The festive atmosphere of the New Year is incompatible with Dong's residence in the west of Dingying City. Firecrackers are heard everywhere in the city, but Dong's residence is cold and desolate.
A memorial tent was erected in front of the door, white flags were fluttering, and paper money on the ground was blown up by the wind. There were sounds of mourning and music in the house, and a mourning hall was set up in the hall to offer sacrifices. The deceased was Dong Lin, the county government's recorder.
Dingying County Magistrate Zu Sinzhi colluded with the chief bookkeeper Ren Zhi and embezzled more than 2,000 shi of disaster relief grain. In order to reduce their own culpability, Zu Sinzhi and Ren Zhi put the blame on Dong Lin.
Dong Lin is a descendant of the great scholar Dong Jingdao. He was recruited by his friend Zu Sizhi four years ago to record the history of affairs. During the disaster relief, he tried to dissuade Zu Sizhi many times not to reach out, but Zu Sizhi refused to listen.
After the incident, Zu SiZhi and Ren ZhiAi begged Dong Lin to rescue them. Dong Lin, in order to repay Zu SiZhi's kindness, accepted all the blame and went on a hunger strike after being imprisoned.
The succeeding county magistrate Xun Xun was ordered to confiscate the Dong family's property and received only 600 yuan and two shi of corn. He sighed and wrote a letter to Yang Anxuan to express his grievances.
In front of the mourning hall, Dong Dan, the eldest son of Dong Lin, watched the paper money put in the basin turn into ashes. He stood up and said, "Second brother, Hongnong has been occupied by the Qin people, so I asked my father to be laid to rest in Dingying. Prepare for the sixth day of the lunar month for my brother." Set off for Jiankang, and go to Tingwei to plead grievances for my father."
Dong Yuan gritted his teeth and wiped away his tears, saying, "Don't worry, brother, I have a younger brother to take care of me at home. Brother, I must clear my father's name."
The voice of the old servant Dong Zhi rang outside the mourning hall, "The Bai family of Yang'an, the Xu family of Wufang, and the Bao family of Yichun have come to pay their respects."
Dong Dan was stunned. He didn't remember having any interactions with these families, but when people came to pay their respects, they should be greeted with courtesy.
When mourning, the host cries, and the guests cry in return. Bai Zhong and others were not familiar with Dong Lin, so naturally they couldn't complain about anything, so they could only howl for a while.
After all the etiquette, Bai Zhong sighed and said: "Dong Gong's reputation as a Confucian scholar is known all over the world, and we are deeply aggrieved that he died unjustly this time. To be honest with my nephew, the Bai family, the Xu family, and the Bao family plan to go to the state capital to complain to the Tingwei. My dear nephew, we will work together to seek justice for Mr. Dong."
Dong Dan shook his head and said, "My father's body is still cold, so I don't want to cause trouble."
Bai, Xu and others tried to persuade Dong Dan, but when they saw that Dong Dan was unmoved, they had to say goodbye and leave.
Dong Yuan was surprised and said: "Brother, why don't you allow these people to go together to file a complaint? Wouldn't it be more convenient if there are many people to complain?"
Dong Dan said in a deep voice: "I don't know, my second brother, that some members of this family were punished by Chief Yang for corruption, and they wanted to use their father's name to file a lawsuit. Yu went to Tingwei to redress his father's grievances, and the person he sued was Yang Anxuan for not distinguishing right from wrong. , Abuse of punishment is cruelty to officials, and they are different from these families. They have different ways and do not conspire with each other."
When Bai Zhong and others returned to the inn, Xu Qing said bitterly: "This Dong Dan is really pedantic. He was indifferent even after his father died. He is a useless son."
"If the Dong family doesn't come forward, forget it. The head of the family asked us to go to Liyang and Jiankang to file a complaint. We must save the lives of the second young master and Master Bao." Bai Chong said worriedly: "I will take some people to Liyang and trouble Brother Xu. Take people to Jiankang. Isn't Mr. Xu Jiazhen an official in the province? Ask him to come forward and bring down Yang Anxuan and rescue the clan members."
