The seat of Sanyuan County is right under Yuanxia.
Coming down from Bailu Plateau, we can see the old channel of Qingyu River going east along the bank of the plateau. After the Qingyu River was diverted southward into the old Baiqu, the old river channel was also converted into a branch canal for water diversion and irrigation, and continued eastwards to connect with the Ishikawa River.
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On the south bank of the old river is Sanyuan County.
This is a very new county town, so new that it has only been the county seat for a few years.
On the plain below the plateau, a small rammed earth town stood there.
The earliest history of Sanyuan County can be traced back to the Sanyuan Guards of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Later, Sanyuan County was established and governed in Xiaodou Village, Guxian, Chunhua, in the Qingyu Valley, also known as Ghost Valley.
"Counties have been moved around too frequently in recent years." Secretary Zhao was dissatisfied with this new county. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Sanyuan County was very large, and there was even a county in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In the Sui Dynasty, Sanyuan County was changed from Chunhua to Yong'an.
City, moved to Yong'an Town (Fupingdan Village), the administrative seat of Yizhou.
Yong'an Town is very close to Chang'ao in the new subdivision of Huaiyu, both on the Bailu Plateau, only eight miles away. In fact, it is also very close to Rencheng, the current new county seat, only ten miles away.
"In the fourth year of Wude, the imperial court renamed Sanyuan Chiyang, and then moved the county seat from Yong'an Town to Rencheng. However, in the sixth year of Wude, Chiyang was moved back to Qingshui Valley, Yong'an City was renamed Huachi, and then divided and ruled.
Sanyuan, under the jurisdiction of Bei Quanzhou..."
From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the governance and county boundaries of Sanyuan County changed greatly. The Tang Dynasty was only nine years old, and it changed even more.
"The interest rate is actually not that high. You must know that in these years of turmoil, private loan interest rates are much higher than this. Even if people go to the temple to borrow grain and pay it back in the spring and autumn, half a stone of grain must be paid back. This is still a very small number of large temples.
However, when most monasteries and aristocratic merchants borrow grain, they will pay back twice as much, borrowing one stone and paying back two. This is only half a year.
What's more, a well-established Pinguan family is afraid that it will not be able to issue a loan of 50,000 yuan a year? This is the capital of the public house. Many money-catching orders all lend money in the name of public house money, but in fact they have to
If you add a lot of private capital, you can still make a lot of money and gain both fame and fortune.
"How exactly does this money-catching order work?" Huaiyu didn't want to be a servant to those high-ranking officials and princes.
"Ying Guogong's surname is Wu Tao Shi Yu, and he is our uncle. He and I Aye have the same great-grandfather. Their grandfathers are brothers."
"Erlang, this is a pretty good job." Secretary Zhao reminded Huaiyu.
Magistrate Zhang's hometown is in Hedong, and we are from the same hometown, so everyone is very friendly.
Huaiyu didn't pay much attention after hearing this.
Secretary Zhao took Brother Huaiyu to the warehouse to collect the money, "Don't worry, Erlang, the fifty guan is guaranteed to be the newly minted Kaiyuan Tongbao money of this dynasty. There will never be old Sui five baht money or even white money and fake money." Zhao
The scribe was very enthusiastic and refused to let go of the relationship with the Wu family.
Even if the loan cannot be issued, at worst, paying the interest of 50,000 yuan by yourself is equivalent to paying for an official position, although what you are buying is just an election opportunity.
"If you have a way, just do sex service."
Now Sanyuan and Huachi counties are both under the jurisdiction of Beiquanzhou. The administrative seat of Beiquanzhou is Yongan Town, Huachi has moved back to Yongan City in Qingshui Valley, and Sanyuan County is located in Rencheng. Yongan City has the most dangerous terrain in Qingshui Valley, and Yongan Town is in Bailu.
On the plateau, we also guard the main road leading to northern Shaanxi.
"This labor service is also divided into three classes. The first class is Ding service, also called national service. Generally, it is recruited by the court to undertake the tasks of repairing the city, transporting grain, repairing rivers, etc. It often has to go outside the state or even to the border. It is not only hard work, but also
It may take another month or two to travel back and forth on the road. These 20 days of regular service, plus the time on the road, will take too much time, and may even be dangerous. Most of them will have to serve for an extended period, so avoid it if you can!"
