"Since Cao Liang was converted into Cao Yin, various Cao donations should have been abolished, but all prefectures and counties still collected them. For the current plan, all prefectures and counties should be made to turn over all Cao donations for public use, and should no longer
Levy money from the acres of land..."
In the back garden of Gu Mansion, Zhang Yubo made an impassioned speech, and when he got excited, he slapped the table, causing the dishes on the table to tilt sideways.
"Uncle Yu has an impatient temper. I thought you could hone your skills by going to Xuzhou, but I didn't expect you to get worse," Lin Tingli said slowly, "If Prince Ning could hear what you said, he wouldn't kick you out in public."
Go to the council chamber. If we can understand what you are saying to us, what is the use of it?"
Gu Wuchen raised his hand and pressed it, asking Zhang Yubo to calm down, and said: "Although this additional levy is spread over acres of land, it mainly adheres to the principle of 'self-financing for self-use'. The prefecture and county have savings, so naturally they will not force it to be levied
Go down! There is no savings in the county, and there is no way to spread it into the fields. The county magistrate should consider the situation in Xuzhou. You can discuss it with Yue Lengqiu and Wang Tian. You should not make a fuss in the court, let alone contradict Ning.
The king..." After saying this, he paused for a moment and said, "The guard camp of Prince Ning's palace has been expanded and expanded, and a new internal affairs department has been established. Today's status is not much different from that of the crown prince. We, as ministers, must always protect Prince Ning's
Prestige is."
Lin Fu sat silently, and Gu Wuchen said half of what he said to him.
"King Ning's prestige must be maintained by ministers," Zhang Yubo said with a long sigh, "However, the disaster of excessive taxation and expropriation cannot be ignored. If King Ning wants to restore the Zhongxing rule of the Dai Viet Dynasty and impose additional taxes on small households and poor people,
It is not a long-term solution, but looking at its fundamentals, we can learn from the politics of Chongzhou: clear the land and make the country self-sufficient!"
"The governance of Chongzhou is good, but it can work in Chongzhou, but it cannot work elsewhere," Gu Wuchen said slowly, "Ruling a country and cooking fresh food cannot be impatient..."
Lin Fu was sulking and drinking tea. He returned to Chongzhou and was still able to form his own group. The worst he could do was not worry about the dire straits outside.
Zhang Yubo followed the principle of loyalty to the emperor and pitied the people's hardships, which was the most difficult thing.
This time the "increased tax collection" was generally carried out in accordance with the principle of "local self-financing, local self-use". In the final analysis, neither Prince Ning's Mansion nor the County Secretary had the confidence and confidence to collect the allocated money in time, so they did it
In the name of "self-financing and self-use", the power of collection is directly delegated to the military divisions; if there are any hidden dangers, the military divisions can quickly send troops to suppress them.
In fact, it will lead to a serious consequence that neither King Ning nor many people, who grew up in a princely family, could have expected: the local power of the military commander will likely be further expanded through this.
Lin Fu thought secretly in his heart: There are eleven counties in Huaidong Prefecture. Huai'an Prefecture's money is better to raise, so let Huai'an Prefecture's money be paid to the county secretary. Except for Chongzhou, other counties in Hailing Prefecture must be able to produce something.
He just had an excuse to interfere.
As for the policies he carried out in Chongzhou to renovate public land, measure acres of land, and reduce rents and taxes, Gu Wuchen called it impatience, and Lin Tingli did not agree with it (after all, the Lin family is the big landowner in Dongyang Prefecture, so rent reductions and tax reductions must first be directly reduced to his own family).
(head), Lin Fu had known it for a long time, and there was no need to argue over these minutiae.
Lin Fu changed the topic and mentioned the matter of letting Liu Xilin go to Xuzhou with Zhang Yubo.
This time to encircle and suppress Liu Miaozhen's troops, Xuzhou had the task of sending troops; Liu Xilin went to Xuzhou, not only to help Zhang Yubo fight against Chen Hansan, but also to have the opportunity to lead troops to fight.
Gu Wuchen also hoped that the Dongyang line would have more generals who were good at fighting. It would be better for Liu Xilin to go to Xuzhou than to stay in Jiangning.
Gu Wuchen thought for a moment and agreed to this arrangement.
At this moment, the old lady sent someone to urge her. Xun Niang was pregnant and she didn't plan to stay at the house for the night, so she shouldn't stay up too late. She asked Lin Fu to take Dong Niang back as soon as possible.
