Chapter 1191 Postscript Forty-seven This guy is so cool pretending
Chapter 1191 Postscript 47·This guy is so cool pretending
Xie Yiqin also learned to smoke recently and smoked alone in his study.
These days, the couple is having a cold war.
The reason is that a long-time friend stopped by to catch up with Xie Yiqin when passing by Huangzhou Prefecture.
When the two were sightseeing in Huangzhou, their friends teased Xie Yiqin for still being so afraid of his wife. As soon as Xie Yiqin got excited, he invited his friends to sing karaoke in a karaoke house and stayed there all night.
After his friend left Huangzhou, Xie Yiqin couldn't help but go there twice. He didn't stay overnight and took the time to go home.
How could Wang Yitong not know?
She didn't pursue it the first time because her husband was playing with an old friend after all.
She endured it the second time.
The third time it finally broke out, there was a big quarrel, and then there was a cold war.
Xie Yiqin felt guilty and aggrieved. He thought that he was the official judge of the whole government. He had not even taken a concubine for so many years, so what was the point of going to the singing house to play? He simply felt that he could relax there, unlike the yamen or home.
Same.
A singing house is not exactly the same as a brothel. Its main business is singing, dancing and drinking.
Especially when a group of friends get drunk, they beat the empty wine jar to the accompaniment and sing various poems and songs casually. As the saying goes, singing while beating a can is carefree and enjoyable.
Of course, there must be a singer accompanying him.
Another early morning, the couple sat across from each other to have a meal.
Wang Yitong said nothing.
It was Xie Yiqin who took the initiative to speak: "I received a telegram yesterday. It was not an official document, but the news was disclosed in advance. I will be busy again in the next period of time."
Wang Yitong didn't want to continue the cold war, so he pretended that nothing happened and asked, "What are you busy with?"
Xie Yiqin said: "By changing local officials, prohibiting the use of child labor, restoring immigration routines, and temporarily changing the official system, the imperial court has strengthened local control and finally wants to take action on industry and commerce. The first step is to collect chimney taxes and fees from factories and mines.
Land tax.”
"Chimney tax?" Wang Yitong felt strange.
Xie Yiqin explained: "The reason for taxation is that chimneys in factories and mines disturb residents. In the future, chimneys must be built according to grade and the height, size, and quantity of chimneys will be taxed. Land tax is levied based on the area of factories and mining areas.
There are also some details, such as the further away from the town, the lower the land tax."
Wang Yitong couldn't help but ridicule: "The ministers and ministers of the cabinet are quite good at collecting taxes."
Xie Yiqin said: "These two taxes are just asking for advice. Local officials can use the chimney tax and land tax to thoroughly understand the actual situation of those factories and mines. Once the basics of factories and mines across the country are understood, follow-up actions are expected to come."
Wang Yitong nodded and praised: "Step by step, quite methodical."
Xie Yiqin lamented: "How could there be no rules? All the ministers in the court came from prefectures and counties, and they were all ministers at that time. They knew what was going on in the local area. After His Majesty ascended the throne, they endured it for three years while consolidating military power.
, while compiling new teaching materials. It was not until the time was right that public opinion was suddenly mobilized. And instead of immediately carrying out comprehensive reforms, first control the local area, slightly rectify the administration, and then proceed step by step."
It has to be said that no matter how selfish the ministers in the cabinet are, they cannot deny their ability to govern.
It is definitely the most capable and courageous leadership team in recent decades!
Regardless of the efforts to create public opinion about the reform, the replacement of local officials was very violent, but the actual governance was orderly. Various laws and regulations were interlocked and laid the foundation for the next step.
Chimney tax and factory and land tax are actually not particularly high compared to the profits of factories and mines.
Moreover, most of these two taxes are classified as local finance, and the central government only collects a smaller proportion. Its real function is to map out the factories and mines across the country and strengthen the court's control over factories and mines.
In order to generate income for their small treasury, local officials were naturally willing to serve as pawns of the central court and find out the specific situation of factories and mines across the country.
Without a clear understanding, it will be difficult to advance the next industrial and commercial reform.
It is equivalent to a "land inventory" operation targeting factories and mines!
"Ms. sir, ma'am, today's newspaper is here." A maid came in.
There are several newspapers, all ordered by the couple.
After breakfast, Xie Yiqin did not go to work immediately, but opened the newspaper and read it.
Sure enough, the headlines on the front page were related to chimney tax and factory and land tax.
Moreover, the article specifically pointed out that this tax is not levied on ordinary people, nor on shops and workshops in neighborhoods, so that people should not listen to rumors and cause panic.
In addition, it also introduces in detail the imperial court's classification of chimneys and factory sites.
The cement factory that Xie Yan is about to open will be one of the objects subject to heavy taxes!
Wang Yitong, however, looked at other pages of the "Da Ming Xun Bao" first, and she suddenly exclaimed: "Liu Lang has become a Bachelor of Furong!"
"What?" Xie Yiqin thought he heard wrongly.
Wang Yitong briefly summarized the article: "Bachelor Xie Yan, who was only seventeen years old, made it possible to carry out many experiments that had troubled the academic world for decades with his creative invention of the agate short-arm damping balance. He was awarded the title of Bachelor of Furong and was granted special admission to Luoyang.
