Chapter 101 Jia Family Invites
Prince's Mansion.
Lin Chen looked through the memorials from the Ministry of Revenue.
In ancient times, reading memorials was a capital crime.
But in Shangguan Wan'er's warm room, piles of memorials from ministers were casually placed on the desk.
This is why Shangguan Wan'er was discussed by ministers outside and privately called the female prime minister.
Because any minister's memorial must first pass through Shangguan Wan'er before it is sent to Li Zhao.
This matter has caused many censors to write letters to criticize.
It is said that there has never been such a rule since ancient times.
But Li Zhao still did his own thing and ignored the words of these censors.
Fortunately.
Shangguan Wan'er did a good job in the position of female prime minister, and all matters were in order.
This time.
The left and right prime ministers who were unwilling to take back the power of the prime minister were dumbfounded.
Even.
Li Zhao directly dismissed the position of the prime minister, abolished the Secretariat, and established four assistant officials.
These four assistant officials were all trusted ministers of Li Zhao's Prince's Mansion, headed by Shangguan Wan'er.
It can be seen that Li Zhao's political skills were extremely high.
If placed in other ancient dynasties, Li Zhao would be able to subtly gather power and become the emperor above millions of people.
However.
The Li Tang Dynasty in this world can only be said to be too outrageous.
When Lin Chen learned about the domestic situation, he was surprised why the Li Tang could continue.
For example, the death of the previous emperor and the succession of the second generation made Lin Chen feel that he was holding the script of Qin II.
There are foreign kings who hold military power outside, which is a remake of the script of the Seven Kings Rebellion in the Western Han Dynasty.
There is Zhao Kuangyin who has evil intentions and wants to wear the yellow robe inside, which is the script of Chai Zhou.
There are also many powerful foreign barbarians on the border of Li Tang, who may stage a Hu people's rebellion at any time.
There are also reports of Japanese people appearing in the sea borders, which seems to be a precursor to the Imjin War in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the Western powers that have already begun the great voyage, they may give Li Tang a small shock of the Opium War.
Being an emperor in this world view is definitely a copy of hell.
However, this Li Zhao was able to stabilize the imperial power, which made Lin Chen feel quite incredible.
"What are you thinking about?"
Shangguan Wan'er saw Lin Chen holding a memorial and reading it for a long time, and couldn't help asking.
Lin Chen came back to his senses after hearing this, and shook his head subconsciously.
His eyes fell on the memorial from the Ministry of Revenue, and his brows frowned slightly, "According to the Ministry of Revenue, the national treasury is almost empty after supplying Zhao Kuangyin's army."
If this is the case.
This year is only halfway through, and the military pay for the border troops will be paid at the end of the year.
Where does this money come from?
Is it necessary to increase taxes?
Lin Chen thought.
If they really did so, there would inevitably be a peasant uprising like the one at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which would deal another heavy blow to this turbulent dynasty.
Shangguan Wan'er fell silent after hearing what Lin Chen said.
Obviously, she also knew what the consequences would be if the treasury had no money.
Seeing this, Lin Chen shook his head imperceptibly and began to change the subject.
"The day after tomorrow is when I will lead the army back to the court."
Lin Chen, who was still wearing the vest of Lin Chenjia, needed to take care of the follow-up affairs of the army.
This means.
The affairs of the disaster victims would all fall on Shangguan Wan'er again.
Sure enough.
Shangguan Wan'er frowned, and Lin Chen laughed and stretched out his hand to smooth them.
"I have a way."
"Oh?"
"Not only can it solve the problem of the disaster victims, but it can also fill the treasury."
Shangguan Wan'er's eyes lit up when she heard what Lin Chen said, showing an expression of waiting for his will.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and played a trick.
This made Shangguan Wan'er roll her eyes at Lin Chen in annoyance.
I have to say.
The angry look of a beauty can also move the hearts of others.
Lin Chen couldn't help but move his index finger, and the hand that was originally next to Shangguan Wan'er began to be dishonest.
But.
Just when Lin Chen was about to find some softness, he was slapped away by Shangguan Wan'er.
It seems that she was angry.
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Let's talk about it separately.
Xue Ke and his sister Xue Baoqin looked at the invitation sent by the Jia family, looking at each other but not speaking.
"How did the Jia family know that my brother came to the capital?" Xue Baoqin's eyes flashed with surprise.
She knew that her brother had been living in seclusion and acting very low-key during this period.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't attract the attention of outsiders.
"Maybe it's some talkative people."
Xue Ke thought of the Xue family members in Jinling, and his eyes were slightly cold.
Unexpectedly, he came to the capital, and those guys were still unyielding.
"Then brother, this invitation..." Xue Baochai hesitated.
Hearing this, Xue Ke paced back and forth twice.
"I have no choice but to visit." Xue Ke sighed and said.
From a certain perspective, their Xue family and Jia family have a close relationship and can be considered relatives.
But as a branch of the Xue family, Xue Ke actually doesn't want to have any relationship with the Jia family.
Because he has a better way here.
But now that the Jia family has invited him, he can't refuse.
I just hope that the Jia family really just invites relatives like me to meet and talk about the relationship.
Xue Ke thought with a trace of worry in his heart.
"Mr. Xue is here!"
The Jia family servant looked at the carriage that slowly stopped in front of the Jia family and hurried in to report.
Not long after.
I saw the younger generation of the Jia family smiling and walking out of the mansion to greet them.
The handsome young man in the lead was Jia Lian.
The others were also young men of the Jia family, chatting and laughing.
Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin got off the carriage with the help of the servants, and looked at the Jia family members in front of them.
"This Jia Lian is a good-looking man."
Xue Ke looked at Jia Lian and couldn't help but praise him in his heart.
However.
Xue Ke thought of a piece of news that spread in the capital today, and his expression became strange.
It was about this Jia Lian.
This word came from a cook who was driven out of the Jia Mansion.
It was said that because she had an unusual relationship with Jia Lian, she was caught by Jia Lian's wife Wang Xifeng, and it was quite a scene.
The cook was also driven out because of this.
This brother Jia Lian, he doesn't care about food.
Xue Ke complained in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face, and bowed his hands.
At Jia Lian's invitation, Xue Ke and Xue Baoqin just walked into the mansion of Duke Jia.
What they saw along the way.
But Xue Ke was shocked.
As a businessman who traveled all over the world, Xue Ke was shocked to see that the maids and servants of the Jia family were all wearing silk knitwear.
Outsiders said that the Jia family was rich and noble, and it was true!
Only Xue Baoqin looked at this extravagant scene, her clear eyes flickered slightly, as if thinking about something.
As for the inner hall of the Jia family.
All the direct descendants of the family, young and old, gathered here, laughing and joking about something.
It turned out that Jia Baoyu had written a short poem on bamboo today, which attracted endless praise from Jia's mother.
The praised Jia Baoyu showed off in front of his sisters, but his eyes fell on Lin Daiyu.
"Huh!"
Jia Baoyu, who was thinking about how to joke with Lin Daiyu, shuddered when he heard this voice, and his big round face turned pale.
It turned out that Jia Zheng was looking at him with a cold face.
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