Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1035

"You are the Duke of the current dynasty after all. Everyone is just trying to protect their own interests. No one wants to do something that will cost them their lives."

"Except that idiot Bao Guanjiao, no one has ever thought of harming you."

After Gong Honghai finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately grinned.

"I didn't expect that! There are actually people who want to kill me. Haha, I have to say you guys are really creative!"

After saying that, Wei Wu turned to look at Zhang Hai and asked with a slightly playful tone.

"Zhang Hai, someone wants to kill your young master. What do you think we should do?"

“Crush them!!!”

Zhang Hai's cold voice echoed in the prison, and the strong murderous intent made Gong Honghai shiver several times.

"Hey! Okay, that's it!"

Just as Gong Honghai's body was shaking, Wei Wu suddenly spoke something and then stood up.

"Gong Honghai, I will find someone to verify what you said. As long as it is proven to be correct, I guarantee that you will have a 'good death'!"

"Thank you, Lord Zhenguogong, thank you, Lord Zhenguogong!"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's promise, Gong Honghai immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to thank Wei Wu.

"Okay, back to the cell!"

Wei Wu nodded, responded, and turned around to take Zhang Hai out of the prison.

However, he had just taken two steps when Gong Honghai's voice came from behind him.

"Lord Zhenguogong, could you please ask the guards to change my cell? This cell..."

"Row!"

Wei Wu responded without turning his head, and then walked out of the prison with Zhang Hai.

As soon as he went out, he saw the yamen runner standing at the door, and then Wei Wu spoke something.

"He wanted to move to another cell. I didn't really want to agree, but I did. Do you know what to do?"

The yamen runner chuckled and immediately responded:

"Yes, sir, I know what to do."

"Yeah, it has a future."

After giving a casual compliment, Wei Wu did not stay any longer and went straight to Zhu Zongshan's study.

Seeing Wei Wu coming back, Zhu Zongshan, who was handling official business, quickly stood up and saluted, then asked:

"My Lord, you are back, but what did you get out of Gong Honghai?"

"Yeah! I did find out some things."

Wei Wu nodded in response to Zhu Zongshan's words, but then continued:

"Master Zhu, there is something that may require you to send someone to do."

"This... Sir, all the people in the government office have been sent out, and now we really have no manpower left."

"Uh... Shit, I forgot again!"

Wei Wu raised his hand and slapped his forehead, then continued to ask:

"Master Zhu, how many county offices are under the jurisdiction of Suzhou City?"

"There are seven counties in total, namely Wu County, Changzhou County, Kunshan County, Changshu County, Wujiang County, Taicang Prefecture and Jiading County."

"Seven..."

Wei Wu silently repeated it, and then continued:

"Then let's not rush today. When we go to promote tomorrow, we'll pick seven people and assign them to the county offices in various places."

"Tell them to bring back the yellow registers and fish scale registers from the townships and villages under the county government. Don't leave any out."

Yellow Book and Fish Scale Book?

When Zhu Zongshan heard that Wei Wu wanted these two things, he vaguely guessed why he wanted it.

The Yellow Book is used to register the entire county's population, including population, gender, age, occupation, and to determine taxes and labor service.

The system uses households as units, indicating the number of male adults and property (land, houses and livestock), and is compiled every ten years.

There are four copies, one for each county, one for the prefecture, one for the provincial government, and one for the Ministry of Revenue. The cover is made of yellow paper, so it is called the Yellow Book.

The fish scale book, also known as the cadastral map, records in detail the shape, area, grade and ownership of fields in the entire county.

A map was drawn, with the plots numbered and marked with their fertility, divided into three levels: high, medium, and low, to serve as the basis for taxation.

Because the graphics are arranged like fish scales, it is called the Fish Scale Book, which is linked with the Yellow Book to ensure consistency between human and land taxes.

Simply put, the Yellow Book governs people and determines who should pay taxes, while the Fish Scale Book governs land and determines how much tax should be paid.

Wei Wu wants these two volumes now, probably to check the population and land situation and make preparations in advance.