Taixue Studying. Bachelor Xie Yan was selfless and donated the balance to the Ministry of Industry without applying for a relevant patent. The Ministry of Industry awarded a special bonus of one thousand gu and a subsequent reward of the precision balance."
Xie Yiqin was stunned for two or three seconds, then slapped his thigh and said: "As expected of my son!"
This is a review article, mainly talking about the significance of precision balance and the following basic developments in the academic world.
Wang Yitong turned over one side of the newspaper, but it was an article specifically reporting on Xie Yan.
This article details Xie Yan's name, age, place of origin and other information. He probably also interviewed Xie Yan's pen pals and included the short stories Xie Yan compiled in his letters.
He also talked about how Xie Yan was invited to Luoyang and made a splash at the academic seminar.
Regarding the weighing of black hair, it is also written in quite detail.
The reporter was originally afraid that the princess would be unhappy, so he planned to use the Spring and Autumn style of writing. But when news came out that the princess invited Xie Yan to the polo match, and some people saw Xie Yan entering and leaving the princess's residence, the reporter became bolder.
He actually quoted the content of the interview that day and chose the most romantic way of saying it!
"Liu Lang wants... to ask for Princess Shang?" Wang Yitong was stunned.
Xie Yiqin snatched the newspaper and read it carefully. He was surprised and happy for a while.
There were many unwritten rules in officialdom in the Ming Dynasty.
For example, whether a prince-in-law can be an official or what position he can be promoted to has not been clearly defined. But everyone knows that unless the emperor gives the order, a prince-in-law cannot even become a county magistrate.
There are many similar unspoken rules. For example, father, son, and brothers cannot be officials in the same department. For example, when appointing local officials, they must avoid not only their hometown, but also the hometown of their wife's family, etc.
There are also some unspoken rules regarding the close relatives of the prince-in-law.
Although everyone can continue to be an official, there is an invisible ceiling. This is especially obvious for the father-in-law, who is basically impossible to rise to the position of chief official of the third local department. The brother-in-law will be more relaxed, but the highest level can only be the minister.
level.
In other words, if Xie Yan becomes the consort, his father will be able to do it to the third rank at most, and his brother will be able to do it to the third rank at most.
Xie Yiqin was shocked at first and felt that his career would be suppressed. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that his worries were unfounded.
Know your own affairs.
Even if Xie Yiqin makes a contribution during the reform, it would be good if he can be in the third rank of real power in this life.
Under normal circumstances, he would work as a fifth-rank official for several years, and then as a fourth-rank official for several years. Then he would retire! At most, he would be a third-rank official without any real power before retiring.
Starting from the third level was his ceiling!
No longer worried about his career, Xie Yiqin felt sorry for his son: "Liu Lang has such academic achievements at a young age. He can definitely seek to be directly awarded a Jinshi by Imperial College and become an official!"
Wang Yitong said: "That's fine, because his temperament is not suitable for being an official. After becoming the consort, it will be helpful to you, the eldest son, and the second son's career. Maybe for the sake of the royal family, you
Together with Da Lang and Er Lang, they can all become third-rank officials."
Xie Yiqin shook his head: "It is true that the prince's father and brother can reach the third rank at the highest level. But when they are actually promoted, they will be deliberately suppressed because of this status, and the promotion speed will be much slower than the normal promotion speed."
Wang Yitong said: "This eldest princess has a title. She is the second princess with a title in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
"That's right." Xie Yiqin agreed with this.
Wang Yitong picked up the article again, and the more he read, the happier he became: "My son is really a famous person, and he is so close to the princess, no less than the strongman took off his boots, and the noble concubine held the inkstone!"
The couple completely forgot about the Cold War and sat there reading the newspaper and joking.
Guessing the time, Xie Yiqin strolled to work.
As soon as I crossed the backyard and reached the second hall of the office, I saw a group of officials standing there, all bowing and saying: "Congratulations on the verdict!"
Although Xie Yiqin felt extremely happy, his face was as calm as water: "How can you be so happy so early in the morning?"
An official came forward and said: "My young man is very knowledgeable. He became a Bachelor of Furong at the age of seventeen. This is the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it possible that the star of Wenqu came down to earth?"
Another official said: "The newspaper also said that even the old president of the Royal Society bowed to the prince in public. There were also many emerald bachelors, rose bachelors, and hibiscus bachelors who collectively bowed and paid tribute. Such a grand scene, I hate it.
I can’t see it with my own eyes.”
Another official said: "If those two bastards in my family are even half as good as the young man, I'm afraid I could wake up laughing in my dreams in the middle of the night."
The crowd flattered Xie Yiqin with every word he said to him.
Of course, they didn't dare to talk about the princess in the yamen - these guys wanted to kneel down and lick Xie Yiqin at this moment, mainly because they thought Xie Yan was going to be the consort.
For some people, being a consort is a nightmare.
But for most of the officials and officials in the Tongpan Hall, the Prince Consort is already someone they must look up to.
"Oh, thank you brother, your Liulang has achieved such great achievements, why did you hide it without saying a word?"
A loud voice came from outside, but the prefect also came to congratulate her. He also felt that Xie Yan had climbed up to the eldest princess.
Xie Yiqin behaved calmly, standing with his hands behind his back, full of force: "I generally don't interfere in the affairs of the younger generation."
The officials and officials were once again flattering and praising Xie Yiqin's Qi-nurturing skills.