Eight hundred years later, a thinker named Yan Fu once said: "The reason why China is what it is today, regardless of whether it is good or evil, is that it was created by the Song Dynasty. It is indescribable." 51o.
'In other words, most of the various phenomena in today's cities, whether good or bad, have appeared since the Song Dynasty. And the origin of everything is this, the only super city in the world at that time, with 150
Bianjing City has a population of 10,000.
One hundred years after the founding of the Song Dynasty, the country has experienced increasingly serious population problems. In rural areas, land annexation has become more and more serious. In cities, land prices have become increasingly expensive, especially in Bianjing City.
Chen Ke spent 20 yuan to buy a house. It was a special case in a special period and a special location. As long as a few years pass, people forget about the fear of floods, rebuild the house, and make a profit by selling it.
Above Baiguan... this is still the most remote and inconvenient northeast corner of the capital.
In other areas of the city, housing prices have increased exponentially. In more prosperous areas, you can only buy a house for 100 guan, while there are many houses worth thousands of guan or 10,000 guan. In the truly prime areas,
How much money do you have and no land to sell?
It is conceivable that this time there is a total of 5,000 acres of prime land in Shisanxingpu... You must know that the Song Dynasty Imperial City only covers an area of 2,250 acres; the entire Bianjing City only covers an area of 70,000 acres.
Thirty-five hundred acres...it is as big as two imperial cities. It will cause competition among the entire wealthy class.
If it were placed in other dynasties, the rich would definitely collude with the government to seize the real estate of poor people... If you are more benevolent, you can replace it with real estate in a cheap location, and at most you will be given some compensation. Generally, you will not be given any compensation at all.
.And many times, people are even forced to buy at a cabbage price. If the people don't sell, they will be violently demolished and arrested as mentally ill.
But this was the benevolent Song Dynasty, and there was one of the most benevolent officials. At this time, the governor of Kaifeng was Bao Qingtian, who made decisions for the people. This made the big families dare not play tricks. They could only talk to the Kaifeng governor honestly.
At first, the big households also wanted to replace the houses with cheap ones and give them certain compensation... Most of the land they took out was located in towns outside the city. But Bao Zheng said no, 60% of the land must be located in the city, and
Compensation payments should be in line with surrounding land prices, rather than based on the original land prices here.
Now the land purchase committee quit, and they found Bao Zheng. They took out the house transaction records of Sanxingpu in the past ten years and argued: "The land prices here have always been far lower than those in the surrounding areas. Why did Bao Zheng get to this point?"
Sir, how many times will it cost to get here?"
"Then let me ask you," Bao Zheng looked at them and said expressionlessly: "When you buy the whole land, how much will it be worth?" There is no doubt that it will only be a bit higher than the surrounding areas, but absolutely
Will not be lower than the surrounding area.
"We won't know until we buy it." The committee members said, "You can't add the price of 10,000 eggs to a chicken just because it will hatch 10,000 eggs in the future.
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This is sophistry, but who is Bao Zheng? He sneered and said: "If this chick can hatch 10,000 eggs overnight, then naturally we should add more." As he spoke, his voice changed.
De Bing said: "If Mingren doesn't tell secrets, aren't you just thinking that if you buy this place, the value will be doubled immediately?"
"Is there anything wrong with this? If we hadn't bought the entire Thirteen Row Shop, this place would always have been a worthless shanty town, and those poor people wouldn't be able to get a word!" One committee member couldn't help but said: "Old Long Tu,
We know that you love to hoe the strong and help the weak. But now the people will live in better houses, get a sum of money, and have nothing to lose, so we are not bullying others, right?"
"Extremely ridiculous!" Bao Zheng slammed the table hard, scaring the man to stand up. Old Bao's eyes were cold and he said: "Why should I let you take advantage of the huge benefits? The poor people will not suffer any loss, or
Just drink some soup and be satisfied? Aren’t you the illegitimate children of God!”
Lao Bao has an aura that he has cultivated over many years of not being afraid of power and speaking out for justice. Even giants like Han Qi and Jia Changchao have to stay out of the way, let alone these powerful children who are not on the stage?
"I have lived in the capital for more than ten years, and I know the people and things here quite well." Seeing that they were restrained, Bao Zheng slowed down and said: "I know that you are either the children of princes or senior officials.
, and rich businessmen... In short, they are all wealthy families. You are already so rich, why do you still compete with the people for profits? Use such a low price to exchange for their only valuable industry? Why can't you share this dividend with the people?
, Do we have to monopolize everything?" He sighed deeply and said, "Are we, the nobles in the most virtuous capital of the Song Dynasty, as greedy and unkind as the most shameless profiteers?"
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The difference between the two parties was that they could not agree on whether to compensate at the original price or at a high price, so in the end they had to take the ball to the government.
Zhao Zhen sided with Lao Bao, but he also appeased the big owners. He decided to set a compensation standard at 80% of the average land price in the surrounding area. This was twice as high as the original price, but the big owners still
You can make a lot of money.
