Chapter 281: Memories of March (Part 2)

Imperial Palace

"Your Majesty, the customs annual quota has been counted and verified last year, totaling 3.7 million taels." Chen Qing recited the memorial.

After hearing this, Wang Hongyi smiled: "Yes, with this money, you can basically add a hole. Where is the land tax?"

"Because the emperor pays less taxes, he now collects one million and two million."

The land tax was only 1.2 million. If the land tax was collected alone, I was afraid that it would not even be enough to maintain the military expenses. Yao Tong was stunned. At this moment, Wang Hongyi turned to look at him and asked, "What about the case of monks plotting rebellion? How are they dealing with now?"

"Emperor, the thirteenth corps' memorial has been raised, and a total of 9,651 people have been killed. All the people on the list have been arrested, and some are still being investigated." Yao Tong came to his senses and bowed back quickly.

"It's almost done. If the order is passed on, the case will be stopped. Don't be further implicated." Wang Hongyi said.

Yao Tong quickly responded: "Yes!"

Wang Hongyi asked again: "How about copper ore and coin minting?"

"The emperor, Hongwu copper coins and Hongwu silver coins have both flowed in. They were first paid as salaries for officials and military personnel. Therefore, many of them have flowed into the people, and the response is very good. Both the copper coins and silver coins are of good quality." Zhao Yuanjing hurriedly bowed and replied.

"The quality is good, there must be private casting of copper. How is the situation?"

"Yes, of course, but who is not afraid of the severe punishment of the law? In March, there were 300 people in this matter. According to the emperor's will, they were all dealt with on-the-spot basis. I want to have it sporadically or there, but the scale is gone."

These three people are all blue talents. Wang Hongyi smiled and said, "The scale is still there, but as long as the mining is improved and the production cost is low, it will be cost-effective."

After a pause, he asked again: "Have Fusang traded with us?"

Suddenly asking this, the three of them looked at each other. Yao Tong thought quickly and said, "There is indeed a trade with Fusang, but the number is not large."

Wang Hongyi said with some interest: "What about Fusang in China?"

"Your Majesty, this minister is not very clear, but according to records, the King of Fusang has been undermined by his subordinates, and the general of the Conquering the Wild is in charge of the whole country, but it is said that the generals have undermined the General." Yao Tong thought carefully and got this point.

Wang Hongyi didn't find it strange, but he felt thoughtful.

***The king was emptied by the shogunate, the shogunate was emptied by Daming, and Daming was emptied by the samurai. This is normal, and it is not clear what era it was.

If the separatist rule of Daming has been superficialized, it would be more beneficial.

Wang Hongyi did not intend to send troops to occupy it. At least in a short period of time, what he needed was trade, gold, silver and copper.

The Central Plains continent has always lacked gold, silver and copper, but the *** is different. There have always been a large amount of gold, silver and copper, which would be strange if it is not absorbed through trade.

However, there is no hurry to do this, Wang Hongyi casually ordered: "Let the officer send someone to touch the situation in Fusang Kingdom and come back to report to me."

"You are all meritorious, and I cannot help but reward." Wang Hongyi said calmly, "Chen Qing, Yao Tong!"

"I'm here!" Both of them knelt down with a "slap".

"You are all Xuan Delang, the seventh rank of the Jinzhengzheng. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel tomorrow and ask the Ministry of Personnel to make up for you as county magistrates. You are all talented people, but you must go through local governance and assessment. You have good students in the county to study and work. I have expectations for you."

Both of them heard it "buzzing" and left the center of the Secret Palace, which made both of them very disappointed, but they had to bow and bow: "Thank you, the Emperor."

Seeing the two of them bowing, Wang Hongyi said again: "Zhao Yuanjing, I have appointed you as the eighth-rank minister, so just do it here!"

Zhao Yuanjing was surprised and happy, bowed and said, "Thank you, the emperor."

After calming down, Zhao Yuanjing reported: "Emperor, this time the beautiful lady has been selected. The empress dowager passed the message. If the emperor is fine, please ask the emperor to return to the palace."

March has passed, the coldness has finally passed, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the foundation of Dacheng is becoming more and more stable. In this talent show, many families are willing to choose suitable girls to enter the palace.

"I understand." Wang Hongyi didn't care and waved his hand.

At this time, the Imperial Palace and Imperial Garden

Several corridors and white marble railings lead straight to the winding lines. At this time, a row of weeping willows on both sides of the lake were already green, and stone tables and bamboo chairs were placed along the river.

The breeze passes by, the willows sway, and there is laughter and joy here.

It turned out that the Empress Dowager was in a good mood when she saw the spring sunshine and took the palace servants to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the spring flowers.

Accompanying the Empress Dowager are Empress Song Xinyou, Concubine Zhao Wan, Concubine Jin Suer, and several new talents and nobles who have entered the palace in the past one or two years, including Xie Lurui.

They all got the news and made fun in the Imperial Garden.

There is also a new girl, even Loli.

They were all between fifteen or sixteen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a magnificent appointment. At this time, many women gathered, either charming, cute, or beautiful, with various shapes, and they really had the charm of a fairy.

Although the emperor was not very concerned about women, in order to balance, in the past few years, three batches of beautiful girls have been selected in the palace. These girls are only ten years old and the youngest is only fourteen or five years old, and each has its own colors.

However, it is very rare to be loved by the emperor.

