The three of them came in from the corner gate, and Xu Zixian put down the big bow as usual and changed into clean robes.

Xu Xingwei and Wei Yi both looked at the former little brother with appreciation, and when they saw Xiuniang, their eyes became ambiguous.

"It's not what you think." Xu Zixian was a little embarrassed, and took the two to the south building, everyone sat down, and the little servant Xu Ming came up with tea, and Xu Zixian motioned Xu Ming to change to a cool drink.

At this time, the rain was pouring outside, and the rain was rushing down from under the eaves of the pavilion, and the whole patio seemed to be flooded.

"Rainy days, guest days." Xu Zixian said: "The two brothers don't have to go back tonight." ”

Wei Yi sneered: "Dozens of miles back to Fucheng, we know that you are in a bad mood in the past few months, and you only wrote a letter to come, but you have never come in person, so naturally you will not leave, and you can't rush away." ”

The three of them laughed, Xu Zixian was the happiest one, he liked this situation in his previous life and his next life, a few young friends, laughing and talking from time to time, laughing from time to time, it seems that nothing is really worth being sad and sorrowful...... After all, in addition to the memories of Xu Zixian, who was beheaded, even if a variety of thoughts and memories are added together, all kinds of experiences and ideas are still the thoughts of young people.

"Don't you want Wang Gu to talk about it ...... left and right," Xu Xingwei scolded with a smile: "Don't pretend to be with us, hurry up and tell me what is going on with that little lady." ”

Wei Yi praised: "People are Jinwu Zangjiao, and our Mingda brother is hidden Jiaojiao next to the well, yes, yes." ”

Xu Zixian was embarrassed and said, "Brother Yanke is really good...... It was just a maid, not a maid who had made a contract, but a helper from the village to get rid of the service money. ”

Most clans or families have such a situation, and Xu Zixian will understand them as soon as he says it.

When Xu Ming came over, his robe was soaked by the rain, but the things he was holding on the plate were not caught by the rain at all.

"This thing is homemade by me, with ice, it's quite ......cool," Xu Zi first held the glass wine jug, and poured a large glass for the two friends, and the wine with ice cubes was red, which looked very attractive.

"Mingda is really different from before now, and he can actually make wine by himself." Wei Yi took a sip first, feeling cool and moisturizing, and the aftertaste was mellow, a little sweet at the beginning of the entrance, and then there was some wine astringency, and finally after a taste, only the fragrance came out of the nose, and he felt refreshed.

"It's a drink, not a drink." Xu Zixian said: "I didn't add koji." ”

Wine and koji can also be made with an alcohol concentration of more than 10 degrees, and it is okay to add koji without it, but it is necessary to add sugar. Now it is not easy to get white sugar, but fortunately, brown sugar is not expensive, and it is easy to buy on Fujian Road, so Xu Zi first used brown sugar with grapes, and the wine produced was not bad.

If you add koji, it is winemaking, and the Great Wei Dynasty is extremely strict in the management of industry and commerce, and winemaking is taxed, whether it is for personal use or trading.

If you want to sell it, you also have to buy a city-registered liquor license, without this thing, it is a crime to sell illicit wine, and it is no less serious than the crime of selling illicit salt.

Because of this, the imperial court has an annual income of 160 million yuan, not only the monopoly of salt and iron, but also the market economy, industrial and commercial production, trade, and the small peasant economy of the people, of course, including agricultural tax revenue, forced labor, and all kinds of tax items.

This year, there are also fruit wine, cider wine, pear wine, and chestnut wine, and people love to drink it.

There is no soju, or only a prototype, but Xu Zi first found that the aristocracy did not like to drink high alcohol, only the lower class people like shoddy and vigorous spirits, but the profit is limited, Xu Zi first moved the idea of making a fortune by making wine, and later found that the Great Wei was very strictly controlled, and he put this mind down for a while.

However, after getting the affirmation of his friends in front of him, Xu Zixian was still very happy and a little proud.

"Did you do it with the little lady in the patio? How do white little hands feel to the touch? Wei Yi drank a cup, and while begging to pour another glass, he squeezed his eyebrows and said, "You don't have elders to take care of you now, what about taking a concubine?" ”

"Brother Yanke, don't say it again." It's really a mistake to make a bad friend, and the topic actually goes around to this kind of thing again, but if Xu Zixian has enlightenment, it seems that no matter what era, when several young men get together, it is difficult not to talk about women.

In order not to be entangled, Xu Zi first told Li Cheng's father and son about 1510.

"There is such a thing in the Zun Mansion?" Xu Xingwei was taken aback and said: "Isn't this too upside down, the evil slave bullying the master, it's really unbearable." ”

Wei Yi also said: "There are rumors about this kind of thing happening in my brother's house, but I really didn't expect it. Oh, I've vaguely heard that someone has mentioned that Li Cheng of Nan'an Hou Mansion is a powerful character, and it seems that his reputation is still very loud. ”

Xu Zixian smiled bitterly: "It is intertwined in various official villages, and there is no big problem in the accounts, the most important thing is in the exemption money and the contribution money of the hidden households. You know, these two things can't be reported to the official, and they can't be said in the open......"

Both of them are from a family, so of course they know what Xu Zixian means.

According to the system, the prince, the prince, the prince, the marquis, as well as the county marquis and the township marquis, the pavilion marquis of the minister of civil and military affairs, the latter did not have a real seal, just an honor.

The prince of the country has actually sealed the households, and each household pays 30 yuan per month, which is offset by grain and other goods to reduce the burden of the people.

