Yang Yuanqing pondered for a while and asked, "Does my father-in-law think I can see the King of Chu?"

The old man showed helpless expression on his face, "We have nothing to do, it's useless to ask for a lot of relationships. I heard that Jun Ye was from Taiyuan, so he had to give it a try."

Speaking of this, the old man brought a heavy small pot from the house and placed it in front of Yang Yuanqing. "We will not ask Jun Ye to help for nothing. Ten hangs of money here are all new money from the Sui Dynasty, so I can drink for Jun Ye."

After saying that, he pushed the pottery jar to Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing suddenly found several old men appearing at the door, all looking at him with hope.

He suddenly understood a little and smiled and said, "My father-in-law is Muramasa!"

The old man nodded, "My surname is Qiao, and this village is also called Qiaojia Village. Ninety percent of the people have surnames Qiao. Everyone trusts me, so they recommend me as the village chief."

He was afraid that Yang Yuanqing would not agree, so he pushed the piggy bank in front of him and said, "June Jun is enough to do his best, it doesn't matter if he can't do it. It's just June June's hard money."

Yang Yuanqing secretly admired the old man for being able to speak. When he said this, he had to agree if he didn't agree.

"Okay! Let me give you a try. I have a friend whose relative is Concubine Zhang, the King of Chu. Maybe I can deliver a letter to you, but I want to ask what's going on. Are you going to complain?"

"It's not a complaint, I just want to reflect a situation. We heard that the land tax in Hengshan County is 25 tax one, why do we have 20 tax one, and how to calculate the profits of the green rice grains? It was also the charity warehouse grain. It was stipulated that it was a disaster year. We paid it last year and the year before, but this autumn drought is only a little paid this summer. I said that we didn't care before, did we pay it in vain last year and the year before?"

Among the counties in Hebei, Hengshan County and Shanggu County were given a loose tax rate because they were deeply poisoned by Wei Daoer. The same is true for 25 taxes, Qinghe County and Bohai County. Other counties have 20 taxes, which is not a big deal.

The Qingmiao money is temporarily lent to farmers when the government did not accept Qingmiao money. It returns during summer and autumn harvests, and does not collect interest. So Yang Yuanqing was stunned when he heard that the Qingmiao money was profitable.

Yang Yuanqing asked, "It's really strange. Is the money for your green rice dumplings here still profitable?"

"It's just strange! There are no other counties. Why are there in our county? Although the profit is not high, and you pay a profit for every twenty yuan, it still makes people feel nervous."

Yang Yuanqing was puzzled, and he still said calmly: "The land tax is 20, one is right. Hengshan County was ruined by Wei Daoer. Therefore, the tax is a little special. As for the profits of the Qingmiao, let's talk about the charity warehouse. How much did you return this autumn drought?"

Several old men standing at the door also came in and said angrily: "They only have five dou of rice. That was the summer of this year. However, we each handed over a stone of grain from the charity warehouse last year and the year before yesterday. We went to the county government office, and the county government asked us to ask Dou Jiande for it, but Dou Jiande did not take away the grain from the charity warehouse. We all know why did the Great Sui Dynasty refuse to admit it?"

Yang Yuanqing frowned. He remembered that in April this year, Ziwei Pavilion specifically discussed the restoration of the charity warehouse system, which included the issue of the continuation of the grain of the charity warehouse in the previous dynasty.

At that time, it was said that each county would store the charity warehouse. If there were grain storage and the account books were clear, it would either be included. At that time, the censor was sent and thirty counties were selected for supervision and review.

Fangzi County may be because of incomplete accounts of Yichuang, or it has indeed been transferred by Dou Jiande's army, which may be possible, but this county actually illegally collected the profits of the young meadows, which makes people suspect that Yichuang's grain is also problematic.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing said, "Let's do it! I'll stand up for you tomorrow and ask what's going on in the county government. You can also send a few elders to go with me to figure out the matter."

Qiao Cun was looking at several old men, standing up and bowing to salute, "Thank you, Jun, for standing up for us."

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The next morning, Yang Yuanqing led five hundred guards to continue heading north. Fangzi County was twenty miles north of Qiaojia Village. Five elders from Qiaojia Village were also accompanied by Qiaojia Village, including Qiaocun. They all thought that Yang Yuanqing was a side general from the capital. Although the military and political affairs were not related to each other, the people from the capital always made people have a fantasy of power.

Yang Yuanqing hadn't slept all night long. He was considering the loopholes in these systems? Since ancient times, people who formulated various systems in the court have always refused to perfect the system, and they always left a gap in it, which is easy for the people below to take advantage of loopholes.

This is certainly because the formulation is too strict, which will add burden to the court, but more importantly, it is to leave some room for the officials below. This is also a tradition since ancient times. You must leave some room for everything, leave some room for being a person, and leave some room for being an official, so you will leave some room for setting a system.

In this way, the officials below have the opportunity to make money. Just like the continuation of the charity warehouse, I added a piece of article. If the books are not complete, the new and old can be merged. What does it mean that the books are incomplete? The books are originally complete. Because of this provision, local officials will destroy the books and make it incomplete, thus turning the old grain in the charity warehouse into unaccounted grain.

