My Brother-in-law is the Prince Chapter 291

  Chapter 291 Astronomical Numbers

  Autumn is crisp, and tax collection is a crucial task.

  The tax collectors have been dispatched.

   Not only that, the model camp also began to temporarily station in Wuhu, Dangtu, and Fanchang counties in the name of drills.

  Zhang Anshi became the commander-in-chief, sitting in the middle.

  The three brothers are dispatched in the three counties respectively.

  With the assistance of fellow magistrate Gao Xiang, the county magistrates of the three counties are also guarding the county government.

  Almost all the officers and scribes began to get busy.

  Tui Guan accepts petitions from the people and mediates disputes.

   Zhaomo and his subordinate officials also began to accept reports from the people and correct the officials' non-compliance.

  Xuezheng is also very busy, he manages the scholars in the government, but the most troublesome ones are the scholars, because of this, so... he is almost watched by people now. A few Jinyiwei people watched him, and only waited for the counties to receive any troubles caused by scholars, and immediately asked him to issue a document to expel scholars from their merits and punishments.

   This school is almost the most unwilling official in the government. There is no way, his responsibilities are naturally contrary to Zhang Anshi. In his mind, his responsibility is to help scholars and enjoy their respect for him.

  But Zhang Anshi doesn't think so. He thinks Xuezheng should be a tool to suppress scholars. Good guy, the great master has become a judge, who can bear it.

   Zhang Anshi is most worried about him, so he is always stared at. Whether you like it or not, you have to sign something in the report. If you don't sign it, you are obstructing and cracking down on the White Lotus Sect.

  The tax collectors in various counties have begun to go to the countryside, and the Baozhang and Jiazhang of each township, after several rounds of blood changes, most of them still cooperate.

  Of course, it's not like no one is obedient and obedient, but the pressure is coming down from the magistrate's yamen. If you dare to conceal or perfunctory, and finally this military law falls on your head, then don't blame it for being ruthless to you.

  The most frightening thing is... the tax collectors went to the countryside to collect taxes, and even used firecrackers.

  Of course, this is also very reasonable. This is to prevent the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. After all, the practice here is military law.

   Disputes are not without exception.

  Of course, someone asked for money or life, so... immediately asked for it to the county government.

  The county is not too polite, after all...this guy has affected everyone's performance, not to mention the county magistrate himself also hopes...to be favored by Zhang Anshi, so that he can have a bright future in the future.

  Just if he is soft on these people, once he loses performance, he will offend all the servants and civil servants in the yamen, and the county magistrate will probably be disappointed.

  So... the county is filled with the sound of banging every day.

  Whenever a new military order comes out, there will always be someone who doesn't adapt to the rules. At this time, if you relax your mouth or talk to him in a negotiating tone, the other party will probably make an inch of it.

   This is called killing chickens to scare monkeys. If you catch a few typical ones, beat them first.

  A lot of accounts, and a lot of food, began to be escorted to Qixia.

   On Qixia's side, the original treasury was full, which forced Zhang Anshi to think of a way to rent the warehouses of merchants.

  For more than half a month, Zhang Anshi was almost non-stop, paying attention to every move of the counties every day. Taiping Mansion is not big, and it only governs three counties, plus Qixia.

  But because it is under the foot of the emperor, there are 97,000 registered households, and the population is probably around 600,000.

  The scale is neither big nor small. It is extremely difficult to manage so many people, especially the new military law.

  The tax collectors in the government mainly teach waterway inspections and land inspections to assist, and collect taxes on merchants.

The collection of business tax is actually quite smooth. Although the merchants concealed the situation, they did not make trouble. On the one hand, their own status is low, and on the other hand, they are also aware that operating and trading in Taiping Mansion, The environment is indeed much better than other places.

  In other places, although the taxation looks pitifully low, in fact, the price of various exploitations is often much higher.

   Besides, there are too many uncertainties.

