Xia Jing glanced sideways at her, "Just because you don't have it doesn't mean that others don't have it. As long as I want to, I can easily get food and money."
Aunt Sun calmed down after hearing her praise of Haikou.
She pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Hey, I heard what my sister said. If I were a three-year-old child, I would really believe you. If money in the world could be obtained easily, there would be no poor people in the world."
Xia Jing smiled contemptuously, "So, don't look at people and things with your own eyes, because your eyesight is too short-sighted. What you only see is your own one-third of an acre. Places that are a little further away feel untouchable."
and."
As she said that, she glanced at Li Chengli and said thankfully: "Fortunately, the third child has been taught in the front yard since he was sensible. If you were to raise him, you don't know what kind of temper the third child would develop. What if?
As short-sighted as you are, where can you find such a smart and capable man now?"
Aunt Sun was irritated by Xia Jing's contemptuous smile, and she laughed angrily: "Since sister is so capable, just now the eldest lady wanted to rent a yard outside, why did you have to push back and just help them rent a yard?"
The other party's provocation could not irritate Xia Jing at all. She nodded along with her words, "Renting a courtyard is just a trivial matter. As long as the boss and his wife nod, I will immediately ask Hongmei to do it. No matter how little money I have for my dowry, I will rent a courtyard."
There is still some silver.”
At this moment, the eldest lady only felt that she could make an omelette. In front of the whole family, she was so embarrassed that she said, "Aunt Sun, please stop talking. My husband and I have never thought of taking advantage of our mother and concubine. If we decide
I just need to rent a yard and pay for it myself. I go to my mother-in-law’s place to play in the autumn breeze. If word of this spreads among people or acquaintances, do my husband and I still want to be human beings?"
Now the eldest lady is tired of this noisy aunt, who always likes to make trouble for nothing and stirs up troubles without any reason.
As the old saying goes, you are born to be a spoiler!
Li Chengshang's face was also flushed. If he hadn't cared about King Qian's face, he would have scolded her. A concubine is just a concubine. Apart from relieving the man's boredom, she is really useless and cannot be put on the stage!
Aunt Sun noticed King Qian's dissatisfied look at her, and said with a sneer on her face, "I'm not doing this for your own good, so you still don't appreciate it!"
The eldest lady was really annoyed, "Our eldest house would rather not have such a self-righteous thing like you. If you think it is for the good of others, don't be nice to us. We, the eldest house, can't afford it!"
If it weren't for the fact that she had served her father and king for decades, she would really not want to spare her tonight!
When the words came to this point, Aunt Sun snorted coldly, huddled on the chair and did not dare to say anything anymore. But she felt that the big house had failed her, and she secretly cursed in her heart for being ignorant!
Xia Jing glanced at Aunt Sun, who was dying, and said seriously: "The family fled from the Gyeonggi area to Lingnan with great hardships. I don't want to talk about the bitterness of it. Everyone has their own experience. Maybe the experience of these two months
, more exciting than what you experienced in the first half of your life.
On the way to escape, I don’t have high requirements for you. As long as you can survive, everything else is just a cloud.
Now that we have settled down in Lingnan, the rules of the palace should also be established, and all rules should be based on the previous rules in the palace."
Sitting aside, the concubines in each room looked at Xia Jing, suddenly feeling a bad feeling in their hearts.
As expected, Xia Jing continued: "Today's meal is a reunion banquet for us to resurrect our lives after the disaster. Everything can be excepted. But this kind of exception does not happen every time. From now on, we will accept people and treat people in the house.
Concubines are not allowed to attend the New Year’s reunion!”
If you don’t cherish the opportunity given to you to be a human being, then just stay in the back house and be a man’s canary in the cage.
After hearing this, the concubines in each room of the palace had mixed feelings in their hearts. They all stared at Aunt Sun, saying that it was impossible not to blame her.
At the same time, I feel sad for my situation!
Although Xia Jing didn't want to look down on the concubine, she was born in this era, and the era created this product.
If the head matron is too easy-going and does not let rules restrain them, it will encourage their ambitions.
Once ambition expands, it is like a wild horse running wild, completely out of control and bound to hurt others and yourself.
Xia Jing remembered that she once saw a poem in a book that fully explained that human greed is endless.
I run around all day just because I am hungry, and when I am full I think about clothes.
I have enough food and clothing, and I miss Jiao'e's beautiful wife.
Marry a beautiful wife and give birth to children, but hate having no land and no foundation.
The fertile fields are so vast, but there are so few horses to ride on when you go out.
The trough head imprisoned the mules and horses for fear that they would be bullied because they had no official position.
The Qipin County Magistrate is still too young and wants to hang a purple robe in the middle of the court.
Yipin was the prime minister in the dynasty, but he also wanted to seize the throne from the mountains and rivers.
I am content to be the emperor, but I also want to live forever.
Once you have obtained the elixir of life, you can then argue with God about your merits.
