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Huang Qiyin has thought from holds the sincere feeling, to serve the country filled with impossible, wasted cavity lofty aspirations and high ideals in this very tiny area in vain, by today felt from lost is not injust. 黄奇胤一直觉得自已是满腔执忱、报国无门,在这弹丸之地白白浪费了一腔雄心壮志,到今日才觉得自已输的不冤。 Although that proud article makes him henceforth unsuccessful, but in his heart the arrogance of writer, has thought from already by the political view difference attack, although the government is not self-satisfied, but above the history left behind from inevitably already the clear name, this then, could not think of in vain already if the memorial really must execute, was injures the country to harm people, therefore not only at this time was dejected, that was pent-up for a long time arrogant air/Qi also to sweep away. 那篇引以为豪的文章虽然让他从此不得志,不过他心中一直有一种文人的傲气,认为自已是被政见不同者打击,虽然官场不得意,但是青史之上必然留下自已的清名,这一世便不枉了,想不到自已的奏疏如果真要施行起来,也是误国误民,所以此时不独心灰意冷,那郁积许久的孤傲之气也一扫而空。 Looks at Yang Ling this handsome young people, in the Huang Qiyin heart is calculating secretly: „ Originally only said that he is this county youngest scholar, is the eight-legged essay chapter does exquisitely, cannot think that has this insight, it seems like that this child is not in the pond the thing. 望着杨凌这个英俊的年轻人,黄奇胤心中暗暗盘算:“原来只道他是本县最年轻的秀才,也不过是八股文章做得精妙罢了,想不到却有这番见地,看来此子也非池中之物呀。 From there is no achievement, not, if the assistance helps in him with all one's heart, if in the future he can achievement one generation of famous feudal officials, leave a good name from then also the following history, again bad, so long as he can be a side high-ranking official, early is who dead the young grandson child leaves behind also to have an attachment from that ”. 自已是没有什么成就了,不若尽心佐助于他,将来他若能成就一代名臣,自已便也跟着青史留名,再不济只要他能做个一方大员,自已那早死孩儿留下的幼孙也可有个依附”。 To here, Huang Qiyin hehe to smile, goes forward to help up Yang Ling, the joyful said/tunnel: „Yang virtuous nephew does not need politely, the Teacher said is not at all ashamedly, old yellow stayed in this county is about to become a ghost, if there is a place that what/anything needs to help, the virtuous nephew opened the mouth freely, old yellow was speaks out frankly”. 想至此处,黄奇胤呵呵一笑,上前扶起杨凌,满面春风地道:“杨贤侄勿须客气,师长之说愧不敢当,老黄在这县里呆得都快成了精了,若是有什么需要帮忙的地方,贤侄尽管开口,老黄是知无不言呐”。 Jimingyi is the third-class county, compared with the Jiangnan wealthy county, the tax grain total differs even 300 to 500 times, the tax amount lowers scary, thick looked, as if must enhance the tax amount, at least such county should not have the accumulated debts of tax grain. But the actual situation is, even if here place some young landlords or the owner-cultivated families/home, still among the semi-hunger, the taxes owed the grain still to become the natural matter. 鸡鸣驿是三等县,较之江南富裕的县份,税粮总数相差甚至300到500倍,税额低得吓人,粗粗一看,似乎必须提高税额,至少这样的县份再也不应该有税粮的积欠。但实际情形是,这里的地方就算一些小地主或自耕家,仍然处于半饥半饱之间,欠税欠粮也就成了理所应当的事。 Therefore a county magistrate achieves 80% in the rich county taxation, the life of local common people was still not affected, but also commended that it is the blue sky, delivers the common people the umbrella, but if several years later will adjust like this poor county unlucky, even if he will think of every means to retract 30% taxes forcefully, in the local common people mouth, he will still be the corrupt official and cool government official, blows three chi (0.33 m) vampire. 