A government office.

Fu Zhiyuan's face was a little solemn, and he asked Lin Yanchao, who was looking down, "Is this silt field really sold for nearly 100,000 taels?" ”

Fu Zhiyuan asked Lin Yanchao with suspicion.

That's a hundred thousand taels of silver! For Fu Zhiyuan, the main hall of the mansion, it is still like an astronomical amount.

Lin Yanchao replied very calmly: "Futai, in fact, it is more than that, more than 100,000 taels. ”

Fu Zhiyuan couldn't sit still, and asked again: "More than 100,000 taels?" ”

"Yes, it's almost 105,000 taels, it's all cash, it's all in the treasury, there is no shortage, please check it."

After being shocked, Fu Zhiyuan wisped his long beard that hung down to his chest, as if digesting the number reported by Lin Yanchao in his stomach, and then said: "It's too much." ”

Lin Yanchao thought that he hadn't heard clearly, what was too much.

The prefect still thinks that he has collected too much silver?

In fact, if it weren't for the poverty of Guide, and Lin Yanchao's refusal to sell his household registration and people who were not in his own province, plus his refusal to lend money to large families in this province.

This silt field is placed in Kaifeng, and the folk price is at least more than four taels of silver.

Lin Yanchao couldn't sell it for three taels, it was really a 'cheap sale', but the prefect Fu didn't blame Lin Yanchao for selling cheaply, but said that it was expensive.

"The construction of water conservancy is a matter within the part of the government, and the imperial court allocated 50,000 taels of river silver, which is to be used by us all on the people, and we are not told to return it to the household department and the river yamen in the future."

"Now you not only get back the 50,000 taels of silver allocated by the household department, but also earn 30,000 taels from the people.

Fu Zhiyuan said that Lin Yanchao was 'speechless'.

Is it really a huge amount of money, the Yellow River is still overflowing, and the people are struggling to make a living, this is called river control.

It doesn't cost you a penny, the river is peaceful, and the people and the government are all benefited, and the officials don't believe it one by one, thinking that you are expropriating and expropriating.

Lin Yanchao almost vomited three liters of blood!

But then again, this is also a gap between modern people and the ancients.

Indeed, in the eyes of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to build water conservancy and irrigate farmland for the common people.

Unless the normal taxes were levied on the common people, the imperial court should not collect other money from the common people.

Song Qi, a local minister in Ruguide, once said these words.

Someone suggested that there was a treasure in a certain place, which could be sold to increase the country's income. Song Qi replied that the imperial court would rather not use it for a long time than make it exhaustive. The Lord is full of knowledge and material power, and he is extravagant.

Song Qi's point of view seems to be very pedantic.

But this was politically correct at the time, and the ministers all believed that the imperial court should not find a way to collect money from the people, as long as the taxes were sufficient and could maintain the imperial court, the profits should be given to the common people.

This is what Confucius said: 'The people are sufficient, but the king is not enough?' The people are insufficient, and the king is sufficient'.

This is the Confucian idea that the wealth is hidden in the people, and the people are rich in the world.

So why are so many people scolded Wang Anshi for changing the law? One of the reasons is that from the point of view of a minister with a square character like Sima Guang, Wang Anshi's set is to change the way to collect people's wealth.

This point of view, of course, cannot be said wrong, and it is very simple and noble.

