Zhao Xing rushed to the hall and instructed his students, Wang Gongcai frowned, heard Zhao Xing's words, thought of his question just now, and immediately nodded: "Also, in case they are pregnant, it is not appropriate to let them out." Will be raised for half a year, everything is clear. It doesn't take a year to leave, but it will be obvious in three or four months. ”

Zhao Xing hurriedly instructed the students here to be absent-minded about Wang Gong's explanation, and when Wang Gong saw this situation, he arranged it with Zhao Xing. He retreated to the back hall and told Mrs. Lu and Rouyun what had just happened, and said in an envious tone: "Brother Zizhan's literary talent is just that, this disciple he accepted is really jealous, even the things that the teacher has done are cleaned from beginning to end, thinking about it, how can it not make people depressed and angry?!" ”

Zhao Xing only cares about urging the students and assigning manpower here, and he is worried that those women will be sold to other places, which will be even more troublesome. Walking out of Wang Gong's gate, he remembered that he forgot to ask when these things happened, and wanted to go back, but it was too late, and the students he urged had already mounted fast horses and set off.

Returning to the courtyard, Zhao Xing found that there was an acquaintance in the courtyard, he arched his hand in surprise and asked, "Lord Yue, why are you here?" ”

Cheng Laoqi stepped forward and bowed in fear, and said, "Brother-in-law, I heard that Sister Zhu is happy, I specially brought a few old mothers in Suzhou to take care of it, I wonder if my brother-in-law has a place to live here?" ”

Zhao Xing arched his hand: "Lord Yue, I'm polite, I can't live here, can I still live in your old age?" Has Azhu seen it? ”

"I've seen it, I've seen it", Cheng Laoqi bowed vigorously, which made Zhao Xing very embarrassed.

The word "sister" was also considered a dialect of the Shu people in the Han Dynasty. Xu Shen said in "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "Shu people are called mothers and sisters. The dialect is also, Huainan is called the society, because of the analogy, the society is close to the sister's sound". The annotation of "Guangyun" in the Song Dynasty is: "Sister, the Qiang people call their mothers. ”

In ancient China, there was an official-based society, and if your daughter had a court decree and she was still a commoner, she needed to use an honorific title for her daughter, which was "sister". For example, Ah Zhu will be called "Sister Zhu", and Zhao Xing will be called "brother-in-law". In ancient China before the Qing Dynasty. This is how the father-in-law of the commoner calls the son-in-law of the official. After the Qing Dynasty, the title of "sister" was gradually no longer used, and "sister" gradually replaced it and weakened into a title between sisters. And the Ming people often say that "Manyu likes to treat his mother as a beauty". Here's why. Because before the Manchurians, the word "sister" was an honorific title, which was used to address the mother's generation.

Zhao Xing was stunned for a while before he got used to the weirdness of being called "brother-in-law" by his father-in-law, this Cheng Laoqi was cowardly by nature, and originally wanted to count on his daughter to support his old age, but now he has Zhao Xing as a son-in-law. His status in the clan skyrocketed. Since Zhao Xing left, he has been guarding the Hangzhou Manor as an old manor, and he misses his daughter for a long time. I heard the good news about my daughter. Hurriedly hired a few old mothers from Suzhou and rushed over.

There are several people who came with him, the monk and Buddha seal in the crowd are the most conspicuous, he is wearing a moon-white monk robe, and he arches his hand to Zhao Xing in a chic manner. But that fairy demeanor is about to come out. No one else can learn what they want to learn. He smiled and said, "Donor, the little guy is the head." ”

Zhao Xing only thought about it. Looking at this legendary famous monk, he teased and said, "Okay, master, don't act like a fairy brother in front of me...... I've heard that you like to ride donkeys all over the streets - no, it's riding donkeys all over the streets to preach Buddhism, I have prepared a few horses for you, and the Mizhou regiment has trained 3,000 war horses for you to choose, how about it? ”

