Chapter 35 100,000 stones of grain, oh my God!

The yellow books and fish scale books in the county government are all things on the surface. The imperial court can collect them by registering them in the yellow book and fish scale book in accordance with the Two Taxes Law.

However, Dakang inherited six generations of emperors. More than 100 years have passed. Due to the increase in population, the reduction of cultivated land, and heavy taxes and servitude.

In recent years, many people have been forced to flee, production has been severely damaged, and the imperial government's finances have fallen into crisis!

The Two Taxes Law was in name only. Someone in the imperial court proposed to borrow a whip method from Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, but most ministers rejected it.

In fact, it is not to blame those ministers, if they use a whip method to re-measure the land, change taxes to cash, and oppose the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business.

Behind those ministers are the interests of the big businessmen of their families or guilds. If their interests are harmed, they must oppose them.

Moreover, Emperor Wu Jianzhen ascended the throne at the age of 48 and is now in his 60s, and he no longer has the reform drive he had when he was young.

Moreover, his only son, the prince, said and did radical things last year because he wanted to speed up the reform of the imperial court.

So one dark night, I fell into the lake and became a drowned ghost.

Emperor Wu Jian was deeply grieved and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. Later, it was traced to the leader of the eunuchs, Eunuch Wei, who may have had a considerable connection with the matter.

But before his death, Eunuch Wei still felt that he had been wronged, so the incident of the prince drowning became a headless case.

Yang Shuangyin came to Yi County to be the county magistrate. He was a donated official. In order to make a fortune, he gritted his teeth and donated 8,000 taels to fill the vacancy of a county magistrate. He hurriedly came to take office two years ago.<

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After two years, the money was paid back, but he was confused about most government affairs in the county, so he had no choice but to let those small officials go.

As long as he doesn't go too far, he will turn a blind eye!

The county magistrate of Yixian County also knows very well that the local officials in Yixian County have been handed down from generation to generation. Each person has a book in his hand. Which family has how many fields?

How much food should be paid?

It’s all recorded in this booklet, it’s a secret that won’t be passed down!

In addition, Master Dong Yidan is familiar with special people in the county.

He hired Dong Yidan, a master, and there were many benefits, just like the rice of a gentleman who had served as an official in Yixian County.

You can't harvest more of these two kinds of rice, you can harvest as much as you should. He doesn't know anything about it.

But Dong Yidan, who recommended himself, knew everything clearly.

Now Mr. Dong is Master Qiangu next to Yang Shuangyin, handling all affairs of the county government for him.

It has been said in the past two years that Mr. Dong is the real magistrate of Yi County.

Thanks to Mr. Dong and the Yixian officials who kept everything in order in the county government, Yang Shuangyin, the county boss, was also happy to relax.

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, he has been "very busy" in the past two years, but he has also received many benefits.

But Mr. Dong is even busier, and the people of Yixian County all know that if the crime is in the hands of Mr. Dong.

That is "a living person jumps into a basin of boiling water - even if he doesn't die, he still has to peel off his skin."

Now Mr. Dong has just hurried back from meeting people at Wanhua Building in Taierzhuang.

Dong Yidan, who had a long horse face, walked into the flower hall of the second hall with an ugly expression. When he saw Magistrate Yang sitting in a daze on the Taishi chair, he walked up to him in a small step and whispered:

"Master, the students are back!"

Magistrate Yang raised his head and asked: "Master Dong, how are you doing?"

It was obvious from the other party's face that something was not going well, but Yang Shuangyin still held on to a glimmer of hope.

Dong Yidan whispered: "Sir, the grain-robbers, together with countless refugees, burned 80,000 shi of grain and some watercrafts that had just been transported ashore in one night.

In addition, there are a total of 100,000 stones in the dock warehouse. Sir, if the refugee riots and water bandits continue like this, there may be disaster!"

Ah!

100,000 stones, all gone!

As soon as Yang Shuangyin heard that 100,000 stones of grain had been robbed and burned, his eyes instantly felt like stars. Naturally, he could no longer listen to what was to come.

Yang Shuangyin instantly felt despair and slumped down on the Grand Master's chair.

"Then what should we do? Isn't there no big disaster coming?"

Yang Shuangyin murmured to himself.

Mr. Dong next to him bent down and approached Magistrate Yang’s ear and said, “The student has a plan that can help the great master get out of such a passive situation.”

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

Magistrate Yang was a little excited after hearing this.

Master Dong's plan is not worth mentioning, because Weishan Lake has a freezing period and the last water transport will be terminated now.

As long as Yang Shuangyin does not sign the deposit form for the warehouse in Zaozhuang, Yixian County, the grain will not be moved into the warehouse. It will be hidden for a while, and I will think of a way in the coming spring!

Moreover, after the Laichun Canal resumes navigation, there will be a few months as a transition period, and there are many ways to conceal the 100,000 stone grain.

As long as he has completed his three-year term as an official, he can just walk away.

Next year will be his last term. As for the next county magistrate who takes over Yixian County, he deserves to be unlucky!

Magistrate Yang was in high spirits, and Dong Yidan counted the coming spring: "Sir, April 1st is the ship from northern Jiangsu, May 1st is the ship from southern Jiangsu, and June 1st is the ship from Huguang, Zhejiang, in order.

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Each batch of ships is only allowed to stay in Tongzhou for ten days, after the last batch of ships arrives in Tongzhou.

It is stipulated that people must return on October 1st, and water transportation is mainly carried out in summer and autumn. This is related to the freezing climate in the north.

In this way, we will have half a year to turn around, and we will have to raise 100,000 shi to hand it over by then!"

After raising 100,000 stones, Yang Shuangyin was discouraged again for no reason. It was not easy!

It is true that Yi County under his jurisdiction is a first-class county, but in previous years, the total harvested was only more than 100,000 shi of grain, and the money to buy the people's grain was too much!

He felt a headache just thinking about it. The people in Yixian County were very fierce. Recently, he didn't dare to go out of the county office at night, for fear that someone would slap him and he would die without knowing how.

"100,000 shi of grain, oh my God!"

Magistrate Yang whispered to Mr. Dong.

When Master Dong saw that Magistrate Yang was discouraged again, he smiled slightly and said:

"Sir, do you know the price of the rice that the Ministry of Revenue warehouses?"

"Why are you asking about the price of rice from the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"It's two taels of silver!"

Without waiting for Magistrate Yang to ask, Mr. Dong took the initiative to answer:

"In the second year of Yongping, the market price of rice should be around 7 or 8 taels of silver. Based on this calculation, the Ministry of Household Affairs would have to pay one tael or 2 taels of silver for every stone. This year, the fixed value of redemption in Yixian County is 100,000 dan.

Just..."

Magistrate Yang's mental arithmetic was extremely fast, and he just pondered for a moment before giving the answer: "100,000 taels, tear...!"

Magistrate Yang took a breath of cold air. It’s not that he didn’t know, but he was shocked!

The simple explanation of the so-called acceptance is: every year when the rice matures, the prefecture and county yamen begin to open warehouses to collect grain. After the grain households have paid, the canal ships arrive, and the grain is accepted and shipped. This is called "acceptance".

In other words, as long as Yixian County Magistrate Yang County Magistrate survives these six months, he will lower the purchase price of the people and rush to harvest rice.
Chapter completed!