The ancestor of the last days exploded after being reborn!

Chapter 99 The Poor Will Think Change
Mr. Zhang noticed the skirt protruding from the corner of the corridor not far away, and when he took a closer look, he smiled wrinkled, "Princess, you are here."

When the others heard the words, they all followed Mr. Zhang's line of sight.

It was the first time for Quanhe and the yamen servants to see the female relatives of the palace, and they were surprised when they heard Mr. Zhang call Wangfei.

King Qian has reached the age of knowing the fate, and the princess they imagined should be similar. Unexpectedly, when they meet now, the beautiful woman with natural beauty standing in the corner of the corridor turns out to be the princess.

The yamen servant standing in the back row turned his head and took a quick look at King Qian's appearance, and then at the princess, tsk tsk, it's really a flower stuck on that blah blah.

In fact, King Qian's facial features are not ugly, and he is tall, but his middle-aged fat has made him what he is today.

One fat ruins everything.

The several masters of the palace are handsome, none of them are shabby, and the figure of King Qian can be found from them, which shows that King Qian is also a handsome boy with a handsome appearance when he is young.

Xia Jing saw that everyone was looking at her, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she smiled at everyone, "A heavy rain, I don't know how many flowers and plants have been knocked down, staying in the room is sultry, just come out for a walk, and see the scenery of our south of the Five Ridges , you keep busy, don't worry about this concubine, this concubine is just looking around casually."

Quanhe said with a smile: "Although Lingnan is a poor and remote place, the scenery is still good. If you have a chance, the princess can walk around."

"According to Master Quan, Lingnan is poor?" Xia Jing pretended to be an ignorant housewife, and walked out from the corner of the corridor slowly.

"For a long time, the tax in Lingnan has been almost only the poor agricultural tax, which has been unable to make ends meet all the year round, and no officials are willing to come here to take office."

As he spoke, Quanhe sighed, "If you are poor, you want to change. People in Lingnan also want to change, but because they are on the border, there are wars from time to time, the population cannot increase, and there are constant bandits. The families who were killed are unknown, and the rest of the families were terrified, and had no choice but to move their families and flee for their lives."

Otherwise, why would Lingnan Prefecture be so dilapidated!
Just as King Qian said, the government office is dilapidated, worse than the ruined temples in the mountains!

Xia Jing pondered for a moment, looked up at King Qian, and then at Quanhe, "After listening to Jun's words today, I have a general understanding of Lingnan's concubine. Lingnan is not only economically depressed, but also suffers from wars and bandits all year round. Such internal and external troubles It is not easy to manage it well!"

As she said that, she changed the subject, "However, now that the prince is here, Lingnan will be his fiefdom in the future, and the situation will definitely change. Whether it is for the people or the community, the prince needs to work hard and can no longer be willful. The prince , do you think I'm right?"

King Qian: "."

Standing here as a tool man, King Qian, you have said everything, so what else can I say.

Originally, I enjoyed listening to you chatting with great interest, but I didn't want to be roasted on the stove by this woman in the end.

King Qian was quite self-aware of his abilities at times. He didn't have the talent to govern the world, so he handed Lingnan into his hands.

"Just like what the princess said just now, Lingnan's economy is in depression, and there are internal and external troubles. It is not easy to manage this place well. It will not be effective in ten or twenty years. If you want to witness the changes in Lingnan, you may have to wait until ancient times. thin."

Quan He's face trembled, and even the beard that he had trimmed most carefully was raised.

He thought about it for a while, stroked his beard and said helplessly: "My lord, I have just passed the age of [-], and it is still too early to be seventy years old."

King Qian looked back at Quan He's dark face, and said with emotion: "Master Quan, why are you so rough and dark when you are so young?"

Quan He touched his rough face, "It's all because the sun in Lingnan is too big, there's nothing I can do about it."

King Qian patted him on the shoulder, "My lord, you can't be busy with business and neglect to take care of yourself. You have to take care of your own face. Seeing that you look so anxious, this king is worried for you."

Thirty looks like fifty, and the two of them stood next to each other. Somehow, they thought they were the same age.

Quanhe: "."

He glanced at the superficial King Qian, and rolled his eyes in his heart. Although he was a little rough on the outside, he was powerful inside, which he knew without testing that King Qian couldn't compare.

Xia Jing's head was full of black lines, and she wanted King Qian to work hard, but these two big men went astray after chatting!

She had no choice but to stand up and bring the topic back to business, "My lord, this concubine has nothing to do, can I check the account book of the government office?"

"Account book?" Quanhe was a little uncertain what Xia Jing meant, but he was instinctively wary of the account book.

Xia Jing didn't seem to be aware of his vigilance, Yingying smiled and said: "Yes, my concubine wants to see how much arable land is in Lingnan. You also know that our palace's properties are basically located in the Gyeonggi area. Now that I have come to Lingnan, I will The concubine wants to buy some fields in Lingnan as soon as possible, and the hundreds or thousands of people in a mansion always have to eat."

