Bai Ko walked into the imperial study and saw Shi Tianmin standing there, and immediately knew in his heart what the saint wanted to see him for, so he calmly saluted first. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The saint snorted coldly from above.

"White Kom, huh? Mr. Bai? Do you know why you were called? ”

"The people don't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty."

"I don't know? Okay, I ask you, did you know about the disaster relief in Dacheng Mansion last summer, and Gu Yun sent people to the past? ”

"The people know about it, and the people also know that this is discussed by all the shareholders of the farm, and then with the major shareholders of the three parties as the managers, organize a team to follow the prince's team to see if there is any business to do, and I heard that there are many other caravans."

"What else? Does Ye Guogong Gu Yun'an know? Shi Tianmin and Palace Changji can't send government soldiers, the guards are Gu Yun's family guards, and so many people have to be mobilized, so Gu Yunan just asks? ”

"Master Gu only knows that he went to Dacheng Mansion with the prince's team to pick up cheap business, Gu Yun is already an imperial businessman who supports himself, and his family has long regarded him as a young master who can make his own decisions, he said that he wanted manpower, and the old lady really didn't ask much at that time."

"And then? What kind of business has you done? ”

"The situation in Dacheng Mansion is not good, the whole territory has been affected, and I went for nothing, but I didn't do any business."

"Truth?"

"The folk girls really didn't see what goods they brought back, they didn't even have fun customs, the most they said were starvation everywhere, no one picked up the corpses, a few homeless people did not hesitate to kill people in order to compete for the steamed buns in the muddy water, the beautiful little girl sold herself into the dust for a bag of steamed buns that was enough for the whole family to eat, the young and strong laborers who were not sick and painless sold as long as they could have a full meal of steamed buns and steamed buns, the main people sent out by Gu Yun were the guards in the house, they were all a group of people with firm minds, But when they came back, they said that they couldn't stand the miserable situation there, it was like hell on earth. ”

The saint's face turned cold when he heard this, and he glanced at Shi Tianmin, who was trembling below.

"Shi Tianmin said that they bought good slaves in Dacheng Mansion, and through the ship prepared by the palace chief, escorted by Gu Yun's guards, a total of one or two thousand people were transported back, and now they are all on the farm, you are now the largest shareholder of the farm, and the chief treasurer, so many foreign populations, have you confirmed that it is true?"

"That's right, at that time, a total of 1,988 men, women, and children were transported from Dacheng Mansion, and by the time the women went to the farm to check on the spot a few years ago, the population had changed to 2,007 people, and eight people died due to various reasons such as water and soil adaptation and age, but 27 new births were added, 18 male babies, 9 female babies, and 36 pregnant women who have not yet reached their due date."

Bai Ko laid out the numbers clearly, and many of the questions that the sage wanted to say were suddenly blocked back into his throat, and Shi Tianmin and Grandpa Xi were also dumbfounded.

"You know it all."

"These are the basic things that must be understood."

"You don't have such a relaxed tone, nearly 2,000 people, how did they get to the farm? People say that it is difficult to leave the homeland, if it is not for the hometown to live, can you still take advantage of the loopholes? ”

"Your Majesty, this one has to be clarified, they are not slaves who were bought,"

"It's not a slave, but it can go with you voluntarily?!"

"It's really voluntary."

"You think I'll believe it?!" The saint slapped the table wildly, and his father-in-law was busy persuading.

"The farm needs a lot of good hands in farming, Dacheng Mansion has been hit by a disaster again, and it has long been commonplace for local officials and squires to collude to embezzle disaster relief money, grain and affected land, Gu Yun knows that the disaster victims will not be able to survive in their hometown, so he wants to do a good deed and recruit some people to work on the farm."

"Editor! You make it up again! ”

"There is no compilation, Your Majesty, the people are not compiled. Gu Yun said that the people who went to recruit people used steamed buns to feed the victims to their heart's content, in order to show the strength of the main family to support so many people, and selected voluntary families from them, among which there were many people who dragged their families to cheat a meal of steamed buns, but it didn't matter, anyway, they did good deeds, although they finally took away nearly 2,000 people, but in those months, there were three or four thousand people who had a full stomach. ”

The sage pursed his lips, and was blocked by Bai Ko's words.

"And what about the people who came to the farm? What is the identity now? ”

"Civilians."

Shi Tianmin, who had been standing quietly on the side, suddenly had a look of surprise on his face, and this fleeting facial expression was also seen by the saint who had been paying attention.

"Not a slave?"

"How can it be a slave? Your Majesty, who do you listen to fanning the flames? Gu Yun is the prince of the world, he is the imperial businessman, the palace chief is the king of the county, Shi Tianmin is the eldest son of the eldest princess, and the rest of the small shareholders are also the sons of the king's grandson, who dares to blatantly get along with the law? Enjoying the glory given by the court, can you still ignore the royal law? Isn't this eating the owner's meal and smashing the owner's pot? Isn't this a sign that we are going to rebel?! Your Majesty, who is so juggling right and wrong in front of you? Minnu is now the first shareholder and chief treasurer, and she must seek justice! ”

"Gu Yun, the nearly 2,000 people they worked so hard to get back, are all civilians now?"

"They are all commoners, there are hired contracts, each of them has a handprint, the original of the contract and the list are in the hands of the people's daughters, if Your Majesty wants to see them, tomorrow the people's daughters will be sent to the palace. It is precisely because of these contracts that we did not go to the government to make them all slaves, and took advantage of the fire in the disaster area to rob and buy good slaves. Bai Ko's face was sincere.

"Since those people are civilians, is that Shi Tianmin lying?"

"Your Majesty, I ......!"

Shi Tianmin immediately panicked, and Bai Qiao glanced at him lightly.

"Your Majesty, it's not that he's lying, a group of sons and brothers with no political experience have come together to discuss the idea, how can you expect them to think it through, and it's not like waiting for the matter to be done and then asking others to clean up the aftermath. And at that time, there was an accident immediately after King Yu returned to Beijing, and the thoughts of the sons and brothers all ran away with the fathers and brothers in the officialdom, and they forgot about the naturalization of this newcomer, and did not rush to do it. And now, it's a procrastination work, those Dacheng Mansion disaster victims are still civilians, otherwise these big and small shareholders will be unlucky one by one, and the people's daughter will become the most wronged one, the shares that have just been taken over, and they haven't done anything, so they will be guilty of causing a head first. ”

"Little girl, ghostly, you don't shout grievances in front of me, your newly inherited shares, the trouble caused by their son-in-law, can I still be counted on your head? Do you think of me like a faint king? ”

"The folk girls don't dare, but as civilians, they are naturally afraid of accidents."

The saint, who had been straining his face since Bai Ke entered the imperial study, finally showed a smile on his face at this moment, and the atmosphere in the room also relaxed.

"Since you have explained it clearly, you can go back first, and send the original list to the household department tomorrow, and I will return it to you when the case is completed."

"Yes, I will send it over tomorrow morning, and the people will retire."

Bai Ko bowed and retreated, went outside to tidy up his clothes and tie his cloak, chatted a few words with the little eunuch on duty under the porch, stuffed some tea money into the palms of others, and then said goodbye to each other with a smile.

She's completely fine here, and everything has been picked up.