Liang Shicheng had no choice but to grit his teeth and said again:

"This old slave is willing to donate his family wealth of 300,000 yuan to your majesty's treasury!"

"Okay!" Zhao Ji stood up happily, walked to Liang Shicheng who was kneeling in front of him, helped him up with his own hands, and said happily:

"I am very relieved that Mr. Liang understands the great righteousness!"

It's disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. Since Mr. Liang is so generous, I also want to give you a treasure."

Zhao Ji turned around and picked up a Jun porcelain tea cup on the dragon table, handed it to Liang Shicheng and said:

"I really like this Jun porcelain tea cup. Today, I will give it to Senior Officer Liang. I also hope that Senior Official Liang will fulfill his promise to donate money as soon as possible."

Master Liang Chengdu was so moved that he almost cried. In fact, the emotion was mixed with more distress.

He respectfully took the Jun porcelain tea cup given to him by Zhao Guan's family and thought to himself:

"There were many such Jun porcelain tea cups in the imperial palace.

Although it is expensive, it can only be purchased for only one thousand guan.

Now, I have lost 499,000 yuan!"

Zhao Ji smiled and patted Liang Shicheng on the shoulder and said:

"Money is something external to the body. Official Liang needs to see clearly!"

Liang Shicheng's expression could not be described in words. After listening to Zhao Guanjia's teachings, he could only keep nodding his head to express his agreement with Zhao Guanjia's words.

Zhao Ji added: "Fifty guan is not a small amount. Official Liang returns home quickly and prepares to go as soon as possible!"

I'm on duty in the palace tonight, so I won't bother Senior Official Liang!"

Liang Shicheng bit the bullet and said thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty, old slave!"

Liang Shicheng left the palace and returned home...

He immediately called the steward of the Liang Mansion and ordered him to quickly raise 500,000 copper coins, which must be donated to the Zuozang treasury of Zhao Guan's family tomorrow morning...

…

Zhao Ji looked at the night outside the window. It was still early.

Zhao Ji planned to make full use of his time. After taking care of the state affairs, he would go to the harem to take care of the family affairs...

Zhao Ji conveyed the order to the two young eunuchs on duty.

Go out of the city to summon the firearms maker Chen Gui to meet the saint.

After leaving the palace, he summoned Zhang Jun, the scholar from Zhongshushe, and three other people to meet the saint.

…

Zhao Ji drove from Yanfu Palace to the Chui Gong Hall in the front yard of the palace.

At this time, Zhao Ji saw that Zhang Jun, the newly promoted future famous official, and three other members of the Zhongshu House were already kneeling under the main hall.

Zhao Ji asked directly: "Dear dear friends, do you know if Taifu Yang Jian died of illness today?"

The three Zhongshushe people, headed by Zhang Jun, all replied:

"Wei Chen already knows..."

News of the death of Grand Tutor Yang Jian quickly spread among the powerful circles in the capital.

However, there was no grand funeral after Yang Jian's death. It could be said that he was buried hastily. All civil and military officials were shocked by this. Many people watched and followed up on this matter.

Therefore, although these three Zhongshushe people were not of high rank, they were equivalent to the emperor's secretaries. Naturally, they also heard that Yang Jian had passed away and was buried with the rites of a seventh-grade eunuch on the same day.

Zhao Ji knew that although Yang Jian was a eunuch during his lifetime, he had reached the high position of Taifu. Now that Yang Jian died of illness and was buried in such a poor way, I also asked Liang Shicheng to take over all of Yang Jian's houses, properties, and land deeds;

If we don't give the world an explanation for this matter, I'm afraid some people will suspect that I took advantage of Yang Jian's death to rob his family property!

After Zhao Ji briefly explained the ins and outs to Zhang Jun and other three people from Zhongshushe, he then said:

"I took away the position of Grand Tutor Yang Jian because when I was reclaiming the Western Protectorate, I forced the people to rent abandoned dikes, barren mountains and shoals, and rivers were silted up. I also increased the rent and tax, and did not prevent floods and droughts.

, the local people suffered greatly.

Therefore, I demote Taifu Yang Jian from his position to show the world that the laws of the Song Dynasty are strict.

Let him be buried with the rites of a seventh-grade eunuch after his death, which is already a preferential treatment for him!"

Zhang Jun and three other members of the Zhongshu House knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this matter has been handled appropriately, and I bow to you..."

Zhao Ji smiled slightly and added: "Yang Jian ran the west of Beijing and other places, exploiting and amassing thousands of hectares of fertile land.

The fertile land in Yang Jian's name should have been confiscated.

