The three of them came in through the corner gate. Xu Zi first put down his big bow as usual and changed into clean robes.

Xu Xingwei and Wei Yi both looked at the old little brother with admiration. When they saw Xiu Niang, their eyes became ambiguous.

"It's not what you think." Xu Zixian felt a little embarrassed and took the two to the South Tower. Everyone sat down. The servant Xu Ming came to serve tea. Xu Zixian signaled Xu Ming to change the cool drink.

At this time, it was raining heavily outside, and the rain was wailing down from the eaves of the pavilions, and the entire patio seemed to be flooded.

"It's raining, stay with guests." Xu Zixian said: "The two brothers don't have to go back tonight."

Wei Yi mocked, "I have been back to the city for dozens of miles. We have known that you are in a bad mood over the past few months. I have only written a letter and have not come in person. I will naturally not leave after I come, and I can't even drive away."

The three of them laughed loudly, and Xu Zixian was the happiest one. He liked such a situation in his past and later life. A few young friends were laughing at each other and laughing from time to time. It seemed that nothing really deserves sadness and sorrow... After all, except for the memories of Xu Zixian who was beheaded, even if multiple thoughts and memories were added together, all kinds of experiences and thoughts were still the thoughts of young people.

"You don't want Wang Gu to talk about it..." Xu Xingwei laughed and scolded: "Don't pretend to us, hurry up and tell me what happened to that little girl."

Wei Yi praised: "They are hiding the beauty in the golden house, but our Mingda brother hides the beauty by the well. It's so great."

Xu Zixian was embarrassed and said, "Brother Yan is really joking... That's just a maid, not a maid who has made a contract, but a helper from the village to get the money for the service."

Most of the royal family or aristocratic families have this situation, and Xu Zi first explained them and understood.

When Xu Ming came over, his robe was soaked in the rain, but the things held on the plate were not wet by the rain at all.

"I made this thing by myself. It was quite cool with ice..." Xu Zixian held the glass wine pot and poured a large glass for each of his friends. The wine with ice cubes was red, which looked very attractive.

"Mingda is really different now than before. She can actually make wine by herself." Wei Yi took a sip first, and felt it cool and moisturized her throat, and the aftertaste was mellow. It was a bit sweet at first. When she tasted it carefully, it was a little astringent. Finally, she savored it again, and only the fragrance came out from her nose, feeling refreshed all over her body.

"This is a drink, not a wine." Xu Zixian said: "I didn't add wine chorus."

Wine with wine can also produce an alcohol concentration of more than ten degrees. It is okay not to add wine koji, but it is definitely added with white sugar. It is not easy to get white sugar now. Fortunately, brown sugar is not expensive and easy to buy on Fujian Road, so Xu Zi first used brown sugar to match grapes, and the wine produced was not bad.

If you add wine koji, you can make wine. Dawei has extremely strict management of industry and commerce. Brewing requires taxation, whether it is for self-use or for business.

If you want to sell it, you have to buy a city-owned wine photo. Without this thing, privately brewing and selling it is a crime. It is no less serious than the crime of selling private salt. It is inevitable torture to be accused of being a distant military state or to be hard-working.

Because of this, the court had an annual income of 160 million yuan, not only the monopoly of salt and iron, but the court's market economy, industrial and commercial production, trade, private small peasant economy, and of course, also including agricultural tax revenue, labor service, and various tax items are all kinds of strange and omnipresent.

These days, there are fruit wine, cider wine, pear wine, and chestnut wine, and people love to drink it.

There was no shochu, or there was only a prototype, but Xu Zi first discovered that the nobles did not like to drink high-level wine. Only the lower class liked crude and vigorous spirited wine, but the profit was limited. Xu Zi first had the idea of ​​making money by making wine. Later, he realized that the Great Wei was very strict in the control, and he put down his mind for a moment.

However, Xu Zixian was still very happy and a little proud after receiving the recognition from his friends in front of him.

"Did it be with the little girl in the courtyard? How does it feel to touch the white little hands?" Wei Yi drank a glass, begged to pour another glass, and said with a wink: "You are not in charge of your elders now, so what if you take a concubine?"

"Brother Yan, don't talk about it." It was really a mistake to make bad friends, and the topic was actually about this. However, if Xu Zixian had a clear understanding, it seemed that no matter what era, when several young men gathered together, it would be difficult not to talk about women.

In order not to be entangled, Xu Zi first told everything about Li Cheng and his son.

"There is such a thing in the Zun Mansion?" Xu Xingwei was surprised and said, "Isn't this too much? The evil slaves deceive the master, it's really unbearable."

Wei Yi also said: "There are rumors about this happening in his brother's house, but I really didn't expect it. Oh, I have heard of it. Someone mentioned that Li Cheng from the Nan'an Marquis Mansion is a powerful character. It seems that his reputation is still very good."

Xu Zixian smiled bitterly and said, "There are mixed connections in each official bank, and there is no big problem with the accounts. The most important thing is the exemption from service and the contribution of hidden households. You must know that these two things cannot be reported to the officials and cannot be said to be in the clear..."

Both of them are from aristocratic families, so of course they know what Xu Zixian means.

According to the system, the princes, dukes, marquises of the state, and civil and military ministers were granted the title of county marquis, township marquis and marquis of the town and marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the marquis of the

The marquis of the State have real households, and each household pays 30 cents a month to offset the actual food and other goods, reducing the burden on the people.

