Spring of the 21st year of Tianxi.

A vigorous New Deal movement.

Starting from the temple in Shenjing, it quickly spread throughout Dachu.

After that, Dingcu and Difu merged into one.

There is no corvee except the land of the people.

The fire consumption was returned to the public and the covert levy was changed to an open levy to prevent officials from joining forces for personal gain and fraud.

Clarify the administration of officials, improve the financial system, and make up for previous shortcomings.

The livelihood of middle- and lower-level officials is protected to the greatest extent by using honest money.

To prevent Zeng Bingzheng from selling his daughter from happening again.

Of course, if there are policies above, there must be countermeasures below.

This time, Emperor Tianxi showed no mercy.

The rural gentlemen who did not want to pay the official and gentry taxes together and violently resisted the law were killed with heads rolling in.

The New Deal increased tax revenue for the country, and the national power was growing day by day.

Reduce the burden on the people and improve their living standards.

It will be a great benefit to the country and the people!

From then on, the official administration of the Great Chu was completely cleared up, taxes were sufficient, the population soared, and the national power increased day by day!

Zhu Gui, Wang Jie, and Liu Yong have a clear official reputation and a growing reputation.

Of course Jia Cong secretly asked Ji Xiaolan behind his back.

"Old Ji, I know that you were also present when the new deal was discussed at Zhu Shibo's house."

"Now the three of them have become famous, but not you."

"Have you ever regretted it?"

When Ji Xiaolan saw that there was no one on duty, she was too lazy to stammer.

He simply sang: "Zili, you don't know something."

"Chongru's father is my mentor. Chongru is five years older than me and he is my senior brother."

"My mentor once told me that it would be best to stay in a library and study books in this life."

"Don't get involved in political affairs."

"When Shi Junchongru and the others discussed this that night, I didn't understand very well."

"So, why are you upset?"

Jia Cong asked curiously: "Old Ji, it turns out that you are a disciple of Duke Liu Wenzheng?"

Liu Wenzhenggong and Liu Tongxun turned out to be one of the people Jia Cong most wanted to get out of the stamping maniac.

Ji Xiaolan said with some embarrassment: "He is still the most proud of his former teacher."

Jia Cong suddenly realized why Ji Xiaolan was not jealous of Liu Yong and the others at all.

Instead, they would beat the drums and cheer for Liu Yong and others from the sidelines.

It seems that the relationship between these brothers and sisters is indeed very good.

Jia Cong patted Ji Xiaolan on the shoulder.

"Lao Ji, don't worry, I won't forget you."

"When the history of the previous dynasty is completed, I will ask you for credit!"

Ji Xiaolan laughed.

"Okay!"

With Ji Xiaolan as his exclusive editor, Jia Cong lives a very leisurely life.

I have plenty of time to follow Yang Yiming to the Firearms Research Institute to look at firearms.

Except from time to time, he would meet the anxious seventh uncle Zhongshun at Prince Yixiao's mansion.

He doesn't have much to worry about.

On this day, Jia Cong just returned home from the lower office of the Hanlin Academy.

Then I saw the Xue family's carriage parked far across the street.

He thought it was Fool Xue running over again.

But I didn’t expect that the person who poked his head out of the car window this time was Xue Biao.

Jia Cong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Second brother, why is it you?"

"Why is Brother Xue missing?"

Xue Biao looked a little worried.

Jumped out of the carriage.

He said gloomily: "Brother Xue went down to Jiangnan to help Sister Bao and my sister buy dowries."

Jia Cong said "Ouch": "Why do you need to make a special trip to Jiangnan for the dowry?"

I had known that Xue Pan would flee to Jiangnan.

He asked Xue Pan to take a look at his big ship in Jiangnan Shipyard.

Xue Biao said: "Brother Xue disliked the fact that the satin materials in the house were not always new, so he went to Jiangning Weaving House."

Jia Cong covered his forehead and smiled bitterly.

"This is really something only Brother Xue can do!"

The various materials in the Tribute Palace of Jiangning Weaving Mansion were originally the goods of Qilin Merchant Bureau.

It is sent from Jiangnan to Shenjing every year.

There is no need to make the trip yourself.

Jia Cong suddenly said: "That's not right. Brother Xue will get married last year, will he be able to make it in time?"

Xue Biao smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Xue left the day after I received your letter. It has been ten or twenty days now."

"I'm probably on the way back."

Jia Cong secretly thought that idiot Xue was really unreliable.

If you can't even make it to your wedding date, it will be another scam.

Because he asked: "Second brother, why are you looking for me?"

"Let's go into the house and talk."

It is naturally inconvenient to live in the streets and alleys.

Xue Biao hesitated and said: "I won't enter the palace anymore, let's just say it here..."

He was always a little worried about Jia She's righteous and filial uncle.

"It's still for the sake of getting married to cousin Ling..."

Jia Cong asked curiously: "When we drink New Year's wine in the first month, doesn't it mean we are already doing the ceremony?"

"What's going on?"

"What's changed?"

Xue Biao sighed.

Give a gift note to Jia Cong.

"Brother Cong, take a look at this first."

"This is the betrothal gift requested by your uncle..."

Jia Cong looked at ten lines at a glance and was furious!

"He is trying to sell Sister Xing for money!"

The betrothal gift requested by Xing Zhong would cost sixty-four dollars in dowry!

Not to mention a farmhouse and a house!

Xue Biao said awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want to give up..."

"It just doesn't make sense..."

"Obviously my cousin has no need for these things..."

"It was all Uncle Ling and Aunt Ling's idea..."

Jia Cong said solemnly: "I will take a rest for three days and walk with you."
To be continued...