The monk Buddha Yin did not appreciate it, he sang the Buddha name and replied: "Donor, how can a cultivator be so extravagant, the donor's affection is received, and the war horse is still given to the sergeants." In his life, it is enough to have a donkey. ”

The monk Buddha Yin for Zhao Xing got the rubbings of the Dunhuang murals, which contained the specific shape of the demon subjugation, and also found the three Huang brothers from the Western Regions for Zhao Xing to cast a big gun, although this greedy monk collected enough money, but Zhao Xing still thanked the other party for that heart, he pushed his right hand into the house, and said politely: "Master, why did you come with my father-in-law?" ”

Cheng Laoqi snorted and chirped unclearly. It was the monk Buddha Yin who spoke quickly, and he also put down the chic look at the end of the first meeting, and replied easily: "The little monk has been ordered to be transferred from Doufang Temple to Hangzhou Jinshan Temple, and the ceremony just now is on behalf of the temple, and the following is the true color of the little monk - Brother Zhao, I am here to ask your monk Buddha seal to say this, Zhao Xing understood, this person was transferred from Yingzhou to Hangzhou, there were few local acquaintances in Hangzhou, and he found Cheng Lao Qitou, Cheng Lao Qishan was lonely, so he became friends with this monk......

Behind the monk and Buddha's seal, there were still a few people standing quietly and never spoke. The leader of the group was a typical Hu man, with gray hair, brown eyes, a tall man in his forties, and three Chinese servants standing by his side. After Zhao Xingrang entered the seal of the monk and Buddha, he turned his head and looked at the Hu man carefully.

In fact, the Arab blood of this Hu man is already very light, and in most physical characteristics, he is similar to the Song people. But Zhao Xing noticed an accessory hanging from his chest, which was the Lotus Flame Cross, the symbol of the Nestorian monks who were unique to China's religion.

"The master is from Quanzhou?" Zhao Xing asked tentatively.

The master folded his hands and made a Hindu posture of worshipping Buddha, met Zhao Xing's gaze, and asked gently: "Exactly, in Xia Ansida, what can I help you?" ”

Zhao Xing patted his thigh: "I love to hear this, the Buddha Yin monk came here to find me, as soon as he opened his mouth, he begged me for help, it was the first time I heard that someone wanted to take the initiative to help me, what can you do to help me?" ”

"I can soothe your lonely soul!"

Zhao Xing's eyes rolled, and he led his hand: "Master, stop, wait until I'm busy for a while, and then talk to the master in detail!" ”

The master did not move, and a boy behind the master replied calmly: "My lord, we are from Thorn Tong (Quanzhou), the city of Thorn Tong was built by us, we have heard the name of the adult, the adult has been to Quanzhou many times, and has had contacts with Pu Yi'an of Arabia, and has also had contacts with the people of Yici Leye." Now that I have seen a monk in your house again, may I ask, what do you believe? ”

Zhao Xing laughed: "You asked a profound question, this question is worth thinking about for a lifetime, but we can't always stand in the snow and talk." ”

The waiter nodded, and while inviting An Sida to walk inside, he said to Zhao Xing: "I heard that you once hired Pu Yi'an's craftsmen to build a house for you, why didn't you come to us?" We once built the glorious Thornton City, which was also the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, and many buildings in Chang'an City in the past have left our handwritings. We've been looking forward to your help, so why don't you come to us? ”

This person was actually still questioning Zhao Xing's beliefs. Because Zhao Xing's contacts were so mixed, he even built a prayer hall for Israelis on his manor — of course. In order to build this prayer hall, the Israelis specially looted a group of Jewish craftsmen from Africa and Europe for Zhao Xing. In addition to Yici Leye, he also had contact with many religions, but he traveled to Quanzhou many times, but he did not come into contact with Jingjiao personnel.

"Master, this question needs to be observed by yourself". Zhao Xing evaded: "My relatives have just come from Hangzhou, can I talk to them first." ”

Ansida immediately replied, "I'm presumptuous, my lord." Please arrange a cottage for us. so that they can rest. ”

Zhao Xing hurriedly called the students to thank the group for their food and lodging, and ran backwards by wiping his sweat.

