Zhang Tang took the five hundred gold given by Liu De, returned home, handed the money to his old mother Wang, and said: "Mother, help me find a place to hide this money!"
Tom is in her forties, but her face is covered with wrinkles and her hair is gray.
Although the Zhang family is not a poor family, it was once a family of officials.
But Zhang Tang's father was known for his integrity when he was alive and never accepted bribes.
Therefore, even though the Zhang family once lived in Chang'an City and had a rank of eight hundred stones, the Zhang family could only survive with that little salary.
Especially when Tang's father died of illness the year before last, the family's last savings were depleted.
The tradition of the Han Dynasty emphasizes serving death as serving life.
This means that after death, the ancestors must enjoy the same treatment in the underground as they did in life. Food and clothing during life must be provided in the tomb.
If you don't do this, you will be accused of being unfilial.
Therefore, when the late Emperor Xiaowen ordered in his edict not to allow grand burials, the whole world was moved and felt that he was a wise king. The princes and ministers even submitted memorials together, requesting that a temple be built for the late emperor, and he was even honored as Emperor Taizong.
However, although the late emperor took the lead in trying to change customs, this was not easy.
The deep-rooted idea of grave burial among the people affects everyone.
When the princes and kings were buried, they were dressed in gold-studded jade clothes, and the yellow intestines were used as coffins. The tombs were majestic and majestic, just like the royal palaces during their lifetimes. Each tomb was filled with utensils, jewelry, and gold products used during their lifetimes.
The death of Chehou Xunchen was no exception. Tombs were dug in the mountains and a large amount of wealth was piled in the tombs. If they were military generals, they would be buried with their chariots and horses, swords, armor, bows and arrows. Civil servants would be buried with the books they had written, the official documents they had drafted, and their favorites.
Ancient books, a large amount of silk, copper coins and all kinds of exquisite lacquerware and copperware.
Although a well-off family like the Zhang family cannot compare with those wealthy princes and noble ministers of Chehou, they cannot wrong their ancestors.
There are always dozens of pieces of ordinary lacquerware, and there must be the letters and letters that were loved during his lifetime. And in order not to look cold and for the sake of the family's reputation, there must be gold products in the tomb.
When Zhang Tang's father was buried, he took away gold utensils worth more than a hundred gold.
In order to obtain the gold, Zhang Tang's mother even had to sell some fields and houses...
This is why although private transactions are mainly coins, gold can still circulate.
In today's world, anyone with some wealth will try their best to collect gold to be buried with them when they die.
Therefore, Zhang's mother has aged rapidly in the past two years, firstly because of the pain of losing her husband, and secondly because she exhausted all her efforts to raise gold for her husband's burial.
Even the vision of the eyes began to decline.
When Zhang Tang opened the box, the yellow and orange gold suddenly dazzled Zhang's mother's eyes. Although Zhang's eyesight was not good, she could barely recognize the gold.
After she touched it to confirm, she was shocked: "My son, where did all this gold come from?"
In order to bury her husband, she borrowed money everywhere and even sold land to get less than a hundred gold. Now there are four to five hundred gold cakes in this box, which made her panic immediately: "I
Son, you must not ruin the reputation of our Zhang family! I miss you when your father was still alive. He had to work hard for more than 20 years to achieve the appearance that my Zhang family has today..."
However, Zhang Tang knelt down and kowtowed: "Mother, please let me report this. These golds are not the stolen goods of the child who were corrupt and perverted the law. They are the expenses given to the child by the son of the emperor..."
As he spoke, Zhang Tang told his mother what had happened when Liu De summoned him today, but he just ignored Liu De's instructions to him to monitor the Marquis of Piyang.
After hearing this, Zhang's mother's face immediately turned from anger to joy. She helped Zhang Tang up and said, "Now that my son has gained the attention of the Heavenly Family, he must work hard. He must not be careless and let down His Highness's kindness..." and then said: "
This must be your father's spirit in heaven, blessing my son with the support of noble people. Tomorrow, my son will go with me to offer incense to your father, and pray that he will take care of you in heaven!"
"Nuo!" Zhang Tang bowed and said, "Mother's teachings, please keep them in mind!" He kowtowed again: "Mother, I will go out to find some people first. Your Highness ordered me to be in charge of Chang'an Huaishi. I am alone and have to go.
Find some help to get things done!"
Zhang's mother nodded and said: "My son can contact your father's colleagues when he was still alive. If we can get their help, this matter will not be difficult!"
Zhang Tang nodded: "I understand, kid..."
It's just that I have other ideas in my mind.
His colleagues of his father's generation are now either sick or old, and asking them to come out will not help him much. At most, he can only ask them for advice on officialdom matters.
Moreover, today's world is completely different from the world of my father's generation.
Zhang Tang said goodbye to his mother, went out, and went straight to a small village east of Hongguyuan. After entering the village, he came directly to the door of a house that looked quite dilapidated, knocked on the door and said, "Brother Yan, are you at home?"
