By October, Jiangnan was still good, but there was a chill in the north.

In order to make the Lu Wang vault, the province put pressure on the Henan prefectures, and each prefecture could only transfer it to the county, but the prefectures went to the county magistrate three times a day. The county magistrate threatened the future, so the county magistrate could not sit still. He could only take advantage of the autumn grains and was still in the field and immediately sent the county yamen runners to go out from all directions to urge the people to pay the accumulated losses.

This pressure from top to bottom is calm for the gentry and the big families. He lets him be strong, and the breeze blows on the hills; he is horizontal, and the bright moon shines on the river. They have various ways to transfer taxes.

But the lower class people had no choice. The drought was severe the year before last year and the disaster last year, and there was no harvest in the fields. How could it be that many years of owed debts occurred overnight?

But the yamen runners received death orders from the county magistrate. A truckload of autumn grain was still in the field, so they were carried on a carriage by the yamen runners and transported to the county.

Not to mention the green seedlings for the coming year, they didn’t even leave a grain of rice for them.

Looking at the field that has been working hard for a year but has no harvest, the people squatted in the fields and cried bitterly.

He was so angry that he threw himself into the well and hung up.

Among them, one or two merciful county officials could not bear to coerce the people to pay taxes, but a document from the government was reported to the province, and the province directly ordered the suspension.

No one can do anything about the remaining officials, and no one will be unable to get along with their own silly hats. They can only be hard-working. Otherwise, there will be so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, and if you don’t do this job, others will do it.

The severity of levies and taxes are everywhere in Henan, the family is destroyed, and the wife is separated and the children are separated.

In the autumn of this year, the people of Henan were displaced, and the refugees fled everywhere to avoid the government's urgency.

The weak fill the gullies, while the strong rise up and snatch the arms and shout, and they become thieves. If the refugees easily arouse, they will easily follow the thief, and suddenly the sound of horses in Henan rises everywhere.

At this time, sects were prevalent, taking the opportunity to give to the people and develop believers. For a while, incense burned everywhere in the countryside, women and children believed in it without doubt.

Under the harsh government, the public is full of grievances!

In contrast, Guide Mansion was actually very calm.

In the past, Guide Mansion was a poor place, but this scene was even worse, but this year it was different.

Although the autumn tax was only November, in October, officials lazily did not go to the countryside, and even the ticket was delayed until October before they were given to the villages' Lijia.

As the prefect Fu Zhiyuan has been delaying it again and again, and told the people that it would be better to hand over it before March next year.

But Fu Zhiyuan has this confidence, but there is nothing else. He is just that he has money in his home.

The people are grateful for Zhiyuan.

This is of course a benefit to the people. Everyone knows that when autumn grain is just collected, the prices of grain on the market are the cheapest, but by March next year, the market is at the time when the price of grain is the most expensive.

Ordinary people can sell grain before March next year, and they will sell it when they think the price is worth it, and finally pay taxes to the government.

It was just after noon this day, and Fu Zhiyuan's carriage stopped in front of Ningling County.

In front of the yamen, the common people, young and old, helped each other, took the silver seals to the official scale and weighed them, and handed them to the official with the bill. After the official compared the bill with the silver mark, he registered the bill truthfully and then issued a receipt to the people.

This is the three-vote method that Lin Yanchao originally proposed to Fu Zhiyuan, and it has now been implemented in Guide counties. Once this move was made, the corruption of officials was greatly reduced.

When the magistrate of Ningling County and the officials of a county arrived, they immediately went to welcome him.

Fu Zhiyuan signaled the county magistrate not to speak out, and looked at the yamen with his hands on his back.

The yamen runners lazily leaned on the wall, basking the sun and yawning, without any domineering behavior in the past, and wanted to maintain order with sticks.

The children surrounded and clapped their hands to play. The people lined up one after another, in order. Without the need for officials to urge them as usual, they would automatically put a silver in their hands into the counter.

After hearing the sound of silver falling into the cabinet, the common people showed a relief look, and then carefully put the receipt issued by the official into the bag. There was a little smile on his wrinkled face, scolding the children at home, then shook the empty grain bag, and helped the wife at home walk out of the yamen.

Fu Zhiyuan asked the county magistrate: "How much has the autumn tax been paid these days?"

The county magistrate said respectfully: "If you go back to Futai, it will be less than 20%. In the past, at least half of the tax was paid, otherwise there would be no time for November's autumn tax."

Fu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Don't urge, it will be up to the people until March next year."

Fu Zhiyuan has a kind of determination and calmness in his words.

"The government has repeatedly explained it to you, and the subordinates understand." The county magistrate said respectfully.

Fu Zhiyuan nodded. After paying the tax, the people left the yamen with the elderly and the children. The cross street at the yamen was still as lively as usual, and vendors set up stalls here.

There was a little noisy on the cross streets, and vendors were peddling loudly to the people.

The common people grabbed the broken silver in their pockets and deducted the tax on autumn grains. After deducting the tax on autumn grains, the male owner looked at the child beside him. The longing in the eyes of the woman finally had a little courage and came forward to inquire in a weak voice. This was something they dared not to have dared to stay for a while, and they never had it.

