Lord of the House

"Since the conversion of water from grain to water, the various water donations should have been abolished, but all the prefectures and counties have collected them. Collect salaries from fields and acres of stalls..."

In the back garden of Gu Mansion, Zhang Yubo made a generous speech, and when he was excited, he patted the table, shaking the dishes on the table.

"Uncle Yu is impatient, I thought that you could go to Xuzhou to hone a thing or two, but I didn't expect it to get worse," Lin Tingli said slowly, "If King Ning could hear what you said, he wouldn't shoot you out in public. Go to the council chamber. What good is it that we can understand what you said to us?"

Gu Wuchen raised his hand and pressed it down, asking Zhang Yubo to take it easy, and said, "Although this additional levy is spread over the fields, it is mainly based on the principle of 'self-funding and self-use'. Go! There is no surplus in the prefecture and county, and there is no way to spread it into the fields. In Xuzhou's situation, the county governor may have to consider it. You can discuss with Yue Lengqiu and Wang Tian. King..." Speaking of this, he paused for a while, "The guards of Prince Ning's mansion have been expanded and expanded, and a new office has been established. Today's status is not much different from that of the prince. As ministers, we must always maintain the integrity of King Ning. Prestige is."

Lin Bie sat without saying a word, but Gu Wuchen said half of what he said to him.

"King Ning's prestige, as a courtier, must naturally be maintained," Zhang Yubo said with a long sigh, "However, the scourge of excessive levies cannot be ignored. If King Ning wants to restore the rejuvenation of the Dayue Dynasty, he will impose additional levies on the poor and small households. It’s not a long-term solution, but when we look at the root cause, we can learn from the Chongzhou government: clear land and acres, and the country will be self-sufficient!”

"The government of Chongzhou is good, but it can be done in Chongzhou, but it cannot be done elsewhere," Gu Wuchen said slowly.

Lin Fu sipped his head and drank tea. When he returned to Chongzhou, he was still able to form a self-contained unity.

Zhang Yubo pursues the road of loyalty to the monarch, and pity the people's hardships, which is the most difficult.

This "additional rate collection" is generally carried out in accordance with the principle of "local self-financing and local self-use". After all, neither the Ning Wangfu nor the prefectures had the confidence and confidence to collect the apportioned money in time, so they used the name of "self-financing and self-use", and delegated the right of payment directly to the military divisions; if there are any hidden dangers, The military divisions dispatched troops to suppress it quickly.

In fact, it will lead to a serious consequence, which King Ning and many people who grew up in the family of princes could not expect: the military commander's power in the local area will likely be further expanded.

Lin Fu thought secretly in his heart: the Huaidong two prefectures and eleven counties, the Huai'an prefecture's money is better to raise, then let the Huai'an prefecture's money be handed over to the county chief. Except for Chongzhou, other counties in Hailing prefecture should be able to produce something. He just had an excuse to interfere.

As for what he did in Chongzhou to rectify public fields, measure fields, reduce rents and taxes, Gu Wuchen called it impatient, but Lin Tingli did not agree with him (after all, the Lin family was the landowner of Dongyang Mansion, and the reduction of rents and taxes had to be directly reduced to his own family. head), Lin Fu has known it for a long time, and there is no need to argue about these details.

Lin Fu changed the topic and mentioned the matter of letting Liu Xilin go to Xuzhou with Zhang Yubo.

This time, Xuzhou had the task of sending troops to encircle Liu Miaozhen's army. When Liu Xilin went to Xuzhou, in addition to helping Zhang Yubo fight against Chen Hansan, he also had the opportunity to lead troops to fight.

Gu Wuchen also hopes that there will be more generals who can fight well in the Dongyang family. It is better for Liu Xilin to go to Xuzhou than to stay in Jiangning.

Gu Wuchen thought for a moment and then agreed to this arrangement.

At this moment, the old lady sent someone to urge him. Mother Xun is pregnant, so she doesn't plan to stay in the mansion for the night tonight, so she shouldn't stay up too late. She wants Lin Bie to pick up Mother Dong quickly.

Lin Fu was also in a bad mood. He no longer had any expectations for Jiangning's discussion this time, and he wanted to do a good job in raising money for the bank in Jiangning. His mother-in-law urged him to leave.

