Chapter 560.

Perhaps it was the result of receiving too many messages in one day.

That night, in this post in a foreign land, Xia Xuan was crossly somewhat unable to sleep.

The things that came to mind were so different from what he had seen and heard since he was a child.

At this point he couldn’t help but think of another person.

Deng Changliang.

In fact, Xia Xuan did not know anything about the life of this Deng Changli.

But judging from his speech and demeanor, he should not be an ordinary mountain man.

It’s just …… that having said that, it’s not like he’s a purely bookish person.

It is like a …… freak who has been forcibly rubbed together, with the aspect of a reader, but with those who have seen the people, there is no difference.

It was just that Deng Changliang gave him quite a good impression.

Or …… being in the environment of the stagecoach station, the whole stagecoach station, it seems to be such an atmosphere, many people may have different personalities, but the temperament shown is roughly the same as that of Deng Changli.

I don’t know if it was because of the influence of the day, but Xia Xuan, who had wanted to back out, was determined to continue to persevere.

It’s strange to say that the atmosphere has such an effect on people.

If someone as ‘eccentric’ as Changmin Deng was in Xia Xuan’s circle of friends in the past, he would have been laughed at by everyone for his antics.

But here, it was as if everything was so natural, that even Xia Xuan herself had a trace of respect instead.

The next day, still still continued to deliver the mail with the mailbag.

This time, the place he went to was different again, and he seemed to think that Xia Xuan didn’t know much about the statutes of the Postal Department, so along the way, Deng Da focused on some of them.

The road they traveled today was a rugged mountain road, and the official roads of Daming only supplied the connection of the great cities with the provinces and the capital; the rest of the roads were, by and large, traveled by men.

You can even tell roughly the number of people ahead by the width of these paths that come out and how compacted the dirt is, or even how the weeds are growing.

Deng Da nature is open-minded, at this time, said: “You do not look at the daily walk is very boring, but walk for a long time, but there are many interesting places …… In the past, Pingtan is just unheard of places, such a remote township, it is really not worth mentioning, but you can imagine, here like you and me, a few days down are I’m not going to be able to walk through it. And can you imagine that there are so many people of all colors here?”

After a pause, Deng Da said with a few emotions, “Walking ten thousand miles, reading ten thousand books, perhaps you and I may not be able to read as well as others, but here, walking ten thousand miles, but it can be done.”

SummerSun is also starting to talk about sex more and more.

Two people each hastily talk about their own encounter, of course, but also just shallow talk, Xia Xuan dare not talk about his father Xia Yuanji, in fact, yesterday, Xia Xuan felt that his muscles and bones are painful and unbearable, especially the legs, back to the stagecoach station as if filled with lead, but today …… is actually slightly better.

But then he saw Deng Da’s steps as if he were flying, so he could not help but sigh to himself.

And at this time in the capital, but it is already gradually into winter.

The sky is getting cold, even if a little breeze, also seems to be cold wind, Wen Yuan Pavilion, can not help but rise up a charcoal pot, with hot air, finally people feel much better.

In fact, when the new Wen Yuan Pavilion camping, Zhang Anshi is thought to give this Wen Yuan Pavilion directly built a ground dragon, that is, under the building hollowed out, and then burned charcoal every winter, the principle is roughly the same as the latter day’s underfloor heating.

Only …… this ground dragon, in Daming also only after moving to Beijing in history, only built out, was called the warm pavilion.

The problem is, if Zhang Anshi makes a geodesic dragon here, I’m afraid Zhu Di will know about it and have to strangle Zhang Anshi.

A charcoal pot, radiating heat at this point.

But Wen Yuan Ge here, but finally joyful up.

After months of continuous effort, it seems that the hard work was not in vain.

The results are quite encouraging in all the places that have sent in their reports.

The latest is a report sent from Peking, Peking Province originally had twenty-nine thousand households, now, tracing out nine thousand hidden households, the growth of the household, increased to thirty-eight thousand households.

This, in turn, represents a quarter of a percent increase in the population taxed by Bejingfu.

In addition, other prefectures and counties, by and large, are also the same, the most significant achievements, even Ganzhou Province, from the original 90,000 households, grew to 130,000 households.

