I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 319

No one expected that the emperor's attitude would be so resolute, but even though they heard what the emperor said, they still wanted to persist.

But Sun Chengzong, who was standing aside, saw the emperor's stubborn attitude and refused to give in, so he still took the lead and said:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Liu Ge and others are also thinking about the interests of the imperial court and sharing your Majesty's worries. There are no less than ten million military households in the world. Although Taizu stipulated that military households do not pay taxes and only need to serve in the military, but now because the military villages have been occupied, As a result, the lives of military households were so difficult that they had to sell their children and daughters to survive. Therefore, cleaning up the military settlements was a must-do.

But as His Majesty said, now is really not the time to deal with this matter in a hurry.Even if something is to be done, it must be planned slowly and not implemented suddenly, otherwise it will be easy to change. "

Hearing that Sun Chengzong agreed with his opinion, Zhu Youxiao's anger subsided somewhat.Sun Chengzong is right. Although this matter cannot be ignored, it must be taken care of slowly.

"Sun Aiqing is right, Mr. Liu Ge, I think this matter can be discussed, but it is definitely not timely to implement it now. We will wait until the time comes."

Seeing Sun Chengzong's statement, Liu Yishen knew that this matter would not be accomplished.During previous cabinet deliberations, Sun Chengzong, Shen Guan, Zhu Guozhen and others expressed opposition and felt it was inappropriate.

That's why the three of them came together, hoping that the emperor would agree with their suggestions. However, they never expected that Sun Chengzong was also present and the emperor objected. It seemed that this matter was definitely out of the question.

"Wei Chen understands."

Hearing that Liu Yishen and others were no longer stubborn, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, sat back on the throne, and talked to them about the urgent matters at hand.

"As I just said, the most important thing that the court is most concerned about at the moment is the equalization of land and the equalization of service, and Yang Zhaoji's southward campaign to suppress Bailian's rebellion. The cabinet mainly focuses on the implementation of the matter of equalization of land and service. As for Yang Zhaoji, according to time calculation, he should now Have you started taking action?"
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"Prince Wang, the county magistrate has summoned you."

In the Yamen of Wuqiao County, Hejian Prefecture, Wang Haoxian, who had just arrived at work today, was still being warmed up when he was summoned by the government officials to go to the backyard of the Yamen to see the county magistrate.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

Even though Wang Haoxian now has a huge fortune in Wuqiao County, he can't beat the county magistrate in the county government.You must know that in yamen where there is no county magistrate, the county magistrate is actually the acting county magistrate, with great powers.

Wang Haoxian slowly stood up and straightened his appearance. He was already in his forties. He had relied on the support of believers for so many years and had quite a lot of property in Wuqiao County. His life was very satisfactory.

Therefore, he is extremely satisfied with his current life. He no longer has to be like his father Wang Sen, who was encouraged by his disciples to rebel all day long, and finally ended up as a tyrant. Why not be a rich man in peace and stability? Why bother with that trip into troubled waters?

Wang Haoxian led the government officials to walk lightly through the corridor and arrived at the backyard of the government office. This was originally the residence of the county magistrate. Since no county magistrate had ever taken office, the county magistrate naturally used this place as his office.

"Zhang County Cheng"

"Sit down, Mr. Wang."

In the room, Zhang Xian Cheng was holding a document and reading with his head down. When Wang Haoxian came in, he waved his hand for him to sit down and rest, and then ignored him and continued to read the document.

Wang Haoxian was not surprised by this, but instead drank tea and waited calmly.

Zhang County Cheng in front of him is now over sixty, in his sixtieth year.He has been the magistrate of Wuqiao County for more than ten years, and his influence is deeply rooted. Even he does not dare to offend easily. In order to gain a foothold in Wuqiao County, Wang Haoxian gave him a lot of money.

Zhang Xiancheng read the document for a while, not knowing what to think. After a while, he handed the document to Wang Haoxian and said:

"This is the approval document from the Ministry of War. It says that the army from the Beijing Camp is now leaving and will pass through our county. The Ministry of Household Affairs has just come down with the document and requires us to provide food and grass first. This matter is of great importance. Your household is responsible for our county's finance, taxation and food. So I want to leave it to you to handle it, what do you think?"

In the Ming Dynasty, although the government offices were small and well-organized, the county offices also followed the example of the imperial court and had six offices: officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers, which were responsible for their respective affairs.Wang Haoxian is the clerk of this household and is responsible for this matter.

Wang Haoxian's expression changed upon hearing this, he took the document and read it carefully.

"The imperial court rarely allowed the Beijing camp to go south before. Is there any war going on?"

"Haha, let me come to the county government office more often and don't idle at home. The "Da Ming Daily" delivered a few days ago has already explained the situation. The Shuixian clan of the Chief Secretary of Guizhou has conspired to cause rebellion, and the court has repeatedly issued documents and ignored it. , the Holy One has decided to mobilize an army to exterminate.

The group coming now is the elite of the Beijing camp, led by Datong general Yang Zhaoji.So we must not neglect it, otherwise we will be in trouble if the court becomes angry. "

Wang Haoxian nodded blankly when he heard this. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the local government was responsible for raising food when the imperial army crossed the border.What's more, they are coming from Jingying, so they can't be fooled.

