Chen Xing was about to say more, Yun Xi stepped forward and pressed his shoulder, and said to the guy, "Just collect the money as you say." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" turned his head to Chen Xing and said, "Give money according to other people's prices." ”

Out of the restaurant, Chen Xing said, "Young master, why do you pay the bill according to their rules?" ”

Yun Xi said: "What he said makes sense, of course I, as the emperor's grandson, can't let the people suffer." ”

But what Yun Xi was thinking in his heart was: 'The problem of using grain as collateral for paper money has finally arisen. Although food is not easy to carry, everyone needs it, and it is very suitable as collateral when the collateral is insufficient, but because the price of grain changes due to the change of seasons, the value of the treasure banknote is not stable. ’

But it wasn't wrong. At that time, the amount of treasure money issued was more than the total annual tax revenue of the whole country, and most of the tax revenue was grain and all kinds of messy things, and gold and silver as collateral would be quickly redeemed; Salt is not good, now the implementation of the open law, all salt is handed over to the merchants who transport grain to the border gate for sale, this is related to the border food security, Lao Zhu will not agree to tie the treasure money and salt together; Iron is also not good, the annual output of iron in the late Hongwu period is about 20,000 tons, or about 170,000 stones, so that only more than one million guan treasure banknotes can be exchanged for a year's output, and at this time the stock of treasure banknotes exceeds 30 million guan, it is estimated that iron will disappear immediately when it is put into the market. ’

And if there is a limited supply, whether it is iron or salt, it will inevitably end up being a situation where only those who have access to it can exchange it, and others can't. Ordinary people or ordinary businessmen will not hold treasure money when they know that they cannot be exchanged. Comparatively speaking, the reserves of grain are relatively large, and the ability to withstand shocks is greater. ’

We can only wait until we have occupied the places rich in gold, silver and copper, and then change the collateral system to a reserve system, and use gold, silver and copper as reserves. ’

Yun Xi put down the matter and went to the county office with Chen Xing and Qin Nan to see Zou Ji's verdict.

After waiting for a while, Zou Ji, who had just finished taking a nap and was still yawning, walked into the county yazheng hall and began to try the case.

Yun Xi had secretly watched the trial of the magistrate of Jiangning County before, although Jiangning County did not have much power because it was one of the two counties in the capital, and the slightly larger cases had to be handed over to one of the yamen of Ying Tianfu or the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but it could also be seen that Yang Ren, the magistrate of Jiangning County at that time, was very decisive and efficient in handling the case, and it also convinced the people.

But this Zou Ji is very procrastinating in handling the case, and it is obvious which people are more biased towards which people when he speaks and praises him, even if the case is full of ironclad evidence, the sentence is light, and the time has already been retired in advance. The only thing that is commendable is that the surrounding people did not say that this magistrate had ever accepted bribes.

On the way back, Yun Xi talked to his guards about Zou Ji. Qin Nan said: "This magistrate is really mediocre, and he actually judged the case like this, and His Majesty didn't even take down this official." He only has to be desirable not to take bribes. ”

Yun Xi chuckled, and Chen Xing said, "Have you noticed that although this official's official uniform is torn, the official boots are new and made of high-quality leather. ”

Yun Xi said: "If this Zou Ji's family is rich, it's fine, if the family is not rich, then it is very problematic for him to have such a good pair of boots." Then he said to Chen Xing: "Chen Xing, you are from Shandong, go to the county government to inquire and see if this county magistrate is a rich family." Chen Xing took the order and left.

Yun Xi is going to another post station today, after all, he has already lived in the last post station, and it will be too obvious to stay for another day. Fortunately, Yanzhou is a big city, and there are many post stations in all directions around, and you can live for several days in a connected Yunxi.

Yun Xi came to the newly chosen, and after the post station outside the west gate of Yanzhou City, he still lined up for inspection first, and then entered the arranged house.

Yesterday I had already made an appointment to stay at this post station today, so some of the guards who had been sent out to inquire about the situation and stayed behind were already here, and even Qi Tai had already returned.

When Qi Tai saw Yun Xi, he immediately saluted Yun Xi. Yun Xi sat down in the room and said, "There are no outsiders here, why should you be more polite?" If Lian Qing were here, I'm afraid he would have to tell a joke. ”

Qi Tai still finished the salute meticulously, and then said to Yun Xi: "Today, the minister went to the Yanzhou Mansion, and Lin Jun, the prefect of Yanzhou, received the minister. The minister talked to him, and although his words and deeds were respectful, they were not flattering; The hostess's lunch is also a common dish. Lin Jun also smiled and said: "Northerners eat two meals a day, and noon is not the time when northerners eat, because I don't eat much, so there are not many dishes on the table, not because I don't want to make Zuo Shuzi full." ’”

It can be seen that although he has the intention of paying the minister, he still abides by the duty of the minister. And the minister talked to him about the matter, and he also complained to the minister that His Royal Highness King Lu had not yet ordered a large-scale invasion of Mintian as the emperor's village, and asked the minister to return to Beijing and Duoduo to persuade His Royal Highness King Lu not to do this. ”

Yun Xi said, "What did he tell you? Has he ever sent an excerpt to the capital before? ”

Qi Tai said: "The minister also asked him, and he said that he had sent an excerpt to the capital when he first arrived more than two years ago, but there was no response. ”

Yun Xi asked, "Did you say anything else?" ”

