The current right waiter of the Nanjing household department is a loser in the process of restructuring the government office in Beijing.

He also wanted to be transferred to Beijing with the previous "Nanjing Jiuqing", even if it was still just a right attendant, but there would be an important task that he would directly lead to.

But he still stayed in Nanjing, and at this moment, the six departments of Nanjing, except for Jia Yong and the military department Shangshu, were all people who had previously served as political envoys or governors of Zuobu in various provinces.

Governors were appointed in the provinces, and they were transferred to Nanking for a self-evident reason: to keep them in the local area would hamper the new law.

The right attendant of Nanjing's household department looked at the Nanjing household department Shangshu, Yang Tinghe, Jia Yong, and Xia Yan all saw it in their eyes, and then only heard him say calmly: "After the provinces have cleared the fields and soils this year, there are thousands of things to do to rebuild the yellow book. I am uncertain, but I am afraid that I will miss a big thing. Tong Shilang admonished impartially and directly, Xia Youdu, don't be angry. ”

Xia Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Am I angry?

And at this moment, Yang Tinghe's eyes also gathered essence.

Then, he picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air, and said, "Remake the Yellow Book, that's next year." Xia Shangshu and Tong Shilang are naturally a public heart, everyone is a public heart, and no one is angry. ”

After taking a sip of hot tea, he put down the teacup, but his voice was a little colder: "Could it be that the books of the provinces have not yet arrived, and the household department of Nanjing is already busy recreating the yellow books?" ”

The words that attracted the attention of Yang Tinghe and Xia Yan were Qingzhang Tiantu and Yellow Book.

In Nanjing's Houhu, there is a yellow book library that records the "family background" of the Ming Dynasty.

In this yellow book library, there is information about the land and people of the Ming Dynasty, and the transaction records of each piece of land are also kept.

The day-to-day management of this Yellow Book Library is mainly in the Quartet.

The person responsible for updating and consulting the yellow book is the Nanjing Household Department, and a director of the six products is in charge of this matter.

Responsible for the supervision of the daily affairs of the Yellow Book Library, it is Nanjing Huke to give things, from the seven products.

The person in charge of guarding the key and opening the door was the person who guarded the eunuch in Nanjing.

Those responsible for guarding, guarding, and patrolling are to be sent by the three guards of the pro-army stationed in Nanjing.

The small officials and craftsmen who have stayed in the Yellow Book Library on Houhu Island for a long time cannot leave even if they are sick, according to the rules, and they will be specially treated by doctors on the island.

The Yellow Book Library is so important, what is the content of Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Xia from Shou now?

Yang Tinghe's rhetorical question is the system of updating the yellow book in the yellow book library.

Unlike the previous dynasties, the information of the Ming Dynasty's land registration and household registration was summarized from bottom to top. The household registration system of all dynasties is "from top to bottom", that is, statistics are carried out from top to bottom by the household department, provinces, prefectures and counties of the imperial court.

The yellow book of the Ming Dynasty was first distributed by the government to each household, first with the first unit of Lijia, and then handed over to the head of the first after filling it out. Each lijia then sent the book to the county, and the county made the yellow book of the county according to the county book and sent it to the government office. The same goes for Fuzhou and Buzheng envoys, and finally sent to the household department in Nanjing.

Each county has four copies of the Yellow Book.

At present, the provinces are still only at the stage of clearing the land, and some places have not even started - the agricultural time cannot be mistaken.

Xia Congshou mentioned the yellow book, and the intention is very worth pondering.

"The yellow book has not been made for a long time, and the new officials, officials, and secretaries under the household department must practice their hands. The yellow book must be coherent, and the lower officials have ordered someone to check the yellow book in the library, whether there are any insects and damages. After the statistics are out, they will also be written to each province, and the corresponding content on the transcript will be sent to Nanjing to complete the old book. Xia Congshou was very calm, looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "Which time did the Yellow Book be made, and there was no need to prepare for half a year or even a year in advance?" ”

He is a dignified scholar and a second grade, and theoretically only responsible for the emperor. Now he calls himself a subordinate to Yang Tinghe, but his tone has the flavor of rhetorical questioning.

Yang Tinghe asked unhurriedly: "Is there a preliminary statistical result now?" ”

"The pavilion knows that Hongzhi has counted once in three years, and there are more than 792,900 volumes in the treasury, and the shell surface does not exist, and there are as many as 647,300 copies that have been eaten or rotted by insects to varying degrees, and less than two-tenths of them are intact. According to preliminary statistics, less than 12 out of 10 of the more than 1 million copies are intact. The lower officials have presented His Majesty, this time not only to make up the old book, but also to transcribe the new book, the previous budget of paper and ink framed silver, craftsman silver, I am afraid that there is still more than seventy percent. ”

"Seventy percent?" Yang Tinghe's tone was no longer very good.

