When Zhang Fulin was working as a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he witnessed with his own eyes many of his colleagues who were daring to commit corruption and bribery and were locked up with iron chains by the fans of the South Factory. He was deeply touched by this, so he acted extremely cautiously. Money given by people who were not trustworthy would never be used.
On several occasions, he even threw the briber's banknotes in the face of the briber in court, and ordered the yamen servants to beat him out with a fire stick and never set foot in the Securities Regulatory Commission's yamen again.
When the incident spread, the officialdom of the capital was shaken. After the corruption crisis, everyone no longer dared to blatantly accept bribes. But as the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling person, let alone the person who gave the money. Everyone said that Mr. Zhang
He is decisive in doing things, and he is worthy of being an upright official selected by Huang Shilang.
More terrible things are yet to come. Recently, Zhang Tisi's house has been crowded with people, and they are all using the Chinese New Year to build relationships. Since Mr. Zhang is too busy with official duties and does not go home all day long, his wife has taken a lot of money without authorization.
Gifts and various New Year's goods were piled up in half the yard, but after Zhang Fulin returned home, it stands to reason that collecting some odds and ends during the New Year and the holidays is a normal human etiquette. It is not a big deal, and even the Procuratorate can't control it, but
Zhang Fulin was more serious about this and forced his wife to return the gifts one by one.
The gift-givers were all businessmen who came to Beijing for business. They dropped their things and left. Where could they go? Madam was so worried that Zhang Fulin kept busy and called two donkey carts to take all the gifts to the Ministry of Household Affairs for confiscation.
He even scolded his wife at the door of his house: "Bitch, ruin my reputation for the rest of my life!" If not for the persuasion of his neighbors, Mr. Zhang would have divorced this money-grubbing woman on the spot with a divorce letter.
This incident spread even wider, and even the emperor heard about Zhang Fulin's reputation for integrity. The Holy Heart was so happy that he wrote "Integrity and Integrity" in his handwriting.
Give him these four words, and the officialdom of the capital was shaken for a while, and the reputation of the Ministry of Revenue rose even more. Everyone knew that Huang Shilang had trained a great upright official, and this fat and oily securities regulatory yamen was in the hands of Zhang Fulin.
What a blessing.
Today, the income of the Ming Dynasty mainly comes from several aspects. First, the taxes of various local governments, which are the bulk of the imperial government's finances, and then there are several profitable yamen directly under the imperial court, such as the Shipping Department in Shanghai, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou.
The customs, Jiangnan Textile Department, etc. are all good places to earn money every day. The annual revenue has been very good recently, and the tax revenue has increased significantly. Even so, the court is still stretched for money. After all, fighting on two fronts consumes too much money and food.
, fighting the war for several months cost ten million taels of silver. No matter how much money you have, you can't afford this way of spending money.
The establishment of the Securities Regulatory Commission solved this problem for the imperial court. Originally, there were not many stocks listed for trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and their par value was also large, ranging from a few hundred taels to a thousand taels per share. Moreover, they had to go to Shanghai to trade locally, which restricted
After Zhang Fulin took over the power of reviewing and listing from the exchange, he thought of several clever ways to increase revenue for the court.
The first is to reform the denomination of stocks and implement a low-price strategy. The maximum price of a share of stock should not exceed one tael of silver, and the minimum price is not limited. If you want, it can be a penny per share, but then there will be too many stocks to print.
It would be a loss. The advantage of this is that more people can participate in stock trading, because the original stock price was too expensive and ordinary people could not afford it. Now, even beggars can buy it.
Buy a few shares. In this way, the financing channels will be greatly expanded, the listed companies will make a lot of money, and the imperial court will be satisfied with the stamp duty.
Another measure is to open branches of stock exchanges in economically developed places such as Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Hankou, Guangzhou, and Quanzhou. This measure is mainly to serve the previous reforms. The threshold for buying stocks has been lowered. You can't
Let people go to Shanghai just to buy stocks for a few hundred copper coins. The establishment of branches in various places has made it convenient for the people and opened up another way for the court to make money, which is trading commissions. However, the consequences of this are directly affecting the
The Shanghai Stock Exchange's commission income made Hu Yimin and Peng Jingrong very unhappy, but Zhang Fulin had the support of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Cabinet, and he was an upright official awarded a plaque by the emperor, so there was nothing they could do for the time being.
During this time, everyone in the Zhenwu Marquis's house was paying attention to Zhao Wen's birth. There were more than a dozen imperial doctors who traveled to the Song Dynasty alone, and more than a dozen experienced Wen Pos invited by Liu Ziguang to serve them at all times.
Then, even Dr. Jack Jones, who had been teaching surgery on the front line in Shanxi, was recruited back to prepare for emergencies.
It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter outside, but Liu Ziguang's heart was as hot as the radiator in the corridor. In order to create a warm environment for Zhao Wen and her servants who came from the tropics, even the outdoor corridors of the mansion were covered with
There are radiators and heating pipes under the walkways. The snowflakes are falling and cannot be accumulated at all. The wintersweet in the back garden has bloomed, but no one is in the mood to appreciate it. Everyone is gathered around the door of the courtyard where Zhao Wen lives, waiting.
