However, regardless of appearance, character, or talent, Zhuge Liang is considered a dragon among men.////If you can't meet someone you like, it doesn't seem aggrieved to live with Zhuge Liang for the rest of your life.
Huang Yueying thought lightly.
At this time, under the control of the boatman, the boat slowly docked, and the descendants of the aristocratic families in the cabin one after another came ashore and left. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that it did not meet Cai Yu's expectations.
"The Cai family seems to be in trouble this time, right, Brother Cui?" Huang Yueying asked.
"Miss Yueying, I feel now that you must have a plot against me."
Cui Zhouping put down his tea cup, looked at Huang Yueying and said: "Of course those descendants of the family will not sign at this time. After they disperse, their family interests are more important than anything else. They will definitely go to Cai Yu to inquire about the situation. The girl knows it clearly, and
Why bother asking me? Just tell me what you have in mind."
A dark cloud covered the sun, and there were sparkling waves on the river. It seemed like it was going to rain. Cui Zhouping started to pack his tea set.
Although Cui Jun is not as good as Zhuge Liang, Xu Shupang and Tong Tong, who can make calculations, strategize, and fight decisively, he can observe words and emotions and have insight into people's hearts. Based on Cui Jun's experience, he still has a different experience.
Huang Yueying laughed and said: "Yueying is really ugly. She looks ugly and talks ugly. Then Yueying will tell her directly. Yueying hopes that Brother Cui can promise Yueying two things."
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It was raining heavily, and Yang Zishang led a group of soldiers from Qin and Ming Dynasties to walk on the ridge of the field.
Yang Zishang was sent by Li Yan to count the families' fields, people, slaves and merchants. Yang Zishang felt really proud. After more than thirty years, it was finally his turn to entertain these arrogant families.
Seeing the heads and disciples of the aristocratic families who had no choice but to fawn over him, Yang Zishang felt proud when he thought about it.
Even though it was raining heavily, Yang Zishang worked tirelessly. A soldier wanted to hold an umbrella for Yang Zishang, but Yang Zishang pushed him away. The raindrops hit his gray hair, and he walked briskly. He seemed to be ten years younger.
"Ouch."
Yang Zishang stepped in the air and stepped into the paddy field. His trousers were covered with mud. Qin Ming on the side rushed up to pull Yang Zishang up. Now the civil servants in the Sichuan Army are all precious. Deng Zhi sent him to protect Yang Zishang.
Zi Shang, nothing unexpected can happen.
Qin Ming helped Yang Zishang, who had wet hair. Yang Zishang didn't hold an umbrella, and he couldn't hold an umbrella himself. Qin Ming was unhappy, but he couldn't say it out loud.
"Sir Yang Zi, you were really majestic at Sima's house just now. I'm afraid this is the first time in his life that Mr. Sima's face was blue and purple. There were also the Pang family, the Ma family, the Kuai family before, ouch
, each one of them, usually looks like a human being, but when he meets an adult, he is worse than a dog."
Yang Zishang smiled and said nothing, wiping mud on the grass with his shoes. Everything was as Yang Zishang expected. As for the family, they bullied the weak and feared the strong. In the past thirty years, Yang Zishang had long been familiar with the activities of the family, and the so-called
Nodding and bowing, and flattering, could not calm the hatred in Yang Zishang's heart for many years.
"But your Excellency clearly knows that those people concealed the population, fields, slaves and merchants, why didn't you mention it and left with the fake account books? Especially the Sima family, it's so fake."
The taxation of the Han Dynasty was based on the land, the population collected the money, and the slaves and merchants were doubled to calculate the tax. Therefore, the land, population, slaves and merchants were important indicators to measure the tax. In order to encourage business, Liu Zhang exempted
Merchants' taxes are only collected based on normal business taxes, but the number of fields, people and slaves is still the top priority.
This is related to the amount of taxes paid every year, so the aristocratic families will conceal the report. In fact, this is the common practice of the aristocratic families, and the government often turns a blind eye. During the time of Liu Biao, these aristocratic families were used to concealing the reports.
Now it's Liu Zhang's turn. These clansmen were afraid at first, but after testing Yang Zishang's attitude, they found that Yang Zishang was more arrogant than his nostrils. As long as he was made happy, Yang Zishang didn't say anything even if he knew it was concealed.
, the aristocratic families were relieved.
"Let them go." Yang Zishang said nonchalantly.
Qin Ming was a little confused. He twitched the corner of his mouth. After hesitating for a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to test Yang Zishang: "Master Yang, since you acquiesced to these people's concealment, what about the gifts from the Sima family and several other families?"
Those things, why don't you...?"
After Qin Ming finished speaking, he opened his eyes and looked at Yang Zishang. Yang Zishang stopped wiping the mud and turned to look at Qin Ming meaningfully: "What do you think, General Qin?"
