Scholar and old attack

The relocation of the potholes and alleys attracted the attention of all the people in the capital.

Jealousy, envy, wait and see, reactions vary, but one thing is the same, wave after wave of matchmakers come to propose marriage, those young and strong men who used to be unable to marry a wife in the pothole alley are now in high demand , Even old bachelors and widowers who no one wants have matchmakers rushing to their door to propose marriage.

The people in the pothole alley are happy every day, and someone proposed to offer Jiang Jingyuan a longevity card to attract wealth to the family, which was recognized by everyone.

There is a lot of care in making longevity cards. Carpenters who are not friendly to others are not good, carpenters who are too philistine are not good, and carpenters who have made coffins are also not good. After picking and choosing, I finally chose Chen Carpenter from the suburbs of Beijing. Although his carpentry work is good Not good, but he is a good old man. Those who repair a bench in the east and repair a table in the west will volunteer to help without charging, so the "virtuous name" spreads far and wide.

One day, Carpenter Chen sat on the threshold and listened to his wife's nagging, saying that there was no more rice for the house, and someone stole one of the eggs laid by the two chickens he raised to wait. Wait, he looked at the door, eagerly hoping that someone would come and let him do some work. If he didn't do something during the slack time, the whole family would have to live.

However, he waited until the sun went down and no one came to the door. He was a little disappointed and was about to go back to the house. At this moment, someone came to the door with a roast chicken, "Old man Chen, there is something to do, do you want to do it?"

"Do it." The moment Carpenter Chen turned his head, his voice was a little excited.

This time, he received more than 100 longevity cards, each of which can earn about ten coins. Although he doesn't know why so many longevity cards are made for the good ones, he can get about one tael of silver as long as they are done. This year's Chinese New Year Money can be earned.

Somehow, Carpenter Chen received a hundred longevity cards, but all the neighbors knew about it. Out of curiosity, when they were chatting, they would talk about Carpenter Chen unconsciously.

Most of the villagers are illiterate, and even Carpenter Chen can only draw from gourds. Therefore, although they know that Carpenter Chen is making longevity cards, they don't know who it is for, so they are inevitably a little curious. , One by one, they wanted to persuade the literate old gentlemen in the clan to come over and have a look.

However, the old man was aloof, and no one wanted to talk to him, which made all the curious people return home in a hurry.

It wasn't until people from the pothole alley came to Chen Carpenter's house to welcome the longevity card that the people in the village knew that the longevity card was made for the famous God of Wealth, Jiang Shangshu.

Looking at the people in the pothole alleys dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, they are also envious. Thinking that they are today thanks to Mr. Jiang, they wondered whether they should also set up a longevity tablet for Mr. Jiang at home, and then say Don't allow such a good thing to fall on their heads.

Thoughts cannot withstand scrutiny, and this scrutiny makes people feel that this thing can be done.

Carpenter Chen received more work before he finished making the Longevity card for Kengwa Alley, and his wife couldn't close her mouth with joy.

Especially when the villagers spread the word, people came to the door in an endless stream, and the life of Carpenter Chen's family became more and more prosperous day by day.

People said that he made the tablets for Mr. Jiang, and Mr. Jiang gave him a fortune, and he said it clearly, even Carpenter Chen himself was skeptical, as if since his family started making longevity tablets, Life at home is much better.

The rumors spread farther and farther, and in the end, as long as the longevity cards were not from Carpenter Chen, they were not real longevity cards.

Jiang Jingyuan's actions also made the people in the court somewhat confused.

Because he actually used money to buy common people's houses in many places. Even if the household department has recently become rich, it is not the way to use the money. Mentioned a few words in the hall to test Jiang Jingyuan's reaction.

Jiang Jingyuan couldn't help feeling a little funny. Looking at the adults who were waiting for his explanation, he took a few steps forward and saluted all of them, "It's been almost a year since I was an official in the same dynasty as all of you. Know that I, Jiang Jingyuan, never do useless things, and this time is no exception."

"Oh, Master Jiang, let's listen to it." Everyone became interested.

"Jiang is all thinking about the salaries of the lords this time. My lords have suffered a lot due to the emptiness of the national treasury in the Ming Dynasty. Jing Yuan absolutely did not dare to use it indiscriminately when he got a windfall. He wanted to give it to the lords. Increase the salary and fear that the Ministry of Household Affairs will lose its income, and this is the only way to go back to the past."

Jiang Jingyuan's words of true emotion and sincerity moved all the adults into a mess.

Jiang Jingyuan slightly hooked the corners of his lips, "There may be more big moves that the Ministry of Finance will take over. Please be considerate, my lords. In contrast, your lords' salaries this year will also increase by [-]% compared to previous years. An additional year-end account will be added, but this will not be calculated until the year-end accounts are settled."

Sure enough, after Jiang Jingyuan finished speaking, all the adults laughed from ear to ear. Since the imperial court was purged, they didn't dare to be greedy anymore. The wife or mother's dowry lived.

Jiang Jingyuan proposed an increase in salary, which completely solved their urgent need.

"However, Jing Yuan still has one matter to report to His Majesty." Jiang Jingyuan gave him a carrot, and he was about to use a big stick.

