Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Su Mu raised his head and laughed loudly.

Old Mr. Wu was ashamed and angry: "What are you laughing at, someone is here, drive him off the boat."

Su Mu put away his laughter, and said lightly: "Mr., you proposed the marriage between me and Miss Wu's family at the beginning. Although there are no three matchmakers and six engagements, there is already a verbal agreement. A gentleman must do what he says, and what he does Bingguo, this matter has its own witnesses and material evidence, and you will not allow the old man to go back on his word."

Wu Er Er interjected at the right time: "Yes, yes, yes, I can prove the marriage between Su Mu and his sister."

Wu Juren also knew that he was angry and slipped his words just now, so he said the words of retiring the engagement.Being pinched by Su Mu, he couldn't help but lower his head, and his momentum was not as strong as before.

Su Mu: "Actually, the imperial court already knew that there was a problem with the Cangzhou Salt Division, so it asked Su Mu to come here to investigate. Now, the salt division has been wiped out, but no one is in charge of daily affairs. The reason why the imperial court let the old man you The position of interim transfer envoy is actually a transition, and it will last for three to five months, and new officials will naturally take up the post, and the old man will just go back to Yangzhou by then."

"In this way, it is not considered greedy for power and position, nor is it considered to be promoted. The matter of Yansi was started by the boss. Now that the boss is done with it, he is going to leave with a flick of his sleeve. There are so many affairs in such a big yamen, you can't just ignore it. , the so-called beginning and end, the way of a gentleman."

Wu Tuiguan said something wrong just now, and felt embarrassed. To be honest, he also knew his daughter's infatuation for Su Mu.As for Su Mu, he is also very satisfied as the father-in-law.Although there are many things about Su Mu that he doesn't like very much, but this person is affectionate, righteous and responsible, but he is a person worth relying on for life.

The old man shook his head: "Although that's the case, don't I, Wu Shiqi, be regarded as a treacherous villain by the world. A gentleman cherishes his feathers, and his reputation is greater than the sky."

"Is Mingjie really bigger than the sky?" Su Mu sneered: "Then, compared with the livelihood of the common people?"

As he spoke, he quietly gestured towards the shore.

At this time, a middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd and shouted loudly: "Master Wu, do you really want to go back to Yangzhou?"

Wu Shiqi looked intently, but he was an ordinary citizen and asked, "Who are you?"

"Grassman Hao Qiufen." It was Lao Hao who spoke. He knelt on the ground with a common sound, kowtowed his head, and said loudly: "Master Wu, the corrupt officials of the Yan Division have harmed the people for many years. We, the people of Cangzhou, are afraid of their power and dare to be angry. But I dare not speak. Fortunately, an adult wiped them all out, and returned my Cangzhou to the bright world. The [-] people in Cangzhou are grateful for your kindness. Gathering here today, I just want to ask, do you want to go back to Yangzhou? "

While talking, more than a dozen people knelt down: "Are you leaving Cangzhou?"

There is no need to ask these people, they are the group of people eating wine in the shed, and they must have been instructed by Lao Hao.

Hearing their question, Wu Juren hesitated for a moment, and said loudly: "Get up, I'm the official promoted by Yangzhou. If something happened here, I will naturally go back to Yangzhou."

"My lord, aren't you going to be a transport envoy of the Salt Company? Why do you still have to leave?" The group of people shouted again.

Wu Tuiguan was stunned, and he didn't expect that the news that he was going to be a transfer envoy had already been spread. ,

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "That's right, I got the imperial decree to act as a temporary transfer envoy. However, I feel that this is a disorderly order and I cannot take office."

"What is random life, what is random life!" The old Hao shouted excitedly: "The imperial decree has been issued, so the words of the emperor don't count? We Cangzhou people have been exploited by the thieves of Yansi for so many years. Not to mention the sand in the salt, the price is still expensive, and it is rare to eat salt twice a month when you meet a poor family. Everyone knows that Mr. Wu is an upright official, and they all say that this time, the master, you are going to be a transfer envoy. Huanxi, I thought that from now on, there will be no more sand in this salt, and the poor will not be able to afford salt anymore. But, Mr. Wu, why are you leaving!"

After speaking, he turned around and shouted to everyone on the pier: "Father and elders, do you think Mr. Wu is the master of Qingtian!"

More than a dozen men around him replied at the same time: "Of course it's Master Qingtian!"

This person has the mentality of following the crowd, seeing so many people calling Master Qingtian, he also yelled in disorder: "Of course it is Qingtian, Wu Qingtian."

Old Hao shouted loudly again: "Now, such a rare master Qingtian is going to leave us and go away. Everyone, do you still want to eat salt that is so expensive that it bites and is mixed with sand?"

"I don't want to!" More than a dozen men answered in unison.

"I don't want to!" The others also shouted. After all, this is a matter related to everyone's vital interests, and the voices of the answers began to be tidy.

"Do you think we should let Wu Qingtian go?"

"Impossible!" The voice became louder, causing all the soldiers on the ship to change color, holding their guns nervously.

