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On January 17th, in Hezhou City, Shu, the governor's office...

"Mr. Governor, the imperial court distributed the fees for repairing the mountain city in the first half of this year. It has been transported to Shu by digging water. It is currently arriving at Hezhou Wharf and is waiting for the Mr. Governor to check..."

Wang Jian, the major general of Hezhou, respectfully handed over the official documents and accounts wholesale by the court to the governor Yu Jie.

Yu Jie took the account book and carefully checked the accounts recorded in the details. He sighed and said, "It seems that this Han court is indeed different from the previous week. The memorial submitted last year,

This official thought he would not approve it as usual, but he did not expect that the emperor would personally sign the print, and the Ministry of Revenue personally sent the 4.7 million silver dollars needed for the early start of construction to Shu.

Now it is another 7 million silver dollars. Alas, it seems that this new monarch also agrees with the mountain city defense system advocated by his official, and has the support of the court.

I believe that the 50 million people in Yuchuan will definitely reduce the suffering of war, and I will no longer have to worry about facing the situation where the Bohe people are rampant and their families are destroyed."

Wang Jian also nodded and said, "Mr. Governor, you have devoted your life to the survival of the people of Shu. Now the mountain city defense system you mentioned has finally received support from the court. It is really not easy..."

Yu Jie closed the account book, closed his eyes and shook his head and said, "This is what I should do. As long as the people of Yuchuan can live and work here without being disturbed by external troubles, I will be satisfied..."

Speaking of this, Yu Jie seemed to think of something and suddenly asked: "By the way, Your Majesty supports the people of Yuchuan so much, the court did not ask Shu for tribute? Also, it has been nearly a year since the Han Dynasty was newly established, and this tax has not been raised?"

Wang Jian replied: "I have never heard that the court asked for tribute from our Shu area. I will not hide it from it. I have prepared twenty pieces of Shu brocade in private, and I wanted to take advantage of the new dynasty.

The sender sent him to Chang'an for some reason, but at present, the court seemed to have no intention of asking for it, but it was a bit unnecessary.

As for taxation, my subordinates heard that in the tax affairs of the Ministry of Revenue this year, there was no intention to impose two taxes on Shu. It seemed that the Minister of Revenue Qin Mo and Minister of Rites Ye Bin made a comment to His Majesty.

Let Shu be exempted from tax grain for two years to restore people's livelihood and reduce the burden on the people. Sir, if you come to Beijing to report your duties, you must enhance your friendship with the two ministers..."

Yu Jie nodded: "The atmosphere of the new dynasty is indeed different from the previous dynasty. According to my opinion, I am afraid that the current emperor has no intention of collecting grain taxes in Shu. Otherwise, how could the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue convince Your Majesty so easily?

By the way, the new dynasty has established rules. If you call an official, just call it an official name. The word "Grandman" is invalid. Wang Taishou, you should change this title..."

"I know..." Wang Jian smiled and bowed and replied, "It's just that I've been used to it for so many years, so it's not easy to change my words for a while. I will definitely correct it in the future..."

Yu Jie continued, "Since you have prepared the twenty Shu brocades, let's keep them for now. When you enter the capital, you will be presented to Your Majesty. I heard that the court is still in trouble now.

I am afraid that the money for building the mountain city fortifications was allocated by His Majesty to do everything possible. Twenty pieces of Shu brocade were used to express their feelings, as a gift to the new king ascend the throne. After all, the new dynasty was first established, and there were many places to use money..."

Wang Jian bowed and replied, "Governor Da... I have all my subordinates recorded it. I'd better count the amount of silver coins first. If the verification is correct, I'll send it to the construction site..."

Yu Jie patted his head: "Yes, yes, yes, I am so confused. Let's check the silver dollars first, and tell the court to send officials. Shu will definitely pay taxes first in the next year and will no longer put more burdens on the court!"

After the Yujie people checked the amount of official silver transported by the court, they could not help but feel a lot of emotion. They should know that the previous dynasty transported materials from the capital to Shu, and the remaining 100 taels of silver at the destination could be 70 taels of silver. The officials who transported the silver were already used as ceremonies to build a temple.

Don’t you think these millions of silver dollars are just as last year? Could it be that the officials of the new dynasty are all saints, but they never thought of greeding for part of them?

I saw Yu Jie holding a handful of silver dollars in his hand and sighed: "This silver dollar is of color, but one is more than two taels of old silver in the past. When I received the first batch of silver dollars last year,

I would like to appreciate it. As long as these silver dollars are popularized in our Shu area, it will definitely be a good thing that benefits the country and the people. I believe that prices in various parts of the capital will definitely fall sharply..."

Wang Jian, who was standing aside, asked: "I don't want you to see so many things from the quality of silver dollars? How did you determine that the price of Jingjin has fallen?"

Yu Jie smiled but said nothing, and came to Xie Ping'an, who was responsible for escorting the silver dollar this time, bowed and asked, "I dare to ask Xie Siwei, I heard that there is a side dish in Chang'an, which is called Hu cake. I wonder what the price is?"

Xie Ping'an immediately replied: "Does Yu want to eat Hu cakes? Next time I Xie Ping'an bring you some, but you want to eat that Hu cake? The most basic Hu cake costs one penny per piece, but there are not many shisha (seeds) on it. If you want to add more shisha to add fragrance, you have to add one penny, which means two penny can be exchanged for three pieces.