This number is not too preferential at the beginning of the country, the beginning of the country was set at the beginning of the world, the tax was set very low, and the miscellaneous taxes were also less, so the number of households in the world during the early years of Taizu was millions more than now, and the cultivated land was more than now, and there were also maritime trade, industry and commerce, salt and iron were also monopolized, and the income of Taizu in the early years was only 60 million guan, and it was 100 million guan when Taizu was at his peak in his later years.

In the reign of Wenzong, after decades of cultivation and recuperation, the number of households in the world reached its peak, miscellaneous taxes were added to the taxes, wine and vinegar began to be monopolized, and the imperial court made all kinds of money, and the tax reached 300 million yuan.

At this time, the burden of the people began to increase, and the income of the people of the world increased, and so did the tax revenue.

The main reason is that because of the threat of several powerful forces at the same time, the military expenditure of the imperial court has increased dramatically, and at the same time, the salaries of civil and military officials are too generous, and the expenditure of the imperial court is getting bigger and bigger...... Every three years, more than 1,000 people are selected for the civil and military jinshi, and the burden of the imperial court is really not small.

Coupled with more than a million troops, all kinds of huge projects, and rewards for the distant Zhuyi, Yi people pay a tribute of 1,000 yuan, and give 2,000, which is also the rule of tribute, and the more tribute you pay, the more Great Wei will lose.

Before the Chongde Year, the pressure on the lives of ordinary people was very heavy, and the tax level of the feudal households of the clan fiefdom was still maintained at the level of 360 wen yuan a year and 40 days of forced labor, compared to the burden of these feudal households was only one-tenth of that of ordinary people.

As a result, the qualifications of official households became extremely precious, and a large number of ordinary people began to voluntarily become hidden households of various clans and official villages a few decades ago, that is, they made up a fake register and used their names as official households to evade the taxes of the imperial court, whether it was the national tax of the center or the miscellaneous taxes of the local government, and the forced labor.

Go on like this, I'm afraid that the whole world will become a hidden household, since the Xuanzong period began a nationwide investigation, a large number of hidden households were found, and then the clan was not allowed to accept the hidden household, under the strict punishment law at that time, the clan will hand over their own hidden households, and then down after a few decades, the hidden households will inevitably increase, but the clan does not dare to overcollect, it is considered to have reached a delicate balance with the imperial court and the local government.

Officials also have hidden households, for example, the prime minister can be exempted from paying taxes on 3,000 mu of land according to the system, and the forced labor of 300 dings is definitely far more than that.

Even if it is a petty official from the ninth grade, he can be exempted from dozens of acres of land and more than ten servitudes.

Therefore, the majority of the imperial court's exemption from military service and exemption are civil and military officials, and the clan, like their actual status, is still a small corner in the interest section.

This kind of thing is just a tacit understanding, not public, if Xu Zi first pokes Li Cheng out of the hidden household, the unlucky one can only be himself.

The bigwigs in Fuzhou will press this matter down with their hands, Li Chenghao's slave bullying will definitely not end well, and Xu Zixian's two hundred and five will definitely not have good fruits to eat.

Wei Yi groaned: "You have to find the evidence that can be sent to the government to treat him." ”

The three of them nodded in unison, and Xu Xingwei said in a sullen voice: "This Li Cheng seems to have seen this one, and wants to make the Hou Mansion suffer a dumb loss." ”

Wei Yi sneered: "I also see that there is no one in the Nan'an Hou Mansion, if there are other clans, there are officials outside, take them out, just find an excuse to play dozens of boards, set up a standing cage, or put them in a black prison, press the soil cloth bag, and fiddle with it in a few days......"

Xu Xingwei smiled and said: "Yanke, your name is bold, but you are not like this, don't say it so fiercely and scary." ”

Wei Yi said with a smile: "I was angry at this time, but what I said was also the truth, if Li Cheng was from Zhao Wangfu, he wouldn't dare to give him a hundred dares." ”

Xu Xingwei nodded and said: "A gentleman can be bullied, Mingda still has to be treacherous if he wants to deal with such people, if there is anything I want my brother to help, just say." ”

Xu Zixian smiled: "Naturally, I want you to help, and none of you will be able to run away when the time comes...... I want to ask, do you have any acquaintances in Fuzhou Weekly? ”

The two brothers laughed, and after laughing for a long time, Wei Yi said modestly: "It's not just a mere talent, it's the editor in charge of the weekly newspaper." ”

Xu Zixian was overjoyed and said: "This is the best, there are people in the court who are easy to do." ”

Wei Yi said: "Outside of authority, I can't help." Within the scope of authority, even if it is a small violation, I will take care of it for my brother. However, the first edition of literature is controlled by an old jinshi of Zhishi, and I can't get involved. ”

The literary version is the section where the scholars publish poems and songs, and generally speaking, the people don't like to watch it, but only the literati, officials, and gentlemen like it.

Some bigwigs published their new poems on this page, and the newspaper did not point to this section to advertise to make money, but only hoped to maintain a high style and attract the attention of officials and gentry, which was a good thing for the newspaper's connections and style.

As a traveler, Xu Zixian had long found that the Great Wei was different from the dynasties in history, and the restrictions and use of the clan were very good, and all relatives were not knighted, but only had the position of nominal festival envoy, and the number of eunuchs was very small, and they were almost suppressed by civil officials...... The eunuchs in the palace were under the management of the officials of the foreign courts, which was quite rare for the Central Plains Dynasty.

In addition, there are military schools, post offices, newspapers and passenger carriages and other things, in addition to the mining and factory are very free, the loose policy makes industry and commerce extremely developed, there are extremely large-scale iron mines and iron factories everywhere on Fujian Road, the smoke emitted by the factory is like a fog shrouded the earth, Xu Zixian traveled with his father several times when he was a teenager, and the impression was extremely bad.

Then there is the development of maritime trade, so that a large amount of wealth with the color of the merchant to and fro.