And Zhu Youzhen took advantage of the careful thinking of officials to make this kind of holy decree. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the local government received the will, the officials immediately gave a banquet to the big families, explained the will, and asked them to hand over the big heads, and the tasks set by the Quartermaster Department will also be handed over to the officials at all levels in five days. In some places, there were even things like soldiers entering the city.

After receiving the edict from the cabinet, Wu Xinxin, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, felt that this was an opportunity for himself, so he couldn't wait to go to the prefect's yamen.

Looking at his face, he knew that Wu Xin was a shrewd person, and the beard under his mouth was a little sloppy, not like a scholar from a scholar's background, but like a fortune teller in the market.

However, although Wu Xinxin's appearance is not magnificent, he can be in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, but he has been on the list and has stayed in Kaifeng Mansion for nearly six years.

He lamented every day that he was born at the wrong time, the eunuch party was in power, and the heroes were useless, so after Cui Chengxiu plotted against the case, he immediately exaggerated the news of the birth of the golden dragon in the people, and played the court, wanting to attract the attention of the emperor, but although the reply of the letter was a commendation, Wu Xin felt that he did not have the political results he wanted, he knew in his heart that the emperor was by no means simple, and he was not used to those officials who could only brag and not do practical things, so after getting the edict of the cabinet, he finally knew that his next opportunity had come, As long as he grasps it, he can see the holy face, and then his career will be unstoppable.

In the prefect's yamen, Wu Xinxin urged his subordinates to check the distribution of fields recorded by the prefect's yamen, and made a list of hundreds of people, most of whom had more than 10,000 fields.

After getting the list, Wu Xinxin was very happy, and immediately summoned the two thousand households who were under the jurisdiction of the prefect's yamen, and ordered them to find all the people on the list, and he wanted to hold a banquet in the prefect's yamen.

After the two thousand households went down on an errand, Wu Xin summoned all the county officials in Chang'an Mansion again.

In the lobby, the six county officials of Kaifeng Mansion are all present.

Wu Xin sat in the lobby, looked at the six county officials and said: "The emperor's will, I think you all know it, I don't know what you think." ”

A county official said softly: "Some strongmen are difficult, although they are responsible for the silver to buy grain at this quartermaster's station, but whether we can see this silver is not easy to say, if the quartermaster does not pay, then this burden will be borne by us." ”

"The edict of the cabinet said that grain should be purchased at market prices, but the imperial court bought grain on a large scale, how could the price of grain not rise, even if the munitions could divide the silver taels into our hands, but they did not know that the price of grain had risen, and the silver taels given to us could not buy so much grain, and who could bear this shortfall?" Another county magistrate also spoke.

"The emperor set up a quartermaster department to purchase grain, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to it, as courtiers, we can only do our best to do things for the court, this grain price, no matter how much the official rises outside, whoever dares to raise a penny in this Chang'an Mansion will take who is asked, from now on, all passes will be strictly controlled, and I will not be allowed to Kaifeng Mansion to go to the field with a grain of grain." Wu Xin said firmly.

Wu Xin's prestige in Kaifeng Mansion is extremely high, and all the county officials have no objection to this order.

After waiting for a while, hundreds of rich landlords and landlords came to the prefect's yamen.

Yamen invited more than a dozen cooks from the most famous restaurant in the city to prepare a banquet for it, and more than a dozen tables were set up in the courtyard.

After a while, Wu Xin led six county squires to appear on the compound, and all the squires stood up to greet them.

Wu Xin first arched his hand and said: "Outside of the members, where Wu is disturbed, he also looks at Haihan. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"The prefect is polite."

Wu Xin waved his hand and said, "Please sit outside." ”

After a polite exchange, all the guests sat down.

Wu Xinxin didn't speak, just ate, but those squires couldn't eat, and they were always confused in their hearts.

In less than half a pillar of incense, Wu Xin raised a glass of wine and stood up, and all the people in the compound also stood up.

Wu Xin said: "Today, the official is the first to do it as a respect, just for all the squires outside the staff, and to be able to help the official." After speaking, Wu Xin drank it in one gulp and put it on the table.

As soon as Wu Xin's words fell, a squire said: "If we can help the prefect, we will definitely give generously and never hide my secrets." ”

Wu Xin smiled at the squire and said, "Don't be busy talking, you have to listen to the official explain this matter in detail." ”

Wu Xin walked out of his seat as he spoke, walking slowly between the tables.

"Today, the official received the emperor's will, the saint said, when the long-term concern, so that there is no near worry, at this time my Ming Dynasty's foresight is the court side trouble, from the Wanli years, Houjin is my Ming henchman, and the emperor's worries, are the worries of the official, Houjin is becoming more and more rampant, the official can not go into battle to kill the enemy, it is a pity, today the official is a little lucky, because although the official can not go into battle to kill the enemy, but can prepare food and salary for the front-line soldiers." Wu Xin said loudly.

After listening to Wu Xin's words, the squires moved in their hearts, knowing that there must be something bad when they came to them, could it be that the emperor wanted to start a war in Liaodong and let the state capitals collect money and grain?

"Lord Prefect, you don't need to say these scenes, what do you want, say it quickly." An anxious squire said, and there was some collision in his words, which was also because the squire had some background and had no fear.

Wu Xin looked at the squire and smiled: "In this case, the official will not hide it, the emperor set up a munitions station in the Beijing division to buy grain and town army, and my Kaifeng Mansion is also in the list of raising grain, and the official came to you to buy grain in your hands." ”

As soon as Wu Xinxin said this, most of the squires breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't want to donate for free, they had the possibility of negotiating.

"How do I buy it?"

"I don't have so many taels of silver in the official treasury of Kaifeng Mansion, so I can only pay the credit in advance, and when the silver taels of the Quartermaster Department arrive, I will pay them one by one."

"On credit, the prefect is not joking, these days, who will owe food to others on credit, do not hide it from the prefect, the past few years have not been good, there is no spare food at home, and I can't help the prefect if I want to, so I will retire." The squire, who had some background, walked out.

The squire made such a statement, and the rest of the squires also started to think carefully, as if they had gotten up and retreated, but before the words could be spoken, dozens of soldiers were seen holding swords to send back the squire who had just walked out.

"Wu Xinxin, what do you mean by this, believe it or not, I will sue you from Lord Futai." The squire said with a grim face, looking at the sword that was full of chill in front of him, and his heart was timid.

"Lord Futai can't go against the emperor's will, if you don't sell it, the official will convict you for going against the emperor's will, and you will be killed on the spot." Wu Xin gritted his teeth and said.

The squire pointed his finger at Wu Xinxin, and said: "You dare to kill me, I didn't commit it, I committed a crime, even if the emperor ordered to buy grain, he couldn't force the people to buy and sell." ”

"Yes, the holy decree said that the local government strictly prohibits forced buying and selling, there is a complaint ten miles outside the city, and the Jinyi guard from the capital is there, if there is a forced purchase and forced sale, the court will condemn the official, but the forced purchase and forced sale mentioned in the holy decree is to protect those small families whose fields are only fifty acres, and you are not included." Wu Xin said with a smile.

This is forced to buy and sell, but Wu Xin knows very well that this is the only way to deal with these rich people who are rich and unkind, and he doesn't want to know how officials in other places buy grain, anyway, his way of buying grain is so simple and rude, putting a knife on their necks to negotiate business with them.

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