Chapter 143: Hidden Dangers
Qin Liu regretted his recklessness a little.
Yang Shen traveled more than 2,000 miles from Shabaozi Town to Anhua in the northwest just to get together with Guangsi and himself.
But he didn't care about whether he was safe and smooth along the way, and only inquired about the current situation of his family and fiancΓ©, which was really cold-blooded.
Even if Yang Shen already has a family, he should avoid suspicion, but as a friend, he should ask a few words!
Qin Liu, Qin Liu, you are too bad at being a man!
Qin Liu was suddenly taken aback!
She suddenly reacted, her sense of substitution for Liu Xuejiang became stronger and stronger, and sometimes she unconsciously confused herself with her.
This made Qin Liu a little helpless and depressed.
She didn't want to play the maverick daughter Liu Xuejiang.
She prefers to be a unique Qin Liu.
However, Liu Xuejiang, these precious former friends, she has become her friend.
Qin Liu was a little scared, she was worried that she would become more and more addicted to living in Liu Xuejiang's world and gradually forget herself.
Early the next morning, Qin Liu got up early and waited outside Yang Shen's door.
When Ding Jicheng brought Yang Shen face wash, he asked her for peace, which disturbed Yang Shen in the house.
Yang Shen quickly went out and asked Qin Liu what he was looking for.
Qin Liu asked a little embarrassedly, "Brother Yongxiu, what did you say last night that I promised?" Can Brother Xiu say it explicitly? β
Yang Shen was slightly embarrassed and said: "Back then, you just said that after we have learned something, you promised us a condition. β
"Oh."
It's like making a blank check.
Qin Liu was about to speak, Hu Guangsi came over, already dressed and about to go out: "Guangsi has some affairs to do, you have to go out today, and wait for me to come back and get together again." β
Yang Shen raised his eyebrows, looked at Qin Liudao, and said, "It just so happens that I also want to go out for a walk, is Ah Jiang willing to go with me?" β
Qin Liu hadn't been out of Anhua for a few days, so she agreed after a little thought - she wanted to investigate whether there was a possibility of long-term residence in Anhua County.
Qin Liu actually hasn't gone much shopping, except for Shabaozi Town and the county seat of Qin'an County, he hasn't been to other prosperous places much.
Although I also went shopping in Xuanfu, I went straight to the splendid workshop where I made clothes accompanied by Zhu Yue, and I couldn't go shopping.
Qin Liu took a rented sedan chair, Yang Shen and Hu Guangsi rode horses, and the three of them went out together. Ink Dye followed the palanquin on foot.
Qin Liu sighed secretly in the sedan chair, and he didn't know how Zhu Yue was recovering.
Although Anhua County is the seat of a government, it is not much prosperous compared to the remote and comfortable Qin'an County.
Guangsi was going to the governor's yamen to do business, so Yang Shen and Qin Liu drank tea and waited for him in the tea shop opposite the yamen.
Seeing that Yang Shen and Qin Liu were accompanied by a servant and a servant, and it was not a local accent, Dr. Tea stepped forward to greet him politely: "Master, Mrs. Do you want to taste our Ningxia specialty-tartary buckwheat tea?" The tartary buckwheat tea in our store has a sweet taste and a fragrant taste, and if you like it, you can bring some gifts back to your hometown as a special product. β
Yang Shen and Qin Liu were a little embarrassed - it seemed that this tea doctor regarded them as husband and wife.
After all, Qin Liu had opened a shop and done business, and he was skilled in dealing with people, so he quickly reacted and took over the topic of Dr. Tea: "What is tartary buckwheat tea?" You start with a pot and taste it. β
Dr. Tea was quite good at observing words and feelings, smiled and went to hold a pot of tea, and did not call the old lady again, but poured it for Yang Shen and Qin Liu.
"Tartary buckwheat is a specialty of our northwest and grows in a place with a large temperature difference between day and night, which is different from traditional tea tea, and is actually a grain tea."
