In the scorching sun after the rain, the tender green branches and leaves are even clearer.
The shallow raindrops are hidden among the layers of obstacles between branches and leaves, turning into a little bit of crystal clearness, avoiding the sun in the sky.
Hangzhou, z Land Administration Office.
In the back hall, officials under the governor sat in the hall according to their official ranks, laughing and talking, which was very pleasant.
The right governor Tie Xuan is in the main position, and the administration in the land is somewhat subtle now. Anyone with discerning eyes knows that Tie Xuan's immediate superior, the left governor, and the father of the imperial concubine, Zhang Shan, is no longer indifferent to in charge of affairs.
Zhang Shan is a traditional Confucian scholar. His daughter was a concubine in the palace. He himself became a magistrate in the province, and he was suspected of having power from his relatives. Since Tie Xuan came to office, all the matters were handed over to Tie Xuan to deal with.
I was hidden behind the scenes, seeking to be transferred to Beijing and become a noble official.
At the beginning, the officials in Z were still a little nervous about Tie Xuan, the governor. He was a companion of the current emperor, and he served as a grain platform when he went to the imperial court to fight against Goryeo. He also worked in Qin for several years.
It is said that he is righteous and honest, and it is quite difficult to please him.
But after spending a while together, everyone found that it was not the case. This Tie Buzheng was also a human being, and he also had seven emotions and six desires.
Many people think about it and feel relieved. In the past, Tie Buzheng was an official in the poor northern part, so he could not get the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River. This is a gentle and rich village, and no matter how hard he is, he can melt it even if he is a man of iron.
"Mr. Fansi, it looks good to get better these days. What are the happy events?"
After everyone talked for a while, Wu Guosheng, the right senator under the governor, asked with a smile.
Tie Xuan is on the upper side, and the left and right are political participation and senatorial participation. These people are in charge of grain storage, military farming, military affairs, post office transmission, water conservancy, and reputation relief.
In addition, there are officials in the hall, including the Censorship Department, the Tax Department, the Qingli Department, the Zhaomosou, the Baoquan Bureau, the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.
Dozens of people gathered together, and the back hall was filled with extremely respected official uniforms and hats.
At this moment, these shaking official hats were living heads in Tie Xuan's eyes.
"Nothing good news!" Tie Xuan smiled, "It's just a problem, and finally got some clues!"
As he said that, Tie Hyun smiled again at the officials in the hall.
These officials cannot be said to be bad. But 60% of them have close ties with the wealthy and gentry in the province. They are either from big families or simply supported by those families.
Either, it depends on those big families.
Actually, if an official has nothing to do with local big households, he will not be able to do anything. These people are inseparable from collecting grain and paying taxes, clearing up land and preventing floods, and allocating livestock to the people.
These officials are better, but to go down the line, there are countless people from the grassroots officials who come from gentry families.
The children of rich families have studied the school and have exchanged ideas with their families. This has been the case since ancient times!
Of course, there are some of them who are working hard to do practical things.
During this time Tie Xuan came, he had already figured out who was like this.
"Sir, I am a governor of a province. What problems can I have?" Zhou Zhirong, the doctor of the department who was a subordinate of the Censor, smiled.
He has been in the sixth rank of the Department of the Department, but he is responsible for all the official documents of the Censorate. Although his official position is average, he has a very heavy responsibility. This is also a Juren from a wealthy family and has a good reputation in the officialdom.
"I have many problems!" Tie Xuan said with a smile, "Can you help me solve it?"
"My sir, please do your best!" Zhou Zhirong said with a smile.
Tie Hyun stood up, walked to the window and opened the window, letting the sunlight after the rain come in. He put his hands behind his back and turned slowly, with a warm smile on his face.
"Under our local government, more than 11 million people are the important financial and taxation areas of our Ming Dynasty in the south!" Tie Xuan said lightly, "The taxes paid every year are more than 70% more than other provinces."
