Xu Qian originally planned to stay in Beijing for a month, and then return to Zhejiang. But now, because of the problem of requisitioning grain, I am not in a hurry to go back.

He planned to stay here for a while longer, so he deliberately went to the Ministry of Officials and explained the reason, the Ministry of Officials, I wish this Xu Qian would not go back, the period of grain collection is approaching, and the chief official is not in office, this Xu Qian boasted of Haikou, since he refused to go back, it was naturally better.

Anyway, if there is any account, it can be calculated when the food is not paid, and there is no need to worry about these problems now.

In the blink of an eye, it was autumn, Xu Qian stayed at home every day to tease Hengdao, two or three months passed, this little guy with wrinkled skin and red gradually grew up a lot, Xu Qian hugged him, looked at his dark eyes, Xu Qian glared at him, the little guy was not afraid of him, but also returned with big eyes, Xu Qian grimaced at him, the little guy still returned to Beijing with big eyes, Xu Qian said a word to him, he was still motionless, or returned with big eyes.

But Gui Zhi'er next to him came over and said to Xu Qian: "Okay, after holding it for so long, Dao'er must be hungry, please ask Liu Niang to breastfeed." ”

When the little one heard this, he began to cry loudly, until the nurse came and hugged him, and coaxed him twice, and then he was born.

Xu Qian said: "I found that Dao'er looks more and more like my father, with eyebrows, eyes, and nose." ”

Gui Zhi'er said angrily: "You kept talking like me last month. ”

"Is there one?" Xu Qian immediately became innocent: "I just said that Meng Ting said that she looked like you, but I didn't say that I felt like you." ”

Gui Zhi'er smiled and said, "Mengting has always said that she is like you." ”

Xu Qian was completely speechless, and sighed: "Okay, even if it's like me." ”

After stumbling a few words, Menzi said outside: "Young master, there is a letter from Zhejiang." ”

Although Xu Qian is still taking leave. However, the correspondence with Zhejiang is still endless, and he is in Beijing, but Xu Qian's control over Zhejiang is still undiminished.

Almost every day, there was an express newspaper from the express delivery shop, sending news and some letters from Zhejiang, and at the same time Xu Qian replied to the letter. Therefore, at about the same time every day, Xu Qian has to take some time out to be busy with his official business.

Xu Qian listened and grimaced at Gui Zhi'er. Said: "I went to the office for my husband and said goodbye." ”

Gui Zhi'er said: "Don't light the lights when you are in the study, open the doors and windows, so that it will be brighter, and it will save your eyes." ”

Xu Qian responded. I immediately rushed to the study, and as soon as I sat down, I could see that on the desk, a small pile of official documents and newspapers of Ming Pao were placed here.

Xu Qian was not in a hurry to read the official documents and letters, but first read the Ming Pao, and the front page of the Ming Pao today was an article in response to the imperial court's dispatch of troops. The article naturally bitterly criticized the harm of the Tatars, talked a lot about the necessity and justice of the imperial court to send troops, and published a so-called great victory, as early as half a month ago. Xuanfu had already taken the lead out of the 60,000-strong army, but it ran into a group of Tatar rangers, numbering only a few hundred, if they encountered a Tatar cavalry. The officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu naturally want to shrink up, but now. It was actually hundreds of rangers, so there was nothing to say, and the general soldiers of Xuanfu gave an order, and thousands of light horsemen swarmed out and beat this group of rangers to the ground. As soon as he got out of the customs, he got off to a good start, so the imperial court regarded it as a great victory, and Ming Pao also made a big fuss.

In this regard, Xu Qian only smiled slightly, but Ming Pao's recent remarks were very timely, and even the Son of Heaven seemed to be satisfied.

The Ming Pao sent today, obviously there is nothing new, Xu Qian put the newspaper down, and then his eyes fell on the official document, now the autumn harvest has begun, all prefectures and counties, whether it is the prefect or the prefect, is always busy with one thing, collecting grain.

Grain requisition is related to one's own black yarn hat, related to one's own future, and happened to meet this special year this year, although dare to be careful?

In the entire Ming Dynasty, the movement of grain requisition has begun, but I am afraid that even the lawsuit and the river embankment will have to be put aside, specifically responsible for this matter, it is said that this Shuntian Mansion alone, even the Lord Yin of the Mansion has personally gone into battle to supervise the requisition of grain, which shows how important this matter is.

Zhejiang is not exempt from vulgarity, as early as half a month ago, Xu Qian had personally drafted the charter, and sent a letter to Zhejiang, ordering them to handle it accordingly.

On the one hand, the errand workers in all prefectures and counties still have to go to the countryside to collect grain like the former errand servants, after all, although there are large-scale tax cuts and exemptions, there are still many grain taxes that must be collected, and on the other hand, the Money and Grain Bureau is ordered to buy grain.

