Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 810 Clearing the Fog of History

Outside the Jinling Mansion and Jiankang Palace, another group of begging so-called common people left in disappointment, and Zhang Tie didn't have any troubles in his heart.

Those who can go to this Jiankang Palace to cry and beg, can have a few real people, and even if there are real people, most of them are encouraged by the local rich.

Otherwise, the real people, let alone know where the Jiankang Palace is, they must be knowledgeable if they know how to get to the county town after leaving the village.

The root cause of all this is that Zhang Wei started to move the cakes of big families such as Nantang and Wuyue.

To put it bluntly, the Southern Tang Dynasty and Wuyue Kingdom, including Li Min and Qian Xuan, who are regarded as the overlords, their overall governance is very rough, or the administrative power has not been reduced at all.

The Southern Tang Kingdom occupied Huainan, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and the northern part of Jiangnan, that is, most of Jiangsu, the entire Anhui, Jiangxi and a part of Hubei in later generations.

Such a top rich land in the Tang and Song Dynasties has a national household registration of less than 500 million, and the land that is still paying taxes on the books is only 400 million mu.

This is simply a joke. The average per capita is less than three mu. Considering the yield per mu at this time, there are still a large number of rich and powerful families who want to live a good life and powerful families occupy more land.

Isn't it true that among the 500 million people, at least 400 million belong to completely landless tenants?

Then the crowds of people that Zhang Shengren saw in Jinling Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion and other places, such densely populated places, such prosperous commodity economy and developed handicraft industry, are they all fake?

As for the Southern Tang officials explaining to him that the commercial tax accounted for a large proportion of the taxation of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and they also provided the number of account books over the years to prove it, Zhang Tie immediately scoffed.

Without a decent amount of Ueda and Takata produced, how could that feed so many people?
Without so many people, how could there be such a developed commodity economy?
Without such a developed commodity economy, why do you charge your mother a lot of business taxes?

I don't even need to look at it, I know that there must be a lot of tricks in it. If there are too many business taxes, it is just to fool Li Jing.

wrong!Li Jing couldn't even fool him, he had no choice but to admit it.

The Wuyue Kingdom is similar. You must know that the current Wuyue Kingdom is not only the Zhejiang of the later generations, but also Suzhou and Songjiang, two super wealthy prefectures plus Fuzhou.

And in the years from the end of the Five Dynasties to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Wuyue Kingdom did not know how to fight for decades. The Qian family's several generations of kings built water conservancy, reclaimed wasteland, and encouraged production. It was a paradise in troubled times.

Among them, Hangzhou Prefecture is known as the most prosperous in the southeast, the metropolis of the three Wus, and the wealthiest in the world. It is the first state in the southeast.

Needless to say, Suzhou Prefecture, although it is a little worse than Hangzhou, is also the capital of Shangzhou with a lot of people at this time.

For such a wealthy town, the data obtained by Zhang Tie only has a household registration of 210 million and less than 600 million acres of land.

Zhang Ting vaguely remembers that during the period of the second brother Zhao, that is, less than 30 years, after Wuyue donated soil, Zhao Song officials censused the population, and got more than [-] households of Hangzhou city owners and [-] Suzhou city owners. Yu household.

This is still a rough result that the Northern Song Dynasty did not obtain in the detailed census of the Wuyue population. In fact, it should be more.

But according to the information in Zhang Tie's hands, there are only about [-] households in Hangzhou, and just over [-] households in Suzhou.

This is a separate census of main customers, of which the main customers account for the vast majority. In less than 30 years, no matter how viable it is, it is impossible to increase by four or five times.

snort!It seems that someone bullied Zhang Shengren for a long time in the Central Plains. He didn't know that the southeast had developed, and he competed with the country for household registration and farmland, right?

Punishment, really punishment!

Zhang Shengren, who was burning with anger, directly ordered the relative army and the forbidden army to block the three prefectures of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Zhenjiang, and use military law to check the population.

