In the Yamen of the Xijing City Transfer Division, Wang Yaochen opened the folding fan in his hand and looked at it, gently shook the fan, closed it again, and opened it again after a while, and couldn't stop looking at it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After a while, he said to Xu Ping, who was reading the official document next to him: "In the past, scholars disliked folding fans and were ugly, and no one used them. Yun Xing gave me this one, it's quite easy to use. ”

Xu Ping put down the official document in his hand, smiled and shook his head: "It's not that this fan is smooth to use, but that the fan surface is extraordinary, it is a landscape painted by Yan Beizhi." Boyong, how much do you say this fan is worth? ”

Wang Yaochen didn't speak, just unfolded the fan, looked at the fan, and looked at the fan, with a happy face.

Folding fans are not valuable, the biggest advantage is that it is easy to carry, and there are no greater benefits for others. The reason why it became popular in later generations is still on the fan. The fan can also be painted, but due to the relationship between the shape, it is very suitable to draw a picture of a lady, so when the folding fan was popular in later generations, women often used the fan. But painting landscapes, flowers and plants always feels that something is missing, so the fan used by men is a little too simple, and it is not as smart and elegant as folding fan painting.

Xu Ping does not make money by making folding fans, mainly for self-use and giving away. Where his identity is, it is easier for him to invite the painters at this time to paint fans for himself, whether it is a literati painter like Yan Su or a royal painter in the court, he has to sell Xu Ping's face. Moreover, the Xu family has always given a rich pen, and the cooperation between the two sides is happy.

Officials are very particular about gifts, gold, silver and jewelry are despised, and it is easy to attract the attention of the imperial history platform, and it is much more convenient to pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The folding fan is naturally the same, and it is also in line with the status of a civilian official.

After playing with the fan in his hand for a while, Wang Yaochen carefully put it away, and saw Xu Ping sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, so he casually said something official: "This year's summer tax has been collected, and due to the drought, Henan Mansion has not received anything." ”

Xu Ping opened his eyes and nodded: "This is what it should mean, in a year of great drought, it would be good to be able to provide disaster relief, what kind of taxes do you expect to collect?" But then again, if you can't collect the summer tax, what will happen to the local officials? Do you want to transfer the transfer to the Division? ”

"There is no summer tax, and there is still a commercial tax! Speaking of which, you don't believe it, this year's commercial tax has more than doubled compared to previous years, and the summer tax has almost been made up. How many people complain about your new policy on Jingxi Road this year, but the business tax has really increased. ”

Xu Ping thought for a while before he said, "Even if it is doubled, it will be less than 100,000." Henan Mansion is an important place in the world, and the commercial tax of less than 100,000 yuan is really a bit shabby. -- But then again, in the past, the bulk of the commercial tax was the liquor tax, and unless the number of households in Henan Province increased on a large scale, the liquor tax would not change much. In this way, it is not easy to double. ”

"It's not easy, in the 60 years since the founding of this dynasty, such a thing has not happened a few times. That is, Yunxing, you grew too much money and grain in Yongzhou back then, and you don't take this achievement seriously, for us, it can be said that it has been many years since you had this political achievement. I served a term in Henan Mansion, and if this is the case every year, the official will also be promoted. ”

Wang Yaochen was mourning for his father, and second, he was affected by his uncle, and the speed of official promotion was a little slow. Hearing this, Xu Ping smiled and nodded, it was also a good thing to be able to help him make up for the lost time.

However, Wang Yaochen sighed: "Originally, the military and commercial taxes of all states on Jingxi Road have increased significantly, which is a good thing, but Mengzhou and Xiangzhou do not implement new policies, and the rise is also gratifying." Although those two states are not as rapid as Henan and Ruzhou, they are not much different from Chenzhou and Yingzhou. Recently, some officials have been talking about working hard for the new deal, and they have not seen anything better than those two states. ”

"Mengzhou has the Yellow River for transportation, and Xiangzhou is near the Han River, which is a land and water wharf. Jingxi Road business to expand, the first to benefit are the two states, what is strange about their increase in business taxes? It's just a whin, don't take it seriously. ”

Hearing Xu Ping say this, Wang Yaochen nodded again and again. He was also afraid that this word would reach Xu Ping's ears and make him unhappy, but he didn't expect to be able to think about it. Mengzhou is the gateway to Guanzhong, Xiangzhou is the gateway to the vast area south of the Yangtze River, Jingxi Road is commercially developed, first of all, it is manifested from these two states, their commercial tax growth is not normal.

At this moment, Judge Tian of Henan Province hurried in with the public from the Yamen of the Transfer Division, saluted, and said to Wang Yaochen: "General judgment, there is an accident in Xijing City, hurry up and return to the official office!" ”

Wang Yaochen was startled, stood up and asked, "What's the matter?" Don't rush, speak slowly. ”

Judge Tian took a deep breath before he said, "Xiaguan also just got the news that some officials in the city branch have made trouble with the officials in Henan County. Now that the Imperial Historical Observatory has been surrounded, no one can persuade him. ”

Xu Ping said in a deep voice: "For what? There has to be a reason, and it can't be a cause for trouble. ”

"Isn't it for money or anything like getting into the house? Many of the rich and noble families in the city invested their money in some company and hid. The public officials of Henan County were not angry, and deliberately chose the day of today's distribution of money and grain to block these officials-"

Looking at Judge Tian, Xu Ping asked coldly, "It's not just because I'm not angry, right?" ”

"Naturally, don't hide it, the county has a reward in order to do a good job."

