Qin Mingyue continued: "However, the distribution of money and grain in various places is very uneven. The transportation on this side of Dujiang City is more convenient, and it is a provincial capital, with a big river like Dujiang leading to the Yangtze River, so the goods can be transported out in large quantities and brought in, and the business is prosperous. Therefore, the family here, the Bai family pays more taxes than other families. Yesterday, we could also see from the clothes and fabrics worn by the head of the Bai family and the young master of the Bai family, as well as the gold and silver jewelry. ”

"In addition to Dujiang City and the Bai family, the places where several other families of the Eight Great Families live, those big cities, are obviously more economically taxed. The rest of the remote areas are far behind. This is also the reason why the total amount of taxes paid in Ba Province in the end is less than one-third of that of a province in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Of course, these are all generalized, even if you don't go through the money and food booklets, you can also find out about the files. However, I found a few interesting things, the first one is that the Yun family among the eight great families, this is the family you care about, and it is true that the harvest has not been good in the past few years. Agricultural harvest is poor, and taxes are completed, but compared with other places, and the local level in previous years, the gap is shown. ”

"The second one is the Shui family's Coldwater City. The Shui family of the Eight Great Families is a Yin Snake clan, accustomed to being brave and ruthless, and has made enemies with many hundred clans. Among them, there is a feud with the Yun family. This may also be related to the fact that the golden eagle that the Yun family believes in is accustomed to catching snakes. Anyway, these two families have never stopped. ”

"Among them, Lengshui City is closer to the Dashang Plateau, so the terrain is more precipitous, and there are fewer places suitable for farming, so that the agriculture there is not very developed, the population is not large, and the economy is even more backward. Coldwater City can be said to be the worst of the eight great families. However, what is strange is that in the past few years, near Lengshui City, the wind and rain have suddenly been smooth, and the agricultural harvest has been very good. Even, taxes are a little more than in previous years. ”

Xiao Rui couldn't help but interject: "It can't be that the Shui family brought the wind and rain that originally belonged to the Yun family to Lengshui City, right?" That's. Not to mention the water family of the Yin Snake Clan, even if you are a national teacher, the national teacher with the highest mana, it is estimated that you don't have this ability. ”

Qin Mingyue sighed and said: "Although it is said in the Dao Tibet, there are people of the Tao who can call the wind and rain and move mountains and seas. However, these are all legends, really, who has seen it? Our national teacher's lineage, magic, Taoism, and cultivation are all the top in the world. However, in the same vein of our national teachers, no national teacher can have such great ability. ”

Xiao Rui asked, "Then what's going on?" ”

Qin Mingyue also frowned and said, "I only hope this is a coincidence, if not, then this is a big deal." I hope that below, our bright and dark lines will be investigated more in these two places. It is necessary to investigate not only the present, but also the past. ”

Xiao Rui didn't dare to ignore it, instinctively, he felt that there was a big problem here.

Qin Mingyue looked at Xiao Rui's serious appearance, but couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, it's not a big deal." How can it be? We'll talk about it after everything has been investigated. I'm going to go on and on, and you interrupt me again. ”

Seeing Qin Mingyue's delicate and bright appearance, Xiao Rui's heart couldn't help but flutter, and he hurriedly said, "Okay, it's all my fault, you hurry up and say it below." I'm not going to interrupt you. ”

Qin Mingyue gave him a blank look, but this white eye rolled like silk, naturally it would not give Xiao Rui any threat, but made Xiao Rui smile.

Qin Mingyue said: "Third, I also found that through some correspondence with the government and the collection of taxes, Wang Meiren is not only a very capable governor, but also a governor who is humble in Ba Province. ”

Xiao Rui couldn't help but interject again and asked, "Know how to be humble?" Who has he humbled? ”

Qin Mingyue didn't blame him this time, and said, "Wang Meirenqian let the Taishou Master of Dujiang City preach, and the Taishou Leng Feng of Lengshui City. ”

Xiao Rui frowned: "A governor, even if there is no backstage, he will not be humble to his subordinates?" There's a problem here. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "This problem, I want to ask the light and dark lines to investigate." ”

Xiao Rui nodded and asked, "Mingyue, how can you see it?" Why didn't I see it? ”

Qin Mingyue sneered and said, "This is very simple. Over the years, the tax payment time in Dujiang City has been about the same month. However, in the past three years, after Wang Meiren became the governor, the tax payment time of Dujiangcheng has been postponed for more than two months. This situation only occurs when there is a disaster in the local area, or when something major happens. In addition, because of the long distance, when escorting the grain tax to the provincial capital, natural and man-made disasters were encountered on the way. However, Dujiangcheng is a provincial capital, and there is no way to pay taxes at all. There is only one possibility, that is, the governor and the Taishou do not deal with each other. ”

"If I hadn't seen this governor, I might have thought that Governor Wang wanted to deal with his guards. This is a normal phenomenon, isn't there a saying that if you don't cultivate in your previous life, you should be a magistrate; In his previous life, he did evil, and the county was attached to Guo; Is it full of evil, attached to Guo Provincial City? The most tragic thing is to be the magistrate, and the place where the Taishou is too guarded is in the provincial capital. In fact, there is an even more pitiful one, which is Jing Zhaoyin. Xiao Rui, you know it yourself. Jing Zhaoyin of all dynasties, is there anything good to do? ”

Xiao Rui smiled when he thought about it: "In that place in the capital, there are all nobles, children of official eunuchs, and relatives of the emperor. A small Jing Zhaoyin, who is in charge of the people in the capital, but also in charge of a group of families and officials who are bigger, more powerful, and more powerful than him, can he not be cautious and frightened? ”

Qin Mingyue said: "Yes, so, in the locality, the worst thing is the Taishou and the county order as a provincial capital." Because he was too close to the superior governor. However, our Dujiang City is too guarded, and it is obviously not in this ranks. He was able to drag on for two months in the hands of such a capable official as Wang Meiren. shows that he is not afraid of Wang Meiren at all. Behind him, there should be a big backstage. Wang Meiren, both of us have met. That's a lost pearl, very talented. He is also very considerate of the overall situation, and he is also very transparent and sleek, not a person who finds fault with his subordinates. Therefore, the troublemaker can only be the master of Dujiang City. Our people should also pay attention to this person. Perhaps, this person will be your breakthrough point. ”

Xiao Rui's eyes lit up. He is not afraid that the other party will be big, no matter how big he is, he can be bigger than him, the emperor's son? Xiao Rui was a little geared up.