In the inner hall, Cheng Laoqi is chatting with his daughter, there is now an invisible barrier between the father and daughter, although Cheng Azhu tries to show intimacy, but the official seal on her body makes Cheng Laoqi face this only daughter. I can't help but shrink a little. Seeing that his son-in-law was coming, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Zhao Xing was also a little embarrassed. He really didn't feel comfortable with his father-in-law calling him "brother-in-law", so after chatting for a few words, he quickly found a free time and walked towards Chen Yiyi's house again.

Chen Yiyi was interrogating the crew members accompanying Cheng Laoqi, and when she saw Zhao Xing, she immediately said: "Brother Xing, Quanzhou City has reopened, and our goods can go from Quanzhou in the future." ”

The Quanzhou City was closed four years ago, when the presiding officer of the new law revealed his full peasant nature. They believed that it would be too inconvenient for the government to manage the establishment of multiple municipal shipping divisions throughout the country, so they decided to cut all the prefecture and city shipping divisions across the country, leaving only one in Guangzhou. But they didn't expect that the sea trade was collecting money from foreigners, and only 30% of the tax revenue of the Great Song Dynasty at that time came from agricultural taxes, and 70% from commercial taxes......

After the New Party abolished the city offices all over the country, it was convenient for them to collect money, but it was inconvenient to pay 70 percent of the local taxes, and after the money in the hands of the common people was all looted by them, the Great Song Dynasty finances collapsed without the injection of new water into foreign trade. Emperor Shenzong was extremely depressed when he saw this phenomenon, he originally wanted to increase the income of the imperial court, but now the people are displaced, and the wilderness is full of white bones; He originally wanted to increase the finances of the imperial court, but now the people can no longer scrape the money in their hands, and the finances of the Great Song Dynasty have shrunk significantly, so what is the point of changing the law?

Emperor Shenzong, who couldn't think of it, was replaced by depression and died, and then Emperor Zhezong ascended the throne as a child. In order to save the collapsed finances, the old party, which had returned to power, decided to open up a wide range of financial resources, not only in Quanzhou and Mizhou, but also in any place in the country where conditions permitted to open a city.

It was in this political climate that the city of Mizhou was able to open its port.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing thought of his new appointment, and he said that he had been very busy recently, and this was the matter of referring to the ground. Lin Ji, the new county magistrate of Jiaoxi County, took office, which means that the establishment of Jiaoxi County is on the agenda, and he has been busy with group training recently, so he didn't even show up in the county.

Unable to speak in the house, Zhao Xing decided not to disturb the reunion of father and daughter, he said hello to Azhu, summoned all the servants, and set off to Jiaoxi County to have a look. The monk and Buddha also went with him when he heard the news, and An Sida said: The journey is tiring, and he plans to rest for a few days.

Considering that there are still many official affairs in Jiaoxi County, Zhao Xing thought about it and called Yuan Yeping again. This is the source of the official but left as soon as he called, put on a sable fur, rode on the horse heroically, and followed Zhao Xing's carriage all the way.

There are more horses and more carriages in Michigan now. Zhao Xing saw many people on the road who were riding horses and carriages while taking advantage of the heavy snow. Under the warm fire in the car, the monk Buddha Yin rubbed his hands and said: "It's a cold day, the climate has changed really badly this year - the sky is yin, and even the people of Jingjiao have been dispatched, Zhao Xiandi thought." What does this portend? ”

Confucianism believes that "heaven and man are induced", and the earth's climate change is closely related to the morality of man and earth. Now this winter, it has been snowing non-stop, and that is because of the excess of yin energy. In order to dissipate this yin qi, the imperial court has successively issued edicts: Bingchen, the edict is cold in spring, and the exhibition is limited to five days out of ten; In addition to the capital crime, the rest of the criminals were directly beaten with sticks and driven home.

