Liu Yushan hurriedly came in and said: "Lord Yu, the Li family is selling property, and the entire Anqi County is causing a sensation, saying that the adults forced the Li family to sell their property and repay the money, which is a cool official." ”

Yu Zhijie was taken aback, he has been an official for many years, so he naturally knows the importance of official reputation, if he is said to be a cool official, then the future is worrying, Li Mingde gave himself such a slap.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Zhijie said: "Yushan, change your clothes, let's take a look." ”

Anqi County has three horizontal and three vertical six streets, which divides the county into 16 areas, and Wenchang Street is the most prosperous part of the county.

Before Yu Zhijie stepped into Wenchang Street, he heard the voices of people, "It's too bullying, the old man of the Li family is so anxious that he is sick", "I heard that he is dying, he is almost seventy years old, he is in a hurry, and this illness is not going to happen", "The Li family is a great good person, if it weren't for the Li family to take out food to the government for disaster relief, my family may not be able to live", "Good people are not rewarded, why don't God open his eyes, send such a cool official".

There were also people who spoke for the Qing war, but as soon as they spoke, they were drowned out in a shouting and scolding.

There are many shops on both sides of the street that post the words "Sell at a loss", and many people are excitedly picking up things, buying this and that, and then sending a few auspicious words of benevolence and righteousness to the shops with sad faces. In the distance, many people who got the news flocked to him.

Yu Zhijie did not squeeze into the crowd, and picked a teahouse nearby to drink tea to see the situation. Several people at the adjacent table were also talking to each other, and the words were all sympathetic to the Li family, and the tea was bitter and hard to swallow when they drank it in their mouths.

Of course, Yu Zhijie was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he quickly figured out a way to deal with it, and whispered a few words to Liu Yushan beside him, and Liu Yushan took the order to go out.

The effort was not large, a team of officials appeared on Wenchang Street, and everyone was in turmoil, and the timid began to look for a way out.

The official did not arrest anyone, but drove the crowd into an open field, and a small official climbed on a stool, cleared his throat, and spoke: "Folks, don't make noise, listen to me." Everyone knows about the court's inventory of the fields, and the Qing War has made Lord Yu stationed in our county. Lord Yu came by the emperor's order, not to embarrass the Li family, the good deeds of the Li family are beneficial to the people of Anqi County, but it is not false that the Li family secretly signed a secret deed, the yamen has received more than 2,000 hectares of land cleared by the Li family, and there are more than 2,000 hectares in the follow-up, how much is this? ”

"I know some people will say, anyway, this money is not mine, it is wrong to think so, the money is given to the treasury, but what does the treasury use this money for? Disaster relief, raising troops, building roads and repairing bridges, these things are actually closely related to everyone, the first six years of flooding, didn't the court send people to make a special trip to disaster relief? ”

The little official was able to speak, and the crowd was moved by him, and some people nodded frequently.

"Everyone knows that the Son of Heaven has been on the throne for eight years, the palace has not been repaired, there is not much silver in the treasury, where does the silver in the treasury come from, it is not from taxes, if this tax goes into the pockets of private individuals, a few people are rich, but the country is poor, once something happens, what do you say the country uses to recruit troops? Maybe everyone will have to stand up when the time comes. ”

When everyone's interests were involved, the tone of the crowd immediately changed, and some people shouted, "Let the Li family pay all the taxes owed to the state, and his family has money", "I have been to Li Zhuang, which is bigger than the county seat, and the copper coins accumulated by the Li family have rusted over the years", "The Li family is so rich that they can sell their property cheaply, pretend to be poor and win sympathy."

The will of the people is fickle and easily manipulated.

Yu Zhijie listened to the calls outside, with a smug smile on his face, and the bitter tea gradually became sweet, full of taste. Yu Zhijie greeted Dr. Tea in a loud voice: "Refill the old man with another pot of water." ”

The atmosphere in the imperial study was depressing, and the urgent report at the border gate weighed heavily on everyone's hearts like a stone.

Shi Fangzhen was dressed in a yellow silk robe, his whole body sank into the leather fur of the seat, frowning and not saying a word, listening to Liu Xinming's report on the situation of the household.

“…… There is less than 16,000,000 taels of silver left in the treasury, and the minister has already written to various localities to demand the payment of this year's taxes, and it is expected that 10 million taels will be received by March next year. ”

It's only 26 million taels, Shi Fang really smiled bitterly, if the war breaks out before June next year, the repair of the city wall at the border pass will cost 134 million taels, plus the renovation of the city defense, the new repair of weapons, the farmer's errand service, the soldier's salary, the reward and pension of the war, etc., at least 50 million taels, a drop in the bucket, this battle is not fought and the confidence is insufficient.

Liu Xinming made matters worse, and said: "The weather is cold this year, the snow in the north is heavy, it is estimated that many people have been affected, and several states in the south have reported floods, and the court needs to set aside eight million silver for disaster relief, and the embankment on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yuanhua River has been strengthened for the third year, and five million taels of silver per year must not be less." ”

Of the thirteen million hard expenditures, there are still thirteen million taels left, and Shi Fang really said weakly: "The palace that was originally planned to be repaired has stopped, it can save three million taels, and the use in the palace is also squeezed, and another one million taels will be saved." ”

The Son of Heaven is so thrifty, so that the six Shangshu here are like sitting on pins and needles, it seems that whoever wants to eat two more good dishes this year will also be reported by Long Wei, so that this Son of Heaven will secretly remember it.

Wei Yi said in a deep voice: "Long live, don't be too anxious, the palace is originally compact, and it must not be saved, and the ministers are willing to reduce it by half to solve the urgent need." ”

How much can half of the civil and military officials have, Shi Fang Zhenqiang said with a smile: "Wei Xiang and Zhongqing can care about the country and share the same fate with the country, I am very relieved." ”

Liu Xinming had been thinking all night last night and found out a few big advances, and he deliberately said it seriously just now, also in order to attract the attention of the Son of Heaven and show his ability.

