When the Dashun Kingdom was first established, the founding emperor pointed to the map of Dashun and casually marked out several barren lands as fiefs for future rewards. Originally, these fiefs all had owners, at least Emperor Taizu had already decided who to give them to. But unexpectedly, one of the foreign kings did not understand Taizu's thoughts, and thought that Taizu did not want to give him the fief as a reward, so he rose up in anger and wanted to rebel.
Dashun sent troops to suppress the rebellion, and soon suppressed his power. However, this also made Taizu see the disadvantages of setting up fiefdoms. It was okay for the foreign kings to raise private soldiers for one generation, but the title of foreign king was hereditary! If it was passed down like this, wouldn't it cause trouble for the descendants of the Xuan family? If any foreign king had a different mind, by then the fiefdom would be strong and powerful, and it would not be so easy for Dashun to suppress it.
He realized this, so he simply gritted his teeth and deprived all the meritorious officials who were originally going to be granted fiefs of land, and replaced them with gold, silver and treasures. However, those meritorious officials also knew the reason and were loyal, so they did not care about it.
Later, the several fiefs designated by Emperor Taizu were gradually cancelled and were all brought back into the territory under the unified jurisdiction of Dashun. By the time of Emperor Tianwu, only Ji'an County remained.
The administrative area of Dashun is divided into "prefectures, states, counties, towns and villages". Except for the capital, the prefecture is the largest, with prefects and Tongpan officials; prefectures are under prefectures, with prefects and Tongpan officials; under prefectures are counties, with the county magistrate as the parent official, who is also the county magistrate and the county magistrate; then there are towns and villages, and there is no such area as "county". "County" is the only fiefdom in the whole Dashun, and it is the most special existence in the current Dashun territory. Because it is not under the administrative jurisdiction, the court has not paid much attention to its management for so many years, and only set up a county governor, who has been stationed there for generations.
Xuan Tianfeng was keen on traveling in his early years and had been to Ji'an County. He told Feng Yuheng in his book that the current governor of Ji'an County was named Teng, Teng Ping, and he was 45 years old this year. Because they had been stationed here for generations and their fiefdoms had not been awarded for several generations, the Teng family gradually considered the fiefdom of the Ji'an County Lord to be their own private property, and they built a lot of buildings on that bad land and did whatever they wanted. However, this also made Ji'an County more prosperous than expected under the development of the Teng family. Although it was still incomparable with normal prefectures and counties, it was not a barren land as outsiders thought.
Feng Yuheng rubbed her forehead, feeling somewhat amused. The Teng family thought the fiefdom was theirs? She welcomed the large-scale construction, but she had to control the misconduct. She still remembered that when she first got the fiefdom, she had thought of asking Wang Lin to develop Baicaotang in the fiefdom, but after someone investigated, they found that there were too few people here. It was called a county, but all the residents added together were not as many as a village. There was no practical significance in opening Baicaotang in such a place. Later, Wang Lin suggested that they open it in Yuzhou City, so that they could take care of the fiefdom and the jade mine at the same time, and have the best of both worlds.
Feng Yuheng had never taken care of the fiefdom before. Although she knew that she would have to develop it sooner or later, in the past two years, there were always various things happening around her. She also went to Qianzhou to fight a war, and gradually she let things go. She had sent people to ask for taxes, but they were all rejected. It was too hard, so she didn't care much. She always thought that she would manage it uniformly when she decided to build it one day. Now it seems that if she wants to govern Ji'an County well, she must first eliminate the local snakes here.
She rubbed her forehead. It wasn't difficult to do, but it was annoying. Did they forget their duty because they were stationed there for a long time? On the one hand, they took the imperial salary, and on the other hand, they wanted to take the land for themselves. The people of the old Teng family really knew how to calculate this!
Wang Chuan soon noticed her rubbing her forehead, and then asked in a low voice: "Miss, what's wrong? Is the bumpy carriage uncomfortable? How about lying down for a while, and I will massage your head for you? It will take more than an hour to enter Yuzhou City, and we will have a good rest when we get to Yuzhou."
"No need." Feng Yuheng waved his hand. Seeing that Wang Chuan's words startled everyone in the car, he simply stopped the silence and said, "Do you know who is in charge of the fiefdom now?"
I think Ronghe Shancha would definitely shake his head, but Huangquan thought for a while and said, "I heard there is an official position called county governor."
"That's right." Feng Yu nodded and told them what was said in the travel notes and her own analysis. Her original intention was to tell everyone not to think that they could relax when they arrived at the fiefdom. Maybe there would still be a tough battle to fight in the fiefdom, at least they would have to deal with the Teng family.
Unexpectedly, the carriage, which was originally a bit dull because everyone was drowsy, became lively because of her explanation. Even Xiangrong and Shancha became more energetic. Xiangrong pulled her arm, her eyes shining: "Second sister, the fiefdom is your territory. The county governor has hit the edge of a knife, right? Second sister will not let them off easily, right? That is outrageous! How should we deal with it?"
Even the maid Shancha clenched her fist and said, "Search their property! Exterminate their clan! In any case, we cannot let them have an easy life."
Feng Yuheng stroked her forehead. Did this long journey drive everyone crazy? Why did they act like weasels seeing chickens when they saw the bad guys? They were almost drooling. She asked Xiangrong, "Are you not afraid of danger?"