Soon. The imperial court also ordered the liquor office on Jingxi Road to add the surplus money of liquor tax and return it to the transfer department, which will refund the increased part of the liquor tax to the taxpayers; Xin Si, a household in Zhao City that is prone to arrears (tax), was granted a tax exemption for the first quarter. He was also invited by Fan Zuyu. Futian Hospitals were set up all over the country to support orphans and the elderly......

But the snow is still falling, and after so much moral effort, God still keeps the snow falling.

According to Chinese tradition, when encountering such climate changes, many careerists will jump out to carry out activities. Plotting to destroy the country - that is, to change the dynasty. Therefore, the reminder of the monk Buddha seal is to tell Zhao Xing: Don't fool the group of people in Jingjiao.

Zhao Xing heard the meaning of the other party's words. He jumped to the hook. Rhetorical question: "The master just said that he had something to ask for, but I don't know what it is?" ”

The monk Buddha Yin glanced at Zhao Xing, found that the other party's eyes were clear, understood that the other party understood his hint, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, the poor monk has just arrived at Jinshan Temple, and he has to give something to the temple." I found some good wood from Uncle Ling. I beg you to give a piece of wood and carve a wooden Buddha...... I heard that Brother Zhao has a close relationship with Li Gonglin, Mi Fu, Wang Shu and other painters. If the officials can ask them to paint a few Buddha statues......"

The monk really can't get involved, he helped Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing has already paid for it, but now he is sticking it unrelentingly, which makes Zhao Xing a little displeased. He frowned and said, "Wood is not worth a few dollars, but favors are worth it, I will give you a piece of wood, but I hope that after you take the wood, you will not tell outsiders that I donated it - this is my only request." ”

The monk and Buddha seal were dumbfounded.

Originally, he wanted to publicize Zhao Xing's merits after Zhao Xing's donation, so as to show that he was very supportive among the wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou, and to attract more people to donate, but Zhao Xing's request turned out to be an anonymous donation. In this way, the reward prepared by the Sangha Buddha seal cannot be obtained.

What reward can the Buddha seal have, it is nothing more than verbal wisdom, preaching this merit for Zhao Xing, and preaching Zhao Xing's kindness...... However, the other party didn't care, and specifically said that human favor is the most important thing. This sentence about human affection is to point out to the monk and Buddha: first, he will not ask those painters to paint Buddha statues; Second, he made the donation for the sake of human affection, not for the sake of the Buddha's seal.

At this time, the monk Buddha Yin had nothing to say.

He didn't know that Zhao Xing had visited some Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in modern times, and he was full of disgust for the service attitude of these fee-to-person religions and temple-to-temple fees, and he was also very ashamed of those clay sculptures and wood carvings, thinking that they were just the props of liars. The monk and Buddha seal this is suffering from the disaster of pond fish.

For the rest of the way, the monk and Buddha Yin couldn't find a topic, because in front of Zhao Xing, he always had a feeling of being seen through at a glance, and the other party always looked at him with a light smile, which made him, who had always been articulate, a little lacking in confidence. He talked about Buddhist scriptures, Zhao Xing was noncommittal, he talked about compassion, but Zhao Xing suddenly asked: "Last year, Hangzhou was a big drought and a big flood, why don't monks give alms?" ”

This question choked Buddha Yin speechless, so he had to turn the topic to the scenery on the side of the road: "People say that more than half of Mizhou fled last year, and now it seems that there are people in the market, and the scenery is good!" ”

Zhao Xing smiled.

After a year of road repair in Mizhou, the road leading from Mizhou to Banqiao Town has been basically replaced with a smooth and tamped road surface, and Zhao Xing also plans to change it to a cement road this year to facilitate the transportation of goods. Horse-drawn carriages used to have to walk for most of the day, but now it takes only a third of the time to walk.

