Liu Xin's worries are not unreasonable. Although Chang'an is not as prosperous as Xiangyang now, and the prices on the market are not as good as Xiangyang, once Chang'an is established as the capital, land prices and prices there will skyrocket. If it were before, Liu Xin could have let Huang Yueying
Living in your own home, opening more mouths means having more pairs of chopsticks.
But things are different now. After Liu Xin's family entered Chang'an, they planned to live in the palace. Although the two families had some relatives, even if Huang Yueying went to visit her aunt, there was no special grace and she wanted to stay in the palace for one night.
It is impossible, let alone live in the palace for a long time. These are the rules and no one can change them at will.
Originally, there was another option, which was to live on campus. For some students from poor families, if they lived on campus, all the room and board expenses could be waived. Of course Huang Chengyan did not meet the conditions for room and board exemption, but the room and board costs were minimal.
, their family can still afford it. Unfortunately, Huang Yueying is a girl, and it is very inappropriate to live on campus. Huang Chengyan and Cai Yue cannot rest assured, so this option can be ignored.
Cai Yue was very aware of her family's financial situation. Not to mention Chang'an, even in Xiangyang City, she could only stay with the Cai family from time to time. After listening to Liu Xin's words, she couldn't help but lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said: "Chengyan is carrying Huang
The head of the family, Yueying must be able to make up for the expenses of studying."
Cai Jue said angrily: "Sister, please stop mentioning the Huang family. Ever since Huang Zu went against my father, the Huang family has gone from bad to worse. Now it is all supported by my elder sister and father-in-law. Can you still count on them?"
In the past, the Huang family was a big family in Jingzhou that was as famous as the Cai family and the Kuai family, and its status was even higher than the other two families. As the head of the Huang family, Huang Zu had long been the governor of Jiangxia, and Jiangxia had the most influence in the entire Jingzhou.
It can also be ranked among the top three relatively wealthy counties. At that time, Cai Mao and Kuai Liang were just small county magistrates. As Liu Xin entered Jingzhou, he gradually took power firmly into his own hands, and the situation changed.
There was a sudden change. Cai Mao and Kuai Liang, who promptly took over Liu Xin's side, gradually rose to high positions. However, because Huang Zu chose to fight against Liu Xin, the entire Huang family also withered day by day.
When Cai Yue married Huang Chengyan, Cai Jue was just a little kid, but Huang Chengyan was already a famous person, and the Huang family was in the ascendant. At that time, the marriage was rumored to be a good talk, but now it is scorned by Cai Jue.
Cai Yue's face turned slightly red, and she felt a little worried, but she couldn't help it.
Liu Xin felt that the atmosphere was suddenly awkward, so she couldn't help but smile and said, "It's no wonder that the Huang family is in this situation today, Mr. Chengyan. It's just that Chengyan is now the head of the Huang family, but he should also be the head of the Huang family."
Think about the future.”
Marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog. Since Cai Yue married Huang Chengyan, she is a member of the Huang family. Naturally, she has to speak to the Huang family. She couldn't help but sigh: "What Mr. Liu said is that my husband used to like to be leisurely."
Zi Zi, now he has no choice but to assume the title of head of the family. Unfortunately, most of the children of the Huang family are uneducated and have no skills, so it is difficult for them to become great talents. Cheng Yan has tried his best, but he has nothing to do. "
In fact, there is one sentence that Cai Yue did not say. There is also an outstanding talent among the descendants of the Huang family, and that is her daughter Huang Yueying, but it is a pity that she is born as a girl.
Jingzhou is the foundation of Liu Xin's career. He naturally knows the situation of several big families in Jingzhou. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Sister, Jue'er, you must have heard of the Wang family in Xiangyang."
The Cai Yue sisters nodded together, but their faces were confused. They didn't know what Liu Xin meant when she suddenly mentioned the Wang family. Back then, Cai, Li, Kuai, and Wang were called the four major families in Xiangyang, but the Li family annoyed Liu Xin.
, suffered a tragic annihilation, and now there are only three major families left. However, the Cai and Kuai families are old families and often have marriages with each other, while the Wang family has only developed in the past twenty years, and there is no prominent member of the family.
Officials. If there is any connection between the Wang family and the government, it is that they have a son-in-law named Zhang He, who is Liu Xin's adopted brother and general.
Liu Xin explained with a smile: "There are thousands of ways to develop in the world, and being an official is not the only one. The Wang family is what it is today, all because they chose business as their development path. In this way, they don't have to deal with
The Cai and Kuai families compete for a small position in the government, and they don't have to compete with the Li family for limited land. Although the Huang family does not have many decent children, they can still follow the path of business. And with Liu's personal support, you
It’s hard not to make money.”
Cai Yue couldn't help but cheer up. With money, the Huang family can buy land and build a house in Chang'an City. Huang Yueying will have no difficulty in going to Chang'an City to study. However, she is a female after all, so such a big thing will naturally happen.
