Moreover, not only are the crops in each village well taken care of, but the sound of chickens and ducks can be heard constantly, which shows that each family raises a large number of livestock. And the most conspicuous thing is that many houses in the village have been significantly renovated.
There were traces of the past, and they even discovered that many new houses were under construction in several villages!
You must know that for farmers, houses and land are fundamental, but whether it is repairing or building a new house, it costs a lot of money! And the villagers are willing to spend money, which means that their income is very high, enough to maintain their expenses!
Seeing this scene, the three civil servants felt embarrassed on their faces! Because after Wu Ninghou's torment, Tianjin actually became full of vitality, and he was more capable than the civil servants!
And Xu Wanjiang doesn't understand people's livelihood, and he also knows that the area around Tianjin looks no less prosperous than the area around the capital! More importantly, the farmers around the capital are all tenant farmers, and they look lifeless. But the villagers here are full of vitality!
As for Zhang Shi's face, which still had a faint smile, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
But the better the situation they saw, the more eager they became! This shows that there is a lot of money in Tianjin! If they can control Tianjin, there will be huge wealth! This further strengthens their determination to bring down Wu Ninghou.
idea!
Thinking of the few people here, the four of them subconsciously exchanged glances with each other, and then understood their respective thoughts, and actually had some common hatreds!
When they arrived at a place 30 miles away from Tianjin, He Xianli looked up and saw no one to greet them! He became angry and said loudly: "The people in Tianjin are neglecting the angels. There is no one to greet the convoy here!"
Wu Yunshan also echoed: "That's true! Do these people in Tianjin not want to be officials?"
However, Jiang Yuzhong whispered at this time: "I'm afraid it's not that they didn't come to greet them, but that no one greeted them at all! Don't forget, the civil and military officials of Tianjin were detained in prison by Wu Ninghou, who interrogated them whether they had colluded with the White Lotus Sect.
, otherwise they wouldn’t have stopped coming!”
He Xianli then slapped his forehead and said, "That's true. I've forgotten this!"
Wu Yunshan said with a smile: "In that case, why don't we take a long detour and go to the canal to have a look! Didn't I say that Wu Ninghou set up a card there to collect taxes?"
Jiang Yuzhong snorted and said, "Very good. I'm just going to see how Wu Ninghou conquers and extorts!"
Xu Wanjiang also interjected: "Let's go together, let's go together! When we see it, I will explain it to His Majesty when I go back!"
He Xianli said: "Everyone, if we rush in this way, we are afraid that we will alert Wu Ninghou's minions. Why don't we change into casual clothes and only take a few guards with us."
Wu Yunshan also nodded and said: "Good idea! But should I inform Eunuch Zhang?"
Xu Wanjiang hesitated and said, "It's better to inform him and see if he is willing to go?"
After sending someone to inquire, they replied that Eunuch Zhang was also willing to go, and that he would also change into casual clothes. So everyone went back to the carriage and changed their clothes. Each person took only one entourage, and drove several carriages to the canal.
When they arrived near the canal, they saw a water gate built on the canal from a distance! The water gate was quite wide, and there was a place for people to walk on it. When they got closer, they saw that there was a group of guards in uniforms passing by above the water gate.
patrol.
Several people got off the carriage far away and walked towards the water gate. At first, they were worried that their group was too conspicuous, but they were frightened by the carriage and found that there were many people looking at the canal. I think it was because the tax collection had just started here, and there were many people.
People are here to watch the fun.
Several people blended into the crowd and squeezed to the edge of the canal with the help of the guards. Then they looked into the river and saw ten small trestles on the left and right on the canal bank in front of the water gate. The canals on the canal docked at the trestles in turn.
superior.
When the ship stopped, two tax collectors and two royal guards on each ship boarded the ship to conduct inventory, valuation and tax collection. At this time, the pier was full of ships.
When a few of them crowded to the shore, there happened to be a boat at their feet. Two tax collectors and two royal guards were getting off the boat. One of them, who was obviously dressed as a eunuch, was collecting scattered silver and tax bills.
Seeing this scene, Wu Yunshan whispered to He Xianli beside him: "Looking at the person who just paid taxes on the boat, he is obviously dressed as a eunuch. Why are everyone in the palace so abiding by the rules now?"
He Xianli shook his head and said: "I don't know! But please pay attention to the flags. These ships seem to belong to the same person!"
Jiang Yuzhong also said: "Yes, you can see that the flags of the ships behind are very similar. It's just that the flags are fluttering in the wind, so it's not clear who they are. But maybe Eunuch Zhang can know who it is."
At this time, Wen Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the flag, but he couldn't seem to see it clearly. However, he thought for a moment and said, "It is true that the flag cannot be clearly seen, but if I calculate the time, it should be Eunuch Zhou, the eunuch who was guarding Hangzhou, who returned to Beijing.
Days, maybe his fleet."
While several people were talking, a high-rise ship sailed over and leaned against the trestle. The high-rise ship was quite magnificent, and its flag was clearly displayed. It really had the word "zhou" written on it! Everyone immediately understood that it was indeed the garrison of Hangzhou.
The fleet of the eunuch Zhou Gonggong.
It's just that these people all know that eunuchs are like quails when they are in the palace, and are as ferocious and greedy as eagles when they go out. How can they honestly stop the ship for inspection and pay taxes when the boat is full? This is not like the people in the palace at all.
Making a show?
Several people thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer. Xu Wanjiang couldn't help it and said to Eunuch Zhang: "Eunuch Zhang, I have a question to ask. Eunuch Zhou is the guard of Hangzhou this time, so he has a lot of respect in the palace.
How could he pay his taxes honestly? Does your Majesty have any special wishes?"
Zhang Shi glanced at him, and then laughed and said: "Long Live Lord will not care about such trivial matters. It's just that we are all Long Live Lord's slaves. Naturally, our hearts go to Long Live Lord, and we can't let Long Live Lord worry about it! So there are some
Things will naturally be done according to the rules!"
When several people heard this, they cursed in their hearts: "When did you bunch of dog eunuchs actually obey the rules!"
However, Zhang Shi's words still gave them a hint. It was these eunuchs who lived in the palace and were the best at observing the scenery! They could see who was close to the emperor best! Now Liu Haojia was blushing in front of Long Live Lord, so naturally they didn't
I would tease Wu Ninghou at this time, so as not to lose favor in front of Long live Lord! What's more, just because of a little bit of money, I would go against the most popular person in front of Long live Lord, which is totally not worth the gain!