Chapter 982 Prince's Mansion
"Prince Qi's Mansion, hey!" Shao Zhang looked up when he went home.
The plaque was sent over by my father after he asked the young master to make it, and it has already been hung up.
Shao Zhang doesn’t think it looks very good, but what can he do?
Le Xuan followed behind and also looked up, with a complicated look on his face.
After Shao Zhang entered the house, his wife, Mrs. Liu, greeted him, greeted him diligently, helped him change his shoes and clothes (real change of clothes), and then warmly greeted the servants to make tea and serve snacks for the two of them.
After a lot of busy work, I went to prepare dinner.
"Chunhe, take a look at this first." Shao Zhang stood up and took out a map from the cabinet and handed it to Le Xuan.
"Yes." Le Xuan has been promised to be the "Friend of the King of Qi" and is still going through the process. It is not a big problem. With this position, he is no longer in vain and can be called an official.
For young scholars like him, Qi Wangyou is a very good starting point for becoming an official.
Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, the characteristics of personal dependence are a bit obvious, and it is difficult to change the family. Even if you change it, it will be difficult to gain the trust of others.
After Le Xuan took the map, at a glance, it seemed to be the counties and townships of Qijun in Qingzhou.
Qi County governs five counties: Linzi, Xi'an, Dong'anping, Guangrao and Changguo. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, there were 14,000 households.
Sima You, Sima Jin, Sima Zhao, and Sima Chao were successively named kings of Qi. Therefore, in the former Jin Dynasty, Qi County was called Qi State.
Le Xuan was a little confused at first, but after seeing the complete map of Qi County attached to the map, he immediately understood and asked: "Your Majesty, is this a food town?"
"Exactly." Shao Zhang said: "Zishui and Judian are near, and the land is on the boundary of Dong'anping and Guangrao. It may also extend to a little bit of Le'an County."
Le Xuan nodded slowly.
This is the residence of King Qi. If we were in the Jin Dynasty, we could directly build a palace, set up officials, and train troops on this land. If we were more capable and the world was more chaotic, like the former Jin Zong Wang Shi It is not necessarily impossible to control one county or even three or four counties.
But the Jin Dynasty was a real title, and the Guo Dynasty was only a virtual title.
Xu Feng means that the food can be shown to you, but you cannot intervene in it. You can only enjoy the rent income from the food.
The households living on this land sandwiched between two counties and four counties were the people of the King of Qi.
From now on, they do not have to pay taxes to the court, and local officials will directly deliver the taxes to the Prince of Qi's Mansion.
"Are there ten thousand households?" Shao Zhang couldn't help but ask.
"Did the king mean the household registration in the Huang family register or the actual situation?" Le Xuan asked.
He is also from a wealthy family and understands the principles very well.
There is no Huotian in Qingzhou, and all the household registrations are fake.
When we attacked Cao Yi today, we asked Qingzhou to count the household registrations by themselves. The bottom line required was 100,000 households. In the end, Qingzhou reported 80,000 households on the grounds of Tianshi Dao rebellion and locust plague, and the tax collection was based on this Numbers come.
You have 10,000, and I have 10,000,000,000 in six counties, not even a fraction, 80,000!
You don’t even bother to fool people, it’s so fake that you can’t even see it.
"Huang registered household registration is required. You can estimate the actual situation." Shao Zhang said.
"There must be no yellow registered households." Le Xuan said while rummaging carefully.
“Don’t look for it, it’s all here.”
“Oh.” Le Xuan nodded, and then said: “The Huang registered household registration may be less than 6,000. How much depends on Check the archives, but your Majesty will do this. The title of the royal residence shows that there are 10,000 households. At least he thinks there are 10,000 households, or even more. If the king makes a good count, it is likely that there will be more than 10,000 households, and the extra ones will be earned." br>
“How "How to count?" Shao Zhang said: "If the food is located in Nanyang County or Pei County, I can think of a way."
