Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1037 The book is here

   While Beijing was panicking, the household department was in a state of desperation.

  The hall official Xia Bing looked at the accounts sent from various prefectures and counties, but was a little dazed.

   This year's money and food has dropped sharply compared to last year.

   There are many reasons for this.

  The biggest problem is that many prefectures and counties have begun to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes on a large scale.

  Speaking of it, these two things are indeed the treasures of the town.

  But for the Ministry of household, it is harmful.

  Because rice and wheat are easy to preserve, the imperial court wants to collect grain tax, that is, to collect rice and wheat, and the south of the Yangtze River is the important grain taxation area of ​​Ming Dynasty, so the storage of rice is the key.

However, because a lot of land was used to plant high-yield potatoes and sweet potatoes, the output of rice has dropped sharply. No matter how "expropriate" the local officials are, no food is no food. Could it be that you transport a batch of potatoes and sweet potatoes from the canal? ? This thing is afraid that it will all be rotten before it reaches Tianjin Wei.

  The income from the silver tax has also been greatly reduced, the reason...God knows.

  The population of yellow books in various prefectures and counties has more or less begun to decrease.

   It can be said that the county with the best political performance in the world can be on par with last year, which is not bad.

  Although the books sent now are just the tip of the iceberg, Xia Bing, who has been working in the household department all year round, knows it all too well. No wonder Li Xueshi is so anxious to get angry. I am afraid that no one will have a good year this year.

   "Mr. Xia..." A servant came in a hurry and said, "The books of Dingxing County have been delivered by someone."

   This Xia Bing, the official worship doctor of the household department, is in charge of money and food.

  When he heard that the people from Dingxing County had come, he couldn't help but let out a snort in his nostrils.

  Dingxing County is a county in the suburbs of Beijing. All the books from the south of the Yangtze River have been sent, but it is a suburban county, but it is long in coming.

  Since the Dingxing County New Deal was established, the running-in with the Ministry of Household Affairs has been very unpleasant. This Dingxing County has no rules at all.

  Xia Bing tapped the copybook with her fingers, and said calmly, "Who sent it?"

   "It is the official of the household department."

   "What?" Xia Bing's expression darkened.

  Generally, such important events are all sent by the county magistrate or Dian Bu.

  Especially in the suburban counties, on the one hand, because money and food is a major issue, it must be shown that the county attaches great importance to it;

   But this Dingxing County is very interesting, and let all the officials come, the officials, the officials, but in the end, they are still officials without quotas.

The clerk hurriedly said: "I heard that before that, the assistant officials in Dingxing County complained of illness one after another, so they were almost not allowed to intervene in the affairs of the county. The county magistrate Ouyang Zhi thought they were not familiar with county affairs, so he Pick them up."

   "It's really a little demon in the temple. It's a small county. It's the chief official and the assistant official who are at odds with each other to such an extent. I think the official department Jingcha, this Ouyang Zhi, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat."

  Xia Bing frowned. He had been famous for Ouyang Zhi for a long time, but he didn't expect that this guy would be at war with his assistants.

  Xia Bing coughed and said, "Go and call that official."

  Dingxing County Household Secretary Tian Jing cautiously entered the Hubu Hall.

I am a small official in my district, and I really did not send the books by myself in the past. In the Ming Dynasty, the officials were very different. Even if he was a official, he was only a member of the official. In Dingxing County, he was considered a great But here, he is not even as good as the gatekeeper.

  So Tian Jing looked a little timid, he held the book in his hand, and it seemed that only this book gave him some courage. When he entered the book hall, he saw an official sitting high above him with no expression on his face.

  Tian Jing saluted subconsciously: "Little man Tian Jing, by the order of the envoy, here is the money and food booklet of Dingxing County."

   "Oh." Xia Bing narrowed his eyes, majestic, picked up the teacup, drank tea slowly, and said: "Since you came here by order, it seems that you must be the confidant of Ouyang County Magistrate."

  He didn't use you, but Ru, Ru is a written language, which seems a little more alienated.

   As for asking whether the official is a confidant of the county magistrate, this is obviously in a mocking tone.

  Tian Jing was ashamed and said: "The envoy is wrongly loved, and the villain is ashamed."

   "Oh, bring the books." Xia Bing didn't talk to Tian Jingduo, he was just a mere clerk, and he was from the local government, so he was not qualified to talk to him at all.

   Tian Jing quickly and carefully delivered the booklet.

  Xia Bing took it and opened it...

   "..."

  Tian Jing coughed, and explained: "Because Dingxing County adopts the new tax law, the accounting is different from the past...so..."

   But Xia Bing didn't listen to a single word of these words.

  Damn it...

   Tian Jing felt that he was about to suffocate.

  With the population of almost all prefectures and counties losing, Dingxing County has a new population of 78,000 households, and when it comes to population, it is 239,000 people.

  Manpower... is precious wealth.

  This point is understood by everyone.

   Regarding the increase in the population of Dingxing County, it's not that Xia Bing has never heard of it. It's just that... this increase is too scary. The population increase in more than one year is equivalent to the population of a county, and it is still a middle county.