Qi Tai said: "The minister also said to him: 'I came all the way and saw someone encroaching on the people's houses under the banner of His Royal Highness King Lu; I haven't heard that Your Majesty and His Royal Highness King Lu have any intention of building another courtyard in the capital, and this is not the same as occupying the land, why don't you write to inform the capital? ’”

He replied: "It was Lin Jun who thought that His Majesty had acquiesced in this matter after he had written a letter to encroach on the fields and stayed in the middle school, so he did not write a book. The minister immediately went to the capital. ’”

The minister then met with Qiao Yi, the governor of Yanzhou Mansion, and also told him about it, and he also said the same as Lin Jun, and also said that he would immediately sign a joint letter with the prefect. After that, the ministers talked with them about the sub-set and the set, and they also had a good conversation with the ministers. Then the minister returned. ”

Qi Tai concluded: "In Yichen's opinion, the prefect of Yanzhou may be guilty of negligence, but it is also excusable, and he did not collude with the generals of King Lu and Sanwei to invade the people. ”

Cao Zhen's eldest son, Cao Xing, on the side, also said: "Today, the ministers and others are investigating in Yanzhou City, and the people also say that the Yanzhou prefect is not bad as an official, as long as there is nothing related to the Lu Palace, it will be handled impartially and impartially." And the people also said that the prefect of Yanzhou was quite clean. ”

Yun Xi asked again: "Do you have any interrogation about the past experience of Lin Jun, the prefect of Yanzhou, and Qiao Yi, the governor of Yanzhou?" ”

Qi Tai said: "The minister also talked to them about his fame; The prefect Lin Jun, like the minister, was also a jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, and was elected as the magistrate of Chang'an at that time, and in the twenty-second year of Hongwu, he was the governor of Jining, the capital of Yanzhou, and was promoted to the prefect of Yanzhou in the twenty-sixth year. Qiao Yi, the governor of the same house, was born as a person, the official elected as the magistrate of Datong County in the 22nd year of Hongwu, and the 25th year of Hongwu was the governor of Yanzhou, and he was also a native of Shanselenium and Datong. ”

"The minister also inquired about the matter of Ziyang Zhixian, this Ziyang Zhixian Zou Ji is a native of Huguang Macheng, his family is not rich, he was the prefect of Qingzhou before, and he offended His Royal Highness the King of Qi and was demoted to Ziyang Dangzhi County."

Yun Xi thought in his heart: "It seems that there is a problem with this Ziyang Zhixian, and it is likely to collude with King Lu Sanwei; Logically speaking, it makes sense that the prefect or the governor of the same government did not collude with the generals of King Lu Sanwei, and there is a reason not to go to the capital, but why do I always feel that something is not right? ’

Yun Xi was about to continue thinking, and Pushan, who went to King Lu Sanwei, came back drunk. Pu Shan first went to the house to change his clothes, and then came to Yun Xi's house. I saw Pu Shan's eyes clear, how could he have the slightest drunken look?

Pu Shan saluted and said, "Your Highness, the generals of King Lu Sanwei must be involved in this matter. ”

Yun Xi returned the salute and said, "Sit down and say, don't be in a hurry, and don't be too formal." Pu Shan bowed again and sat down.

After Pu Shan sat down, he said: "The minister went to the Sanwei Yamen today, and there was only one commander and one Wei Zhen Fu in the Yamen. Although His Royal Highness King Lu is not in Yanzhou now, and Yanzhou is not a border area, there are very few soldiers and horses for the three guards, less than 10,000 people in total, and there are only two commanders of the three guards, but this is too slack. ”

"The minister walked into the Sanwei Yamen, and when the commander heard why the minister came, he immediately came up flatteringly, and immediately sent someone to call the commander and the commander to come to the yamen."

"King Lu Zhongwei commanded Xiao Fengming, who was the same knowledge, but he arrived soon and talked with the ministers; The minister talked to him and found that he was still capable. King Lu left guard commander Zhu Wan and the commander of the same knowledge, command of the affairs, the right guard commander Zhang Qin and the commander of the affairs until noon until the arrival of the long time, as soon as I arrived at the Yamen, he took me to the largest restaurant in Yanzhou Mansion, said that while eating and talking, the minister is not easy to push. ”

"As soon as they came up, they asked for a lot of dishes, all of which were the signature dishes of Lu cuisine, and they all came up to persuade them to drink, and the minister thought that if he didn't drink, he might not be able to ask anything, so he drank it."

"The minister took the time to ask about the matter of the king's village outside the city for King Lu, and they said that the king of Lu had an order, and immediately came up to continue to persuade the wine not to answer the minister's question."

Then the minister asked, 'What about the construction of another courtyard in the city for His Royal Highness King Lu?' His Royal Highness King Lu is only seven years old this year, so will he have the idea of building another courtyard? ’”

"Hearing the minister's question, they still didn't answer much, and Zhu Wan, the commander of the left guard, said: 'How dare we ask about the affairs of His Royal Highness King Lu; It is indeed an order from His Royal Highness King Lu. And this is all told to us by Shi Zhangqiao, the governor of the palace, how dare we question the order of His Royal Highness King Lu that he brought. ’”

Then Zhu Wan, Zhang Qin, Xiao Fengming and the like all came up to make friends with Chenpan, saying that they had fought with Chen's father and brother or something. Then there were waves of persuasion. It didn't end until Shen Shi, and this was the end of the minister's pretending to be too strong to drink. Before they left, I couldn't remember who it was, but I was given an envelope, which the minister hadn't opened yet. As he spoke, he handed the envelope over.

(To be continued.) )