Chapter 1662 Jia Heng: This is the epoch-making military weapon!
Shenjing City, Princess Jinyang’s Mansion
Jia Heng leaned on the pear-back chair, with a dazed look on his resolute face, thinking about the measures of the Qiande New Deal.
The first is to reform the official system. The current structure of the six-ministry system is not suitable for the increasing number of state affairs and has been changed into small ministry offices.
In addition, new theories were introduced, such as the Mohist school to check and balance Confucianism, or to create a scientific theism that studied things to achieve knowledge.
The eldest princess of Jinyang came forward, stretched out a slender hand and waved it in front of Jia Heng's eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity, and asked: "What were you thinking about just now, so lost in thought?"
Jia Heng recovered his thoughts, smiled and said, "I was thinking about government affairs."
After I really took charge of the country, I realized that it was not easy to be a "powerful minister", or in other words, it was not easy to be a powerful minister who wanted to make a career.
If you want to do something great that will last forever, you still have so many things to worry about and don’t know where to start.
The eldest princess of Jinyang became curious and asked: "How do you plan to handle the affairs of the state?"
Jia Heng looked thoughtful and said: "Let's reform the official system first so that we can implement national policies."
An indescribable look of worry appeared on Princess Jinyang's graceful and graceful face, and she said loudly: "You have just taken over the government as a foreign relative. I advise you not to mess around. If you have achieved merit, that's all. If something goes wrong, then the dissatisfied people in the world will only gossip more."
Jia Heng said: "What you said, I have considered it before. It's just that the new dynasty has a new atmosphere. As an assistant to the government, I also need to flex my muscles to make the Han Dynasty prosperous."
The eldest princess of Jinyang frowned and said: "Just work slowly and steadily, don't rush for success."
Jia Heng put down the blue and white porcelain tea cup in his hand, looked at the eldest princess of Jinyang, and said: "Don't worry, I won't be too hasty. The plans that should be laid out still need to be laid out."
If he wanted to usurp Chen Han's world, it would not be feasible to do so without prestige.
The eldest princess of Jinyang thought for a while and said: "In fact, it is not a bad idea now. Luo'er is the emperor and you are the assistant king. If this continues for a long time, it will also be a good story in history."
Jia Heng sighed and said, "Ke Luo'er will grow up one day."
At that time, father and son turned against each other, and he would not end well.
Hearing this, the eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the young man in the python suit and said, "I don't know how future generations will record this history."
This is obviously trying to steal the throne from his own son.
Jia Heng looked deeply and said: "Private is for a moment, public is eternal, and future generations will appreciate it."
Princess Jinyang sighed secretly in her heart, but did not answer the question.
Jia Heng just talked to the eldest princess of Jinyang for a while, and without saying much else, he got up and left the hall, heading towards the back house.
In the main hall of the back house, Princess Xianning was sitting down to talk with Li Chanyue and Song Yan. Yuan Chun was also listening not far away, and Baoqin was holding the two little guys.
Princess Xianning had a peaceful expression, and under her emerald eyebrows, she looked at the two little guys playing together with a smile and said in a low voice: "Look, he and Yun'er are really good brothers. So naughty."
A smile appeared on Yuanchun's increasingly "mom-like" face, and he said: "The two little guys are fine now. They will be more noisy when they are older."
Under Princess Xianning's slender willow eyebrows, her beautiful eyes as bright as rainbows were soft and slightly moist, and she said warmly: "By the way, it's time to hold a hundred-day banquet for the two children."
Yuan Chun said: "I think the days are almost here."
The children of Princess Xianning and Yuanchun were born in the first year of Jianxing.
Li Chanyue said: "We can discuss this with you when your husband comes back."
At this moment, a tall and erect female official in bright clothes stepped into the side room and whispered: "Your Royal Highness, King Wei is here."
Hearing this, Princess Xianning turned her head with a waterfall of green hair to look at her. Under the beauty's handsome eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were filled with joy and she said, "Sir, here you are."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Well, come and see you and eldest sister, you and Yun'er are playing around."
While he was talking, he came closer, squatted down, and picked up two cute little babies with a milky fragrance, one in each hand.
The two little guys were still babbling at this moment, and their slightly open mouths seemed to be drooling.
