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Chapter 547 Official Path

Fourth day of July.

Li Xia looked at the official letter in his hand and frowned.

It has been more than three months since Ren Shushuai, and the court documents are still not very clear.

"What word is this?" He had to ask Han Qi'an for advice.

"Ke. Here, it may mean deduction, or it may refer to the weight of two buckets."

Li Xia only asked this one word, then looked at the whole paragraph and thought for a long time alone.

"Every meter of autumn purchases is increased by one stone, and eighty guan is used to buy it at the price of Beijing coupons. It is also only 160 copper coins for [-] coins in the Eighteenth Realm. This money will be paid to eleven of the current price when it reaches the private households. .The situation is reduced to the officials who pick it up, and the people say that it is in vain. How can the people of Shu have no complaints? It is better to promote the benefits of fighting and promotion, so as to liven the people far away when the spring is peaceful."

Han Qi'an was also busy, sitting there constantly flipping the abacus, and finally asked: "Ah Lang, do you need an explanation?"

Li Xia said: "Is this talking about Hebu?"

"Yes, the word for '籴' is exactly this 'into rice'. It is simple to say that it is just buying grain from the people by the imperial court." Han Qi'an said: "But in Sichuan and Sichuan these years, there have been many wars and disasters, and the people have long had no food in stock. , and the imperial court’s money is constantly depreciating. It has always been a thousand dollars, but now, I’m afraid it’s less than a hundred dollars.”

Li Xia said: "What is said here is that 160 Wen coins are exchanged for [-] Wen copper coins."

"The imperial court has a lot of money, so it is said that 'repaying eleven of the current price', coupled with deductions, the so-called purchase of grain is no different from grabbing private grain."

Li Xia said: "This is my reply to the court asking for military merits."

"It seems that the answer is not what you asked?"

Li Xia nodded, and said: "It seems that the answer is not the question, but when you think about it carefully, it contains a lot of meaning."

"Alang, please tell me, I will fill in the gaps for Alang."

The two were discussing, and it was also Li Xia's process of learning to be an official.

"The imperial court is crying for poverty." Li Xia said slowly: "It means that after fighting for so many years, the imperial court used money to support Shu to buy grain, which caused the entire... monetary system to collapse, and even the government's credit for purchasing grain from the people There is nothing left, and no more money can be sent to Sichuan and Shu."

A look of amazement appeared in Han Qi'an's eyes.

Li Xia's review of these official letters is still very immature, and he can't even read all the words.

But you must know that he has only been in charge for more than three months, and most of the time he has to worry about other things.

His talent is astonishing, not his talent for understanding articles, but his insight into the political situation...

"What A Lang said is very true. Once the war stops, the imperial court will never dare to issue money to lure Sichuan and Shu."

"But what I want is real money, copper coins." Li Xia said.

Han Qi'an smiled wryly, clicked on the official letter, and sighed: "Isn't the court meaning that there is no real gold and silver? It is true that there is no more."

Li Xia said: "Another meaning is that the imperial court doesn't want me to 'buy' food from the people again, for fear of arousing public resentment."

"No, fear of stirring up civil uprisings is just one of them. Why buy food? To support the army." Han Qi'an said: "It is the intention of the court that Alang does not want to raise soldiers again. However, it may not be because of jealousy, but it may be...true I can't afford it anymore."

Li Xia said: "Aren't you afraid of being called again?"

"You don't know how expensive rice is if you are not in charge." Han Qi'an said: "I have calculated the wealth of Song Ting, and it is really amazing. During the more than [-] years of war, the income was not enough to make ends meet, and the court was full of troubles in financial management. Holy Hand."

"There's nothing to be amazed at." Li Xia said, "It's nothing more than plundering the people with 'harmony'."

"Yes, but there is no other way."

"I know, there is no way to fight." Li Xia said: "Dante Daquan, Lu Wende and others are too greedy."

In just one official letter, we can see the accumulated disadvantages of the Song Dynasty for more than [-] years... I don't know if Li Xia has benefited, or the accumulated disadvantages are too obvious.

Mentioning Lu Wende, Han Qi'an sighed again.

Yesterday, the Lu family's caravan arrived. There were more than [-] ships with great momentum, swaggering across the river and heading straight into Hanzhong City.

Unfortunately, the boat was all empty.

The reason why they arrived so quickly was that as soon as the Lu family received Li Xia's letter, they couldn't wait to bring the empty box over.

He also took a thick account book and asked Li Xia to issue an IOU.

His domineering posture and arrogance... made Liu Jinsuo so angry that he wished he could pick up a gun and kill the entire Lu family caravan.

