Gaoling County is very close at hand. It is located at the foot of the Emperor Jingzhao Prefecture and is only over fifty miles away from Chang'an City.
This is what Li Siye thinks is the weak point of the fiefdom. His ideal family property should be in a place high in the mountains and far away from the emperor. Even if he wants to do something shocking in the fiefdom, he will not be discovered, let alone be harassed by others.
Surveillance and interference.
Regardless of the geographical location, today's Guanzhong is no longer the fertile 800-mile Qinchuan River of the past. Since the Qin Dynasty, palaces have been built on a large scale, and trees have been cut down around this hinterland, which has cut down this green and lush plain.
In the bare loess ravine, the Wei River sweeps a large amount of silt and collects it towards the Yellow River downstream. Because it is too turbid, when it merges with the Jing River, the clear and turbid water can be seen at a glance, which means that the Jing and Wei rivers are clearly separated.
Humanity's destruction of the natural environment has begun in ancient times, and its consequences have become more and more serious. Li Siye did not want to say more about this.
There was an uninvited guest in the team heading to Gaoling. It was Shali who opened the Miji store in partnership with Micha Gan in the West Market. Since the business of the two of them has been going smoothly in the past two years, the store also opened a branch in the East Market.
It specializes in selling goods trafficked from Congling Shouhuo.
Sha Li has grown from the little boy he was back then to a young man. He wears a black gauze turban and a dark green crotch-less robe. He looks heroic. But he is still a bit shy.
Blushing is more sensitive than mimosa.
He was very puzzled by Li Siye asking him to come to Gaoling. Now he was a merchant, and he was only slightly proficient in business, but he knew nothing about titles, land, food, and towns. With his dull life experience, he was not qualified to give
The boss comes up with ideas.
The only thing he knew was that the eight hundred acres of Yongye farmland could be inherited hereditary.
On the loess road outside the county wall, there were already county officials and elders waiting. Their faces were quite hale and hearty, and they looked up at the generals and military attachés on horseback in a strange way.
But soon the strangeness was replaced by an unfamiliar smile. The county magistrate Wei Guangye took the lead in saluting with folded hands, and everyone congratulated loudly: "Congratulations to Li Duhu for being awarded the title of Prince of Gaoling County. We, together with the senior citizens of the county,
Welcome here."
Li Siye led everyone to stand up and dismount, and returned the courtesy to the county magistrate and other officials, as well as the elders in the county. The so-called elders are the heads of a certain clan with a big surname in the county. There are Wei, Du, Li and other big surnames in Gaoling County, but they are all from Guanzhong County.
Wang's side branches may be able to support some doors within the county, but they are nothing outside.
Surrounded by these people, they entered the county seat and arrived at the county seat of Gaoling County. The county had received an official letter from the Ministry of Husbandry, and officials from the Ministry of Husbandry came to delineate the food and land properties.
County magistrate Wei Guangye is a side branch of the Jingzhao Wei family, perhaps not too far from the main branch. Usually locals are not allowed to hold official positions in the local area. Those who can break this rule must have used a lot of connections behind the scenes. Ordinary people
Of course it can't be done. I don't know what the relationship between Wei Guangye and Wei Jian is. If there is a relationship, will he also be a member of the princelings?
The county lieutenant took out the map of Gaoling County from the county lieutenant general, laid it out in front of the desk, stretched out his hand to draw on the paper, pointed to the two villages in the northwest corner and said: "Tugou and Lijiayuan have a total of five miles, and every 100 households
It is one mile, and there is a township in five miles, called Tu Township. From today on, the five hundred households in Tu Township will be Li Duhu's food town. I will call the township chief here later. From now on, the appointment of the township chief will also be made by Li Duhu.
I will protect you."
"As for the 800 acres of Yongye land assigned to Li Duhu, it is directly west of Tugou and Lijiayuan, which is convenient for your jurisdiction over the food town."
These 800 acres of land were originally the official land of Jingzhao Prefecture and were used to grant land under the equalization system. Now the official land in the hands of the county is less than 4,000 acres. With the growth of the people who have reached the age of 15,
, these fields were awarded as oral allotment fields. In another five or six years, Gaoling County would have no land to be granted, and this would be the end of the equal land system.
