"Prince Qi's Mansion, hey!" Shao Zhang looked up when he went home.
The plaque was sent over by my father after having it made by the young master, and it has already been hung up.
Shao Zhang doesn’t think it looks very good, but what can he do?
Le Xuan followed behind and also looked up, with a complicated look on his face.
After Shao Zhang entered the house, his wife, Mrs. Liu, came to greet him, greeted him diligently, helped him change his shoes and clothes (real change of clothes), and then warmly greeted the servants to make tea and serve snacks for the two of them.
After a lot of busy work, I went to prepare dinner.
"Chunhe, take a look at this first." Shao Zhang stood up and took out a map from the cabinet and handed it to Le Xuan.
"Yes." Le Xuan has been promised to be the "Friend of the King of Qi" and is still going through the process. It's not a big problem. With this position, he is no longer in vain and can be called an official.
For a young scholar like him, Qi Wangyou was a very good starting point for becoming an official.
Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, the characteristics of personal dependence are a bit obvious, and it is difficult to change the family. Even if you change, it will be difficult to gain the trust of others.
After Le Xuan took the map, at a glance, it seemed to be the counties and townships of Qijun in Qingzhou.
Qi County governs five counties: Linzi, Xi'an, Dong'anping, Guangrao and Changguo. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, there were 14,000 households.
Sima You, Sima Jiong, Sima Zhao, and Sima Chao were successively named kings of Qi, so in the former Jin Dynasty, Qi County was called the State of Qi.
Le Xuan was a little confused at first, but after seeing the complete map of Qi County attached to the map, he immediately understood and asked: "Your Majesty, is this a food town?"
"Exactly." Shao Zhang said: "Zishui, near Judian, is located in Dong'anping, Guangrao territory, and may also extend to a little bit within the boundaries of Le'an County."
Lexuan nodded slowly.
This is the seat of the King of Qi. If it were in the Jin Dynasty, it would be possible to set up a palace, set up officials, and train troops in this land. If the ability was stronger and the world was more chaotic, like the former Jin Zongwang, he actually controlled one county or even three or four counties.
County may not be impossible,
However, the Pu Dynasty was a real seal, and the Guochao was only a virtual seal.
Xufeng means that the food town can be shown to you, but you cannot intervene in it. You can only enjoy the rent income from the food town.
The households living on this land sandwiched between two counties and four counties were the people who lived in the food towns of the King of Qi.
From now on, they do not need to pay taxes to the court, and local officials will directly deliver the rent and taxes to the Prince of Qi's Mansion.
"Are there ten thousand households?" Shao Zhang couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the household registration in the Yellow Register or the actual situation?" Le Xuan asked.
He also comes from a wealthy family and understands the principles very well.
There is no Huotian in Qingzhou, and all the household registrations are fake.
When Cao Ning was attacked today, Qingzhou was asked to count the household registrations by themselves. The bottom line required was 100,000 households. In the end, Qingzhou rebelled with Tianshi Dao.
On the grounds of locust plague, 80,000 households were reported, and taxes were collected based on this number.
Six counties, you have 10,000, I have 10,000 or more, not even a fraction, 80,000!
They don't even bother to fool people, they are so fake that they can't even see it.
"You need to have a yellow registered household registration, please estimate the actual situation." Shao Zhang said.
"There must be no yellow registered households." Le Xuan said while rummaging carefully.
"Stop looking for it, it's all here."
"Oh." Le Xuan nodded, and then said: "The Huang registered household registration may be less than 6,000. The exact number depends on the records. But His Majesty has made this place a royal residence, which shows that there are 10,000 households.
At least he thinks there are 10,000 households, or even more. Your Majesty, if you take a good inventory, it is likely that there are more than 10,000 households, and any extra will be a profit."
"What kind of inventory method is there?" Shao Zhang said, "If the food towns are located in Nanyang counties or Pei counties, I can think of a way."