"So, what should we do?" Lao Hao asked again, then walked a few steps on his knees, grabbed the cable of the official boat, and cried loudly: "Wu Qingtian, don't abandon us Cangzhou people, stay, stay Bar!"

More than a dozen men also cried loudly, shouting: "Everyone, if you want to eat good salt and cheap salt, leave Wu Qingtian behind."

"Stay, stay!" All the people on the pier shouted, and hundreds of people rushed forward at the same time, pulling the rope tightly, pulling several official boats up and down.

The salt administration of the Ming Dynasty was indeed a bit of a mess, especially the official salt.Because the salt tax is an important source of finance for the country, it is a national monopoly.

Once anything is monopolized by the state, the price will naturally be ridiculously high.

It is said that Su Mu knew that in the 15th year of Wanli, in Anhui, people bought a catty of salt for three renminbi. Calculated at 16 yuan per jin of silver, each catty of salt sold for 48 yuan. Edible salt only sells for one yuan per catty.

At that time, ordinary people's income was only three or four renminbi a month.Like when he used to be the accountant for Hu Baihu, three taels a month, that was already a high salary, and he was a proper middle class in the Ming Dynasty.

Cangzhou is a place of salt production, and the people are rich, which is better.In remote areas such as Shaanxi, Gansu, and Yunnan-Guizhou, salt is equivalent to a luxury, and you can't eat a few taels a month.But this thing is just needed, and if you don't eat it, you will die.

It is precisely because of the high quality and high price of official salt that there is room for private salt to survive.

Six 700 people pulled the cables and knelt down and shouted at the same time, the scene was spectacular.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Su Mu still felt shocked when he saw the crowd below.

As for Mr. Wu, an old otaku, when he encountered such a situation, he couldn't speak for a moment, but felt his eyes hot and shouted repeatedly: "Get up, get up!"

But the people below were still kowtowing.

Su Mu pointed at the bottom of the boat and said to the old man: "Master Wu, look, look, this is the hearts of the people! Speaking of it, the kindest and most helpless people in the world are the common people. If you encounter a bad Officials, the common people can only endure it. The problem is that although the officials in the world are all scholars who read sage books, once they become officials, they only want to get promoted and get rich. Forget about the principle of peace in the world. This is the so-called three-year Qing magistrate, a hundred thousand snowflakes and silver. If you meet a good official, an honest official is the luck of the people."

The more he talked, the more impassioned he became: "Cultivating Qi Zhiping is the ideal of my generation of scholars. Yes, if the old man becomes this transfer envoy, it will lose his personal reputation. But you care about self-cultivation, but you forget that self-cultivation is not enough. It is the premise of governing the country and the world. Governing the country is the goal, and it cannot be ignored. My lord, you want to gain your own reputation and ignore the common people. The younger generation would like to ask, what is the reason for this, and is it in line with the way of a saint?"

With a sound, as soon as a big thunder fell on Wu Tuiguan's heart, his body trembled and tears fell.He murmured: "Compared to the common people, what is my personal reputation? Wu Shiqi, Wu Shiqi, you call yourself a gentleman. But for the sake of your own reputation, you want to evade your responsibilities to the country and the people. What kind of gentleman are you?" Well, to put it bluntly, you are actually a villain. Even if you have a good reputation, what good will it do for the country?"

After finishing speaking, he suddenly bowed to Su Mu: "Su Mu, thank you for reminding me, otherwise I will make a big mistake."

Su Mu laughed triumphantly in his heart, and was about to stretch out his hand, but Mr. Wu suddenly walked down from the captain, helped the people up one by one, and said loudly: "Everyone please get up, please get up, Wu Shiqi is not leaving! "

"Wu Qingtian is not leaving, Wu Qingtian is not leaving!" Old Hao shouted first.

"Master Qingtian is not leaving!" People cheered all over the pier.

Su Mu stood at the bow of the boat and looked down, only to see that Mr. Wu's tears had already fallen, and his front was wet.

He laughed in his heart: This old Hao's acting skills are really good, but it's a bit too much to bully Mr. Wu like this!

The second child Wu walked up to Su Mu with a smile, and gave a thumbs up: "Tall, it's really tall. Brother-in-law, you play beautifully, I admire you, how much money did you spend on those few people?"

As he spoke, he pointed at Lao Hao's group of idlers?

Su Mu snorted: "I don't understand what you are saying. This is because the people of Cangzhou are grateful for Mr. Wu's kindness. They came here spontaneously. What does it have to do with me? Be careful what you say, second child."

"Yes, yes, be careful." Wu Er Er covered his mouth, and after a while, he slapped the side of the boat excitedly: "I am now in the office of a third-rank official. My goal is to earn enough 10 taels of silver this year. Once I have enough money, I will go back to the mountains and forests to enjoy my blessings."

Su Mu laughed angrily at his smug look, and shouted: "Second brother, stop doing criminal things, otherwise, if Mister Wu lets you off, I won't keep you either."

"Got it, got it." The second child disagreed.

Su Mu frowned: "Don't think about making money, don't say I didn't remind you. If you really want to make money, I want to come and think of a way for you. You must be upright."