Chapter 166: The Governor Arrives

What did Sun Yuanhua say? He said, Lao Zhang, everyone is from the background of reading sage books, and it is okay to have different opinions, but don't delay national affairs because of personal grievances. This sentence is an extension of gentlemen and differences, groups but not parties.

Zhang Yao was also very polite, saying that if she has different views on official matters, I will put it forward on the spot, and I will not make a stumbling block in private.

Well, eighty percent of the scholars in the Ming Dynasty were almost a urine. The official affairs can definitely be maintained, but there will be no ambiguity at all about poisoning political opponents under the table.

The matter on the face was almost over, and Sun Yuanhua turned back to the topic: "Benxian wants to cast cannons and build cities to fortify the defense of Dengzhou, but there are no craftsmen, can Master Zhang have a lesson?" ”

Zhang Yao said: "Why did the governor say this, this matter should be asked Yousi, why did Zhang come to teach?" ”

Sun Yuanhua opened the skylight and said brightly, and said: "There are all things in Dengzhou that Zhangjiazhuang has poached many craftsmen at a high price. ”

Zhang Yao smiled slightly: "Since that's the case, why don't you ask Chen Sihua?" ”

Zhang Yao, who is older than Huan Hai, is of course not at the mercy of others. This Dengzhou City is not something that Sun Yuanhua can cover the sky with one hand. At this time, he went out to find Chen Xie for Sun Yuanhua, and Zhang Yao agreed when his brain was broken.

Sun Yuanhua was angry, got up and said: "Then the military constitution will take a trip, could it be that Zhangjiazhuang is the tiger's den in Longtan?" ”

After speaking, he left, and Zhang Yao said slowly in the back: "Don't send it!" ”

After coming out, Sun Yuanhua made a difficulty, Zhangjiazhuang is indeed not a tiger's den in Longtan. But he's a governor. The highest local magistrate just went to find Chen Xie, how could he save face. But it's not okay not to go, unless he doesn't want to do something. On the way back, Sun Yuanhua thought of a way, and he couldn't understand that he should bring the honor guard, so he would go in civilian clothes. When others see it, it should be regarded as a private interview with Weifu. In this way, face may be saved, and it will not make people laugh at a governor who takes the initiative to find a general.

As an official in the Ming Dynasty, it is not for nothing that there are officials who do not want to save face. But they are often shamed by Shilin!

A horse. With two retinues, Sun Yuanhua left Dengzhou City and went to Zhangjiazhuang along the road. Previously, Sun Yuanhua had not been to Zhangjiazhuang. The qiē here is all about listening to others. The distance between these two places is very close. It can be reached in just over half an hour on horseback. The problem is that many civil officials in the Ming Dynasty didn't care about the people's feelings at all. The grassroots power of the people in the Ming Dynasty was basically in the hands of three kinds of people. One is a official, one is a gentry, and the other is a clan.

These people are not officials. In other words, the power of the officials is maintained by these people. From this point of view, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were actually far from enough, and the government officials basically gave up their grasp of the grassroots.

Sun Yuanhua walked unfast and unhurried along the way. It's not that he doesn't want to go fast, it's that there are too many things that catch his eyes along the way. It was only three miles out of the city, walking on the hard road, Sun Yuanhua was the first time to walk on this kind of road, as a technocrat, he could understand the importance of this kind of road with his toes.

The winter wheat in the field has been harvested, and the wheelbarrow can be seen everywhere. After harvesting wheat, you can grow a season of millet, so you have to rush to farm. At this time, Sun Yuanhua realized that he was a little out of business. Fortunately, there are still prefects in Dengzhou who are wandering around with a group of officials, no wonder Song Yi has not been seen recently.

Strangely, why are there no officials in Dengzhou Mansion nearby? Isn't this under the rule of Dengzhou Mansion?

Sun Yuanhua was uncomfortable, stopped an old farmer and asked: "Why don't you see the officials of Dengzhou here?" ”

The old farmer looked at him strangely and said, "This is because Mr. is from out of town, right?" When will Zhangjiazhuang's taxes still need to be collected? Those who collect taxes go directly to the money shops in the city to get the silver, and we only need to pay the tax grain to the lord, and the rest will naturally be done, so there is no need to bother anymore. ”

Sun Yuanhua was shocked, how could these little officials do this? Don't they want to eat? You must know that when taxes are collected every year, it is a good opportunity for the officials to make a fortune. has been an official for a long time, of course I know how much cat is tired here. In order to enrich their own pockets, the petty officials have a variety of tricks in the process of collecting taxes, and various means have emerged in an endless stream. How else would there be a whip?

"Aren't they worried that there's something wrong with it?" Sun Yuanhua asked silently, and the old farmer said calmly: "They can't be wrong?" How could the officials of Dengzhou Mansion be mistaken? Then the people left, Sun Yuanhua was puzzled, and later learned that while these officials directly collected taxes in the money shop, they could also receive a "labor fee", which was available every month, each with a small fold, and it was very convenient to withdraw money from the money shop. If you want silver, you will have silver, and if you want copper coins, you will have copper coins. The reputation of this money shop is so good that it is said that it was opened by several large families, and with the bills issued by this money shop, branches can be found throughout the city under the rule of Denglai to exchange money.