"The king does not need to do this." Le Xuan said with a smile. Your Majesty is so majestic, the king only needs to send The local governor may not dare to "harm the prince" in the two counties of Qi and Le'an. No matter how reluctant he is, he has to send people to the county where the city is located. No matter what, he has to raise 10,000 yuan for the king. Household.”
"Really so easy to talk to?" Shao Zhang asked: "I have seen with my own eyes how difficult it is for your Majesty to conquer the fields."
Le Xuan also fell silent after hearing this, and could only say: "There will be more than one trip there." A few hundred households are enough. If you go a few more times, you might be able to get more."
"Isn't this just Du Tian?" Shao Zhang said helplessly.
"Maybe that's what your Majesty means." Le Xuan said with a bitter smile.
“If this is really the case, maybe——” Shao Zhang pondered for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, it's best not to use weapons." Le Xuan said quickly.
"Chunhe, you don't understand." Shao Zhang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty wants people to take the initiative to cultivate the fields. If you can cultivate 10,000 households, Your Majesty will look high on you. But you That’s right, it’s best not to use weapons if you can’t use them.”
< br>He sighed and said: "There are only two hundred people, which is not enough."
"The king is talking about guarding soldiers?"
Shao Zhang nodded and said: "We are all together." King, according to the system, there are two hundred soldiers, but now there are only a hundred."
"Who will command the army?"
"Lieutenant." After Shao Zhang finished speaking, he added: "The Wang Fu, Wen Wenxu, Chang Shi, Da Nong and other subordinate officials must be matched one by one."
"Then the expense is not small." Lexuan said.
"Chunhe, do you know how much food the two hundred soldiers will receive per year?" Shao Zhang asked.
Le Xuan was stunned.
"I was asked by my father when I was young." There were memories in Shao Zhang's eyes, and there was even a hint of fear, which showed that he was scolded so badly at that time.
"Later, I planned day and night to transport grain and grass for the army, and I never dared to forget it." He sighed: "If two hundred soldiers were to conduct operations every three days, they would receive an annual ration of 5,000 dendrobium. A prefect can earn 5,000 hu of food per year." It only costs 600 hu of rice, 100 bolts of cloth, and 70 pounds of cotton. Compared with raising soldiers, raising an official is relatively cheap."
Le Xuan was surprised.
I thought that 10,000 households in King Qi's food town was a lot. After all, he could harvest 60,000 grains, 45,000 bolts of silk, and 30,000 catties of cotton.
"It's just to make the soldiers well fed and strong enough to train." Shao Zhang said: "You also have to give food, clothing, and money. Two hundred soldiers a year at least need to be given more than 7,000. The gift of dendrobium grain can produce 1,500 bolts of silk every year.”
"That's a lot." Lexuan sighed.
"How much do the sons of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, live in?" Shao Zhang suddenly asked.
Le Xuan glanced at him and said: "Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, has 100,000 households in the city."
"Why just talk about Sima Ying..." Halfway through, Shao Zhang pretended to fight. Le Xuan. Le Xuan repeatedly begged for mercy and said with a smile: "There are about 130,000 households in the four counties of Shu, Qianwei, Wenshan, and Guanghan. Together, we will create the state of Chengdu with 100,000 households."
"Let you talk nonsense! Say another one." Shao Zhang said angrily.
"Sima——"
"Do you know which one I want to hear?"
"King Qin Sima Jian——" Le Xuan said in a long voice.
“Say.”
"There are 80,000 households in the city." Le Xuan said: "The three counties of Jingzhao, Fufeng and Shiping have 81,000 households, and almost all of them are given to him."
"The king of Jin is called a king. "Shao Zhang sighed softly after hearing this.
"The real seal of the Jin Kingdom is different from the virtual seal of our dynasty." Le Xuan said: "However, the officials in the palace should be appointed as soon as possible. Who does the king want to appoint?"
" "A smart and capable person." Shao Zhang said, "Especially the big farmers need real skills. First, collect the grain and silk for me." "I will go back to Nanyang immediately." said.
