"Sorry people to inquire about the news and see why the summons are."
In the palace, smoke was filled with smoke, and the faint fragrance in the air made people feel refreshed. Song Xinyou walked gently in the palace, thought for a moment, and said to the eunuch who came in to pass the newspaper.
This person is one of her confidants in the palace and has connections in various palaces. If you go to inquire, you can find out the news. This is not an exaggeration. The queen has her own source of information.
"No." The eunuch received the order, responded respectfully, slowly retreated, and turned around and walked outward.
"Slow down!" The eunuch turned around and left, and Song Xinyou repented and called him back.
"Forget it." Song Xinyou stared at the eunuch with a complicated expression, hesitated for a moment, and made the opposite decision.
Due to her identity, she has many things to worry about.
Although they have been married to Wang Hongyi for many years, they have a good relationship. When it comes to political affairs, they still need to avoid suspicion. Now they are just spying, and it will be much better to ask later.
Although there were some questions in my heart, Song Xinyou still rationally understood what things can be interfered with and what things cannot be intervened with.
Although I don’t know whether this matter is good or bad, it is related to my family and my family is a noble family, I cannot interfere randomly.
"After my father and uncle go back, ask for information from them." She waved her hand and said decidedly.
"No." The eunuch responded again and hurriedly retreated.
Zheng Xin was still standing aside, and asked in confusion: "Empress, if you are worried, why don't you send someone to inquire early? If something happens, you'd better make a decision early. Why do you have to wait until they go back before inquiring?"
In the past, when they asked for information, the Empress never hesitated like this.
Song Xinyou turned around and walked slowly in the hall, but his expression was faint.
"This matter is different... It would be fine if it was a general matter. I managed the inner palace and sent some people to inquire about the news. But if this matter is related to political affairs, even if it is my palace, I should be careful and not take a wrong step."
"What the Empress is thinking about." Thinking of the secret matters in the palace, Zheng Xin looked solemn.
She has been with Song Xinyou for many years. She was a dowry family and gave birth to a child. She was smart and knew the words, so she was quite in love with Song Xinyou.
It is precisely because of this that she knows something about Song Xinyou.
I knew that the queen and the king had a good relationship, but I dared not make any mistakes in words and deeds. This was not only due to identity reasons, but also for the sake of the Song clan.
If another woman talks to her family, it may not necessarily arouse suspicion from the king.
For example, Zhao Wan is originally a poor family, and no matter how promoted she is, she cannot be on the market. She talks and gets a small official position, which is normal.
As a family from a major family in Shu, he is also a family member and has a legitimate son. He has to pay attention to his words and deeds.
Sometimes I feel that life is hard, but Song Xinyou feels that she is extremely lucky.
The daughter of a noble family is used for marriage. She is better than all the daughters of the family when she is in her current situation.
"We won't mention this matter. No matter what, the king has his own decision, so there is no need for me to worry too much." Song Xinyou said this, and turned around and ordered the people on both sides: "I have gone to get my zither's zither. I haven't played the zither for a long time. Today I have nothing to do, so I will play a few songs."
"No." At the same time, outside the palace, two carriages, under the protection of several guards, came to the palace gate.
Someone came forward to check.
The two of them got out of the car. They were not young anymore and were very well maintained. One had white face and long beards, and the other had yellow face and short beards. They looked about forty years old.
These are the two brothers Song Han and Song Heng. Because they have no official status, although they are noble relatives, the clothes they wear on them have not been usurped. They use ordinary but very high-quality materials.
Song Han and Song Heng got out of the car without saying anything. The eunuch who sent them to invite them had already spoken and said to the imperial guards who came to investigate: "Why, don't you know the Sa family? These two are the queen's close relatives. This is the token issued by the king. After reading it, let it go! The king is waiting inside!"
As he said that, he handed over a token.
The patrolling imperial guards looked carefully and confirmed that it was true. The person in front of him was also the eunuch in the palace. Naturally, they did not dare to offend such people and were hurriedly giving them a way out.
"Please, please!" the eunuch said with a smile.
The Song brothers nodded to each other and entered together.
Walking, the two followed the eunuch and walked inside.
Although there were many carved railings and painted pillars along the way, they were smaller than the Shu Palace. The two of them knew that the site was still renovated, and the scale was restricted.
But at present, it's still more than enough to live.
There were not many palace servants in the past, but there were many imperial guards. I guess it was because this was an outer city and there were not many people entering and leaving the inner palace.
"Two adults, you can slow down, time comes quickly!" Knowing that the two were not young, the eunuch who led the way walked along the way, took good care of the two and deliberately slowed down.
Although the Song brothers did not have official positions, the eunuchs would never dare to make things difficult for the sake of being the queen's close relatives.
The Song brothers naturally would not offend others. When they came to the palace and were waiting for the arrival of the car, Song Han took out a brocade bag, handed it over, and rewarded it to the other party.
