Early spring in Beijing...a time of sudden warmth and then cold.
Mo Daojun left early, and there were even more early travelers. In this early morning, under the bridge outside the east gate of the city, the former Shang Bao Sicheng, who was expelled from the capital, Mr. Li from Zhongshushe, and Zhu Fanghe, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War
The third son of Lu Shangshu said goodbye reluctantly.
Li probably didn't want to cause too much noise, so he left in a very low-key manner, with only these two people coming to see him off.
"Brothers, I was frustrated in my career and ended up in a foreign country. I bid farewell to my two brothers this morning. Yesterday we had a banquet together, tomorrow we are thousands of miles apart. Over the years, I have been traveling far and wide, alone and without friends, and full of loneliness..."
Seeing Li Gui rummaging through his words, Zhu Bulang, who knew him very well, was speechless.
You, Mr. Li, have a great reputation and have gone to Yangzhou City, the most romantic capital in the world, which is only two hundred miles away from your hometown, to serve as an official...
When others hear your sad words, they think you are going to be sent to the frontier. Although everyone uses this method to say goodbye, you have gone too far.
Besides, how can the 19-year-old sixth-rank chief seal officer of Jiangdu County not be considered a failure in the officialdom?
Zhu Bulang didn't know how to answer, but Mr. Lu Sangong said sternly: "My dear brother is here to pastor and guard a place. He is also a Marquis of Baili. He is an official who is close to the people. He has a heavy responsibility that cannot be underestimated. You should remember to encourage the wind and encourage the comparison, and punish the prison with caution.
, as an official who is responsible for peace and prosperity, and is praised by all the people, then he can live up to his life. I have a few words of advice for my brother, you should be aware of..."
A strong opponent is even more powerful. Li Gui's head was as big as a bucket after being lectured by his cheap brother-in-law, and he retreated miserably. He quickly cupped his hands and said "goodbye" before jumping on the carriage and heading east.
There was no conversation all the way. When they arrived in Tongzhou, Li Gui and his party of six transferred to a boat and headed south along the canal.
The waterway was still the same, and he had to walk in the opposite direction along the route he took when entering Beijing, and distribute some letters along the way.
Of course, the situations on the two journeys were completely different. Master Li was unknown when he entered Beijing and was silent all the way, but Master Li was definitely not lonely when he left Beijing.
Although it was not known all over the world because of the short time, he was still a minor famous official. The two sides of the canal are the most well-informed areas in the world. After Li Gui registered his name at various stations along the way, many local officials
He moved upon hearing the wind and held a banquet to invite him.
What makes her not lonely is that with her thin skin and soft flesh, Miss Cheng will not be too empty during the long night.
On the second day of going south, on a dark and windy night, Li Gui was in high spirits, so he naturally disposed of the crying little lady Cheng and took her as his fourth concubine.
When the ship stopped at Linqingzhou Shuiyi, Mrs. Cheng lay on the small table in the cabin and secretly wrote a letter to the ten princes in the capital: "There have been a lot of social activities recently, and my strength is not as good as before. It doesn't even last half an hour."
At this time, Mr. Li suddenly appeared behind him, grabbed the pen barrel, and unconvinced, he erased the half-character and changed it to three characters.
As the boat swayed in the canal and passed Huai'an Prefecture, Li Gui kept a low profile again and stopped going to the inn to eat and drink.
After passing Huai'an Prefecture, he entered the area under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture. Although he would soon arrive at his post, Li Guang did not want to go directly to Jiangdu County to take office. He planned to return to Xujiang County first, and then start from his hometown before going to Yangzhou City.
However, if you walk along the canal, you must pass through Yangzhou, so Mr. Li wants to cross the border quietly incognito to avoid getting into trouble. He goes home first without being allowed to enter. If some indifferent officials find out about it, he will definitely
Although Li Guang is not afraid of using this to impeach someone, it is better to do less than to do more.
There are three directly-governed counties and three subordinate prefectures under the Yangzhou Prefecture of the imperial dynasty, starting from the Dajiang River in the south, the Huaihe River in the north, the sea in the east, Hongze in the west, Gaona Lakes, and water in all directions. It is one of the largest prefectures in the world.
The three counties directly under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture are Jiangdu County, Yizhen County, and Taixing County, of which Jiangdu County is the head county, which is where the capital is located. The three subordinate states are Gaona Prefecture, Taizhou, and Tongzhou. These three subordinate prefectures also have subordinate jurisdictions.
Seven counties.
To the south of Huai'an Prefecture is Gaona Prefecture. Continue south along the canal and you will reach the boundary of Jiangdu County.