因而一个县官在富县征税达到80%,当地百姓的生活仍然不受影响,还称赞其为青天,送万民伞,可是过几年要是倒霉调到这样的穷县,就算他费尽心机强行收上30%的税,在当地百姓口中,他也是贪官、酷吏、刮地三尺的吸血鬼。 Let alone big Ming Dynasty founding emperor the presenting wealth computation of Zhu Yuanzhang to official obtains wonderful accurate, the salary silver that sends only suffices the official to support family, the wages of as for expenditure and male servant of servant and chair bearer groom welcoming and seeing off, including staff adviser and the others, all are the official shell out, the land tax that therefore the common people pay, various local officials must certainly transfer part to enter the private pocket, the county magistrate so, following village head head the head none who does not so, as the matter stands is 100% taxation, the turning in state treasury also only has 80%. 何况大明朝开国皇帝朱元璋对官员的奉禄计算得出奇的准确,所发的俸银只够官员养活一家老小,至于迎来送往的花费、家丁仆役、轿夫马夫,包括幕僚师爷等人的工资,全是官员自掏腰包,所以百姓缴纳的钱粮,各地方官肯定要挪移一部分进入私囊,县官如此,以下村长里长甲长莫不如此,这样一来便是100%征税,上缴国库的也只有八成。 Therefore when the taxes are insufficient, various local officials then show special prowess, the paddies number surpasses the county that the board of personnel grasps then to make up much, the congenitally deficient county is emboldening the reporting disaster to request to reduce, not only completed the task of collection tax grain, and won the good reputation of loving the people. 因此税赋不足时,各地方官便各显神通,田地数超过吏部掌握的县份便以多补上,先天不足的县份就壮着胆子上报天灾请求减免,既完成了征收税粮的任务,又博得了爱民的好名声。 Although Jimingyi has a large crowd to fall behind the taxes paid in grain, but these years some people open up wasteland to cultivate the mountain, but what household section grasping is beginning the founding of the nation fields number, therefore receives, although are extremely few, only needs the earnings the business tax to supplement that part can meet the household of section requirements. 鸡鸣驿虽然有大批的人拖欠粮税,不过这些年来又有人开荒垦山,而户部掌握的还是建国初的田亩数,因此收上来的虽然极少,只需用盈余的商税补充一部分便可达到户部要求。 Moreover in the autumn the Mongolian had just grabbed, can receiving the disaster reported is more serious, to reduce some land taxes, as a result of the Jimingyi special position, the military significance of this place was heavy in the county seat, therefore the board of personnel knew perfectly well that here the taxes were year after year insufficient, even if built money inspection achievements is not quite still strict toward. 另外秋上鞑子刚刚来劫掠过,可以将受到的灾害报得更严重一些,以减免些钱粮,由于鸡鸣驿的特殊地位,此地的军事意义远重于县治,因此吏部明知这里年年税赋不足就算往里搭钱考核政绩也是不太严的。 Originally worries Yang Ling badly battered after Huang Qiyin this direction, suddenly open, originally receives miserable 30% tax grains in County Deputy Huang with one stroke of the pen, unexpectedly only delivers half, looks at Yang Ling to be flabbergasted. 本来愁得焦头烂额的杨凌经黄奇胤这一指点,不禁霍然开朗,原来收上来的已经少得可怜的30%的税粮在黄县丞的大笔一挥之下,居然只上交一半,看得杨凌咋舌不已。 