  At the end of October, Gao Xiang hurried to see Zhang Anshi.

  Gao Xiang immediately said after meeting: "Grandpa, the collection is almost over, and it should be almost done. Now there are only a few discrepancies in the taxes in remote villages, which need to be checked."

  Zhang Anshi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "It's really not easy. It's like fighting a war. There are endless things happening every day."

Gao Xiang nodded and said: "Yes, there are so many things that have never happened before, it is really a headache to deal with them one by one, but fortunately, through this... incident, the rules have finally been established, and there will be similar things in the future , and there are rules to follow.”

  Zhang Anshidao: "Let's report the number in the next few days. I estimate that the collections of other provinces are similar."

  He paused, then said: "Is there anything else?"

   This means seeing off guests.

  Gao Xiang smiled wryly, but stayed where he was, and said cautiously: "Have you heard about it, my lord? The Beijing inspection has already started."

   "Jingcha?" Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows.

Gao Xiang thought that Zhang Anshi didn't know anything about it, so he patiently said: "Every three years, the Ministry of Officials conducts a Beijing inspection of the officials in the capital to evaluate them. This year is the third year, and the Beijing inspection is only in the capital carry out, but Taiping Mansion also belongs to the capital city, and is included in Jingcha.”

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Oh, how was your Jingcha three years ago?"

   "Medium." Gao Xiang said truthfully: "Not bad, not bad."

  Zhang Anshi became a little curious, and said, "What if it's good or bad?"

   "Naturally, you don't want to be promoted, and of course, you won't be dismissed."

   "Will you be dismissed?" Zhang Anshi said in surprise, but he was a little surprised by this.

   "Of course, if you are inferior, you will be dismissed."

  Zhang Anshidao: "But I haven't heard of it. A minister has been dismissed because of this."

  Gao Xiang smiled and said: "Because since the Jingcha, almost no one has been rated as inferior."

   "I understand." Zhang Anshi said: "It means medium cup, large cup, super large cup."

   To Gao Xiang, these words were in the clouds, and he looked confused and didn't understand.

  Zhang Anshi didn't explain much, just said: "Okay, don't worry about other nosy things, just do your own business well."

   "Yes." Gao Xiang nodded and said, "Your Majesty will set off soon to visit Dangtu County. There is a dispute in a mountain forest in Dangtu County."

  Zhang Anshi waved his hand and said, "Go."

   After a few more days, even the number of remote villages was calculated.

  Zhang Anshi asked his scribes to make the last calculation.

   At this moment, Li Zhaomo ran over panting.

  In the hall, before Zhang Anshi took his seat, he shouted impatiently: "Grandfather...Grandfather..."

   "What's wrong?" Zhang Anshi looked at him with disgust.

   Li Zhaomo is in charge of discipline and supervision of officials, so in theory, he has to communicate with the Ministry of Officials at any time.

  It seemed that he was in a hurry, he ran in in one breath, at this moment, he panted and said: "Something happened, something happened."

   Zhang Anshi sat down, but calmly said: "What can happen?"

"Our Taiping Mansion is this year's Jingcha. There are 18 people here... Jingcha is inferior, and almost all of the eight methods are accounted for. It is said that Gao Tongzhi's judgment is: Greedy, cool, unscrupulous, Impetuous, weak..."

  Li Zhaomo's face was very ugly: "Your official...I don't get any good from my subordinates. The judgment of my subordinates is: inaction, impetuosity, and weak talent."

   "The best evaluation is nothing but Chen Xuezheng. Except for his old age, Chen Xuezheng is mediocre. As for the magistrates of the counties below... it is even worse."

  Zhang Anshi obviously couldn't maintain his composure any longer, and said angrily, "Fuck you, who judged this?"

   "Ministry of officials."

  Zhang Anshi said angrily: "What are they going to do? Are they bullying me, Zhang Anshi?"

