Outside the Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou

At this time, a group of civil and military personnel in Quanzhou gathered near Luoyang Bridge to welcome the "minister of Qincha" of the imperial court.

It's just that in the Song Dynasty, the "minister of the Qin mission" was not called "Qin cha", but was called "Xuan Messenger" or "Fu Zhi Envoy".

Yesterday, Li Sanjian and others received news that the envoy from the imperial court was coming to Quanzhou today, so Li Sanjian, Cui Yongzi and other officials of Quanzhou Prefecture were waiting here.

Li Sanjian is the most disgusted with this kind of thing, when the imperial envoy comes, the state capital not only needs to entertain, receive, banquet, etc., but also give gifts, such as copying cards, passing the station ceremony, and so on.

If you encounter corrupt officials, you should think that the size of your arrogance is the amount of entertainment... , where some imperial envoys passed, such as geese plucking their feathers, the government was tired of socializing, and the people were struggling to make a living.

However, no matter how disgusted Li Sanjian is, he must wait here, and he must be respectful and respectful when he is ten miles away, and he must not be disrespectful at all, the reason is that the envoy represents the imperial court and the emperor, and "the face envoy is like the face of the king", and the consequences of disrespect to the emperor are very serious.

"Li Zhizhou, what are you worried about? Is it for the sake of measurement? Cui Yongji, the general judge of Quanzhou, saw Li Sanjian's bitter and hateful appearance, so he also said with a sad face: "The lower officials also think that the matter of measurement should not be rushed, and it should be done slowly, and this matter should be played by the Ming court, so it is a safe policy." ”

It has been nearly half a year since Li Sanjian took office in Quanzhou, and during this half year, Li Sanjian has controlled the water, stabilized the price of rice, provided relief, comforted and resettled the victims, built roads and bridges, and developed commerce.

But at this time, Li Sanjian didn't know what kind of wind he was pumping... Do you want to measure the land? Is the land something you can easily measure?

Since Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he has formulated the national policy of "not suppressing land annexation" and "not establishing the land system", allowing land annexation to be laissez-faire and allowing land to be bought and sold freely.

The Song Dynasty's "Two Taxation Law" was taxed according to land rather than per capitation, and "giving up people to tax land", so that the relaxation of restrictions on land transactions could release a certain vitality, which could promote competition, realize the optimal allocation of resources, and promote agricultural development, so that the Song Dynasty's economy was unprecedentedly prosperous and commerce was highly developed.

At the same time, however, it has also caused serious consequences, that is, a large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of a small number of Haoqiang, official eunuchs, and families, and the powerful and official eunuchs have adopted such means as forced buying and selling, and usury have caused a large number of peasant households to lose their land and become unemployed vagrants and displaced people, and the gap between the rich and the poor is relatively serious.

However, the powerful landlords concealed the number of acres of land, or used good land as secondary, and lied that it was bad land in order to achieve the purpose of tax evasion.

The consequence of this is that the government does not collect enough "two taxes", and basically the peasant households that occupy less land pay more taxes.

Li Sanjian's current official humility and inability to solve the Song Dynasty's "land annexation" matter at all, so he planned to start with the matter of "concealing acres of land," measure the land they actually occupied, and force him to pay taxes.

In other words, even if Li Sanjian is the ruler and ruler of the Great Song Dynasty, he will not be able to solve the Song Dynasty's "land annexation", which is basically a matter of going against the sky...

However, it is also difficult to re-measure the land, which involves too many things, how to measure it? What is the best way to measure accurately? What should I do with the excess land? The powerful landlords regard the land as their lifeline, will they be willing to let you measure it? It even involves the noble families of the imperial court, the royal relatives, the royal family and so on. Even if Li Sanjian can successfully measure and complete the land in Quanzhou, what should the powerful landlords in other parts of the Song Dynasty think? They must be trying to get rid of Li Sanjian as soon as possible.

If Li Sanjian is strong, then it may also cause Quanzhou to move, if it comes to such a situation, Li Sanjian and others will be worried.

In fact, Li Sanjian only mentioned his thoughts to Cui Tongju, that is, he was opposed by Cui Yongzi.

Li Sanjian glanced at Cui Yongzi after hearing this, and asked, "Cui Tong thinks this matter is not feasible?" ”

"Never do it!" Cui Yongzi replied categorically: "The lower officials think that there are also many evils in the city, so the top priority at present is the matter of the city. ”

Of course, Cui Yongzi understands Li Sanjian's eagerness to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, and he is glad to meet such a righteous official, but everything must be done in an orderly and gradual manner, and the seedlings must not be pulled out to help them grow, and if they are too impatient, they will backfire on the contrary, and they will cause major things to be ruined.

Cui Yongzi didn't want a young official who was very accomplished to die early and be drowned in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty early.

"Hey... Let's judge according to Cui Tong. Li Sanjian said with a long sigh.

As Cui Yongzi said before, such a huge "project" must be supported by the imperial court and Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty, and it must be continuously supported before it can be completed, otherwise not only will this matter die halfway, but even Li Sanjian will be implicated by it.