Qin Liu tasted it a little and knew that this is similar to barley tea in modern society, it tastes slightly bitter at first, followed by wheat aroma and burnt aroma, with a sweet aftertaste and fragrant mouth.
Yang Shen just picked up the teacup and touched his lips slightly, frowning at the scene on the street outside the window.
Qin Liushun looked at him, and saw a few women with children crying at the door of the governor's yamen, and a few servants with water and fire sticks were impatiently pushing and driving away at the door of the yamen.
Seeing this, Dr. Tea enthusiastically introduced: "Since the beginning of the appointment of Lord An last year, this situation has happened every day, and the two nobles are afraid that they are new to the city and have not yet gotten used to it. β
Yang Shen raised his eyebrows.
"This governor's yamen is a solemn place, why do so many people come to make trouble every day?"
"You don't know, noble. After this An Daren took office last year, the new official had three fires, and the first fire burned to the military tuntian. Six or seven out of ten of our Ningxia military fields have become the private property of the generals, how can it be so easy to spit out the fat that has been eaten to the mouth?
Lord An carried out an iron fist, arrested several generals for their crimes, and demanded that their families hand over Tuntian. How would the families of these generals be willing? The more spicy ones brought their children and servants to the governor's office to make trouble.
An Da was very popular, and he once arrested a few people who made a lot of trouble and beat them with twenty strokes, but unfortunately it didn't make any difference. β
The corners of Yang Shen's mouth hooked up a trace of ridicule: "This Lord An doesn't care about his face." β
Dr. Tea hurriedly took over the topic: "Lord An's methods are quite gentle. The new Dali Temple Shaoqing Zhou Du is the real iron fist! Your Excellency, please have tea. β
Dr. Tea watched Yang Shen take a big sip of tea, showing a surprised expression, before he smiled and continued to speak.
The villain just listened to the tea guests' discussions, saying that this week, in order to flatter Liu Jin, the adults cater to false reports, falsely increase hundreds of hectares of tuntian, and order them to be rented.
Even with 50 acres as an acre, he levied more mu of silver to bribe Liu Jin, and the generals and guards were angry, and they also came to the governor's yamen to complain.
However, Lord An didn't care, and only ordered them to hand over the land they occupied. β
Yang Shen paused the teacup on the table, startling Qin Liu.
"Isn't this kind of indiscriminate governance going to cause chaos? What a mediocrity! Idiot! β
Qin Liu comforted the innocent-looking Dr. Tea and said, "Your tartary buckwheat tea is good, I want to buy some and give it away, ink dye, you go and negotiate the price and catties with Dr. Tea." β
She smiled at Yang Shen again.
"Brother Xiu is too bookish. This Ningxia is located in the northwest, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the people are fierce, if these local officials don't come up with some iron-fisted measures, I'm afraid they won't be able to deter those people under them, why do you need to be angry about this? β
Yang Shen was even more depressed, and his tone was excited.
"It is precisely because of the fierce customs of the people that the means of doing things cannot be simple and rude, and we have to think of effective and perfect strategies to avoid future troubles!"
Qin Liu was not convinced, "What is the perfect strategy that allows you to seize other people's land, and others are not fighting with you?!" It's bookish! β
Qin Liu took a sip of tea, "If you are Lord Na'an, what should you do?" β
Yang Shen's face was slightly gloomy, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were staring at the teacup and thinking carefully.
Qin Liu didn't interrupt him, just quietly drank tea and waited.
The Ming Dynasty has been established for 100 years. The military tuntian fields in various places have been turned into their own private property by the leading officers of the past dynasties, and it is presumably due to the decrease in military households and the abandonment of fields.
She'd already been through it in Sandcastle.
For these generals, the status of the soldiers is low, the salary is often not in place, and the court doesn't care, and they don't let us do it ourselves?
With the ability to get the Tuntian, how can it be so easy for us to spit it out?