I want to be a grandson

Chapter 204 Dendrobium
Zhu Yunwen felt a little happy.

Looking at the candidates who filed in front of him and entered the Gongyuan to prepare for the exam, Zhu Yunxuan was overwhelmed, this is his chance to turn the tables!

Now everyone knows that he is at a disadvantage, and no one dares to make friends with him, which makes Zhu Yunqi feel very uncomfortable.

But seeing so many candidates, Zhu Yunqi's heart was rekindled with hope!

Scholars have always been the cornerstone of the imperial court!
As long as I make great achievements this time, scholars will support me!

Maybe this...will also change Grandpa Huang's decision?

"Mr. Liu, is your grandson okay now?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

Liu Sanwu's eyes dimmed, and he said worriedly: "Thank you for your concern, since my daughter and son-in-law... had an accident because of the dirty seat,
My poor grandson was beaten into a slave, even though he has an old face, he will not be treated harshly, but... well, he is a slave after all..."

Zhu Yunwen said with relief: "Mr. Liu, don't worry, as long as I can make a contribution in the imperial examination this time, I will definitely beg the emperor's grandfather for mercy, but if I want to release a child from slavery, the emperor's grandfather will definitely agree."

Liu Sanwu nodded, feeling a little better in his heart, saluted slightly and said: "If that's the case, then thank the Second Highness."

Zhu Yunqi said politely: "Mr. is also promoting talents for the country, and he has made great achievements through hard work, so trivial matters are nothing to worry about."

……

At this time, in the household department.

Zhu Yunxi was dealing with official business, and Tie Xuan and Qi Tai came to see him.

Bowing and saluting, he said, "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

Zhu Yunxi raised his head and glanced at them, and said, "You guys came at a good time. How is the payment of the grain harvest in various places this year?"

Qi Tai replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, people from all over the country have already started to pay for food. Judging from the reports from various places, this year has been quite smooth, and it should be completely completed in about a month."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "The state treasury warehouses in various places should be repaired immediately. Once the food is in the warehouse, it will be too late to remedy it. All snakes, insects, rats and ants must be wiped out. These things are too wasteful of food."

"We must also pay attention to the waterproof and moisture-proof problems of the warehouses. The common people have worked so hard to cultivate the land and pay for food. If it breaks in our hands, it is really unjustifiable."

"Yes! My subordinates obey!"

Zhu Yunxie said again: "Go on, the grain officials in various places must ensure the grain reserves. Once they find that they are moldy and spoiled and can't be eaten, they must be cleaned up immediately. If the granary officials are negligent and slack, they will be handed over to the government for severe punishment!"

"Your subordinate obeys orders! Please rest assured, Your Highness!"

Zhu Yunxi glanced at them again and said, "You two put on your casual clothes and come with me to see how the autumn grain is collected."

Tie Xuan and Qi Tai hesitated, opened their mouths to speak, but hesitated.

Tie Xuan gritted his teeth, and then said: "Your Highness, today we will start a trial..."

Zhu Yunxie glared at him and said, "What does this have to do with you? Are you an examiner who wants to take part in the examination, or the chief examiner of this examination? I haven't seen much improvement in business, but I have thought a lot about crooked ways!"

Tie Xuan immediately said with a smile: "Your Highness, this subordinate is worried..."

Zhu Yunxi said angrily: "There is nothing to worry about, I think you have nothing to do! Let me ask you, how are other business matters going? Have you established leaders in all walks of life?

To tell you the truth, the Department of Commerce is the money bag of the lonely king. You have left the king with no money to use. Are you going to use your own family business money to subsidize it? "

Tie Xuan immediately said in embarrassment: "Your Highness, the little family property under him is not worth mentioning..."

Zhu Yunxie glared at him and said, "Then be diligent in government affairs! Let me take care of the Department of Commerce and Trade!"

"Yes yes yes! This subordinate obeys!"

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there were not many granaries established in Nanjing City, but in the future, because there were more than [-] Imperial Guards stationed in Yingtian Mansion, and a large number of people gathered in the capital, the daily food needs The quantity is huge.

Therefore, 35 large grain depots were built in Nanjing to meet the needs.

The granary that Zhu Yunxi was going to was called the Cunliu Cang (commonly known as the Old Man's Cang). It was located outside the Ande Gate and was built next to the river for the convenience of storage and transportation.

The granary for the elderly will receive both food delivered from various places and food paid by people in the suburbs of Beijing, but the two are separated and not confused.

At this time, the area around the old man's warehouse is full of people, some people come to pay food, and some small businessmen come to sell goods.

Therefore, here in the old man's warehouse, it is also a lively scene.

Zhu Yunxi and Qi Taitiexuan sat at the tea stall near the land tax collection, drinking tea while observing.

It was a joyful thing for the imperial court to collect land tax, but they couldn't be happy about it.

Because not far away, there are a few people dressed as small officials, asking the people who pay the land tax to pour the grain into the dendrobium first, so as to check the quality and see the fineness of the grain.

Then if the grain is qualified, the common people will be required to fill the dendrobium with grain, and there must be a cone-shaped tip on it.

At this time, the little official in charge would go forward and kick it fiercely. The dendrobium would not fall down with this kick, but the grain piled up on top would spill down one after another.

"Tell me, what are they doing..." Zhu Yunxi took a sip of tea and said lightly.

As soon as Qi Tai heard His Highness's tone, he knew that he was unhappy, but it wasn't that he really didn't know what was going on.

So Qi Tai immediately felt that his face was dull, and he looked embarrassed.

Now His Highness has asked him to be in charge of the affairs of the household department. If something like this happened, His Highness caught him straight, which is really embarrassing.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at him, and said displeasedly: "Your dignified doctor doesn't even know? Tie Xuan, tell me!"

Tie Xuan took a deep breath, glanced at Qi Tai, and could only explain: "If you go back to Your Highness, this is the trick commonly used by petty officials...

The spilled food does not belong to the common people. These petty officials call it loss during transportation and storage. "

"The common people can only weigh the remaining grain in the dendrobium and give it to the court. If it is not enough, they can only make up for it themselves. In this way, they will pay a lot of grain invisibly..."

Zhu Yunxi said: "It's not that I paid more food, but was greedy by these moths!"

Because these grains were not handed over to the treasury, but in the pockets of these petty officials and grain collection officials.

Zhu Yunxi picked up the teapot casually and poured a full bowl into Qitai's bowl.

Qi Tai suddenly felt flattered, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you don't need it, your subordinates are terrified..."

Zhu Yunxi ignored him, put down the teapot, touched Qi Tai's tea bowl with his finger, and said, "The tea is too hot..."

(End of this chapter)