The boat trip slowed down again, and Mr. Li and Cui Jing took a closer look at the customs of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After all, this is the place that will be under the rule in the future, so it would be good to get familiar with it along the way.
Because the upstream Hongze Lake is used for irrigation, the water volume in the canal between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers has always been large, and the water surface and embankments are relatively high. In a bay with a slow flow of water, Li Gui and Cui Jing got off the boat and climbed onto the embankment to look into the distance.
Cui Jing pointed to the village in the distance and said: "Yangzhou Prefecture is the largest prefecture in the world, and Jiangdu County is also a large metropolitan county. But looking at its countryside, it is far worse than Jiangnan. Yesterday I found a record that the entire Yangzhou Prefecture is rich in money and food.
It's only 300,000 dan, but Jiangdu County doesn't know about it yet. The proprietor will know about it when he takes office.
Three hundred thousand? Li Gu was shocked by this figure. Although this figure was only based on the tax on land, land, and land, which was generally called the money and grain tax, and did not include taxes on industry, commerce, salt, etc., it was still too small.
You know, Suzhou Prefecture's annual official tax is nearly 3 million, while Xujiang County's is 320,000. The famous Yangzhou Prefecture's annual official tax is only equal to that of Xujiang County? This is for the entire Yangzhou Prefecture, and Jiangdu County is even more
not enough.
Cui Jing continued: "I went ashore last night and asked the locals. It turns out that the west side of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River is densely covered with rivers and lakes, with complicated water conditions and frequent disasters, while the east side is close to the sea and is full of salt fields. Therefore, rural farming has declined more than in the south of the Yangtze River, so money and food naturally
Less." Cui Jing, the master of Xinzha, said this to Li Gui. It was obviously not without purpose. He believed that the proprietor would definitely understand what it meant.
Li estimated that he had worked in the government offices of prefectures and counties, and he immediately realized an unpleasant problem.
Yangzhou City is definitely a place full of gold and silver. Every year, there are millions of taels of salt lessons and hundreds of thousands of taels of customs duties. But the problem is that neither of those things belong to Jiangdu County... He doesn't know how much money Jiangdu County can collect.
Wanshi's money and food and a little money from street stalls.
Forget it, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge. Anyway, if you can collect money and food on time these days, you are qualified. Whether it is more or less, you have to hand it over to the court. It is useless to think so much. Li Gui put his mind down and looked at the scene with Master Cui for a while.
Then he got on the boat and continued on his way.
At the beginning of April in the warm spring, the newly appointed general magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture and acting magistrate of Jiangdu County quietly arrived at Dongguan Ferry in Yangzhou City (that is, Jiangdu County).
The canal passes around the city from the east and south of Yangzhou City, forming two city gates that can enter the city through the canal, namely Lijin Gate (Dongguan) in the east city and Chaomen Gate (Yijiang Gate) in the south city.
In this era, Yangzhou prospered due to the salt industry. With more than 300 Xin'an, Shanxi Salt Industry merchants earned millions in profits and paid salt taxes every year. A huge amount of money flowed into Yangzhou City, building a prosperous and prosperous city in the north of the Yangtze River.
A metropolis compared with Suzhou City.
One is in the south of the Yangtze River and the other is in the north of the Yangtze River. Suzhou City and Yangzhou City are the most dazzling twin stars.
In fact, Yangzhou's city wall length, city area, and population are smaller than Suzhou City, but Yangzhou City's level of development is by no means inferior to Suzhou City.
If Yangzhou had to compare with Suzhou, the world's largest city outside the two Beijings, Suzhou would probably be like an all-around champion in the comprehensive development of agriculture, industry, and commerce, while Yangzhou would be more like a single champion in the commercial category.
Yangzhou's products are not rich, and the only ones that can be listed are salted fish and "thin horse". The surrounding hinterland is not as prosperous and prosperous as Suzhou. However, Yangzhou City is a pure city that relies on huge profits from the salt industry.
A consumer city with a large number of wealthy and leisure classes supported the existence of a large number of brothels, teahouses, bathhouses, boats and gardens in Yangzhou city.
In this era, the three words Yangzhou City represent the city of poetry, the city of dreams, and the city of smoke and smoke. There are countless familiar poems about Yangzhou. The spring breeze is ten miles away from Yangzhou, life is only for death in Yangzhou, and the smoke and smoke fall in Yangzhou in March
, Twenty-Four Bridges on a moonlit night, I have dreamed of Yangzhou for ten years, the best place in Zhuxi, the famous capital of Huaizuo, is the place where Mr. Li will serve. (To be continued.!.