In the first year of Xianqing (656 AD), March 13th, at one hour of Mao.

Tonglin Township, Yongkang County, Wuzhou, there is a wide and flat official road with a horse team heading south. Thirteen horses open the road, thirty cavalry breaking behind, three ox carts in the middle. The first two carts are loaded with grain bags, and the bags are white rice; the third cart is loaded with jade and silk and white silk cloth.

At the beginning of the year, Li Hong was appointed as the crown prince, and the first year of Xianqing reign was changed. Li Jiu gave benefits: a general amnesty for the world, and a pardon was issued below the death penalty; the people were allowed to drink for three days; those who were over 80 millet and silk, who were over 80 years old, were given two hu of rice and two pieces of silk.

The government orders in the first month were far away and arrived in Wuzhou three days ago. The benefits given by the imperial court must be implemented. A meeting was held yesterday, and the chief secretary Changsun Quan was absent. According to Qian Shun's report, he had a hangover all day starting from the eighth day of the lunar month. Wu Kang expressed his understanding that any man would be in a bad mood when he was cuckolded.

Officials from Wuzhou arrived in Qi, and Zhang Jianzhi joined the army in the Sihu Army, and gave a statistical report at the meeting. There were 90 elders in Wuzhou, with the largest number of Yongkang County, with 35 people. Twenty-one of them were in Santong Village, Tonglin Township, which is also the famous Changshou Village.

The elderly in the Tang Dynasty had very good benefits: common people over 80 years old could enter the court with crutches, but they did not treat the emperor. During the Spring Festival, local officials came to pay New Year's greetings, sending a bucket of rice and a piece of silk. Whenever the court was very happy, such as enthroning the crown prince, ascending the throne, changing the year name, etc., there were also generous benefits.

The elderly care system of the Tang Dynasty was very perfect: when the common people were over 80 years old, the government assigned one official slave; when the government was over 90 years old, two official slaves were assigned to serve; when the government was over 100 years old, five official slaves were assigned to serve. They lived at home all year round and took care of their daily life without any fees.

Officials have a better pension. Take Wukang as an example. He holds three positions and his annual salary is nearly 1,000 guan. If he retires now, his pension is half of his annual salary, or even the full amount. No wonder Tianshi Zhong Kui dreams of marrying his sister to a ninth-rank official and having no worries about food and clothing for life.

After serving as the governor for four years, he did not celebrate the New Year for various reasons. Now he has the opportunity and is in Wuzhou again, he decided to go to Changshou Village to make up for this regret. He set out on the fifth day of the fifth day and brought rice and jade silk. He accompanied Luzan, Huzan and Fazan to Santong Village, Yongkang County.

On both sides of the road, there are endless rice fields and countless people work hard. Just as the seedlings are planted, the seedlings are on the stage, and one person sits on the horse, constantly twisting his waist and planting seedlings. After planting this piece, he pushes the ground with his feet and the seedlings back, saving time and effort.

The sapling horses of the Song Dynasty were transported by Wukang. Because they were simple to make and low production costs, they were basically popularized in Wuzhou after two years of promotion. I felt very pleased and said proudly: "The popularization of sapling horses is a blessing for Wuzhou. The three brothers have made great contributions. Wuzhou's agriculture has developed greatly, and the economic center will gradually move south. You are famous in history."

The boss's flattery is very useful. Di Renjie smiled happily, and Zhang Jianzhi humbled himself: "The most contribution is Huaiying and Tourism, so don't mention me. Huaiying drafted a notice and went to the countryside to promote it several times; the "Songma Song" of the tourist destination is a brilliant pen, easy to understand, and plays a decisive role."

The two of them were humble and sent back their flattery. After yelling at each other, they both laughed happily. When they first created the song of horses, Luo Binwang changed the manuscript several times. After each revision, they read it to their mother until they understood it, and then asked Di Renjie for comments.

Wu Kang raised his thumb and praised: "The great customs are the great elegance. The purpose of writing articles is not to show off his writing style, but to serve the people. In Chang'an, the saints and queens read the song of horses, and they were not reluctant to praise them. The saint made a decision at that time and appointed the Tourism Brother to join the army of Wuzhou Judicial Office. They practiced for two years first, and they would definitely be of great use in the future."