The tension in Quanhe's heart eased a little, and he smiled and made a gesture of invitation, "The princess, please come with me."

In the counting room of the government office, the master Bo calculated the total number of acres of land in Lingnan Prefecture and presented it to Xia Jing.

Xia Jing turned to the last page, which recorded the recorded arable land area in Lingnan, and the arable land area in the entire Lingnan was less than that of a county in Jingzhou.

"My lord, look at this data."

King Qian was forced to take it, and the last page recorded a long list of numbers, but he was a little confused, wondering if the data was normal or low?

Xia Jing gave Mr. Zhang a sideways glance, and the other party understood immediately, and took the ledger from King Qian's hand.

When he saw the number above, he gasped, "Quan, Master Quan, this is the area of ​​cultivated land in the entire Lingnan? Are you making a mistake?"

"These are the recorded arable land areas. In previous years, taxes were collected according to this. How can I make a mistake!"

Quan He slandered inwardly, according to his wish, he wished to collect some more taxes, how could he make a mistake on this kind of thing.

King Qian frowned and looked at Mr. Zhang, "Sir, what does this data mean?"

Hearing this, Mr. Zhang tried his best to support his prince, "My lord, you have been staying in Gyeonggi, and the emperor has never let you handle political affairs. You must not know the arable land in a state. The total arable land in Lingnan is less than that of Jingzhou. It is equivalent to the area of ​​a county in Jingzhou."

When King Qian heard this, he was furious, "I co-authored this king who belongs to Lingnan. In fact, it sounds nice to have a state, but its interior is not as good as a county in the Central Plains?"

Then he came to Lingnan not only to manage the people of a state, but also to be on guard against all tribes in the southwest, whose taxation is not as good as that of a county
Do not!
It is really not as good as a county, and it may be on the same level as a county, because the main source of taxation in the counties in the Central Plains is commercial tax, followed by agricultural tax.

However, Lingnan was poorly raised by a stepmother, and only the agricultural tax was included.

Although the fiefdom does not have to pay taxes to the imperial court, it is like a small imperial court and has to support many people.

Now it is hard for him to raise a large family. Now that he sees this account book, King Qian knows the cause and effect relationship even if he is not familiar with common affairs.

With little tax and year-on-year deficits, how can we support the officials and soldiers of a state?
King Qian felt unprecedented pressure at this moment!
Seeing that the purpose of coming to the front yard was achieved, Xia Jing took her maid back to the backyard.

As soon as she returned to her own yard, the eldest lady came to find her.

"Mother and Concubine, here are the cards, ledgers and keys to the warehouses of the palace."

As soon as she finished speaking, the maid behind her placed the tray with these items in front of Xia Jing.

The assets of the palace have shrunk severely. The materials that used to occupy more than a dozen warehouses now only have less than two warehouses left.

Now that she is in charge of the palace, the pressure is great, and the lady feels that it is better to return the power of Zhongfu to the original owner.

"When we were in the capital, you were always in charge of the mansion. Later, my daughter-in-law took over when there was no other way. The daily affairs were cumbersome, and my daughter-in-law's ability was limited, so she was a bit powerless to manage it. Now that we have settled down in Lingnan, the palace should also be rebuilt by you. In charge, my daughter-in-law still needs to learn a lot from you."

Xia Jing's seniority is the oldest in the palace, and she belongs to the person who sits at the top of the pyramid. How could she be so stupid as to be in charge of the back house of the palace.

The women in the back house often deal with each other. They have nothing to do all day long, and all they have to deal with are trivial matters.

How could Xia Jing let herself get caught up in such a thankless task.

She pushed the tray back, and comforted her with a smile: "You don't need to belittle yourself. Your ability is obvious to all. To you who are capable of managing a palace, it's not worth mentioning. You will be in charge of the palace from now on. My concubine is old now. When I grow up, my energy is not as good as before, and it is really impossible to manage a Ruoda mansion, so you should take it back, and the palace will be entrusted to you in the future."

"Mother Concubine."

Da furen's face showed embarrassment, her brows were tightly frowned, she didn't wait for such a bully!

Now it can be said that there is only an empty shell left in the palace, and there are hundreds of people to support in the palace alone, not including the guard battalion in charge of the outer courtyard.

I heard that the whole of Lingnan's soldiers, horses and officials are all in charge of the father, and the lady just thinks about it and it gives her a headache.

With such a miserable situation, how can she manage the house well?

Of course, the salaries of soldiers, horses and officials in Lingnan are not comparable to those in the inner house, but the lady still has no idea.

