"Look at it," Zhao Tongju handed Zheng Lang a thick stack of documents in his hand.

The new data came up, and it rose a little, and there was a slight improvement, but it was still too far from the actual data. Let Zhao Tongju cry and laugh, once the truth is revealed, what will happen to these people?

Zheng Lang was also shaking his head.

Strictly speaking, they began to issue orders, it was the first, the first warning was the second, the second was the third, and this time the warning was the fourth, but it was far from the real data. Call the servants and give them one thing, that is, the measurement formulas of various areas, square, rectangle, trapezoid, triangle and circle, ellipse. In practice, it may not be these shapes, there are polygons, fans, and irregular shapes, but they can be measured twice or three times by cutting, and they can be combined together. Irregular shapes, such as zigzags, can be trade-off.

Let them copy it, and issue it again, and say, I am not satisfied with the results of this measurement, it is too different from the real one, people's hearts can be greedy, but there must be a degree of greed, the official has warned many times, don't regret it when the time comes, if you can't measure, use the method I grant to re-measure.

This time, only the acres of land were measured and the developed lake was measured, and other data had nothing to do with it. Even this does not need to be measured, but let each large household report it more.

Again, this is the last chance.

In addition to the many measurements, a lot of paper was wasted, and a lot of money was spent, and the labor caused by the measurement also caused some small complaints from the heads of various households. The autumn water is gradually flattening and cannot be delayed any longer.

When I got home, I told a few students what had happened.

"They're not at ease." Sima Guangdao.

The others nodded together. Even if you have credibility in your words, you can stay in Taiping Prefecture for a few years, and come to a new state, and for every additional acre of land, you will have to pay an extra tax in the future.

"Why aren't they reassured?"

This is a very meaningful question, not a question of taxes.

Yan Rong thought for a while and said, "I don't trust the government. "His family opened an inn, and similar things often happen, today's order, tomorrow's night's order, so that my father has a headache.

"It is the distrust of the government, there are really not many times in history when the people and the government cooperate well, Zhenguan, Kaiyuan, Wenjing several prosperous dynasties, the people's trust in the government will not exceed seventy, not to mention other dynasties." This is a fair statement, but the problem is not this, Zheng Lang asked again: "Why are you not at ease with the government?" ”

"Changing government decrees, oppressing the common people, greedy, arrogant, and incompetent...... Wang Anshi said more than a dozen in one breath.

"That's right or not, in the final analysis, it's taxes," Zheng said. These people who conceal their land are not those poor people who can't get by, as long as they don't pay taxes, they will honestly report the area of their fields.

"But how?" Lu Gong wrote.

"I know no, but why tax?"

"The state needs it."

"Why do you need a state?"

"Doctor Zheng, you can't do it without a country, foreign aggression will also have internal strife, Hugh said that without a country, it is a divided Central Plains, such as five dynasties and ten countries, which makes the people miserable."

"Yes, if you want the country, you must have a clear division of labor, the soldiers defend the homeland, Your Majesty leads the country, the ministers assist Your Majesty in governance, and the small officials of the following parties, these people need to be supported by the people. On the other hand, it is precisely because of the governance of these people that the country will be stable and everyone can live happily in a safe order. But the reason why these people are dissatisfied is precisely because they have a greedy heart. Why are they greedy, they can't be distinguished by good and evil surnames, there are good and evil, there are more evil and less good, it is the upper and lower effect. The officials above continue to be greedy with the most generous salaries ever, why don't the people below go to the camp? ”

This sentence made all the four sons ponder.

"So some ministers are eager to have a clean environment, including Shi Jie, his own style is very straightforward, what he hopes is to sort out from top to bottom, so that people are not greedy, not confused by Lao Shi, and want people to be surnamed not greedy, not only by the law, but also by virtue. But why am I pounding them so many times? ”

"It was he who made trouble for you, and distorted the facts, unscrupulous means, and went to the left ......" Yan Rong said.

