August is like fire, and the wind blowing is irritable, and the air can be ignited with a little Mars.

Jiang Anyi followed Liu Yushan, traveling between the prefecture and the Qing Dynasty yamen. He was used to seeing the false smirk and the sarcasm, and he was used to hearing the sarcasm. Jiang Anyi felt like he was when he was forced to pay debts, but this time he was officials of all sizes in the officialdom.

He threw the classics in his hand on the table heavily, and Jiang An sat on the chair and gasped. Yu Zhijie looked up from the document of the case and asked, "Who gave our Jiang Zhuangyuan today?"

"I went to Chen Sihu to check the land tax situation in various counties over the past few years. After a while, there was no one. He said that he didn't call him to go and have something to do. He left a historian to serve him and asked him to pick up the classics. He either pretended to be deaf or obstructed him, but in the end he simply used urine to escape the humans. I wanted to go through the classics myself, but I didn't know where to check the classics in the room. I was so angry that I really wanted to light the house for him." Jiang Anyi complained to Master Yu.

Yu Zhijie laughed loudly, walked over with a teapot, poured a cup of tea for Jiang Anyi, and said, "The jasmine tea you brought from Feng Shanchang is really good. It refreshes your mind and drinks a cup of tea to relieve anger. If you really light the house, this group of people may have to clap their hands to celebrate."

Hearing Master Yu’s consolation, Jiang Anyi felt a little embarrassed and said ashamed: “Master Yu, Anyi has disappointed you.”

Yu Zhijie shook his head, moved a chair and sat next to him, saying, "It's because I'm too anxious. I forgot that An Yi, you are only eighteen years old this year. When you were so old, you were still studying hard in the countryside. You are already famous as the top scholar in the world. Your achievements in the Great Zheng Dynasty are unprecedented. An Yi, you don't have to blame yourself, you should wake up from your teacher."

Standing up, Yu Zhijie patted Jiang Anyi's shoulder and smiled and said, "Fan Fu's "Yunshuitan Talk" records your father's "Ding Fengbo". My teacher loves it very much, copied it in the study and hung it in the middle hall, and often recited it. My teacher thinks that this lyrics are not only elegant and open-minded, but also calm and composed when facing the wind and rain. Anyi, you and my master and disciple encourage each other."

The other eight deputy envoys of the Qing Dynasty arrived one after another, and the yamen became lively. The young people were enthusiastic and motivated to do things. Before the end of August, the land tax situation in 62 counties in Renzhou for ten years was sorted into a book, and then they went to the county to inspect and supervise the cleaning.

"The official documents required for self-inspection have been sent to each county by the Qing Dynasty and the government office in early July. Most of the data reported by each county only involve fur." ​​Yu Zhijie pointed to a pile of official documents reported by each county by the table and said: "Rice ripened twice a year in Renzhou, and it is September soon. You have to go to each county to actually check the land status, determine whether the land level reported by each county is true and whether the number of land acres is wrong. Also, which fields belong to the gentry and which ones are under their name are the top priority. Six of you are from Renzhou, who are familiar with the local situation, and you will do the supervision work on the surface. An Yi, Ming Pu, Zi Yin, and Yuan Kai, you four are disguised and investigated secretly. You must achieve results. The emperor is waiting for our good news."

At present, six people inspected ten counties each. Yu Zhijie took charge of the general manager in Anyang Prefecture, and the two neighboring counties belonged to him. The four people who secretly investigated had no specific regulations, so they would do whatever they went. The Eight Governors in the folk legend secretly investigated the people's situation and punished corrupt officials. Such stories are the most popular among the people in the plays. Jiang Anyi also fantasized about becoming such a role in countless ways. Unexpectedly, one day his dream came true, and of course his power was a little less.

He rode out of Anyang Prefecture on charcoal. He was not familiar with Renzhou. However, Shi Tou lives in Pingling Village in Linyang County. He promised Shi Tou to pick him up. Maybe he might as well go to Linyang County first. There is Yiyong Bo Mansion in Linyang County. I wonder if the second young master is still in the mansion.

When Shi Tou heard the horses neighing outside the yard, he ran out happily, held the charcoal reins, and shouted happily: "Young Master, you come to pick me up." Shi Tou's family heard the sound and smiled and came out.

After jumping off the horse, Jiang Anyi saw that Shi Tou's house had been repaired and added seven or eight thatched huts. It seemed that life had improved. The family surrounded his benefactor and the women went to prepare the meal. Shi Tou's mother heard that his benefactor was going to stay here for one night, so she took out the new quilt and made the bed in the bottom of the box. Grandpa accompanied Jiang Anyi to talk in the main house. Shi Tou's father was a simple man, and he could grin and his eyes were full of gratitude.

Jiang Anyi had something to do in his mind, so he chatted a few gossips and asked Grandpa Shitou: "Old man, I'm going to hide it. This time I came here to collect Shitou, and the second I wanted to ask about the situation of the fields in your county. You have heard about the court re-checking of the fields in the court."

The room was quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on my grandfather. My grandfather was silent for a moment and said, "The county sent people to tell me about the matter of investigating the fields everywhere. I heard that there was also a notice at the county government office."