"How is our relationship with Duke Ying's government?" Huaiyu had never heard Father Wu talk about this relative before.
These money-catching orders and historians all use the imperial official rank, which is directly awarded to the fifth rank of Liuwai. If the money-catching officer is good at catching money, as long as the interest is paid in full and on time for two or three years, he can participate in the civil service selection. If he passes, he can be awarded the title.
Casual officials, with a formal background in a liunai, then serve as a post in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for a few years, and when they are full, they can be directly assigned to a liunai official position.
"Thank you, Brother Zhao, for reminding me."
Magistrate Zhang laughed and said, "Well, this is a good job, but although we are from the same hometown, the nine money-catching officials in this county are in charge of the government's capital, office expenses, canteen materials, and officials.
For stipends and miscellaneous items, you can all rely on the interest earned on this capital. If the errands are not done well, you can have to subsidize them yourself."
Only those high-ranking officials and knighted nobles can exempt the relatives who live with them in the same household, and the rest of the family are also unavoidable.
A disabled man and a middle-aged man who has not yet reached adulthood still have to serve as national servants. However, they are exempted from regular service and serve as a servant, a kind of miscellaneous Yao who has a full-time job.
Huaiyi also felt that Huaiyu could consider taking on the task of catching money for Lingshi. Although there was a task of interest on fifty guan of money a year, he felt that it should not be a big problem. After all, the private interest rate was not lower than this.
"Sex slaves are also divided into light and hard, good and bad. Post guards, beacon boys, and camp guards are the hardest ones, but it is also not easy to work for officials, Bai Zhi, and common servants."
One sentence brought several people closer together.
Sanyuan turned into Chiyang, Chiyang turned into Huachi, and Huachi split into Sanyuan.
Is this actually a good job? Is this treating Pinzi like a sheep? Can I receive so much interest? Can I not receive Pinzi compensation?
"The descendants of officials below the sixth rank and the descendants of honorary officers below the third rank and above the fifth rank are called pinzi. They can serve as the marriage relatives of princes and officials above the third rank. They can be kept in the account regularly, and they can also be assigned to manage the capital of the public house.
They can also be assigned to serve as local miscellaneous responsibilities, such as county history, Qutou, Lizheng, etc..."
"Our family used to live in Wenshui County, Bingzhou, and Ying Guogong's branch lived in Shouyang County, Bingzhou. Our grandpa and Ying Guogong's common great-grandfather once had the title of Duke of Shouyang County. This is just a side branch of our family. They are direct descendants.
During the great cause of the previous dynasty, I Aye also sold timber and did business with brothers Ying Guogong, Xuancheng County Duke, and Anlu County Duke. Later, through the relationship of Ying Guogong, he started a business in Yingyang Mansion in Mayi.
Team leader..."
If it's done well, it's still a way out.
And such as Lizheng, Fangzheng, Qutou, Cangdu, Yamen's assistant, Shi, etc. are the grassroots officials in charge of affairs, and generally they must be filled by the children of high-ranking officials or those with honorary titles.
In the afternoon, no one came or went in front of the city gate. There was an old man and a young man guarding the gate. The old man was disabled with one arm, and the young man was about 17 or 18 years old. They hid in the shade of the city gate and took a nap.
Compared with the situation in the Ming Dynasty where everyone could be exempted from taking the national examination by taking the national examination, it is indeed very different.
What's more, the job of catching money Ling Shi is quite special. He is from the Yamen, but regardless of other complicated matters, as long as the interest can be paid monthly, there is usually no one to supervise him.
"Such a high interest rate? Isn't it usury?" Huaiyu almost thought he heard wrongly. The interest rate doubled in a year?
In future generations, the monthly interest rate will be three cents, and the annual interest rate will be 36%, which are both red lines.
Even subordinate officials like Secretary Zhao were affected.
Secretary Zhao was very envious. His official name was actually a scribe. He had no outside titles. He was also a miscellaneous person, even outside the official establishment. He was also a kind of sex worker. He didn’t even have a salary, only rations. Of course
, working in the yamen, as long as you have the power to handle things, you can still earn a lot of money.