"Your Majesty, you don't need to be like this." Le Xuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is so prestigious. Your Majesty only needs to send a few words to give it to people. When you come to Qi, you will see the officials in the two counties of Le'an. The local governor may not dare to 'harm the prince'. No matter how reluctant he is,
We also have to send people to the counties and villages where the food towns are located, and no matter what, we have to raise 10,000 households for the king."
"Is it really so easy to talk to?" Shao Zhang asked, "I have seen with my own eyes how difficult it is for Your Majesty to farm."
Le Xuan also fell silent after hearing this, and could only say: "It's okay to go to a few hundred households in one trip. If I go a few more times, I might be able to get more."
"Isn't this just Du Tian?" Shao Zhang said helplessly.
"Maybe that's what your Majesty means." Le Xuan said with a bitter smile.
"If this is really the case, maybe one by one." Shao Zhang pondered for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, it's best not to use weapons." Le Xuan said quickly.
"Chunhe, you don't understand." Shao Zhang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is asking people to take the initiative to cultivate the fields. If you can cultivate ten thousand households, Your Majesty will look upon you highly. But you are right,
It’s best not to move your weapons if you can. Besides—"
He sighed and said, "There are only two hundred people, which is not enough."
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the guards?"
Shao Zhang nodded and said: "I am the King of Qi. According to the regulations, I can have two hundred soldiers, but now I only have a hundred."
"Who will lead the army?"
"Lieutenant." After Shao Zhang finished speaking, he added: "The Wangfu, Literary, Changshi, Da Nong and other subordinate officials must be matched one by one."
"Then the expense is not small." Le Xuan said.
"Chunhe, does he know how much food two hundred soldiers will receive in a year?" Shao Zhang asked,
Lexuan was stunned.
"I was asked by my father when I was young." There were memories in Shao Zhang's eyes, and there was even a hint of fear, which showed that he was scolded so badly at that time.
"Later, I transferred food and grass for the army. I planned day and night, and I never dared to forget it." He sighed: "If two hundred soldiers were to fight every three days, they would have to pay 5,000 dendrobiums of rations a year. A prefect can only pay 600 grams of rice a year."
A hundred dendrobiums, a hundred bolts of cloth, and seventy pounds of cotton are all. Compared with raising soldiers, raising officials is less expensive."
Le Xuan was surprised.
I thought that 10,000 households of the King of Qi was a lot. After all, he could harvest 60,000 grains, 45,000 bolts of silk, and 30,000 catties of cotton.
"It's just to make the soldiers well fed and strong enough to train." Shao Zhang said: "You also have to give food, clothing, and money. If two hundred soldiers are given less than 7,000 hu of food a year, they will be given an annual salary.
Fifteen hundred bolts of silk."
"That's a lot." Le Xuan sighed with emotion.
"How much do the sons of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, live in?" Shao Zhang suddenly asked.
Le Xuan glanced at him and said: "Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, lived in a city with 100,000 households."
"Why are you just talking about Sima Ying?" Halfway through, Shao Zhang pretended to fight Le Xuan.
Le Xuan repeatedly begged for mercy and said with a smile: "There are about 130,000 households in the four counties of Shu, Qianwei, Wenshan, and Guanghan. Together, we will create the kingdom of Chengdu with 100,000 households."
"Let you talk nonsense! Say one more thing." Shao Zhang said angrily.
"Sima Yi—"
"You know which one I want to hear?"
"King Qin, Sima Jian, one by one," Le Xuan said in a long voice.
"explain."
"There are 81,000 households in the city." Le Xuan said, "The three counties of Jingzhao, Fufeng, and Shiping have 81,000 households, and almost all of them are given to him."
"Only the king of Jin is called a king." After hearing this, Shao Zhang sighed softly.
"The real status of the Jin Kingdom is different from the virtual status of our dynasty." Le Xuan said, "But the officials in the palace should be appointed as soon as possible. Who does the king want to appoint?"
"Smart and capable people." Shao Zhang said: "Especially the big farmers, they need real skills. They must first collect the grain and silk for the orphans."
