At the end of the year, the yamen was busy, and everyone had smiles on their faces. Just now when the yamen came to the yamen, Governor Yang said that this year's annual reward would be doubled.
Since Governor Yang took office, he has made great efforts to clean up the administration of officials. Through patrols in all directions, he punished and dismissed many officials.
However, everyone's official salary has been increased nearly twice, and the rewards during the holidays are also much greater than before. Most people do the math and find that it is not much different from before, and they feel at ease with it, so they naturally do their jobs with care.
Liu Jian, the original household Cao Yu, has been promoted to the chief secretary of Jiyin County. The new household Cao Yu is Zhu Kun, the old subordinate of Runan, and Yang Anxuan recruited him from Yin Dun.
Zhu Kun's accounts are clear, and it is clear how much money he has. Commercial taxes have tripled this year, nearly two-thirds of field taxes. The entire Yongzhou tax revenue has increased by 30% compared to last year. Moreover, grain production in various places is abundant, and disaster relief expenditures have been greatly reduced.
The largest disaster relief expenditure was for the people of Nanyan who fled to Yanzhou. Yang Anxuan had ordered Bijiang to start relief work from December 10th, and he must not let the refugees die of cold and hunger.
Xiangyang is full of joy and laughter, but Jiankang is gloomy and gloomy. In the Taibao Mansion, Duzhi Shangshu Yinyou Qi was reporting this year's income and expenditure to Wuling King Sima Zun.
Sima Zun frowned and said, "Qing Yin, according to what you said, at the beginning of next year it will be difficult for even the salaries of hundreds of officials to be met."
"Exactly," Yin friends said together: "This year, Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, Qinghai, and Jiangzhou reported disasters, and Yizhou was invaded by Qiao Zong; Liang, Ning, and Xuzhou were at war and had no surplus; Yangzhou suffered from the chaos of Sun En, and the taxes were not as high as it could be. Only the four prefectures of Yong, Si, Yan, and Jing paid half of the taxes to the court in the past years, and Yongzhou paid 10% more than in previous years."
Sima Zun sighed silently. After the rebellion of Huan Xuan and Sun En, the imperial treasury was empty. Even though the imperial palace had not even repaired the dilapidated palaces in the past two years, it was still unable to make ends meet. The wealthy families took the opportunity to annex the land and population. Don't these people know that they are in trouble? How can I keep my hair?
Yin Youqi looked at the pale King Wuling and said softly: "Your Majesty, last month Yang Siping, the governor of Liangzhou, requested to relax the salt ban and prepare salt for commercial sale. I wonder how your Majesty thinks about it?"
In November, Yang Siping, the governor of Liangzhou, went to the imperial court and demanded that the salt ban be lifted and the people's property, official collection, official transportation, and official sales be changed to civilian property, official collection, commercial transportation, and commercial sales, and the salt industry be regulated through salt diversion. Sale.
Yang Siping stated in his memorial that Liangzhou produced two million stones of salt a year. According to the two-tax salt law, the tax revenue would be about 400,000 yuan. If the salt ban was relaxed, Liangzhou would be able to pay at least one million yuan in taxes to the court every year. .
The memorial was opposed by most people during the court meeting. Sima Zun also had concerns about relaxing the salt ban, so the matter was temporarily shelved. Yin Youqi brought up old issues again due to the lack of money in the treasury at the end of the year, and finally made Sima Zun decide to lift the salt ban in Liangzhou and allow merchants to sell it to meet their urgent needs.
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The third year of Yixi arrived in peace and quiet. When Yang Anxuan was staying up late, he remembered the custom of watching the Spring Festival Gala and eating dumplings in his previous life. The life of the people of Yongzhou had improved, and it was time to enrich their spiritual life.
Xiangyang's Goulan has become a popular trend in the world. Hongwenzhuang's collection of Confucianism and the sale of engraving and printing books made scholars regard Xiangyang City as a holy place. Yang Anxuan planned to use the first month celebration to increase Xiangyang's popularity and build Xiangyang into a famous cultural city. Yang Anxuan discussed with Xin He and others to hold singing, dancing, drama, tours and other activities in Goulan City.
