A Thousand Hills

Chapter 201

Liu Fufeng came to Min'an City mainly to express his position. As the fifth prince's confidant and important minister in charge, he must have his position.Liu Fufeng is not an old fox like Governor Tang who often treats things implicitly and only expresses his attitude at the end. He is young and has first-class decisiveness, and he will make decisions when he decides to do so. Jiujiang and others planned it, but as an important minister in charge of the army, after he came to Min'an City, if someone came to inquire about his intentions, Liu Fufeng said directly that he hoped to build a seaport.

Liu Fufeng's current status is not only his status in the feudal prince's mansion, according to his official position, he is the eldest son of Duke Pingguo, and he can be ranked number one in the imperial capital.He said he supported the construction of the harbor.

These words come out of Liu Fufeng's mouth, they have weight.

Liu Fufeng came here on purpose because he wanted to agree with the fifth prince and his subordinates. The fifth prince's heart can be known from the memorial he handed over. Liu Fufeng came here because he wanted to say to the fifth prince, Boss, I support you what.

In layman's terms, that's it.

Liu Fufeng could also see the resistance of the five princes, not to mention that Tang Governor Su and other people had their own difficulties and concerns, not counting Zhang Changshi who went to the imperial capital but Xue Changshi didn't say yes or no.It can be seen that Xue Changshi actually does not support this matter.Xue Changshi prefers to live in peace and stability.

Liu Fufeng put on a battle to support the fifth prince's construction of the harbor with such a big knife and golden horse. Xue Changshi also specially invited Liu Fufeng to have a drink in order to persuade the young man. Xue Changshi said, "It's not that I don't support this matter, It’s just the first problem, lack of money. The second problem is that if you have money, if the pirates make trouble, it’s not worth building.”

What Xue Changshi was worried about was the same as that of Governor Su of the Tang Dynasty. Governor Su deliberately showed the income and expenditure of Fujian to the fifth prince. Governor Su's meaning was very clear. Fujian could no longer afford tax increases. This has to be God's rewards to eat to have these incomes.In case there is a famine or a disaster at any time, even these incomes will not be available.Governor Su was taught by his father, Su Xiang, to treat the common people kindly. If the fifth prince wanted to scrape the land, he would be the first one to quit.

Governor Tang had even more concerns. Governor Tang started with the factual difficulties, "If the imperial court can't agree to it, let's not talk about the big defeat in the past. Let's talk about the construction of the seaport without several million silver. With this money, the court would rather use it for the prince's military training."

The fifth prince sighed, "After all, there is no money."

Governor Tang added, "If you have money, you won't support us in building a seaport in Fujian."

The fifth prince was silent, and Governor Tang persuaded him in a low voice, "Accordingly, this is not what the old minister should say. Now the old minister is talking too much. Last year, the prince revealed the matter of the household department. Today, the prince's matter, the household department has to give The prince made a trip."

The Fifth Prince said, "Many people have been replaced in the Household Department due to last year's event..." He couldn't go on talking, the Fifth Prince was not a person who deceived himself. The penetration must be deeper than he thought, if the crown prince trips him up, the eldest prince will also have a rift with him, and he will definitely not miss the opportunity to make trouble.There is no fifth prince in the court, even if there are people, it is only the joint efforts of the prince and the eldest prince. From the perspective of the court, it is indeed not easy to pass this matter.

The road to Hubu is blocked, and the fifth prince did not think that the construction of the seaport would be approved by the court so easily. The fifth prince said, "Wait and see, there is no unparalleled road, there is always a way."

Seeing the fifth prince's temper of not turning back and not bumping into the south wall, Governor Tang had no choice but to persuade him.

Governor Tang couldn't persuade the fifth prince here, but Liu Fufeng came here again after hearing the news. Liu Fufeng really deserved to be the person brought by the fifth prince to Fujian.

Yes, in the eyes of Governor Tang, someone like Liu Fufeng who immediately clamored to support the fifth prince's construction of the seaport was really a fool.Hey, Liu Fufeng can be regarded as a natural general, but politically, he is really too immature, isn't he?

Governor Tang prepared to persuade Liu Fufeng. Liu Fufeng is worthy of being the fifth prince's confidant. The two of them really have the same heart and the same view. When encountering difficulties, the fifth prince said, "There is no unparalleled road."

Liu Fufeng said, "If you don't have money, just go find money."

