Lin Yanchao speculated about the intentions of the Fu Governor's Mansion, and then asked, "The Mansion Venerable is in the hall today?" ”

The official replied, "I went out early in the morning." ”

"Oh?" Lin Yanchao frowned, although he wanted to ask, but rashly inquiring about Shangguan's whereabouts was a very taboo thing in officialdom.

The official deliberately scolded Lin Yanchao and said: "The villain heard the news, it seems that he went to Yucheng County, Futai recently intends to inspect the river works, I don't know if I will inspect the river today." ”

Listening to the words of this official, Lin Yanchao couldn't help but feel tightened in his heart, this new prefect would not paralyze himself on his face and secretly check his own accounts. Lin Yanchao had a moment like cheating in an exam when he was studying, and he felt like he was caught by the teacher.

But Lin Yanchao thought about it, he was not afraid of shadows, so what if he could investigate? However, Lin Yanchao remembered that when the new prefect took office, he rectified the methods of the secretary and the soap officials in the yamen, and he had a sense of vigilance against this in his heart.

Not afraid of 10,000, just in case, Lin Yanchao patted the official on the shoulder to show praise, and then immediately returned to the government to arrange.

In Gaojiaji, Yucheng County, Lin Yanchao was here to inspect the river work.

Among the officials of Yucheng County, the original Huang Yue has been transferred from Yucheng County to Fuli to serve in the government, as for the original Gu Zhu Bo, under the recommendation of Lin Yanchao, not long ago, the Ministry of Officials has been lowered, and he was appointed as the magistrate of Yucheng County.

From the owner of the ninth grade to the Gu Zhixian of the seventh grade, he is still cautious as an official, and now he is deliberately flattering the new prefect Fu Zhiyuan, who went to the countryside to inspect.

Fu Zhiyuan was wearing a plain robe and casual clothes, obviously to pay a private visit.

Gu Zhixian and his subordinates immediately changed into the clothes of the common people and went to the countryside with the prefect.

The two sat in the carriage, and Gu Zhixian accompanied each other and said carefully: "This Gaojia market is the closest one along the river, last year, when the officials were the main people, they encouraged the rich peasants to set up community warehouses, so they survived last year's disaster, and the people did not starve to death." ”

In the face of the prefect, Gu Zhixian still took out his achievements in persuading the people to set up a community warehouse and said it repeatedly, in order to show his political achievements.

Fu Zhiyuan was noncommittal about this, but said: "Gu Zhixian has jumped several levels from the main thin to the county, and he is really capable, I heard that it was recommended by Lin Sima before." ”

Gu Zhixian felt a pang in his heart, as a Zhengyin official, he would be somewhat taboo for the lower official and the second official to get too close. I don't know what the relationship between this main hall and Lin Yanchao is, in case the two are not on good terms, this will involve the issue of standing in line.

He has seen Lin Yanchao's skills, and he can't afford to offend, but he is not easy to offend on the new prefect's side.

Between the two dilemmas, Gu Zhixian said: "Lin Sima does have the grace to recommend the lower officials, but the official position of the lower officials is the ...... of the officials."

Fu Zhiyuan interrupted: "How many households are there in this Gao family? How many mouthfuls? ”

Gu Zhixian was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "There are a total of one hundred and twenty-six households, two hundred and eighty-eight people. ”

Gu Zhixian is worthy of being a capable official, and he remembers this number clearly.

But Fu Zhiyuan didn't praise it, but frowned and said: "It's less than three people in one household, why is this Gao family so divided into families?" ”

Gu Zhixian felt furious in his heart when he heard this. Confucianism governs the world with filial piety, so the law also encourages a large family-style family, of course, there are workarounds in the locality, but the separation is so serious, as a magistrate, it is likely to suffer a hanging of education.

