The old hunter who changed his surname to Bai brought his full set of hunting equipment and was about to bring Bai's name into the mountain. At the same time, he said: "You said last night that you want to use this valley to store water, but how can you let the water you get flow to those villages."
"I have my own way." Bai Minghe did not explain any more. After seeing this valley, Bai Minghe thought of the landslide lake in later generations. It was not stressful to flood this abandoned quarry. The valleys connected together were not submerged in an instant, and the small animals also had the chance to escape.
As for some trees on the mountain, if the terrain is low, it will definitely be flooded in the water, so it will be cut down in advance.
After walking around the mountain, after confirming the location, when returning to the old hunter's hut, the Sun family also came.
"Let's go to the Lu family!" Bai Minghe had already made a decision in his heart. He took a deer hunted by the old hunter as a gift and rushed to the Lu family. At this time, Bai Minghe knew that only the Lu family could help him.
The land without a master is all belonged to the official family, and to put it more carefully, it belongs to the emperor.
Who does this forest and valley belong to? Baiminghe needs to know clearly whether it can be done. First, the ownership of the land must be opened.
When he came to the Lu family, the third master of the Lu family, the fifth-rank Hanlin of the dynasty, Lu Zhengqiu personally received the Baiminghe in the side hall. As for the Sun clan, he was naturally invited to the woodshed to eat and drink some hot food.
"Mr. Lu, I'm not to hide it. I have found a solution to this matter. And it can ensure that the spring plowing water situation in Bali Sanshiyi Village will improve this year and will be completely solved next year. Not only that, I have a large income project, which can bring at least 1,000 taels of silver to Bali Sanshiyi Village and pay the government a tax of 100 taels."
After Lu Zhengqiu sat down, he was preparing to be polite and polite.
Logically speaking, Bai Minghe should have sued the crime first, because this was disturbing the Chinese New Year, and it happened to be disturbing the Lu family dinner. He should have said some self-blame and accused him. Therefore, the lines that Lu Zhengqiu originally prepared were polite and kind words.
But who would have thought that Bai Minghe had solved the problem as soon as he spoke, and he really choked Lu Zhengqiu very much.
"Hiss..." Lu Zhengqiu took a deep breath. You know, this problem has not been solved for decades. Who dares to say that the previous county magistrates and prefects were incompetent?
But in fact, some people really compare them.
"Nephew, but take it seriously?" Lu Zhengqiu's name changed. His sons were two years older than Bai Minghe and were also a juren who participated in the examination this year. It was not an exaggeration to call him Nephew. Instead, he became a little kinder.
"Let's come and listen. This is a young and frivolous juren!" A young eunuch walked in from outside. Although he was arrogant, he still bowed when he saw Lu Zhengqiu: "Mr. Lu, our family was originally here to say goodbye. I'll forgive me for hearing some interesting news."
If you have face, you will have inner strength.
Since the eunuch gave Lu Zhengqiu face, Lu Zhengqiu nodded with a smile and then introduced to Bai Minghe: "This official, the Jin Manager of the Food Department, went to Shanxi to buy wine and vinegar. It is difficult to walk on the snow. I borrowed 100 servants from my Lu family. I have to send the wine to the palace before the Spring Festival!"
Lu Zhengqiu's few words not only introduced the eunuch, but also expressed his attitude, but also reflected many problems.
First, he called Jin Guanshi, which means that he had no intersection with this eunuch. It is a saying that he drew a clear line. After all, as a scholar, he naturally did not associate with the eunuch.
Another point is Bai Minghe guessed that it is already during the Chinese New Year, and the county and prefecture yamen may not be able to recruit enough personnel, and even if they can be summoned, it will be a waste of time. In addition, the eunuch's duties are not high and he cannot borrow the help of the garrison.
The last thing is that this young eunuch is really attentive to work and does not delay his trip because of heavy snow.
This Jinguan official, named Jin Jie, is not very good at his duties, but is just an ordinary manager in the Eighth Bureau of the Inner Officials. This time his mission is to go to Shanxi to escort tribute wine to Beijing.
The internal officials, the twelve supervisors, the four departments, and the eight bureaus are collectively called the twenty-four yamen.
He had borrowed someone and came over to say hello to Lu Zhengqiu before saying goodbye. This was his etiquette. The fifth-rank official of the Hanlin Academy is not a small official. This is the person who can enter the palace in the future. Jin Jie would come over and save face.
But on the way, he heard that a juren had bet on all the floating tickets for the examination to resolve the conflicts in the Bali and Thirty-Two Villages for many years. So when he heard the words inside, he was young after all, and couldn't help but shout a few words.
But when Jin Jie heard Lu Zhengqiu's attitude, he felt a little sad.
After all, in the eyes of these literati, he, the young eunuch of the ninth rank, seemed to be inconsistent in Lu Zhengqiu's eyes.
The curiosity that was originally young disappeared and he gave a greeting: "Thank you Lord Lu for your help. When we return to the palace, we will definitely report to our grandfather for Lord Lu's help."
The grandfather that Jin Jie mentioned was naturally not his grandfather.
Eunuchs refer to various positions of internal officials. Only when they have ranks are qualified to be eunuchs. For example, Jinjie is mostly called emperors and grandfathers. Only top eunuchs like the governors and servants are qualified to be called emperors or long live emperors.
