high official

Chapter 118

Accompanied by Wang Xian and others, Wei Zhixian came to the gate of the yamen, good guy, there are crowds of people all over the place.

As soon as the elder came out, the voices of people on Yaqian Street became ten times louder.

"My lord, are there really a large number of grain ships arriving soon?"

"The county really wants to sell rice for one tael and one stone?"

"Is it really open for sale?"

"Can we victims also buy it?"

Thousands of people asked questions at the same time, and the voices of people rushed towards Wei Zhi County like a tide, so loud that he couldn't hear anything clearly, so he had to raise his hand to signal the people to be quiet.

After a while, the street was not so noisy.

I saw Wei Zhixian standing on the steps in front of the yamen, with one hand on his hips and the other raised high, and said in the loudest voice: "Fathers and elders, how can this county's notice be false? Every word on it is true!" Taking a breath, he Then he said: "If you haven't read the notice clearly, this county is here, and I solemnly announce once again that in order to let the people of Fuyang survive the spring famine smoothly, the [-] shi of rice purchased by this county from Huguang will be sold at the end of the day. The day after tomorrow, it will be shipped to this county. In order to save the people of Fuyang from being exploited by the high rice price, this county has decided to set the price of grain at one tael and one stone, and open the supply!"

"Great! Oh! Oh! Oh!" The common people erupted into cheers that resounded through the sky, and spread to the Li family's villa a few streets away, which made the faces of the rich families turn pale.They all understood that the hearts of the people in Fuyang no longer belonged to them...

Wei Zhixian raised his hand again, and the effect was ten times better than before. There was no sound on the street, and everyone was waiting to hear what Master Qingtian had to say.

"In the past, my Fuyang County had 'eight mountains, half water and half fields', with very little arable land. People had to eat high-priced rice from other counties. Gao, not to mention in Zhejiang Province, even in the Ming Dynasty, it is the only one!" Wei Zhixian said emotionally: "The people in my Fuyang are smart and hardworking, and the income per household is among the best even in Zhejiang!But why is everyone's life harder than Lin County?The reason lies in the food price! "

"Because the high food price not only means that you have to spend twice as much as other people's money to fill your stomach, but also causes the prices of department stores to rise generally. So in our Fuyang, everything is more expensive than other places, and you earn more than others That little money was swallowed up by high prices like this!"

After hearing Wei Zhixian's explanation, the people of Fuyang suddenly realized, no wonder, the reason is here!

"Since I took office in this county, I have been committed to solving this big problem that shackles people's livelihood." Wei Zhixian went on to brag: "Later, with the assistance of Wang Xian, the household secretary, I finally found out the pulse and found the prescription. So last year I tried to contact Huguang, and after unremitting efforts, I finally established a long-term cooperation with them. The contract between the two parties stipulates that Huguang will provide the county with at least [-] shi of rice per month, and there is no ceiling!" After a pause, he tried his best to say a word One sentence:

"From then on, we can also buy rice worth five hundred pennies a stone! The days when we ate high-priced food are gone forever!"

"Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" The people of Fuyang were overjoyed, unable to express their gratitude to Wei Zhixian, they could only knelt down and kowtowed to him, each mouthful of 'Master Qingtian' !
Wang Xian and Wu Wei watched with a smile, and Wu Xiaopang shouted excitedly: "From this moment on, the hearts of the people in Fuyang are all on the side of the old man. As long as he gives an order, the people of Fuyang will go through fire and water for him!!"

Wang Xian smiled and nodded, "Isn't it?"

"Everyone, please hurry up, don't kill me." Wei Zhixian was also moved to tears, and helped the people in front of him one by one. After all, he couldn't help but arrogantly said: "Now you know, in my heart, what is the matter?" Are there any of you?"

In a word, the people are ashamed and ashamed.They had always felt that Weizhi County only valued the disaster victims, but ignored them.This makes the common people resent that parents and children are not as good as adopted children.Even if Wei Zhixian sold the official land for them, many people didn't appreciate it, thinking that he was forced to do nothing.

Until now, the people of Fuyang finally understood that they had really misunderstood the Elder Master. In fact, Wei Zhixian had been working hard for them all along, but they were born in a blessing and didn't know the blessing, and instead hurt his heart!What an inappropriate son of man!
There will be a rainbow after the storm, and the elimination of misunderstandings can often deepen the relationship. The people's psychology towards Wei Zhixian is mixed with gratitude and guilt, and eventually sublimated into worship and blind obedience.Now even if Wei Zhixian said that coal is white, they must also agree that snow is black!

And based on the instinct that people can only shirk their responsibilities, they cast their contemptuous eyes on those guys who drove the victims out of their homes and knelt in front of the yamen, wishing to beat these rebellious guys until their noses and faces were bruised.

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After enjoying the blind worship of the people, Wei Zhixian returned to the signing room.

The excitement on his face faded quickly, and he said lightly to Wang Xian: "If I had encountered this kind of scene three days ago, I would have been so excited that I would not be able to sleep for several days."

"So what now?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.

"Now..." Wei Zhixian pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "I just feel sullen, but it seems that the fanaticism of the common people is not so strong."

"Congratulations, my lord." Wang Xian clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Finally, I am not surprised by favor or humiliation."