"At least seventy percent." Xia Congshou still looks very confident, "Every time I recreate the yellow book, I will probably make about 80,000 new copies." Now that the new law is being implemented, it is not yet known how much of the hidden fields and fugitives will be investigated; If the official land is sold, how many more records will be entered into the yellow book? I am afraid that there will be at least 120,000 copies of this new volume. ”

He looked at Xia Yan: "If you don't start preparing now, how can you make a new volume as soon as possible?" Jingcha should act according to the rules, but this time in Nanjing, the complexity of the advice and consultation of colleagues in Kedao and the weight of the intrusion are not only felt by the household department, but my household department does have a heavy responsibility on its shoulders. ”

After slapping Xia Yan for a moment, he bowed his hand to Yang Tinghe again: "Pavilion, according to the new regulations, this recreated yellow book will no longer be apportioned by the county. According to the rough estimate of the lower officials, according to the calculation of the two taels of silver required to make a volume in previous years, four copies of one volume, and the new volume may need to allocate one million taels of silver. It took nearly 500,000 taels to make up the old books for inventory. The Council of State and the Council of State, the Counsellors and Ministers of State took the matter of the Yellow Book lightly! ”

Huang Zuo had been a magistrate in Guangdong, and he knew that Xia Congshou's estimate of the cost of two taels of silver for a volume was not wrong.

This is already a fairly cheap cost.

Recreating the Yellow Book is not just about copying it. As one of the most important archives of the Ming Dynasty, the paper used in it, the mounting, and the preservation are required. Although it is no longer possible to make "copperplate books" like in the Taizu and Yongle periods, the cost is still not to be underestimated.

Even if they don't want to increase the burden on the people, the county officials still need to spend time and energy. Can this be done without special funding?

But now Xia Congshou's last sentence made the Nanjing officials at this meeting shocked.

It seems that there is something in the words.

With the strength of the imperial court, the yellow book is more expensive, is there a so-called "think lightly"?

The Yellow Book is not just the Yellow Book, the Yellow Book is the basis for enslavement, and the Yellow Book is still ...... A large number of local governments adjudicate on the basis of many land disputes.

Yang Tinghe nodded: "Since Xia Shangshu has already played the book, the court will discuss it again." According to Xia Shangshu, there are more than one million volumes in the library today, and eight out of ten are broken? ”

"When Xia Guan was appointed to the household department of Nanjing, the first thing he did was to inquire about the Yellow Book Library. At the root of it, a catastrophe occurred in the first year of the natural wind and suffered a flood. Second, in the past ten years, there was the Chenhao Rebellion, and then His Majesty was in power, the people of Nanjing were uncertain, and the officials were also quite slack. ”

The meaning of Xia Congshou's words: I just arrived, and the maintenance of the Yellow Book Library has nothing to do with me.

But everyone only heard the words "people's hearts are uncertain" in his words.

After this coordination meeting, Xia Yan stayed, and after entering the official hall of Yang Ting and the guests, he couldn't help but ask: "Pavilion, Xia Shangshu is holding the Yellow Book Library with self-respect, why is it so bold?" ”

"You're going to impeach him?"

Xia Yan controlled his emotions and looked at Yang Tinghe.

It seems that only one signal is needed: if His Majesty and Yang Tinghe need it, he can immediately impeach Xia Congshou.

"Gong Jin can't figure it out?"

Xia Yan actually figured it out, he was here to explore his attitude.

Yang Tinghe smiled: "Since he has already presented it according to the truth, wait for His Majesty's will, wait for the National Policy Meeting and President Fei to come up with a strategy." ”

Xia Yan couldn't find any attitude, but Yang Tinghe's smile still conveyed the message.

Walking out of the gate of the Governor's Ying Tian Courtyard, Xia Yan looked back, his eyes were actually over the compound, and he faintly looked in the direction of the north.

Obviously, the imperial court has a strategy for a long time, right?

It's just that I'm not qualified enough to know.

He turned his head and walked towards his palanquin.

But that doesn't mean he can't figure it out!

……

Which of the various ministries in Nanjing has the most power?

In the past, it was the military department. Because Nanjing's substantive supreme authority is the garrison hall meeting, and the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department can counsel the aircraft maintenance.

