The next morning, in the back hall of the Shandong Political Division, I met with the governor Yang Ben'an again, and the master who led the way asked people to pour tea, knowing that we had something to say, so he left first, and went out with the door.

The two of us were left on the spot, so a lot of things could be said. After sitting down, Yang Ben'an first said a few polite words, such as what is good to live in, is it used to life, what do you need to mention, this tea is very good to taste, so so, I smiled and dealt with it one by one, after all, this is also human nature, why should I not be polite to the host.

And then again, I have enough patience in the matter of Qingzhang land, because after all, I am just a supervisor, and he, as the first person responsible, Yang Ben'an, the governor of Shandong, is the most anxious. So he went around the bend, and I did Tai Chi. If you're not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry. Although I made a military order, everyone knew that it was just a reason for me to speak, and it was used to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger. If the Ming Dynasty can't do anything, it is estimated that there will be no living people left in the court.

In this way, the two of us sat here and played for half an hour, talking about tea leaves to paintings, and from paintings to women, rambling and without focus. As a person who came from the era of the modern information explosion, there is no problem in dealing with an old antique from hundreds of years ago. I just have one principle, get down to business, if you don't say it, I will never open my mouth. In the end, Lao Yang really couldn't go down the ink, so he spoke: "Lord Sun, what do you think about the matter of clearing the land this time?"

I didn't make a sound when I heard this, but I took a sip of the tea that he recommended for a long time and greatly appreciated, took a sip of hot air, and said leisurely: "Good tea!" Sure enough, it's good tea! ”

Lord Yang Ben'an looked embarrassed, he knew that I was unhappy about his circle just now, but after all, he asked me, so he also praised: "Tea is naturally good!" In a while, I will ask the housekeeper to pick it up and send it to Master Sun! It's just that this time the matter of clearing the land has to be bothered by Lord Sun! ”

At this time, I smiled, put down the tea bowl and said: "I saw Lord Yang Chengzhu in my chest, I only thought that there was no problem with the Qingzhang land in Shandong Province, and the lower officials only had to wait to receive the merit and receive the award!"

Yang Ben'an's face changed slightly, as a second-grade feudal official, who can't bow his waist and back when he sees him on weekdays? Today, I was ridiculed by a small character like me from the fourth grade, and naturally I couldn't help but feel angry. He snorted, and said with a smile: "Then it depends on Lord Sun's many kind words in front of Shoufu!"

I laughed twice, took another sip of the tea bowl, and said leisurely: "Good words are natural, otherwise after receiving so much care from Lord Yang, how can I live in peace in my heart!"

Yang Ben'an's face changed a few times, and he was already about to have a seizure, but when he remembered my identity, he thought that it was not today to settle accounts with you, so he pressed and pressed, and then he couldn't help it, and said with a smile: "Then there is Lord Lao Yang!" Then you're busy! I won't bother with it! The implication is that an eviction order was issued.

I snorted and laughed and said, "Since the adults have a number, then the lower officials are just trying to be idle, and why should the province worry about the likes of Yangwu Hou and Yan Shenggong." Leave! ”

With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

When Yang Ben'an heard these two names, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted, "Lord Sun, please stay!" Lord Sun! ”

I didn't look back, I got on the horse that I didn't regret when I went out, and the two of them rode out of the city and went straight to the hot springs in Linyi. The horse rode so fast that the wind almost came to my ears. I didn't regret hearing it and asked me loudly: "Qilan, it doesn't seem appropriate for you to throw down that governor like this and leave with your sleeves brushed away!"

I controlled the horse, turned my head to look at him and smiled: "What, brother, do you still want to be an official here for the rest of your life?"

He shook his head and smiled: "That's not true, but the stakes are very high, and it's not good to fall out!" It's better to be polite! ”

I looked at the ground in the distance, shook my head and smiled: "To do big things, I want the lining, not these polite faces." Look at him Yang Ben'an, he offered me high, which was polite enough, but he didn't take my child's family seriously in his heart! What's the use of being polite? ”

nodded without regret and said, "It's better to get by on face."

I laughed and said, "Don't worry, brother, Qilan has a number."

When I arrived at the hot spring, the nine ghosts had already set the place here, and I went in to hook into the bathhouse, and it felt good to have a single room! Our brothers have a single room for each person, and the nine ghosts are very thoughtful. I looked up, this hot spring is antique, very quiet and elegant, there are not many guests, but they are all very polite and polite, it seems that this should still be a local high-end consumption place! Soaking in the boiling water and drinking the water and wine brought in by the kite, I really enjoyed it! Well? Kite! Why are you here? What are you doing in the water? I......! You......! This one......!

It was the second day when I returned to Jinan Mansion, so that the nine ghosts Zhengxiao and the kite continued to work on them, I took the two of them into the political department, and the guards of the gatehouse saw me, and immediately came over and said: "Lord Sun! The Governor has been looking for you for a day! You're back! Please go and see the Governor, he has something important to discuss! ”

I let out a faint "oh", but went back to the east wing on my own. Jiang Taigong fished, and those who wished took the bait. At least, I'm not in a hurry. Moreover, the more indifferent I am, the more anxious some people are, which is probably the law of the market.

Pushing the door into the room, I saw a box on the table, which opened to reveal four small wooden boxes. When I opened it again, it was two boxes of tea and two urns of good wine, which must have been sent by Yang Ben'an. I didn't say a word, I shouted Qinglian, and the two high-ranking maids came. I glanced at them, pointed to the flask, and said, "Go burn!" Stir-fry a few more side dishes! After riding a horse for half a day, I starved to death! ”

The two maids had probably never seen such a hungry adult, so they smiled and went away. After a while, the two of them came back with two large dinner plates, containing four cold and four hot, a soup, and a box of rice! When I saw that it was all dishes with wine, my index finger suddenly moved. sat down and was about to start, when the door rang, but a person came in, and when he looked up, it was none other than the governor of Shandong, Yang Ben'an, Lord Yang!

