Red House Shoufu

Chapter 219 Mr. Ge, the lower official is about to get sick!

In the Battle of Maying Town, the imperial army not only beheaded Yang Xian, the left envoy of the White Lotus Sect, but also beheaded more than [-] rebels.Nearly [-] prisoners were captured, and less than [-] were left to flee in the dark.

After a night of hard work, the White Lotus Sect in most of the troubled Henan Province was basically wiped out, and the people in Kaifeng City ate pots of wine one after another to welcome the triumphant return of the king.

The British public Zhang Yue can finally have a good drink, and he dragged his brother and Lin Shu to eat meat and drink in big bowls in the mansion.

Poor Lin Shu, he was drunk again with the old man, and finally woke up from the hangover, but was dragged by Zhang Li to help deal with the political affairs after the war.

An envelope of official documents was quickly piled up from the right hand side to the left hand side, most of which were reports of losses and crying for poverty from the state capitals during the two months of war.Under natural disasters and man-made disasters, people's livelihood in Henan has basically collapsed.

"Mr. Ge, this is not going to work. Just relying on the court to cook porridge to relieve disasters, it is impossible to restore people's livelihood and return to prosperity in Henan. Look at these counties, many big families have participated in the White Lotus Sect or the Water-Soluble Rebellion, or else ..."

Lin Shu put the list and evidence collected earlier in front of Zhang Li, his eyes lit up and his spirits were lifted.

"Elder Ge, take this opportunity to confiscate these lands and distribute them to the landless refugees. In this way, the problem of homelessness of the refugees can be solved, and the burden on the court can be reduced. Then let His Majesty issue an order to exempt the tax Three years, I think after three years of hard work, this Henan will be able to recover."

Zhang Li picked up the list and looked at it, then folded the paper and put it in the box on the table.

"There are tens of thousands of refugees. Are these lands enough? To whom should they be distributed? How much? And can you guarantee that those who get these lands will exchange them for money?"

Lin Shu didn't know how to answer the consecutive questions.Zhang Li continued as if teaching a student, "Take Xiangfu County as an example, do you know who is the biggest family in Xiangfu?"

"The Zhang family?"

"That's right, it's the old man's Zhang family."

Zhang Li handed a cup of tea to Lin Shu, and said with a sigh: "The Zhang family started in the Ming Dynasty, and they are hereditary dukes. There are a lot of land grants, so there is no need to make any decisions about the land. But the villagers held the land deeds and knelt down In front of the mansion gate begging the Zhang family to buy their land, why is this so?"

When I heard Zhang Li's question, my first reaction was that the Tian Fu was too heavy.He whispered back: "Is it for tax avoidance?"

Zhang Li shook his head: "Although the land tax is heavy, it is not the root. The bigger reason is that after the turmoil at the founding of the country, recuperating, the family added a child and imported, and the land in his hands could no longer support the whole family. A slave to a wealthy family is better than a farmer's family. , richer. At least, you can fill your stomach and have clothes to wear!"

Ugh!
Zhang Li sighed: "It seems that in recent years, the auspicious talisman was either flood or drought, and the common people could not live on due to corvée and taxes, so they had to donate their land to the families of officials and gentry. And the Zhang family became their family. Preferred."

Speaking of this, Zhang Li smiled helplessly: "I am ashamed to say that my elder brother is Gao Juexian, and my husband is a cabinet scholar. My mother runs the family very strictly, and there are no criminals in the family. In the Zhang family Being a slave has become the proudest thing for Xiangfu people."

Lin Shu was dumbfounded, but he could understand, after all, such things happened in Suzhou Lin's family.However, the land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile, the yield per mu is higher, and there are more people working, it is not as exaggerated as in the north.

Hearing this, Lin Shu also understood what Zhang Li meant.Leaving aside the difficulty of dividing the land, the biggest question is whether the small amount of land can support a large family after the division of the land.

"I don't know how the potato seedlings are doing?"

Lin Shu muttered something in a low voice, but Zhang Li didn't hear clearly, and asked casually, "What seedling?"

"The lower official is saying that there is a high-yield product that can allow the people to harvest more food, so can this situation be improved?"

Zhang Li nodded first, and then shook his head: "Not necessarily, just now the old man talked about self-offering, and there is also a talk about accepting offering. If the situation of official administration is not improved, there are plenty of ways for rich and powerful families to annex land."

Government!Headache, there is no powerful person to host, whoever pokes this hornet's nest will be full of headaches.

Forget it, let's wait until the potatoes grow seedlings once or twice, and then find a way to solve the problem of land mergers.Nowadays, these rebellious lands are still first confiscated, and then leased to refugees in the form of Huangzhuang or official land.Solve the problem of food and clothing first, and then find ways to get rich.

Lin Shu shared his thoughts, and Zhang Li praised it as a good idea.It would be best to designate it as Huangzhuang. No matter how courageous those wealthy gentry are, they would not dare to think of Huangzhuang.

……

Lin Shu, who had been busy all day, was just about to go back to his room to rest when Fuquan hurried in with a letter.

"Master, a letter has just been sent from the capital, and it's from a girl."

Lin Shu opened it and saw that it was indeed Daiyu's own handwriting.

It turned out that it was because Lin Shu defeated the White Lotus Sect north of the Yellow River in the first battle. Some people in the capital were spreading rumors about whether the emperor would restore the title of the Lin family. He was promoted to the official title of Lin Shu.

Daiyu is familiar with history books, so she naturally knows that her elder brother is too young, if he is promoted again, he will definitely become a thorn in the side of the courtiers.

For example, the senior officials in the department hall, the faster Lin Shu ran, the more vigilant they would be.We all want to have the day when we will enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. I have not waited for people with a lot of beards to come, so how can we allow a young boy to stand in front of us.

As for those who are lower than the Linshu officials, let alone those who are one or two ranks higher are envious, and the Jinshi of the same department are afraid that their eyes are red.

If you offend the entire officialdom, even with the protection of the emperor, it will be difficult to move forward in the future.

After discussing with the two sisters, Wang and Yuan, Daiyu came up with this letter.Persuade Lin Shu to find an excuse to return to Beijing.

Wang Yuan also wrote in the letter that he should be careful of someone plotting to kill him. There are already rumors in the capital that Lin Shu is a once-in-a-thousand-year all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.Such as Xiao He in the Han Dynasty, Li Ji in the Tang Dynasty, Liu Bowen in the Ming Dynasty...

Lin Shu put away the letter carefully, looked at his immature face through the bronze mirror, and smiled wryly.

It seems that I am too optimistic about my career path.

The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them.Before you can manage enough power, you should keep a low profile.

Now that the White Lotus Sect in Henan has been basically wiped out, let Mr. Zhang Li handle the cleaning up of the remaining banditry and the refugees.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu flicked the wick of the candle, spread out the white paper, and wrote with a pen: "The minister ordered the governor of Henan Army and Political Affairs, and the Hanlin Daizhao Lin Shu respectfully invites Shengan..."

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In the early morning of the next day, Lin Shu came to the government office to be on duty, and Zhang Li was sitting behind the table to deal with official documents.

Lin Shu handed over the memorial prepared last night and said: "Master Ge, this official may be seriously ill recently, please send me to the capital with a name from Elder Ge."

　Let's update one chapter first, we have to go out for a trip, continue at night, there are three updates in total today.

　　
　
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