Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 391
Chapter 387

Liu Zhiyuan came to report today, and his appointment came down yesterday. He came to register yesterday, but he didn't see Li Chengqian. He came here today as an official report. He wants to meet Li Chengqian. He will be an official of the East Palace in the future.

When Liu Zhiyuan came over, he was still a little nervous. This was the first time he had seen the royal relatives, and he had never seen anyone before.Under the leadership of the eunuch, Liu Zhiyuan arrived in the living room of the Eastern Palace. Just as he entered, he saw a young man dressed in white embroidered with gold patterns, with a golden crown on his head, very handsome.

"Sir, Liu Zhiyuan has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Liu Zhiyuan stood there, cupping his hands respectfully and said.

"Okay, I finally met you. Shen Yong has always recommended you, saying that you have been the county magistrate for 15 years, and you have been the county magistrate since the reign of Wude. Clear!" Li Chengqian stood up after speaking, walked to Liu Zhiyuan's side, took his hand, went to the seat next to him, and then said, "Please sit down and serve tea!"

"Hey, thank you Your Highness!" Liu Zhiyuan was a little flattered, he didn't expect that the crown prince was so approachable.

"Well, sit down, I have a lot of questions I want to ask you, especially about the place. After all, I have been in the palace all the time, and I want to go out to investigate the people's conditions, that is, to go around Chang'an City, and I can't go too far. Once you go to a place like this, it will be a bit mobilizing, laboring the people and wasting money, but many people and Gu said that the people in Chang'an City live much better than the people in other places, is this really the case?" Li Chengqian sat down and looked at the Then Liu Zhiyuan asked.

"Yes, Your Highness, it's much better. The people around Chang'an City, not to mention other things, can still sell the things they grow, and they still have money to see them. However, for the people in many other places Said, throughout the year, that is to say, you can save more than ten pennies, just this little money, one year!
Today, I went to the county government office in Chang'an City to have a look. I saw so many people vying to buy the shares. If they were placed in other places, there must be no common people buying them because they have no money! "Liu Zhiyuan sat there, nodded, and said very seriously.

"Well, then tell me, what is the most important thing in governing the county now? Can you tell me about your perception?" Li Chengqian sat there, looking at Liu Zhiyuan and said.

"Your Highness, I have a few shallow opinions! One is that the people are poor, and the things in the fields are worthless. The second is that the labor force is idle. I went to the workshops in the west city to see, and there are many of them. Ordinary people are working, and their daily income exceeds 5 Wen. This is unthinkable in the counties below. Let alone 2 Wen, it is [-] Wen. There are many people working.

The third is that there are no merchants, and no one will harvest what the farmers grow, that is, the wild game hunted by those hunters, which cannot be sold in the county at all, and no one will buy it.If you want to sell it, you have to go to Dacheng, so it is better to build a straight road now, at least the lives of the people in the counties along the way will definitely be better.

What's more, the tax is too heavy. Although compared with the previous dynasty, the tax has been much lighter, but now it is still a tax of ten classes and three. The output is so low that many people often plant more than 20 mu of land. , not enough for an old snack family, let alone spare money! "Sitting there, Liu Zhiyuan cupped his hands and said immediately.

"Ten class three tax, is it still heavy?" Li Chengqian sat there, thought for a while, and asked.

"Yes. Heavy, it would be best if one of the ten lessons is available, because there is no war now, and the people have given birth to many children, but those children need something to eat, and they have to pay rent for farming the land owned by the landlord. Calculated in this way, it is equivalent to planting 10 mu of land.

The current output of one mu of land is only about 100 catties, and 10 mu of land is only more than 1000 catties. If it is calculated according to the fullness of food, it can only feed three people. If it is reduced by half, and other omnivores are added, it can only feed Six people! "Liu Zhiyuan continued to speak to Li Chengqian.

"That much?" Li Chengqian stood up in surprise.

