Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 376 Ginger is old and spicy

[Lao Gao first wishes everyone a happy New Year's Day in 2019, and wishes you all good health and happiness for your family! 】

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Fan Ning broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a dry smile: "Mr. Han was joking, how could I be rich in my own pocket?"

Han Qi glanced at him with a sneer, Fan Ning's heart trembled, and he muttered to himself: This old man seems to have something to say?
"Don't pretend, you kid. Do you think the officials don't know about some things? Do you think the court doesn't know?"

"Can you remind the younger generation, what exactly is it?"

"As far as the matter of gold mining is concerned, it's fine if you let the Zhu family qualify. After all, you hadn't married the daughter of the Zhu family at that time, but what happened to your two cousins?"

Fan Ning was taken aback, he turned around suddenly, his face was full of anger, "Someone reported me to the court?"

Han Qi patted him on the shoulder, "It's not that you don't know that the officialdom is dangerous. If you think that you are far away from the emperor and the emperor and the court can't control you, then you are wrong. Let me tell you, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at you. Officials and the court can see every move in Kunzhou."

Fan Ning suddenly thought of the person Zhang Yaozuo had placed under Di Qing, and he was silent. After a while, he said calmly, "It's true that my two cousins ​​are panning for gold in Kunzhou, but they have all the procedures and are reasonable and legal. They are the first ones to find out. The goldfields in Kunzhou, I gave them the prospecting right is not for private use, the imperial court encourages private prospecting."

"That being said, after all, they are your cousins ​​who are mining gold under your rule. If they mine gold in the Ryukyu Prefecture, no one will pay attention to them. You still have the title of supervisory censor. This is at least You don't even understand the reason?"

Fan Ning was silent. Of course he understood the article. If Akihito and Mingli didn't find gold, then no one would say anything?But when they found gold and gained benefits, some people would impeach him for using power for personal gain, and find various reasons to attack him, making it hard for him to explain. In the end, even if nothing happened, his reputation would be ruined.

"Is anyone impeached?"

Han Qi nodded, "The Overwatch Council once proposed this motion. After Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Min went to meet the officials, there was no news about this matter. The officials should have suppressed it for you, but you still have to be careful! The officials trust you now, what about the future? If someone finds out about this matter in the future, you have to think about how to smooth it over."

"Does Mr. Han have any good suggestions?"

Han Qi smiled slightly and said, "I will give you two suggestions. First, you should continue to do this matter. Second, you should make public filings to make them reasonable and legal. For example, apply to the imperial court for a prospecting award to commend They were the first to discover gold mines in Kunzhou, made contributions to the imperial court, and simply exposed this matter, and no one will make a fuss about it in the future."

"Han Xianggong doesn't suggest that I take back their gold mining rights?" Fan Ning asked puzzled.

Seeing that there was no one around, Han Qi said in a low voice: "The emperor's heart is not something you and I can understand, but if you look at history, you can understand the allusions of Wang Jian and Xiao He."

Fan Ning nodded silently. He understood. Wang Jian led an army of 40 to the Chu State. It's the same reason, the emperor is not afraid of your greed for money and lust, but he is afraid of your disobedience.

I am far away in Kunzhou, holding the military and political power. It is impossible for the emperor Zhao Zhen not to worry at all. Although his parents and family are in the Song Dynasty, if he has such a little behavior of using power for personal gain, Zhao Zhen will be more at ease. There is no fish in the clear, Zhao Zhen is afraid that he will not be greedy for money and not lustful!

Unknowingly, he made the right move. After thinking about it, Fan Ning felt relieved. He secretly praised Jiang for being old and hot. , others have nothing to say, but what about last year?Han Qi's suggestion was undoubtedly appropriate and beneficial. He applied to the court to commend them for their meritorious service in prospecting last year and discovered a gold mine.

"Fan Ning will always remember Mr. Han's great love for his juniors!" This is the second time Fan Ning has thanked Han Qi for his help.

Han Qi smiled faintly, "It's best that you arrange the commendation application in the next few days, and I will bring it back to the court for you along with other reports."

Han Qi only stayed in Han County for one day. Accompanied by Fan Ning and Han County officials, he inspected the county seat, docks, and warehouses. He focused on the resettlement of immigrants.

Han Qi came to Jinlian Village, which is the farthest village from Han County, [-] miles away from the county seat, with about [-] households. The group walked along the long ridge through the endless wheat fields, and came to the village surrounded by big trees. At the entrance of the small village, several fine dogs rushed out and barked at them from a distance.

Han Qi smiled and said to Fan Ning: "Green water farms are far away, dogs bark and people live, isn't this the village of Song Dynasty?"

Fanning also laughed: "In fact, most of the time, we ourselves forget that we are far away overseas."

Fan Ning's words resonated with all the officials, and the county magistrate Cao Shi laughed and said, "The magistrate is right. If we hadn't seen the sea, we would have thought we were in Song Dynasty."

