At noon, Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang put away their fishing rods.
Princess Jinyang caught a total of three grass carp, while Jia Heng caught two carp and a few silver carp, and put them into the bucket nearby.
These fish were originally bought and stocked on a regular basis to keep the water active in the pond and at the same time used by the owner of the garden for fishing.
"Ziyu, two carps are coming to your door. This is a good sign." The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the bucket and said with a smile: "Later, let's ask the chef to cook a full fish feast."
Jia Heng looked at the three grass carp and said: "Nothing compares to your highness, the harvest is full, three grass carp."
At this time, a nun came over and reported: "Master Jia, Qu Zhenfu from outside requested to see you to report the copying matter."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Let him come over."
Not long after, Qu Lang walked quickly from the pavilion bridge into the pavilion room, faced Jia Heng and the eldest princess of Jinyang, bowed his hands in greeting and said: "I have met your lord and your highness in this humble position."
Jia Heng asked: "How is the situation?"
"Sir, all the silver hidden in the three cellars has been recovered. According to the records of the Ministry of Finance and the accounting office accompanying the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they have been checked and are just waiting to be sealed and escorted to the feudal treasury." Qu Lang replied.
Then, he handed over the business slips that had just been checked with both hands.
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to take the zhazi and looked at it with a calm expression. He saw the record on it: "There are five taels of gold ingots and eight thousand taels hidden in the Diecui Pavilion, totaling 40,000 taels, 330,000 taels of silver, and 115 Dongzhu."
oak……"
Generally, gold, silver and jewelry are less likely to oxidize if they are buried underground. However, antique calligraphy, paintings and valuable furniture must also be protected from moisture and insects. Therefore, gold and silver are obviously the best choice for hoarding treasures.
Continuing to look down, I saw another message on it: "There are twelve gold ingots and thirteen thousand taels hidden in the secret room under Lingyun Pavilion, totaling 130,000 taels."
"There are 580,000 taels of silver hidden in the secret room under Qi Fangxuan..."
Jia Heng read the records on it, his face gradually became serious, he put the note on the small table opposite, and said loudly: "Your Highness, the stolen silver hidden in it amounts to three million taels. This should be the largest amount of silver hidden in the capital by King Zhongshun."
This is the most common place.”
As the royal residence of King Zhongshun, a large amount of silver was stored in Yunyuan for the convenience of using silver.
Because in this era, although there were banknotes, their use scenarios were limited, and so much wealth could only be stored in gold, silver, and jewelry.
In fact, most of the private banks and bank accounts in the sacred city were opened by the Shanxi Merchants Chamber of Commerce and the eldest princess and other dignitaries in the capital.
Thinking of this, Jia Heng had many thoughts.
There may be an opportunity to establish a bank such as the Royal Bank, and then issue gold notes, silver notes, and banknotes in a gold, silver, and copper composite standard. Of course, the early steps cannot be too big. It requires trial and error step by step to avoid getting used to the situation.
We can also try to abolish the two-yuan and replace it with the yuan, gradually solve the problem of returning fire to the public, reduce the layers of exploitation by grain officials, pass fiscal and taxation laws and regulations, covertly adjust the gap between the rich and the poor, pluck the most goose feathers, and listen to the least geese.
"But these are the powers of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you want to deal with this matter, you must not be anxious at all. Otherwise, no matter how good the proposal is, no one will implement it. It will be thankless and thankless, and you will still be making wedding clothes for others." Jia Heng frowned,
Let’s put this thought aside for now.
Now that he has not made any special achievements in the military, he does not have the prestige or manpower to carry out the reform of the fiscal and taxation system, let alone interfere with financial power.
Only after achieving military merit can we use this as an opportunity to fight for financial rights for the military department and then uphold state affairs.
In fact, in a bureaucratic group, the formation of a political force, in addition to forming a party and engaging in private intrigues, is often the result of a group working together to do a serious thing or a major event, and then the members of the group benefit from it in the process of development and growth.
, integrated into one.
Otherwise, a group formed simply by inducement, win-over, and entanglement is often a group of rabble-rousers with despicable conduct and a smoky atmosphere. Once used, it will bring disaster to the country and the people. This kind of group is more like a gang.
The same is true for the military, and the same is true for politics. The ultimate goal of pure factional personnel struggle is to do things. In the process, the leader often gains huge political capital through the great success of a certain cause, and is then regarded by the members of the group.
Interest spokesperson.