There is no food in hand, and I feel panicked, hey!
Xia Jing raised her hand to stop her from continuing, "My concubine knows the current financial situation of the palace, and the difficulties are only temporary. If you believe in this concubine, I promise you that you will improve within a month and relieve your urgent needs."

Da Furen was dubious, "Really?"

Xia Jing laughed angrily: "Is this concubine a man of her age still able to lie to you?"

The eldest lady looked at Xia Jing again, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, did you mean a lot of age?It seems that I am a few years older than her!
But her seniority is here. To be honest, the eldest lady really dare not show off in front of Xia Jing just because of her age.

"Since the mother and concubine said so, the daughter-in-law did not refuse, so she will continue to manage the backyard temporarily. If there is something wrong, I hope the mother and concubine can point it out so that the daughter-in-law can correct it."

Xia Jing smiled and nodded.

The lady had a toothache, so she had to ask again: "We first arrived in Lingnan, the climate here is completely different from the Central Plains, the mansion should cut summer shirts for everyone, but now the palace is short of supplies, what do you think we should do? "

"There should be a batch of cloth among the supplies brought over from the mansion this time. You can use this batch of cloth to cut summer shirts for everyone first."

"The cloth suitable for making summer shirts in this batch of cloth will be gone when it is used up."

"When it's used up, it's used up. The fabric is brought here to make clothes for everyone. When our palace establishes a firm foothold in Lingnan, are you afraid that there will be no fabric to cut clothes?"

Although the eldest lady didn't know where Xia Jing got her self-confidence in this poor country, she was smart enough not to ask.

If the government's fiscal deficit can be alleviated in time after one month, it would be a good choice for her to be in charge of the power of the rear house.

Rest for two days.

The sequelae of traveling all the way finally disappeared.

After Xia Jing finished her breakfast, she took Li Chengmu and her thousand bodyguards out of Fucheng.

While fanning the wind, Li Chengmu asked, "Concubine Mu, where are we going?"

If it was near the outskirts of the city, the mother and concubine would not bring a thousand strong men with such a mighty force, the place to go must not be close.

Xia Jing peeled a lychee and threw it into her mouth. Looking at the golden sunlight outside, she said vaguely, "I heard that you can see the sea if you go south."

"You want to go to the sea?"

Li Chengmu has never seen the sea since he was so old, and when he heard about the sea, his eyes were full of yearning and expectation.

"Well, that's right." Xia Jing looked at him, and said with slanted eyebrows, "I heard that the sunrise over the sea is the most spectacular on the line between the sea and the sky. If the weather doesn't change, we can watch the sun jump out of the sea tomorrow."

Li Chengmu clapped his hands excitedly, "My son has only seen the sunrise on the top of the mountain, and the sunrise on the sea is very exciting. If you had told me earlier, my concubine, I would have asked my fourth brother to come with me. His favorite thing is to see the sunrise everywhere. play."

After hearing this, Hongmei interjected with a smile, "Fifth Master, you have been busy with your own affairs for the past two days, so you may not have paid attention to Fourth Master."

"What happened to my fourth brother?"

Li Chengmu wondered, did the fourth brother do something earth-shattering again?

Hongmei covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "Si Ye only rested for a day, and he couldn't wait to take the guards around the Fucheng. If you ask him about the Fucheng, he is definitely the one in our palace who knows the Fucheng the best. "

Li Chengmu didn't know what to do in the dilapidated Fucheng, "I visited the Fucheng in two days, which only shows that the Fucheng in Lingnan is too small, and it's not enough for the fourth brother to visit for a few more days."

Xia Jing nodded: "Xiao Wu is right, Fucheng is too small."

"Mother and concubine came to Lingnan with father and king, do you feel wronged?"

"What grievance is there? If we didn't come to Lingnan and went to Jiankang with the emperor, we still don't know what it's like now? Although Lingnan is remote and backward, at least it's free here."

Lingnan is very beautiful, it lacks nothing but the eyes to discover beauty.

Just like Maxima is about to meet Bole, no one appreciates you, no matter how good you are, no one pays attention to you.

The sun was too high at noon, and the traveling team found a forest to rest.

Xia Jing looked at the sweaty appearance of the walking guards, and turned to Li Chengmu: "Xiao Wu, where do you think there are more horses in Lingnan?"

Li Chengmu said without hesitation: "Army barracks, barbarians, and bandit dens! Apart from these three places, I can't think of any faction that has more horses."

Xia Jing felt that his analysis was right, "You are right. I heard from Master Quan that banditry is rampant in Lingnan. If we operate a few more bandit dens, we might be able to equip five thousand households."

"Five thousand households? Mother concubine wants to expand the army?" Li Chengmu is very smart.

"Well, with this in mind, the garrison in Lingnan is [-] on paper, most of which are empty pay, but the actual number is only [-]."

In order to maintain stability in all aspects of Lingnan, these [-] troops are far from enough, and the expansion of the army must be put on the agenda.

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