But now it is delicate, the garrison hall meeting has not been abolished, but there is an additional governor Ying Tianbu in Nanjing, and the governor is named Yang Tinghe.

The Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department was the right attendant of the former Beijing Military Department.

Yang Tingyi, the former left attendant of the military department, was the governor of Jiangxi, and the right attendant lang was the counselor of the Nanjing military department, and the Beijing military department was actually weak for the time being—all of them were new officials. The purpose was naturally to make way for the military council and the five prefectures, whose power had been expanded a little, so that the emperor could better grasp the military power.

So now, Nanjing's military power is also well held by the emperor - Guo Xun is practicing Zhenwu camp, Xu Pengju is serving as the governor of Caojiang, and the military department is Shangshu who was directly promoted to Nanjing by the emperor over Zuo Shilang, and Yang Tinghe is the presiding officer of the new law.

Outside the military department, it is the official department and the household department that can fight.

Needless to say, Jia Yong, Huang Zuo, and Xu Jie, either Yang Tinghe's protégés are old and old, or the emperor's new dynasty and new ministers.

In today's situation, the household department is the most difficult bone to gnaw in Nanjing.

In the yamen of the household department, after Xia Congshou and Tong Rui came back, they sat down in the official hall.

"Brother Shiqi is quite dissatisfied today?"

Tong Rui replied indifferently: "The lower officials don't dare." ”

"What is the difference between you and me? Although Brother Shiqi did not serve in the household department in the past, his career started from the household department. In the Ministry of Industry for four years, how hard it was to supervise the construction of Kangling, Rijingmen, Yangxin Palace, Qingning Palace, etc.? It's just that I can't go any further, and I'm transferred to Nanjing, but I'm still a household servant, and I often complain about Brother Shiqi. ”

Tong Rui didn't give any reaction, just looked at Xia Congshou: "Now all the ministries in Nanjing, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all just seeking to be able to make meritorious contributions and be among the counselors. What Xia Sinong said before, the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, the Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Industry have another group of well-behaved daughters-in-law. ”

"Don't worry, it's just the beginning, aren't I sparse?" Xia Congshou smiled, and then restrained his smile, "It's two taels of silver for a book, Brother Shiqi must tell those businessmen that if they want to continue to do the business of Nanjing's household department, they must give up their profits this time!" That paper mixed with honey and other things, you must not do it again! Jiajing was at one time, and I was afraid that this yellow book would have to be checked from time to time, and you and I should not leave a handle! ”

The paper used in the yellow book is not only not as strict as the quality requirements at the beginning of the country, but there is a new way to play.

Since the Yellow Book is filled in and declared from the bottom up, and then checked and summarized, this is naturally convenient for a large number of local people to do tricks on the Yellow Book.

Since the four copies of the yellow book can confirm each other, and the Ming Dynasty has been cultivating fertile land, how can the total amount of land always decline reasonably and legally?

It's hard to check. There are more than one million volumes in the Yellow Book Library, and the statistical work is done by officials, and the figures mastered by the emperor are not reported below?

No one in Daming can really accurately grasp the data of these Tiantu people, and neither can Xia Congshou.

Because too many of the old yellow books have been broken. In order to facilitate the use of some things, for more than 100 years, there has even been an active artificial honey paper. Stored on the shelves for a long time, this honey-mixed paper is particularly attractive to insects and ants - unconsciously, many old accounts are "formatted".

If there is no evidence, many things will be easy to do.

Xia Congshou obviously has an attitude of "being loyal to the monarch and using things", and pointed out that he should not use this kind of paper, in case Zhu Houxi looks through it as needed.

But is he really thinking about Zhu Houxi?

Tong Rui nodded: "I have served as the left senator of Zhejiang, the left senator of Shaanxi, the political envoy of Guangxi, the right political envoy of Huguang, the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry. But this time, only my Nanjing household department shows that Nanjing is a serious matter, and the Ministry of Rites will not say it, and the two major responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and the salt casting have been removed, and the salt law is only afraid that it will be changed sooner or later, and they are not in a hurry? ”

The Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, originally only the Baoyuan Bureau of coinage and the salt introduction involved in the printing of the Ministry of Household in Nanjing. Now that the Baoyuan Bureau has become an enterprise, in addition to some other small projects in Nanjing, only the salt introduction can be worn with this half of the shorts.

Tong Rui, who spent time in the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, knows this very well: Could it be that the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing is still prepared, and it is only prepared to repair the old forbidden palace hall, imperial tombs, and city walls that were accidentally damaged in Nanjing?

