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Chapter 87 Jingdong Iron Horse (2)

Li Ding slowly took out the folded paper hidden in his sleeve, and handed it to him.

"Qizou Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor, I have been ordered to investigate the pros and cons of the law of protecting horses on the east and west roads of Beijing, and it has now been written..."

"Fuqi, Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Emperor Yulan..."

Therefore, under the instruction of the Empress Dowager, Liang Weijian, the courtier next to the Empress Dowager, went to the hall to accept Li Ding's letter, and took it into the curtain.

The Empress Dowager unfolded it, and after only reading a few lines, her complexion changed drastically.

"Longtu, the horse protection law on Jingdong Road is really like this?"

Indeed, the content of Li Ding's report is too shocking!

Li Ding worshiped with fluorene, confident: "What I said in the letter, but one word is false, begging to be executed under Xuande's family!"

The Empress Dowager sighed immediately, lowered her head, and continued to read what Li Ding had written.

She watched it for about a quarter of an hour, repeated it several times, and then said to Liang Weijian, "Take it and show it to the empress dowager!"

Even though she lived in the deep palace since she was a child, she didn't know the sufferings of the people.

But also understand some common sense and common sense.

For example, she at least knows that it takes time for a horse to grow up.

However, the horse protection law on the East and West Roads of Beijing is completely contrary to common sense.

After receiving the letter from the Queen Mother, she only read it briefly, and said to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, the Emperor Daxing issued a decree last year to use Jingdong Road and Jingdong East Road to implement the law of Baojia Baoma, and Jingdong Road to restrict Ten years, Beijing East and West Road is limited to 15 years..."

"These rebellious ministers dare to openly violate the imperial decree of the Daxing Emperor, compete to overpower the people, and disrupt the country's laws and regulations. It is really unforgivable!"

As she said that, she ordered Yan Shouqin beside her: "Take it and show it to Brother Six!"

So, Li Ding's letter was sent to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu took it over, put it in front of him, and read it again. To be honest, Li Ding's report was well written.

Not only the data is detailed, but also a specific case is listed.

Although it is just a simple text description, there are no diagrams, and there is no intuitive local scene picture.

But still lifted the lid of this Jingdong Road.

Once the cover is lifted, the dirt hidden inside will be exposed to the sun.

Therefore, Zhao Xu raised his head and expressed his opinion softly: "These cruel officials dare to blatantly disobey the imperial father's will and turn the original decree of loving and protecting the people into a law that harms and cripples the people!"

"It's really hateful!"

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed deeply to the two palaces inside the curtain: "My son begs the mother and queen mother to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

"We must not let these rebellious ministers and cruel officials tarnish the name of the emperor and damage the virtue of the emperor!"

"If that's the case, my son is not filial! See you faceless father in Jingling Palace again!"

Saying that, he knelt down.

In fact, Zhao Xu knew about it, his father probably knew something about Jingdong Road.

but……

Wu Juhou can really get money!
And it's not a little bit, it's a lot of money!
200 million per year so much!
Before Wu Juhou took office, Jingdong Road could only contribute more than 20 yuan to the country and less than 30 yuan a year with the addition of salt, iron, tea and commercial taxes.

As soon as Wu Juhou took office in the third year of Yuanfeng, he contributed more than 50 yuan that year, which was directly doubled.

Yuanfeng's four, five, and six years have reached new highs year after year.

In the seventh year of Yuanfeng, it was the best in the world, becoming the top 24 transport envoys in the Song Dynasty!

Moreover, while making such extraordinary achievements, Wu Juhou and his JD Transit Envoy System also undertook the Baojia rewards for the entire East Road, the archer rewards for Shaanxi Road, and the Baomafabuma for Hedong and Hebei at the same time. Fees and part of the military and civilian rewards of Fuyan Road and Huanqing Road.

This is Song Heshen!
Can Zhao Xu's father not like it?

How did Wu Juhou do it?
Simple, just two words: Baker.

If you can't understand it, then in modern terms it means: add weight layer by layer!
As stated in Li Ding's investigation report.

Zhao Xu's father, the emperor, ordered Wu Juhou to carry out the Baojia Baoma law advocated by him and his capable general Huo Xiang on Jingdong Road and Jingdong Road in February last year.

Originally, according to the will of the emperor, a time limit of ten years was set for Jingdong Road and 15 years for Jingdong East Road.

At the same time, according to Wu Juhou's suggestion, the seven burdens of the people on Jingdong Road and Jingdong East Road were exempted.