If he can defeat Donglu, he will surely be able to establish an honorable group with him as the core, but by then, those on the throne will not be able to help but feel that the imperial power is threatened.
Perhaps through political means, such as suppression, differentiation, compromise, and redemption after testing, he would not give up until safety barriers were re-established for imperial power.
This is also the basic quality of a wise king.
And it cannot be bridged by ordinary feelings between monarch and minister, because this is the alienation and discipline of human nature by power.
The more powerful the master, the more so. The difference only lies in the softness and hardness of the wrist and the level of skill. If the king and his ministers can get along with each other and start well and finish well, it will naturally be precious, but it can be encountered but not sought.
This means that if the king doubts the minister, he will be punished; if the minister doubts the king, he will rebel; if the minister doubts the minister and does not punish him, the minister will rebel; if the minister doubts the king and does not rebel, the monarch will be punished.
Just like the chain of suspicion in a dark forest, once the king and his ministers become suspicious, the outcome will inevitably end in tragedy.
If you want to start well and end well, of course there is no way out.
Your Majesty, you have concealed your own shame and concealed your own stupidity.
Your Majesty, courtesy and virtuous corporal, eat on the same table and sleep on the same couch.
But heroes usually have a strong temperament and cannot be humiliated. How can they live in depression for a long time?
"It's too far to think about these things now. I won't face this problem until the Donglu are completely destroyed." Jia Heng shook off some trivial thoughts that were passing through his mind.
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up the papers from the side of the room, put them in her hands and read them in a loud voice, saying: "Register all the gold and silver in a book, load them into cars and deliver them to the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Qu Lang and said, "Go ahead and do it."
Qu Lang didn't say much and resigned.
"What were you thinking about just now? Her face looks gloomy and uncertain." Princess Jinyang ordered her grandma to prepare the fish feast, picked up a cup of tea, and looked at the young man in surprise.
Only then did the beauty clearly notice the change in Jia Heng's expression.
"I didn't think anything of it." Jia Heng smiled and casually changed the matter, saying: "Such a lot of money goes into the internal fund. If it can be used properly, it will be a blessing to the country."
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded and agreed: "I will not touch one or two of these silvers randomly. Now we need silver for everything up and down. The royal brother's internal funds have been allocated a lot for emergencies. Now,
It is empty, and this money can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need."
The eldest princess of Jinyang originally had many businesses and shops, and could earn a lot of profit every month. These were enough to meet her daily needs, so she would not be able to make as much money as King Zhongshun.
"It's already noon. After finishing the fish feast and walking in the garden, I will invite Governor Jia to Tangyuan. How about it? You can take a bath in the hot springs there." Princess Jinyang said softly with her beautiful eyes sparkling.
Jia Heng was about to respond.
Suddenly, at this moment, a female official came in from outside. It was Xishuang, one of the four female officials beside the eldest princess of Jinyang. She walked up to the eldest princess of Jinyang and whispered a few words in a low voice.
The eldest princess of Jinyang, Liu Ye, frowned, with an incomprehensible look on her face.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, all kinds of speculations filling his mind.
Facing Jia Heng's curious gaze, the beauty looked faint and said calmly: "The emperor's brother appointed Song Jing, the third brother of the emperor's sister-in-law, as the doctor of the Kuaiji Division. In the morning, he went to the princess's residence and handed over a greeting card, saying that he would visit me in the afternoon.
"
When Jia Heng heard this, he was slightly startled. He thought about it and said, "Uncle Song Guo, he is coming to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve."
As for Song Jing, he met him once when the King of Wei celebrated his birthday, but gradually had no contact with him.
From this it can be seen that Emperor Chongping had no intention of entrusting all the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Jinyang, and left an alternative as a check and balance.
Thinking like this, he stared at Princess Jinyang.
I saw that the beauty's high spirits were somewhat depressed.
This is human nature. If the emperor suddenly sent a deputy envoy to inspect the school in Beijing to share the affairs of the camp with him, he would also be unhappy.
However, the emperor knew that military orders should not come from multiple sources, otherwise it would easily delay military aircraft.
Jia Heng thought about it again, but felt that based on the past character of Princess Jinyang, it might not be because of the decentralization of power. She was not a power-hungry person.
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up the tea cup and said softly: "Lianxue, let me see how long it will take for the fish feast to be ready."