Bao Zheng had to carry out the imperial edict, but he declared that eighty percent achievement was his bottom line, and unless they replaced someone else as Kaifeng governor, they would never give in.
Under Bao Zheng's tough attitude, the big investors had no choice but to accept the increase, and the land purchase price rose from the expected two million guan to 5 million guan. It was impossible to digest it internally, so it had to be tendered externally.
It was the next day. Chen Ke came to Bao Zheng to learn about the inside story and heard what Lao Bao told him. He really couldn't describe the idiots of the officials and Lao Bao. It was clear that the treasury was about to starve to death, so why didn't they think of relying on land finance?
What about making a fortune? We obviously rely on the rich and wealthy people to rule the country, so why do we help the poor to suppress the wealthy people?
Compared to officials a thousand years later, they are simply inferior...but why am I so respectful?
"Old Long Tu, if you do this," Chen Ke said softly, looking at Bao Zheng, who had only been meditating in Kaifeng Prefecture for less than a year, "you won't be able to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture for long." After this old gentleman took office, he
Sweep away the bad habits of Kaifeng Mansion in the past. For example, according to the old rules, all lawsuits cannot be submitted directly to the official office, but must be handed over by officials.
However, Bao Zheng opened the front door of the government office so that the complainants could come forward and state their rights and wrongs, so the clerks did not dare to deceive. Under his leadership, the old habit of accepting bribes and making public relations was eliminated in Kaifeng Mansion, whether they were relatives of the emperor or relatives of the emperor.
All officials and wealthy businessmen do not sell face. The capital's governor said: 'If you don't reach your joints, there will be Yama and Luo Bao Lao.'
But in a short period of time, he offended the nobles all over. Let alone arresting Zhao Zonghan, blocking Zhao Zongshi's way, and this incident, it is enough for people to work together to remove him from power.
Already.
"Hahaha, that's very true." Bao Zheng didn't take it seriously. He twisted his beard and said with a smile: "After defeating Emperor Taizong, he has served as governor of Kaifeng, but he has never served for more than two years. In the past eight years, he has even changed
Ten terms." He said seriously: "I have been in office for more than half a year, and it is almost close to the average term. I estimate that if I stay for another half a year at most, I should pack up and get out. If I don't seize the time and do more for the people, I will wait until I am no longer here.
I can’t do it even if I want to.”
"Destroy Wuyou Cave, restore peace to the people, suppress wealthy families, and strive for profit for the people. These two alone are enough for Lao Longtu to have a clear conscience." Chen Ke said softly.
"Wrong, Zhong Fang, I will always feel guilty. The officials of the Song Dynasty should also always feel guilty." Bao Zheng looked at this young man, whom he had high hopes for, with no affectation on his face: "The Song Dynasty is sorry for this.
The scholar-bureaucrats are really too generous, too much. The income given to me alone is equivalent to the tax revenue of a state. What have we done to deserve so much money from the state?"
We all know that officials in the Song Dynasty had high incomes, or that middle- and high-level officials had high incomes, but many people have no idea how high they were. You might as well post Lao Bao's current salary slip to find out.
First of all, Bao Zheng sat down in Kaifeng Mansion of Nanya. His full official name was - a direct bachelor of Longtuge, a doctor in the right department of Shangshu Province, and he knew the affairs of Kaifeng Mansion.
At first glance, it seems as if he has multiple jobs, but that is not the case. Lao Bao is only responsible for Kaifeng Mansion.
I have to talk about the unique and fancy official positions of the Song Dynasty. Because Zhao Kuangyin was usurped, and he won the country unfairly, he was particularly worried that in the future, someone in the courtiers would stage an imitation show and usurp his empire again.
.So from the beginning of the founding of the country, the purpose of setting up official positions in the Song Dynasty was to "reduce power".
For military generals, everyone knows the national policy of "seizing their power, controlling their money and grain, and recruiting their elite soldiers." For civilian officials, while relying heavily on them, they also use the method of setting up officials and dividing their duties, and appointing non-officials to restrict the officials at all levels.
power to prevent someone from becoming too big.
According to this system, general officials have two titles: "official" and "dispatch", and some officials also have the title of "position".
Among them, 'official' refers to the official positions we are familiar with every day, such as Shangshu, Shilang, Dafu, Langzhong, Yuanwailang, etc. However, in the Song Dynasty, it was just the name of the official rank and was only used to determine the rank, salary, Zhangfu and preface.
According to it, it loses its actual meaning. Therefore, it is called a Zhengguan or Benguan, also known as a rank official or a salary official.
What really determines his actual duties is dispatch, also called "dispatch officer". The names of dispatches often include the words judge, know, power, direct, test, manage hook, promote, mention, sign, and supervise, such as county magistrate.
, participate in political affairs, know how to make imperial edicts, direct secret pavilions, judge ancestral affairs, and provide some information about criminal and prison matters. There are also some missions that do not carry these words, such as county magistrates, pacification envoys, etc.