By October, Jiangnan was fine, but there was already a chill in the north.

For the matter of King Lu's vassal affairs, the province put pressure on the provinces of Henan, and the provinces could only pass it on to the county, but the government was under the county order three times a day, threatening the future, and the county lord couldn't sit still, so he could only take advantage of the autumn grain still in the field, and immediately sent the county officials to go out from all directions to urge the people to pay the accumulated losses.

This pressure from top to bottom is not alarming for the gentry and large households. He is strong, he is strong, and the breeze blows on the hills; He is crossed by him, and the bright moon shines on the river. They have their own ways of passing on taxes.

But the people in the lower classes have no choice, the year before last year, there was a big drought, last year's disaster, there was no harvest in the field, how could the arrears for many years be overnight.

However, the officials received all the death orders from the county order, and the truckloads of autumn grain were still in the field, so they were carried into carriages by the officials and transported to the county.

Not to mention the next year's green seedlings, not even a grain of rice was left for them.

Looking at the fields that have worked hard for a year, but there is no harvest, the people squatted in the fields and wept bitterly.

When he couldn't get angry, he threw himself into the well and hanged himself.

Among them, there were also one or two merciful county officials, who could not bear to coerce the people to pay taxes, but a letter from the government was sent to the province, and the province directly ordered the suspension of office.

The rest of the officials, no one has a way, no one will get along with their black hats, only ruthless, otherwise there are so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, you don't do this job, and others will do it.

The scenes of rampant conquest and violent accumulation in various provinces in Henan have risen one after another, families have been ruined, and wives have been separated.

In the autumn of this year, the people of Henan were displaced, and the displaced people fled everywhere to escape the government's urging.

The weak fill the ravine, and the strong rise up and grab their arms and shout, and the rate is a thief. The homeless people are easy to agitate, and it is easy to follow the thieves, and suddenly Henan is full of horses.

At this time, sects prevailed, taking the opportunity to give alms to the people, and developing believers, for a time in the countryside, incense was burned everywhere, and women and children believed in it.

Under the harsh government, the people's grievances are boiling!

In contrast, the government of Guide is very calm.

In the past, Guide was a poor place, and this scene was only worse, but this year is different.

Although the autumn tax is only in November, in October, the officials lazily did not go to the countryside, and even the cards were delayed until October before they were given to the Lijia of the villages.

As the prefect, Fu Zhiyuan has been delaying again and again, and told the people that it will be handed over before March next year.

And Fu Zhiyuan can have this confidence, there is no other reason, it is just that there is money in the house.

The common people are grateful to Zhiyuan.

Of course, this is a move to benefit the people, everyone knows that when the autumn grain is just harvested, the grain price on the market is the cheapest, but in March next year, when the market is in full bloom, the grain price is the most expensive.

The common people can sell their grain whenever they want before March next year, and then sell it when they feel that the price is cost-effective, and finally pay taxes to the government.

Just after noon that day, Fu Zhiyuan's carriage stopped in front of the county government in Ningling County.

In front of the cabinet at the entrance of the yamen, the common people help each other, take a sealed silver to the official scale to weigh, and then hand the ticket to the official, the official according to the bill and the silver after the comparison is consistent, after the book is truthfully registered, and then the receipt is issued to the people.

This is the three-vote law that Lin Yanchao proposed to Fu Zhiyuan at the beginning, and now it has been implemented in all counties of Guide.

The county magistrate of Ningling County and the officials of a county saw that Fu Zhiyuan was coming, and immediately went to greet him.

Fu Zhiyuan signaled the county order not to be silent, and watched in front of the yamen with his hands.

The servants lazily leaned against the wall basking in the sun, yawning, and had no such domineering appearance as before, and had to maintain order with sticks.

Children were around, clapping their hands and playing, and the common people lined up one after another, in an orderly manner, and without the usual shouting of the officials, they automatically put a piece of silver in their hands into the counter.

After hearing the sound of the silver falling into the cabinet, the common people showed a relieved look, and then carefully put the receipt issued by the clerk into the hanging pocket, and there was a little smile on the wrinkled face, and scolded the children at home a few words, and then shook the empty grain bag, and walked out of the yakou with the mother-in-law of the family.

Fu Zhiyuan asked the county magistrate: "How much has the autumn tax been paid in the past few days?" ”

The county magistrate said respectfully: "If you go back to Futai, it will be less than two percent." In the past, at least half of the tax had to be paid at this time, otherwise it would be too late to pay the autumn tax in November. ”

Fu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Don't rush, until March next year, it's up to the people." ”

There was a kind of certainty and calmness in Fu Zhiyuan's speech.

"The government has repeatedly explained, and the lower officials understand." The prefectural order is respectful and authentic.

Fu Zhiyuan nodded, and after paying the tax, the common people helped the old and the young to leave the yamen, and the cross street at the yamen gate was still as lively as usual, and the vendors set up stalls here.

There was a bit of buzz in the cross streets, and the vendors were selling loudly to the people.

The common people grabbed the broken silver in their pockets, and after deducting the taxes on autumn grain, there was still some left. The man glanced at the child beside him, and the longing in the mother-in-law's eyes finally had a little courage, and stepped forward to inquire weakly, which was something they would never dare to do in the past, and they never even stayed for a moment.

