Several people used horses to carry bear meat and bear skins and rushed to Xiangcheng County.

After walking for another hour, there were still about thirty miles away from the county seat, and the five of them went up to the relatively wide official road.

I had just run less than two miles, turned a hill, and suddenly saw a team of men and horses in front of me also hurrying to Xiangcheng County.

Everyone looked at it, but they were all officials! Those officials are still holding some men in black, could it be that they have already caught the mountain bandits?

When I got closer, I saw that those who were tied up were indeed bandits.

A government official reported to Xu Jian, the county lieutenant who led the team in front of him to catch thieves in Xiangcheng County. As soon as Xu Jian heard that Wu Yanzhi and the others had arrived, he hurried to the end of the team to greet him.

After the two sides saluted and met, Wu Yanzhi looked at this county lieutenant Xu, who was forty years old, an ordinary person, with eyes like torches, and a very shrewd person.

"On the day of his humble position, after Sang Hongfei attacked Gou Chong and his gang, he set up an ambush in a dangerous place in the mountains ten miles away, and only yesterday did he wipe out this gang of bandits!" Xu Jian was very excited.

That's a lot of credit.

"Congratulations to County Lieutenant Xu, the bandit leader Gou Chong can be caught?" Wu Yanzhi asked, this Xu Jian is also a talent, and he is very political! He used Sang Hongfei to ambush Gou Chong, and then recruited An Sang Hongfei.

"He jumped off a cliff and died, and I sent for his head to be cut off, which was already wrapped in lime and placed in a cloth bag! Ambassador Wu would like to check it? ”

"No! Lieutenant Xu was shrewd and resolute, and in less than half a year after taking office, he captured the bandits, and he was really a cadre. If you have a chance, you must recommend it to the Heavenly Officials!" Where would he look at what heads?

"Thank you for the humble position, it's getting late, it's better to accompany Wu Lang back to the county seat, these people can let Xiao Fazuo lead the team!" Most of the officials walked and were able to get back very late.

"It's good!" Wu Yanzhi didn't want to walk at night hungry.

So Xu Jian ordered those officials to get out of the way, and everyone followed Xu County's lieutenant, galloped on horseback, and came to Xiangcheng County.

When they arrived near the post house in the county seat, County Lieutenant Xu immediately sent someone to inform Zhao County Ling to greet him, and then led several people to the post house.

When they arrived at the post house, Cui Yu, Li Panpan and others were very happy to see them come back safely, and they all came over and kept asking questions.

Hearing that they had encountered a big bear, Yao Kuan smashed the big bear to death with a sledgehammer, and everyone was amazed!

At this time, the person sent by the county lieutenant came back and said, "The county lieutenant of Qiqi! Zhao County Ling was receiving the Wei She people in the mansion, and he was not allowed to come to meet Wu Langzhong.

He entrusted Captain Xu to receive on his behalf! Later, Luo Xiancheng will also come to greet Wu Langzhong, and ask the county lieutenant to entertain him, don't slack off! ”

"That's fine!" Xu Jian then explained to Wu Yanzhi.

Generally, in the post house near the state and county, the state and county have to come forward to receive the officials of the imperial court alone, not the post station pays, and the county is basically the county who is idle to greet them.

Wu Yanzhi said lightly: "It's okay! Is it official that he received the Wesher people differently? ”

He was quite unimpressed, he didn't know what the relationship between this Zhao County Order and Wei Sili was, if it was an old friend, it would be fine.

Otherwise, when the prime minister comes here, he is usually received in a post house, where will he bring people home? This Weishe people are also resolute, they have only arrived in Fangcheng County for a short time, and now they have also rushed to Xiangcheng County.

……

Shortly after they had begun their supper, Nawei returned with a few retinues.

He is a popular person of Emperor Wu Zetian, and he has signs of worshipping the prime minister, so naturally he does not look down on people like Wu Yanzhi who have just come out. It's a pleasure to watch them eat and drink. Wei Sili shook his head and went straight back to the house.

As he walked, he thought to himself, "Isn't this person the copper and iron envoy?" Why do you still drink and have fun here?

Didn't he brag about how much copper he would produce in a year? It's the beginning of July, and he's still hanging out here to see how he produces copper.

It's just a bragging royal kid, even if he can't complete the task, it is estimated that the emperor will not punish him much, at most he will be dismissed from his post and transferred to an idle position. The title will also be retained, there are many precedents for this! ”

He felt a little upset and shook his head and walked back to the room.