Seeing that the queen and the two concubines were always favored, Xie Lurui had a princess, these girls were all looking forward to it. The queen mother was generous and saw that she had no choice but to do anything else, so many people would please the queen mother and then approach the emperor.

Many people accompanied the queen mother to talk funny. The sitting queen, imperial concubine, and concubine Jin would say a few flattering words from time to time to make fun of it, which was very lively for a while.

However, these women still think the Queen Mother is too simple.

The Empress Dowager was young and widowed, and she lived a poor life with her only son, but she was born into a big family. She lived a wealthy life over the years. The disputes in the inner house made the Empress Dowager feel like a mirror in her heart.

Although the empress was in charge of the palace affairs in this palace, the empress dowager's confidants were not without her. However, the empress dowager was not greedy for power and her son was extremely filial, so she seemed generous.

Song Xinyou's eyes swept over these newly entered the palace girls, her smile remained unchanged, and she gently picked up the lid with a savor.

She is the lord of the harem, and she must know these concubines’ affairs. The imperial concubine and the imperial concubine, one is gentle and the other is cold and the other is a woman who is not greedy for power and has no relatives. After a few years, she is naturally at ease with these two people, but other people...

Some girls are so naive that they have to find some opportunities to hit them.

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Your Majesty asked the minister to come and pass on the message, saying that the government is busy today and cannot come to accompany the Empress to appreciate the flowers!" At this time, a serving eunuch came quickly and reported.

When the women who were looking forward to this were all looking down on their faces.

They were originally drunk but didn't want to drink. They had long heard that every time the Queen Mother admired the flowers, His Majesty would come to accompany her. Today they dressed up, but they couldn't even see anyone.

The Empress Dowager seemed to have not seen their expressions and said happily: "Governmental affairs are important, government affairs are important, and the Ai family is just a casual look. Where is the emperor coming here? Go and reply and ask the emperor to do things well. Don't worry about the Ai family. The Ai family has these people here, which is very good!"

"No!" The eunuch turned back.

The Queen Mother was enjoying the flowers in the imperial garden with a smile, but after a moment, she said to the Queen again.

"Empress, you must know more about the affairs in the palace than the Ai family. Originally, the palace was quite leisurely. Once there were more people, there were more idle things. As the queen, you are in charge of all the matters in the harem. Some things must not be relaxed."

"What the Empress Dowager said." Song Xinyou quickly stood up and said.

The queen mother sat there, took a look, knew that the daughter-in-law understood what she meant, nodded, then changed her mind and talked about something else.

The harem was undercurrent, and the palace officials would not inform the emperor of this matter. At this time, Wang Hongyi also had something he had to do and had no time to pay attention to this matter. He was listening to the officials below reporting to Enko in the outer palace.

After resigning from the official who reported the matter, Wang Hongyi sat behind the desk and looked through the list of students who participated in Enke this time.

The thick book on the table made Wang Hongyi feel quite pleased.

He remembered that when the imperial examination was held for the first time, the number of students participating was much smaller than what he expected. This was not so much about the size of the area, but also that many people were still watching.

Last year, when the two prefectures were pacified, the Central Plains were in their hands, and they were arrogance.

The imperial examinations were gradually accepted. Whether it was a noble family or a poor family, there were many more students participating in this enrollment than in the previous few times. This was a symbol of the stability of the imperial court.

There is no need to rush this matter, but it seems that people in the entire territory have attracted attention from the first game of Emperor Enko.

As Wang Hongyi expected, Enko, in the eyes of the world, was far more important than the Dharma Assembly case.

However, there are already some signs here. Some working officials and families are paying attention to these students, and students also need to have a backend.

Therefore, getting married, having banquets, learning, and emerging endlessly.

Some are tolerant, some are not tolerant.

On Earth, when the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, fraud occurred. In the 14th year of Shunzhi, three cases of fraud occurred in the imperial examination, namely the Dingyou Shuntian Township Examination, the Dingyou Jiangnan Township Examination, and the Dingyou Henan Township Examination. All 18 examiners were hanged.

But don't repeat it here. Thinking of this, Wang Hongyi showed coldness.

Customs. Song Mansion

In Song Han's villa, Song Heng, who was passing by this place in Jinling, was discussing the imperial examination with his brother.

"Brother, what are the reactions of the other families?" Although the Song family is a descendant, they are also concerned about this matter.

Song Han had some family information in his hand. When he saw his second brother asking, he did not hide it: "These families have not made any major moves at the moment, but they are still within normal range now."

"Brother, how can they hide this trick from Your Majesty? Your Majesty doesn't touch them, but he just doesn't want to pay attention to it." Song Heng said sneered.

They already understood this emperor very well.

Song Han said, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. Although the country has stabilized, there are Hu people in the north and ready for war at any time. Now there is a sensation in the world. What happens again? It is not that Your Majesty will see you."

"Even if there is a little fraud, as long as each family does not make too much trouble with these students, Your Majesty will not be punished at this time, but not now, it does not mean that you will not settle the accounts afterwards..."

"According to my eldest brother, the Song family will not get involved in this matter anymore?" Song Heng asked.

Song Han shook his head: "No, it is not a good deed for the Song family to be too lonely. It is best to grasp the position and be low-key without attracting attention. The Song family only needs to have a certain kindness to some hopeful students, so don't do anything else."
Chapter completed!