big song poppi

Chapter 288 0285 [In Shandong, such awesome people are not allowed to exist]

After receiving the military order, Nie Dong and other generals left in a hurry and went to Jinan Prefecture to sit with Guangji Army and other border gates to prevent Zhao and Song from raiding.

Although the two sides signed a peace treaty and had to kill three animals as a warning to heaven and earth, both Zhao Ji and Han Zhen knew very well that this covenant would be torn at any time once the power of the two sides was significantly tilted.

Zhao Song was waiting for the development of firearms and the suppression of the rebellions in Shuzhong and Jinghu.

Han Zhen, on the other hand, was digesting the results of the battle and re-accumulating strength.

The wedding banquet lasted until sunset, and the guests dispersed with satisfaction.

Although the Shaoyang Palace is not as good as the Imperial Palace in Bianliang, it occupies a large area and is dozens of times more spacious than Han Zhen's previous residence.

There are four courtyards at the front and back, and 28 rooms.

The first two courtyards were changed to where Han Zhen handled government affairs, while the last two courtyards served as the harem.

Stepping on the moonlight, Han Zhen came all the way to the harem.

Ma Shuyao's residence is located in the southeast corner of the third courtyard. There is a small single-family building, similar to the small courtyard of the Ma family's back house.

When choosing a room, the little girl fell in love with it at first sight and named it Lingxi Pavilion.

At this moment, several colorful lanterns were hung on the small building of Lingxi Pavilion, and bright light came from the windows.

Zhuzhu stood guard in front of the door. When she saw Han Zhen, she immediately called out sweetly: "Master."

"Ah."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and stepped into the small building.

All the way to the second floor, when I opened the door of the master bedroom, Ma Shuyao's figure immediately came into view.

The little girl was wearing a wedding dress, sitting upright on the bed, holding an acacia fan in her hand.

Seeing Han Zhen coming, a smile suddenly bloomed in his big eyes.

When he came to the bed and sat down next to her, Han Zhen asked with a smile: "Are you hungry?"

Ma Shuyao replied obediently: "I'm not too hungry. I just ate some preserved fruit snacks."

Gently taking off the acacia fan, looking at the pretty face that looked both angry and happy, Han Zhen said softly: "It's getting late, let's take a rest."

"Ah."

Ma Shuyao lowered her eyes, and a flash of red crept up to her ears, dyeing her earrings red.

The next moment, the lights in the room went out, and the sound of undressing could be heard.

Han Zhen was not a beast after all. He didn't do anything, he just held the little girl's fragrant and soft body.

After a long time, Mashu's soft voice sounded: "Husband, do you not like slaves?"

"Don't think blindly."

Han Zhen patted her small buttocks lightly and explained: "You are still too young and your body has not grown yet. Let's wait for two years."

After the Chinese New Year, Ma Shuyao was only 15 years old.

After all, Zhao Fujin was 16 years old and was developing well. Even so, Han Zhen still had to be careful.

Ma Shuyao's heart felt warm, and she said in a shy tone: "It's okay, husband, I can bear with you for a while."

Han Zhen immediately became happy and joked: "I find that you young people really don't know anything at all."

Zhao Fujin is, and so is Ma Shuyao.

In the darkness, Ma Shuyao blinked her big eyes and said softly: "My mother-in-law also said so, let me wait two years to have a child."

"Your mother is right."

Han Zhen nodded and agreed.

The little girl is so clingy and courageous that she actually comes up to her.

After some intimacy, the two cuddled together and slowly fell asleep.

……

In the Tingyu Pavilion in the harem, Jiang Suyi and her three daughters were playing together.

The so-called cross-line play is the turning rope of later generations.

It is said to have originated in the Han Dynasty. The authenticity is unknown, but it was already popular among the people during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

At this moment, Fu Qingyi spread his hands with complicated knots wrapped around his fingers.

Jiang Suyi stared at the knot, thinking hard about how to solve it.

Zhao Luzhu held her chin with one hand and suddenly said: "At this moment, my husband should be in the bridal chamber with sister Youyou?"