They thought in their hearts that this year, the officials will stop exploiting, and the autumn grain will be sold for more money than in previous years, so it will be easy to go to the city and use the money to buy something.

The warm sunshine in the afternoon not only dispelled the cold, but also made a silhouette of the people standing in front of the stall with their families.

The county commander on the side said: "I heard that this time the department is putting pressure on the provinces, and the other provinces in the province are already in trouble. The officials of Linxian County went to the countryside, and the people were miserable. However, the county officials of Linxian County will only be suppressed and report good news to the province but not bad news. ”

Fu Zhiyuan retracted his gaze and said, "This mansion knows." ”

The county order continued: "Only the people of this government are stable, thanks to the central coordination of the government and Taiwan, otherwise the lower officials will also ...... We don't know the truth of being an official for one term and benefiting one party, and the sage books for many years are not read in vain. Who doesn't want to have a good official reputation? But on weekdays, I am also forced to be this wicked person as a last resort, otherwise the black gauze hat will not be protected! ”

"The lower officials have no income, and they are still not allowed to be promoted after more than six years of being an official. But in the past six years, I have long regarded myself as half a local. This year, thanks to the government, there is no need to expropriate the county like Lin, so that the lower officials maintain such a good reputation in the hearts of the people, and they are worthy of being called 'old parents' by the people. ”

Fu Zhiyuan said: "If it weren't for ...... Benfu may not be able to be this good person. You don't have to thank me for this, this matter is all the work of Lin Sima. ”

The county magistrate nodded and said: "Although Lin Sima was born in Hanlin, he is an official and pragmatic, after he came to this mansion, he set up green seedlings, set up agricultural businesses, repaired river embankments, and opened up dredging fields. When he came to Ningling County, he said to the local squire that he wanted to rule within three years of Guide, at that time, I was flattering on the face, but I was sneering in my heart, and now I have been an official for only a year. ”

Fu Zhiyuan was silent when he heard this, and he thought of Lin Yanchao in Kaifeng in his heart.

After Lin Yanchao came to Kaifeng, although he socialized every day, there were not many people to see, so most people outside didn't know that Lin Yanchao had come to the provincial capital.

But after going to the Kaifeng Mansion, the news that Lin Yanchao was in Kaifeng immediately spread to the ears of local scholars.

So the Great Xiangguo Temple is more lively than ever.

I don't know how many well-known readers are vying to post on the door, wanting to meet each other. For them, with Lin Yanchao's status as Wenzong today, if he can point out and promote one or two sentences, it is a shortcut to fame.

In addition to the scholars, there were several vassal kings, and of course there was no king of Zhou among these vassal kings. These vassal kings are also close to Confucianism, and when they heard that Lin Yanchao was coming, they also wanted to invite Lin Yanchao to come over, so they also had a good face.

Because of the exposure of his hiding, Lin Yanchao could no longer hide his whereabouts, and met with the scholars in Kaifeng in the courtyard.

Lin Yanchao didn't put up a show, but he would meet anyone who came to the door and say a word or two of encouragement. But such ordinary words are not ordinary in Lin Yanchao's words. In the Xuegongtang language that records the words and deeds of Lin Yanchao and his protégés, there is a sentence that is: 'Study hard and make progress every day.' '

This sounds very straightforward, but the words are full of encouragement to readers, and they are often borrowed by teachers in Mengxueli.

Lin Yanchao's encouragement to the students is the same, there are not many words, but the meaning is there, plus the blessing of the three-element aura, it expands the influence of him and Lin Xue in Kaifeng.

It's like when you are studying, you meet a good teacher in a certain subject, and then you have infinite enthusiasm for that subject. And this kind of enthusiasm can often burn with the whole youth.

For example, everyone doesn't know what Lin Yanchao's work is like, but Lin Yanchao's reputation and personality charm are there, and he can't help but yearn for Confucianism.

This is also the way to approach because of people.

This is not impossible, even if a student who has no intention of learning on weekdays is encouraged by a Nobel Prize winner to study hard for one or two sentences, after returning home, he will have a heart of "head hanging beam and cone piercing", and have infinite admiration for science, of course, as for whether to persist or not to persist is two words.

After this incident, the readers in Kaifeng felt that Lin Yanchao was approachable and respected him more and more. This is still under the condition that the public security Sanyuan did not come forward.

You must know that after Sanyuan to Kaifeng, his literary talents and knowledge are the first-class among the readers, and he has been respected by the readers. But because Sanyuan's maternal ancestor was Zuobu's political envoy, they had to avoid suspicion of Lin Yanchao, who was an official.

But Kaifeng is a provincial capital, not to mention the place where students gather, even a province has a lot of people here, and the readers are active, and when they talk about it every day, it is inevitable to mention Lin Yanchao. Therefore, Lin Yanchao is in Kaifeng day by day, and his reputation is getting worse day by day.

Every day, more and more students come to the home to pay their respects.

Of course, this move fell in the eyes of those who were interested, and it was a little bit obvious that Lin Yanchao was so fanfare, and what was the purpose of gaining fame among Shilin?

At this moment, the eunuch who supervised King Lu in the imperial court also arrived in Kaifeng.

The people were in an uproar.