Governor Tang choked, he was not ashamed to ask, and asked Liu Fufeng, "Fufeng, do you have an idea?"

Liu Fufeng shook his head, "No." Unless he wanted to rob, but the rich households in Fujian were actually limited, and besides, Liu Fufeng couldn't do anything unless it was absolutely necessary.

Governor Tang was pissed off by him, and Liu Fufeng continued, "But I thought, if you put your mind to anything, you can always accomplish it."

Lengtouqing, Lengtouqing.

That's why Lengtouqing would believe in such fallacies and heresies as "a man with a heart will live up to heaven". For example, Governor Tang would only believe that "it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen."Governor Tang had a headache. He felt a splitting headache from guarding such a group of stunned young men.

Compared with Governor Tang, Governor Su is only focused on managing the political affairs of Fujian. If the establishment of Hong Kong is not established, this adult will not care about it after raising difficulties. Anyway, the Fifth Prince wants to increase taxes. There is no way. As long as the land is not scrapped, Governor Su will I have no opinion.Governor Su's words were, "Your Majesty has this heart and mind, and I admire it deeply. It's just that our finances in Fujian are difficult to support. The people in Fujian have been heavily taxed because of training troops to fight bandits these years, and we can't increase it lightly." It's half a cent. According to what I see, if the court can allocate some money, this matter will be easier to handle."

Don't look at the awe-inspiring righteousness that Governor Su said, in fact, he just wanted the fifth prince to hit the south wall with Emperor Mu Yuan and hit his head full of bags, so the fifth prince would not bother.

The development of the matter was not different from Governor Su's expectation.

When Xie Shangshu came to investigate the assassination case of the First Prince with the head arrester from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Emperor Mu Yuan's handwriting also arrived, and the Fifth Prince settled the Taizhang first, and then read his own royal father's handwriting.Basically, this is the case. Emperor Mu Yuan asked the Ministry of Households to budget the money for the construction of the seaport. Once the figure was calculated, Emperor Mu Yuan directly showed the account to the fifth prince, which meant that the court did not have the money for the time being. It doesn't matter if things take a while.

In other words, it rejected the meaning of the fifth prince's letter.

However, Emperor Mu Yuan thought that the fifth son was really a good son who worked hard, and rewarded the fifth prince with many things.

The fifth prince read the handwriting, and then showed the handwriting to his wife. Xie Moru didn't say anything after reading it, and said, "The imperial court is unwilling to hand out money, so think of a way not to use the imperial court's money."

The Fifth Prince said, "Ever since I said I wanted to build a seaport, Governor Su said that life was difficult when he saw me. He has figured out the budget for next year, so it is impossible to get money from him. If taxes are raised, the people will be too It's hard." The fifth prince himself wanted to scrape the ground.

Xie Moru said, "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, the richest people are not the gentry, but merchants."

"Ask merchants to pay?"

Xie Moru knew that it was difficult for the imperial court to give the money, so he had no choice but to put his idea on the merchants, Xie Moru said, "We have to think of a way to make them willing to hold out the money with both hands." According to Xie Moru's temper, she asked the merchants to borrow money. Money is out of the question.The imperial court is afraid that they are unwilling to take money, so they still have to find merchants to pay.However, the money should be paid willingly.

"But what's the best way?"

"I'm not familiar with merchants." But there is a way, Xie Moru said, "Furthermore, we don't know the process of building a seaport, so let's figure it out first. Afraid they won't come to the door? Don't worry, my lord, just wait and see."

The fifth prince immediately came to his senses, "Let out the bait first?"

Xie Moru had a dignified face, jaws, "Of course." The fifth prince wanted to laugh seeing his daughter-in-law's serious appearance, and the fifth prince couldn't hold back, he laughed out loud.Xie Moru glanced at him, what are you laughing for? Laughing endlessly, Xie Moru said, "Be more cautious."

The fifth prince laughed, "I'm laughing at you, a schemer is also so sacred and solemn."

"It's funny?" Xie Moru asked, why didn't she find it funny at all.

"It's not funny, it's not funny at all." The Fifth Prince held back a full belly laugh, and said, "I'll go and see the Taizhang, we will hold a family banquet tonight, and invite the Taizhang, Mrs. Azhi and Second Sister-in-Law to come to Changchun Palace for dinner. "Then, I suffocated and laughed.

Xie Moru deeply felt that the Fifth Prince's quality was not good enough, so he laughed like a fool for no reason.