"There is not much grain left in the county. Last year, apart from the taxes paid to the court, the county still had two thousand, two hundred and sixty taels of silver. If we add in the summer wheat tax that is still being collected, there can be even more."

"The summer wheat tax cannot be misappropriated. It is related to the examination. Now the imperial examination is becoming more and more strict. I don't want anything to go wrong again. Let's allocate funds from the county's savings. Take out 500 taels, oh no, 800 taels, buy some food and grass to feed the army. If it's not enough, you can think of a way." Zhang County Cheng couldn't help but have a headache when he heard that there was only so little money in the county.However, he still gritted his teeth and took out a huge sum of 800 taels to supply the garrison. As for the rest, he ignored it and left it all to Wang Haoxian.

As for what Wang Haoxian did, it was not something he considered. Anyway, in his eyes, Wang Haoxian had great supernatural powers and a lot of money. Isn't it because he let him serve as a clerk in the office?

Wang Haoxian had already guessed that the county magistrate would be a veteran shopkeeper. He was not surprised when he heard this. Instead, he stood up and cupped his hands and said:
"Please rest assured, County Magistrate, I will ask the people in the official office to make arrangements in the past few days."

"That's very good. In just one or two days, the Beijing Camp will probably be here soon."

When Zhang Xian Cheng saw that something had happened, he asked Wang Haoxian to quickly handle the matter. However, when Wang Haoxian opened the door and walked out, Zhang Xian Cheng coughed lightly.

"As the army crosses the border, you must give instructions to the arresters to clean up the unscrupulous people in the county and not to cause any trouble."

Wang Haoxian's expression changed slightly when he heard this, then he turned around and nodded:
"clear."

"Secretary, I wonder what the county magistrate asked you to do?"

As soon as Wang Haoxian returned to the household, the household clerks immediately surrounded him and asked about the situation.They knew very well in their hearts that every time the county magistrate came to see Secretary Wang, nothing good would come of it.

"It's not a big deal. The Beijing camp is passing by us. Please write down a document asking us to raise food and grass. Wang Sheng, you withdraw 800 taels from the Yamen Accounting Room, go to South Street to buy rice, grain and meat, and then borrow it from the Pingji Granary in the county. Some food for emergencies."

Wang Haoxian laughed when he heard this, and then briefly explained the whole story.Everyone couldn't help but have a headache after hearing this. How could such a small amount of food and grass be enough for these 3 people?However, Wang Haoxian was not worried and simply asked them to deal with it first, and he would naturally find a way to do the rest.

After finishing his instructions, he took the opportunity to raise food and grass, asked for leave from others, and left the government office with his cronies.

Wuqiao County is located just next to Linqing County. It borrows the reputation of Linqing County's water transportation center. It is also quite prosperous and lively. There are people coming and going on the streets and there are many shops and restaurants. Businessmen from all over the place will also come to Wuqiao County. Stay for a day or two and do some business.

Wang Haoxian was not surprised by these scenes. He led his people through the county street and then headed north of the city, stopping when they arrived at a deep house.

"Are Wang Haoyi and Wang Tianyou here?"

"The leader is already waiting in the house."

Wang Haoxian led people into the courtyard, and then asked about his brother and nephew. Today he specially called the two here to discuss important matters.Seeing the two coming, he led them to the backyard.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I felt that this place was very different from other places. There was an attic at the end. This building had carved beams and painted beams and a yellow glazed tile roof, making it look magnificent.

At this time, the door of the attic was wide open, and it was clearly visible from the outside that there was a Maitreya Buddha enshrined inside, but the strange thing was that on the left and right sides of it were two Taoists holding whisks.There was incense burning brightly below, and Wang Haoxian could smell the incense coming from a distance.

But Wang Haoxian was accustomed to everything. He walked in slowly, lit three sticks of incense, worshiped Maitreya Buddha three times devoutly, and muttered four sentences.

"The old mother without life, the empty hometown, the end of the third life, the return to the origin."

After briefly paying homage, he stood up and slowly placed the incense on the tribute table. At this time, he could see a scripture called "The Royal Golden Pill Nine Lotus True Faith Returns to the Hometown Treasure Scroll" placed on the right side of the tribute table. This is A classic of Eastern Mahayana Buddhism written by Wang Haoxian's father, Wang Sen.

Although Wang Sen is dead, his son Wang Haoxian still regards him as a sect classic, and all believers in the sect must recite and consult it.He also practiced it and came here every day to chant sutras as a regular practice.

"I only follow the chaos and mistook the true nature. Now I meet the true master and teach the Tao. The Buddhas of the third generation chase away the golden fights and fill the void..."

Wang Kexian's murmur of chanting sutras rang out from the attic. After half an hour, his sutra chanting homework was finally completed.At this time, Wang Haoyi, Wang Tianyou and others were also waiting outside the attic.

"come in."

After reading, Wang Haoxian slowly sat up, gently placed the scriptures on the tribute table again, then turned around and walked towards the back room of the attic without looking back.Wang Haoyi, Wang Tianyou and others outside the door saw this and followed him in.

After everyone came in and bowed briefly, Wang Haoxian sat on the front seat with Buddha beads in his hands and looked at Wang Haoyi expressionlessly.

"Has Xu Hongru's letter arrived?"

(End of this chapter)