A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 526: Self-prove who am I?

After a brief discussion with several ministers, Wang Yi finally decided to send the inspection censor and the embroidery envoy to Tancheng.

Tancheng is located in Qingzhou, close to Xuzhou. It was the capital of the Tan Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. After the fall of the Tan Kingdom, it became a county town. It's just that Tancheng has always been the upper county because of its fertile land and convenient transportation.

It was the Begging Festival, and the streets were very lively. Several carriages were loaded with silks and lanterns, and many servants were hanging them along the street. The world has been at peace for more than a hundred years, the imperial court has not imposed excessive taxes, and various places are prosperous. This is a rare scene of prosperity.

During every festival, powerful people, nobles, and official families from all over the country would hold lantern festivals and give some food to the people. It doesn't cost much and you can get a good reputation, so why not?

"Tsk, tsk, the Marquis of Tan County is really wealthy. At this scale, I'm afraid it won't cost him anything."

"Master Hou of Tan County is really compassionate. He releases grain every year during the festival. Hurry up and ask your mother-in-law to go get the grain. If you get there late, you won't be able to get it!"

"There is also the Zhang family. The Zhang family has also released grain this year. Hurry up."

Li Xuan's heart moved slightly when he heard it, and then he waved to the store owner and asked: "Seller, do those noble people in Tan City release grain every year?"

The store owner smiled and said: "It's not every year. Starting from the year before last, some noble people have started to put food out."

"How much food do they put in each household?"

"Usually, one liter of corn is enough for a family to last for two days. When the lean years come, they can survive for a few more days."

"I heard that many people here have borrowed Qingmiao Loan? Isn't it enough that Qingmiao Loan is not enough?"

"Haha, the guest officer is joking, why is this Qingmiao loan so popular with ordinary people?" the store owner said casually.

"Didn't the court say that Qingmiao Loan is for the common people to get loans? Why can't the common people get the loans?"

"Yes, you can get a loan, but you must have a guarantor. Your Majesty is kind and provides convenience to the people, but the people must be able to pay it back, right?" The store owner smiled in a flattering manner, but his words were not entirely honest. Although Li Xuan saw it, he didn't expose it and just followed it.

"That's true, but where can the people borrow money from?"

"We have King Wen's protection and good weather, so we don't need to borrow money every year," the store owner said.

The moonlight is falling, but the city is getting more and more joyful. This is one of the few days a year in Tancheng when there is no curfew, so it is naturally lively.

There are flowers and trees on both sides of the street and thousands of lanterns. There were crowds of pedestrians, thunderous cheers, and various vendors lined up on both sides of the street.

There was a sound of gongs and drums, and then a team of people and horses were seen carrying various statues of gods. Behind them were dragon dancers, fire-breathing people, and stilt walkers. The scene was very lively.

Li Xuan looked at everything in front of him. Under this prosperity, countless people had their bones knocked out and their marrow sucked out. Although he only had a brief understanding during the day, he had already discovered a lot of things.

Early the next morning, Li Xuan went directly to the villages outside the city for inspection. As an inspection censor, naturally he couldn't just take a superficial look. If you want to know the real situation, the best way is to go to the countryside.

Li Xuan disguised himself as a merchant and headed to the countryside with his entourage. At about noon, he came to a village. He didn't need to do anything, and soon villagers came to ask about the price.

Li Xuan asked his followers to sell the goods, while he sat under the big tree at the head of the village and listened to the people chatting.

Most of the things these people talk about are the shortcomings of their parents, or whose sheep has given birth, whose children will be promising after entering the city, or whose family just got married.

While he was listening to everyone chatting, a middle-aged man hurried back to the village. Before he entered the village, he shouted loudly, "Village Chief, the Village Chief is in trouble, the Village Chief is in trouble."

"Old Han, what are you shouting for? What's wrong?" the village chief shouted dissatisfied.

The man ran over quickly and said before he could catch his breath: "Village chief, no, hoohoo, it's Qingqingmiao."

"Qingmiao Loan?" the village chief asked.

"Yes, it's Qingmiao Loan!"

"What happened to Qingmiao Loan?"

"Isn't my son married? My family spent a lot of money, so I wanted to borrow some Qingmiao Loan. But when I went to the Sinong Yamen to borrow a loan, they told me that I had already borrowed it." Already?" The village chief was very different. After all, if he wanted to borrow a Qingmiao loan, he, the village chief, needed to prove it. Han San didn't have a loan, so he knew it very well.

"Yes, not just me, I also asked other people in the village."

"What's the result?" the village chief asked.

"I've borrowed them all!" Han San said angrily.

"what!"

"What!" The surrounding villagers exclaimed after hearing this.

"Impossible, I have never borrowed a Qingmiao loan!"

"Yeah, I haven't borrowed it either!" For a moment, many villagers seemed to have exploded.

"No, I have to ask!"

"I'll go too!"

"Everyone go! Everyone go!"

Li Xuan, who was next to him, heard everyone's words and didn't say anything, but followed them silently. About an hour later, these villagers finally arrived at Sinong Yamen.

Seeing these villagers coming here, the officials of Sinong Yamen thought they were here to borrow Qingmiao Loan, and sent someone to receive them. However, after asking some questions, they realized that these people actually came to inquire about them and they had not borrowed Qingmiao Loan!

Several officials rolled their eyes after hearing this, but they didn't take out the Qingmiao Loan. Don't you yourselves know that? But after seeing so many people, I finally sent someone to check. After the results came out, several officials discovered that all these villagers had taken out loans.

"Haven't you all already taken out a loan? Why are you still here?" Si Nongguan asked.

"Sinong, we didn't borrow Qingmiao Loan at all. Why is there a record that we have borrowed Qingmiao Loan?"

"No? It's clearly written in black and white. In the winter of the fourth year of Jianxing, you, Han Bao, took out a Qingmiao loan, with three shi of corn, three guan of silver, and an annual interest of 10%. You will have to pay it back this autumn. You Tell me now that you didn't borrow any money?" Sinong's expression changed and he said directly.

"The purpose of the imperial court's youth loan is to reduce your pressure, not to allow you to do whatever you want!"

"If you dare not pay back the money, the government will come to your door when the time comes."

"We didn't borrow Qingmiao Loan at all. You are making false accusations. I'm going to sue you!"

"Yes, we are going to sue you!" these people shouted one after another, and people on the surrounding streets stopped to watch when they heard it.

Seeing so many people, Si Nong's face changed slightly, and then he said: "Since you said there was no loan, well, you can provide evidence that there was no loan. If the evidence is true, I will go to the county governor to cancel it." If you don’t have the Youth Loan, then just pay it back yourself!”

After hearing this, everyone was thinking about how to prove that they had not borrowed the Qingmiao Loan. Li Xuan frowned slightly. He had seen many of this official's tricks, and immediately said: "How can these villagers prove that they have not borrowed the Qingmiao Loan? You will When you take out the loan document and look at it, if it has their signature on it, then it is authentic. If not, which part is fake?"

"People have to prove that they did not borrow Qingmiao Loan. They have no IOU and no witnesses. How can they prove it?"

"By acting in this way, after they prove that they did not borrow Qingmiao Loan, do they also have to prove that he is who he is? Ridiculous!"

"Yes, you take out the IOU document and we will confront you on the spot!"

"Yes! Confront him on the spot!" Everyone shouted.

PS: It’s too late to go home, so this will be the first update today.

(End of this chapter)