"No, no, no, say whatever you want, say whatever you want." Qin Ming waved his hands hurriedly.
When we arrived in front of another manor, two large yellow characters on the black door plaque shone brightly, "Huang Mansion."
"This old man from the Huang family is really unwilling to stay in the city. He moved to his hometown and made us travel so far." Qin Ming complained.
Yang Zishang smiled and said: "It's good that you didn't go to Jiangxia. Let's go in."
In the inner courtyard of the Huang Mansion, Mr. Huang was sitting on a recliner with a sad face. The world was not good, his luck was not good, and even the weather was not good. There was a dark cloud, which made the old man, who was almost ninety, unable to breathe.
"Yueying, go pick a bunch of grapes for me." Mr. Huang shouted loudly, with a loud voice from his toothless mouth.
Huang Yueying is the great-granddaughter of Mr. Huang. She doesn't usually visit this old man. Every time she comes to see him, she must have strange ideas. The last time she came to see him, she asked her to move to her hometown in Huangjiawan.
That's good, it's raining heavily now, and the countryside is full of mud roads, and I can't take a step. Old Han's leg also hurt, and the old man is very angry.
But today this girl came here, she was quite honest and didn't come up with any weird ideas. The old man who is almost 90 years old can't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness, and he really likes Huang Yueying in his heart.
"Grandpa, I think you are old and confused." Huang Yueying walked out of the house and breathed out comfortably in the rainy weather: "It's only June now, where are the grapes?"
"You talk back again, you have no respect. You should be beaten, so reach out." The old man scolded, Huang Yueying rolled her eyes and stretched out her palm. This is already a common practice.
The old man hit Huang Yueying twice on the palm with his cane. At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard. The two servants at the door opened the courtyard door after receiving the nod from Mr. Huang.
Yang Zishang and Qin Ming came over in a hurry. Looking at a group of tiger and wolf soldiers armed with spears and swords, coupled with the reputation of the Sichuan Army, the servants and servants all looked fearful.
"Yang Zishang paid homage to Mr. Huang. I have been ordered by Mr. Li Yan of the Xiangyang Order to count the properties of various aristocratic families. Please give me a statistical booklet on the number of nobles, land, population, slaves and merchants. I will go back and call for people.
Make a copy, deposit it in the treasury, and return it personally in two days."
Yang Zishang bowed slightly and bowed. As soon as Mr. Huang heard Yang Zishang's name, he jumped up from his chair. His legs healed instantly without any medicine, and his figure became very strong.
"Oh, it turns out that Mr. Yang Zi is here. I'm not here to welcome you, but I'm not here to welcome him from afar. I've heard about Mr. Yang's counting of fortunes for Uncle Liu Huang of Yizhou, and I've already made preparations for Mr. Yang."
Mr. Huang clapped his hands as he spoke, and the butler and eight servants came out carrying plates. On each plate was a thick stack of bamboo slips like a hill. On the last plate, there was a small plate of gold.
"This is the number of people, land, slaves and merchants of the Huang family, which is more than a thousand people. Please check it, Master Yang." Mr. Huang said carefully. This is a major matter for the whole family. Mr. Huang's voice became less loud and he wiped out the words.
He raised his forehead and followed Yang Zishang nervously.
Yang Zishang walked to the third plate of bamboo slips and picked up a bundled bamboo slips. He only glanced at some numbers exposed and chuckled. The housekeeper noticed Yang Zishang's expression and made a twitching gesture.
, the last servant stepped forward.
"Sir Yang Zi, you have worked so hard. We can't bear the trouble of having to do this on such a rainy day. This is such a small thing and it's disrespectful. Please accept it, Mr. Yang Zi." The housekeeper said with a charming smile.
"That's it, that's all, as long as it's what you want." Yang Zishang waved his hand and asked the soldiers to carry the account books.
Huang Yueying walked over with such a strong aura that several soldiers, including Qin Ming, were so frightened that they took three steps back.
Huang Yueying bowed to Yang Zishang, took out a paper account book from her arms, handed it to Yang Zishang and said: "Master Yang Zishang has worked hard. In this rainy day, the bamboo slips are heavy. If it slips on the road, leave it behind."
One volume and two volumes, wouldn't it make you fulfill the orders of the emperor's uncle? The little girl has an account book here, which also records the Huang family's population, land, slaves and merchants, please take it."
Mr. Huang's eyes suddenly moved to the paper account book. Yang Zishang flipped through two articles, frowned slightly, held up the account book and said to Mr. Huang: "Old man, does this account book really record the property of the Huang family?"