However, Li Xia really wrote a full 35 IOUs to the Lu family caravan in the name of purchasing from the Shuai Mansion, and stamped it as a deposit.

"Alang, since we are talking about Lu Wende." Han Qi'an couldn't help but said, "I know that Alang must have a plan, but after thinking about it all night, I still can't figure out why he suffered such a big loss. Could it be that he left the big one as soon as he took office?" deficit?"

"Lv Wende and I and even our own brothers don't care about this little money."

"Please Alangmo, I'm really...very curious." Han Qi'an had no choice but to bow his hands again and again.

Li Xia asked back: "How much can Mr. Han think of?"

"The caravan didn't use the banner of the Lu family, but Fan Yipeng is so arrogant, I'm afraid too many people have recognized him as the cousin of Lu Wende's son-in-law, Fan Wenhu."

"good."

"The ship seems to be fully loaded with cargo, but the draft is extremely shallow, and the trackers walk like flying. Anyone who is interested will be able to see that it is an empty ship. This matter will not stand investigation."

"good."

Han Qi'an pondered again: "I bought this purchase on credit in the name of the commander-in-chief's mansion, and I can't hide it...however you look at it, Alang did it on purpose."

"It was on purpose."

"But colluding with generals to corrupt ink is a great crime. Self-defilement is not such a self-defilement. Once it gets out, Alang's handsome position will be hard to protect."

"Before at Dasan Pass, Liu Yuanzhen..."

Li Xia's words had just come here when there was a notification sound from afar.

So he shouted first: "Call."

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, Wei Zan Wanshou in Chenggu County has escorted 340 and seven households of refugees, a total of 210 five people, to the outside of the city to see the Commander-in-Chief."

When Han Qi'an heard this, he smiled and said, "This Chenggu county lieutenant is capable, and he can clearly explain the number of people when he reports."

"Not only capable, but also a general."

Li Xia responded casually, and told the little official who reported the letter: "There is no need to reply, I will go out of the city."

"Yes……"

Li Xia got up, first flipped through the official letter on the reverse case, and found that there were three private letters from Ding Daquan underneath.

This is delivered together with the decoration.

As for the shop delivery, if there is no urgent matter, Lin'an usually delivers it every ten days.

In other words, Ding Daquan wrote three letters in ten days.

Li Xia knew what was written without reading it, asked him to recommend Ding Dang as an official, asked him why he didn't reply, and scolded him.

I continued to look through the two letters from Wu Qian... Although they were not signed, Li Xia knew that they were written by Wu Qian's people.

He remained calm and put the two letters into his arms.

"Mr. Yi Ning please help deal with these first."

"Yes." Han Qi'an stood up and cupped his hands.

Watching Li Xia leave the public house, he was also a little puzzled.

I have seen A Lang take away letters from Lin'an more than once... Why can't I speak frankly with my confidant?woman?
Han Qi'an then shook his head and smiled, secretly thinking that Ah Lang still has Qiaoer in his heart.

~~
Outside Hanzhong City.

Hao Erfu led Hao Gou'er and stood among a group of refugees. Looking up, he felt that this place was not as prosperous as his hometown, with fewer people.

The field is also a little barren, but the canal is well repaired, and the harvest will not be worse than the original field.

But now it is July, so we can only grab the ground and plant some winter wheat to make do with this year...

Turning his gaze, he saw the young Song official sitting on the wall of the ruined temple in front of him, wearing plain clothes and looking unassuming, he plucked up his courage and moved closer.

"Official...official..." Hao Erfu didn't know who the other official was. He was young, so he should be a minor official.

"Hey, this little baby is so thin, with bright eyes."

Zan Wanshou glanced at Hao Gou'er first, then blinked, then turned to Hao Erfu, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

"I heard from the officials that the land is rented for one stone, but... are there other taxes?"

"Three months of corvée during the slack season, nothing else." Zan Wanshou said: "It's halfway through this year, so after the harvest, pay the quota of five dou. Next year, one stone, remember, don't say 'last year's five dou', or you will be hit."

"Yes, yes, the villain dare not."

Hao Erfu is satisfied with this. He is a good farmer, and he is quite confident that he can grow more than three stones of grain per mu of land a year.

If you rent more acres, the more willing you are to work, the more you will gain.

Unlike the Guanzhong side, which collects according to the percentage, the more you plant, the more you receive.

"Then ask the officials... If there is a famine..."

Zan Wanshou said: "If you lose your household registration, you will naturally not be charged your land rent in a famine year, and there may be relief."

Hao Erfu is very grateful.

He counted on his fingers for a while, but he was still worried, and then asked: "There is a lot of government food...how much?"

Zan Wanshou thought about the contents of the document, and said: "Based on the market price, after the harvest, the official grain is not forced to buy, but only voluntarily bought and sold according to the market price."