There was another hearty laughter. Lao Di and Lao Zhang congratulated each other, and Lao Luo clasped his fists to thank him. The four of them were talking and laughing, and gradually approaching the village. There was a temple in the north of the village, which was the tallest building, and it should be the Land Temple. When they walked to the temple, they were dumbfounded, and Wu Kang was stunned on the spot.

The ancestral hall is about twelve feet high, two feet wide, with a red door and a black plaque with a black plaque. The so-called ancestral temple is to build a temple for living people and worship them. The targets are all officials. Looking at the plaque, the owner of the ancestral temple is named Wu, so I am, right?

Di Renjie stroked his goatee and flattered the boss: "During the reign of Emperor Jing of Han, Luan Bu was the prime minister of Yan, and the people of Yan and Qi established a community for him, and was called the Luan Commune; during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, Shi Qing was the prime minister of Qi, and the people of Qi established a temple in Shixiang, which was the beginning of the establishment of a temple in Sheng. Unexpectedly, the people of Yongkang County established a temple in Shengxiang for the boss, which must have been passed down as a good story."

Zhang Jianzhi was not willing to be outdone: "During the reign of Emperor Guangwu of Han, Ren Yan was the prefect of Jiuzhen, and the people of Jiuzhen County established a temple for him; during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han, Wang Tang was the prefect of Ba County, and Wei Yi was the prefect of Guangdu, and all the people established a temple for him. The above-mentioned sages were deeply loved by the people, and the officials of the lower officials congratulated him."

The scholar's flattery is so comfortable, and Wu Kang pretends to be modest: "Two brothers, Tai, praise the officials who have a temple may not be deeply loved by the people. The subordinate officials flattery and establish a temple for the superior officials is like a carp crossing the river."

Lao Di and Lao Zhang despise each other, big guy, just pretend, look at you, your eyes are gone. The straight man Luo Binwang turned over and got off the horse and went to the temple to visit. The three of them looked at each other and laughed, dismounted and followed one after another, and went to find out.

When I saw the statue worshipped, Wu Kang smiled and said, "Isn't it me." He was tall and tall, wearing an official robe and an official hat, and a goldfish with a horizontal knife. He pressed the scabbard with his left hand, held the seedlings with his right hand, stepped on the mountains with his left foot, and stepped on the big rat with his right foot. It's really vivid.

The only drawback is that the scar on the cheeks is too eye-catching, so don’t be so realistic. The incense burner is filled with incense ash, and there is an unburned fragrance. It seems that the incense is very popular. Listening to Luo Binwang’s greeting, the three of them arrived in front of the Merit Monument. The dense texts explain Wu Gong’s political achievements and emphasize the Chameng rice and fluorite mine.

The unit of the temple building was Santong Village, Yongkang County; the time of the temple building was September of the sixth year of Yonghui; there were many people who built the temple, and there were probably a share in the village, with names engraved in the stone tablets; there were two investors, Sun Qilao and Wang Qilao. It was a coincidence that the people were given the benefits.

After reading the inscription, Lao Luo was convinced and bowed to the end. Wu Kang helped him up and said with a sensible attitude: "As an official, he will benefit the people, and his duties will be done. This kind of atmosphere is not good, even if he has some credit, he can remember it in his heart. Formalism is not acceptable."

He was still behaved when he got the cheaper, Lao Di and Lao Zhang expressed contempt. Lao Luo expressed his approval, and was passionate, and he was absolutely straight and advanced cancer. Seeing that he had been delayed for a long time, Wu Kang laughed and said, "Let's go to the village immediately, pay the benefits, and return to Wuzhou City."

The four of them left the ancestral hall and led the team into the village. Wu Kang was a little moved. Looking back on the past few years, they have experienced too many storms and done many good things. They are about to step down and go to Beijing, and they can receive the ceremony of the ancestral temple. They are not regretful.

When I entered Santong Village, I saw many new tiled houses and blue brick courtyard walls. The countryside is equipped with fence walls and wood doors. There are very few villages in this village, and the villagers are quite wealthy. Wu Kang became interested and said casually: "It seems that the villagers of Santong have a very good life."