Other these assorted things under the direction of County Deputy Huang, Yang Ling also begin really quickly, quick handles in good order the government affairs, became County Magistrate Min to control a person of county administration secretly truly, just his power came from County Magistrate Min, the head is going against this clay buddha, he was the spokesman of Bodhisattva, without this „Bodhisattva”, some people will not then listen to his verbal command. 其余那些杂七杂八的事情在黄县丞的指点之下,杨凌也上手甚快,很快就将政务处理得井井有条,成了闵县令幕后真正控制一县行政的人,只不过他的权力全部来自闵县令,头上顶着这尊泥菩萨,他就是菩萨的代言人,若是没有这尊“菩萨”,便也不会有人听他号令罢了。 However has the support and vigorous assistance of County Deputy Huang of this second in command County Magistrate Min this name brand county magistrate, Yang Ling this house sparrow the small county that although small, is fully equipped governs in good order, how long to be needless, the Jimingyi common people, officers and couriers know the character who the actual control entire county operates hides 18-year-old young people behind Sir Min, this person called Yang Ling. 不过有闵县令这位正牌县太爷的支持、黄县丞这位二把手的大力协助,杨凌把这个麻雀虽小、五脏俱全的小县城治理得井井有条,不消多久,鸡鸣驿的百姓、官兵、驿使们就知道实际操控整个县城运作的人物是藏在闵大人背后的一个18岁的年轻人,这个人叫杨凌。 Han Youniang does not go to the tailor shop to work, is not she does not want to go, but is the boss does not dare to use her again, cracks a joke, who is her man? The present is only the head misses a hat of county magistrate. 韩幼娘已经不去裁缝铺做工了,不是她不想去,而是老板不敢再用她,开玩笑,她的男人是什么人？现在只是头上差一顶县太爷的帽子罢了。 That time has somewhat woven to dye the factory in Jiangsu , Zhejiang one generation of big cities, hireling several hundred people, but these hirelings mostly are also the male, goes out in this young place female does work that is very few things, therefore Yang Ling, although is not willing to make a 15-year-old girl daily stuffy works as the house young married woman at home , can only do in Rome as Rome does, no longer wants her to appear in public. 那时代在江浙一代的大城市已经有些织染工厂,佣工数百人,不过这些佣工大多也是男性,在这种小地方女子出门作工那是非常少的事情,所以杨凌虽然不愿意让一个才15岁的女孩子天天闷在家里当住家少妇,也只能入乡随俗,不再要她抛头露面。 This comes Han Youniang to be stuffy daily at home, except for making the food is simply idle, at that time also did not have television these entertainment tools, although at that time feme covert mostly so, but with a vision of Yang Ling modern people, thought that Youniang like imprisons general in home. 只是这一来韩幼娘天天闷在家里,除了作饭简直无所事事,那时又没电视这些娱乐工具,虽然那时已婚女子大多如此,不过以杨凌一个现代人的眼光来看,却觉得幼娘如同在家中囚禁一般。 Every day only has, since has gone home her on the face to show the happy look at that moment, looks from has eaten meal while had unable to say words that probably, the casual minor matter can the son speak for quite a while with great interest, originally she in mountain village, although difficult, at least can also go out, now actually the shape closes the bird in cage, the appearance in eye was also getting more and more dim. 每日唯有自已回家那一刻她的脸上才会露出欢喜的神色,一边看自已吃饭一边好象有说不完的话儿,随便一点小事都能津津有味儿地讲个半天,原来她在山村中虽然艰苦,至少还能出门,现在却象关在笼中的鸟儿,眼中的神采也越来越黯淡了。 Yang Ling looks at the heart pain, in addition is too busy from the official business, made the men's clothes to put on to her simply, leading her to go to the sign room assistance from transcribe that compiled to write the archives. Han Youniang is luckily different from ordinary families' girls, her father is the dart head of bodyguard office, family circumstances but actually also good, in the childhood family/home is to invite to teach the seat, afterward the bodyguard office lost a heavy dart but actually, this declines. The matter that these transcribe naturally can be competent. 