Lin Yanchao said at the moment: "In the past, when Wang Anshi said the Qingmiao Law, the whole country opposed it, and felt that the imperial court should not accept the people's profits. ”

However, Wang Anshi said that two points are less than one point, and one point is not as good as one point and he borrows it, and it is not as good as a loan. But if it is not divided with it, why not? For the future is unsustainable. I beg you to be a good one! ”

Fu Zhiyuan was not persuaded by Lin Yanchao, and asked: "You said that there are more than 600 hectares of open fields, but this riverside silt field is no different from a beach field, what if the river course changes?" There is also the old white surname farming in the embankment, whether it will hurt the root of the embankment. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Futai rest assured, the embankment is far away and the river is tied to silt, and the silt land is cultivated. It has been several years now, and I have not heard anything wrong, but the people in the embankment will spontaneously fix the embankment to bind the river. ”

"I returned to the German Riverside and did not dare to divert water, the people have been suffering, and some people have long proposed to build silt fields by imitating the Jiangnan polders and rivers, but the government has no money to organize it (see Guide Mansion Chronicle). The silt fields in this embankment are the wishes of the people. As for the polders in the south of the Yangtze River, they are all built by the lake, like the Yellow River, which is ravaged during the flood season, but it is very tame on weekdays. ”

Fu Zhiyuan listened to Lin Yanchao's explanation, it turned out that when Pan Ji tamed the river, some people downstream had already done this, so he settled down a little, and then said: "Then you must also follow the law of Pan Hetai and instruct the people to build houses on embankments, not in silt fields." From April to September every year, no farming is allowed in the embankment. If the people are hurt in any way, you and I are sinners! ”

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he knew that Fu Zhiyuan was still willing to be flexible, and he was overjoyed at the moment: "Yes, the lower official will order someone to draft the article." ”

Lin Yanchao was still a little worried when he saw Fu Zhiyuan.

Lin Yanchao understands that it is like being used to living a poor life, and he can't adapt to it when he suddenly throws a sum of money in front of him. First of all, think about whether it is the wrong way.

These 100,000 taels, not to mention the individual, for the impoverished Guide Mansion, is simply a huge amount of money!

Lin Yanchao said: "Futai, we can also take this money from the people and use it for the people, as long as the accounts are clear and the conscience is clear." ”

Fu Zhiyuan nodded and said: "I don't know that this mansion has made a meritorious contribution to the management of the river, not only the people are happy, but also the right is profitable, but it is so jealous." ”

Lin Yanchao knew Fu Zhiyuan's thoughts, and said: "Don't worry, the next official will go to the province to do something." ”

Fu Zhiyuan frowned and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "In addition to selling the silt fields in the embankment to the people and using them as official fields, there are still a lot left, and the lower officials plan to send them to the province, and the government is also in the house." If you don't rush to collect the rent, you will sell the silt land in two years, and then it will be more than one acre and three taels. ”

Fu Zhiyuan was a little angry when he heard this: "Good Lin Sanyuan, you have already calculated it, this mansion asks you, how much do you plan to give this mansion?" ”

Lin Yanchao was silent for a long time, and then said: "If it weren't for that, I'm afraid this silt field wouldn't be able to be saved." ”

After Lin Yanchao returned to the Hegong Ya, the first thing he instructed Sun Chengzong was to tell the counties not to sell the silt fields anymore.

Sun Chengzong and Qiu Mingshan were shocked, and the first thing they thought about was whether Lin Yanchao had just gone to the mansion and was opposed by Fu Zhiyuan.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "The matter of river engineering has always been the sole responsibility of this official, not to mention that the government is also quite supportive of this matter. ”

"So why did it stop selling? For this silt field, even if the people borrow money, they will come to buy it? The officials asked, puzzled.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "That's right, so you can't sell it anymore." Everyone knows that silt fields are cheap, but the people of this house are poor after all, and they devote their families to buy fields, where is there any surplus wealth around them. ”

Then Lin Yanchao asked Qiu Mingshan: "Have all these silt fields been registered?" ”

Qiu Mingshan said: "The book is being made, and it won't take a few days." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Very good, after making the register, immediately let the people from the government immediately go to Beijing and send it to the household department." ”

Seeing Lin Yanchao's solemn face, Sun Chengzong couldn't help asking, "Why is Sima so anxious?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "It's nothing, be prepared, these six hundred hectares of silt fields, I'm afraid there are a lot of people who have the idea of fighting it." ”