Chapter 435 Tian Ce

Behind the Zhenhai Jiedu Mansion in Hangzhou, there is a large pond, and the people nearby call it Yutang. There is a small piece of land in the pond, about half acre of size, connected to the land by a small bridge. It was originally only a pavilion, which had been abandoned for a long time, but recently a courtyard was built. The small bridge connected to the isolated island and the land were surrounded by soldiers. Even the occasionally in and out of the clerks must meet the rules and regulations, and the guards passing by the pond subconsciously speeded up, as if they would attract some trouble if they took a look at this place.

When you go to De Island, you will find that this courtyard is different from other buildings in the mansion. It is not made of wood. It is made of bricks and stone. Even the windows are made of iron bars. There are two rows of houses on both sides of the courtyard. The doors are also made of iron. Above the doors are hung with nameplates, with the names of the two states of Zhejiang and the names of the states. Only a few wooden chairs are placed in the lobby. This may be the only wooden product inside the courtyard.

"Very good. This place has a great relationship, and no matter what is easy to catch, no one left behind. All those who want to check or copy books must work outside the main hall, and no fire candles candles are lit in the warehouse." A voice came from the room with the nameplate of "Hangzhou" in the left wing, and then the heavy iron door was pushed open. The first person to come out of the inside was a man in purple robe, Lu Fang, the governor of Zhenhai Army.

Following Lu Fang, Luo Zhixiang, the governor of the Jiedu Mansion who is in charge of Jingu in Liangzhe, nodded and replied: "What the lord said is, I will immediately give orders to replace all the wooden bookcases in the house with iron or stone."

Lu Fang nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "Those places where books are stored must be carefully taken care of, and must not be eaten by insects and rats! The weather in Jiangnan is humid, and it must be prevented from being moist and moldy. Quicklime must be prepared in the house."

"Just just in case, build another warehouse in another place and copy one copy of the book. If one is damaged, there is also a chance to remedy it!"

"Yes, I need to make a backup!" As a time traveler, Lu Fang was very satisfied with the proposal of his subordinates and couldn't help but use a term commonly used in his previous life.

While talking, the two entered the main hall. There were dozens of cases placed in the wide main hall. In front of each case, two clerks were busy. From time to time, someone submitted the manuscripts copied from their cases to several officials. After carefully checking the manuscripts and confirming that they were sure, they bound them into books and placed them on the most important cases. It is August weather, and it is hot. Everyone is sweating heavily, but no one stops to rest. Lu Fang walked to the middle of the cases and picked up a book. The cover was written in a line of vigorous Liu style "Wuxingli, Lin'an County, Hangzhou, West Road, Zhejiang Province". Lu Fang opened the list and saw that there were many names on it, but he couldn't understand them very well. He couldn't help but look back at Luo Zhixiang.

Luo Zhixiang quickly stepped forward and explained: "Lord, when the dynasty was founded, the household registration was withered and the people were exhausted, but they were able to pacify the Turks, Xue Yantuo and other powerful enemies, because the taxes and labor were equal. The subordinate officials planned to implement the "Lijia" system, with 110 households as one li, and 10 households with a large amount of Ding and grain were promoted to take turns as the Lijia chief; the remaining 100 households were divided into 10 Jia, with Jia heads, and 10 people per Jia; those who were widowed, widowed, orphans and could not be eye-catching, were attached to 1 Jia, which was called Zhize, and Lijia chief.

Head A is responsible for the affairs of one li and one a year, and it will be rotated every 10 years. Based on the Li Jia system, a tax and service book is compiled, and each 1 li is compiled. On the home page of the book, draw a chart of the total tax and service number of taxes and service. Every 10 years, the official will change the book book in 4 copies, and two copies are included in the Jiedu Prefecture, and each prefecture and county will be kept. In this way, if the government wants to collect labor, it will be feasible. The evil officials cannot control the superiors and subordinates, and they will make profits from it, and the powerful cannot exploit the common people and carry out mergers."

Lu Fang nodded and checked the list again. He saw that the homepage indicated in detail the total number of household registrations and the number of large livestock land in Wuxingli, as well as the weight and thinness of the fields. Each page at the back indicated the lives of each household and the number of large livestock land. In this way, the government would know how much manpower and material resources were used to not cause the people to survive. Moreover, the powerful people could no longer push labor to other people. Without this privilege as a basis, the old powerful forces would soon disappear.

"What's the progress now? How many household registrations are there in Hangzhou?" Lu Fang looked through two pages, put the book back to several cases, and asked casually.

Obviously, Luo Zhixiang was prepared for Lu Fang's question and answered without thinking: "The six counties of Qiantang, Yuhang, Lin'an, Fuyang, Yuqian and Yangong have been completed. Only Tangshan and Xincheng counties have just begun. It is estimated that all of them will be sorted out by the end of September. There are now 88,571 households with a total of 88,571 households."

