Chen Mingxia is the first-class celebrity of the Generalissimo's Mansion, of course, Yangzhou Prefecture and County have a mansion for him, prepare everything, specially charter a gentry's house, three into the small courtyard, very clean and beautiful, the furniture in the courtyard is complete, and it is very comfortable to live.

Yangzhou Shouxian also brought his subordinates to serve the envoys, which are all the rules that should be in the officialdom, including the gift to Chen Mingxia Chengyi, local specialties, Yangzhou is a good place, the canal must pass through, and it is a rich place, when it comes to products, it is very rich, and the scenery is also considerable, and the flow of poetry, although it is not as good as the Qinhuai River, but it is also considerable.

So this ushered in the matter of sending to, Yangzhou is very skillful, below the first county, dozens of errand people, plus Chen Mingxia's own subordinates, as well as the guards sent by the Generalissimo's Mansion, a courtyard can not live, and the houses on both sides are packaged, so they settle down.

After more than ten or twenty days in Yangzhou, plus some efforts in Huai'an, Chen Mingxia also has a little understanding of salt politics.

It is very simple to send capable officials to guard the salt works, record the amount of production, and then send them to various places to collect taxes according to the salt quotation.

Can't manage it, but the law and discipline are abolished, the salt field is unsupervised, let the salt merchants make false reports and conceal reports, and fill the private fertilizer, under this hundred years, the salt merchants and the relatives, the eunuchs have already formed a big net, and the salt government is corrupt, that is, from the eunuchs to ask for salt to lead, after the hand, the three documents are not the two texts transferred out, and the salt merchants get it, which is a large amount of wealth.

Now that the state is so difficult, how can it be left to its own devices?

If you think about it, it's easy to do things.

On this day, the weather is hot, the farmers are already grabbing wheat, when Chen Mingxia passed by, but saw the four fields, the golden wheat waves are churning, and the peasants dotted with stars are dotted in the meantime, sweating like rain, it is already very busy.

Near the city gate, because he had a lot of honor guards, he was not sitting in a sedan chair, and the tall card opened the way, and the people around him avoided it. Guarding the city gate is the officers and soldiers of Huaiyang Town, who has been changed to garrison the box army, a sentry officer led the team, saw it from a distance, came with the officers and soldiers, and opened the way with halberds, and the city gate, which was originally a little crowded and chaotic, immediately opened a path.

With such power, Chen Mingxia is also a little undrunk.

In the past, he boasted that he was a celebrity, and he was also a good name in the Fusha, and when he was in Beijing, he was also famous in the matter. But so what? How can there be such a prestige that officials tend to be petty, and the soldiers support the road, live in eight seats, and shout Bainuo?

Although he is proud, there is still a trace of clarity in his mind, and he is proud now, but it is only related to the prince, and if the errand in his hand is not done properly, the pride will become frustration in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, he heard a commotion, unconsciously lifted the sedan curtain, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Don't wait for anyone to answer, I also saw it, it was a group of people escorted out near the city gate, it seemed that it was the government service under the Yangzhou government as a guard, the government service was abolished in various places, the state and county level was almost wiped out, and the government level also retained some economic government service, but the number was not much, at this time about 20 people, with a protruding chest and belly, holding five or six men, came from the city gate.

"Call me and ask what's going on."

Behind Chen Mingxia's sedan chair, it was the first county to serve the errand, and when he heard Chen Mingxia's order, he immediately beckoned and beckoned people over.

"Knock on your lord!"

Knowing that it was Chen Mingxia, the yacha who led the team was the leader of the fast class, how could he personally do this kind of thing with his identity in the past? The subordinates are stacked on top of each other, and I am afraid that there will be hundreds of people, sitting in the yamen and waiting for people to do something, drinking tea and playing horse hanging, how can I use this business trip in person on a hot day?

Before coming out, he scolded and scolded, the prince didn't dare to say, but he scolded the people around the prince, this time he saw Chen Mingxia with his own eyes, young and neat, his eyes were sharp, and the red official robe on his body was piercing people's eyes, such a big man was in front of him, a fast shift leader, his knees were already weak, and he knelt down.

"Get up and speak." Chen Mingxia frowned, leaned over and got out of the sedan chair, and asked, "Isn't there a patrol superintendent in Yangzhou now?" Why do you still ask the third class of officials to arrest and detain people? ”

The government level left the officials, but in the past, there were some money, food and criminal cases were handled by these people, and there could not be any complete file system in various places.

Here in Yangzhou, it is also under the rule of the Generalissimo Prince's Mansion, if he doesn't pay attention to the rules, Chen Mingxia will naturally have something to say.

"No, no, how could it be." Shouxian, who had been following him, was sweating profusely and explained: "This is a smuggler of salt, stealing and selling smuggled salt, and also injured the guards of the salt field, and wants to beat the board to fill the army, so he is escorted to the salt field." ”

This is to stake people to the salt merchant to get angry!

Chen Mingxia sank his face, bowed down and got off the sedan chair, looking at the group of sturdy smugglers who were tied up.

There are five or six people in total, all of whom are strong men, and they are not good at first glance. The head hit, his face was dark, his muscles and flesh were knotted, and his eyes were unruly, seeing Chen Mingxia looking at himself, he just held his head high and ignored it at all.

