imprinted you in my heart

Some palace servants were dismissed to rectify the affairs of the palace. There were some troubles when the implementation started, but after Shi Min’s emergency treatment, the rectification was completed within the specified time limit. More than 300 thousand were reduced to [-], and a bidding was held in the palace for the fourth year of Tianfu, which was won by merchants with low bids and high quality. In addition, items from all over the country and nobles were paid tribute, which greatly reduced the cost of the palace.

The fourth year of Tianfu is destined to be an extraordinary year, and it is also a year of reform in Shi Min's mind. Taking advantage of the lack of national treasury, he ordered the Ministry of Households to take the lead, Jiang Hechang participated in the whole process, and the rest involved the cooperation of the government. Improve and increase.

The first imperial decree under the new year is to promulgate the latest "Hua Guo Officials Management Law", which stipulates the duties and obligations of officials at all levels in more detail on the basis of the original one, and stipulates that all officials from top to bottom must take five days off. One day of bathing, the rest of the day of the original holiday remains unchanged.

In addition, officials across the country from top to bottom will increase by 50.00% on the basis of the original salary, and the salary will remain unchanged.Some changes have also been made in the form of salary distribution, from the original payment every six months to the monthly payment of silver, and the payment of salary is still once every six months.

Officials in Fandu go to the Ministry of Households to receive their salaries at the beginning of each month according to the order of the office, and go to Taicang to receive their salaries every six months; the provincial government distributes them uniformly in accordance with the imperial court model.In addition to the substantial improvement in treatment, more detailed punishment regulations have also been imposed on various crimes that officials may commit.

Every time she thinks that the people have nowhere to go to see officials, Shi Min will have trouble sleeping and eating. With the worrying achievements in modern history, she can't think of a better way other than setting up a big drum outside the yamen to avenge the people's grievances. With the new year and new weather, this decision was also distributed to various places, and government offices at all levels were required to post documents and vigorously publicize the role of drums.

The decree has been spread to all parts of the country and completed. It is already April of the fourth year of Tianfu. The winter is gone and the spring is here. The agricultural economy of Huaguo is busy from south to north, from east to west, and even the surrounding area of ​​Fandu It is full of spring.

In the fields on the eastern outskirts of Fandu, middle-aged men and women are busy, plowing the fields, planting seedlings, and the river water drawn from a distance has filled all the good fields, sparkling in the early morning sun, Together with the seedlings that have not been planted, they form the musical score of the future harvest.

The few people standing on the pipeline in the distance and watching from afar seem out of place with the busy scene in the field.

"They've been standing there all morning, and they don't know what to do. Do any of you know?" The female farmer who was plowing the field couldn't help but asked loudly to the person who was planting seedlings in the next field.

"Where do we know people like that? They don't look like ordinary people in their clothes, so don't come here to enclose land." The male farmer who kept planting rice seedlings quickly replied without raising his head.

As soon as she heard the other party talk about land enclosure, the female farmer lost the mood to talk about it again. A distant relative of her family was ruined because of the land enclosure. It's frightening to think about.

Although His Majesty has exempted them from paying taxes for three years, no one cares about the rich and powerful occupying the land. The life of these ordinary people is getting more and more difficult. They hope that His Majesty can see their difficulties, but this year has been Tianfu for four years. Your Majesty They haven't made any moves yet, hoping to be wiped out a little bit.

"How far is it to the village?" The person standing on the pipeline was none other than Shi Min and his party who were taking advantage of Xiu Mu's clothes to go on tour.

"It's not far, just turn the corner in front and you'll be there," the inner guard who went to explore the way and came back respectfully replied.

"Then let's go." It was the first time I saw the farming in such a real way, and I accidentally watched it for a long time.

Shi Min went out of the city this time because he wanted to see the farming situation of his own people and learn about the lives of ordinary people at the grassroots level. He did not have any itinerary, nor did he make any advance arrangements, so he went as he wished.

What she hates the most is the kind of people who obviously want to come to investigate, and they have to be informed one month in advance, making it impossible to say anything, and the investigation can't find anything, because what you can see is what others want you to see. ,What's the point?Go through the motions? !

What she dislikes the most is going through the motions, and she can do whatever she wants. If there is time for going through the motions, it is better to do more facts.

When she came out this time, she only brought Lu Guanchu, Xi Xia, Fan Qiu and four internal guards, and Fan Qiu brought one person to make arrangements first.

After turning the corner, the whole village can be seen vividly, the farmhouses are orderly, the fields are busy, the children are playing in the fields and in front of the houses, and the native dogs who were lazily basking in the sun barked at them. The chickens who were quietly looking for food ran away scared by the barking of the dog, and the orange cat basking in the sun on the roof also looked up, and found that he had nothing to do, and then lay down and fell asleep.

As soon as they entered the village, Fan Qiu, who had arranged for them first, came out to welcome them, and took them to the village's hometown, only to find that Bu Qianxue was there. Although she was surprised in her heart, her face remained calm.

