Li Shimin

Chapter 250 Wannian County Yamen is blocked again
"All the people want to see this official?"

Zheng Yunde was startled, then quickly stood up, and walked out anxiously.

Being a county magistrate at the feet of a sage, although the grade is higher than other county magistrates, the treatment is much better, and he is the county magistrate most envied by all the county magistrates in the world.

However, the same trouble, but also a lot.

And the gathering of the common people is the most worrying thing for all officials.

Once it is not handled well, it will be caught by those censors and stabbed in front of His Majesty. No matter how great achievements you have made before, it will leave the worst impression in the hearts of Your Majesty and the officials. Don't think about it in the future. There is no chance of promotion.

While thinking about what happened, Zheng Yunde led a group of yamen servants and walked out of the yamen quickly.

"hiss……"

Just walking to the door, Zheng Yunde couldn't help taking a cold breath.

It was really dark in front of the yamen. Half of the people in Wannian County had gathered. Zheng Yunde could still see that in the distance of the street, there were still people crowding towards the yamen.

I don't know whether it is to participate in the gathering of the crowd, or I think there is something exciting to watch, and I want to squeeze in to watch the excitement.

No matter which one it was, Zheng Yunde would have a terrible headache.

There were many thoughts in his mind, just as Zheng Yunde walked out of the yamen, he threatened first: "Fathers and folks, didn't you come to ask to see this official? Why are you besieging the yamen like this?"

After the words fell, the expressions of the people below who were blocking up in front of the government yamen could not help but change slightly, and they were a little guilty.As for the people who were far away, they couldn't hear what Zheng Yunde said, so they crowded forward subconsciously.

Zheng Yunde and a group of Wannian County officials saw that all the common people took a step forward at the same time after Master Mingfu finished speaking.

Suddenly, everyone was shocked.

"Protect Master Mingfu!"

"Where is the yamen servant?"

In an instant, all the yamen servants hurried forward and stared at the people with wary faces.

All the people panicked.

In front of the crowd, an old man with white hair finally stopped with the support of the people around him.

Immediately, he hurriedly took a step or two trembling forward, bowing his hands to Zheng Yunde.

"Master Mingfu, we have no intention of besieging the yamen, but I'm about to die, so I'm here to ask Lord Mingfu to help me!"

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zheng Yunde couldn't help frowning.

This old man, he knew, was a highly respected old man, with a very high prestige among the common people.Sometimes, the old man's words are more effective than the words of the magistrate Wannian.

Next to Zheng Yunde, Dian Shi also hurriedly approached Zheng Yunde and reported in a soft voice: "My lord of the Ming Mansion, please observe the officials. These people were pushed forward by the people behind, and they didn't intend to run into your lord!"

"Send a few yamen servants to contact Marquis Wu and bad people outside, maintain order, and don't let those people crowd forward!"

Zheng Yunde said quickly.

"Yes, Lord Mingfu!"

Dian Shi hurriedly bowed his hands in salute, then walked to a few yamen servants on one side, and gave orders quickly.

Afterwards, a group of yamen servants squeezed into the crowd and squeezed out.

Seeing this, Zheng Yunde breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he look at the old man and the people.

"I don't know what happened to you, and you can't live anymore?"

"If I remember correctly, last year was a bumper harvest year, and you all had enough food in your family. But at the beginning of this year, there were no natural disasters such as frost, floods, and droughts, and there were no disasters. Your words, I The official is really hard to understand!"

"Master Mingfu doesn't know that there is really a man-made disaster in the city!"

The old man said with a sad face.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zheng Yunde breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know what's going on? But whose dandy is causing trouble in the city? Or there are some street thugs making trouble for no reason. You can just speak out, and I will punish you severely!"

"Ugh!"

The old man sighed heavily, and several wrinkles appeared on his face out of thin air.

"Master Mingfu, if only it were this simple! We are the common people who can't afford salt!"

"Why is this?"

Zheng Yunde looked surprised.

"Don't you know that Master Mingfu doesn't know that the price of bitter salt in the entire city of Chang'an is now increasing because of the opening of those snow grain salt shops! It turns out that a catty of bitter salt costs five yuan. We wait for the common people and grit our teeth." I can still eat some.

However, the price of a catty of bitter salt has risen too much now.Some time ago, it had just risen to seven coins, but the day before yesterday, it went directly to ten coins a catty!With such a high price, I really can't afford to wait for the common people! "

The old man reported with a sad face.

At the same time, all the people were also full of sorrow, and ordered to complain-.

"Master Mingfu, I have been waiting for several days, and I have no money to eat salt!"

"I also ask Master Mingfu to be the master for us..."

"Everyone, Xueli salt is known to me. It is pure white and has no bitter taste. It is much higher quality than Qinghai salt. It is only ten yuan a catty. It can be regarded as the most conscientious salt shop. I didn't Thinking of it, you all hate that snow grain salt shop so much!"

Hearing this, Zheng Yunde couldn't help but look sad.

As a son of the Zheng family, he is also very clear about the snow grain salt, which is a salt shop run by His Majesty.

Even in Chang'an City, there are two salt merchants whose prices have increased, they are servants of their Zheng family.

However, when he entered the court as an official, unless it was a matter of life and death, or the family's downfall, they generally would not intervene in the family's major affairs, which was a big taboo.

Therefore, after hearing the words of these people, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Ugh!"

Hearing this, embarrassment flashed across the faces of all the people.

But immediately, all faces were determined.

"Master Mingfu, we are just a group of ordinary people who just want to be able to afford salt! I heard that after the opening of the Snow Grain Salt Shop, the Qinghai salt could not be sold, and those salt merchants could not make money, so they began to give bitter salt. The price increase. The snow grain salt is good, but it is us and other ordinary people who suffer.

Moreover, it is the time when spring is busy, and if we cannot eat salt, we will be miserable..."

"I also ask Master Mingfu to save me..."

Saying that, all the common people knelt down in unison and kowtowed to Zheng Yunde.

"Fathers and folks, don't do this!"

Zheng Yunde's expression changed drastically, and he hurried forward, helped the old man who took the lead, and said: "I am the county magistrate of Wannian County. If you are in trouble, it is my responsibility. However, you should also know that this official is only A small county magistrate, in the city of Chang'an, any official he meets will be of higher rank than himself.

Moreover, the most important snow salt shop did not do anything illegal.

However, please rest assured, I will submit a memorial to the official meeting, and I ask you to make a judgment.

It is a matter of concern to the people of the world, there will be no officials who dare to be negligent and slack, please rest assured! "

"In addition, I will personally report to Ming Yongzhou Mu, and ask Yongzhou Mu to summon all the salt merchants in Chang'an City, so that they will not be allowed to act like this!"

"Old man and all the common people, thank you, Master Mingfu!"

The old man saluted Zheng Yunde again and again.

"If you have nothing to do, retreat quickly. With so many people surrounding the yamen, something is wrong after all!" Zheng Yunde said.

"Everyone, Master Mingfu has agreed to help me solve the problem of eating salt, so let's step back first!"

Hearing this, the old man saluted Zheng Yunde again, then turned his head and shouted to the crowd.

Immediately, the crowd of ordinary people who surrounded the Yamen's gate slowly retreated.

(End of this chapter)