I can't die

Knowing Zai Chun's thoughts, Jiao Youying left the palace the next day after leaving the errand of going to the study, and went to Li Huaihua's mansion in person.

But it is said that Li Huaihua is now a Yuanwailang, and he can be regarded as a middle-level cadre in the Ministry of War. Moreover, looking at the meaning, Shengbao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, seems to be quite optimistic about Li Huaihua, and he is still living in the Ministry.

But in the final analysis, Li Huaihua didn't come in through the usual way. Although he was a rough man, but because of the eunuch An Dehai, he could faintly feel a little estrangement in getting along with his colleagues. I don't have any friends, and I always feel that my life is not as comfortable as Gubeikou.

When Jiao Youying came to visit Li Huaihua, Lao Li was very happy. After all, Jiao Youying was one of his few close friends in the capital, and he was also a noble scholar and the emperor's teacher. Most importantly, he Without showing the score of the scholar, I am very welcome to Jiao Youying's arrival.

When Jiao Youying saw Li Huaihua, the savior, he first greeted him cordially, and then the two entered Li's mansion, chatting while walking, and slowly brought the topic to the job of "Lao Jun".Although Li Huaihua is a rough person, his mind is still very delicate. When he heard the meaning of Jiao Youying's words, his eyes suddenly lit up. He knew that the emperor wanted to give him a chance to be promoted, so he hurriedly asked Jiao Youying about this errand. Specific issues.

Li Huaihua had the grace to save Jiao's family, so Jiao Youying explained to Li Huaihua the importance of this errand one by one, and called them by name. He warned Li Huaihua not to offend Xia Changping again and again.

In China, since ancient times, it's completely different from someone who mentions something to someone who doesn't. Li Huaihua received Jiao Youying's favor, so he immediately packed up and saluted, and planned to happily do something important.

At the same time, Prince Hui's intention to invite Yixun to be a noble also reached the Hall of Mental Cultivation. With a swipe of Zai Chun's pen, he called Prince Chun who was in charge of the clan's mansion to make a decision together, and he was sure to bestow Yixun's Gushan beizi. For the title of title, the annual salary is 300 taels of silver and [-] hu of Lumi.

Everything was ready, and the "labor army" troops drove towards the front line in full swing.

According to the Eight Banners system of the Manchu Qing ancestors, the children of the Eight Banners clan in Beijing could not leave the banner at will. Therefore, this was the first time that Yixun had left Beijing except for the previous trip to Chengde's "Summer Resort".For him, it was almost the same as going out for a walk. Immediately after riding out of the capital, he happily drove all the way south to Anhui.

As usual, the shortest way from the capital to Anhui is through Hebei, Shandong, and then to Anhui. However, because Shandong is close to northern Jiangsu, northern Jiangsu is now the main battlefield for fighting the Taiping Army, and it is not very safe, so it is changed to From Hebei, Henan, and then to Anhui.

The two provinces of Hebei and Henan have been the battlegrounds of the Central Plains military strategists since ancient times, and are rich in grain. Because the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River fell, they naturally became the most important provinces of the Qing court to pay grain.Nowadays, due to the continuous wars, food is naturally more important than usual, and the court has increased the collection of food taxes, making the people in these two provinces much more sad than in the past.

Yi Xun happily left the capital, hurried on the road, and arrived in the hinterland of Hebei in two days. He was shocked when he saw the conditions of the people in Hebei Province.

He never thought that there are such things in the world. .Desolate?Poor?poor?The place.

Looking around, I saw that there were hardly any people on the field ridges. It was rare for someone to ride an ox cart on the road. When they saw a group of them dressed in Chinese clothes, they also ran away from a distance, as if they were afraid of bumping into each other.Yixun still remembers a few times when he met one or two passers-by who hadn't had time to escape. When he saw Yixun and the others running, he hurriedly turned aside in panic, only to see them pass by quickly, and he was relieved. .

"Old Xia, I read from the book that the land of the two rivers in the Central Plains has been fertile since ancient times, why is it so declining?"

Yi Xun ran into this scene three or four times in a row, and finally couldn't help asking.

Xia Changping had been traveling a lot, so he was not surprised by this, and said leisurely: "Maybe it's almost Chinese New Year, everyone is staying indoors to celebrate the festival. So there are not many people on the road."

New Year's Eve?

Yi Xun thought of the lively scenes in the capital around New Year's Day every year. It's not that he hasn't been to the so-called markets in the capital and the farmlands in the suburbs of Beijing, but it's definitely not the scene today.

"Then why did these farmers dodge one by one when they saw us?"

"It's been like this since ancient times when people met officials. Besides, years ago. It's inevitable..."

Another sentence of "years ago" made Yi Xun feel confused: "Could it be that Chinese New Year in other places is like hiding from a disaster?"

Hearing Yixun's question, Xia Changping sighed and didn't know what to say, but Li Huaihua couldn't help but said, "Perhaps it's to avoid debts. Years ago, the tenants who rented the land had to pay taxes to the owner. Many officials in the imperial court also liked to open another miscellaneous tax to add winter silver to government officials."

"Winter money? Doesn't the imperial court distribute money from the Ministry of Households to officials every year before the winter? Why do local officials need to collect it themselves?"

It should be noted that it is a serious crime for local officials to levy taxes in private names without the permission of the imperial court. How could they listen to Li Huaihua and seem to take it for granted?

Xia Changping watched Li Huaihua dismiss this matter immediately, so he had something to say: "The fourth elder brother is talking about the time of Lord Qianlong, right? It was a prosperous time at that time, and the Ministry of Households naturally had money to give every year. They offered it. Today's imperial court can't be compared."

"Then can't this expense be cut?"

Yi Xun asked again.

Xia Changping laughed loudly: "This river has already been opened, can you still keep it from flowing? This is the court's willingness, and the officials below are also unwilling."

Yi Xun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say?He could clearly feel the great difference between the people in these two provinces and the people in the capital from the two days of driving. He never thought that the scene under the emperor's feet and outside the imperial city would be so different.

"Does the emperor know? Do the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department know?"

"The emperor may not know, but the minister of military aircraft must know."

Since the minister of military aircraft knew about it, he still allowed this kind of illegal thing to run rampant?Let the people fall into such a situation?The emperor must have been deceived.

"I will definitely report this matter to the emperor when I return to Beijing!"

Yi Xun said sonorously.

When Xia Changping and Li Huaihua heard the words, they sighed in their hearts and stopped talking too much. After all, they are young and full of enthusiasm. The group of people hurried towards Anhui again.

After leaving the boundary of Lianghe and entering Anhui, the scene changed again.Originally, some farms and pedestrians could be seen on the farmland of Lianghe. After arriving in Anhui, let alone pedestrians, even the farmland seems to have not been cultivated for a long time. It looks dilapidated and a little remote. The rural areas in China look like dead cities.

Needless to say, Yi Xun could have guessed that it must be years of wars that displaced the people and left the fields deserted, right?

Why.For a moment, Yixun didn't know what to say. He just felt that in today's troubled times, traitors are guilty, foreigners are guilty, and the court's corruption is also guilty. Sitting high in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor looked at these memorials played from various places every day, and what was in his mind.

Therefore, in the few days after leaving Beijing, Yi Xun seemed to be quieter, and there was a trace of decadence in his whole body, which was far from the cheerfulness when he first left Beijing.

The author has something to say: It was originally agreed to rest every Wednesday. .For shortness. .Still sent it. .

In fact, this article does not write about love, it is all driven by the plot, which is quite brain-intensive