Chapter 942: One of the Three Yangs Returns to Beijing
"Well, dad is here." Yunxi and Min'er exchanged a few words. When they saw Xianqin and Siqi, they also came over. He smiled at them and said, "Are you all up? Can we have dinner?"
"Sister/Siqi has already had her meal." They both said in unison.
"We have all had dinner. Today we didn't sleep in like dad, we got up very early." Min'er sat on Yunxi's lap and said in a proud tone.
"Well, Min'er is so good." Yunxi said with a smile, picked her up and put her on a chair aside, then asked Siqi and Xianqin to sit down, and talked to them while eating.
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After nearly two years, the women's school has become very formal, teaching women literature, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and many other knowledge. Of course, the most important one is the cultivation of their personal character. Most of the courses
There is a ranking of results, not only to inspire hard study, but also to observe their performance in different positions. Those who perform well are the candidates for the future princess, princess or even queen.
Yunxi asked them what they had learned in the school. After finishing their meal quickly, he stood up from his chair and played with them for a while. Wang Xi walked in and whispered something in his ear. He immediately told several
The child said: "Miner, Wenyuan, dad has some things to deal with now. I will come back later and play with you."
He touched Min'er's head specifically: "Daddy will come back to have dinner with you at noon." Min'er pouted, but in the end she said nothing.
Yunxi came to Qianqing Palace. As soon as he walked into the door and had not yet adapted to the dim light, he heard a voice in front of him: "I have seen your Majesty, Yang Zirong. Long live, long live, long live!"
"Yang Qing, get up quickly." Yunxi calmed down, saw clearly where Yang Zirong was, and walked over with a smile and said.
This person is Yang Zirong who was left behind when Yunxi inspected Suzhou nearly three years ago and established the Suzhou Industrial Park there. Yang Zirong was a second-class Jinshi at the time, and Yunxi remembered his reputation in history, so
He was directly appointed to be in charge of the industrial park. Yunxi was reviewing the examination papers a few days ago, and he thought of him when he was taking the examination papers, so he sent someone to recall him from Suzhou.
Yang Zirong felt relieved when he saw that Yunxi was still talking so casually, but he still kowtowed nine times before standing up and saying: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen your Majesty in the past few years, and I haven't visited your Majesty for a long time.
Now that you have passed the ceremony, it is natural that you must perform the ceremony in full this time and not be abbreviated."
Yunxi looked at him carefully and said: "Yang Qing blames me for leaving you in Suzhou for the past three years without any announcement? Then Aiqing blames me wrongly."
"I attach great importance to the matter of Suzhou Industrial Park and have always kept it in my heart. I have never forgotten my love for you. It's just that things in the Ming Dynasty are complicated, and last year they sent troops to conquer Annan, so I can't care about it all the time. Besides, my love for you is so good.
It is very clear that it will definitely not live up to my expectations, so why should I be concerned about it all the time?"
Yang Zirong wanted to speak as soon as Yunxi opened his mouth, but he did not dare to interrupt the emperor. After he finished speaking, he immediately knelt down and replied: "Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. How dare I complain?"
"Get up." Yunxi helped him up again and said with a smile: "I just said it casually. I didn't really think you thought that." But even if he said this, Yang Zirong still replied tremblingly.
It took a while for the situation to return to normal.
Yunxi then asked: "How is Suzhou Industrial Park doing now?"
"Your Majesty, the situation in the Suzhou Industrial Park is good. In addition to the original Li family and the Shang family, several more companies have moved their own industries to the park, and the taxes paid have increased year by year. In addition to the industrial park, Suzhou Prefecture has
Taxes have not been reduced."
Yang Zirong briefly introduced the development of the industrial park, including the amount of taxes and industries, with detailed figures. He also made a clear table according to Yunxi's instructions, and then showed it to Yunxi.
Yunxi looked at the form and said, "The Li family has moved many industries into the park. Isn't he afraid that the court will regret it?"
"Your Majesty, the Li family has made a lot of money from this park in the past three years, so of course they are willing to move their industries into the park. But even so, their family has not moved all their industries in, and there are still many industries in the park.
outside."
Yunxi thought of the little girl from the Li family he met who had a good relationship with Yun Zhi and ran a jewelry store by herself, and said with a smile: "This is normal, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Besides, it is of little use to move some industries into the park, so
It doesn’t matter.”
After reading all the forms, Yunxi smiled and said: "Suzhou Industrial Park is very good. Your contribution is not small. I want to reward you."
"Yang Zirong heard the title, I will reward you with a string of pearls and a bolt of silk."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Yang Zirong knelt down again and said.
