Chapter 247: Pilot Counties

Lu Bing still has that smiling appearance, he has the lowest position among the people, but because of his special relationship with the emperor and the fact that he is a person from Jinyiwei, several adults are also very polite to him.

Entering the mourning hall, Lu Bing took the first step to incense Sun Henian and Sun Songnian.

Seeing this situation, Qiao Yu, Yang Shen and the others came to their senses, and they all stepped forward and offered condolences with a solemn face.

Mrs. Hong and Mrs. Liu were also relieved to see these big people come to the door to offer condolences, and remembered the cold car and horses in front of Sun's house a few days ago, their eyes turned red, and they immediately cried.

It didn't matter if they cried, hundreds of people from the Sun Mansion cried at the same time, and for a while, the entire mourning hall was crying.

This time, Sun Fu can be regarded as picking up the face lost some time ago. Now, although the family has changed masters, and Sun Dan is the master of the house, but with him, Sun Mansion may not be able to restore its former glory. Thinking of Sun Dan's affection, everyone slowly accepted Sun Dan, the new patriarch, in their hearts.

Qiao Yu and the others didn't expect Sun Fu and the others to cry like this, they all sighed.

Yang Shen was Sun Henian's classmate and classmate, so he stepped forward to comfort him a few times.

Mrs. Liu is also a well-informed person, and she knew that it was a bit rude to cry like this, so she hurriedly wiped her tears and ordered her subordinates to clean up a clean meditation hall and invite all the adults in.

Yang Shen and the others came in a hurry, and Sun Fu did not prepare, so he only boiled a pot of hot water and sent it over as tea.

Fortunately, everyone came here today for another purpose, and they didn't care.

Sun Dan beckoned everyone to sit down, he knew that they must have come here for a purpose, so he didn't ask first, just gossiped with them.

It can be seen that Lu Bing's sudden arrival caught several people off guard, and with such a spy present, it is difficult for everyone to say something. After sitting for a long time, the five of them talked about today's weather hahaha, but they didn't cut to the chase.

In the end, Lu Bing couldn't help but provoke: "If you adults have something to say, let's be honest, Lu Bing came here today to get the holy decree, that is, he is a messenger." If you have something to say, when the matter of implementing the new tax law in Shunfu is discussed, I will go back to my life. He smiled and squeezed his eyes at Sun Dan, "Jingyuan, you start first." ”

Only then did Sun Dan understand that this Lu Bing had originally come on behalf of the emperor, so he coughed and saluted Shuntianfu Yin, after all, he will be his top boss, and if he takes office, he will be his subordinate, and he still has to give face: "Lord Luo, or you say a few words." ”

Lord Luo's name is Luo Huanian, this person is a taciturn real person, otherwise it would be impossible to be a magistrate in the capital, he thought about it and said: "I also have a holy decree, let Sun Dan you go to Shuntian Mansion to be the magistrate of the county, take a county to try out the new tax law, as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, this official will do his best to cooperate." When a new official takes office, the specific county to go to is determined by his own officials. Sun Dan, just ask Master Qiao about this. ”

After speaking, he closed his mouth tightly, and a gentleman said nothing.

Qiao Yu also had no way to take Lord Luo's wood, 'touched' his beard, and didn't shirk it, saying, "Sun Dan, I'll come down and think about it." Shuntianfu has a total of five states and nineteen counties. The five prefectures of Tong, Ji, Zhuo, Ba and Changping and the nineteen counties of Daxing, Wanping, Liangxiang, Fangshan, Dong'an, Gu'an, Yongqing, Baoding, Dacheng, Wen'an, Wuqing, Xianghe, Baodi, Ninghe, Sanhe, Pinggu, Shunyi, Miyun and Huairou are also known as the twenty-four prefectures and counties of Shuntianfu. Among them, Daxing and Wanping counties rely on Guo, called Jing County, which is very important, and naturally cannot be given to you. As for Tongzhou, it is a Caoyun wharf, and it cannot be "chaotic". Let's not talk about these three places. ”

Qiao Yu was the head of the six Shangshu, equivalent to the head of the Central Organization Department in later generations, and was responsible for the personnel arrangements of the entire imperial court. He said this very carefully and explained it very clearly. Sun Dan paid attention when he heard this, and through this speech, he could probably figure out the thinking of the officials when appointing and dismissing officials.

This is the political wisdom that Qiao Universe has cultivated over the years as an official, and you have to listen carefully.

Qiao Yu continued: "When Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, in order to 'use the Son of Heaven to defend the border', although the capital is the heart of the world, but it has to take on the important task of resisting the northern grassland peoples, many places have built dock fort guards, the army and the local administration are mixed up, and it is not conducive to Sun Dan you to implement the new tax law." In this way, Miyun, Huairou, Ji, Zhuo, and Ba don't have to think about it. As for Changping, it is the mausoleum of Emperor Wuzong, and there are not many people, so you can't go. ”

Sun couldn't help nodding indifferently, thinking deeply. In fact, after Qiao Yu said this, he was stunned to find that in fact, many counties in Beijing have a very single function. Tongzhou, for example, is nothing more than a large transshipment terminal and military warfare; Changping is a royal mausoleum, as for Wanping, Huairou and other places, it is simply a large military camp. There is not much farmland and people in these places, which is why the agrarian society is quite peculiar.

Yang Shen also said: "Indeed, if Jingyuan goes to these places, I am afraid that he will only care about dealing with the army and the dispatched agencies of the major yamen all day long, and there will be no way to see the effect of the new tax law, and it will not be able to play a specimen role at all." ”

Qiao Yu: "Therefore, I came down and thought about it, Sun Dan, you must find a place with a large population and a lot of arable land in this tax reform pilot to see the quality of the new law." But there is no shortage in places such as Dong'an and Wuqing. After thinking about it, there was only one place to go. ”

Lu Bing also listened attentively and asked, "Where is it?" ”

Qiao Yu slowly said two words: "Fangshan." ”

Hearing these two words, everyone was a little in an uproar, and Yang Shen nodded again and again: "That place is good." ”

Qiao Yu smiled: "Fangshan has a large population, and there is no garrison, which is just right." ”

Sun Dan thought about it, that place was indeed a bit remote. Fangshan in the Ming Dynasty was not the Fangshan District of Beijing in later generations, it was still a barren mountainous land. The terrain is low in the east and high in the west, and 70% of the county is mountainous. How many people live in the area of Fangshan County, and there is also a trouble in this place, that is, more than ninety percent of the farmland in the county belongs to the Gongqing family, and these people do not have to pay taxes. If you want to clear the land there, it is not easy to pull teeth from their mouths.

According to Sun Dan's original thoughts, his new tax reform did not want to have too much conflict with the family. Historically, the pioneers of reform have not come to a good end. For example, Shang Ying in the Qin period, such as Wu Qi, such as Wang Anshi. But if you go to Fangshan, you will inevitably have conflicts with the wealthy family. Behind these people there is a network of relationships compiled by the teacher, the same year, relatives and friends, and the whole body is involved, so don't fill yourself in it when the time comes.

He was hesitating whether to refuse, but out of the corner of his eye, he inadvertently saw Yang Shen and Qiao Yu exchanging glances with each other, and smiled slightly. The heart immediately brightened, these two people are both cadres among the officials of the Yang family, and they should have reached a tacit understanding before.

It is undeniable that Sun Dan has a good personal relationship with these two. However, politicians will always focus on major politics when considering problems, and there is no personal feeling to talk about here.