At this time, some officials told Wu Yanzhi the news of Wei Sili's return! He nodded and said, "I'll continue to drink, don't take care of him!" ”

……

The next day.

Na Zhao County Order, Luo County Cheng, and Xu County Lieutenant first went to meet Wei Sili, and then came to visit Wu Yanzhi.

Zhao Xianling is in his fifties, obese, and only about 1.6 meters tall, this person looks like a loyal person.

Wu Yanzhi said: "I am passing by here, not like the people of Weishe who came here specifically to do business!" Zhao Xianling was polite.

But then again, I have been inspecting the Funiu Mountains in the past few days, but I have a new plan, which also has a lot to do with my position and Zhao County, so I specially told Zhao County.

If this matter is done well, your Zhao County Order will be a great achievement, and the household registration of Xiangcheng County will definitely increase greatly! Isn't your promotion just around the corner?

"Oh? I don't know what it is? As soon as Zhao Xianling heard that Dalang would increase his household registration and there would be great prospects for promotion, he suddenly came to his senses and his face was full of excitement.

At that time, many people were reluctant to become county magistrates, because the assessment indicators such as increasing household registration in county ordinances were very strict, especially in other state county ordinances, and the chances of promotion were not even as great as those of county lieutenants.

Because if you are promoted from the county lieutenant, there are more ways than the county order, and you can be directly promoted to supervise the imperial history, or other important positions in the capital.

And because the prefectural order has a higher position than the superintendent of the imperial history, it is unlikely that he will get these positions. This was a strange phenomenon at the time.

"This matter is very simple to say, but it is very difficult to do, I plan to organize the displaced people to open mines here, and change all the displaced people into miners......" Next, Wu Yanzhi explained his plan and inventory.

After hearing this, Zhao County's face changed greatly, and he was very disappointed: "Wu Langzhong! I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to do, the Weshe people are persuading the peasants, and he is ready to report his plan for the management of the displaced people, which is ......"

He also told Wu Yanzhi about the plan for the management of the displaced people that Wu Yanzhi had heard about a long time ago.

In the end, he said: "According to Wei Gong's opinion, most of the displaced people here may have to return to their hometowns!" There is no change to the statement of miners! ”

"This matter may not be his final say, I have already sent three hundred miles of text into the divine capital. If the saint agrees to the establishment of a metallurgical supervisor here, he also asks Zhao County to take more care of it. As I said just now, the establishment of this metallurgical prison will only be good for you, and there will be no harm! ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao County Ling thought that if he could really settle the miners according to Wu Yanzhi's plan, he might have hope of being promoted. Both of them are envoys, and their grades are also five grades, although Wei Sili is a positive five rank, but this Wu Yanzhi is a county prince and a royal family, and his status is actually higher.

I estimate that neither of the two is likely to bend down and take the initiative to meet each other, I am afraid that only by going out to coordinate by themselves.

Thinking of this, he was slightly relieved, and hurriedly said: "Ambassador Wu! According to the humble opinion, it is better to come forward and invite Wei Gong to come over and discuss it together, it is best to persuade him to report to Wu Lang's opinion!"

Wu Yanyi thought, this person is also smart, seeing that it is impossible for the two of us to take the initiative to Qu Shang to go to the door first, he feels that Zhao County's proposal is not inappropriate.

After all, this Fengge Sheren is also an important position around the emperor, and it is better to see him here, so he said more clearly, so he said: "That's good! Trouble Zhao County to arrange the meeting room. By the way, is Zhao Xianling an old man with the Weishe people? ”

"The lowly position was once in the same county as Wei Gong, and he was the chief secretary at that time, and he served as the county lieutenant, speaking of which, the lowly position was a little higher than him.

Now he is also a Wupinshe person, and he is still working hard in other counties, when this drudgery that no one wants to do, fate is impermanent! Humble position, go and inform Wei Gong! ”

"It's good!" Wu Yanzhi nodded.

said that the Zhao County Order came to Wei Sili and roughly told Wu Yanzhi's thoughts.

When Wei Sili heard this, he was furious and said, "I am the one who persuades the peasants!" Why did he interfere in my affairs? According to his plan, will there be more and more displaced people in the future?

What will those who have not left think in their hearts, they must resolutely let these displaced people return to their hometowns, this matter is not a trivial matter, and surely the Holy One will not agree with his opinion! ”

"Wei Gong! In his humble view, what Ambassador Nawu said was not entirely unreasonable. After all, most of the displaced people in the mountains now make a living from mining, and besides, he himself is also a copper and iron envoy.