Lin Fu was also in a bad mood. He had no expectations for this meeting in Jiangning, and just wanted to finish the bank's bank raising in Jiangning. His mother-in-law urged him to leave first.
Lin Fu was riding a horse, Jun Xun was sitting in a carriage, and dozens of horsemen were surrounding him.
The weather was hot, so the curtains were changed to gauze curtains. Jun Xun opened the curtains and talked to Lin Fu: "After Chongzhou implemented the New Deal, the warehouses were full. In just two or three years, so many things were done, and the people's livelihood was not inconvenient at all.
Why doesn’t my father agree?”
"Are you hiding and eavesdropping again?" Lin Fu asked with a smile.
"There is no eavesdropping. You are talking so loudly that I can't even hear you." Jun Xun said innocently, still looking at Lin Fu's face, expecting him to explain his doubts.
"My father-in-law also has his own considerations. The government of Chongzhou can be implemented in Chongzhou, but not in other counties. This is the fact." Lin Fu sighed slightly and said, "Not to mention the distance, the Jiangdong County Secretary and the counties
Among the many officials, which one does not have thousands of acres of fertile land? Naturally, they hire people to cultivate these fields, and the rent reduction is to reduce their own pockets. In addition, officials and subordinates are often greedy. If they reduce their taxes, they will also add
Isn’t it going to cost them their lives to rectify the administration of officials?”
"You said it's not easy, but it's just 'not easy'. It's not that it can't be done." Gu Junxun asked again, "My father's tone is that it can't be done. Why is that?"
"No matter how talented you are, things still need to be done manually," Lin Fu reached into the car window, grabbed Xun Niang's little hand and placed it on the car window, and said, "The officials, eunuchs, and subordinates below are all rotten, even if they have
No matter how clever the methods are, no matter how ambitious the political ambitions are, nothing can be accomplished. It is really not easy to implement the New Deal. However, the foundation of the imperial court is almost rotten. Without the New Deal, it is impossible to revive it.
It’s absolutely impossible. My father-in-law thinks it’s too difficult, so he thinks it can’t be done, but in my opinion, it’s just because it’s too difficult that it must be done!”
Gu Junxun felt a little sad. Although her husband would not argue with his father yet, on some things, they would go further and further away; she could not change anything.
Lin Fu saw the thoughts in Xunniang's eyes and said with a smile: "My father-in-law is in the turbulent waters of Jiangning. He needs to be careful every step of the way. He has his own considerations. He can't be radical or impatient. That's right; but Huaidong's
With only one third of an acre of land, I can still make some decisions and set an example for the world to see!"
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Back at Jiyunju, Xiaoman came over first to say hello to Xunniang; before leaving, he gave Lin Fu a wink to indicate that Su Mei was still with her.
Lin Fu didn't care too much. He wanted to call Lin Mengde to discuss the matter first and tell him roughly what was discussed at Prince Ning's Mansion during the day.
"Everyone is eager to get benefits from the increased levy of pay, but no one remembers Chen Zhihu," Lin Mengde said with a smile. "Chen Zhihu is really a stepmother. Drag him south to fight, and then transfer him back to Datong."
, I really wonder if he would curse his mother in his heart?"
Lin Fu shook his head and said, "Who knows? Huaidong has risen too fast and is always seen as an alien in the eyes of others. So, in addition to managing the three-acre land of Huaidong well, don't think about pointing fingers at others.
I scratched my feet." Lin Fu was forced to bow his head to Prince Ning and admit his mistake today, and he was also quite frustrated.
"That's how it should be!" Lin Mengde was excited.
Compared to Lin Fu, who was still looking forward and backward, and even looking forward to the opportunity for the Dai Viet Dynasty to resume Zhongxing rule, Lin Mengde could see a more realistic road ahead of Huaidong.
From Lin Mengde's point of view, both the Cao and Liang families began to plot to split the land and seal the territory. Why couldn't Huaidong move faster?
Lin Mengde added: "After this expansion, the total number of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong County's military divisions is nearly 200,000, even if we don't count Chen Hansan and Sun Zhuang's troops. Jiangdong County maintains such soldiers and horses on a daily basis.
We can barely cope with it, but once a war breaks out, all kinds of expenses will be out of control. It is common for the funds to support the army to increase three or four times. No matter how talented Dong Yuan is, it is impossible to spend all the extravagant money in three to five months.
Let’s go back to East Fujian. I think this additional tax is just the first step, and there will be more good things to come..."
