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Chapter 177 How to be a Thousand Households

When Ge Hongying saw the crying girl kneeling on the ground, she screamed in fear. She lived there. She was much more courageous and knew that no thief dared to come here.

When I calmed down, I saw that the woman was wearing a style of clothes, satin fabric, and fur lining, which I had never seen before, but I could feel that it must be a good thing. The weather was cold. Although the woman's exposed neck and palm were red with redness, she could see that the whiteness was abnormal.

The woman outside thought she knelt down when she heard the door ringing. At this time, she raised her head, looked at Zhang Hongying with confusion, and said respectfully:

"Mrs. Wang, I have something to ask for my Lord Wang."

When he saw this appearance, although he was twenty years old, his beautiful appearance had a lazy style and temperament. Zhang Hongying was stunned, but was blushed by the sound of "Madam Wang" and his heart was pounding. He was not scared when he went out just now, but was panicked by this sentence.

He quickly jumped to the side, waved his hands and said:

"I'm not, I'm not, this is not Mr. Wang's house, Mr. Wang's house is next door!"

The woman kneeling on the ground looked a little red, and she muttered something in a low voice. She climbed up with her hands and feet, and pointed her finger at the delicious restaurant in uncertainty and asked:

"Is this one?"

In fact, the alley on the other side of the delicacy restaurant is the gate of Wang Tong's house. Zhang Hongying didn't know why, but she was very wary of this woman who came to kneel down and was reluctant to tell the location of Wang Tong's family. At this time, Wang Tong also got up. Since he didn't go to Tian Baihu to sing Mao, his early daily habit was to go shopping in various industries.

As soon as I arrived on the South Street, I saw Zhang Hongying and the woman. There was already a friend cleaning there at the entrance of the delicious restaurant. I saw Wang Tong greeting him and greeting him with great sincerity.

When the woman who was kneeling outside early on, she felt aware of this, quickly lifted her skirt and trotted over, arrived in front of her, knelt down with a plop, raised a few pieces of paper, and said earnestly:

"I am Song Chanchan, I beg Lord Ji to take it in and be a cow and a horse, and I would rather die than die."

Wang Tong, who was a little confused, suddenly woke up. Of course, he didn't hear Zhang Hongying's muttering "Not ashamed." Wang Tong lowered his head and asked Song Chanchan in confusion:

“What’s going on?

"What else can happen? Zhang Han has fallen. There is no future in Qinguan. Sooner or later, the business and my mother will be swallowed up. Instead of being swallowed, it is better for me to choose a backer by myself. Lord Wang, you are doing things fairly and fairly, so aunt, "I come and join you."

This attitude is about seeking favor. Wang Tong was a little amused and crying. As for why Miss Song came to him, he knew it. In the capital, I don’t know how many people were watching such a business as Qinguan. When Zhang Han left, he didn’t even have any protection, and it became a delicious food with fragrance.

"Mr. Wang, the account of Qinguan every year. The little girl takes five, and the adults get five, and all the operating expenses are paid by the girl and the guys. The news that Qinguan knows can also tell the adults as soon as possible that Qinguan is another good place to welcome and send off. If the adults want to entertain their colleagues,"

Song Chanchan has a stingy personality that is rare in women of this era. This kind of chatter is not so much for seeking refuge, but rather a place to complain.

Wang Tong felt that Song Chanchan’s performance was very interesting. Qinguan had various benefits when he got it. As for gossip, it was nothing. Everyone would think that this was just a spoil that Zhang Han harvested after he arrived in Taiwan.

Wang Tong took the land deeds contracts that Song Chanchan had presented with both hands, looked through them, and said with a smile:

"I have accepted the Qinguan. I will testify to the middle-aged man in the government for my name. Change it to my name and keep the account clear. If someone comes to you, I will come to me."

After saying these words, Wang Tong walked towards the Zhenxing Building. Song Chanchan didn't expect this to be so simple. She raised her head and looked at Wang Tong's back blankly. She wanted to kowtow. Then she heard Wang Tong in front of her not turning around and waved her hand and said:

"The weather is cold, go back quickly. Just find someone to come here to handle the document contract."

The girl Song's movements froze there. After a while, she was stunned for a while, but she had a smile on her face and slowly stood up. At this time, she heard a cold snorkeling behind her. She turned her head and looked over. Zhang Hongying had not moved. Seeing Song Chanchan turn around, Zhang Hongying's face turned red suddenly, and the girl hurriedly walked into the delicious restaurant.

After Zhang Juzheng was taken away, everything in the court returned to its former state. If there was time after the court meeting, the cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng would give a lecture to Emperor Wanli on a routine basis.

Such a course is also said to be the core meeting of the Ming Empire. Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng, the first and second-ranked figures of the Silijian, were both here to accompany him. The teacher was Zhang Juzheng and the student was Emperor Wanli. These people could almost determine everything about the Ming Empire.

Emperor Wanli, Jiaxian, who was worried about the remaining affairs of the factory. The accurate judgment and firm persistence of the plan, Hu Juzheng and Feng Bao believed that the young emperor had grown up a lot.