"It's all about not seeing the direction of the wind, my household department is the heaviest in Nanjing now, and it depends on the meaning of the imperial court." Xia Congshou comforted him, "Don't worry, the Nanjing household department is not slacking, and it is really working hard." Your Majesty must know this. ”

In the end, he just drank the tea leisurely: "My recital is presented, and the news will naturally spread." Under the national policy of Qingzhang Tiantu, Brother Shiqi look at it, the government and the opposition naturally don't know how many people want to secretly help me. Nanjing is the capital of the country, and now it is just a major event that must be done well in Nanjing. Even if there is only one thing left to manage the Yellow Book Library, the Nanjing Household Department cannot afford to lose! ”

Just like Xia Congshou said, after his performance arrived in the capital, because it was a pure government affairs, he naturally had to go through many yakous such as the General Political Envoy, the Beijing Household Department, the State Palace, and the Beijing Household Branch.

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the Yellow Book would be made every ten years. The total number of Daming fields on the yellow book is getting smaller and smaller, and the population is getting smaller and smaller, Xia Congshou said that more land and people will be cleared this time. It is also necessary to clean up and reconstruct the old books in order to clear the land and facilitate the verification of many land dispute cases in the process of implementing the new law, which are both pragmatic proposals.

But it cost 1,500,000 taels of silver, which is 70 percent more than the previous set of 80,000 books, a total of four sets, a volume of 225 taels of silver, and some additional expenses.

Should this money be spent?

"No one has gotten along yet?" Zhu Houxi asked curiously.

"Back to Your Majesty, no."

The answer to him was Wang Shenzhong, the new companion of the imperial study.

Now it is not what it used to be, and the "influence" of the bachelor's degree in the imperial study has greatly decreased, and he is really just a secretary.

Wang Shenzhong was here to help Zhu Houxi sort out the notes sent to the imperial study by the general political envoy, and at the same time had another job - to connect with his fellow countryman Lin Xiyuan with many contents of the Ming Pao.

Zhu Houxi sighed a little after hearing this: "It is clear that the frequency of communication has increased greatly in the past few days, and everyone cares, but they are still looking at the direction of the wind." ”

“…… The minister is ashamed, and the minister does not understand. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at him with a smile: "Then think about it slowly, or go and consult Maozhen." ”

At the national policy meeting, Yan Song's "switch" proposal was still being discussed.

But Yang Tinghe went to Nanjing, and when the imperial court and the local government began to reform this year, the only Nanjing government that did not move really couldn't sit still.

The one who came up was really the Nanjing household.

took it out to talk about it, and it was really not the collection and transfer of grain in the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Yellow Book Library.

In a yellow book vault, I don't know how many filthy officials who have resigned and are still in office.

Will the pages and data that have been smeared, altered, and disappeared be turned out in the process of the Ming and Qing dynasties? Can the countless land disputes among the people be directly and bluntly adjudicated when no evidence can be found?

The land in the gentry's family cannot evade taxes, but the land that has been attributed to them through various methods over the years is naturally still better for them - if there is more land, they can always collect three or five more stones of grain.

Don't because of the flaws in the yellow book library, first find evidence and collect it as official land, and then sell it to the ordinary people.

Nanjing's household department must exist, must be "good communication", and must be supported!

After the news spread, the eyes of many officials and gentry in the world converged on Houhu Lake in Nanjing.

On the island in the middle of the lake, nearly 1,000 warehouses stand quietly. In the storeroom, the yellow books stacked on the three-story pavilion were silent.

After nightfall, insects, ants and rats still live here "richly" like their ancestors for hundreds of years.

The lake around the island is not shaken by the footsteps of the patrol guards, but only by the wind and waves.

The weather is changeable in summer, with thunderstorms and strong winds tonight, and the water is high and fast.

"Be vigilant, prevent rainstorms, lightning and fire, and water!"

The head of the household department in Nanjing is very serious about his work.

No one has the guts to burn this place, and the protection will definitely be protected, although in fact, it is not necessarily a big deal to burn here. After all, there are four copies of the yellow book, and there are other white books that are frequently updated in the local area.

But you have to know, in the past few years when the new law was implemented in Guangdong and Shandong, how many versions of the yellow and white books of other prefectures and counties have been updated? If there is a dispute, and if you keep suing, you still have to transfer the yellow book of the Yellow Book Library to verify it.

At this time, if the Yellow Book Library is burned, this trouble is secondary, the key is why it happened to catch fire at this time?

