Daming: I help my wife be the empress

People from the Duke's Mansion the other day said that the court was discussing the matter of clearing Zhang Tianmu. Xu Changyuan didn't take it lightly. He just felt that since the court was still discussing it, even if it was really going to be implemented, it would have to wait ten and a half months.

But he didn't expect the court's Qingzhang team to come so soon, but he was shocked.

At this time, seeing the words of the little official with the "Commissioner of Qingzhang" on his forehead, which actually aroused the commotion and complaints from the surrounding people, Xu Changyuan immediately felt relieved.

"Qingzhang Tianmu actually ran to the farm of the Duke's mansion. I think the court is going to shoot itself in the foot this time." '

Xu Changyuan looked at the crowd and sneered.

He is not in a hurry now, and is ready to watch a farce.

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Yingtianfu government office.

Xiong Rulin, Zhang Xianguang, Chen Zilong and others all sat in the side hall where Xia Yunyi usually worked and drank tea.

Wei Yao and Ming Shilan took six green-robed officials to sit behind a table each, sorting out the documents related to the farmland and population of Yingtian Mansion, mainly fish scale books, yellow books, etc.

Although there is a big gap between the data on these old documents and the real data, they can also be used as a reference.

For example, through such documents, it is possible to know how many mu of land a government should have, how much of it is tax-exempt land granted by successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and how much land was purchased through formal channels but not tax-exempt, and so on.

Xia Yunyi and the three heads of the household department not only sit in the government office, but also to deal with some unexpected major and important matters in the process of clearing Zhang's fields.

In the afternoon, Qingzhang Tianmu only started in Jiangning and Shangyuan counties, and the rest of the counties probably won't start until tomorrow, so the four of them are still free at this time.

Xia Yunyi said: "Shangyuan and Jiangning counties have a lot of honorable estates, so we're going to attack them as soon as we come up, is it too hasty?
It should be noted that those tenants who donate their land to the nobles can be exempted from tax, and only need to pay the land rent to the landlord and some service money.

At first hearing that the imperial court wanted to clear the land, they must have thought that they would have to pay an extra land tax in the future.If it cannot be explained clearly, I am afraid that those tenants will try their best to obstruct this matter. "

Xiong Rulin said indifferently: "The imperial decree has been issued, anyone who dares to obstruct the reform of land tax will be sentenced to the least crime of confiscating a house and property and moving to the north.

Now that there is a population shortage in the north, if those tenants of the Xungui family really dare to obstruct Qingzhang, they should be arrested and killed. "

Xia Yunyi frowned upon hearing this, and said to herself: This Xiong Rulin is so murderous.

Immediately said: "If this is the case, there will probably be a bigger civil uprising. I'm afraid it is not what His Majesty wants?"

Xiong Rulin wanted to say something more, but Chen Zilong spoke first, and said with a smile: "Xia Tongzhi, don't worry, the Qingzhang commissioners have been specially trained. In a Qingzhang team, there are people who are good at measuring fields and calculating registers, and there are people who are good at communicating with the people." , People who explain policies, as well as people who make overall arrangements, guard against insidious people, and people who monitor corruption and supervise progress.

In addition, there are Imperial Guards following to protect and deter the people. I believe that civil uprisings are not so easy to happen. "

After hearing these words, Xia Yunyi only frowned slightly, but she was still worried.

He has been a county magistrate for five years, and he knows how ignorant the people are. Sometimes even good policies cannot be implemented if the people do not understand them, and may even cause fierce resistance from the people. …

The Qingzhang commissioner of the imperial court does not look too old, can he really be competent for the job of dealing with the people at the bottom?
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Liantang Village, Tangxi.

Seeing Sun Guicheng's few words aroused the enthusiasm of the people, not only the other Qingzhang commissioners became nervous and couldn't help but hold the short sticks around their waists, even the guards next to them frowned.

Yang Qianniu, the commander of the Imperial Guard, even couldn't help muttering to himself: This Qingzhang Tianmu won't be bloody on the first day, right?
Only Sun Guicheng, who was standing on a big rock, looked calm and not nervous.

He looked in his early thirties, but he was born in an official family. When he was a teenager, he followed his father to the countryside and dealt with the people outside Nanjing. He had seen many scenes.

Now that he has undergone several months of special training, naturally he won't be thrown into a mess because of this little scene.

In fact, the reactions of these tenants in front of him were within his expectation.

He picked up the loudspeaker (amplifier) ​​- this is the reward he received for his excellent performance in the training, and it is a magic weapon brought by His Majesty from the fairy world.