Xu Ping nodded and didn't say anything more. When did the officials become so loyal to the country, and they also took care of the small actions of the rich and noble, and it made sense if there was a reward. None of the sub-officials had real power, and under normal circumstances, they had no political future, no great opportunity, and they lived idlely until they died. This kind of dead tiger is naturally not in the eyes of the public officials, although it is not as easy to bully as the common people, but it is also fat meat in the mouth, and it can be bitten at any time.

Since the policy of money and household access was decided, there have been cases of public officials blocking the sub-officials who receive money, and it is particularly outrageous. The officials seized the sub-officials who had received the money, and instead of counting the money they received, they calculated the amount of money for a few months, half a year, or even a year, and forced them to go to the money bank to pay the money according to the estimated amount. However, it used to happen sporadically, Wang Yaochen dealt with it a few times, and set the rules, the amount of money was only calculated according to the actual money he saw, and he was not allowed to extrapolate, so it slowly subsided. However, because the state and county have bounties, and the public officials are greedy for money, this kind of thing has not been stopped.

There must be other reasons for the big trouble this time. But that was Wang Yaochen's duty, and Xu Ping didn't want to ask.

Wang Yaochen hurriedly packed up, preparing to go with Judge Tian, and asked casually: "This kind of thing has happened before, the government has already established rules, just do things according to the routine, why is there such a big trouble this time?" ”

"Do you still remember that because of the drought this year, in order to provide disaster relief, Governor Li's government stopped the money and food of the branch officials and moved it to relieve the victims? This month, the money and food of the imperial court were sent down, and they made up for a few months at a time, so-"

Although the branch official is an official of the imperial court and has nothing to do with Henan Mansion, the Yulu is provided by Henan Mansion, and it is just a matter of money and money. In this year's drought, Li Ruogu exempted the summer tax of Henan Province in order to relieve the disaster, and the autumn tax has not yet been decided. The taxes under his rule are not collected, how can he still provide the sub-division officials with money, and they will directly stop the payment, and let them wait for the third division to transport the money and grain from the capital. These people's fortunes were originally three divisions, and it was reasonable for him to do so.

It's just that this time, he was targeted by the officials of Henan County, and he was blocked all of a sudden, so he had to recalculate the household according to it. Henan Mansion is the same as Kaifeng, and Xu Ping has also abolished the depreciation and directly issued real money, and the salary for a few months is still very considerable.

Wang Yaochen said goodbye to Xu Ping and was about to leave with Judge Tian.

When the two were about to leave, Xu Ping suddenly asked: "Judge Tian, it's not a day for the officials to receive Yulu, why did they all get together this time?" The manpower of the left-behind division is also limited, can it be done? ”

"Alas, who knows what the left-behind division thinks, if you don't issue a notice for everyone to get it today, something will happen!"

Xu Ping nodded and said lightly: "I know, you guys go quickly, remember to calm things down as much as possible, and don't make a big fuss." In the year of the great calamity, those sub-officers suffered for several months, so don't be embarrassed for them. ”

The two agreed, and hurriedly went out of the yamen of the transfer envoy.

Watching the two leave, a sneer couldn't help but appear at the corner of Xu Ping's mouth. How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Knowing that there had been a lot of trouble before for this money, the left-behind division deliberately sent it in one day.

I'm going to do something!

If Wang Yaochen can't suppress the matter and arouse the public indignation of the branch officials, I am afraid that someone will soon impeach Xu Ping for his policies such as money entering the household. The Left-behind Division, the Xijing Imperial Historical Observatory and the governors of each state all have the right to impeach and transfer envoys in the upper and lower chapters, and the upper and lower phase system is the ancestral family law of the Zhao and Song dynasties, and the power of officials has always been relative.

This is to see that Xu Ping has just come back from a patrol and took the opportunity to detonate the matter.

Is Xu Ping afraid? What's there to be afraid of in this kind of mutual conflict. Even if you impeach, I can tell that this reason for impeachment can't help Xu Ping. This can only be an introduction, and there must be other actions in the follow-up, and little by little unfavorable factors can be accumulated, in order to really suppress Xu Ping's new deal.

Closing his eyes, Xu Ping secretly calculated what was good for him and what was disadvantageous.

Naturally, the favorable thing is that the commercial tax of this road has increased significantly, and the various works have been successfully completed, and it has withstood the initial test. The abundance of financial resources allowed Henan Prefecture to be able to provide disaster relief without large-scale exodus, despite the severe drought. The disadvantage is that Mengzhou and Xiangzhou, which have not implemented the new policy, have also increased commercial taxes, and it seems that there is no use in comparing the new policy. Although the major projects have been completed, they have not yet played a role.

After calculation, the favorable factors and unfavorable factors are roughly evenly matched, and who has the upper hand depends on what one mouth says. What Xu Ping lacks now is precisely that no one listens to reason.