Lin Jishi looked at little Zhu, "Cousin... you can't get involved in this matter. Let's remember the friendship between the Zhu family. If that doesn't work, it's okay to betroth the noble immortal to our Shuan Zhu. The Lin family will really fly in the future.
Soaring to the sky..."
Xiao Zhu glanced at Lin Jishi: "I think so too, he is my brother, so I think so too. I want to get married." She looked a little embarrassed, "However, he has fallen in love with Dalang.
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"No!" Lin Jishi shook his head, "Guixian is spoiled and can't get along with his younger siblings. In our family, we just treat it as having an extra daughter. It's absolutely not okay to leave her beside my younger siblings. It's not that I don't like Guixian.
, the key is that you compare Guixian with Niu Niu...you can weigh it yourself, can you still watch? Besides, if the Lin family takes a step forward in the future, the title will definitely go to Da Lang. Guixian is not the mistress of everyone.
Xu, the second son of a small family, is worthy of..." He said, coughed, and glanced at little Zhu. He really didn't mean to belittle the girl of the Zhu family. In fact, if it weren't for the sake of repayment,
Due to the kindness of the Zhu family, even if he died, he would not be able to say anything about asking his only Miaomiao to marry Zhu Guixian.
Xiao Zhu didn't take it seriously. In her heart, of course her son deserved better. In addition, the Lin family was in a state of rapid development, so it was hard to say what kind of marriage it would be. She smiled bitterly, "Don't say you don't want to, it's expensive."
Neither Xian nor her mother are willing."
Lin Jishi's expression turned ugly, "Then who does she like?"
The corner of Xiao Zhu's mouth moved, "It's not like I didn't think about sending someone over there..."
Lin Jishi's face turned red, "No! Absolutely not. How can we have any shame in this?"
"Don't be anxious?" Little Zhu looked at Lin Jishi and whispered: "Now, for some reason, that girl Guixian has changed her mind and said she has fallen in love with the young man in white..."
The young man in white?
"Yin Sanlang?" Lin Jishi was stunned. What the hell is that look in his eyes?
Xiao Zhu shook his head and sighed, "If it hadn't happened today, I would have stopped it. But today, Niu Niu is obviously unhappy. I will go there again tomorrow and act as a matchmaker shamelessly. Since she has fallen in love with Yin Sanlang, it's all right.
She. Anyway, the Fan family that Yin Sanlang married is unknown whether she is alive or dead. Even if she is alive, she has such a father and is still drifting through this troubled world. She can no longer be a wife. Marry her over and tell Niu Niu to let this out.
Bar."
The next day, Lin Yutong felt a little strange when she heard that little Zhu came again despite the wind and rain.
She put on a smile and asked someone to bring little Zhu in.
"Hurry up and bring the ginger tea." Lin Yutong personally handed over the hot handkerchief, "If you have anything to do, just ask the girl to tell you."
Little Zhu patted Lin Yutong and said, "I thought you annoyed my uncle."
Lin Yutong smiled: "Why do you still take it to heart when I have lost my temper over the years?"
Xiao Zhu looked at Lin Yutong's smiling face and felt a little complicated. People change very quickly. This girl who said she changed her face really didn't look like Niu Niu.
Little Zhu sighed, "I don't blame you for being upset. This is because the Zhu family is not honest. I'm here today to be a matchmaker. I heard that Sanlang of the Yin family still doesn't have a real wife?"
Lin Yutong was stunned. What he said to Fourth Master that day was all a joke. How could he really hold him in front of him? This was not only Sanlang's business, but also related to the girl's life.
Little Zhu said helplessly: "It's not me who is the aunt...it's her who likes her."
"What do you like?" Lin Yutong frowned, "I've only been back for a few days, where have I seen you?"
Little Zhu pursed her lips and said, "Guixian saw it in the teahouse the day I first came back."
But at that time, there was a girl sitting in front of Saburo and behind him. Anyone noticed this? What kind of look is this?
Lin Yutong laughed dryly, "This is really a strange thing that happens every year. I have written this down. I have to discuss it with my family first, and I have to ask Sanlang what he means."
This is as it should be. After all, Lin Yutong still has his parents-in-law here.
Xiao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't have a cold face or push back her proposal. There was nothing wrong with her attitude. It was just as she explained herself, the married girl was just having a bad temper with her family.
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After seeing little Zhu off, Lin Yutong went to the outer courtyard. In the past few days, she rarely ran to the outer courtyard. She really wanted to take a rest.
He Mao stood at the door of the study, poking at it like a benchmark.
Seeing Lin Yutong, she smiled and cupped her hands, "Madam..."
Lin Yutong raised his chin, "Who is inside?"
He Mao whispered: "Several gentlemen are here."
Lin Yutong took two steps forward and heard Li Jishan's voice: "...the most important thing now is to live well with the people."
Living with the people?
Of course, this is not wrong. This should be a discussion about frivolous corvee and low endowment.
With this in mind, she pushed the door open and went in. Several gentlemen stood up to greet her.
