Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 241
"An inch of gain for a loss is an inch of gain for a gain."

Shen Zhezi said with a smile, but Ji You frowned when he heard this. There is nothing wrong with what he said, but because there is nothing wrong with it, it is nonsense.

"In Qu'a County, even if several townships are separated, there are still thousands of registered households! Everyone loses an inch of profit, and everyone gives an inch of profit? Shen Weizhou, are you still playing with me?"

Ji You looked very dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Don't say that my family is not so rich, even if there is, a government official, such a government, and the benefits of money and silk to flatter the common people will be ridiculed by historians through the ages!"

"Why are you impatient? Since I arranged for you to go to Qu'a, I have already considered everything."

Shen Zhezi has indeed coveted Qu'a for a long time, so he also knows a lot about its situation: "The villagers from the north and the south here are fighting for nothing more than two mountains, five dais and three canals. As long as these places can be avoided, there is still a large area next to it. There are articles to write."

The imperial court's establishment of Langya county in Danyang was not completely ignoring the feelings of the southerners.Many are densely populated, and the fertile flat land and the settlements of various families in Danyang have been vacated without division, while some mountains, ditches, canals, wilderness and other places have all been divided to accommodate the northerners from Langya who crossed the river.

But forcibly dividing other people's land like this, no matter how careful, how can it be perfect.Especially nowadays it is common practice to seal off mountains and marshes. Those barren lands and mountains have long been regarded as their own reserve industries by the local families, but there is no spare manpower and material resources to cultivate them.Now, I didn't expect that the imperial court would assign these potential properties to others with a mere imperial edict, how could I accept it emotionally.

Regardless of these gentry family factors, for the villagers, firewood in the wilderness and canal irrigation are also indispensable conveniences for life and production.Now that these resources have been cut off by overseas Chinese, there will naturally be many inconveniences.

As for those villagers living in overseas Chinese counties living in foreign lands, it is true that there is no lack of emotional loss and loss of property, and there are indeed some vulnerable groups among them.But there is no shortage of bullies who take advantage of their power, not only do not abide by the etiquette, but are rather presumptuous.The power he is relying on is naturally the current first-class Gaomen King Langya and Ge.

For these trivial disputes, Shen Zhezi has no good way to solve them, unless one party is completely expelled from the country.Otherwise, I am afraid that after hundreds of years, there will still be such disputes.But Shen Zhezi has a way to make up for the unsatisfactory sense of loss of these villagers, so that people's emotions will calm down and they will no longer be so anxious.

As for the method, it is also very simple, that is, to reduce the rank tax payable by the princess's fiefdom subjects as appropriate.The current noble rank tax rate is not very stable. Generally speaking, the more remote and remote the fiefdom, the higher the tax rate it needs to pay.In Xiangzhou, Jingnan, Jiangzhou and other places, there are many barbarians who can be exploited and squeezed. Driving the villagers to pass the burden on the barbarians through high tax rates is also a way to mobilize the masses.

But in places like Danyang and Sanwu, the tax rate will not be too high. On the one hand, it is to stabilize the situation, and on the other hand, it is also because these places are already rich.

Shen Zhezi intends to reduce the rank of nobility by about half as a whole. Although the rank of nobility is determined by the center, if the recipient has a request, the center will usually not refuse.The life of the villagers is difficult and they barely make ends meet. Any reduction in the burden will bring about a huge improvement in life.

Based on this alone, Shen Zhezi is sure to calm the dissatisfaction of many villagers.Although this will cause a sharp drop in the princess' fief income, it can still be made up for in other ways.As long as he can gain a foothold in Qu'a, Shen Zhezi is sure to gradually transform it into a raw material production area and a place to garrison troops.

The reason for his generosity is also because Shen Zhezi felt after thinking over and over again that even if he didn't take the initiative to ask, Yu Liang would definitely tamper with the kings' food towns in a short time to hit the clan that was too active recently. Will not work.That being the case, why not take the first step to do this good deed, and you can buy some hearts.

As for this move might arouse the hatred of the clan, Shen Zhezi didn't care what they thought.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's big plan, Ji You was also shocked. He didn't expect Shen Zhezi to spend so much money in order to help him stabilize Qu'a, and his heart was full of emotion: "Weizhou, I, I really... oh, such a big Have you discussed with the princess about this matter?"

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi's face darkened immediately: "My family's affairs are naturally up to me, so why should a woman put the beak to it! You only need to go to Qu'e to take up the post with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about other issues."

Ji You laughed dryly. He often went in and out of the princess mansion, and he was full of doubts about Shen Zhezi's heroic declaration. However, since Shen Zhezi dared to say that, he would definitely be able to persuade the princess. As for the methods behind it, he could not guess.

With Shen Zhezi's promise, Ji You is no longer overly apprehensive about taking up the post of Qu'a.But I still have some doubts in my heart: "Weizhou you also said earlier that the chaos in Qu'a is mainly due to the various families involved in the interests instigating the villagers to make trouble. Nothing involved."

"That's why I want you to take up the post of Qu'a. Your family lives in Danyang, and your hometown is rich and prosperous, and you have the support of your in-laws. In the whole of Danyang, which family dares to underestimate you?"