Then, he looked at Yuanchun who was standing aside, smiled and said: "Yuanchun, as the sister of the Jiadudu clan, you can't stand all the time. Let's sit down to eat together and try the fish caught by your clan brother."
Yuan Chun hesitated for a moment, then saw Jia Heng nodded, and then said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked at the nuns and female officials and ordered: "Lianxue will stay and wait for you. The others should go outside and wait."
"Yes, Your Highness." The female officials and nuns responded and slowly retreated.
When Jia Heng saw this, he knew that the beauty had something to say to him, and his thoughts started to spin, and he made some guesses, which he had just done.
When all the female officials left the water pavilion, Jia Heng, Jin Yang, Yuan Chun, and Lian Xue were the only ones left in the room.
Jia Heng asked: "Your Highness, what is this?"
A look of worry appeared in the beautiful eyes of the eldest princess of Jinyang, and she said: "I was thinking just now that after the inspection of Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, I will resign from the job of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to my brother."
Jia Heng was startled, looked at the beauty opposite, and said in a solemn voice: "It shouldn't be like this."
Does this offend Empress Song?
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly and said: "I can guess a little bit of Brother Huang's thoughts. He wants me and Song Jing to be in charge of the same government affairs, but I don't want to work with anyone else."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and advised: "It turns out that this is just to share the worries of Your Majesty. Is Your Highness a little stubborn?"
Yuanchun was slightly frightened as he listened to the conversation between the two.
"It was thankless to lead the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now that someone has taken over, it is better to just leave it to him. This palace will be free and at ease, and can have less worries." The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly.
No matter how rich the Ministry of Internal Affairs was, as the emperor's sister, it was difficult for her to do anything, and she didn't have much interest.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment.
This is the Tian family. If it is him, he cannot give up his choice, otherwise he will fall into the eyes of the emperor and be regarded as ignorant of the overall situation.
But Jinyang didn't care about this, she could do it if she wanted to, and throw it aside if she didn't want to. Anyway, she didn't have a son, she only lived with an orphan girl, and she had no intention of begging Emperor Chongping.
But why does this sound like the sister-in-law is having trouble?
According to his estimation, it is possible to squeeze out Empress Song's younger brother. Otherwise, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will become the private residence of King Wei. The emperor will definitely not want to see this scene. Either replace someone and re-enter, or let Empress Song's
My younger brother made another appointment.
But in the end, wasn't Queen Song's joy all in vain?
Can your face look good?
Thinking of that snowy beauty with willow eyebrows and starry eyes, and a graceful face, maybe she would wear small shoes for Jinyang, but not necessarily.
"Your Highness, since we are sharing the country's worries, it is better not to be impulsive." Jia Heng thought for a while and finally advised: "Besides, such anger is too obvious."
Although he also wanted the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be the official voice of Princess Jinyang, he also knew that the emperor's nature seemed to like to work out these balances and constraints.
It can be seen from the court situation that the three parties of Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang stand on three pillars and are as stable as a rock.
Ordinarily, there is really no more suitable candidate than Jinyang. He has no children, so there is no possibility of making money for his children. He is also a female generation, has little desire for power, and has no possibility of forming cliques for personal gain.
The emperor should not be suspicious, so what kind of checks and balances should be implemented? Use people without suspicion, and use people without suspicion.
The eldest princess of Jinyang shook her head and said: "I am not angry, but I don't want to be troubled by the future. Song Jing is the uncle of the King of Wei. If the distance cannot be clarified, I am worried that working with the government will cause trouble."
Small disagreement.”
She doesn't want to get involved in this kind of heirloom thing anymore. With her status, she doesn't stand for anyone, she doesn't rely on anyone, but she can stay aloof.
Whoever becomes the emperor, she will be the eldest princess.
If she is now worried about offending the emperor's wife and working with her brother, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs secretly supports the King of Wei, what should she do?
Should she turn a blind eye, close one eye, or tell her brother the truth?
It would be better not to be involved too much in the first place.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and understood what the beauty opposite was thinking. He nodded and said, "Your Highness is right to be concerned."
It's just that Queen Song, who turned into Voldemort, must have a grudge and be secretly annoyed with this sister-in-law who is not a fuel-saving lamp.
Moreover, according to his observation, Jinyang has never been very close to Empress Song.
Of course, Jinyang was very confident, and was favored by Empress Dowager Feng behind him, but his relationship with Empress Song was not very good, and I don’t know why.
Maybe this is the norm?