(Retrieved from: Mr. Chen Baoliang's "History of Social Life in the Ming Dynasty".)
Lu Zhengqiu just gave in, which was considered a return of courtesy. His interactions with the eunuch were limited to face, and only official affairs, and absolutely no private affairs. This is the arrogance of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.
Bai Minghe turned around and gave a tribute, but he gave a secret look and signaled to talk outside Lu's mansion.
Jin Jie seemed to have no reaction and left after a bow, his expression a little sad.
Lu Zhengqiu said to Bai Minghe at this time: "I am in the Ming Dynasty, and there are currently 100,000 eunuchs. The shocking event of the year before was what the traitor king of the country did. As a scholar, you should be upright and serve the country and the people."
"Mr. Lu taught me a lesson that I was taught by my younger students!" Bai Minghe didn't understand what happened two years ago, but he didn't want to say much now.
"What my nephew said just now is that there is a solution to the matter in Bali and Thirty-Two Villages, but what are the difficulties?" Lu Zhengqiu's tone of speaking to Bai Minghe was completely different from Jin Jie just now. This is the attitude of literati towards literati.
Bai Minghe said: "The solution is nothing more than enough water. As long as you give these villages enough water, this problem can naturally be solved. So after checking the waterway, there is a place where some soil and rocks may be needed, so I want to ask Lord Lu to ask about which one is whose field. Secondly, I want to borrow some gunpowder to open mountains!"
After saying that, Bai Minghe asked for paper and pen, and drew in detail the location of the valley he chose.
After understanding clearly, Lu Zhengqiu said:
"You should do this first. Now it is the New Year period. Gunpowder can be solved a little. If it is not enough, I will help you solve part of it after the beginning of the year. As for who that mountain belongs to, it will not be verified after the New Year."
"Thank you, Lord Lu." The white-famous He bowed for a long time.
Lu Zhengqiu stood up and replied with a half-gift: "I thanked you, too, my mother liked it very much."
"That younger generation will give up, and there are still many things to do in a hurry. After all, spring plowing is not waiting for anyone." Bai Minghe bowed again.
Lu Zhengqiu personally sent Baiminghe out of the inner courtyard gate, which was already a great courtesy. When he went out, Lu Zhengqiu said again: "I heard that my nephews will go to Zhuozhou to take the lanterns on the Lantern Festival and participate in the trial meeting. At that time, I can be with my Lu family, and some nephews in the Lu family will go to Zhuozhou to see you!"
"I will definitely go with you!" Bai Minghe gave another gift and left the Lu family's manor.
But no one saw it outside the Lu family. The young manager named Jin Jie may not have noticed his eyes, which disappointed Bai Minghe somewhat.
Riding on the donkey, let Sun Hu lead the way, and preparing to go back to Xiaquan Village.
But who would have thought that after walking less than five miles, he saw a carriage parked on the side of the road. Jin Jie stood by the side of the road, looking at Bai Minghe from afar. He had a smile on his face.
Bai Minghe signaled Sun Hu not to get close, and walked over alone.
Jin Jie also asked his entourage to leave farther away. Then he clasped his fists at Bai Minghe: "Do you want to get to know me, a eunuch?" Jin Jie said a self-deprecating sentence. You should know that the inner essays in the palace are very taboos for some words. Obviously, Jin Jie was stimulated by Lu Zhengqiu just now.
The white-named He smiled slightly: "You are just a dog."
Jin Jie still had a smile on his face. He didn't believe that Bai Minghe asked him to meet him just to scold him. So he was still waiting for Bai Minghe to continue talking.
Bai Minghe is also a test. If Jin Jie had no intention of being at all, there would naturally be no need to continue talking about it.
"This dog is only loyal to one person, and everything, including his own life, belongs to that person. Being this dog is good, even if you bite countless famous ministers to death, it will be the same forever... it will be remembered forever!" Bai Minghe mentioned the dog again, but Jin Jie's face couldn't help but sink. But if you continue listening, Jin Jie had to admit that Bai Minghe was talking about the most reasonable sayings.
Bai Minghe raised his hand again: "I, Bai Minghe in Guanzhong, is well-read in poetry and books, is loyal and courageous, and pays attention to the word "faith" in order to deal with things. I made a vow to achieve it. But with me alone, it is difficult for these 5,000 villagers to accomplish this big thing, so I want to ask you to help me, and of course I can help you too."
"How to help me, what are the benefits?" Jin Jie is a smart person and a pitiful person.
He was not a Han Chinese, but a young child who was kidnapped from Annan. After entering the palace, because his childhood was similar to another eunuch, he was taken into his godson and his surname was Jin. And that one was Jin Ying, the eunuch who was very loyal to the Yingzong Dynasty. He supported Zhu Jianshen as the prince, so he was now listed with countless charges and was placed under house arrest.
Jin Jie, who was still young, never got any help anymore, and many court officials who are loyal to their current sons and eunuchs in the court were also neglected to isolate Jin Jie.
I found paper and pen in the car immediately, and then picked out some charcoal from the fire that Jin Jie wanted to keep warm.
He could not write eight-legged essays or the Ming Dynasty's policy theory, but Bai Minghe could write plans for future generations. He sat in the carriage and wrote a three thousand-word plan.
Chapter completed!