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Chapter 707 Hope
Yang Reform is talking about the budget with Bi Ziyan.

Nowadays, spending money is so fast, even though Yang Reform is now rich, he still has to be frightened, he has to think about the budget carefully, although he had ordered Bi Ziyan to step up preparations in this regard before, But Yang Reform knew that it was impossible to just say a word and do everything well.For these pioneering things, you have to use your own brains, and you have to point out the direction yourself.

"Bi Qing's family, how about the officials' salaries this year? What's the plan for next year?" Yang Reform took the lead to ask. In fact, the Ming Dynasty did not have a budget, and there was. In the past, the income of the Ming Dynasty was mainly given to officials. , If there is a budget, it is basically this budget, and there is basically nothing else.Since Yang Reform intends to make a budget, it is natural that in addition to salary, the budget for education, economy, science and technology, culture, infrastructure projects, military expenses, etc. must not be less.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the salaries paid to the officials will definitely increase once every one to two months, or two to three months. If the court's tax revenue has always been good, we will try to distribute the salaries to the officials next year or the year after. The salary in my hand must match the customized one." Bi Ziyan said.The wages of officials in the Ming Dynasty were not high in the first place, and they had to be "discounted" in reality, and the actual wages they got were even lower.

What Yang Reform is doing now is to raise the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty to the original benchmark. It’s more called reinstatement of salary, not a word of increase. In fact, even though Yang Reform has raised wages so many times now, the actual salary of officials has not yet reached the “statutory” salary amount, and it is just to make up for the original “discounted” part.

When Bi Ziyan said this, he was also ambitious. The Ming Dynasty always wanted to reduce the salaries of officials. It has always paid less salaries. Only His Majesty can increase the salaries and gradually reduce the salaries of officials. Slowly make up for it. One of the direct benefits of doing this is that Bi Ziyan has gained a great reputation in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

"Well, that's not bad. Apart from officials' salaries, is there any progress in other aspects of the budget?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is some progress..." Bi Ziyan replied.

Yang Reform was planning to listen carefully to the budget, but he saw Wang Chengen hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Master Sun of Liaodong has an urgent report..."

"Oh, Master Sun's urgent report? What's the matter?" Yang Reform's thoughts instantly turned to the war.

Wang Chengen looked at Bi Ziyan, didn't think much, and said: "Your Majesty, Master Sun reported that although he has arrived in Liaoyang, he has not actually had a big fight with Donglu. To survive, it is necessary to fight a big battle as soon as possible to weaken the strength of the Donglu, or besiege a part of the Donglu, or capture the Donglu lair, so as to further weaken the Donglu..." Wang Chengen reported that there was no reason for With Bi Ziyan present, he didn't say anything. Bi Ziyan is an imperial party and His Majesty's confidant, so it doesn't matter if he knows.

"Oh, is it?" Yang Reform was puzzled, just this matter?Yang Reform remembered that he had already ordered that the scope of coverage should be kept too large, what should be done, and not be confused by the peace talks?This should not be a problem.

"...Your Majesty, Master Sun said that he has allowed the generals in front to launch an offensive as soon as possible... At this time, the front may already be fighting..." Wang Chengen said, anxiously here.

"Oh, that's it!... It's okay, since Master Sun feels the need to launch a wave of offensive immediately, there must be a reason for Master Sun..." Yang Reform understood Wang Chengen's meaning at once, and replied without thinking too much Dao, this is what Yang reformed to let Sun Chengzong supervise the nine borders. Even if the emperor guards the gate of the country, in reality, Liaodong is quite far away from here.From transmitting the dynamics of the front back to the capital, to the staff working out a suitable strategy, and then sending it back to the front for execution, it is impossible to do it within ten days and a half months. It is impossible for Yang Reform to command the battle in real time, so naturally he can only hand over For those who can be trusted, Yang Reform firmly supports Sun Chengzong.

"Your servant understands..." Wang Chengen said.

"...By the way, call Yuan Chonghuan to see me." Yang Reform thought for a while and said.

"The servant obeys the order..." Wang Chengen agreed.

"Bi Qing's family, I may not be free today, so let's talk about this next time..." Yang Reform thought for a while, and then said to Bi Ziyan.Yang Reform knew that if he approached Yuan Chonghuan again at this time, it would be more of an afterthought. Given the distance from Liaodong to the capital, Liaodong might have already started fighting at this time.

"I'll take my leave." Bi Ziyan said.

After sending Bi Ziyan away, Yang Reform went straight to the platform to find Yuan Chonghuan, more to discuss matters after the war. Whether it was a defeat or a victory, he had to make corresponding preparations.

……

Northern Shaanxi.

The land is very dry, and as far as the eye can see, it is full of loess.

A row of carriages drove on the ground, bringing up smoke and dust along the way.

The sun has already evaporated all the water on this land, and even evaporated the vitality of this land.

The whole land was silent, except for the clinking of the carriage and the sound of the wheels of the carriage, there seemed to be no sound to be found.

