"Humph."
Lu Guang snorted coldly, then stepped out of the queue and took a step forward.
"This Jiang Meng family is also the daughter of the Jiang family, and also the widow of Jiang Dachun recorded in the Jiang family tree. Dare to ask Jiang Zhuangyuan, you are neither your mother's biological parents, nor your mother's parents-in-law, nor the Jiang family. The patriarch of the patriarch, as a son, as a junior, what qualifications do you have to manage your biological mother’s wedding and encourage and support her to remarry others, although you are full of national justice, isn’t this a crime of arrogance and offense?”
Lu Guang can achieve the position of the censor, and he is not a waste of wine bag and rice bag. Although he was lost by Jiang Liu's words for a while, he quickly cleared his mind and found the loophole in Jiang Liu's words just now. He fought back fiercely.
Even if he makes a banner of righteousness, how can this person be controlled if the most basic rules are gone.
Now Jiang Liu can handle the marriage of his biological mother as a son in an unconventional manner. In the future, will others be able to follow the example, the son will teach Lao Tzu, the subordinates will manage the Shangguan, and what's more, will the subjects still pay attention as long as they hold the banner of righteousness? Can you point fingers at the imperial power
Lu Guang dug a hole for Jiang Liu. Thinking about it carefully, it was really heartbreaking.
"Your Majesty, please read the last memorial of the minister."
Jiang Liu smiled slightly, ignoring Lu Guang's questioning, and said respectfully to Emperor Wen of Jin.
Emperor Wen of Jin's expression was unpredictable. After taking a deep look at Jiang Liu, he opened the fourth memorial.
Seeing Jiang Liu's move, Lu Guang felt apprehensive. He never thought that this kid Jiang Liu would have another move.
At this moment, Lu Guang is a little remorseful for provoking Jiang Liu. In fact, whether the other's biological mother remarries or not has nothing to do with them, just because he is Jiang Candao's disciple and the one the little emperor wants to promote, so he came here. on their blacklist.
If they knew that this fifteen-year-old boy was such a tough bone, not to mention that he just agreed with his mother to remarry, even if he promised his father under Jiuquan a ghost marriage, they would be too lazy to take care of him.
"The remarriage of the minister's mother was actually agreed by the patriarch of the minister."
Jiang Liu had long guessed that someone would use his status as a junior to dig a hole for him. Since he wanted the beautiful lady to marry smoothly, Jiang Liu naturally considered all aspects clearly.
The most important part of it is the consent of the Jiang family, Changjiang Chong.
As early as a month ago, Jiang Liu sent Jiang Yu, the patriarch specially sent to him as a book boy who connected him and the Jiang family, and sent back to analyze in detail the current situation in the Jin Dynasty and the benefits of encouraging widows to remarry.
If Jiang Liu is just a white body, I am afraid Jiang Chong will not listen to him, but who is Jiang Liu now
He is the youngest champion of the Jin Dynasty, the first miracle since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and he is also a direct disciple of Jiang Candao, who is Jiang Candao? .
The world is bustling, all come for profit; the world is bustling, all for profit.
The current Jiang Liu is no longer the fatherless child who had to rely on his family. On the contrary, the future of the Jiang family depends on his most successful descendants.
As for Jiang Liu's proposal, as long as it is not excessive, Jiang Chong cannot refuse, not to mention, Jiang Liu also promised benefits.
The reason why Meng Yunniang didn't want to remarry after the period of filial piety was not only because she was reluctant to give up Jiang Liu's son, but also because she ordered a recipe for tofu.
Now that Jiang Liu's mother and son have come to the capital, the two places are thousands of miles apart. Even if the recipe for ordering tofu is left to the clan, it will not affect their business of opening a tofu shop in the capital at all.
Therefore, in the letter that Jiang Yu sent back, Jiang Liu also added this tofu recipe. Compared with his mother's small fight before, the clan who got the tofu recipe can completely open a tofu workshop. With the name of Zhuangyuan tofu, it will definitely sell well.
As for the profit of this tofu workshop, it can be used for clan studies, allowing the juniors in the clan to study, and it is difficult for a single tree to support the court.
Perhaps these factors moved Jiang Chong, so after half a month, Jiang Liu successfully got the reply he wanted.
"The patriarch of the ministers deeply felt the mistake of not allowing the widows of the clan to remarry. As early as the beginning of this month, the patriarch informed them that they would not only allow the widows of the clan to remarry, but also allow them to take back their own dowry. Self, those widows who have children, if the children do not change their surnames, are also allowed to remarry with their children, and those who are unwilling to remarry are allowed to choose to stay in the clan or go back to their parents’ home.”
Jiang Chong's move was also implemented after Jiang Liu mentioned it. He also took detailed countermeasures against the possible consequences of widows' remarriage.
For example, those women who insist on remarrying but are unwilling to take their children away need to keep half of the dowry, and the children will be taken care of by the same family. Those who are reluctant to have children can also bring their children to remarry as long as they do not let the children of the Jiang family change their surnames. No one can deprive the child of the property left by his deceased father for any reason, but the woman who takes the child needs to accept occasional visits from the Jiang clan to ensure the child's new family is happy and healthy...
