Therefore, after repeated thinking, Longqing was unwilling to let his son become Zhao Hao as his teacher. He just wanted him to get closer to Zhao Hao, be influenced by others, and open his eyes to know that this world is not exactly what the scholars said.

That's what he planned for at least a few years. As for the future, let's talk about it in the future...

So Longqing instructed Zhao Hao to go to the palace with Li Chengen and his brothers and sisters more during his time in Beijing, take the prince to play more, and talk about science more to him, so he changed the topic.

"Tell me, what happened to Jiangnan and why it was so messy?" Emperor Longqing sat cross-legged on the couch, and finally had the majesty that an emperor should have on his face.

However, the former governor was seriously injured. As soon as the current governor came up, he became a former chief minister and confiscated Mr. Xu's house, he also arrested his family. Even the dignified Mr. Gong became a wanted criminal on the run.

The court controversy over the past few months has been in an uproar, and the emperor kept the bullets and stamps that have not been sent out have been piled up into small hills. If Hai Rui continues to do so recklessly, Long Qing will not be able to withstand the pressure.

Zhao Hao once had a secret memorial on Yinzhang specifically discussing this matter, but the memorial was limited after all, so many questions were not mentioned, so it was appropriate to ask in person.

Zhao Hao had expected that Longqing would question this matter, so he told the emperor what he saw and heard. Of course, the good things he did in it were not mentioned at all. After all, doing good things without leaving a name for himself is Zhao's usual style.

Longqing knew that he and Liangzi of the Xu family must have a tendency to speak, and would secretly stumbling in private. But he would never have thought that Zhao Hao could become the leader of the Overthrow Xu Alliance in less than a year after he went to Jiangnan. He thought that he was just beating the side drum and pretending to be a tiger.

So I believed Zhao Hao's words by eight or nine points.

After listening to Zhao Hao's story, Long Qing's first reaction was unbelievable. He opened his mouth wide and said, "Xu, Master Xu is famous for being honest. He has never seen him wear a new robe for twenty or thirty years in the capital. Why is his family so greedy?"

"I don't know." Mr. Zhao shook his head, without making a judgment, and said only: "I heard that Mr. Hai has reported the accounts to the cabinet, and His Majesty should be able to see them soon."

"Oh, it's better not to read it." Long Qing shook his head and said with a slight silence: "At that time, Yan Song and his son were corrupt, which was investigated by Mr. Xu. He also ordered people to publish a book called "Tianshui Iceberg Record" and publish it all over the world. Should we also compile a book for the Xu family so that people all over the world can know that anti-corruption is more greedy than corrupt officials? What are the benefits of this to the court?"

Zhao Hao nodded quickly and said yes, but he didn't agree. What's wrong with hitting a few big tigers? You don't know if you don't hit the common people? Isn't this covering the bell?

However, he knew his identity, and even this position of hearing was imposed by the emperor. It was not his turn to comment on these state affairs and major policies.

In fact, Long Qing just expressed his feelings to him, and did not mean to discuss it in depth. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then turned the topic to shipping, and asked him carefully whether the shipping was risky, what was the maximum shipping volume, and what was the cost?

Zhao Hao came for this matter, so he naturally praised the superiority of sea transportation. He told Emperor Longqing that there are unchanged ocean currents on the sea, which can allow ships to travel between Tianjin and Shanghai effortlessly. Moreover, in this haste, only sand ships that navigate the Yangtze River were temporarily called. If you specialize in sea ships, the capacity would be greatly improved. It would be fine to transport as much as you want, it would be nothing more than building larger and larger sea ships.

As for the risks, as long as you avoid the typhoon season in summer, no matter how strong the wind and waves are in the rest of the season, you will not overturn the ship. As long as you set up a safe haven on the route, it is not much more dangerous than in the inland rivers.

Finally, there is the cost, and the loss plus freight is only 20% at most. Moreover, this has already included the loss of the ship and the cargo float.

However, Zhao Hao emphasized that this is the extent that Jiangnan Group can do, and it does not mean that the imperial court can do it even if it is shipping.

Long Qing naturally understood the meaning of this sentence. He was sad for a long time when he heard this. Fang sighed: "The transportation of one stone of rice in the canal can cost at least three stones to consume more than three stones. The court has deceived the people for so many years."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the burden on the people in Jiangnan and Huguang is too heavy. But the blood and sweat they paid with tears cannot reach the national treasury." Zhao Hao also said with a serious expression: "As a result, the court is poor and has to bear the infamous reputation. The people are overwhelmed and fled, leaving the wasteland and fleeing, and all the people are suffering."

He didn't say a word, but Long Qing naturally understood that it was all cheaper to the corrupt officials in the middle.

"..." Longqing didn't want to continue this topic anymore. The powerless things became more and more powerless.

Seeing Long Qing's reaction, Zhao Hao sighed secretly, and realized that it was impossible to cross the officials and cut the mess quickly.

Although he had known that he was thinking about Taozi...

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After dinner with the emperor in the palace, Ning An took the children back to Shiwangfu Street.

On the way, she told Zhao Hao that the Royal Brotherhood issued a special order, ordering her to represent the palace and to handle the trafficking of rice from Jiangnan to Beijing.

