The beauty came out after hearing the sound, with a graceful figure, convex and concave shapes, and fair skin. She walked and walked with a sense of spring. Although her face was covered with a veil, her appearance could not be seen clearly, but only from the exposed eyes. Looking at it, there is no doubt that she is a beauty.
Even Han Ce, who is already half a hundred years old, couldn't help but marvel when he saw this woman. In terms of temperament, this girl is something that few people can match. In terms of style, she is probably not as good as those future mistresses in the Zhongguo Duke's palace. In comparison, it’s no less generous.
Thinking that even he was so amazed, the young master must not forget it after seeing it. Han Ce felt that he had made another contribution. Now he was secretly competing with Zeng Tong. With the help of this woman, he should be able to take advantage of it. Advantage.
Han Ce wanted to introduce this girl to the young master, so Han Ce was a little polite in his words. He just walked around the yard briefly and found traces of recent repairs everywhere, so he knew that there was no need to break ground. Then he said goodbye and left. On the temporary trip, he also gave instructions that everything here will still be decided by the beauty until the Duke of the country comes to make a decision.
Han Ce returned with satisfaction, and hurriedly reported what happened here to Shen Ao, and then returned to the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion.
In the main hall of the mansion, Shen Ao was talking to Shen Xing. Shen Ao had great respect for this old housekeeper of the Zhongguo Duke's mansion, as he watched his elders grow up.
It took Shen Xing more than a year to finally lead people to repair the main road from Daliang City to Liaozhou. This time he came back for a business trip. And there were no other accidents. He would not leave for the time being. After all, he was getting older. , it is better to leave such troublesome work to young people.
An old man and a young man were reminiscing about old times, and Han Ce walked into the main hall at this time.
"Thank you, Mr. Han." Seeing Han Ce arriving in a hurry, Shen Ao smiled and stood up to greet him.
Shen Ao's politeness and politeness fell into Han Ce's eyes, and he was very touched. He thought about when he was following King Xiang, besides being ordered around, when had he ever received such respect. Based on this, he was willing to give up. Those who step on the ground are busy for Duke Zhongguo.
"Young Master is too polite. Hello, Steward Shen." Han Ce also greeted them one by one. After saying hello, he explained to Shen Ao that the merchants from Shu wanted to join the Chamber of Commerce. Finally, he also said that The incident of entering the mansion three times and the incident of a very beautiful woman inside.
Shen Ao was only eighteen years old, which was when he was still young. Even men from ordinary families usually married wives and had children at this age. Many of them already had children, and they were even able to have soy sauce. But Shen Ao seemed to be unhurried and unhurried. Even though Concubine Zhao had spoken several times about his marriage, he still withstood the tremendous pressure.
This may be related to the fact that Shen Ao came from later generations and did not want to get married too early. Or maybe he does not think it is stable now and has too many things to do, so he has never gotten married. For such a person, you point at a beauty To seduce him to go to that house is something that you don't even have to think about.
"As long as foreign businessmen have the strength and are willing to abide by the regulations, we also welcome them. As for the house and the beauty, forget it." Shen Ao smiled and waved his hand. It is the custom of the world to give gifts and do things. Although he was a little unhappy, he still I don’t pretend to be arrogant. In order to appease others, I have to accept some gifts.
But accepting them and enjoying them are two different things. In his opinion, the purpose of accepting these three people into the courtyard is to make the merchants in Shu feel at ease. As for the beauties there, forget it. Speaking of which, he is now around But Bai Qiutong, Xuefei, Princess Daman, and oh, there is also a fifth princess. He doesn't know how to repay so many love debts, so why is he still willing to provoke them?
Shen Ao just listened to Han Ce's report and passed it in one ear and out the other. Not only did he not express his attitude on this matter, but he told Han Ce about another matter, which was about compensation for the bereaved families of martyrs. thing.
The battle in Dingzhou City ended with Daqian's victory. But this does not mean that Daqian was not injured. On the contrary, in the early battles, the situation of Daqian was not very good, precisely because countless soldiers dedicated their lives. His life was saved, and Dingzhou City was saved.
Now that the war is over, the imperial court has also given a certain amount of compensation to the families of the soldiers who died in the war according to the previous pension standards of the Ministry of War. It is said that it has done a good job, but in Shen Ao's eyes, it is far from enough.
According to the Ministry of War, if a soldier dies in battle, a one-time compensation of ten taels of silver will be enough. Soldiers who are injured and lose the ability to work can only be compensated with a one-time compensation of five taels of silver. This ratio is really too low.
For this matter, Shen Aozeng personally went to Cheng Bolin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and raised his questions. But the answer was that this is the regulation of the Ministry of War and has been in effect for many years. In comparison, Daqian's pension standard It's still high. Like other soldiers from the vassal land, they often only get two to five taels when they die or become disabled. What's more, the money will even be embezzled by the superior officials, and eventually it will not reach the families of the martyrs.
