It is not possible to cultivate the land by manpower alone, and there were no machines in ancient times, so it is very important to cultivate cattle at this moment.

However, the ploughing cattle are very precious, and there are only three in the entire Yuelong Village. If you want to buy cattle, you need to have a certain relationship with the government.

The plan to buy 30 cattle fell through, and it was not realistic to buy so many cattle in large quantities at one time.

At this moment, three days have arrived, and a young man with a team of more than a dozen people came to the entrance of Yuelong Village.

Through inquiry, they found the Mei Mansion, and the leader was the young man who had met Mei Xiaohan on the streets of Splendid City.

"Mei Gongzi! Don't come unharmed! ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "I didn't expect you to really come!" ”

"I have long heard that there is a master in Yuelong Village, Splendid City, I have never met by fate, and I am really fortunate to be able to see the true face of a master on the street of Splendid City!"

Mei Xiaohan said: "Childe, you don't have to be so polite, just say anything you want, I don't like to beat around the bush!" ”

It turned out that this young man's surname was Liu, his name was Su, he was from Xizhou, and his family was in business. His father, Liu Luo, has been detained because he was framed and sued.

The presiding judge of this lawsuit is Xizhou County Cheng, Xizhou County Cheng likes to collect, in order to rescue his father Liu Luo, Liu Su looked for rare treasures everywhere to do what he liked.

It happened that Liu Su met Mei Xiaohan on the street of Splendid City, and was soon attracted by this magical glass mirror, so he wanted to buy it.

After learning the reason, Mei Xiaohan sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect Liu Su Gongzi to be so filial, I am really moved!" ”

Liu Su said: "In this way, Mei Gongzi is willing to give me that priceless treasure!" ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "Not bad! You are so filial, you must be able to save your father as you wish! ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "I have something I want to ask Liu Gongzi for help!" I don't know if Liu Gongzi can agree! ”

"Please Mei Gongzi, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

After listening to Mei Xiaohan's words, Liu Su laughed and said, "I originally thought that what Mei Gongzi mentioned would be something like picking the moon in the sky, but I didn't expect that Mei Gongzi just wanted to plow cattle!" This... Easy to do! ”

Liu Su's father, Liu Luo, is the horse supervisor of Xizhou, responsible for the folk cattle and horse trade in the entire Xizhou, although he is also an official, but he is not of the same grade.

Although there is no grade, the power in his hands is very large, and the cattle and horse transactions of both officials and ordinary people in the entire Xizhou need to pass through Liu Luo's hands.

Mei Xiaohan said: "I don't know why Liu Su's father offended anyone?" ”

Liu Su said: "Supervise the imperial history Zhang Ling!" ”

The superintendent of the imperial history is in charge of supervising hundreds of officials, inspecting counties and counties, correcting prisons, and purging court ceremonies.

The supervision of the imperial history is low weight, the Tang and Song dynasties only have eight officials, the Ming Dynasty is seven products, and the Qing Dynasty is from the five products.

Supervise the imperial history, there is no qualification to enter and exit the main gate of the court, and can only enter and exit through the side door, and you are not allowed to go to the palace unless you do something. The restrictions were only lifted at the beginning of the new century.

However, because both internal and external officials are under his supervision, their authority is very extensive, and they are quite feared by hundreds of officials.

posts, Tang is fifteen people.

Song was reduced to six people, and six departments were inspected, and the grade was from seven.

The Inspector of Imperial History is equivalent to the current prosecutor of the Supreme Procuratorate.

Zhao Hu said: "If a prosecutor of the procuratorate is like this, no one will take care of him?" ”

Liu Sudao: "Although the grade of the supervising imperial history is not high, it is low in power, and no official in the court is willing to offend them." ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be very difficult to do!" ”

"What the hell is that Zhang Ling!"

Liu Sudao: "It is said that Zhang Ling's uncle"

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the system of the Tang Dynasty was followed, and the supervision of the imperial history was on the eight products; After the restructuring of Yuanfeng, the supervision of the imperial history was changed from seven products, and the quota was six people.

The prefect of the Song Dynasty Imperial History Observatory was the Imperial History Zhongcheng, commonly known as the "Taiwan Chief".

