"Well, after I have been an official for many years, I have become more and more aware that there is nothing perfect in this world?" Wenfu couldn't help but sigh. At this time, the carriage was gradually approaching the town, and it was on the grass next to the town.

, there happened to be a dozen children singing songs together, and the situation was very peaceful. However, when Ruan Yuan and his carriage approached, they vaguely heard a few children singing:

"If you want to eat white noodles, you have to sit in the hall. If you want to eat white noodles, you have to sit in the hall!"

"Child, please tell your uncle, what language is the song you just sang?" Wenfu heard that the lyrics of the children's songs were quite strange, so he stopped the carriage immediately, got out of the car and approached one of the children.

asked.

"'If you want to eat white noodles, you have to sit in the hall unless Lin Qing sits down'? Uncle." The child also answered honestly.

"That's nonsense!" Wenfu was even more furious when he heard the lyrics of the song clearly, and scolded the child: "Do you know what the lyrics are about? What is "sitting in the palace"?! What does 'sitting in the palace' mean?

That’s treason! If you have a treasonous person in your family, then you can’t escape the involvement. Please tell me, who taught you this song?!”

"This...wow wow wow!" The child had never seen such a stern person as Wen Fu. He was frightened and cried immediately.

"Brother Qiutan, why don't you ask me?" Seeing the child crying, Ruan Yuan naturally knew that it was useless to threaten him with harsh words. He also got out of the car and stepped forward to speak warmly to the crying child.

: "Child, just tell your uncle. You're right. Uncle has good things here. Do you know what the meaning of this song is?"

"I...I don't know..." The child still cried.

"Then...who is Lin Qing, do you recognize him?"

"I...I don't know Lin Qing either. Uncle, this song was taught to me by a tavern clerk in the village. I can't see it now. It has nothing to do with my father or my mother. Uncle, don't scare me.

Me?" the child cried.

"Well, take this silver and share it with the other children." After saying that, Ruan Yuan also took a few pieces of silver from his pocket, put them in the children's hands, and said, "If you want to eat white noodles?

, there is no need to wait for Lin Qing to sit in the palace. Look, today you met your uncle and me on the road, can't you eat white noodles? This song is wrong, and there is no need to sing it in the future. By the way, you are here

…Is it really difficult to eat noodles?”

"Uncle, I... our place used to be okay, but in recent years, there have always been droughts, so wheat has become more expensive. Dad also planted a few sweet potatoes in the past few years so that we can survive, but... uncle

, The white flour steamed buns are really delicious..." The child looked at the broken silver in his hand, and seemed to only know that he could change the noodles, but he didn't know how much he could change. But even so, he said a few more words to Ruan Yuan.

"Okay, give the money to your friends." Ruan Yuan said as he returned to the car. Seeing this, Wenfu felt ashamed for a moment, so he also took two pieces of silver and gave them to the child. As expected, the child

Being still naive, except for their own one piece of silver, they gave the other few pieces to the other children. Ruan Yuan and Wenfu saw that the children had received the money and then left.

It wasn't until the carriage was about to pass through the town that Wen Fu sighed to Ruan Yuan: "Bo Yuan, seeing you like this makes me feel inferior. Although these scraps of silver are not much, they are enough to feed those children for half a month."

Steamed buns, right? However, don’t you think the words ‘sitting in the palace’ are strange?”

"It's unusual, but Brother Qiutan, these are just children after all. What can they do? Didn't you ask me what you said I should ask?" Ruan Yuan thought if he could stay near the town for a longer time,

Maybe I could ask more about "Lin Qing", but I was in a hurry and had to reach Lin County before sunset, so I didn't ask more. Thinking about it carefully, there is only one name "Lin Qing", and it seems that I can't find it.

How unusual.

"Boyuan, just the name Lin Qing, and Lin County, do you think this... can really lead to clues?" Wenfu asked doubtfully.