Xie Jin several people together, but also a happy, Zhang Anshi and their tea, several people are still talking about this.

Zhang Anshi looked at the crowd one face with a joyful expression, could not help but say, “The hidden households that have been found out, will …… it be just the tip of the iceberg?”

Zhang Anshi this pot of cold water, actually has long been in the Wen Yuan Ge university professors expected.

Yang Rong patiently explained, ”On one hand, it is His Majesty who is furious, and the imperial court is pressing hard. On the other hand, the Metropolitan Police Department has also sent a large number of inspectors around to investigate. Naturally, there may be fish in the net, the world is so big, so many people involved, if there are no fish in the net, if we also believe, then it is really a corpse, unworthy of a university scholar.”

Yang Rong explained bluntly that even they, themselves, did not believe that these people could really uncover all the hidden households.

Zhang Anshi said, “In that case, how many more hidden households are hidden, and doesn’t Your Majesty want to uncover all of them?”

Several university professors look at each other, and then, even Jie Jin can not help but hold up the tea, said: “the words are so, but the court wants to do this, that can not be.”

Zhang Anshi’s expression took on a more serious look as he said, “I would also like to ask Duke Xie to enlighten me.”

Xie Jin then said: “the nature of the court, is within a certain range, things will be roughly dry, there is a saying, called the water to the clear there is no fish, this is not to give anyone excused, and as far as, a thing, you dry to 60%, may only need to spend 100,000 taels of silver, can you want to dry to eighty percent, then may have to spend silver is the number of millions of taels. If you eighty percent is still too insufficient, to do to ninety percent, then you need more heart, but also need to use more manpower and material resources, then …… such a cost, may be three million or even five million two. As for …… as your highness said, want to dry to ten percent …… then ……”

Jinyin Xie here laughed, then said: “Then …… may be ten million two, need to use a variety of patrols as well as other manpower, may be ten million two of the money and food is not enough …… In this way, it is the world’s hidden families are Pulled out, but the problem is …… do so, the court and the world’s state governments on other things are not dry, and from the hidden households, the tax levied, but also far from the cost of the court to pay, so ah …… a lot of things, can be like this, dry a Six or seven percent, in fact, has been considered to be the best of the best, if you really want to catch the water to the clear is no fish to go, not can not, but the real can not be for also.”

Zhang Anshi narrowed his eyes and said, “Now I get it, the closer you get to perfection, the expenses don’t increase in a straight line, but rather a geometric surge.”

“……”

A deathly silence fell over the bibliotheca.

Zhang Anshi’s words, they don’t understand.

Zhang Anshi thought for a moment and said, “But the question is, how can you gentlemen be sure that this is 60 or 70%?”

“This ……” Xie Jin has no words, in fact, Xie Jin and others, also a little heart bottomless.

After a moment of silence, it was Jin Youzi who said, “Things this serious, the parents of the state capitals, it is impossible to dare to this time still perfunctory, of course, in order to facilitate this matter, the inspectors sent by the Duzha Academy …… are also quite a lot … …”

Zhang Anshi said, “It is quite reasonable.”

Xie Jin then said: “gentlemen, first comb this hidden households, later go to see the driver, reported this matter, in any case, the yellow book of household registration increased greatly, but also a miraculous achievement.”

The words brought everyone back from the heaviness of the party.

At this time, even Hu Guang is also very happy, he said with gusto: “Yes, yes, yes, hey …… this time …… on the contrary, it’s the imperial grandson who has made a great achievement, if not he is in Nanchang province, uncovered this matter, how can my Ming increase such a More people, successive dynasties, people households multiply, is a sign of dynasty prosperity.”

By midday, all the Wen Yuan Ge university professors went to have an audience.

After all the people to Zhu Di salute, Xie Jin will play: “Your Majesty, a few months, the world’s state capitals to track down the hidden households, this has been quite effective, I calculated, I Ming people, the number of new, is the previous year’s 70%, last year, the world’s household 8,270,000 households, and now, it has increased to twelve and seven hundred and ten thousand households, can be welcomed and congratulated.”

The Yellow Book is also known as the Yellow Book of Service, which is the main source through which taxes as well as corv茅e services are collected.