It was left to Huang Chengyan to make the decision. Cai Yue stood up in a hurry and said, "I would like to thank you sir. I will reply to you after I go back and ask Chengyan."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Then Liu won't keep eldest sister for dinner. Please bring the letter of appointment to Cai He. Jue'er, I have something else to do, so you can send eldest sister off for me."
Cai Jue rolled his eyes and said, "It's a rare time for eldest sister to come here. Why did you drive people away?"
Cai Yue quickly said: "Sister, don't say that, it's still important."
But Liu Xin had already turned around with a smile and walked forward. After a while, Jushou appeared in the study of the Prefectural Mufu out of breath. Liu Xin seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, and said with a smile: "My lord, come on.
, please take a seat."
Jushou was not polite to Liu Xin. He cupped his hands, sat down on the chair, and said, "My lord has summoned his subordinates to come over. What do you want me to do?"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "It's no big deal. Please come and help Liu draft two orders. The first order is for the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan. All officials above the seventh rank who have not married must marry each other."
If a local woman is a wife, and a married woman is married, she must take a local woman as a concubine."
Jushou was stunned and asked: "My lord, what does this mean?"
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "My lord, please listen to what I have to say. A seventh-grade official marries a local woman, a sixth-grade official marries two local women, and a fifth-grade official marries three local women. Let's use this example.
Anyone who violates this order will be killed without mercy!"
Jushou was startled and quickly dissuaded him: "My lord ordered the soldiers of the Farm Reclamation Corps to marry local women in order to let them take root there. This subordinate understands this. When the soldiers of the Farm Reclamation Corps were recruited, they were specially selected.
Some children from poor peasant families, who cannot even get a wife at home, naturally have no problem with not only having enough to eat but also starting a family there. But these officials are different. How can they like those barbarian women?
.If the lord must carry out this order, if anyone dares to disobey it, even if they are dismissed from office, there is no need to take their lives."
The imperial examination has only been held for two sessions, and the number of scholars who passed each session is also very limited. As for Xiangyang Academy, the students of each session have not graduated yet. Therefore, the officials in various places are still mainly the children of the gentry, and there is no way around it. The gentry
When children get married, it is important to be of the same family. In the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan, in addition to foreign barbarians, they are also exiled criminals. How can the daughters of these people and the children of the gentry be willing to marry back home? In Jushou's view, Liu Xin, like Liu Xin,
If I give an order, I'm afraid it will cause chaos.
Liu Xin laughed and said: "My lord, I have already checked before you came. Now, the seventh-grade and above officials serving in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan counties have all married and established businesses. They do not need to marry local women.
Just take them as concubines. According to Liu's knowledge, although the local women are barbarians, they are all beautiful and pretty. If you don't believe it, I'll have a few come back tomorrow to give you a taste."
"My lord, please don't make this joke with me." Jushou was so frightened that he waved his hands and said, "In this case, why did the lord need to issue this decree? Is it because those who will serve as officials in Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan counties in the future must
Start a family first?"
The difference between wife and concubine is only one word, but the status is very different. If it is true as Liu Xin said, there are quite a few beauties among the barbarians, so it is really not a big deal for the nobles to have several concubines.
Son, just in this way, Liu Xin's order is even more bizarre.
Liu Xin suddenly said seriously: "When Liu selects officials, he values character, talent, and learning. What does it have to do with whether they can have a family? Gong Yu, you can see it. If this law continues to be implemented, I am afraid it will not win the hearts of the people, so this
This law will not last long, it is only temporary, and it will not be too late to repeal it when a major event is completed."
Only then did Jushou become convinced and asked repeatedly: "What important matter does my lord have?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "It's nothing big. It's just the second order I want to say, which is to send Liu Bei to Rinan and let him be a literary promotion envoy."
Liu Bei was originally asked to be engaged in literature, which was an official position that Liu Xin made up at random, and now he was appointed as a literary promotion envoy, which made Ju Shou confused. However, Liu Xin had attached great importance to Liu Bei a long time ago, and Ju Shou was still very
I don’t understand. Later, Liu Bei became Xuzhou Mu without any effort, but under Liu Xin’s design, he became a Xuzhou Mu in a rather embarrassing manner. After that experience, even Ju Shou also started to take Liu Bei seriously.
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Jushou thought for a while and said: "My lord, if you place Liu Bei in Xiangyang City, nothing he says or does can escape the control of the phantom. If he goes to Rinan, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. There is no guarantee that he will not give birth to anything."
Something has happened. Please think again, my lord!"
Liu Xin laughed and said: "This is the purpose of my first order. Let him be a sinecure, but he doesn't even know how to live leisurely, and he is still tossing around all day long. This time I sent him far away,
Let him have enough trouble."
Jushou couldn't help but said with joy: "My lord, this is really a clever move. Keep him away from Young Master Liu Bang. He will naturally not be able to make any big waves in a small place like Rinan. Let him do what he wants. I heard that Liu Bei has no wives and concubines now.
It just gave him an advantage and allowed him to get two beautiful wives and concubines for free."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said without hesitation: "Two of them can't do it, I'm going to give him a promotion."