Chronicle of Emperor Jing

"Brother Qi, why don't you take me around." Wei Yan suggested, and then went to seek the emperor's opinion, "What do you think, my lord?"

Seeing the harmony between the emperor and Qi Yuanheng's words, Wei Yan was very relieved.

Brother Qi has the talent for governing the country, but he has no ambition to rise above the clouds. Now that Brother Qi has something he wants to do, Wei Yan naturally wants to do his best for him, so that he can have the opportunity to show his strengths. Can make some results.

As for the emperor, he is with the emperor, what other people think, he doesn't care, but being close to his family and friends, he doesn't want them to worry about it.

Brother Qi found out about him and the emperor some time ago, and was very worried. Now that he has the opportunity, Wei Yan will use the facts to show that the emperor treats him very well, and brother Qi's worries are meaningless.

When Wei Yan asked such a question, Jing Li would definitely not refute his face, and immediately agreed: "Then let's have a look."

When he said that, his palm started to slide down again, and it stopped when it reached Wei Yan's wrist.

The emperor didn't hold his palm, but just held his wrist. If Wei Yan wanted to break free, it would be easy for him, but he hesitated for a moment, and let the emperor hold his wrist and walk forward.

Isn't brother Qi always worried that the emperor treats him badly?Now that the emperor is so close to him, brother Qi should be able to understand the emperor's feelings for him after seeing him, right?Moreover, the path in the field is not very easy to walk. He walked beside the emperor, and he could help the emperor at any time to avoid any accidents.

With such an idea in mind, Wei Yan allowed the emperor to lead him away like this.

Jing Li took a few steps forward, peeking at Wei Yan's face from the corner of his eye, and found that there was no trace of displeasure in his expression, but a very gentle smile on his face all the time.

Hey, if he usually did this in front of outsiders, Wei Yan would never be so calm, not only forbidding him to do this, but also sternly scolding him, Wei Yan suddenly became so cute, why is that?

With a thought in Jing Li's mind, he moved to Qi Yuanheng next to him.

Could it be that Wei Yan was so obedient because of Qi Yuanheng's presence?

Hmph, in front of Qi Yuanheng, Wei Yan is so well-behaved, with such a warm smile, even his voice becomes gentle, and he has to pick all kinds of thorns in front of him, and every time he fights with him like this or that, Wei Yan The difference in treatment between him and Qi Yuanheng is a bit serious!

When Jing Li thought of this, his heart suddenly became sour, and he was sour.

Of course, he is not the only one who has opinions on this situation.Master Qi Yuanheng Qi watched the emperor walking while holding Wei Yan's wrist, and saw that Wei Yan not only did not shake off the emperor, but gave him a severe reprimand, instead, he let him lead him, and was willing to talk to him in a friendly voice, My heart is also tight.

"Prince, this way please." With a slight movement in Qi Yuanheng's mind, he thought of a good idea to separate them without showing any traces.

With a turn of his feet, he led them into a field ridge that could only be walked by one person.

"Young Master Wang, this road is relatively narrow. Please be careful when walking. Wei Qi, you go behind and protect Young Master Wang carefully." He made careful arrangements to separate them smoothly. Of course, his face was still It was a very concerned expression.

Jing Li held Wei Yan's hand and stood at the entrance of Tianlong, hesitating a little.

This field ridge is very narrow, and it is absolutely impossible for two people to walk side by side, but he is not willing to let go of Wei Yan's wrist at this time.

Although Wei Yan agreed to him, occasionally when he wanted to hold Wei Yan's hand, he could do so, but firstly, he never found a suitable opportunity, and secondly, Wei Yan was not as easy-talking as he is today.

Such an opportunity today is really rare, it would be a pity to let go now.

"What's the matter, is the prince afraid of walking unsteadily and falling into the field?" Qi Yuanheng tried to suppress it for a long time, but still couldn't hold back, and stabbed the emperor, "Don't worry, sir, there is no water in this field. Even if you fall, you'll be fine."

However, he did not expect that before the emperor could speak, Wei Yan would stop him.

"Young master, I'll carry you on my back!"

Wei Yan looked at the ridge of the field, estimated it, and felt that the emperor had probably never walked such a narrow road before. He was afraid of losing his composure and dignity on the way, so he stood there and dared not go forward. It was brother Qi's thoughts. Astute, he understood the emperor's thoughts at once.

Jing Li was still hesitating whether to let go, but when he heard what Wei Yan said, he suddenly became enlightened.

"How can you carry me, let me carry you!" Jing Li said with a smile.

He has already realized that Qi Yuanheng is playing tricks and wants to separate them, but Qi Yuanheng shouldn't forget that Wei Yan, an idiot, does the most skillful thing is to turn his elbows outward, no, Wei Yan today It turned to him.

Even if he couldn't hold Wei Yan's wrist and carry Wei Yan on his back for a while, it would be fine.

"My lord, stop joking." Wei Yan definitely couldn't let the emperor carry him on his back.

"I'm not joking." Jing Li let go of his hand, walked to the front, squatted slightly, and motioned Wei Yan to climb up, "Hurry up, don't dawdle, Da Lay Qi is about to wait."

"My lord, you should come up quickly." Wei Yan stepped in front of the emperor and asked the emperor to climb up.

The two of them started arguing over who carried who.

The guards following them looked around one by one, vigilant about the movement around them, but they didn't look at the emperor and Marquis Yongning, pretending that they didn't see anything.

