"Lord Xu! Do you just have pity on me? I don't even dare to go back to my own yamen, and there is no surplus grain in the county for the people to grow grain, and the big households in Yingzhou City are all angry lords in their nostrils, if they don't want to put grain and delay spring ploughing, you and I can't explain it. ”

The man surnamed Tang, the county magistrate below, was frightened by a group of people blocking the yamen to grow grain, so he could only find Xu Rang to fight the autumn wind.

Xu Rang held the tea bowl, his heart was up and down, what he wanted to rectify was Jia Daoquan and others, but he didn't expect that after just a bad breath and controlled Chang Ping's position in his hands, he returned to the yamen for less than three days, but was blocked by his own subordinates.

The lord of Zhizhou in the Great Song Dynasty was responsible for being a stamp, and he basically didn't take care of things.

This is not to say that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are all corpse vegetarians, but that the system of the Great Song Dynasty restricts the performance of Zhizhou in the officialdom. As the deputy of Zhizhou, the general judge is not a big official, but the general judgment of the Great Song Dynasty has a very strange function, which can be directly written to the emperor. At that time, Emperor Taizong was very worried that the Zhizhou Emperor Tiangao was far away from fooling him, so he gave the general judge an additional function that could supervise the Zhizhou, secretly gave the power of the emperor who secretly wrote to him, and sent it directly into the Great Inner without going through Zhongshu Province and Yushitai. The general judgment of the Great Song Dynasty is like a monitor of Zhizhou, which is uncomfortable, and Zhizhou's passive sabotage has become a common practice.

In particular, the responsibilities of the general judge and the responsibilities of the governor completely overlap, so it can be said that between the governor and the general judge, one of them is diligent in his work, and the other person will inevitably have nothing to do. You can't let the higher-ranking Zhizhou master be busy and have nothing to do, right?

As a result, the officialdom at the level of the Great Song Prefecture has become interesting, basically the general judgment is busy, but Zhizhou is playing in the mountains and rivers.

So as long as the subordinates have something, they will directly find the general judge, instead of going to the higher-level Zhizhou master.

The same is true of Yingzhou Tong sentenced Xu Rang, he was blocked by Tang Liang, the county commander under Yingzhou, although Tang Liang, the county commander of Ruyin County, said that he was in trouble, but there was only one purpose, to ask for food.

"The bachelor already knows about it, and he's trying to figure it out." Xu Rang didn't say anything, but just shirked with words.

But Tang Liang said with resentment; "Lord Xu, don't you know? A bachelor is a bachelor after all, and he is different from us. We are all the hard work of officialdom, a small test a year, and a big test every three years. If there is really a mistake, Yushitai will not care about the future of our rice grains at all, as long as the officials write two words on the comments at the end of the year - down, maybe in a year or two, the lower officials will go to guard the material yard and be a small official who does not enter the stream. ”

Xu Rang waved his hand and said, "No, but you should always say the purpose of your visit, right?" ”

"I heard that the old man has more than 30,000 stone of grain in his hand, I don't want more, give me 20,000 stone, and I can solve the shortage of grain in the county.

"Twenty thousand stones, you really dare to open your teeth!"

Xu rang angrily brushed the truth away, and even said: "No, this food is not prepared for you." ”

"Lord Xu, don't be angry, listen to me." Tang County Ling hurriedly got up and said: "You and I are duckweed in this Yingzhou officialdom, maybe we will leave one day." But we are different from the old man of the bachelor, he doesn't care about his political performance, and he can go to a high place, and you and I don't go to a high place, do you still have to go down? Former colleagues become bosses, how embarrassing! ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Xu Rang seemed to have traces of moving, Tang Xian Ling chased after him and said, "Boss, you don't think about my subordinates, you should always think about yourself, right?" ”

Alas......

After a long sigh, Xu Rang got up and said, "The old man can't be a guarantor. You'll have to ask the bachelor before you decide. ”

Although he said this, his mood fell to the bottom. Even the subordinate of Tang County Ling is quite regretful. Obviously, Xu Rang thought that Tang Xianling was an accomplice of Jia Daoquan and others, he had just held the grain here, and the gang was like a wolf that smelled blood, the front foot had just arranged the granary, but the back foot followed to ask for food.

He didn't think that the Tang County Order would not be able to see that this grain was the life-saving food of the people of Yingzhou.

Houya, Xu Rang's arrival made Su Shi feel more pressure.

He originally thought that as long as the food was in his own hands, he could arrange it according to his own wishes. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took control of the two Changping positions in Yingzhou, someone came to ask for food under the guise of a popular uprising.

The county order of a county dared to ask for 20,000 stone of grain, there was no other intention in this, and Su Shi didn't believe anything.

Xu Rang pondered and asked Su Shi: "Why don't you come forward and delay it?" ”

"Spring ploughing is the hope of the people for a year, and it is also the most important internal affair of the imperial court. Su Shi also didn't have a good way, and looked at Zhang Zhu.

Zhang Zhu was helpless and said: "Why don't you agree to the requests of the big families to relieve the pressure of the people?" Wait for the spring ploughing to pass, and then make plans? ”

"No." Although Su Shi didn't have a good way, he didn't think that the big households would compromise, from beginning to end, the big families had never made a request, at this time, the government bowed its head, wouldn't it make the big lion open his mouth?

Besides, what if the big ones don't agree?

