Xu Qian originally planned to live in the capital for a few months before returning to Zhejiang to take up his post. However, now, due to the issue of collecting grain, he is not in a hurry to go back.
He planned to stay here for a little longer, so he went to the Ministry of Personnel to explain the reason. The Ministry of Personnel wanted Xu Qian not to go back. The period for collecting grain was approaching and the chief official was not in office.
Qian boasted about Haikou. Since he refused to go back, it would be better.
Anyway, if there is any account, you can calculate it when you can't pay the grain, so you don't have to worry about these issues now.
Autumn is coming in a blink of an eye. Xu Qian stays at home every day to tease Hengdao. Two or three months have passed, and this little guy with wrinkled skin and red body has gradually grown up a lot. Xu Qian hugged him and looked at his dark eyes.
Xu Qian glared at him. The little guy was not afraid of him, but also responded with big eyes. Xu Qian made a face at him. The little guy still returned to Beijing with big eyes. Xu Qian said something to him. He still did not move, but he responded with big eyes.
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However, Gui Zhier beside him came over and said to Xu Qian: "Okay, after holding him for so long, Daoer must be hungry. Please ask Liu Niang to feed her."
When the little guy heard this, he started crying loudly until the wet nurse came over, hugged him, and coaxed him for a few times before she was born.
Xu Qian said: "I found that Daoer looks more and more like my father, with her eyebrows, eyes, and nose."
Gui Zhier said angrily: "Last month you kept saying you were like me."
"Is there any?" Xu Qian immediately became innocent: "I just said Mengting said she looked like you, but she didn't say I felt like you."
Gui Zhier smiled and said, "Mengting has always said she looks like you."
Xu Qian was completely speechless and sighed, "Okay, even if it is, it's like me."
After stuttering for a few words, the doorzi said outside: "Young master, there are letters from Zhejiang."
Although Xu Qian was still taking leave, his letters with Zhejiang were still in constant flow. He was in the capital, but Xu Qian still had control over Zhejiang.
Almost every day, there are express delivery from the shop, sending news from Zhejiang and some letters, and Xu Qian replied to him. Therefore, when it is almost the same every day, Xu Qian has to take some time to do his official duties.
After hearing this, Xu Qian made a face at Gui Zhier and said, "I've gone to work for my husband, so I'll say goodbye."
Gui Zhier said: "Don't light the lights when you are in the study, open the doors and windows, so that it will be brighter and will save your eyes from being damaged."
Xu Qian responded. He rushed to the study room and sat down. He could see a small stack of official documents and newspapers from Ming Pao on the desk.
Xu Qian was not in a hurry to read official documents and letters, but read Ming Pao first. Ming Pao's front page today was an article that responded to the imperial court's troops. The article naturally complained about the harm of the Tatars, and talked about the necessity and justice of the imperial court's troops.
, Another article was published, which was published half a month ago. The Xuanfu army was 60,000 and was the first to come out of seclusion, but it hit a group of Tatar cavalry, with only a few hundred people. If it were to encounter the Tatar cavalry
The officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu were naturally going to hunch, but now there are actually hundreds of rangers, so there is nothing to say. At the command of the Xuanfu General, thousands of light cavalry flocked out and beat the gang of rangers.
The fallen flowers and water flowed. As soon as I came out of seclusion, I had a good start. Therefore, the court regarded it as a great victory, and Ming Pao also made a big fuss.
Xu Qian just smiled slightly at this, but Ming Pao’s recent remarks were very appropriate, and even the emperor seemed to be satisfied.
The Ming Pao sent today obviously had nothing new. Xu Qian put down the newspaper and then looked at the official documents. The autumn harvest has begun. Every prefecture and county, whether it is the prefect or the county, is always busy.
Things, collecting grain.
The collection of grain is related to your black hat and your future. I happened to encounter this special year this year. Although I dare to be careful?
The movement to collect grains in the entire Ming Dynasty had begun. I am afraid that even litigation and river embankment would have to be put aside to be responsible for this matter. It is said that only Shuntian Prefecture, even the prefect prefect personally took over to supervise the collection of grains.
How important is this matter.
Zhejiang cannot be spared. As early as half a month ago, Xu Qian had personally drafted the charter and wrote to Zhejiang, ordering them to handle the matter accordingly.
But the grain collection in Zhejiang is different from other places. On the one hand, the servants in each prefecture and county still have to go to the countryside to collect grain like the previous servants. After all, although there are large-scale tax cuts and exemptions, there are still many grain taxes that must be collected.
On the other hand, it is to order the Money and Grain Bureau to buy grain.
The mulberry tax gives Zhejiang three million taels of silver every year. Apart from some necessary expenses, the remaining two million taels of silver are all used to buy grain.
