Li Hong looked strangely at the hardworking and then at Bai Chun who encouraged the two of them. He took the water handed over by Hua Meng and put it aside, saying, "Tell me, what's going on? Don't you have a household registration?"
The two of them looked at each other, and then slowly began to tell the story of these children.
Originally, Li Hong thought that it would be like the TV series he watched in his last life. After these children were all loyal ministers, their family was ruined after being framed by the traitor, and they were living in Chang'an.
Then he was adopted by kind people, raised up, and then returned after learning martial arts to avenge his own father and mother, and finally killed his enemy with his own hands. This is a touching story.
But I didn't expect that I was overthinking it. They were just some merchants coming to Chang'an. Some of them picked up these children on the road and brought them to Taiyi City. They planned to either stay with them as waiters or send them to others. In Yazi's hands, you can count how much you can sell it for.
But unexpectedly, there were a few people who were attracted by Hard Work and felt that these children might become craftsmen like them, so they took over these children out of love for talents.
But because he didn't have a household registration, it was impossible to enroll in school. He asked Bai Chun to discuss it. Unexpectedly, Bai Chun, a stupid spore, directly suggested that the two of them go to His Highness the Crown Prince.
According to Bai Chun, that silly roe deer, there is no one else who can handle this matter better than the Crown Prince. It only takes one sentence, so I hope Li Hong can come over and take a look and help the two of them solve this matter. Implemented.
Li Hong looked at Bai Chun with disdain. She, like Ken Lai and Wu Yan, both joined the Prince's sect in the same year. However, Fen Lai Wu Ren was now an official official of the Crown Prince's Palace, while Bai Chun was still a slave without any title.
"Bai Chun, it's been so many years, can you change it? Is it true that you are hiding something from the world? Just for the household registration matter, will you let me handle it? You don't know Zong Chuke? You really don't know that it is better to find him than me. Envoy? Tell me, what else are you hiding from me?" Li Hong looked at Bai Chun and asked.
Bai Chun curled her lips, but before she could speak, she saw the two wives of Fengyunkan holding their children, and they knelt on the ground along with Rengyunwen and the two seven or eight-year-old children.
Li Hong sighed helplessly, shook his head feebly and said: "Get up, what are you kneeling for? Tell me, what's the matter? As for asking me to come forward."
Bai Chun looked at the few people who were kneeling on the ground and did not dare to say a word. Finally, she replaced Ken Lai and others and said, "Sir, after Yu Zhining passed away last year, some of the maids in the mansion were dismissed. Before that, there were two maids. I am serving Yu Zhining in a mansion in Taiyi City, and I don’t know how I got to know him, so I hope you can agree.”
Li Hong's head felt a little short-circuited, and he immediately asked: "They gave birth to these two children... Oh, wrong, how is this possible." Li Hong himself was embarrassed to laugh.
Looking at the few people who were still kneeling on the ground, he said: "Get up, this is not a big deal. As for starting such a big battle and bringing me here? Back then, my father and I were in Taiyi City, and we were with Yu Zhining. There is no holiday, and I won’t hate him because of this little thing.”
"Really?" The two of them suddenly looked up at the same time and asked excitedly. Even their wives, who were holding their children, also looked happy for their husbands.
Li Hong could only curl his lips helplessly. In the Tang Dynasty these days, women were sometimes more concerned about their husbands taking concubines than their husbands. They willingly hoped that their husbands could take concubines, so he treated the two wives I don't think it's strange to have a happy expression.
"Okay, call me and let me see if they also need to be registered?" Li Hong knew that these officials' families sometimes dismissed some maids, especially after the owner died, and there were basically very few servants. There are those who can provide complete household registration, public inspection, and personal deed.
Therefore, some maids in the homes of high-ranking officials, also known as "official slaves", often either continue to serve their children after their masters die, or they end up being sold.
Only a few people can be like the two maids kneeling in front of Li Hong, who can be taken in as concubines by someone they like or someone who is really good to them.
Being a concubine is actually not much different from being a slave. You can still sell it at any time if the wife is not satisfied. She works hard and is beaten and scolded, but the end may not be as good as continuing to be a maid in a noble family.
But looking at the hard-working and hard-working mother-in-law, she doesn't look like a mean person. I think these two maids are quite lucky.
So Li Hong said to Bai Chun with ease and confidence: "Ask them what else they have among the three. Take what you should have and go to Fangzheng to apply for household registration now."
Li Hong's face revealed a mysterious confidence. In his opinion, it was a bit embarrassing to do this kind of thing by himself. His Majesty the Crown Prince, why should he scare Fang Zheng to death when he comes to Fang Zheng for this matter
Four years ago, Li Hong asked Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu to start studying the shortcomings of the household registration system as a precaution. In his opinion, this kind of work of filling in the gaps is like how to regulate people, and it is most suitable for people like Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu. The people are here to do it.
