Chapter 490: The County Marquis is in charge of money
Shangshu Province is a very important place. It is said that there are three provinces and six ministries, Menxia Province, Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province.
Since the Han Dynasty, it has been the seat of ministers and even the prime minister of a country.
In order to improve the administration of officials in the court, the Shangshu Province had been idle for a long time and was never reestablished.
Moreover, there is a political hall in the province under the door, so there is no need for a minister to discuss political affairs.
With the current situation in the DPRK, His Majesty, intentionally or unintentionally, is weakening the power of the Prime Minister, and even more so, eroding the power of the Prime Minister.
The position of prime minister is too special, and the power of the prime ministers in previous dynasties has been too great, making it impossible to check and balance.
Rebellion in a country often starts with the prime minister.
If the Shangshu Province is restored again, and the power of the Shangshu exceeds that of the Zhongshu Province, it will be a huge disaster for the official administration.
Changsun Wuji said again: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that the function of Minister is still there. It is not to re-establish the position of Pushe, but to let Zhang Yang continue to serve as Minister and be transferred from Zhongshu Province to Shangshu Province."
Fang Xuanling added: "In this case, Zhang Yang cannot be given too much power. There is no ministerial order and no servants."
Li Shimin asked again: "What position should be given to Zhang Yang?"
Changsun Wuji said again: "Spend branches, encourage farmers, and cultivate fields."
The conversation in Wudedian began to plan for Zhang Yang's future.
Little did he know that Zhang Yang was already planning his days after retirement.
Xu Jingzong returned to the Foreign Affairs Academy, discussed with Zhang Elephant, Zhang Dashu, and Li Chongyi the charter for Tibet, and asked Songtsen Gampo to sign it.
At dusk, Zhang Yang returned home and the little bear was plowing the fields with a heavy step on his back, carrying a frame.
Zhang Yang was stunned for a while, then nodded and said, "This bear is indeed too fat. It should be allowed to plow the ground to lose weight."
As if he understood his master's words, the little bear barked twice in dissatisfaction.
Sitting down at home, Zhang Yang drank tea.
After the little bear finished plowing the ground, Xiao Wu took off the shelf for it, and it consciously went to sit down in the water basin and let Xiao Wu wash its paws and hair.
After washing, the baby was crying in the cradle. The little bear ran to the hostess Li Yue and helped push the cradle, and the little master stopped crying.
This bear was so busy that he was very tired.
It was still little before, but in four years, it has grown from being skinny to a strong adult bear.
It's not fully grown yet.
Now it is only one or two heads larger than the average pastoral dog.
But when it stands upright, it is only one head shorter than an adult man.
Zhang Yang whispered: "In a few days, our family won't need a carriage. Just let it drag the carriage."
Hearing this, Li Yue glanced at her husband strangely, "Why would you let him pull the carriage? After all, he was raised by his own family."
It has become a member of the family. It has been in this home for so long and has developed feelings for it.
Zhang Yang clicked his tongue and said: "If you don't want to let it carry a carriage, how can you let it plow the ground?"
Li Yue was still holding the scroll, "It is a family member, and it should contribute to this family."
"Letting it carry the carriage is also a contribution to this family."
The couple argued for a while, and then Aunt Wang came over and said, "Your Highness, the people from the palace are here."
Zhang Yang looked at the door of his house and saw that it was the prince. He quickly took out two jars of pickled radishes from the warehouse in the corner of the yard and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to announce the decree."
The prince took out an official seal and said, "This is the official seal of the Minister. This time the jade bottle is a reward from His Majesty. His Majesty has decreed that Zhang Shangshu be changed from the Minister of the Central Book to the Minister of the Province."
Zhang Yang took the official seal and said suspiciously: "Shang Shu Sheng?"
The prince smiled and explained, "The old slave doesn't know that it was Zhao Guogong who proposed to let Zhang Shangshu take charge of Quan Nong and the power of branch in Wude Hall."
Zhang Yang handed him two jars of pickled radishes, "I hope my father-in-law will accept these two jars of pickled radishes."
"Zhang Shangshu is really..." Wang Gonggong took the two jars and said: "I would like to say a few more words. Your Majesty has no intention of restoring the Shangshu Province. Moreover, the Shangshu Province has been vacant for many years but has few people to take care of it. This
It was then handed over to Zhang Shangshu. In the future, the power of the prime minister and the affairs of the government will also be in the Zhongshu Province and the Menxia Province, and have nothing to do with the Shangshu Province. In a few years, when the officials in the DPRK are fully manned, the Shangshu Province will be abolished."
"Zhang Shangshu is only temporarily appointed. There may be no one to take up the post in the future. You may be the last one."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for informing me."
"Then I'll take my leave, old slave."
Li Yue took this small jade bottle and said, "There have always been very few people who can reward this thing. Only the emperor values him and gives this thing so that he can drink with the emperor."
Zhang Yang put down the official seal and asked, "What does this old fox Zhao Guogong mean?"