"What a man!" The other party was rude, but Chen Mingxia praised it, paced forward, looked at it for a while, and then asked with a smile: "Selling smuggled salt?" ”

"Yes, sir."

The other party is a big official in a red robe and jade belt, and he can decide life and death with a word, the man's expression is still faint, although he agreed, but his expression is still stubborn and unyielding.

"Don't you know if it's a violation of the law?"

"Yes."

"Do you know you did it on purpose?"

"My lord, I am from Shandong, ringing horses, thieves, officers and soldiers, which one is not fatal? The old and young in the family have to feed, and they can't drink the northwest wind, and the people also have to eat salt, so the villain doesn't think it's a bad thing. Now they hook up and take people, and the villain is taken out of style, how to beat and how to punish, they all admit it...... Alas, it is the old and the young in the family...... Damn, it's hard to do it now! ”

This Shandong man is really tough, but in the end, he probably remembered that his family was uncared for, and for a while, his face turned red, and his expression was quite hideous, even so, he didn't say a word of pleading, he was arrogant, but it really moved Chen Mingxia.

"What a tough man." Chen Mingxia has been studying since he was a child, and his family's situation is not bad, looking at such a poor person, although he is sad, he is so arrogant, so he nodded and said: "You look like this, and you have probably never met a miserable official." In that case, I'm going to have to do something happy today! ”

He turned his head and said to Shou County: "The matter of the salt administration, the students still need to sort it out, don't punish these poor people now, take it to the salt dog to vent their anger, and it is also a loss to the big Yin of Yangzhou Mansion to do it?" If there is no objection from your county, the students will order the release now, how about it? ”

He is a four-grade official, what is the matter of putting a few smuggler salt dealers? Even if you offend a salt merchant, it doesn't matter much. Shouxian is a person of the world in the eyes of ordinary people, and he knows the county and is too guarded, but in front of a central dignitary like Chen Mingxia, he really doesn't even count as a fart.

At the moment, he just bowed, and his face was also smiling: "Such a trivial matter, of course, is handled by adults, and you still ask what to do in the county?" Come, come, release people. ”

A group of officials brought the people who came over to watch were stunned, here in Yangzhou, the salt merchants were extremely powerful, and the eunuchs of the court and the lords of Nanjing could hook up, and the Daozun of the prefecture and county could hold hands and tell jokes, the power was so great, of course, the ordinary people were tied up when they saw it, and they did not dare to speak out. As for the smuggler of salt, he has always been beaten to death, or locked up in the salt works as coolies, and the most unlucky ones may be beheaded for public display, as an example.

Today, this young official, two fluttering words, is immediately released!

Seeing the servants coming, they quickly untied the ropes on their bodies, and a group of smuggler salt dealers were also dreaming, together with the strong man who was beating the head, they were all standing in a daze.

"I pity you for being a family person, not that you are right to sell smuggled salt. The salt administration is so chaotic, and the country must be rectified. Chen Mingxia looked at the man and said in a deep voice: "An Sheng waits, look at your appearance, being a soldier is also good material, now that the prince is rectifying the army, he is going to swear to go north, where can he not earn a job?" Fame and wealth are also taken on the horse. ”

"Yes, the villain thanked the lord for his grace, and Rong Tu will report later!"

At this time, the man finally showed an inexplicable look of emotion, knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, and then got up and left.

He simply said he would leave.

Such a character, Chen Mingxia regretted that he didn't stay now, the prince has already ordered all officials to collect strange people, especially those who can be used in the army.

Huaishang recruits soldiers, and the training is all strong soldiers, but the generals are not ordinary farmers can be compared, and it is difficult to train them, this man in front of him, he doesn't even know his name, but he can be the leader of the smuggler salt dealers, and he has this kind of downright temperament, it seems that his skills are not weak, and with a little training, he may be a general.

However, he is a civil official, is it appropriate to recommend military generals, and is his hand stretched too long?

With a little hesitation, a few salt dealers have already gone far.

"Ahem, that's it, that's it!"

Although the person is gone, Chen Mingxia did a happy thing, and his heart is still very happy, and he immediately returned to the sedan chair and ordered: "Hurry back to the next place, there are still many important things to do!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Several palanquin bearers were also relieved, all of them had smiling faces, and their big feet in straw sandals rustled on the ground like spring cannibal leaves, and after a while, they had already returned to their temporary residence in the city.

"Uncle, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered people to fly over and reward these things."

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a yard of things, mostly herbal tea and bamboo fans to remove the fire, and some fine summer cloths, which were also stacked on top of the cage, and an old servant of the Chen family said respectfully: "Your Highness's letter is here, please read it." ”

Chen Mingxia showed his handwriting, but it was indeed the handwriting of the crown prince, although it was not as neat as the emperor's structure and profound skills, but between the structures, there was also a foundation, and it was majestic and very imposing.

In the past few letters, I have seen that they are very familiar, and there are only a few words, but they are just words to comfort him for his hard work, give him condolences and so on.

"Your Highness's gift," Chen Mingxia was very proud, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "The things are very good, but I don't want so many by myself, you can choose, everyone has a share!" ”

(To be continued)