Jiajing gave Xu Chang and his son a seat, and then said: "I ate your tea in the Road Political Bureau, and now that you have entered the palace, you can also taste the tribute tea in the palace." Then he ordered someone to pour tea up, and his mind moved, and he suddenly asked: "The people of Guangxi have changed, and the bandit leader has coerced 300 ignorant people to capture the prefecture and county, do you know about this matter?" ”

As soon as he asked, Xu Qian's father and son replied in unison: "I haven't heard of it." ”

In fact, the matter in Guangxi, the urgent report was sent to Beijing yesterday, if it is said that ordinary people have not received the news, it is okay, Xu Chang and his son are well-informed people after all, how could they not have heard of it?

However, Xu Chang's idea in his heart is that although he is a hundred households in Jinyiwei, he is in charge of the Road Administration Bureau, and he is not responsible for chasing wind and shadows and listening to news.

As for Xu Qian, his thoughts are similar to Xu Chang's, this father and son, with bad water in their stomachs, are very thoughtful, and they also have a tacit understanding in their hearts when they pretend to be confused.

Jiajing nodded expectantly, and then explained the cause and effect of the matter, and said: "I have issued an order to suppress it, I just want to ask you, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Xu Chang replied without hesitation: "Whatever your majesty thinks, you can look at it as if you are lowly." ”

This answer is also smart, although Xu Chang is also good at words, but his is not in high talk, since you are not smart enough, let go of nonsense, show an honest and hard-working attitude, it is easy to arouse the favor of others.

Jiajing smiled slightly, and then his eyes fell on Xu Qian.

Xu Qian's characteristics are different, he is a human being in two lives, and his vision is naturally not comparable to that of an old man, so he was silent for a while. said: "This matter is not about the officials forcing the people to rebel, but it is also not about the heinous anti-people, in fact, it is nothing more than profit." ”

"Where does the profit come from?" Jiajing showed a hint of doubt.

Xu Qian said: "Your Majesty, the vassal state pays tribute every year, scrambling to be the first, why do you rule the people to pay tribute, but often delay repeatedly, during the Zhengde period, in order to ensure that the tribute can be sent to the capital in time." As a result, the eunuchs in various places were extremely vicious, and they repeatedly urged, but there were still those who delayed and slackened. ”

Jiajing reflected on Xu Qian's words, and then said, "Why do you say? ”

Xu Qian said: "It's nothing more than the tribute of the vassal state, and the court will reward it heavily." The things given every year are often more than the annual tribute, and the vassal state has benefited, so it is more diligent, and the annual tribute is not enough. And the people paid tribute, and the court did not compensate for the goods. This is the defeat of the people, there is no benefit, but the government urges and pushes it urgently. The people were first dissatisfied, then resentful, and finally if there were outlaws who instigated them, they would naturally be emboldened. Desperate. ”

"The degree in the palace naturally needs to be guaranteed. However, the people pay tribute without compensation, but they can't help but reward, if the palace is willing to take out a sum of money and change the tribute to purchase, in this way, the people are profitable, and they are naturally willing to pay tribute every year, even if there are rebels instigated by them, they will not be coerced. ”

Jiajing smiled coldly and said: "It's a shame that you are still a scholar, as a scholar, your mouth is full of sharp words, is this what the sage taught you?" ”

Xu Qian sighed and said, "The sage said that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. If it is inferred from this that the gentleman is still lovely and rich, can't the villain be profitable? So what did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do when the imperial court issued the Yulu, and who did they give to a carload of ice and carbon tribute every year? The emperor did not send hungry soldiers, and if there was not enough money and food, there would be a mutiny, and it would be requisitioned without compensation, and it would be strange if he did not provoke a popular uprising. ”

Jiajing's eyes narrowed, and he said slowly: "You guy, although you are a strong word, there is still a reason. ”

Xu Qian said: "The students just said what many people dare not say, in fact, everyone knows that the bad government is here, but the ministers avoid talking about the benefits, this word is like prostitution, but they can't say it, so everyone goes to be deaf, to be dumb, and what is repeated every day is to educate and educate, and the people can't even eat, so what's the use of education? As for whether the people have enough to eat, it seems that it has nothing to do with their political achievements, and when they encounter people who have lost their land and have no livelihood, they will be driven away and reduced to homelessness. ”

Jiajing said slowly: "You said so much, how to solve it?" ”

Xu Qian said: "It's nothing more than a word for money, if you have money, you can help the world, and people in the world will naturally refuse to go against it." ”

Jiajing smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, doesn't it show the importance of your road political situation?" What you said is also reasonable, but maladministration is often difficult to return, and it needs to be done slowly, and you can't be in a hurry, so let's take a long-term view of this matter. ”

Coming out of the palace, the father and son went out of the noon gate all the time, Xu Changcai glared at Xu Qian, and said, "What did you do with Shou Ninghou?" What is not good to provoke, and what to provoke these people to do? ”

Xu Qian smiled bitterly: "It's just a business, pulling them in, firstly, it can solve the principal, and secondly, even if there is trouble in the future, a few more people will bear it." ”

Xu Chang muttered: "It's okay to do business, but they can't let them handle the business, they just sit on the ground and make money, these people can be wooed, but they also have to be careful." ”

Xu Qian smiled: "Dad, don't worry, my son is not a nerd, will he know this?" ”

The father and son first went to visit the group of 'refugees' from Shandong, Xu Lu settled them in a nearby inn, seven or eight people in a room, even so, these people do not feel any dissatisfaction, compared to Shandong, it is already too comfortable here, Xu Chang father and son arrived, everyone poured out of the room together, came over to see the excitement of everyone, Xu Chang and Xu Qian looked at each other, each captured each other's thoughts, and each of them comforted them before returning to the political situation.

On the side of the Road Administration Bureau, the three uncles have been waiting for a long time, and they came to congratulate the father and son with a smile, but the drunkard did not mean to drink, and after hurriedly congratulating, he pulled Xu Qian aside and said: "Brother Xu, what about the silver, we are ready, the ten days you said are limited, and now it is only two or three days of effort, how about it, is it interesting enough?" It's just that this business should be sooner rather than later, and I don't know when it can start? ”

Xu Qian called Xu Fu and asked him, "Has the seller negotiated on the seller's side?" ”

Xu Fu said: "That deserted house, the area is really not small, at first the owner refused to sell, I began to think that he was iron-hearted, and then after pondering, I guessed that he must be using this to raise the price, so he deliberately snubbed him for a few days, and found his creditor, gave them a sum of silver, let them go to collect debts, this person really can't bear it, and finally willing to pay two thousand three hundred taels, the son can go to sign a contract with him at any time." ”

What Xu Fu said was a son-in-law, the former family was rich and noble, and there was a large mansion covering an area of nearly fifty acres near the Road Administration Bureau, but the descendants were not good, this person was a gambler, and the huge family wealth was in his hands, and what could be sold had already been sold, but this house was left, Xu Qian asked Xu Fu to talk, Xu Fu was originally a stingy character, so he used some small means to let this person sell at a cheap price.

It would be good if two thousand three hundred taels of silver could buy such a large piece of land in Jingshi, and all the mansion buildings in it were given to the Xu family for nothing.

Xu Qian smiled slightly and said: "Well done, you immediately bring the silver and call the guarantor to buy the land first, and invite a craftsman tomorrow to go and repair it as I said, change the layout of this house, and strive to get things done within half a month." ”

Xu Fu smiled bitterly: "If you are in a hurry, I am afraid that those craftsmen will ask for a price by this." ”

Xu Fu is good at everything, but he is stingy, Xu Qian scolded: "The asking price is the price, what is the hindrance?" Compared with our business, even if these craftsmen are paid several times the salary, it doesn't hurt. Look into the distance, not at what is in front of you. Also, this group of people from Shandong should be singled out, according to the method I gave, and train them well, anyway, there are many people in this group, most of them are charged to the road political bureau, and some of them can be used for trading. ”

The three uncles stood aside and listened to the conversation between Xu Qian and Xu Fu, and they didn't say anything, and when Xu Fu went to the order, this Yongfeng Bo couldn't bear it, and said: "What kind of business is it, can Brother Xu ......?"

Xu Qian categorically refused, there must be principles to deal with people like them, otherwise there is no bottom line today, and tomorrow they will have to make inches, Xu Qian said: "You don't have to ask about these things, and you will naturally know when the time comes." ”

Wang Cheng was bored, but he was helpless to take Xu Qian, so he had to smile bitterly and don't ask more, fortunately, these uncles are indeed not practical people, all they want is money, since Xu Qian has promised to let them sit on the ground and collect money, they are desperate.

The days have passed day by day, Xu Fu has been quite neat, these days his feet do not touch the ground, running around, first to buy the house, and then to recruit craftsmen, in addition, a group of refugees from Shandong were also shunted out, directly sent to the house, and secretly began training.

These days, the Jingshi are safe and sound, the Xu family does not provoke people, and naturally no one provokes their heads, Xu Qian is idle, since the old man is back, he naturally does not have to worry about the political situation of this road, he can't wait to be idle, occasionally read a book, or walk around in the Jingshi, and the life is also comfortable.

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Xu Qian glared at Uncle Sanguo and said: "The monthly ticket is still bleak, you can sit and wait for the money to be collected, but the tiger can't, if you have a little heart, just give the tiger to canvass for the classmates!"