Di Renjie replied: "The boss doesn't know that five miles south of the village is Santong Fluorite Mountain. Fluorite can be seen everywhere, and it is very light buried. There are many colored fluorites, and the color is also very good. Rainbow Bridge paperweight and seven-colored rosary beads all come from this mountain."

The voice was slightly choked and tears were shining in his eyes: "I am not afraid of the governor's jokes. Last summer, I cried and many people cried bitterly. I wanted to go to the prefecture yard to pay my respects, but the children knelt down and begged, but they still didn't go. At that time, I was thinking that if I couldn't see governor Wu, I could not thank him in person and die with my eyes."

Wu Kang quickly enlightened me, and at such an old age, don’t learn from others’ chasing stars. Holding the old man’s hands, he comforted softly: “Old Sun is so serious, this is my official’s internal affairs, so I should not be grateful. It’s a shame to say that I wanted to come to Changshou Village for a long time, but unfortunately I’m plagued by official business.”

The comfort has no effect, and the topic has been changed: "You are a master craftsman, you have carving skills, you should have a high income, and your life must be good. The village has built new houses and put up a blue brick courtyard wall. Why is your courtyard still a fence courtyard?"

Mr. Sun smiled and said proudly: "The craftsmanship is passed down to the jewelry store and earns more than 600 yuan a month. In just two years, I built two brick and tile houses for my two children. Next year, my great-grandson got married, and I will build a new house for him first and put the old house to the end."

Everyone was shocked. They were 85 years old and earned fifteen stakes at the age of 15. It was very impressive. Wu Kang was about to like it, but a quarrel came from outside, and the old voice was scolding: You are not Wuzhou soldiers, and the Wu soldiers will not stop the people. I will make way for me. I want to meet the governor Wu...

The villagers clashed with the security guards, Di Renjie hurriedly left, and Lao Sun laughed: "The village's Wang Qilao is also an old mansion soldier. He went to war with Emperor Taizong several times, and he had a strange temper. When he built a temple in Wu Gong, the farmer had to pay for it, and he was so angry."

It turned out to be a veteran, so he had to greet him in person. Wu Kang helped him up. He was stunned when he was just out. There were eight white-haired elderly people and countless villagers. Di Renjie laughed, Zhang Jianzhi comforted him, and Qian Shun scolded the security guard.

When everyone saw the governor Wu, they quickly calmed down. Wang Qi's face turned red and the two helped him walk here. Wu Kang immediately met and saluted respectfully: "Mr. Wang, forgive me for his crimes, my subordinates are ignorant, I will punish them."

Mr. Wang shook his head repeatedly, held his hand and said, "Mr. Wu Yanzhong, I have fought a war for a lifetime. It can be seen that they are all elite soldiers. Stopping us from coming in is also the responsibility, and we cannot be punished casually."

You are good at your eyesight, Wu Kang laughed and greeted the elders. Mr. Sun introduced them one by one, and the more people they introduced, the more they came. When the other elders heard the news, they all came over. Two paralyzed were carried over by their families, and they were very excited.

I felt a little confused. I thought I was a slander, so why was I loved by the people? Wang Qi Lao picked up the purple statue from the young man and raised it to his chest, and the sound was like a bell: "This is for the governor. I have been carving for half a year, which is no worse than Sun Pifu's craftsmanship."

The purple statue of the figure is similar to the ancestral temple, and the scar is a little eye-catching. Wu Kang took it respectfully and kept thanking him happily. Mr. Sun was not happy and presented a gift: the jar carved by fluorite, which is golden in color, and the three words "Wanhutan" are engraved on the body of the altar.

Moved by these three words, I flattered Lao Cui and launched the poverty alleviation chicken plan, and the beneficiaries gave me a grain of rice. I have been persisting for four years, and Wuzhou Wanhu Tan is filled with ten thousand households of rice. Mr. Sun means that using this jar to fill ten thousand households of rice can complement each other.

He expressed his sincere gratitude and handed over the statue and Wanhu Altar to Qian Shun for safekeeping. Di Renjie and the other three were moved and couldn't help but ask himself: When can he be like a big man, he can be erected by the people to accept the gifts with peace of mind?

