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Chapter 345 Military ticket?

On August [-]rd, at noon, the sun hung high in the sky, scorching the land of Beilu, which was almost autumn. The weather was still hot and muggy, with occasional cool breezes, but it only relieved the irritability for a while.

"Cut the grain with the white dew on the head, and harvest the dates after the white dew."

In the official hall of the General Office, Jin Xinpeng warmly greeted Zhang Cheng and Yan Qingrong to eat new dates together.

"Come here, try it, the new jujube in my mansion, try it out, it's so crispy!"

Yan Qingrong ate a jujube and said, "Bailu beats jujubes, and autumn equinox unloads pears. Does Master Jin still have a pear tree at home?"

"Haha, if you want to eat it, just say so, and you can't make it without your pears."

The three of them laughed and ate dates together, Zhang Cheng grabbed a handful and put them outside the jujube basket, saying: "I'll save some for the two old ladies, and ask mother and aunt to try it too."

"It's not enough for the two old ladies. I'll ask the family to send a basket of new dates to the admiral later!" Jin Xinpeng said politely.

Zhang Cheng smiled and agreed, without the slightest intention of procrastinating, he ate another jujube, and said: "The two elders have also worked hard, everything on Xiabei Road is not finished, and I have to work hard for Zhang Cheng to welcome his relatives."

As he spoke, he picked up the teapot, poured tea for Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong, and continued: "Now, all the affairs on this North Road are gradually getting on the right track, and I plan to spend more time on training the new army. , After all, dare not delay.

In the future, I may run on both sides of Dushi and Chicheng, and even go to some places other than Beilu. Even if I stay in Beilu, I am afraid that I will not have much time to deal with the government affairs and farming matters of Beilu.

Therefore, I would like to ask the two adults to share more of the affairs of the North Road for Zhang Cheng. I don't know what the two adults would like? "

Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard the words, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes: What does this mean, is Zhang Cheng going to delegate power?
Without waiting for them to speak, Zhang Cheng continued: "From today onwards, all military and political affairs on the North Road will be managed in the name of the Kaiping Guards, and all military affairs will be done as their own, and should be fully responsible, and should not be entrusted to others.

But other than military affairs, it is necessary for the two adults to take care of Zhang Cheng. According to my opinion, Lord Jin Xinpeng is in charge of all affairs of the Kaiping Guard Division, and is in charge of personnel audit and promotion; Also manage grain collection, storage and transportation and other matters.

Then Liu Zhi, the governor of the Weisi Town, took charge of the criminal and prison cases, and also supervised the officials and generals of the castles, corrected illegal activities, etc.; with his experience Cao Jinwang took charge of the books and books of the whole guard. "

Jin Xinpeng took the lead and said: "The Department of Guards has complicated affairs, and Jin is afraid that he will be embarrassed!"

Zhang Cheng smiled, he looked at Jin Xinpeng with big eyes, and then at Yan Qingrong with a smile on his face, and said: "Master Jin has been in the Kaiping Guard Division for a long time, and he is already very skilled in all kinds of affairs. Zhang Cheng is far behind, you Don't shirk, let's settle this matter like this."

Jin Xinpeng accepted with a smile on his face: "Then Jin would be more respectful than obedient."

Only then did Yan Qingrong say: "Since Mr. Jin reluctantly accepts the order, how dare Yan refuse!"

"Hahaha……"

The three of them laughed together in the official hall. Since Zhang Cheng left the town on Shangbei Road, he had never been so relaxed. Kaipingwei also ushered in a new dawn, starting from the harmony of the three of them.

They ate jujubes again and chatted for a while about Wei Si's affairs.

Zhang Cheng suddenly remembered something again, and he said to Yan Qingrong: "Master Yan, we need to slightly modify the collection of grains from the farmland on the North Road. If the collection is carried out according to the original standard, it will indeed be difficult for the military households.
But the army always needs food and grain to support them. If the harvest is too small, they cannot support such a large army. I mean, instead of the original quota collection, it will be charged according to a certain percentage of the output per mu of land planted by each military household. , what do you think? "

Yan Qingrong raised his hand and brushed his beard and pondered for a moment before asking: "According to the admiral's intention, what percentage should be collected?"

Zhang Cheng ate a jujube, and then said: "I mean to allocate all the farmland to the military households. In this way, each household has about [-] to [-] mu of land.

[-]% is charged for high-grade mature fields, [-]% for low-grade mature fields, [-]% for newly reclaimed fields in the first year, [-]% for the second year, and the third year to re-check the grade of the field to determine the collection ratio.

The rate of collection seems to be a bit higher, but it is still looser than the previous quota. Depending on the harvest, each military household will always have some grain left in the family, and then plant mulberry and silkworms, or do some odd jobs to survive. It will be looser than before.

The two adults have experienced all kinds of affairs of the Wei Division for a long time, and their thoughts and considerations are more comprehensive than mine. I don't know if it is advisable for me to do this? "

Jin Xinpeng looked pensive and refused to answer, Yan Qingrong muttered again in his heart: This old fox!
However, since Yan Qingrong is the person in charge of garrison administration and expropriation, he can't shirk it and must give his own opinion. He thought for a while and then said: "As your lord said, if this is the case, it is indeed better than the previous method of expropriation. Be more relaxed.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with the policies formulated by the Taizu at the beginning of the country, and they were indeed beneficial to the country, but as time went on, they all changed. The garrison fields divided by the various garrisons were of different sizes, and they were both good and bad. Wait, but the quota of grain in the field is indeed a policy that will not change for a hundred years,
With the corruption of the Tunzheng, fertile land was successively invaded, and the military households cultivated for a year, but they could not afford to pay the grain. This was actually the biggest reason for the military households to hide or become slaves.

Today, the admiral is able to think about this matter and make such a decision. It is really a blessing for our military households on the North Road. As for the collection ratio set by the admiral just now, it is also very loose. According to what I think, there is nothing wrong with it! "

Zhang Cheng nodded his head. In fact, he still thought about this matter for a long time, but he never dared to speak to everyone, until today he raised it with Jin Xinpeng and Yan Qingrong.

At this moment, another even bolder idea was pondering over in his mind, only to hear Zhang Cheng continue to say: "Master Yan also thinks there is nothing wrong with it, and the matter of expropriating the grain from the farmland has been decided in this way."

Zhang Cheng took a sip of the tea, grabbed another jujube in his hand, but he didn't eat it, but said: "I have one more thing that I've been thinking about for a long time, and it's convenient for the two adults to discuss today."

He stopped here for a while, and continued after a while: "When the general came from the town, he had already recruited a thousand new troops. After he arrived at the North Road, he recruited more than two thousand new troops. Wu Zhizhong recruited thousands of new troops on the East Road and the capital.

Now, the army under this general has towns and capitals, as well as fortresses on the North and East Roads, but they are relatively scattered. At the beginning, the general said that there will be no pay within three months, and only after March they are still in camp. Only the sergeants in the army began to pay.

But when the March period is approaching, the sergeants will eventually be paid, and most of the rations will be sent home by the sergeants to subsidize their families. However, the sergeants come from everywhere, whether it is grain or food. The transfer of payment and silver has its own inconveniences.

Therefore, it was originally planned to issue military tickets to the sergeants. With this military ticket, they can be used in the official stores of Baocheng on the North Wo Road, in Zhencheng, in the states of the East Road, Acropolis, and in the capital and other places. in the store, in exchange for grain and money. "

"I don't know if the two adults think it is feasible?"

"Military ticket?"

"I don't know what is the military ticket that the admiral said?"

(End of this chapter)