The two chatted for a few more words, and Yunxi casually asked about the humanities and customs of Suzhou. Yang Zirong replied: "Your Majesty, the city of Suzhou is basically the same as it was three years ago. It's just because the Ming Dynasty has become more prosperous and powerful, and Suzhou is a fertile land."
Because of the fact that it has become more and more prosperous, there are many more shops of all kinds in the city, and more people who have some spare money are willing to spend time in the city."
"However, although this is a scene of wealth and prosperity, I think there is something to worry about. First, as Suzhou becomes more and more prosperous, the prices of local items have become more and more expensive. This has little to do with the people in the city.
If prices are high, they will earn more money on a daily basis; but it will have a big impact on farmers in the countryside outside the city."
"Farmers in the countryside only plant a small amount of land, but the price of local food has not increased. The money they earn is becoming less and less spent. This inevitably makes everyone in the farmers want to work in the city instead of staying in the countryside to farm.
, if things continue like this, food will be in danger."
"Both, the prices of objects are getting more and more expensive, but the salaries of officials have not increased. Many ministers have heard several officials say that the money they receive in their hands every year is not spent in the three years they have been in Suzhou. It is not yet
Obviously, in the future, prices will become more and more expensive, and officials’ salaries will not be enough to support their families, so it may be difficult to prevent corruption.”
"These two incidents are not only similar in Suzhou, but also in nearby Changzhou, Songjiang, Zhenjiang and other places. Your Majesty must pay attention to them."
"For the former, we need to guide people to plant vegetables, fruit trees, cotton and mulberry trees on part of the land. The output of these things is greater and the price is higher. Farmers can earn more money, so there is no need to worry that they will not be willing to keep it.
In the countryside." Yunxi never worried about the food security of the Ming Dynasty, just like the later generations of the United States never worried about the lack of oil. A navy as powerful as the Ming Dynasty was not just for good looks. What's more, Huguang in the mainland at this time
It has not been fully developed yet, and there is still room for exploration of internal food.
"However, the latter can indeed be considered." Yunxi said: "Although officials and officials are all honest and self-responsible people, they must be allowed to support their families. Mencius said that only those with permanent property can have perseverance, which can be used in officials
The same goes for me, my salary is not enough to support my family, how can I serve the court with peace of mind."
As an individual, Yunxi believes that there are still many people with high moral character in the world, but he never believes that all people in a group are people with high moral character. Most officials will definitely engage in unlimited corruption if there are no external constraints. This has happened in ancient and modern times.
It’s the same at home and abroad.
But when using various rules and regulations to restrain them from corruption, they must make sure that the money they earn can support their families. Otherwise, no matter how strict the rules and regulations are, they will be nothing more than a piece of paper, or they will continue to kill officials.
He didn't have the energy of Lao Zhu, so he had to make sure that officials' salaries would not be insufficient.
However, we must be cautious when dealing with the wealthy places like Suzhou alone. It is obviously not possible to increase the salaries of these governments alone, and other officials should have their opinions; but if the salaries are increased collectively, the financial pressure will be great.
So Yunxi finally said: "However, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. It will be decided after I have discussed it with the auxiliary officials, Qi Tai of the Ministry of Revenue and others."
Yang Zirong was a little puzzled by Yunxi's understatement of the first question, but he took the latter question as a matter of course. However, he did not ask it, he just bowed and agreed.
After talking about this, Yunxi said to Yang Zirong: "I am asking you to return to Beijing this time not just to ask about the situation in Suzhou Industrial Park."
"In the past three years, you have gained a lot of experience in Suzhou, and you have become much more experienced in dealing with people. I can leave some important matters to you."
"Dali Temple is the yamen that reviews the criminal department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate investigates whether the case is appropriate. It has great powers and responsibilities that cannot be ignored. I have decided to appoint you as Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple to look after this yamen for me. Your qualifications are still junior at the moment.
I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the public if you rush to be the chief official of a third-grade yamen, so I will first consider you as a young minister. After a few years, you will have the qualifications and a good understanding of prison matters, and I will appoint you as a third-grade official."
"I dare not obey the edict." Yang Zirong knew that Yunxi calling him back to the capital would definitely be of great use, so he was not surprised. At the same time, although he did not stay with Yunxi for a long time, he paid close attention to him even when he was far away in Suzhou.
I knew Yunxi's approach very well, so I didn't pretend to shirk at this time and agreed directly.
Yunxi really didn't think there was anything inappropriate and said with a smile: "Yang Qing is indeed brave enough to do his job. Good."