Lin Fu rode a horse, Jun Xun sat in the carriage, surrounded by dozens of horsemen.

The weather was hot, and the curtains were changed to gauze curtains. Jun Xun lifted the curtains and spoke to Lin Fu: "After Chongzhou implemented the new policy, the warehouses were full. In just two or three years, so many things have been done, and people's livelihood has not been inconvenient at all. Why doesn't my father agree?"

"Are you hiding and eavesdropping again?" Lin Bie asked with a smile.

"Where is there eavesdropping, your voices are too noisy, I don't want to hear them." Jun Xun quibble, still looking at Lin Bie's face, expecting him to explain his doubts.

"My father-in-law also has his own considerations. The governance of Chongzhou is feasible in Chongzhou, but not easy in other prefectures and counties, but it is the truth," Lin Fu sighed slightly and said, "Let's not talk about it, Jiangdong Prefecture and prefectures Of the many officials, which one doesn't have thousands of acres of fertile land? Naturally, they hire people to cultivate the land, and the rent is reduced, which is to reduce their own money bags. In addition, officials and subordinates are greedy and contemptible. To rectify the administration, wouldn't it cost their lives?"

"You say it's not easy to do, it's just 'not easy', it's not impossible," Gu Junxun asked again, "My father's tone is absolutely impossible, why is that?"

"No matter how capable you are, you have to do things manually," Lin Fu stretched his hand into the car window, grabbed Niang Xun and made a small hand on the car window, and said, "The roots of the officials below are all rotten, even if there are No matter how clever the means, no matter how lofty political ambitions are, nothing can be achieved. It is really not easy to implement the New Deal. However, the foundation of the imperial court is almost rotten. Absolutely not. Father-in-law thinks it's too difficult, so he thinks it can't be done, but in my opinion, it's because it's too difficult that it must be done!"

Gu Junxun felt a little sad in her heart. Although her husband would not argue with her father yet, in certain matters, she would go further and further; she could not change anything.

Lin Fu saw the thoughts in Xunniang's eyes and said with a smile: "Father-in-law is in the turbulent current of Jiangning, so he needs to be careful every step of the way, he has his own considerations, he can't be aggressive, he can't be impatient, that's right; but Huaidong's One-third of an acre of land, I can still be the leader, set an example, and show it to the world!"

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Back at Jiyunju, Xiaoman came first to say goodbye to Xunniang; before leaving, he gave Lin Fu a wink, indicating that Su Mei was still with her.

Lin Fu couldn't care too much, he had to call Lin Mengde to discuss the affairs first, and tell him about the discussions in Ning Wangfu during the day.

"Everyone is eager for benefits, but no one remembers Chen Zhihu," Lin Mengde said with a smile, "Chen Zhihu really was raised by a stepmother, drag him south to fight a battle, and then transfer him back to Datong. , I really don't know if he will scold her in his heart?"

Lin Fu shook his head and said, "Who knows. The rise of Huaidong is too fast, and it is always different in the eyes of others, so, in addition to managing one-third of Huaidong's land, don't think about pointing fingers at others. I've scratched my feet." Lin Fu was forced to bow his head to King Ning to admit his mistake today, and was quite frustrated.

"That's how it should be!" Lin Mengde was excited.

Compared with Lin Fu who was still looking forward and looking forward, he even looked forward to the chance that the Dayue Dynasty could restore the rule of ZTE, but Lin Mengde could see a more realistic road paved in front of Huaidong.

From Lin Mengde's point of view, both Cao and Liang have begun to plan for their position to split the soil and seal the frontier. Why can't Huaidong go faster?

Lin Mengde added: "After this expansion, even if you don't count Chen Hansan and Sun Zhuang's troops, the total number of troops and horses in Jiangdong County is nearly 200,000. Jiangdong County maintains such troops and horses on a daily basis. Barely able to cope, once a war begins, all kinds of expenses will be out of control. It is not uncommon for the funds to support the army to increase three or four times. No matter how capable Ren Dongyuan is, it is impossible to make extravagant expenses within three to five months. Let’s go back to Dongmin. In my opinion, this additional levy is only the first step, and there will be more good dramas to come…”

"Dong Yuan is a silent man-eating tiger," Lin Fu said, "We have to be more careful about this man!"

