Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 888 Continue to Investigate
The few people standing at the bow of the boat were all well-dressed and neatly dressed. What was rare was that they were all young, with delicate features and a bookish air.

At a glance, he knew that he was a scholar who came to Jinling to take the exam.

It's only been three years since Lu Qian moved his capital to Jinling. Counting Enke in the first year, today is the second one - He Lu Emperor's fiftieth birthday.Such a subject is also Enke.

The eldest daughter and daughter-in-law in Jinling were not accustomed to the scholars from other places, they all looked at the scholar at the bow of the boat with burning eyes and pointed.

"That gentleman in Tsing Yi is so handsome."

"Either one is a handsome gentleman. I value the one in the white shirt the most. He looks heroic."

"I'm not ashamed, I can say that. If you are in charge of the family, you must smash your mouth."

"Ha, the sister-in-law of the Wang family is missing something. The second lady misses her own man."

"So what do you think? I've only been away for half a year, and I don't even have any family leave."

The Qinhuai River is beautiful, and the beauty is not only in the clear water of the Qinhuai River, but also in the people on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

During the Lu Qi Dynasty, the politics was clear, the society was stable, and the top and bottom were united as one, and the weather was smooth. It can be said that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the market was prosperous.Although it cannot be said that the roads do not pick up relics, the doors are not closed at night, there are no thieves, and the prison is always empty, but the great order of the world is really alive in front of our eyes.

More importantly, Emperor Lu has sent troops abroad many times since he became emperor.The Jurchen in the northeast, the Khitan and Mongolia in the north, the Uighurs and Tianfang in the northwest, all of them have powerful soldiers, which made the people of the Central Plains who had suffered under the rule of Zhao and Song for more than a hundred years very proud.

Youdao is armed with a sharp weapon and commits suicide.

With the Qi army invincible and invincible, the people of Lu Qi naturally became "proud and arrogant".No one will feel inferior and cowardly when his "backer" is unmatched, and he will be obedient.

Just like China will call itself the Heavenly Kingdom, England will call itself the Empire on which the sun never sets, and the United States will call itself the Lighthouse Country. A strong and powerful country creates strong self-confidence for its subjects. This is the same reason.

When it comes to the folks, what this situation has evolved is the atmosphere and mind of "inclusiveness and mergers" in Luqi society.

This is inclusive and different from Li Tang's.If Li Tang is "bringing doctrine", Lu Qi is an annexation with me as the main one.

The former is Hu Feng, who went back hundreds of years, and had already penetrated into the soul of Chinese society at that time, so he was inclusive, and there was no difference between Chinese and Yi.As for the latter, no matter how you belittle Zhao Song, you cannot deny that this is a prosperous age of culture and a society dominated by Han people.Sinology is prosperous and prosperous, and there is no place for "Hu Feng".So from inclusiveness to inclusiveness and mergers.

The whole process is very similar to before and after "abandoning Confucianism".

Before that, a hundred flowers bloomed in the world of thought; since then, one family dominates, absorbing the essence of a hundred schools of thought for oneself.

So don't be shocked by the words of the little girl by the river, Lu Qi is not Ming and Qing, and the Northern Song Dynasty is not Ming and Qing.

The Northern Song Dynasty, which inherited the legacy of the late Tang and Five Dynasties, was very open in terms of men and women.Although Confucianism was produced in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the atmosphere of the Song Dynasty was by no means rigid.Fan Zhongyan's wife was married twice, his son Fan Chunhu died early, and his daughter-in-law was a widow. Later, his student Wang Tao's wife died, so he married his daughter-in-law to Wang Tao.

Furthermore, in history, Li Qingzhao remarried to Zhang Ruzhou, Tang Wan remarried to Zhao Shicheng, and even Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty presented Mingsu Empress Liu E...

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In the Forbidden City, Emperor Lu's eyes did not stop at the imperial examination that was about to start.

