On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 67 Returning to Jinyang
In the first year of Kaihuang (581), in late March, after several years, Cui Che came to Jinyang again.

But there is no place for him to visit his relatives.

A few years ago, Li Yigong, the second son of my little aunt Cui Murong, died unexpectedly. My uncle Li Yuanjian, who was seriously ill, couldn't bear the pain of losing his son, and died on the same day.

At that time, Cui Che and Pei Xiu were studying hard under Xu Wenyuan's door. Even if they heard the news in time, they couldn't go back to the funeral. On November 21, Li Yuanjian and his son died one after another. On December [-], the coffin was transported to Yecheng. Buried ten miles northeast of Yecheng.

Cui Murong's family disposed of the property in Jinyang and moved back to Hebei.

When Cui Che was working for Yu Chijiong, he also went to the grave to worship.

After the Yuchijiong Rebellion, a large number of rebellious officials were killed, several cousins ​​of Cui Che were able to become officials in Hebei, Yecheng was destroyed, and all the surrounding people were relocated to Anyang, the new seat of Xiangzhou, Cui Murong was among them.

Cui Che came to Jinyang to be on duty, so he didn't need to worry about where to live, since he was an official in a different place, he was provided by the official house.

Housing problems for officials had been institutionalized as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. During the Later Han Dynasty, family members were allowed to live in official residences.

Later, even adult daughters-in-law were able to follow their husbands to join their in-laws and live in official houses, which shows that the houses are still very large.

It is true that the number of officials in the Han and Wei Dynasties was only about 7000, but today, there are more than 12500 officials in the Sui Dynasty, including more than 2500 Beijing officials and nearly [-] local officials.

Generally speaking, the housing benefits certainly cannot be compared with those in the Han and Wei dynasties, but no matter how hard it is, Cui Che, the governor and governor, will never suffer.

However, when Cui Che took office this time, he didn't bring many servants with him, only Zhao Wen and more than ten servants and maidservants dragged their families into the official residence, and they didn't feel crowded.

King Jin led his staff to take office as the governor of Bingzhou, and all the officials in Jinyang City collectively cleaned up the dust for everyone.

The graceful woman wriggled her alluring figure in the hall, and the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra could be heard endlessly. Pei Xiu watched the people in the hall toast to each other, but she was still thinking about Cui Che's reminder to herself before entering the city.

"Don't stretch out your hand! No matter who offers money to you for any reason, you must categorically refuse it."

Pei Xiu didn't understand it at first, so in his opinion, it's natural for officials to collect money, and their ancestors set an example for them.

It wasn't until Cui Che and him popularized the term "fishing law enforcement", that Pei Xiu learned a lot, and found out that there are such dangers in the world.

As far as Cui Che knows, Yang Jian has a lot of means to fight corruption, and one of them is phishing law enforcement by heart.

He will send people to secretly donate money to officials, and once they accept it, they will be dismissed from office, or executed in severe cases.

For hesitant officials, he will test them many times, and those who sternly refuse will be reused.

Perhaps Yang Jian has not yet started to use this bad move, but it does not prevent Cui Che from using it to scare Pei Xiu in private. This is also the reason why he resolutely refused bribes from the governor of Hedong when he was in Puban.

When they left the Ministry of Internal History, the clerks who used to work together in the Recorder's Mansion even raised money for Che Ge'er.

Cui Che got along very well with them, calling them down for drinks from time to time, spending real money.

But the good intentions of the scribes were also rejected by Cui Che. Brother Che let Yang Guang set up a good person, how could he forget to flaunt his incorruptibility.

Of course, Pei Xiu will not be left behind.

After the banquet, Cui Che declined many good intentions before returning to the official residence.

Bingzhou General Manager's Mansion got its name only because its official office was located in Jinyang, Bingzhou. It was in charge of the 24 prefectures in Shanxi, and naturally there was a governor of Bingzhou under it.

It's just that Yang Guang is also the governor of Bingzhou, and the authority of the Bingzhou Governor's Office is destined to be replaced by the Bingzhou General Manager's Office. All military and political affairs are directly under the jurisdiction of the General Manager's Office. Secret money transactions are naturally indispensable.

People like Yang Guang, Cui Che, and Yang Xuangan looked down on this small amount of money, but it didn't mean that the rest of the staff could resist the temptation. It wasn't just Chang Shi, Sima, Sima, and Ji Shi who joined the army who accompanied them to the post.

Under Miao Rong's service, Cui Che washed and changed his clothes, but he didn't rush to rest, but just like on the way, he made advance plans for the work in the general manager's mansion every night.

Cui Che, with the position of chief historian, assisted Yang Guang, the governor of Bingzhou, and led the civil affairs of the 24 states. If something went wrong, Yang Guang would be reprimanded, and Cui Che couldn't please him.

If the administration is improper, Yang Jian would not be willing to complain about his son as a commoner, but with his character, he might ask Brother Che for an excuse.

Cui Che has infinite beauty on the surface, but inside he also feels a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, like walking on thin ice.

"Xiao Langjun, it's late at night, and I have to go to the general manager's mansion tomorrow, why don't you rest earlier."

Miao Rong refilled a cup of tea for Cui Che and persuaded him softly.

Only then did Cui Che recover from his work state, and asked:
"What time is it?"

"I only asked when I went to refill the water. It's almost midnight."

Now it's approaching ten o'clock at night, and in future generations, that's when the nightlife begins.

However, there were not many entertainment activities at night in ancient times, and Cui Che almost never went to Huajie and Liuxiang. When he was on duty in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Ministry of Internal History, he had already gone to bed at this point.

Presiding over the civil affairs and serving as a pen for others are two jobs, so he can't help but slack off.

"Go to bed first, I will rest later."

It was still the same as the layout of Cui Mansion in Chang'an, there were two beds in the bedroom, separated by a screen, logically Miao Rong also got the title of concubine, but she was still working as a maid.

Miao Rong was lying on the couch, watching Cui Che's back in the dancing candlelight, and fell into a deep sleep, while Cui Che was still making preparations to investigate the fields.

Before taking office, Yang Jian had summoned Yang Guang, Cui Che, Yang Xuangan, and Gao Hongde in the Linguang Hall, and each had instructions, the most important of which was to check the fields and hidden households.

And this is precisely Cui Che's scope of authority.

It's not just the land of Shanxi that needs to be checked, Yang Jian also issued this edict to the general administrations of various places.

The target of attack is naturally the gentry.

Ordinary people don't have the ability to occupy fertile land and hide in hidden households.

For example, Cui Che has [-] mu of land, but it is not regarded as encroachment. Part of it is the private land accumulated by the ancestors, and the other part is set according to the equal land system. The slaves can also participate in the distribution of the land, as long as they pay taxes in full.

At the same time, there are no hidden households in Brother Che's house, and even those refugees who don't know their roots in the three thousand plays are recorded after the event. This is also the reason why the output of Boling Manor cannot be expected. They have to pay rent and taxes, how can they subsidize Cui Che.

Cui Che behaved well, no matter how meticulously Hebei inspected the fields and hidden households, the fire would naturally not catch him, but he had to preside over the inspection work of the states under the Bingzhou General Manager's Office.

The largest landlord in Bingzhou, there is no need to ask, the Taiyuan Wang family has such a large family business in front of it, no one can ignore it.

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