At this time, many refugees gathered around Hao Erfu, talking and asking a lot.

Zan Wanshou then stood up and said loudly: "I will say it again, the government has a loan for young crops, allowing you to buy seeds, farm tools, and build houses. The profits are divided into two, no rolling over the profits, and no forced loans... If any officials violate this For example, you can go to the gate of Shuaifu to beat the drum and file a complaint.

Those who don't want to borrow money can also work in the workshop over there, and receive a monthly salary, which is also a way to survive... In a word, those who are willing to work hard will only get better in Hanzhong.I believe that you are not lazy if you can go to Hanzhong. "

"Officer, can the villain farm the land and go to that workshop again?"

"I don't care about you, as long as your body can bear it, the workshop will not think you are wrong... Where do you live? The land for the house is well-planned, and you don't charge a cent, but you are not allowed to build houses without permission."

"..."

Hao Erfu rubbed his hands together, and after some calculations, he felt that he could live a good life here.

Of course, the feeling of wandering in my heart will not go away for a long time...

~~
As Zan Wanshou was talking, he turned his head to look, and suddenly saw a group of people standing there not far away and looking at this side.

He was startled, and hurried to meet him.

"I met Li Shuai."

Li Xia didn't wear an official uniform, nor did he reveal his identity to the refugees in front of him.

He ordered Lu Xiufu and other officials behind him: "You take the people to resettle first."

"Yes……"

Only then did Li Xia look at Zan Wanshou, and said, "The law and order in Chenggu County is doing well. I heard that you have arrested a big thief."

Zan Wanshou clicked his tongue secretly.

This was something he only did five days ago, and Li Shuai knew about it even though he still had the official document with him.

He hurriedly followed Li Xia's pace, and said, "Li Shuai, there is something..."

Li Xia stopped and said, "Let's talk."

Zan Wanshou watched the officials walking away in front of him, and without going around the pass, he said directly: "Wu Zhixian found a letter of arrows when he was in Dasan Pass. ..."

"Wu Qiwei thinks that I'm going to Dasanguan to surrender, and I'm going to sell you all?"

"This matter is absolutely unbelievable, but Wuzhi County is actually in the middle of the court..."

Li Xia raised his hand, stopped what Zan Wanshou was about to say, and said, "Do what you should do, and don't bring the conflict between the ruling and middle parties to Sichuan and Sichuan."

Zan Wanshou couldn't guess what Li Xia was thinking for a while, so he clasped his fists in response.

He doesn't think he is in a party struggle, and he has no backing.

However, today at least he has expressed his attitude, and that's enough...

~~
Li Xia had already looked at the refugees passing by, feeling the turmoil in Guanzhong from them.

He came to observe the capabilities of these officials in Hanzhong with his own eyes, and also to ensure that the first batch of people from Guanzhong could be properly resettled.

This is very important. Only when this group of refugees live well can they attract the follow-up population.

In a difficult situation, at least these things are still moving forward and never stop.

As for the trivial matter that Zan Wanshou just said... even Wu Qiwei could pick up the arrow letter, how could Li Xia not know?
Li Xia also knew that it wasn't just Liu Yuanzhen who was alienating, there were more people who couldn't see him sitting in the position of Shu Shuai.

Ding Daquan couldn't receive any benefits, he was already furious, and received three letters in ten days.

However, the imperial court's refusal to send money and food, and asked Sichuan and Shu to reduce their troops and recuperate with the people, obviously came from Wu Qian's idea, and Li Xia had already disagreed with his political views.

Lu Wende's refusal to send a caravan to transport supplies also shows Jia Sidao's attitude.

The strange thing is that Jia Sidao has never sent a letter to this day.

……

Internal and external troubles.

But Li Xia thinks this is what he should bear.Yu Jie, Pu Zezhi, and even Yu Hui, who were the commanders-in-chief of Shu after Mongol went south, who took it easy?
His strength is still very weak, but fortunately, he never lacks the courage to face difficulties...

　Thanks to the leader "sheep who do bad things", I rewarded two leaders at once, I am very grateful, I will add changes to the leader in the past two days, so as not to wait too long.Well, because it's adding more chapters, let me say one more thing... Usually when adding more chapters, I will try my best to write a complete plot, but today is just the foreshadowing of a plot, and I can't avoid it.Some readers may feel that there is no content. How should I put it? For me, it is better to write high-level chapters. On the contrary, the more foreshadowing chapters, the longer I have to write, because I have to bury the clues that will be used later.I can only ask myself that there is no sentence written for hydrology~~ In short, I sincerely thank you for your support.

　　
　
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