After the greetings, Di Renjie issued an order. Everyone acted, and the villagers and security guards cooperated to distribute gifts from the elders. Zhang Jianzhi and Luo Binwang were responsible for the statistics and asked them to sign and seal. After the welfare was distributed, the villagers brought chairs and arranged for everyone to take their seats.

There were two long tables in the middle, and various foods were arranged, such as dried dates, almonds, rice cakes, bean cakes, etc. Wu Kang was not polite, so he greeted Lao Di and the others, and everyone held a tea party. He bit the rice cake and gave a thumbs up: "Wuzhou rice cake is fragrant and sweet, crushing the whole country's rice."

The people applauded, and Wang Qilao wiped his tears: "I asked the blessing of the governor Wu to find Chameng rice and no longer worry about being hungry. Many villagers had not obtained a hundred acres of land and could barely eat enough food. Since governor Wu took office, he could get enough fields and enough harvests in the fields, and he often ate meat."

The people followed suit, and Zhao Qilao responded: "Brother Wang is right. He could only eat meat during festivals. A few children were filial and boiled eggs for me every day. They were almost tired of eating it. The children were mining in Santong Mountain, and the children were rich and each family built new houses. The wives from ten miles of villages were fighting to marry Santong Village, which was a blessing for the governor of Wu."

The symposium became a commendation meeting, and Wu Kang felt shy and kept humble: "The villagers praised Wu Kang for his little achievements, but he was not as good as the saints and queens. When introducing the rice from Chameng, the saints resisted the opposition; when promoting it in Wuzhou, the queen strongly suggested. Today's happy life depends entirely on the saints and queens, but the villagers say it is right?"

The people all said that they were, and the atmosphere reached a climax. Di Renjie curled his lips, and the boss claimed to be his daughter's slave. I think he was still a sister slave. No matter what the benefits were, he would add it to the queen. Zhang Jianzhi deeply agreed, and Luo Binwang expressed his disdain. How could she participate in politics as a woman's family?

When the scene was quiet, Wu Kang asked Mr. Wang: "Mr. Just now, what happened if you can't get a hundred acres of land? According to the court system, every male man will have 20 acres of Yongye land and 80 acres of land... Isn't the number of acres enough?"

Wang Qi Lao shook his head and sighed: "The former magistrate of Yongkang County was a confused official with unknown household registration records. The children were old and could not get land; the population continued to increase, and the number of cultivated land was fixed, so it was difficult to divide enough; those wealthy families tried every means to buy land, and the land we had was getting less and less."

Wu Kang frowned slightly, and Wang Qilao's words were a sign of the collapse of the equal-land system. Land annexation, population growth, and large number of fugitives. This problem is a common problem in feudal society and is quite difficult. After pondering for a moment, he ordered Zhang Jianzhi: "The household registration statistics should not be taken lightly, Brother Meng must remember it."

Zhang Jianzhi responded to the promise and couldn't help but smile bitterly. There were also fugitives in Wuzhou. The boss was in danger in Haozhou. The thieves in the Inexplicable Valley were all fugitives. The atmosphere was a bit heavy. Wang Qilao remedy: "It's much better now. It's not that I'm bragging, but just relying on the fluorite on the Santong Mountain, you can live without fields."

This is against my will. Most people do not express their opinions, and only a few young people agree. Wu Kang's pupils shrink slightly, and he feels it makes sense. Take Sun Qi Lao for example, if he earns fifteen stakes a year, he can live a wealthy life even if he doesn't farm.

Looking back on the society in the future, the development of industry and commerce can curb land annexation. The vague idea lingers, and gradually smiles: "We don't do our job well, and I feel ashamed. Please rest assured, Wuzhou will do its best to deal with the land issue."

The words of fake big empty wins applause again. Sun Qilao smiled and said, "Since the Chameng rice, the fields we have have are equivalent to double. The governor of Wu is rarely here to stay for a meal. Santong Village needs to be entertained in the whole village."

Wu Kang quickly refused. The task had been completed and he had to rush back to Wuzhou as soon as possible. The villagers were unhappy. Lao Wang, who was irritable, directly held his hand tightly and had to keep food no matter what he said. Lao Sun also spoke, not only had to keep food, but also had to drink, and the villagers slaughtered pigs and sheep.
Chapter completed!