In addition, ten thousand was paid to the Baojia family who raised the horse as a fee for each horse.

Normally, if this is the case, the common people might not suffer too much.

Even if you suffer a loss, you can bear it by pinching your nose.

After all, the horses raised by the imperial court were allowed to be used by them themselves - but they were not allowed to leave the jurisdiction of this road.

But the question is, if this is the case, how can it show Wu Juhou's tricks?How can you get results?
Therefore, Wu Juhou backhanded a super double, and assigned the task to Huo Xiang and Lu Gongya, who were in charge of the Jingdong Road and Jingdong Road Baojia Baoma Law.

Eight years on Jingdong Road, 12 years on Jingdong East Road!

After Huo Xiang and Lu Gongya went back, of course they followed suit, and the backhand was another super double.

Six years, ten years!

When the people below promote, how can they act according to the meaning of the boss?

Five years, seven years!

Compete with each other, compete with each other.

In this way, how can Baomahu bear it?

They had to return the horse before the pony had time to dismount!
How much is a horse market price?
The government said it was 27, but all fools knew that the market price must be higher than this price.

Therefore, the so-called Baojia Baoma Law is a policy of squeezing people's wealth.

Not for horses at all.

But to snatch the wealth they have worked so hard to save from the people!
That is to say, this policy was only implemented last year. Otherwise, with the accumulation of conflicts, I am afraid that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang will emerge from Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road.

wrong!

Zhao Xu remembered the historical materials he had read in modern times.

He knew that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang should come out soon.

Because the law of Baojia Baoma is just the end of the madness of Wu Juhou and his Jingdong Road, not the beginning.

Before that, they had offended all the people on Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road, from the richest households to the poorest customers.

The so-called Jingdong iron horse, Fujian tea method, and Jiangxi salt method are the three evils of Yuanfeng recognized by the modern Song history research circle.

It is also considered by many to be the culprit for the failure of Wang Anshi's reform.

Thinking about what Wu Juhou did on Jingdong Road and Jingdongxilu, Zhao Xu shook his head and sighed in his heart: "The methods are too rough, too simple, too primitive!"

"How can you make money like this?"

"The method is wrong, the road is crooked!"

"Wait for a few years before I talk to Aiqing face-to-face."

Although Wu Juhou is a cruel official, he is also a capable official who can do things, and can do good things!
During the Shaosheng period, Wu Juhou was in the hands of Zhao Xu, serving as the transshipment envoy of Jiang, Huai, Jing, and Zhejiang, in charge of the six routes of water transportation in the southeast, and also in charge of tea and salt.

Just did a great job.

Maybe it was because he had learned the lesson from Jingdong Road, so Wu Juhou didn't squeeze out the soybeans from the local people that time.

Instead, he began to care about civil affairs and did many things that benefited the country and the people.

Dredging canals, digging water conservancy, and irrigating the land have a good reputation in the local area, and the local people will build temples for them.

On the contrary, even after more than ten years, Jingdong Road is still frightened by the name of Wu Juhou and Wu Dunlao.

Now that Zhao Xu has returned from his studies, of course he has to educate Wu Juhou well.

Making money is making money, you can't squeeze ordinary people like beans.

Who will farm the land, do business, or serve as a soldier for me after squeezing it dry.

……

The emperor knelt down.

The two palaces behind the curtain immediately got up one after another.

"Hurry up and help the officials!"

As a result, the courtiers Liang Weijian and Yan Shouqin beside the two palaces walked out of the curtain and helped Zhao Xu who was kneeling up.

"Don't worry, Sixth Brother, the Empress Dowager will definitely not burden these courtiers with the name of the Emperor Daxing!" The Queen Mother first assured her.

"Don't worry about the officials, I will never allow the emperor's virtue to be harmed!" The empress dowager also promised.

Then Zhao Xu wept, bowed and thanked again, and then was supported, sat on the throne again, wiped away his tears, and regained his composure.

Li Ding in the palace was a little scared at the moment.

He swallowed, knowing that he had to pay attention to what he said.

In the following duet, he must push all the blame to Wu Juhou and others.

We must also think of a way to move other things on Jingdong Road.

Especially the chaos that appeared on the iron and salt, washed the emperor Daxing clean.

Otherwise, not only the young master will not let him go, but the two palaces will not let him go either!
Who dares to charge the emperor with unfilial piety?

(End of this chapter)