In the last month of the year, Yangzhou, a leisure city, has entered the atmosphere of the New Year early, and only the west of Tianning Temple outside the Gongchen Gate is still in full swing.

On the construction site of the palace, there are not only requisitioned civilian servants and craftsmen, but also dozens of experienced old farmers who are in charge of planting and transplantation. Time is pressing, Yangzhou Xiaotaishou Li ordered to continue the construction until the 28th of the lunar month, and then wait until the fifth day of the first month of next year to resume work.

On this day, Lord Li arranged the ceremony and went to the construction site to inspect. The weather is not too warm, but the curtains of hòuhòu keep the air out of the car, and the car is quite comfortable.

As soon as he left the gate of the government office, the sedan chair stopped, and the elder brother reported by the window: "Master! There is a group of scholars blocking the road at the entrance of the yamen! ”

Master Li got out of the sedan chair and looked forward, and sure enough, he saw more than a dozen scholars in showy costumes blocking the door.

There is never a shortage of idlers near the yamen, and when they see this, they start talking.

"Look, this is what you learned, last time there were dozens of showmen who made trouble, and Master Li gave in. Everyone sees it, and then learns. ”

"Is this just a kick in the face? If that's the case, Master Li will be in a difficult position. ”

Li Youyan was very angry about these talents, he frowned and scolded: "Why did you come here to gather people and besiege the yamen?" ”

One of them handed over the gift post and said proudly: "We are all scholars, and we have to pay tribute to my father today!" ”

It turned out to be a government school instead of a county school, no wonder the eyes were very raw, Li You frowned and said, "Say!" ”

"The Son of Heaven is coming, I heard that the old father Tai ordered the merchants to worship, and even one of the three brothers is a shopkeeper. Is it unreasonable to take the benefits of the people for the Son of Heaven? ”

Hearing the words "three brothers in one family are all shopkeepers", Li You knew in his heart that it must be the three brothers of the Xie family who were so cheated. Jin Million and Mrs. Xie are both Hui people, and they are from Jiangdu County, and Mrs. Xie's brother is naturally also from Hui.

A few months ago, in the dispute between the prefecture and the county, he removed the parasitic students from the county school, and at that time, the Luo Governor took these people into the government school in a-for-tat.

The consequence of the struggle is that all the students are gathered in the prefectural school, and the county school is all native people. Therefore, these students are parasitic students, and after receiving the benefits of the three brothers of the Xie family, they came over to give advice to their fellow villagers, and by the way, they brought all the merchants with them, after all, most of these merchants are Hui people.

Probably the good scene I played with the county bachelor last time greatly encouraged their confidence. Master Li secretly thought, this wind must not last, otherwise they will think that this official is easy to bully. Then he said, "What is the matter with your study?" ”

"Of course, it's Xiu Qi Zhiping!" Fu Xuexiu, who took the lead, replied.

Li Youden showed his official authority, waved his hand and threw the post in front of him, and Xiucai reprimanded loudly on his face: "The benefits of collecting merchants are taken from the people and used by the people!" Talking about the government and the people's competition for profit at every turn, it is your corrupt opinion, you are not good at reading, and you dare to come and make a big statement, who instructed you? ”

Without waiting for the students of the government to argue, he asked sharply, "Answer this official, are you standing here for the court or for the merchants?" Say! ”

The accompanying officials were all husbands, and they shouted in unison: "Say! ”

These scholars are not very old, and they are not deep in the world. In the face of Li Taishou's tricky questioning and invisible coercion, how could there be such a quick answer.

They just received gifts from their fellow villagers and came over on impulse. Or they just saw that there were successful examples of county schools there, and they rushed to brush up on the benefits with the intention of not allowing the county schools to be beautiful and wanting to make them famous.

Seeing the embarrassment of foreigners, Master Li, who wanted to flatter the image of a very positive person, coaxed one after another: "Naturally, I am speaking for the rich people in my fellow townspeople!" ”…,

In this meeting, the time and place were favorable, and there were no more than a dozen scholars who were speechless, and they were trying to slip away. But I heard Li Taishou say sternly: "As a scholar, I don't think about the teachings of the sages, but I collude with rich businessmen, blackmail the government, and vainly try to control local government affairs, which is like a scoundrel and unforgivable!" The left and right boats are here! Strip him of his clothes and crown for the official, remove his fame, and escort him back to the house to learn and report to Xuedao! ”

The talented ministers were shocked, they never expected that today's troublemakers would actually throw away their fame, it was really a big loss, they remembered the domineering of Lord Li's work, and remembered that the relationship between Master Li and the Taoist official was very good.

Li You said to the master next to him: "Write down, in the future, my Jiangdu County will be exempted from shop purchases, and the city will be changed!" After returning to the ya, a notice was issued. ”

The onlookers praised one after another: "It's really a blue sky." ”

Li You shook his head and got on the sedan chair, these people really lacked creativity, there were no other words except Qingtian, and their ears were calloused.

The talents of the school looked at each other and stood still, Master Li's move was tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle. The merchants were exempted from errands, so they naturally went to be complacent, and they definitely didn't have the heart to continue to support them, who cares if they can keep their fame or not? And the merchants must be grateful to Lord Li, but it is they who are unlucky.

However, after the incident, the instructor of the government school ran to the director of the Tongzhi Ya to kneel down and plead, and Li You was exempted from the disposal of "removing his fame", and only demoted the fuss students to the third class, and was forbidden to participate in the undergraduate township examination.

This matter spread in the city, and those Fu Xuexiu were ridiculed by the people of the city as "Dong Shi Xiaofeng." A number of scholars who thought that Master Li was as good as a stream and planned to go to the government to brush up their prestige shrank their necks.

didn't mention it later, but said that when Mr. Li arrived at the construction site, Guo Xiancheng, who was in charge of supervising the work, waited for a long time, and reported: "Approaching the New Year's Festival, the civil servants have homesickness, but in order to rush the work, they can't let go." ”

Li You nodded and said: "Speed up the progress, people's hearts still have to be appeased, otherwise no one will be able to bear the fatigue." A few years ago, the civil servants and the old peasants were each given three taels of silver, and the craftsmen were four taels to inspire people. ”

Guo Xiancheng said with a bitter face: "How does this cost?" ”

Li You said: "Okay, someone will give this money." ”

It turned out that this expense was sponsored by a salt merchant named Xu Changrui. The previous time, he directly sent silver to Qincha, but he was driven out by Qincha and became a laughing stock in Yangzhou City. But he persevered to find Li You again, and finally got this opportunity to spend the silver.

There is a truth outside Mr. Xu, spending money must be spent on the blade, and it must be spent with characteristics. Donating together with his peers to repay the service, he is just a few words in the list, not very interesting, the first initiative, and was robbed by the gold million, so he has to find another way.

Because of their good family background, most of the other salt merchants have studied since childhood, and if they are not outstanding, they will not be selected to take charge of the family business, so most of them have a little habit of reading and boast of being half Confucian and half businessman. Xu Yuanwai was different, so he was able to give up his body to go to the night meeting to send silver, and after being driven out, he found Li Youmen, just for a "different" ...... Transition chapter, today I'm going to be excited! Today I'm going to break out! Ask for a monthly ticket first! Get through the Kavin phase as soon as possible!! [This text is provided by Qihang]