As he spoke, Su Shi's gaze fell on Li Kui.

The latter was buried in a pile of manuscript paper, and was kept unheard.

This made Su Shi wonder, he had never seen such a quiet Li Kui.

"Renjie, what are you busy with every day?"

Li Kui's performance gave Su Shi a strange and gratifying feeling, and the strange thing was that Li Kui pondered the numbers all day long. also recorded with Tianzhu's counting symbols, and he thought that Li Kui was doing something unsightly?

But if you take a closer look, you haven't run away, all of which are the data of Yingzhou in recent years.

What is the geometry of grain?

How much is the tax reduction?

The burden of the people's conscription.

The messy numbers, only Li Kui thinks they are a little useful, and he will let him sort them out. In the end, he really saw some clues, and Yingzhou's economy in recent years has been like a pool of stagnant water. This is useless for the accumulation of wealth, but will make everyone's hands tight.

As for the relief, it is better to understand, Su Shi takes it for granted that Li Kui is busy with his affairs. This kind of busyness is out of filial piety, which is commendable.

Li Kui is a good boy!

Su Shi was full of praise in his heart.

Li Kui raised his head from the pile of data and replied to Su Shi: "I'm wondering how much money this big family in Yingzhou City has. ”

Su Shi was confused, he touched his head and found that he hadn't drunk! Why do you feel like you're drinking high? But what does Li Kui mean when he thinks about how much money other people have in their pockets?

Li Kui carefully packed up the manuscript, he got himself a quill pen, it is really inconvenient to record with a brush, the quills are much more convenient and much faster.

I saw Li Kui spread out the calculated manuscript, looked down for a while, and laughed.

This demonic laughter was terrifying for a while. He was afraid that Li Kui would make a mistake and do something unexpected. When collecting the granary, Li Kui deliberately let Li Yun beat Sun Zhuo. This is a civilian official, if it weren't for Li Kui holding the documents of the state capital in his hand, Li Yun would have been a big deal. Do it, this is a very taboo red line that Zhang Zhu will not touch. But what about Li Kui? He may just not like each other, it's as simple as that.

As for the results, there are good and bad.

Let's talk about the bad thing first, Su Shi must have been sued by Sun Zhuo. However, Chang Pingsi can't help Su Shi, so he doesn't have to deal with it.

On the good side, Li Yun turned out to be a master, and Su Shi had an extra person in his hands who could temporarily take on big responsibilities. And he is also his apprentice, and there is absolutely no problem with trust.

This is a great blessing in disguise.

Zhang Zhu, who had been nervous all the time, thought that Li Kui had thoughts about the big households in Yingzhou. Others don't know, can he not know the details of Li Kui? At the beginning, he stood upstairs and saw Li Kui on the long street of Linyi, discounting the legs of the Imperial City Division. This guy is fully capable of organizing a group of people to kill all the scourges in Yingzhou.

Although the world after Yingzhou is peaceful, what should Li Kui do?

To be the king of the mountain?

The key is that Zhang Zhu can't think of anyone who can restrain Li Kui's ability. He didn't dare to think about it, if Li Kui wanted to make a mistake, what would this Yingzhou be mixed into? Hurriedly stretched out his arms and stopped Li Kui and said, "Renjie, don't you want to let the three people who fled to the mountains rob the big households, this matter is impossible." If you want the court to know, your student status will be gone. ”

Li Kui grinned: "How could I do such a foolish thing? I've figured out a detail these days, it seems that everyone under Yingzhou doesn't have much money. ”

"No money? What does this have to do with spring ploughing and the people making trouble? Su Shi was puzzled.

Li Kui sneered: "Since the big households are hoarding grain, we are hoarding money, and we should always control the same two things." Food stamps can be issued in advance. ”

"But what about growing grain and spring ploughing?" Su Shi asked.

Li Kui replied: "Master, the grain in the granary can't be moved, this is the confidence of the state government's yamen, without these tens of thousands of stone grain, it will be difficult for the state government to convince the people again." Only by holding on to this batch of grain can you have a chance to wait until the opponent comes up with more tricks. If we can't even keep these tens of thousands of stone grain, we still don't have to care about the lives of the people. Because at that time, the state government was kidnapped by a big family, and the official authority was lost, so it was better to stop it as soon as possible and let the people go from a certain way of life! ”

"And be stern, don't give the big ones time to react. It is even possible to go through rumors, to check the land and taxes of each household, no matter what method is used, it is to toss the big households, so that they can't react. ”

In the end, the government issued an obituary, and the government guaranteed that the large households would distribute grain to the people, and if the amount was full, they could send a son to Yingzhou Academy. The tenant asks the lord to grow grain, and if he refuses to give it, he will be punished. The prefecture government will distribute grain to the townships and counties affected by the disaster last year, and let the people return it after the summer harvest. ”

"How can the grace of the court be a sale?" Unexpectedly, the first person to oppose was not Su Shi, but Xu Rang. The reason for his opposition is very simple, he is suspected of selling official positions.

Li Kui sniffed and said aggrievedly: "If you send it to the academy, you can't get into the exam, or if you can't get into the Jinshi, it's no harm, right?" ”

But Xu Rang argued on the basis of reason: "What about the face of the imperial court? ”

Li Kui was disdainful, and said secretly in his heart: "Since the imperial court negotiated peace with Western Xia and Tubo, what face does it have?" ”