There is another person who serves the governor of the imperial history as the deputy governor of the imperial history platform.

The supervisors under the Imperial History Observatory are: Serving the Imperial History, Serving the Imperial History in the Palace, and Supervising the Imperial History.

If it is an official who is humble and serves the imperial history in the palace and supervises the imperial history, add "lixing", which is called the palace serving the imperial history and supervising the imperial history.

The highest official of the Imperial Historical Observatory set up in the Tang Dynasty - the Imperial History Doctor, was only a kind of official of the third grade in the early Song Dynasty, and Yuanfeng was promoted to a ministry official from the second rank after the reform, but it was not awarded to anyone.

The official qualities of the Imperial Observatory are as follows:

Yushi Zhongcheng: At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was four products, and Yuanfeng was changed to three products.

Serving the Imperial History and Miscellaneous Affairs: From the six products, the five products are specially given.

The history of the Imperial Service: At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was from the six products, and after the restructuring of Yuanfeng, it was determined to be from the six products.

The history of the palace servant: At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was from the seven products, and after the restructuring of Yuanfeng, it was set as the seventh product.

Supervision of the imperial history: At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was from the eight products, and after the restructuring of Yuanfeng, it was set from the seven products.

Qipin was regarded as a sesame official in later generations, but in the Song Dynasty, it belonged to the ranks of middle-level officials. For example, in the Song Dynasty, the county order that belonged to the location of Gyeonggi was the eighth grade, and the county order of the rest of the ordinary counties was only from the eighth grade.

As an administrative body one level higher than the county, the prefecture (equivalent to the current city), its chief executive, the governor, is generally appointed by the fifth or sixth rank officials.

As the supervision of the imperial history from the seventh grade, it is roughly between the county order and the governor, which is equivalent to the current deputy department level.

The official grades of the Song Dynasty are as follows:

Zhu Shang Shu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, Shizhong, Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shaoshi, Shaofu, Shaobao, Wang, is a positive product. (All of them are additional officials, not permanent positions.) The left and right prime ministers of the late Southern Song Dynasty are also a product), and the Shangshu is shot left and right.

The privy envoys, the opening of the palace with the three divisions, the special jin, the prince and the prince, the prince of the country, the doctor of Guanglu for the first product.

The subordinate servant, the Zhongshu Shilang, the Zhujin Ziguanglu doctor, the Privy Council, the Governor, the Privy Council, the Captain, the founding county, the Shangzhu country, is the second grade.

Doctor Zhuyin Qingguanglu, signed the Privy Council, Guanwen Hall Scholar, Prince Young Master, Young Master, Young Guard, Imperial Doctor, Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Households, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Crime, Ministry of Industry, Left and Right Jin Wuwei, Left and Right Wei Generals, Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, Yang, Jing, Yu, Liang, Yongzhou Mu, the front of the palace are all commanding envoys, festival envoys, founding county officials, pillar countries, from the second grade.

Zhu Xuanfeng, Zhengfeng Doctor, Guanwen Hall Bachelor, Hanlin, Senior Minister, Baohe Hall Scholar, Hanlin Bachelor, Hanlin Bachelor, Senior Minister, Baohe, Duanming Hall Bachelor, Longtu, Tianzhang, Baowen, Xianmo, Huiyou, Fuwen Pavilion Bachelor, Privy Straight Bachelor, Left and Right Scattered Cavalry Standing Attendant, Quan Liucao Shangshu, Shanghujun, is the third product.

Zhu Zhengyi, Tongfeng Doctor, Longtu, Tianzhang, Baowen, Xianmo, Huiyou, Fuwenge Straight Bachelor, Yushi Zhongcheng, Kaifeng Yin, Shangshu Lie Cao Shilang, Zhuwei General, Prince Guest, Zhan Shi, Founding Marquis, Protector, for the three products.

Zhu Tong Doctor, to the matter, in the middle of the book, Tai Changqing, Zong Zhengqing, the secretary and supervisor, the general of Zhu Wei, the deputy commander of the palace, the Cheng Xuan envoy, the founding uncle, the captain of the light car, for the four products.

