Backer King's Mansion.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Qi Heng ordered someone to write a letter and handed it to Shi Caiying, who was far away in Shandong.

The letter contained four words: "All things have been decided." ”

At the same time, he ordered Shen Wansan, who was in his fiefdom, to start mobilizing all the capital of the people to help Shandong develop.

Of course, help is help, but still on a reasonable, money-making basis, help.

It's an upfront investment.

For example, minerals, farmland leasing, shop purchases, shipping, etc.

While helping Shandong develop, it also increases the capital in its hands again.

After all, in his fiefdom, there are still tens of thousands of troops to be raised by him.

As these armies changed from official armies to Qi Heng's private armies in the fiefdom, the imperial court would no longer allocate silver to support them.

Although they didn't raise it before, these people relied on the treasury money of Anfeng Mansion to raise them.

Now that Anfeng Mansion has been included in the jurisdiction of the imperial court, Zhou Nian naturally has no authority to dispose of this income.

lost the support of Anfeng Mansion, whether it was the dark line in his hands or the army in the fiefdom, this needed to be made up for by the private capital in Shen Wansan's hands.

Therefore, the burden on Shen Wansan's shoulders is heavier.

Ten days later.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's appropriation, the items approved by the Chinese Book Province passed the review and were soon sent to Yangzhou.

At this time, the Yangzhou Mansion was outside the ruined temple.

Countless Yangzhou people watched so many supplies being sent to Yangzhou Mansion, and their faces bloomed with joy one by one.

These are all rice seeds.

It is the foundation of these people's cultivation.

All of a sudden, everyone was shouting long live the emperor.

And Yang Xian, the prefect of Yangzhou, was also standing at the door of the government at this moment, looking at this happy scene with a smile on his face.

At this time, Na Lu Mingyi slowly came to Yang Xian's side, and while looking at this scene, he said complimentarily: "Lord Yang, if it weren't for you, Yangzhou wouldn't have such a great blessing." ”

Listening to Lu Mingyi's words, Yang Xian said confidently: "Brother Lu, let me tell you plainly." The blessings of Yangzhou City have just begun, and the good days are still to come. Including Brother Lu, your career is also ahead. ”

Inside the government.

As these materials arrived at the Yangzhou Mansion, Yang Xian also called the magistrates of the counties and prefectures over, and sat together in the broken temple to discuss.

At this time, facing everyone present, Yang Xian first cheered everyone up and said: "The emperor has forwarded our Yangzhou political actions to the whole country, so that the state governments at all levels can refer to it. The emperor even added Zhu Approval next to the excerpt we reported. ”

"Say, heroic ambition, leap on the paper, I will wait and see."

"Also, the emperor also said at the court meeting that when the first season of rice and wheat harvest in Yangzhou is born, he will bring hundreds of officials to Yangzhou to drink a bowl of our rice porridge!"

Listening to Yang Xian's words, everyone present had a smile on their faces.

They are only one Yangzhou, but they can get so much attention from the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, which is almost an honor for them as officials.

However, when he saw the smiles and excitement on the faces of everyone present, Yang Xian still said instructively: "As a colleague, don't be too happy." The emperor is so loving, he lifted us in the air. Make Yangzhou the focus of all provinces and provinces in the country. ”

"Therefore, we must live and die together, share weal and woe, break the cauldron and sink the boat, and fight against the water!"

Hearing Yang Xian's words, everyone present nodded.

Yang Xian continued: "From now on, we must mobilize all the farmers and industrialists in Yangzhou, including women, children and the elderly, to plant rice, build houses, build roads, and build bridges. It is necessary to make Yangzhou change its appearance within two years and seize the first bumper harvest. ”

Hearing that Yang Xian had now advanced the time by another year, Lu Mingyi on the side couldn't help but say, "My lord, you said it was three years." ”

But Yang Xian said: "I said, but now the situation is different, we have to plan a year ahead." ”

Listening to Yang Xian's eagerness for quick success, Lu Mingyi had to remind: "My lord, if this is the case, the whole city will have to fight day and night." ”

Since the last lesson, this Lu Mingyi has also been much more cautious when talking to Yang Xian.

But at this time, Yang Xian, who was in high spirits, couldn't hear Lu Mingyi's reminder at all, and said: "That's exactly what I mean, from now on, we have to do whatever it takes, regardless of the cost, and fight him with the people of the whole city!" ”

As Yang Xian finished speaking, the tone of this conversation was set.

The original three-year plan was already tight, but now it is a year ahead of schedule.

Some of the people present were still a little worried in their hearts.

However, Yang Xian is now in Yangzhou in a word-like posture, and what he decided does not give anyone a chance to refute at all.

Soon, there was a matter of advancing the planning time this time, and Yang Xian wrote a letter and sent it to the capital.

