Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

King Yue checked the salt tax, King De checked the tea tax, and Prince Qi checked the silk tax.

Such a result made Ci Wenhao a little surprised.

Because he thought that the salt tax would be checked by him.

The new Sansi Yamen is located in the imperial capital, which has become a hot tax center.

"What do you think, Brother Huang? You didn't even give me the salt tax." In Shen's house, Ci Wenhao brought his son to ask for knowledge as usual. This was just a pretense, but it was good for communication.

Shen Luo had already heard this matter: "The emperor is protecting you."

Citing Wenhao looked at him sideways: "You mean, the third and fourth brothers?"

"It's deeply ingrained, and being drawn from the bottom of the pot must be a tit-for-tat." Shen Luo said: "The silk tax is different. The weaving yamen pays more than 600 million taels of tax. I will settle it for the prince. If the tax can be equal, you can guarantee the full amount. .”

"Then what other ways to grow?" Ci Wenhao asked.

"Cotton and linen promotion, low tax incentives, the northwest is a good area for cotton promotion." Shen Luo gave him a few historical materials, and a memorial written by some far-sighted local officials in the previous dynasty: "These are the archives of the palace. , I’ve been looking through the archives recently, and compared to others, there are many fine works in these old memorials.”

Citing Hao nodded: "If there is a good one, just copy it out, and it can also make good fortune for all people."

Shen Luo nodded in response.

"This matter has changed very quickly! Shen Luo has contributed a lot." Brother Qian Yuan returned to the side hall and sat down.

The handover of the three capitals went smoothly, and the appointment of the three kings was also very fast. Moreover, Prince Qi made it clear that he wanted fame rather than profit. The attention of the state and county.

The arid northwest has always lacked distinctive planting, and such promotion has become a strategy for enriching the people.

"These alone may not be enough to make the three princes determined to give up their self-interest and turn to fight for merit." Guowei said.

"Then according to your opinion?" Emperor Qianyuan asked.

"I heard that the youngest son of Prince Qi's mansion often visits your house, what does Ah Luo think?" Guowei asked him.

"Your Excellency, do you want to imitate Emperor Gaozong and bring all the sons into the palace?" Shen Luo asked.

Guowei nodded.

Emperor Qianyuan looked at them: "This is a good idea."

Emperor Gaozong of this dynasty liked Emperor Qianyuan. When choosing the crown prince, based on this, he finally chose the first emperor. The political acumen of the first emperor also destined him to understand Gaozong's intentions, which eventually contributed to Emperor Qianyuan becoming the prince early. .

When the students of the Gongyuan were preparing for the exam, Shen Luo had already experienced a great change in the palace.

This change from the inside was not too obvious, but the fiefdom of the three kings was replaced by the three yamen, and the whole country had already made a decision on Emperor Qianyuan's tax reform.

"All the princes go to the palace to study?" The three kings heard the arrangement of Emperor Qianyuan in the Indus Hall, and at this time Shen Luo was sorting out the memorials that had been approved by various ministries.

He carefully observed the reactions of the three kings. King Yue was dissatisfied, King Qi was surprised, and only King De showed a joyful expression.

Coming out of the palace, before Shen Luo walked out of the palace gate, Prince Qi's relatives came over with Liu Er: "Master Shen, the prince is waiting for you."

Shen Luo followed and got into his carriage, while Ci Wenhao sat inside and waited for him.

"My lord." Shen Luo sat down.

The carriage slowly left the palace gate.

"Why do you want the son to enter the palace?" Ci Wenhao asked eagerly.

"It seems to have something to do with the first emperor." Shen Luo pretended not to answer.

"The first emperor?" Citing Wenhao fell into thought: "Then we want to see how the sons of the three families are doing?"

Shen Luo made it clear what he meant: "Is this really so important?"

"Of course, even if the first emperor liked King Luo later, he didn't make him the crown prince. He dared not go against my grandpa's wishes." Ci Wenhao explained.

Shen Luo nodded: "It's normal to look at it this way. The emperor has no heirs. Even if you brothers and sisters are respectful, what if the next generation doesn't know how to be grateful? But if he chooses a prince because he likes a certain nephew, then the emperors after three generations will have no heirs." Be grateful to him."

"But in this way, isn't the fight between the three of us meaningless?" Citing Wenhao said discouragedly.

Shen Luo shook his head: "The prince is looking at it from the perspective of the prince, what if it is from the perspective of the emperor of the Dafeng Dynasty?"

Ci Wenhao glanced at him: "Why did you say that?"

"If my three younger brothers are not satisfied, what if there is one among my nephews?" Shen Luo asked.

Ci Wenhao raised his head: "If it were me, I would take a longer view!"

Shen Luo agreed: "This is human nature. The more the emperor is like this, the more it means that he will seek a fair way to choose the crown prince. The same fairness will continue to all the direct descendants of the Dafeng royal family."