Zhu Taizhong Doctor, Baohe Palace, Longtu, Tianzhang, Baowen, Xianmo, Huiyou, Fuwen Pavilion Servant, Left and Right Counselor Doctor, Quan Six Cao Shilang Seven Temple Qing, Guozi Sacrifice Wine, Shaofu, General Supervisor, Zhuwei General, Light Car Captain, for the four products.

Zhuzhong doctors, horses and infantry are all commanders, deputy commanders, observers, general servants, regular servants, Xuanzheng, Xuzheng, Xiezhong, Zhongshou doctors, founding sons, and captains of the cavalry, which are the five products.

Zhu Zhongfeng, Zhongsan Doctor, Taichang, Zongzheng Shaoqing, Secretary and Young Eunuch, Inner Guest Provincial Envoy, Yanfu Palace Envoy, Jingfu Palace Envoy, Prince Left and Right Concubine, Privy Secret, Zhongliang, Zhongwei, Yiwei, Doctor of the Guard, Horse in front of the palace, infantry army are waiting, defense envoy, Hold the sun, Tianwu, Dragon Shenwei four compartments are all commanding envoys, regimental training envoys, Zhuzhou Thorn History, Horse Captain, Founding Man, Riding Captain, for the five products.

Zhu Dynasty Discussion, Fengzhi Doctor, Jiying Hall Repair, Seven Temples Shaoqing, Zhongshu Menxia Provincial Inspection and Correction of Zhufang Affairs, Shangshu Left and Right Shilangzhong, Guozi Siye, Ordnance Supervisor, Dushui Messenger, Prince Shao Zhan Shi, Left and Right Yude, Enter the Inner Serving Province, Inner Serving Province are all known as Deputy Governors, Xuanqing, Xuanzheng, Zhaoxuan Envoy, Gong Wei, Zuo Wu, Right Wu Doctor, Entering the Inner Serving Province, Inner Serving Province Escort Class, Privy Undertaking Decree, Deputy Undertaking Decree, Xiao Cavalry Lieutenant, is the sixth product.

The courts, the courts, the courts, the court, the living room, the living house, the imperial history, the left and right members of the Shangshu Province, the Privy Council examined the text of the room, the right Wendian, the secret pavilion repair, Kaifeng Shaoyin, Shangshu Zhu Shilang, Kaifeng Mansion judge, push official, Shaofu, generals, military weapons and young eunuchs, and An, Chenghe, Cheng'an doctors, Lingtai Order, flying cavalry captain, for the six products.

The courts, the courts, the court, the palace to serve the imperial history, the left and right divisions, the Shangshu Zhu members of the Wailang, the waiters, the straight dragon map, the heavenly chapter, the Baowen Pavilion, the Kaifeng Mansion Division records the military, the Privy Council, the Privy Council of the deputy minister, the martial arts to the martial arts doctor, the consummation, peace, security doctor, the Hanlin good doctor, the prince reads, the waiter, the two red county orders, the cloud cavalry, for the positive seven products.

Zhu Cheng Lang, left and right Zhengyan, Fu Baolang, supervising the imperial history, directly showing Mo Huiyou, Fu Wenge, Taichang, Zongzheng, Secretary Cheng, Dali Zheng, Author Lang, Chongzheng Hall storytelling, Fu Baolang, Zheng Shi to the right Wu Lang, martial arts to Wu Yilang, and An to the security Lang, Hanlin Medical Officer, Hemen Xuanzan Sheren, Prince Zhongsheren, Sheren, Zhu Rate Mansion Rate, Prince's Mansion Yishan, Praise Reading, Straight Speaking, Judgment Tai Medical Bureau Order, Hanlin Medical Efficacy, Medical Healing, Wu Cavalry Captain, for the Seven Grades.

Zhu Fengyi, Tong Zhilang, Seven Temples, Secretary Lang, Dr. Taichang, Privy Council Counselor, Editor, Edict Deleted Official, Zhi Secret Pavilion, Author Zuolang, Guozi Jian Cheng, Zhuwang Palace Professor, Dr. Guozi, Dali Division, Commentator, Xunwu, Xiu Wulang, Inner Servant, Kaifeng Prefecture Zhu Cao Shen Military, Military Patrol Envoy, Judge, Beijing Judge, Yiqi County Order, Liangchi County Cheng, Sanjing Chi County, Qi County Order, Taishi Bureau Wuguan Zheng, Zhongshu, Menxia Province Record, Shangshu Provincial Affairs, for the Eight Products.

