A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Why has gambling been feared and disliked by officials of all dynasties?

Because it is highly addictive, it has endless consequences.

Most people have gambling in their bones, and once it breaks out, they can't stop gambling, and eventually their families will be ruined.

Han Qi also has a gambling spirit, so he dares to take risks. Last time, he killed the locusts first and then reported them. This was how he ordered the imperial army on Jingdong Road to go out to destroy the locusts.

In the temporary duty room, an official was reporting: "...that group of thieves killed three people and took away the dried locusts..."

This is an outrageous case.

"How many were taken away?" Han Qi looked very calm.

Hu Xicheng and others secretly praised this magnanimity, thinking that this was the magnanimity of the Prime Minister.

The official said: "That's dried locusts from a village, about thirty stones."

Han Qi's face gradually turned red, "Have you found anything locally?"

The official lowered his head and said, "Local officials are hunting locusts."

The price of dried locusts is so high that even local officials can’t help but want to try their skills.

"Incompetent!" Han Qi suddenly roared.

He stood up suddenly, his huge body looked quite intimidating, "You are so short-sighted that you abandoned your job just for the money! This is dereliction of duty!"

Ruined!

Hu Xicheng smiled bitterly. He knew that Han Qi was going to be cruel.

Since arriving in Yanzhou, Han Qi has been very calm and turned a blind eye to the incompetence of local officials.

But now he exploded.

"Take them all!"

Han Qi said murderously: "Besides... where is Shen An? Chase him back."

Are you going to use the famous general Shen An to kill that group of thieves?

Someone obeyed the order, and after a while the sound of horse hooves faded away.

"How many fewer locusts are there everywhere?"

Han Qi sat down and asked with narrowed eyes.

Hu Xicheng said: "The army... no, it's a flock of ducks. The ducks are strangulating locusts all over Yanzhou. I asked old farmers everywhere to keep an eye on them and report the news every day. According to yesterday's news, there are less than four locusts left. The remaining amount is less than 20% in Surabaya and less than 50% in Gongqiu... The situation everywhere is great!"

Han Qi nodded, "Locusts everywhere are being dried. Officials everywhere are warned to purchase them truthfully."

He opened his eyes and looked at these officials, and said calmly: "Shen An said something, and I agree with it very much. He said that after a major disaster or epidemic, there will often be man-made disasters, and this man-made disaster is the greedy officials. Tell everyone. , I am sitting on Jingdong Road, anyone who dares to reach out randomly will be killed!"

Just the word "kill" made the officials shudder.

This prime minister is not a traditional civil servant. He once fought on a coffin and was more powerful than a fierce general.

There is no doubt that Han Qi like this is more deterrent.

"yes."

Everyone was awestruck and worried that they would be the one who stood out and be slapped to death by Han Qi.

At this time, there was a commotion outside, and Han Qi frowned and said, "Go and have a look."

Someone went out and came back later, and said happily: "Ms. sir, Shen Longtu's country soldiers are back, and they are all dead."

What does this say?

Han Qi stared, "What kind of head?"

"Those thieves."

At this time, cheers came from outside, "Shen Longtu is back."

Han Qi stood up and said with a smile: "This guy is back. Let's take a look."

Everyone felt a little sad when they thought about the angry look he had given them just now, and then looked at the happy smile when they heard Shen An came back.

Shen An is back.

Huang Chun shouted: "Welcome to you, Sir!"

In an instant, the village soldiers galloped into formation.

The array of more than two hundred horses does not look particularly large, but the majestic war horses have human heads hanging on their necks and snort, making people look up at the sun.

It’s a clear day and a clear day!

Why do you feel like you're in hell?

Shen An dismounted and ordered: "Send the message to all parts of Yanzhou and tell those people that anyone who dares to reach out will be killed!"

"yes."

"Okay!" Han Qi came out and said with a smile: "How did you know about those thieves?"

Shen An dismounted and said, "I found out about it halfway. Then I ordered the village soldiers to go there. They found the thieves along the way and killed them all. The dried locusts were also returned."

What a fierce man!

Everyone couldn't help but smacked their lips.

Just when they were about to take action, Shen An had already taken the blame for the thieves.

Hu Xicheng smiled and said: "Last time in Zhending Mansion, I also saw the Mangshan Army, but I didn't see them fighting in battle. Now that I have seen them, I know why the Liao people are so afraid of Shen Longtu. Isn't that right? But he is like a god in using troops, and his ability to train elite soldiers is admirable."

Han Qi nodded, "I am also quite envious of these country soldiers. If there are hundreds of people around me when we go on an expedition, I can fight all the way to Zhongjing City."

shameless!

This is what many people feel, but they dare not speak out.

"How was the discussion with that family about leaving Xianyuan this time? Are they willing to provide disaster relief?" Han Qi waved and entered the room with Shen An.

Shen An went to Xianyuan this time because the tenant farmers of that family were causing trouble. Some people even came to Xia County to ask for help, which was a headache.

After all, it was the first family, and even Han Qi couldn't scold him, so he had to let Shen An, who was not afraid of offending the scholar-bureaucrats, go.

Shen An smiled and said, "That family is very reasonable. I just had a drink and my family promised to reduce or reduce the rent for this year."

"Okay!" Han Qi said with a red face: "I knew you were very capable, so I sent you there. I didn't expect you to solve the matter so quickly, hahahaha!"