After noon, Zhao Xing's carriage arrived in Jiaoxi County, and when Lin Ji heard that Zhao Xing was coming, he hurriedly took Zhu Si, Zhangji and others out to greet him. His attitude was enthusiastic, and he thanked Zhao Tongju for his excellent preliminary work, the county's household department was complete, and the approval of the upper and lower households was very accurate, and the people had no objections, which saved the county a lot of effort. ”

Most of the household registration books in Jiaoxi County are the leftovers eliminated by Zhao Xing from the regimental training and the strong laborers abducted from Jinzhou, these people retired from the army, and Zhao Xing followed the composition of the army. They were organized into groups, and grassroots cadres were assigned to each household, and this kind of well-organized villager organization made the management of forest accumulation very happy. That's why he solemnly thanked Zhao Xing.

The villagers are easy to manage, and with the Goryeo Pavilion at their back, and a huge tax revenue, in such a place, the promotion of officials is very fast, Lin Ji thinks of the future prospects, and he will be awakened by laughter in his dreams these days.

Zhao Xing looked at the staff brought by Lin Ji, and turned to introduce the monk and Buddha seal beside Lin Ji: "This is the abbot monk and Buddha seal of Hangzhou Jinshan Temple." This time, I escorted my father-in-law here, and stopped by to see Jiaoxi County......"

Lin Ji's eyes flashed, and he asked, "The master plans to set up a Buddhist temple in Jiaoxi County?" If the master is interested, Lin is willing to open this convenience. ”

Monks were a special group in ancient China. His income was tax-free, so many people in the Song Dynasty became monks, not to worship the Buddha, but to be tax-free. Therefore, the Song Dynasty strictly controlled the number of monks, and each monk needed to hold a monk's disc issued by the government. in order to practice legally.

The local government's sale of monk discs is a large income, and generally speaking, each serving can be sold for 300 yuan. Jiaoxi has recently established a county. There is not a single temple in the area yet. If the monk and Buddha Yin intend to set up a temple in Jiaoxi, not to mention much, Lin Ji sells ten degrees, which is a big income for the local government.

Theoretically, although the population of Jiaoxi is small, it is a fat county, and there must be monks who are willing to come in such a place. The Japanese and Korean merchants who came to trade were also Buddhists. To be a monk here, you must be fat......

However...... However, the monk and Buddha Yin were transferred from the poor place of Yingshan to the medium-sized city of Hangzhou. He didn't want to preach in such a small place with few county residents. He bowed in a chic manner and replied in a high-sounding manner: "Lord Lin has good intentions, such a great deed, the poor monk must praise ......"

And then, there was no more follow-up.

Lin Ji saw the other party's polite refusal, smiled with regret, beckoned Zhao Xing to sit in the inner hall, and introduced as he walked: "The general judgment of the situation here is also known, but according to the rules, let me tell you: Jiaoxi has thoroughly investigated Dingkou this time, there are more than 1,100 households, barely over 1,000 households, and it is just a small county that cannot be small."

Speaking of which, it has done a good job of leaving people, and it has been arranged into one street for every ten households, one mile for every hundred households, and the rat tail thin (household registration) has been done really clearly, and the people have been controlled by military law, so that the villagers have very few lawsuits, and since the official took office, there has not been much to do.

However, there are few Dingkou in the county, and there are few Dingkou who should be sent to the place, and I am anxious to find a hundred and ten people here to repair the official office, but it has spread all over the four townships, and so far no one has come to serve in the service, leaving people, what can you do? ”

Zhao Xing muttered to himself in his stomach, this guy is so angry. In a small county of thousands of households, he made a single move, and he opened his mouth to be a hundred strong laborers, and he didn't let people live.

"County honor, collect money. Jiaoxi is near the sea, and the people here make a small boat to go to the sea to walk around, and the income is not old or young, which can be described as a small person in the county. Labor is this thing, hehe, how much does the people in the county lose their income if they delay a day's work? How could they have gone wrong? Collect money, they are willing, well, a lot of fugitives have come recently, and they have been paid to hire them to do it, and the county may be able to make a profit...... By the way, there are still more than 300 leftovers in my Mizhou regimental training, and there are still 100 residents in Linhai Village, in addition, there is a big salt field in Linhai Village, and the county commander, I want to incorporate these into my county. ”

Lin Ji frowned slightly. The family members of the regimental training are also people who do not cope with the errand service, and most of the leftover members of the regimental training are old and frail people, and the addition of these household accounts by the county has no impact on the income, but the expenditure will increase, for example, after this heavy snowfall, the charcoal salary he has to give will increase.