However, I love my people like my own children!

I have decided to distribute the thousands of hectares of fertile land owned by Yang Jian equally to the local poor people.

This matter is the responsibility of the chief officials of the various states and counties, and the imperial students I have sent to various places to supervise the censors will supervise the implementation. There must be no more favoritism and malpractice that harms the people!"

Zhang Jun and three other members of Zhongshushe knelt down and congratulated: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and the people of the world are lucky! Long live my emperor!"

Zhao Jidao: "Three beloved ministers, please quickly draft an edict according to my wishes.

Be careful not to write the edict in obscure words that the people will not understand."

After the three Zhongshushe people obeyed the order,

It was written by Zhang Jun and corrected by two other Zhongshushe people. The edict was quickly drafted and submitted to Zhao Guan's family for review.

After Zhao Ji received the edict drafted by Zhang Jun, he saw that all the words used were words that the common people could understand.

The content of the edict not only praises him, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, for loving his people like a son, but also contains the emperor's denunciation of corrupt ministers...

Finally, the edict states that the thousands of hectares of fertile land collected by Yang Jian should be equally divided among the homes of the local poor people...

Zhao Ji was very happy when he saw that Zhang Jun used words and sentences that ordinary people could understand, but wrote a clear statement, good style, and praised him, the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji immediately used a jade seal to stamp a big red seal on the edict prepared by Zhang Jun.

Zhao Ji announced:

"The edict "Demotion of Yang Jian, the guilty minister, and the return of his land to the poor" will be promulgated to the world tomorrow."

"I obey the order!"

Zhongshu Sheren Zhang Jun and other three people seemed to see how happy and excited the millions of poor people who had been exploited by Yang Jian would be when they learned that Zhao Guan's family issued this edict a few days later...

The millions of people who have been exploited by Yang Jian will definitely curse Yang Jian for a good death while praising the current Zhao official family for loving the people like a son...

After Zhao Ji saw Zhang Jun and three other members of the Zhongshu House away, he immediately summoned Chen Gui, the firearms maker who had been waiting outside the main hall.

When Zhao Guan's family summoned Zhang Jun and three other members of Zhongshushe in the Chui Gong Hall, Chen Gui, led by the eunuch Xiao Chuanzhi, took him outside the hall to wait.

At this time, Chen Gui bowed his head and walked into the Chui Gong Hall according to the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. He did not dare to squint or look up at the sky.

With a "plop", Chen Gui kowtowed and said:

"I'm a humble minister, Chen Gui. I'd like to pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor."

Contrary to conventional opinions, he heard the sound of Zhao Guan's family getting up from the dragon throne;

He heard the footsteps of a person walking slowly from behind the Long Bookcase again, walking towards him...

Due to etiquette, when Chen Gui was prostrating, he did not hear the imperial edict from Zhao Guan's family to make him "flat", so he absolutely had to remain in a kneeling position without raising his head.

At this time, Chen Gui felt a pair of strong hands holding his arms.

Then, Chen Gui heard Zhao Guan's friendly voice:

"Chen Aiqing, Pingshen."

Zhao Guanjia helped him up

Chen Gui is horrified!

Chen Gui still didn't dare to look up. He saw the pattern of the dragon robe on Officer Zhao's body in front of him.

Chen Gui burst into tears of gratitude and said:

"How can you be so virtuous as a humble minister? How dare you trouble your majesty to treat me so politely?!"

"Hahaha!" Zhao Ji laughed heartily and said:

"Chen Aiqing invented the bamboo-tube musket, and he is a wizard in the weapons manufacturing of the Song Dynasty! He should be treated as such!"

Chen Gui leaned over and bowed: "Weichen invented and manufactured the bamboo-tube musket. After experimental shooting, its power is very small.

It is less than one ten thousandth as powerful as the artillery designed and manufactured by His Majesty for the firearms factory!

Also, Wei Chen led the craftsmen of the firearms manufacturing workshop and made more than 200 gunpowder bags and more than 500 grenades based on the gunpowder bags and grenade designs drawn by His Majesty."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao Ji was not surprised by what Chen Gui said. After all, the reason why he was able to summon Chen Gui alone tonight was precisely because Zhao Ji saw the memorial written by Chen Gui.

In the memorial written by Chen Gui, not only did Chen Gui report to Zhao Guanjia that he had developed artillery, gunpowder packets and grenades, but

Also, he has always called for crying out for poverty and asking for research funds...

Therefore, tonight, Zhao Ji specially summoned the firearms manufacturer Chen Gui and asked him face to face.
To be continued...