Shunyang is located in the yang of Danshui, with Shunyang River outside the city and fertile land. It is a rare and prosperous county in the mountains. During the Tang Dynasty, Danshui was the main road connecting the north and the south, and Shunyang was located on an important trade road. Later, wars and misfortunes resulted, and Shunyang was implicated and demoted to a town. In the sixth year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign, Shunyang Town was promoted to Shunyang County and became an important place. Later, the Danjiangkou Reservoir was built, and this area was flooded into the reservoir.
In ancient China's organizational system, counties were the basis, and counties, prefectures, and prefectures were all divided by the number of counties they governed. The county where the county government or state government is located is an attached outline, which is different from the city and county levels in later generations. The name of the state is the name of the state, and the name of the county is the name of the county. In most cases, the name of the state is different from the name of the county. For example, Kaifeng Prefecture has Kaifeng and Xiangyi counties attached to it. Henan Prefecture has Henan and Luoyang counties attached to it. Jingzhao Mansion, with the outlines of Chang'an and Wannian years. This is a rare big city in the world. Most state capitals only have one county attached to them. For example, the Fukuo County of Ruzhou is Liang County, the Fukuo County of Tangzhou is Biyang, the Fukuo County of Dengzhou is Rangxian, and the Fukuo County of Caizhou is Ruyang. In some places, the name of the state is the same as the name of the county, and the state and county are distinguished. For example, Fukuo County in Suizhou is Suixian County, and Fukuo County in Xiangyang Prefecture is Xiangyang.
Most of the cities in Wang Xiaolie's previous life were changed from the regional administrative offices. The history of the Regional Administrative Office is very complicated if you look closely, and it has gone through many changes. Generally speaking, it is a provincial agency, not a first-level administrative agency. Later, the regional administrative offices were changed to prefecture-level cities, and prefecture-level cities slowly became first-level administrative agencies, and only then did the familiar pattern form.
Some literary literati like to make gimmicks, saying that the city in China that has not had its name changed for the longest time is Handan, and which cities have had their names changed, which makes people stunned. For example, people often say with emotion, did you know that Chang'an was changed to Xi'an, and Hefei's original name was Luzhou, which makes the listeners confused. Chang'an County rarely changes its name, and Xi'an City still has Chang'an District. Luzhou is Luzhou, Hefei is Hefei, and Fukuo County of Luzhou is also Hefei at this time. Those who really changed their names, and the changes were unsuccessful, include Huizhou in Anhui to Huangshan, Jingsha City in Hubei when Jingzhou and Shashi merged, and Xiangyang and Fancheng merged into Xiangfan City. However, the names of two places in Hubei were changed: Jingsha City was changed to Jingzhou City, and Xiangfan City was changed to Xiangyang City.
The main reason why there is such a statement is that China has changed the form of provinces, cities and counties, which has nothing to do with administrative changes. Chang'an City, often referred to as Chang'an City, was Chang'an City most of the time, and the same was true of New China before the administrative office was changed to a city. The original name of Hefei was Hefei, even when it was called Luzhou.
There are many examples of this. For example, in the earliest movies and TV series, it often appeared in ancient times that there was no food in that era. In martial arts, silver is used everywhere, and you even carry hundreds or thousands of taels of silver with you. The names of ancient people often use modern or even imaginary names.
For example, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the most common names for parents were dad and mom, and some also used ye and niang. Especially in the Song Dynasty, people in the northern areas that did not belong to the Song Dynasty mostly used the word "grandparents", while people in the Song Dynasty mostly used the word "parents". This habit is probably related to the fact that mother and father come from the Hu language, while father and mother are the native names of the Han people. When future generations look at this era, some people find it strange to call their mother mom, and even think that it is used by people with special status.
Another example is a young woman. Later generations used to call her "Miss", but later due to special reasons, "Miss" was not commonly used. Someone discovered that the Song Dynasty was also like this. In fact, no. Miss in the Song Dynasty was a good name for women of low status, such as female prostitutes and palace maids. It did not refer to people engaged in special professions. The prostitutes of this era were different from those of later generations. They were mostly entertainers.
For example, the name given to officials. Many people think that officials in ancient times were called adults, or even masters. Their children are either called Young Master or Young Master. Actually not. In the Tang and Song dynasties, adults generally refer to elders, especially fathers. "Master and Master" is a title that only appeared very late. In some special cases, this kind of title does not exist, but it is certainly not universal. When calling officials, it was customary in the Tang and Song Dynasties to use their surname plus official position, which is similar to how later generations called Director Chen and Manager Li.