"I'll go back to Nanyang." Le Xuan said immediately without any nonsense.
"If you have real ability, even if you are from a lower level, you will be given an official position." Shao Zhang emphasized again: "Forget it for those who like to drink, drink, and travel."
"Okay." Le Xuandao said, "I'll go back and make preparations first, and then I'll leave tomorrow."
"Thank you for your hard work," Shao Zhang said.
Le Xuan nodded, bowed and left.
He knew that after becoming king, the princes could appoint subordinates. The emperor must be observing the princes' ability to cultivate subordinates, because this is an essential ability for a king.
If this fails, even the eldest son will not be able to inherit the great treasure.
After Le Xuan left, Shao Zhang put the books away, then took out another book and read it carefully.
After a while, Mr. Liu walked in and asked curiously: "Where is Le Chunhe?"
"He's gone." Shao Zhang closed the book and said, "I've had dinner at the government office. I'll do it tomorrow."
Mrs. Liu sat next to him and asked softly: "But you have to go out on business again?"
"Yes." Shao Zhang nodded and said, "Go and distribute the New Year's rewards to the Zuojin Wuwei mansions. Your Majesty has set a quota of 1,200 people. These thousand people can receive rewards. I plan to go to a few more military mansions."
"Only one of the eight people can receive the reward?" Liu said in surprise,
"It's pretty good." Shao Zhang said, "Now that I have to go out, one by one."
"I asked people to withdraw money and food from the treasury." Liu said.
Shao Zhang looked at her and said, "I will be able to collect rent after next autumn."
"Husband." Ms. Liu leaned into his arms and said, "Since I am married to you, I will think about you. As long as you don't mess around outside, I will listen to you in everything."
Mrs. Liu is now the Princess of Qi, and she can't even imagine how envious her friends in Peijun will be when they find out.
Every time she thought of this, she felt as if all her grievances were gone. After all, sometimes people only have one face.
"Why are you involved in those nonsense again?" Shao Zhang was not very happy.
Mrs. Liu observed the words and said in a low voice: "If you really want to, don't just look for her. My younger sister is only sixteen years old, so she can move Shao Zhang's heart one by one.
To be honest, Ms. Liu is pretty good-looking, has a delicate appearance, and is well-educated, but she is jealous. Allowing her sister to do anything like that is the biggest concession she can make.
But now a new problem has arisen,
Naturally, Mrs. Liu's sister couldn't be as casual as buying a maid. She had to at least be given the title of lady. He had to go to his mother first, and then let her talk to his father.
He can't make the decision on his own.
However, Liu was so "reasonable" that he was a little surprised, and even changed his mind.
When she lowered her head and saw the snow-white peaks in Liu's clothes, she felt hot in her heart and secretly thought that she was confused. The princess's beauty was not better than that of the Shiqiang girls bought in the mountains?
Although salty is delicious, it doesn't have the flavor of fish after all.
Mrs. Liu also felt his gaze, her pretty face turned red.
Shao Zhang coughed slightly and said, "Come and talk to me tonight. Don't worry about my sister's matter. We don't have a child yet. If there are any relatives and talented people over there in Pei County, please find a few of them and come over first."
Enrich the palace staff."
Mrs. Liu's face lit up with joy and she hummed.
The next day, Shao Zhang got up refreshed.
Princess Liu got up earlier than him, commanded the maids and maids to pack up the gifts, and prepared water for the guests and the guard sergeants. Finally, she personally served breakfast to her husband.
Shao Zhang felt that he was even more confused before.
What's the point of quarreling? The more noisy, the less useful it is.
After last night, he realized.
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Shao Zhang, the king of Qi in Daliang, arrived in Bianliang under the escort of a hundred soldiers.
By this time, news of the change of dynasty had been brewing here for more than half a month.
The soldiers of the government were very happy and asked when they would be dispatched to the west for Liangzhou.
What is surprising is that Shao Zhang met a general named Gai Hou who served under his second brother Shao at Bianliang Guanyi.
Chapter completed!