Wang Xuan hurriedly returned to the back house and saw his sister Wang Hua at the dinner table.

The name is very vulgar, his eldest sister is called Wang Bi, the second sister is called Wang Yue, and there is a cousin named Wang Xi in the middle, but unfortunately he died early. When she came to her sister, she was called Wang Hua, and his uncle struggled for half his life and failed to give birth to a son.

Seeing her brother, Wang Hua was extremely excited, and Fei also moved off the bench and ran towards Wang Xuan with her hands open and her short legs, Wang Xuan subconsciously opened his arms and hugged her steadily.

"Brother, why haven't you come to see me these days, not yet, don't accompany me to dinner, I'll go to you, Uncle Zhao said you're talking about things, I can't disturb you......"

It took Wang Hua a long time to explain things clearly, her face was full of grievances, a pair of big eyes were sparkling staring at Wang Xuan, tears were rolling in the eye frames, and her open lips were shaking from time to time because of whimpering.

Seeing Wang Hua's expression, Wang Xuan's heart was soft, children can't lie, although Wang Xuan has never seen Wang Hua now, but at the moment when the four eyes met, a mysterious feeling came to Wang Xuan's heart, he felt attachment, trust, and responsibility. All confusion and hesitation about the future are gone, and he has the obligation to protect her, regardless of whether he is related by blood or not.

"It's Brother Bad, Uncle Zhao temporarily said that there is a big matter for me to deal with, so I didn't tell Hua'er, it's Brother Wrong, Brother gave Hua'er a gift, can you fly in the sky?"

"Really?"

Hua'er burst into tears and laughed, doubting that in the past, in addition to eating and playing with her, Brother had never given her a gift.

The four-year-old child already has a strong memory, and Wang Xuan is her only relative, both father and brother, so Hua'er cares about Wang Xuan's attitude towards her.

"Of course, but don't be angry with your brother after Hua'er receives the gift, okay?"

"As long as my brother gives me a gift, I won't be angry with my brother whether I can fly or not. ”

Looking at his sister who was milky and spoke seriously, Wang Xuan turned his head, his nose a little sour.

Qing'er on the side took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of Wang Xuan's eyes, and then took the handkerchief back into his arms with a relieved face.

"I promise, I will be able to fly, when it comes to Hua'er's birthday, Brother will give Hua'er another gift, okay?"

Looking at Brother A's red eyes, the flowers are still a little strange, why did their eyes suddenly turn red?" "Brother, your eyes are red, are there insects, Sister Zhu, but why don't any insects bite me, is it that I am usually more well-behaved, and Brother is not obedient to bite him?"

KO！

Wang Xuan turned his head again, Qing'er skillfully took out a handkerchief and wiped it for Wang Xuan, that expression was very relieved.

Wang Xuan was in no mood to pay attention to anything else at this time, his heart was budding and hurt, he wanted to make her happy for the rest of her life! To be honest, the tears shed today are worth half a lifetime.

After a while, Wang Xuancai turned around and explained: "Ah, I just read a lot of Chen Tiao in the study, my eyes are a little dry, it's fine, what are we going to eat tonight?"

"Oh, rice porridge, by the way, Sister Zhu said that there are rabbits tonight, but how can rabbits be eaten when they are so cute?"

The heart was broken, and the N-headed four-legged animal galloped in front of Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan looked back at Zhu'er and said, "Miss hasn't eaten rabbit meat?"

Zhu'er was startled and hurriedly explained: "Young master, no, Miss ate minced meat when she was ignorant, and when she got older, the young master told Miss that rabbits are very cute, try not to hurt them......"

Wang Xuan was speechless for a moment, almost holding back his internal injuries.

At the dinner table, Wang Xuan coaxed a rabbit leg into the little girl's belly.

That night, Wang Xuan told Hua'er a story for the first time, wanting to lull Hua'er to sleep, who would have wanted to talk about when his eyelids were fighting, Hua'er still opened her big watery eyes and asked: "Brother, did the big bad wolf finally trick into Little Red Riding Cycle's house?"

The next day, Wang Xuan met with the person in charge of all aspects of Jixiangling in the study with panda eyes, saying that he was the person in charge, but in fact he was a person with a loud voice and a bit of prestige.

There are more than 20 people at the meeting, and it is rare for more than 20 people to have more than 20 people in one territory, after all, there are not so many things in this county and not other counties to ask everyone to "work hard" to "manage all opportunities".

The meeting was presided over by Zhao Sheng, the chief steward and chief consul of Jixiangling.

"Young Master, everyone has arrived, can you start?"

"Let's start!" Wang Xuan said expressionlessly.

The first to speak was the Council of Ministers, which is a staff body that assists the lord in managing matters large and small.