Now that the population has increased dramatically, the court has much more room to maneuver.

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyebrows twitched slightly as he said, “Such quick results?”

“Since these months, the next head of the state and county, all do their best, especially the most dedicated to the Metropolitan Police Department, selecting the inspectors, inspection of the four sides, of which the inspector Chen Zheng, and Ganzhou governor Wang Wenhui, are among the best.”

After Xie Jin said that, Hu Guang subconsciously raised his head and looked at Xie Jin.

He heard some of the strings, and Xie Jin these people have been hanging out for a long time, even if it is wood, can open a little bit of enlightenment.

Speaking of which, the great increase in population, this is a great merit, said a great merit are considered small, in the successive dynasties, are all great credit.

According to his understanding of xie jin, but where there has been, the solution to the public can be vacillated to refuse to go out, but if there is a merit, often will be some of the body, even if it is not clear to take in the body, but at least to talk about the hard work of this inventory, but today’s answer, but very brief, only a little mention, and even did not mention their own and Wen Yuange’s credit.

Zhu Di listened with interest and said, “In a few days, present the yellow book, I want to take a good look at it.”

“Yes, sir.”

Zhu Di also said: “so effective, in previous years is also rare, Secretary and so on finally also did a thing that makes me pleased, all in this process of dedicated officials, are to be rewarded, in addition to the solution mentioned by the Secretary of the patrol and the governor to increase the title, the rest of the people, if it is a great merit, but also to increase the official; out of the force, given money and grain, must not be chilled to the heart of their hearts. ”

Zhu Di the first this has done a thing that makes me happy, in fact, has already shown the attitude, he thinks that this up and down the people, are not very satisfactory to him.

But in this unsatisfactory situation, these people are always meritorious, then also do not begrudge the reward, in any case, the court is always dependent on these people, in that case, then the reward or to reward, and also heavy reward, in this way, these people, may be more willing to contribute.

So Xie Jin said, “I will order the Ministry of Appointments, for his classification of merit.”

Zhu Di nodded, and said, “Qing and other credits, is also not small well, these days, but also have labor.”

Xie Jin busy said: “I am in this process, but by the will of His Majesty, to carry on the next only, really do not dare to claim credit.”

Zhu Di’s eyes slightly raised, looked deeply at the understanding of Jin, then nodded: “Well.”

This is, after all, a big event of universal celebration, Zhu Di and remembered the di newspaper, so he said: “Di newspaper should also be published, this is the top priority, since the founding of my Daming, it is rare that there is such a happy event, all dynasties, the household registration of the great increase, are the signs of a prosperous world ……”

Saying that, Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi will understand, immediately said, “I …… turn back to explain.”

Zhu said, “So be it.”

Although he could not hide his joy, he still appeared to be reserved, and when the ministers retired, Zhu Di took his seat, and his expression gradually relaxed.

Yizhar offered him a cup of tealight.

Zhu Di sipped a mouthful of tea, which revealed a joyful color: “Finally …… accomplished, it is not easy, rare …… they are still willing to do things.”

Also lost in a heap of smiles, “The slave girl also congratulates Your Majesty.”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Now that I am old, I can give my children and grandchildren, leaving such a river and mountain, it is always considered to be the past.”

Zhu said with a look of emotion.

Yilungha laughed and said, “Your Majesty’s dragon body is healthy and can live for a hundred years.”

Zhu Di waved his hand and hummed, “Into your mother, don’t talk such nonsense.”

But if you looked closely, it wasn’t hard to see the upward curve of the corners of his mouth!

…………

Xie Jin returned to the duty room, walking at the end of the Hu Guang, see no one around, followed Xie Jin into a smoke.

“Xie Gong ……”

Xie Jin immediately smiled when he saw Hu Guang.

As the Wen Yuan Pavilion University, Xie Jin, no matter how long and Yang Rong, Jin Youzi colleagues, or whether it is the same hometown, even on weekdays and how to joke, say what each other heartfelt words, in fact, in the bones, Xie Jin Yang Rong and Jin Youzi, to a greater or lesser extent, or some caution.

After all, we are all smart people, even Xie Jin, do not dare to say that the two have a full understanding of this, smart people’s minds, it is too difficult to speculate.