Li Yue also looked at the official seal, "The Shangshu Province has been idle for a long time, and the court needs someone to take care of it. Zhao Guogong knows very well that the Shangshu Province will not be restored again. The reason why he did this is to beat him. An idle Yamen was handed over to his husband.
I hope that my husband can be independent."
"Oh, can't I still be responsible for it? I am in charge of the entire etiquette department. Not to mention the salary, I also repay it every year."
Li Yue supported his chin with one hand, looked at the official seal and said: "It's not useless. My husband has the power to control the branches. If you want to put it in the Qin and Han Dynasties, you will be in charge of the millet history. You can also take care of the wealth, the warehouse, the left and right households, and the gold."
,Treasury..."
"Wait a minute." Zhang Yang interrupted: "Isn't this a matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Li Yue shook her head, "The Ministry of Household Affairs is only responsible for taxing the land and registering people. As for the whereabouts of the money, it is up to the husband to take care of it."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Does that mean your father asked me to take care of the money?"
"That's what I mean, but husband, don't take it too seriously. I've always only used it for the emperor's expenses. I probably won't care about the minister. It's just a false title."
The daughter-in-law who used to hope that her husband would become a dragon now feels like she is looking away.
Noticing the gaze, Li Yueqiong wrinkled her nose and asked, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Zhang Yang took her hand and said, "You are more mature than before."
The couple sat side by side, their faces so close that they could feel each other's breathing.
Li Yue smiled softly, "Husband, you think I was immature before?"
"I just think you would be happier if you thought I had a career as an official. Now that I have been ignored, you are relieved."
"If my husband was seriously ill when I was thirty, I would never let my father take advantage of me like this."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Yang nodded, "Yes, your father is taking advantage of it. You and I finally have a consensus. This is a good thing. We should have this consensus
Celebrate and drink tonight.”
Holding these rough big hands and feeling the warmth of the palms, Li Yue asked again: "Will such a day really happen when my husband is thirty?"
"I was just trying to fool them."
Li Yue suddenly laughed again, "That's true. My husband always pays attention to health care and should live a long life."
"Can I drink tonight?"
The whispers between the couple were interrupted by Xiao Wu's sudden question.
Li Yue stroked her bun and said, "Teacher, I have quit drinking for so long. If you quit, just quit. If you don't want to drink anymore, let your master drink alone."
Auntie made three taels of side dishes and brought them to the table.
Zhang Yang was drinking wine. Considering the financial power in the court, the emperor really knew how to choose his position, and it happened to be this official who was in charge of money.
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Late at night, Li Tai sat at the entrance of the village and listened to a group of old gentlemen who claimed to have read poetry and books, ancient and modern, talking about the subject of life and death.
"Can't you old gentlemen solve it too?" Li Tai's expression was a little more sad.
Several old people looked at each other speechlessly and had no choice but to reply: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, the wonderful thing about this question is that it cannot be considered with common sense. Please give me more time to think about it."
Li Tai ate the vegetable leaves and said, "Okay, I won't embarrass you, go back and rest early."
"Here."
Still chewing vegetable leaves in his mouth, he asked people to send these elderly people away.
The King of Wei wants to lose weight, and a group of guards from the Palace of Wei also want to lose weight and accompany His Highness the King of Wei to eat vegetables and leaves.
Li Tai put down the empty bowl in his hand, "Is there no news from Hongwen Hall yet?"
The guard replied: "I'll ask again in the morning."
“When will the sucrose from Lingnan arrive?”
"The weather in Lingnan is going well this year, and the growth of various crops is also very good. It is expected to be another bumper harvest, and more cane sugar will be harvested in July."
Seeing that King Wei had finished eating the vegetable leaves, the guard handed over a chicken leg in a sensible manner.
To lose weight, you can’t just eat vegetables and leaves without eating meat.
His Highness the King of Wei always eats vegetables and leaves with some meat.
Li Tai gnawed on the chicken leg and looked at the letter sent from Luoyang. The price of sugar there had risen to 500 guan a dou, "What a bunch of greedy guys."
In the morning, Li Yue was busy dressing her husband in official uniform and tying his hair in a bun. "Since my father has handed over the position of Duzhi Lang to my husband, I will definitely have to ask where money is needed in the future."
Zhang Yang looked at himself in the bronze mirror. His wife was helping him tie his hair. Her pajamas were loose and half-covered.
"Husband, please don't make trouble, it's too late." Li Yue put on the official hat and noticed something was wrong, "Eh? What's wrong with this official hat..."
"In order to make the official hat more breathable, I hollowed out the upper edge so that it won't feel stuffy when worn."
Li Yue observed it for a long time and said, "It's really not easy to spot if you don't look carefully."
Catching her husband's clutches, Li Yue blushed and said, "The child is in the yard."
"..."
"Husband, don't waste time."
After speaking, she poured out a basin of milk, which her husband always liked to use to soak his feet.
