Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 88
In the next few days, Yang Ming received messages from Li Jing and Yang Yinjiang successively.

Li Jing wanted to go back to Beijing and asked to see Yang Su.

It can be seen that this is to intercede for Hongfu girl, after all, Hongfu girl belongs to Yang Su, so what's the point of running away from your house?
Li Jing is the Prime Minister of Hedong County, an official of Yang Ming's fiefdom. If he wants to go to Beijing, he needs Yang Ming's approval. The reason is easy to find. He said that he came to the capital to do some business, which is similar to a business trip.

As for the news brought by Yang Yinjiang, Yang Ming was overjoyed.

Who is Yang Su?I dare not say that the power is in favor of the ruling and opposition parties, at least half of the power is in the hands of the ruling and opposition parties.

A maid ran away from the house, how could he not find it?After a few days, people have already checked it out.

But Yang Su took into account that Li Jing was his protégé, and it would be embarrassing if it spread, so he didn't send someone to arrest Hong Fu Nu.

As the saying goes, good things do not go out, and bad things spread for thousands of miles.

This matter cannot be hidden, but Yang Su is also a shameless person, his maid is having an affair with his protégé, if word spreads, he will not be able to face it.

But it's different now, Yang Su tasted the sweetness of "reunion after a broken mirror", so he changed his mind, since he couldn't hide it, he simply spoke out on his own initiative,

So he directly told the story of Hong Fu's elopement to Li Jing at the court meeting.

He is also very good at choosing the day, he doesn't say it when Dugu Jialuo is not around, he only picks when Dugu Jialuo is coming.

He also said that the sincerity of the red-haired girl moved him, and it was even more commendable that Li Jing put aside his aristocratic views and was willing to accept a maid, and he was willing to make this beautiful thing come true.

Dugu Jialuo praised Yang Suzhen as an elder on the spot, and also bestowed Zhang Chuchen on Li Jing as his wife.

For Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo, the children of a powerful family fell in love with a maid, which is worth publicizing. Although they started their fortune with the help of a powerful family, their status and thinking are different now.

How to weaken the power of the clan has always been the biggest headache for Yang Jian and his wife.

So the story of Hong Fu's elopement with Li Jing, under the instruction of Yang Jian and his wife, will soon spread in Daxing, and even throughout the Sui Dynasty.

Li Jing became famous this time, and Yang Su's reputation among the people was also greatly improved.

It's another thing that has the best of both worlds. I have to say that Yang Su is really amazing.

Hadong County,
There are ten counties under the jurisdiction of Hedong County, and Hedong County is where the government is located.

Li Jing was not a poor man, he bought a house when he first came to Hedong, he didn't want to live in the yamen, because it was inconvenient to deal with private affairs.

After arriving in Hedong, he has been secretly communicating with Hong Fu Nu through letters, but it is not clear what channel he used.

After receiving Yang Ming's reply, Li Jing was half happy and worried. Of course, he was happy because he and his sweetheart would be a legitimate couple from now on, but he was worried about the opinion of the elders in his family.

Fortunately, he is not the eldest son, and he is not as favored as his elder brother Li Duan. In addition, he was married by the Holy Queen, so the clan must not dare to say anything nonsense, but private reprimands are definitely inevitable.

It was a cloudy and rainy day, and Li Jing returned home after finishing the official duties of the county government.

The ingenious Hong Fu Nu has already prepared a large table of dishes, which are still hot.

"Why did you cook by yourself? Let the servants do these things in the future," Li Jing took Hong Fu's hand distressedly, and sat down at the dining table together.

Li Jing is a son of an aristocratic family, there are at least thirty servants in the mansion, and there are also guards.

Hongfu girl smiled and said: "Brother Xuanling said he was coming, so the servants specially prepared food and drinks, so that Brother Xuanling would not always complain that you treated him poorly."

Li Jing just picked up the chopsticks, and said with a smile: "Then let's wait for him."

Not long after, Fang Xuanling came with a yellow clay jar.

"Congratulations to Brother Jing for being married by the Holy Empress. Brother is here to congratulate you."

Because Yang Ming had explained that he could ask Li Jing if he couldn't make up his mind about anything, and Li Jing was a righteous person, so Fang Xuanling and Li Jing became friends soon after they came to Hedong.

With a bang, the yellow clay jar was placed on the table by Fang Xuanling, and then his eyes fixed on the jar of wine prepared by Hong Funu.

"Yo, it turned out to be wine in white porcelain? Then let's drink this."

Red Fu Nu smiled and took the jar of watered wine and poured it away, then opened the white porcelain jar and poured a bowl for Fang Xuanling.

Every time Fang Xuanling came to look for Li Jing, he always held the watered wine that Yang Ming gave him. Li Jing would definitely not drink this kind of wine, so he could only take out his own private collection for the two to drink together.

So Fang Xuanling came more diligently.

Fang Xuanling fell in love with drinking three years ago, because he was a county captain in Xi (xi) city at that time, where is Xi city?Fenyang, Shanxi.

After the two drank a few cups, Fang Xuanling put down the wine bowl, saying:
"Beginning this year, the palace will collect taxes in Hedong. I have inquired about it. Last year, the tax paid to the national treasury in Hedong was 34 guan, 17 shi of millet, 450 pieces of silk, and [-] hemp." match"

Li Jing listened carefully, until the other party finished speaking, then nodded and said:

"The fixed tax of the palace will basically be about [-]% of the total tax amount last year, but the tax is different every year. If the amount collected this year is less than [-]% of last year, His Highness will have to pay the money himself."

"Is it enough to post money," Fang Xuanling said:
"There are quite a lot of noble families in Hedong, so let these people make up the gap. I'm afraid the gap is too big. After all, this time when the North rejected the Turks, the Hedong Army sent out 2 people. These people have been exempted from taxes this year. In addition to the pension from the imperial court, the government office of the county government also has to distribute rewards as a rule, and the palace is also proud of it, just halfway through the year, there is already such a large deficit, and I don’t know what will happen in the second half of the year.”

The Great Sui Dynasty was a government military system developed on the basis of the land equalization system.

According to the law, except those who were exempted from military service (clan members, nobles, bureaucrats with high titles and their relatives), the remaining Ding Nan had to perform corvee service every year until the age of 60. Corvette refers to forced labor, miscellaneous labor, and military service.

If you want to avoid corvee service, it is very simple. You need to pay a certain amount of money and food, and the government will serve on your behalf. This money is called "Geng Fu".

Li Jing knew in his heart that this year Hedong temporarily conscripted 2 people for military service, and because these people won the battle, they were exempted from taxes and had to pay rewards this year. Compared with last year, they must have lost a lot of income. .

The imperial court doesn't care whether you have special circumstances or not. Anyway, the fixed tax of the fief is paid on the basis of the previous year, and there must be no less.

Therefore, if the Hedong region does not receive [-]% of last year's tax money this year, Yang Ming can only find a way by himself. No matter if you take advantage of it by stealing or coercion, in short, you have to make up for the gap.

After pondering for a while, Li Jing said:

"Your Highness is far away in Daxing, and I don't know that the situation in Hedong is special this year. As the recorder of the palace, you should shoulder this burden. Not only do you have to make up for this year's tax money, but you also need to set aside the expenses of the palace. You have to figure out a way. Do your best to help."

Fang Xuanling laughed: "What I want is brother Jing's words. Since brother is an official of the palace, if you have to trouble His Highness to solve this matter yourself, then I deserve to drink wine mixed with water for the rest of my life."

The two looked at each other and smiled, raising their glasses at the same time.

(End of this chapter)