Jia Heng smiled, joked, and said, "These two little guys are really naughty."
At this moment, the two little guys' plump and lovely faces were pink and plump, and their eyes were as clear as black grapes, as dark as autumn.
Princess Xianning's beautiful face was full of curiosity, and she asked: "Sir, have you finished your business outside?"
Jia Heng nodded and said, "It's almost nothing."
Hearing this, Princess Xianning raised her slender eyebrows, and there seemed to be an inexplicable color in her bright and shining eyes, and asked: "Sir, have you met the Queen Mother just now?"
Jia Heng said: "I've seen it before."
A faint smile appeared on Princess Xianning's face as white as snow, and she whispered: "I was talking about going to the palace with my son in my arms in the next two days."
Jia Heng smiled and said, "You, Chan Yue, and Yan'er can go there together and reunite the family."
Well, except for Concubine Duanrong, almost all of them share the same person.
Princess Xianning nodded her beautiful hair in a bun, and under her emerald eyebrows, her charming eyes were as soft as water. Her voice was a little charming, and she said, "Sir, that's what you said."
Jia Heng came to Princess Xianning and said, "Xianning, after next year, I will take you and your children by boat south to the south of the Yangtze River to visit the scenic spots and historic sites."
Princess Xianning couldn't help but laugh and said: "My husband said this a few years ago, but when has he ever had time?"
Jia Heng gently put his arm around Princess Xianning's shoulder, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "I think I have been really free in the past two years."
Princess Xianning put her green hair like a waterfall and nestled on Jia Heng's shoulder. Two blushes appeared on both sides of her beautiful, yet soft and charming face, and she felt a sense of peace and contentment in her heart.
"Sir, all the children in the room are watching." Princess Xianning said shyly, her beautiful eyes shining like water.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "What do these two little kids know?"
Princess Xianning gave Jia Heng an angry look and said, "I'm afraid that the upper beam will not be straight and the lower beam will be crooked in the future. In the future, the two of us will learn from the same example. You haven't learned your skills, but you have learned all the skills of being greedy and lustful."
However, he did not continue to hold Princess Xianning's shoulders. He came to the two little dolls, picked up one of them at once, and said: "The facial features of these two brothers are really similar."
In other words, he has strong genes and the two brothers are quite similar to him in facial features.
On both sides of Princess Xianning's jade face as white as snow, two rose-red blushes appeared, and she joked: "Sir, don't you know whose seed they are?"
Jia Heng glanced at Princess Xianning, feeling somewhat speechless deep in his heart.
Since Xianning gave birth to a child, she has become a coquettish person.
Song Yan stared at Jia Heng, then with a gust of fragrance like musk and orchids, she turned behind Jia Heng, stretched out her slender hands, and gently squeezed Jia Heng's shoulders.
Jia Heng praised her and said, "My Yan'er is still virtuous and considerate."
Song Yan's snow-white face was slightly flushed. She bit her pink lips with her pink teeth and said, "Brother Heng, when will you come with me to my father's place?"
Hearing this, Jia Heng looked surprised and asked, "Yan'er wants to go home to visit relatives."
Song Yan said "hmm" and said with a hint of sadness, "I haven't been home for several months."
Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go back with you, Yan'er."
It just so happened that he also had something to say to Song Yan's father and fourth uncle, or that he needed to reach some kind of tacit understanding in the future court situation.
Princess Xianning gently peeled a grape, put it into her mouth, chewed it gently, and asked: "Is your fourth uncle going to be the governor of Jingzhao?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Your fourth uncle served as an official in Kaifeng Mansion for two terms and had a distinguished official reputation. Now he is transferred to the capital to practice and be of great use."
Song Xuan is now in his thirties and serves as the governor of Jingzhao in the capital, the most beautiful place. He can be considered young and promising.
Jia Heng said: "Yan'er, let's go back to Song's house tomorrow."
Song Yan softly said "Hmm" and continued to help Jia Heng's shoulders.
Under Li Chanyue's slender and curved willow eyebrows, her pair of starry eyes concealed the moon and stars. She looked at the two of them softly and swallowed the words "I'll come with you too" that came to her lips.