Can't burn, definitely can't catch fire!

The household departments in Nanjing just want to keep their leisurely and powerful days, and they don't want to mention the nine clans to have fun.

And in the household department of Beijing, Yang Shen, the right attendant, finally completed his second mission after the examination.

In front of him were eighteen tables in the yamen of the household department.

At each table, there were ten people seated.

Most of these people are young. The oldest one looked at him, and he was only thirty or forty years old.

Now, Yang Shen stood up and held a wine glass: "I get along with you day and night, you are all from the main and deputy lists of the current department, and this official is the main examiner of the current department, but after these three months, I and you really have a teacher-student friendship." But above me is Your Majesty. This training course, this final examination paper, are all from Your Majesty. I don't shy away from suspicion, one person is the head and deputy list of the three hundred new departments of the household department, you need to know the importance of His Majesty's expectations! ”

“…… Keep in mind the lower officials! ”

Yang Shen nodded: "Very good, since you have finished, you will be called an official position, not to mention the friendship between teachers and students." I practice for you today, and after you go, you will have to use your life well for these three years. ”

"I will live up to the expectations of Your Majesty, and live up to the expectations of the chief ruler and the big and young farmers!"

The current head of the household department is Zhang En, the former political envoy of Guangdong Zuobu, who was promoted by Xu Gong.

He and Yang Shen are also old partners.

Now, he gave Yang Shen the leading power of this occasion, after all, he also knew that the emperor valued Yang Shen.

Yang Shen, the guest of the crown prince, now has 300 real students, the younger generation.

This year, the household department took 300 new subject lists and deputy lists, all of which have been "taught" by Yang Shen for three months. The genius Yang Shen taught him the accounting method, arithmetic, many official document norms, as well as simple characters, and some things that the emperor frequently summoned him and taught.

Of these 300 people, a small half stayed in the household department in Beijing and entered the general department of taxation and other departments.

The remaining 160 or so people will have a new identity from tomorrow onwards: Special Inspector and Inspector of the Department of Land and Land Clearance of the Ministry of Households.

They will be assigned to nearly 200 prefectures other than Guangdong and Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, and will be responsible for only one thing, ranging from the seventh grade to the sixth grade: the creation of the new yellow book in the counties and prefectures under the jurisdiction of each prefecture.

However, they will go to Nanjing first.

After all, the Yellow Book has always been in charge of the Nanjing Household Department.

Jingcha delayed the matter of Nanjing's household department?

It doesn't matter, the new officials who have not been officials before are not among the Jingcha, and their hearts are fixed.

"Renfu, you are sitting in the Nanjing Household Department, and you are in the important position of the Yellow Book Library of the Land and Clearing Officials Division of the Nanjing Household Department, if there is anything, you can play it according to the facts!"

Zhan Rong, a first-class jinshi of the new department, replied awe-inspiringly: "Xia Guan understands!" ”

The starting point is the head of Zhengliupin, he, a new science and technology scholar, is the leader among the new officials in the household department, and it is rare that he is very down-to-earth, and he does not worry about what to take next year's examination.

Zhang En also stood up with a drink: "Full drink!" I wish you all a long journey! ”

When the day dawns, it will be the sun-gazing meeting on July 15.

Among the court counselors, there are indeed quite a few people who have prepared a recital today, planning to discuss the matter of the silver in the Yellow Book Treasury at the court meeting.

Where the tax base of Damingtian is, we must support!

Then Fei Hong stood up: "The minister heard about the replenishment and new creation of the Yellow Book Library in Nanjing, and the State Hall has approved the matter. The minister thinks that this silver should be spent! The preparation for the establishment of the Land Clearance Officials Department of the Household Department has been completed, and the Minister requested that the Household Department of Nanjing set up a Land Clearance Division, and set up the directors of the Yellow Book Library, the Treasury and other members, and the prefectures and prefectures will send inspectors and inspectors......"

The court officials were stunned.

Negotiated so quickly?

You're already ready, aren't you?

What pit did Nanjing Hubu jump into?

Zhu Houxi just said awe-inspiring on the throne: "This matter, since the State Hall has decided on it, the general assistant can implement it." ”

It doesn't sound like he needs Zhu Houxi at all, but after all, it involves the establishment of a new department in Nanjing.

Many people in the hall bowed their heads.

Beijing attaches great importance to and supports the work of Nanjing's household department.

Nanjing's household department will receive a large sum of silver, and a large number of new subordinate officials.

Still not grateful?

(End of chapter)