"Seventy-eight,571 households? So many?" Lu Fang opened his eyes widened in surprise: "I remember that there were only more than 50,000 households in the Yuanhe period. Why did so many wars and so many more? Isn't there two counties that have not been counted?"

"My husband is indeed very knowledgeable and knowledgeable." Luo Zhixiang flattered him with a slight and smiled, "I guess he can see it from Li Jifu's "Yuanhe County Map". Does my husband still remember the number of household registrations in Hangzhou during the Kaiyuan period?"

Lu Fang frowned for a while, and replied with some uncertainty: "It seems to be more than 80,000 households."

Hearing Lu Fang's answer, Luo Zhixiang laughed: "Yes, lord think about it. Although Kaiyuan is known as good governance, it is not long since the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it takes time for household registration to settle. It has been nearly a hundred years between Yuanhe. The Jiangnan area where Hangzhou is located has not been under war. How could the household registration be reduced by nearly half?"

"More than half of the people are More," Lu Fang murmured. This is the hopeless chronic disease of ancient Chinese dynasties. As the dynasty continues, the wealth and manpower of society continue to grow. However, these growing wealth and manpower are in the hands of the privileged class with duty-free and exempted service. The strength that the central government can mobilize does not increase accordingly, but the burden continues to increase. Once a natural disaster or foreign invasion occurs, the central government will be in a difficult situation. When these privileged classes see that the situation is not good, they either use this manpower and financial resources to rebel, replace it, or cede the land, waiting for the new master to be sold at a price in exchange for greater privileges and wealth. All this has been staged over and over again on this land of China, as if it will never change.

"Maybe I am just a passerby!" Lu Fang couldn't help but smile bitterly and continued to ask, "What about the situation in the other states?"

Luo Zhixiang looked embarrassed and replied: "Mr. Fan in Huzhou has almost done it. After all, it is the place where my husband makes his fortune. The other states are not progressing quickly. There are not enough people who know how to do business. However, Taizhou is progressing very quickly. Judging from the list sent yesterday, they have completed the two counties of Linhai and Ninghai. The progress is the fastest among the remaining states outside Hangzhou and Huzhou."

Lu Fang nodded with satisfaction: "No need to worry, Officer Luo Tui. This matter is not something that can happen overnight. You must be careful. If someone is tampered with it in the picture album, it will cause endless harm. After autumn, you will send someone to draw the picture album for review. If you find someone who dares to do something in it, you will be killed without mercy!" Lu Fang still showed his decisive and heroic spirit at the end of his words.

Luo Zhixiang quickly claimed that it was. Although Lu Fang's murderous aura was not pointing to him, he still felt a chill rising from his back. After all, he had seen Lu Fang's means. There had been countless victims on both sides of the road this man had walked along. I believe that he would not feel anything if he had more.

Lu Fang turned his head and had a smile on his face: "Officer Luo Tuo, you must also hold on to the books that record Tian Tu. If you lack manpower and money, you can only talk about it. After you understand the two things about household registration and Tian Tu, I, the governor of Zhenhai, understand how much family I have. Knowing people is wise, and my close friend is Ming's family is not wise, but you must be a wise person!" Lu Fang said here, and without waiting for Luo Zhixiang to answer, he walked out of the house, looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and turned around and said, "Now is the hottest time. Looking back, I ask someone to send some ice stored in my cellar every day to make iced sour plum soup and distribute it to these clerks, so that it can relieve some heat."

Luo Zhixiang quickly bowed and thanked him. He and his clerk had been busy for a long time. Although the island was surrounded by ponds, it was much better than the rest of the mansion, but the heat these days were also very difficult. Lu Fang was so kind tolerant of his subordinates, which naturally made him feel very grateful.

Lu Fang waved his hand and stopped Luo Zhixiang's thanks, saying, "No need, I, Lu Fang, do things, rewards for merits, and punishes for mistakes. These clerks are all people who have made merits, so it is appropriate to use some ice. Now Yang Xingmi has quelled the Tianan Rebellion, and sent Li Shenfu to the east to fight Du Hong, and placed Taimeng and Wang Maozhang in the two states of Xuanrun to consolidate the army and practice martial arts. We have not left much time for us. You must know that the land of Wu and Yue is intertwined and connected by mountains and rivers. It is neither Wu Tunyue, nor Yue Tunwu. If we cannot do our internal affairs before he finishes Du Hong, our fate will be no different from your old master."

Hearing this, Luo Zhixiang's forehead was covered with sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water, and bowed and said, "Your Highness should do your best, please don't worry."
Chapter completed!