"Yes, Your Highness, so now the wages given here are five Wen a day, and you can buy about five catties of grain, which is 150 catties a month, and 1800 catties a year, which is much more than the whole family farming. , and there is no need to pay taxes, so the people in Chang'an City have a much better life!" Liu Zhiyuan also stood up and said.

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk! My God, if you don't tell me, I don't know such a thing. Farming the land for a year can't even support six people. This is impossible!" Li Chengqian pressed Liu Zhiyuan. He pressed his hand, motioned for him to sit down and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I'd better stand up and say it. I'm ashamed. The county magistrate for 15 years has failed to bring the people of a county to be richer. Therefore, I admire Xia Guogong very much. Just his workshops, just any workshop. , can feed the people of a county,

Because now many counties in my Tang Dynasty have only four or five thousand households, and I see that Xia Guogong’s workshops employ more than a thousand people, plus those hired by outside merchants, and others who do business nearby. It is estimated that it can bring hundreds of people. If such workshops are located in other counties, they can improve the living conditions of the people in the entire county. Unfortunately, these workshops are all in Chang'an City. Of course, I also know that going to other places The county is not realistic, and the roads are not accessible! " Liu Zhiyuan said to Li Chengqian.

"Well, it's like this. Shenyong and Gu talked about this matter. You are like this. In the past few days, you write down the situation of the people below in the memorial. Let's see if you can do something for the people. The tax reduction may be implemented, I dare not say a full reduction, but if it is reduced by [-]%, Gu will still find a way!" Sitting there, Li Chengqian said,
This year, it is estimated that non-agricultural taxation will exceed 6%. If it is reduced, it will have little impact on the income of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, if it is reduced by [-]%, it may be able to support a person. This is very important.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will finish it as soon as possible!" Liu Zhiyuan was very happy when he heard it, stood up immediately, and said to Li Chengqian.

"Well, don't thank Gu, Gu actually doesn't do much, and I'm not sure that I can do this matter. Tax cuts are not decided by Gu and Father alone. It needs to be considered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If the Ministry of Civil Affairs doesn't agree, that's okay, and you will help Gu deal with matters related to the livelihood of the people in the county below, okay?" Li Chengqian said to Liu Zhiyuan.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Liu Zhiyuan clapped his hands and said.

"Okay, it's settled like this. I need someone like you to remind Gu and let Gu know that there are still a lot of people in the world who are still starving and cold!" Li Chengqian continued to say to Liu Zhiyuan.

"Your Highness has the common people in his heart, and it is a blessing for the common people in the world!" Liu Zhiyuan said immediately, clasping his hands.

"Well, come, drink tea, the best tea in Shenyong's mansion, taste it! Wait a minute, tell Gu, if the people below have any problems, you must talk to Gu, Gu wants to listen, I can't go out alone, so I can only listen to you!" Li Chengqian sat down and invited Liu Zhiyuan to drink tea, Liu Zhiyuan quickly thanked,

After drinking tea, I talked with Li Chengqian, including how to govern the people below, and how to guide the local landlords and squires to do good deeds, etc. After this chat, it was getting dark, Li Chengqian greeted Liu Zhiyuan had dinner together, and Liu Zhiyuan was also very grateful. After eating dinner from the East Palace, Liu Zhiyuan left the East Palace and returned to his rented place.

"Master, did you see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today?" The butler asked immediately when he saw Liu Zhiyuan coming back.

"See you, His Royal Highness, wise and wise, it is my great fortune in Tang Dynasty. I chatted with His Royal Highness for more than an hour. His Highness has been listening, without the slightest expression of boredom. Your Highness really cares about the common people. Good! Ah, good!" Liu Zhiyuan said with emotion while walking.

"That's good, that's good, master, it'll be good when Madam and Young Master come!" The housekeeper said happily when he heard it.

"Well, by the way, have you found the house?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.

"I found it. The price is a bit expensive, 800 Wen a month. However, the environment is still very good, but it is a bit more expensive. The small ones also went to see the cheap ones, and found that they were not much cheaper. There are separate yards, all around Dongcheng. At this price, the price in Xicheng is cheap, but it will not be less than 400 Wen.

