Chapter 128 If the fence is not tight, dogs always get in
After entering May, the wheat in Guanzhong has gradually entered the harvest period.
Yun Zhao appeared in the wheat fields of Lantian County as usual.
Nowadays, people in Lantian County are growing wheat with great momentum.
This kind of momentum is not the momentum of many wheat fields simply piled up, but the kind of neatness, like the formation of troops, which brings a sense of impact to the soul.
In previous years, it was impossible for the wheat in Lantian County to grow so uniformly because of factors such as the varying skills of farmers, the varying amounts of fertilizer applied to the fields, and the varying fertility of the land. The wheat grew naturally. There is also a big difference.
This year this miracle happened.
Yun Zhao picked an ear of wheat, crushed it in his hands, blew off the husk, and the full grain appeared in his palm.
He counted thirty-one grains of wheat carefully.
After he threw the thirty-one grains of wheat into his mouth and ate it, he said to Zhang Guozhu, who was also wearing a straw hat: "The agricultural officials here should be promoted to noble ranks."
Zhang Guozhu said with a smile: "On average, there are thirty grains of wheat on one ear of wheat. No reward is too high. However, I still want to wait until the yield per mu is calculated."
Yun Zhao was stunned. After a moment he asked: "Is there something fishy?"
Zhang Guozhu frowned and said: "A good business is only when there is a profit between the input and output of growing grains. Your Majesty, look at these wheat fields, they are being taken care of. So neat, I was wondering, is this necessary?
Farmers have never been a very delicate place.
Now, these wheat fields are so neat and tidy, and so much manpower has been put into them. There is no shortage of material resources, so I began to wonder if they had any other purpose. In order to achieve this purpose, they would serve this wheat field at all costs, and then want to obtain other benefits from the wheat.
For example. , His Majesty just mentioned - promotion to a higher position!"
Seeing Yun Zhao still looking at him, Zhang Guozhu laughed and said: "Your Majesty is now carrying the weight of the world, and he speaks of the Constitution of Heaven! One word can make people reach the sky, and it is inevitable that someone will take advantage of His Majesty's eagerness for great peace in the world to come up with something auspicious to please Your Majesty."
Yun Zhao's face twitched twice, and he became cold. He said in a voice: "If such a thing really happens, I will skin the old dog Master Liu."
Zhang Guozhu said with a smile: "The wasteful money must not be from Lantian County. , there must be someone willing to spend money. There is no need to question the loyalty of this old dog, Master Liu, to His Majesty. No matter who did this, Your Majesty has reaped the good wheat and will not suffer any loss."
Listen. Zhang Guozhu said this, Yun Zhao's serious and beautiful wheat fields suddenly became unsightly. He was still very angry. Why did everyone want to lie to him? Where had the simple people of the past gone?
When arriving in Lantian County, as long as he did not return to Yushan, Yun Zhao would usually stay in the Lantian County Government Office.
Since Yun Zhao had been the magistrate of Lantian County for many years, even though he had become the emperor, there was still no magistrate in Lantian County.
Every two years, Chief Secretary Liu will change from the chief secretary to the county magistrate, and two years later, he will change from the county magistrate to the chief registrar. In short, all the big and small things in Lantian County are actually like this The old guy is doing it.
It is said that the county magistrates in Fujing are not as good as dogs, but this definitely does not include Master Liu. The old guy is already sixty-five years old this year, but he does not have the consciousness of an old man at all. He is full of energy in Lantian all day long. The county is infested.
Whenever Yun Zhao comes to Lantian County, he will transform into an old eunuch and find nothing wrong with Yun Zhao's service.
To be honest, Yun Zhao's requirements for Chief Liu are much higher than those of other county magistrates. Fortunately, Chief Liu has not let Yun Zhao down over the years.
In the evening, Yun Zhao was sitting alone in the empty county government hall handling official business. Chief Secretary Liu came in with a bowl of iced sour plum soup and gently placed the soup bowl where Yun Zhao could easily place it. , and then sat down in the main registrar's office down the hall and worked with Yun Zhao.
He handled official duties very quickly, and even when he was in a hurry, his peripheral vision never left Yun Zhao.
When Yun Zhao took a sip of the sour plum soup, he stopped what he was doing and waited for His Majesty's instructions.
"Old Liu, honestly speaking, what's going on with the wheat field you saw today?"
Master Liu immediately stood up and bowed down ten steps away from Yun Zhao. Said: "To answer your Majesty, when sowing in the spring, Sun Chengda, a Qin merchant who has lived in Yangzhou for a long time, has paid according to the output of the fields.
They do not want the output of the fields, they only ask for The farmers took extra care of the wheat. Not only that, they also gave us enough money for fertilizers and water, and asked us to make the wheat fields neat and tidy. They must look good.
The old slave personally surveyed them. After checking the money they gave to the people and checking the fertilizer, they confirmed that this matter would allow the local people to have an extra season of harvest. Such a good thing, the old slave naturally obeyed.
I have been paying attention to these wheats since spring. I was always worried about what they might do, but I felt relieved when the wheat started to be harvested.
I think this Sun Chengda just wanted to spend a huge amount of money to make His Majesty laugh. ”
Yun. Zhao smiled when he heard this and said to Chief Liu: "Is there any connection with you, the old dog, in this?"