Although there are thousands of Qingzhang commissioners, there are only ten people who are bestowed with the magic weapon of the big trumpet.

With the magic weapon in hand, Sun Guicheng became more confident.

He stood up straight, with one hand on his waist, and said, "The folks started scolding before I finished speaking? Since you know that Your Majesty is a fairy descending from the earth, how can you conclude that this Qingzhang's land can't bring you any benefits?"

His sonorous voice silenced the tenants.

Immediately, a rather burly farmer in the crowd shouted: "It is good for us to pay the land tax? You are fooling a three-year-old child!"

Sun Guicheng looked over and asked with a smile, "What's the name of this hero?"

The farmer shrank slightly, seeing that he couldn't hide, he said, "My name is Gu Erhu, what's the matter?"

Sun Guicheng said, "How much land do you occupy now?"

"It's about three acres."

There are few people in the south of the Yangtze River, so the number of acres cultivated per person is much lower than that in the north.For example, in the area of ​​Liantang Village, there are mostly good irrigated fields, and the people are accustomed to intensive farming, and often three to five mu of land is enough for a family to make a living.

Therefore, Sun Guicheng was not surprised to hear Gu Erhu's words, and then asked: "Then how much rent and labor do you have to pay a year now?"

Gu Erhu is also in his early thirties. Although he is a farmer, he is not confused, at least he has a clear understanding of farming.

He said: "Young Lord is kind-hearted. The rent has been lowered this summer, and you only need to pay [-]% of the autumn grain. As for the service money, thanks to His Majesty's grace, there are no miscellaneous taxes such as three rates, and you only need to pay [-]% for the second half of the year."

Sun Guicheng laughed after hearing this, and asked again: "So the three mu of land you rented belongs to your family?"

Gu Erhu showed hesitation and didn't speak.

Seeing this, Sun Guicheng said: "If you don't tell me, I will take it for granted. Then, now I will settle the score for you.

Now the imperial court’s land tax in Yingtianfu is half a stone per mu of the original rice on the field. Your side is mostly good paddy fields, intensive cultivation, if there is no disaster, you should be able to collect two or three stones of grain per mu, right?

The imperial court collects half a stone, calculated based on two stones per mu, which is only [-]%; if you collect three stones per mu, it is only a little more than [-]%.

In order to avoid the land tax, you donate the land to others. Although you don’t need to pay the tax, you have to pay [-]% of the rent a year, which is equivalent to paying [-] to [-]% more than the normal land tax.After suffering such a big loss, you are still grateful to the rent-collecting landlord. …

Gu Erhu, tell me yourself, are you stupid? "

What Sun Guicheng said once again caused an uproar among the tenants, while Gu Erhu stood dumbfounded among the crowd.

Xu Changyuan, who was watching the play outside, had an ugly expression on his face, and thought: I didn't expect that the Qingzhang commissioner sent by the imperial court could not only speak eloquently and loudly, but also calculate the accounts for these tenants. This is going to be a disaster.

After thinking for a while, Xu Changyuan avoided the eyes of the officials and whispered something in the ears of the two attendants, and then the two attendants mixed into the tenants.

At this time, there were hundreds of tenants gathered at the head of the village, and there was no order at all. Under the uproar, Xu Changyuan's entourage mixed in without being noticed.

At this time, the tenants were discussing the credibility of Sun Guicheng's words.

"Is what the commissioner said true or false? We only pay rent but not taxes, and we suffer a lot?"

"I don't know how to calculate big accounts, but I know that this autumn, the farm has charged us more than one stone per mu for rent."

"If the imperial court really collects half a stone per mu of paddy fields, then we are not at a disadvantage?!"

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Gu Erhu didn't know how to do complicated calculations, but listening to the discussions of other tenants around him, and thinking that he had indeed paid more than one stone per mu in rent this autumn, he suddenly felt his heart ache.

"Oh, how stupid I am! How stupid!"

After thinking it over, Gu Erhu couldn't help shouting with regret.

Sun Guicheng saw that many tenants were like two tigers in the valley, showing remorse, and not only laughed.

He was about to talk about the benefits brought to these tenants after the Qing Dynasty, when he heard someone in the crowd shout: "You are talking nonsense! How could the imperial court only charge half a stone of grain per mu?!"

Then someone answered: "That is, if the imperial court really collected so little tax, how could so many people donate their land to the Duke? Or, the imperial court collected half a stone this year and coaxed us to take the land back, and wait until next year. I might charge a stone or two!"