Chapter 1388 The Foolish Empress 11
Jian Tiansi is in charge of astrology, weather and other matters. When Duan Wang goes to the fiefdom, it should be considered an auspicious day.
The head of the Tiantian Supervisory Department could only go out and pretended to say: "Rong Chen, go back and calculate carefully. I will reply later."
King Duan was a little unhappy: "If you have to drag your feet on such a small matter, any calligrapher on the road can figure it out."
It could be seen that the Chief of the Supervisory Office was stalling for time or giving a result, otherwise King Duan would have thought that she was playing tricks in the middle. Xining could only say: "It is a good thing to be cautious, but there is no need to worry too much. There will inevitably be wind and rain on the way to the fiefdom, so if it rains and winds before departure, King Duan will not blame you. You Just come! ”
Comparing him to a calligrapher, the Chief of the Supervisory Office was almost furious. But you still have to work, so forget it.
He twirled his gray beard with his fingers, squinted his eyes, and kept tapping the other fingers back and forth with the thumb of his other hand.
What to say? Prince Duan must be in a hurry to leave, but I don't know what the empress is thinking.
It looked like he was calculating, but in fact, he squinted his eyes and peeked through the slits of his eyes at the empress who was sitting high on the dragon throne.
If you want King Duan to leave as soon as possible, then say it earlier. If it's the opposite, the longer it takes, the better.
The empress's crown jewel blocked her face, so no expression could be seen. Originally, I wanted to test the empress's thoughts after retiring from the court, but now I can only make my own guess.
He opened his eyes, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, it is advisable to travel far on the seventeenth day of this month, the tenth day of next month, and the eighth day of next month."
Only a ghost knows what the empress is thinking about, so she simply gives her a choice and gives all her time to the empress herself.
Sure enough, the empress spoke: "This month is already the fifteenth. It would be too hasty to leave on the seventeenth. We can arrange it on the tenth of next month... Then we will tentatively decide on the tenth of next month." The implication is that if next month Before I had time to make arrangements for the tenth day, I postponed it to the next month.
"I obey!" King Duan stood up from his chair and saluted, and sat down after receiving permission.
The Chief Supervisor of the Tiantian Division took a deep breath. Sure enough, he was right. This meal was really not delicious.
"No gifts!" After saying this, there is one more thing. Xining said slowly: "The land of Yan is barren. King Duan sympathizes with the suffering of the people and wants to bring some of the people to move to the fiefdom. What do you think?"
Suddenly a stone stirred up a thousand waves and exploded. The ministers didn't care whether they were in court or not, and turned around to discuss among themselves. For a while, the hall was filled with buzzing sounds, and words like "How could this be possible" would pop up from time to time.
Immediately, ministers came out and expressed their thoughts.
But when the first person jumped out, Xi Ning's brows twitched. It was Old Man Weng again. Why is this guy so troubled?
The way Weng Yushi came forward with a wat board in hand and bowed was disturbing.
He even got a headache when he opened his mouth: "I think it's wrong! All the population is fixed in one place, and it is recorded in the registration list by local officials, and it is well documented. Once moved, everyone needs to open a road to lead them to the destination. It is a rule left by the ancestors that households cannot be moved at will. The Chen Dynasty has used this method for hundreds of years. How can the rules be broken because of the poor land? ""Yes, that's right... "The officials around him nodded.
Xining said in a long voice: "Every official performs his or her own duties, who is in charge of this matter?" In fact, neither she nor the owner knew which official was in charge of household registration. In some dynasties, it was the household department, but here, I don’t know what the official position was.
An official came out: "Zhang Changqian, Minister of Agriculture and Agriculture."
Xining asked: "Why did the ancestors create the method of household registration management?" In fact, it was because he didn't know that this body owner never took care of the government affairs properly except hanging around with his face. She knew nothing about the laws of the Chen Dynasty, and this empress felt too comfortable and easy.
Zhang Changqian then talked eloquently, saying nothing more than household registration management to prevent the loss of population in one place, resulting in overpopulation in one place and lack of people to cultivate in another place. In addition, the registration management of the population also facilitates the arrest of criminals and the reporting and search of missing persons.
If you go to other places without the approval of the government, you will change from a good citizen to a refugee. Refugees are equivalent to slaves and can be bought and sold at will. However, when buying and selling, it also needs to be registered with the local government, stating the reason and origin.
In fact, Xi Ning has no interest in this kind of thing. He himself felt a little drowsy after hearing it, and the body owner must not have wanted to hear it. But the content is nothing more than that the more people migrate, the more difficult it is to manage, and there may be errors and omissions, and more importantly, it violates the ancestral system.
After Zhang Changqian finished speaking, he saluted King Duan: "How many people does His Highness King Duan intend to bring this time?"
King Duan already frowned, but he still said it truthfully: "About fifty thousand people."
"Hiss~" Zhang Changqian deliberately gasped: "Such a large number of people will inevitably overwhelm the local officials. There are still 50,000 people. How does His Highness Duan Wang plan to arrange them?"
"Fifty thousand people, not to mention food and grass. After arriving, how will the residences, farmland, and His Highness be distributed? Where will the land they are allocated come from? These are all things to consider. There is also the land in Yandi that will be deserted if no one is cultivating it. Even if the land is barren, you can still grow food. It is better than growing grass on nothing..."
Looking at Zhang Changqian talking eloquently, he is neither humble nor arrogant, calm and gentle, he is really a character. Sitting in this position is not considered a vegetarian meal.
Oh, by the way, Zhang Changqian has been working as a farmer since the late emperor, and has been working for more than ten years.
When you have time, sort out the officials in these positions. If the body master can comfortably be an empress, there must be many like Zhang Changqian who can do things well. If the body owner continues to sit comfortably on the dragon chair after returning, he must take more care of these veterans and useful ministers.
After hearing this, Yushi Weng held his head high and said uprightly: "What Zhang Dasinong said is reasonable, so I think it is inappropriate!"
King Duan's face became very ugly: "The land of Yan is barren and the people are in poverty. Could it be that they are not the people of the Chen Dynasty and should be born to suffer and starve there?"
Weng Yushi was even more energetic: "The land of Yan was mostly a place of exile in ancient times, and the people there were mostly descendants of those who committed crimes. The suffering they suffered was due to their ancestors not knowing how to accumulate virtue." , What's the matter with the Chen Dynasty? If you want to leave, Wen can take the imperial examination, and Wu can join the army and serve the country. After being named on the gold medal and making achievements, he will not only honor his ancestors, but also benefit his descendants."
In the final analysis, it’s not that they weren’t given a chance, it’s that they didn’t do it. I want to rebel together and escape from that slum together, dream!
King Duan was also angry and snorted coldly: "Yushi Weng is really a high-ranking official with a generous salary, and he doesn't know the sufferings of the people. How can he study if he is so poor that he has no rice to cook with? When joining the military camp, you must check. Most of them are sinners, how can they become soldiers? ”
(End of chapter)