Of course, this is all in the future, Sun Yuanhua walked forward in a daze at the moment, the road was the same as Zhangjiazhuang, and when he saw a market in the distance, Sun Yuanhua became a statue again. In this place, there is actually a bazaar? And this bazaar is not small, there are shops on both sides of the street, and the flow of people is like a tide. This street is ridiculously long, and if it weren't for the lack of city walls, it would have been a small county town. Just on the edge of Dengzhou, there is such a market town, who cares here?

Soon Sun Yuanhua knew who was in charge!

"Stop!" Two men dressed in black appeared, stretched out their hands to block the way, and spoke loudly.

"What? Do you still have to check the way here? "Sun Yuanhua held back his anger, Lord Governor, do you dare to stop it? But he couldn't get angry now, and he had to press down the two retinues behind him who were rushing up with his eyes.

A man in black looked at the two entourages contemptuously and sneered: "Boy, you want to play tricks, right?" Don't look at what kind of place this is? Sun Yuanhua dismounted unhurriedly and said: "Two, the entourage doesn't know anything, you tell me." ”

The man unexpectedly bowed his hand very politely and said: "This is for Mr. to please, stop Your Excellency, not for anything else, but to inform Mr. that you should walk on the right hand side, not in the middle of the road." Also, it is better to leave these animals in the nearby parking lot, where there is a circle to serve the animals, and the management fee for each animal is no more than one copper coin. You have to lead it, it's not impossible, seeing that there is no such bag, and the guests from other places don't need money, but they have to hang their pockets behind the horse, and the road is stained with feces. ”

Uh, Sun Yuanhua was stunned by this civilized law enforcement, what else do you say? Take a closer look, the road is unusually neat and clean, usually in Dengzhou City, a lot of sewage flowing all over the ground, here is absolutely not seen.

After Sun Yuanhua reacted, he smiled and said, "Two bad officials, dare to ask how far Zhangjiazhuang is there?" ”

The man in black smiled and said, "Not far away, after the market, walk straight along the road and walk two hundred steps." Don't go west, that's the way to Huangxian. Also, we're not officials. Okay, there's nothing else to do, you can do it. After speaking, the man in black returned to the side of the road, and Sun Yuanhua found that the family was staying under a cloth tent, with a lot of bamboo pockets on the side.

Sun Yuanhua decided to leave the horse, and sure enough, when he arrived at the parking lot, someone was responsible for the reception, and the three horses received three coppers, and then gave three wooden signs, which had the words "Jian Ma" and the number 008 on them. That is, when they returned, they led the horses by signs. And Sun Yuanhua also found that there are two pieces of the brand, one of which is directly tied to the horse's leg.

Walking past the bazaar, looking around along the way, I found that the shops here are mainly for the entertainment industry. Inns, green buildings, restaurants, money shops, the signboards are all full of these words. Sun Yuanhua was very curious, where did so many guests come from to achieve business here?

There are also some small traders, but they are all cooked vegetables sold along the street. From time to time, they are beckoned into a storefront.

Interestingly, the guests here came out of the restaurant, most of them were dressed as merchants, and there were basically no Confucian scholars in long shirts and square scarves.

Sun Yuanhua became more and more curious, feeling that he had entered a completely unfamiliar world. You can't see a reader in an entertainment venue! Do you believe it? He wouldn't have believed it before, but now he can't help but believe it.

Finally, I saw a wall, not very high, that is, a zhang, with a wall paved with blue bricks outside. How much silver does this fence cost? Sun Yuanhua habitually calculated the accounts, and estimated that there was no 50,000 taels, and it would definitely not be possible.

Chen Xie was busy working in the hospital, and a patient came, and the girls couldn't figure it out. If Chen Xie is not there, this patient may have to go back first and come back next time. Whether you can survive until the next time depends on luck. The patient was a middle-aged man, who looked like the pillar of the family, and vomited blood in the state of tea last night. I've had a stomachache for several days, and I've been harvesting wheat. No, I can't hold on, so I came to seek medical treatment.

After Chen Xie checked it, he said to the red fruit beside him: "You have to pay attention to what he said, the detail of vomiting blood in the shape of a soaked tea leaf is basically a stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer and the like." Because of the poor conditions, I couldn't do more in-depth examination, so I had to follow the symptoms for treatment. ”

Hongguo recorded very carefully, and every time Chen Xie personally treated his illness, it was the best time for them to learn. In the past year, Chen Xie rarely came to the hospital, and they were all supported by Hongguo.

After Chen Xie gave the doctor's order, when he ordered to get the medicine, Cui Xin ran to report: "Master, Brother Mengzi said that there is an adult named Sun Yuanhua, let me call you back." ”

Well? What is my grandson doing here? After thinking about it for a while, and comparing it with the historical memory, Chen Xie smiled. Waving his hand, he said, "I know, I'll go back." As he walked back slowly, he wondered how to get rid of this guy.

Sun Yuanhua is a technocrat and Chen Xie feels that he has the means to deal with him. If it weren't for Lao Sun's protection of Kong Youde and others too much, Chen Xie would be very willing to live in harmony with him. (To be continued......)