Han Qi nodded, "It means that everyone cares about the Great Song Dynasty. I believe that the court and the people of the Great Song Dynasty will never forget your hard work overseas."

When everyone walked into the village, Han Qi saw that the gate of the first house was open, so he smiled and said, "Let's go and see this house!"

In the yard, an old man was washing the horses by the well, when he suddenly saw a large group of officials walking in, he was startled, "Are you?"

He recognized Cao Shi, and was immediately surprised and delighted, "It turns out that it is Cao County Magistrate, Xiaomin is rude!"

He stepped forward to kneel and kowtow, Cao Shi hurriedly supported him, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't be too polite, old man, we just came to the village to have a look, there is nothing else."

He introduced Zhizhou Fan Ning and Xianggong Han Qi to the old man, the old man's eyes lit up, and said to Han Qi: "I look familiar, it really is Han Xianggong!"

Han Qi asked with a smile: "Old man, your surname, how do you know me?"

"I am from Yan'an Prefecture, and my name is Zhang Laoji. Back then, Mr. Han was defending Xixia in Shaanxi, and my son and I transported food to the frontier fortress. Mr. Han also praised us for giving up ourselves for the country. Mr. Han may have forgotten."

Han Qi has indeed forgotten, but he was in Shaanxi and Fan Zhongyan presided over the defense of Xixia back then, this old man should have seen himself, he said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet the old man here, why did the old man come to Kunzhou?"

The old man sighed, "A few years ago, there was a continuous drought in Yan'an Prefecture. The grain production decreased by [-]%, and taxes and rents had to be paid. I couldn't bear it any longer. At the beginning of this year, a family of five went to the capital to beg for food. It happened that the imperial court recruited them to go to Kunzhou. I heard that each household would be given two hectares of land, so we signed up and came to Kunzhou by boat after the beginning of spring. Now it seems that the choice at that time was really wise!"

Han Qi knew very well that there was a severe drought on Shaanxi Road, and he went to relieve the disaster. The situation was really tragic, and many people left their homes.

Han Qi didn't want to mention this matter again, so he patted the pony and asked with a smile, "Is this the old man's horse?"

Fan Ning explained from the side: "This is a Japanese horse. We sent troops to Yuguo and seized thousands of these pony horses. They were of little use to the army, so we distributed one horse to each household for the common people to travel. , As a result, every household is raising them like babies."

"I also saw a lot on the streets of Tang County. At first I thought it was a donkey, but later I found out that it was a horse. Fan Zhizhou, you have to give me this horse. I will take it back and give it to my grandson to ride."

Fan Ning hurriedly said: "No problem, the government still has hundreds of horses, and my husband and I will take them back together."

At this time, the old man moved out a few small stools and asked everyone to sit down in the yard to enjoy the shade. A shed was set up in the yard with gourds hung on it, and it was quite cool to sit under the gourds.

At this moment, all the people in the village heard the news and crowded the courtyard gate. Han Qi cupped his hands and smiled at everyone: "Old man Han Qi, I have come to condolences to the officials and people who have gone to Kunzhou by the order of the emperor, everyone, come in! "

Soon 30 to [-] people came in, filling the courtyard, and several elderly people also sat down.

Han Qi sat down and then took a look at the house. Although the courtyard wall was made of rammed earth, the house was a brick and tile building. There were at least five rooms, and the yard was half an acre, which seemed very spacious.

Han Qi smiled and said: "Not bad! Every household is a brick house, which is better than the capital. Most of the outskirts of the capital are mud thatched houses. If you know the conditions here, you must be crying and shouting to come! "

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Laoji said: "Although this place is far away from the Great Song Dynasty, it is indeed tens of millions of times better than my hometown. As long as you work hard, basically every family will be rich."

Afraid that Han Qi would not believe it, Zhang Laoji ran into the house and brought out several bowls, "Look, Mr. Han, this is the leftover dish from my lunch at home. There are roasted venison, steamed sea fish, and fish sauce. Vegetables are all delicious." I grow it myself, and I can’t finish the food, and the owner who rented the land I used to rent did not have such good conditions.”

Han Qi nodded and said with a smile: "It can be seen that everyone is doing well and looks good. Let's talk about it, how is this place better than hometown?"

Zhang Laoji said: "First of all, I think the best thing is that there is no need to worry about droughts and floods here. The land is fertile and the water source is sufficient. As long as you work hard, you can have a good harvest every year!"

"What about the others?" Han Qi asked again.

"There is no tax to pay here, no burden!"

"Living in a brick house here is much better than the black house in my hometown."

"I couldn't marry a woman in my hometown, but I married a young Japanese woman here, and I will raise a son next year." A simple and honest man scratched his head and said.

"Yo! And married a little Japanese girl."

Han Qi teased him: "Then it would be inconvenient to accompany the lady back to her mother's house!"

There was a sudden burst of knowing laughter in the yard.

(End of this chapter)