Chapter 161 Zhang Yu gets married! (Here he comes!)

In mid-February, Zhang Heng was extremely busy.

Taxes from various places arrived in Bianjing. After being counted by the Salt and Iron Department and the Department of Household Affairs, they were handed over to the Duzhi Department.

This job is not easy.

First of all, it is necessary to check whether the taxes handed over are consistent with the account books. This workload is quite huge, because just counting the money is enough to keep the subordinates of the branch busy for a period of time.

The key is that the taxes handed over include not only copper coins, but also cloth, grain, and even various local specialties, which need to be valued according to market value and then finally sorted into the warehouse.

The work of collecting tax revenue from the treasury has just begun. Zhang Heng has to keep an eye on the money, materials, and materials to prevent them from being pocketed by his subordinates. He also has to keep an eye on paying them out in order of priority. If he doesn't keep an eye on them, all the officials will be there one by one.

If you spend it on less important expenses first, then you won’t have the money if you want to use it later, that would be a big trouble.

These things are quite complicated, but you have to pay attention to each one.

After that, Zhang Heng personally escorted the loan of three million guan back to the inner bank, and when he was repaying the money, he heard an interesting story.

Teng Shizhong, the chief storekeeper of the Neizangku, was very happy that Zhang Heng could return the money in time. He praised Zhang Heng for being very trustworthy. He then complained about Wang Yaochen's bastard behavior and scolded Wang Yaochen's previous third envoy Yao Zhongsun.

A bloody mess.

Zhang Heng asked in surprise: "What does this have to do with Yao Zhongsun?"

Teng Shizhong said angrily: "Wang Yaochen delayed paying back the money, deducted interest, and demanded that the internal treasure treasury be transferred to the Third Division. But do you know who borrowed the money?"

Zhang Heng said in surprise: "Yao Zhongsun?"

Teng Shizhong slapped his thigh and said: "Isn't that the grandson! Yao Zhongsun borrowed millions of money from the treasury and delayed repaying it for a long time. Later, Wang Yaochen only repaid it after he took office. By the way, Wang Yaochen is a bastard.

It’s a little overdue, but at least the money was paid back. Yao Zhongsun borrowed the money and ran away. After resigning from the post of Third Secretary, he set an evil agenda against me. What a bastard!”

Zhang Heng: "..."

Zhang Heng looked at the aggrieved Teng Shizhong and couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Sure enough, before borrowing money, he was an uncle, and after borrowing money, he was a grandson.

But Zhang Heng stopped laughing soon, because he suddenly remembered that in his previous life, a good friend borrowed money from him and lent him all his savings since working. Knowing that before he traveled through time, this money

Haven't come back yet.

Alas, we are both fallen people at the end of the world.

I worked hard and didn't dare to spend any money. The money I saved through diligence and frugality was borrowed by my friends to enjoy life, and I died of overwork. What a hardship. (The author cried to death,

Real experience, I haven’t gotten the money back yet!)

This busy work has reached the end of February, and soon it will be the spring of March, when the warblers are flying and the grass is growing, and the palace examination for the sixth year of Qingli will also be held.

Zhang Heng sent his two brothers to take the palace examination. The results of the palace examination were announced soon. I don’t know if Zhao Zhen really tried his best, but both Zhang Yu and Zhang Shu were admitted. They truly became a glorious Jinshi and successfully entered the imperial examination.

He became a member of the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty, and the reputation of the Zhang family was also spread. After all, the Zhang family had three Jinshi in one family, and they were three brothers. It became a good talk for a while.

Zhang Yu's brother was awarded Jinshi. Zeng Gongliang went to Zhang Heng and asked Zhang Heng about Zhang Yu's marriage and what Zhang Heng thought.

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "You should ask my elder brother about this."

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "It's also necessary to ask. Why don't we ask for your opinion first? After all, you have broader knowledge."

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "Teacher, what are your goals?"

Zeng Gongliang said: "Master Wu's younger brother Wu Chong has a daughter who is waiting to leave the court. She is sixteen years old. She is virtuous and virtuous. She is a good match. There is also a daughter from Du Yan's family who is waiting to leave the court. In addition, there is also Han Xianggong's family who is the same age as you.

Han Jiang’s sister is also about to leave the cabinet, what do you think?”

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "They are all good people, I think there is no problem."

Zeng Gongliang smiled and nodded: "That's good, um... is there anyone you like?"

Zhang Heng thought for a while and said: "I heard that the eldest daughter in Wen Kuanfu's family is very virtuous and virtuous. She seems to have a daughter-in-law. She must be a good girl. I think she is suitable for the eldest brother."

Zeng Gongliang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Mr. Wen Kuan, I have heard of his daughter. She is indeed very good, but it may not be that easy. How about I give it a try?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Then please give it a try, teacher. Of course, if you don't agree, you have to ask the teacher and other teachers to mention it as well."

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "That's natural. We can't hang ourselves on a tree. OK, that's it."

The so-called Wen Kuanfu is Wen Yanbo. The current Wen Yanbo is still under the control of Tianzhang Pavilion and is dispatched as a transfer envoy. His official position is not as high as Zeng Gongliang's, and his family background is actually not as high as Zeng Gongliang's.

Although Wen Yanbo can be regarded as a son of an official, his father Wen Ji was just a host and guest doctor and a transshipment envoy to the east of the river throughout his life.