   "That's not true..." Li Zhaomo looked at Zhang Anshi with a complicated expression on his face: "Their evaluation of you, my father-in-law, is still good, saying that you can fulfill your duties, and you are young and promising, hardworking and capable..."

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  Zhang Anshi probably understood that these guys, of course, did not dare to offend Zhang Anshi, but it did not prevent them from beating these officials who were close to Zhang Anshi.

   Moreover, the Jingcha of the Ministry of Officials itself means the meaning of the imperial court, that is, it represents the imperial court's views on the officials of Taiping Prefecture.

  Zhang Anshi looked at Li Zhaomo seriously and said, "What will happen if the evaluation is inferior?"

"Those who want to be dismissed from office." Li Zhaomo said with a wry smile: "The lightest ones have to ask questions, or be demoted. Maybe in a few days, there will be documents from the Ministry of Officials. Dismissal...maybe...go to Qiongzhou He has become a county magistrate or a county magistrate. However, Gao Tongzhi's situation may be the worst, and he will most likely be dismissed.”

  Zhang Anshi sneered and said, "Really? Isn't this bureaucracy a bully? I'll go to them to settle the score."

However, Li Zhaomo hurriedly said: "It must not be done. If this is the case, something will really happen. If the father-in-law opposes Jingcha, wouldn't he just give the facts? If we go to make a big fuss, won't we be judged as inferior?"

After a pause, Li Zhaomo continued: "Besides, it's not up to the bureaucrats to make their own decisions. The Jingcha still needs the approval of the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Besides, Dali Temple is also responsible for assisting... Really, if you want to settle accounts, Does that count?"

  Zhang Anshi frowned, and remained silent for a while, but gradually calmed down.

  He understood that Li Zhaomo was right.

   After thinking for a while, Zhang Anshi said: "Call everyone together, I will hold a meeting, let's come up with an idea together."

  Li Zhaomo nodded.

  He felt like a concubine, how could he have thought that the retribution would come so quickly.

  So he hurried to invite people, and not long after, the officials in the mansion came one by one with dark faces.

  The fellow acquaintance, Gao Xiang, was even more pale.

  He has no illusions about Jingcha, and thinks that he can maintain a moderate level, but he never thought that someone would attack him so badly, which is clearly to kill him.

  Since the reign of Hongwu, Jingcha is inferior, and there are very few officials who have been deposed. Who would have thought that he would be among them.

  He couldn't help being extremely desolate in his heart, and he just shook his head secretly, no matter what, no matter what, it seemed that he couldn't hide anyway.

   Wouldn't that be good? At the beginning, he thought about resigning from office, and now he has fulfilled his wish.

  But even though he thought so, he was still unwilling to resign himself from office.

  Having lived most of his life, with ups and downs in the officialdom, he was still conscientious and conscientious. How could he have imagined that he would end up in such an end.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi looked at everyone and said, "You know everything, right?"

  Gao Xiang stood up and saluted: "Grandpa... In the next few days, the subordinate officials will find a way to clean up the assigned tasks, and wait for a new acquaintance..."

  Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "Why are you in such a hurry! They say you are inferior, so you think you are inferior? They say you are going to resign from your office, so you will stop being an official?"

"This…"

  Seeing everyone's faces turn pale, Zhang Anshi was not feeling well.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Damn it, I have two official characters. Normally, I, Zhang Anshi, manipulate others. Today, someone wants to manipulate me, Zhang Anshi. This group of idiots are so daring."

   "Grandpa." Gao Xiang said with a wry smile: "The results of the Beijing inspection have been released, and it is useless to say these complaints. Instead of causing trouble, it is better..."

  Everyone nodded.

  Although everyone knows that the result of the matter is difficult for people to accept.

   But what they were more afraid of was Zhang Anshi making trouble because of it.

   If there is a commotion, people all over the world will really pay attention to it. Not only will the official have no job, but it may also become the target of public criticism.

  They know very well... No one can do anything to Zhang Anshi, the official department, did they give Zhang Anshi a good rating?

