Wang Zeng glanced at Du Yan with pity and did not speak to Du Yan again.

Wang Zeng and Du Yan did not have a deep friendship, but he also knew Du Yan, knew Du Yan's personality, knew Du Yan's temperament, and knew that Du Yan could not do anything that harmed the official family.

But there is a saying.

Don't be diligent, don't be lazy, and you won't be long-sighted.

Du Yan knocked down the muzzle of the gun this time.

He had just finished telling Kou Ji about the purpose of recalling the Wei Palace, and something happened in the palace.

It was useless for him to explain it now.

Because Zhao Zhen won't listen to his explanation.

Zhao Zhen, who was in anger, would only be angry with him.

The king had passed Du Yan and appeared before the soldiers who were escorting the gold, silver, and jewels, and issued an edict, instructing: "Deliver all the money and goods to the treasury." Lu Xiang and the officials of the household department were already waiting at the gate of the state treasury.

After all the money is in the treasury, the court will reward each of you. ”

The soldiers all agreed, and escorted the gold, silver and jewels to the treasury.

The treasury is not in the palace, but outside it.

Sandwiched between Shangshu Province and Xifu.

The state treasury was located outside the palace to facilitate the distribution of money among the yamen.

After Wang Zeng sent the soldiers who escorted the gold, silver and jewelry away, he returned to Du Yan's side, looked at Du Yan who was paralyzed on the ground and lost his soul, and sighed.

"Good intentions do bad things, it's people like you."

Wang Zeng sighed, took out a document from his cuff, and handed it to Du Yan.

"You are also a rare good minister in the court, and Lu Xiang and I don't want to see you fall because of this, so we fought for you a chance. Take your family and go to Hexi.

When you get to Hexi, it's time to harvest the grain.

Hexi's regular closing will be handed over to you.

After Kou Ji returns to the court, you will be the chief official of Hexi.

Of course, the title of appeaser doesn't fall to you.

Lu Xiang and I helped you get an identity that was in charge of Hexi's official affairs. ”

Du Yan looked at Wang Zeng in a daze, not knowing what to say.

Wang Zeng saw that Du Yan did not accept the document in his hand, so he squatted down and put the document in Du Yan's arms.

When Du Yan turned around to leave, Du Yan suddenly spoke, "I...... I'm ...... in my life. Isn't there no chance...... It's back to ......."

Wang Zeng turned around, stared at Du Yan and said, "Then it depends on whether Zhang Guifei's death is man-made." ”

Without waiting for Du Yan to speak, Wang Zeng continued: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you can return to the dynasty or not. Even though Zhang Guifei's death was not man-made. You can't untie the knots you planted in the hearts of the officials.

Even if you return to the court, the official family will not reuse you. ”

Du Yan was shocked.

Wang Zeng did not go any further, but turned and walked towards the palace.

Du Yan was left alone, sitting alone on the ground.

Du Yan sat on the ground until the evening, when he was asked about his family and helped him back to the house.

When I passed by the state bridge, I saw a very luxurious procession, knocking and knocking into Bianjing City.

After inquiring carefully, I learned that it was the team of the Wei Wangfu who had just been recalled.

……

The wind in the west of the river is very strong.

The wind swept the sand and soil all over the west of the river.

The golden crops in the field are blown down on one side.

Kou Ji and Li Di, one of them copied a sickle, harvesting crops in the field.

Shazhou is the first place in Hexi to reclaim wasteland, and it is also the first place where grain is ripe.

The golden crops are in sight, and many people are rushing to harvest their crops in the fields.

There are many fields in Shazhou, but there are few people in Shazhou.

The people who helped the people of Shazhou to reclaim wasteland have been distributed to various places.

Therefore, there are not many people who help the people of Shazhou to harvest crops.

As soon as Kou Ji inspected Shazhou, he was dragged to the field by Li Di to help the people harvest the crops.

From the sun rising in the east to the sun setting in the west, Koji so-so-so finished cutting an acre of wheat.

Kou Ji felt that he had put in a lot of effort, but the owner of the field who was picking up the ears of wheat behind him had a sad face.

Li Di carried a sickle, hung his waist, walked over from the field, and after seeing the crops harvested by Kou Ji, he looked disgusted.

"One acre of wheat, you ruined half an acre, you have to compensate others."

