In fact, Meng Yue felt that such as tap water, gas, and electricity, it costs money to open an account. I remember that year, my family built a small courtyard in the countryside for summer vacation, not to mention the lack of gas, and the account for tap water and electricity was more than 1,000.

Speaking of which, at that time, the local per capita salary was more than 2,000 a month, think about how expensive it is!

But the Ming Dynasty has never had a precedent for public facilities to levy money from the people, first of all, the Ming Dynasty itself is a glittering giant moat, and the gold mines, silver mines, gems and jade mines in the domain are enough to make the Ming moat not care about the money for public facilities. This time, the tap water was also paved because it was not comparable to the next article for a while, so the local finance spent first, and the expenses could still be redeemed upwards when they turned back.

"Auntie, is this really good? Since the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the taxes have been extremely light, one hundred taxes for agriculture, five for one hundred taxes for commercial taxes, and the rest of the taxes are between one and three for one hundred lessons. Sometimes the year is bad, or when the country is happy, the tax will be reduced. Since the previous year, the Cabinet has been deliberating on the exemption of agricultural taxes, and has extended its reach to the people by providing running water...... Wouldn't it be better to impose a heavy tax on it?"

Meng Yue: I don't know how to explain this, anyway, in modern times, you have to pay for electricity and water to open a new household.

"Saving the emergency is not only the urgency of saving the government of Haozhou, but also the urgency of saving the drought in the two counties of Huanghu and Feishui. Ayou, if you can solve the problem with money, solve the matter first, and don't rush to talk about the money when you come back. In the future, the household department will approve the money, whether it is to return it to the people, or to waive the water bill for a few years. "The use of tap water in Nanjing is also to collect money, and the people in Nanjing have nothing to accept, after all, the city is not allowed to dig wells casually, please pick a man to carry water, it is not cheap, but tap water is worry-free and trouble-free. I don't need fifty copper plates a month, and it's not more expensive than hiring a porter.

Zhu Zaiyou: "That's how it is...... But...... Will it really be returned?"

As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zaiyou is very concerned about whether the government can fulfill its promises and whether he loves the people.

"Of course, it doesn't work. It is also possible to go back and reduce taxes in the two counties for a few years, but that's what I said, and the specific way to do it depends on the arrangement of the state government yamen, in short, you can rest assured that the villagers will not suffer. "Since the prince thinks that the government should suffer a loss, then eat it, but such a huge trench is not afraid of suffering this loss.

Naturally, Meng Yue will not make this decision, she doesn't understand political matters, go back and let Zhu Zaiyou tear Wang Li, don't tear her, she doesn't understand.

When the problem in Feishui County was solved, Meng Yue thought about taking Zhu Zaiyou back to the city, after all, this child still had homework in the afternoon, and if he didn't rush back, his homework would be delayed until late, and reading at night would hinder his eyesight. But Zhu Zaiyou himself wanted to take a look around Feishui County, which was actually one of his lessons: "Aunt, uncle said that although the drought in the Yellow Lake is severe, it is not as good as the northwest red land. Dad won't let me go to the northwest, I always have to take a closer look at the fertile water of the Yellow Lake, otherwise, won't I come in vain?"

As he spoke, the children frequently looked at a group of children who were playing together, and the children in the village grew up rolling in the mud like this. Even if the house is cleaned up and cleaned, wherever you roll, it will immediately be so dirty that you can't see it, and the children who are dirty every day, who are willing to dress well, naturally look a little pitiful.

"Okay, I'll follow you from afar, and you can see for yourself. "In these days, abductors are rare, the children in the countryside are all free-range, basically there will be no major problems, and there are guards to follow, Meng Yue is not afraid of accidents.

Zhu Zaiyou had Zhang Yuxue's small face, wearing a blue dress, which he changed when he went out, but compared to the children in the countryside, he was still dressed very bright and decent. He killed into the children's pile like this, and the children avoided him a little, as if they were afraid of staining Zhu Zaiyou's clothes and face, and being beaten to death by adults with their ears.

However, the prince's homework was not done in vain, but in just a short cup of tea, the dirty children and Zhu Zaiyou lost any mustard, completely blended together, and sat on the ground. Zhu Zaiyou asked questions that some children could answer, and after asking, Zhu Zaiyou could also roughly outline the lives of the people in this village.

When asked about going to school, the children replied to Zhu Zaiyou like this: "Hey, of course I have to go to school, but I don't have classes these days." ”

In the rural schools, there is a busy farm holiday, laying running water is a big deal, and ditches are opened everywhere, and they are afraid that they will not be able to live in peace, so they have the right to do farm work and let the students go back to rest for a few days.

"Didn't you go to class either? ”

"I'm taking classes at home, I've finished my homework this morning, and it's not time for the afternoon. ”

"Oh, it seems that you are not in good health, and my cousin is also in poor health, so my aunt and uncle asked my husband to let him learn at home. ”

Zhu Zaiyou: What is this!

No matter what, Zhu Zaiyou still asked all the answers to the questions he wanted to know, all aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, Zhu Zaiyou could draw a general outline from the children's answers. Feishui is indeed a rich county, every family is not short of good, nor is there a shortage of clothes, in addition to the difficulty of water, the people here are living very well.

However, the more this is the case, the more people feel that it is really bad to have no water, and it will make people who are already familiar with etiquette and know honor and disgrace with enough food and clothing to be unable to maintain etiquette and honor and disgrace well. Back at Meng's house, Zhu Zaiyou wrote a letter to Nanjing, which was not long, briefly explaining to the emperor what he had seen and heard and what happened today.

"When people have a lot of goodwill, there is a surplus of food, there is a shelter in the rain, clothes can be warm, and books can be read. However, for example, the two counties of Huanghu and Feishui have been affected by drought for a long time, and if they are not solved as soon as possible, they may gradually lose their etiquette and honor and disgrace. "Without water, there is no clean grooming, how can we properly exercise the most basic decency and dignity.

"In addition, the village middle school building is old, and it may be lost on rainy days, so it should be repaired. The food in the countryside is rough but has a long aftertaste, and the dishes are also quite rich, and it is a pity that parents are far away and cannot taste it together. ”

Emperor Xuanqing received the letter and was very relieved, Zhu Zaiyou has always been a bright individual and benevolent, but he really couldn't see these in the palace before. Even if it is Nanjing, there is no way to teach him this, in this regard, there are thousands of empty words, it is really better to go to the fields, the streets of the market and come back.

That's right, you should go out and see where the suffering of the world is, and the light always says that you want to know the suffering of the world, which is not effective. ”

"My sister-in-law, I'm really not mistaken, her brain turns fast, she thinks a lot of things, and after being with her for a long time, it's easy to become like her. ”

"Half of this is enough, if you really want to think as much as Ah Meng, you can only write and write biographies. ”

Empress Xiao: "If Your Majesty's plan can be realized, maybe Ah You will really have the time to write and write a biography in the future." ”

Emperor Xuanqing: "Min Min reminded me that when I'm not busy, I have to find something else to keep them busy, isn't there a saying in "Dragon Ring" that boring brings disaster." ”

At this time, who would have thought that this thought of the moment would create countless figures in the Ming royal family who have reached the pinnacle in various fields. Even if it's the pinnacle of eating, drinking, and having fun, it's not a character!

In "Dragon Ring", Taizu said it well - people, rich, idle, don't have to live for life, and are willing to devote all their hearts to doing one thing, even if they don't reach the peak, they can climb halfway up the mountain.

PS: Happy Chinese Valentine's Day, and praise Qiusui ~ Did you eat dog food, or sprinkled dog food?