Citing Wenhao sighed and scratched his forehead: "There is one thing that you may not know yet. The reason why our Dafeng Dynasty emperor inherits the system of Taifu guarding the throne is because we also have a Taimiao'Tianyin Pavilion' that represents the clan. .”

"Tianyin Pavilion?" Shen Luo heard it for the first time.

Citing Wenhao nodded: "Among the outstanding descendants of Yinshi in the past dynasties, there are many who seek peace and tranquility, and they will go to Tianyin Pavilion to retreat, which is also where the imperial tombs of previous dynasties are located. It is reported that Tianyin Pavilion has an independent ruling system. .It even has the ability to overthrow the reigning emperor, as well as its own military system, and the ownership of eleven states and counties across the country.”

"How is this possible? One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers?" Shen Luo was surprised.

"One of the two tigers is the will of our ancestors, how can we fight against it?" Ci Wenhao said: "Besides, we don't know where these eleven states and counties are, only Brother Huang knows, and Guowei. "

"That is to say, Lord Guowei's transcendent status is not bestowed by the imperial power, but by Tianyin Pavilion?" Shen Luo said in surprise.

"It should be!" Ci Wenhao said: "This is a secret, do you know why I told you?"

Shen Luo looked at him: "My lord thinks I am qualified to be the successor of the guard system?"

"That depends on whether Guowei has trained you? It stands to reason that you are in the Wutong Hall now, and you are someone close to the emperor. Only when the emperor recommends you and Guowei unanimously recommends you are qualified to become such a person. You now have the emperor's approval." Appreciate it, but Guowei's attitude is not clear." Citing Hao gave him a look: "Of course, it cannot be denied that you are the only student Guowei left behind in the Gongyuan."

Shen Luo thought for a while: "It may also be a cover-up, otherwise I wouldn't be the first to bear the brunt of the fight."

"Smart!" Citing Wenhao showed an admiring expression: "The emperor and Guowei have one thing in common, that is, what Mingli did may be a cover-up, and no one understands their true intentions."

"Just like everyone is ignorant of Qingyang?" Shen Luo said.

"This is a good example!" Citing Wenhao clapped his palms, and Shen Luo was indeed, as Xing Nuo said, a character who draws inferences from one fact.

The time for the son to enter the palace is the first and seventh day of each month, eleventh, seventeenth, twenty-first, twenty-seventh, and 31st.

The person who teaches is Guowei, and Shen Luo has also been assigned to teach.

And all the busyness is concealed under the limelight of two major events. One is the guidance of production areas and the statistical investigation of mass production areas nationwide, as well as the processing of sales authorization certificates.

The sales authorization certificate is extremely popular, and it has become the fastest way to get money. Some merchants are afraid that this is a cut-off of qualifications, so they rush to apply for the certificate in order to stabilize their future sales qualifications.

Another big thing is the start of the test.

There are three separate examinations within three months, each of which takes three days, and papers can be handed in in advance.

Guowei instructed Shen Luo to go too.

"Oilcloth, quilt, food, thermos pot, Tang Pozi, pen, ink, paper and inkstone." Qingchen took out the plan for moving and prepared at home, while Xiao Shitou sat next to him and giggled.

"Don't laugh, I will let you apply for a scholar next year, see if you can pass the exam?" Nie Xingfeng jokingly said.

Little Shitou pouted his mouth: "If I want it, I will take the national examination directly, and I will be the champion."

Nie Xingfeng slapped him on the head with a chestnut: "How can you take the Tongsheng and Township Examinations if you don't take them?"

Xiao Shitou rubbed his head and grinned: "I've been fooled, who will support you in the future."

Shen Luo came back to see the two of them arguing, and then looked at Qing Chen who kept taking clothes out of the room, as well as the two rattan boxes.

"Qingchen, what are you doing?" Shen Luo asked curiously with his eyes wide open.

"Isn't it something to help you prepare for the exam?" Qingchen said.

"Hmph!" Shen Luo smiled, causing the three of them to stop and look at him.

"I took the paper and left after answering." Shen Luo waved his hand: "Come out in the middle of the night, don't prepare anything!"

"Ah?" Nie Xingfeng looked at him and clicked his tongue: "How can you be the number one in the exam?"

"You're wrong, I'm just a Jinshi." Shen Luo looked at him and nodded.

Nie Xingfeng looked at him and smiled: "Hey, it's all like you, the scholars in the world will probably be so angry."

Just as he was talking, Xiao Yu outside said, "Master, there is a visitor here, and he is the shopkeeper of Zhiwen Bookstore."

"Please come in." Shen Luo pouted at Nie Xingfeng and told him to avoid in the study, and then asked Xiaoshitou to help Qingchen pack things back to the room.

"Master Shen, I am Zhong Shiwen, the shopkeeper of Zhiwen Bookstore." A young man in a brocade robe in his twenties saluted Shen Luo: "I don't know what orders Master Shen has for calling me here?"