Of course, this is a vegetarian cake, which is naturally cheap. If Xu governor does not avoid meat, then the Hu cake with meat filling is only three cents a piece. I, Xie Ping'an, like to eat this Hu cake with meat filling, which is delicious."

After hearing Xie Ping'an's words, Yu Jie turned his head and looked at Wang Jian, which proved his guess indirectly, that is, prices in the capital of Jingjin have indeed dropped sharply, even lower than those in the heyday of the previous dynasty.

But Xie Ping'an still said: "But such a price must be traded in silver dollars or Xuanwu Tongbao. If you use old coins, you will not be able to buy such a cheap Hu cake.

However, now people in the north only recognize Hanling Tongbao or Xuanwu Tongbao as circulating copper coins, and silver only recognizes silver dollars. I am afraid that it will not take long, and those old coins will not be available!"

Yu Jie smiled and said, "Xie Siwei has worked tirelessly. I should do my best to do my best as a landlord. I also asked Xie Siwei and several colleagues to come to the mansion and ask me to prepare a little wine for you to welcome you..."

Xie Ping'an replied: "After the invitation from the governor Yu, it is better to obey the orders of the officials respectfully. However, the officials are still in charge of official duties, and it will not be too late to go after they finish their work."

Yu Jie nodded and replied, "Since that's the case, I will go back to the mansion and prepare first, and wait for Xie Siwei to come to the humble house, so let's go..."

Although Xie Ping'an has no great skills and likes to brag, one thing is very rare, that is, he is diligent in his own affairs and has never been slackened at all.

It is precisely because of this that although Xie Ping'an has not had a high position for so many years, he can always steadily go to jail. He has left many trivial matters to him, and his boss is very relieved.

Watching Yu Jie leave, Xie Ping'an stretched his arms and then looked to both sides of the dock. When he saw some graceful women on the edge of a cargo warehouse not far away, he felt a sudden throbbing in his heart...

Xie Ping'an is already 36 years old, but he still has not started a family so far. When others asked, they would make excuses for "a real man should put his career first."

But in fact, Xie Ping'an never envied his colleagues. Even if his subordinates all got married, they could stroll around the market or go out for a tour at scenic spots every holiday. His happy appearance made Xie Ping'an always feel like he was suddenly lost when no one was around.

Before, Xie Ping'an was poor and never thought about it. He only wanted to get half full with two meals a day, and then train his brother Zhuo Shaoyun to become an adult, so he did not have a thought.

But now, I am already a dignified Ding'an Department Officer, a seventh-rank official in the capital, enjoying department-level treatment, earning 12 yuan a month, as well as carriage and horse fees, vegetable money, and two-season taxes of 350 acres of vocational land, and my life has long been rich.

As the saying goes, "When you are full and warm, Xie Ping'an also wants to taste the taste of a woman."

However, since Xie Ping'an walked in Yixuan Yayuan, Yong'an many years ago, he has never been in and out of the dusty place again. To this day, he is still a "boy" and in the words of his previous life, he is an "old virgin"...

Xie Ping'an wants to end his current life, but he doesn't want to spend time in the fireworks every night, so he just wants to be a home.

But because he was short and fat, the rich daughters in the capital naturally looked down on him. Of course, Xie Ping'an did not dare to expect to join in. After all, the bride price for marrying the rich daughter was not a small amount.

After contacting several of the ordinary daughters of a household, he was not very satisfied. Later, he heard that there were many beauties in Shu, so he took this opportunity to find his own marriage by taking advantage of official business.

Looking at the various women in Shu on the edge of the dock, Xie Ping'an's Adam's apple couldn't stop rolling, suppressing his nervous mood, and trying to maintain the image of a Chang'an official who had seen the market.

"I hope I, Xie Ping'an, can solve my lifelong affairs this time. God bless you, Moonie..."

Just as Xie Ping'an was asking God to worship Buddha and asked for a marriage, Yu Jie, who returned to the mansion to welcome Xie Ping'an, suddenly received a report from the border guards in Rongzhou.

"The Bohe army stationed in Saman Plateau, Huqiao Fort, and southwest of Rongzhou, all 15,000 people drove to the west and approached west? When did this happen?"

"Report to Governor Xu, this is the news received by his subordinates from the border of Rongzhou two days ago. All the Bohe army confronted in Rongzhou moved northwest..."

After listening to the scout's words, Yu Jie fell into deep thought.

Wang Jian took the opportunity to suggest: "Governor Yu, this is an excellent opportunity to regain the entire territory of Rongzhou. Taking advantage of the emptiness of the Bohe people's guards, they will make every effort to recover the southwest territory of Huqiao Fort and Rongzhou. In the future, the Bohe people will have a buffering place to reduce the pressure in the hinterland."

Yu Jie thought about it and suddenly asked the scout again: "Have you ever explored where the enemy is going?"

The scout replied: "Report to the governor, my subordinates have just said that Bohe's army marched westward. As for the purpose, my subordinates don't know yet."

"Go west? Take the map!"

Yu Jie and Wang Jian hurriedly took the map of the southwest and took a closer look.
Chapter completed!