This number was not very favorable at the beginning of the country. At the beginning of the country, the world was set at the beginning of the country, and the taxes were set very low and the miscellaneous taxes were small. Therefore, during the Taizu period, the number of households in the world was several million more than now, and there were more arable land than now. There were also maritime trade, industry and commerce, salt and iron. The income of Taizu in the early years was only 60 million guan, and when Taizu was at its peak in his later years, it reached 100 million guan.

During the reign of Emperor Wenzong, after decades of cultivation and rehabilitation, the number of households in the world reached its peak, and the taxes were added in miscellaneous taxes, and all the wine and vinegar began to be sold. The court made various money, and the taxes reached 300 million yuan.

At this time, the burden on the people began to increase, the income of the people in the world increased, and the tax revenue also increased.

The main reason is that the court's military expenditure has increased dramatically, and the salaries of civil and military officials are too generous, and the court's expenses are getting bigger and bigger... The civil and military Jinshi who are once every three years have to win more than 1,000 people, and the court's burden is really not small.

In addition to more than one million troops, various huge projects, and rewards to foreigners from afar, the barbarians tribute 1,000 coins and 2,000 yuan. This is also the rule of tribute. As a result, the more tribute is paid, the more the Wei Dynasty will lose.

Before the Chongde Year, the pressure on ordinary people was very heavy, and the tax level of the enclosed households in the royal family's fiefdom was still maintained at the level of 360 cents and 40 days of labor per year. In comparison, the burden on these enclosed households was only one-tenth of that of ordinary people.

As a result, the qualifications of official households became extremely precious. Decades ago, a large number of people began to voluntarily become hidden households of various royal family members, which was to fake the list and use the name to evade the taxes of the court. Whether it is the national taxes in the center or the miscellaneous taxes in the local area, the force can be wiped out.

If this continues, everyone in the world will become hidden households. Since the Xuanzong period, a nationwide investigation has begun, and a large number of hidden households have been found. Later, the royal family is not allowed to accept hidden households. Under the severe punishments at that time, the royal family handed over their hidden households. After decades, the hidden households still inevitably increased, but the royal family dared not accept them indiscriminately, which has reached a delicate balance with the imperial court and local governments.

Officials also have hidden households. For example, the prime minister can exempt 3,000 acres of land taxes according to the system, and 300 people of labor force are definitely far more than this.

Even small officials from the ninth rank can be exempted from dozens of acres of land and more than ten tens of ten servants.

Therefore, the main part of the imperial court's exemption from duty was civil and military officials. The royal family, like their actual status, is still a small corner in the interest section.

Such things are just tacit understanding and cannot be made public. If Xu Zi first reveals Li Cheng's tampering with the hidden house, the only one who is unlucky will be himself.

The big guys in Fuzhou will put this matter together. Li Chenghao's slave will definitely not have a good ending, and Xu Zixian will definitely not have a good result.

Wei Yi pondered: "You have to find the evidence that you can take to the government to cure him."

The three of them nodded in one after another, and Xu Xingwei said in a muffled voice: "It seems that Li Cheng has seen this one and wants to make the Hou Mansion suffer a loss."

Wei Yi sneered: "It was also obvious that there was no one in the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion. If there were other clan members who were officials outside, they would take them out and just find an excuse to hit dozens of boards, set up a cage, or put them in a black prison and put them on a rag bag, and they would be killed in a few days..."

Xu Xingwei laughed and said, "Yanke, your name is generous, but you are not like this. Don't be so fierce and scary."

Wei Yi smiled and said, "I was angry at this moment, but what I said was the truth. If Li Cheng was from the Zhao Mansion, he would not dare to give him a hundred courage."

Xu Xingwei nodded and said, "A gentleman can deceive him. Mingda still needs to deal with such people. If you want to deal with them, you should do something wrong. If you want my brother to help you, just say it."

Xu Zixian smiled and said, "Of course I want you to help, and no one of you will be able to escape... I want to ask, do you have an acquaintance in Fuzhou Weekly?"

Both brothers laughed. After laughing for a long time, Wei Yi said modestly: "I'm not the only one of the weekly editors."

Xu Zixian was overjoyed and said, "This is the best way to do something in the court."

Wei Yi said: "Besides power, I can't help. Even if I violate the rules, I will still be responsible for my brother. However, the first edition of literature is controlled by an old Jinshi who retired, so I can't get involved."

The literary version is the section where Jinshi Juren published poems and songs. Generally speaking, the people do not like to read it very much, but only literati, poets, officials and gentlemen like it.

Some bigwigs wrote new poems in this page. The newspaper does not point to this section to make money by publishing advertisements, but just hopes to maintain a high style and attract the attention of officials and gentry. It is a good thing for the newspaper's connections and style.

As a time traveler, Xu Zi had long discovered that the Great Wei Dynasty was different from the various dynasties in history, and the restrictions and utilization of the royal family were very good. None of the relatives of the foreign country were granted titles, and they had to be nominally appointed as the governor. The number of eunuchs was very small, almost suppressed by civil servants... The eunuchs in the palace were managed by the Ministry of Personnel of the Foreign Court, which was quite rare for the Central Plains dynasty.

In addition, there are martial arts schools, post offices, newspapers and passenger carriages. In addition, it is very free to open mines and factories. The loose policies have made industry and commerce extremely developed. There are extremely large iron ore and iron factories everywhere on Fujian Road. The smoke emitted by the factory covers the earth like a fog. Xu Zixian traveled with his father several times when he was a teenager, and his impression was extremely bad.
Chapter completed!