Chapter 417 The selfless Sheng Changbai
Zhao Xing didn't care about this, but made a calculation in his mind.
An acre of land can produce about one to two stones.
On average, even if one stone is used, more than 50 million acres are equivalent to more than 50 million stone of food.
The imperial court occupied 40%, with more than 20 million stones.
The Song Dynasty was wealthy, but prices were also high. The price of grain per stone was about five or six hundred wen.
Converted, it's probably worth tens of millions of taels of silver.
It already accounts for nearly one-tenth of the Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue.
Of course, it cannot be said that the inventory of land acres directly brought one-tenth of the increase in fiscal revenue to the court.
After all, the people who rented the land had to pay taxes, and part of this was the taxes they should have borne.
But this matter cannot be calculated in terms of money. What is important is that the court can produce a lot more food every year.
For the imperial court, money was important, but food was fundamental.
Originally, the food collected by the Song Dynasty through taxes was enough for normal expenses, but if there was a war or some natural disaster, it would not be enough.
When these situations occur, those grain merchants will raise grain prices.
With more than 20 million shi of food, whether it is fighting a war or internally, the hidden benefits of calming food prices are the most important.
In addition, people have farmland, which can better stabilize people's hearts.
Zhao Xing even thought about allowing the landowners to annex the land, and then he would check the hidden fields. Through this method, he would be able to nationalize most of the land in the world.
But this idea can only be thought about, it is a bit too cold.
After all, those landlords' tyrannical annexation of land will destroy many families.
"Sea Scholar!"
Zhao Xing looked at Hai Wenyou and said: "You have worked hard in this land inventory and have been promoted to Tongping Zhangshi. I will give you three days to rest and rest before taking office!"
"I obey the decree!" Hai Wenyou bowed and said.
"As for Mr. Yu..."
"Your Majesty!"
When Xianggong Yu saw Zhao Xing looking over, he quickly bowed and said: "I am getting old, please resign and return to my hometown!"
"There is no rush to retire and return home. Let's wait until I decide on the candidate to succeed Mr. Yu." Zhao Xing said.
Xianggong Yu is the husband-in-law. Once he retires, the position cannot be left vacant.
Zhao Xing didn't have a suitable candidate for a while, so he had to wait for now.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yu did not insist. Yu Yanran had just become pregnant not long ago, and he was not in a hurry to return to his hometown in the short term. He wanted to wait for Yu Yanran to give birth before returning home.
Zhao Xing looked at Sheng Changbai and Qi Heng behind them. Sheng Changbai was okay. He wasn't very white in the first place, but now he looked just a little darker than before.
But Qi Heng was different. He was an aristocratic son who was used to being pampered. He followed Mr. Yu for more than a year and traveled to various places. He looked darker than Sheng Changbai and his skin was rough. There was no sign of nobility at all.
However, the two people's eyes were bright and their aura was calm, which showed that they had grown a lot this time following Yu Xianggong and Hai Wenyou's inspection of the fields.
"You two have worked hard. You can rest at home before the end of the year. I will have my own appointment after the end of the year." Zhao Xing said.
After a few years, he planned to decentralize the two of them to the local areas to serve as governors of a state.
In terms of qualifications alone, the two of them are indeed not qualified.
After all, it has only been more than two years since the two became officials.
However, Yizhou General Magistrate is only at the sixth level. If the level is not high, there is not much problem in promoting him through exception.
After the two of them have practiced in the local area for a few years and made some political achievements, they can be transferred back to Bianjing to take up important positions.
Zhao Xing had not yet decided where to serve the two of them.
"I obey your order!" Sheng Changbai and Qi Heng bowed. "My dear friends, please go back and rest for a while. I will host a banquet in the palace tonight to celebrate your achievements!" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"I'll leave!"
The four of them bowed and left.
After Sheng Changbai came out of the palace, he said goodbye to his father-in-law and Mr. Yu, and then took the car home.
The carriage stopped at Shengmenkou. Before getting off the carriage, Mrs. Wang's excited shouts were heard.
As soon as Sheng Changbai got off the carriage, he was hugged by Mrs. Wang.
"Son, if you don't come back, you will never see me again!" Mrs. Wang cried bitterly.
"Okay, what's the point of crying outside? Let's talk about it at home first!" Sheng Hong frowned.
Mrs. Wang then let go of Sheng Changbai, looked at her son with tearful eyes, and said, "Bai'er has lost weight and become darker. He must have suffered a lot."
"The child is unfilial. He has not been able to serve his parents for so long, and yet they still worry about him!" Sheng Changbai bowed.
"Serving the country is loyalty. Loyalty is greater than filial piety, so why is there no such thing as unfilial piety."
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Sheng Hong looked at his son, nodded happily and said, "Your grandmother is still waiting. Go and say hello to her!"
He is the only one in the entire Sheng family who knows how important it is for Sheng Changbai to follow Hai Wenyou to investigate Tianmu's qualifications this time.
Qualifications sometimes do not depend on how many years you have been in officialdom and what positions you have held.
It also depends on what things you have participated in and who you have followed.
Not to mention that Sheng Changbai was also the official's companion and Hai Wenyou's son-in-law.
There are two biological sisters in the palace, and a cousin in the palace.
With all the connections and qualifications, Sheng Changbai has a good chance of becoming a husband-in-law in the future. Even the most senior husband-in-law has some chance.
Sheng Hong himself has no hope. How high the Sheng family will be in the future can only depend on Sheng Changbai.
"Yes!"
Sheng Changbai responded. He didn't even have a chance to greet his wife. He could only look at her apologetically before being pulled in by Mrs. Wang.
When he arrived at Shou'an Hall, Sheng Changbai knelt down directly. When he kowtowed to the second time, he was helped up by Mrs. Sheng.
Old Mrs. Sheng excitedly held Sheng Changbai and talked for a while. Seeing that his face was tired and knowing that the young couple had no time to talk, she asked Sheng Changbai to rest.
The couple returned to the yard and finally spoke.
Without saying a few words, a servant came to report that Mrs. Wang was here.
As soon as the two came out of the inner room, Mrs. Wang had already entered the hall.
"Son, you have to help mother. Your father wants me to go back to your hometown in Youyang for a few years. The conditions in your hometown in Youyang are difficult and there is no place for people." Mrs. Wang cried.
Sheng Changbai helped Mrs. Wang sit down and said, "My child already knows what happened, and he feels that his father did the right thing."
After Mo Lan was arrested, Sheng Hong was frightened for a long time, but the court never did anything to the Sheng family. Gradually, Sheng Hong came to realize that the officials had no intention of pursuing the case.
However, if Zhao Xing did not pursue the case, the Sheng family could not remain silent. Moreover, Sheng Hong was very dissatisfied with what Mrs. Wang did this time, so he proposed to send Mrs. Wang back to her hometown in Youyang for a few years.
On the one hand, I wanted to give Zhao Xing an explanation, but on the other hand, I also wanted Mrs. Wang to go to Youyang to avoid the limelight.
Mrs. Sheng also agreed to this matter. Although Sheng Changbai was not in Bianjing, he had always exchanged letters with Haishi.
Haishi had already told Sheng Changbai what happened at home.
"What did you say..."
Mrs. Wang looked at her son in disbelief.
She was able to stay until now because she told Sheng Hong that she wanted to see her son and wanted Sheng Changbai to plead for her.
Who knew that Sheng Changbai would actually say that Sheng Hong did the right thing.
(End of chapter)