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Not long after, a man wearing coarse clothes opened the door and was quite surprised to see Zhang Tang: "This is the eldest man of the Zhang family, please come in quickly!"
After entering the door, the man raised his hands and asked, "Is there something wrong, Dalang?"
"Exactly!" Zhang Tang nodded and said, "I have been favored by Prince Liu De and appointed as the mayor of Huaishi City, Chang'an. However, I am alone and inexperienced. Please help me, Brother Yan, out of consideration of many years of friendship."
A helping hand!”
The big man chuckled and said: "A certain vulgar person only knows how to kill people and commit crimes, but how can he know how to manage government affairs?" Although he was trying to evade his words, Zhang Tang could clearly see that the other party was actually interested.
So Zhang Tang said: "How can a man ask about his background? Besides, the boy really needs a talent like his elder brother!"
Many people think that Zhang Tang enforces the law strictly and is ruthless, but few people know that Zhang Tang is actually very smooth.
He is a smart man and knows who can and cannot be arrested.
Like this big man, who doesn't know that he is a famous ranger in Chang'an City, with at least three lives on his body, but because he knows Zhang Tang and often provides Zhang Tang with clues, Zhang Tang turns a blind eye to this murderer.
Even now I want to receive it at my door.
The reason is that this person has been living in Chang'an for many years and is most familiar with the environment of Chang'an City and the exits and locations of streets and alleys. He even knows many unknown secrets and is related to the three religions and nine schools of Chang'an City.
Zhang Tang looked around and saw no one, so he said again: "Brother, please come here and listen to what you have to say, stupid brother!"
Zhang Tang then leaned into the other party's ear and whispered for a while, and then said: "If this matter comes from my mouth and reaches my brother's ears, if a third person knows about it, I know what the consequences will be!"
The man nodded and said solemnly: "Don't worry, although Yan is not talented, he still knows the priorities. Besides, this matter..." He smiled and said: "Since you are serving the Tian family, you are naturally duty-bound!" He had a look on his face.
He said with great righteousness.
Who among the world's knights doesn't want to clear their name?
Being a ranger is nothing more than licking blood from the tip of a knife. If you offend the nobles, it will mean death.
If you could change your career and become a Tianjia eagle dog, which would be both prestigious and powerful, who wouldn't want to?
Therefore, when given this opportunity, this man naturally knew that he should seize it firmly.
So the man knelt down and worshiped: "Your Majesty, I accept Yan Jiuyi's worship!"
Zhang Tang nodded, helped him up and cupped his hands and said: "With the help of Ming Gong, great things can be accomplished!"
This is not a lie. Zhang Tang knows the ability of this man named Yan Jiu. It is no exaggeration to say that if he wants to get hold of the evidence of the crime of Piyang Hou, Yan Jiu is an indispensable figure. He is the only one with such good hands and eyes.
Only those who have connections with all three religions and nine streams can quietly obtain evidence of the other party's crime.
Zhang Tang added: "That's it, I will send you the letter of appointment tomorrow. Also, His Highness has told you that you will not be treated badly when working for the Tian family. I will give you ten gold coins tomorrow to settle the family's children!"
As soon as these words came out, Yan Jiu was even more overjoyed, and his face almost burst into laughter.
With the letter of appointment, it is equivalent to clearing the identity. From now on, there is no need to hide, and you can also get ten golds. This makes Yan Jiu convinced that it is better to work for the Tian family. With more money, there is no risk!
No wonder so many former brothers want to clear their names!
"By the way, brother, you'd better shave off your beard and change your name..." Zhang Tang added, "Brother also knows that you have a criminal record and you won't be able to wash it off for a while..."
"This is nature, this is nature..." Yan Jiu chuckled.
If any of the Chang'an knights had not changed their names three to five times, they would be embarrassed to meet people when they went out!
After leaving Yan Jiu's home, Zhang Tang thought for a moment, then turned south and went to another village, where he found Tian Jia, a merchant he had played with since childhood.
This Tian Jia was his childhood playmate and his financial sponsor since he took up public office.
Tian Jia has always been very optimistic about Zhang Tang and believed that he would be able to become a marquis and a general sooner or later, so he made bets early, invested without asking for returns, and even betrothed his own sister to Zhang Tang - since Lu Buwei did it back then.
After such a beautiful transaction, any businessman with some brains began to support some potential scholars and officials, and often without asking for anything in return, just waiting for the other party to soar into the sky and take their own chickens and dogs to the sky in the future.
After meeting with Tian Jia, he explained the matter, and then Zhang Tang said: "The boy is here today because of my brother's care. Now, I am lucky enough to be promoted by the prince and appointed as the magistrate of Huai City. I also ask my brother to help me.
Serve as my advisor and manage the affairs of Huai City!"
Of course Zhang Tang is not stupid. He is a student of Han Fei, not a businessman, so he doesn't understand business. If he is self-righteous, he may be in trouble.