"Zou." The Son of Heaven coughed after saying only one word, and his body became weaker and weaker as soon as winter entered, so he didn't care much about it now.

Jiang Jingyuan felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he said slowly after a while of deliberation, "Return to Your Majesty, I want to set up female officials. Our Ming Dynasty is so vast and rich that we should not be prejudiced against women and brothers. Recently, various departments are campaigning for expansion. Manpower, as well as the new overseas also need manpower, but there are only so many young talents in our Ming Dynasty, if we don’t expand our manpower, the current good situation of the Ming Dynasty will stop.”

Jiang Jingyuan's first sentence fooled the entire court, so that no one listened to what he said later.

The joy of getting a salary increase just now became dull in an instant.

Sure enough, Jiang Jingyuan was still the same Jiang Jingyuan, with the ability to make people angry and angry again.

Even the Son of Heaven, who had the wind and cold in his body, was dazed for a moment. Wouldn't it be a mess for a woman to become an official in the court?

"Master Jiang deserves to be Mr. Jiang, and he still speaks without surprise." Prime Minister Zuo came out, and for some reason he felt normal when he saw Jiang Jingyuan now.

Jiang Jingyuan smiled at Prime Minister Zuo, "Where does your lord say that, Jing Yuan is also doing it for my own good."

Prime Minister Zuo was choked by Jiang Jingyuan's thick skin, but he still wanted to refute, "Master Jiang's move is inappropriate. First, education in our Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the universal level, and there are very few men who study. Few, let alone women. Second, women are not allowed to participate in politics. This is an iron law, and women's benevolence will only cause bad things. Third, if a woman is an official, getting married and having children is a problem."

Jiang Jingyuan was completely shocked by Prime Minister Zuo's remarks. What he said was also a problem that women in later generations would have to face. I didn't expect that the ancients could have such advanced thinking.

Shock turned into shock, Jiang Jingyuan cheered up again, "Your Excellency is right, but you can't deny the excellence of women based on these. They do have various problems, but their tenacity is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Just take the issue of having children. To put it bluntly, a woman giving birth once is equivalent to breaking ten ribs at the same time, which is equivalent to stepping into the gate of hell with one foot, but even so they all survived one by one. How lucky I am."

As soon as Jiang Jingyuan's words fell, it rang again, not giving everyone time to breathe, "I also know the scruples of the adults, and Jing Yuan didn't say that women should immediately become officials in the court. Let the women buddies try it, which can not only solve the problem of officials, but also try the ability of women."

"Master Jiang seems to be very keen to give it a try." Prime Minister You also came out. Looking back on Jiang Jingyuan's style, he always puts forward an explosive news first and then backs down, but every time he can achieve his desired goal.

Suddenly, Jiang Jingyuan smiled slightly, "You have to try it before you know it. If you don't even have the courage to try it, what grand can we talk about in the Ming Dynasty?"

In fact, Jiang Jingyuan felt that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were not pedantic, and they were even a little enlightened. There were many pedantic people in the previous dynasty, who insisted on the word rules, and drew a dead circle for the dynasty. People who go a little out of the border will try to be killed.

If Jiang Jingyuan did not travel through this dynasty, he would have died countless times.

Jiang Jingyuan thought about it this way, and looked at the person on the dragon chair. In this way, it is thanks to the support of this enlightened emperor that he has not died yet. Of course, it may be because the Ming Dynasty has reached the time when the oil is running out , That's why he was allowed to be so presumptuous.

"Master Jiang is right, but I hope that Master Jiang still needs to think carefully about this time." Someone stood up and continued to refute Jiang Jingyuan's words.

Jiang Jingyuan also knew that this could not be accomplished in a day or two, and he was not in a hurry. In fact, if Fang Xinli hadn't suddenly become pregnant, the plan would have to be postponed for three years.

However, it is not too abrupt to propose a step-by-step improvement now.

After getting off the court, Jiang Jingyuan saw Xu Shuizhou, who was leading the two children, watching him come out, and waved to him happily, so that the adults next to him winked at him happily.

Jiang Jingyuan smiled apologetically at the adults, and walked quickly towards Xu Shuizhou, "Why did you come to pick me up today?"

"Who said I came to pick you up, I took them out for shopping, and I have some good news to tell you by the way." Xu Shuizhou curled his lips, with a face that refused to admit that he was here to pick up Jiang Jingyuan.

"Father, buy, buy, buy." Both of them couldn't keep their feet steady, one hugged the other's thigh, and Jiang Jingyuan's trouser legs were covered with saliva. Jiang Jingyuan had no choice but to pick them up, looked at Xu Shuizhou and asked, "What's the good news?" .”

Xu Shuizhou looked at the three identical ones in front of him, and suddenly felt a little heartbroken, "Suddenly felt that this is not good news, so I don't want to talk about it."

Jiang Jingyuan smiled silently, put the child down, and put his arms around Xu Shuizhou's waist, "Would this make you happier?"

Xu Shuizhou was startled and looked at the officials who kept coming out from the noon gate, their faces turned red, "Let go, it's not good to be seen by others."

The Minister of the Ministry of War who just passed by came over a little nervously, "It's not good to be seen by others..."

Jiang Jingyuan, "..."

Xu Shuizhou, "..."