When the time comes, I will definitely do this, and Li Sanjian at this time is still extremely unwilling.

"Cui Tongju, Li is still the same sentence, that is, if you want to govern things, you must first govern people, and if you want to govern the affairs of the city, you must first govern people, and you must first rectify the rule of officials, I don't know what Cui Tongjuan has to say about this?" Li Sanjian then asked Cui Yongzi.

"Hehe, Cui Mou is also the same sentence, you need to go step by step, don't be greedy for merit." Cui Yongzi touched his beard and smiled when he heard this.

Li Sanjian nodded in approval. Qiyin

There are many disadvantages in the city, and Li Sanjian also understands some of this, but he has not fully understood it, and he has not yet understood it thoroughly, so the management of the city department should also be as Cui Yongzi said, it needs to be gradual and not greedy.

Cui Yongzi is old and serious, and he is really a good helper for himself, Li Sanjian at this time is quite lucky, he can meet such an assistant official, if he encounters someone who is incompatible with him everywhere, then Li Sanjian's life will be sad.

"Why hasn't the Holy Envoy's chariot been missing?" At this time, a state official came over and complained.

At this time, although it is close to winter, the weather is relatively cool and cloudy, but people will still feel extremely tired and uncomfortable after standing for a long time.

"Wait!" Cui Yongzi's face sank and he reprimanded the official.

Whenever they wait, they must wait here if the messenger does not arrive.

Damn, which son of a son is coming? Grinding and chirping, it is really annoying, Li Sanjian is also waiting for a dry mouth, and he can't help but scold angrily in his heart.

However, Li Sanjian scolded and scolded, and he still had to wait here until noon, until the drizzle fell in the sky, and it was not until everyone was waiting for them to see that everyone was about to see the car of the envoy coming slowly from a distance.

"We have seen the Holy Messenger!"

After the chariot of the envoy arrived, everyone saw a green-robed official get down from the carriage, and before he could see his face clearly, he bowed together.

"Haha, Li Hanren, the foolish brother is here!" Before the envoy had completely fallen to the ground, he laughed and said to Li Sanjian.

It's him? After Li Sanjian saw the face of the envoy clearly, he was suddenly "shocked", looking at the other party in a daze, and couldn't believe his eyes.

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"Li Hanren, Quanzhou is the cleanest of all the cities that Ye has passed." The Great Song Dynasty made Ye Mengde look at the neat streets of Quanzhou and admire after he was full of wine and food.

In addition to the neat trees on both sides of a spacious street in Quanzhou, there are some flowers and plants, the raindrops fall on the ground and converge into a clear stream to flow to both sides of the street, the clear water flow is almost impossible to see the soil, many shops on the street are also of different sizes on both sides of the street, the row is very neat, there is no encroachment on the road on the street, and even at the intersection of several streets there is a small garden or a clear pool, there are many pedestrians and merchants on the street, some walk with rain gear on the street, and some hide under the eaves to avoid the rain, Messy but not cluttered.

Ye Mengde breathed in the fresh air, and suddenly had a feeling of comfort, and suddenly had an urge to live here for a long time

"Where, where, Brother Shaoyun praises also!" Hearing this, Li Sanjian hurriedly said modestly.

Previously, Li Sanjian heard that there would be an envoy from the imperial court coming to Quanzhou, so he went through all the people he knew among the court officials, but he didn't expect that it was Ye Mengde who was the envoy of the imperial court to inspect Quanzhou.

Ye Mengde Shao Shengden Jinshidi, the first official Dantu County Lieutenant, and later moved to the official for the selection and compilation of the Liwu Force, not to mention that the official grade is much higher than that of the important ministers of the imperial court, even Li Sanjian is much higher than him.

So, why was he selected as the imperial court envoy to inspect Quanzhou?

Li Sanjian originally thought that the imperial court would at least select an official above the fourth rank to come...

In fact, the proclamation envoy or the envoy of the edict is a temporary official position, which is temporarily appointed by the emperor, and the quality of the official can be large or small, and perhaps a eunuch in the palace may be appointed as a proclamatory envoy or envoy.

However, in most cases, it is still a high-ranking and powerful person who is appointed as a proclamation envoy or a fu envoy, and it is still relatively rare for a seven-rank official like Ye Mengde to be appointed to his position.

What Li Sanjian didn't know was that Ye Mengde's appointment was the result of fierce debate in the imperial court, and of course it was also the meaning of Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty.

Li Sanjian's mood at this time is happy, the reason is that Ye Mengde is his old acquaintance, so no matter what, he will not distort the facts, not to exaggerate, at least he will always tell the truth, right?

But even so, Li Sanjian's attitude is still extremely deferential.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves, although Li Sanjian's official grade is higher than him, but at this time, Ye Mengde represents the imperial court, and he is the saint today, and he has the power of inspection and supervision in his hands, which should not be underestimated.

Li Sanjian reminded himself so much in his heart.

"Li Sanjian, are you guilty?" At this moment, when Li Sanjian was playing haha, Ye Mengde's face suddenly sank, and he asked Li Sanjian.