The humble position thinks that it can't be said that he can't control it at all, so it is better to invite him to come over and gather in the lobby to exchange opinions between the two sides. In this way, it is better to report to the Holy One! Otherwise, in case Wu Lang's plan passes, the Wei Guild will be more passive! ”

He has known Wei Sili for many years, and his speech is relatively direct.

When Wei Sili heard this, it made sense, nodded and said, "You can arrange it!" ”

……

Half an hour later, the lobby of the post house.

Wei Sili took a judge and a secretary; Wu Yanzhi took Jiang Shipeng and Cui Yu, as well as Xiangcheng County Zhao County Ling, Luo County Cheng, Chang Master Book, and Xu County Lieutenant. There were exactly 10 people in total, discussing the plan for the management of displaced people.

The meeting was, of course, presided over by Zhao County.

Na Wei Si was established as the fifth grade, and he was old, so he was naturally arranged to sit in the main position! Wu Yanyi frowned and didn't say anything.

After the Zhao County Commander first said some polite words, he went straight to the point: "It is estimated that there are 15,000 to 20,000 displaced people in Funiu Mountain. It's hard to count the exact number of people! It is estimated that there are more than 8,000 displaced people in the lowly districts alone, the largest among several counties.

Although these displaced people are cultivating wasteland and mining in the mountains, they still come to the county to ask for food and relief in a famine year, and their humble duties are unbearable.

This time, the two ambassadors, Wei Gong and Wu Gong, were very concerned about the issue of displaced people in small counties. It is really the blessing of the people of this county and the blessing of the displaced people, please Wu Langzhong first talk about this displaced people's governance plan! ”

Wu Yanzhi nodded and said, "Originally! I was just passing through this place, and I didn't want to be attacked by the bandits, but I repelled the bandits and killed many people.

In the end, I was invited by the displaced people to take them in the mountains for five or six days, but I knew quite a lot about the situation of the displaced people, and I inquired, and the displaced people were not very willing to return to their hometowns. The reason for this is that after returning home, the fields have been divided, and it is difficult to reallocate suitable land.

Besides, many people have already cleared the wasteland and built houses in the mountains, and they have a stable income in the mines, so I think that the governance of the displaced people should be based on the people. Let it live and work in peace and contentment, and it is better not to toss back and forth.

Those people don't have much food left at home, or there is no surplus food at all, if they move again, I'm afraid they will even have to take away their pants! ”

His last words made several people laugh.

When Wei Si heard this, his face turned pale, and he immediately retorted: "Wu Lang's words are wrong! It is the principle of the ages that people live in their own country, unless it is a year of famine or war.

Nowadays, these homeless people are hundreds of miles away, thousands of miles away, and do not sacrifice to their ancestors; Failure to comply with the law and forgetfulness of the law. These people must be strictly controlled, and they must be forced to return to their hometowns by force.

Didn't they dig in the mountains? It is completely possible to set up a card at a dangerous place outside the mountain, confiscate all their income, and they will naturally go out of the mountain if they have no income! ”

Wu Yanyi listened, many people have already used this method, except for provoking the people to revolt, or starving to death the displaced people, there will be no third result.

He smiled slightly and said: "What Wei Gong said about worshipping ancestors, people can also sacrifice in the mountains!" As for the ancestral grave. If they don't flee and people starve to death, where will they come to pay their respects?

I thought that the common people were farming everywhere to make a living, just like I was an official, I was an official in Beijing this year, and I hope that next year I will be in Jiannan and Jiangnan, no one can say! ”

"It's easy! If you don't punish it severely, and everyone follows suit, then what's the point? How are taxes charged? I didn't say that there was a tax, how did the imperial court work...... "The more he talked, the more excited he became!

Wu Yanyi heard it, and he didn't say that he would not collect taxes, according to my method, maybe this tax would be more.

The two of you said a word, and they talked for more than an hour without results.

Wu Yanzhi is young after all, he thought, he still has important things to do, where does he have time to listen to you, an old man who doesn't eat oil and salt, nonsense.

So he said loudly: "I disagree with Wei Gong, and it is difficult to reach a consensus!" I'll wait for each of them to come to the table! Let the three prime ministers decide, and let the Holy God decide! Something else, let's quit first! ”

With that, he stood up and said goodbye to Wei Sili and everyone, and then turned around and left!

That Wei Sili was going to teach Wu Yanzhi a lesson, but as soon as he heard his words, he couldn't help but blush, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Everyone in the house was extremely embarrassed, and the Zhao County Order hurriedly signaled Luo County Cheng to send Wu Yanzhi.