fake prince

Chapter 464

Qi Hongxin thought about it carefully, staring at it, only to see Su Ziji bowing to the sky: "I can't think about it, but one day, between the morning and the morning, I got this idea suddenly, or God's will The adults will cure the disaster."

"God's will?" Qi Hongxin opened his mouth wide, he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, hesitating in his heart, and thinking about it in a blink of an eye, there is no other possibility except this.

Sure enough, even an official like Qi Hongxin, after hearing this, his complexion became better, he chuckled lightly, and said in a rare soft tone: "Master Su, there is no need to be modest, all of this is due to God's will, and you are relying on Master Su to do things." Such a result can only be achieved if there is a way, you can rest assured, the government will definitely report a memorial when I go back, and ask for credit for you, Mr. Su."

He spoke in his mouth, but he was worried in his heart.

Thousands of years of majesty, countless deficits and holes, not to mention the previous dynasty, that is, the 11th year of Chengshou, the emperor sent the servant of the household department to check the grain storage. Since then there is no way to check.

This is the fire dragon burning the warehouse. Of course, this method can not only be concealed by the minister of the household department, but also the emperor knows, so the person involved has been demoted three levels, but it is better than finding out and beheading and ransacking the house.

If this method had been known earlier, a large number of corrupt officials could have escaped catastrophe by this method.

The young man in front of me came up with this method, is it a blessing or a curse for the court?

But Su Ziji coughed lightly: "Actually, this method is difficult to popularize."

"Oh, how do you say that?" Qi Hongxin was extremely tired. With the money, he felt his whole body loosen, and he was leaning on the chair. At this time, he moved slightly and straightened his waist.

Su Ziji stared at the bank, and looked away in a blink of an eye: "Actually, for this method to work, first of all, the gentry must be rich, and the second is a word—gong!"

"Government?" Qi Hongxin's eyes flashed.

"Indeed, the key to the method of lowering officials is that the prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle, all for profit. 100 taels of silver can be exchanged for ten times or twenty times the mining rights. This is a huge profit."

"The capital is small but the benefits are big, so not only the gentry in this prefecture, but also people from the three nearby prefectures come."

Hearing these words, Qi Hongxin nodded repeatedly.

"As for the lottery, the most fearful thing is the dark room of fraud. The officials have spent a lot of thought in order to convince them that there is no fraud."

Qi Hongxin couldn't help nodding when he thought of the various methods just now.

"A good law comes out, but if there is selfishness, it will be twisted."

"If the government uses this method again, I am afraid that someone will raise it to 300 taels, and 500 taels for a lottery. This way the cost is large but the profit is small, and there will be fewer people participating."

"Or the 37 mines that were drawn by lottery are all predetermined, and those gentry are just a foil, which is also very possible."

"In this case, if there are only a few times, this method will stink."

"To be a person, one must have a public heart, think of the government, and the government must have a public heart, think of the world, and be selfish. Although it is public, it is not fair. I am afraid that it will become a method of extortion in the future. Corrupt officials use it to escape guilt, and the gentry have to Draw lots."

"This is the crime of the subordinate."

This is true. Based on Qi Hongxin's experience, officials will definitely do this in the future. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He nodded after a long time and said, "What you said is very true. I am afraid that it will become like this in the future. I will report it to the court in detail." .”

"However, the current difficulties have been overcome, and I will go back to the mansion first, and you will finish here..."

Because things are over, Qi Hongxin is busy with things, so he can't stay here for a long time, and soon he and Su Ziji went out of the hall door, and as soon as he went out, he saw the teacher's hat was crooked, and he hurried away with an ugly face Come.

"My lord, something is wrong, the locust plague has broken out!"

With this sentence, the icy water in the cold winter covered his head directly, and Qi Hongxin, who was somewhat joyful in his heart, froze on the spot.

In the next moment, he grabbed the arm of the master who came looking for him, and hurriedly asked: "The locust plague broke out? How is it possible! I have ordered the whole government to cull the locusts and kill the eggs. How could there be another outbreak!"

And not just an outburst, but a sudden outburst?

To be able to make the master who works with Qi Hongxin who is used to big scenes lose his composure, this is definitely not an ordinary outbreak, it must be very serious once it explodes!

"My lord, let's go and have a look first!" Seeing Qi Hongxin's red eyes, fearing that this person would collapse again in shock, Su Ziji hastily reminded him.

Qi Hongxin quickly suppressed the shock and anger, tried his best to calm down, and nodded: "You are right!"

"Come on, prepare the horse for me, call the servants immediately, and follow me!"

"Also, inform the county lieutenant that this time, I will mobilize all the officials to maintain the peace of the whole house. Anyone who takes the opportunity to rob will be killed."

Several minor officials hurriedly agreed, summoned the manpower and prepared the horses, and Qi Hongxin ordered sharply: "The treasury must be watched closely. Whoever takes the opportunity to take a tael of silver, I will kill his head."

"All the yamen in Zhihui's mansion are fully mobilized, and they are all responsible for patrolling!"

"Yes!"

Qi Hongxin stopped talking and got on his horse. Although Su Ziji didn't have a horse to ride, he had someone prepare a cart. Although the ox cart moved a little slower, it didn't prevent him from seeing locusts flying all over the sky when he arrived.

Rao had been mentally prepared for a long time, seeing this scene, Su Ziji's face immediately turned serious.

"The plague of locusts."

This is a plague of locusts, all over the sky, dusty and black, covering the sky and covering the sky. At a glance, the locusts are "buzzing" and swooping down. The farmland as far as the eye can see is lush and lush, and it is about to be harvested. , now a rush, not a moment, it turned into red and yellow.

Not to mention the green surface, even a small part of the roots exposed on the ground were not spared. A swarm passed by, leaving only bare soil, as if the whole earth was trembling in the swarm of locusts.

Su Ziji's expression was dignified, since it was already a disaster, it was too late to save it now, the crops in this crop had to wait to be replanted.

Qi Hongxin gritted his teeth. Seeing the people around him staring in panic, he suddenly became furious: "What are you still doing? Why don't you start the fire and kill the locusts! Go!"

Immediately, people called in county soldiers, government servants, and even on-duty and off-duty officials. All the officials and people worked together to kill the locusts that are now flying everywhere.

But Su Ziji stood still, frowning slightly, staring at the locusts flying by in front of his head, and quickly reached out and grabbed one, held it between his fingers, and watched it carefully.

"No." He whispered: "This situation is not right."

The sudden outbreak of the locust plague this time was definitely not caused by the sudden increase of locusts, nor was it caused by the hungry cross-border locusts flying from other places naturally. The locust plague, such a hungry locust, shouldn't be this size.

Such a large scale is not normal, and a locust of this size is not normal.

"My lord, this locust... is too small." Cen Rubai, who came along with him and looked at it with a frown just now, also leaned closer at this moment, and said in surprise.

(End of this chapter)