Liu Quan, as the person in charge of people's livelihood, spoke first: "Young master, according to the current tax progress, in the 53rd year of Xia Yuan, Ji Xiang will receive an estimated tax of 10,000 gold coins. As of the end of August, the tax revenue was 5,896 gold coins and six silver coins, mainly taxes paid by farmers, hunters, and merchants, and the other part was about 2,000 gold coins from the sale of coal mines. The expenditure was 5,324 gold coins, which were salaries for government personnel and coal mine miners, and partly for disaster relief expenses and subsidies for war-damaged sergeants. ”

"Your Lord, the 1,324 men who had been lost in the previous battle of the army have been replenished, and now the strength is 5,000, including 1,000 guards from the lord's palace, 3,500 garrison troops, and 500 Hedong guard troops. "This is the military commander Wang Yu.

"Young Master, as of the end of July, there are 3,026 registered households in our auspicious collar, with a population of more than 151,000 people, an increase of 124 households and more than 600 people compared with last year. ”

This is Zhou Bin, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs under Liu Quan.

At this time, Wang Xuan asked, "Is the new population an internal increase or an inward migration?"

"Young Master, there is no foreign population for the time being. Zhou Bin said embarrassedly.

That's a newborn, this year, this environment, it seems that there is nothing to do if you don't give birth at night, but this situation is ...... The official style of auspicious officials is still well-known, and the professional ethics are very online, so what is the problem?

Although the Wang family treats the people well, the living conditions are indeed much worse than those of Daxia across the lake, not to mention the inconvenient transportation, and if you want to buy some basic living materials, you have to wait for the merchants to buy the goods.

"Go ahead. ”

After more than half an hour, the report was finally completed, and Wang Xuan calculated again according to the information he received, and the per capita annual income was only one point and three gold coins. A family of five calculates that if you want to survive a year, you need at least 10 gold coins, where will the remaining 3.5 gold coins come from?

Seeing that Wang Xuan was silent, it was inconvenient for everyone to disturb rashly, so they gradually quieted down.

Wang Xuan was indeed shocked, it was really a blessing and a curse, the situation of auspiciousness was like a poor county in later generations, if you can't find a way to get rich and go in the wrong direction, you can only live by begging.

"Uncle Zhao, how much is your annual salary?" Wang Xuan broke the silence first.

"The old minister has thirty gold coins a year. Zhao Sheng replied calmly.

"Then does your family have any other income?" Wang Xuan asked again.

"The old minister's family has a shop that deals in mountain goods, and the annual income is about 50 gold coins; in addition, there are more than 200 acres of paddy fields, which are all rewarded by the old lord along the Liuyin River, and the annual income is also 200 gold coins; excluding taxes and other expenses, a balance of 200 gold coins can be settled in a year. ”

"Do you know how many gold coins a family of five consumes annually?"

"Less than ten gold coins. "Zhao Sheng obviously understands the living conditions of the auspicious people.

The difference is 20 times, and the gap between the rich and the poor in this era of wilderness is so big that it is shocking.

So Wang Xuan asked: "Does the Ministry of Civil Affairs have any measures to increase the income of the people?"

Liu Quan said: "At present, we still depend on the sky to eat, but after we have a coal mine, we have recruited some people to participate in mining and give money and food, which has alleviated some points." ”

Wang Xuan didn't dare to think about it, it wasn't that everyone didn't do anything, but that everyone didn't know how to act.

Wang Xuan was silent for a while before he said: "It's not that our auspicious leaders are not in bad condition, but that we haven't been able to explore our own advantages, and the land under our feet is very fertile. The cultivation and planting of each household is very backward, and there is no unified planning and coordination to improve productivity, and the auspicious rivers are dense, and only one aquaculture is enough for us to eat a mouth full of oil......"

Wang Xuan used the views of later generations to analyze the auspiciousness he knew, and said that everyone looked at each other and doubted it. He also doesn't expect everyone to understand now, there is still a lack of trust between the two sides, and the knowledge structure is different. It's like a waste cardboard box or wine bottle at home, which most people throw away directly, but some people can turn waste into treasure after simple processing.

Subsequently, Wang Xuan made adjustments to the government agencies, and Jixiang Ling set up a government affairs yuan to oversee all government affairs of Jixiang.

The first premier of the State Council: Zhao Sheng, the ministers of state: Liu Quan, Zhang Yun, Zhao Xiaoshan, Wang Zhi, and other ministries also have arrangements.

The military department was divided separately and was under the command of Wang Xuan.

Of course, this division of the armed forces is only a framework, and it will be a year before the real military reform begins, and the focus now is on economic development.

After announcing the adjustment of government affairs, Wang Xuan dispersed the meeting, and he wanted to accompany Hua'er to make kites.