However, no matter how reluctant he was, the time for Li Yaonan to leave had finally come. He took 20 guards with him and traveled light. Before leaving, Li Yaonan hugged his husband and son tightly and kissed their cheeks, which made Lin's mother blush and her heart beat fast. She could only secretly curse her brother and son-in-law for being shameless, but she was relieved to see that they had a good relationship.
However, Yang Yi's face had already turned red with shame, and he hid behind Lin's mother, pretending not to see it.
Li Yaonan didn't care what others thought. She looked at her husband tenderly and expressed her feelings: "Take care of yourself and eat more. You know, your husband will miss you."
Lin Yixuan smiled lightly, looked at him reluctantly, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself. You have to be careful on the road. I miss you too."
Li Yaonan smiled softly, he knew that his husband liked his sweet words and his attention, he would do everything he could to make his husband feel at ease, it was hard to bear to have someone who was so attached to him!
After taking a deep look at his husband, Li Yaonan no longer lingered. He turned around and walked to the front of the team, mounted his horse, turned back and waved to his husband, turned his horse's head, and rode away. He was afraid that if he looked at him one more time, he would feel even more reluctant.
"Father, father, wow..." Xiao Xu'er's eyes were full of tears. He ran forward a few steps with his little arms and legs and burst into tears.
"Be good!" Lin Yixuan hugged her son and looked ahead in a daze, until her husband walked farther and farther away and disappeared, and then she came to her senses.
"I miss my father." Xiao Xuer pouted aggrievedly.
Lin Yixuan smiled softly, I miss you too, even though my husband just left, he already misses me. She wiped her son's tears and said softly, "Be good, father misses you too, we will reunite with father in a while, Xu'er must be obedient and take good care of your brother, okay?"
Little Xuer nodded, sobbed a few times, and assured: "Xuer is a man, Xuer don't cry, Xuer will take care of his brother."
Lin Yixuan patted his son's head and said, "You are so good. Xu'er will definitely be a good brother in the future."
Little Xuer smiled and stopped crying immediately. He said happily, "Xuer is my brother now."
Children are easy to coax and can divert their attention quickly. When Lin Yixuan saw his son's happy smile, he didn't seem to feel so heavy anymore and a smile slowly broke out on his face.
Mother Lin was a little worried at first, but now seeing her son's smiling face, she looked at her grandson with admiration, thinking that Xiao Xu was really capable.
Li Yaonan and his party traveled day and night and simply abandoned the carriage and chose to ride on horseback. Although riding a horse was hard, Li Yaonan was already bored after sitting in the carriage for a month. Now that he had no family, he would rather reach Yunnan as soon as possible.
This is a game between him and Lord Liao. It is already May. If tax revenue cannot be increased this autumn, Lord Liao will not give up the opportunity to suppress him. He has already made a big promise before that he must show results to the emperor no matter what, not only to save face for himself, but also to demonstrate his strength.
Only after a good start can we talk about the future. This is the first of his political achievements, and only success is allowed, not failure.
It’s a pity that the spring ploughing time has passed, and the item of increasing agricultural tax revenue must be crossed out first. It is not easy to start from other aspects. Generally speaking, what he lacks most now is time.
They managed to shorten the journey from one month to half a month to one month. When they arrived in Yuxi, they were exhausted. Li Yaonan did not have any sudden inspiration to go on an incognito visit, but went directly to report to the government office.
He was now only thankful that Yuxi was the provincial government office. After crossing several mountains and entering the territory of Yizhou, what he heard and saw on the way was a prosperous place, not a poor mountain village where no one lived.
The prefect of Yuxi, Xing He, upon learning that the Tongpan had arrived, hurriedly sent people to greet him. Although the prefect had a high official position, the Tongpan was the emperor's confidant in comparison. And it was heard that the current Tongpan was last year's new top scholar. In just one year, Lord Li was able to become a sixth-rank official. As a veteran in the officialdom, Prefect He would naturally not neglect him.
After entering the prefectural government office, Li Yaonan went to pay his respects to his superior first. When he saw Lord He, he felt something was wrong all over.
"Your humble servant greets you, sir."
"Lord Li, please stop being so polite." Lord He was in his fifties, with a kind smile on his face, which looked very sincere. He said considerately, "Lord Li, thank you for your hard work on the journey. The Tongpan Mansion has been tidied up. Lord Li, would you like to go and wash up first?"
Li Yaonan looked strange and became alert. The prefect's attitude was too good. He said respectfully, "Thank you, sir. Let's finish the formalities first. I will go to rest later."
"Yes, yes, look at my memory." Magistrate He said in annoyance, and hurriedly ordered the lawyer to get the copy, with a hint of fawning in his words.
Li Yaonan looked at his nose and looked at his heart, and asked tentatively: "I have traveled all the way and found that Yunnan has beautiful scenery and prosperous farming. Why is it that the tax revenue is always low?"
Lord He's face turned stern: "What do you mean, Lord Li?"
Li Yaonan didn't care at all. He gave Lord Liao a little eye drop and said worriedly, "It's the Minister of Revenue. A month ago, there was a quarrel in the Imperial Study. It was said that Yunnan's tax revenue was too low, so the emperor sent this official to investigate."