Every detail was written on the memorial, and Emperor Wen of Jin breathed a long sigh of relief.
Moreover, as stated in the final memorial, after the Jiang family untied the shackles of the widowed women for many years, among the 43 widows in the original village, except for the 21 old women who were over fifty, among the remaining widows , Twelve have the intention to remarry, and they are already looking at each other. These widows are still in their prosperous years. After remarriage, they will be able to give birth to healthy and lively children. These children are the hope of the Jin Dynasty in Jiang Liukou.
It’s just a pity for those old widows. Emperor Wen of Jin calculated their age. Among the 21 old women who were over fifty years old, maybe some of them were widows of the war that year. If the clan could think so at that time Thoroughly, it is allowed to support their remarriage, whether it is the new population of the Jin Dynasty, and it will not fall to a terrible number like it is now.
wrong!
Emperor Wen of Jin paused for a moment. If the patriarch of the Jiang clan could have the vision he has now, he would not be like the patriarchs of other clans in asking those widows to observe the festival for the young people who died early. This is obviously a gift from someone. The patriarch came up with these ideas.
He looked at Jiang Liu above the hall, and there was nothing to dislike, he just felt that he had found a genius.
"Since it's the patriarch's request, what's wrong with Jiang Aiqing?"
Emperor Wen of Jin laughed, then put the four memorials in the hands of the eunuch beside him, and asked him to take them and circulate them to the ministers.
The data that Jiang Liu refuted Lu Guang just now is just the tip of the iceberg of these memorials. The first three memorials analyze the various hazards caused by population decline, especially when these data are compared with the data that Jiang Liu surveyed from the Qiang country. , even more startling.
These ministers circulated these memorials, and their expressions became more and more solemn.
Especially the Minister of War and the Minister of Household.
In recent years, the number of troops recruited by the army has always failed to meet expectations. However, there is no war, and the army cannot be forced to collect military service. As early as more than 20 years ago, the army of the Jin Dynasty suffered heavy losses. To the later 270,000, fortunately at that time, the Qiang state was also severely damaged and its military strength was greatly reduced.
But more than 20 years later, some veterans have retired, and the new soldiers are not even as fast as the veterans, and the army barely maintains the number of 250,000.
The Qiang Kingdom is different. The barbarians there do not have so-called ethical concepts. Fathers die and sons continue. Brothers die. With the encouragement to remarry soon, and the government’s tax reduction and subsidies for newborns, the number of newborns is increasing every year. Now, a group of children have grown up and are trained to be warriors who can go to war. Great, the Qiang state also went to war with the Jin Dynasty, and who will win and who will lose, I really don't know.
The Minister of War was dripping with sweat, and panicked in his heart.
As for the Minister of the Ministry of Housing, he is not much better than him.
The Ministry of Household is in charge of taxation, perhaps because a large number of young and middle-aged laborers were recruited during the war, and some of these young and middle-aged people died on the battlefield during the war. After the war, many places began to appear unmanned due to lack of labor. The cultivated wasteland has also led to a slow decrease in the tax, silver, tax and grain received by the Ministry of Household.
He didn't pay attention to this matter before. After all, for a large base, the reduction in taxes, silver, and grain is not surprising, but when all these data were put in front of him, the Minister of the Household realized that it was terrible.
Taxation, silver, taxation, and grain are also the military reserves at the beginning of the war. Don’t look at the consequences that have not appeared yet. If there is another battle, the Jin Dynasty will win again by luck, but the dead soldiers and their widows are forced to observe festivals. Wasteful young women, and a large number of bachelor men, will inevitably lead to a large waste of fields and a cliff-like decline of newborns...
Not daring to think about it any longer, the Minister of the Ministry of Housing was sweating on his back, looked at the Minister of the Ministry of War and smiled bitterly.
Such a simple and easy-to-understand truth, it was actually a fifteen-year-old boy who pointed them out.
Lu Guang has completely run out of tricks, Jiang Liu has blocked the last path, what else can he blame the other party for.
Such a wise and near-demon monster was actually picked up by Jiang Candao and became his apprentice. Lu Guang was angry and envious, and secretly prayed that he would not face this kid again.
"I have already made up my mind about this matter."
Emperor Wen of Jin glanced at Jiang Liu, but did not say what the conclusion was in his heart.
"As for Lu Aiqing, thinking of you was also deceived by a traitor, I will not blame you, but the couple who stopped you from falsely accusing the court officials, I ordered you to hand them over to the governor of Jingzhao, and never Take it easy."
Before his fledgling wings, Emperor Wen of Jin didn't want to completely tear his face with Zuo Xiang's clan, and it seemed impossible to say how wrong Lu Guang was in this matter, but Jiang Liu's uncle and aunt were really hateful, and Emperor Wen of Jin didn't mind. Strictly punish them, making Jiang Liu more grateful to be loyal to his monarch.
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Hiding in the corner of the Lu Mansion, Jiang Erchun and Su Panyun, who were secretly glad that they were finally going to have a good life, yawned, and an ominous premonition came to their hearts.