Not necessarily, if you don't dig a pit, Shi Jie doesn't have a chance to jump if he wants to, so it's not easy to say it, and said: "Don't be afraid of what people say if you want to do things, just talk about right and wrong." He subconsciously thought of this situation, but he couldn't talk about it with his mouth, see what I said to the people in Taiping Prefecture? It is necessary to make it out for everyone to see. But people have good and evil, and things are good and bad, so if you kill all the wicked, even if you make a small mistake, what will become of that? If I had been executed before I was ten years old, why would I have spoken to you today? There is a process of regulation, persuasion, and control, and what is right and wrong? Is there a standard? For example, Wang Mang, everyone thinks that the country is a thief, but if you look at his laws and regulations today, why are some laws and regulations not beneficial to the people, and even far more far-reaching than his dynasty. Therefore, you can't ask others to think about it with your own ideas and your own requirements. If Fan Zhongyan and Kong Daofu insist on their own opinions, there is still right and wrong. In order to achieve his goal, Shi Jie did not hesitate to use all means, and his anger had already covered the sky, so I wrote a letter and asked Shi Saburo to ask him. ”

With such an explanation, the four of them understood Zheng Lang's intentions. Therefore, after the first precept, after the second precept, after the second precept, after the third precept, and then another precept, until the autumn water goes down and the encirclement begins, these big families will not be given a chance.

But I can't say.

Although there is an edict, but before the final data is completed, the squire will be wantonly encircled, and he can't deal with one or two people, and then deal with hundreds of people, even if he handles it, there is no need to cause this turmoil.

The four of them said in unison, "We understand. ”

Sima Guang said again: "Doctor Zheng, we have something to say, I'm afraid you will be angry. ”

"What's the matter?" Zheng Lang looked at his cautious appearance, and his heart began to feel angry, don't look at these children, once they get into trouble, it won't be a small disaster.

"We'll record some of our conversations with you."

"What kind of conversation?" Zheng Lang stood up all of a sudden, which reminded him of a book, The Analects!

And he said, "No." ”

However, Sima Guang said: "But, but ......"

"But what?"

"But we asked Lu Sanlang to send someone to the capital to print it, and it will come out soon." Sima Guang said.

The intentions of several people were very simple, and gradually knew about Shi Jie, Zheng Lang sent Shi Congguang to ask, but Zheng Lang himself was not in the capital, and after Sima Guang's repeated analysis, the teacher did not hit one side, only Shi Jie. But things are not as simple as thought, there are a lot of ministers jumping up and down during this time, including Pang Ji and others, all of them, how much let the teacher ask these questions, and ask in. In addition, it was said that we should be cautious about the victims, and many officials did not do anything. Invisibly, it will offend more people.

In the past, after he and Wang Anshi arrived at Zheng's house, because of his good memory, he recorded some important words that Zheng Lang had talked with them and recorded them with some enlightening words.

At that time, there were no other ideas, and later when I came to Jiangnan, a series of things happened, and then I took out these words and compared them, and found that Zheng Lang did everything he said and did from beginning to end, and he admired him more than once. Until now, they vaguely felt that it would be beneficial for the teacher to release this book.

Otherwise, if this group of Qing ministers attacked, the consequences should not be underestimated.

Put the book out and take a look at who is a gentleman!

Zheng Lang rubbed his head and said, "But there is a manuscript." ”

"Yes."

"Bring it."

Wang Anshi took it over, a booklet, about 30,000 or 40,000 words, flipped through it, all of which were his previous views on politics, the country, people's livelihood, and learning, and some of them also involved Confucianism, and there was nothing to shy away from.

Sima Guang said: "Doctor Zheng, don't worry, we know what to remember and what not to remember, and the manuscript sent to the capital has deleted another five or six thousand words. ”

"The manuscript itself is a problem."

"Yes," one of them did not dare to raise the bar. Also, they didn't say it, it was divided into four volumes of asking the country, asking the government, asking the people, and asking about learning, and it was deleted five or six thousand words, this problem is not big, and now they can't be treated as teenagers anymore, and gradually grow up, after Zheng Lang's developmental education, they will mature faster, what can be announced to the public, what can not be announced to the public, after a few people scrutinize, there will be absolutely no mistakes in the release. But there is more, a little bit is very boring, and some of the things that Zheng Lang did are regarded as anecdotes, and he chose more than fifty paragraphs, each paragraph is about five or six hundred words, and wrote them out, and along with these answers, they were stuffed into it one by one.

If this book is released, it will definitely be a big seller, the real gossip of the champion Gong, who doesn't want to hear it, besides, some things are so interesting.

They were kind-hearted, so Si'er pulled Zheng Lang's clothes, Xing'er and Cui Xian persuaded her, and Huan'er stood behind and nodded at a few sons.

