Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 168 The New Prefect
By the beginning of May, the wheat in Xiangyang and Dengzhou was ripe, and the people raced against time to finish harvesting.After a year of hard work, the harvest season that Wang Xiaolie had been waiting for finally came.From top to bottom in several states, there is a busy and cheerful atmosphere everywhere.

On the third day of May, Wang Xiaolie accompanied Wang Ruohai to the outside of Dengzhou City.From now on, Dengzhou's political affairs will be handed over to Wang Ruohai, while Niu Gao will go to Xinye to join Shao Ling and concentrate on leading the troops.However, the officials in Dengzhou except Zhizhou were still recruited by Niu Gao, and they were under Wang Xiaolie's command.

Niu Gao led people out of the city to welcome them out, surrounded by people from the prefecture.

Come forward and salute.Niu Gao said: "The weather is good this year, and the winter wheat harvest is plentiful. The elders of the state are very happy, and they gather here to welcome the city. Also, the summer tax is collected from May [-]th in previous years. I wonder how this year will be?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "As usual, the collection will start on May [-]th. This year's grain tax collection, the dendrobium buckets used are all made by the government, and the collection is supervised by the government. The bad habits of the dendrobium noodles in the past will be abolished together. "

After hearing this, the surrounding people cheered together.

In the past, the government collected taxes, and the villages were organized by Lizheng.If the number is not enough, Yuri is making it up.Therefore, in Lizheng's job, the real big family members are hiding, and they are usually taken by wealthy and powerless people in the village.After one term, many of them went bankrupt.Wang Xiaolie changed the routine, and now the government directly sends people to collect it, and cancels the bad habits before, everyone is happy.

In the past, the tax was collected, and the amount was not clear.In addition to the regular tax, there are various tax increases.For farmers, the tax rate stipulated by the state is actually of little effect, and the local tax increase is the bulk of the tax.

Common tax increases, such as branch transfers, conversions, consumption increases, and free warehouses, are basically found in various places, and the number may vary.There are also additional tax money, such as head money, city case money, starting plan money, payment money, use money, etc. There are more than a dozen names.In addition, when collecting taxes, the official will also charge a certain amount through measuring tools.Such as Da Dou and Dou Mian are recognized evil cases.

When collecting taxes, the officials use big buckets to collect more than the prescribed amount.The bucket noodles are filled with buckets, and continue to be loaded on top to form a small mountain bag.For the bucket noodles alone, you can charge [-]% more.In addition, there are many other items such as sample presentation and advance loan.

Just by canceling these bad habits, farmers' income can be greatly increased.Therefore, Wang Xiaolie increased taxes and grains, explicitly abolished bad habits, and canceled money taxes, which was deeply supported by farmers.

After saluting.An old man came out, holding wine in both hands, and said to Wang Xiaoli: "Old people in Dengzhou, I am very grateful for the observation. Drink this cup and enter the city of Dengzhou to be happy! It is really a blessing for the people of Dengzhou to observe here! "

Wang Xiaolie drank the wine in one gulp.Said: "Who in the world does not want the place to be stable and the people to be rich? In the past, the imperial court spent a lot of money, and there were too many small places to cause chaos in the place, and the people suffered a lot. From now on, the government and the people will be of one mind, and everyone will live in peace and happiness!"

The common people applauded loudly, surrounded by Wang Xiaolie and the others, and entered the gate of Dengzhou City.

When Wang Ruohai saw it, he really didn't know what it was like.Of course he knew the purpose of the imperial court sending him here, but Wang Xiaolie had trained a strong army and was loved by the people, so he really didn't know what to do.

When he was about to arrive at the government office, the old man said: "Observe, the wheat will be harvested in Rang County tomorrow. Please also observe and come. This year, the weather is good, the people work hard, and the winter wheat harvest is great. You should report to heaven, the officials will pray, and the people will be happy."

Wang Xiaolie fully agreed, and let all the people go home and enter the state government office.

Looking at the seat, Wang Xiaolie said: "From today onwards, Wang Jianyuan will be the prefect of Dengzhou, so he should take the seat of honor."

Wang Ruohai didn't refuse, and took the main seat.It's just that I didn't know any of the officials here when I first came here, so Niu Gao ordered tea to be served.The three bowed their heads and drank tea without speaking.

After a while, Niu Gao said: "Introduce the punishment, and order me to go to Xinye to lead the troops. We will hand over the state affairs in these two days."

Wang Ruohai said: "Punishment is raised all the way. One state knows the state, and the imperial court has regulations on how to do things. However, this place is different from other places. I heard the meaning of Zhizhi, which means that the law is not allowed to be changed, and everything is as it was before. Knowing how to do things in the state, I really don't know."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I don't know what's the relationship? After a while, you will know. Last year, I gathered the power of several states and reset the regulations of each state's army. The same is true in Dengzhou. There are regulations in this state, and everything is done according to the regulations. Enough."