"I heard that the imperial court had previously planned to merge Sanyuan and Huachi counties, and then the county seat would be abolished again!" Secretary Zhao complained. If the merger was re-merged, the name of Sanyuan County would most likely be retained, but the administrative office would still be there.
In Yong'an City, this undoubtedly has a great impact on subordinate officials like them.
"Xie Mingfu."
After some pleasantries, Huaiyu also took the opportunity to ask the county magistrate to help arrange an errand to catch Qian Lingshi.
"Seizing money is also called seizing money order history. Only Pinzi status can act as it. In fact, it means using the capital of the government officials to lend money and collect interest to support the government office expenses and subsidize the salaries of government officials."
If there is a year of famine, the interest rate will be higher. If you borrow one dou in spring and pay three dou in autumn, it will be difficult to borrow such money."
County government.
The Tang Dynasty did not have any special grassroots civil servants. Most of them were recruited from the common people to bear the responsibilities. Even except for the officials in the capital, local officials did not have salaries. The court allotted them local job fields, and also set aside some fields for official offices.
He also took out a sum of money to confiscate the property and used it as local funds and subsidies for officials.
Some Le craftsmen households have to undertake specialized labor services. For example, although craftsmen are good citizens, they are not allowed to register as ordinary households, are not allowed to join the army, and are not even allowed to change careers, so they have to undertake specialized craft services.
Bai Zhi, Zhi Yi, Yi Ding, etc. are all ordinary Bai Ding.
"It's not a good job to act as a bride to princes and officials of third rank or above. To put it bluntly, you are working as a servant for them. You often have to pay for them yourself. The hard work is not worth it. I suggest Erlang to find the county prince.
Looking for a job to catch money."
Brother Huaiyi paid a visit to Magistrate Zhang.
"Underage middle-aged men usually serve as Zayao. They are recruited by the prefectures and counties. They only serve in the prefectures and counties and do some work such as delivering food, repairing cities, and building roads. It is better than regular service, but Zayao only lasts for two days.
He can only serve one day of regular service and twenty days of regular service, so Zayao will have to serve forty days!"
"Mr. Mingfu, please rest assured about this."
There are also those who serve specifically as errands, such as common servants, Bai Zhi, Shi Li, and Zhi Yi.
"This golden knife was probably given by the King of Qin. I also have one." The county magistrate said with a smile, "I am from the Third Guard Army of King Qin."
It's just that he comes from a low background and has no family background, so he can't make money if he wants to, and it's even harder to say he has a good future.
Originally, Mihara was an upper county in Gyeonggi Province, but now it has been reduced to a lower county.
Magistrate Zhang waved his big hand and said, "I will see your uncle Ying Guogong later and say hello to me."
The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty that paid attention to status everywhere. Even if they served in the military, they would be distributed according to their status. The white-bodied men of the households generally had to serve in the regular service, while the disabled and middle-aged men were responsible for local miscellaneous Yao or some special services.
Sex slavery.
With people in the system explaining, Huaiyu also knew that although the Wu family was also a family of officials, his father and Huaiyi were officials below the third rank, so he, his wife, concubines, Buqu, and guest daughters could only be exempted.
Relatives are not exempt from the duties of slaves.
"Ordinary private businessmen lend money at a monthly interest rate of one cent. If you borrow 50,000 yuan a year, you will make a profit of 60,000 yuan."
"I will receive 50,000 yuan, and I will receive 4,000 yuan per month, and 50,000 yuan per year, which will be used as public money and used as salary and miscellaneous items for the yamen officials and subordinate staff." Secretary Zhao told the truth.
Warrior Xun, isn't that Wu Zetian's father? Are you and I related to him in the same clan? My father and he are brothers from the same great-ancestor clan. Counting it together, in his generation, they were married in the fifth service, and the next generation will be in the fifth service.
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"Young people are happy and energetic. This county will ask someone to go through the formalities for you now. You are now the county's money-catching history. You can directly collect the fifty guan from the treasury." County Magistrate Zhang handles special matters.
, very happy.