The child was switched to rice porridge, and the wife's condition improved a lot, and the frequency of milking became less frequent.
Zhang Yang put on his official boots, ate Xiao Wu's steamed buns, and hurried out the door.
Today's morning court was a bit special. Songtsen Gampo had to declare his vassal status in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
Zhang Yang followed the morning crowd out of Chengtian Gate.
Xu Jingzong walked aside, "I heard that Your Majesty transferred Zhang Shangshu to Shangshu Province?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "It was Zhao Guogong's idea."
"This old fox doesn't want the minister to have a share of the power of the Zhongshu Province in the future."
"Is this a dynasty dispute?" Zhang Yang looked solemn, "As expected, I was still isolated and excluded by them."
"Xiaguan will always stand by Zhang Shangshu."
Walking into the hall, some people were laughing and chatting about their daily life, some were preparing to talk about the matters to be reported today, and some were dozing off early in the morning.
"I have always had a doubt in my mind."
"What doubts?"
Xu Jingzong stepped forward and whispered: "This Songtsen Gampo knows too many things, including the whereabouts of Xue Yantuo Khan. If this person returns to Tubo and speaks freely...should he be killed to silence him?"
"Old Xu, we need the support of the Tubo people, and we can't kill this man yet."
"Forget it, I will go back and find an excuse, saying that Yi Nan Khan deliberately wanted to stay in the Central Plains."
"This is our minister of etiquette. Don't kill people easily. We are good people, so we must act like good people. We must be on the right side so that we will not be criticized and many things will go more smoothly in the future.
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"Yes, we are good people." Xu Jingzong nodded heavily. Even if the Foreign Affairs Council kills people and extorts goods, destroys people's hearts and destroys other countries, what does the bloodshed in the Western Regions have to do with the Foreign Affairs Council? We are good people, and they are the bad people.
The morning court started normally. Zhang Xiangxiang, the Minister of Rites, stood up and spoke to the court. Songtsen Gampo was summoned and walked into the Tai Chi Hall.
According to the previous process of surrendering, Songtsen Gampo apologized, apologized, and admitted his mistakes.
Songtsen Gampo was able to assess the situation and knew how to advance and retreat.
He knew very well that there was no point in continuing to contend with Datang now.
Don't be arrogant when the other party is forbearing. Only those who are forbearing should be on guard against him. Songtsen Gampo must be as arrogant as Gaochang and his son, but it is easier to deal with.
Now that Tubo Zampo has bowed his head and admitted his mistake, the Foreign Affairs Council has nothing to do with him.
Gags are commonplace, and Zhang Yang was so fascinated by Huhu that he no longer knew what was going to happen next in the early morning.
It wasn't until I woke up that I realized that most of the people in the palace had left.
Glancing around, Zhang Yang's eyes fell on His Highness the Crown Prince standing outside the palace. Zhang Yang asked curiously: "Who is Your Highness the Crown Prince waiting for?"
Li Chengqian said helplessly: "You have just been transferred to Shangshu Province. My father was working in Shangshu Province back then. I also know some matters about Shangshu Province and will take you there."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
The direction of Shangshu Province is the same as that of Zhongshu Province, but we have to walk a little longer and bypass Zhongshu Province. There are a lot of weeds growing in the cracks in the rocks on the road.
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Walking to a mansion, the writing on the door plaque was faintly visible, Shangshu Province.
Li Chengqian pushed open the old door and walked inside. The situation inside was even worse, with weeds in full bloom.
The main hall of Zhongshu Province is even more dilapidated, with many tiles falling down.
Li Chengqian explained: "After my father ascended the throne, this place has been sealed up. No one has set foot here for a long time. There are still many files left in it. They were all from the Wude period."
This Shangshu Province is an empty yamen, and I am the only official here.
The courtyard is very wide, a bit wider than Zhongshu Province. A cold wind blows through, making the place look eerie.
Li Anyan arrived with someone, "Your Highness, this is the file sent by the Ministry of Revenue."
Li Chengqian nodded, "Let's all move in."
"Here."
Zhang Yang rolled up his sleeves and picked up the broom placed in the corner. The weather-beaten broom he had just picked up fell apart on the spot. He was speechless for a while...
Li Chengqian added: "You must also know that the expenses in the DPRK are tight, and you have been very effective in running Lishan. Duke Zhao also hopes that there will be someone in the DPRK who can arrange money and expenses. Seeing that you have the ability to manage and manage, he also hopes that the DPRK will
To become rich, North Korea's money involves many matters, especially after this year's imperial examination..."
Before he had time to clean the place, Zhang Yang saw piles of files being delivered. He picked up a volume at random and read it. He didn't know that these files were filled with bills that made people feel numb, and there were still many salaries owed to the future.
hair.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Your Highness, no one will come to me to collect debts or salary."
Li Chengqian wondered: "I don't know, probably... no one will come to ask for it."