Xiping five years, the first day of September!

Liaodong County, Taishou Mansion.

On this day, the main gate of the Taishou Mansion was wide open, and the county soldiers stood along the street.

Li Man led the county officials to wear official uniforms, wear crowns, and hang ribbons around their waists, and stood in front of the main gate.

Li Yang climbed onto a high platform inside the Yimen, looked at the scene in front of him, and muttered to himself: "It seems that a noble person is coming." ”

It's noon sharp.

A young eunuch pulled the throat of the male duck and said, "The auspicious time has arrived." ”

After the eunuch finished speaking, two angels held the holy decree in their hands and entered from the main gate until they stopped in the Yi Gate.

There was an incense case built into the door, and two angels walked to the back of the case, and one of the older eunuchs looked at Li Man, neither humble nor arrogant: "Liaodong is too guarded to receive the order." ”

Hearing this, Li Man hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty is happy for a long time." ”

After Li Man's words, the angel unfolded the holy decree and read it aloud: "The Son of Heaven said: Liaodong County is too guarded, Li Man, Tianhui is smart, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and I am very relieved." There is a division from the renegotiation of the award, the reward of millions.

Qing Xian's strategy of controlling locusts won my heart, and he authorized Liaodong County to take the lead in the trial, hoping that Qing would be diligent and make new contributions.

Announce to the world, let the salty make it known! ”

When Li Man heard this, he solemnly bowed again, and after three bows, he raised his hands high and said, "Long live Your Majesty, and the ministers will thank you." ”

After the angel held the holy decree in his hand and handed it over to Li Man, he suddenly changed his face, and said with a flattering smile: "The prince of the mansion is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and the slave and maid congratulate the prince of the mansion of Li Fujun." ”

Li Man is also quite good at coming to things, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, neither humble nor arrogant: "Borrow the angel's auspicious words, invite the angel to drink some hot soup." ”

When the eunuch heard this, his smile was even more than three points, and he waved his hand and said, "No, no, the slave and maid have to return to Beijing to report to His Majesty, so they won't stay here for long." ”

"That's fine, the emperor's order matters." As he spoke, Li Man personally sent the two angels out of the door.

Suddenly, the older eunuch raised his hand and patted his head, and said apologetically: "Look at my memory, I almost missed the right thing." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the carriage in front of him, and said, "This is the silver money that His Majesty gave to the king, a total of one million dollars, and the king can take it." ”

"It's nature." , Li Man arched his hand in the direction of the capital, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty gave it, I dare not say goodbye." ”

Anyway. Li Man looked back at Fu Bo behind him and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Fu Bo hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, and said: "The gifts for the angels have been prepared and loaded, twenty high-grade Dongzhu, twenty high-quality wild ginseng, and fifty furs such as wolves and foxes. ”

Li Man nodded when he heard this, and said to the angel: "A little courtesy, not respect." ”

The two eunuchs smiled like chrysanthemums, thanked them repeatedly, asked Li Man to stay, and left with a satisfied face.

The momentum of the eunuch party has been achieved, and Li Man has to pretend to be a snake with him, he can distinguish the priorities, rather than being hindered by the eunuch party, it is better to give some money to do things, and the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem.

Li Man can't do the kind of thing that sacrifices his life to get rid of his name, he is a typical pragmatist, and it is good to do more practical things for the people.

Hu Guang is old, Li Man can't count on his old man to come forward in everything, Li Man has grown into a local boss who can take charge of himself, for him, there is no need to trouble his teacher for what he can settle.

After sending off the angel of the proclamation, Li Man summoned the county officials and instructed: "Order the county officials to disguise themselves as ordinary people, go to low-lying and watery places, dig locust seeds, and after three days, come to the county government to receive a reward, taking forty yuan per stone as an example, and get more for more work."

All counties, townships, and pavilions in the county informed Li Shu of the locust control with notices.

Within three days, the public servants of the counties, townships, and pavilions went out to the streets every day at the hour of the morning, gathered the crowd with gongs and drums, and informed the people about the control of locusts until the end of the unitary hour. ”

As the saying goes: grinding guns in battle, not fast and light, there is still some time from the autumn harvest, at this time digging locust seeds, how much can still play some effect, even if the results are very little, it doesn't matter, first, do it is better than not to do it, second, this year's various arrangements, just a rehearsal for the coming year, first learn from the experience, to do things in the coming year, naturally there will be rules.

Although 40 yuan is not much, but for ordinary people, this is also a lot of extra income, and this matter is closely related to the harvest of their own acres, as long as it is guided, the people naturally have no reason to refuse, as long as the people get benefits from it, the people will naturally respond positively.

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly saluted and promised, and when they saw that the prince had no other instructions, they left one after another.

Li Man is in Liaodong, like the emperor of the soil, all major military and political affairs are decided by a word, and the officials in the county can only obey their orders.

Three days later.

In front of the county guard's mansion, there was a crowd of people, and hundreds of public servants disguised as ordinary people pushed the carts one after another and went to the Taishou Mansion to make errands.

The people were all amazed when they saw it, and they stopped to watch from afar, not daring to come closer.

Some people were even whispering, and the common man said: "The county guard is the most important promise, and he will definitely give the money if he says it." ”

The people nodded again and again, and said: "Li Fujun is a rare good official and a clean official in the world, and the prince will not deceive us." ”

When the people heard this, they pursed their lips with disdain, and said sarcastically: "Since the prefect is benevolent and righteous, why don't you follow the order of the prefect and go to a low-lying and watery place to dig locust seeds?" ”

The old face of the common man B who was teased turned red and snorted for a long time, but finally turned into a sigh and said: "It's not that we don't believe in the king, it's just that the autumn harvest is coming, and we need to take care of the crops." ”

The words of the common man B resonated with the people around him, and the autumn harvest was imminent, and the people were eager to stay in the fields every day, as if the crops in the fields would disappear if they were not careful.

The actions of the common people are often suspicious of pedantic, but they are also a group of foolish people who are both respectable and lovable.

Those who are content and happy can be the cornerstone of the court, and the people are precisely this kind of people.

Outside the Taishou Mansion, the people spontaneously lined up in a long line, this scene fell in the eyes of people with a heart, it has a deep meaning, how can ordinary people be so obedient?

After a stick of incense.

Li Man was dressed in official uniforms and led a group of county officials to appear in everyone's sight.

Li Man raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling that he had something to say.

When it sounded, the gong rang out.

"Silence." , the public stepped forward and shouted loudly.

Seeing this, the people were silent, and they stretched out their heads and tiptoed to look at the gate of the Taishou Mansion.

Li Man cleared his throat, looked around, and said in a loud voice: "The strategy of curing locusts is actually a policy for benefiting the people and benefiting the people, as long as everyone acts according to the instructions of the county government, the probability of locust plague can be greatly reduced. ”

After a pause, Li Man raised his hand and promised: "Forty yuan for a stone locust seed, which will be distributed by the local county government, and Tong Su will not be bullied." ”

Li Man's words, such as his words, make the people convinced, this is the benefit of prestige.

The people knelt down and kowtowed, their eyes full of excitement.

The people were skeptical of the words of the public servants, but the people of Liaodong were convinced of Li Man's words.

For this windfall, the people are naturally glad to accept it, this kind of work, the young and strong will not do, as the main labor of the family, they naturally have to farm, but the old and young of the family can be mobilized, under the leadership of the county government, go to the low-lying and damp place to dig locust seeds, anyway, idle is idle, it is better to go out to earn some money, every afternoon, after the end of the day's work, the young and strong push the cart, the fruits of the labor of the old and young in the family can be sold to the county government.