"You must have real ability. Even if you are from a lower level, you will be given an official position." Shao Zhang emphasized again: "Forget it for those who like to drink, drink, and travel."
"Okay. "Le Xuan said: "I'll go back and prepare before I leave tomorrow."
"Thank you," said Shao Zhang.
Le Xuan nodded, bowed and left.
He knew that after being crowned king, the princes could appoint subordinate officials. The emperor must be observing the princes' ability to cultivate their subordinates, because this is an essential ability for a king.
If this fails, even the eldest son will not be able to inherit the great treasure.
After Le Xuan left, Shao Zhang put the books away, then took out another book and read it carefully.
After a while, Mrs. Liu came in and asked curiously: "Where is Le Chunhe?"
"He is gone." Shao Zhang closed the book and said: "I We have had dinner at the government office. Tomorrow——"
Ms. Liu sat next to him and asked softly: "But you have to go out on business again?"
"Yes." Shao Zhang nodded and said, "Go and distribute New Year's rewards to the Zuojin Wuwei mansions. Your Majesty has set a quota of 1,200 people. These thousand people can receive rewards. I plan to go to a few more military mansions."
“Only one of the eight people can receive the reward?” Liu said in surprise.
"Not bad." Shao Zhang said: "Now that I have to go out——"
"I will ask someone to withdraw money and food from the treasury." Liu said.
Shao Zhang looked at her and said, "I will be able to collect rent after next autumn."
"Husband." Madam Liu leaned into his arms and said, "Since I am married to you, I will think about you. As long as you don't mess around outside, I will listen to you in everything."
Liu She was now Princess Qi, and she couldn't imagine how envious Peijun's sisters and friends would be when they found out.
Every time she thought of this, she felt as if all her grievances were gone. After all, sometimes people only have one face.
"Why are you involved in those nonsense again?" Shao Zhang was not very happy.
Ms. Liu observed the words and said in a low voice: "If you really want to, don't just look for it. My younger sister is only sixteen years old, you can——"
Shao Zhang's heart moved.
To be honest, Mrs. Liu is not bad looking, has a delicate appearance, and is well-educated, but she is jealous. Allowing her sister to do that was the biggest concession she could make.
But now a new problem has arisen.
Of course Liu's sister cannot be as casual as buying a maid. She must at least be given the title of wife. He must first talk to his mother about this, and then ask her mother to talk to his father.
He can't make the decision himself.
However, Liu was so "reasonable" that he was a little surprised and even changed his mind.
After looking down and seeing the snow-white peaks in Liu's clothes, her heart warmed and she secretly thought that she was confused. Isn't the princess's beauty better than that of the Di and Qiang girls bought in the mountains?
Although salted watermelon is delicious, it does not have the flavor of fish.
Ms. Liu also felt his gaze, her pretty face flushed.
Shao Zhang coughed lightly and said, "Come and talk to me tonight. Don't worry about my sister's matter. We don't have a child yet. If there are any relatives and children in Pei County who are really talented, Find a few people to come over and enrich the royal staff first.”
Mrs. Liu's face lit up with joy and she hummed.
......
The next day, Shao Zhang stood up refreshed.
Princess Liu got up earlier than him, commanded the servants to pack the gifts, and prepared water for the guests and the escorting soldiers. In the end, she personally served breakfast to her husband.
Shao Zhang felt that he was even more confused before.
What good can come out of a quarrel? The more noisy it is, the less useful it is.
After experiencing last night, he realized.
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Shao Zhang, the king of Qi in Daliang, arrived in Bianliang, escorted by a hundred soldiers.
At this time, the news of the change of dynasty has been brewing here for more than half a month.
The soldiers were very happy and asked when they would be dispatched to the west for Liangzhou.
What is surprising is that Shao Zhang met the general named Gai Hou under his second brother Shao Gui at Bianliang Guanyi.
He brought thirty riders here, mysteriously, and met a man named Zu Daozhong.
(End of this chapter)