Chapter 76: Take advantage of the situation
Yun Zhao wants to thoroughly transform the official position of Lantian County Magistrate into the most authentic county magistrate, instead of relying on Hong Chengchou's words.
No one knows the importance of procedural issues better than Yun Zhao.
If the procedure is completed, even a high-ranking person like Hong Chengchou cannot kill an upright county magistrate at will.
Even if Hong Chengchou wanted to kill him, he had to report it to Dali Temple, the Supervisory Office, the Ministry of Punishment, and the three departments. After a joint review, the emperor would make a written decision and the Ministry of Punishment would execute it.
Since the disappearance of Jin Yiwei, this has been the review process of officials in the Ming Dynasty.
The previous county magistrate was unlucky because the eunuch Huang Chuanliang was beaten to death by the people and his body was hung on the Danfeng Gate to be exposed. This was a great disrespect for the imperial power. The angel came with the Emperor's Sword. It was impossible to go to Shaanxi without killing a few officials. The powerless and incompetent magistrate of Lantian County became one of the many scapegoats.
This is an extreme situation and generally does not happen.
So, the first official Yun Zhao came to Xi'an to meet was none other than Zhang Lili, the prefect of Xi'an!
This is his real boss and must be seen.
Seeing that the chief officer had no other problems besides spending too much money, he spent a hundred taels of silver to make up for the official documents sent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Clearance of Officials, and accompanied the superior to listen. A girl in white sang a Kunshan tune for a long time, and the Shangguan kindly asked Yun Zhao if he liked it. If he liked it, he could invite him to his home to enjoy it for a few days.
Yun Zhao thanked the prefect for his kindness, and before leaving, he accidentally dropped a Tang Dynasty jade Ruyi in the prefect's living room.
The prefecture officials caught up and asked, but Yun Zhao denied that he was carrying this thing in front of everyone.
The housekeeper smiled and asked a few questions. Seeing that everyone had heard him, he stopped asking questions and respectfully sent Yun Zhao, the new magistrate of Lantian County, out of the house.
After bidding farewell to the magistrate, Yun Zhao visited his fellow magistrates again and visited the magistrate's mansion. It was easier to meet these two people. Since his grandfather was there, the conversation was very pleasant, especially After the two ancient jade pendants were given away, the two officials were judged together. After drinking a little wine, the two officials complained loudly, such as the fact that the family was about to run out of food.
Yunzhao promised to sell one hundred tons of cheap grain to the two Shangguan every year, and soon gained the friendship of the two Shangguan. One of them even knew the Shangguan and wrote a poem during the banquet. Praise Yunzhao, a rare eight-year-old county magistrate.
The poem goes: Who is an eight-year-old boy who dares to defend Lantian? He raised his head and brandished his sword, flying to beat the wolf. He is planning like a cunning rabbit, looking at the city wall with his horse, sighing that Yun Erhui is not his own man!
After listening to the poem, Yun Zhao's mouth opened like a hippopotamus, and he shed tears as the host and guest parted.
At nightfall, the exhausted Yun Zhao knocked on the door of the residence of Hong Chengchou, the pacifier!
The two sat in the living room and looked at each other.
“Pig, I heard that you areVery busy day, isn't it? "
Yun Zhao nodded, leaned his head on the back of the chair and said, "I visited Shangguan and some colleagues. "
"Huh? Are you assuming your status as county magistrate so quickly? ”
“Yes, before taking office, it is my job as a small county magistrate to visit Shangguan and seek support from my colleagues.
Hong Chengchou tapped his middle finger on the table and said: "I heard that you gave a jade Ruyi to Magistrate Zhang, and two jade pendants to the magistrate and magistrate. What did you do when you got here?" Don’t have anything to offer?
Yun Zhao smiled bitterly and said: "Prefect Zhang wholeheartedly wants to go. Tongzhi and Tongpan are also living in Shaanxi for a long time. They have no intention of embarrassing a junior like me."
So, as long as you are courteous and know how to advance and retreat, you can win their favor. Your requirements here are different, so it is the most difficult.
Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "It's good to know. Let me ask you, how much cheaper will the price of food you are going to give to the two magistrates be judged?" "
Yun Zhaodao: "Based on the price of food in the second year of Tianqi.
Hong Chengchou closed his eyes and said quietly: "You are really willing to pay six cents of silver for a load of grain."
Why don't you sell all these grains to me, and I will help you complete the formalities, and promote your Lantian County from Zhongxian to Shangxian, and also raise your grade by one level to a sixth-rank official. , your mother's title can also be changed from Ruren to Anren, what do you think?