Hearing this, Jiang Suyi was distracted from her thoughts and jokingly said: "You damn girl, are you losing your temper?"

Zhao Luzhu was not annoyed, but frowned and said, "Don't you think something is wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Suyi was stunned and looked blank.

Fu Qingyi, who was opposite him, looked thoughtful.

Zhao Luzhu glanced in the direction of the door and window, then lowered his voice and said: "You idiot, you haven't touched us since your husband and the Emperor's bridal chamber!"

"I think you just made it..."

Jiang Suyi was about to laugh, but her tone suddenly stopped.

Yes!

Until now, my husband has not favored any of them.

This is obviously abnormal.

It makes no sense to say that Han Zhen was not close to women, because apart from them, he already had three concubines in his house.

And the appearance of the three of them is not bad. If Han Zhen does not like himself and Lu Zhu, it is justifiable. But Fu Qingyi, a beautiful woman who is so charming to the core, even a woman like her is attracted to her. How can any man be attracted to her? Can you bear it?

But unfortunately, the husband held back.

These days I am neither close nor distant from them.

Thinking of all the palace maids being driven away, Jiang Suyi was frightened and said with a flustered face, "Did your husband find out who we are?"

"Silence!"

Zhao Luzhu was startled and quickly covered her mouth.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the bedroom became silent and depressing.

The three of them are just little girls of fourteen or fifteen years old. When encountering such a life-threatening event, they will naturally panic.

I don't know how long it took, but Fu Qingyi said softly: "I plan to confess to my husband tomorrow."

"You...you don't want your life." Zhao Luzhu was anxious.If they are exposed, not only their lives will be in danger, but their family members far away in Zhao Song will also be implicated.

Fu Qingyi gave her a strange look: "Is it possible that you really want to explore firearms?"

"Do you know what a firearm is?"

"Do you know what a firearm looks like?"

After asking three questions in a row, Zhao Luzhu was speechless.

Fu Qingyi continued: "His Majesty has lost his mind and gone crazy. Are you also losing your mind and going crazy?"

Jiang Suyi looked worried and said: "But...but if I confess, my husband will be angry, will he..."

"No, my husband is a hero in this world, how can he embarrass us three weak women?"

Fu Qingyi shook her head and sounded confident.

Seeing that Zhao Luzhu was still hesitant, Jiang Suyi advised: "Luzhu, I think Qingyi is right. If we take the initiative to confess, our husband will not embarrass us. But if we persist in our obsession and are discovered by our husband in the future, then we will late."

During this time, she was very happy.

Although Han Zhen was lukewarm towards them, he did not restrict their activities.

The eldest lady Zhao Fujin also treated them very well and rewarded them with a lot of money and jewelry.

Every day I play around with Ma Shuyao and others in the county town, learn how to make cakes, and join the kite club, feeling more carefree than at home.

Although her family was well off, her mother died early and her father remarried, so he was extremely strict with her.

It was also the stepmother's idea to join the palace as a master attendant.

Zhao Luzhu expressed his worries: "I am worried that my parents at home have been murdered by His Majesty."

Fu Qingyi said: "Husband has his own way."

"That's all right."

After the two people's persuasion, Zhao Luzhu had no choice but to agree.

That night, all three girls couldn't sleep.

……

After breakfast, Han Zhen came to the main hall.

Before his buttocks got hot from sitting, he saw Zhao Ting hurriedly entering the hall.

"The county magistrate, the magistrates of Dongping Prefecture and Xiqing Prefecture have handed over documents. During this period, tens of thousands of fugitive households have been recruited from Taishan. Now the two prefectures are short of food and money. I hope the county magistrate can allocate some funds."

Han Zhen took the folder and examined it carefully.

How many fugitive households were recruited and how much food and money were needed to resettle these fugitive households were listed in detail in the brochure, making it clear at a glance.

"That's it!"

Han Zhen picked up the writing brush and wrote on the fold: "Instruct the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds, and the grain will be allocated directly from the Guangji Army."