杨凌看着心痛,加上自已公务实在太忙,干脆给她弄了身男子衣服穿了,带着她去签押房协助自已抄录纂写文案。幸好韩幼娘不同于一般人家的女孩子,她父亲本来是镖局的一个镖头,家境倒还不错,幼年家里是请过教席的,后来镖局失了一笔重镖倒了,这才败落下来。这些抄抄写写的事情自然可以胜任。 Han Youniang has the matter to do, can accompany side husband, is naturally filled with joy. Yang Ling ‚making a clear demarcation between public and private interests’, although sign room everyone knows that this is the wife of Adviser Yang, he only said that invites the help, therefore the pay photo opens, personal that but he hires wanted him to pay, therefore Yang Ling did in Rome as Rome does, should temporarily stop from him naturally is an article does not miss to hold in the belt-bag, in any case he can not give, will be carved up by others. 韩幼娘有事可做,又能陪在夫君身边,自然满心欢喜。杨凌‘公私分明’、虽然签押房人人都知道这是杨师爷的内人,他却只说是请来帮忙的,所以薪资照开,只不过他雇佣的私人就要他来发饷了,于是杨凌入乡随俗,该由他截留的自然也是一文不差全揣到腰包里,反正他不要也缴不上去,自会被其他人瓜分了去。 Because Yang Ling is the county magistrate private invitation, does not enter product Jie, therefore monthly salary only then three stones, equivalent to the silver bar 6 money, this money is to personal to come by the county magistrate. County magistrate monthly salary 3 27 money, supporting old and young were enough, but paid the adviser staff and wages of domestic servant chair bearer again, if County Magistrate Min taxes non- truncation, then must have nothing to eat from one. 杨凌因为是县太爷私人聘请,不入品阶,故此月俸只有三石,折合纹银六钱,这钱是要由县太爷私人来出的。县太爷月俸三两七钱,养活一家老少是够了,可是再支付师爷幕僚、家仆轿夫的工资,闵县令如果一点税赋不截,那自已一家就要喝西北风了。 The government calls it the fire to consume to this reasonable interception, according to the understanding of Yang Ling is on has the policy, under to have the countermeasure. Initially looked when novel saw that the Ming Dynasty official embezzled the silver 62, Zhu Yuanzhang served with skin the torture of stopper grass, but the official embezzled actually fails to prohibit repeatedly, these officer took place of the fallen rushes to the beheading stage generally, at that time quite did not understand, now from has realized personally, he knows no doubt really had the corrupt official, even if the honest official somewhat necessary presenting meter still needed. 官场对这种合理的截留称之为火耗,按杨凌的理解就是上有政策、下有对策。当初看小说时看到明朝官员贪污白银六十两,朱元璋就施以剥皮塞草的酷刑,可是官员贪污却是屡禁不止,那些官儿前仆后继一般奔向砍头台,当时颇不理解,如今自已亲自有所体会,他才知道固然真有贪官,但是就算清官有些必要的奉仪也是必须要的。 Was good came from under Ming Dynasty these officer these years had naturally formed regulations, which belonged to embezzle which to be lower official necessary being filial piety to become one set of system beyond the court discipline, the high and low official observed spontaneously, has yellow to direct, Yang Ling also took safely. 好在明朝这些官儿这些年下来自已自然形成了一个规程,哪些属于贪污哪些属于下官必要的孝敬已经在朝纲之外自成一套体系,上下官员自发遵守,有黄老指点,杨凌也拿得安心。 Tomorrow was the lunar New Year's Day, perhaps due to mood reason, obviously on street wet cold weather, but walked on the street actually like usually does not feel like that coldly. Swarming has chops the firecracker to transmit. 