"The little ladies are good people." With the persuasion of the four women, the sons became emboldened.

"Only once," Zheng Lang said helplessly. Does he need that fame? And there is a suspicion of self-defense. But it's not without benefits, these people like fantasy, and it's also the most terrible place, they're talking nonsense, and they have a reputation to match, not many people know the truth, and the common people know what's really going on in the palace, or around them? In the end, I could think about it, and I thought of several of my students, one was the son of the great annihilator Lu Yijian, the other was the son of a merchant, and the two were sharp-toothed people, and none of them were good people.

You can really pour dirty water.

This biography not only allows the people to see their true side, but also the real side of the four students, and sees that they are humble, studious, and ambitious.

…… It is quietest before dawn, after which the sky will brighten.

In Taiping Prefecture, as before, Zheng Lang did not make any big moves, including errand labor, did not give much care to the poor, and was almost doing nothing. At most, it is fair to deal with disputes, and teach people to weave. This has made the people very grateful.

Either Linjiang Temple was finally demolished, and it was sold for nearly 20,000 yuan.

There is a reference, in the history of repairing Wanchun Wei, using the method of work for relief, from Xuancheng, Ningguo, Nanling, Dangtu, Wuhu, Fanchang, Guangde, Jianping (now Langxi) eight counties, recruited 14,000 migrant workers, sent 30,000 county officials, 40,000 money, five days to weed, 40 days to build embankments, and then the construction of polders took dozens of days.

There is very little money, and there is a lot of food available, which is also money, and if you want to do it more satisfactorily, you will spend more money and food. Moreover, the construction of the two wei was started at the same time.

But the income is even more amazing, the role of business is not calculated, only a year of income in the polder, twenty levies three, 36,000 pieces of grain, now a Hu for ten buckets, is a capacity unit, the actual weight is more than one stone. The profit of mulberry is more than 500,000. This is only the direct income of the imperial court.

Speaking of next year, there will be Wei and the construction of Wuhu City.

You have to have money in your hands.

But it is also strange that no one came to ask for this money, but it only increased taxes, but it is not a state in Taiping Prefecture, the country has no money, no food, and the victims of the disaster in Hebei Province have to be rescued, so they have to increase the taxes of other states.

The east wall has fallen, and the west wall is to be torn down and repaired.

He also beheaded these monks at the foot of Zuotianmen Mountain.

The audience is like a mountain, the notice issued by the state government only said that they were seeking money and killing people, and did not say anything else, but the people are not stupid, guessing and guessing, they have guessed the truth of seven or eight points, and the people who have donated a lot of incense are even more hated to grit their teeth, before three o'clock in the afternoon, many people rushed over and began to smash with stones, and the officials could not stop them.

But no one knew that something big was coming.

At that time, Xiu Wanchunwei was crossing the river by feeling the stones, which was moisturizing things silently, Zheng Lang?

He is a whale swallow, if it were not for the consideration of labor, and if there are not so many people farming, it is possible to go up together. Immediately, Wuhu became the land of fish and rice.

When the last report came up, it was estimated that he didn't use his measurement formula to re-measure it at all, and when he saw that he was pressing, he added it again.

Zheng Lang laughed and laughed.

If you don't squeeze it, you won't be able to squeeze it clean until next year, so I asked the officials to sort it out.

He went to observe the water gate, that is, the sluice, which was also an important thing. Through it, the irrigation water in the polder can be adjusted, the water gate can be closed when the water is large, and the water gate will be opened when the water is small, so that the river water can pour in and replenish the water source in the polder.

Then he drove the boat again, came to the southeast of Wuhu County on both sides of the Qingyi River, the future Wanchun Wei and the Thirteen Lianwei, just like two guards, on both sides of the Qingyi Water, one left and one right, guarding Wuhu City.

After coming back, the little official sorted out the paperwork together, which should be the most detailed geographical exploration data in the history of Taiping Prefecture.

A very thick piece of information, sent two officials to carry the information home, and issued another order, the main officials of the three counties, come to the state city together, and everyone has a meeting.

After finishing speaking, I returned home and looked at the information carefully, some of which I had already read two or three times. Then, in my mind, I recombine the size and flow of all the rivers, the depth and area of the lake, the hilly area, and the soft siltation of the soil at the bottom of the lake.