When he first talked with Zhao Fujin, he didn't lie. Most of the money and food he asked from Zhao Song would be spent on the fugitives.

Shandong and Hebei have suffered a lot in recent years. In the entire Shandong area, there are no less than one million people who have fled.

Excluding those who died on the mountain, there were at least 60 million people alive.

These fugitives were so poor that they didn't even have decent clothes. It would cost a lot of money and food to resettle them.

Not only do they have to distribute rice grains and paper clothes to them, but they also have to rent farm tools and seeds.

But these efforts are all worth it.

In just one or two years, he will be able to collect demographic dividends from these fleeing households.

"Yes!"

Zhao Ting took the approved certificate and was about to turn around and go to the household department when he was stopped by Han Zhen.

"and many more!"

Zhao Ting paused, turned around and asked, "Any other instructions from the county magistrate?"

Han Zhen asked: "How many temples and Taoist temples are there in Shandong?"

In an instant, Zhao Ting understood Han Zhen's intention, which was to attack Seng Dao.

"No less than a hundred."

Zhao Ting answered truthfully: "Because the Emperor of Zhao and Song Dynasties worshiped Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, there were very few temples left with incense. Most of them were Taoist temples. And among those Taoist temples, there were not many real Taoist priests. They were all fake Taoist priests who were just trying to gain fame. With the support of Emperor Zhao and Song, they took the opportunity to occupy people's land and usury (usury)."

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, temples and Taoist temples did not need to pay taxes, and their property was protected by the government.

The reason for this is that the imperial court relies on issuing ultimatums to make money.

If you want to become a monk, you must have a certificate issued by the court, and the number of certificates is limited and expensive.

"History of the Song Dynasty·Biography of Su Shi·Su Shi Governed the West Lake" records: In the fourth year of Yuan Dynasty, Su Shi was guarding Hangzhou. Severe drought and famine occurred simultaneously. He asked the monk to give him an ultimatum to change rice to relieve the hungry people; he also asked for a ultimatum from Bai Daodu. , to raise funds to dredge the West Lake and build a long embankment.

The government had no money to provide disaster relief, so Su Shi reported to the court and issued a hundred ultimatums. He sold the money in exchange for rice and grain to provide disaster relief and repair the river.

If you think about it, you can provide disaster relief and repair rivers with only a hundred Duuliao. You can imagine how expensive the Duululou is.

It’s so expensive, so why are there so many people struggling to become a family?
Because you don’t have to pay taxes or do corvee labor, and you can still make a lot of money.

As everyone knows, the Daishoguno Temple in Tokyo makes millions every year from loan sharking.

This does not include the donations of pilgrims and the output of tens of thousands of acres of fields. If added together, the annual income is no less than [-] million yuan, which is several times more than the annual taxes of the entire Shandong area!
"Under my rule, lawlessness will not be allowed."

Han Zhen said calmly: "Draft a text and order all prefectures and counties to thoroughly inspect temples and Taoist temples, measure fields, and check hidden households. In addition, let those Taoist temples and temples pay back all the taxes they have owed since the first year of Jianlong!"

The first year of Jianlong?

Good guy, this started from the founding of the Song Dynasty by Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty.

For more than 160 years, even if the Taoist temples were sold, they would not be able to make up for it.

Gollum!

Zhao Ting swallowed and looked confused: "County Magistrate, I'm afraid those monks won't be willing."

Han Zhen said in a serious tone: "If you dare to obstruct me, I will kill you without mercy. I want to see if their necks are tough or my butcher knife is sharp!"

The killing intent that rushed towards him made Zhao Ting tremble.

After a slight pause, Han Zhen continued: "From today on, the Religious Affairs Council will be established to govern all religions in Shandong. Monks and Taoists will no longer be exempt from taxes, and loan sharking is strictly prohibited. At the same time, incense money will be taxed at [-]%. Monks should be Act like a monk, recite sutras and practice Taoism, and stop worrying about things outside your body."

"I...I accept your order!"

Zhao Ting bowed and responded.

(End of this chapter)