Xiang Rong asked back, "What danger can there be? We have soldiers and silver. Second sister, you are a princess appointed by the emperor. You carry the imperial edict. What danger can there be?"
That's true. Feng Yuheng felt that Xiang Rong's analysis was correct. Evil people? Just beat them away, isn't it unreasonable? When it comes to unreasonableness, she is the ancestor. With soldiers and money, what is there to be afraid of? She is so willful.
So, everyone in the car chatted and laughed, and after more than an hour, the convoy entered Yuzhou City.
The governor of Yuzhou was named Qian Fengshou. He was not an outsider. He was the biological father of Qian Li, the deputy general under Xuan Tianming. He had been asking about Feng Yuheng's movements all the time. When he heard that the team was going to enter Yuzhou today, he immediately ordered people to clean up the three-courtyard that had been prepared in advance. When Feng Yuheng's convoy entered the city, Qian Fengshou was dumbfounded again. Didn't they say that it was just the princess with her sister, maids and some doctors? How could there be soldiers? At a glance, there were a lot of people. Those who knew that Princess Ji'an was entering the city thought that the enemy army was attacking!
Many people on the street were so scared that they went back home. Huang Quan, who was looking out through the curtain, curled his lips and said, "Why are you running? We don't eat humans."
Qian Fengshou met Feng Yuheng at the city gate, and after a few polite words, he immediately led the team to the prefectural government office. When they arrived at the government office, the people in Feng Yuheng's car followed Qian Fengshou into the government office, and the others were led to the three-story courtyard that had been prepared in advance.
Ban Zou and Qian Li were acquaintances, and he was relieved to know that the prefect was Qian Li's father. He did not follow Feng Yuheng, but went to the mansion together. On Feng Yuheng's side, after entering the inner hall of the government office and sitting down, Qian Fengshou immediately performed a great ceremony to pay his respects. Feng Yuheng quickly helped him up and said to him, "Master Qian, there is no need to be so polite. You are the father of Deputy General Qian, and we are not outsiders. There is no need for such courtesy. Deputy General Qian has been stationed in Qianzhou and has no chance to come back to see you. So this time, His Highness the Ninth Prince specifically asked me to bring a lot of things, as a filial duty for Deputy General Qian."
When she came, she did bring a whole cart of things for Qian Fengshou, and it was indeed Xuan Tianming who instructed her to do so. After all, Qian Li had been with him for many years and was also a deputy general in the army. This time, Feng Yuheng had to thank Qian Fengshou for taking care of her on her trip to the fiefdom, so she had to pay back the favor. In addition to the gifts she had bought, Feng Yuheng also added a lot of medicinal herbs from the space. There were five hundred-year-old ginsengs alone, and another one that was over a thousand years old, which was considered an extremely valuable gift. Of course, the silver bills also had to be paid, and Xuan Tianming personally paid 10,000 taels of silver bills for Feng Yuheng to take to Qian Fengshou, as a token of his appreciation.
When Qian Fengshou heard that the Ninth Prince had thought so carefully, he was very moved. Although he had several concubines and concubines in his house, Qian Li was his only legitimate son. He didn't want Qian Li to join the army, but unfortunately he couldn't persuade the boy who only loved martial arts all his life. He had no choice but to send Wei Wu's only legitimate son to the battlefield. Fortunately, after a few years, he became a deputy general and was highly regarded by the commander. He felt proud when he saw the servants carrying the carts of things outside into the house one by one.
However, he was still curious about the soldiers that Feng Yuheng brought with him. After thinking about it, he asked about it. Feng Yuheng told him, "Those are the private soldiers I brought to the fiefdom of Ji'an County. As a county lord, I have the right to raise private soldiers within the scope of my fiefdom, right?"
Qian Fengshou nodded quickly: "Of course, of course, but I wonder if the princess has done more research on the Ji'an County before coming here? Do you know the Teng family?"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "I know a little, but not much. I still want to ask Master Qian for more advice."
The servant brought the best tea in Yuzhou. The teacup was made of jade. Qian Fengshou said it was jade mined from the mine. He thought it was good, so he went to buy some and made tea sets. He also told Feng Yuheng: "The tea here is not as good as that in Beijing. This is the tribute tea awarded by the emperor last year. I have never been willing to drink it, and I don't know if it suits the princess's taste." After seeing Feng Yuheng take a sip and nod, he said: "Speaking of the Teng family in the fiefdom, ah" he sighed, "the princess doesn't know that because of the special nature of the fiefdom, although Teng Ping is only a county governor, and the county is not as big as Yuzhou City, Teng Ping is still qualified to be on an equal footing with him. In addition, the court has never cared about the construction of the fiefdom, so The influence of the Yu Teng family in this area is growing. There are few people in the fiefdom, but half a year ago, the Teng family joined hands with many merchants in Yuntianfu and attracted many merchants to open shops there. The Teng family provided the land in the fiefdom for free, but only required the merchants to build their own houses. The merchants thought it was a very cost-effective deal, so they were very happy to go there. With the merchants taking the lead, some people also wanted to live there, because the Teng family threw out an olive branch, as long as they went there to live, they would be provided with land for free and could build their own houses. "
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