Looking at the darkness, Wang Xiaolie held a banquet in the back office to welcome Li Yanxian and Zhang Shou.
It was almost mid-May and the weather was getting hotter. At night, the cool breeze finally blows, making people feel refreshed.
Raising his glass, Wang Xiaoxian said: "Li Dutong went to present prisoners. It has been almost two months since he left. The journey was very hard. I originally thought that I should come back a few days ago, so I decided to go to Hedong on the eighth day of May. Inspection. I didn’t expect to come back today, so I had to postpone it. It’s been a hard journey for everyone!”
Li Yanxiandao didn't dare, so the two of them had a drink.
Wang Xiaolie added: "Together with Li Dutong, there are also two imperial envoys, Zhang Shenzheng and Feng Pavilion Chief. I am very honored! It's not easy for you two to come here. Please stay in Luoyang for a while, walk around and see Take a look. Since Jingkang, it has not been easy for you to return to the Central Plains."
Zhang Shoudao said: "Xuanfu raised his army and marched north to restore Xijing with great power. It was a great contribution to the imperial court! After this battle, the Jin army retreated, and everyone in the world cheered and jumped! As long as there are two or three more generals like Xuanfu, Why should we be afraid of the golden man! I will drink this cup to the full for Xuan Fushou!"
After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, everyone sat down and the soldiers brought hot dishes.
Wang Xiaoxing said: "Yi Luo carp is a delicacy in the world. Please give it a try if you join the government and serve as the cabinet chief."
Feng Yi, like Zheng Chen, was a chamberlain in the palace who was deeply trusted by Zhao Gou. The main purpose of their coming to Luoyang was to observe. Observe Wang Xiaolie, observe Wang Xiaolie's army, observe the people of Luoyang, and understand everything about Luoyang. After returning to the bank, report to Zhao Gou. Compared with Zhang Shou, Feng Yi basically didn't speak and just watched.
Eat and drink for a while. Zhang Shou said to Wang Xiaolie: "From the moment I entered Suizhou, I felt that the Xuanfu rule was very different from other places. I heard from the people that the taxes in Xuanfu were actually not easy, and they were almost the same as other places. However, look The life of the people is much better than that in other places. Why is this?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "If you only focus on the obvious side of participating in politics, how often will it make the people of the world miserable? What the people are really sad about is not the taxes on the bright side, but the taxes outside the tax. Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. As long as the government collects the amount stipulated, and no additional assessments are made, the people in most places will live a good life. However, if there are no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the local government cannot do it. "
Zhang Shou nodded thoughtfully. \./hand\./machine\./version\./no\./wrong\./first\./post~~
Wang Xiaolie is right. In other places in the Song Dynasty, how heavy were the taxes and gifts? The reason why the people can't survive is because the tax is said to be ten cents. In addition to the ten cents tax, there is also fifty cents. Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have no end at all. How can we live on?
Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, the tax of three dou per acre of land was just three dou, and there was absolutely no fuss. It is said that a labor of fifty workers a year means fifty workers. If you do more, the government will pay you immediately. Any official who dares to tamper with this will be punished. Except under Wang Xiaolie's rule, where else could this be done?
Just like official salaries. Wang Xiaolie used the Imperial Luge and did not receive any additional salary. But here in Wang Xiaolie, you can get as much cash as you want, without any deductions or other expenses. The actual salary of officials is two or three times that of other places.
Seeking truth from facts, these four words are easy to say, but extremely difficult to do. Politics starts to go bad, that's mostly how it goes. At the beginning, they were not seeking truth from facts. They said it was one thousand, but actually received ten thousand. Whoever did it and had the ability would be promoted. Then the rules broke and everything became chaos.
Zhang Shou was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongning and had served as a local official. Of course he knew what Wang Xiaolie meant. It’s just that the world is short of money, and if we don’t increase revenue and reduce expenditure, what else can we do? If the whole world is like Wang Xiaolie, how can there be money to fight?
