Wei Ying did something that seemed very stupid, he asked people to set up a bucket-thick, one-zhang long giant tree at the Liyang City Gate, weighing about two hundred catties, just enough for a sturdy man to barely carry it, but it would be very difficult. Then a notice was posted at the gate of the city, and if anyone carried this wood from the south of the city to the north of the city, he would be rewarded with ten gold!

This incident became the biggest joke in Liyang City. Who is Wei Marting? Everyone has never heard of it, it is said that he is a scholar who came to defend the country, and he has just been named a left chief by the king; That's it, if it's the official of our old Qin country, how can he be so frivolous? Isn't it fun to joke with us in this way?

The idea of the Qin people is simple and simple, in their opinion, only meaningful things will be valuable, a large family wants to hire people to cultivate the land, and then give grain and wages, this is meaningful, but this Zuo Shu chief wants us to carry wood from the south of the city to the north of the city? There is no city wall in the north of the city, what do you want wood, a piece of wood itself is not worth ten gold, and you will give money when you walk back and forth in the city? Don't be stupid, this is the aristocrats who make us happy, if you really want to carry the wood, if you can't get the money, you will be laughed at as a fool, Lao Tzu is as smart as a monkey, will you believe in this Zuo Chang who fell from the sky? Bullshit!

There are a lot of people, that is, it is a joke, but to see which fool is carrying the wood, and everyone is ready to laugh at him.

Wei Ying sat in the tower at the head of the city, watching the public show the public read the notice over and over again, but every time he read it, he would provoke loud ridicule from the people.

"Go down, we won't trust the officials! I won't believe in any Zuo Chang. The patriots ran to our old Qin to be an official, which was originally a strange thing, and now they still have to make fun of us. When the old Qin people are all fools, aren't they? ”

"That's right! Ten gold? This piece of wood is not worth even a single gold. Carrying it to the north of the city, it will become the gold of Chudi? It's easy for us little people. After a year of working and farming, I can barely mix my belly, where is the extra strength to be laughed at by the nobles? Don't believe it, this Zuo Shu is deceiving everyone! ”

"Yes, yes, don't believe him!"

"What a mess! Come! ”

Wei Ying was furious, he had long heard that Qin was unruly in nature, saying that if it sounded good, it was hot-blooded and aggressive, and if it didn't sound good, it was a group of fierce people. What is the City Gate Notice? This is the voice of the government. How dare these people question the accusations? How unreasonable! was about to order someone to arrest the few who took the lead in making trouble first, but was held down by the Jing supervisor beside him: "This is Lao Qin, not Qilu, who is prosperous in your eyes." At this moment, I don't know how many eyes and ears sent by the ministers of the DPRK and the central government near the city gate, what you did is a little wrong, and someone will report to the king in less time than a stick of incense, do you believe it or not? We are here for Lixin, but not for Liwei, what are we anxious about? ”

Jing Jian is actually very depressed, he is Yingquliang's most favored courtier, this time the Manchu civil and military will oppose Wei Ying. In order to show support, Yingquliang made him a part-time deputy general of the 'Zuo Shu Governor's Mansion'. can be regarded as supporting and cheering for Wei Ying; Since it is the king's order, he naturally has to sincerely support Wei Ying, but he can also imagine how many important ministers of the court and the central government he will offend in the future.

"Well, come on, add the reward to fifty gold. Sue these people, as long as they carry this giant tree to the north of the city, the chief of the Honshu will immediately bountie! ”

"No!"

The reward was increased from ten gold to fifty gold, and the laughter in front of the city gate not only did not disappear, but became greater, many people have begun to shake their heads and leave, and the agitators are getting more and more energetic, saying that ten gold is a lie, and fifty gold is even more deceitful. Everyone shook their heads, and they were about to disperse.

"Everyone, slow down, I am Lao Qin's new head Zuo, the Wei Ying who issued this notice! You may have some misunderstandings, Wei Ying is here to establish faith, not to make fun of everyone. Now the reward is up to 100 gold! Could it be that my old Qin has no strong man who can carry the giant tree to the north gate? ”

Wei Ying personally climbed the temporary high platform and pointed to the wood standing under the stage, with a sincere face, not like he was deceiving people.

"I'd like to give it a try!"

A white young man jumped onto the wooden platform and took off his shirt, revealing the tendons and flesh of half of his body.

"What a fool!"

"Carrying a piece of wood will give 100 gold? Can you believe this kind of words, beware of being teased by the officials in vain, and losing face to my old Qin. ”

"Why don't you come down soon? Everyone doesn't go, look at what you can do, shame on you! ”

Human beings are like this, everyone doesn't try, that is, hello, hello, hello, everyone, the first thing to try is the alternative; If a young man is deceived, he will be ridiculed by everyone, and if he succeeds in getting a bounty, he will be envied by everyone. Everyone wants him to dispel the idea of trying, and everyone is the same, isn't it very good, so you have to be strong?

"What's the name of this brother? The chief of the Honshu will write down your name, and when you succeed, he will announce the entire Qin State. ”

"My name is Mu Jing, and I am from the far west, from a distant country. So you don't have to worry that I will embarrass Lao Qin, because I am not from Qin. ”

The young man smiled and walked to the standing tree, spit two mouthfuls of foam into his palm, held the middle of the giant tree with both hands, kicked the wooden root with his right foot, and heard a 'bang' sound, and the giant tree slowly fell on his shoulder;

About a meal, the young man walked back from the north gate, and there was already a red cloth flower on his chest, which was the proof given to him by the Qin guards at the north gate after verifying the giant tree. Wei Ying laughed, and immediately ordered a reward, and when he saw the yellow, orange, and orange hundred gold gifts, the Qin people who gathered in front of the city gate suddenly became agitated, beating their chests and feet, regretting that they were not the first to carry the wood.