Shen Luo glanced at him, but he revealed a kind of businessman's shrewdness in his old age: "Young master, please sit down."

Shen Luo's title clearly reveals Zhong Shiwen's identity as the young master of "Zhiwen Bookstore".

Zhong Shiwen nodded and sat down. He felt that the young man in front of him really deserved his reputation and had an extraordinary bearing. How could he be an idler if he thought about it, and he became more cautious.

"What do you think of my literary talent?" Shen Luo asked.

Master Zhong didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly, but he replied without hesitation despite being surprised: "Master Shen is the emperor's companion to read Lang. At his age, he is really a rare talent in the world."

"How about my article?" Shen Luo asked again.

"Of course it is good. The number one talented person in the south of the Yangtze River is not an exaggeration."

"Compared to the members of the Gong Yuan?" Shen Luo asked three times.

"The outstanding one!" Zhong Shiwen lost his confidence the more he said. He really didn't know why this person called him here. Status, how many people in this emperor dare not sell his account.

"Since this is the case, do you know how my articles are selling?" Shen Luo asked.

"This?" Zhong Shiwen choked when asked, but Shen Luo took out a book from his hand, the name was "Miao Anthology of Today's Provincial Examination".

This book was printed by Zhiwen Bookstore, and Shen Luo's article was the first one.

"Master Shen, forgive me, we are just looking for a living." Zhong Shiwen explained: "And there is a printing every year, and the master of the department doesn't care."

Shen Luo smiled lightly, this is his signature smile.

"Don't get me wrong, Young Master, you only published my lecture notes, but not my strategies. I don't know why?" Shen Luo asked.

"Your policy theory niche asks for it, but you can't get it." Zhong Shiwen said.

Shen Luo nodded, took out his answer sheet from the study and handed it to him.

Seeing his strategy and theory, Zhong Shiwen couldn't help nodding: "Miao, it really is the number one in the south of the Yangtze River. No wonder he can become the imperial companion."

Shen Luo waited for him to finish reading, but was not in a hurry to speak.

"My lord, is this?" Zhong Shiwen runs a bookstore in the imperial capital and knows many students, so he naturally knows the special nature of Shen Luo in the Gongyuan. If there is no accident for the person in front of him, it is possible to be the number one scholar.

"These two papers, plus the three papers I will try, make a total of five papers. Is it possible to publish a booklet?" Shen Luo asked.

"Of course, this is a great thing!" Zhong Shiwen was surprised after hearing this, and said overjoyed.

"The title of the book is "Imperial Accompanying Reader Lang Dace", as for the share?" Shen Luo said.

"I'll give you 2000 taels when I go home. No, 3000 taels will be divided between you and me. I'll write the contract and come over at night. Please have a look. What do you think, Mr. Shen?" Teacher Zhong spoke quickly, afraid of such a good thing Leave his house aside.

"I won't be in the top three, is it okay?" Shen Luo asked leisurely.

Teacher Zhong was shocked, the ranking had already been set, it seemed that the rumors in the market were all true.

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you have the title of the book, there is no problem at all." Zhong Shiwen said happily, Shen Luo's title was only approved by himself, and Zhiwen Bookstore dared to use it, and the title of the book was imposing. Compared with the number one scholar, he is not inferior to the number one scholar. Accompanied by the emperor, this is the closest scholar to the emperor.

"Very good, then I will wait for the good news." Shen Luo nodded, indicating that he could go back.

Teacher Zhong got up to thank him, seeing the indifferent and extraordinary person in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh, the appearance of the unicorn is indeed in front of the emperor.

"A Luo, what are you doing?" Nie Xingfeng came out from behind, along with Long Qingchen and Xiao Shitou.

The three of them stared at him and took a sip of tea indifferently. They spoke too hastily just now and didn't even serve the tea.

"I can't hide it from the beginning, so I might as well use my name to make money." Shen Luo said.

"It's definitely not that simple." Nie Xingfeng sat down and looked at him: "It's impossible for you to do things so hastily, and you're not a person who bends down for a few thousand taels of silver?"

Shen Luo looked at him and smiled slightly: "I am fourth in the imperial examination, but I am famous all over the world, what will the world think of me?"

Nie Xingfeng took a deep breath: "Are you really not afraid of big things?"

Shen Luo shook his head: "I'm just trying to clear my name. I want to let the biggest achievement of the Three Kings' tax reforms fall into my pocket."

Xiao Shitou stroked his beardless chin, and learned from Tong Ge, who came here and tested his knowledge, said: "Sir, this is to kill two birds with one stone, and you can also reap the benefits."

Shen Luo smiled: "To make wedding dresses for others, it's better to take the initiative and lead them along."

Judging from the development of "himself" in Liaodong, restraining many factions of the imperial court, and the military of the three guards, he already knows the role of "initiative". People can't steal chickens and lose money, not to mention that he won't be divided into official positions after the exam, so he has no scruples.