In the end, Hangzhou City was obtained, with a household of 26 and a population of more than [-].

Suzhou City has more than 11 households and a population of more than [-].

In Zhenjiang City, there are more than [-] households and more than [-] mouths.

As soon as the data came out, Zhang Shengren's head exploded with anger.

These bastards dare to conceal the population by two or three times in the capital city, between counties and villages in various places, it goes without saying, can't they just take off in place?

So, when the river and the plateau were in a mess, and Bai Congxin killed 10,000+ people in one breath, I, Zhang Shengren, were not idle, and he was also punishing people.

As for the officials, Pei Yuan could not move for the time being, so Zhang Ting transferred He Ning to Jinling Mansion in the name of discussing state affairs.

Along with He Ning, Wei Renpu, Tao Gu, Zhao Pu and other young officials of the younger generation came.

As well as a large number of talents who are proficient in calculations and familiar with Zhang Zhoutian's tax laws and other aspects were drawn from the Zhangtai Imperial Academy of Zhongshu Province and the Qionglin Academy of Shangshu Province.

At the same time, Zhang Ting also has a trump card, which is the fine inspection department of Jinyi's personal guards.

This is a financial, accounting and taxation inspection agency personally controlled by Zhang Tie. There are a large number of Sogdians from Anxi and Hezhong. It is a professional match.

These people were established based on the Yier Army Zhang Tie formed when he was in Anxi in the past.

At that time, Zhang Kai took in more than [-] orphans who had lost their parents in Anxi, Hezhong, and Suiye.

Dozens of them had no talents, and were gradually eliminated and became ordinary people. There were more than a hundred people with ordinary talents, who were also released to various places to serve as civil and military officials.

There were only more than 130 people left. Zhang Tie personally used the mathematics knowledge he still remembered in later generations, plus the mathematics books at this time to teach them arithmetic.

Now these people have no other skills, but they have a considerable level of accounting and taxation.

A few years ago, there was a problem with the account books of the Hexi Chamber of Commerce, which was discovered by their surprise review. Now it is transferred to Jiangnan, and it is suitable for use.

To be honest, beside Zhang Shengren, I still lack a ruthless character like Brother Zhao.

Of the two currently available, Pei Yuan's status is already too high, and he is easily not active.

Zhao Pu still didn't study much. Although in terms of major policies, he did a good job with his extraordinary talent, but he still couldn't satisfy Zhang Shengren in the lower and more detailed work.

Judging from the actual results in history, Brother Zhao is a ruthless, vicious, smoldering talent who has insight into people's hearts, is good at leveraging strength to achieve big things with a small price, and can also build a political framework.

Well, as long as this commander is not allowed, his talent is still good. Although he is a dog in history, he is still a good candidate for minister after training in this time and space.

However, now, Pei Yuan can't move, Zhao Pu can only be used as half a person, so only I, Zhang Shengren, can do it myself.

And there are four "good helpers" around him that can be used.

Li Jing, Sun Sheng, Han Xizai, Li Quanjin.

Why is it a good helper?

It's very simple, for Li Jing, if he can mobilize all the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for Zhang Tie to fight so easily.

You must know that the size of the Southern Tang Dynasty is similar to that of Zhang Zhou after Hexi, Longyou, Guanzhong, Shuzhong Hunan and Hubei.

However, because the six places of Hexi and Longyou were far apart or had been recently conquered, when Zhang Tie conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty, except for Hubei, the rest of the places did not count as much help.

In this way, if Li Jing can mobilize the power of the whole country like Zhang Ting, the Southern Tang will not be destroyed without Zhang Zhou, but it will definitely be very difficult.

You said that Li Jing is going to live in Tokyo as an apartment now, can he not hate those moths down there, and don't want them to be hit with an iron fist just like him?
Li Quanjin also understands very well. After he defected from the Later Jin Dynasty to the Southern Tang Dynasty, he served successively as Jiedu envoys in various places and suffered all the eyes of these Southern Tang natives.

