Traveling through the Prosperous Pastoral of Peasant Girls

Chapter 112 The Emperor's Joke

The country cannot be left without a master for a day. The eldest prince ascended the throne with the name Ruizong. It was the first year of Ruizong, when the eldest prince ascended the throne, he began to reform the government and eradicate corrupt officials, profiteers and bullies.

Ten days after the eldest prince succeeded to the throne, he summoned all the big bosses of Sitongda, Juxin Guangshang, Hongtai Bank, Jinfu and the shopkeepers of the various bosses to the Yin Yamen of the capital for interrogation by Ruizong himself.Several of them are the largest firms in the capital.Although Jinfu is a rising star in recent years, they didn't get their attention at first, but they have developed rapidly in the past year or so, and they can compete with them.

Because their Jin family was engaged in fur and food business on the surface, they did not get the attention of major merchants at first, but later the Jin Mansion built a large-scale salt field, and even hung the title of maritime merchant, although the profits inside should not be taken by outsiders. I know, but people also guessed that the Jin Mansion must be making money every day.Although they are criminals together, let them have some respect.

The Jin family was the first to bear the brunt of the golden calamity Liutao, and was first questioned by Ruizong: "I remember I warned you at the beginning, what did you take my words for? You sold grain to foreign countries, and there was a catastrophe in your own country, but there was nothing you could do?"

Several bosses also received his warning at the beginning, but before Jin Yanliutao had time to answer, their bosses and shopkeepers shouted for grievances: "Your Majesty, who would have expected that the great dragon would turn around? , you can’t sell grain to foreign countries even if you are killed?”

"What I'm asking is why you didn't listen to me. At that time, I was still a prince, right? At that time, I had no right to kill you, right?" Several owners and shopkeepers were sweating profusely from the two 'right' words.Jin Yan Liutao watched calmly, to see the difference between Ruizong and the dead third prince.

Ruizong then raised his voice and said, "Since you resisted the edict and don't comply with it, and funded the enemy country, you should have ransacked your family and executed it, but it is not appropriate to kill your father just after his death, so you are allowed to spend money to buy your life!"

When it is said that money is used to buy lives, these people are much more calm. They have lives, so fines are nothing.The two of them exchanged winks and understood that this Ruizong was just a copy of the third prince.

Just listen to Ruizong's announcement: "Hongtai Bank refused to comply with the edict and sold a huge amount of grain privately to Qinglang Country. Hongtai Bank was fined 7 taels of silver. Sitongda was guilty of the same crime and fined 10 taels. Juxin Guangshang was guilty of the same crime and fined 11 taels. The Jinfu sells the largest amount of grain, and it is the same crime as the former, and the fine is 12 taels..." The rest of the shopkeepers said that they accepted the punishment, although after the fine, the profit from reselling grain last year to the present is gone, and even appeared. It's a deficit, but it's better than being decapitated.

The two looked at each other, and thought the same: "There are more than 40 taels in total. The new emperor has a big appetite!"

"In addition to fines, each of you will receive five boards of punishment, which will improve your memory!"

"Oh my god, it's not unreasonable to even hit and punish?" Liu Tao agreed to the fine, and when she mentioned hitting the board, she became angry and yelled at Ruizong.

Jin Yan hurriedly pulled her back: "Tao'er, don't be afraid, I'm here, I was beaten for you..."

Jin Li knew that even though there were only five boards, Liu Tao's soft little butt could handle it. Besides, a woman was boarded up by the royal family. Does she still have the face to live in this world?

Ruizong ignored Liu Tao's protest and ordered the six people from the other three families to be beaten first.It was the turn of Jin Yan and Liu Tao, and Ruizong waved his hand: "On the eve of the funeral, the emperor also verbally praised the Jinfu. , to relieve the court's worries. Your Jinfu will make up for it according to the merits, and the money will be fined, so you don't have to hit the board...retire!"

After saying these few words righteously, he withdrew from the hall, leaving a few shopkeepers in the lobby at a loss. laughter.

"Hahahaha, brother Jin Yang, don't you need to be beaten for me?"

"Hahaha, Taoer, it's not bad!" The two of Jin Yan were fined 12 taels of silver instead of being beaten. After watching Ruizong withdraw from the church, he also knew that the new emperor's punishment for them was just to confiscate them. Huge sums of money, that's all, it's heartless to say strange things.The shopkeepers of the other shopkeepers who were beaten up squinted and looked down upon their painful buttocks.

On the way home in the carriage, Jin Yan comforted Liu Tao: "Taoer, it is indeed our fault to sell grain to the north, isn't it just a fine, it is estimated that the court is short of money, we earned more than 12 last year Well, if you punish some, you can punish some, if you want to open it."

"Brother Jinzhang, as you said, you should be fined as much as you are fined, just treat it as a mouse for a cat. Let's turn our grief into a meal. Today I cook, and I asked Liu Xi to come over. Let's take the last jar of wine. Get rid of it and get rid of bad luck."