Master Liu quickly said: "How dare I make the decision for Your Majesty? Sun Chengda When doing things, the old slave really didn't know what he was going to do. He only agreed to Sun Chengda's request after seeing that the people of Lantian had an extra 100,000 silver dollars in income.
If this bastard Sun Chengda makes His Majesty unhappy. Now, I’m going to cut off his head.”
“Huh? This Sun Chengda is actually in Lantian?”
“Sow it from the ground, your Majesty. Sun Chengda has been staying in Lantian and not going anywhere."
Yun Zhao sneered and said, "One hundred thousand silver dollars.He wants to see me, and his thoughts are too beautiful. Go and tell that Sun Chengda that the Qin merchants in Yangzhou think of me too cheaply. "
As if waking up from a dream, Chief Liu roared: "I'm just going to say it, I'm just going to say it, what's the point of this idiot doing this? It turns out that he just wants to see His Majesty, I beg your Majesty.
The old slave went to chop off his head. "
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "There is no need to behead you. I will give your old dog a face this time. As long as they can do something that satisfies me, it is not impossible to see them once." ”
Master Liu was at the bottom, banging his head on the floor until he was scolded by Yun Zhao, and then he walked backwards out of the county government hall.
Liu As soon as the chief clerk left, Pei Zhong, who was hiding behind the curtain, came to Yun Zhao and said: "According to the investigation, Liu Xicai did not collude with Sun Yuanda, he was just used by Sun Yuanda.
Yun Zhao said: "It is because there was no collusion that I gave him a face. If there had been collusion, this old dog would be useless."
The struggle between Qin merchants and Hui merchants in Yangzhou was fierce. They all relied on Zhu Ming’s "Kai Zhong Method" to make their fortunes. I heard that these salt merchants were extremely extravagant. Nowadays, My Ming Dynasty has completely abandoned the "open-China law". I want to see what these wealthy businessmen are going to do. "
Pei Zhongdao: "Wei Chen believes that since these people have lost the business of making profits on salt, judging from their greedy nature, only the lucrative sea trade can accommodate their rich capital. , and greed.
Yun Zhao smiled, patted the table and said: "It seems that Shi Lang guarded the sea portal very tightly. This is a good thing. Go and send a letter to Mr. Suzaku and ask if he has arrived." It’s time to start sea trade. "
Pei Zhong bowed to accept the order and went down to get busy.
What happened during the day was not a big deal to Yun Zhao. Since he became the emperor, it has There are countless stakeholders who always want to get close to him.
But Sun Yuanda and others are the first to do so in a roundabout way.
The always elegant and gentle Mr. Liu. After leaving the lobby, he was as furious as an old lion. He looked at the sixth-room clerk and the third-class yamen servant under his command and gritted his teeth and said: "Those who have personal relations with Sun Yuanda, come forward to me. Don't let me pick and choose. ”
Master Liu has great prestige in Lantian County. When he is not angry, he is a kind and kind-hearted elder. Now he is getting angry. The six clerks and three squadrons of government officials under his command are all Trembling.
After a while, two clerks came out, one of them kneeling on the ground, not daring to look at Mr. Liu’s cannibal eyes.
p>"I have been serving your Majesty for fifteen years. During these fifteen years, I have been cautious and never dared to make mistakes. Finally, I can make your Majesty take a look at it. I just want to dedicate all my remaining thoughts to your Majesty, so that Lantian can benefit more. Do something to create a future for your children and grandchildren.
It’s okay now. After many years of hunting, the wild geese finally took away his eyeballs.
If you did something wrong, Your Majesty did not punish me, this old dog. Instead, for the sake of my old dog’s face, you wronged yourself and allowed that profiteer to succeed.
Let me tell you, I can give up my life, but your Majesty’s face must not be damaged in the slightest.
Now tell me, how much benefit did you get from Sun Yuanda? Now that you have made it clear, I can still cover it up. If you don’t tell me, then report it to the Chang’an Sentence Department. They have many ways to find out. "
As soon as these three people heard the name of Shen Xingsi, they immediately collapsed on the ground. The catcher was a little tougher. He knelt on the ground and said to Chief Liu: "My subordinates were confused for a moment. Sun Yuanda said He carried a lot of money with him this time and asked me to pay more attention to his mansion in Lantian. He collected 600 silver dollars and distributed them as welfare to his brothers. I kept 200 silver dollars for myself.
Old Master, I swear that I have never done anything to harm my Lantian. I just go to patrol around his mansion more often. If I do something that is harmful to the world and harms Lantian, call me. I can't die well. "
The two scribes saw that the arrester had already spoken, and they quickly said: "Because we deal with the land in Lantian, we are closer to Sun Yuanda. Sun Yuanda has always wanted to buy a piece of land in Lantian. He gave each of us five hundred silver dollars.
Our land in Lantian is allocated according to policies and cannot be bought and sold with money. Even if there are still some public fields in our county, who dares to touch these public fields.
Old Master, you guys are really confused for a moment, please have mercy on me. ”
Master Liu looked at the three of them coldly and said, “Before your Majesty came to Lantian County, I had already checked all the account books. Fortunately, no one made an issue about it.”
It can be considered your luck.
Officials in the blue sky can only take the money given by His Majesty. No matter how much you take, it is a happy occasion. Now, you have taken the money given by others, your hands are already dirty, and your heart is almost dirty.
Turn over all the silver coins you received, and then you won’t have to come to the county government office again.
It is you who have lost the way to make progress, so don’t blame me for being harsh! ”