"I estimate that in five days, the locust plague in Yanzhou Prefecture will be stabilized. Then the people will hunt and kill them one after another, and the ducks will roam around, and there will be no further trouble."

Han Qi drank tea very comfortably, "I am mobilizing the imperial army. There is something happening in Bianliang. Someone is impeaching me, saying that I am monopolizing power, haha!"

Lao Han has done a good job in exterminating the locusts this time. It will be deducted at most if he goes back, but those who impeached him will wait for revenge.

Such Han Qi made Shen An feel more alive and more responsible, "Prime Minister Han, the overall situation has been decided. How about going back first?"

"Why?" Han Qi looked at him and said with some dissatisfaction: "You think I will compete with you for credit? I am not that kind of person!"

"What's the matter?" Shen An said with a smile: "I just miss my wife and children and want to go back to see them early, especially Maodou. You don't know, Mr. Han, that as long as you pinch his little face, he will immediately... The whole body is shaking like a sway, and the fat on the face... is really hard to put down."

How could any father tease his son like this?

Han Qi's head was full of black lines, "Go, go, just tell me that I asked you to go back to Beijing to report the locust extermination."

Shen An thanked him, and when he turned to go out, he turned around and said, "I almost forgot one thing, Prime Minister Han. A local wealthy family has promised to donate 120,000 yuan for disaster relief!"

Han Qi was overjoyed, "I am worried about the relief from various places in Yanzhou. The Third Division said that they are delivering food, but what about other things? I have to give some. 120,000 yuan... Okay! Come here, Let them in."

Shen An slapped his forehead and said, "The documents he promised to donate are at Li Baojiu's place. I will go and get them."

The officials came back in, and Han Qi said: "A wealthy family has promised to donate 120,000 yuan for disaster relief. You can make a list immediately to see how much is needed everywhere, and then buy it as soon as you get the money."

Everyone couldn't help but rejoice. Hu Xicheng sighed: "Bianliang has contributed a lot to this disaster relief. Unexpectedly, local wealthy families are not willing to be left behind, which is gratifying! But... which family is it?"

Han Qi smiled and said: "Do you know about the local rich households? Those who can make 120,000 yuan..."

He looked at Hu Xicheng, whose expression changed from calm to surprised to at a loss.

Han Qi understood, and his face began to turn red.

That beast Shen An, he tricked me again!

Who is the rich man in Yanzhou who can make Hu Xi change his color?

No need to think about it, just that family.

Will that family donate 120,000 yuan?

Han Qi thinks it's impossible. Otherwise, why would their tenant farmers come to Xia County for help?

Even if it were possible, that family would not seek out Shen An, a Confucian rival. Instead, they would follow the procedure and go to Shujing City first, go to court to gain favor, and then donate money to gain favor in Yanzhou.

Anyone who plays politics knows the principle of making the best use of everything. Only when you use something cleanly can you be a master. Don't learn from the leftover flavor in Go. Leaving it around will become a bad thing.

The only possibility is that Shen An used some means to force the family to agree to donate 120,000 yuan.

This is fucked up!

The ancestors of that family are the ancestors of Confucianism, which is equivalent to the ancestors of everyone. If you attack the ancestors, you will be stabbed in the back by the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world!

"Ms. sir."

A rural soldier came in with a document in his hand, "My husband left. Before he left, he said this was a document for donating money. He was in a hurry to go back, so he asked the husband to send someone to get the money back. If the husband is busy, , then my husband will get it himself."

"Bring it here!" Han Qi was curious about what method Shen An used to obtain the 120,000 yuan.

After taking the document and opening it, Han Qi almost fell over.

This turned out to be a bet.

The content of the bet was very simple. The thick-browed man voluntarily borrowed money from Shen An, and according to the rules of nine departures and thirteen returns, the final total amount was 120,000 yuan.

Shen An actually went to gamble with that family?

Just bet, and you won 120,000 yuan.

There is something magical about this!

But how to ask for money?

Shen An threw the document to him, UU Reading www.uukａnshu.net, letting him choose whether to join in the evil or stay alone.

If you want to be alone, look at the country soldier, standing there with a calm expression. If Han Qi didn't want to cause trouble, he would get the documents back, and then Shen An would definitely go straight to that house to collect the debt.

Han Qi knew a lot about Shen An's dirty work, so he said blankly: "The family promised to donate 120,000 yuan."

Knew it!

The officials all beamed with joy. Hu Xicheng smiled and said: "As expected, he is a descendant of a saint, which is admirable. I will go back to the immortal source to express my gratitude."

"No need!" Han Qi stood up, with a serious expression on his brows, "Prepare the carriage, I will go to Xianyuan now."

Damn Shen An, that family is so reasonable, they probably lost miserably in a bet with him, and Shen An used the rent exemption for that family's tenant farmers as a bet.

but……

Han Qi said: "Shen An...is responsible! I will take credit for him when I become the minister!"

Gambling was prohibited in the Song Dynasty. If the family exposed the matter, they would be fine, but Shen An would be unlucky.

But Shen An still used this method to get 120,000 yuan without hesitation, and by the way solved the family's tenant farming problem.

This is responsibility!

You are responsible, don’t I?

Han Qi's eyebrows were full of determination, he got on the carriage and went all the way to Xianyuan.

There was just one question that had always puzzled him.

How did they bet and lose 120,000 yuan?

The most common method of gambling in the Song Dynasty was to throw copper coins and bet on heads and tails. The winning or losing could not be that big!

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