The mulberry tax gives Zhejiang an annual income of three million taels of silver, and the three hundred taels of silver, except for some necessary expenses, the remaining two million taels of silver are all used to buy grain.

Although the price of grain in Zhejiang has increased slightly, it is obviously acceptable.

In any case, Zhejiang's expropriation work is progressing very smoothly, and it can be seen from these official documents that the progress of various prefectures and counties is particularly smooth, and the scene of fighting life and death is gone. Because the small families are exempt from grain tax, and the big families are full of confidence, although they are not as good as those local tyrants who grow mulberry, but the servants at least dare not make a mistake, and they can collect as much grain as you should collect, you don't want to pit me, and I will never pit you.

If it were in previous years, the county lord set the amount of grain to be levied, and the servants were not only greedy for ink, but also afraid that they would not be able to complete the task of the county lord, so they would have to go to the countryside like a wolf to uncover the tiles, causing a little conflict.

After Xu Qian read the official document, his face was calm, and he couldn't help but read some personal letterheads, one of which was sent by Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai reported on the progress of the new army's drills on the one hand, and now the new army, after several months of drills, has already had some appearance, Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau sent a batch of gunpowder and firearms, and now the drills of firearms have begun to put on the agenda, but the drills first started with the royal captains, more than a thousand royal captains after the emergency drill, roughly mastered the maintenance, firing, aiming, After the subjects of the queue, the lieutenants explained and drilled the new army, and the effect was quite good, and there was already some appearance.

And then, the content of the letter changed, and began to talk about the Governor Fang, Zhou Tai was responsible for contacting the factory guard, so the other party's husband was well aware, this Governor Fang seemed to want to be unwilling to be lonely, and put forward a few noisy plans to the friends of the week several times, but he didn't make up his mind to implement it, this guy, on the one hand, is a turtle, and he began to retract his head at the slightest hint of trouble, but he never wanted to be a puppet and ornament.

However, for Xu Qian, as long as this guy doesn't make trouble, no matter what he thinks, he has already been infiltrated into a sieve by Xu Qian by his side, from the friends of the curtain to the sedan chair man, and he can report the news to Xu Qian at any time.

After reading all the newspapers, official documents and letters, Xu Qian pondered silently on the chair for a while, then picked up his pen, wrote a few letters each, and ordered someone to report to Zhejiang urgently.

Today's official business, even if it is completed, Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and continued to be his father-in-law.

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Zhejiang's every move naturally can't escape the eyes of the cabinet, and now, it is not only the cabinet that cares about Zhejiang, but also the household department.

Li Shiao of the household department quarreled in the warm pavilion last time, and his heart was even more unhappy, what are you Xu Qian, but he is just a governor, the old man is a dignified household secretary, if you are a governor, do you want to mix in the future?

Li Shiao's mood can be imagined, he has been feeling very uneasy recently, on the one hand, Xu Qian promised very neatly, 1.4 million quintals of grain, and he said that he would pay it, could it be that this Xu Qian, what is really the future?

But when I think about it carefully, I don't think it's right, it's 1.4 million quintals.

However, when he heard that Zhejiang was going to use the money from the mulberry tax to buy grain, Li Shiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder this Xu Qian dared to boast about Haikou, it turned out that this was the case, and it was the idea of buying grain.

When he heard that Zhejiang used two million pieces of silver to buy grain, Li Shiao's heart was tense at first, and then he couldn't help laughing, according to the official price of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the so-called consistent banknote, quasi-money owes one tael of silver, and then the household department stipulated that one ingot of banknote should be folded into one stone of rice.

That is to say, one tael of silver can buy one stone of rice, and when converted, one quintal is equal to two stone of rice, that is, two million taels of silver can theoretically buy one million quintals of grain.

It's no wonder that Xu Qian is so confident, he can buy a million quintals of grain, and then embezzle some from other places, it is easy to raise enough 1.5 million quintals of grain. But Li Shiao is very clear, this is wishful thinking, because this is just a regulation of the household department, the official stipulates that one or two taels of silver can buy one stone of rice, just like the official regulations that merchants cannot wear silk and satin, it is an unrealistic idea, in fact, the current price of rice, one tael of silver can only buy more than half a load of grain, two million taels of silver, can buy six or seven hundred thousand quintals of grain is already very good. Xu Qian didn't know the current market price of grain, but he just took the official price of the household department to convert it, and the result was such an oolong.

In this way, Xu Qian can get enough grain, and it is already very good to have one million quintals of grain, and one million quintals of grain is nearly thirty percent worse than the quota drawn up by the household department.

After figuring out the reason why Xu Qian was full of confidence at that time, Li Shiao suddenly relaxed, and couldn't help but despise Xu Qian in his heart, this surnamed Xu has no distinction between grains, and he can't even understand the market price and the official price, no wonder he is unlucky, he has to plant this heel.

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