Zhu Xuanjiao, Xuanyilang, Imperial History and Taiwan Inspection Judge, Master Book, Shaofu, General, Armament, Dushui Supervisor, Temple, Supervisor Book, Secretary Provincial School Shulang, Zhengzi, Taichang Temple Fengli Lang, Taizhu, Taixue, Martial Arts, Doctor of Law, in charge of the Taiyi Medical Bureau, Hemen Zhihou, Privy Council Room by Room, East and West Worship Officials, Congyi, Bingyilang, Prince Zhu Rate Mansion Deputy Rate, Prince's Mansion Record Office, Jiedu, Observation, Defense, Regiment Training, Military, Supervisor Judge, Jie Du Palm Secretary, Observation Envoy, Jingfu, Jiedu, Observation, Defense, Defense, Regiment Training, Military magistrate, Zhuzhou signed the judgment, Jiezhen, Shangzhongxia Prefecture recorded the army, Jingfu Zhucao participated in the military, military patrol judge, Chengzhi, Rulin, Wenlin, engaged, engaged in politics, Xiu Lang, Gyeonggi County Cheng, Sanjingchi County, Ji County Cheng, Zhuzhou Shangzhongxia County Order, Cheng, Liangchi County Master Book, Wei, Zhufu Zhucao, Jiezhen, Shangzhou Zhusi Participate in the Military, Jiedu Deputy Envoy, Marching Sima, Defense, Regiment Training Deputy Envoy, Taishi Bureau Cheng, Zhichang, Lingtai Lang, Bao Zhangzheng, Hanlin Medical Healing, Medical Certificate, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Waiting, Director of the Privy Council of the Three Provinces, Shouque Director, Lingshi, The history of the book is from the eight products.

All the undertaking, the flattery, the pro-people order, from the eight products, the undertaker Lang is allowed to this.

Diantou Gaopin, Suburban Society, Jitian, Taiguan Order, Guozi Taixue Zheng, Lu, Wu Xueyu, Law Xuezheng, Taiyi Bureau, Zhongxun, Zhongyi, Chengzhong, Bao Yilang, Zhuhu Zheng, Gyeonggi County Master Book, Captain, Sanjing Chi County Master Book, Captain, Zhuzhou Farewell, Changshi, Sima, Privy Council Shouque Shuling History, is the Nine Products.

Zhu Chengwu Lang, Gao Ban, Huangmen Neipin, Chengjie, Chengxin, Di Gonglang, the middle and lower states of the division joined the army, the upper middle and lower counties of the state, the captain, the city, the horse supervisor of the main book, the state secretary, literature, teaching assistant, Hanlin medicine, for the nine products.

The official grades of the Song Dynasty were very complex, consisting of dispatch, own official rank, scattered official rank, honorable officer, knighthood, and posting.

Dispatch: Most of the positions that actually do things are temporary workers.

This official rank: also known as Jilu official, that is, what kind of treatment he enjoys, the name is the official position left by the previous generations such as the three dukes, six ministries and nine qing.

Loose official rank: The actual rank, and the civil and military rank correspond to the civil and military ministers.

Honorable Officer: Twelve turns, honorary titles, and no practical effect.

Title: Honorary title plus additional subsidy, fiefdom and actual feud are often different.

Posting: Honorary titles specially designed for literati, such as a scholar or bachelor of a certain pavilion.