Sister Yan'er also needs to spend some time alone with Mr. Xiao Jia.
Princess Xianning's beautiful eyes stared intently under her willow eyebrows, and she asked in a concerned tone: "Sir, how are my concubine and my brother doing in the palace?"
Will the husband be on guard against his mother-in-law and his brother?
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Princess Xianning and said, "It's good to have your mother and queen looking after you. After you enter the palace, you can go see them more."
Now he feels that Concubine Duanrong, the mother-in-law, and Chen Ze, the brother-in-law, may not be completely convinced by him.
It would be fine if he had not been supported by Li Zan and Xu Lu before, but after being supported, he would definitely covet the throne.
In addition, Concubine Duanrong knew about his affair with Empress Song, so it was impossible not to have the obsession to help the Han Dynasty, but now it is just aroused but not developed.
Princess Xianning said softly "Hmm".
She also noticed this subtle atmosphere.
I'm afraid that the husband, mother, concubine, and brother are still having trouble.
Over here, Jia Heng cuddled up with Yuan Chun and Princess Xianning for a while, then left the eldest princess's house in Jinyang and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
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Ningguo Mansion, in the study room——
Chen Xiaoli stood in the hall, raised his eyes to look at the young man in python suit who came quickly from outside, and asked: "The Jinyi Mansion has gone south to collect scandals about the officials in the southern province."
Back then, when Jia Heng was ordered by Emperor Chongping to supervise the New Deal in Jiangnan, he had a conflict with the southern gentry.
Jia Heng's eyebrows were raised, and a look of thought could not help appearing on his face, and he said: "The gentry from the southern provinces should win over some, kill some, and intimidate some."
Chen Xiao couldn't help but have a look of thought on his fair face, and asked: "That's fine, but don't do it too hastily."
Jia Heng said: "When Gao Zhongping made trouble in Bashu, they in the south did not dare to respond. How can we expect them to have the courage to cause trouble?"
Since ancient times, using the local government to fight against the central government is undoubtedly a mantis trying to use its arms as a chariot and overestimating its own capabilities.
Jia Heng gently took Chen Xiao's delicate hand and asked, "Xiaoxiao, where is Ruoqing?"
Chen Xiaomei rolled her eyes at the young man in the python suit, joked, and said, "You forgot, she is pregnant with your child and is raising the baby in the back house at the moment."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Then wait a moment and I'll go take a look."'
He said that if Ruoqing also had a child, he would have to go and have a look later.
While Jia Heng was speaking, he stood up and walked towards the backyard hall.
In the wing room, Gu Ruoqing was wearing a wide plain dress, her bright face seemed to be covered with a blush of shame, she stretched out a slender hand and gently stroked her belly that had not yet swollen.
Holding a book and reading.
At this moment, I heard a maid enter the side room and said with a smile: "Girl, King Wei is already here."
Gu Ruoqing didn't say much else, and quickly put down the book in his hand. Under his emerald willow eyebrows, his beautiful eyes stared intently, with a look of joy on his face.
While talking, Jia Heng walked around a wood-grained glass screen and sat down on the embroidered pier not far from Gu Ruoqing.
"Prince, you are here." Gu Ruoqing called out to Jia Heng and said.
Jia Heng's face was full of a warm smile and he said: "Ruoqing, where are you reading?"
Gu Ruoqing said softly: "It's a bit boring to be alone in the room, so I took out some books and read them."
Jia Heng held Gu Ruoqing's slender hand and said, "You've had a good time at home these days."
Gu Ruoqing said "hmm" and said, "Your Majesty, are you so busy with things outside that you have forgotten?"
Jia Heng said: "If you want to be busy, you will never be finished."
As he spoke, he reached out and gently put his arm around Gu Ruoqing's shoulders.
Gu Ruoqing also leaned her head on Jia Heng's shoulder, closed her curvy eyelashes, and her heart was filled with sweetness and joy.
Jia Heng turned his head, smelled the fragrance between the beauty's lush hair, and said: "You take good care of the baby, I also want you to give me a beautiful daughter."
Gu Ruoqing's elegant face was covered with red clouds, and he said, "Can't he be a son?"
Jia Heng smiled and said, "If it's a son, that would be even better."