If you are not enough and are not satisfied, what is life like?
If the world's hearts are to be satisfied, nothing can be done except in a dream.
This poem satirizes the inadequacy of human hearts in the world, speaks volumes about human nature, and at the same time serves as a warning to the world.
Of course, everyone in the world has greed, and Xia Jing is no exception. But you must be able to control your greed, and don't let greed control you.
Once everything in the world gets out of control, it is not far from destruction.
"Everyone is tired. Go to bed early tonight, have a good sleep, and refresh yourself. There are still a lot of things waiting for everyone to deal with tomorrow."
Xia Jing originally wanted to discuss the next arrangements, but Aunt Sun reminded her that many things are not suitable for too many people to know.
"Then let's all disperse." King Qian glanced at Xia Jing and waved his hand for everyone to go back.
Xia Jing returned to the small courtyard. After washing, she lay on the bed and didn't want to move.
I have been traveling on the road for more than a month. I didn't feel very tired on the road, but now that I have arrived at my destination, I feel so tired that I don't want to move.
Hongmei tucked the gauze curtain for her, left only a weak night light and exited the room.
The other rooms are not so quiet. There are countless disadvantages to having too many people and too few rooms. Just to wash up before going to bed at night, everyone has to queue up.
After finally washing up, I had to take my turn to go to Mousse before going to bed.
You feel relaxed, do you think you can have a good sleep with peace of mind?
How is that possible!
The weather is hot and muggy, and there are many people in the room. With more people, the temperature will be higher and the air will be turbid.
It's fine if you sleep well, but if you sleep poorly, you either grind your teeth or snore. If you have a light sleep, you won't be able to sleep well.
The sky was overcast the next morning, and it was so hot and muggy that it made sleep uneasy.
With the sudden sound of thunder, heavy rain poured down, lightning, thunder, and strong winds woke up Xia Jing from her sleep.
After lying on the bed for a while, she couldn't lie down anymore and got up to wash herself.
Sitting at the table, waiting for the maid to bring breakfast, listening to the strong wind and rain outside, Xia Jing raised her head and carefully looked at the tiles on the roof. Not to mention the heavy rain, she was really worried that the strong wind would lift the tiles.
"Princess, today's breakfast is relatively light. I heard from the cook that when I first arrived here, I was worried that everyone would not be accustomed to the climate, so I specially made a light meal to let everyone adapt to the climate of the south."
Hongmei explained while putting breakfast on the table.
Xia Jing noticed that the hem of Hongmei's skirt was wet, "Is the rain coming from the corridor outside?"
"Well, it's raining and windy outside, and the corridor is completely wet, with a lot of water accumulating. Princess, you can rest in the room after breakfast later, and don't go out, lest you get your clothes wet."
As she spoke, Hongmei shook her head and exclaimed: "I have never seen such a heavy rainstorm before. I think it's different here in Lingnan than in our Gyeongsang Province. If this kind of heavy rain happens again in Gyeonggi Province, all droughts will be alleviated!"
As Xia Jing ate her breakfast, all she heard was the little girl chattering about the customs and folk customs of Lingnan.
From the tone of her words, it is not difficult to tell that she is interested in everything.
"I believe you noticed during last night's dinner that the food was mainly light. I heard from the cook who stayed in the kitchen after the governor said that people here don't eat heavy food for fear of getting angry."
Xia Jing ate the boiled vegetables in the bowl and swallowed them silently. They were overcooked and no longer had the crispy sweetness of the vegetables.
Not long after the heavy rain started, Xia Jing slowly stopped after finishing her breakfast.
The yard was full of dead branches and leaves that had been knocked down by the rain, and servants were already cleaning them.
There were stagnant water in many places on the road. Xia Jing crossed the stagnant water and breathed in the fresh air while walking. Even the unpleasant mood caused by the sweltering heat last night was gone.
Stroll to the front yard Yamen.
In front of the lobby, several teams of government officials stood in twos and threes. Judging from their lazy posture, those who didn't know better thought this was a nursing home.
Xia Jing stood nearby and listened for a while before she understood that banditry in the remote and poor Lingnan region was more rampant than in the Central Plains.
Lingnan is mostly hilly landforms with wide mountain forest coverage, which is more suitable for bandits to survive and develop.
King Qian stood in front of the Yamen lobby and asked Quanhe: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the state capital?"
The Yu Dynasty lasted for more than three hundred years, and border wars occurred frequently. The governor directly controlled the military and political power of a state, appointed his own staff, and had two sets of subordinate officials, one in charge of civil affairs and one in charge of military affairs.
That's why King Qian asked this question.
Lingnan has a special geographical location. For example, Yuzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. The state can recruit 5,000 soldiers, while Lingnan can recruit 20,000 soldiers.
The Yu Dynasty was severely underpaid. Officially, it was 20,000, but we don’t know how many people there actually were.
After Quanhe learned that Lingnan had been changed into a fiefdom of King Qian, he knew that all important military and political matters in the area under his jurisdiction could not be hidden from him.