In ordinary people's homes, the same gap exists between sister-in-law and sister-in-law.
Jia Heng reminded him again: "But the Holy Spirit will probably not agree. I hope that His Highness can take charge of state affairs."
There is no power conflict between brother and sister. If he were Emperor Chongping and had to choose one of the two, he would probably choose Jinyang.
Of course, this is what he would like to see happen.
Jia Heng looked at Yuan Chun, who was sitting quietly on the side, and asked: "Sister, I am serving the Queen in the palace. Do you think there will be any other obstacles to this matter?"
When Yuan Chun was asked by Jia Heng, his face was startled. After thinking for a while, he said softly: "The Queen has never arranged any errands for her family members in the past. I think this is the Holy Spirit's sympathy. If I don't go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, actually...
...I have often heard the empress mention that Uncle Song Guo was also an ambitious person, but he had only been a small official before, but now he was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all the errands he performed were the emperor's family affairs.
"
When Jia Heng heard this, he frowned and said, "According to what eldest sister said, maybe it's not that difficult."
The eldest princess of Jinyang saw Jia Heng thinking and said, "It's nothing difficult. I'll go see him after lunch."
At this time, Lianxue came in and announced that the fish feast had been cooked, so he led the nanny who was outside and placed the fish feast on the tables.
Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang finished their lunch and stayed in the West Garden for a while.
In the afternoon, the eldest princess of Jinyang got on the carriage and returned to the eldest princess's house under the escort of Jia Heng.
In the late afternoon, Song Jing arrived as promised.
The younger brother of the Empress of the Song Dynasty, with a tall stature, an elegant face, and a dignified demeanor, followed the female official into the hall, sat down, and drank tea and talked.
He was somewhat surprised when he was summoned by the Holy Father before, and was asked to move to the Kuaiji Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve as a doctor. This position was a fifth-rank official, but he was not a court official, but a Zhongzhi official.
"Master Song, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Governor Jia are already waiting in the attic. Please come over with your servant." Lianxue came closer and called.
"Oh, Jia Ziyu is actually here too?" Song Jing was quite surprised when he heard this.
"This morning, Mr. Jia escorted Her Royal Highness the Princess to inspect the Xishan Villa of Prince Zhongshun. He just came back now." Lianxue explained.
Song Jing nodded, got up, followed Lianxue to the attic, and said with a smile: "I have always wanted to visit Jia Ziyu before, but I didn't have official business, so it was a little abrupt. I'm very lucky today."
His nephew is now working under Jia Ziyu in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division.
While talking, enter the attic.
At this moment, the eldest princess of Jinyang was sitting in the main seat and stood up. The two of them had known each other for a long time.
"I have met His Highness Jinyang." Song Jing entered the hall and bowed first.
A relative of the state is obviously not as valuable as a princess, let alone the eldest princess.
"Brother of the Song family, you are so polite. Please take a seat. Why don't you see Madam-in-law and Yan'er? We have seen each other since the Lantern Festival, but we haven't seen each other for a long time." The eldest princess of Jinyang said in greeting.
Song Jing smiled and said: "She and Yan'er went back to her parents' house to stay for a few days some time ago, and now they went to the palace to pay their respects to the queen."
As he said that, he turned to look at the young man in python suit standing not far away and said with a smile: "Jia Ziyu is here too. I heard from the female officer just now that Jia Ziyu went to Xishan Villa today."
Jia Heng smiled slightly and said: "King Zhongshun's villa in Xishan hid a lot of money belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was only found out today. Now Mr. Song is the chief officer of the Kuaiji Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he can verify the account books."
Song Jing said, "I was not involved in the matter that was forbidden. I intervened rashly without knowing what was going on. It was self-defeating and delayed the official business. Yesterday, the Holy Father suddenly summoned me and said that the Kuaiji Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was short of a person in charge.
I have never done anything like this before, so I'm afraid I won't be qualified."
A few people chatted politely and started discussing business matters.
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled sweetly and said softly: "The eldest brother of the Song family came here in time, which really solved my little sister's urgent need. Now the personnel and accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are in urgent need of sorting out, and we need eldest brother Song to take care of it."
Song Jing smiled and said: "Your Highness, the princess, is not a woman, so I came here just to assist you and do my best. Your Highness is still the main one in handling affairs in the mansion."
When I first arrived, my posture was very low. In other words, for a small official like Dianke in Honglu Temple, much of my arrogance was worn away.