high official

Chapter 138
When Wei Zhixian came back, the business that Wang Xian had prepared for a long time ago could be opened.

In July, Fuyang County Lianhao, Fuyang County Liyan, Fuyang Silk Chamber of Commerce, Fuyang Paper Chamber of Commerce, and Fuyang Tea Chamber of Commerce opened one after another.For the first time, the dignified magistrate of Wei County personally cut the ribbon and delivered speeches for these five firms and chambers of commerce.

Even though merchants and commerce were lowly in the Ming Dynasty, it seemed demeaning for magistrates to attend such events.But the specific situation needs to be treated in a specific way. The county grain company has made great contributions to this food shortage, and even saved the entire Zhejiang Province. Even Zheng Fangbo wrote the name of the store in his own handwriting, and ordered people to send it to Fuyang to express congratulations and thanks. Are you not there?

As for the County Salt Company, it is a good policy that has brought down the price of salt in the county, and of course the magistrate of Wei County has to show his face.There are also silk, paper and tea, which are the three pillar industries of the county. Only when these three industries are prosperous can the people live a good life.Therefore, in Fuyang, a place with a tradition of emphasizing commerce, Wei Zhixian's move was not abrupt.

But for Weizhi County itself, this is nothing less than a huge change, just as he said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the county grain store:

"Needless to say, I originally thought that merchants pursue profit and commerce harm farmers, so I have a lot of prejudice against merchants and commerce. However, during the disaster in Zhejiang Province and the food shortage in Fuyang, I was very moved by the performance of merchants. The role of commerce It is also vividly reflected. It can be said that without the contribution of merchants and the existence of commerce, the rice from Huguang cannot be transported to Zhejiang, a major famine is inevitable, and most of the people are bankrupt and unemployed."

"Now I understand that our life is inseparable from merchants and commerce, and merchants and commerce are not bad things. The key is people's hearts. If a merchant's heart is broken, commerce will harm the people. On the contrary, merchants can be kind , Business will benefit the people! The establishment of this county grain company is to stabilize the food price in my Fuyang, so that my fathers and villagers can eat cheap rice. This is a great merit, a great good deed, such a businessman and business, noble! Deserving of respect The government will also give great support!"

Listening to Wei Zhixian's heartfelt words, the Zhou grain merchants, Qianliang merchants, and Lu Yuan who were present couldn't help but shed tears. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty haven't heard official approval for a long time...

But people in Fuyang are more concerned about the fact that after each store opens, there will be a hall meeting, setting up water seats, and inviting opera troupes to sing operas, which is as lively as New Year's Eve.Throughout July, other counties were robbing the flood victims one after another, and conflicts between host and guest were crippling, but Fuyang County was full of joy.

This is also the place where Weizhi County is most proud. This is the reason why he has always insisted that the victims of the disaster should not be freeloaded.Because Wang Xian convinced him that what makes people feel stable is not how much rice can be distributed every day, but what makes them live in peace and have something to do, and earn income through doing things, so that the people will maintain their industrious and law-abiding nature.

If you get something for nothing for a long time and just wait for relief, no matter how hardworking the people are, they will easily become "lucky people". And once the relief is unfavorable, or the local government favors one another, they will feel resentment and then be full of aggression... Farmers who have nothing are the most dangerous of.

At that time, locals and foreign disaster victims will have deep grievances, which will seriously endanger local public security and even lead to riots.

For the sake of safety, the magistrate of Wei County will disperse the victims so that they are not easy to gather and make trouble.He also strongly advocated that the government rent houses for the victims to live in. This would allow the two to get along more harmoniously, and prevent the victims from living in groups in simple shacks, causing negative emotions that they are abandoned.

It's just that these words couldn't be said clearly to colleagues in other counties at first, and they didn't believe them, but they just caused trouble.

As Zhou Niantai said in his memorial to the court:

'Officials who provide disaster relief for the imperial court and comfort the people should act accordingly when they are away from home. It requires not only wisdom, but also the courage and mind to take responsibility.If you only consider self-protection and act on the premise of not causing controversy and not affecting your ability to be an official, no matter how busy and hard you are, it is just a superficial effort and will not help.And Wei Zhixian undoubtedly has this responsibility. At first everyone thought that he was asking for trouble, but he was unwavering. , but in the days that followed, Fuyang County avoided chaos and turmoil, and kept the simple people's hearts, which showed its well-intentioned, sophisticated and sophisticated plan for the country...'

Zheng Fangbo also said in the memorial that the disaster relief in Fuyang can be regarded as a model of disaster relief by the imperial court. Zhejiang Province has made a summary of Weizhi County and is planning to promote it in the whole province. He hopes that after the imperial court studies it, it will become a law and the harm of the disaster can be minimized...

With the approval of the two senior officials and the emperor's personal written approval, the official department's actions were naturally very fast. At the end of July, the order to reward Fuyang's disaster relief meritorious deeds reached the county.

On that day, the main gate of Fuyang County Yamen was opened wide, and incense table candlesticks were set up in front of the lobby. After Wei Zhixian led all the officials to bow down to the imperial decree, the eunuch who delivered the decree read out the imperial decree in a long voice.

The first person to lead the decree was Wei Yuan, the prefect of Fuyang County. After a lot of praise and praise, the emperor gave him a plaque, gold coins and other things, and ordered him to compile it for the Imperial Academy.Although he was only a sixth-rank official, Wei Zhixian burst into tears...