Since the collapse of the Qin State, Legalists have been reflecting on it.
Reflect on why the Qin State, so powerful, prosperous and united, suddenly collapsed overnight.
After reflecting on it for so many years, Legalists have basically sorted out some lessons from their failures. The first one is that it is definitely not a question of the strategies and laws used - if this is the case, then Qin will not be able to unify the world, but to unify the world.
Later, the Legalist bureaucrats stretched their hands too far, resulting in a situation where laymen led experts. Coupled with Zhao Gaolisi's misbehavior, the Qin State collapsed!
Therefore, today's Legalist disciples not only study the theories of Han Fei and Shang Jun, but also many study the classics of Confucianism, Huang Laoxue and even Mohism, in order to avoid the tragedy of laymen leading experts.
For example, Chao Cuo, the current internal historian, has profound Confucian attainments. He can read the "Book of Songs" and "Hong Fan" at the drop of a hat.
Although Zhang Tang is still not as knowledgeable as Chao Cuo, he is also self-aware and knows that his strength lies in command and management, rather than specific implementation. Especially in business matters, he can be said to know nothing about it.
"Brother Yu is also happy that the good brother can have this day..." Tian Jia did not directly agree or refuse, but poured a glass of wine and drank it by himself: "But, Yu brother doesn't know when the good brother will marry my family.
Xijun?"
When Zhang Tang heard this, he immediately laughed. Of course he knew what his financial backer meant.
It's not that he is afraid that he will ignore the agreement he made back then when he gets rich. It is not uncommon for people to regret their marriage or divorce their wives when they get rich these days. Many scholars in Chang'an, once they have been appointed by the court, the first thing they do after returning home is
The matter was to divorce his married wife and marry a young lady from an official family.
But Zhang Tang is not such a person. He attaches great importance to promises and feelings, so he said: "A gentleman promises a thousand pieces of gold, not to mention a lifetime event? Brother, please relax. At this time next year, after the death of my father, I will marry my brother in glory.
Sister!"
"Good!" Tian Jia nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, Brother Yu will run for you!"
He added: "I don't force the younger brother of my family to be my wife's wife. Considering my current status and future prospects, it is not appropriate for me to marry the daughter of a merchant. Being a concubine is enough."
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The Tianjia family has been in business for generations, so they naturally know the importance.
If he forced his sister to take the position of the main wife, he might have some thoughts when Zhang Tang becomes successful in the future.
It's better to make it clear early on - anyway, both left and right are married, and there is not much difference between being a wife and a concubine.
Zhang Tang shook his head and said: "Although I am not talented, I still keep my promises and trust you. This kind of breach of trust is something I will not do!"
Tian Jia smiled and said nothing.
But Tian Jia knew in his heart that when he reached a certain status, even if Zhang Tang wanted to keep his promise, he might not be able to do so.
Among the noble ministers of Chehou in Chang'an, no matter who falls in love with Zhang Tang, they will probably use coercion and inducement.
Anyway, Tian Jia has already said this himself, and he will be able to get down to this level when the time comes.
After leaving the Tian family, Zhang Tang traveled to several places and recruited several people who he thought could help him.
No one refused.
The name of 'working for His Highness' is really too dazzling. Zhang Tang is convinced that if the news spreads, there will even be people willing to do things for him for free without any reward...
Of course, Zhang Tang also understood that those people were just gangsters who wanted to borrow tiger skins or villains who wanted to gain advantage. These people could only do bad things, so he repeatedly warned everyone he personally recruited to be careful.
Don't leak the news.
On the way home, Zhang Tang began to think about the people he had recruited. There were seven people in total. Three of them had been rangers and could contribute to investigating the case of Piyang Hou. The remaining four people, Tian Jia, were
The auxiliary talents who assist him in managing and coordinating Huaishi merchants. The other three are all Legalist disciples who are proficient in the law and capable of doing things.
In this way, a basic administrative framework is set up. Then select some talented people from the original subordinate officials in Huai City, eliminate the people who are dawdling, and then recruit a group of capable officials. Basically, Huai City can be
If the city is managed well, it will be better able to complete the tasks assigned by His Highness.
Since it is not easy to gain His Highness's attention, why not do better?
"I heard that His Highness was appointed by the Emperor to listen to the internal history. In all likelihood, he will be appointed as the crown prince in the future. Even if he is the crown prince, he will definitely have a crown prince in the future..." Zhang Tang thought: "Today's internal affairs
Shi Chao Cuo, who was the crown prince's family commander at that time... Even if I have a chance... I can also compete for the position of this prince's family commander!"
The prince's family order is not high in rank, he only has eight hundred shi, and he is just a minor official in Chang'an.
But I can't stand the fact that the prince's family is the person in charge of the prince's affairs. If he can get along with the prince every day, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, when the prince becomes the emperor, he will be a two-thousand-stone-level Jiuqing!
If you take one step further, you can be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, and you can become a highly respected minister!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tang felt his heart beating thumpingly.
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