Fiancee weak and unable to take care of herself?

Su Zijin's sudden words almost caused the short female grasshopper to fall off the horse.His face was no longer slightly black at this time, but flushed red, as if it was cooked shrimp, and the long beard and beard on his face were more and more redundant.

I saw Zhifu Hou smiled awkwardly, "Yes, although we admire scholars, we don't have that ability. We get sleepy when we read a book, and no one can save us. Fortunately, we are born to farm. The previous prefect thought that our natural ability should not be wasted. He promoted me to become an agricultural official, and then promoted all the way, and finally he was promoted and left, so he recommended me to take over the Pingqiu prefect. Speaking of which, apart from thanking the imperial court policy and not disliking my background, what I should thank most is my predecessor Prefect!"

Perhaps it was Su Zijin who revealed his background, but Zhifu Hou put aside the awkward literati style just now, and smoothed his beard without moving.

Su Zijin was not annoyed when he saw that the magistrate Hou was revealed by himself, it was really different.

She went out just now and intercepted the commoner who turned around when she saw their group from afar, and she caught up with Wen to inquire together, only to find out the reason for his avoidance. The person who came over just turned around and left.

After hearing this, Su Zijin wondered if someone in the government had done something evil, so he inquired enthusiastically, but what the farmer said made Su Zijin dumbfounded.

"Prefect Hou, I heard that you ordered these fields not to be cultivated and left to fall into disrepair?"

Su Zijin asked with great interest, Qin Jing listened, and looked at Hou Zhifu, "Hou Zhifu, how do you explain this?"

When Hou Zhifu heard the fourth prince's inquiry, he spread his hands and said innocently, "Fourth prince, it's not that I don't want them to reclaim the wasteland, but this wasteland, it's better to just let it sit there."

Qin Jing couldn't understand the magistrate Hou at this time. He was malicious. After being exposed by Su Zijin, he didn't feel guilty at all. The founding of the country is just a time when all kinds of wastes are waiting to be rejuvenated and the national strength is being accumulated, so he ordered it to be abandoned like this, it is simply a shame.

Qin Jing looked at Zhifu Hou with some incomprehensible meaning, his eyes were full of thoughts, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.

It was Hou Zhifu who looked at Shang Qin Jing, and finally knew that he was afraid, and quickly explained, "Fourth prince, I didn't do it on purpose. I ordered the land to be abandoned and let every household reclaim a fixed amount. There is a reason for it!"

"Oh? Then tell me."

Qin Jing was willing to listen, and Hou Zhifu first breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued, "Fourth prince, the matter is like this. The rules I set for each household are summed up from my many years of farming experience. A strong man Forty mu of land with labor is just right, if you plant more, can you take care of it, at least the degree of hard work is different, and you will not necessarily be able to leave as much food as forty mu of land.”

Seeing the gazes of Qin Jing and Su Zijin, Hou Zhifu knew that they didn't understand, so he went on to explain, "The family has more than [-] mu of land, except for the land inherited from the previous generation. The tax is low, but the output is also small. When the tax is paid normally in the future, the value-added tax, land value tax, and water money, manure money, and improved seed money will be added to the land of more than four acres. , there may not be as much food as the original [-] mu of land.”

After Magistrate Hou cracked his fingers and counted for Qin Jing, Qin Jing's face was not as ugly as before, "A few acres of land will be more harvested than less planting. Farmers want to cultivate more, why do you stop it?"

Seeing that the fourth prince didn't believe it, the prefect Hou immediately settled an account for Qin Jing, "Fourth prince, do you know how we collect the land tax?" Before Qin Jing could speak, he went straight to the account, "We Each tax bank needs two dollars per mu, but after a year of hard work, if they work intensively, they can barely produce fifteen shi per mu. Do the math, the yield of this acre of land is so different, and you have to pay extra money for manure and water, and low taxes, how can it compare to intensive farming? I have been farming since I was a child, and I was promoted from a farmer to a magistrate. I don’t know how much land is suitable for my family? But some people think that the official’s restriction of their farming is harming them, but it’s okay, they don’t understand, I don’t care about them, I am the magistrate, even if they don’t understand, just listen to me Officials are."

These words were said with confidence, which made Su Zijin look at him with admiration.

"Prefect Hou is really the official of the parents of the people, discipline and rule the people like their own children."

It doesn't matter if you don't understand, knowing that I am doing it for your own good, I have a clear conscience.Su Zijin felt ashamed of Zhifu Hou's self-confidence.

Qin Jing couldn't help but his face sank when he heard what Hou Zhifu said, "You have been farming since you were a child, and you have a lot of experience. That's your own business, but now the imperial court has ordered the cultivation of sound, so that the people can live in peace, and then cultivate more good fields. On the day of prosperity. You limit them like this, what qualifications do you have? It violates the laws of the country and disobeys the will of the people, and you act arbitrarily based on your own little experience, and you are complacent. You are unable to cultivate yourself, so how do you know that others can’t do it? ? Even if they are not capable enough, as the prefect, shouldn’t you provide them with the assistance of fine-bred cattle?”

Hou Zhifu's face turned red when he received the fourth prince's harsh words, "Fourth prince is high above you, and you speak lightly, but when it comes to farming, let me say something offensive, you don't know as much as I do. A family of [-] mu is just right !"

The magistrate Hou's toughness made Xi Yan's eyes widen. Under the cold face of the fourth prince, he could still be tough. I don't know if this magistrate is brave or has a stiff neck.

Su Zijin listened from the side, couldn't help laughing, looked at the female grasshopper-like Hou Zhifu and said, "Hou Zhifu, have you ever thought that the [-]-acre limit you mentioned is your own?" I think Hou Zhifu Wu has a short stature. I am afraid that he suffered a lot when he was a child, so he is thin and small. He only has a handful of strength in farming. If it is someone else, he does not need to be tall. He is naturally strong. He is a normal person and can farm better than you The number of acres is more. One is eight feet tall and the other is six feet tall, the upper limit is not the same."

Hou Zhifu's face turned red and black in an instant, and he pointed at Su Zijin's lips trembling but couldn't speak. He didn't know whether he was concerned about Su Zijin's identity or the fourth prince was beside him. I don’t understand, do you know how to do it? You can make random arrangements, and when the time comes to waste manpower, you will know what I’m capable of!”

At this time, the prefect Hou is not as simple and honest as before. With his head held high and contempt in his eyes, he looks at Su Zijin, and what he means is for the little girl Su Zijin, and also for Su Zijin. The fourth prince beside Zijin listened.

"The lower official still has official duties, so he won't accompany the fourth prince."

As he said that, he turned his horse's head and headed towards the city, and the servants beside him also followed the prefect who was bold enough to overwhelm the sky.

Xi Yan was not in admiration at this moment, but cast his eyes on the ground, looking at the magistrate Hou who was going away, he said with emotion, "It's really ignorant and fearless. I didn't expect that Yanzhou, a small prefecture, would have such a wonderful thing."