Chapter 70: A Nice Woman
Yun Zhao was very sure that what he gave to the people was five kilograms of white rice!
Then, the things the people received were strange. According to Han Lingshan's investigation, some people even received firecrackers.
This is too much.
The reason why local officials dare to do this is because Lantian County distributes wheat!
"The people will hate us to death."
Yun Zhao has no way to deal with this matter. If it is seriously investigated, everyone from Zhang Guozhu, Yun Zhang to the local officials will be punished. Be punished again.
"No one hates us. The people who get the firecrackers are still very happy. Your Majesty, to be honest, as long as they get it for free, the people will be very happy. As for the converted money and grain, they are actually used for
First of all, according to Lantian law, the dynasty has no obligation to distribute food to the people. Now, it is just a matter of universal celebration, which shows that the dynasty is financially wealthy.
The life of the officials below is not easy. 70% of the taxes collected from various places have to be turned over, and only 30% is retained locally. With this little money and food, they are also responsible for local security, local development, road construction, and water conservancy. , the responsibility to help the poor and the weak.
This is how national development proceeds, and there is no need for your Majesty to delve too deeply into it."
"In the past, I remember that you were a person who hated evil. "
"Wei Chen still is!"
"Why do I think you are not?"
Zhang Guozhu said with a smile: "Wei Chen knows it in his heart. , who used to be local officials, are now the parents-in-law of all officials. People have long said that it is difficult to be the parents-in-law if you are not deaf or dumb. As long as these officials' hearts are still focused on the local people, they should not ask about trivial matters. After all, they are the only ones. They are local officials, not us. They know the actual situation of each place better than we do.
Your Majesty must also think that he has been deceived. Just keep an eye on them and don't put money and food into your own pockets. That's it."
Hearing what Zhang Guozhu said, Yun Zhao said to Han Lingshan: "Stretch out your hands and chop your legs!"
Han Lingshan chuckled: "I Staring."
Yun Zhao sighed and said to Zhang Guozhu: "Our great persistence has just been compromised a little bit."
"In the past, I was staring at you. A hundred years later, since I became His Majesty’s Prime Minister, I can only see five years at most. I can see things within five years. After five years, my eyes will be dark.
And, I thought. , The person who looks at what will happen decades, hundreds of years, or even longer should be Your Majesty, not me." Yun Zhao nodded, and he had to admit that Zhang Guozhu's words made sense.
This time, Yun Zhao did not take the sparsely populated Shanxi, but chose to enter Henan, then Shandong, and finally arrived at Yanjing. Compared with Shanxi, whose population was wiped out by the rogue bandits back then, , Henan and Shandong are also rogue bandits.The hardest-hit areas are recovering much faster.
Yunzhao's trip almost ran through the entire Henan Province. After arriving in Xuzhou, Shandong Province, he had to change to a boat and go north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
The journey was very quiet along the way, and the local officials' control was very effective. There were basically no complaints.
Yunzhao himself doesn’t like the matter of filing a complaint. If you have grievances, you should go to the Department of Punishment or the Ministry of Justice, not to him, an emperor who doesn’t know how to resolve cases or investigate.
Just after arriving in Xuzhou, there was a complaint.
This made Huang Chenghai, the prefect of Xuzhou, extremely angry.
Unfortunately, the complainant was already kneeling in the middle of the road with the petition held high, blocking the guards' path. The guards were also disgusted with such emergencies, so they tied up the complainant and trapped him in the army. move on.
Yun Zhao sat in the palace prepared for him by Huang Chenghai, took a sip of tea, and said to Han Lingshan: "Tell me, people have already complained to me. If you have anything to say, tell me as soon as possible." , so as not to be embarrassed for a while."
Han Lingshan spread his hands and said, "Why should I be embarrassed? Your Majesty has already made Li Yan's head into a wine bowl. Now, his wife is ready. Ask your Majesty for this wine bowl so that she can use it to assemble her husband’s body.
The trouble is your Majesty’s.”
“Shouldn’t it be Li Yan’s wife? "The red lady?"
"The red lady has never been Li Yan's wife. Her real wife is Li Hongji's original wife Xing. The person who is blocking the road now is this Xing. At that time, we Everyone thought that the Xing family died in the war. As a result, the previous Xuzhou magistrate discovered the Xing family again when he was enthroned. He once reported to His Majesty that he hoped to behead the Xing family. His Majesty personally approved that the crime was Li Yan alone. As a result, He became bolder and dared to block the road and ask for a cup of wine."
"No!"
Yun Zhao heard Han Lingshan explain the matter clearly. After explaining the reason, he immediately refused.
The only reason why the heads of those gangsters were turned into wine cups and placed in the Tushan Memorial Hall is to shock the world. There is no reason to return Li Yan’s head to his family for no reason. .
If you do this, I will be sorry for the soldiers who died fighting Li Yan.
“Go back and tell Mrs. You should live a good life."
Han Lingshan frowned and left the palace. He felt that this matter was a bit strange.
On the second day of repairs in Xuzhou, heavy snow fell. Xuzhou was covered with heavy snow overnight.
Yun Zhao inspected the Yellow River all the way to Xuzhou, a battleground for military strategists.