Shen Zhezi said with a smile again, this is also the main reason why he chose Ji You.The Ji family was originally a prominent family in Danyang, and most of their children served as guards, with both civil and military skills, and the clan's influence was quite strong.And Ji You is also engaged to the Danyang Xue family, so it can be said that he has double insurance.People like Danyang always want to show some face, and don't dare to make too much embarrassment.

As for overseas Chinese, Shen Zhezi also has arrangements: "Wang Changyu invited me to his Jinliang Garden several times as a guest, but I had no time in the early days. Later, before you take office, Wenxue, I will go to his house with you to ventilate. Yes, this time you went to Qu’e, it was Yu Dao’an’s trick, how can he just sit back and watch, he will definitely help you to make a circle. With this kind of help, the overseas Chinese will have no worries. Ah, I can only say that I am very disappointed in you!"

When Ji You heard this, his expression became more excited.With Shen Zhezi's arrangement, Langya Gaomen King and Ge will have a way to ventilate, and they won't lose face completely. He really has nothing to worry about.

"It turns out that you, Wei Zhou, have already thought everything through, so I don't have anything to worry about. If you can't even do this, don't say that you are disappointed, Wei Zhou, I will despise myself!"

Ji You is completely determined, with such a thorough escort, he only needs to collect political achievements and reputation in Qu'a, which is simply a rare job in the world.

However, based on his understanding of Shen Zhezi, since he put himself in Qu'a with so much trouble, he must have some plans, so after a moment of joy, Ji You asked again: "Then I am in Qu'a, what do I need to do?" What?"

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he sighed: "It's not easy to build a Kangju. In the future, I will have many properties to manage in Qu'a, and I will ask you to take care of me."

They are already familiar with each other, and Ji You didn't feel offended when he heard this, so he nodded and said: "This is what it should be, but Wei Zhou, you should restrain yourself. Although your family is a wealthy Wuzhong , but the recent expenditures are too staggering, and there is really no need for such extravagance. Starting a family and buying a property, after all, it takes a small stream of water to last for a long time."

"Money has to be spent to be effective. Accumulating grain and filling the warehouse is just fattening the rats in the court. Money is scattered like a torrent, and guests come like a gathering. I don't ask everyone to be as open as literature. The gold bottle is empty, don't tune the strings alone, for me, it is not wasted."

Even in front of Ji You, Shen Zhezi couldn't explain the thoughts in his heart too clearly, so when he heard Ji You's persuasion, he just smiled and dealt with it.

"Wei Zhou, although you are young, you always have deep plans. No wonder Uncle Ge Shi wants to talk about you... well, being friends with you is both fortunate and unfortunate for me.

Ji You sighed with emotion, and then said with a smile: "I will also have a family soon, and there will be a lot of expenses to maintain at that time. Weizhou, don't favor each other, I still rely on your support."

"A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. As long as you keep yourself upright, you don't have to hide your words. When the literary wedding comes, there will be generous gifts, enough for you to be an official for a lifetime, as clear as water."

Shen Zhezi never treats those around him badly, not to mention his personal friendship with Ji You, just because his family has received such a great favor from his teacher Ji Zhan, it is worthy of taking good care of Ji You.

Hearing what Shen Zhezi said, Ji You was a little embarrassed: "It's just a joke, why should Wei Zhou care about it. My family has its own land and acres to support the inside and outside, so why..."

Shen Zhezi interrupted Ji You with a smile: "This is what it should mean. You should not pay attention to literature. However, although there are many arrangements for going to Qu'a Ren, you should not think that it is too leisurely. Sit down and rule. If the situation in the future is turbulent, you are in Qu’a, but you can do a lot!”

"Wei Zhou, what do you mean..." Ji You trembled when he heard this, and asked in a deep voice.

Shen Zhezi sighed and said: "Zhongshu is a political inspector. Jiaojiao is not out of the crowd, so it may not be impossible to change into an elbow and armpit. I don't hide anything from literature. My family also has arrangements in Jurong. When literature arrives in Qu'a, I still need you to support Zhou. Yuan. This is the most important thing, so don’t slack off on literature!”

Although Ji You was not optimistic about the current situation, it would be inconceivable for Shen Zhezi to say that there would be chaos.Most people at the time thought in the same way as him. Although they believed that there were hidden dangers in the current situation, the chaos caused by the Wang family was put down earlier, and they didn't think that these hidden dangers could cause any catastrophe.

But this was said by Shen Zhezi, Ji You subconsciously believed it, and then his expression became serious: "Weizhou, don't worry, although I dare not make great achievements, since I have this position, I must protect my two The home is safe and sound."

"That would be the best."

Regarding the chaos that may occur, Shen Zhezi also seeks stability first and then hopes for success.

After the two finished their discussion, they got up and went to the vestibule together, but just after passing through the arch, they heard a very sad and angry voice from the vestibule: "Shen Weizhou, how dare you trap me!"

Shen Zhezi looked at Ji You with a smile when he heard the voice.Ji You comprehended, brewed his emotions for a moment, and then rushed to the front court and shouted: "Yu Daoan, when did I offend you and hurt me so much!"

(End of this chapter)