The yellow book and fish scale book in the county government are all things on the surface, and the imperial court registers them in the yellow book and fish scale book in accordance with the two tax laws.

However, Dakang passed down to six generations of emperors, and more than 100 years have passed, due to the increase in population, the decrease in arable land, and the heavy servitude.

In recent years, many people have been forced to flee, production has been seriously damaged, and the imperial court's finances have fallen into crisis!

The two tax laws reached the point of extinction, and some people in the court proposed to borrow a whip law from Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty, but most of the ministers vetoed it.

In fact, it is not to blame those ministers, if they borrowed a whip law, re-measured the land, changed taxes to cash and silver, and opposed the heavy agriculture and suppression of business.

Behind those ministers are the interests of the family or the big merchants of the guild, and if the interests are damaged, they must be opposed.

Moreover, Emperor Wu Jianzhi ascended the throne at the age of 48, and now he is in his 60s, and he has long lost the momentum of reform when he was young.

Moreover, his only son, the crown prince, said radical things last year because he wanted to accelerate the reform of the imperial court.

So he fell into the lake one dark night and became a drowned ghost.

Emperor Wu Jian was so grief-stricken that he ordered a thorough investigation into the matter, and later traced down the eunuch chieftain Wei Gonggong who might have a considerable connection with the matter.

But before his death, Gonggong Wei still felt wronged, and the drowning of the prince became a headless case.

Yang Shuangyin came to Yixian County as the county magistrate, he was a donated official, in order to make a fortune, he gritted his teeth and donated 8,000 taels to make up for the actual shortage of a county order, and he hurried to take office two years ago.

In the past two years, the money has been returned, but most of the government affairs in the county are confused, so he has to let those small officials go.

As long as it doesn't get too hot, he's turning a blind eye!

The county magistrate of Yixian County also knows very well that the local officials in Yixian County have been passed down from generation to generation, and each person has a bottom book in his hand, which family has how many fields?

How much food should I pay?

It's all recorded in this booklet, and it's a secret that won't be passed on!

In addition, the master Dong Yidan is familiar with the special people in the county.

He invited Dong Yidan, the master, and there were many benefits, just like the rice of a gentleman who had been an official in Yi County.

He didn't know how much he could collect more than he could.

But Dong Yidan, who was recommended by Mao Sui, knew everything clearly.

The current Mr. Dong is the master of Qian Gu by Yang Shuangyin's side, handling all the affairs of the county government for him.

In the past two years, folklore has said that Master Dong is the true county commander of Yi County.

Thanks to Master Dong and the Yixian officials who sorted out the things of the county government cleanly, the county lord Yang Shuangyin was also happy to be idle.

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, he has been "very busy" in the past two years, but he has not lost any benefits.

But Mr. Dong is even busier, and the people of Yi County know that if it is in the hands of Mr. Dong.

That is, "the living jump into the basin of boiling water - if you don't die, you have to peel off the skin".

Now Mr. Dong had just finished meeting people from Wanhualou in Taierzhuang, so he hurried back.

Dong Yidan's long horse face, at this time, walked into the second hall with an ugly face, and saw Yang Xianling sitting on the Taishi chair in a daze, so he walked in front of him and whispered:

"Sir, the student is back!"

Yang Xianling raised his head and asked, "Master Dong, how is it?" ”

It was already clear from the other party's face that something was wrong, and Yang Shuangyin still had a glimmer of hope.

Dong Yidan said in a low voice: "My lord, the grain robbers and bandits, together with countless homeless people, burned down the 80,000 stone grain and some boats that had just been transported ashore in one night.

In addition, there are as many as 100,000 stones in the dock warehouse, my lord, the homeless riot and the water bandits continue like this, I am afraid of disaster! ”

Yes!

100,000 stones, all gone!

As soon as Yang Shuangyin heard that 100,000 stone grains had been looted and burned, he instantly felt a golden star in his eyes, and he naturally couldn't listen to the rest of the words anymore.

Yang Shuangyin instantly felt discouraged, and suddenly sat down on the Taishi chair.

"So what to do? Isn't there no catastrophe to come? ”

Yang Shuangyin muttered to himself.

Master Dong next to him bent down close to Yang Xianling's ear and said, "The student has a plan to get the eldest master out of such a passive situation. “

"Oh? Tell me about it? ”

Yang County Ling was a little more excited when he heard this.

Master Dong's strategy is not worth mentioning, because Weishan Lake has a freezing period, and the last Cao Yun will be terminated now.

As long as Yang Shuangyin does not sign the deposit in the warehouse of Zaozhuang, Yixian County, the grain will not be able to be moved into the warehouse.

Moreover, after the resumption of navigation of the Laichun Canal, there will be a few months as a transition period, and there are many ways to hide the past for 100,000 stone grain.

As long as he has been an official for three years at the end of his three-year term, he will pat his ass and leave.

Next year will be his last term, and he deserves to be unlucky for the next county magistrate to take over Yi County!

Yang County's order came to the spirit, and Dong Yidan counted the coming spring: "My lord, April 1 is the ship in northern Jiangsu, May 1 is the boat in southern Jiangsu, and June 1 is the boat in Huguang, Zhejiang.

Each group of ships is only allowed to stay in Tongzhou for ten days, after the last group of ships arrives in Tongzhou.

It is stipulated that the return must be carried out on October 1, mainly in summer and autumn, which is related to the icy climate in the north.

In this way, there will be half a year to turnover, and when the time comes, we will raise 100,000 stones to hand over! ”

Raising 100,000 stones, Yang Shuangyin was discouraged again for no reason, how easy it is to talk about!

It is true that the Yi County under his jurisdiction is a first-class county, but the total amount of grain collected in previous years is only more than 100,000 stones, and the money for purchasing the grain of the common people is gone!

He felt a headache when he thought about it, this county is a fierce people, and he didn't dare to go out of the county office at night recently, for fear of knocking people on a stick, and he didn't know how to die.

"100,000 stone grain, hey, oh my God!"

Yang Xianling whispered to Master Dong.

When Master Dong saw that Yang Xianling was deflated again, he smiled slightly and said:

"Master, do you know the price of rice in the warehouse?"

"Why do you ask about the price of rice in the household department?"

"It's two taels of silver!"

Without waiting for Yang County's order to ask, Master Dong took the initiative to answer:

"In the second year of Yongping, the market price of rice should be about seven or eight dollars, so that the household will lose one or two or two dollars for each stone. This year, the fixed value of Yixian County is 100,000 stones, which is ......"

Yang Xianling's mental arithmetic was extremely fast, and he just gave the answer after a while: "100,000 taels, tear ......!" ”

Yang Xianling gasped, it's not that he doesn't know, it's a shock!

The simple explanation of the so-called redemption is: every year when the rice is ripe, the state and county yamen will begin to open a warehouse to collect grain, and the grain households will pay it, and the boat will arrive, and the ship will be accepted and loaded, which is called "acceptance".

That is to say, Yixian County Decree Yang County Order, as long as it has been half a year, it will lower the purchase price of the people and rush to rush the rice.

Then first move the county treasury money, buy rice and deliver it to the warehouse, and then change the levy to silver, return the advance, most small households really have no rice to pay, and are willing to convert silver according to the market price.