When Yuanfeng was restructured, it was abolished to send the official to take up the actual position, and the official rank was dispersed. Rank of official in the last years of political peace:

Civil officials: Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Tejin, Jin Zi Guanglu Doctor, Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, Guanglu Doctor, Xuanfeng Doctor, Zhengfeng Doctor, Zhengyi Doctor, Tongfeng Doctor, Tongyi Doctor, Taizhong Doctor, Zhong Dafu, Zhongfeng Doctor, Zhongsan Doctor, Chaoyi Doctor, Fengzhi Doctor, Chao Invite Doctor, Chao San Doctor, Chao Feng Doctor, Chao Feng Lang, Chao San Lang, Cheng Lang, Feng Lang, Feng Lang, Tong Zhi Lang, Xuanjiao Lang (formerly Xuande Lang, Zhenghe avoided Xuande Gate Reform), Xuanyi Lang, Cheng Shi Lang, Cheng Feng Lang, Cheng Lang, Cheng Zhi Lang, Ru Lin Lang, Wen Lin Lang, Engaged Lang, Congzheng Lang (Chongning Shitong Shilang, Zhenghe Re-change), Xiu Zhi Lang (Chongning Shi-Deng-Shilang, Zhenghe Re-Change), Di Gonglang (Chongning Shilang, Zhenghe Re-Change).

Military Attachés: Taiwei (Zhenghe Xinzhi), Tongshou Doctor, Zhengshou Doctor, Xuanzheng Doctor, Doctor Xuzheng, Xiezhong Doctor, Zhongshou Doctor, Zhongliang Doctor, Zhongwei Doctor, Yiwei Doctor, Qinwei Doctor, Gongwei Doctor, Zuowu Doctor, Right Martial Doctor, Zhengshilang, Xuanzhenglang, Xuzhenglang, Xiezhonglang, Zhongshilang, Zhonglianglang, Zhongweilang, Yiweilang, Qinweilang, Gongweilang, Zuowulang, Right Wulang, Wugong Doctor, Wude Doctor, Wuxian Doctor, Wujie Doctor, Wuluo Doctor, Wujing Doctor, Wuyi Doctor, Wuyi Doctor, Wu Gong Lang, Wu De Lang, Wu Xian Lang, Wu Jielang, Wu Luo Lang, Wu Jinglang, Wu Yilang, Wu Yilang, Dun Wu Lang, Xiu Wu Lang, Cong Yi Lang, Bing Yi Lang, Zhong Xun Lang, Zhong Yi Lang, Cheng Zhong Lang, Bao Yi Lang, Cheng Jielang, Cheng Xin Lang, Off-duty only.

Historically, the Song Dynasty has always been considered a wealthy dynasty, and many people believe that the Song Dynasty "hid wealth from the people", with a low ratio of officials and people, and relatively clear politics. But if we seriously turn the page to history, I am afraid that the conclusion may not be so.

Strictly speaking, in the sense of the happy life of officials in the Song Dynasty, only officials in ancient China were regarded as "state civil servants", and since the Qin and Han dynasties, the salaries of officials began to implement a strict "Zhilu system", that is, according to the rank of the official or the level of the knight).

The Song Dynasty also continued this system, but compared with the previous and later dynasties, and even compared with the contemporary dynasty, the salaries of its officials were staggering.

For example, even if they did not have a title, their monthly salary could reach 300 to 400 guan ("History of the Song Dynasty", "Records of Officials"), which was 10 times that of the Han Dynasty and 6 times that of the Qing Dynasty.

This is not counting the "welfare subsidies" that officials themselves have for changing seasons, such as clothing, silk, cotton, and rice, and their families can also receive a wide variety of "blessing subsidies" such as clothing, grain, tea, wine, charcoal, and even horse feed, according to their rank.

Perhaps writing in this way, it is not easy for the reader to conceptualize the above figures, and here we quote a historian.

A study of the salary of Bao Zheng, a well-known Qing official, is used as an explanation and supplementary basis: the total annual salary of Bao Zheng should be: 20,856 guan money, 2,360 stone of grain and other subsidies in kind.

According to historical records, during the Northern Song Dynasty, if there was no war, the price of grain was generally 300~500 wen a stone, and the approximate prices of silk, silk, luo, and cotton were 1,600 wen, 1,200 wen, 4,000 wen and 85 wen - so the actual income of Bao Daren was far more than 20,000 yuan.

Considering that the level of agricultural production in China has been quite high since the Sui and Tang dynasties, we use grain to measure what Bao Daren's annual salary would be if he lived to this day.

