Chapter 104 Jiang Jinzhong Received a Limited-Time Death Exemption Fund

Chapter 104 Jiang Jinzhong gets a limited-time gold medal for immunity from death!

It was almost noon.

Mao Xiang rushed back to the imperial city.

On the way to the palace, he happened to meet Xu Da who was out of the palace for something.

"Duke Wei!" When they met face to face, Mao Xiang saluted immediately.

Xu Da was neither close nor distant, and kept a certain distance to return the salute. Mao Xiang was a Jinyiwei, the emperor's eyes and ears. As a minister, even if he was the old brother of His Majesty, he had to keep a certain distance from special colleagues like Mao Xiang.

If you can't figure it out, you will not only cause trouble for yourself.

It will also cause trouble for the emperor.

"Duke Wei, do you have time to say a few words?" Just as Xu Da was about to leave, Mao Xiang smiled and spoke.

Xu Da frowned slightly and looked around.

There were not many people.

"I wonder what Lord Mao wants to say?" Xu Da asked cautiously.

Mao Xiang understood Xu Da's concerns.

If all ministers were like Xu Da, the emperor would have less worries.

He smiled and congratulated: "I just came back from Jiangning County. I met Zhu Silang and his wife in the county. I heard a good news. Duke Wei will definitely be very happy after hearing it."

When it comes to his daughter and son-in-law, Xu Da is relieved immediately. He is no longer reserved and smiles. He asks: "How are they? What are they doing in the county?"

"Zhu Silang and his wife are very good. Congratulations to Duke Wei on becoming a grandfather!"

After that, Mao Xiang smiled and clasped his fists. Without stopping, he walked away quickly.

Xu Da was stunned.

For a while, his lips were first pursed into a straight line, and then the corners of his lips slowly moved closer to his temples and ears...

Haha...

Then, a proud and arrogant laugh suddenly sounded, "I'm going to be a grandfather! Haha..."

In front, Mao Xiang heard the laughter behind him and couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

For some reason, he just wanted to share this news.

'Should I tell the emperor? ’

Mao Xiang pondered and quickened his pace.

…

Imperial Study.

“Your Highness, I, Mao Xiang, pay my respects to the Emperor!”

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial, looked at Mao Xiang, and ordered: “Get up.”

After thanking him, Mao Xiang stood up and took the initiative to report without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask: “Your Highness, the auction of tax package in Jiangning County was very successful…”

…

“When I left, although the auction had just started, there would be no problem.”

“At the beginning, Jiang Jinzhong used a tough attitude to drive away the big gentry in Jiangning County. The remaining small landlords and gentry did not need to offend anyone, and they had no worries as it was profitable.”

“Based on the observation of the auction, it can be judged "It is estimated that the tax collection amount for Jiangning this year will most likely not exceed five dou and five hu."

"The lowest can only be as low as five dou and two hu, it can't be lower."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was already full of smiles. When he heard this, he nodded repeatedly, "It's already very good. I used to be a farmer. Even if it is calculated according to five dou and five hu, farmers get five more hu per mu of land. It seems small, but twenty mu of land is one shi, which is considerable!"

"One shi of grain, for a farmer, its weight is definitely not just one shi. At a critical moment, it is the life of a family!"

At the beginning, if his family had one shi of grain.

Parents and brothers might not starve to death.

At least, a few more people can survive.

The stinging sadness in his eyes flashed away, and he stood up and paced...

Mao Xiang watched secretly, not knowing what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.

At some point, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, "It seems that there is room for the implementation of auctioning tax farming at the local level."

"But it requires local officials to stand up."

"Invite the big gentry to participate, but force the big gentry away in front of the small landlords and small gentry."

"Perhaps, there are other ways to deal with it. In short, if you want to accomplish this, the first condition is to let the small landlords and small gentry feel at ease to pick up the bargains."

"If you want the small landlords and small gentry to offend the big gentry directly, this thing will not be done."

Mao Xiang nodded hurriedly.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ponder.

Whenever the interests are redistributed, the beginning is the most difficult.

No matter how small the interests are, the original vested interests will not let go easily.

In the policy bias, the party that is allowed to profit, compared with the original vested interests, if it is weak, will not dare to rush up directly and bite and divide this piece of meat.

Just like the small landlords and small gentry this time.

In the past, these people were not qualified to participate in tax farming.

Now that the opportunity is in front of them, they dare not do it. Someone needs to stand in the front and help them drive away the big gentry who have gained the benefits.

Only then will they dare to rush forward and divide up this piece of fat meat.

Of course, although the beginning is difficult, as long as the situation is broken, the subsequent things will be simple.

When the small landlords and small gentry don’t get it, it is very difficult to let them charge.

But after getting it and tasting the sweetness, it will be difficult to let them let go.

No one wants to spit out the good things in their mouths.

On the contrary, when the big gentry are deprived of their interests, they feel painful and resist fiercely.

But as long as the court shows a strong will to implement it, and at the same time, the deprivation of interests is only the edge of the big gentry’s interest range, not involving the core interests.

Once these people really lose it, they will honestly accept their fate.

After the policy continues for a few years, everyone will get used to it.

Take this policy as a convention.