And he knows the real situation in various places. With him as the leading party, he can accurately find the rebels in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Sun Sheng and Han Xizai are more appropriate, because they are from the north and south, that is to say, they went from the Central Plains to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Although he is in a high position, there are no deep-rooted interests in the Southern Tang Dynasty that need to be taken care of.

Moreover, these two people's ability to govern is not bad, and they have been officials in the Southern Tang political arena for a long time, so they know the situation very well.

As long as they are willing to work hard and assist Zhang Yan in his actions, they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

However, Li Jing and Li Quanjin are easy to talk about, and asking them to help is just a matter of one sentence.

But Sun Sheng and Han Xizai were different. The loyalty of these two pairs to Li Jing or Nan Tang was really not false.

In history, when Sun Sheng was sent as an envoy in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Guo Rong treated him very well and often gave him gifts, but when asked about the truth and falsehood of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Sun Sheng kept silent.

In the end, Guo Rong was angered, and if he didn't say anything, he would be beheaded, but Sun Sheng still just straightened his clothes, bowed to the south and said, "I would like to serve the country with my death."

He just didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't lower his head until he died. The hardness of the bones can be seen.

And now, since Li Jing offered the soil, these two have been saying that they are sick and staying behind closed doors. Zhang Tie summoned them several times, but they were all blocked back, making it clear that they would not cooperate.

Zhang Ting was leaning on a long recliner with some headaches. Now that some people came to beg outside the palace, it actually proved that he made such a gesture. It just made these big families in Southern Tang and Wuyue feel a little dangerous, but they haven't arrived yet. The point where it hurts.

In short, half of their actions were indeed begging, while the other half were threats.

It is conceivable that if Zhang Tie really wants to touch them, there will be more troubles in the future, and there will be even less helpers like Sun Sheng and Han Xizai.

Otherwise, it will be hosted by people from the north. They don't know the local situation, and they may not be so clean and honest, and they will do their best. There is a high probability that it will only cause two consequences.

One is that there is basically not much progress. It can deal with three or two kittens or one or two early birds, but it cannot change the basic situation.

The second is to cause turmoil in the southeast and arouse large-scale opposition from the people, which will eventually need to be quelled by force.

These two consequences, no matter which one, completely deviate from Zhang Tie's plan to quickly use the material resources in the south of the Yangtze River to complete the Eastern Expedition to Japan.

There was the sound of light footsteps behind him, followed by the gentle touch of a small fist tapping on his shoulder.

Without looking back, Zhang Tie knew that Da Zhou Zhouxian must be here. On weekdays, Zhang Tie might still tease her, but now he is completely out of mood.

For a moment, Zhang Tie really wanted to put a knife directly on the necks of Sun Sheng and Han Xizai, force them to do things, or simply kill them.

But when you think about it, you know you can't do this, not to mention whether the job under the threat of a knife will be reliable, even in terms of the atmosphere, you can't do it.

Although Sun and Han made Zhang Tie feel a bit stuck in his throat, even a little disgusting, but they are genuine loyal ministers!

You yourself have been promoting loyalty for more than ten years, but in the end you cut people off because you didn't cooperate. Isn't that clearly telling others that Zhang Shengren's previous propaganda was all fake.

If the imperial court is full of such strong enemies who will sell the monarch when they come, and wait for the courtiers with high officials and rich salary in the new dynasty, Zhang Tie will not be able to sleep.

The influence of these two people on Zhang Yu is negative and disgusting, but from the perspective of the whole world, they are loyal ministers worthy of respect and the moral benchmark of being a courtier.

Therefore, not only can Zhang Tie not be treated roughly, but he must also show great respect and appreciation.

However, perhaps it was the gentle kneading of little Zhou Xian that made Zhang Ting's mind begin to calm down. After a while of calm thinking, Zhang Shengren found that to drive such loyal ministers, he still had to start with their most cherished reputation.