However, hearing that Zhao Xing was willing to hand over the salt farm in Linhai Village, Lin Ji's eyebrows jumped, and his face was a little happy: "The imperial court gave 3,000 yuan for the land money in Jiaoxi County, and now there is not much money left, I don't know if the salt farm has accumulated there." ”

Zhao Xing looked up at the sky and stretched out a finger: "Ten thousand guan, that salt farm is the place where the leftovers of my regiment training were opened, and it was originally just for my regiment to practice salting and bacon, and there is still some money left in the account, together with you." Lin Ji pursed his lips secretly, and said in his heart: "I don't know yet, you are the leader of a gang in Mizhou, and officials from all over Mizhou are tied up and tossed smuggled goods for you." I don't know how much private salt is sold in the Mizhou salt farm, but how much money is in the account is not up to you. ”

"The county should build a county office, a county school, and a county prison...... I'm afraid 10,000 is not enough, more more! Lin Ji continued to demand.

Zhao Xingyi pointed to the city and reminded: "There, since Jiaoxi has set up a county, then the county should enjoy the accumulated land taxes in January and February, why don't you come over with the Lin County Order?" ”

Lin Ji shook his head: "I'm afraid that the officials of the City Department will not allow it easily, I guess they have already spent that money?" ”

Zhao Xing smiled: "If you want money, Lord Lin will come forward, and I will support you...... In this way, you go ahead, and I will follow, just in time to go to the Goryeo Pavilion to have a look. ”

The Goryeo Pavilion was built along Tangjia Bay, stretching for fifteen miles, and it not only had a huge storehouse, but also had its own Goolan tile house and school hall, which was completely self-contained society. This government-built courtyard charges zero rent every year. The government does not collect a single penny of rent, and the only obligation of the tenants who live in it is to pay taxes.

This is the "republican" characteristic. Under the republican system, private shopping malls need to pay rent, while the trading venues provided by the government are built with taxpayers' money and serve taxpayers, so there is no need to pay rent, and paying taxes alone is considered an obligation. It seems that the Song people may not know what a "republic" is, but what they do is "republic".

Zhao Xing stood in front of this large-scale pavilion, pondering, Lin Ji had returned happily. His face flushed with excitement: "Thirty thousand!" Lord Zhao, they gave 30,000 guan. When the city supervisor heard that Lord Zhao was patrolling the streets, he hurriedly gave us 30,000 yuan. Readily! ”

Seeing Zhao Xing looking at the street thoughtfully, Lin Ji hurriedly added: "Lord Metropolitan Supervisor said that they have a complete set of officials in the city, but they don't need manpower. ”

Zhao Xing nodded: "Thirty thousand, if it's two months' income, it's too much, and if it's a year's income, it's too little." I was thinking, if we take over the security of the city, how much income will we have in each year? ”

Lin Ji listened, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly added: "Lord Zhao, these 30,000 yuan, they only asked me to sign a receipt of 25,000 yuan, this money is probably ......"

This money was to make Zhao Xing agree not to meddle in the internal affairs of the city. It is part of the unspoken rule of officialdom, and the money can be at the disposal of local officials, and they do not need to pay for their own soy sauce. In modern times, it is called the "Little Treasury".

Zhao Xing smiled and nodded slightly.

At this point, he agreed not to meddle in the affairs of Mizhou City, and the five thousand yuan fell into the pocket of Jiaoxi County.

As soon as he took office, with this money at his disposal, what else did Lin Ji want, he hurriedly urged Zhao Xing to leave, so as not to change his mind.

When Zhao Xing arrived at the county office, the two regimental trainers were running all over the sweat, looking for Zhao Xing everywhere, and when they saw him, they immediately reported: "My lord, there is an accident in the prison camp, Zhang Guanjun asks the adults to go quickly." ”