Farmer’s Blessed Girl

Inspector Duan did not expect Bai Shan to ask about this. He sighed, but did not hide it, "Because the Inspector's Mansion has limited money, I let them demolish all the stations along the way."

In fact, I didn't dismantle it, I just closed it up, because dismantling also requires money, so I can save some money when I need to open it later.

In the case of other officials, Inspector Duan would definitely be a little bit embarrassed, but facing Zhou Man and the others, Inspector Duan would be very shameless.

As a result, one of them is close to the emperor, crying poor can let the emperor know that Liangzhou is very poor and needs support urgently;

Second, everyone is the prince's person, and the rounding is his own. Since he is his own, if there is a problem, he will naturally let his own people know.

So Duan Inspector was very attentive and cried with Bai Shan and Mr. Zhuang, and even Bai Erlang Yin or others who were on the side were stunned.

Liangzhou is very poor, manifested in various aspects.

There was originally a fertile paddy field under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, which was not very large, but the yamen could still receive a certain amount of tax from it every year, and the people could barely be self-sufficient.

However, there has been little rain in Liangzhou in the past two years. The paddy field is by the lake. There are two lakes, not very far apart. There are rivers and ditches that divert water from the lake to the paddy fields.

The farmland was originally located at a certain distance from the lake, in order to prevent soil and water from entering the lake, and the lake shrank instead.

As a result, in the past two years, there was a drought, and the output decreased. Then last year, many small insects were born, and the grain output was even more unsightly.

Except for that field, there are only scattered fields in other places, and there is not enough to live on, let alone collect taxes.

Other than that, they are all pastoralists.

Herdsmen's tax revenue is not low. Last year's snowstorm and the epidemic, the medicinal materials that the imperial court gave to the disaster-stricken areas did not reach Liangzhou at all.

Therefore, Liangzhou had to be responsible for the treatment of smallpox patients.

The prescription was delivered from the capital, but money was needed to buy medicine, and money was needed for the food and drink of the patient, including the food and drink of his family.

Otherwise, they did not die of smallpox, but died of starvation and bitter cold, which was also a major fault in his political achievements.

So Duan Shishi did an inventory a year ago and found that he had no money.

It’s okay to have no money. At that time, he was in a hurry. He temporarily misappropriated the taxes and donations that were to be handed over to the imperial court.

Anyway, such things are often done in their far-flung state capitals, and they usually don't matter.

Dajin has a vast territory, and the areas north and west of Xiazhou are basically unable to collect taxes, and even self-sufficiency cannot be achieved. Just do it.

Inspector Duan has done this a lot, and he did succeed this time. Shortly after the beginning of the spring, a prophecy came true. It was indeed snowing again in the north, and it was quite heavy. Liangzhou suffered huge losses. Lambs froze to death, and even whole sheep froze to death.

Coupled with the loss of smallpox disease, Liangzhou did not recover at all.

Therefore, Duan Shi's history book pleaded guilty and cried for poverty, which means that the tax and donations that were prepared to be transported to Beijing were gone. In order to fight the snow disaster and smallpox, he had to misappropriate it, but it was not enough now, so he asked for state support.

Then the Ministry of Household came to the document to express his understanding for his misappropriation of taxes. He knew that this year was special, but he would have to make up for it in the future. By the way, Liangzhou has had a record of not paying taxes for three years in the past eight years. This year is the fourth time. I hope They will make up for it in one go in the future.

The Ministry of Households rejected Liangzhou's request for help, and said that the Ministry of Households is also very difficult now, and the national treasury has paid a lot to fight the epidemic. Can you stick to it yourself, open source and reduce expenditure...

No money anyway.

Inspector Duan sighed and said, "That's why I recalled all the people in the post station. I really ran out of money. Besides the post station, I also reduced the number of people at some gates."

The post station continued to open, not only the courier and the staff needed to eat and drink, but also charcoal and other horses to feed.

It’s okay if the people passing by are merchants or private individuals, they can barely make some money, and they can subsidize some expenses if they can’t get back their capital. If officials like Zhou Man live in, they will not only receive no money, but also have to be responsible for their food and drink, and the food and grass for the livestock. Wait.

The cost is huge.

So Duan Inspector simply recalled all the people and closed the inn. However, he was still poor, so he urgently needed the help of the emperor and the prince.

He looked at Bai Shan with bright eyes.

Bai Shan: ... He just asked curiously. After all, he could have lived in the inn every day. Even if there was no hot water for bathing, he would at least have to eat hot meals. .

Money matters, the emperor cannot decide alone, and the Ministry of Household should be right, other places need subsidies more than Liangzhou.

So his eyes swept to Liu Huan.

Liu Huan immediately lowered his head as if he didn't know anything.

Bai Shan can only say that if there is a chance, he will reunite with the prince.

Inspector Duan breathed a sigh of relief, but Bai Shan couldn't help but ask: "Is there no native products in Liangzhou that can do business with the outside world? I remember that there are iron mines in Liangzhou."

Inspector Duan said with a complicated expression: "The iron ore in Liangzhou was sold as early as the Dade period."

That was the time of the late emperor. Bai Shan expressed his understanding. During that time, it was very chaotic. Today Liangzhou belongs to the Great Jin Dynasty, tomorrow it may belong to the Turks, and the day after tomorrow, it may be occupied by Tubo.

Dajin must have been short of money after the occupation, so he simply sold the iron ore under his jurisdiction to the local clan.

Dajin may not be able to defend Liangzhou, but the local big family should be able to defend their iron ore, and it's nothing if they can't. Anyway, Dajin took the money, and he would not be the one who lost.

Who knew that His Majesty gradually stabilized the situation after ascending the throne. Not only did he snatch back Liangzhou, but he also snatched back the territory that belonged to other vassal states. Take the iron ore back, right?

The place also needs to be safe for a long time.

Bai Shan didn't dare to give him any blind ideas, so he could only say: "Maybe I can ask them to donate some money. Anyway, let's talk about it after this year."

Inspector Duan did not intend to lower his face to beg those people for the time being. He would wait for the court's assistance first, and then talk about it when he didn't.

Man Bao has already seen Mrs. Duan's illness. She has rheumatism, so her legs and feet are uncomfortable when the weather is cold and it rains. There is no good way to do this. Foot soaks and oral prescriptions.

She said, "I don't know if there are doctors in Liangzhou city who can know acupuncture. If there is, I will leave a set of acupuncture methods. He can tie the old lady once every ten days. The effect is much better."

The old lady feels a lot better now, her legs are a little warm, not as uncomfortable as before, she heard the words and said immediately: "It's naturally best if the doctor Zhou is willing to keep the prescription, we will go to the doctor later."

This acupuncture method is mainly for lower limbs. The old lady is getting older, so even a male doctor can try it.

It's just that the back is not easy to tie. The old lady twisted and asked, "Is there any needle method that does not tie the back?"

After thinking about it, Man Bao said: "I can simplify it, but the effect is not as good as this set of needles."

The old lady sighed regretfully, but she still accepted it. She could accept lifting up her trouser legs, but it was not acceptable to lift her clothes in front of the male doctor.

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