   But once they become the target of public criticism, they may suffer a second injury, and it will be really gentle, and there will be no decency left in the end.

Zhang Anshi pursed his lips, but said: "I know what you mean, you want to swallow your anger, and even simply... just settle it. This is not possible, you have been with me for so many days, and now the government is practicing military law, okay? It's easy that you are willing to use your life, and everyone has experience, how can you let those dog officials say what they say? You are my people in life, and my ghost in death.”

  Gao Xiang: "..."

  Gao Xiang didn't get any comfort from Zhang Anshi, but what this guy said shocked him. He couldn't tell if Zhang Anshi was praising or cursing.

  Of course, no one has the heart to think about this seriously now, but they just feel that all thoughts are hopeless.

  After a lifetime of painstaking efforts go to waste, can you not feel disheartened?

  Zhang Anshi looked at their dejected looks, and said: "Cheer up, since they want to do this, then... you can rest assured, I, Zhang Anshi, will never make things difficult for you, and will not make trouble. But..."

Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: "But now that you are still officials in the mansion, you have to do a good job every day. So now, big guys, don't do anything else, put down what you are doing, and do everything else. Officials above rank nine in this government all come with Zhang Anshi."

  Gao Xiang asked suspiciously: "Grandfather...where are you going?"

   "Go to the Ministry of Accounts." Zhang Anshi said: "Our taxes this year have been collected, so naturally we have to go to the Ministry of Accounts to submit money and food, financial revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts. Isn't this what we should do?"

  Gao Xiang: "..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Call people up, let's go now."

  Gao Xiang and others suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

   Obviously, they are not the kind of people who like to show off.

  But Zhang Anshi made it clear that he wanted to show off.

  He unexpectedly prepared many exquisite carriages.

   In addition, hundreds of guards were summoned, some played signs in front, and some blared gongs to clear the way.

  On this sign, it reads: Taiping Prefecture Zhang...or Taiping Prefecture Tongzhi and so on.

   You know, although local parents and officials are very particular about ostentation when traveling, but at the feet of the emperor, parents and officials are not farts.

  In this capital city, where a Hanlin can be smashed to death casually, the local magistrate and county magistrate are just a fart.

  Here, maybe even a high-ranking servant would not dare to let people ring the gong and play the sign when they go out.

  But Zhang Anshi...is actually ingenious.

  Suddenly, a long team appeared on the official road, mighty and mighty, followers like clouds, dozens of chariots and horses, like long snakes.

  Gao Xiang was sitting in the carriage, listening to the sound of the gong outside, especially when he heard the guards yelling: "Idlers avoid", his heart almost jumped out.

  Zhang Anshi, however, was triumphant. He brought his new car to someone else, sat in the comfortable and spacious new car by himself, and headed towards the capital surrounded by hugs from front to back.

   Qixia is only a short distance from the capital.

   Waiting to pass through the city gate, the gatekeeper was taken aback.

  It's been so many years since the Hongwu era began to guard the city gates, and no... prefect dared to have such a pomp, even... the governor of Yingtianfu...he didn't have the guts.

   This can be regarded as meeting a talented person. The magistrate probably thought that he took office in Qiongzhou.

  However, when the guard at the city gate was about to step forward to ask questions, before he could utter a word, he immediately saw the word Taipingfu, and immediately dodged to the side in desperation, without making a sound.

  The lengthy team filed in, and then rushed to the inner city.

This road... along the way, many soldiers, civilians, and civilians saw each other, and they were all stunned. The people in Beijing have never seen such a scene of local parents and officials, especially some children. Back, so that the line is longer.

  At this time, in the household department hall, Zhou Shilang, who was on duty, was chatting with Mr. Wu.

  The Ministry of Accounting has been really busy these past few days, and all prefectures and counties have to rush to submit money, food, financial revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts. It can be said that this is the busiest time for the Ministry of Accounting at this time.