So, after careful consideration, Zhang Tie began to send people to the door every two days to invite these two people to come out to be officials.

Every time they refused, Zhang Tie's reward was more than last time, and by the fifth time, the reward had reached a very important amount of five hundred guan.

This made Sun Sheng and Han Xizai really unable to stand it, because Zhang Ting's way of doing things would make outsiders think that they were pretending to be loyal ministers on the surface, but in fact they were asking for a price. The probability is that they are too few.

Sun Sheng originally wanted to accept the five hundred guan directly, and then distribute them to the poor people in Jiankang City, but before he made this proposal, the whole family of more than thirty people, including his old wife, looked at him in horror.

Especially Sun Sheng's old wife, Gao Shi, who was the daughter of Gao Pian, the king of Huainan who was famous all over the world in the past, was extremely unforgettable about the tragic situation after the family broke up, she said bluntly to Sun Sheng.

"Today's sages treat Lang Jun and Han Xizai so favorably, even in Zhenguan and Yonghui years, they are extremely tolerant.

It's fine if the gentleman doesn't accept it, but if he still distributes the reward to the people, it's obviously spitting on the king's face.You are still expressing to outsiders that you cherish your own reputation more than the loyalty you show.

If Da Lang insists on distributing the rewards to the people, then please kill his wife and son first, and cut off the way back to show his loyalty! "

Sun Sheng was shocked by his always submissive old wife, Gao Shi, and didn't speak for a long while.

Obviously, he dared to decide to be a loyal minister because he felt that an emperor like Zhang Ting would not kill his whole family just because he was stuck in the neck.

The magnanimity of my saint Zhang has been recognized by the whole world.

On Zhang Ting's side, seeing that Sun and Han dared not refuse, nor did they dare to accept the reward, after being a little discouraged, he immediately called Zha Wenhui, who he hadn't seen before, into the palace to play the right game.

Previously, the struggle between the two forces in the Southern Tang court was very fierce. Zha Wenhui was the party that echoed Song Qiqiu, and was confronted with Sun Sheng and others for ten years. Once Zhang Wei summoned Zha Wenhui, the rest of Sun Sheng's party could not sit down. Living.

Sun Sheng's in-law Li Deming rushed to Sun's home overnight and said to Sun Sheng: "The Lord has surrendered, the treatment is rich and he is honored as a prince, and the public here regards himself as a loyal minister. Doesn't it mean that he wants to harm the King of Wu?

Moreover, Zha Wenhui and others have never been virtuous. Once in power, it would be fine if the saint was in Jinling. Once the saint returns to the north, the people in Jiangnan and Jiangxi will definitely be harmed by him! "

The people in Jiangnan and Jiangxi are bound to be harmed by him. It is clear that Zhang Shengren was really forced to reuse Song Qiqiu and Zha Wenhui's party. They, members of Sun Sheng's party, must be harmed by him.

man!It is that they will be tightly caught by the big net of society, with entanglements everywhere, and interests and disadvantages everywhere.

Sun Sheng's original intention was indeed to be a pure and loyal minister, and he would never be an official again after the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

But the court is like a river and a lake. How could it be possible to wash your hands in a golden basin without any price after entering it?

Sun Sheng, who had no choice, drank and got drunk, and then had to write a letter to Zhang Ting. Although he said that the servant was dull and not enough to be driven by the emperor, Zhang Ting understood what it meant.

So he personally issued an order to praise him, Han Xizai and other officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty for their loyalty, and ordered Li Jing to write a letter to persuade them to come out and serve the new dynasty.

When Li Jing personally wrote in the letter, "The reincarnation of heaven coincides with the rise of Holy Week in Helong, and I am also willing to go to the country for the country, so why should you be foolish?", this drama about how to show loyalty, let go At the end, it is also the most suitable node.

Zhang Wei showed his magnanimity, Sun Sheng and others showed their loyalty, and Li Jing also showed his face a little. It can be described as a win-win situation.