The government announced the announcement to the people, and Goulan City held celebrations on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Yuan Fucheng's new play "Ganlu Temple" was publicly performed, telling the story of Liu Bei's blind date in Soochow; and Lady Wei Shu from Shulan Courtyard in Jingkou On the tenth day of the first lunar month, they will go on stage to sing new songs to celebrate the New Year; there will be various performances and performances; colored lanterns will be hung on both sides of Goulan Street, and people can go there to watch the lanterns and guess riddles...
The market was crowded with people, all of whom came to listen to the music and watch the lanterns. Yang Anxuan ordered the city magistrate Yuan He not to allow cars and horses to enter. Yu De's family of eight followed the bustling crowd into the market.
When he was sold to Jin from Hou Qin, there were seven members of his family. Now his younger son Yu Qian is also married, and there is one more person in the family. The younger daughter-in-law is five months pregnant, and the family is about to have another baby.
Yu De was wearing a Gebu robe. Although it was patched, it was cleanly washed. His hair was neatly combed and pinned with a bamboo hairpin. He looked full of energy. Grandson Yu Ying walked beside him, wearing a brand-new blue robe. During the Chinese New Year, Yu De asked his wife to exchange two stones of corn for several feet of cloth and make new clothes for his grandson and granddaughter.
From the 200 acres of land given by the government, we harvested nearly 400 shi of corn. Since we were working on farmland and had to pay 40% of the tax, we still had more than 200 shi left. The father and son cultivated more than 20 acres of new land. The harvest of the original land was not good, and they also got more than 30 tons of corn. Fortunately, the newly cultivated land did not require rent and could be bought and sold. The father and son decided to cultivate another three to five acres this year. With ten acres, life at home will be better.
The old wife and daughter-in-law took their granddaughter to collect mulberry and raise silkworms. They collected more than a hundred kilograms of silk and exchanged it for more than 20,000 yuan. In August, they arranged a marriage for their youngest son Yu Qian. He was a refugee from Jingzhou, so he was a good match.
What makes Yu De most happy is that his grandson Yu Ying studies and studies hard. Twice, the teachers from the school came to the house and said that this child is smart and has the seed of reading, so the family can cultivate it well.
Yu Ying was a sensible child. He was busy doing farm work for the family when he came home from school. Yu De, with a dark face, did not allow him to delay his study time. Whether Lao Yu's family could change its family depended on this boy.
Reading requires money to buy pens, ink and paper. Yu De would rather wear rags to save money to buy the things he needs for his grandson. He heard that there are rubbing books for sale in the bookstore, so Yu De asked his husband how much they cost.
Yu Ying knew about it and firmly disagreed with his grandfather spending money to buy books. He could borrow a classmate's book to copy, claiming that if his grandfather spent money again, he would rather not read the book. Watching his grandson copying books under the lamp and the family doing housework by firelight, Yu De felt warm in his heart and had hope for this day.
When they arrived at the market, the family split into two groups. The old wife and two sons took their daughter-in-law and granddaughter to watch the theater, while Yu De followed his grandson to watch the lanterns.
There were all kinds of lanterns on both sides of the street, including lanterns, melon lanterns, and rabbit lanterns. They were all colorful and eye-catching. Yu De stroked his beard and sighed. If all the lanterns were lit at night, wouldn't these lanterns look like stars in the sky? .
Yu Ying heard from his classmates that the government had hung more than a hundred lanterns in the open space to the west of Goulan, and there were word puzzles hanging under the lamps. Whoever guessed the right one could take the lantern home. The classmate specially brought a fish lantern to the house. Show off in your own home.
Lanterns are very common and can be bought for only three taels of money in the market, but the knowledge of his classmate is not as good as mine. He can guess the crossword puzzle and win the government lantern. How can I lose to him?
As they walked westward, Yu Ying would urgently urge his grandfather, who was looking around, from time to time, "Grandpa, walk faster. If you are slow, others may catch the light."
Yu De smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ying'er. Grandpa has inquired about it. After the lamp is taken away, the government will make up for it, so don't worry."
When we arrived at the place where we were guessing lantern riddles, we saw several bamboo poles standing on the ground with ropes hanging on them. Colored lanterns were hung on the ropes, and word puzzles were hung under the lights. Many scholars in long robes looked up at the lantern riddles, or Discussing quietly, or thinking with twitching one's beard.
Yu Ying ignored his grandfather and raised his face to look at the mysterious face hanging under the lamp. Yu Ying was only twelve years old. The young man was short among the literati. Some people laughed and said, "A kid with a yellow mouth also comes to the class to play with axes."
