Wang Gongchen rushed back from Dongming County this afternoon. When he returned to the third department to report his duties on the first day of May, he would of course welcome him to the evening and invite his colleagues in the yamen.

Xu Ping wanted to know how Wang Gongchen was doing during this period, because according to his own requirements, the new establishment of a farming and field responsibilities was very different from the previous farming and field responsibilities in various places. I wonder if Wang Gongchen could adapt.

It turns out that the land camps and land establishments in various places, such as Tangzhou and Caizhou, were recruited by local officials, and the official lends them to seeds and oxen, which are generally exempt from taxes for one to three years. In essence, this is still a recruitment of small self-cultivated farmers, but arable land belongs to the government, and the recruited farmers only have the right to farm and harvest. Only when they have been farmed for a certain year and have never been violated can they obtain ownership of arable land.

Local officials, such as Tangzhou, have launched land camps and land camps several times, all of which are local officials who want to show their political achievements during their term of office, greatly shortening the time for exemption from taxes and collecting heavy taxes. In the end, the land camps are fleeing and land camps are failing.

Xu Ping asked Wang Gongchen to maintain collective labor, the organization should not be loose, and the harvest of grain should be directly transferred to the official position, and the farmers who work should be paid for money and grain.

It is very difficult to open land, and it is even more difficult to open land by scattered small farmers. Unorganized will cause great waste of efficiency. Where to build dams, where to open canals, how to repair roads, and how to build houses, canals can be planned reasonably only by organizing them.

This practice has a certain military nature, and the organization of the field affairs is also semi-militarized and not liked by some bureaucrats. Xu Ping did not know whether Wang Gongchen could handle it well. Of course, not all bureaucrats opposed this. Later, the Baojia law in Wang Anshi's reform even promoted semi-militarization to all social classes across the country.

After returning to his official hall to clean up, Xu Ping went out to the yard and said to his colleagues here: "Today, Wang Gongchen returned to the capital from Dongming County to welcome him. If you have nothing else, let's go together."

Everyone cheered and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

After leaving the imperial city, everyone sent their followers to take their horses home, and walked all the way through Yujie to Zhouqiao to take the oil-walled cart.

The sun is still hanging high in the sky, and the weather is a bit hot, and everyone is still wearing spring clothes and starts sweating when they don’t walk far.

Zeng Gongliang shook his sleeves and said, "In such hot weather, I'm afraid I'll be frustrated when I sit on the oil-walled truck. I want me to say that at this time, the shed of the oil-walled truck can be removed, and it's much more comfortable to sit on it."

Gao Ruonai said in a deep voice: "What kind of morality is our scholars sitting in the car and swaying across the market!"

Zeng Gongliang shook his head and didn't say anything. Gao Ruonai was like this, what can you do?

Ye Qingchen said, "You don't know that a new carriage has been released in the capital now, which is more exquisite than a four-wheeled oil-walled carriage! The cloth tent on it can be put away, and it is usually open to the air. When the sun is strong or in the wind and rain, it will be used to shelter the wind and rain. It is not very comfortable to go anywhere than an oil-walled carriage!"

Li Zhaoshu asked Xu Ping: "Deputy envoy, do you really have such a car?"

"Yes, Sansi Farm has specialized in making cars. In addition to oil-walled cars, they also make these kinds of cars. In fact, it is not only a carriage, but also a carriage that can be pulled by cows. It just looks unmatched and a bit weird."

Li Zhaoshu was amazed when he heard this: "If you have such a car, you can buy one. When you go to court in the morning, you are not much better than a ox cart! My waist and legs are not good, so I can't ride a horse. I used to be so anxious to death on the road when I was a ox cart!"

"Yes, if you want to buy it, tell me and you will be cheaper. Our people from the Three Divisions have this convenience to buy new goods from the business."

Li Zhaoshu nodded and thought in his mind that he would go to the venue near his home for a look tomorrow.

The four-wheeled carriage is lightweight and is very suitable for attracting passengers. The oil-walled carriage is still a bus, and it is not very particular, so it cannot fully utilize the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage. Under the guidance of Xu Ping, the new business has made a new luxury version of the four-wheeled carriage. The body is reduced and the shape is light, but the seats are reduced to two or three.

This was designed by Xu Ping based on the shape of the European four-wheeled carriage in his previous life. Unfortunately, Kaifeng does not have the huge and mighty horse-drawn horse like Europe, and the appearance is much worse, but it is much more comfortable than riding a greasy car.

To be honest, four-wheeled carriages must be used in this way. The more sexy the car looks, the better it is, it is to sell them as luxury goods.

When he arrived at the prefecture bridge, Ye Qingchen suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Look, look, the new four-wheeled carriage in front is the new four-wheeled carriage, which looks energetic, and sitting on it will definitely be enjoyable!"

Ye Shenheng, who had not spoken, glanced at his son and said in a deep voice: "That is the car from Chai Fuma Mansion. The one sitting in the car is their magistrate's courtyard. There is his own house in the capital. Why do you compare with those people?"

Ye Qingchen lowered his head, secretly glanced at Zheng Jian beside him, and curled his lips, not daring to speak again.

Chai Zongqing married the fourth daughter of Emperor Taizong of Song. He had been a subordinate for decades. The salary and money of these officials in the governor and the governor were high, and others were greedy. They used their power and status to evade taxes and sell contraindicated goods and could not control them. The family did not know how much money they had accumulated. Although Zhiyuan was a slave, after being in his family for a long time, the money they had accumulated was really something the Ye family dared not compare.

The carriage is light and exquisitely made, and many people are jealous of it. However, looking at the horse, I am afraid that it will not be able to buy it without a hundred guan. In addition, the car and the people who drive the car, hundreds of guan are sitting under their butts, so these middle and lower-level officials really can't afford it.

Ji Ying said lightly: "A gentleman should not be addicted to material desires, otherwise he will only cause trouble. Let's be honest with the oil-walled cart."

Everyone just shook their heads repeatedly, followed Xu Ping, and got on two oil-walled cars parked on the side of the road.

Xu Ping never spoke, allowing the officials around him to point at the four-wheeled carriage that had passed by. He knew in his heart that the car was labor-intensive and expensive, but it was a comfortable place to sit on it, and there was no other benefit. He could only be used as a toy for the powerful and wealthy people, which could not be promoted by the public.

If you don’t care so much, how much does a ox cart cost? It’s just a little bumpy when you sit. As long as you pay attention to affordable people, you won’t buy that kind of car. He asked Sanshi to make it to sell it, but he still wanted to collect the wealth from the rich people in the capital.

There are many rich people in the capital, and their wealth is bought and loaned, and they rarely invest in promoting economic development. It is better to let Sansi collect the money in their hands with various luxury goods, which is of greater use.

Luxury goods have little effect on promoting the development of industry and commerce, but they can effectively take out the money of the rich. Xu Ping put some novel goods into the shop of Sansi, which was to save this idea. He took out the money of the rich and then invested it in the places where he needed it, and slowly drove the industry.

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