Kou Ji was not happy when he heard this, "I said that I can't harvest the crops, and you didn't pull me to help harvest the crops." If there is a loss, you have to compensate for it. ”

When Li Di heard this, the disgust on his face became even stronger, "You can't even harvest crops, how can you be an official." ”

Kou Ji said dissatisfiedly: "No one stipulates that those who are officials must be able to harvest crops. ”

Li Di snorted coldly: "My Beijing officials of the Great Song Dynasty will harvest crops. ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth, but he couldn't argue.

Because there is a huge area of Huangzhuang in Bianjing City.

Every year when the spring planting and autumn harvest come, the official family will take hundreds of officials to experience life in person.

Often, the officials clean up the crops once or twice, and they rest on the side, and the officials are the main force in farming.

Therefore, the officials in Bianjing City will harvest crops and plant crops.

Kou Ji has been an official for many years, and he really hasn't participated in this event.

Kou Ji glanced at Li Di, "Even if I spoil other people's crops, it's your fault." To compensate is also to be compensated by you. ”

Li Di said confidently: "The old man is very poor now. The old man has just settled his wife and children, and the rest of the money in his hand has been spent cleanly, how can he have the money to compensate the family.

It's you, the rich oil, and a little bit of it is cut out of the fingernails, which is enough to compensate others. ”

"Are you poor?"

Kou Ji exclaimed as if he had heard something strange, and said: "The warrior monks of the Thousand Buddha Caves have opened up 300,000 mu of fertile land, of which 100,000 mu are under your name, will you be poor?" ”

Li Di snorted: "That's what you forced into the old man, not what the old man wanted." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Then I'll go back and take it back." ”

Li Di immediately shouted, "That's not going to work...... What was given to the old man, how could he go back. ”

Kou Ji sneered: "Aren't you always greedy for money? ”

Li Di glanced sideways, "If the old man doesn't occupy a little, those good fields will not be divided by you black-hearted guys." One person has 500,000 acres, you really dare to start, and I am not afraid of supporting you to death. ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, not wanting to continue talking to Li Di.

An old man and a young man carried a sickle, walked to the side of the road, and sat down on the ground.

After taking a few sips of water, Li Di stared at the endless crops and said with emotion: "Who would have thought that Shazhou, which was desolate in the past, could grow such good crops." ”

"There is no useless land, only useless people...... Not everyone is like my descendants of Yan and Huang, who can manage a piece of land in a down-to-earth manner......"

Kou Ji stretched his waist and said casually.

Li Di nodded very approvingly, "In the whole world, there is no more diligent person than us." Therefore, the land under the whole world should be handed over to us to plant. Someone else planted, that's all wasted. ”

Kou Ji cried and laughed: "The world is very big, far bigger than you think, are you sure we can plant it?" ”

Li Di said dissatisfiedly: "Why can't you grow it?" We give birth to a little more, and if we give birth to more, we will plant it. ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I heard that there are no prisoners and beggars in the Great Song Dynasty now. Both prisoners and beggars were sent to Hexi. At the moment, there are not many idlers in my Great Song Dynasty, are you sure we can still grow other places? ”

Li Di said heroically: "Then let the people have more babies, ten or twenty years later, these babies will grow up and help us plant together." ”

Kou Ji stared at Li Di in amazement, and asked tentatively, "You don't plan to encourage childbirth in Hexi, do you?" ”

Li Di snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "What encouragement? The old man didn't bother to encourage them. The old man directly issued the decree. Give birth to a handle, fine tax, fine heavy tax.

If you give birth to two handles, you will be fined a light tax.

Three are not punished.

Four tax exemptions. ”

Kou Ji glanced at Li Di up and down, and said in astonishment: "You weren't killed by the people?" ”

Li Di snorted coldly: "What face do they have to beat the old man? The imperial court sent them thousands of acres of fertile land and three mothers-in-law, if they couldn't even give birth to four belts, then it would be better to die, and live to waste food in vain. ”

The corners of Kou Ji's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but laugh: "You have been a lot tougher recently......"

Li Di said without being salty: "The old man is drinking Hexi water now, so naturally there must be some Hexi people who should be strong." ”

Kou Ji groaned: "Have you ever thought that your decree will cause many male babies to appear in Hexi, and when the time comes, there will be an imbalance between men and women in Hexi, and the male baby will not be able to marry his mother-in-law, so what should I do?" ”

Li Di looked at Kou Ji like a fool, "How did the mother-in-law of the people of Shazhou come here?" ”

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "Do you want those boys to go out and rob their mothers-in-law?" ”

Li Di nodded very seriously, "Anyway, it's not to rob our own people, they are out, you can rob whoever you want to be your mother-in-law." ”

Kou Ji stared at Li Di with a serious face and said, "Are you still a civil official?" Or is it the civil official who worries about the country and the people? ”

"Phew......"

