Chapter 402: Remarkable Political Achievements

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 402: Remarkable Political Achievements

When he came to Changping Prefecture to take up his post, Wang Shouren appeared suddenly and left without disturbing anyone.

It was just a little bright, so I took my small luggage and left Changping Prefecture with my entourage. There was only a ray of morning light between heaven and earth.

The clatter of horse hooves did not wake anyone from their sweet dreams,

It was not until Mao hour arrived, the sky was bright, and many people came to the Yamen to light Mao, that they discovered that the governor had left.

When he came to take office, he was alone, with only a mule for company. When he left, he left behind the achievements of the reform in Changping Prefecture, the political achievements of the officials in Changping Prefecture to promote sweet potatoes, and Liu Jin, the guarding eunuch.

"Master Wang just left, why did he forget our family!"

Sharp shouts came from the Zhizhou Yamen. Liu Jin ordered people to pack his bags and at the same time ordered people to quickly load the money he had earned in the past few months into the car.

But when everything was about to be packed up, he changed his mind again, "Don't pack up, don't load the car, our family is not leaving."

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All the helpers looked at this father-in-law in confusion, wondering why he was so good and didn't want to leave.

Liu Jin's head was turned upside down at this moment and he couldn't leave. What was his purpose in running from the capital to Changping Prefecture to serve as the guard eunuch? Wasn't it just to complete the test given by Master Xia so that he could recognize his godfather when he returned?

To put it bluntly, this test is nothing more than dirty work.

But when he came over, he made a lot of money, but he didn't do any dirty work and got no credit at all.

Master Wang is good at everything, but he is too independent. He does not need Liu Jin's help at all and can handle everything by himself.

Just go back like this, let alone recognize your godfather, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it.

He has to stay.

Nowadays, the corresponding promotion regulations for sweet potato planting in Changping Prefecture have been finalized, but the promotion has not yet started.

He can definitely stay and help promote this matter, and once he gets it done, he can have an explanation when he goes back.

"Go and move all the things down for our family. We won't leave."

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The conquest of Japan was about to begin. At this time, the busiest thing in the entire Ming Dynasty was not the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Ministry of Household Affairs had to not only coordinate the money and food for this expedition, but also calculate the autumn taxes for each escort to Beijing.

The entire household department was in a state of hustle and bustle, and Han Wen, the minister of household affairs, was extremely busy.

Looking at the calculated autumn tax money and grain, Han Wen's face also looked very pleased. This year, the money and grain collected by Taiping has increased a lot compared to last year.

Now that His Majesty is about to attack Japan, the problem of money and food is not that pressing.

If you don't fight, you can save more.

However, whether to fight or not is not something he, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, can decide by himself. What’s more, it is an objective fact that the Ming Dynasty officers and men do not know how to fight at sea. In this way, in order to sail to the west in the future, attack the Japanese country, or cross the sea.

It is indeed necessary to train troops by attacking a certain country.

The Japanese country is located at sea, is relatively close, and has a deep hatred with the Ming Dynasty, so it is the most suitable choice.

A head of the household department of "Hanbu Tang" came in a hurry and said, "In the four counties of Changping Prefecture, the autumn tax money and grain have been escorted to Beijing. Please go and take a look."

Hearing the words Changping Prefecture, Han Wen's heart skipped a beat. Changping Prefecture was the place where pilot reforms were implemented.

"But there is something wrong with Changping Prefecture's autumn tax?"

"It's not that something is wrong, it is. Sir, you can find out after you go take a look."

Changping belongs to Beizhili and is located in the north. Taxes and silver are transported by land via oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages, while places like Jiangnan and other places use grain ships and water transport.

This time, it was still the county magistrates of the four counties who escorted the Changping Prefecture Tax Bank to Beijing, as well as a group of government servants. They were escorting large cars waiting outside Taicang of the Ministry of Revenue.

When Han Wen came out in a hurry, he was immediately startled. Damn it, is this the autumn tax of the four counties in Changping Prefecture?

I saw large trucks parked outside, with bulging sacks or boxes piled on them.

Each car has a sign with the words Miyun, Huairou, Changping, Shunyi, etc. written on it.

What surprised Han Wen was the size of this team. At first glance, there were hundreds of large trucks transporting money and food.

In terms of scale alone, it has caught up with the grain transport teams of an ordinary province, and even slightly surpassed it.

Seeing this old man wearing a bright red official robe, the four county magistrates all guessed that this might be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue through the second-grade embroidery. Of course, even if he was not the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, he could be a random official from the Ministry of Hubu.

Much greater than their official rank.

One by one, they hurriedly came forward and saluted, "Xiaguan and others are the county magistrates of the four counties of Changping Prefecture. On the orders of the Changping Prefecture Governor, we are here to escort the grain and tax money for this year's autumn tax. I hope that your Excellency will accept it."

"This is the money and food account of Changping Prefecture. Please take a look at it."

Han Wen responded. At this time, he had recovered from the emotion just now. He showed his bearing as a second-grade official again. He moved his eyes back, glanced at these small county magistrates, and took over the accounts.

, turned it over, and went directly to the last page without looking at the previous accounts.

The last page showed the total amount of money and food in Changping Prefecture. Seeing the numbers, Han Wen's pupils could not help but shrink.

The tax amount is around one hundred thousand taels, which is a lot, but it is not too outrageous. There is also a lot of cloth and tea, but it is still within the acceptable range. However, this tax is a bit too much.

A total of 460,000 stones.

We must know that the annual tax on food and grain in the country during the Ming Dynasty was as high as tens of millions of dan. If it was less, for example, last year, the total was less than 6 million dan. This was the sum of the summer and autumn taxes.

However, this Changping Prefecture only has four counties. When it comes to tax and grain, it is equivalent to the total autumn tax of many chief envoys and a province.

It even goes beyond that.

"How much was the autumn tax last year in the four counties of Changping?"

"My lord, there was a drought in Changping last year. Thanks to your majesty's kindness, this autumn tax has been waived."

"What was it the year before last?"

"The land in the four counties of Changping the year before last year totaled about 170,000 dan."

"Where is this year's summer tax?" Han Wen asked next.

"The summer tax is 110,000 shi."

Autumn is the time of harvest, and autumn taxes are often much higher than summer taxes. It is not objective enough to compare summer taxes with autumn taxes.

But ignore the summer tax of 110,000 dan, and only focus on the 170,000 dan of the previous year. In other words, the autumn tax of Changping Prefecture this year has increased nearly three times compared with the previous year.

Han Wen knew the reason for such a huge growth, the reform method of spreading a small family into a small family.

No matter how many people's interests this reform has touched and how many people have been cut off, but now that this pilot site has such remarkable results, I am afraid that if it is subsequently promoted throughout the world, no matter who is in the court, there will be no way

Stop it again.

However, this had nothing to do with him, Han Shangshu. He forced a smile on his face and said to the county magistrates with a smile: "It's hard work for you to come from far away. Let's go to the Yamen to have a cup of tea and take a break before talking."

"Come here, take these county magistrates into the Taicang Yamen and serve them tea."

Several county magistrates were simply flattered. Before they could express their gratitude or anything else, Han Shangshu had already taken the account and left in a hurry. Such a big happy event had to be reported to the palace.

This is all credit.

His Majesty will be very happy when he finds out about such remarkable political achievements.

Although he already holds a high-ranking official position such as Shangshu, Han Wen will never miss any opportunity to show his face.
Chapter completed!