Two days later.

With the arrival of Yang Xian's letter, in Liu Bowen's study at night, Liu Bowen sighed after reading the letter.

There was a slight worry on his face.

Liu Lian, the son who was standing and waiting, heard Liu Bowen's long sigh and couldn't help asking, "Father, what's wrong?" ”

Liu Bowen said: "This Yang Xian has advanced his three-year plan by another year, this is to report good news to the emperor." ”

Hearing this, Liu Lian on the side said, "Isn't that good?" Brother Yang is a smart man, and he will go further. ”

But Liu Bowen is scheming in the end, and said bluntly: "Not necessarily." ”

"If you are too clever, you will be too much and you will suffer. His three-year plan is already ahead of schedule, and if he advances it another year, it will be tantamount to pushing himself to the edge of the cliff. ”

But Liu Lian said: "Father, with all due respect, maybe you are too conservative? Yang Xian is now in his prime, dare to think and dare to do, besides, he is in Yangzhou, we are sitting in the capital, and he also knows the local situation better than us. ”

Listening to Liu Lian's words of relief, Liu Bowen's heart was clear.

Young people are still too eager to do things for quick success.

I want to do everything to the extreme.

But it was never carefully considered.

Now he has planned himself a year in advance, what if he can't complete it then?

Now that he said this, he gave Zhu Yuanzhang good news.

But I didn't think carefully about what Zhu Yuanzhang thought.

Originally said three years, but now you yourself say two years, is it because you reported the time conservatively before, or did you report the time falsely this time?

Let's not say that you won't be able to finish it then.

Even if it's done, that's what you say.

You won't get the slightest benefit.

On the contrary, if you said three years, but it was completed in two years, wouldn't it be good to give Zhu Yuanzhang a big surprise when the time comes?

Isn't that a credit?

Just at this time, why are you in such a hurry to repay Zhu Yuanzhang?

However, although Liu Bowen thought so in his heart, he still said with a smile: "Maybe, maybe it's really my old admiration." Let's take a look. ”

After speaking, as soon as he turned around, he said again: "No, Lian'er, pen and ink are waiting, I want a letter to remind him to pay attention." ”

But as Liu Lian prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, Liu Bowen regretted it again and said: "Forget it, maybe Yang Xian's performance has arrived in Zhongshu Province at this time, what is the use of me saying it at this time?" Or maybe it's really my old admiration, and I don't understand other people's youthful ambitions. ”

After saying a smile, he finally put this matter on hold for the time being.

On the second day, it was just dawn.

Yangzhou Mansion.

Yang Xian hurriedly walked in from outside the house, and said to Lu Mingyi in the house as he walked: "Brother Lu, Xu Zhixian reported that the Chengguan grain depot was short of two hundred catties of rice seeds, do you know about this?" ”

Lu Mingyi was stunned for a moment and said, "The lower officials don't know." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xian immediately ordered: "Go check immediately!" Starting from Xu Zhixian himself, trace down to every guard in the warehouse, and before sunset, I must find out the whereabouts of the rice seeds! ”

Yang Xian, who had just written a year in advance to the imperial court and Liu Bowen last night, had just written a year in advance to the imperial court, and after a night, something happened, and for a while, Yang Xian's heart was full of anger.

And that Lu Mingyi saw that Yang Xian was so angry, and he didn't dare to delay.

Hurriedly put down the porridge bowl in his hand that he hadn't drunk yet, and hurriedly walked out.

Soon.

In the afternoon of the same day.

Lu Mingyi returned to report and said to Yang Xian: "My lord, the lost rice seeds have been found. ”

Yang Xian said: "Say, where is it." ”

Lu Mingyi nodded and said, "I was swallowed up by the Nanning County Lord Bo Song's kind words." He exchanged rice seeds for two catties of wine and a chicken. and told him to swallow it. ”

Yang Xian, who heard this, suddenly widened his eyes and shouted, "What! Extremely daring! I've got to get it out of his belly! ”

After speaking, he immediately said to Lu Mingyi: "Pass on your life!" Gather all the subordinates of the prefecture and county, and after an hour, listen to the order in front of the mansion! ”

Listening to Yang Xian's words, as well as this look of being strict, Lu Mingyi hurriedly persuaded him: "Please calm your anger." ”

"This Song Shanyan is usually quite diligent, and besides, the lord's thin income is meager, and the matter of rice seeds, I'm afraid he is confused for a while."