"Dong Yuan is a silent man-eating tiger," Lin Fu said, "We must be more careful about this man!"
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves galloping on the long street outside the yard was clearly heard. From the sound, there were only three or five horses coming from the dustpan alley. Lin Fu suspected that there was some urgent military information coming from Chongzhou, so he stood up
, motioning to the captain of the guard, Chen Hualian, to go to the front and take a look.
After a while, Chen Hualian brought in two people that Lin Fu didn't expect.
The visitors were no one else, but Chen Huawen, the military commander of Haiyu County and the commander of the township camp, and Chen Mingzhe, the former champion.
Although the weather had cooled down at night, the two of them were sweating profusely. They must have ridden horses all the way without stopping.
Lin Mengde glanced at Lin Fu and hinted: Good things are coming to your door!
"Why are Master Chen and Brother Mingzhe also in Jiangning?" Lin Fu walked down the steps and asked in surprise, asking Chen Huawen to go into the inner hall and take a seat to rest.
"We have also just arrived from Haiyu. We entered the city at night and came to visit the envoy first!" Chen Huawen said.
Lin Mengde bowed to Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe, sat down across from each other, and asked: "Master Chen, are you here for the news that Pingjiang Mansion has been merged into the Northern Zhejiang Province and appointed an envoy?"
"This is exactly why I came here," Chen Huawen said. People in the Ming Dynasty do not talk about hidden things. Now that they are asking for help, how can they hide it? He said straight to the point, "Meng Yishan led the Ning Navy to go south and stationed in Jiaxing.
It is under his control. At first, Meng Yishan and Dong Yuan had the same military strength. However, after several battles, Dong Yuan's army increased by more than 25,000. Meng Yishan lost his troops and lost less than half of his generals. I am worried that Pingjiang Prefecture will be merged into Zhejiang Province.
After Beizhi establishes the envoys department, all the villages and camps in Pingjiang Prefecture will follow suit..."
The number of troops under the jurisdiction of the Zhejiang Envoy Department in northern Zhejiang will be expanded to 60,000. Currently, there are about 30,000 troops under the original control of Dong. If you want to double the number in a short period of time, it is most convenient to incorporate rural troops into it.
Many of the local gentry in Pingjiang Prefecture just want peace and wealth, and for their children to go to school and become officials. Few of them have the ambition to support the army and respect themselves. Many of the gentry in Pingjiang Prefecture did not care when the township camp was incorporated.
The battalion is only for defense against the East China Sea pirates, and now there is no need to waste money on raising troops; unfortunately, the biggest problem is not here.
Lin Fu pretended to be confused and said: "Dong Shijun has always been good at fighting and has a reputation for running the army. Meng Yishan has suffered repeated setbacks. Perhaps it is because the original Ninghai Zhenjun's combat effectiveness is not strong. As for the situation in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, Dong Shijun is still able to control it.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with adding an additional Zhejiang Zhejiang Envoy Department?”
Chen Huawen sighed in his heart. Lin Mengde was a little impatient, but Lin Fu seemed to be deeper in the city. He didn't seem to care about Lin Mengde's urgent questions just now, and forced the conversation back to the rhythm he controlled.
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Chen Mingzhe patiently sat aside and drank tea without saying a word.
"All military departments have established military commander departments to take charge of grain and fodder. Only in northern Zhejiang, the grain and fodder of the envoys department are under the direct jurisdiction of the governor-general. Why is the envoys established?" Chen Huawen asked.
Lin Fu smiled and said: "The military commanders and the establishment envoys are very well established. Maybe the Governor Yue and Prince Ning have other considerations..." He thought to himself: Yu Xinyuan didn't see through the trap, and he didn't expect the news.
When it reached the ears of the Chen family, they saw through it at a glance.
As Lin Mengde said just now, Jiangdong County can barely maintain 200,000 soldiers and horses, but the consumption of war is far greater than that of ordinary garrison. This additional recruitment is only the first step.
The main war in Jiangning County in the future will be the tug-of-war between the area under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Army and the She family occupying eastern Zhejiang.
This time, Pingjiang Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy, and the rates were increased and the principle of "self-financing and self-use" was established. The hidden plan was to make Pingjiang Prefecture contribute more to the tug-of-war between Jiangdong County and the She family.
Lots of salary sources.