"Grandpa, didn't you ask your granddaughter (great-granddaughter, the same below) to copy this? You won't forget it, right?" Huang Yueying lay on the old man's shoulder coquettishly, and the surrounding soldiers and servants were all chilled.
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot." Mr. Huang was startled for a moment, his eyes dimmed, and he agreed again and again.
Yang Zishang hesitated for a long time. Compared with bamboo slips, paper account books were lighter and easier to check. He really couldn't find a reason to refuse. He threw the account book into the hands of a soldier, turned around and left. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around.
He came and said: "Oh, I remembered that I was an official under the emperor's uncle. Apart from a hut by the Xiangjiang River, I have no real estate. Those gold..."
Yang Zishang looked longingly at the gold in the servant's hand.
Qin Ming and all the soldiers were stunned, and the Huang family's housekeeper and servants were also stunned.
The housekeeper was the first to react and waved to the servants to bring the gold. However, Huang Yueying stopped her and turned to Mr. Huang: "Grandpa, isn't our family not well off? I haven't married yet, so these golds
Just leave it to others as dowry."
"Do you need so much dowry to marry someone? Huang Erjizi (Huang Chengyan) can't even raise this little money?" Mr. Huang scolded.
Huang Yueying clasped her fingers and said shyly: "Look at what she looks like. Can you get married without losing money?"
"That's true."
Huang Yueying shook Mr. Huang's shoulders, but Mr. Huang couldn't bear it, "Okay, okay, I'll obey you, that... Mr. Yang Zi."
Mr. Huang shouted to Yang Zishang: "Sir, please pick some grapes in the yard and take them away. Pick some for the soldiers. Pick as many as you want. It doesn't matter if you pick them all."
Yang Zishang glanced at the grape trellis with green vines and green leaves, raised his hands to the smiling Huang Yueying and said, "What's your name, girl?"
"Huang Wanzhen."
"The Huang family is indeed different. Let's say goodbye." Yang Zishang strode away with his entourage.
The moment the courtyard door closed, Mr. Huang's cloudy eyes became clear and he said angrily to Huang Yueying: "Wild girl, what are you doing? Do you know that this is related to the survival of the whole clan? Now that the butcher is in power, you
If you offend a villain like Yang Zishang, will the Huang family get anything good to eat?"
Mr. Huang was panting. If Huang Yueying's weird ideas hadn't come true every time, he would not have followed Huang Yueying's words just now.
"Grandpa, my granddaughter is fighting for the survival of the whole clan. Grandpa looks confused, but the spiritual platform is clear. Can't you see what's wrong with Yang Zishang?"
Mr. Huang thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yang Zishang is a villain, but he doesn't accept bribes..."
Huang Yueying pressed her lips together, blew out a breath, her hair fluttered in front of her forehead, and said to Mr. Huang: "This is not a matter of bribery or not. Yang Zishang used to hate evil and was obviously a fan of officials, but he would rather abandon his official position than compromise with the family members.
, Thirty years of grievances, turning green hair into white, is not so easy to spend away?
He can stand in front of us calmly and calmly, and he can still smile. This is not easy. He is definitely not that easy to fool. What's more, even if he fooled Yang Zishang, could he fool Liu Zhang? Grandpa forgot that Jiangzhou
How did thousands of people die?”
"What you gave Yang Zishang is the real financial book?"
Huang Yueying nodded.
There was a painful look on Mr. Huang's face. The real financial records showed that it was a large amount of money, and it was paid twice a year. Although the taxes of the Han Dynasty were not as severe as those of the Qin Dynasty, they were still quite heavy. Even the three people who were recuperating back then
Ten taxes and one is a nice thing to say, but the land tax, oral taxes, and accounting fees all add up to a huge amount.
What's more, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, taxes became more and more heavy, and now, taxes have accounted for most of the family's income.
Under such circumstances, the noble families began to manage the officialdom and conceal their property in order to pay less taxes. For this reason, they did not hesitate to use large sums of money to bribe the officialdom. What's more, by concealing their land under Liu Zhang, they could have more land that they could freely dispose of.
There is no need to go through the government when buying and selling, which is indeed a great temptation.
This is the real reason why those noble families took great risks to curry favor with Yang Zishang and turned in false account books.
"Grandpa Grandpa also said that the survival of the entire clan is worth it." Huang Yueying chuckled.
Mr. Huang sighed helplessly, with worry on his face.
Huang Yueying squeezed the depressed old man Huang's back while looking at the grape trellis in the heavy rain without blinking: "Liu Zhang, my little girl's first surrender order has been sent to you. I hope you understand."
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Yang Zishang and Qin Ming walked onto the road. Yang Zishang was silent. Qin Ming thought that Yang Zishang was unhappy because he had not received the bribe. He was about to comfort him when he suddenly saw a troop of soldiers and horses in the distance split into two. (Unfinished)