The price of grain in the Northern Song Dynasty was 400 wen and one stone (about 100 catties), if calculated at 2.5 yuan per catty of grain, 400 wen in the Northern Song Dynasty was equal to 250 yuan today. That is to say, a copper coin is equivalent to 0.625 yuan, and each copper coin is equivalent to 625 yuan, and 20,000 guan is 12.5 million yuan - and at that time, a state in the Northern Song Dynasty paid 10,000 ~ 30,000 yuan to the central government every year.

In addition, the Song Dynasty also set up the "ancestral system", officials to recuperate regularly, all expenses are borne by the state - such a generous treatment, so that the Song Dynasty officials rarely volunteered to become officials, and some people even did not hesitate to bribe officials to change their age, in order to achieve the purpose of continuing to stay in office.

Therefore, since the beginning of Song Shenzong, the imperial court began to use the policy of "carrots and sticks" to force officials of age to retire: on the one hand, officials who have reached the age of 70 will not be evaluated and promoted; On the other hand, officials who voluntarily retire are given higher promotions, and their children and grandchildren can be "compensated", that is, they are given certain official positions but no specific positions, and even their wives are given preferential treatment.

According to the idea of high salaries and honesty, officials in the Song Dynasty should keep to themselves and fulfill their duties when they get so many salaries, but in fact this is not the case.

Taking the famous "Huashi Gang" project in history as an example, it can be seen that the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty did not give up any opportunity to make a fortune because of their high salaries.

"Huashi Gang" originated from the prime minister Cai Jing discovered a Suzhou man named Zhu Mian, who was good at garden art.

Song Huizong was overjoyed when he found out, so he set up a bureau in Suzhou to collect strange flowers and trees and rugged stones for the emperor to build royal gardens.

Due to the lack of railways and developed trucks at that time, these flowers and stones had to be transported to Bianjing through the ancient canal, and the ten ships were called a "gang".

According to the history of the Song Dynasty, the "Huashi Gang" lasted for more than 20 years, "the great rate of Taihu, Lingbi, Cixi, Wukang Zhushi; two gradual flowering bamboo, miscellaneous wood, sea mistake; Fujian heteroflower, lychee, longan, olive; Hainan coconut; Huxiang wood bamboo, Wenzhu; Jiangnan Zhuguo; Denglai Ziyi sea wrong, aragonite; Liangguang and Sichuan Strange Flowers".

In order to ensure the transportation of the "Huashi Gang", not only was the Cao Yun, which was related to the people's livelihood of the country, squeezed out, and the Cao ships and a large number of merchant ships were forcibly requisitioned, but also officials at all levels were involved in it, not missing any opportunity to make a windfall - according to historical records, officials at all levels not only tried their best to help Zhu Mian collect flowers and stones, but also took the opportunity to extort money from the people.

Compared with the poverty of the people, officials at all levels in the Song Dynasty lived a luxurious life of poverty and luxury, and even Kou Zhun, the representative of the Qing officials in the mouth of the people, lived an extremely luxurious life.

For example, the history of the Song Dynasty said that he was, "A quasi-young man is rich, sexually extravagant, comedy drinks, and every banquet guest, he is more closed." The house has not tasted the oil lamp, although it is located, it will surely burn the candle."

His extravagance even went so far as to ask Sima Guang to make negative teaching materials for his son - Sima Guang said that Kou Zhun was "a lavish crown for a while in the modern Kou Lai Gong (Kou Zhun was named Lai Guo Gong)".

It is conceivable that at that time, Kou Zhun, the representative of the Qing officials in the mouth of the people, lived in such luxury, what should the corrupt officials Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others in the mouth of the people be? I'm afraid that the word "more" will be added before "extravagance".

In addition, with the reproduction of the descendants of officials, the number of officials increased due to the "shadow supplement" - during the time of Zhenzong, the number of officials in the Song Dynasty was about 10,000, and after only 40 years, the number of officials more than doubled during the reign of Renzong, and it was close to 30,000 by the time of Yingzong.

Correspondingly, in order to support more and more officials, the Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue became more and more tight - in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the income of 20 million guan of money and grain could be more than half, but in the reign of Renzong, although the state continued to raise taxes, the treasury revenue reached more than 130 million guan, but there was no surplus.