Hey.

Wisteria came in from the outside, her embroidered shoes stepped on the bluestone floor tiles, without making a sound, Wisteria said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the second girl has already made arrangements."

Xie Moru didn't have any opinion on the matter that Xie Shangshu brought Xie Moyou together. It is estimated that Xie Moyou will have to go to Qi Sanlang in a few days.Now that Xie Moyou is here, it's nothing more than arranging an extra house for placement.

Xie Shangshu thought about Xie Moru's arrangement, Xie Shangshu and his entourage lived in the feudal prince's mansion, Xie Moyou also arranged a courtyard alone, but it was only a second courtyard, neither far nor near, which fit well Xie Moyou's identity——the identity of the female family member of the minister, not the identity of the sister of the concubine of the feudal prince.

Xie Shangshu was worried that Xie Moru knew about the inappropriate things Xie Moyou had done. Hey, Xie Shangshu was also angry when he knew about it, but Xie Moyou was willing to admit his mistake. His granddaughter, Xie Shangshu always hoped to give Xie Moyou another chance.

Xie Zhi told his grandfather about working in the feudal prince's mansion, and said, "This year is the year of Qiuwei again, my eldest sister told me to prepare well, and this year I will be in Qiuwei in Fujian."

Xie Shangshu didn't think of this for a while, and was a little surprised, "In the autumn of Fujian?"

"Yes, if you are working here, you can transfer your household registration to Qiuwei in Fujian." Xie Zhi said, "Big sister said, let Ayun and Ayuan brother follow suit."

The county magistrate of Xie Yuan is completely related.

Xie Shangshu is naturally aware of the method of household registration transfer and local imperial examination, but because Xie Zhi is working in Fujian, he didn't think about it.Hearing what Xie Zhi said at this time, Xie Shangshu was a little more relieved for Xie Moru's uncertain old heart, and said, "There is no rule that incumbent officials cannot take imperial examinations." Moreover, the competitiveness of Qiuwei in Mindi is relatively higher than that of the imperial capital. The younger one, Xie Shangshu thought more and more that it was suitable, said, "Your big sister is thinking about your future, study hard, and pay attention to your body. No matter what you do, having a good body will get twice the result with half the effort."

Xie Zhi smiled and said yes.As Xie Moru's younger brother, even if he is a concubine brother, it is easy to establish a relationship with his sister-in-law, and he will think about everything for you. Even if such a sister is not from the same mother, she will not be far away.

Talking about the matter of Qiu Wei, Xie Shangshu brought up family affairs and asked, "The Qi family brought that aunt over last time, didn't your elder sister say anything?"

When it comes to the elder sister of the same mother, Xie Zhi's face no longer smiles, Xie Zhi said softly, "Elder sister didn't say anything, and the festival rewards are also given to that aunt and grandma. I thought, it's better for elder sister not to say anything , Now that the second sister is here, according to the grandson's wishes, let the second sister stay in Fujian for a few more days, so that she can talk to the eldest sister. We both have the surname Xie, and we should be closer than others." It is true that Xie Zhi has no feelings for the Ning family, but Xie Zhi has not had much contact with the Ning family since she was a child, and her feelings are indeed limited.Moreover, he is the eldest grandson, and he was educated by the eldest grandson. In Xie Zhi's heart, Xie Moru must be closer to her relatives who have not had much contact with each other.Especially his second sister was quite dissatisfied with the Ning family because of the incident with the Ning family's daughters.If he really took his second sister as a relative, how could he let his second sister make such an inappropriate mistake!

Xie Shangshu sighed, "Your second sister understands half as much as you do, so I don't want people to worry about it." Xie Moyou did this matter, not to mention that Qi's family was angry, Xie's family also felt ashamed when they found out.But Xie Moyou can't be left alone, just hope she learns to be good.

Xie Zhi has the same expectations for his second sister as his grandfather, that she can live in peace.Xie Zhi started to talk about his father's affairs again. Last year, the court was in turmoil, the Ministry of War and the household department were all purged, and his father was an official in the Ministry of Industry. I don't know if there is any connection.

Speaking of the eldest son's errand, Xie Shangshu really had to recite Buddhism, and said, "Your father is in the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry has always been stable. However, the two servants of the Household Department were dismissed. Your Majesty sees that your father is safe, and he used to work in the Ministry of Household Affairs. , and transferred him to the household department as a servant."

