Chapter 222 Someone is in trouble
After the statistics on the second day came out, it was indeed not expected. Although it was sold for 7,000 stones, which was a significant increase compared to the past, it had already shown a downward trend. [】The third day, I sold for 5,000 stones, and on the fourth day, I sold for 3,000 stones. After the fifth day, it was basically stable at the level of 1,000 stones, which was almost the same as the normal level!
After these days of selling grain, the silver was recovered, which was as much as tens of thousands of taels. Zhang Linqi didn't care. He directly distributed it according to the previous promise and according to the size of the efforts of everyone. This made all the Xichang Fanzi and Zhen smiled!
Of course, although the operation ended successfully, there was something unsatisfactory about it. The two assassins who cast cold arrows to kill Hao Da, and finally caught one, and the other was run away by him! The one who caught was also very tough and bit her tongue and committed suicide.
However, despite this, it can be basically confirmed that these two assassins were sent by the Tartars. They wanted to do the sowing matter, but they did not succeed in the end! Zhang Linqi did not blame this result. After all, the Tartars sent out this time were all masters from one in a hundred, and it was already very good to be able to leave one. As for the distant opponent, Huang Taiji. Zhang Linqi knew that it was only a temporary stalemate. I believe that maybe in another year, or in another two years, a war that would determine the fate of the country would break out between the two sides!
And now, it is the moment when each of them accumulates their strength and does everything possible to weaken the other party!
As for the eighteen large granaries of Jinyiwei, they were finally cleared under the tireless handling of the chariots and horses, and then stored them in the town's granary, which was also returned to Zhao.
After the reward was given, it was the guest's turn. Without anyone else, Chen Zilong was waiting for the general's mansion!
As for Chen Zilong, Zhang Linqi also fulfilled his previous promise to him. He directly reported to the Ministry of Personnel and appointed him as the magistrate of Gucheng County.
Chen Zilong was also satisfied with this appointment from the bottom of his heart. First, in the original history, Chen Zilong was originally very unsuccessful, and was still a scholar until his thirties. In the end, when the Ming Dynasty was destroyed and he committed suicide and died for his country, he was still a small eighth-rank official.
Now, he has become the seventh-rank county magistrate. He can be said to have jumped over the Dragon Gate at once! The second thing is that the place Zhang Linqi chose for him is really good at his taste! Gucheng is in Hubei, and Hubei is a rich place. Since ancient times, there have been proverbs that have become familiar with the two lakes and the world is full of proverbs.
Now Gucheng is dotted with a pearl of the two lakes! It is just because Zhang Linqi set up a large farm located in Gucheng! Zhang Linqi spent a lot of effort there, and now it is full of vitality and has been built with a bumper harvest, and it has been spread to the paradise by the people.
Chen Zilong compiled the Agricultural Bureau, so he naturally had a special liking for agriculture. Now that Zhang Linqi arranged for him to take office in Gucheng, Chen Zilong would naturally get his wish when he could go to the legendary farm. To put it bluntly, it was like a mouse falling into a rice jar...
As for the suggestions Zhang Linqi made to the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Zilong had no doubts about whether the Ministry of Personnel could approve it, because the Ministry of Personnel could not give others face, but could not give Zhang Linqi face, because he was the only general in the world to control the country!
"This time, General transporting grain to Beijing is really a great thing for the people of the capital! However, Mr. Chen has witnessed the difficulties of transporting grain along the way, and he also has some ideas. This time he will tell them together as the icing on the cake!"
Chen Zilong expressed his wonderful experience at the farewell party held by Zhang Linqi. As the saying goes, the goods are sold to know the family. Chen Zilong has a clever view, but he doesn't have to say it out. In other words, he saw that Zhang Linqi was able to serve the country and the people, and was very caring for him, a commoner. Then he reciprocates and gave it back to Zhang Linqi!
It turned out that in the Ming Dynasty, transporting grain into Beijing was always a big problem. Chen Zilong came east along the canal and understood that the transportation time from the two lakes to the capital was seven months! It took four months to go from Hangzhou to the capital! Such a long period of transportation not only required eating most of the grain, but also dangerous roads and bandits. In this way, only 40% of the grain was left after 100% of the grain was transported to the capital. It can be said that it was a waste of people and money!
Chen Zilong is worthy of being a talented man. He has come up with a corresponding method along the way. He named himself the Three Sections Method. To sum up, it means that river ships do not enter the Bian River, Bian ships do not enter the Yellow River, and river ships do not enter the Wei River. There are two major benefits to this: First, ships in various waters need to sail in familiar water, specialize in skills, reduce accidents, and speed up the speed.
Secondly, there is no need to wait for the river to rise and fall, saving time for staying. The three-stage method is accompanied by another additional decree: the storage and warehouse method, which sets up transfer granaries in Yangzhou, Biankou, Heyin and other places. After the grain is collected, it is transported to the granaries in various places, and then waits for the most suitable season for shipping, and then transported to the capital. Instead of having to grit the bullet in the season that is not suitable for navigation, it is thankless!
"Sir, can you do this method?"
After the narration was finished, Chen Zilong said with a smile.
"It's not that so wonderful!" After hearing this, Zhang Linqi laughed at Chen Zilong and said, "Mr. Wozi is worthy of being a talented person! This method is really a combination of heaven and man, and it's extremely wonderful! Only a talented man like Mr. Wozi can think of it! Well, I will start to do it as soon as possible. Of course, this is the biggest contribution to you! This is political achievement!"