Yu Ying responded crisply without showing any signs of weakness: "You gentlemen are also imitating others, and you judge heroes by their success or failure."
As the cheers rang out, Yu De stroked his beard and smiled. Although his grandson was small, he was very powerful.
After reading seven or eight riddles in a row, Yu Ying couldn't help but frown. It seemed that he thought the riddles were too simple.
Yu De followed his grandson and watched his face carefully. When he saw Yu Ying's brows furrowed, he couldn't help but asked: "Ying'er, what is written on this lamp? Tell your grandfather."
His grandfather was illiterate, but Yu Ying still told his grandfather the riddle. "This riddle says 'Don't tell me in the morning, don't tell me in the evening'. I wonder what it means after typing it."
Yu De said: "If you don't say it sooner or later, then you will say it at noon. Isn't this very clear?"
This sentence reminded Yu Ying, who jumped up with a smile and said: "Grandpa, my grandson knows."
After writing down the word "三十七" marked on the riddle, Yu Ying ran to the south corner and told the two clerks who were in charge of guessing the lanterns that the answer was "Xu". bingo."
He followed Yu Ying to the lamp and lifted it down with the bamboo pole in his hand. It was a rabbit lantern. Yu Ying held the lantern in his hand and smiled from ear to ear. The scholar next to him saw it and said with a smile: "You are too young to be trivial."
Putting the lamp into Yu De's hand, Yu Ying said with a smile on his face: "Grandpa, let's work together and guess a few more things about him."
When the sun set in the west, Yu Ying guessed two more numbers. The grandfather and grandson happily met their family members holding three lanterns, and the family's figures were blended together by the setting sun.
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The people under the rule of Yang Anxuan can live a stable and peaceful New Year, but the people of Nanyan are living in dire straits, and the taxes are already heavy. In order to meet Murong Chao's enjoyment needs, Gongsun Wulou ordered an increase of 20% in taxes. The people of Nanyan were forced to flee one after another.
After Murong Chao learned about it, he ordered Murong Yu to lead his army to intercept. Murong Yu led his troops to invade Donghai County in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and captured nearly a thousand people. Meng Huaiyu, the prefect of Xiapi, led his troops to pursue him but failed to catch up and returned to Jiqiu. Meng Huaiyu went to the imperial court and asked to attack Nanyan. Liu Yu hesitated and wrote to He Wuji, Liu Daolian and others to inquire.
Because Yin Zhongwen was demoted as the governor of Dongyang, he was depressed and unhappy. He often sat around and sighed, deeply hating the court's unfair treatment of him. Liu Yi, the governor of Yuzhou, treated him very politely because of his literary name; He Wuji, the governor of Jiangzhou, also admired Yin Zhongwen's reputation and invited him to visit Xunyang. Yin Zhongwen agreed to take time to go to Xunyang after returning to Beijing for the New Year.
He Wuji was very happy to hear the news that Yin Zhongwen was coming, and specially summoned the scribes Yin Chan and Kong Ningzi in the mansion to write articles and poems and prepare to sing and answer with him. As a result, after the first month, there was still no trace of Yin Zhongwen. He sent people to the capital to inquire, only to learn that Yin Zhongwen had returned to Dongyang.
He Wuji became furious and cursed: "Shu Zi dares to look down on a fool, and the fool will be repaid."
It happened that Liu Yu's letter arrived, and He Wuji replied: "Huan Yin and Yin Zhongwen are suffering from heart problems, so the Northern captives have nothing to worry about." In the letter, He Wuji also said that Liu Yi and Yin Zhongwen had a close relationship, and Yin Zhongwen called Liu Yi It's Sun Ce's rebirth.
Liu Yu received He Wuji's letter and became murderous. It happened that in February, Luo Bing, the general of the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion, rebelled and was executed. Luo Bing's father was Luo Qiu, the prefect of Yongjia. Luo Qiu was originally the history of Dongyang County. Liu Yu reported to the court in order to eliminate the root cause. Luo Qiu conspired with Yin Zhongwen, Huan Shisong, Cao Jingzhi, Bian Chengzhi, Liu Yanzu and others to rebel and wanted to establish Huan Yin as the leader of the alliance.
Sitting at home behind closed doors, misfortune came from heaven. Huan Yin, Yin Zhongwen and others, together with their families, were all executed by Liu Yu.
Some people died, but not completely...