As he spoke, he took the beautiful woman's thin shoulders and brought them to her soft lips, inhaling the sweet and refreshing breath.
Gu Ruoqing said "Hmm", her delicate white face was as bright as the clouds, she reached out and gently touched Jia Heng's shoulder, and responded fiercely.
I don't know how long it took, but Jia Heng reached out and gently hugged Gu Ruoqing's shoulders, and said warmly: "You should take good care of the pregnancy, and leave the affairs of the house to the maid. You should pay attention to your own health."
It is often more dangerous just after pregnancy.
Gu Ruoqing responded softly and quietly enjoyed the arrangement of the young man in the python suit.
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Time flies, and years fly by.
The first year of Jianxing entered the end of the year unknowingly. In December of the first year of Jianxing, a winter snow fell to the Guanzhong land and locked the earth tightly.
The Ministry of Industry transported large quantities of coal to the east and west cities for sale, and briquette technology was also developed. This high-quality and cheap coal was used for heating by the people, and the number of people in Guanzhong who went to the Yellow River to cut down trees was greatly reduced.
Godly City, Jingzhao Mansion Yamen——
Song Xuan, the newly appointed governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, was talking to several general judges and said: "In winter, heavy snow caused disasters, and all houses that collapsed in Sanfu area were reported to the Yamen, and the government allocated money and food for repairs. They must not be repaired."
Let the people spend the winter in the wild."
All the general judges should say so.
Song Xuan said: "In addition, starting from today, we will give porridge at the four gates of Shenjing City to help the poor and helpless people."
At any time, there are poor people who have no food to eat at home. Especially in these extremely cold and snowy days, some people who have no food to eat may die of hunger.
Below, several officials who looked like civil servants raised their hands to Jia Heng.
After a while, Song Xuan didn't waste much time and walked out of the official office with a calm expression. Accompanied by his servants, he got into the carriage and hurried away towards Song Jing's house.
In Song Jing's home, it can be seen that Song Jing's wife Shen is talking with Song Yan from Guining, while Jia Heng is talking with Song Jing on the side.
Facing her mother's appraising gaze, Song Yan lowered her green-haired head slightly and said softly: "Mom, I am doing well in the eldest princess's mansion."
Song Jing's wife said: "You should listen more to Zi Yu at home."
Song Yan responded softly, and then secretly glanced at the young man in the python suit.
Song Jing whispered: "Ziyu, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will recently cooperate with the Ministry of Works to sell coal."
Jia Heng said: "Recently, people in Beijing are using charcoal for heating. In the future, the price of charcoal should be cheaper. Craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry go to all over the world to mine and excavate charcoal for transportation to the capital."
Song Jing said: "That's what Ziyu said."
As he spoke, he glanced at the briquette stove and said, "This thing developed by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry is very convenient for boiling water and cooking."
Jia Heng said: "The uses of charcoal don't stop there. If used properly, it can be a military weapon that creates the world!"
Thinking of the trains pulled by the steaming steam engines of later generations, if a steam engine could be manufactured, the positive impact on China would be almost inestimable.
It can be said that if the steam engine is invented, it can establish China's dominance in one fell swoop.
He went back and thought about how a steam engine worked.
"The military weapon that created the world?" Song Jing frowned and appreciated the importance in Jia Heng's words. He hesitated and said, "This thing is hidden deep in the rocks. It is very difficult to dig out."
Jia Heng said: "Shanxi has a large amount of open-pit coal deposits, which are enough to supply the people's coal needs in the early stage."
Some open-pit coal mines were mined first, which was of high quality and low price, allowing the people to experience the convenience of using coal to make fires.
Song Jing nodded and said: "Ziyu is thoughtful."
Jia Heng said: "In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs should recruit craftsmen to study more uses of charcoal."
Song Jing looked solemn, looked at the young man in the python suit, and said: "This is what I have in mind."
After Jia Heng said this, he took the tea cup on the small table and took a sip of tea.
Song Jing raised her eyes and glanced at the late afternoon sun outside, and said, "Ziyu, it's getting late, let's have lunch first."
Jia Heng responded softly, and then followed Song Jing to sit down next to a round sandalwood plum blossom table.