Shi Tou Dad interrupted, "I also heard from Sun Lizheng that the court would re-dividify the land level and ask everyone to pay more taxes. Our family bought 20 acres of medium-sized fields. Last time, someone from the yamen forced ten acres to be divided into upper-sized fields. Isn't this not to give the people a way to live?"

Jiang Anyi frowned. The court's original intention was misinterpreted at the local level. As long as the new policy came out, these corrupt officials could always make profits. At the beginning of the land purchase, Linyang County used the re-deposit to make trouble. The land tax that should be collected was not collected, and the burden on ordinary people became even worse.

The wrinkles on Grandpa Shi Tou's face became deeper, and the years of age have allowed him to see more things. He heard from his grandson that Mr. Jiang won the top scorer. This time he came to Renzhou for the sake of Qingtian. What Mr. Jiang wants to know is not these. Grandpa sighed: "Mr. Jiang, you are my noble family, and you have nothing to do with you. I know you came for Qingzhantian. More than 20% of the land in our county are in the name of Yiyong Bo. There are more than ten families in Pingling Village alone.

In Yiyong Bo Mansion, Jiang Anyi suddenly felt a headache. After a contest, Jiang Anyi deeply understood the gap between him and Yiyong Bo. Long Guard did not dare to move lightly, let alone a small deputy envoy of Qingzhan, with one comparison, eggs and stones.

"The county magistrate of the county was named Li. I heard that he was from the Li family in Anyang. He had been in our county for eight years. He had held all the big and small things in the county. All the previous county magistrates became decorations. I heard that when Ma County Ma first came, he wanted to fight with him, but he couldn't even find a sedan chair when he went out. Finally, he heard that he bought a donkey. The Li family was even more greedy and used all means to seize the land. Our family's Nakada was divided into Uentian. It was probably the only one who was Li. If you were obedient, hang the field under the name of Li, Nakadada became a lowland, or directly under the name of a person with fame, everything would be easy to say."

"However, the Li family is not authentic. I heard that some people's land in his name was taken away and it really became his family. So people in the county are afraid that Yiyong's Mansion has a much better reputation. Everyone would rather be under the name of Bo Mansion. Some other men of all sizes are smaller than these two families."

Li family, Jiang Anyi remembered his fellow wife Li Shicheng. When he returned to the academy, he made a special trip to find Brother Li. Li Shicheng was very excited by Jiang Anyi's top scorer, but he pushed all social events and studied hard, and had already been promoted to the Taoist temple. Li Shicheng pointed to the wall "The sword is sharpened by itself, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." He said to Jiang Anyi that if he failed to pass the exam, he would be ashamed of the top scorer's encouragement to him.

Unexpectedly, the small Linyang County encountered the two largest stones in the Qingzhan in Renzhou. If these two stones could be moved, they would smash the iron walnuts into a crack, and the rest would be much easier to handle. However, if he threw this egg on it, most of the stones were crushed to pieces, there was no problem. Jiang Anyi frowned and was distressed.

The night in the mountain village is very cool, it is already three o'clock in the morning, and the mental method has been practiced. Jiang Anyi was lying on the bed and tossing and turning. When he thought of Yi Yong's mansion, he couldn't fall asleep. He simply put on his clothes and pushed the door out. The sky was blue and the stars were flashing.

"Young Master Jiang, you haven't fallen asleep yet."

Under the jujube tree in the yard, my grandfather was sitting on a bamboo chair with a red light and smoking a dry tobacco.

"I can't sleep." Jiang Anyi walked over, sat on the bamboo chair next to him, looking up at the stars in the sky, dazed.

"The old man is a country man. When he was a child, he often went to the river to catch shrimps. Once, I saw a big clam on the stone in the water with a shell and basking in the sun. This thing was very alert and fell into the water if there was any movement. It was difficult to find. The old man was thinking about how not to disturb it. A water bird flew from the sky, stretching out his long beak to peck at the clam meat. The clam closed its shell and clamped the mouth of the water bird. The two things were churning there. The old man stepped forward and grabbed all of them."

The tobacco had a spicy smell, which made Jiang Anyi sneeze several times. Grandpa Shi Tou knocked all the ashes and stood up and said, "It's getting late. The old man has to go to the fields to work tomorrow. Mr. Jiang should go to bed early."

In the East Flower Hall of the County Government, the county magistrate Li Mingshan sat behind the scenes and reported to him the official affairs. As for the Maotou County Magistrate, he had been forgotten. The county magistrate named Ma, had conspired to admit his timidity after several contests. He hung a big seal every day, rode a thin donkey, and took a child to express his love for the mountains and rivers. He just greeted him in advance when he wanted to stamp the seal.

After a busy morning, I finally finished the business and the flower hall was quiet. Li Mingshan stretched and felt refreshed. On his 47th birthday last month, Li Mingshan took a concubine and was full of energy. Li Dongjie, the household resident, walked in with a smile, bowed, and called "Uncle".

Li Mingshan lowered his face and said, "Didn't you tell you that you should call the master in the court? What's wrong with you? You're not losing money again."

"Sir, today there are several families who want to hang the fields in their uncle's name. Uncle, the idea you said is really good. These mud legs are just a stubborn mind. They don't know the three eyes of Prince Ma." Li Dongjie said with a smile, not taking Li Mingshan's warning to heart.
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