Zhao Hao was excited when he heard this. Although the grain transportation was restored or the grain supply in the capital was normal, the procurement was stopped, but from scratch was the greatest victory. When the shipping became normalized, many excuses from the opposition would be self-defeating.

Ning'an warmly invited Zhao Hao to live in the eldest princess's mansion, and the little county lord also looked shy and expectant. Only Li Chengen looked nervous, obviously not wanting to attract the wolf into the house.

Fortunately, there were still a lot of people waiting for him at home, so Mr. Zhao politely declined his godmother's invitation, changed to his own carriage at the gate of the eldest princess's mansion, and returned to his new house in Zhaojia Hutong.

The last time he came to Beijing, he lived in his old brother's house in Chunsong Hutong. He couldn't always occupy the nest. Besides, his guards have doubled and there are more members. Moreover, as soon as he entered Beijing, his disciples would definitely move in with him, and it would be too crowded to live in his old brother's house.

So he told his elder brother about it a spacious mansion before the new year. In this way, the old man and he lived with him when he entered Beijing, and Zhao Xian had a place to settle down after marriage.

After the New Year, Zhao Xian replied that the house had been found, just south of Chunsong Hutong, across the street from Zhaojia Hutong.

Mr. Zhao initially thought to himself that the eldest brother was quite particular and had to bring his own surname to a house.

Later, I learned from Fatty Tang’s letter that it turned out that the elder brother bought all five courtyards in the entire alley and connected the five courtyards into a mansion. So he was the only one in the entire alley. What’s the name of Zhaojia Hutong?

Zhaojia Hutong is not far from Shiwangfu Street, and the carriage arrives in a short while.

Gao Wu opened the curtain, Zhao Hao jumped out of the car, looking at the five gates in the alley, lanterns facing the "Zhao House". Outside the gate in the middle, there was a large screen wall and a horse-mounted stone, which was rich and noble.

He couldn't help but smile and smiled at Zhao Xian's greeting, "Brother is such a good job!"

"My brother is joking. I am just spending money, and I can't rely on you to make money?" After a year of training in Beijing, Zhao Xian became mature and cheerful. He quickly stepped forward and gave Zhao Hao a bear hug.

When Zhao Hao and Zhao Xian separated, they heard a affectionate call: "Young Master, you are here, you want to die of Fatty Tang."

Before he could react, he was hugged by Tang Youde again. Fatty Tang hugged him and cried. The hard days were finally over, and if he didn't appear, he would completely become a 18th-line supporting role.

"You let me go first, or I will send you to Java..." Zhao Hao struggled hard, wondering where Fatty Tang got so passionate about him.

He finally broke free from Fatty Tang's clutch and saw that Wang Wuyang was already pounced on him with tears on his face.

"Keep social distance!" Mr. Zhao kicked the eldest disciple back.

"I haven't listened to Master's teachings for 310 days. The disciples are like fish leaving the water, and they are almost unable to survive." Wang Wuyang didn't care at all, and still wiped his tears with a look of admiration. "As soon as he saw Master, the disciples were like fish in water, and they came back to life!"

Wang Dingjue, Yu Shenxing, and Wang Xijue who were following him, all felt chills. They hadn't heard of the elder brother flattering for a long time, and it was inevitable that they were a little uncomfortable.

When the disciples saluted Zhao Hao respectfully, Sun Dawu and Guo Da also kowtowed to the master. After finally finishing the greetings, Mr. Zhao entered the Zhao Mansion from the middle gate surrounded by everyone.

The house is brightly lit, facing a brick screen wall at the entrance. There are seven recessed rooms in the south and the drooping flower door to the north. From the drooping flower door to the second courtyard, there are three main rooms with ear rooms and east-west wing rooms. There are also screen doors on both sides, leading to the east-west yards.

Zhao Xian told Zhao Hao that there are big houses in the capital, but they are all occupied by dignitaries. They cannot be bought immediately with money, they have to touch them... They have to be driven to win some noble and wealthy family, or a grand scholar, who retired and returned home, to have the chance to succeed.

Zhao Hao was anxious to live again, so he had to settle for the second best. He bought a few adjacent courtyards and opened them to live there first. When they returned to Jiangnan, they would demolish and rebuild a large mansion.

The five courtyards bought by Zhao Xian have five courtyards and dozens of houses in the middle. The other three are slightly smaller, one four-in and two three-in. The place is enough, but the style is not uniform, and there is no garden or lotus pond, so it still has to be demolished and rebuilt.

Of course, Zhao Hao and the old man have to make the decision on how to build it.

"Haha, I don't care. Grandpa won't come to Beijing often. Just like my elder brother." Zhao Hao smiled and patted Zhao Xian's shoulder and said, "The groom will get married next month. Let's wait and hear your new sister-in-law's opinion."

"..." Zhao Xian blushed and hurriedly said, "How can that be? The idea must be taken by a man."

Zhao Hao was stunned and saw that his uncle was standing at the door of the main hall. Zhao Shouye followed the old man to Beijing to manage his son's marriage.

I realized that my elder brother was stimulated by my elder uncle's marriage and was afraid that he would be overcorrected.

But my sister-in-law didn't see anything, and he wouldn't teach him to keep his husband's virtue.

Zhao Hao greeted his uncle with a smile, then went in and kowtowed to his grandfather.
Chapter completed!