And Quan He never thought of hiding it.
He raised three fingers and replied weakly: "Eight thousand."
"Eight thousand?" King Qian widened his eyes and asked angrily: "The imperial court gave you a military salary of 20,000 people, but your actual salary is eight thousand, which is not even half of the number. It would be too ugly for you to look like this.
?”
Quan He felt guilty, and faced King Qian's anger, he said nothing.
King Qian would not show mercy to him just because of his silence or words.
He pointed at the dilapidated lobby behind him and questioned: "Look at this government office again. It doesn't have the style of a state government office. It is simply inferior to the ruined temples in the mountains! I ask you, where are the two taels of silver you are greedy for every year?
Gone?"
Quan He's face turned red and hesitantly said: "Leave it to the imperial court."
Lingnan is rich in products and should be quite wealthy in theory. However, frequent border wars have seriously affected the local economy and farming, resulting in a sharp drop in taxes.
However, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes paid to the court every year were not less than a penny. Quanhe took this strategy because he was really desperate.
Besides, he’s not the only state in the world that has an empty salary, so who is he afraid of?
He was not afraid of the court knowing at all. Even if they knew, the people above him would just turn a blind eye.
If he is not free of charge, the people above him will be surprised, as if he is an alien and incompatible with them.
After hearing his explanation, King Qian felt more disgusting than eating a fly!
Mr. Zhang noticed his lord's ugly face and took the initiative to answer the question, "Eight thousand soldiers and horses are more than enough to suppress bandits, but why are there more and more bandits in Lingnan?"
Quan He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a sad face: "Why is it so difficult to suppress the bandits in Lingnan? Why can't their roots be eradicated? It's because there are many mountains and forests, and bandits like to go into the forests. They are better at hunting in the mountains and forests."
Go in circles with the officers and soldiers and fight guerrilla warfare. If they win, they will fight. If they cannot win, they will run away. If the officers and soldiers chase them, they can infiltrate faster than you.
In addition, they are more familiar with the terrain in the mountains than the officers and soldiers. Once they get into the forest, they are like a fish entering the sea. When you are not prepared, they will counterattack, making it difficult for the officers and soldiers to guard against you."
King Qian despised this old man for being too arrogant, "It's impossible to pursue in the mountains and forests. Don't you know how to go straight to Huanglong and overturn their bandits' den? I don't believe it. How can they survive in the forest without a den?"
Having been on the run for more than a month, the lack of a stable place to live left a deep impression on King Qian.
He didn't believe that the bandits could still live in the mountains and forests without the bandits.
Quan He smiled bitterly: "In Lingnan, cunning rabbits have three burrows, which is just a term used to describe small thieves. Bandits like these in Lingnan, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have cunning rabbits with nine or eighty-nine burrows. If you destroy one den, they will have eighty more dens waiting for them.
You go and cause trouble. The most important thing is that these people are traveling from several prefectures to commit crimes. Today they are robbing a county in Lingnan. By the time the officers and soldiers go to suppress them, they may have gone to the next state."
King Qian had never been on the battlefield, nor had he led troops to suppress bandits. He, a layman and an expert in commanding, really didn't know how to respond to Quan He's words.
Mr. Zhang looked at King Qian: "Your Majesty, now that there is no official document from the court, Sir Quan cannot leave Lingnan privately. Otherwise, we should first let Sir Quan take you to familiarize yourself with government and military affairs?"
At present, they are eager to find out the basic situation in Lingnan before they can start work.
Lingnan mainly relies on agricultural tax to support the operation of the entire state capital. There is commercial tax, but it is pitifully small.
The border situation is turbulent and banditry is rampant. No caravan is willing to come to Lingnan to do business.
It is said to be a businessman. If you go well, you can earn a lot of money. If you go badly, you will lose your life. You will leave your life directly in this border land.
"I am willing to do my best for the prince, but please feel free to give me whatever you need."
Quan He cooperated actively. It is better to be in charge than to be an official. Before leaving, he should try his best to be on good terms with Prince Qian's palace.
King Qian nodded: "In the next few days, I will send the palace's accountant to come over and reconcile the accounts with the government's accountant. We will hand over all matters clearly before the court issues official documents."
Quan He has no objection and is willing to cooperate. As for how much power King Qian can control in Lingnan, it all depends on his personal ability.
It is not easy to be the head of a border state capital. When he came to Lingnan, he had a lot of troubles before he found a way to live in harmony with everyone.
"Everything is decided by the prince." Quan He agreed with a smile.
King Qian really couldn't stand the government officials who couldn't stand straight. He pointed at the government officials in front of the door and said, "Starting from tomorrow, set aside an hour for training every day. I will have my personal guards tailor-made for you."
The method of training.”
The officials' faces trembled, but they did not dare to say anything because of the prince's power.
Xia Jing watched in amazement. The dandy among the dandies could not stand the lazy government servants?