Niu Gao said: "What Zhizhi said is true. Just like me, I am a rough person, how do I know how to know the state? It's not that most of the things are done by the lower officials, I just take care of them roughly according to the regulations."

Wang Ruohai looked at Wang Xiaolie, wanted to say a lot, but didn't know what to say.I am the Zhizhou, why should I listen to Wang Xiaolie's rules?But if he doesn't listen, Wang Xiaolie can take away all the power and make himself just a short-sighted Zhizhou.This Zhizhou is really wronged.

After talking a few gossips, Wang Ruohai and Wang Xiaolie had nothing to do with each other, and went to rest.

Back at the residence, Wang Xiaolie changed into casual clothes.After sitting around for a while, Niu Gao came to see him.

Let Niu Gao take a seat, Wang Xiaolie said: "You are a person who leads the army, it is not suitable to be the magistrate. It is also good to serve as the magistrate. You just happened to lead the troops in Xinye. Gradually, the number of people in the army increased, and the editor There is no shortage of people to train into an army."

Niu Gao said: "The meaning of observation is that Wang Tixing is not allowed to interfere in military affairs? It was not like this before."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It didn't matter in the past, we just changed it. The government affairs of a state are actually very complicated. How can the governor still have the energy to manage the military and government? There was no way for you to be the governor in the past. There is really no one. Now it's all right, The imperial court sent officials, and you just got out."

Niu Gao nodded, pondering over it carefully.

The name Zhizhou originated from the Tang Dynasty, it was popular in the Five Dynasties, and it became customary in the Song Dynasty.The original meaning is to use the officials of the central court to manage the local area and seize the power of local officials.Later, local officials such as governor, Jiedu envoy, observation envoy, defense history, regiment training envoy, and governor all became the official ranks of generals, and Zhizhou became the official local chief official.

The official name of the Zhizhou in the Song Dynasty was to know the military affairs of a certain state.The army is the military administration, the state is the civil administration, and the army is in front of the state.This is what later generations call the "management of the army on horseback, and the management of the people on horseback".So Niu Gao still felt a little strange that Wang Xiaolie didn't let Wang Ruohai intervene in the military affairs.

From the fact that the original local official position became the rank of general, we can know that when these official positions were established, the world was not peaceful, there were many feudal towns, and the central government actually paid more attention to local military power.The Song Dynasty followed, and the military was also in front of the state.Suddenly Zhizhou was not allowed to manage military affairs, and the changes were actually very big.To some extent, Wang Xiaolie abolished the system of the Song Dynasty.

After a moment of silence, Wang Xiaolie said: "In five days, you and Wang Tixing will hand over the affairs of the state, and return to Xinye with me. Before leaving, make it clear to the officials in the state that you must do things in accordance with the previously established regulations. , you are not allowed to change it casually. If you have to change it, you must first report it to me. Anyone who dares to commit a crime must be severely punished!"

Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes.He whispered again: "Zhi Zhi, if you do this, will people gossip?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The mouth grows on other people, so how can you control it? People can't kill people with a few words, so don't worry. But if the power is left behind, people will die! Don't be careless!"

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's serious expression, Niu Gao hurriedly said yes.

Sighing, Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not that I want to seize the power of the court, but it's an extraordinary period. According to the previous practice, it is really impossible to support the army. What we are doing now is to eliminate local tyrants and reduce the burden on ordinary people. In this way, the government benefits, and the people also benefit. It’s just that the local tycoons are not simple figures, and they will not be able to settle down in a year or two. Fortunately, in our army, it has nothing to do with the tyrants.”

Niu Gao couldn't help laughing and said: "As long as there is no chaos in the army, what great things can a few tyrants do? But if there is a disturbance, just send troops to put it down."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It's not the time of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, let alone the time of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The local tyrants don't have much power. Even if they cause trouble, there is no need to send out a large army. There are hundreds of Xiang troops in each state, which is actually enough Subdue the place. The army is used for foreign wars, and it should not be used in the country. It’s just that the current situation is turbulent, and sometimes it’s just a last resort.”

Wang Xiaolie does not advocate the use of the army internally when the national army is external.Once the military participates in internal affairs, it will affect the military's combat effectiveness in the slightest, and affect the relationship between the military and the people in severe cases, which will shake the foundation of the country.It's just that at this time, the Jin army invaded at any time, and there were thieves everywhere, there was no way.

Niu Gao didn't have any opinion on this.The army of the Song Dynasty was not good at external affairs, but it was still very effective in suppressing internal affairs.When there is a disturbance in the local area, it is common for the Song Dynasty to mobilize large armies to rebel, and people at this time are not surprised.

(End of this chapter)