The people in the carriage fell asleep with the shaking of the carriage.

In one of the carriages, an elderly woman was awake, seemingly not sleepy at all, holding a small bag made of cloth in her hand, and was in a trance.

I'd rather take a handful of soil from my hometown than love ten thousand taels of gold from another country.This sentence has been lingering in the ears of this elderly woman. This is what the immigration officer said when they saw them off. Almost each of them immigrant packed a handful of soil in a small bag as the last way to say goodbye to their hometown. Yi Lian, from now on, is a stranger who has gone far away.

Looking at the bag in his hand, he thought of the household registration in his luggage again. The immigration officer said that this is the amulet of their family. No matter what happens in the future, if there is this thing, no matter where it is, His Majesty and the court will not accept it. I will ignore them. Don’t lose this thing. If you lose this thing, you will be in big trouble. With this, you can have extra care whether you are going to Beijing to work or going out of customs in the future. If you don’t have this, I'm afraid that even the wages will be much less than others.

Thinking of this, the old woman tightened her grip on the burden that she had never left her body. The choice of her family now is to go to Beijing to work. According to the immigration officer, the salary will make a big difference if there is a household registration or not. This thing, For their family, it is indeed a treasure.

"Mother..." The young daughter-in-law seemed to be awakened by something, and when she woke up, she saw her mother staring at the bag of hometown in a daze, holding on to the bag tightly, so she called softly.

"Hey, daughter-in-law, why don't you go to bed?" The old woman replied kindly.

"Mother, I can't sleep..." said the daughter-in-law, with some excitement in her voice.

The elderly woman looked at the other people in the car, staggered to and fro, and with the shaking of the car body, she slept very "steadily", and there was nothing that she couldn't fall asleep.The old woman made no reply.

"...Mom, are you still thinking about going to Beijing? We are all people with hands and feet. As long as we work hard, are we afraid of running out of food? The three workers in our family may not be able to support Niu Niu People, I heard that there are spinning mills, cloth factories, and garment factories in the capital that specially recruit female workers to work..., mother, don't be afraid, Master Zhang and the others have made it very clear..." The young daughter-in-law said to the new life, yes The future is full of expectations.

"...I hope so..." The old woman added a sentence, but there was a lot of trouble in her eyes.

"Auntie, you have come to Beijing, what are you going to do? We know how to farm, and we only have a little strength. If we go to the capital, we will not be able to farm. I'm afraid we will have to rely on strength to make a living..." and the old woman A young man in the same car also woke up. He heard the old woman's family talking, so he interrupted.To be honest, the car shook so badly that the adults slept with one eye open and didn't die of sleep, but the children leaned on the adults and fell asleep.This young man was the second child that the old man entrusted to the old woman.

"I've entered Beijing!..." The old woman let out a long sigh, feeling a little bewildered about the fate ahead, and didn't know how to answer.

"Mother, I heard that in the capital city, Liulizhai pays the most wages. It is said that as long as one person works in a family, it can support the whole family. If you can work in Liulizhai, that would be great. If so , you and Qiu Ling don't have to work hard anymore..." The old woman's son also slept with half his eyes open, and woke up when he heard the words.

"Hu'er is filial..." The old woman praised her son, but she didn't know how to reply, and the annoyance in her heart seemed to be getting worse.

"Brother Huzi, Liulizhai is good, but I heard that it is quite difficult to enter, and it is a little easier than entering the new army. In addition, there is monthly money every month. If you quit in the future, you will be given a large sum of money. If you can have this money, you will become a small rich man. Let's take your father and mother to live in the capital and open your eyes. ..." This is a young man, the third family that the old man said earlier, and he is still very young.Words, full of hope, but also full of ideals.

The young man's words touched more people's minds. It is said that there are thousands of miles away from the capital city to Daliuqiu. I am afraid that it is impossible to meet each other in this lifetime...

"Third brother! Although it is difficult for the new army to enter, our men in northern Shaanxi are tall and strong, and they are not afraid of death. They are good materials for first-class soldiers. With your stature, as long as you are ruthless, you are not afraid of hardships." , Don’t be afraid of death, it shouldn’t be difficult to join the new army. Now the emperor is fighting with the Tartars, and I’m afraid he will have to recruit a new army. You just happen to..., you will be successful in the future..." The old woman’s son encouraged juvenile.

"Oh..." The young man happily agreed.

"Old family! Fighting guns for the emperor, don't be afraid of death, don't embarrass your old Chen family. In the future, if you are afraid of death for the emperor, your aunt will not recognize you, even your parents will not recognize you." You..." The old woman taught the boy seriously.

"Oh, Auntie, I know, we dared to join the new army, we were not afraid of death, our life was given by the emperor, and we will just return it to the emperor after death..." The young man immediately promised bravely.

"That's good..." A smile appeared on the face of the elderly woman, and it seemed that the trouble would leave her only after talking about this matter.

(End of this chapter)