. Moreover, the people live and work in peace and contentment, agriculture, culture and industry, and all industries are prosperous. People are outstanding and the land is prosperous, and the literary style is prosperous. There are no worries about thieves in the land of fish and rice, and no troubles on the border!"
"It's all the vassal officials who have good governance!" The officials said quickly.
"Ha!" Tie Xuan laughed, "I have only been here for so many days, how can I be considered my credit!" As he said, he continued to laugh, "I want me to say that it is God's credit that created such a place,
The most prosperous place in the world!”
"But!" Suddenly, Tie Xuan changed his mind, "There are not without disadvantages among these benefits!"
The officials quickly curled their smiles and listened with their ears.
"Is more than 10 million people a real number? Is the number of land also a real number?" Tie Xuan's smile disappeared in an instant, and he squinted his eyes and looked around for a while, "Are mulberry fields, workshops, and taxes, all of them sufficient?"
In an instant, the hall was silent and the needles could be heard.
Many people were secretly exchanging eyes below.
"Apart from Zhili, our land can be said to be the best place in the world." Tie Xuan continued, "But even this wealthy land of good place, the population statistics are not accurate, and the capitation tax is still being collected!"
As he said that, he looked at everyone again.
"Before I took office, Long live the emperor's instructions. The cauldron and stones are in full swing, and it is quite effective. Why is it just a zodiac sign, and it is difficult to move forward in all kinds of difficulties? Go and see, what are the officials?
To shirk, or is there too much resistance?"
"I have seen this and I really made Master Long live to say it!"
Immediately, Tie Xuan paused and drank a sip of tea slowly.
"A few years ago, the Central Plains had a disaster. But after the major disaster, the governor there followed the Holy Idea to promote the sacred taxes, and officials and gentry paid food together, and the capitation tax was abolished. The population verification that year was over seven million more.
Many people!”
"I checked the files I checked in the Ministry of Revenue. It was originally 12 million people, but now it is 20 million! The original land acres were 50 million mu, and after the implementation of the new policy, it was 74.158 million.
Thirty-two acres!”
"After suffering such a big disaster, the court thought that the court would mobilize food relief from other provinces in the next two years. But after the autumn harvest of the next year, the HN General Secretary not only did not extend his hand to the court, but instead directly told the emperor that he could be self-sufficient!"
Speaking of this, Tie Xuan gradually lowered his voice, "Why are you comparing to us, a poor place? But in another year, you don't even have to wait until next year, just this fall, and you will be comparable to ours!
”
"Sir, the account cannot be settled like this. There is a plain and a granary in the Central Plains..."
As soon as Wu Guosheng spoke, he asked Tie Xuan to look back.
"I naturally know that it cannot be generalized. I am talking about the benefits of the new policy!" Tie Xuan said loudly, "Only after the population is found, the cap tax can be abolished. Only when the land is found clearly can the tax be set better!"
"Everything is completely dark, and it's not clear who has intersected so much. At that time, it's not all that will be done, but it's all about the people?"
"What the Lord Fanshi said is very true!" Chen Ping, the senator in charge of the province's land and grain road, spoke slowly, "In the 28th year of Hongwu, Xiaguan took office from the Ministry of Revenue. The reason why the Ministry of Revenue asked Xiaguan to transfer the position here was to
Verification of land and population!”
"But I am ashamed that I have been here for several years and have achieved nothing. The annual land population statistics are still a bad debt and are confused!"
"The documents from the bottom to the handover are all untrue and ambiguous!"
This Chen Ping is one of these officials who want to do things.
"You can't say that!" Another Senator Zhang Tai said, "We have difficulties. We also know that the court has its own reasons for implementing the new policy, but the gentry opposes it, so we can't force it, right?"
"Doesn't it be necessary to send troops to search from house to house? Will that cause civil unrest?"
"Besides, the reason why Z land is rich is that as the vassal state said, agriculture, mulberry, commerce and industry are prosperous. When it is driven by the whole body, who dares to risk the big deal?"