Now the people in Chang'an City are rich, and businessmen from all over the world come to Chang'an. Fortunately, you are a fifth-rank official, sir, and your salary has increased a lot. Otherwise, you really can't afford it! "The butler said to Liu Zhiyuan.

"Let's just say 800. The annual salary of a fifth-rank official is about 60 yuan. I heard that the bonus is about the same, and the officials of the East Palace seem to have more. After all, it's okay to live in such a house!" Liu Zhiyuan thought After a moment, he spoke.

"Sir, do you want to buy a piece of land outside the city to build a house? Now many officials buy land outside the city to build a house. If you want to buy a piece of land in the city, it is very expensive. It costs nearly 200 yuan per mu of land, and it is still in the city. Up, the master has not saved 200 pennies for so many years, but he can't afford it!" The housekeeper said to Liu Zhiyuan.

"Hey, don't think about this matter for now, let's live in it!" Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said,

He also knows that the richest person in the Tang Dynasty is Xia Guogong. He heard that he earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, which he dare not even think about. When I got down, I started to write the memorial, writing down what I saw and heard when I was the county magistrate in these years, and handed it to the prince to read,

The next day, after Wei Hao got up, he still went to the county government. Now the collection of money has begun. Those who bought the shares are all queuing up to pay, and behind those craftsmen, there are many baskets. A basket can only hold 50 coins. Wei Hao felt a headache when he saw those baskets containing money. His storeroom was full of these.

But now the matter of silver is still stuck with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has never agreed, saying that Datang does not have so much silver and cannot be circulated.

"Hello, Mr. Xia!" At this time, a eunuch came to Wei Hao and said, cupping his hands. Wei Hao saw that it was the person next to Empress Changsun.

"Hey, Eunuch Sun, are you here to collect the money on behalf of the internal money?" Wei Hao looked at Eunuch Sun with a smile and asked.

"That's right, the empress asked the little one to come over to collect the money. Originally, Princess Changle was sent here, but Princess Changle has something to do, so I let the little one come over!" Eunuch Sun said with a smile.

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At noon, I ordered someone to go to Juxian Tower to order food. The money here is full of 100 guan, so you can pretend it first. According to the amount, the royal family needs to take away 100 guan. Let's pretend to go first, after we pretend to take away [-] million coins, shall we settle the final account? "Wei Hao said to Eunuch Sun.

"Hey, I will trouble Duke Xia, and everything will be arranged by you!" Eunuch Sun said immediately, clasping his hands.At this time, the yamen servants also came over with things, put them outside, and brought tea.

"Come on, please sit down!" Wei Hao said to Eunuch Sun.

"Hey, Grandpa, you are busy, busy!" Eunuch Sun said to Wei Hao very politely, and Wei Hao nodded, then turned around, and led the people to ride to the Dongcheng Industrial Zone. , and Du Yuan went there together. "Master Guo, these roads should be repaired properly. The money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs has not come down. What do you mean?" Du Yuan followed Wei Hao, seeing that the roads in the distance were not very good, and immediately asked.

"The money hasn't come down yet? Hasn't it come down yet?" Wei Hao heard this, turned his head to look at Du Yuan and asked.

"Yes, last quarter's tax was transferred to our county government, and 3 yuan passed, but it just didn't come down. There is still a lot of money on the county government side, but according to your request from the county magistrate, we need It takes a lot of money to build those roads,

According to your own calculations, it will take 10 yuan to repair those roads, and now there are more than 4 yuan in total. It stands to reason that once the tax for this quarter comes down, it will be enough, but you can’t wait for the money to be enough to repair Ah, when it comes to the rainy season, how can I fix it? " Du Yuan stood beside Wei Hao and said very worriedly.

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter. In this way, isn't it necessary to give a bonus to the ministries this time? Withholding, and then withhold 3 yuan, and build roads first. However, I still have to ask the ministries first. , if they don't pay, then we will deduct the money!" Wei Hao said to Du Yuan.