The Hubu has always been the territory of the Eastern Palace, and the purge of the Hubu was all caused by the Fujian region. Now that his father has been transferred to the Hubu to serve as the servant, Xie Zhi couldn't help but feel a little worried.But after thinking about it, my grandfather was the Shaofu of the East Palace, and his family was a respectable family in the imperial capital, not to mention my father had been an official for many years and was always cautious.Now, Xie Zhi let go of his heart, and turned to chat with his grandfather, "My lord wants to build a sea port, and the Ministry of Household budget needs more than 700 million silver, how can we ask for so much?"

Even if Xie Zhi didn't talk about the construction of the seaport, Xie Shangshu was going to ask about it. Hearing what Xie Zhi said, Xie Shangshu said, "How much money is allocated to Fujian every year for military supplies, and where is the money to build the seaport for you. Don't say 700 million, it's 70 silver, I'd rather call you Jing bandits first. The eldest prince can meet bandits, Fujian is not peaceful, it is difficult for the court to deal with the matter of building a seaport."

The grandfather and grandson exchanged a lot of information with each other, and Xie Moyou was also talking with Xie Zhi's wife, Wu Shi.

Xie Moyou was a little tired and haggard, Wu just picked up interesting topics and told Xie Moyou that Xie Moyou's life was not easy, and he had received a lot of teaching from his husband's house to his mother's house.

Before going to the official banquet in the evening, it is necessary to re-dress to cover up the unsatisfactory corners of the eyes and brows.Xie Moru brought the children to sit with Xie Moyou and the Wu family, and the fifth prince and Xie Shangshu and Xie Zhi prepared a separate table to drink together.The banquet was a little lackluster. Xie Moru maintained the grace of the princess, the kindness of the elder sister and the gentleness of the aunt. On the other hand, there were a few dishes that Xie Shangshu and Xie Zhi liked to eat at the men's banquet. The fifth prince pointed to a plum duck Said, "Princess said that you love this one at home, Azhi prefers fish and shrimp, try my chef's skills here."

Xie Shangshu smiled warmly, "My grandchildren, the princess is the most caring." Xie Shangshu reassured another plum duck, and when the banquet was over, Xie Shangshu also had to sigh with emotion. Xie Moru's behavior is really amazing. People can't pick half of it.

When I had free time, Xie Shangshu still met with Xie Moru, and first talked about some family affairs, Xie Lan got married this winter, which is an auspicious day in the twelfth lunar month.Xie Moru smiled, "In a blink of an eye, the younger brothers are all grown up." He asked which family the girl was from, and after learning that it was the daughter of Beichang Hou Yu's family, Xie Moru asked, "Is it the daughter of the prostitute or the daughter of the concubine?"

Xie Shangshu said, "Mrs. Beichanghou has only one son. This is a concubine. Your grandmother has seen her, and she is also a very polite child."

Xie Moru didn't ask any more questions.

After talking about the family affairs, Xie Shangshu talked about the construction of the seaport, Xie Shangshu said, "It's impossible to do it in a while."

Xie Moru smiled and didn't take it seriously, "Kung fu pays off, and there will be a day when it will be done."

Xie Shangshu still wanted to persuade Xie Moru to take it easy, "I see what His Majesty means, and you want the prince to calm Fujian first."

Xie Moru smiled and said nothing.

Xie Shangshu was silent for a while, and asked, "Why do you have to build a seaport? Just to share the benefits of Bo Jingjiang's sea trade? You have never paid attention to small things of money." It is definitely not for the benefit of sea trade, this granddaughter has never been short-sighted people.

"Why?" Repeating the grandfather's question, Xie Moru's voice was neither high nor low, "I told my grandfather before the feudal clan that I could contain King Jingjiang within five years, and within seven or eight years, I would definitely It can calm the land of Wu."

Xie Moru looked at Xie Shangshu and said calmly, "Facts will prove everything."

Xie Moru's face was indifferent, his eyes were firm, Xie Shangshu felt for the first time that Xie Moru was serious.She is serious about achieving this goal. Xie Moru has a terrible goal. What is terrible is that she calms down Wudi. What is her purpose of pacifying Wudi?
What is she going to do to assist the King of Min in making such a great achievement?
The fingers under the brown gauze sleeve unconsciously twirled the tassels of the suet jade pendant around his waist. Xie Shangshu looked into Xie Moru's calm eyes, as if he saw the predestined turmoil in the future.

(End of this chapter)