The eunuch took over and pinched his hands. The weight was really good. The smile on his face suddenly became more and more prosperous, and he repeatedly thanked him for his reward.
"Brother, someone is coming out." Song Heng kept watching, and when he saw someone come out of it, he whispered to remind his brother.
So Song Han stopped talking to the eunuch, stood there, watching the people coming out, and kept coming to him and his brothers.
"The king is waiting for the two of you inside, please follow me and go in now." The person who came was also an eunuch, but his rank was higher than the one who brought them. The same thing was that he smiled.
The man bowed to them and asked them to enter the hall. Seeing this, the two of them felt a little calmer.
The two of them went up the steps and followed the eunuch into the palace.
The place where Wang Hongyi summoned them was in a side hall behind this palace.
I saw that the light in the side hall was slightly dim, the fragrance was lingering, and the environment was quite quiet.
Song Han and Song Heng walked into the place under the guidance of the eunuch. Due to the poor light, no one could be seen for a while. The eunuch said to one of the people inside: "Your Majesty, the man has been brought here."
"You go back first."
"No." The eunuch retreated.
Only then did Song Han and Song Heng see that one of them was standing in front of a wall, looking at the wall, and walking a few steps closer, they saw a map hanging on the wall.
And it is a map facing the sea. The map is very large and occupies the entire wall and looks very clear.
The two of them didn't dare to look at each other and quickly bowed.
"Sit down, you are the closest relatives of Gu, so there is no need to be so polite. Gu summoned you this time, and he has something to discuss with you." Wang Hongyi turned around and looked at them and said.
He was still very polite to the Song family's etiquette and his tone was gentle.
Song Han and Song Heng dared not be arrogant. They performed according to the courtesy. After thanking each other, they sat down respectfully in the side position.
Song Han bowed again and asked, "I don't know what the king summoned us?"
"I guess you have seen this map." Wang Hongyi did not answer directly, stood up, pointed to the huge map on the wall, and looked at the two of them and said.
Song Han and Song Heng were both slightly stunned. They didn't know what the king in front of them meant, but they had to answer. They quickly got up and said, "I saw it."
"In front of the lonely, there is no need to be unfamiliar. They are all their own family members and they are summoned privately, which is not as common as gossip in the palace." Wang Hongyi saw that the two of them were a little restrained in front of him, so he comforted him.
That's right, the Song brothers were a little relaxed on the surface, but they became more cautious.
"Since I saw it, Gu doesn't have to go around the circle to talk. This time Gu summoned you and the two of you. There is a big thing to leave to the Song family to do." Seeing that the two of you insisted on doing this, Wang Hongyi didn't say anything else, but said to them.
"Please give the emperor the instructions that the Song family will do their best to do whatever the Song family can do." Song Han, as the chief of the Song family, immediately said after hearing Wang Hongyi's words.
"Please give orders to the king." Song Heng said so.
Wang Hongyi nodded: "This matter is related to the sea."
As he said, he pointed to the map on the wall.
"There are already large areas of sea under the rule of Gu... Many people have never attached importance to the sea area and believe that the land of the sea area is not important, but Gu does not think so."
Wang Hongyi pointed to the map and said: "The sea area can not only be defended, but also trade, which is extremely important."
He also pointed to several rivers in the territory: "These rivers are places with frequent trade exchanges. Because no one manages them on weekdays, many illegal people enter from these places, causing many disasters to the orphans' rule. If checkpoints are established in these places, they will definitely be able to eliminate bandits and manage the land in Qingming."
"And, Gu decided to take the commission on commercial tax in these places at the same time. Are you afraid you are better at these things than Gu? I left this matter to you, list a detailed document for commercial tax collection, and report to Gu. You can see that the commercial tax on land is collected in this way, and maritime trade can be used as an example."
This is actually Heguan and Customs. Although it is still early, it can be established after conquering Jiaozhou. In the future, the two items can be promoted by conquering Jiangnan.
In history, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the annual income was only 10 million yuan, and the customs income reached 1.5 million yuan, and later it increased to 3 million yuan, which greatly supported the finances.
One thousand coins are worth a sacrificial amount, and the same sacrificial amount is equivalent to one tael of silver. This is a very large sum of money. In other words, the dynasty finance is only three million taels of income.
As for the opening of customs after Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne to increase fiscal revenue, Qianlong earned 30 million taels per year. It is said that at the highest point, the customs had 10 million taels per year. Later, overseas trade was banned and four customs were closed, and traded in only one port in Guangzhou was allowed. Qianlong's annual customs income was 5 million taels per year.
And in this world, according to Wang Hongyi's estimate, it is at least as high as the Song Dynasty, so the customs has at least three million silver revenue, and may even have more than five million.
Chapter completed!