve as a member of the Privy Council after he was reinstated, but a year passed and there was still no movement. He had teamed up with Zhang Kangguo to bring down Cai Jing, but he did not expect the Allied Army to die suddenly.

I don't know if it was Cai Jing who did something wrong, or someone just couldn't understand Tong Guan's actions. One morning in March, Chen He said that Chen He impeached Tong Guan and others for their crimes of pampering and arranging power, and demanded that the emperor general They were exiled to remote areas, but before Chen Ho finished speaking, Zhao Ji stood up angrily and prepared to leave the court.

Seeing this, Chen Ho was in a hurry, stepped forward and grabbed the emperor's clothes, and asked the emperor to listen to his memorial.One of the two wanted to leave, but the other refused to let go. The emperor's clothes were torn.The servant asked the emperor to change his clothes, Zhao Ji showed off at this time, waved his hand and said, "Stay here to reward the ministers who are upright and upright." He left an image of a Ming master, but the next day Tong fanned the wind , the emperor changed his mind, and Chen Ho was relegated to Xinzhou as a wine supervisor for the crime of "arrogance and disrespect".

There was an action here, and Tong Guan didn't want to fall into a passive position. After all, he was a person close to the emperor, and he knew the emperor's preferences very well, so he stabbed right into the place with a single blow.He bought the alchemist Guo Tianxin and let him quietly tell the Taoist emperor, "There are sunspots in the sun, and it is a sign that the ruler and assistant deceive the emperor."It was nonsense, but it hit Zhao Ji's heart. Zhang Kangguo was poisoned to death in the court hall. Although the truth was unknown, Zhao Ji became alert and made up his mind to deal with Cai Jing.

Although Zhao Ji is absurd, he is not lacking in foresight. He knows that Cai Jing has worked hard in the court for many years, and his power is huge and intertwined.The best way is to remove the branches and leaves first, and then uproot the roots. Once you have a plan, start to proceed in an orderly manner. In this respect, Zhao Tun is quite like his father.

The first step is to eliminate Cai Taishi's in-laws first.Cai You's father-in-law Song Qiaonian, the former Gyeonggi transshipment envoy and the current prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, was dismissed and placed in Qizhou; His son Song Jing was also dismissed from office at the same time; Cai Yu's father-in-law Hu Shiwen was dismissed from office, and he was promoted to the Longevity Temple and led the temple to provide for the elderly.

The second step is to relegate Cai Taishi's confidants.Liu Bing, who started his career by making Dasheng Yale, is now a Hanlin scholar and Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Cai Juhou, a right-advising doctor, Qiang Yuanming and Ye Mengde, direct scholars of Longtuge, and so on, have all been demoted from the capital to become local officials.

The third step is to depose the Cai party among the ruling members.Zhongshu's servant Lin Wei, this man is ignorant, in the imperial court, he read Ang as the central and Zhen as the tile. The emperor corrected him with a smile, and his officials laughed. The envoy played a copy, attacking him for his ignorance and lack of courtesies, and asked him to lift Dongxiao Palace; Yu Shen, the servant of the door, went out to know Qingzhou.Another Cai party cadre, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Xue Ang, was born in Hangzhou, Cai Jing's fellow and best friend, and had no skills in his life. Flattered and became a ruling member, and was dismissed from office.

The emperor took action, and the courtiers of course also saw the signs, so they wrote letters to impeach Cai Jing, and everyone pushed the wall down. At this time, Zhao Ji, like a generation of Mingjun, complied with the voice of the people, and ordered Cai Jing to be appointed as the envoy of the Central Taiyi Palace in June .But at this critical moment, he made an old mistake again, and suddenly remembered his kindness. Although Cai Jing was dismissed and retired from office, he was still allowed to live in the capital and go to the court to discuss matters in the near future.For this reason, Hong Yanzhang, a royal servant, Chen Chaolao, an imperial student, and others continued to impeach Cai Jing, discussing his treachery, and demanding that he flee far away, but none of them were adopted.

After overthrowing Cai Jing, Zheng Juzhong got his wish and became a member of the Privy Council, He Zhizhong became Shangshu Zuopushe, and Zhang Shangying, Cai Jing's opponent, was appointed as Shangshu Youpushe and Zhongshu's assistant minister, and the court completed another reshuffle .

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Time flies by in the busyness, and in a blink of an eye, it is autumn harvest and autumn planting. The tenants have moved into their new homes before winter. This year, there are two bumper harvests. In addition to the income from working during the slack, everyone has money in their pockets after paying the rent and taxes for the first time. Qian, just when the family was preparing to get married and marry a daughter, a pardon came: the queen died, slaughtering was banned in Beijing for 49 days, and she was outside for three days.Stop music and worship for a hundred days, stop marrying officials for a hundred days, and stop military and civil affairs for one month.

At this time, Zhao's mansion was completely deserted, the lanterns were all covered with white paper, a mourning hall had been set up in the main hall, incense candles were kept burning, all the servants and servants put on plain clothes and took off their hairpins, and Zhao Tuo even wore heavy filial piety and sackcloth. With hemp shoes and a sackcloth covering his head, "Uncle Huang, is there any news from Beijing?" Zhao Tang sat cross-legged on the mat and asked.

"My lord, no!" Huang Jingchen added a few pieces of paper money to the fire and shook his head.

"Uncle Huang, didn't the servant who sent the letter mention when I would be sent back to Beijing for the funeral?" Zhao Tuo actually asked more than that, if he had said so, he wouldn't have to spend time here, but he felt uneasy.His uneasiness did not come from the dead queen. He had no impression of this woman at all, let alone any feelings, but felt that things were weird. According to the patriarchal law at this time, no matter which concubine gave birth to a child, the queen theoretically They are all their real mothers, but their biological mothers are not.But now that the 'mother' is dead, I only told him, but didn't tell him to go home for the funeral. This doesn't make sense in a society where filial piety is respected.

"My lord, don't worry, maybe the servant who delivered the decree is still on the way. In the past, those who reported the funeral and those who delivered the decree were divided into two groups!" Huang Jingchen thought about it after seeing the solemnity of the prince.At this time, he was not at peace, he could not say whether he was happy or worried. The two things the prince said were verified to be true today, so Da Song would definitely experience the catastrophe he said, and he would be able to save Da Song from fire and water. Maybe it's this child, and I must protect him well.

"Uncle Huang, I think someone is deliberately preventing me from going back to Beijing for the funeral. Should I make another request to return to Beijing?" Zhao Tang thought for a while and said.

"Hiss..." Huang Jingchen looked at Zhao Tun and took a deep breath. Why didn't he think of this level? The Queen is dead, and the Queen's position is vacant. The possibility of Concubine Zheng becoming a regular is the greatest, so although the prince is not the eldest son , but also accounted for the son of the first son, according to the rules, he is the second heir.If the mother fails to return home, even ordinary officials who violate this rule will also be impeached and dismissed from office. Moreover, it is a prince. When such a day comes, there is no guarantee that no one will use this to make a fuss.

"My lord, if the imperial decree does not come tomorrow, I will go back to Beijing in person, and I must invite the imperial edict of my lord to return to Beijing!" Huang Jingchen figured out the key point, and said respectfully, he knew that the only person in the mansion who could accomplish this was own up.