"I agree!" The two clapped each other's hands on the carriage, and Ma Jinqiang, who was driving in the driver's seat, was amused, and said in his heart, "These two are really weird. If you fine them 12 silver, they seem to be fine. Turning grief into food, and drinking to celebrate... If someone else was fined so much money, wouldn't they cry like a dead father? But they... I really don't understand their world! "

Passing by the vegetable market, Liu Tao saw the stripped and cleaned white striped rabbit meat from the carriage, and wanted to buy some to cook.Liu Tao was still picking, and Jin Zhan pointed to a basket under a case for Liu Tao to look at.

Liu Tao was overjoyed when she saw that there were more than a dozen rabbit heads inside, she would not want any more rabbit meat soon, and threw a piece of silver to the shopkeeper to wrap the rabbit heads round.Looking at the foreign carriage going away, the shopkeeper scratched his head; the whole rabbit meat is only eighty renminbi each, and the rabbit head can be given away for free when you buy the rabbit meat. How much rabbit meat do you have to buy for half a tael of silver and five hundred renminbi?Besides, the rabbit heads they bought at a high price didn't have much meat, so how could they eat them?

When I got home, the whole family came to visit, and it was a pity to hear that I was fined 12 silver.The grandma asked puzzledly: "You have committed such a serious crime, so the emperor didn't behead you, bah bah..., it's not that I curse you, I just don't understand?"

"Grandma, if we are beheaded, what will the refugees do? Are there any red beans to eat? Now, the wild vegetables in the field are still sprouting. If millions of refugees make trouble, Ruizong's throne will be safe." ?"

"Well, it makes sense..."

Liu Tao turned around and told Liu Mao Xiaosi to catch black wolf fish and crayfish, prepared the ingredients to be used, and then marinated the rabbit's head in advance.

In the afternoon, Liu Tao occupied the kitchen ahead of time and planned to cook six dishes. She was still busy here, and Jin Yan sent Liu Mao to tell her: "Eldest sister, the emperor and the fourth princess have come to our house in private. Eldest brother-in-law Accompanying guests, he asked you to cook more dishes, as if they were going to eat from our house."

"Oh, I got it," Liu Tao murmured in her heart, "Ruizong fined the money from Jinfu in the morning, what are they doing here at this time, isn't it a slap in the face for a sweet date?"

Liu Tao and Wu'er brought the dishes to the living room, and Liu Tao greeted them lukewarmly. The fourth princess felt that the royal family was wronged by the Jin family, and she was apologetic in words.Ruizong didn't mention this, but praised Jin Hao for taking care of the overall situation in this disaster relief, and promised the royal family to hang a plaque with "Supreme Great Virtue" on the main entrance.

"Slap a sweet date." Liu Tao muttered to herself again.

He was angry with Ruizong in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it too much. Seeing that the wine had already been unsealed by Jin Yan, she said to Jin Yang, "Brother Jin Yang, you and the emperor can drink rice wine. I don't think you can drink this wine." I'm used to it, leave it for me and the princess to drink." The meaning in her words clearly had an opinion on Ruizong.

"Farewell, Liu Tao, I came to your Jin Mansion to drink the wine you make just because of the reputation."

"Your Majesty, there are only two jars of wine in total. I drank one jar during the Chinese New Year, and this is the only jar now. It's too much, not too much..."

"Huh, little Taoer," Ruizong called out affectionately like a golden calamity, "I think you are also a big girl, and your looks are not bad. Well, pick a date... just the day after tomorrow on March 28, and I will use it." Eight big sedan chairs will carry you into the palace..."

"Enter the palace, what are you going to do?"

"Be a concubine for me! I have a crush on you and I think highly of you. Anyway, you are not married yet, so you can't disobey the decree. The crime of disobeying the decree is not small?"

"what……"

Knowing that he was joking, Liu Tao hurriedly apologized and said, "Ahem, Your Majesty, thank you for thinking highly of me, but I'm already Brother Jinzhang's ruined flower, you'd better find a better one."

"Do you think I'll dislike you? I don't care. As for you, brother Jin Yang, you don't have to worry. Doesn't the Jin Mansion already have beauties from the North? I'll pick some southern beauties for him. "

"Hehe, Your Majesty, you see that my house is short of manpower for work. You can send them here, but there is a shortage of manpower in the cowshed. They can't eat when they come. Then go to the cowshed. If there are more, we will accept them all.”

"Hahahaha..." Everyone laughed this time, and the atmosphere eased up.

Looking at the amber-colored wine in the glass, there was already an aroma of grapes wafting out. The taste of the wine was not too strong, and it smelled sweet before drinking it.The princess took a sip and said, "Okay!"

Ruizong is currently in mourning, and he dare not live too extravagantly in the court. Besides, the problem of refugees has not been completely resolved, and every day is an economic meal.If the country suffers from a catastrophe, it would not be appropriate for him to eat and sing songs every night. He automatically reduces the food supply, and usually eats mostly vegetarian food.

He didn't have to worry about these things when he arrived in Jinfu. First, he praised Liu Tao's braised black wolf fish and spicy crayfish. The oily stomach was rewarded once.

(End of this chapter)