Lord He sighed and explained, "Lord Li, you don't know. Yunnan is a good place, but there are many mountains and few places for farming. How can we raise taxes?"
Li Yaonan was even more confused. It was not that he doubted what Lord He said. He believed that Magistrate He did not lie to him. It was just that Lord He's attitude was too good. Even though he had tested him in this way, he was not angry at all, as if he was the superior.
The more Lord He acted like this, the more cautious Li Yaonan became. It should be noted that the position of Tongpan was always a hindrance to the prefect, and no prefect would welcome it.
Li Yaonan handed over the transfer documents, and Prefect He quickly completed his formalities. He smiled and said, "We will welcome you tonight. I have already arranged a banquet, and the other gentlemen will also be there. Sir Li must remember to come."
Li Yaonan smiled respectfully: "Thank you, sir."
Prefect He nodded with satisfaction and called his advisor to lead the way: "Take Lord Li back to the mansion and check if there is anything missing." He turned to look at Li Yaonan: "The environment in Yuxi is not as good as that in the capital. Lord Li, please bear with us. Just let me know if there is anything missing."
Li Yaonan bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I am ashamed to accept your kindness."
"Lord Li, you are too polite. You and I are colleagues and both of us are successful candidates in the imperial examinations. It is only natural for us to help each other." Lord He said with a smile. His attitude couldn't be better.
Li Yaonan was confused by what he heard and felt that there was something else behind Lord He's words. However, he was not in the mood to think about it at the moment. After traveling for a month, he was already exhausted. After following the master to the mansion, he asked someone to fetch some water, took a comfortable bath, and fell asleep on the bed.
On the other side, after the lawyer replied to the prefect, he looked at him in confusion: "Why do you have to be so polite to the magistrate?"
Prefect He smiled faintly: "You don't understand. The relationship in Yunnan is complicated. Lord Li is here at the right time."
The master frowned and said, "You are still too young."
He Zhifu raised his eyebrows: "So what? He is the emperor's Tongpan, and he will be responsible if anything goes wrong. It's better for him to be young."
The lawyer sighed and said nothing more. He understood the adult's difficulties. There were many Yi people in Yunnan and the mountains were filled with miasma. It was not easy for the adult to serve as the prefect. The local villagers were a hard nut to crack and could not be broken. Even if troops were sent, which official in the government office would dare to go there? What's more, even if the Yi people were not educated, they were still the people of the Great Jin Dynasty and could not be treated as bandits and suppressed.
As for borrowing troops from the local general, Prefect He had never even thought about it. Not to mention that he had no friendship with the military officers, most of the general's soldiers were local. Borrowing troops from him would be courting death.
Thinking back, Prefect He was also an ambitious young man, but time passed and he became the busy and busy old fox in officialdom today. As long as he could keep his position and climb up a level, things would be fine. Lord Li is the emperor's confidant, and with him around, if he does well, he will benefit from it, and if he does not, Lord Li can also bear most of the blame. It is always right for him to be courteous to him.
When Li Yaonan woke up, it was already afternoon. He remembered that there was a welcoming banquet in the evening, so he got up from bed without delay.
After washing up and changing her clothes, she finally felt in the mood to look around the new mansion.
The layout of the three-story courtyard was exquisite, and it was obvious that Prefect He had put a lot of thought into it. But it was precisely because of this that Li Yaonan couldn't understand why Lord He, as a superior, treated him with such courtesy.
However, he did not hesitate for too long, as Li Yaonan soon knew the answer. This answer made him very angry, and he felt like a thousand horses running wildly in his heart. He simply wanted to point to the sky and curse.
Li Yaonan's welcoming banquet was very lively. In addition to officials, all local people of status participated.
The He Mansion was bustling with people that night, and Li Yaonan received many gifts. Looking at those priceless jade pieces, he would get angry if anyone said that Yunnan was poor again!
Prefect He introduced them to him one by one, and Li Yaonan once again witnessed the * of the officialdom. Among the eight county magistrates, five of them were local villagers. Yunnan still maintained the recommendation system of previous years, and most officials below the seventh rank were recommended.
The wife of the Tongzhi is the daughter of the Yi tribe leader, the governor's concubine has close ties with the local tyrants in Yuxi, the Agriculture Department is a cold government office, and Li Yaonan doubts whether the old man in his sixties can still walk on the mountain roads. Needless to say, the tax officer is naturally a local villager. Li Yaonan counted and found that including the prefect, their families also have close ties with the local wealthy families.
Emma! Li Yaonan just felt terrible. The position of Tongpan was equivalent to the deputy of the prefect.
However, when the power of the prefect was hollowed out and became an empty shell, how could he, a Tongpan, survive... ...
No wonder Magistrate He treated him so well. It was obvious that he was using him as a scapegoat and wanted him to lead the charge, while Magistrate He himself was trying to smooth things over so as not to offend either side.
Li Yaonan had a sore tooth and stomach, and his face was stiff from smiling the whole night.
The county magistrates all complained of being poor, but the local tyrants were filthy rich. It turned out that no matter where you are, there is always a gap between the rich and the poor.
Li Yaonan came to realize that Yunnan was a real mess. No wonder it was still not well governed after several prefects were replaced. The local residents had too much power and the prefect was a mere figurehead. What else could he do except to go along with the corruption
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