明天就是大年初一了,或许是由于心情的原因,明明街上还是湿冷的天气,可是走在街上却不象平时那般感觉寒冷。远远近近的已有劈哩叭啦的鞭炮声传来。 Tomorrow the county administration does not need to go to work, therefore has been busy at to being very late, Yang Ling processes official documents and Han Youniang on hand goes out of the county administration. Each and every family had hung up the red lantern in the entrance, even if usually does not give up so luxurious others, today also hangs up the lantern early, ignited the candle. 明日县衙是不必上班的,所以一直忙到很晚,杨凌才处理完手头的公文和韩幼娘走出县衙。家家户户已在门口挂起了红红的灯笼,纵然平时不舍得这般奢侈的人家,今天也早早挂起了灯笼,燃起了蜡烛。 The women cannot walk in front of the husband or walk side-by-side with him, therefore Han Youniang defers to the custom to withdraw half step, Yang Ling has a look at the dim light of night to be black tonight, will not cause too many people to pay attention, in addition Han Youniang wears the men's wear, then slowed down the footsteps intentionally, is unprepared while her, held on her hand. 女人不可以走在丈夫前边或者和他并肩而行的,所以韩幼娘还是按照规矩退后半步,杨凌看看今晚夜色已黑,不会引起太多人注意,加上韩幼娘穿得男装,便故意放慢了脚步,趁她不备,一把拉住了她的手。 Han Youniang is startled, the face is much more bashful, made two to break away, is blushing is angry to say in a low voice: „husband, you”. 韩幼娘吃了一惊,脸臊得通红,挣了两挣没有挣开,不禁红着脸低声嗔道:“相公,你”。 Yang Ling comes back to smile gently, said in a soft voice: „Tomorrow we take to the streets to purchase some new year's goods, tonight we go to tavern to eat well some, will walk”. Was saying draws the Han Youniang diameter is rushing to him first time to go to that small hotel. 杨凌回过头来温柔地一笑,轻声说:“明天咱们上街采购些年货,今晚咱们去酒馆儿吃些好的,走吧”。说着拉着韩幼娘径奔他头一次去过的那家小酒店。 Yang Ling is a keeping old friendships in mind person, has gone one time, feels the taste, is disinclined to look for one again, when wants to trade the appetite went to this home. Although Han Youniang is somewhat anxious, but knows own husband is always amiable, in addition the weather is black, others cannot see from already the face, small hand whatever then he is grasping, docilely, as he walks. 杨凌是个念旧的人,去过一次,感觉口味还可以,也就懒得再找一家,想换换胃口时就一直去这家。韩幼娘虽然有些不安,不过知道自家相公一向随和,加上天色已黑,别人也看不见自已脸面,小手儿便任由他握着,温顺地随着他走。 When Yang Ling again and Han Youniang treads the hotel, the dim light of night was deeper, snow froth that in deep deep nighttime sky stars, talked carefully fell gently slowly, making him because of drinking to appear the bulge hot face is very slightly neat. 杨凌再和韩幼娘踏出酒店时,夜色更深了,湛湛夜空中繁星点点,细细絮絮的雪沫儿缓缓飘落下来,让他因为喝了酒而显得微微胀热的面孔十分清爽。 The Yang Ling facial expression inspires, holds the hand of Han Youniang to loaf in the city slowly, although two people have not spoken, palm that but pulls, passes to the will of the people is actually another type touches the feeling of heartstrings. 杨凌神情一振,挽起韩幼娘的手在城中缓缓地游荡,两个人虽然都没有说话,可是相挽的手掌,传到人心里的却是另一种更加触动心弦的感觉。 In the city wall crenel, Yang Ling grasps one handful of snows, rolled a snowball, caused fully the strength, raised in the boundless view of night ruthlessly to the city, but this body too exercised deficient, this made an effort to draw some veins sore feelings very much, the under foot is stepped on the road surface of freeze is also slippery by the patrolling city soldiers, almost threw down him, startles Han Youniang to rush ahead one step, a palm held under his rib, supported his body steadily, aerobic and was angry to say funnily: „husband, looks at you, how child, fell likely carefully”. 