They thought to themselves that officials will not exploit this year, and the autumn grain has been sold for a little more money than in previous years. It is very easy to go to the city and buy something with this money.

The warm afternoon sun not only dispels the chill, but also brings the people to stand in front of the stall with their families, forming a silhouette.

The county magistrate on the side said, "I heard that this time the department put pressure on the various prefectures, and the other prefectures in the province have become in trouble. Lin County officials went to the countryside, and the people are in a tragic way. However, Lin County officials only know how to suppress the province and report good news but not bad news."

Fu Zhiyuan withdrew his gaze and said, "I know this mansion."

The county magistrate continued: "Only the people of this prefecture are stable, thanks to the central coordination of the prefecture, otherwise the subordinates will have to... Which one of us, who is an official, does not know the principle of being an official and benefiting the people? The books of sages for many years are not in vain. Which official does not seek a good official reputation? But on weekdays, he is forced to be the evil person, otherwise the black hat will not be guaranteed!"

"The officials have no future and have been promoted for more than six years. But in these six years, I have long regarded myself as half a local. Thanks to the Dui Tai, I don't have to impose heavy taxes in the county like Lin, so I ordered the officials to maintain such a good reputation in the hearts of the people, and I am worthy of the people calling them "old parents."

Fu Zhiyuan said: "If it weren't for... our mansion might not have been this good person. You don't have to thank me for this. After all, it was all about Sima Lin's achievements."

The county magistrate nodded and said, "Although Lin Sima was from a Hanlin family, he was a pragmatic official. After he came to our residence, he established green seedlings, established rural commerce, built river embankments, and opened silted fields and achieved outstanding political achievements. When he came to Ningling County, he told the local gentry that he would order Guide to be governed within three years. At that time, we were flattered in the face, but laughed in the heart. Now he has only been an official for a year. How Guide is obvious to all? I think of it today because I am short-sighted and ashamed."

Fu Zhiyuan was silent when he heard this, and remembered Lin Yanchao who was in Kaifeng.

After Lin Yanchao came to Kaifeng, although he had social events every day, he didn't meet many people, so many people outside didn't know that Lin Yanchao came to the provincial capital.

But after going to Kaifeng Prefecture Office, the news that Lin Yanchao was in Kaifeng immediately spread to the local scholars.

So Daxiangguo Temple became more lively than before.

I don’t know how many famous scholars are rushing to come to post to visit them, wanting to meet them. For them, with Lin Yanchao’s current status as Wenzong, if he can give him a tip and promote one or two sentences, it is a shortcut to gaining fame.

In addition to scholars, there were only a few vassal kings, and of course there were no vassal kings among these vassal kings. These vassal kings were also close to Confucianism. When they heard that Lin Yanchao was coming, they also wanted to invite Lin Yanchao to visit the mansion, so that they would be glorious.

Because Lin Yanchao was exposed and had no time to cover up his whereabouts, he met scholars from Kaifeng in the courtyard.

Lin Yanchao did not put on airs either. He could only meet anyone who came to the door and say a few words of encouragement. But such ordinary words are extraordinary in Lin Yanchao's words. In the Xuegongtang language that records Lin Yanchao's words and deeds with his disciples, there is a saying that is, "Study hard and improve every day."

This sounds straightforward, but it is full of encouragement to scholars, and is often borrowed by teachers in elementary school.

The same is true for Lin Yanchao's encouragement to the students. He didn't speak much, but the meaning was that he had arrived. With the blessing of the three-element halo, it expanded the influence of him and Lin Xue's scholars in Kaifeng.

It’s like when you are studying, you meet a good teacher in a certain subject and then inspire unlimited enthusiasm for this subject. This kind of enthusiasm can often burn with your entire youth.

It’s like what Lin Yanchao’s knowledge looks like, but Lin Yanchao’s reputation and personal charm are there, and he can’t help but yearn for Confucianism.

This is because of the people.

This is not impossible. Even if a student who is unwilling to learn on a daily basis is encouraged by a Nobel Prize winner to study hard, he will feel "a hangs his head and thrusts on his head" after he goes back, and he will feel infinite admiration for science. Of course, whether to persist or not is a big deal.

After this incident, scholars in Kaifeng felt that Lin Yanchao was approachable and respected him more and more. This was when the three Yuans of the Public Security Bureau did not come forward.

You should know that after the Three Yuans arrived in Kaifeng, their literary talent and knowledge were among the top scholars, and they were respected by scholars. However, because the Three Yuans' grandfather was the left governor, they had to avoid suspicion of Lin Yanchao, who was an official.

But Kaifeng is a provincial capital, not to mention a place where students gather, but even many juren in the province are here. Scholars are active, and when they talk about it every day, they are inevitably mentioned Lin Yanchao. Therefore, Lin Yanchao is in Kaifeng every day and his reputation is getting stronger.

Every day, more and more scholars come to the courtyard to visit.

Of course, this move fell into the eyes of those who are interested, and it was a bit famous. Lin Yanchao was so generous that he gained fame among the Shilin. What is the purpose?

At this moment, the eunuch who supervised King Lu's affairs on the vassal matters also arrived in Kaifeng.

The people suddenly felt an uproar.
Chapter completed!