This is the most perverted part of him, even if the Shen brothers were added together later, they were not as perverted as him.

But the hardest part is precisely this level.

Once it was decided, construction began, but the speed was very fast.

A few students sneaked up and ran over with excitement on their faces and asked, "Doctor Zheng, are you starting?" ”

Zheng Lang nodded.

Several teenagers jumped up happily together.

No matter how many books you write, it may not work, the teacher is an official, not a Confucian student, and the important thing as an official is to have good political achievements. If he hadn't reminded him of the disaster, it could have been explained by Meng. But what is done immediately is the real political achievement.

All the important officials of the three counties in one state arrived together, fortunately, there is Zhao Zhen's edict, which is very important and can be used as a legal basis, otherwise such a big project must be reported to the imperial court for approval.

With it, as a governor, you can have the right to read and organize this great project.

Let dozens of officials sit down and bring a large map and hang it on the wall.

It is a topographic map of Taiping Prefecture, with a large map area, mountains and rivers are clearly drawn, and almost all the larger ones are marked on it. However, everyone looked at the south and southeast directions of Wuhu, and they all wondered, where are the two big red circles drawn, and what do these two red circles do?

Concerning himself, except for the east end of the red circle in Dangtu County, the others are all within his own territory, Wuhu County Ling Wang Gu asked: "Zheng Zhizhou, may I ask the lower official, what do these two red circles do?" ”

Zheng Lang picked up the pen and wrote six big characters on it: Jing Min Wei, Yu Min Wei.

Jingmin Wei is Wanchun Wei, and Yumin Wei is the later Thirteen Lianwei, in fact, the name is not important, the important thing is this Wei. But Zheng Lang has other meanings, removing the word Min, it is the word Jingyou, which is the name of Zhao Zhen today.

The little emperor was abused very badly in the second half of this year, and his own strength was small and he was powerless, so he had to send three weak fires to give him a cold heart and a little warmth.

Didn't you say that the emperor was bad, Lao Tzu said that the emperor was good, too good! Not only that, but he also used his era name as the name of the two polders, and it is possible that these two polders are the largest polders in ancient and modern times, and will be broken in the future, but there is no doubt that one is the first and the other is the second largest.

Unconvinced, fire at me.

This mentality is not very good, so why bother.

But for the officials, it doesn't matter what the name is, even if Zheng Lang is happy, it doesn't matter if he is named Zheng Minwei, Lang Minwei. The key is ...... Wang Xianling looked very demented at this moment, and muttered: "Wei, Wei, Wei...... It's Wei. ”

The other officials didn't look very good.

There are many polders in Taipingzhou, including the prototype of Wanchun Wei, but is there such a big polder?

For example, Wanchunwei was originally very large, about three or four hundred tilts, and the area was quite amazing. However, the current Wanchun Wei, also known as Jingmin Wei, may have an area of more than 1,000 hectares, and the area of the other Wei is not less than 100 hectares.

Wang Xianling stammered again, "How big is it?" ”

"Jingminwei covers an area of about 1,100 hectares," Zheng Lang replied. Because of the trust of Jingshan, Zheng Lang accommodated some small polders nearby, which were larger than the original Wanchun Wei with an area of 1,000 hectares, but the Youmin Wei on the other side was slightly smaller than the 1,000-hectare Thirteen Lianwei in history, giving up some lakes and rivers, and the original site may not be the same, and said: "Youmin Wei is about 800 hectares." However, considering that the squires have concealed a large number of small polders and mountains, lakes and rivers, the actual area may be more than my estimate, and the large ones are 50 to 100 hectares, especially Jingminwei has the trust of Jingshan Mountain, which is convenient for building polders, and there are many small polders, which may be far more than 100 hectares. ”

"That is, that is, is it about two thousand hectares?" Wang Gu stumbled and stumbled, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his hand as he spoke. Where are 2,000 hectares of polders, how much arable land can be cultivated in a Taiping Prefecture? Xiaowei and plains, including mountains and slopes, which are so barren that they can no longer be barren, the three counties together are only 6,700 hectares.

"It won't be less, but it's just the beginning, and there will be more next year," Zheng Lang asked the official to hang up another map. There are also several large polders on it. Then looking at the large and small red circles, all the officials foamed at the mouth together.