  But after all, the subordinate officials are in charge of the specific work. For the chief officer, it is obviously just a hand-off shopkeeper.

   "Have you heard of this Beijing inspection? Hey... I really didn't expect it..." Zhou Shilang smiled: "It's still that their bureaucracy can play tricks."

  Boss Wu wanted to please the servant on duty, so he said with a smile in line: "There is no way to do this, I heard... the trouble over there is too fierce..."

   "That's all, that's all." Zhou Shilang pressed his hand and said: "It's better not to say this in the hall right now, if Xia Butang finds out, he will reprimand us again."

  Master Wu smiled knowingly.

   At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums outside came from far and near.

   Zhou Shilang frowned and said, "What is this?"

   "This... go down to the official to have a look."

  The lengthy team finally arrived at Hubu.

  The guards in front of the door of the household department were dumbfounded, and all their eyes were straight.

  Many prefectures and counties submit money and food accounts, and even the chief ministers of various provinces also have quite a few.

  But such a big commotion...is unheard of!

At this time, a man got out of the carriage in front of him. This man was wearing a python robe, standing tall and full of nobility. He looked up at the gate of the household department, and then walked into the household department. door.

  Seeing the mending who were still in a daze, the man popped out a word from his mouth: "Get lost!"

  Mending subconsciously moved aside.

  So, this man led the crowd loudly, all the way directly into the lobby of the household department.

   "Who is this here..." Head on, it was Mr. Wu who walked over angrily.

   Zhang Anshi looked at him, and said calmly: "Zhang Anshi, the prefect of Taiping Prefecture."

  Boss Wu's face was immediately green and red, and after a brief loss of consciousness, he immediately put on a smiling face: "It turned out to be Wei Guogong, disrespect, disrespect. Wei Guogong...here...what is the matter?"

Zhang Anshi said bluntly: "I'm the magistrate, I'm the magistrate. This year's autumn tax has been collected. As usual, all the chief ministers, governments, and counties have to come to report the money and food accounts. You **** don't even do this. you know?"

  Director Wu: "..."

  Zhang An Shidao: "Where is the Maofang? I want to go and order a Maofang first."

  Master Wu hurriedly said: "Oh, it's just to submit money and food accounts, why bother you? Send a clerk, that's all, please, please..."

  Boss Wu led Zhang Anshi in obediently. Only he knew that his mind was in a daze at the moment, and he couldn't be sure...what the guy in front of him was here for.

  Seeing Zhang Anshi leading the mighty officials, he said calmly: "Okay, who is responsible for entering the account..."

  Master Wu hurriedly said: "I'm an official... I'm an official... I'm not talented, I can handle it for my father-in-law myself."

  Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Are you alone?"

   "A little familiarity with accounting should be enough." Director Wu smiled.

  Zhang Anshidao: "It's not that I look down on you, but if you are alone, maybe... a month can't be counted."

  Boss Wu was a little anxious: "Grandpa... the next official is the one who is in charge of money and food. Speaking of which, it's not that the next official is bragging... it's really..."

   But at this point, Chief Wu suddenly fell silent, and even his eyes widened slowly. The whole person seemed to be shocked, and there was a bit of disbelief in his eyes.

  Because...he saw the guards one by one, bringing boxes one by one.

  The huge boxes looked a bit heavy, but they were placed on the ground with a bang.

  Zhang Anshi turned around casually, reached out and opened one of the boxes.

   Then I saw that inside the box, there were stacks of account books, and the whole box was full.

   And such a box... there are seven or eight mouths.

  Director Wu immediately felt that his head was dizzy, as if he was drunk, and said dizzily: "Why...how... so many..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Come on, you come to verify, this is what you said yourself, I want to open my eyes today..."

  Director Wu: "..."

  The first chapter has been delivered, we need to discuss a matter, ask for a monthly pass... that's great.

  (end of this chapter)

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