I looked at him and said with a smile, "Lord Yang! It's better to come early than to come at a good time! Sit down! ”

Yang Ben'an looked angry, sat down on the chair opposite me, waved his hand to signal others to step back first, and brought the door, he lowered his voice and said, "Lord Sun! What do you mean? ”

I put down my chopsticks, took a sip of tea, squinted my eyes and said slowly: "What do you mean, Lord Yang, what do you mean, what do you mean."

Yang Ben'an said angrily: "What does this official mean? Let me ask you, what did the Shousuke do when he sent you? ”

I put down my teacup, stared at him, and said, "What does Lord Yang think I'm here for?"

Yang Ben'an was extremely angry, but calmed down and said slowly: "Naturally, it is to supervise the matter of clearing the land in this province."

I nodded, looked directly into Yang Ben'an's eyes, and said word by word: "But Lord Yang doesn't have me in his eyes, a boy from the fourth grade." Otherwise, it wouldn't be so high, and I wouldn't talk about business for so many days! ”

Yang Ben'an's face froze, but he argued forcefully: "How can this be? Master Sun, you have misunderstood. The official ...... This official is just ......"

I unceremoniously interrupted him and said: "Xiang Wen Shandong Governor Yang Ben'an is an upright person, Ding is Ding, Mao is Mao, and the previous time he was almost against Shoufu for the Qingzhang land!" Later, feeling the loyalty of Shoufu, he took the initiative to invite the northern tax reform to Shandong for a pilot! If you don't want to, it's better to be famous than to meet, and it's just a vain superficial and fame-seeking person! ”

Yang Ben'an didn't care about my ridicule, and said in shock: "How do you know about this?"

I snorted heavily and said, "Not only do I know this, but I also know that you have no way to raise taxes." There are two mountains in the province that resist taxes, but you can't move either of them"!

Yang Ben'an's face was pale, but he looked at me without saying a word.

I didn't care what he thought, and continued: "I know that Shandong's tax burden fell to the eleventh place in the country last year, and the year before last it was the fifth! Lord Yang, is the impeachment chapter of the Inspectorate well written? ”

Yang Ben'an stood up angrily, pointed at my nose and said angrily: "After saying so much, do you have a solution?"

I also stood up and pointed at his nose and scolded: "No way, I rarely waste so much talk with you?"

Yang Ben'an was stunned, slowly put down his hand, and said for a while: "There is a way, why not say it earlier?"

I also slowly lowered my hand and said coldly, "If you had said it earlier, you would have listened?"

When Yang Ben'an heard what I said, his face changed a few times, and he suddenly laughed, came over and grabbed my hand and said, "Qilan, it turns out that you are provoking me?"

I smiled wryly and said, "Don't provoke you, how can you let the second-grade master listen to the crazy words of a hairy boy?" Where you offend, you still hope that your Excellency Haihan! ”

When Yang Ben'an heard this, he asked anxiously: "Is there really a way?" He said apologetically: "Qilan, I did think that you were young and careless, and I also slandered Shoufu for sending a doll!" If you really have a way, I, Yang Ben'an, will make amends to you in public! ”

I quickly said: "Clearing the land and standardizing the tax source will generally only reduce taxes for ordinary people, and it will have little effect on the country's tax increase." The point is those wealthy people who falsely claim the land! But among the wealthy families, Shandong has Xue Bian and Kong Shangxian as the most, yes or no? ”

Yang Ben'an said: "That's right! But this matter is widely implicated, so what can I do? ”

I didn't answer and asked, "Lord Yang, what do you think is the most direct and effective way to solve these two mountains?"

Yang Ben'an stood dumbfounded, his eyes were blank, and he sighed for a moment and said: "The best way, it's not nothing, Xue Bian and Kong Shangxian are the most difficult bones to gnaw on, the nails that can't be pulled out." If there were no two people, the Xue and Kong families would not have to worry. ”

After saying that, he looked at me, but I just looked at him with a smile. Yang Ben'an continued: "I once wrote to the Holy Lord to participate in the two of them, but the Holy Lord seemed to mean that he only wanted to beat the two of them, which would eventually cure the symptoms but not the root cause. I also proposed to change the hereditary lineage, but it was also a waste of ......"

As he spoke, he looked at me, but I was still smiling and silent. Yang Ben'an wondered, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Qilan, you won't be the idea of beating these two, right?" Seeing that I didn't answer, just laughed, he hurriedly said, "Never! Xue Bian has an iron scroll and a golden book, and if you don't seek rebellion and other big rebellions, you can avoid death! Kong Shangxian is a descendant of the Confucian sage, and he can't move easily! If I could, I would have gotten rid of them! Why wait until today? ”

I smiled and said, "It's true that the two of them are difficult, but there is always a superior, why don't we make a fuss about this?" After speaking, he stared at Yang Ben'an fixedly.

He pondered my words carefully, to be able to go to this position, there are no fools, and there must be something outstanding, he rolled his eyes, suddenly slapped his face, and said happily: "You mean, spear and shield?"

I smiled and said, "How do you know if you don't try, which is the real gold?"

Yang Ben'an's eyes shot with joy, picked up the wine jug, poured me a full glass of wine, and filled a glass for himself, and said excitedly: "If these two mountains can be brought down, I, Yang, am willing to accompany Brother Sun Xian to perform this play!"

I also raised my glass, and when the two glasses collided in the air, I smiled: "Then happy cooperation!"