But Zeng Gongliang's father, Zeng Hui, was a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment and a compiler in Jixian Palace. Zeng Gongliang was better than Wen Yanboduo in his family.

Therefore, when Zeng Gongliang proposed marriage on behalf of his disciple, the Wen family paid great attention to it and immediately agreed to match the time and date first. If there were no big problems with the time and date, they could discuss the marriage.

A few days later, the imperial court also announced Zeng Gongliang's appointment. Zeng Gongliang was promoted to Shizhong and participated in political affairs.

Then news from the Wen family came, saying that the children's horoscopes were very compatible, and the Wen family was willing to marry the Zhang family.

This is a double happiness.

However, it was difficult to get married for a while, because Zhang Yu was about to take up a foreign post. He was an ordinary Jinshi, and generally he would be awarded an official, but he would have to wait for his appointment.

But after all, Zhang Jun had teachers like Zeng Gongliang, so he naturally had to have some in terms of assignments. Zhang Jun was appointed as the general magistrate of Haizhou and took office at a selected date.

When the Wen family heard the news, they immediately decided to get married quickly and asked Zhang Yu to delay for a while, get married first, and then take office.

Of course Zeng Gongliang thought it was a good thing, so he said hello to the Court of Judges. Mrs. Zeng quickly prepared for the wedding. The matchmakers on both sides were in place, and the marriage was quickly advanced, and they got married in early April.

Because the three brothers had actually separated their families before, but not in name, and the family property and so on were already in Zhang Xun's name, so there was no need to worry too much, but Zhang Heng still transferred all the belongings to Lin'an Trading Company.

Zhang's share will be registered.

The wedding room was the mansion they bought together in Xijiaolou when Zhang Heng got married. It had been decorated together with Zhang Heng's wedding room at that time, and they were just waiting for this day.

The betrothal gifts given to the Wen family were also quite adequate. The gift list registered on the side was thick. When Mrs. Wen saw it, she couldn't believe it and asked repeatedly: "Aren't the Zhang brothers from farmers? What's going on with this?" ?”

It was Mrs. Zeng who explained it carefully to Mrs. Wen, but Mrs. Wen still didn't dare to accept it, because the Wen family had no way to come up with an equivalent dowry. In the end, it was Mrs. Zeng who made the decision and reduced the dowry on the gift list. After a third of it was filled, Mrs. Wen happily took it.

Of course, the Wen family also has a very wealthy family. The shop, land and the like alone are worth tens of thousands of guan. Adding in other things, the total value is nearly 20,000 guan. This is of course not as good as when Zhang Shu married Zou. The dowry given by the family is really not comparable. After all, Zou Qingzhao is an only daughter. In the future, the Zou family’s property will be given to her, but Wen Yanbo has many sons.

No matter how the process went, a rather lively wedding was planned in a short period of time.

The third day of April was a perfect day for a perfect match. Zhang Jun and Wen Yanbo's eldest daughter got married.

Zhang Shu was originally appointed to a foreign post and was supposed to leave Beijing in March. However, Zhang Shu was getting married and the baby in Zou Qingzhao was due to give birth, so he asked Zeng Gongliang to say hello to him. It was just right. I attended the wedding of my eldest brother Zhang Jun and also caught up with Zou Qingzhao giving birth.

On March 30th, Zou Qingzhao gave birth to a daughter.

On the third day of April, Zhang and Zhou got married.

On the tenth day of April, Zhang Heng bid farewell to Zhang Zhangshu. One of the brothers went to Haizhou and the other to Mizhou. They were both still in the north, but they were not far apart.

Of course, this is the privilege of the children of officials. Ordinary Jinshi have to wait for a long time for vacancies, and even if there are vacancies, they are in remote areas.

But the children of high-ranking officials like Zhang Yuzhangshu are always available, and the places they go to are rich and prosperous. The key is to be good at meritorious service. As long as you don't make mistakes, work for a year or two, and then change to another place. Once you have accumulated enough seniority, you can be transferred back to the capital to continue your training.

Afterwards, he stayed in the capital for a few years, and then he was released to the outside world, where he became a prefect. Then he served as a local governor for several prefectures, and then returned to the capital and began to work in central institutions.

If he is truly a talented person, he should be admitted to a position such as Xiulizhu, Zhizhigao, etc. After a few years of training, he will be a candidate for the Prime Minister.

Farewell to his two brothers, Zhang Heng felt mixed emotions in his heart.

When he was running outside, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong because his two brothers were waiting for him in the capital. But when he personally sent his two brothers to take up their posts, Zhang Heng was filled with anxiety.

It's not that Zhang and Zhangshu are not capable. In fact, although their abilities are not as good as Zhang Heng's, over the years, Zhang Heng often told them about various official affairs. Zeng Gongliang often asked them to The three brothers help receive guests and so on. They are very familiar with the reception and delivery in the officialdom. There is absolutely no problem in receiving people and treating things.

As for his real ability to do things, Zhang Jun has been responsible for a family since he was a child. He has always been unambiguous in his work, so there is no need to worry.

Although Zhang Shu looks like a fool, he is quite knowledgeable. If such a person does not have a stage, he is just a second-rate person. But if there is a platform for him to perform, he is a devil in the world. He can play both sides, and officialdom is like a fish in water for him. .

So Zhang Heng is not worried about this. This anxiety is actually just worry about his relatives traveling far away.
Chapter completed!