After returning from the Ministry of War, Shen Ao felt depressed. A life was bought with only ten taels of silver. In his eyes, this was simply unbelievable. But even if the Ministry of War had regulations before, it was useless for him to raise doubts. If the official and the court can't make sense, Shen Ao will have to take action on his own and do something.
"Mr. Han, that's what I think. Go back to the Ministry of War, copy a list of those killed in the Battle of Dingzhou, and bring it back. In addition to the pensions given to them by the court, we are giving them a certain amount of compensation. Roughly speaking. Two methods can be considered. One is a one-time payment, that is, all soldiers who died in battle will be compensated with twenty taels of silver each, and the disabled will be compensated with ten taels of silver. If you do not want to choose to take silver, you can consider the second method. According to the plan, the family members of the martyrs can recommend one person, and we will be responsible for finding a job for them, whether it is building a house, building roads, or working as a waiter. In short, we will feed them, and they only need to contribute their efforts. In short, we will feed them. We cannot let the soldiers who died in battle bleed and their families shed tears."
Shen Ao would have such an idea out of respect for human rights and respect for soldiers and soldiers. In his opinion, if he doesn't do this, who will be willing to do it next time there is a war? Will I sacrifice my life for you?
Shen Ao expressed his thoughts, and then looked at Han Ce expectantly, waiting for his answer. However, Han Ce lowered his head, seemingly embarrassed.
"What's wrong?" Shen Ao asked confused.
Han Ce did not answer, but the butler Shen Xing who was sitting next to him spoke, "Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
It is true that not many people know Shen Ao's true identity, but as the old housekeeper of the Shen family, Shen Xing is one of the insiders. It is precisely because he knows Shen Ao's identity that he believes that this matter is so It would be inappropriate if you do it.
Shen Ao is the fourth son of the current emperor. Regardless of whether anyone knows about this matter, it is true. With this relationship, as long as Shen Ao does not do anything rebellious and outrageous, even if someone embarrasses him, Its foundation cannot be moved.
Even if Shen Ao bullies men and dominates women when he is fine, it doesn't matter if he has a bad reputation and waits for death. Whoever makes a prince is born with a good life. In the words of later generations, he has such deceiving power, especially in the imperial power In the age of supremacy, it really doesn’t matter how you play.
But one thing is that it cannot affect the real imperial power, let alone shake it. Especially today's emperor is still such a suspicious person. He can even allow his princes and ministers to be incompetent, but he must not look at them as capable, especially It is greater than his ability, it will arouse his defensiveness and go too far, even if it is eliminated quickly, it is not impossible.
What Shen Ao is doing now is to challenge the imperial power, which can also be said to be to win people's hearts. Although his starting point is good, the impact will be huge, and people may even misunderstand him, thinking that he wants to form his own The huge influence is not unreasonable.
Thinking that if he really did this, Emperor Qianwen would be on guard, so Shen Xing thought that it would do more harm than good, so it was better not to do it."
"Is that good?" Shen Ao, who had not thought of this and did not know his true life experience, looked at Shen Xing in confusion, as if he wanted an answer.
"Well... the young master is stealing the emperor's limelight by doing this. It's not good." Shen Xing couldn't tell the truth, so he could only find this reason.
"It doesn't matter, I have already thought about it. We will do this matter, and let's just say it is the Emperor's responsibility to the outside world. In this way, if we provide money and the Emperor gains reputation, no one will say anything anymore." Shen Aohehehe He smiled and said as if he had already thought of a countermeasure.
Shen Ao's idea is very simple, he just wants to do something for these warriors who died in battle. As for what other people will think or think, he doesn't care. "Okay, that's how it's settled. , Mr. Han, I would also like to trouble you to get the list in hand first. I will give His Majesty a note to explain this matter."
Shen Ao had already made a decision, and he would pay for it, and His Majesty would be named. Neither Shen Xing nor Han Ce could say anything more, so they could only nod and agree.
Soon, Shen Ao's message was delivered to the palace and delivered to Emperor Qianwen's Dragon Case.
After all, Shen Ao is also the imperially appointed Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue, and belongs to the ranks of high-ranking officials in the court. After his memorial is submitted, it will appear in front of the emperor much faster than the memorials of other ordinary courtiers.
This was Shen Ao's first memorial in the name of Zuo Shilang, and Emperor Qianwen also attached great importance to it. After seeing the content of the memorial, he fell into deep thought.
Emperor Qianwen was not the kind of peaceful emperor who just waited to die and sat in the Golden Palace every day, listening to the courtiers below praising peace in the world and peace in the sea. He was an emperor who had led troops and fought in wars.