"There's nothing we can do. We're just passing by. As for the rest, we might as well tell the emperor. Wait until the emperor sends people here to ask again, and maybe we can get to the bottom of it. Brother Qiutan, it's important to hurry up now, and

In an hour, the sun will set." Thinking that the prosecution was more important after all, Ruan Yuan and Wen Fu had no choice but to speed up their driving, but within a moment, the town disappeared on the horizon.

In the case of Lin County, the person who brought the accusation, Liu Daoxiang, was well prepared and collected evidence that the county magistrate Li Daoqian overharvested a large amount of grain. Ruan Yuan and others reported the truth, and Jiaqing indeed dismissed Li Daoqian and punished him. Soon, the Jilantai Salt Affairs incident

The result was also achieved. After Jiaqing discussed with the bachelors and ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs, they believed that the annual output of Ji salt could only pay a salt tax of 30,000 to 40,000 taels.

It was returned to King Alxa and allowed the people to mine it independently, but they were not allowed to go south to Huangfuchuan to sell it. As for other salt exchange matters, Jiaqing approved all Ruan Yuan's proposals. In July, Ruan Yuan also returned to the capital.

At this time, the compilation of "Complete Tangwen" was gradually completed. Therefore, although Ruan Yuan was called the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he still had to go to the Wenying Hall to help with the compilation most of the time. Until this day in early August, Ruan Yuan finally took charge of himself

The compilation of more than a hundred volumes of "Complete Tang Dynasty" was completed and sent to the library for finalization. Thinking of quitting the work early and returning home to be with my wife and children as soon as possible, I walked towards the Xihua Gate. I didn't want to.

When I walked to the door, I heard Zhang Jinzhong's voice:

"Liu Decai, Liu Jin, how many times have I told you. This is not an ordinary place, it is the imperial palace! When you guard the Xihua Gate, you must be very alert! If there is really an evil person who takes advantage of this

If you are not careful, you sneak into the palace to steal or even commit treason. Can you bear this responsibility? I warn you again, if such a thing happens, both of you will lose your head!"

"Didn't the Emperor go to Chengde? There aren't many people in the palace, so what?" A voice muttered in a low voice, and Ruan Yuan didn't know that he was Liu Jin.

"What did you say? The palace is an important place and no outsiders are allowed to enter without permission. Don't you know this?!" Zhang Jinzhong saw that Liu Jin dared to talk back and said angrily to him: "Besides, outsiders sneak into the palace.

Don’t you know how many times this has happened in the past two years? The year before last, an ignorant man named Jiang Tingzhu went to the Meridian Gate to set off firecrackers. In June this year, the traitor Dong Tingxie entered the Meridian Gate without permission.

If the Imperial Army had not discovered this matter early, I don’t know how much trouble it would have caused! Liu Decai, you are the same. I usually serve the emperor and have no time to take care of you, but how did you do this discipline thing?! Liu Jin used to

In the Old Summer Palace, but you have been a servant in the palace? How did you teach Liu Jin not only to know the rules, but also to learn to talk back?!"

But at this time, Zhang Jinzhong seemed to have also seen Ruan Yuan, and hurriedly said to Er Liu: "Forget it, I have something important to do today, and I also know that you work hard on weekdays. This time I will forget about it, but if you let me see it again next time,

I will never show mercy to anyone who takes a nap inside the forbidden gate!" After saying that, he also motioned for the two of them to step back. Er Liu thanked Zhang Jinzhong in a hurry and hurried aside.

"Sir Ruan, you are here at the right time. The Emperor has a decree here for you. Come here and take the decree first!" Zhang Jinzhong looked at Ruan Yuan, and his original anger gradually dissipated. Ruan Yuan also knew that Zhang Jinzhong was supposed to follow the decree.

Shi Chengde suddenly appeared in the Forbidden City at this time, probably to deliver the edict to him. He immediately followed Zhang Jinzhong to a secluded gatehouse. Zhang Jinzhong also asked Ruan Yuan to bow to the edict and said:

"According to the order, Ruan Yuan was transferred to the Governor of Water Transport. The post of right minister of the Ministry of Industry was replaced by Xu Zhaochun, the former Governor of Water Transport. After receiving the order, Ruan Yuan first submitted the historical manuscripts of the National History Museum and the manuscripts of the Wenying Museum to the museum, and then went to

I'll see him in Chengde, and after seeing him, I'll go to Tianjin to handle the water transportation with Xu Zhaochun. I won't make any mistakes. I appreciate this!"