Sighing, Zhang Shou said: "Xuanfu is so well-organized and can support an army of one hundred thousand. He is really extraordinary! If the world is like this, why should we be afraid of the Jin people? Officials who care about state affairs in the world are not as ordinary as ordinary people. How many people can do it?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "To do things, it is not enough to just be determined. What is more important is to be able to do it. Our place is not connected to the southeast, and there is a lack of talents. It has not been easy in the past few years. Now that we have occupied several northern states, we I’m also worried all the time.”
Zhang Shou smiled and said: "This matter is not difficult. Now that Zhang Jun has pacified Ezhou, Kong Yanzhou fled to join Liu Yu. It will be a smooth journey to Lin'an. When Li Dutong was in Lin'an, the court agreed that you would rule Xiazhou County by The imperial court sent officials. I heard, many people. (More exciting on the next page!)
Willing to come. "
Wang Xiaolie said: "Is there such a thing? If the imperial court sends officials, many things will be easier to do. No\./Error\./Update\./New`.w`.a`.p`.`.c `.o`.m”
The Jin people occupied Kaifeng Mansion, and many ministers of the Song Dynasty were kidnapped by the Jin people. Zhao Gou was always short of important officials. However, many low-level officials stayed, making it difficult for the court to arrange. Under Wang Xiaolie's rule, officials all found money and lived a relaxed life, which had already spread throughout the court. It's just that Wang Xiaolie's status was unclear in the past, and thieves were everywhere between Xiangyang and Xingzai, so no one came. Nowadays, officials are dispatched by the imperial court, and Wang Xiaolie is paid with salary, which is different.
There are countless low-level officials working in the provinces and counties in the south of the Yangtze River. Their families have a difficult life, even having food and clothing.
But for Wang Xiaolie, there are pros and cons to this matter. Of course, the problem of lack of talent has been solved, and a large number of vacant positions have been filled. The disadvantage is that these people do not meet Wang Xiaolie's requirements and must be trained. It's just that these people are here to be officials and will they be willing to receive training?
It is a fact that many officials selected by the imperial examination do not meet the actual requirements of officials. However, as a selection system, it is also true that most of the officials selected by the imperial examination are outstanding talents of this era. How to reconcile the two is a test for Wang Xiaolie.
We cannot scorn, or even belittle or ridicule the imperial examination officials just because they were not selected according to their own requirements. Nor should we pay too much attention to them and appoint them boldly just because they are selected outstanding talents. On the one hand, we need to employ talents, and on the other hand, we need to train talents. Both are indispensable.
Feng Yidao said: "In order to avoid gold thieves, the imperial court has been moving around in recent years. Officials' salaries were often not paid in time, and many people suffered. They heard that under Xuanfu's rule, official salaries were paid in time and in cash, so naturally many people moved. thought."
Wang Xiaolie said: "When you do something, of course you have to pay people. Who doesn't have a big family to support? I am more relaxed here and don't deduct official salary. This is what it should be. However, the two envoys also saw it , my rule is different from other places, being an official is not easy."
Zhang Shoudao: "How to be an official, just follow the requirements of Xuan Fu. If you govern well here, of course you must follow your rules. Wait until the gold thieves are driven away, and then slowly sort it out. Which rules are really beneficial and can be extended to the whole country. Which ones are just It needs to be abolished as a last resort. In these extraordinary times, of course we must use extraordinary means."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Participating in politics is what I mean. In extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used. The most important thing is to defeat the golden man and save the world!"
Zhang Shoudao: "When I came, Xianggong Lu specifically gave instructions that Xuanfu has made the greatest contribution in recent years, and his administration is the best. Everything is focused on Xuanfu. When officials come, they must abide by the rules of Xuanfu. Also, Xuanfu should slowly sort out the regulations here so that other places can learn from them."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Xiangong Lu values me so much, how dare you take it?".
