Chapter 2167

Duan assassin didn't expect Bai Shan to ask about it. He sighed and didn't hide it, "because the assassin's house has limited money, I let them dismantle all the post stations along the way."

In fact, I didn't open it, but I just closed it, because it also costs money to open it, so I can save some money when I need to open it in the future.

If other officials, assassin Duan must have a little face, but facing Zhou man, assassin Duan is very shameless.

First, both of them are close to the emperor. Crying for poverty can let the emperor know that Liangzhou is poor and in urgent need of support;

Second, everyone is the prince's person. Rounding is his own person. Since he is his own person, he naturally needs to let his own people know when he has difficulties.

So Duan Jishi was very absorbed in crying with Bai Shan and Mr. Zhuang. Even Bai Erlang and Yin and others were stunned.

Liangzhou is very poor, which is reflected in all aspects.

There was a fertile paddy field under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou, which was not very large, but the Yamen still received a certain amount of tax every year, and the people were barely self-sufficient.

However, there has been little rain in Liangzhou in the past two years. That paddy field is by the lake. There are two lakes not far away. There are rivers and ditches to draw water from the lake to the paddy field.

Farmland was originally located at a certain distance from the lake to prevent water and soil from entering the lake, but the lake shrank.

As a result, there was a drought in the past two years, and the output decreased. Then last year, many small insects were born, and the grain output could not be seen.

Except for that field, there are only sporadic fields in other places, and life is not enough, let alone tax collection.

Besides, they are all herdsmen.

The tax revenue of herdsmen is not low. Last year's snow disaster and epidemic situation, the imperial court did not provide medicine to the disaster areas in Liangzhou at all.

So Liangzhou has to be responsible for the treatment of smallpox patients.

The prescription was sent to the capital, but it needs money to buy medicine. The patient also needs money to eat and drink, including the food and drink of his family.

Otherwise, they did not die of smallpox, but died of hunger and cold, which was also a great mistake in his political achievements.

So Duan Jishi counted it years ago and found that he had no money.

Even if he had no money, he was in a hurry. He temporarily misappropriated the taxes and donations to be handed over to the imperial court. He thought he could push it for a period of time under the pretext of passing through the epidemic area along the road, and then for a period of time under the pretext of snow disaster

Anyway, these distant state capitals often do this and usually don't settle it.

Da Jin has a vast territory. The places north and west of xiazhou basically can't collect taxes and can't even be self-sufficient. The Ministry of household has to help from time to time. It's just to give a tribute and a gift to the emperor during the new year's festival.

Duan Jishi didn't do so little. He did succeed this time. Soon after the spring, it became a prophecy. It did snow again in the north, and it fell very heavily. Liangzhou lost a lot. Many herdsmen's newborn lambs froze to death, even adult sheep froze to death.

Coupled with the loss of smallpox, Liangzhou did not slow down at all.

So Duan wrote a letter to plead guilty and cry for poverty, which means that the taxes and donations ready to be transported to Beijing are gone. In order to fight the snow disaster and smallpox, he had to misappropriate them, but now it's not enough. He asked for state support.

Then the Ministry of household came to the document to express its understanding of his misappropriation of taxes. It knows that this year is special, but it needs to be supplemented in the future. By the way, Liangzhou has a record of not paying taxes for three years in the past eight years. This year is the fourth time. I hope they can make up for it at one time in the future.

For Liangzhou's request for help, the Ministry of household rejected it and said that it is also very difficult now. The Treasury has paid a lot to fight the epidemic. Now it is the beginning of spring, and all localities need money. At present, they can't spare money for Liangzhou. I hope he can insist on increasing revenue and reducing expenditure

There's no money anyway.

Duan Jishi sighed, "that's why I recalled all the people in the post station. I really have no money. In addition to the post station, I also reduced the number of people at some checkpoints."

The post station continues to open. Not only the post Cheng and the waiter need to eat and drink, charcoal and other things, but also the equipped horses.

Passing by are merchants or private people. Fortunately, they can barely earn some money. If they can't get back the capital, they can also subsidize some expenses. If officials like Zhou man live in, they can't receive money, but also have to be responsible for their food and drink, livestock food and grass, etc.

The cost is huge.

So Duan Jishi simply recalled all the people and closed the post station. However, he was still poor, so he urgently needed the help of the emperor and the prince.

He looked at Bai Shan with bright eyes.

Bai Shan:... He just asked curiously. After all, he could have lived in the post station every day. Even if there was no hot water to take a bath, at least he had to eat hot food. But all the way down, they lived in the open air since they passed Huaiyuan.

The emperor can't make decisions about money alone, and the Ministry of household should be right. Other places need subsidies more than Liangzhou.

So his eyes swept to Liu Huan.

Liu Huan immediately bowed his head as if he didn't know anything.

Bai Shan can only say that he will report to the crown prince when he has a chance.

Duan was relieved, but Bai Shan couldn't help asking, "isn't there any local products in Liangzhou that can do business with the outside world? I remember there is iron ore in Liangzhou. "

Duan Jishi said with a complicated face: "the iron ore in Liangzhou was sold as early as the Dade years."

That was the time of the former Emperor. Bai Shan understood that there was a lot of confusion at that time. Liangzhou is Dajin today, may be Turkic tomorrow, and may be occupied by Tubo the day after tomorrow.

Dajin must have been short of money after the occupation. He simply sold the iron ore in his jurisdiction to the local big families.

Dajin may not be able to defend Liangzhou, but local big families should be able to defend their own iron ore. It's nothing if they can't defend it. Anyway, Dajin won't lose money if he takes money.

Who knows that your majesty slowly stabilized the situation after he ascended the throne. He not only robbed Liangzhou back, but also expanded the territory and robbed the places that originally belonged to other vassal states. Cough, you can't break your promise and take back the iron ore, can't you?

The place also needs long-term stability.

Bai Shan didn't dare to give him blind advice. He could only say, "maybe we can ask them to donate some. At least we can talk about it after this year."

For the time being, the assassin Duan doesn't intend to pull down his face and beg those people. Wait for the assistance of the imperial court first, and then talk when there is no time.

Man Bao has finished seeing Mrs. Duan. She is rheumatic, so the bones of her legs and feet are uncomfortable when the weather is cold and rainy. There is no good way. Man Bao gave her a set of needles, and then gave her a foot soaking and oral prescription.

She said: "I don't know if there is a doctor who can acupuncture in Liangzhou city. If so, I'll leave a set of acupuncture methods. He can prick the old lady once a ten day, with medication. The effect is much better."

The old lady felt much better now. Her legs were warm and not as uncomfortable as before. Hearing the speech, she immediately said, "it's best if doctor Zhou is willing to leave a prescription. We'll go to see a doctor later."

This set of acupuncture is mainly used to prick the lower limbs. The old lady is old again. Even male doctors can try it.

The old lady pinched her back and asked, "is there a needle that doesn't prick her back?"

Man Bao thought about it and said, "I can simplify it, but the effect is not as good as this set of stitches."

The old lady sighed with regret, but she accepted it. She could accept lifting her trouser legs, but she couldn't lift her clothes in front of the male doctor.