Chapter 22 Suspicions abound
For most of the people living in the Ming Dynasty, this thing is a thing that has nothing to do with them, because they basically will not leave the county border in this life. For those merchants and peddlers who had to travel a lot, it was much more important, and without guidance, they would be punished and deported to their places of origin.
The question now is, where did these seven poor families who evaded debts come from? Since they were all families who evaded debts, would they go to the county government to apply for road guides? Under normal circumstances, how could the officials of Pingwu County give them road guides?
Zhao Ran's first reaction was to ask Jin Jiu to arrange for people to keep an eye on the Pingwu County officials who had just escaped, and then immediately asked Steward Li to lead these roads to him.
Browsing them one by one, these seven road guides were completely compliant, and finally Zhao Ran focused on the date. All guides were issued seven days ago, i.e., they were issued in the same batch.
Zhao Ran summoned seven families over to inquire carefully, and soon learned what had happened, and then fell into deep thought.
These seven families are all families who can't repay because they borrowed usury from large households, and in fact, the moment they were forced to borrow money, they were already doomed to the end of not being able to exchange money.
In the beginning, these people did not have the idea of going outside the county to hide their debts, because blind evasion could not be escaped in any way, and it was impossible to move away from the houses and fields, and the worst result of not being able to repay the debts was nothing more than using the houses and fields to pay off the debts, which were the collateral on the documents for borrowing debts. However, if a person escapes, the creditor can not only justifiably confiscate the land and house, but also violate the national law himself, and then it will not only be a problem of "breaking the family", but also a tragedy of "human death".
But I don't know why, there have been rumors in Pingwu County recently, saying that there is a great benevolent Zhao Shenxian in Guyang County next door, who is willing to help the poor people, not only opened a good hall to shelter them, but also often recruits labor to do things, and the remuneration is extremely generous, as long as he works for a period of time, it is enough to repay the debt. Moreover, the rumor also said that if someone went to Guyang County to work, Pingwu County would help open a road to lead the clouds.
These people went to the county government to try, and sure enough, they got the road guide very smoothly, so they came with their families and prepared to work to pay off their debts. Unexpectedly, less than two days after I came, the officials of Pingwu County chased after me to get people......
Zhao Ran pondered hard, is there any greasy in this process?
It is also a fact that he often recruits laborers to do things and pays high salaries - this is also a fact, and the reputation of doing good deeds has spread to neighboring counties - there is no problem with this, and the neighboring counties have given instructions to the poor people who come out to work -- this is a great thing run by the county government, and there is no problem either. As for Liu Bantou's complaint of suffering after the incident and bringing people to the charity hall to take people, in addition to the illegal procedures and arrogant attitude, it seems that there is no big problem.
But these things are piled up together, why do the more you think about it, the more you feel that something is wrong?
Could it be that the recent movement of his tossing is a bit big, and some people don't like it? If so, who are these people? Zhao Ran counted them one by one, and found that he had no clue.
In the Wuji Courtyard, Song Zhiyuan, the prison guard, had a very deep relationship with himself, and it could almost be said that he was both prosperous and lossy, and it was impossible for him to do such a thing; the "three capitals" of Dushu, Duguan, and Duchu were fed with their own silver, and it was not in their interests to block themselves; at the level of the eight deacons, they also tried their best to get along well and did not offend anyone, among which the most powerful ones included Liu Zhiguang, Zhang Zhihuan, and Chen Zhizhong, Welcome Jia Zhixun, most of their current status is due to themselves, it stands to reason that they are not white-eyed wolves, not to mention that they have no conflict with them at all.
Counting further down, there may be people who hate themselves among the rest of the people, such as Jiang Zhiheng, but these people don't have the strength to make such a drama today, so the suspicion can be ruled out.