Generally speaking, Han people use modest titles when referring to themselves and honorific titles when addressing others. To show closeness, use ranking and sometimes brotherhood. As for ethnic minorities, they don't need to be modest when they call themselves many people, and they don't need to use respectful names for others. The customary names in the Qing Dynasty obviously have this characteristic.
Some people think that it doesn’t matter what it looked like in ancient times, as long as the readers and audiences are familiar with it, it can be used. It is even said that the ancient times in literature, film and television works are fictional, a universe, and you can use whatever you want. not like this. As the common sense of readers and viewers becomes clearer and clearer, people's requirements for the authenticity of ancient times will become higher and higher. History is history, not some little girl who can be dressed up for others to dress up.
Shunyang was very important when the Danjiang Waterway served as the main channel connecting Guanzhong and Nanyang Xiangyang Basin. Later generations were submerged in the Danjiangkou Reservoir and gradually disappeared from people's memory.
Sui Heng returned to the county seat and hurried to Houya.
The madam came out to welcome Sui Heng, glanced at Sui Heng, and said, "Looking at you, you are covered in dust, go and wash up! Knowing that you are coming back today, I specially ordered a banquet to be prepared, just waiting for you!"
Sui Heng trembled in his heart after hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "How much did the banquet cost? Did we pay for it?"
The lady said: "You are the head of a county. How can you spend your own money to eat and drink? It's all done by the officials. Who knows how much it costs! I just say that you have been in Xiangyang for many days, so you must be rich!"
Sui Heng slapped his thigh: "Oh, I'm just afraid of these things, and you did it again! Did you know that when I went to Xiangyang this time, the governor said that officials are not allowed to spend money. Either spend the minister's money, or... My own salary! Not to mention the future, even the previous ones must be returned! When I went to Shunyang as an official, my daily food and drink were all taken care of by the officials. All this money must be returned!"
The lady couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said: "What kind of rule is this! As a county magistrate, your monthly salary is not much. If you don't let the officials flatter us to eat and drink, won't you starve to death!"
Sui Hengdao: "Madam, don't say these words anymore. The governor has issued an order that within two months, you must repay the misappropriated public funds or the money you asked the officials to spend for you. If you can't repay, go to the bank to borrow money. From now on, it will be slowly deducted from the salary. In two months, Councilor Chen will lead people to inspect various places. Anyone found to have failed to do so will be removed immediately!"
The lady sneered: "This governor is just boasting! How many officials can he find? If they are all removed, who will be the official to govern the place for him? I don't believe it, such a thing can really be done!"
Sui Heng sighed and said: "At first, I thought so too. After staying in Xiangyang for a few days, the officials gradually understood that there would be no discounts on this matter! Zhenfu killed Yang Jin and just arrived in Xiangyang At that time, there were almost no officials. Isn’t it still today? The governor clearly told us that the worst case scenario would be to go back to two years ago and there would be no officials. All we have to do is find a way."
At this moment, an official came over and said that the banquet was ready and asked Sui Heng to go to the banquet.
Sui Heng slapped his thigh continuously: "Oh, today is another meal. No matter how small it is, I'm afraid I still have a lot of money!"
The official said: "My wife ordered us to be richer, and the young ones didn't dare to neglect it. It actually cost twelve guan!"
Sui Heng smiled bitterly after hearing this: "Okay, okay, I understand. Please note down all the money, and I will pay you back later."
Seeing the official leave with confusion on his face, the lady said: "If that's the case, what's the point of being an official? You won't even get to eat, so why don't you hang up your official seal and we won't do it!"
Sui Hengdao: "What nonsense are you talking about! In today's world, is it easy to find a place to eat? Zhenfu said that all future salaries will be paid in real money, and no deductions are allowed. Now we are still paying rice. Wait for some time , it has become easier to buy rice, and everything has been paid instead. I, the county magistrate, actually have twenty-five guan of money a month, four shi of rice, how can I not afford to eat!"
This time in Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie made adjustments to the salaries of his subordinate officials, moving them upward according to the imperial salary scale. Generally speaking, in middle-lower counties like Shunyang, the county magistrate does not have twenty-five guans, and Wang Xiaolie all pays his salary according to the upper-level counties.
In this era, it is not easy to make twenty-five dollars a month without being an official. Especially after the war, there were abandoned fields everywhere with no one cultivating them, and even rural areas could not recruit tenants, let alone anything else. Unless you are a businessman and are willing to take various risks, you can make more money. Luge of the imperial court, although theoretically he has so much money, in fact, including deductions and miscellaneous things, it would be good to get half of it. Wang Xiao found real money, which was actually equivalent to an increase in salary.
