"Eat well and drink quickly; think deeply and seek sleep; your belly is a pit for food, and your intestines are a wine bag." [Lun Heng·Bie Tong]

After Hu Miao returned to the government office, he had been frowning. His family knew about his family affairs. Although he was now a specially invited Jing Zhaoyin, his power was still not as powerful as his direct subordinate Chang'an Ling Wang Ling. Wang Ling was strong and accomplished.

, in order to establish his power and suppress him during this period, Hu Miao did not know how many obstacles he had put in his way. Now that Wang Ling had taken the opportunity to make a plan, he was filled with resentment and was helpless.

Although he wanted to do well when he came, he wanted to use both kindness and power to prevent those couriers from causing trouble to him after they went to the countryside, but when he actually implemented it, it was very difficult.

"Master Fu!" After observing the situation for a long time, the meritorious Cao Cao Du Zhi couldn't help but said: "Actually, this matter may be that 'good fortune can turn into disaster, and misfortune can turn into blessing'."

When he learned that the junior Du Ji whom he had cared for was now the Prime Minister of Hedong County, Du Zhi suddenly aroused the desire to become an official again, so he managed the relationship and found a way to recruit Dong Feng through his classmate and friend Zhong Guanling.

Enter officialdom.

Hu Miao not only wanted to give Dong Feng face, but also really needed someone to control the situation in Beijing for him. He also relied heavily on Du Zhi on weekdays.

Hearing the words, his heart moved, and he glanced sideways at Du Zhi, and said as if unintentionally: "You said that I am now the lucky man who lost his horse and fell into trouble?"

"Well." Du Zhi responded: "The officials are going to the countryside to buy surplus grain. The state only allows Jingzhao to implement this matter. The other counties have to wait and see first. If there are results, then calmly push forward. In other words, the state is cautious in its governance.

Mature, but looking at its origin, isn't it a test prepared by the country for the prince?"

Hu Miao's mind was racing, and many things were passing through his mind. He had thought that the emperor was aware of his plan to plot against Zhao Wen, and he also thought that the emperor was going to use this to beat him and those behind him.

Dong Cheng, after all, during the period after the earthquake, Dong Cheng's faction was not very honest and willing.

"Wang Ling is not on good terms with me. He seems to think that I am too restrained on his hands and feet, and he wants to use this to plot against me." Hu Miao did not tell Du Zhi what was in his heart, but changed the topic and said: "But after Wang Ling's death

There are other people, and in my opinion, this matter is not just something the country does casually."

Du Zhi had studied under the great Confucian Liu Kuan for many years and had his own opinions on the situation. After thinking for a while, he said: "Whether it is the test given by the country to the prince, or Huang Gong behind the scenes."

According to the plan, the prince must find a good way to escape at this time, and no matter what, the Taiwei cannot be involved."

Hu Miao looked solemn and said to Du Zhi: "You said, I will pass this matter to Wang Ling and the governors of Lantian, Shangluo, Xinfeng and other counties, and ask them to send officials to the countryside to buy surplus grain. And I

I will monitor from the sidelines. If the final purchase price is sufficient and there are no complaints from the people, then it will be a service to me. If the sales price is not enough and the subordinate officials are corrupt, then I should go to the magistrates of those counties and cities for questioning."

The credit belongs to the superior, but the hard work and blame belong to everyone.

Although Du Zhi had only served as county magistrate for one place, he was very familiar with these bad habits in the officialdom. When he heard what Hu Miao said, he felt that it was a good idea to shift most of the responsibilities to the officials below.

On the head, if something happens to an official, it is natural to find trouble with that official first. As his immediate superior, Hu Miao will only be held jointly and severally liable at most.

"Then, Chang'an Order?" Du Zhi suddenly asked.

Hu Miao sneered and said: "Chang'an is both a county and the capital, so it is natural that everything must be done first."

After making up his mind, Hu Miao quickly wrote a document to Chang'an, Xinfeng and other subordinate counties in the name of Jing Zhaoyin, urging him to send officials to the countryside to buy surplus grain. When Wang Ling received the official document, he quickly understood it.

Hu Miao wanted to sit back and enjoy the success, but also wanted to stay out of it. He had some regrets. He originally thought that the emperor would know the disadvantages after seeing his seal, and then scolded Hu Miao. But he did not expect that the emperor turned a deaf ear and even

Hu Miao was directly assigned to facilitate this matter.

After all, I was young, and my experience in this field was still inferior to that of Hu Miao, who had been immersed in it for many years. At this time, my plan failed, and instead it brought myself trouble.

But instead of feeling sorry for himself, he aroused a lot of fighting spirit and tried to complete this thankless task.

"Yilu!" he shouted outside the door.

Qin Yi, the northern captain of Chang'an, immediately walked in: "Qin Yi has seen the Ming Dynasty."

"Public officials have always been greedy. If they are allowed to go to the countryside to buy grain, they will definitely disturb the people. If it causes public resentment, you and I will be involved." Wang Ling said calmly.

Qin Yi had already heard the news from other places: "Every one of the servants in the government seems to have been given an official title. How can the imperial court not know what kind of character they have? Even my subordinates feel that this is the case."

The government decree is too inappropriate."

He didn't hold his tongue for a moment and muttered a few words about the court. Wang Ling raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party and said, "It's not that I don't know, but it's because I know the disadvantages of it that I decided to implement this order."

Considering the rumors that there will be a drought in the coming year in the government and the public, perhaps this time the emperor allowed Huang Wan and Dong Cheng to compete remotely. It is more likely that he wanted to use this to test the ability of grassroots organizations and officials, and to eliminate some restless people.

honest.

Of course, these are Wang Ling's personal speculations. He only made a few implicit remarks and was unwilling to go into details.

"Then what are you going to do next?" Although Qin Yi didn't understand very well, he still planned to do as he was told.

After careful consideration, Wang Ling whispered a few instructions in Qin Yi's ear.

Qin Yi was really stunned after hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly agreed.

After the tax collectors in Chang'an learned the news, they got together excitedly and calculated: "The opportunity to make a fortune has come!"

One of the officials, Xiang Cun, couldn't help but ask: "How much does it cost to buy how many stones of grain? These are fixed figures. How can we get rich?"

"You don't understand this." The official opened his mouth, revealing half of his yellow teeth: "We know the certain number. Those rural people have never been to the city in their lives, so how do they know the certain number? Not yet.

Let’s say how much is the price? If you have a hard heart and directly ask the government to raise taxes, they will have nothing to do with you.”

"Is this okay?" Xiang Cun looked surprised. He was already tall and thick, but now he looked even more honest and dumb.

"Why isn't this allowed? Let me tell you, even county magistrates have done this in the past."

He said in a tone of voice: "Follow me in a few days, and I will help you gain more knowledge. When you get to the village, you will understand that every farmer who sees you will have to support you."

Xiang Cun frowned secretly, laughed with everyone, and then found an opportunity to sneak out.

"Captain." Xiang Cun came to Qin Yi with a serious face and explained what happened just now.

"There are quite a lot of loopholes for them to exploit." Qin Yi stood on the corridor, sneered, and said again: "However, it is not easy for you to be a county official. If this happens, they will never deal with you again.

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"Young one knows the consequences." Xiang Cun cupped his hands and said, "If I hadn't been the captain, I would have died on the way to Shu to seek refuge."

Qin Yi thought of how he got to know Xiang Cun, and couldn't help but sigh: "You are a blessing in disguise, but it doesn't matter. After this incident, you don't need to be a county official anymore."

"Thank you, Captain!" Xiang Cun said gratefully.
Chapter completed!