The Fourth Master told Wu Chunlai, "Add a chair, and Madam will also listen together."
Lin Yutong nodded in agreement and sat aside, "But let's talk about taxes again?"
Fourth Master nodded, then looked at Liu Shuquan: "What do you think Mr. Qingtian?"
Liu Shuquan bowed his hand and said, "My subordinates believe that light corvee and low taxation at this time will not only enhance the people's power, but more importantly, win over the people's hearts."
The Fourth Master raised his eyebrows: "I heard that the imperial court is now in the south, and there are more gifts?"
"Yes!" Liu Shuquan frowned and said, "I heard that this autumn's taxes have been received five years later."
"So many?" Lin Yutong was surprised, "Isn't this killing the goose to get the eggs and depleting the lake to catch the fish?"
Liu Shuquan nodded, "What Madam said is true. But that's not the case. This year, the imperial court has established many more names. For example, poultry tax, poll tax, road tax, water tax, fishery tax, and so on, a total of more than thirty items.
This does not include the filial piety silver that must be paid during the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. There are also the Wanshou Festival, Qianqiu Festival, and the birthdays of the concubines in the palace, all of which require filial piety from every household. If these are enough to make the people
If it is overwhelmed, corrupt officials will take advantage of it in the process of collecting and paying taxes, which is enough to drive people into exile."
"Why is this?" Lin Yutong couldn't help but ask. She really didn't know how powerful it was.
Liu Shuquan sighed: "Take next year's Wanshou Festival as an example. The imperial court has issued a decree that every household must pay fifty cents. But when it comes to the state capital, the government will order the collection of one hundred cents. When it comes to counties and towns, it becomes
We paid one hundred and fifty yuan. When the government officials came to visit, it became two hundred yuan. But in the end, the court received less than one-tenth of the money from the treasury. The rest was exploited layer by layer."
Lin Yutong frowned, "Is there not a single honest official in this court?"
Liu Shuquan could only smile bitterly.
Li Jishan took over and said, "Nowadays, the court does not give salaries to officials at all. If they are not greedy, the officials themselves will starve to death. What can we do if we are not greedy?"
Lin Yutong looked at the Fourth Master, who nodded, "That's true." He raised his head, "So, there may be another wave of refugees in the North."
"Ah!" Lin Yutong felt the weight on her shoulders so heavy that she could hardly breathe.
Listen to the fourth master say: "So, the first thing you have to do is to count the population and fields. Then count the number of lands that have been deserted for many years. Let's discuss a proper method."
Several gentlemen stood up quickly and said yes.
Lin Yutong thought that the fourth master might want to divide the land. Lin Yutong didn't ask until the two of them were left in the study.
The fourth master did not nod or shake his head, "This cannot happen overnight. For example, if you allocate the land to everyone, then there will be a problem. Everyone is busy with their own three-acre land.
What about those big landowners? Nowadays, no matter whether they are officials, nobles, or merchants, no one knows that land is the foundation. Who will cultivate the fields under these people's names? And by analogy, can those who sell themselves into slaves own land?
Do you want to share it with them? You have appeased the have-nots. Those who have property are going to make trouble. But now, it is the most unaffordable time. Stability is the most important thing. You used to learn economic laws and leapfrog from feudal society to later generations.
Is it possible to achieve the model in one step?" Fourth Master waved his hand, "It's impossible. How to take both sides into consideration is the fundamental."
Lin Yutong's mind suddenly calmed down, "I still won't get involved in this matter. But there is one thing that I think we should pay attention to."
Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong and said, "Say."
Lin Yutong poured a cup of tea for Fourth Master, "I consulted Mr. Lu on some matters last time. In the letter, Mr. Lu mentioned that the imperial court has not issued an almanac for three consecutive years."
The fourth master was stunned, "Is there still such a thing?"
Lin Yutong nodded, "No! You tell me whether this is ridiculous or not, even the days and solar terms are gone."
The almanac, also called the Imperial Calendar, is an almanac formulated by the Qin Tianjian to guide people's agricultural production and daily life. It includes astronomy and meteorology, the changes of the four seasons, agricultural solar terms, and some good and bad things. Although not all scientific, but among people
But it is very important in our life. Just like modern people don’t have a calendar, how do we live by this day?
"This matter is very important, very important." The fourth master sighed, "I am writing to Mr. Lu to see if I can invite the Qin Tian Jian and the Tai Shi Yuan to work together to compile next year's almanac."
Of course, this almanac must be issued in advance so as not to delay next year. Now that there are only a few months left to fully plan, I am indeed a bit nervous.
Lin Yutong sighed and then whispered: "Once this imperial calendar is promulgated, it is no different from announcing opposition to the imperial court."
Only the emperor can promulgate the lunar calendar, and the date is always chosen on the first day of the lunar year.
So, to some extent, it has special significance.
"There are things a real man does and things he doesn't do." Fourth Master said, smiling, "When did your man become so irresponsible?"