After hearing the imperial edict, Ruan Yuan suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

The governor of water transportation was a position formed in the middle of the Ming Dynasty due to the northward transportation of grain. In the early Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Yongle made Beijing the capital, he immediately established a system for the transportation of grain from the south to the north via the Grand Canal, and established a member of the general water transportation army to be stationed in Huai'an to supervise the administration.

Water transport. However, later on, because water transport often required negotiations with the provinces along the canal, civilian officials intervened. Finally, during the Jingtai period, the Ming Dynasty formally established a civilian governor of water transport, who was also stationed in Huai'an to supervise water transport. The system of water transport was finally established.

Under the Qing Dynasty, there was no general water transport army, but a green camp of more than a thousand people was retained under the command of the governor of water transport, called Caobiao. However, the governor of water transport in the Ming Dynasty was also the governor of Fengyang. In the Qing Dynasty, the governor of water transport did not involve in local government affairs, only the governor of Fengyang.

The title of "Yanglian" is the same as that of governor. His full official title is "Governor Huaiyang, superintendent of water transportation, coastal defense and military affairs, and also in charge of food and wages", which shows that his responsibilities are quite broad.

The so-called caoliang refers to the grain taxes that provinces along the canal and rivers need to pay to the central government on a regular basis every year. At this time, there are eight direct provinces with caoliang: Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan. Because the caoliang in Henan is divided into

Due to the transportation from Shandong, "Eight Provinces Caoliang" and "Seven Provinces Caoliang" were both common terms at this time. The amount of Caoliang that needed to be transported in a year was generally considered to be four million shi. The Cao Governor not only had to centrally dispatch the water transport ships in Huai'an

, it is also necessary to follow the Cao boat north to Tianjin in person, but it is also quite hard. Of course, if the Cao governor with evil intentions extorts sect rules and help money from the Cao gang, there are often examples. Among the officials in the border area at that time

, is also an important position. Moreover, the headquarters of the Governor of Water Transport is located in Huai'an, which is located in Jiangsu. Ruan Yuan is an official from Jiangsu, so he can serve as the governor because Jiaqing attaches great importance to him.

Therefore, at this time, Ruan Yuan also tried his best and said to Zhang Jinzhong: "I have received the order. I have now completed the compilation of the "Complete Tang Dynasty". I will only wait for the manuscript of the national history to be delivered in the next few days before heading north to the Holy Land. It's just that

...Eunuch Zhang, I am originally from Jiangsu, but why does the emperor want me to be the governor of water transportation?"

"Ruan Shilang, I shouldn't ask about this matter. Now I can only tell you a few words. The emperor has recently been thinking of making some adjustments to Jiangsu's officialdom. I'm just a eunuch. I don't care about other things.

If you should ask, Lord Ruan will just ask the emperor for advice when you arrive in Chengde." After saying that, he accepted the edict, paid homage to Ruan Yuan, and left immediately.

After hearing Zhang Jinzhong's words, Ruan Yuan was a little happy, but also a little worried. It was a good thing for Jiaqing to reuse him, but there were always many shortcomings in the administration of the land. He was not sure whether he could bring out the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages in the appointment of the governor.

.

Starting from the next day, Ruan Yuan also took out all the manuscripts of "The History of the Confucian Scholars" and prepared to submit them to the history museum. However, Ruan Yuan was always concerned about the inheritance of Confucian scholars and was worried that when the manuscript was finalized, there would be descendants.

Due to differences in schools of thought, I greatly deleted and altered my manuscript, which would have been in vain. Therefore, I hired many scribes from the Yangzhou Guild Hall to help me copy the manuscript. I also asked Ruan Changsheng to wait until all the copies were recorded before writing it for me.
Chapter completed!