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Time flies, more than half a year has passed, the early summer of Baoding three years is coming, Beihai County, Qingzhou, here is Zhang Xuan's birthplace, but also the largest livestock production area of the Great Zhou Empire, in addition to horses and sheep are not as good as the grassland, the output of other cattle, mules, donkeys and other large livestock is the first in the world, and the Donglai County next door is the shipbuilding industry and fishery developed, and the annual production of various ships and seafood is also the first in the world. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A team composed of thousands of people is slowly walking on the official road of Beihai County, Zhang Xuan sat in the carriage, looking at the wheat fields and farmhouses on both sides, his heart was full of feelings, when the official road on both sides of the country was barren and populated for dozens of miles, people were hiding in several important cities, five or six years have passed, both sides of the official road have completely changed, large areas of wheat fields are endless, at this time it is the time when the wheat turns from green to yellow, the breeze blows, and the wheat waves rise and fall.

In the distance, there are huge windmills by the river, and in the distance are scattered villages, most of the houses are newly built, and the white houses and black tiles reflect the Wei Wei green mountains in the distance, which is particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Would you like to go to the farmhouse for a cup of tea and rest for a while?"

Accompanying Zhang Xuan on the trip was Concubine Pei Zhizhi, who saw the feelings in Zhang Xuan's heart, so she smiled and suggested finding a place to drink tea and rest.

Zhang Xuan nodded, he wanted to ask about the people's feelings, then he saw a large-scale tea house not far ahead, he suddenly remembered that he had rested here back then, so he ordered: "The tea house in front, where am I going to rest for a while." ”

Immediately, dozens of horsemen galloped away, taking the first step to arrange security measures, and after a while, the carriage that Zhang Xuan was riding slowly stopped in front of the tea house, and several guards led the owner of the tea house to greet him.

The owner of the tea house is a father and son, and in front of him is a white-haired old man, he took his son to kneel down and bow, "Little old man to meet His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Zhang Xuan motioned for the guards to help them up, looked at him for a moment and smiled: "I should have seen my husband, right!" ”

"Exactly!"

The old man said excitedly: "When Your Majesty went to Qi County, the little old man had just built two thatched huts, and His Majesty had come to drink water in the thatched huts. ”

"By the way, it's just that I forgot what your last name was, and there was still your wife at the time, and my son seemed to have gone up the mountain to hunt."

"The little old man's surname is Wang, and his wife passed away the year before last, this is my son."

The old man pulled his son behind him, "This is my son, who is no longer hunting and farming at home." ”

The man bowed again, "The villain Wang Zan sees His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Zhang Xuan saw that this man was quite sturdy, and he had a military temperament in his gestures, so he asked with a smile: "Have you ever been in the army?" ”

"The villain has been in the army, and he has been a captain for his work, and he was injured in the Jiangxia battle last year, and he has now returned to the field, but the villain is still a captain in the county militia and has just returned to his hometown from training."

Zhang Xuan noticed that he actually only had one eye, if he didn't look carefully, he couldn't see it, he looked at the house again, nodded and said: "Back then, there were still two broken grass houses, but now there are indeed five blue brick and tile houses, which has changed a lot!" ”

"This is built by the villain with the money from the meritorious reward, and there is also a house in the village, which is just a tea house where my father does small business."

"Since it's a tea house, let's sit down!"

Zhang Xuan said to the guards again: "You don't need to go in, the weather is so good, just drink a bowl of tea under the shed outside." ”

The guards quickly laid out mats and couches under the pergola, Zhang Xuan took the crown prince Zhang Ting and Yang Shidao, Pei Hong and others who accompanied him on the tour, and several ladies and palace maids went to the room to rest and drink tea.

After a while, the old man brought the freshly brewed camellia, and Zhang Xuan smiled: "I remember that Mr. Wang was the first person to move here at that time!" ”

"Xiao Lao'er is indeed the first person to move in, at that time the government issued a rule, living outside the county, each household will send five acres of homestead, Xiao Lao'er is tempted by this, now it seems very wise, the second year was canceled, Xiao Lao'er's five acres of homestead is now worth at least three hundred yuan, and it is also the best seat close to the official road."

"Are there a lot of people moving in now?"

"A lot of people have moved in one after another, our village is called Donghezhuang, and now there are at least 200 families, oh! That's our village. Old man Wang pointed to the village in the distance and smiled.

At this time, the son of the old man Wang also brought a few plates of refreshments, "Your Majesty, these are all snacks made of mountain goods, although they are rough, they are local specialties, Your Majesty can taste them." ”

"What is this made of?" Zhang Xuan picked up a small snow-white steamed cake and asked.

"This is a cake made of yams, and if you put a little honey, it is called yam honey cake."