Therefore, in the current plan, in addition to telling the principles of sages and the gains and losses of all dynasties, sometimes discussing government affairs, and also taking out promotions and rewards and punishments for officials in a certain place, and Emperor Wanli made the decision.

"Since the magistrate of Changzhou Prefecture began to clear the land in the palace, there has not been one acre of land in the palace, but many people in the palace have written secret letters to Beijing to complain, Yan Ming, how many acres of land were invested in a certain household, and how many acres of land were occupied by a certain household. Your Majesty, how should we deal with this?"

The so-called "dedication" is related to the fact that people with fame and fortune in the Ming Dynasty do not have to pay taxes. People without fame and fortune entrust their own land to the names of families with fame and fortune, paying the entrusted person very little money, but saving a large amount of taxes. This encroachment is often the opportunity for those who have fame and fortune to swallow the land they have given.

Not to mention others, Zhang Ju is in his hometown of Jiangling, Huguang. He has 30 hectares of land, but the local Zhang family donated nearly 600 hectares of land. Zhang Juzheng's disposal impartiality has won him the reputation of justice.

When Emperor Wanli heard the question, he put down what he had in his hand:

"The prefect of Changzhou is fined one year's salary and transferred to Laizhou Prefecture as the prefect, and sent the head of the Ministry of Revenue to the Changqifu Prefecture to handle this matter."

Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other, and Zhang Cheng next to him also nodded slightly, and Zhang Juzheng asked with a smile

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, the land in the world is everywhere. Several people in Shanxi who are not good at practicing pursuing their power have been exempted from being punished. Two magistrates in Henan who participated in the hidden land have been beheaded. Why is the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture only fined their salary for one year and transferred to Laizhou Prefecture?"

"More than 70% of the officials in the court were from Jiangnan prefectures in the Southern Zhili Province. If they were local officials in the prosperous prefectures in Jiangnan, they would be hindered. If they met a pedestrian on the street, they might be relatives of the adult in the capital. How could they manage it? Xu Ge's hometown has more than 400,000 acres of fertile land in Songjiang Prefecture. Haiwangfeng went to investigate and found that he had lost his official position and returned home. Even Hai Rui could not manage it. How could he be managed by a young prefect? ​​This is the reason why he did not demote."

Speaking of the allusion of Hai Rui and Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng was a little embarrassed. Xu Jie, the two generations of cabinet assistants of the Jiajing Dynasty and Longqing Dynasty, after returning home, they occupied the land and established a huge foundation. Hai Rui went to investigate and handle it and ordered the land to be returned. Unexpectedly, Xu Jie bribed Dai Fengxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel at that time, and instead impeached Hai Rui and harmed Shisan. Zhang Juzheng had a lot of connections in this matter. When he heard Wanli mention it, he felt very uncomfortable.

"But the errandsman assigned by the court was not very advanced. He was transferred to a place like Laizhou Prefecture with a one-year salary penalty. At the same time, he sent the head of the Ministry of Revenue to supervise. If the handling is not good, then I will use the eunuchs in the palace and the police from the Jinyiwei!"

Emperor Wanli said while thinking. He quickly spoke out one thing. Several big shots in the study looked at each other a few times. Zhang Juzheng smiled and praised:

"Your Majesty's handling can be said to be fair, but I want to make it clear that the prefect transferred to Laizhou Prefecture for one year is not a punishment. If it is really an order, it will be a great reward."

Emperor Wanli was stunned. Feng Bao said softly from the side:

"Long lively, the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture has no good fortune. There are all the families of officials and families under it. He has to deal with the responsibilities of the court. He has to shave his hands and the official position is immediately difficult to protect. He can be transferred to the position of Laizhou Prefecture. Although the place is poor, there are no big families. Instead, he can search for money and his salary is nothing, and he will be fat immediately."

"With the salary of the court, I have to be greedy for ink, and I have to learn from the Taizu to record them as a result of grass."

Emperor Wanli was a little angry when he was said, and said viciously there. Several bigwigs in the room smiled at each other and changed the topic. The governor of a province only earned less than 200 taels of silver a year. If he didn't greedy, how could he support the family and communicate in the officialdom.

However, Emperor Wanli also had other thoughts. The topic changed, but he smiled and said:

"Mr. Zhang, the commuting king of Jinyiwei is reliable and reliable. Recently, he has made contributions. Lian thought about how to promote him to a thousand households. What do you think?"

Zhang Juzheng's smile was still there, and he asked gently:

"I dare to ask Your Majesty what Wang Tong has made. I have not heard of it."

Emperor Wanli was stunned when asked, hesitated but thought of something, and said with a little excitement:

"Sir, some time ago, I was worried and the government and the people were talking about it. Wang Tong was the first to offer a couplet. He said that Mr. Zhang had great hard work and made great contributions, and the Ming Dynasty must be lacking for a day. His statement was exactly the same as the couplet's thoughts. I issued an edict to seize the relationship. I left Mr. Wang Tong, who also had a lot of contributions. It was indeed faster to advance to the command of the money, but he should give it to a thousand households."
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