Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

"My parents died of illness and death when I was three years old. My sister and I grew up eating hundreds of meals."

Duan Youguang sat cross-legged on the ground, his head hanging slightly.

"Xizhou has always been very poor because it has to support the Xizhou army. Although there are military salaries allocated by the imperial court, those in power expanded the army excessively. The military salaries allocated by the imperial court were simply not enough, so they imposed additional taxes on the people and merchants. I think It is impossible that these courts did not know about it, but they did not take care of it, which was tantamount to condoning this behavior, so the taxes became heavier and heavier. As a result, although Hukou City can be called the granary of Xizhou, the people of Hukou City still did not have enough to eat. "

"We have to find a way to survive, and we have to find a way to get food. As for me, I started by escorting caravans through the desert to West Vietnam. I earned hard money, not much, but it could still fill my stomach. . Later, the situation in Hukou City became worse and worse, especially in winter, many people starved to death. I thought that I could not just survive myself, but also had to help them. I knew that our silk and satin from Da Rong were shipped to Xiyue I could make a lot of money by selling it, but I didn’t have the goods, so I thought of this method.”

As he spoke, Duan Youguang coughed dryly, obviously knowing that it was disgraceful to do so.

"Robbery of goods?"

"The word 'robbery' is not the right one. I went to Xiyue and sold the goods to them for money. At most, their work was in vain, but they won't lose too much, let alone go hungry."

"It's wrong anyway." Liu Yunxiang said.

Duan Youguang shrugged, "I admit it's wrong, but I don't have any other way to make money."

"You want to help the people in Hukou City and prevent them from going hungry, but your personal abilities are limited, right?" Liu Yunxiang looked at Duan Youguang and asked.

Duan Youguang smiled bitterly, "The amount of food I can bring back from one trip is really limited. If everyone grabs it, they won't be able to share much."

"What do you want to do with me?"

"you?"

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "I want to build five trade markets in Hukou City to promote the economic prosperity of Hukou City and improve people's lives."

Duan Youguang blinked, obviously not understanding.

"You have someone who has prestige in Hukou City. What I want you to do is to maintain order when building the market, to resolve conflicts that may arise with the people, and to accommodate foreign merchants so that they can smoothly operate in Hukou City. The city stands firm." Liu Yunxiang said.

When she proposed the idea of ​​building Hukou City, she thought that local people would be needed to help, and now it seems that Duan Youguang is the most suitable person.

Duan Youguang scratched his head, "In fact, I don't understand it very well, but I am willing to follow the empress. Wherever the empress points, I will push hard."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "You are smart and can get started quickly."

"But do you already believe that I didn't rape the daughter of the Zhang family?" Duan Youguang asked.

"Believe, because you believe, I will use you."

As soon as Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, Liu Yunheng led someone to escort an old man with gray hair into the prison, and had him locked up in the cell next door.

Liu Yunxiang took a glance and asked, "Is he the one who raped the old Zhang family's daughter?"

Liu Yunheng nodded, "Yes, it's not considered a humiliation."

"How to say?"

"Lao Zhang sold his daughter to him as his wife."

Liu Yunxiang frowned. Looking at the old man, he must be older than Lao Zhang. This father is too cruel.

Duan Youguang saw the old man next door. He was so angry that he kicked the cell door and reached out to grab the man and beat him.

"Old bastard, I warned you, don't touch the daughter of the old Zhang family, you damn well took what I said as fart, didn't you? Just wait, if I go out, I will definitely castrate you!"

Facing the prison guard and Liu Yunheng, the old man was not afraid, but Duan Youguang yelled at him and he was so frightened that he hid in a corner.

"I'm wronged. I already listened to you, Second Master, and I don't plan to buy his girl anymore. But he sent it to my house at night. I...I've been a bachelor all my life...I'm so greedy...I can't hold it back..." Later, the old man became quieter and quieter.

"She was still crying when the day broke, and I felt pity for her, so I let her go. Who knows..."

"Old guy! I can't spare you!" Duan Youguang shouted.

Liu Yunxiang patted the cell door, told Duan Youguang to stop shouting, and then ordered Liu Yunheng to release Duan Youguang.

Since he has done no harm to anyone, he should be released.Liu Yunheng asked the prison guard to get the key and release him, but when Duan Youguang came out, he still gave him a few warnings.

"If you encounter something like this in the future, you should report it to the official first."

"If parents sell their children, will your government take care of it?"

"Darong's law states that parents are not allowed to buy or sell their children at will, and the government can naturally control it."

"That's what I said, but this kind of thing is too common, especially in Hukou City. The government didn't care about it before."

Liu Yunheng took a deep breath and said, "I didn't care about it before, but I will definitely take care of it after I take office."

Duan Youguang curled his lips and said, "You probably don't know much about the situation in Hukou City. You can talk about it after you understand it."

With that said, Duan Youguang walked out in a big way.

Liu Yunheng looked at his back and said with a smile, "He doesn't believe me."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "He also represents the majority of the people, showing that the people don't believe you either."

"Then I have to perform well."

"Yeah, but sister believes in you."

Liu Yunxiang and Duan Youguang came out of the government office. They first persuaded the people who were waiting outside to disperse, and then went to Lao Zhang's house together.

Lao Zhang's wife already knew what was going on, and she couldn't stand up crying in the courtyard, while Lao Zhang was leaning on the door railing, looking full of regret.When he saw Duan Youguang, he subconsciously wanted to run, but Duan Youguang's feet were faster and kicked him so hard that he rolled around in the yard.

"You harmed your daughter and you wronged me!" Duan Youguang was so angry that he wanted to kick her, but Lao Zhang's wife stood in the way, kneeling and crying for mercy.

"Second Master... spare him... there is nothing he can do..."

Duan Youguang pointed at Lao Zhang, gritted his teeth and asked, "I asked you to owe food, and I didn't force you to pay it back. Why the hell did you have to sell your daughter?"

This kick was quite heavy. Lao Zhang held his chest and waited for a while before he recovered.He didn't dare to look at Duan Youguang, he shrank and lowered his head.

"My son is sick... I don't have money to treat him... I..." Lao Zhang said and sobbed, "I can't do this even if there is any way. Who would have thought that this silly girl would be so obsessed with it. I , I didn’t mean to wrongly accuse you, I was just afraid that if I told the truth, people would look down on me..."

"Is your son sick?" Duan Youguang raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, I am very ill." Lao Zhang's wife nodded and cried.

At this time, there was a coughing sound in the room, and Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to go in and take a look.

Zijin went in, and after a while, she came out covering her mouth and nose.

"Girl, the child in the room is about seven or eight years old. He seems to be very ill, but it's quite strange." (End of Chapter)