Most of the time people born here are unfortunate. As long as there is a change of dynasty, the city of Xuzhou will definitely be destroyed.As long as the Yellow River overflows once in Shandong, the city of Xuzhou will be destroyed once.
This city has been rebuilt and destroyed many times.
The name of the place where Yun Zhao is standing now is Chongzhen City.
In the fourth year of the Qi Dynasty tomorrow, the Yellow River burst its banks, and the water was one foot and three feet deep. The city was completely flooded, so it was moved to Ershilipu south of the city for reconstruction. This was the second time Xuzhou moved the city. When the water receded in the first year of Chongzhen, the city was silted up to one to five meters thick, and all the houses and streets were buried in the accumulated sand. At that time, Tang Huan, who was preparing for the war, rebuilt it on the original site, which was called Chongzhen City.
In the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign, Li Yan and Li Hongji fought here. The fierce battle lasted for a full month and a half, making this city that had only been repaired for a few years once again become riddled with holes.
Huang Chenghai and the former Xuzhou magistrate spent countless efforts to rebuild the city, and borrowed the old city as the center to expand Xuzhou City by a hundred feet, turning it into a city that looks like Lantian. Counties generally have no defended cities.
Things here are very strange. Most of the people live around Xuzhou City. The vast area under Xuzhou's rule has almost no population.
"Li Yan, in the battle with Li Hongji, 160,000 Xuzhou natives died. At that time, the mountains of corpses under Xuzhou City were almost as high as the city. To this day, the wells in the city can still The heads and corpses were fished out.
Wei Chen had to order all the wells to be closed, bring in running water, and choose a place to dig new wells. It can be said that Xuzhou itself is a city built on corpses. To this day, the people When building a house, the first thing to do is to ask monks and Taoists to read scriptures to drive away those evil spirits. "
"What next?"
Yun Zhao asked.
"Then? Then naturally the foundation is excavated, then filled with lime, and finally the house is built on the lime foundation."
"Han Lingshan told me last night, Li Hongji's treasure is hidden in a well. What do you think of this?"
Huang Chenghai was stunned for a moment and said: "Really?"
Yun Zhao nodded and said: " Ms.
Huang Chenghai smiled and said: "This woman is very smart. Even if she tells Wei Chen, Wei Chen will send her to the Western Regions or Nanyang for the sake of the reputation of the government. < /p>
The only way to do this is to tell His Majesty that this is the safest approach."
"That's the truth. You should start digging immediately according to the instructions given by Xing. I want to see Li Hongji. What did they grab in Fengyang?"
Huang Chenghai was ordered to do something. Qian Duoduo, wearing a cloak, came over and said, "I want to take a look."
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "You have heard clearly, no matter how valuable these treasures are, they must be kept in Xuzhou Mansion to be used for construction, and you have no share.”
“Isn’t this what Mr. Xing dedicated to you? "
"Wrong, it is dedicated to the emperor, not to Yun Zhao. "
"I didn't want to take it, I just wanted to take a look..."
Yun Zhao shook his head and walked down the Xuzhou City Wall. He saw it very clearly just now, in the snow. The bright Yellow River meanders past Xuzhou City, tightly bound by two dams.
Seeing this, Yun Zhao felt relieved.
Eleven. The weather was not too cold at the beginning of the month, and the Yellow River was not frozen. The snow that fell last night melted quickly after the sun came out. Yun Zhao had to arrive in Yanjing before the Grand Canal froze.
In the evening, Huang Chenghai came to report on the excavation of Li Hongji's treasure.
After hearing Huang Chenghai's report, Yun Zhao felt somewhat regretful. Most of the treasures were ritual objects that Li Hongji had snatched from Fengyang. Including various giant cauldrons, chimes, and jades. As for the gold and silver, Li Yan and Li Hongji had already squandered them.
These things were of little use to Huang Chenghai. As a result, Qian Duoduo used them as the queen. I bought them all for one million silver dollars.
There is no way around it. Except for the royal family, these ritual vessels are not suitable for anyone, even though the Lantian Dynasty has already canceled countless of them. This is a taboo, but few people in the world would accept such things.
Qian Duoduo also rewarded Xing with a thousand silver coins.
“Xing didn’t hide anything. , this woman is very cunning. When Li Yan was killed, she faked her death and escaped. After hearing that His Majesty pardoned Zhu Yuwu, she jumped out and gambled again. As a result, she got the bet right and survived. Now she still has two people with her. Li Yan's evil seed.
When I heard that His Majesty had arrived in Xuzhou, I jumped out again and told His Majesty the secret of Li Hongji's treasure in the form of a complaint, in exchange for meritorious service in exchange for the opportunity to truly survive and live in peace.
Your Majesty, I think this woman cannot be kept, including Li Yan’s two scoundrels! "
Every word Han Lingshan said was full of murderous intent.
Yun Zhao smiled, patted Han Lingshan on the shoulder and said: "The matter is over, now it is ours In the world, I am tolerant of these people who are lucky enough to survive, and there is no instruction in the law to kill them. "
"It's just a secret execution. ”
“Wrong, when we want others to abide by the laws, we must obey them first. I no longer expect the people of Ming Dynasty to suddenly wake up and become like us. I only hope that they can at least abide by us. Established laws. ”