But Yang Xian said firmly: "Brother Lu doesn't have to intercede!" At present, we are in a period of crisis, and the officials and the people are working hard day and night, but Song Shanyan dares to be greedy for rice seeds at this time, which is really good! ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xian knew that it was useless to say these high-sounding words again, so he slowly turned around his back on Lu Mingyi and said, "Do you know how much the emperor hates corrupt officials and corrupt officials?!" ”

Lu Mingyi was stunned and replied, "I don't know." ”

Yang Xian said: "Then I'll tell you something!" In the fifteenth year of Zheng, when the emperor was the king of Wu, there was a centurion in the firearms battalion who was greedy for his subordinates' military salary of fifty taels of silver, and was sued by his subordinates to the emperor. ”

Speaking of which, Lu Mingyi can be regarded as understanding the emperor's temperament and Yang Xian's thoughts at the moment.

And Yang Xian finally said: "Brother Lu, we also need to set an example now to deter the government and the people and boost morale!" ”

Seeing Yang Xian say this, where did Lu Mingyi dare to persuade again, bowed his head and hurriedly said: "The lower official obeys the order." ”

An hour later.

At the entrance of Yangzhou Mansion.

Yang Xian stood at the door of the government office, looking at Bo Song Shanyan, the county lord of Nanning who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and the subordinates and people of the prefectures and counties who were watching around.

Walk back and forth from side to side.

In the end, he stood in place and said to Na Song Shanyan: "Two hundred catties of rice seeds, in the blink of an eye, it is two hundred quintals of grain!" ”

"What's more, this rice seed was given by the emperor to the people of Yangzhou, you dare to embezzle this kind of rice seed, which can be described as both bullying the king and harming the people!"

Speaking of this, Yang Xian shouted at the corrupt official kneeling on the ground: "Song Shanyan! You look up! ”

Listening to Yang Xian's words, Song Shanyan trembled and raised his head to look.

And Yang Xian pointed to the two couplets at the entrance of the Yangzhou Mansion and said: "Recite the inscription of the emperor!" ”

Hearing this, Song Shanyan whispered timidly: "Ercheng Erlu, the people's fat and people's ointment." ”

But Yang Xian said: "Be louder! Listen, all the people! Even if you die, you have to show the strength to see death as home! ”

Hearing this, Song Shanyan had no choice but to shout loudly: "Erfeng Erlu, the people's fat and people's ointment!" ”

"The people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are hard to bully!"

"Good!"

Yang Xian immediately said: "Song Shanyan, Tianwei is the head, he sees good and evil, bullies the king and harms the people, and the crime is unforgivable!" ”

"Didn't you exchange those rice seeds for wine and meat? I'm going to get them out of your stomach today! ”

Hearing this, Song Shanyan, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly changed his face in shock!

shouted loudly: "Lord Prefect spare your life!" The prefect spares his life! ”

But Yang Xian didn't show the slightest mercy, and with a wave of his hand, the two poor men immediately pulled down Song Shanyan.

When many officials on the side saw this scene, they were also terrified.

Although with the current situation in Yangzhou Mansion, they really have nothing to embezzle.

But these people are still thinking about it in their hearts.

After all, now that the imperial court is in financial difficulties, the salaries of officials in various places are really low.

Especially in the past two years, the income is almost so low that every family can't eat.

What's more, it's a new dress and a new official robe.

Looking at the reactions of the officials present, Yang Xian said earnestly: "As a colleague, this government hopes that such a thing will not happen again in the future." ”

"Now, let's all go back to our respective duties, and don't miss our own errands."

With that, he turned around and returned to the house.

Soon.

What happened in Yangzhou City was reported to the palace of Shuntian Mansion and Jinling City with Yang Xian's letter of guilt.

At the same time, the news also spread to Liu Bowen's Metropolitan Procuratorate along the wind.

At this moment, Liu Bowen, who was dealing with official business in the study of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, suddenly broke into the door, it was Liu Bowen's son, Liu Lian.

Liu Lian walked in with a letter in a panic, and closed the door after coming in.

Seeing this, Liu Bowen couldn't help asking, "Why did you close the door?" ”

Hearing Liu Bowen's inquiry, Liu Lian suddenly said with a flustered expression: "Nanning County Lord Bo Song Shanyan was greedy for two hundred catties of rice seeds, and Yang Xian actually ordered to suffocate that Lord Bo alive with a cloth bag, this is not counted, he, he ..... He also ordered the butcher who killed the pig to skin him, stuffed the straw into the skin bag, made a specimen, and stood in front of the yamen of Nanning County! ”

"Let all the officials who enter and leave the government have to pass in front of the specimens, so that they can be shocked and learn from them."

As Liu Lian finished speaking, Liu Bowen's face also changed instantly.

After thinking silently for a moment, he couldn't help but say, "It's broken! ”

After saying this, Liu Bowen immediately stood up from the chair and said with a calm face: "This is simply appalling! ”

Liu Lian on the side also said: "Yes, father, now Yangzhou City has become a sensation, saying that Governor Yang is the Lei Gong of the Heavenly Court, with sharp eyes and law enforcement!" ”

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