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "I am not doing this to be an official, but to do things, give gifts, and complete the procedures just to do things properly!"
Hong Chengchou opened his eyes and looked at Yun Zhao and said, "Tell me, what do you want to do with your official position as Lantian County Magistrate?" "
Yun Zhao clapped his hands, and Qian Shaoshao carried a backpack into the living room, put the backpack next to Yun Zhao and went out.
Under Hong Chengchou's gaze, Yun Zhao I took out a cob of corn, a potato, and a sweet potato from the basket.
“This spring, I will vigorously promote these new foods in Lantian County! ”
The playful smile on Hong Chengchou’s face disappeared and he became serious. He picked up the corn and observed it carefully. He peeled off a corn and put it in his mouth and chewed it with a crunching sound.
After a long while, he spit out the corn crumbs in his mouth and said, "This is indeed food. Come on, tell me your thoughts."
Yun Zhao pointed to the corn and said: "The taste of this thing is actually not as good as wheat, but the texture is worse than millet."
The only advantage of planting this thing is that it is drought-resistant and has a high yield, especially when grown in mountainous areas. The yield is much higher than that of millet and buckwheat!
Hong Chengchou interrupted Yun Zhao rudely and asked: "How much higher?" ”
Yun Zhaodao: “Xu Gong Guangqi planted corn in the capital, with an output of about 800 kilograms per mu!” "
Hong Chengchou stood up suddenly, picked up the corn and looked at it carefully, then looked into Yun Zhao's eyes and said: "You are talking about the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.Lang Xu Guangqi, Xu Baolu? "
Yun Zhao spread his hands and said: "This happens to be my husband's brother.
Hong Chengchou held the corn cob and paced back and forth in the living room like a frightened donkey. After a long time, he put down the sprouted corn that was about to be grasped by him, pointed to the potatoes and sweet potatoes and said, "Tell me about it." .
Yun Zhao picked up a potato and said, "This thing is called potato by the red-haired people. I like to call it potato!"
It is not only a vegetable, but also food. The best thing is that the yield of this thing is much higher than that of corn. It is also drought-resistant, likes to be grown in sandy soil, and has a wonderful taste.
After that, he put down the potatoes and picked up the sweet potatoes and said, "You may not have thought of the high yield of this thing. Even if it is grown in mountainous areas, it is common to produce two thousand kilograms per mu. Moreover, it is grown The sweet potatoes are as sweet as honey!
With these things, why should we be afraid of food shortages? ”
Yun Zhao spoke impassionedly, but Hong Chengchou became calmer as he listened. Finally, he sat back in his chair and asked calmly: "How many seeds are there?"
Yun Zhao's expression dimmed, and he pointed at the potatoes and said: "This thing is cut into pieces and planted. Currently, there are less than two hundred In the early stage, sweet potatoes also need to be cut into pieces to grow seedlings, and then the seedlings are cut. Although there are more of them, they are less than 300 jins.
Corn seeds are even less, less than 200 jins, so they can barely be planted. Fifty acres of land is still single-grain sowing. If you follow the reliable double-seed sowing method, it will be reduced by half."
Hong Chengchou tapped his finger on the table again and said: "I will write a letter to Beijing. I have brought all the seeds for you, are you sure you can plant them?"
After saying that, he waved his hands impatiently and said: "No matter if it works or not, you have to try it!"
Yun Zhao touched his belly and said, "I haven't had dinner yet! My mouth is also thirsty, and you haven't poured me tea yet."
Hong Chengchou said irritably: "What kind of tea do children drink? Come here, bring me a cup of boiled water and cook a bowl of noodles. Don’t overdo it. Forget it, cook me a bowl too.”
Hong Chengchou’s family has always enforced military law, so in a short time. , two bowls of white noodles were placed.
Yun Zhao didn’t feel frowning after taking a bite.
Hong Chengchou said angrily: "You still despise such things, you know, just today, more than thirty hungry bodies were transported out of Xi'an City!"
Yun Zhao hurriedly shouted: Stuttering on the noodles, Hong Chengchou sighed and started eating along with Xili's snoring.
While eating, Yun Zhao kept looking at the extremely complicated man in front of him... It was hard for him to believe that this stubborn man would shave his hair and surrender to the Manchus in the future, and face the group of orcs calling each other slaves. Non-stop.
Perhaps, everyone can only look at it in stages, and when the coffin lid is closed, it will never be time to evaluate.