Xu Qing thought to himself that his elder brother Xu Zhen was only an eighth-rank official in his sect, so how could he stand on the stage. However, the three families agreed to advance and retreat together, so they could only act as doctors.
In the inn, the three families listed the crimes they were planning to file against Yang Anxuan: failure to obey the law, abuse of punishment, injustice, public dissatisfaction, etc. They came up with ten integers and went their separate ways the next day. …
In the first month of the second year of Long'an, Xu Jing had a happy spring. As a civil servant who followed Yang Anxuan to Runan, Xu Jing was appointed to record the history of affairs and be in charge of the correspondence between the county and the county.
Xu Jing was quite proud of his decision to follow Yang Anxuan to Luoyang. Although his original main purpose was to avoid debt, he did not expect to gain a lot from going to Luoyang for a risk.
In just over a year, he went from being the scribe of the Capital Water Supervisor to recording the history of Runan County. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that when Yang Anxuan becomes the county governor, his position will move forward.
The county officials invited him to banquets one after another, trying to find out about Chief Yang's preferences in a roundabout way. There is no benefit to trying to get something out of your own mouth. Xu Jing's residence is filled with preserved meats, pastries, and of course money and cloth sent by his colleagues.
Xu Jing really didn't know what Master Yang liked. This young General Yang was never seen getting close to women or playing in prostitutes. When he was patrolling the river in Jingkou, he spent time in the river patrol camp. If he liked it, he would practice martial arts.
Everyone in the world likes wealth and sex, and Master Yang has no shortage of money either. During this period of time, the grain that was continuously shipped was purchased on credit by Master Yang from the Yin family in Xinye and the Yang family in Baling. Outsiders didn't know where the gold for buying grain from grain merchants came from, but Xu Jing knew that Yang Anxuan paid for it out of his own pocket.
More than 100,000 stones of grain and nearly 2,000 taels of gold made Xu Jing feel dizzy just thinking about it. There were probably not a few such big households in Runan County.
After following Yang Anxuan for a long time, he vaguely heard some things. This young Master Yang has a lot of property in his hands. In Shulan Yuan in Jingkou, there is also the popular noodle shop. To please Mr. Yang, it is far less practical to bring something to the door than to do the job with all your heart.
Being young and rich, with a high and powerful position is really enviable. Xu Jing looked at the gifts piled on the desk with his hands behind his back. When will he be as rich and powerful as Master Yang? You must hug this thick leg tightly, your future depends entirely on this lord.
Work-for-relief activities continued during the New Year, and many refugees came from other counties in search of work. From the 28th year ago to the present, in just seven days, Xinxicheng alone has consumed 1,500 kilo of corn through work-for-relief relief. In total, more than 3,000 people are working. If other counties are included, Fifty thousand shi of food may not be enough to last until the end of the month.
There were far fewer vendors coming to sell grain from other places. Where to go to raise grain? Yang Anxuan was sitting in the inner hall worrying about it. We invite all the Chinese gentry from the county to go on a tour of Fuguang Mountain to explore the spring. We will continue this year."
It was the Human Day again, and Yang Anxuan was a little confused. A few years ago, he was a participant, but in the blink of an eye, he became an organizer.
Yang Anxuan asked: "Where is Fuguang Mountain?"
"Eight miles south of the city. This mountain is on the south bank of the Huaihe River. The river flows towards the mountain in three twists and turns. It is surrounded by the Huaihe River. The clouds are steaming and the clouds are bright. The green mountains are reflected and the floating light shines gold, so it is named Fuguang." Xin He introduced.
Yang Anxuan woke up and realized that he had been to this mountain in his previous life, and it was called Pugong Mountain at that time. Local people said that in the Tang Dynasty, a Taoist named Pu lived here in seclusion, collected medicines, made elixirs, and hung pots to help the world. Later generations renamed the mountain Pugong Mountain in memory of him.