  New workshop...

  Add new merchants...

  New store...

  Agricultural production increase...

  What, agricultural production has increased?

  Xia Bing's face turned green.

   Didn’t it mean that the rise of industry and commerce will harm farmers?

   levy taxes…

   How much is it?

  Xia Bing opened his eyes wide and looked at it carefully several times in a row. He really doubted whether his eyes were blind, no...how could this be possible.

   1.37 million taels!

  …

  This is... half of the treasury's annual silver income!

  The imperial court pays silver tax a year, which is only more than three million taels.

  Although Dingxing County has no tax in kind or food tax, those things are not worth mentioning to Dingxing County in the past.

  Xia Bing felt that she was going crazy.

  He still doesn't believe what he sees, no, it must be a miscalculation.

   "Shangguan... Shangguan..." Seeing Xia Bing's maddened appearance, Tian Jing called out cautiously.

But Xia Bing turned a deaf ear to it, his eyes were red, he got up hurriedly, left his seat in a hurry, went to the side room, rummaged through the boxes, and after a cup of tea, he just took a picture of a book, which was covered with dust, As soon as the book is opened, it is the book of Dingxing County in previous years.

In the ninth year of Hongzhi, 4,623 liang of silver was paid, 1,956 jin of silk, 9,215 dan of grain, 97 pieces of silk, and 370 jin of tea. Five catties...

  Xia Bing shivered violently.

  This tax has increased by more than ten times. It is said that it is thirty times, fifty times, or one hundred times. People believe it!

  1,370,000 taels, of which 40% was retained by Dingxing County, used to study, build roads, repay loans, build embankments, build bridges... In other words, 5,600,000 taels were withheld.

   Crazy... In a county, they actually left five or six hundred thousand taels of silver, which is too extravagant.

But…

  How much is the tax on silver deposited into the treasury?

  820,000 taels...

  He felt that his head was heavier than lead, 820,000, a mere county, almost comparable to a chief envoy.

  He looked solemn, slapped the copy suddenly, and said seriously: "Is this true?"

   "It has been calculated several times, and the money that needs to be released will be delivered soon."

  Xia Bing's face was already changing.

  This little official, it is impossible to dare to play in the hall, so... this is true!

  Tian Jing also looked at Xia Bing anxiously.

  Xia Bing also stared at Tian Jing.

  The two looked at each other, and at this moment, sparks flew out.

   Slowed down, a smile gradually appeared on Xia Bing's face, and the whole person became amiable: "Your surname..."

   "The surname is Tian."

  Xia Bing smiled and said: "Oh, Mr. Tian, ​​are you the confidant of Ouyang County Magistrate?"

   "Yes." Tian Jing said in his heart, he really didn't dare to be his confidant, but... Ouyang county magistrate had quite a lot of trust in him.

"Come on, sit down and talk. When you come to the Ministry of Finance, it's like coming to your own home. Don't be cautious." Xia Bing's heart is already overwhelmed. With the help of this booklet, my urgent need can be solved.

  Based on this book alone, Ouyang Zhi is enough to make outstanding achievements. Coupled with his unique identity, although this person in front of him is just a small official, he is also a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door.

   "Is everyone dead? It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Hurry up and prepare a cup of tea for Mr. Tian. Mr. Tian has come all the way, and the boats and cars are exhausted. There are all things that don't look good!"

  Xia Bing cursed for a while, then looked at Tian Jing, and grinned happily. No matter how I looked at it, I felt that this official, although his status was humble, had a strange appearance, unlike ordinary people: "Where is Mr. Tian staying?"

   "Nearby..."

  Xia Bing waved his hand and said: "You don't need to stay in the inn. I think you will be called by Mr. Li soon after you come. I will clean up a room for Mr. in this house in the hall. Let's stay here."

  Tian Jing looked at Xia Bing flattered, and said: "This... villain..."

  Xia Bing interrupted: "Don't call yourself a villain."

  Tian Jing showed a bit of embarrassment, and said: "Student... I am ordered by the envoy, I am afraid that I still have to visit Captain Fang."

  Xia Bing immediately said: "Ah, you can prepare chariots and horses in the hall. It just so happens that I have to go to meet Li Gong immediately, and you go to meet Fang Duwei...Fang Duwei..."

  As soon as Fang Duwei was mentioned, Xia Bing's face became weird, he paused, and then said: "He is an amazing person, you have to serve him carefully and be careful."

  Tian Jing nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, then the students will leave first."

"Hey, you're going so soon? You're here, and you don't even drink a sip of tea?" Xia Bing said with a smile, "Come on, I'm afraid you'll stay in Beijing for a few days. If you choose a date, you and I will talk about it again. I also happen to have official duties and need to report immediately."

   Tian Jing resented, thinking to herself... the capital is the capital, the officials in the hall are really different, they change their faces when they say they change their faces, no wonder they can be high officials.

  ………

  Chapter 4, continue, continue, by the way, push a book "The Crown of China Entertainment".

  (end of this chapter)