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves galloping on the long street was clearly heard outside the courtyard. Listening to the sound, there were only three or five horses coming from the dustpan alley. Lin Fu suspected that there was an emergency military situation coming from Chongzhou, stood up, and motioned to the head of the guard, Chen Hualian, to look ahead.

After a while, Chen Hualian brought in two people who Lin Bie didn't expect.

The people who came were not other people, but Chen Huawen, the military commander of Haiyu County and the commander of the township battalion, and Chen Mingzhe, the former champion.

Although the weather had cooled down at night, the two of them were sweating profusely.

Lin Mengde glanced at Lin Fu and hinted: Good things are not coming!

"Why are Master Chen and Brother Mingzhe in Jiangning?" Lin Fu walked down the steps and asked in surprise, asking Chen Huawen to take a seat in the inner hall.

"We also just came from Haiyu. We entered the city at night, and we came to visit the envoy first!" Chen Huawen said.

Lin Mengde bowed with Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe, sat down opposite to each other, and asked, "Master Chen is here for the news that Pingjiang Prefecture was merged into the Northern Zhejiang System?"

"It's for this matter," Chen Huawen said. Mingren don't talk about secret affairs in the eyes of the wise. Now they are asking others, how can they hide it and say straight to the point, "Meng Yishan led the Ning Navy southwards, stationed in Jiaxing, Let him control. At first, Meng Yishan and Dong Yuan had the same military strength. However, after several wars, Dong Yuan's troops increased by more than 25,000. Meng Yishan lost his troops and lost less than half of them. I am worried that Pingjiang Prefecture will be merged into Zhejiang. After the Northern System appoints the envoy, the township camps of Pingjiang Prefecture will follow suit..."

The number of troops under the jurisdiction of the Zhebei System and Envoy Division will be expanded to 60,000. Now the number of troops under the jurisdiction of Dongyuan is limited to 30,000. To double the number in a short period of time, it is most convenient to compile the township revenue.

Among the local tyrants in Pingjiang Prefecture, many people only want to be safe and rich, and their children can study and enter officialdoms. Few people have the ambition to support soldiers. The incorporation of the township battalion does not matter to many nobles in Pingjiang Prefecture. The large-scale establishment of the township battalion in the beginning was just to guard against the East China Sea aggressors, and now there is no need to spend any more money on raising troops; unfortunately, the biggest problem is not here.

Lin Fu pretended to be confused and said: "Dong Shijun has the reputation of being good at fighting and managing the army. Meng Yishan has suffered repeated setbacks, perhaps because the original Ninghai town army was not strong. As for the situation in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, Dong Shijun can still grasp it. I don't think it's inappropriate to add an envoy for the Northern Zhejiang System?"

Chen Huawen sighed in his heart, Lin Mengde was a little impatient, but Lin Fu seemed to be more shrewd, as if he didn't care about Lin Mengde's urgent question just now, and forced the conversation back to the rhythm he controlled. .

Chen Mingzhe was patient and sat on the side drinking tea without saying a word.

"All the military divisions set up military leaders to administer grain and fodder, but the grain fodder and ordnance of the envoys in northern Zhejiang are directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Governor's Office. Why are the envoys set up?" Chen Huawen asked.

Lin Fu smiled and said, "The commander of the army and the commissioner of the system are very set up, and there may be other considerations for Governor Yue and King Ning..." He secretly thought: Yu Xinyuan did not see through the trap, did not expect the news When it reached the ears of the Chen family, it was seen through by the Chen family at a glance.

As Lin Mengde said just now, Jiangdong County can barely manage to raise 200,000 soldiers and horses, but the cost of war is far more than the usual garrison, and this additional levy is only the first step.

The main battle in Jiangning County in the future will be the tug-of-war between the Zhebei Army and the luxury homes occupying eastern Zhejiang.

This time, Pingjiang Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the envoy of the Northern Zhejiang System, and the principle of "self-funding and self-use" was levied. The hidden deployment was to make Pingjiang Prefecture contribute more to the tug of war between Jiangdong County and the luxury family. Many sources of payment.

In addition to the military department in northern Zhejiang, another military leader department is set up to rule over grain, grain and ordnance, and the power of the military leader department will inevitably be occupied by the Wu Party forces. Unlike setting up a military commander in Huaidong to limit the authority of the Huaidong military commander, setting up a military commander in northern Zhejiang would not be conducive to raising food and salaries from Pingjiang Prefecture.