After all, there is a great Yin man who has been passed down through the ages, and a man who hides his sword in a smile who is also unfailing. These two people are perfect for testing the household registration system.
Therefore, whether it is the two-tax law, the land equalization system or the rent-to-rent system, they are closely related to the strict household registration system. The collapse of the household registration system represents the collapse of any system.
Now, after being in charge of Li Hong for four years, the entire household registration system has been improved to a very strict stage.
Whether it is tax evasion due to failure to report age, or real death and fake escape, it has played a very effective role. Including evading reports of deaths of border soldiers, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu both worked hard to meet Li Hong's requirements.
But until now, someone still has the impression of the household registration system of the Tang Dynasty before the reform of Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu.
"There is a hand in every situation, and at the end of each year, it reflects the age of the people and the width of the land, which is the account of the township. The township is formed by the county, the county is formed by the state, and the state is formed by the household department. There is also an accounting account, which is used to prepare the next year's taxes and services. "Repay it."
So no matter how you say it, whether you want to register a household, or whether you are an official servant or a servant, the real power is in the hands of Fang and Lizheng.
Below Fangzheng is Fangxu, who is probably the lowest-ranking official in the Tang Dynasty.
Fangzheng and Fangxu only had a hut, and there were usually not many people there. Li Hong led a group of people and came to their hut with crowds of people.
He waved behind him coolly, signaling Bai Chun to hand over some household registration-related documents of those people to Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng, who was only in his fifties, took it with a smile. At the same time, seeing that these people were either rich or noble, he hurriedly and politely asked these people to sit down next to him.
"I wonder what they are going to do?" Fangzheng asked as he sat down and looked through the deeds of the two servants.
"Oh, by the way, there are them." Li Hong waved his hand and called the seven children to him, and said, "They don't have household registration, so we should include them in the household registration."
Fangzheng looked at Li Hong. This young man didn't look like he was here to apply for household registration. His attitude was as if he had gone to a restaurant or tea shop to instruct the waiters.
"Do they have any evidence?" Fangzheng was not angry and asked kindly.
"Do you have any evidence?" Seeing several children shaking their heads in unison, Li Hong turned to Fang Zheng and said, "No."
"This young master..." Fang Zheng looked at the people behind Li Hong, and then at the people standing in front of him. He couldn't figure out what these people were doing. Could it be that they were children from rich families who had nothing to do, so they came here to take care of themselves. Happy
Fang Zheng thought about his words, and said truthfully: "This young master, if he doesn't have proof, he won't be able to register. Also, the identities of these two are official slaves, which cannot be changed, and they cannot be registered." household.”
Li Hong looked at Fang Zheng and was too lazy to talk to him. In front of these children, negotiating in person as a prince seemed to be a bargain, so he should let Bai Chun handle it.
Bai Chun took a step forward and suddenly found that he didn't know how to speak, so he blurted out: "Um... um, do you know Zong Chuke? We know him, you... you help us handle this matter ”
Fang Zheng had just picked up the cup and was about to drink water. When he heard Bai Chun's straightforward words, with a pop, all the water that had just entered his mouth was sprayed out without falling. But luckily, Li Hong and the others were not sprayed. On people.
Li Hong was also shocked. He didn't expect this stupid roe deer to say such words. He must have been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Fang Zheng was choked by Bai Chun's words and coughed. It took him a long time to catch his breath and said: "Madam, Master Zong is the chief official of our Jingzhao Mansion. From a third-grade official, I am just a sixth-grade outcast." The square is upright, and I know you well, but Master Zong doesn’t know me well.”
Silly Roe Deer looked at Li Hong and glared at her, and felt that what he said seemed wrong, so he hurriedly corrected: "Then...then do you know who our Jingzhao Prefecture Yin is? This...he is Zong Chuke's The boss is the governor of Jingzhao. Don't worry, no one will blame you for the household registration."
Li Hongman has black lines on his forehead! Are you stupid? His Royal Highness Prince Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, Li Hong, personally applied for household registration! Do you want the ministers in the court to laugh at me
Fang Zheng couldn't stand being amused by Bai Chun's serious look. He stopped her from talking with one hand and said with a wry smile: "My dear lady, Mr. Fu Yin is the current crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, but since the second As an official of high rank, how can I be so lucky to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? You should stop messing around here and go back quickly. The household registration of these children cannot be included in the registered households, but I may ask for permission from the non-registered households. Can."
"Who are you asking for? Come over to him and I'll tell him." Bai Chun said hurriedly.
"Shut up." Li Hong's eyes were filled with sparks of anger. You are a prodigal woman who succeeds more than you succeed!
(End of chapter)