The Fuguang Mountain he passed was destroyed due to quarrying, leaving only devastation. History books record that Pugong Mountain has many valleys, hanging waterfalls and streams, vast clouds and mist, and towering ancient trees. The scenery is very beautiful. You can see Pugong Mountain that was not damaged more than a thousand years ago. Beautiful scenery is truly a blessing in life.
Yang Anxuan happily said: "The custom of climbing high during the day must not be abolished. Please invite the gentry and wealthy people. I would like to climb high with them to compose poems and celebrate the festival together."
Xin He smiled and said, "Several of Master Yang's climbing poems are well-known. This year's climb to Fuguang Mountain will leave a masterpiece for Runan."
Jiyang Fenghuang Mountain's poems became famous. More than three years have passed. Yang Anxuan has achieved an anonymous reputation in the literary world. He is a master of lyrics, music, poetry and poetry.
Yang Anxuan also rose through the ranks in the officialdom. He went from being a student of the Imperial Academy to serving as a student in the East Palace, patrolling the water and supervising the capital, leading troops to rescue Luoyang, and was rewarded with the title of General of Guangwei, Sima of Runan County and Chief Secretary. There is no doubt about the reviews.
Many noble families used Yang Anxuan as an example to teach their own children, and Yang Anxuan unintentionally became someone else's child.
Knowing that not only the gentry and common people from Runan County would go up to the heights on the National Day, but also people from nearby counties such as Yiyang County and Anping County would also come to climb the heights to pray for blessings. Yang Anxuan felt that this was a good opportunity and he might as well raise some donations from the wealthy gentry families. . .
Good wealth is hard to give away. In addition to the 4,500 shi of corn donated by the Nandun Ying family, the 300 shi of the Ancheng Zhou family has also been received. The other families have as many as a hundred shi, as few as ten shi, and fifteen counties. Together they only cost more than 10,000 stones of corn and more than 30,000 yuan.
On the contrary, merchants donated generously, donating more money and food than aristocratic families. Qi Yuan, a wealthy businessman in Xinxicheng, donated 200 dan of grain and 20,000 yuan in money. After receiving Yang Anxuan's approval, he led a group of wealthy businessmen in the city to donate food and money.
Runan County is a transportation hub. There are many people doing business and there are many wealthy households in the county. There are many more shops in Xinxi County than in Jiyang, and goods from all over the world are available.
The court set up a market and sent officials to manage it and collect taxes. Jiankang City has four major cities and more than a hundred markets of various sizes along the Qinhuai River, as well as grass markets spontaneously formed by the people, which promoted the exchange of materials between the north and the south, prospered the economy, and met the daily needs of ordinary people.
However, the court's legal system still favored agriculture and suppressed business, and businessmen were despised. In order to meet the needs of their luxurious life, the noble families of the aristocratic families let their family members and servants go out to do business.
There are also businessmen who try to establish relationships with the nobles. The nobles provide resources and protection to the merchants, and the merchants provide wealth and treasures to the nobles, each taking what they need. Yang Anxuan found out that the noodle shop in Yishui Town, Jingkou, was run by the Diao family.
Yang Anxuan was unable to resist the court's policy of suppressing business, and it was impossible to break the shackles formed over hundreds of years and improve the status of merchants.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Gongsun Zan was ostracized by the nobles because of his sworn alliance with merchants, which ultimately led to his defeat of Yuan Shao. However, brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang became Shu Han nobles because of their investment in Liu Bei.
Merchants pursue profits, but those who have money hope to clear their names, hire great scholars to teach their nephews, respond to government calls for disaster relief, build bridges and roads, and do good deeds.
If he could think of a way to make a name for them, he would definitely get strong support from these merchants. Yang Anxuan started thinking about it and soon came up with an idea.
The clerk of the government office took the invitation card and went to invite merchants in the city. The Qi family is the most famous wealthy businessman in Xinxi City, and the old man Qi Yuan is considered highly respected, so the first invitation was given to him.
Two hours later, merchants in the city came to ask Mr. Qi for advice one after another with invitations.
Qi Yuan stroked his beard and said: "Master Yang invites me, I will definitely go. As for what Master Yang is thinking about, I will know by then, so why bother others."
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