Yue Lengqiu personally took the supply of grain, grain, and armaments from the Military Division of Northern Zhejiang in his hands. In addition to directly restricting Dong Yuan, he also wanted to exclude the Wu Party forces.

During this period of time, the Wu Party, as the main local force in Jiangdong County, seems to be on the rise, but the court wants to extract more resources from the local area, how can it not consider that the Wu Party will actually be more likely to become a resistance?

As the leader of the Wu Party, Yu Xinyuan's status has been steadily rising, but apart from Yu Xinyuan, there are almost no people in the Wu Party who can stand on the stage in Jiangdong County, far less than Gu Wuchen, Lin Fu, Lin Tingli, Zhang Yubo, etc. People hold on to the situation.

During today's discussion, Zhang Yubo was very angry, and he threw out King Ning in anger, but he was not punished in any way. When he returned to Gu Mansion, he was still complaining constantly - this is the manifestation of the faction's strength.

Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan, Ning Wangfu and others secretly plotted against the Wu Party, and Lin Fu was happy to see it.

The land annexation in Pingjiang Prefecture was only more serious than that in Hailing County. It was always limited from the poor peasant households. Once the war was out of control, Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan, and Prince Ning’s mansion would eventually take action against the tyrants of Pingjiang Prefecture. Started by the wealthy - what does Lin Bie not want to see in such a thing?

Unexpectedly, Yu Xinyuan couldn't see through this section, but Chen Huawen or someone from the Chen family had sharp eyes.

Once the naval battle township cannot maintain its independent status, it will be deliberately weakened by Dong Yuan; it is really hard to say whether the Chen family, the richest man in Pingjiang Prefecture, can keep their wealth with only one champion.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning and Governor Yue have other considerations, so it is naturally inconvenient for us to criticize, but the envoy really wants to see the war between Zhejiang and Zhejiang, completely controlled by Dong Yuan?" Chen Huawen said.

"Master Chen, what good insights do you have?" Lin Fu asked.

"Huaidong wants to attack Daishan and Changguo, and Haiyu can help Shizhi," Chen Huawen said. "Please also help Haiyu to keep the village camp and not let Dong Yuan take advantage of it! In addition~www.wuxiamtl. com~ It is a good policy to set up a bank in Huaidong, and my Chen family also intends to put money into it, and I also want to ask the system to set up a bank branch in Haiyu!"

Lin Bie tapped the table with his fingers, thinking in his heart: The Chen family wants to find a balance between Dong Yuan and Huaidong, which is good news for Huaidong.

Chen Huawen invited Huaidong Bank to set up a semicolon in Haiyu, no doubt inviting Huaidong to reach out to Haiyu County. Of course, if you really want to do this, the relationship with Dong Yuan will be opposed, but if you don't do this, the annual supply of 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver that the Shengsi Defense Line gets from Haiyu and Jinhu will probably be deducted by Dong Yuan.

Of course, one has to take advantage of it. Lin Fucai doesn't care how old Dong Yuan is, but what excuse does he need to help Haiyu Township retain its relatively independent status? This is a problem.

Lin Bie pondered for a moment, and felt that he should agree first and then say, "Okay!" He asked Chen Mingzhe again, "Brother Mingzhe came to Jiangning this time, do you plan to join the official?"

Chen Mingzhe nodded and said, "I have lived in the countryside for a few years, and I have thought a lot about it. It is time to serve the imperial court faithfully."

Lin Fu smiled, but thought in his heart: Although Chen Huawen's ability is not bad, and the Chen family's power is not weak, but because of his lower status, he can hardly speak in Jiangdong officialdom. Chen Mingzhe is a former champion, and Wu Dang is in a period of rising power. Naturally, he has to stand up for the Chen family and Wu Dang.

The factions of the current generation are more united because of their interests, the township party and the crony, but it can make the interests of each other more consistent and closer, and there is no faction and faction divided by political ideas. So Lin Fu didn't ask Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe why they didn't see Yu Xinyuan first. Of course, he expected that Gu Wuchen wouldn't mind secretly tacit understanding with the Chen family, as long as the Chen family had enough strength. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter