Chapter 618: The Monarch Treats Me as a Soldier (The Cultivation of the First Cabinet Minister)
They are still arguing, which means that if the court supervises, then the salt works are not theirs, and how can the inheritance passed down from generation to generation be handed over? And the taxes are too high, and they can't make much money, and they won't be enough to feed the family...
Bai Shen lowered his face coldly, "This official was originally kind enough to help you, since you don't want to, the imperial court will pay for the salt farm, but there will be no one for you, if you are caught by this official who dares to steal school, don't blame this official for being polite." ”
When everyone was silent, General Li, who acted as a red-faced person, stepped forward, "Lord Chu, it's not easy for everyone, why don't you let the imperial court supervise them together?" After all, they were more familiar with the affairs of the salt farm, and the imperial court couldn't send so many people for a while. ”
Supervise together? The hearts of the people are alive, as long as they can intervene, then there is oil and water to fish.
So they expressed their willingness to accept General Li's proposal, that is, the tax was a little higher, and it would be better if it could be lowered a little.
Bai Ash frowned, "The two sides will supervise together, if there is one who eats inside and outside... In this way, according to the scale of the salt farm, the salt produced each year must meet at least one standard, and if it is less, the regulator and the salt farm owner need to pay together to make up for it. ”
Next, the whole government office is like a vegetable market, a group of people argued, quarreled for several days, before a standard amount was set, and then the imperial court will send people to supervise each salt farm, and conduct an evaluation to determine the grade.
At the same time, they signed a contract and began to send people to build salt farms for them, and at this time, some people suddenly realized that they had lost a lot! The court doesn't care about this money, they have to pay it themselves.
In every change, there are people who are left behind and people who are ahead of them.
The Zhu family is the one in front, and now the head of the Zhu family is Zhu Hongbo, who is less than thirty years old, he was the first to react and send silver to Fu Yin, and he also took the lead in promising to supervise the salt farm with the imperial court that day.
Now he can be the first to renovate the salt farm at home, and the first to get the salt making method, and his younger brother, who has just passed the exam, can often go to Fu Yin for advice.
The system watched her reluctantly put the silver tickets she had collected before into an iron box and sent them to the emperor, and taunted her, "As a result, all the silver you got with so much effort was handed over?" Are you planning to bribe the emperor to appoint you directly as the head of the cabinet? ”
Bai Ash: "On the one hand, for their own safety, the so-called water is clear, there are no fish, too honest officials are easy to have a short life, on the other hand, I am also loyal, brush the emperor's favorability, third, I have to find a step down, the situation was frozen there, these people were frightened, I suddenly offered to help them, they will definitely not believe it." ”
The system sighed and praised: "After following the big guy, I feel that my previous training is completely useless, the big guy doesn't need my guidance at all, I just need to lie down." ”
White Ash: "No, you're still useful, just praise me like this, don't stop!" ”
There are many more positions in the entire Haizhou, most of which are sent by the imperial court, and there are a few places left for Bai Shen to select suitable people locally, and there is an endless stream of people who come to give gifts, all of whom want this fat difference.
This time, Bai Ash refused everyone's gifts, and after the government examination, he took a salt-related question on the spot, and asked the scholars to answer, and finally selected a few people who did not have a salt field at home to be awarded official positions, and these people readily agreed.
Being able to be awarded as a showman is something that no other place dares to think of, and only this time, it can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
When you get the benefits, you naturally have to boast about Lord Yin, and the good reputation of white ash spreads throughout Haizhou.
She spent a year to change the Haizhou salt farm, but did not spend a tael of silver in the imperial court, but provided a lot of official positions to the imperial court, although the position status, but the oil and water are abundant, so that the court officials have a good impression of her, especially the household Shangshu, I like this kind of colleagues who can open source and reduce expenditure, this year the imperial treasury has been enriched a lot, and even with the scum father in the household department has become fragrant.
After the reconstruction, the salt production of the salt farm has been greatly increased, but in winter, the salt drying method and the boiling salt method need to be used together, and the salt output is not as much as in summer.
A year later, no one in Haizhou disagreed with her, and all important government affairs had to be approved by her before they could be passed, and the officials also began to slip around, trying to send something from time to time, but all of them were refused.
She began to formulate the rules for salt transportation, setting a time for clearing the river sand every year, which was not considered a conscription, and there was a reward in addition to food and shelter, so that those who were willing to endure hardships could earn money.
At the end of the year, she still did not go home, Liu wrote to her, telling her that her grandmother had been sick recently, and she asked people to give a generous New Year's gift, and found several Haizhou specialty medicinal herbs and sent the letter back together.
The old lady of the Chu family has often been in poor health in the past two years, and the Liu family has to serve on the side, so she can't come to see her.
His Majesty summoned her to Beijing to report on her work, she arranged her work, and returned to the capital by car, this time she was not in such a hurry, she first went home to wash up, take care of it, and then went to meet the emperor.
The monarch and the minister have not seen each other for two years, and their white gray eyes are full of tears, and they bow and bow, "Your Majesty, Holy Ann! ”
The emperor hurriedly helped her up, she wiped the corners of her eyes, "I haven't seen Your Majesty for two years, and the ministers have been sleeping all night, and they finally live up to Your Majesty's trust!" ”
"Aiqing has worked hard!"
"Your Majesty appreciates it, and I can't wait to repay the grace of the saint..."
Subsequently, the emperor first asked her about the situation in the past two years, and after she finished narrating them one by one, the other party suddenly took out the iron box and knocked on it, "I heard that Aiqing received a lot of bribes in Haizhou?" ”
"Wechen doesn't dare, it's all dedicated to Your Majesty by the owner of the salt farm, and Wechen just helped hand it over."
The emperor laughed, "What if Aiqing really accepts this silver?" I am not Zhuang Zong, and if I find out that I have accepted bribes, I will be executed, so if I can tolerate mediocre people, how can I not tolerate the small flaws of talented people? ”
The white gray sycophant hurriedly followed, "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”
The Emperor smiled happily for a moment, then suddenly sighed again, "I understand why you did this, but why should you be stigmatized by me?" As a woman, your career path is not easy to follow, but for me...", his eyes moistened.
At this time, the eldest prince who was hiding in the cubicle complained frantically in her heart, her career was not smooth? jumped three levels in a row, and at the age of twenty-three, he has become a veritable governor of Haizhou, how smooth is it? and his father, this tear will fall when he says it, it's really amazing.
Why is he here?
Because the emperor intended to cultivate him, the second prince's temperament was really unrestrained, and he even dared to skip the emperor's class, leaving the eldest prince alone to face high homework pressure every day.
Outside, Bai Ash knelt on the ground, and the words he spoke were simply moving, "Weichen should have spent his life in a mess, it was His Majesty's cultivation and promotion that led to today, and the minister has never forgotten when he was six years old over the years, His Majesty told the minister that this woman has the talent to manage Zhong Leyi..." ”