Although the grain prices in Zhejiang have increased slightly, they are obviously acceptable.
In any case, Zhejiang's collection work is progressing very smoothly. From these documents, we can see that the progress of each prefecture and county is particularly smooth. The scene of killing life and death is gone. Because small households are exempt from grain tax.
, while the wealthy families are confident, and although they are not as good as those rich people who grow mulberry trees, the servants at least dare not act rashly. They will collect as much grain as they should. Don’t think of cheating me, and I will never cheat you.
If it were in previous years, the county master had set the amount of grain collection, and the servants were both greedy and afraid that they would not be able to complete the county master's task, so they would have to go to the countryside like a wolf and tiger to remove the tiles and cause some conflict.
come out.
After reading the official documents, Xu Qian looked calm and couldn't help but read some private letters. One of them was sent by Zhou Tai. On the one hand, Zhou Tai reported on the progress of the new army's training. The current new army has passed several times.
After the month of practice, it was already a little bit like this. Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau sent another batch of gunpowder and muskets. Now the practice of muskets has begun to be put on the agenda, but the practice started with the Royal Captains, more than a thousand
After the emergency training, the royal lieutenant roughly mastered the maintenance, firing, aiming, and queue subjects of the muskets, and then the lieutenants explained and practiced the new army. The effect was pretty good and they already looked a little bit.
Next, the content of the letter changed and began to talk about the Governor Fang. Zhou Tai was responsible for contacting the factory guards, so the other party was very quiet. The Governor Fang seemed to want to be unwilling to be lonely.
The next time, I proposed several plans to win over the enemy. However, I didn't make up my mind to implement it. On the one hand, this guy was a turtle. He started to retract his head after a little disturbance, but he would never be a puppet and
Furniture.
However, for Xu Qian, as long as this guy doesn't cause trouble, no matter what he is thinking, he has been permeated by Xu Qian as soon as he is by his side. From the friends and the sedan chair, he can report to Xu Qian at any time.
information.
After reading all the newspapers, official documents and letters, Xu Qian silently pondered on the seat for a moment, then picked up his pen, wrote a few letters each, and ordered someone to report to Zhejiang urgently.
Even if today's official business was completed, Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and continued to be his apartment.
Zhejiang's every move naturally cannot escape the eyes of the cabinet. Now, it is not only the cabinet that cares about Zhejiang, but also the Ministry of Revenue.
Li Shiao of the Ministry of Revenue last time quarreled in the warm room, and he felt even more unhappy. What is your Xu Qian? You are just a governor. I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If you are the governor, will you still be in trouble in the future?
Li Shiao's mood is conceivable. He has been feeling very uneasy recently. On the one hand, Xu Qian agreed very neatly, 1.4 million harbors of grain, and he paid it as soon as he said he wanted. Could it be that Xu Qian, what's the matter behind him?
But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that it is wrong. This is 1.4 million dan.
However, when Li Shiao heard that Zhejiang wanted to use the mulberry tax money to buy grain, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
No wonder Xu Qian dared to boast about Haikou. It turned out that this was the case, and he was actually using the idea of buying food.
When he heard Zhejiang used two million silver patterns to buy grain, Li Shiao felt nervous at first, and then he couldn't help laughing. According to the official price of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called "every banknote is the only one in every banknote, and the minimum amount of money is owed, and one tael of silver is required. After that, the household registration will be held.
The Ministry also stipulates that one ingot of banknotes will be broken into one stone of rice.
In other words, one tael of silver can buy one stone of rice. In other words, one tumbler is equal to two stones of rice. In other words, two million taels of silver can theoretically buy one million tons of grain.
It's no wonder Xu Qian is so confident. He can buy one million dans of grain and embezzle some from other places. It would be easy to get one million dans of grain. But Li Shiao knew that this was a delusion.
Because this is just a provision of the Ministry of Revenue, the official stipulates that one tael of silver buy a stone of rice, just like the official also stipulates that merchants cannot wear silk and satin, which is an unrealistic idea. In fact, the current price of rice is
Two silver can only buy half a scoop of more than half a scoop of grain. Two million taels of silver can buy six or seven hundred thousand scoops of grain. Xu Qian thought he didn't know the current market price of grain, so he just took the Ministry of Revenue.
The official price was converted, and the result was that such a mistake was caused.
By this calculation, it would be great if Xu Qian could make up enough food, which would be one million dan. One million dan is nearly 30% less than the quota proposed by the Ministry of Revenue. At that time, this board that would delay military opportunities,
Sooner or later, I will hit Xu Qian's butt.
After understanding the reason why Xu Qian was confident at that time, Li Shiao suddenly relaxed and couldn't help but look down on Xu Qian. The surname of Xu was not divided into five grains, and he couldn't even understand the market price and official price. No wonder he was unlucky.