"Mu Jing Xie Zuo Shu Chang reward, but Mu Jing is a person from the West to study, admiring Chinese civilization, but there is no way to study, fortunately the Bai Jiameng School Museum took in, every time in the class there is often a harvest; The Bai Family School is my teacher, more like my father, and when I learned that the Mengxue Hall was more virtuous than Bai Zuo, Mu Jing admired it in his heart, and hoped that the 100 gold reward would be donated to the school, which could be regarded as showing Mu Jing's heart. ”

"Oh? Good. Good! ”

I heard that this Mu Jing was actually a student of the Bai Family Academy. Wei Ying was even more overjoyed. immediately ordered someone to bring the horse, let Mu Jing Peihua ride the horse, and was escorted back to the Bai Family School by the Qin army; This not only won the trust of the people, but also made a name for Bai Dong, which was the result he was most satisfied with.

"The city gate is standing on a tree, which is intended to win trust, and this guard martingale is a brain. And his luck is so good, there is a kid carrying wood, and he is still a student of the Bai Jiameng Academy? Come. Go and find out the origin of this Mujing; The Bai Family Meng School Hall is not in Liyang City, if he often wanders around the city, with this kid's talent and the background of the Bai family's students, he will definitely not be a nobody."

In the private room of the restaurant at the south gate of Liyang, Yue Ji sat opposite a man wearing a hat. This man is very tall, but his face is obscured by the black veil hanging from the edge of the hat, and he can't see the real appearance, which is extremely mysterious. Beside him were four men in black with fierce faces, either in front of the window or by the door, all engrossed. Occasionally, his ears twitched, as if he was listening on guard. At first glance, it is a skilled bodyguard and first-class guard.

"There's no need to make a special inquiry, I have to be instructed by my brother that all the people related to the Bai family are under Yue Ji's investigation, and naturally include the students in the Bai Family's Meng Academy. This Mu Jing claimed to be from the country of the extreme west, proficient in the Chinese language, and a studious young man, who entered the Baijiameng Academy half a month ago to study. He seemed to be curious about Lao Qin's qiē, and every day before entering school, he would get up early and come to Liyangguan City."

"Oh? What did he do in Liyangguan City? ”

"I don't see him buying and selling, but he likes to walk around, and every shop seems to attract him; In particular, the Bai family's Wenhua supermarket is a must-go every day, and sometimes they will buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and it is said that they are practicing the official book created by Bai Dong. ”

"It's a well-intentioned person who said so, shouldn't Bai Dong have specially arranged for him to help Wei Ying, he just happened to be at the right time?"

"It should be. The little sister is very strange, my brother is the head of my Fan family, how can he care so much about a little person? And seeing that he was just at the right time, the elder brother seemed very satisfied; Could it be that brother Fei doesn't like Bai Dong and Wei Ying's friendship? Yes, Legalist figures have always been prejudiced against merchants, Wei Ying is now Qin Jun as the head of the left, it is said that the future of the head of the left Shu will be the center of the old Qin's reform, if he changes the law, most of them will suppress business, which is very detrimental to my Fan. ”

"Hehe, although you are smart, Yue Ji, you are still a little wrong. Brother Wei is not worried that Wei Ying will suppress business, but he is afraid that he will be friendly with Bai Dong, and he will be influenced by Bai Dong to cancel the business suppression, which will be very disadvantageous to my Fan family. ”

"Oh, could it be that Wei Ying's suppression of commerce is good for my Fan family? The little sister is stupid, and she asks her brother for advice. ”

In fact, the reason is very simple, Wei Ying is not a stupid person, how can he not see the benefits of business exchanges? He wanted to suppress commerce, but because of the lack of old Qin households, lack of manpower, and the fear that everyone would go to business and return farmland to waste, so his suppression of commerce was only to inhibit farmers from doing business, not to inhibit merchants and foreign merchants! Since the ancestors of my Fan family established the 'thousand-year-old trade route', my Fan family has worked hard in Lao Qin and the five countries of Shandong to build a foundation. Therefore, if Wei Ying suppresses business, it is not good for Lao Qin's merchants, but it is of great benefit to my Fan family."

"Although the Bai family's business is all over the world, and even the people of Chu are selling the porcelain fired by his family, his foundation is still in the Qin State after all; If Wei Ying suppresses business, my Fan family will become more important to him, and my brother has been having a headache how to recognize his mother and son, this is a great opportunity? ”

Yue Ji thought for a while, and suddenly giggled, she was not a stupid person after all.

The mysterious man laughed, raised his hand and took off the hat on his head: "There are thousands of children in the Fan family, and the only one who can know my heart is the little sister!" Yes, for the sake of my Fan family's plan, the Fan family should fully support Wei Ying! I just want him to focus on agriculture and suppress business, and the more ferocious the means, the more in line with my heart."

Ps; Today, I occasionally feel cold and have a splitting headache, so I have to change it. Take a break.,It's still three more from tomorrow.,Plus one chapter owed today.,A total of four more are owed to light and dark :)

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