Yang Yuanqing would not allow such a thing to happen, but he could not think about it comprehensively, so he implemented the Ziwei Pavilion collegial system. This major event involving the system was discussed by everyone and then passed. However, it was this traditional idea of ​​leaving a little room that made the prime ministers tacitly understand, and many systems were passed with a little loophole.

The most typical example is the Yongyetian system of the Tang Dynasty, which is that it is unwilling to add the lock of unauthorized trading, leaving a loophole for trading, leading to large-scale land annexation in the mid-Tang Dynasty and eventually the Anshi Rebellion broke out.

There are also various rules and regulations in later generations, and there are so many loopholes. Do people who consider the system really understand it? No, the root is that this kind of doctrine of meanness is the cause of the cause. Don’t do anything at all. Leave some room for yourself. If you don’t change the mountains and rivers, you may turn to yourself or your descendants one day. Therefore, it is called: You must have three parts of your heart as a person.

In fact, if you think deeper, even if the system is formulated and improved, it is useless, because the system is dead and people are alive. The system needs to be implemented by others. If the execution is not effective, the board is raised high but gently defeated, and even ignore the so-called system at all. What can you do to me?

While Yang Yuanqing was pondering, Cheng Yaojin was very excited. He drank three bottles of wine in one breath last night. Although they were all fruit wine, they were very happy, which made all his dullness sweep away.

Cheng Yaojin already knew that Yang Yuanqing was going to testify. He had many ideas and was very good at dealing with such things. He stepped forward and said to Yang Yuanqing: "General Manager, these officials are all cunning and treacherous, and they must have thought of countermeasures. To ask them so glamorously, there will definitely be no effect. It is better to let the humble official investigate privately and dig out the truth."

Yang Yuanqing also had to admit that Cheng Yaojin is sometimes very useful, not everything can be done right, and sometimes he must go through the wrong path. At this time, Cheng Yaojin's role is highlighted.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Take a few brothers here! Remember not to expose yourself."

"Don't worry, the manager is doing this kind of thing has always been Lao Cheng's advantage."

Cheng Yaojin led several brothers to speed up and take the lead.

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Fangzi County is a small county, with less than 2,000 households in the county town. Most of the population lives in the countryside, and the county town is not large. It can cross the county town in just one stick of incense.

The county magistrate of Fangzi County is named Xu and his name is Xu Shouxin. He is about 40 years old this year. Since he was the county magistrate for nine years, he has been in a mixed relationship with the county.

Xu Shouxin did not know about the transit of King Chu, nor did he know that he had been sued by the villagers in the south of the county. During this period, he had been considering how to get the excess grain from the charity warehouse to the Central Plains and sell it.

At noon, Xu Shouxin was planning a plan in the official room, and suddenly a yamen runner came to report, "A team of cavalry came from outside the county, saying that they came from the capital, and asked you to meet."

Xu Shouxin couldn't help but curse. Needless to say, these cavalry must be eating and drinking. Helplessly, he had to walk out of the county government, but saw Yang Yuanqing riding on the horse at first sight.

Xu Shouxin did not know Yang Yuanqing, nor did he know the organization of the army very well. He did not see that these hundreds of cavalry were the most well-equipped guards of the King of Chu. However, after all, he was a county magistrate and had some knowledge. When he saw Yang Yuanqing wearing a golden helmet, he couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart. Only the commander of the first army could wear the golden helmet.

The concept of the commander of the first army is to lead the army alone. For example, Xu Shiji and Qin Qiong are now able to wear golden helmets, but they dare not offend them. Neither of them wear golden helmets, but they only wear silver helmets.

Xu Shouxin felt a little uneasy. Who would this senior military official wearing a golden helmet be? At this time, he suddenly saw that the sword worn by Yang Yuanqing on his waist turned out to be the hilt of the black jade sword. He was once Sui Chen. Of course he knew what the sword with the hilt of the black jade sword was?

This is the Pan Qing Sword, the sword of the emperor used to be given to Yang Yuanqing, which is known to everyone in the world. Now it appears on the waist of the officer, the golden helmet and Pan Qing Sword. The two clues are combined together, and the identity of the officer is about to emerge immediately.

Xu Shouxin trembled with both trembling waves. He had already guessed who the officer in front of him. With a 'plop', Xu Shouxin knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "Xu Shouxin, the magistrate of Fangzi County, meet His Highness the King of Chu, wishing His Highness a thousand years of life!"

His words shocked Qiao Cunzheng and several old men, and he seemed to be stupid when he stood there. Suddenly, the five old men knelt down together, kowtowing like pounding garlic, and their heads were pounding, "The little people have no idea about Mount Tai, and have neglected His Highness the King of Chu and begged His Highness the King of Chu to forgive him!"

They were telling the truth. Last night, Yang Yuanqing led his soldiers to stay in the village. They just cooked a pot of hot soup perfunctorily to deal with it. If they had known that they would have taken out grain and pigs and sheep and had a good treat.

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and said to the people on both sides: "Everyone please come!"

He smiled at the Xu County Magistrate and said, "These rural farmers cannot see through some things, so I specially brought them to ask."

Xu Shouxin felt cold, as if a bucket of ice was poured into his heart.

.......(To be continued...)
Chapter completed!