Li Di took a sip and said lightly: "It's not been for a long time...... The old man went to the Western Regions and realized that what the old man did in the court in the past was useless.

Handled so many government affairs with all his might and implemented so many decrees that were good for the people, in the end, it was those wealthy families who benefited.

The people did not get any benefit, but became more and more miserable.

The old man has been busy for most of his life, thinking that he has helped the people to seek a lot of benefits.

It wasn't until I arrived in Hexi that I found that all the benefits were taken by those wealthy families.

The people got nothing. ”

Kou Ji opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

Li Di glanced at Kou Ji and continued, "Your set of methods to help the people make a fortune is very useful. The old man has been studying recently. ”

Kou Ji shook his head and said, "I'm just a newcomer to officialdom......"

Before Kou Ji could finish his words, Li Di interrupted him brutally.

"Don't say those words of self-humility, in front of the old man, don't be humble. Although your kid has just entered the officialdom, your kid's mind is very low, and he has always put himself in the position of the people, and has been putting himself in the shoes of the people.

It's not like us who keep saying that we are working for the well-being of the people, but in fact, we rarely consider problems from the perspective of the people. ”

Li Di admired Kou Ji's decree in Shazhou very much, and pulled Kou Ji to say a lot, until the starlight first appeared, and then returned to Shazhou City with Kou Ji.

After returning to Shazhou City, the two did not go to the Li Mansion, but rushed to a huge wheat field in Shazhou City.

At the critical juncture of the righteous grain harvest, the people have many fields and few people, so they dare not waste a little time.

During the day, they harvest in the fields, and at night they threw wheat in the wheat fields.

The people drove cattle and horses, pulled stones and mills, and ran over the wheat again and again.

The ripe wheat was milled.

Then fork out the stalks, gather the wheat together, and raise the wheat in the wind.

The wind blew away the husks, leaving the golden wheat on the ground.

The wheat was packed into pockets of animal skins and piled up into hill after mountain.

A few people in long robes mingled among the people, asking if the wheat in their hands could be used.

If the people wanted to make a move, the two of them would pinch their fingers in private, confirm the price of the wheat, and decide whether to buy or not to sell.

It was the people of Koji who gathered the wheat.

It was Li Di's people who harvested the other crops.

During this period, merchants are not allowed to enter the wheat fields.

Neither Kou Ji nor Li Di allowed the merchants to come in, depressed the price of grain, and bullied the people.

Nor is it allowed to leak large quantities of grain.

Bags of grain, before dawn, were delivered to the granary in the city lord's mansion.

The thirty granaries built by Li Di were filled to the brim within two days.

"Harvest...... Great Harvest ...... God has finally opened his eyes......"

Li Di looked at the grain piled up in the granary and sighed sincerely.

Kou Ji stared at the grain in the granary and said with a smile: "It seems that the granary you built is not enough. The crops in Shazhou City have not even been harvested for a tenth of them, and your granary is full. ”

Li Di said solemnly: "Then you have to accept it...... Take it back and fill all the newly created standing positions in Hexi......"

Kou Ji pondered for a moment, "I'm afraid that Hexi can't digest so much grain." After all, the fertile land we have cultivated in Hexi is very large, but the people in Hexi are very small. ”

"Then transport it back to Bianjing City, and show it to the profiteers who raised the price of grain during the disaster, with this big granary in Hexi, they don't want to make a fortune during the disaster in the future."

Li Di said firmly.

Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Those grain merchants in Bianjing City are going to be unlucky this year......

Li Di snorted coldly: "That's what they deserve!" The old man still remembers that when the Yellow River flooded, those grain merchants took the opportunity to make a fortune. ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "That's good...... Then you continue to collect food...... I'll send someone to pull away the grain you collected......"

When Li Di heard this, he rolled his eyes, "When the grain was ripe, you specially came to Shazhou, didn't you just worry about the grain in Shazhou?" ”

Kou Ji smiled and said, "Now that Hexi has settled down, I should also return to Beijing." Eighteen letters from the official urging me to return to Beijing have been handed over. When I go back to Beijing, I can't go back empty-handed, right? If I go back empty-handed, others will think that I have been tossing around in Hexi for nearly a year and have done nothing. ”