After that, many former officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty who had the same idea as Sun Sheng began to come out to serve the new dynasty.

But there is one thing, Sun Sheng and others guessed wrong.

Zhang Ting summoned Zha Wenhui, but it was really not just to stimulate them and give them some strength. Zhang Ting really wanted to use Zha Wenhui and his group.

Because Zhang Yu discovered that among the five ghosts of the Southern Tang Dynasty who were called dogs in later generations, Song Qiqiu, Feng Yansi, Feng Yanlu and others were actually very capable, and there was no major problem with their character, and there was even something to be praised.

Especially Song Qiqiu. Historically, he was forced to be killed by his family by the Southern Tang court, and he was given the posthumous title of Chou Miao. He was also called a treacherous official in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

But in fact, Song Qiqiu is a very capable person, not only good at political advice, but also good at economic management.

The wealth of Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong under the Southern Tang court was not due to people like Sun Sheng and Han Xizai, but to Song Qiqiu.

In terms of personal morality, Song Qiqiu can even be said to be perfect.

In his early years, when his family was in decline and he couldn't even afford to eat, a private prostitute surnamed Wei admired his talent and learning, and used the money from selling "meat" to support Song Qiqiu's hard study.

Song Qiqiu said at the time that he would marry the Wei family when he became famous in the future.

If it is an ordinary person, if they are really developed, they will definitely avoid it. Maybe in this chaotic world, it is not uncommon for people to kill and silence them.

But Song Qiqiu not only married the Wei family after becoming famous as promised, what is even more shocking is that.

The Wei family was originally a private prostitute, and doing too much skin and flesh business hurt her body and made her unable to have children. Song Qiqiu not only did not divorce his wife, he even refused to marry a concubine.

So Zhang Ting didn't believe it. A person who is capable and perfect in personal morality is really useless in politics and in governing the country?
Zhang Wei first ordered Jinyi's personal guards to secretly collect Song Qiqiu's daily words and deeds and past deeds, then summoned Zha Wenhui, and then summoned Feng Yanlu, just to determine who Song Qiqiu was.

As soon as the results were synthesized, Zhang Ting knew that apart from the above advantages, Song Qiqiu was also very 'dazzling' in his shortcomings and lack of emotional intelligence.

This person has a fiery personality, likes to seize power, sees colleagues as unpleasant everywhere, feels that no one in the world is as good as him, and has no self-knowledge, or is very clueless.

Because he actually thinks that Li Min can make things happen, and he deserves the most credit, so Li Min has to trust him like Liu Bei believes in Zhuge Liang, and loses his temper whenever he doesn't like it.

He even made a lot of nonsense, saying that in case of Li Min's landslide, Song Qiqiu is the only one who can bear the heavy responsibility of supporting the lonely like Zhuge Liang.

Uh, this old man, Liu Xuande, who started from the humble beginnings, still adheres to benevolence in troubled times, is quite affectionate when he is an emperor, and is quite considerate to his ministers. This has been going on for thousands of years, not to mention unique, but also Just three or two kittens.

If Li Min had Liu Xuande's ability and magnanimity, he would have really revived the Tang Dynasty a long time ago, so why would he only be able to build a small Southern Tang!
Therefore, in history, Song Qiqiu, who was still in the hands of Li Min's son Li Jing, still had such a hanging hair, completely annoyed the narrow-minded Li Jing.

So that in the end, Li Jing not only insisted on his death, but also gave him the posthumous title "Chou Miao", which was extremely insulting, which is really strange.

Zhang Ting is happy, he is now in need of someone to assist Pei Yuan to invigorate the economy of the entire Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong.

Li Jing can't use Song Qiqiu, and I, Zhang Shengren, can still find a way to polish him and use him again.

　Book friends, I will ask for a day off tomorrow, and my mind is so muddled that I really can't write, so I will take it easy.

　　
　
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