"Wen Xin? Why did you come here?" Bu Qianxue walked up to her happily when she saw her, but stopped hesitantly when she saw Lu Guanchu.

If Fan Qiu's appearance was an accident, then the appearance of Lu Guanchu and Xixia confirmed her guess, because the three of them would go out at the same time only when His Majesty was around, and the remaining four looked like the Imperial Guards .

A sixth-rank official like her has never seen His Majesty's majesty's majesty's majesty's majesty's face at the Enrong Banquet, but she can clearly see the people around His Majesty, such as Lu Guanchu and others. passed.

The only fantasies left in her heart were also wiped out at this moment. In fact, besides His Majesty's summoning, she could also invite the face saint, but she was afraid that the result would be the same as she had guessed, so she deliberately avoided it, but what should come will eventually come. It cannot be avoided.

"I'm here to buy it." Shi Min looked at Bu Qianxue standing in front of him, and was amused by what she was thinking, and decided not to look at her thoughts anymore, only to find that she was a little taller than before, and her appearance was more delicate and attractive, shining The shiny black eyes reflected his own appearance.

The village elders and the third elders in the village did not expect that the nobleman who came first would know the businessman who came later, and the village elder happily stepped forward to smooth things over, "It turns out that you know each other, that's great, if you don't dislike it, you can join us." The old woman will have a meal here."

The village elder is an old woman in her 60s. Although her face is covered with wrinkles from the years, she is not old at all. Instead, she looks faithful and reliable.

"It's old to disturb the village," Shi Min readily agreed.

Bu Qianxue was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. Once she entered the palace, she knew how particular the palace was. As the ruler of the world, shouldn't His Majesty be more particular?It reminded her that when she was eating in the lobby, His Majesty had no airs from the beginning to the end, and he didn't even frown. Is this really His Majesty who is aloof? !

The old house in the village is a standard wooden tile structure building. The originally empty main room is now full of people. Shi Min is a businessman, so he chatted with them starting from the prices of crops.

"Village elder, what can you sell in your village now, and how much should it cost?" Shi Min asked.

"Now there is no harvest, the grain is not sold, only some leather goods and game, I don't know if you want it, the price is not expensive, but just ask for justice," the village elder

"We accept both, and the price is fair, but I also have one condition" Shi Min

"Tell me," the village elder dared not agree rashly.

"It's not difficult, that is, when I ask questions, they must answer truthfully." Shi Min

"Okay, I promise you." The village elder felt that the request was not too much, so he readily agreed.

Huaguo's commerce is more developed than that of the previous dynasty, so merchants go to the village to purchase and sell goods from time to time, at least once a year, but this is very uncertain after all, so the main way of buying and selling is to go to the market.

After talking about the serious things in the eyes of the village elders and the others, Shi Min began to chat with them about the serious things in his heart.

"Isn't Your Majesty exempted from tax for three years now? When I went to other villages, I more or less received some food. Why does your village only have enough food?" Shi Min

"It's a long story," the village elder showed helplessness, "I'm very curious, please tell the village elder a short story so that I can learn more." Shi Min was really curious. No way!

Bu Qianxue sat on the sidelines and watched His Majesty, who was usually aloof, chat enthusiastically with the people in the village. She was simply amazed. Although she didn't know why His Majesty came here suddenly, she seemed to understand a little bit through her chat with the people in the village.

After the village elder's narration and the other three elders' additions, Shi Min realized that the land annexation problem was far more serious than she thought. This is the case even at the foot of the emperor, and other remote places can be imagined.

The more serious the annexation of land, the end of the dynasty will not be far away. The former dynasty is a living example, because officials and nobles wantonly annexed land, and finally the people in the world had no land to cultivate, so they could only rebel to seek a way out.

Although his heart was already turbulent, Shi Min was very calm on the surface, continuing to chat with the village elders as if nothing had happened.

Standing behind Shi Min, Lu Guanchu, Xixia, and Fanqiu, the more they listened, the expressions on their faces increased. In order not to let others see, they had to bow their heads slightly, but they were sweating for the officials all over the world. .

Although the four internal guards guarding the house were plainly dressed, their aggressive aura was hard to ignore. When the farmers who had finished their work and came back for lunch passed by, they couldn't help but stop and take a second look.

The village elder and the third elder were going to inform the villagers to sell the goods, and they estimated that all the villagers would go out after they came back. In the whole main house, there were only four masters and servants of Shi Min and three masters and servants of Bu Qianxue.

The air in the whole main room was filled with embarrassment. A fat orange cat came in from behind the door, stretched, walked past them quickly with steady steps, and jumped out.

"I don't know how much meat I ate to get fat like this." Bu Qianxue opened her mouth a little uncomfortably, and regretted it after she finished speaking, thinking: What is she talking about in front of His Majesty?It's simply the wrong head of the donkey! ?