In addition to the Military Department in Northern Zhejiang, a Military Leading Department is set up to take charge of grain, fodder and ordnance. The power of the Military Leading Department will inevitably be occupied by the Wu Party forces. Unlike the Military Leading Department in Huaidong, which can limit the power of the Huaidong Military Department, in Northern Zhejiang
The establishment of a military leadership department will not be conducive to raising food and salary from Pingjiang Prefecture.
Yue Lengqiu personally took control of the supply of grain, fodder and armaments of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division. In addition to directly restricting Dong Yuan, he also wanted to exclude the Wu Party's forces.
During this period of time, the Wu Party, as the main local force in Jiangdong County, seems to be on the rise. But if the court wants to draw more resources from the local area, how can it not consider that the Wu Party is actually more likely to become a resistance?
As the leader of the Wu Party, Yu Xinyuan's status has been rising steadily. However, except for Yu Xinyuan, the Wu Party has almost no one who can stand up in Jiangdong County, far less than the Dongyang clique such as Gu Wuchen, Lin Fu, Lin Tingli, Zhang Yubo, etc.
People hold up the situation.
During today's discussion, Zhang Yubo had a bad temper and was kicked out by King Ning in anger, but he was not punished in any substantial way. When he returned to the Gu Mansion, he was still complaining the same way - this is a reflection of the strength of the faction.
Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and Prince Ning's family were secretly plotting against the Wu Party, which Lin Fu was happy to see.
The land annexation phenomenon in Pingjiang Prefecture is only more serious than that in Hailing County. The amount of money collected from poor farmers is always limited. Once the war is out of control, Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and Prince Ning's Mansion will eventually turn against the wealthy gentry in Pingjiang Prefecture.
Rich people started to do this--what wouldn't Lin Fu not want to see?
I didn't expect that Yu Xinyuan couldn't see through this, but Chen Huawen or someone from the Chen family had sharp eyesight.
Once Hai Zhan Xiang Ying cannot maintain its independent status, it will be deliberately weakened by Dong Yuan. As the richest man in Pingjiang Prefecture, it is really hard to say whether the Chen family, with only one number one scholar, can maintain its overwhelming wealth.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning and Governor Yue have other considerations, so naturally we cannot criticize them, but are they really willing to see the war between Zhejiang and Zhejiang being completely controlled by Dong Yuan?" Chen Huawen said.
"Master Chen, do you have any good insights?" Lin Fu asked.
"Huaidong wants to attack Daishan and make the country prosperous. Haiyu can help Zhizhi to help Haiyu," Chen Huawen said. "Also ask Zhizhi to help Haiyu retain the rural camp and prevent Dong Yuan from taking advantage of it! In addition, Zhizhi is here
Setting up a bank in Huaidong is a great benevolent policy, and my Chen family also intends to invest some money in it, and also wants to ask the envoy to set up a bank branch in Haiyu!"
Lin Fu tapped his fingers on the table, thinking in his mind: 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 branch in Haiyu, which was undoubtedly an invitation to Huaidong to extend his hand to Haiyu County. Of course, if he really did this, his relationship with Dong Yuan would be antagonistic, but if he didn't do this, Sheng Si
Dong Yuan would probably deduct the 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver that the defense line received from Haiyu and Jinhu every year.
Of course, he had to take advantage of it. Lin Fu didn't care who Dong Yuan was, but what excuse did he need to help Haiyu Xiangying retain its relatively independent status? This was a difficult problem.
Lin Fu thought about it for a moment and thought it would be better to agree first and then said, "Okay!" He then asked Chen Mingzhe, "Brother Mingzhe came to Jiangning this time with the intention of becoming an official?"
Chen Mingzhe nodded and said: "I have been living in seclusion in the countryside for a few years, and I have thought a lot. It is time for the imperial court to serve with all my loyalty."
Lin Fu smiled, but thought in his heart: Although Chen Huawen is not bad in ability and the power of the Chen family is not weak, due to his lower status, he can hardly speak in Jiangdong official circles. Chen Mingzhe is the number one scholar with a criminal record, and the Wu Party has
Now that his power is on the rise, he naturally has to stand up to support the Chen family and the Wu Party.
In today's world, factions are more closely united because of interests. Township parties and nepotism can only make each other's interests more consistent and closer. There are no factions and party bosses divided by political ideas. Therefore, Lin Fu does not
Asked Chen Huawen why Chen Mingzhe didn't go to see Yu Xinyuan first, of course he expected that Gu Wuchen wouldn't mind a secret understanding with the Chen family, as long as the Chen family had enough strength.