"I see!"

Zhang Xuan pushed the cake to his son, "This is good, try it." ”

Zhang Ting tasted it, nodded and praised: "It's fine and soft, it's really good!" ”

Zhang Xuan brought him two more plates of dim sum, and then asked Wang Zan, "How many people are in the militia group in the county?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are about 8,000 people, training for ten days before the summer harvest and before the autumn harvest, and one month in winter, our Yidu County militia has the largest number, there are 3,000 people, divided into six battalions, the villain is responsible for one of the battalions, and the militia soldiers are all nearby villagers."

"What does the militia do besides training?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"There is also the construction of water conservancy in winter, of course, almost everyone has to participate, but the militia is the main labor force, and in addition, the militia also has to work together to prevent and arrest thieves."

At this time, Pei Hong walked forward quickly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there are a few old people over there who want to see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhang Xuan looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw five or six old men with canes standing not far away, looking over here, so he nodded and said, "Please come over!" ”

After a short time, several old men were brought forward by the guards, and they knelt down and saluted, "Xiaomin see His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly ordered the guards on the left and right, "Quickly help them up and let them sit down!" ”

Some of the guards helped them up, laid out mats for them, and invited them to sit on the floor.

The old man said: "I heard that Your Majesty is going back to Beihai County, and the villagers recommend that we, the villagers, come to visit Your Majesty on behalf of several nearby townships, but fortunately, Your Majesty stopped to rest, otherwise we would have missed it." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and asked, "Everyone has livestock, right?" ”

"Almost every household in our area raises cattle, mules and donkeys, thanks to His Majesty's foresight, both sides of the river in Beihai County are planted with pastures, and there are large patches of pasture on the seaside, and now these grasslands have become the golden treasure house of the people of Beihai County, we have lived a lifetime, and we are not as rich as today, outsiders say that the wealth of the people of Beihai County is no less than that of Zhongdu, but we say that it is Your Majesty who planted golden seeds for us, and today it has grown into a big tree full of golden fruits."

The gratitude of the villagers also made Zhang Xuan quite pleased, when he gave up Beihai County and moved the capital to Wei County, established the central capital, and has always been very sorry for Beihai County in his heart, this is his place of Longxing, and it is also the land where he struggles for his ideals step by step, he sincerely hopes that the people here can live a prosperous life, only in this way can he alleviate the guilt in his heart.

"You all talk about your income, and if I compare the income of the people in Zhongdu, maybe the income of the people in Beihai County is higher than that of Zhongdu." Jang Hyun said with a smile.

Everyone discussed, and pushed out an old man to speak, this person's family background is medium, very representative, the old man bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the little old man's surname is Zhao, there are two sons and a daughter, the daughter has been married, the youngest son joined the army three years ago, there is me and my wife and the eldest son and his wife, and there is a grandson, a granddaughter, the family has 160 acres of land, of which 60 acres is the military merit field earned by the younger son in the army, 100 acres is the Yongye field shared by me and the eldest son, and the younger son will have 50 acres of Yongye field when he comes back from the army in the future, Our family raised ten cows, twenty mules and fifteen donkeys, and last year sold five cows, twelve mules and ten donkeys, plus the income from farming, a total of more than 500 yuan. ”

Pei Hong and Yang Shidao were dumbfounded, they actually earned more than 500 yuan a year, and a squire's annual salary was nothing more than that, Zhang Xuan stroked his palms and laughed, "This income is spread out, and I estimate that everyone in Zhongdu will run away, and all of them will come to Beihai County to make a living." ”

"Your Majesty, it won't be so exaggerated!"

Pei Hong next to him said with a smile: "Uncle, the bartender of a big wine shop in Zhongdu can earn six times a month, but more than 70 times a year, and the shopkeeper doubles, the highest income in Zhongdu is the copper miner in Lingquan Mountain in the south, he can earn 20 times a month, and only 240 times a year, but he is very tired and his life is in danger. ”

The old man trembled and said, "It seems that we have lost our words." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly: "This is actually nothing, everyone lives a rich life, and I am also very happy, but I also want to make it clear, when I left Beihai County, I said that everyone will be exempted from animal husbandry and commercial taxes for ten years, and once the ten years expire, taxes will be levied when selling livestock, and everyone's income will be reduced at that time, I hope everyone must be mentally prepared." ”

Everyone nodded and said, "We have been exempted from taxes for ten years, and we are only grateful in our hearts." ”

"It's not early, I have also set off, please say hello to the villagers."

Zhang Xuan got up to say goodbye to everyone, and at this time, a palace maid butler stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Niangniang said that the snacks here are very good, and she wants to bring some back." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Then buy them all and give everyone a taste." ”