"Long live, Lao Chen still has a few items that have not been revealed", Liu Xinming said unhurriedly: "First, the Northwest Coin Prison discovered a new silver mine last year, and it can add two or four million taels of silver in two years; the second is the six mutual market fangs, which can send two or four million taels of silver; The third is the Qing war envoy sent by Banzai, which has already recovered nearly one million taels of tax evasion, and if it is fully launched, it is estimated that 10 million taels will be collected by June next year; There is also an increase in commercial taxes, and there are about 2 million in income at the end of the year. ”

With an extra 20 million taels, Shi Fangzhen was in good spirits, sat up straight from the chair, looked at Liu Xinming a lot more pleasing to the eye, and said with a smile: "In this way, there are 33 million taels, which can barely be handled." ”

The military department Shangshu Ding Dawei said: "Long live, this is the place where the entry is made, and there is also a place to save expenditures, on the road the minister discussed with Lu Shangshu, and listened to Lu Shangshu say that there are enough equipment for the 500,000 army in the warehouse of the Ministry of Labor, so that three or four million taels can be saved." ”

Wei Yishen smiled and said: "The minister didn't sleep all night last night, and he also thought of a few ideas for Banzai's reference." First, the treasury and silver are insufficient, but in recent years, my Dazheng has generally been in good weather, the granaries are full, and the northern desert is short of grain, so it is advisable to temporarily open the grain ban and allow the mutual market to sell grain, which not only alleviates the dilemma of the lack of grain in the northern desert, but also increases income. ”

Shi Shouzhen nodded and said: "Accurately, Wei Xiang and Liu Shangshu are in charge this time, and they will report to me after drafting the charter." ”

"The second is to encourage merchants to go north to buy frozen cattle and sheep, the meat can be eaten, and the fur can be used to make clothing, and these merchants are allowed to buy grain in the mutual market and barter grain. The third is to send an envoy to the royal court of the Northern Desert to convey the goodwill of our lord and show that our court is willing to help the Northern Desert tide over the difficulties together, and if necessary, you may wish to promise peace with the Northern Desert. ”

Harmony, Shi Shouzhen frowned, and glanced at Wei Yishen meaningfully, Princess Anshou is fourteen years old this year, it is said that she has reached the age of marriage, but Wei Yishen has been courting for his grandson, how can he be willing to let An Shou go to kiss?

Wei Yishen smiled and said: "Long live, of course the minister didn't say Princess Anshou, I have a lot of Prince Zheng, choose a princess to be the princess and pro, is there anything else to say in the Northern Desert?" And this is just a delay, as long as it is delayed for two years, or even a year, my Da Zheng will be able to recover his vitality, and then the soldiers will be strong, the grain and grass will be sufficient, and there is no need to be afraid of the invasion of the Northern Desert. ”

Shi Fangzhen nodded and smiled approvingly: "Zhuqing is loyal to the country, and you and I will definitely be able to resolve this crisis." ”

Several holy decrees were issued from the imperial city, clearly indicating the world, the Qing war acres were fully pushed out, and the Qing war envoys of the three states were originally piloted to go home for the New Year, and the court was rewarded on the 26th of the first month.

At the moment of life and death, the resistance of the family has become smaller, represented by the Wei family and the Liu family, including the royal Shi family and the Wang family of the later family, the ten major families have returned the embezzled fields and paid back taxes, while most of the other officials are looking to the wind and shadows.

Shi Fangzhen looked at the reports from all over the country with satisfaction, 370,000 hectares of newly taxed land, and the tax arrears had exceeded 6 million taels, and he believed that the tax would exceed 10 million taels after the inventory was completed.

Cast it in return with a peach, Shi Fang really knew that this was a manifestation of the family's softness to himself, and when the country was in trouble, there could be no internal chaos.

The board that was originally raised high fell gently, taking Renzhou as an example, Li Mingshan and Ren Guoqiang were dismissed and never used; Huang Xinqing 20 boards, fined 5,000 taels of silver; The Li family paid 120,000 taels of taxes and silver and was rewarded; Zhang Liangkuan Jiaqi is loyal and straight, and his son Wen Linlang is sealed, from the nine products, Mrs. Liniang is enshrined in the six products, and the sunflower ebony shaft is given, and he is ordered to raise his young son......

Li Shiyou died five days before Chinese New Year's Eve, and when he saw the silver, Shi Fangzhen gave him the nickname "Wen He", the last of the thirty-three good words of Wen Chen, which can be regarded as preserving the face of the Li family and the face of the family, and this battle between the imperial power and the family ended quietly and peacefully due to the arrival of the white disaster in the northern desert.

Jiang Anyi has already taken his younger brother on the return journey home, and after Master Yu's reminder, he has understood the harm of doing so, and this time he returned home, just going home with his younger brother to see his mother.

Shi Fangdao, the prince of Anyang, acted as if nothing happened, and entertained Jiang Anyi with good food and drink, except for the words and poems, there was no superfluous words, which made Jiang Anyi secretly grateful. What makes Jiang Anyi most pleased is that An Yong seems to have changed as a person, he is much more stable, he sits on the horse as steady as Mount Tai, and he doesn't "croak" like before.

Looking at his younger brother, who was almost as tall as himself, Jiang Anyong felt that it was right to bring his younger brother out this time. Yang pointed to the empty official road, Jiang Anyi smiled: "An Yong, I haven't raced with you for a long time, the ten mile pavilion in front, than one?" ”

Two fast horses, galloping in the wind and snow, in the direction of home, forward.