"Jinyiwei, keep a close eye on Jiangning County." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly pointed at Mao Xiang and sternly ordered, "Whether Jiang Jinzhong is worthy of being reused remains to be seen."

"But during the bidding period, even if he violates the laws of the country, he can't die! He can't be driven away in despair!"

"His presence in Jiangning County represents our will to tax-package bidding! It represents the court's will to implement tax-packaging bidding!"

"In policy implementation, only if the situation is broken well can the results be guaranteed!"

'Your Highness, please, the emperor has solved it for you. Jiang Jinzhong has now obtained a time-limited exemption from death. Even if he commits a crime and deserves to be killed, he still has to wait for the results of the tax-paying auction to come out. ’

Mao Xiang secretly laughed and whispered, and solemnly accepted the order: "I obey the order!"

"Go down and rest."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

After thanking him, Mao Xiang walked backwards out of the imperial study...

"Commander Mao..."

As the door closed, a voice came from behind.

Mao Xiang turned around, saw Zhu Biao, and saluted hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Mao Xiang, pays homage to the Crown Prince."

"No need to be polite." Zhu Biao supported Mao Xiang and asked with a smile: "Is Jiangning's bidding tax package completed?"

"It's done..." Mao Xiang emphasized the key points with a smile. After speaking briefly, he looked around and said in a low voice: "I met Prince Yan and his wife in Jiangning."

"Fourth brother?!" Zhu Biao's eyes showed surprise. He waved and took Mao Xiang away from the imperial study. In a secluded place, he asked with a smile: "How are fourth brother and Miaoyun? Are everything okay?"

"Okay." Mao Xiang said with a smile: "Princess Yan was pregnant. King Yan took the princess to the county town to see a doctor. When Jiang Jinzhong found out, he invited King Yan to go..."

"Miaoyun is pregnant?" Zhu Biao was even more surprised, "Does your father know the news?"

Mao Xiang smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, I dare not tell the emperor that the emperor sent me to Jiangning to observe the bidding and tax payment, but he went quietly. If the emperor knew, I was seen by King Yan..."

Zhu Biao suddenly laughed.

The father sent Mao Xiang to secretly observe and learn, but was caught by the fourth child...

If my father knew this, he would definitely feel very embarrassed.

He smiled and patted Mao Xiang on the shoulder, "Don't worry, my mother and I will help you cover up this matter. Even if your father knows that you are hiding it, the blame will not fall on you."

Mao Xiang heaved a sigh of relief and sneered.

"By the way, King Yan has something to say, and I asked him to convey it to the prince..." Mao Xiang remembered what Zhu Di said before leaving.

It was only on his way back that he figured out that the 'blood and corpses' King Yan mentioned were for the prince.

Zhu Biao's face was solemn as he listened. After listening, he smiled and said: "I understand. Commander Mao still believes that the Fourth Brother really wants to compete with me for the heir apparent?"

Mao Xiang laughed, of course he didn't believe it.

But he couldn't get involved in this kind of thing, let alone express any attitude on it.

He is just the emperor's eagle dog!

Zhu Biao didn't want to get any answer from Mao Xiang at all. This question was just a casual question that was touched in his heart. He smiled and said: "Okay, Commander Mao, go and rest after hard work all the way. I'm going to take care of you too." Tell your mother that Sihe Miaoyun has a child."

After saying this, Zhu Biao rushed to the harem with a smile.

soon.

Thanks to Mao Xiang's sharing, the Xu family, Zhu Biao, and Ma Xiuying all knew that Xu Miaoyun was pregnant.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang was kept in the dark.

Afternoon.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to Ma Xiuying's palace to rest and relax.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Seeing Ma Xiuying taking out a lot of fabrics to choose from, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise: "You want to make clothes for us yourself?"

"Don't go to such trouble, just leave it to the palace clothes supervisor."

"We know you are good to us and care about us, but don't do this yourself."

"If you don't get angry with us, you're just being kind to us."

…

The little maid stood nearby, lowering her head and trying to suppress a smile: Your Majesty, you are overthinking, this is to prepare for the unborn child of His Highness King Yan.

Ma Xiuying suppressed a laugh, stopped what she was doing, raised her head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, her lips twitched, "Then I won't do it for you, I'll do it for the grandchildren like Xiongying."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked Ma Xiuying up and down and said suspiciously: "How do we feel? You are all very happy today. At noon, Xu Da stood and had fun from time to time. After going down to the court, he talked with Biao'er in the imperial study, and Biao'er also laughed a lot. stop."

"What's wrong, we are happy, but you look uncomfortable?" Ma Xiuying suddenly asked angrily.

‘Zhu Chongba, I won’t tell you! ’

…

Little did Zhu Di know that Xu Miaoyun's pregnancy was known to all her relatives, but Zhu Yuanzhang was the only one who was kept secret.

After returning from Jiangning County, life became contented and peaceful again.

…

A few days later.

It's approaching noon.

Zhu Di came back from outside, put down the fresh grass, added grass to Xiao Hei and Dahuang, and shouted into the house: "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat today?"

…………

"Miaoyun?"

It was quiet in the courtyard and quiet inside the house. There was no response, but the door was open.

When he came back, he passed by the school and the school was over.

Zhu Di was anxious, put down what he was doing, and walked quickly into the house.

Entering the house, I was immediately stunned...

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