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Chapter 86: New Year's Eve

Emperor Hongzhi's life was extremely bumpy. The birth of the palace maid, Concubine Wan was the tyrant of the power of Concubine Wan, and regarded him as a thorn in his side. Since he was born, he was peeped at countless people, walking on thin ice. However, during his growth, there were countless people, his mother who sacrificed for him for fire and water, and his eunuchs who carefully hid him and were finally executed. There were the father of Emperor Hongzhi, Chenghua, the father of Emperor Hongzhi, and the Empress Dowager Zhou, who was born to the palace maid. There were also Empress Zhang, who had suffered no matter how dangerous he encountered, even after marrying a wife, and there were countless ministers in the court who sacrificed themselves to fight for the foundation of the country, and they would never compromise with Emperor Chenghua and Concubine Wan, and would fight to the death to protect Emperor Hongzhi from the prefecture of the great rule.

When the Chenghua Emperor had the idea of ​​changing the prince, Liu Jian and others made suggestions without hesitation and cried bitterly. They went to ask the British Duke and others, and the British Duke and others all had a slight face and did not speak, but the attitude of the Chenghua Emperor was self-evident. Even Fang Jifan's father, Nan and Bo Fang Jinglong, cried loudly on the spot. Seeing that the civil officials were like this and the military officials were like this, Emperor Chenghua refused to give up these thoughts.

Emperor Hongzhi's life was a legend, which made him understand the sinister nature of people, but also made him realize that there were many warmth in this world. He knew very well that he was the hope of countless people at the beginning, and even if he tried everything, he did not value luxury, did not love beauties, worked diligently every day, and worked day and night, he would never disappoint people.

The most important thing is that he learned to be tolerant. Even when facing the hawks and dogs who flattered Concubine Wan, even though they were cut off or ordered to be ordered to be sent to their teachers, Emperor Hongzhi almost did not shout for a fight or kill them.

Emperor Hongzhi returned to his supposed appearance, and just sighed, and began to worry about his stupid son: "I am not angry with the prince, I am just worried. The prince can take the words of playfulness seriously and have no opinion, just like the accounting balance of the year..." He lowered his eyes and looked at the book: "Actually, I don't know that the last time I taught the prince a lesson, the prince must be dissatisfied. He is such a child and insists on showing it to others. I think in the Zhanshi Mansion, the prince must have scorched his stomach and wanted to calculate the accounts. Seeing that Fang Jifan saw him like this, he probably knew that the prince could not calculate it. Instead of wasting his energy, it would be better to coax him. This stupid son, take it seriously. Moreover, this guy is getting more and more courageous, and he dares to denounce his father as a fool!"

“…”

This is the family affairs of Your Majesty, Liu Jian and the other two, I really don’t know where to persuade you.

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and smiled again: "But what Liu Qing family said is right. The prince has no brothers since he was a child. When he was young, he was alone. When I was at his age, sometimes... I was so lonely in my heart. It is not a bad thing that he could trust someone. This is why I ordered Fang Jifan to accompany him. There is only one thing. Sometimes, Fang Jifan is really a bit unreliable, so he has to change it!"

It seems that the anger has disappeared.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be in a state of silence, but she didn't even go to the palace. Empress Zhang from Kunning Palace and Empress Dowager from Wanshou Palace did not go to greet her, but only said that she was not feeling well.

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The New Year is coming, and the streets are full of joy. The wine and food in several restaurants are ordered. Then they are sent to the mines of Xishan Coal Mine. This is all done by Fang Jifan. It is the New Year, and these miners are mining for the Fang family. How could Fang Jifan be stingy? He must not lose both chickens, ducks, fish and meat. This action made Wang Jinyuan want to cry. The silver is all white money. Although Zhenguo Mining is now making a daily gold fight, it is not a big deal to do this. So Wang Jinyuan resolutely decided to stay at home on the night of the New Year. When he came to the mine, he would not eat anything but eat. If he eats more, he would earn a little more.

The miners and families in the mine have had such a rich New Year for the first time. The dishes of the dishes that were usually eaten and could not be called Ming'er. Now, they were moved to the mine in one bucket. It was cold and the food was frozen. They were not worried that the wine and food would become rotten one or two days in advance. When it was the day of the New Year, they would boil the pot and heat it up. The wine and delicacies. This happiness may be the most common day for the princes and nobles in the inner city, but for them, it added a little color to their black and white lives.

In the city, scholars cursed Fang Jifan, and here, the miners and women's family members were surprisingly consistent and praised the other young master. If it weren't for Fang Jifan or the refugees, they would have been afraid that they would have been frozen to death and starved to death. If it weren't for Young Master Fang's intake, they would have been mostly ragged and curled under the wall, and they would not know what to do tomorrow today.

At the end of the year, we have to start paying wages. The money we use is not treasure money or so-called deductions for firewood and coarse grains, but real silver and copper coins.

Wang Jinyuan and the accountants were meticulous, shouting a personal name and paying the money as much as possible. At this moment, many people burst into tears. The dark faces soaked in coal showed white teeth and smiled, but the corners of their eyes were wet.

It was obviously a business, but how did it work, it was like accumulating virtue and doing good deeds? Wang Jinyuan shook his head in his heart, and he felt that he had fallen.

Fang Jifan was studying the large fireworks used during the New Year.

Saltpeter and gunpowder can be bought in Wanggong Factory in the southwest corner of the inner city. There is a special gunpowder bureau there, which not only produces some fireworks for the royal arsenal, but also sells them. However, Fang Jifan is not satisfied with ordinary fireworks. During the Chinese New Year, it is natural that it has to be very active and lively.

Deng Jian, when he saw the young master being "make trouble", he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. He was not a smart person, he only knew that the young master was not serious, but he was actually a dull person. He only knew that the young master had told him that the young master should not get sick, so he would always follow the young master like a follower, for fear that the young master would be negligent and recur, and he would not be cured from now on. There would be no young master in the Fang family.

Xiao Xiangxiang and a few girls were standing far away, while drying their owner's clothes, while staring at Fang Jifan with the leads in the backyard from afar. The young master was focused and serious, but he was indescribable and had a different temperament. Occasionally, the girls around him chuckled and said something, but Xiao Xiangxiang turned a deaf ear and began to have thoughts.

Fang Jinglong went to visit relatives as usual. Those elders should go to see each other in advance. They also occasionally go to inspect the camp. After all, at the end of the year, they should be careful of sluts and thieves. Never have to show any wrongdoing.

New Year's Eve is here.

Jingli suddenly became boiling.

People forgot the prodigal sons of the Fang family and the gambling game in the spring examination. At this time, laughter and joy were everywhere. Even the poorest families took out some surplus that was rare in the year and prepared better food than usual. Women and children, even if they were poor, pulled a few feet of cloth to make new clothes.

Only in the north and south housing of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Dongyang seemed a little anxious and angry on this New Year's Eve.

There were more than 70 officials from the north and south offices, and they were still busy. In fact, the calculation at the end of the year should have been a lot of days in advance, but after several verifications, I found that the number reported by the south office and the north offices did not match.

This... is embarrassing.

What is involved is the surplus of the national treasury, which is not a trivial matter. Once the calculation is wrong, there is nothing clearly, but the court thought that the things on the books were still there. Once there is a problem with the expenditure, it would be a huge matter.

There is no way, and no one knows which link is wrong, so... they can only recalculate it.
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