城墙垛口上,杨凌抓起一捧积雪,团成了一个雪球,使足了力气,狠狠扬向城外茫茫夜色之中,只是这具躯体太缺乏锻炼,这一使力拉得筋脉有些疼感,脚下被巡城士兵踩得冻结的路面也很滑,几乎将他摔倒,骇得韩幼娘抢上一步,一掌托在他肋下,将他的身子稳稳地托住,又好气又好笑地嗔道:“相公,看你,怎么象个孩子似的,小心摔到了”。 Yang Ling returns to turn around, pinched she solid smooth cheek gently, favors the drowning said/tunnel: „You, are child who has not grown up”. 杨凌回转身来,轻轻捏了捏她结实光滑的脸蛋儿,宠溺地道:“你呀,才是一个没长大的孩子”。 Han Youniang honk mouth, was not convinced straightens up the body, Yang Ling looks at some of her naivete face and that gentle eye, in the heart thump however moves for this, he detected that at this time from is getting more and more affectionate with her, had been used to her to look in the side from silently already, has been used to and her makes some affectionate movements, once has flown remotely from the soul, how could it not be by that time to make her sad? 韩幼娘嘟了嘟嘴儿,不服气地挺直了身子,杨凌看着她略带些稚气的面孔和那双温柔的眼睛,心中为这怦然一动,他这时才发觉自已和她越来越亲昵了,已经习惯了她在身边默默地照顾自已,已经习惯了和她做些亲昵的动作,一旦自已魂飞渺渺,到那时岂不让她更为伤心？ But if is now desolate to her, how the heart of Yang Ling can block her tears offensive? These about, once from had died, making her look from well is extremely really towering, is unable to say, he is looking at Han Youniang, does not know that should say anything. 可是如果现在对她冷冷淡淡,杨凌的心又怎么能挡得住她的眼泪攻势？那些关于一旦自已死去,让她好好照顾自已的话实在太过突兀,又无法说得出口,他怔怔地望着韩幼娘,不知该说些什么。 The cheek of Han Youniang suddenly becomes more and more hot, in Yang Ling bright such as under the pupil gaze of morning star, especially his mouth also had the light liquor air/Qi, Han Youniang misunderstood his meaning obviously, in the heart unconsciously was the fear is joyful, somewhat was flurried the body to shake. 韩幼娘的脸蛋儿忽然变得越来越烫,在杨凌朗如晨星的眸子注视下,尤其他的嘴里还有淡淡的酒气,韩幼娘显然误会了他的意思,心中不觉又是害怕又是欣喜,慌乱得身子都有些抖了起来。 At this moment, Yang Ling saw suddenly one bunch of flame however are black and in the bright pupil from Han Youniang two glitters, Han Youniang also stared in a big way the eyes at this time panic-strickenly, looked at the past from the shoulder of Yang Ling, is gazing at the distant place. 就在这时,杨凌忽然看到一束火苗蓬然从韩幼娘两颗又黑又亮的眸子里闪烁起来,韩幼娘此时也惊骇地瞪大了双眼,从杨凌的肩头直望过去,愣愣地注视着远方。 Yang Ling turns head suddenly, city wall thing two have a beacon tower respectively, at this time the east side beacon tower has lit, is blazing, by far, the winding city wall extends to the mountain forest deep place, several sparks sparkle. 杨凌霍然回头,城墙东西两头各有一座烽火台,此时东侧的烽火台已经点燃,烈火熊熊,远远的,蜿蜒的城墙延伸到山林深处,还有几点星火闪耀。 He looks again to the west, then in this time, the beacon tower in western city wall also rumbled to ignite the raging flame, the fire intensity was violent, lit to western distant place the beacon tower on mountain ridge, toward distant transmission in the past. 他再向西看去,便在此时,西城墙上的烽火台也轰地一声燃起了熊熊烈火,火势猛烈,紧接着向西更远处的山脊上的烽火台也点燃了,向着更远方传递过去。 Yang Ling opened the mouth, long time turns fiercely, looks to Han Youniang, in two pairs of pupils is giving the same news: „Mongolian came!” 杨凌张大了嘴巴,半晌才猛地扭过来,看向韩幼娘,两双眸子里传递着同一个讯息:“鞑子来了！”
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