However, the county is now trying its best to use some means to delay the end of the world. For example, the Yongye field where elm trees are planted has not been cultivated for more than 20 years. There are also some rural households who have moved out. The county is also trying to find ways to convert the fields
Get it back and use it to provide new labor. The doorways here are complicated, but Li Siye still knows a little about it in advance.
To put it simply, the emperor ennobled Li Siye in the county, which made the situation in Gaoling County even worse. Private land was not handed over to the land tax, and the rent in the county could only be levied on some people, making the people miserable.
If this is the case even in Jingzhao Prefecture, there is no need to say more about other places in the country.
The 800 acres of land that Li Siye received was fertile and flat. It was the best land among official fields. Being in the ruling class had such benefits.
Wei Guangye specially assigned a household official to follow Li Siye to his fields to delineate the boundaries of the fields.
They came to Tugou Guantian in Tu Township. There was a hill in front of the fertile plains. Li Siye could clearly see his farmland from the top of the hill.
The clerk stood below him and said diligently: "Li Duhu, please see, this hilltop is full of trees. You can use local materials to build a mansion. After it is completed, the mansion will face the entire farm, which will also be convenient for harvesting and storage."
Li Siye said nothing, but waved to Shali: "Shali, come here."
He took out the land deed from his arms, stuffed it into Shali's hand and said: "From today on, in addition to running the Miji store business, you will also be the steward of the Viscount Mansion in Gaoling County, and the rent and tax of the 500 households in Tu Township."
I will leave all the output of these eight hundred acres of land to you."
"But, but..." Shali said in embarrassment: "I can only do business, how can I take care of the land?"
"This is business. These properties are business. I may not be able to take care of this place in the future. I may not come here even once a year. I will leave everything here to you."
Sha Li seemed a little hard to understand and said in surprise: "Master, this is your fiefdom."
"That's right, these are private properties. You only need to report your income to me once a year, and it will be divided into dividends and settled with the income from Miji Shop. In addition, after renting out Yongye Field, the rent should be as low as possible.
Never exceed the amount of land tax stipulated by the court. You can do whatever you like with the rest, as long as you don't do it to yourself."
Li Siye threw away these words, leaving Sha Li and the stunned Sihu officials behind, and led everyone away.
The household official pointed at his temples with two fingers, shook them and said to the sand: "Please forgive my ignorance, what do you really think? This is eight hundred acres of Yongye field, five hundred acres.
The household’s food and property. Why does it feel like these lands are a burden to him?”
Sha Li was also mute for a moment, turned around and grunted twice and said: "What do you know? How can you know what the big people above are thinking? Kunpeng spreads his wings for 90,000 miles, how can he care about such a trivial matter as a piece of land?"
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Li Siye's next destination was the family hall of the Li family in Gaoling County. He was invited by the elders of the Li family, just like some successful people returning home in glory.
It seems that the Li family in Gaoling County has not produced any figures in the past few hundred years. It is not like the neighboring Sanyuan County where there is such a great leader as the military god Li Jing. However, Li Siye became the deputy governor and was awarded a viscount, so he can be regarded as the Gaoling Li family.
It was a happy event. All the young and old in the clan came to witness this moment. Many people whose names he could not name all had some kind of kinship with him.
Before he and his sister lived in Chang'an, due to the premature death of his parents, he fell into the category of three-nothing in Gaoling County. Now the elders of the clan have to bring his parents' memorial tablets to the clan hall, renovate the tomb, and complete the genealogy.
Revise it again. In this way, he is no longer a rootless leaf, but an outstanding figure among the Li family in Gaoling.
One thing is particularly ironic. As a person who grew up in Gaoling County, he has no impression of anything here. Strange roads, strange clans, strange relatives, these people can't see the abnormality in it.
He still laughed warmly, as if he was a child who ran away from home just yesterday.
If He Zhizhang's poem "Returning to Hometown" is used here, wouldn't it give another spicy flavor if modified?