But only to Hu Guang, such as Yang Rong can always Hu Guang heart, Xie Jin to him, but no caution, not to mention the two have a very deep origin, is natural than others to be close to many.

Xie Jin sat down, Hu Guang signaled to sit down, then said, “Hu Gong, seems to have something to say?”

Hu Guang sat down and said, “Today, His Majesty s dragon face is very happy …… It is very rare to see His Majesty this happy.”

Xie Jin’s expression also relaxed and smiled, “Yes, the heart of the Holy Spirit is hard to gauge, and it is indeed rare for His Majesty to be this happy.”

He bites the words “holy heart” very hard.

Hu Guang lamented, “But today’s report, I do see that Xie Gong has some reservations, but I do not know why, what? Xie Gong has something to worry about?”

Xie Jin glanced at Hu Guang in a different way, then slowly said, “What is His Highness the King of Song doing these days?”

“Ah …… him?”

Suddenly mentioned Zhang Anshi, Hu Guang a little strange, but still said, “Recently, but it is a deep, godly, he …… is not quite fit in ……”

Xie Jin, however, said, “This may not be the case.”

Hu Guang looked at him strangely, then said, “I still ask Duke Xie to enlighten me.”

Xie Jinyin said, “The hidden household thing …… is too big, such a big event …… His Highness the King of Song but do not hear and do not ask, do you think this is reasonable and reasonable?”

Hu Guang heard, eyes then slightly a sheet, the pure essence of the general, said, “Xie Gong means …… right ah, the King of Song likes to compete for credit the most.”

Xie Jin revealed a smile and said, “This is not competing for credit, this is sharing His Majesty’s worries.”

Hu Guang said, “Doesn’t it actually mean the same thing?”

Xie Jin laughed: “Doing the same thing, can be interpreted differently, there is a world of difference, for His Majesty to share the worries of the loyal ministers and good generals, to compete for credit is the chaos and traitors.”

“……”

Xie Jinyin then said: “the hidden household is too big, the credit is also too big, now is quite a few results, but it is hard to guarantee that …… will not be at fault, so at this time, is not to ask for credit, and should try to find ways to get rid of this matter, the world’s credit, that should be given to his majesty, it is to the head of those who are using the life of the people.”

Hu Guang, even if it is a fool, at this time can roughly understand the meaning of Xie Jin, suddenly realized: “Such a big thing, there will inevitably be some mistakes …… As long as there are mistakes, the future …… Aiya, thank you Xie Gong mention point. Farewell!”

When he had finished on this end, he was immediately on the verge of leaving.

Xie Jin sipped his tea, but when he was about to walk out the door suddenly said, “Come back.”

Hu Guang looked back at him and said, “What else does Lord Xie have to say?”

Xie Jinyin put down the tea, smiled and said: “Hu Gong so excited, but want to go to Yang Gong in a hurry to find this understanding?”

Hu Guang’s old face flushed and his eyes fluttered sheepishly, “Just exploring.”

Xie Jin sighed: “I advise you to take a break from mentioning it.”

Hu Guang said, “I …… also just said it casually.”

Xie Jin said, “If you say it casually like that, it may appear that you are childish.”

Hu Guang: “……”

Xie Jin said: “I can think of things, this Wen Yuan Pavilion, everyone can probably think of, so …… this and other things, is each other have been intended, in fact, there is no need to explore, or else, in vain, people laugh.”

Hu Guang: “……”

He felt like he was already embarrassed enough to gouge out a room!

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Postal Division.

Cartloads of paperwork have been sent to the Postal Department in the capital.

This postal department is subordinate to the Ministry of Railways, so its government office is located in the Ministry of Railways Hall side, the scale than the Ministry of Railways to be a little smaller.

But because the business is quite extensive, there are quite a lot of people up and down the line.

In this division alone, there are hundreds of officials in office.

And this railroad division, specially set up a few warehouses, responsible for accepting from all over the world post station as well as the newspaper kiosk of the documents, these documents, now has more than one hundred and twenty clerks to organize.

They verified the paperwork, which, in turn, was organized into categories, from the prefecture to the county, and then to the townships and villages.