"This, no way, withholding tax money is a felony!" Du Yuan heard this, and immediately persuaded Wei Hao.

"A felony, how big a crime?" Wei Hao became interested when he heard it. He hadn't committed a crime for a long time, and he was a little unaccustomed to it. Now that he heard that it was a felony, he had to think about it.

"Decapitated!" Du Yuan looked at Wei Hao and said.

"So heavy? Hey, do you think I will be decapitated if I buckle it?" Wei Hao was shocked when he heard it, and then looked at Du Yuan and asked.

"Probably not, but it's possible to cut the noble!" Du Yuan thought about it, and said, what a joke, how could it be possible to kill Wei Hao's head?

"That's fine, that's okay, I still have a lot of credit to be rewarded, this time I just used it!" Wei Hao heard it, it's okay, the matter is not big, it is within the tolerance range, and he can accept it.
After viewing the industrial zone, Wei Hao feels that construction is almost ready, and the foundation is being laid now, but the progress is very slow. Now Wei Hao's main experience is still in the preparation of materials. Now there are a lot of carriages dragging sand every day Running to the industrial area, Wei Hao is now preparing as much sand as possible. Once the rainy season comes, it will be difficult to dig. Taking advantage of the low water level, dig more.

In the afternoon, Wei Hao arrived at the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was taken aback when he heard Wei Hao's arrival, and then sent someone to invite Wei Hao to come to the Minister's study.

"Dai Shangshu, are you busy?" Wei Hao said with a flattering smile, looking at Dai Zhou.

"What's the matter? You go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, and you dare to come to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, are you not afraid that those people will tear you apart?" Dai Zhou looked at Wei Hao angrily and said.

"Who dares? Give you courage, it's not that I look down on you, and it's not that I haven't hit you before!" Wei Hao sat on the tea table proudly, holding tea, and prepared to brew it by himself.

"What's the matter?" Dai Zhou stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"What's the matter? You don't even allow tea, is this how your Ministry of Civil Affairs treats guests?" Wei Hao asked Dai Zhou back with a smile.

"That's not true, but if you come to our Ministry of Civil Affairs, there must be something wrong, right? Let's talk about it first!" Dai Zhou walked across to Wei Hao, sat down and said.

"Okay, ask about the money, last quarter, should we give our county a tax rebate? No?" Wei Hao looked at Dai Zhou with a smile and asked.

"Where is the Ministry of Civil Affairs rich, you tax rebate, let's talk about it in winter!" Dai Zhou immediately waved his hand and said.

Wei Hao heard it, smiled, and then began to wash the cups.

"No, go to the warehouse of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and have a look. Now there are less than 5 coins left, and they are all in use. Now we are waiting for your money to come!" Dai Zhou looked at Wei Hao and said helplessly. .

"I don't care. Our Chang'an County has contributed a lot of taxes, but the roads in our Chang'an County are not easy to travel. I want to build a road. You can't embezzle my money!" Wei Hao smiled while making tea. Said.

"No!" Dai Zhou said very simply.

"No?" Wei Hao stared at Dai Zhou with a smile and asked.

"Really not, aren't you rich? You should pay for it first!" Dai Zhou also looked at Wei Hao and said.

"Then don't blame me. Anyway, this time I have to hand over the money to the Ministry of Industry, so I will deduct it from it!" Wei Hao said with a smile.

"You dare!" Dai Zhou heard it, and stood up angrily. Now that he is short of money, he asks the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money everywhere, and he is still counting on the workshop to get some money, okay. It's good to distribute it to those people now. Wei Hao wants to deduct money from it, can that work?

"I don't dare? No, you look down on me, right? Not only do I have to withhold the money from the previous quarter, but I also have to withhold the money from this quarter!" Wei Hao looked at Dai Zhou with a smile and said.

"You, you, if you dare to buckle, I will go to His Majesty to impeach you, you are breaking the law like this!" Dai Zhou stood there, his face turned blue with anger, and pointed at Wei Hao and shouted.

(End of this chapter)