"You still have to put a high hat on me?" Wei Zhixian scolded with a smile, and said seriously: "As a teacher, I am just thinking. In fact, people's hearts are sometimes very narrow... Officials who blindly want to win people's hearts are not necessarily Good officer."

Hearing this, Wang Xian really looked at Wei Zhixian with admiration...It turned out that Zhou Nidetai was optimistic about him not only because of his own merits, but also because of his excellent potential.To be able to understand this truth at the age of 30, the magistrate of Wei County is better than [-]% of the officials of the Ming Dynasty!
"My lord's advice..." Wang Xian nodded with a smile and said, "Actually, most of the time, what the common people ask for is only the most basic food and safety, and thinking about the people is just the minimum requirement for being an official."

"Yeah." Wei Zhixian heard the string song and knew the elegance, and understood that Wang Xian was euphemistically reminding himself not to overcorrect and forget to put the people first, so he nodded heavily: "Zhongde, you and I are called masters and apprentices, but we are actually good friends. "Pause, and sincerely said: "I am so fortunate to be a teacher, to meet you, a strange person who has never been born!"

"Teacher is absurd." Wang Xian said with a wry smile: "Students can only be regarded as dog-headed military advisors at best."

"You must never say such things in the future." Wei Zhixian's attitude towards Wang Xian is very different from before...in the past, he was always condescending.But now, he already respected Wang Xian.The tone of the speech became equal and friendly, "Although I don't have much experience, I also know that talents like you are hard to come by. If you can't let you be used by the country, it is the county's dereliction of duty."

"The students have already been used by the country." Wang Xian said with a wry smile.

"It's just a sledgehammer used to kill chickens." Wei Zhixian said solemnly: "In the past, Liu Xuande used phoenix chicks as magistrates, but he was a laughingstock for overkill. You are a state scholar, but you use it as a small official. If I don't recommend it to the court, I will fall into the trap of the master. Unwise?"

"Uh..." Hearing what Wei Zhixian said, Wang Xian seemed to be recommending himself to the imperial court.He naturally knew that there were four ways to become an official in the Ming Dynasty, one of which was recommendation.During the Hongwu period, the imperial examination was suspended for more than ten years, and officials recommended talents instead. However, because this method was too lacking in standards, Emperor Hongwu resumed the imperial examination to select scholars.However, the recommendation system remained. In the first year of Yongle, it was decreed that Beijing officials above the seventh rank and foreign officials above the county magistrate should recommend talents they know, so as to ensure that there are no talents left behind.

"It's a pity that recommending an official is not the right path after all, and it's hard to make progress." Before he could figure out how to answer, Wei Zhixian said again: "But don't worry, the emperor didn't issue an edict to seek talents. As a teacher, a county magistrate, people speak lightly , it is unlikely that the imperial court will issue an edict for you alone. If it is true, you shouldn’t just do it.”

"Students dare not?" Wang Xian asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"There is nothing to dare." Wei Zhixian said: "Anyone who has a little confidence in the examination room will fail every call. If you are dedicated to learning, what is the crime? Not only will there be no trouble, but it will also greatly improve your reputation." Said He said with a slight smile: "It seems like a useless effort, but when you become an official in the future, you will know the usefulness of fame."

Wang Xian didn't care much about it, because he already had a basic understanding of the ecology of Daming's officialdom.Knowing that Wei Zhixian's set is Qingliu's way of playing.If I can be selected as a scholar, I will burn the incense, but I don't think I can win a scholar.Since it is destined not to be a member of Qingliu, what is the use of such Qingliu?
But after all, it was Wei Zhixian's kindness, and Wang Xian naturally expressed his gratitude.

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After talking about the gossip and returning to the topic, Wei Zhixian asked with concern: "Will you be compensated if you sell it for one or two stones? After all, it was shipped all the way."

"There will be no compensation." Wang Xian explained: "There is a lot of rice in Huguang and it is cheap. We are willing to buy it for a long time. What they want is very low price." Four hundred pennies a stone. When the spring famine passes, it will drop to three hundred pennies a stone."

"If the purchase price is [-] wen, I will definitely not lose it." Wei Zhixian felt quite inconceivable that the price of rice in Huguang was so cheap.

"En." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Even if you sell it for one tael, you can make a net profit of ten thousand taels!"

"It's not bad." Wei Zhixian said with a smile: "In this way, the group of Yang Yuanwai will definitely lose money."

"It's a big loss," Wang Xian said with a sneer, "Their purchase price is two taels and six seven, and they have been stored for such a long time. After throwing away the loss, the cost will rise to about three taels and one stone."

"That's really going to cost me a lot of money." Wei Zhixian said gloatingly.

"Actually, this price was originally planned to be negotiated with them," Wang Xian said coldly, "But these bastards are deceiving people too much. If you don't give them some color, you won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes!"

I don't know if this Lord Ma is referring to Wei Zhi County or himself.If Wang Xian was asked, he would definitely say it was Wei Zhixian, but those who really knew him knew that Wang Xian was 100% talking about himself.

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　I gritted my teeth and persisted, writing and resting, and finally wrote the second update. The list was blown up, and I asked for votes for support...

　　
　
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