Having said this, Yunxi said again: "This time I will not let you go out of Beijing to serve as an official for a few years, so you can bring your family from your hometown to the capital. I ordered you to be given a larger apartment.
The house serves as your residence.”
"Your Majesty, my mother is still alive and I will keep my wife in my hometown to serve her mother and will not let her come to the capital, so I don't need to bother Your Majesty to make special arrangements for me. I can just allocate a house to my house at will." Yang Zirong said.
But he didn't expect that Yunxi's face would immediately turn ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "It's ridiculous to leave your wife to serve her parents in her hometown, and live happily as a concubine in the capital alone."
Yang Zirong was puzzled: Hasn't this been the case in all dynasties? Why is he so dissatisfied now? But he didn't make any excuses, and immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"Get up." Yunxi said, "I'm not doing anything to you. I just think it's ridiculous."
"I once heard that there was such a thing in the previous dynasty: there was a woman who was well-educated and understood etiquette. She was a first-class good woman. She was called Mrs. Lie. Since it was impossible to know her age and surname, she was called Mrs. Lie.
The madam was born into a noble family and was of first-class appearance. Her husband was also a talented man and a talented woman. They were a match made in heaven. They were married for three years, and Mrs. Lie gave birth to a son. It was a time when the family was sharing a family relationship, and her husband was one of them.
He was promoted to a civil servant, and the following year he went to Beijing to take the scientific examination and passed the imperial examination. He stayed as an official in another place, leaving Mrs. Lie to serve her mother-in-law who treated her very harshly, and to educate her only beloved son to marry and start a family."
"My husband has been an official in other places for twenty years. He is not willing to suffer the pain of loneliness. He has already taken a beautiful concubine and has a group of children. Twenty years later, his mother died of illness before he brought his wife to Beijing. Family reunion is the joy of life.
However, no matter how good Mrs. Lie was, her twenty years of filial piety could not compare to the twenty years of love and affection she had spent with her day and night. The latter gave birth to several sons and daughters, and they flourished. She thought she had made great contributions to the family, so she became her concubine.
He despises his wife and becomes increasingly neglected."
"Later, the fierce lady couldn't stand the cold treatment of her husband all the time. What's worse, her beloved concubine tried to harm her beloved son, but her husband actually protected her. He did not allow her to make her family scandal public, banned her from the backyard, and told the outside world that she was seriously ill.
She was unable to socialize, and all the affairs of the family were taken care of by her beloved concubine. Seeing that her beloved son was surrounded by tigers and wolves, Mrs. Lie would become food in his belly if she was not careful. In a rage, she wrote a letter in blood and dragged the remains of her body to ring the bell.
I went to hear the drum and sued the husband for betraying his wife's righteousness and taking a concubine as his wife, etc. When the drum sounded, the man died, leaving only a bloody trace that was known to the world."
"Mrs. Lie has been in charge of the house for many years and has always had a few confidants, so she was able to escape from the mansion and beat the drum. However, after all, she was grounded for a long time and had a very poor diet. She was seriously ill and had her bones broken. This shocked the world and her husband was dismissed.
At ninety, I will die and my son will inherit the family business. However, if the wife accuses her husband, it is also a scandal, which will make the family unable to hold their heads up for many years."
"The so-called family harmony is everything. If a husband and wife have been apart for many years and don't understand each other at all, how can we talk about family harmony? Although it may not necessarily lead to such a situation, it will definitely not be a good situation."
"There is also a theory of cultivating one's family and governing the country to bring peace to the world. You must first have a harmonious family before you can govern the country. If you leave your wife and children in your hometown, even if your family is harmonious, can you say that this person can be regarded as a harmonious person?"
Although Yunxi could understand that people at this time would leave their wives in their hometowns to serve their mothers - to fulfill their filial piety - he felt it was very inappropriate. How could a man not accept a concubine if he was an official in other places?
If you get along with a concubine all the year round, your relationship will be much better than if you stay with the first wife in your hometown, and you will definitely have children. If the first wife also has a son, and the mother-in-law understands the rules, it’s okay. If the mother-in-law doesn’t understand the rules, then the first wife doesn’t have a son yet.
It was strange that the family was harmonious. So he was very disgusted with this situation.
Of course, he proposed this truth and even made up a story to explain his reasoning, not only because he couldn't understand it. In order to maintain the ruling order of the Ming Dynasty, he strongly advocated the distinction between concubines and concubines, and the distinction between wives and concubines. Of course, he opposed all
The behavior of favoring concubines and destroying wives in other families, and not to mention all the families of officials who leave their wives in their hometowns, at least most of them have similar situations to some extent, so he will naturally object.