Gu Zhixian didn't know if he was recommended by Lin Yanchao and was put in small shoes by the new prefect, but it was easy to be caught if he was not careful. Gu Zhixian replied cautiously at the moment: "Back to the palace, although the people are separated from the household, but they are not separated, such as many people in the collection are still several generations in the same house, father and son are filial piety, brothers and friends, and there is no obstacle to education." ”

Fu Zhiyuan asked: "Then why is there such a situation as a family separation?" ”

Gu Zhixian could only tell the truth at the moment: "That's because the government sends service according to the mouth of the household, and the households of Duoding inevitably bear the heaviest river service and the highest tax, so the people are competing to divide the household." ”

China's tax system has fluctuated for thousands of years. Sometimes taxes are levied on a household basis, so in order to exempt some families, thousands or even tens of thousands of people gather together, and every time a meal is held, thousands of people eat together, which is very spectacular.

So the imperial court forced such big families to divide their households, and the Sui Dynasty established a law of losing their nationality, so that cousins must be separated.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the local service was assigned according to the number of Dingkou in the household, and the common people competed to separate the household to avoid labor.

After Fu Zhiyuan learned the truth, his face sank like water. The official on the side said: "This is because the local people are vulgar and cunning, and the government doesn't have to deal with these people." ”

Fu Zhiyuan said: "Wrong, this disadvantage lies in the dispatch of service, and the government sends such a heavy service that the people have to make this decision." This is a dereliction of duty for me to be an official! ”

After listening to Fu Zhiyuan's words, all the officials couldn't hold back their faces, thinking to themselves, didn't you embarrass everyone by saying this? New officials don't need to come to us to show their prestige.

Saying that, Fu Zhiyuan's carriage traveled to the vicinity of the set, but he saw several keel waterwheels on the side of the road, and they probed into the canal for a long time. At this time, it was already May, and the summer wheat in the field had already been harvested, and it was piled up on the edge of the field one by one.

The grain carts driven by the common people with animal power, everyone's faces are filled with the joy of a bumper harvest from the inside out, and the corners of the eyes and eyebrows are stretched.

Several old farmers who were over the age of sixteen were holding ears of wheat, sniffing here and there, and the wrinkles on their faces were stretched.

Fu Zhiyuan saw this scene, and his solemn face looked much better, and he said to Gu Zhixian: "The people are doing well, which shows Gu Zhixian's efforts to persuade Ke Nongsang." ”

Gu Zhixian was praised by Fu Zhiyuan, and hurriedly said modestly: "Futai has won the award, where is the merit of the lower officials, this is all ......"

While talking, he saw that Fu Zhiyuan had ordered the carriage to stop, and he got out of the car and talked to an old farmer on the side of the road and said, "The old man is polite, this year's harvest is good." ”

The old farmer saw that the other party was wearing plain clothes, although he was not an official, but at first glance, he was also a rich man who gave a salute at the moment and said: "This member is polite, it's okay, let's watch the sky and eat." ”

"How many buckets of rice have been harvested per mu this year?"

Seeing this, the old peasant became vigilant and said, "Not much, not much, just enough to eat." ”

Several entourage officials, as well as Gu Zhixian and other officials, all sank their faces. Fu Zhiyuan signaled that everyone didn't have to speak, took a string of money from his waist and put it in the old farmer's hand, and said: "I am a businessman from other places who want to buy summer grain, I don't know what the market is?" Ask the elderly. ”

The old farmer smiled and said, "You said it earlier, this news is not worth a few dollars, and I will pay you back." ”

Saying that the old farmer threw the money back, he had a bold style, and then said: "We have met a good official in the Defu, in the past, there were two disasters in three years, Jiutian did not save Santian, and the good year was still exploited by the officials, but this year it is better." ”

Fu Zhiyuan glanced at Gu Zhixian approvingly, and he thought that the old farmer was praising this parent official.

"I heard that your Gaojiaji river has the heaviest annual river labor, how is it doing well this year?" Fu Zhiyuan asked with a smile.

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