"Your Majesty, the imports at various water and land gates in summer have been counted and verified, totaling 310 million yuan." Zong Ying, then Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, read the notes.As early as the seventh year of Hongwu, Lu Qi's water and land pass taxes and fees, that is, customs revenue, were unified and only received silver money.No matter it is food, cloth, jewelry or treasures, it will be converted into money and food for storage.

Lu Qian attaches great importance to the entry of customs, because in his mind, the level of customs duties directly corresponds to China's annual import and export quota, and for a proud empire, the annual import and export quota must be step by step. called correctly.

310 million, an increase of nearly 20 compared to the same period last year. Under the circumstances that Lu Qi's transactions with various countries only charge domestic tariffs, not foreign trade, such an increase makes him very happy. "It's not bad. In summer, it can reach 300 million yuan, and this year the customs tax can reach 500 million yuan." After all, sea trade depends on the sky. Although the coastline in southeast China is vast, it is supported by monsoons.The north wind blows from October to February every year, and the south or southeast wind blows from April to October, which is very conducive to sailing.Every summer, foreign merchant ships sail by the south wind; in autumn, they return by the north wind, which is very convenient.Moreover, today's era is dominated by sailboats, and any shallow water port in the southeastern coastal area can become a good port in this era, which is very convenient for trade.Unlike modern time and space, sailing ships were replaced by steam ships, and deep-water ports such as Xiangjiang and Shanghai Stock Exchange yearned for development.

Although there will be many foreign businessmen arriving in May and June, there will be no shortage in July and August, not to mention foreign trade ships sailing away in winter.

"How about commercial tax and agricultural tax in various places?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the commercial tax and agricultural tax of each province are good..." Zong Ying didn't read the memorial at all, because the series of figures were familiar by heart.

An entire hour passed, and Zong Ying withdrew from the Xuande Pavilion, looked up at the blue sky, calmed down, and strode out of the palace, her whole body seemed to be three points lighter than when she came.

The emperor Lu who said "the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard" was left in the palace.

The sum of all kinds of domestic taxes and taxes is quite a lot. The empire has not made any major military moves this year, and it is because of the extra fat on Tianzhu's mouth-although it has not yet taken a bite, it is also Tim was full of greasy words, but even so, it only slowed down the growth rate of the "imperial government's fiscal deficit" by 55% year-on-year, and did not achieve a fiscal surplus.

Relying on policies and taxes alone may not even be enough to maintain the salary of an official.Emperor Lu felt very sad.Especially at this time, it will be Qiu Wei soon, and there will be 200 people in the Jinshi Department, all of whom are officials.

The normal age of the imperial court is three years, but the average age of Jidi scholars may exceed 60, but can it exceed 20? There is a hurdle at the age of [-], at least [-] years apart, seven generations.In a sense, the number of officials in the imperial court will only increase in the year when the imperial examinations are normalized!

From the financial deficit, Lu Qian thought of the salaries of his officials, and then thought of the number of officials, he was in a daze until Zhu Guijin arrived.

"What's going on in Yangzhou? Do you have any clues?"

"Your Majesty, all the criminals on the list have been arrested. The security department hunted down the rebels and killed 21 members of the bandit party. Only the chief culprits, Sima Guanghai and Han Zhe, have disappeared. I have sent people to investigate, and the two will be found out." The culprit behind people."

"Do those prisoners know nothing about the background of the two thieves?"

Zhu Gui shook his head and remained silent.

Lu Qian said again: "What about the 21 people who were killed? Can't you see any clues?"

"The minister is incompetent. Those 21 people are all dead soldiers, all of them resisted fiercely, and they are unable to survive. Judging from their physical characteristics, they are all pirates at sea..."

Lu Qian pinched his nose. It was beyond his expectation that someone would build a nest in Yangzhou, across the river from Jinling.As far as the evidence is now in hand, those people's appearance, words and deeds are no different from those of the Central Plains scholars.There is not much scope for this to be possible.But no matter how small the range is, it cannot be determined without other evidence.

"Continue to check."

"The minister obeys the order."

(End of this chapter)