In fact, in the same year when he was in the official department, Wei Zhixian was informed of the appointment in advance.When he heard the news, a great sense of happiness filled Wei Zhixian's whole body. He imagined various arrangements of the imperial court, and even wondered whether he would become the magistrate in one step, but he never thought that the imperial court would let him enter the Imperial Academy. .

The ranking of Jinshi in the fourth year of Yongle is an eternal pain in Wei Zhixian's heart... He is only one higher than Sun Shan, and ranks second to last in the imperial list.Although most people only remember that Sun Shan in that subject is called Wu Zhong, and they don't pay attention to who is the second to last, but Wei Yuan, who has a strong nature, cares about it himself, and is deeply ashamed!
So although he is a Jinshi, he has always had a deep inferiority complex, but now he can become an Hanlin, which is a higher level of education than a Jinshi. How can you not make Wei Zhixian ecstatic?Although Hanlin's writing is poor and its grades are not high, as long as you know that it is the official position that must be conferred by the number one scholar and the next, you will know how bright it is... It is clean and expensive, and it is very considerate of Wei Zhixian's wishes up.

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Then there was Jiang Xiancheng, who was promoted to Fuyang County Magistrate. Hearing this order, Jiang Xiancheng immediately burst into joy, and all the problems disappeared all of a sudden.For this kind of official who is almost 50 years old, it is meaningless to be a scholar of the Imperial Academy. It is the greatest blessing to be able to become a county magistrate in a wealthy and stable county.

There is a saying that doing things well is not doing raw work, not to mention that Wei Zhixian and Wang Xian have already paved the way, even Jiang Xiancheng can see that the good days of Fuyang County are just around the corner.Is there a more satisfying place in this world?
The third imperial decree was posthumously, posthumously posthumously posthumously posthumously posthumously posthumously Ma Dianshi as the magistrate of Fuyang County, but death was like a lamp going out, and everything was in vain.Fortunately, the imperial court had not lost its conscience, and ordered Ma Dianshi's two sons to study in the Imperial College. After graduation, they had to give them two prospects.

The fourth imperial decree is to appoint Zhao Xunjian, the inspection department, as Fuyang county magistrate.

The fifth imperial decree appointed Hu Butou as the history of Qiantang County...

In addition, all officials and officials, as long as they have something to do with disaster relief, will be rewarded. Even the master Diao, who thought he was definitely useless, got an errand as the magistrate of Qingshen County in Sichuan... He was moved to tears, Wei Wei Zhixian is really benevolent!Because the list of meritorious service is determined by Wei Zhi County.

But until the guys from the Salesian Bureau and the Nursing Home were rewarded, there was still no place for Wang Xian.

At this time, the announcement of the decree was over, and the imperial envoy finished reading twenty copies of the imperial decree in one go. His mouth was dry, and the magistrate of Wei hurriedly invited him in for tea.

After the magistrate of Wei and the eunuch left, the officials whose legs were numb from their knees got up one after another, suppressing their excitement and whispering to each other.

The reason why they didn't dare to speak loudly was not because they were afraid of disturbing the magistrate and the imperial envoy, but because they all realized that Wang Xian, the minister who made the first contribution, was missing from the list of rewards!
This was naturally extremely absurd, and they all knew that Wang Xiancai was the maker and main executor of the entire disaster relief plan, and his contribution was unrivaled.But such a great hero is not on the list of rewards, which makes people inexplicably surprised... But the only thing they can give to Wang Xian is sympathy.

A strong person never needs sympathy. Although Wang Xian thinks he is not a strong person, he still doesn't like others to sympathize with him. He simply uses the excuse that his sister-in-law is about to give birth, and leaves the yamen where the banquet is about to be held, so as not to disturb the happiness of others.

Of course he said that his sister-in-law was about to give birth. Since the morning, the full-term Hou began to complain of stomach pains.Wang Gui hurriedly informed Wang Xian and his father who was far away in Hangzhou... As for the old lady, she came back with a silver bell a few days ago and waited for the birth of the eldest grandson of Wang's family.

Coming out of the yamen, Wang Xian quickly adjusted his mood, hurried to Wang Gui's house, and went straight into the inner courtyard.

In the yard, Wang Gui, who had obviously gained weight and looked much better, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

On the other hand, Yinling, who is getting more and more juicy, can still hold her breath, fanning the sweaty elder brother at the side.

"Did you give birth?" Wang Xian asked with a straight head.

It was Yinling's white eyes that answered him.Wang Gui smiled wryly: "If you give birth, can you be in such a hurry?"

"That's right." Wang Xian asked softly, "Why are you so nervous, just having a baby..."

"It turns out that you don't understand." Wang Gui said with a miserable smile, "Wan Po said that women have to rely on the blessings of Bodhisattvas to give birth, and only half of them can have a safe mother and child... A woman has a child, which is to pass through the gate of hell. Do you think I can do it?" Are you nervous?"

"Scary, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Wang Xian said embarrassedly, "I thought it was as simple as..." 600 years later.

The two brothers sat on the stone steps and waited together, so that the silver bell could cool them both.

"Where's mother?" Seeing that the elder brother was still too nervous, Wang Xian had nothing to say.

"I'm helping inside." Yinling's small mouth chattered into the inner room, and various painful cries came from inside, as well as a loud cry of a baby...

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