They could not care, but Qi Yuanheng couldn't.

"Forget it, I didn't think carefully, let's change the road." Whether it is Wei Yan's backing the emperor, or the emperor's backing Wei Yan, it is equally dazzling to Qi Yuanheng. In order to avoid falling into a worse situation, he I can only admit it.

"No need to change, I think this road is very good, I like to take this road." Jing Li's purpose is to turn his back on Wei Yan, but not to force Qi Yuanheng to make concessions, so he must not be allowed to change roads.

"My lord, let's go another way." This time, Wei Yan disagreed again.

Wei Yan, which side are you on?

Jing Li really wanted to question Wei Yan like this, but he knew that the result of questioning would definitely not be good, and it would also expose the secret conspiracy between him and Qi Yuanheng, so he took a deep breath and didn't ask anything.

"Prince Wang, this way please. Wei Qi, come." Qi Yuanheng has also understood the way the two of them get along.

What Wei Yan said, the emperor would listen to it occasionally, hmph, that's just occasionally, it's nothing.

Qi Yuanheng thought so, and began to introduce the situation in the field to them.

It is now the beginning of March, which is the season of spring plowing. Weeding, sowing, and ditching are their main tasks during this period.

"When all the ditches are finished, I'm going to install a waterwheel at the entrance of these ditches." Qi Yuanheng led them around, arrived at the ditch head, and introduced.

"Who pays for the water tanker?" Jing Li thought for a while before asking him.

"The water trucks in these three villages, I have already agreed. The big households in the village will provide a share, and the farmers who need water in this field will jointly provide a share, and the other share will be provided by me. My son, if you promote If it comes, do you think it is possible for the government to provide a copy?" Qi Yuanheng asked tentatively.

These three villages are just for testing the waters. He has no problem going out on his own, but if he promotes it to the surrounding areas, even the whole state, and the whole world, the money is not a small amount, and he certainly can't afford it.

"Layman Qi, if it is really effective, I can think of a way at the government. But now the horoscope has not been written yet, you think so far, it is a bit too ambitious." Jing Li seized the opportunity and stabbed Qi Yuanheng again.

"Young Master, I think it will definitely be effective. Brother Qi has visited many farmers who are good at farming. These are years of experience." Wei Yan is very optimistic, and Qi Yuanheng is also very confident.

"After the autumn harvest, compare the output with the surrounding villages, and then talk about other things." Jing Li was unwilling to make any promises to Qi Yuanheng until the results appeared.

"Then we'll talk about it later." Qi Yuanheng didn't force it either.

Immediately, Qi Yuanheng took them to visit two other villages, and did not send them away until the sun went down.

On the second day, after the court, Jing Li announced that Xiao Yue, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, would meet him.

"Your Majesty, I have brought the land registration book kept by the household department." After saluting, Xiao Yue presented a book.

The book is called the Fish Scale Book, and it records the conditions of the fields in the world.Because the appearance of each field is not square, but like a piece of fish scales, it is called the fish scale book.

Jing Li opened it up and took a few glances. There was a summary album of various land uses on it, including house land, fields, forest land, and waters. The name of the owner, but the real owner of the mountains and rivers of Heze is the emperor, unless the emperor rewards them, they generally belong to the government.

However, even if it is a house and a field, the owner has to pay taxes, so this fish scale book is actually a voucher for tax collection.

The Ministry of Households is in charge of the payment of taxes and taxes throughout the country. The scale books of the entire dynasty are kept on file in the Ministry of Households. In addition, there are also files in the Zhizhou Yamen, Zhifu Yamen, and county yamen.

Yesterday, Jing Li went to Kangping County and remembered this matter. Today, he ordered Xiao Yue to take the fish scale book and come over for a closer look.

"How many years has it been since this fish scale book was checked?" Jing Li asked after turning the book to the bottom.

"Since the founding of the country by Gaozu, there has been no further investigation." Xiao Yue replied.

"Now I want to send someone to investigate, what does Ai Qing think?" Jing Li asked again.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xiao Yue returned.

The dialogue between the monarch and his ministers is very simple, but there are many deep meanings in it.

In this Fish Scale Book, the taxation of homesteads and fields is the first class, the taxation of woodlands is the second class, and the taxation of water areas is the second class. There is a lot of room for manipulation.

For example, if someone reclaims forest land and allocates [-] mu of fertile land, in the fish scale book, if the forest land belongs to the government and no one comes to check, then he can get [-] mu of fertile land without paying a penny of taxes.If the woodland is his own, then he only needs to pay the second-class forest land tax, not the first-class land tax, and the same is true for filling ponds.

There are many other operations that can also hide fields, so I won't list them one by one.

The emperor understands these things, and Xiao Yue also understands them, so they have the above-mentioned conversation.

"I don't know who His Majesty wants to send to investigate?"

"What do Ai Qing think of Xie Meng and Xie Qing?"

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Even Xiao Yue was convinced by Xie Meng, a senior from the empress dowager period.

Many people don't know that it was Xie Meng who caused many dignitaries in the capital to be ashamed, lose face and lose money because of the forced purchase of common people's land, but Xiao Yue and others already knew about it.

But even if they know, they can't do anything to Xie Meng. In a sense, Xie Meng is a sharp blade, and its owner is the emperor. If you fight against such a sharp blade, the end will definitely not be good.