"It's just a throwing brick to attract jade, it's just a throwing brick to attract jade, it's not worthy of such praise from the general." Chen Zilong said modestly. However, he was already happy in his heart. Hehe, even the general of the country is so respectful! And he has already achieved political achievements before he took office. It's really good...
After a farewell banquet, the appointment of the Ministry of Personnel was also delivered. Generally speaking, it was normal to go through the normal procedures and could not be given up for several months, but now Zhang Linqi spoke in person, which was a different matter. Chen Zilong took the appointment and felt a lot of emotion.
When he came, he was honest and not only was he rich when he returned, but he was already a parent! All these changes happened because of Zhang Linqi! However, Chen Zilong didn't like to say anything more, and he kept all this in his heart. Now only by doing a good job can he repay the general in the country!
"There will be a time later." In front of the general's mansion, Chen Zilong bowed to Zhang Linqi. Behind Chen Zilong, four more Western Factory men accompanied him. This was also arranged by Zhang Linqi to ensure the safety of the journey.
"There will be a future later." Zhang Linqi also bowed to Chen Zilong.
"This time, the official Taoist priest is thousands of miles away, and it is not as good as the general who sends me love." Chen Zilong was in a happy mood, and for a moment he was full of poetry and recited loudly again.
"Haha, the words are so heavy, the words are so heavy." Zhang Linqi waved his hand with a smile.
"Where is where, the general's kindness..." Chen Zilong said as he had to habitually touch the bearded man under his jaw. But he just touched it!
"Haha" Chen Zilong's move, Zhang Linqi couldn't help but smile slightly. Even Chen Zilong was stunned and laughed loudly. Yes, he had tried many times and was cynical, so he had a big beard. A man in his thirties seemed to be in his forties!
Now, people are in a happy mood when they are happy, and Zhang Linqi persuaded him to be a parent official and he should pay attention to his appearance. So he happily scraped it off! But now, he is not used to it.
There was little gossip. After Yiyi parted, Chen Zilong jumped into the horse and whipped it, and took office first. As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried. Chen Zilong got promoted as he wished. He became a parent official, but there was another parent official, but he was still lying and was shot inexplicably!
This person is Xu Wei. After the operation was over, Fang Wei did not forget him. Even for such a small role, Fang Wei didn't have to bother Zhang Linqi. He just sent someone to the Ministry of Personnel and conveyed his meaning. The matter was done!
After all, a senior official in the West Factory, a third-rank official would have to find a bad luck for a seventh-rank county magistrate, just like a deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in later generations who would have to find trouble for a county magistrate below. That would not be easy! So the next day, Xu Wei was honored to be told that because he performed well recently, he did not have to go to work at the county government office, but instead was appointed as a more glorious task to be a patrol officer, who specialized in pouring the toilet.
By the way, Xu Wei was so excited after learning the news. He was really sitting behind closed doors and disaster came from heaven! How could this happen all the time? If Xu Wei was not stupid, he knew more or less that this was probably related to the case he sentenced a few days ago, and then annoyed the big boss of the West Factory.
However, although Xu Wei knew it in his heart, he was trying to make things happen. Thinking about it, how could he, a small seventh-grade county magistrate, between the third-grade western factory, have a big head! He wants to stop doing it, but when he thinks about it carefully, he really dares.
It’s not that he was short of money. He had three years of Qing magistrate and had 100,000 silver dollars! It is said that Xu Wei has been a county magistrate in the past few years and has made a lot of money, which is enough for him to spend the rest of his life! Xu Weixin’s only concern is that he is afraid of disobeying the other party’s will, so he can wear it! Or just kill someone to silence him! It’s because the other party is not an ordinary person, but a big boss in the West Factory.
Xichang... When Xu Wei thinks of this name, he feels cold on his body! I remember that when Wang Zhi was in charge of Xichang several years ago, he didn't know how many high-ranking officials and nobles were tragically plotted against (In order to attract credit and prevent the emperor from feeling that the existence of Xichang is unnecessary, he tried to create major cases).
If the West Factory today also inherited Wang Zhi's fine traditions... Xu Wei felt chill when he thought about it. Killing him as a sesame official was like killing a chicken! So in the end, after a painful ideological choice, Xu Wei finally gritted his teeth and decided to accept this "glorious" task!
And he thought about it in his heart. If anyone teases him and makes a secret on this matter, he will answer them like this: If you don’t lose the toilet, I won’t lose the toilet, who will do this kind of work! If I’m dirty, I will be happy millions!
So, when Xu Wei appeared at the county government office the next day in a brand new short shirt (a special uniform for the manure transporter), it really caused a big and small sensation! It's fresh. The county magistrate who was still sitting in the high hall yesterday turned into a duck in the blink of an eye and became a manure transporter! Xu Wei also knew that this was a matter of being depressed, so although he had to come to work, his head, which was raised high in the past, is now so low that he almost touched the ground. Xu Wei's expression was not because he had to suffer from his back luck, but because he was afraid that others would ask for it. He would reveal this scar!
But in this world, some people like to do this, and they can pick up any pot without opening it! Moreover, because Xu Wei's "popularity" is particularly good, in the past, many of the three yamen runners were "taken" by him. (The so-called care means that he deducted some salary and swallowed some condolences during the holidays.) Those yamen runners kept it in their hearts!
Chapter completed!