This capital of 50,000 yuan, with an interest of 50,000 yuan a year, is actually not caused by local chaos, but caused by various yamen of the six ministries and departments in the three provinces of Chang'an. According to this set of standards, each yamen in Chang'an has its own team to catch money.
, it is said that there are 700 people in the officially compiled history of catching money.
"Those are all people recruited by the county."
"You're welcome. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
Seyong is a type of Zayao, but compared to Zayao who have no fixed tasks, Seyong has fixed duties, such as the bridgeman who watches the bridge, the porter who guards the gate, the beacon in charge of the beacon fire, the horseman in charge of the horse, etc.
There are those who work in the fields, those who deliver documents at the post station, etc.
As for Rencheng, it was built on the plain under the plateau and there was no danger to defend it. It was not as good as Longqiao Fort guarding the Qingyu River Valley, but the advantage here was that it was also in the plain area.
"The history of money-catching orders in our county cannot be compared with that of various departments in the capital. We are not outsiders and are miscellaneous tasks in the county election. But as long as we catch money well and the three years are up, we can also participate in the state election.
By then, you will be able to obtain the official rank of Liuwai. In most places, those who are good at catching money will be transferred to various departments in the capital to catch money, and their future will be bright."
"Erlang, although you are not yet a man, you are already a middle-aged man. You don't have to pay rent and taxes for the time being, but you already need to bear the labor force." Secretary Zhao gave Huaiyu a suggestion, and later met with County Magistrate Zhang.
When the time comes, please ask Magistrate Zhang for help in arranging a sex service.
For a person like Wu Huaiyu, if you make money, you can get the opportunity to be selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As long as you have some ability, you can be promoted to officials along the way.
The real benefit that Lao Wu Neng brings to Huaiyu is that he has the status of Pinzi and can choose easy sex services to avoid serious service.
After hearing this, Huaiyu felt that this was really suitable for him. He didn't want to work as a handyman for a senior official, nor did he want to do those hard labors.
Secretary Zhao was very knowledgeable about the affairs in the yamen. He gave Huaiyu a detailed analysis on how to fill the role of seductress to avoid being a good official, and how to choose good jobs in the securine service.
Huaiyu nodded and thanked him. On the way, he asked Huaiyi, "What did Magistrate Zhang just say about Duke Ying?"
If you are the son of a high-ranking official or aristocrat, you can serve as an officer of the Three Guards, a prince's guard, a chariot officer, a wedding errand, and other errands in the account. These duties must be done in rotation. Although it is hard work, you can accumulate seniority and you can go to work after a certain number of years.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs takes the exam, and those who pass it can be awarded officials. This is actually a benefit for the children of officials above the fifth rank.
This can be said to be a shortcut to the end of the official career, and it is more reliable than taking the imperial examination. After all, there are only a few candidates in the imperial examination these days. Regardless of whether you are a scholar or a scholar, you really need to be knowledgeable.
Lao Wu only became a military attache from the seventh rank. Although there is a medal that regards the fifth rank, the rank is only based on the rank.
Magistrate Zhang did not look like a civil servant in Huaiyu's impression, but he was a military general with a background in the military. He was tall and thick, with a strong back and a strong voice. As soon as the two brothers entered the door, his eyes were fixed on the golden knife at their waists.
"Catch money?"
He was not in the fifth service, and he was very close to him. The warrior Yu was one of Li Yuan's seventeen heroes in Taiyuan Yuanmou. He was an absolute confidant. Wu Dechao served as a doctor in the Treasury, General Jingcheng of the inspection school, guard of the right wing of the inspection school, minister of the Ministry of Industry, etc.
From Yiyuan County to the Duke of Kaiguo, he was promoted to Duke of Yingguo in Jin Dynasty.
Last year, someone reported that Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County who was guarding Yangzhou, was treason. Li Yuan ordered the warrior Xun Chi to go to Yangzhou to review the history of the governor of Yangzhou. He not only succeeded Li Jing, the former chief historian who went north to fight against the invasion, but also actually acted for the governor of Yangzhou.
The warrior Xun has four brothers. He also has two elder brothers who have been granted the title of County Duke, and the Wude Dynasty has three Dukes.
