Chapter 197 Returning to hometown in fine clothes, threading the needle
Chapter 197 Returning home in fine clothes, working as a thread
Once he told a lie, he had to use more lies to cover it up. He said that Wen Suyun had entered a period that was not suitable for farming. After that, the emperor visited the palaces based on the dates calculated by Huang Jin.
Yan Song finally arrived in Jiangxi.
He went to his hometown in Fenyi County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, which is located on the west side of Jiangxi Province, and walked all the way east. From Fenyi, he took a boat along the front section of the Gan River, Yuanjiang River, and walked all the way east, passing Linzhou Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture.
Then we changed the Wuyang River and crossed Poyang Lake to Raozhou Prefecture, and then traced the Jinjiang River to Guangxin Prefecture.
Continuing upstream along the Xinjiang River, he arrived at Qianshan.
The Wuyi Mountains are just south of Qianshan, and how powerful is Fei of Qianshan?
Let's put it this way: Fei Hong's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all had exactly the same titles: Dr. Guanglu, Zhu Guo, Young Master and Crown Prince Taishi, Shangshu of Hubu, and Bachelor of Wuyingdian.
Four generations have passed, and all of them have served as ministers of household affairs and cabinet ministers in the Ming Dynasty.
Now, Yan Song, a protégé of the new party leader Yang Tinghe and the first chief accompanying scholar of the imperial study, came to the hometown of Fei Hong, the leader of the old party.
Although we still have to go to Shangrao County where the Guangxin government office is located, the prefect of Guangxin and many local people came to Qianshan County first.
Who doesn’t want to interact more with counselors?
At this moment, many people are waiting there by the dock of Xinjiang River outside Qianshan County.
Yan Song will not go to Qianshan County, which is located on the banks of Qianshan River, but will stop briefly in Rikou Town, where Qianshan River and Xinjiang River meet.
This Rikou town is known as the "Eight Provinces Wharf" and is a very important water and land transshipment hub.
Bordering Zhejiang to the east, Fujian to the south, and Huizhou Prefecture to the south, Qianshan County also has a very important copper mine since the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The reason why the Fei family became rich was because they did business here.
Then Fei Hong's great-grandfather truly became a giant after he showed his ambitions, and it has been in decline for five generations. Although Fei Hong's son Fei Maoxian did not win the Jinshi this year, Fei Maozhong was the top scholar in the previous subject, and now he is the top scholar.
Already entered the Imperial Study Room.
By this time, the Qianshan Fei family had produced five Jinshi and seven Juren. Fei Hong's father's generation had five brothers, Fei Hong's generation had ten brothers, and Fei Maozhong's generation had thirty-three brothers.
In Guangxin Prefecture and even in Jiangxi and Southeast, the Fei family is terrifying. There are only a few low-level officials and officials who have served without passing the imperial examination. For example, the teachings and teachings of Fei Hong's cousin and others who were born in Gongsheng,
For example, Fei Hong's second son was Shang Bao Sicheng, who was born in Yinzhi.
As for Jiangxi as a whole, there have been seven chief ministers of the cabinet, including Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, and Fei Hong.
The prosperity of Jiangxi's literary style is not inferior to that of Zhili and Zhejiang in the south.
During the Hongwu period, there were a total of 881 Jinshi, and Jiangxi accounted for 147; during the Jianwen period, one-fifth of the Jinshi were from Jiangxi, and the top three in the second year of Jianwen were all from the first government in Ji'an, Jiangxi; in the second year of Yongle,
Among the 470 Jinshi, there are 110 from Jiangxi, ranking among the top three in the first class and the top four in the second class.
At this moment, there are other famous families in the Guangxin Mansion. For example, Wang Jun, who is currently the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Wei, who is the right minister of the Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau, and the Wang family of Yiyang, who is the third brother of Wang Dian, the imperial minister, and for example... the third one after Zhu Houxun ascended the throne.
One person who was promoted is Xia Yan, who is now the censor of Youdu of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate and the admiral of Cao Jiang. He is a native of Guixi County, Guangxin Prefecture.
There are also the late famous Neo-Confucianists Hu Juren, Lou Liang, etc., all of whom came from Guangxin Prefecture.
When Yan Song's boat docked, he was filled with emotion when he saw so many gentry outside the pier.
This is what power and position brought to him: wherever he went, he was treated with respect and courtesy.
"I feel very sorry for disturbing the place. Song is just returning to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors and take the road to his appointment. You are treating him so well, so Song is not afraid."
Yan Song got off the boat and bowed repeatedly. He was already a talented person, but now in his forties, he has a calm and polite demeanor, and has no airs about taking advice.
The local officials were headed by Wen Anyong, the prefect of Guangxin, while the local gentry was led by Fei Wan, the head of the Fei family and Fei Hong's younger brother. In addition, Gong Cun, the supervisor of the Qianshan Copper Factory, also arrived here.
With so many people gathered together, Fei donated a large yard in Rikou Town and had already prepared a banquet.
"During the court, I often asked for help from Zifang Gong. I really admire the Fei family's way of studying and educating people." Yan Song looked at Fei Hong's son Fei Maoxian who had returned to his hometown and encouraged him, "My nephew will never come back this time."
If I can go to high school, I can't have this teacher-student relationship with you."
Fei Maoxian even said that he did not dare, saying that he was not good at studying.
Yan Song smiled and said to Fei Wan: "My nephew is talented enough to be a tribute scholar. However, after I opened the answer sheet this time, I was quite confused when I read it. It seems that my nephew was transferred to Sichuan by brother Zichong."
However, Maozhongxian’s nephew has just won the top prize in high school, so it would be good for Fei not to continue to be in the limelight this time."
Everyone was moved when they heard this: It was said that Fei Maoxian was good enough to be a Jinshi. Could it be that Fei Maoxian deliberately gave a poor answer this time?
Was it Fei Hong's advice, or was it due to other reasons?
Now the protégé of the leader of the new party is showing closeness to Fei in words and deeds. Wen Anyong, the prefect of Guangxin, couldn't help but said: "Futai already has the qualifications to participate in policy, and since then he has had a great relationship with Jiangxi Juzi as a teacher and student. This time he replied
Jiangxi should be inspired by this. First, he will be the chief of the royal study, and then he will return to the court after Zhejiang. Jiangxi will have one more great scholar."
"Don't dare." Yan Song smiled politely, and then sighed, "I am really scared to go to Zhejiang to take up my post. I took a detour to Jiangxi and entered Zhejiang via Guangxin Prefecture. I also hope that Zhejiang will correct itself first.
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Wen Anyong's heart moved: "Futai is going to Zhejiang, don't you want to start a big war?"
Expressing his closeness to the leader of the old party and pointing out that he was leaving time for Zhejiang to deal with the problem, Wen Anyong had the courage to ask this question.
Yan Song just smiled: "His Majesty once made it clear that five years ago during the Jiajing period, the new law would only be implemented in Guangdong. In other provinces, safety should be the priority."
Wen Anyong couldn't help but nodded: "Guangdong is still compiling and reviewing laws and reforming government agencies this year. There are nearly ten thousand officials in one province, and all offices are operated by procurement. If this is implemented in all provinces, wouldn't the total number of officials in the Ming Dynasty increase to more than twenty
Ten thousand or even three hundred thousand? Even if I could earn twice that amount, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough."
"It's just that nowadays, the land of the people is dwindling, the burden on the people is getting heavier, and the government is in a dilemma about how to pay for it. How can we do it if we don't change it?" Yan Song bowed his hands to the north, "Your Majesty has the ambition to enrich the country, and the ministers should share your worries for you. Yang
Ge Lao is so angry that he has swallowed up all the ages, and many of the new laws and policies are indeed of extraordinary courage. Let’s look at the results in Guangdong.”
Fei Wan remained silent while Wen Anyong was thoughtful.
Those of them who were far away from the center of the court were all thinking about what would happen to Jiajing in five years.
If the new law in Guangdong is really effective, then after it is implemented in the provinces, the most difficult change for them to accept is that if the officials and gentry always occupy a large number of land and people, they will become the main force bearing taxes.
If we really look into it carefully, I am afraid that more than half of the world's taxes will be borne by officials and gentry from several major imperial examination provinces such as Nanzhili, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.
Yan Song expressed his closeness to Fei. Could it be that the imperial party and the old party had other plans?
These words cannot be asked clearly, and they are not familiar with Yan Song.
After all, although Yan Song's great-grandfather once served as the chief envoy of Sichuan, his grandfather and father failed to pass the imperial examination and become officials.
The Yan family in Yi County, a branch of Yuanzhou Prefecture, has become famous in the past ten or twenty years almost exclusively because of Yan Song: If he hadn't delayed a subject for his father Ding You when he was sixteen, Yan Song would have passed the county examination at the age of ten.
To be able to win the imperial examination earlier is to be a high school scholar in the early twenties, instead of entering the Hanlin Academy in the second place at the age of twenty-five.
After all, the Yan family cannot be compared with the Fei family. He, Yan Song, can advance and retreat freely. The previous two generations of the Yan family had no official status, so how could they have purchased many fields? Yan Song's great-grandfather was also famous for his honesty. Because he did not eat meat every time, he sent people away.
No. Yan Qingcai.
"With the chaos in Chenhao in Xinli, Jiangxi, the people need to recuperate even more." Yan Song added, "The gentry in Guangdong have no regard for national laws and despise the power of heaven. His Majesty was furious, so he killed Guangdong Juzi in the Fengtian Palace. If all the gentry in the world remember this,
The teachings of the saints can relieve the king's worries and improve the people's livelihood, so why does your majesty need to go to war in Guangdong?"
Fei Wan remembered the letter sent by Fei Maozhong and immediately said: "Guangdong has always had poor education, and the mountains are high and the roads are far away, so it is becoming more and more rampant. Jiangxi's literary style is at its peak, so it is natural that the saint's teachings are not dared or forgotten. Now the official treatment method can be implemented
, My elder brother also once advised me to take corvee lightly and pay little tax to recuperate and recuperate, and the policy of exempting people from taxes is to strictly order the officials not to exceed their limits. If this can be done, it will not be difficult to make the country rich."
Wen Anyong and other attentive officials and gentry couldn't help but look at him.
Fei Wan dared to say this without Fei Hong speaking?
On the one hand, they want the official treatment in the new law, but on the other hand, they still insist on exempting them from taxes and ding. As for whether they will be apportioned according to ding or land rights after the compilation and review of the regulations, as long as they are not apportioned according to land rights, there will be no more officials and gentry.
Paying a penny is nothing more than asking the rich to bear more.
In the new law, there is naturally a procurement law that is also beneficial to the officials and gentry. Isn't it the officials who have the final say on government purchases? This money will eventually fall into the pockets of the officials and gentry.
Even if the commercial law and tax law are adhered to on this basis, the business tax will still be borne by the businessmen who come forward to run the trading houses.
What Fei Hong means is to give up part of the benefits to realize His Majesty's wish to enrich the country, but not to disturb the foundation?
If we compare the two, Guangdong is responsible for the salary of nearly 10,000 officials. In the final analysis, it is actually not as good as the tax increase of other provinces in the past three years. So why do we have to almost reinvent the wheel like Guangdong did?
Another point: Guangdong has the advantage of shipping, but inland provinces like Jiangxi and Sichuan do not have this extra income. For example, Rikou Town, known as a place for merchants to transship, can actually implement commercial and tax laws, and can collect more
How many taels of silver?
Yan Song smiled and said nothing.
This trip around Jiangxi is to reveal the intriguing meaning of his stance.
Even the old party, in the face of His Majesty's desire to make the country rich, cannot insist on changing all the old systems. What it has to do now seems to be to compare and squeeze out the more radical new party through short-term profit concessions. As long as the foundation remains unchanged
, decades later, officials and gentry might gain even more.
Fei Hong had already called on the officials and gentry in Sichuan to abide by the restrictions on tax exemption and exemption and apply for payment on their own initiative. Although the new law has not been fully implemented, the proportion of officials and gentry who can receive preferential exemptions is a long-established national law, and Fei Hong only called for it.
It's just not a forced order. Yang Ting and the leader of the new party, can the Yang family say one thing and do another and not respond to the call?
In this case, Fei Hong's hometown of Jiangxi will naturally be the same.
When Yan Song goes to Zhejiang, Zhang Fujing's hometown of Zhejiang will naturally do the same.
Otherwise, let’s wait for the new party to use the power of the Ming Dynasty, use the convenience of shipping companies to create taxes, and use the Guangdong new law to be implemented nationwide on the basis of success, and root out everyone’s roots.
Now, the officials and gentry of Guangxin Prefecture felt confident, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Yang Tinghe proposed so many new laws in one breath, some of them are feasible and some are not. Just like Wang Anshi's reform, after his fall, not all of the new laws were abolished, but some were retained.
The most important thing is, after all, the details, how to make it easier for officials to operate, and how to ensure longer-term and greater benefits.
Yan Song arrived at Xianxia Pass under the auspices of some people from Guangxin Prefecture.
This location is located at the boundary between Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. It is "the key to the two Zhejiang and the throat to Fujian". It has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is also known as the four major battlegrounds in China along with Jianmen Pass, Hangu Pass and Yanmen Pass.
Ancient pass.
Yan Song looked back at Jiangxi and then at Fujian.
Because of the three principles of heaven, matter and man, Your Majesty has now set up the Wanfa Pavilion to study physics. If physics is successful, according to what Your Majesty said, the production and transportation of goods can be greatly improved. The burden on the people will be smaller.
, the demand for goods will also be huge in the future.
Therefore, in addition to the gentry in the future, merchants will inevitably become a group that bears the heavy responsibility of taxation. For the Ming Dynasty to operate smoothly under this new set of laws, the status of merchants must be respected.
As long as the officials and gentry take the step of paying taxes according to the law, they will never look back. If they evade at that time, the newly revised "Ming Dynasty Laws and Regulations" will not spare anyone. Do you want to force businessmen to pass on the costs and make their own profits?
Don’t even look at who is behind Huang Mingji.
He finally looked towards Zhejiang, with Quzhou Prefecture in front of him.
After going down from Xianxia Pass to Jiangshan County, he can go all the way south from Qujiang River, the upper reaches of Fuchun River, passing through Jinhua Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture and then to Hangzhou Prefecture.
Yan Song put away his easy-going attitude in Jiangxi and calmly ordered: "Let's go."
After entering Zhejiang, he became the chief official of the eleven prefectures, one state and seventy-five counties.
When they first arrived in Jiangshan County, the people who had been waiting here were led by two people: Shao Xi, the Zhejiang right chief envoy who came to greet him with his civil servants, and Yu Yunzhong, an officer in the governor's personal camp in Fubiao.
"See Futai under the mark!" Yu Yunzhong, who was a member of the Hangzhou Wei Qianhu family, was now promoted to the rank of general. He was sincerely grateful to Yan Song who was the first to ask Yu Qian to carry him to the Ancestral Temple.
Yan Song looked at the group of governor's soldiers he brought with him. This was not all. Yang Tinghe showed his solemnity and allocated 5,000 people to his Fubiao Battalion. These were direct soldiers that Yan Song could easily mobilize without cumbersome procedures.
A governor can control military power, although not as much as a governor.
He just smiled, and after greeting Shao Xi again, he looked at the other person who tied him up.
"The guilty officer, Zhang Qin, deputy envoy of Zhejiang Coast Guard Road, failed to prepare for the Japanese, and the pursuit and suppression failed to achieve anything. Please forgive him!"
Yan Song narrowed his eyes slightly.
After leaving Zhejiang for such a long time, is this the person they pushed out?
For such a drama, I'm afraid his guilt is very shallow: after all, the source of this incident is still in Shibo Division, which lies in Ningbo, the prefect of Shaoxing Second Prefecture, and the local health office.
"There's no need to apologize for holding the bush, let's untie the rope first." Yan Song smiled and stepped forward to help him untie the rope, and then said to Shao Xi, "Your Majesty Shao, I need to ask you for advice on the current situation in Zhejiang.