If it weren't for Wuji Academy, then could it be that something was wrong with the county government? Kong Xianzun had never asked for trouble with himself, and he often gave a little convenience when he had something to ask for. Even if it is not his own person, he is by no means an enemy; the county magistrate and the chief bookkeeper of the county government belong to the role of playing soy sauce, and he has no power in his hands, and he has nothing to do with himself, let alone a feud; the key is that the real power in the county government is equal to his own people, and if there is any trouble, he will definitely ventilate with himself in advance. Therefore, it seems that this matter should have nothing to do with the Guyang County Ya.
After such a calculation, Zhao Ran suddenly found that he already had such a deep network in Guyang County, and compared with himself three years ago, he was really a little "unbearable in the past".
Poor Dao can almost go sideways in Guyang County, right? So who wants to get along with Daoye?
After pondering and pondering, Zhao Ran suddenly broke out in a cold sweat -- he had actually forgotten one person, and this person was Zhao Zhixing, one of the eight deacons of the new Wuji Academy and a well-known guest of the Hakka Hall! Zhao Zhixing was only 18 years old this year, three years younger than Zhao Ran, and was the most typical airborne cadre of the Daomen. He is from Xuanyuan Temple in Sichuan Province and is a Taoist child from Xuanyuan Guanjing Hall.
The reason why Zhao Ran ignored his own family was entirely because this gentleman was too low-key. After Zhao Zhixing came to Wuji Courtyard in the first month of the year, he only met with everyone once, and he often disappeared, and he couldn't see each other in many heavy dà Zhai Jiao ceremonies, even if he occasionally participated once or twice, he hid behind as a human background. The external affairs of the usual reception and liaison are mainly handled by the Taoist priest who is in charge of the door of the guest hall, and there are almost no people.
What's more, Zhao Ran is often not on Wuji Mountain, and it is difficult for the two to see each other, so it is easy to ignore the existence of this gentleman. Zhao Ran almost had nothing to do with him except for a meeting gift and a few words of greeting when he first came.
I don't blame Zhao Ran for being "blind", I don't know that I am talking to such "Tongtian" figures, but it is really that "airborne cadres" basically have no deterrent power at all. People are down to the resume, usually about a year, a little longer two years, the longest can never exceed three years, waiting for the resume period to pass after the return to return to the "heaven", few are willing to actively do things, let alone run out of thin air to offend people. And this kind of person actually doesn't have much status at the top, he belongs to the bottom role of "heaven", and he can't mix it up for ten or twenty years after he goes back. It is a thankless task to slap them up, and in turn it offends them...... Actually, it's not much of a, and they don't have a trick on you - they usually just bite the back of your teeth and swear to look good.
However, if someone in the "heavens" wants to deliberately target you, this kind of person can play the role of "eyes and ears", and the effect is very good, which cannot be prevented.
Zhao Ran began to diverge his thinking along Zhao Zhixing's background, but after thinking about it, he didn't come up with any enemies in Xuanyuanguan, no, anyone he knew. He is not even familiar with the Xizhen Martial Palace, let alone the Xuanyuan Temple. Thinking of this, Zhao Ran suddenly woke up, he is not familiar with Xizhenwu Palace, it does not mean that he has not pulled the hatred value, at least Du Nenghui, the abbot of Xizhenwu Palace, once looked at himself with the eyes of "like wanting to breathe fire", could it be that this matter is related to Du Nenghui?
This matter must be prevented, as for how to prevent it, Zhao Ran has no clue, Du Nenghui's "status in the rivers and lakes" is too high, and he can't reach it at present. However, Zhao Ran also had some new thoughts, should he find a way to get through to it?
These are all afterthoughts, not mentioned for the time being, and we need to act on the opportunity. Zhao Ran's current concern is still his own cultivation. Although the twists and turns of the charity hall this time have added to his blockage, it has also brought him another new way of thinking.
When he decided to spend 1,000 taels of silver to set up a charity hall, this new path was already unfolding. Zhao Ran believes that spending money in this way will definitely be very efficient, and the merit will inevitably rise. The establishment of Shanjin is only the first step, if you go further and touch the fundamental problem, the people who will benefit will be more, how will this kind of merit be counted at that time? Zhao Ran is very much looking forward to this. R1152