The birth of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, the whole country in the Song Dynasty, thousands of miles away, was also looking forward to it, hoping that His Majesty the Supreme Emperor would give birth to Lin'er to take over the throne. All radio relay towers from Nanjing to Xinbianjing were open and were on duty 12 hours a day.
The purpose is to deliver good news in a timely manner.
Liu Ziguang walked back and forth at the door. Although he was not a father for the first time, he could not help but feel a little nervous. The medical technology these days is not high and giving birth is a very dangerous thing, whether it is for the mother or the baby.
The mortality rate is very high, even the royal sons and grandsons are no exception. Fortunately, Zhao Wen's physical fitness is very good, and the preparation measures in the palace are also complete, so there should be no accidents.
Zhao Wen's due date is the end of November, but it is already mid-December. In the morning, she complained of stomachache and was pushed into the strictly disinfected delivery room to wait for delivery. However, in the afternoon, there was no movement. She watched people walking around in a hurry in the yard.
As he stood there, Liu Ziguang felt a little anxious. Just as he was about to shout for them to stop, Zhao Wen's screams suddenly came from inside. It was the kind of hysterical scream that caused extreme pain. Liu Ziguang opened the door and wanted to rush in, but was blocked by several people.
A stable woman stopped her and said that this was normal and that Mr. Hou didn't need to worry.
Liu Ziguang stepped back angrily, and looked back at the Yingying Yanyan, Peng Jingwei, Liu Kitty, Li Xiangjun, etc. who were wearing tight-fitting coats. They were all frightened by Zhao Wen's screams, and they gathered together to chatter, probably
She said stupid things like never having children in the future.
Zhao Wen's screams lasted for a quarter of an hour and then stopped, followed by a burst of earth-shattering baby cries with an unusually loud voice. Several women came out happily to report the good news to Liu Ziguang: "Congratulations, Lord Marquis, Congratulations, Lord Marquis, I'm so happy to have a daughter."
It’s a full eight pounds and six ounces.”
Liu Ziguang was startled for a moment, and then said happily: "Reward!" Then he walked into the courtyard with a quick stride, and Peng Jingwei and others also rushed in. When they arrived at the door of the delivery room, they were driven back by Liu Ziguang, because the delivery room had poor air circulation due to the need for heat preservation.
So many people rushing in at once will definitely affect your breathing.
In the delivery room, Zhao Wen was lying on the bed, her face rosy and white, with a maternal glow. There was a small swaddling bag beside her pillow, and inside was a red baby with black hair and two eyes tightly closed.
He cried with his mouth wide open.
Liu Ziguang was overjoyed. His voice howled louder than that of the ten-month-old Liu Kangang. She was indeed my Liu Ziguang's...daughter.
When he heard that it was a daughter, Liu Ziguang was a little worried, because this child's fate had been determined before he was born, and he was destined to be the next generation of monarchs in the Song Dynasty. There were already two queens in the Song Dynasty.
Well, the old men in the Privy Council and the royal family were eagerly looking forward to the birth of a crown prince, but it happened to be a daughter. Those old guys must be very disappointed when they heard the news.
But Liu Ziguang is not a patriarchal person. Both men and women are his own flesh and blood. If the people in Song Dynasty are dissatisfied with the birth of this daughter, then let them go to hell. I don't want my own flesh and blood to be born.
She was sent to a foreign country to be raised at such a young age.
Liu Ziguang picked up his daughter and laughed loudly, and said to the congratulators outside the house: "Everyone will be rewarded, one hundred taels of silver per person, plus three days of vacation."
The servants kneeling outside kowtowed together and expressed their gratitude. However, the expressions of the female officials and imperial doctors who came from the Song Dynasty were a little unnatural. Liu Ziguang just pretended not to see him and turned back to sit next to Zhao Wen, holding her in his arms.
holding hands, the two looked at the newborn baby happily.
The news that Zhao Wen gave birth to a daughter quickly spread to the Song Dynasty via radio waves. One day later, an official telegram from the Song Dynasty was sent. His Majesty the Emperor named the child Zhao Jiao, canonized her as Emperor Ji of the Ming Dynasty, and officially became the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty.
This news surprised Liu Ziguang. He couldn't help but think of what Zhao Jing once said to him. The world is so big and the Han people are bound to become one family. This idea is reflected in his daughter's title. Ming means that she was born in the Ming Dynasty. Cheng said
After the Song and Ming Dynasties were unified, the world was planning to give it to Liu Ziguang in the future anyway, so why bother caring about a small throne in the Song Dynasty.
The dream of unifying the world is too far away. Liu Ziguang has no interest in thinking about it. It is already very difficult for him to achieve this step. He does not take advantage of great talents and strategies. It relies on chance and coincidence and God-given magic. History naturally has its own destiny.
The development trajectory can be decided as he wants. Now he just wants to enjoy the happiness of family. After all, he can be regarded as a man with both sons and daughters.