Looking at Zhu Yihai's frowning face, Chang Yu chuckled: "Is it difficult?" Then he shouted towards the door: "That roaring dog, I think you are a righteous person, but the world is dangerous and it's better to come here." How about finding a future here, Governor?"
Li Muxian sat at the door and his stomach growled with hunger, but the people in the Kong Mansion sincerely did not prepare food for him. For the sake of his role, he could only endure and sit at the door. At this time, he listened to Chang Yu's words in the hall and turned his head. : "I think you are a good official. If the Confucian government makes peace with the matter, it would be okay to find an official position with you."
Well, Zhu Yihai was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two. He was completely confused.
Is this okay?
"Have courage" Chang Yu waved: "We have made an agreement, you can come over and have something to eat."
Li Muxian was not polite. He got up and sat down in the hall to devour the food. However, Zhu Yihai was very disgusted. The rioters and thieves actually came to the table. This little eunuch was too uncouth...
Of course, the most shocked person was Kong Yinzhi. When he and several tribesmen returned to the lobby and saw this scene, they were stunned and froze at the door for a long time.
The leader of the rebellion actually had a banquet with the eunuch and King Lu.
what's the situation.
"Except for Duke Yansheng and the magistrate of Kong County, no one outside is allowed to enter." Chang Yu raised his head and glanced at the door of the lobby. He said a cold word, which almost made Kong Yinzhi angry to the point of vomiting blood. The contemporary Duke Yansheng, the leader of literati and ministers, was the leader of the three publics. Not only did the emperor treat him with courtesy, but the current emperor also had to be polite when talking to him, but this little eunuch was very arrogant in front of him.
But at the moment, he couldn't care about these things. The top priority was to quickly settle the civil unrest. So he dismissed several tribesmen and went into the lobby with Kong Zhenkan, but his face was extremely ugly. Because the little eunuch was so rude, Zhu Yihai even got up. He cupped his hands, but he remained motionless. He slowly picked up the food and returned it, chirping, ignoring Kong Yinzhi.
"Mr. Yan Sheng, how's the conversation going?" Chang Yu put down the bowls and chopsticks and waved his hand to indicate that the table should be dismissed. The servant at the door hurriedly bowed and walked in. Li Muchian had not finished enjoying himself, so he hurriedly took a few more mouthfuls and picked up a bottle of wine. Just as he was about to take another sip, Chang Yu raised his leg and kicked him over: "You look so angry."
Zhu Yihai and others were surprised. This little eunuch was really moody, arrogant and overbearing.
Li Muxian rolled on the spot and got up again. Without dropping the wine bottle in his hand, he raised his head and drank all the wine. He threw it out the door, looked at Kong Yinzhi and said, "Sir, give me a message!"
"Since the prince and the factory governor have come forward to mediate, it is also rumored that the Confucius Mansion is so rich and unkind... Every man is responsible for the national crisis. The Confucius Mansion has received the emperor's grace and naturally has to relieve your worries..." Kong Yinzhi talked about benevolence, justice and morality for a long time. , fortunately, the request of the rioters was finally complied with.
The reason why I agreed was of course not because I was really loyal to the Emperor to relieve my worries. It was just that I spent half an hour settling the accounts with the clansmen.
In the current predicament, we can't make it without some sacrifices. It's okay to open a warehouse to provide disaster relief, but this rent reduction and exemption is a huge loss. But then I thought again, there is a lot to be done here, who gets the reduction and who gets the exemption, There are too many things that can be manipulated, no matter how much the tax is reduced or exempted, and it is a blessing in disguise. As a big landowner in Qufu, the Confucius Mansion has countless private fields. If the imperial court exempts and exempts it, the Confucius Mansion will benefit the most. This can be considered as compensation. The loss of rent reduction is lost.
In other words, the Confucius Mansion actually did not suffer much loss, but it could quell civil unrest, whiten its reputation, and stop people in the world from talking about it. Who said that the Confucius Mansion is rich, unkind, and unworthy of its position? This is not only a reduction but also an exemption... …
After all the calculations, this account is worth it!
"Wuna man, what do you say?" Chang Yu glared at Li Muchian: "The Kong Mansion has agreed, and so have I. When will you disperse? I am warning you that if you push the envelope or go back on your promise, I will send troops within three days." Suppress it!"
Li Muxian cupped his hands and said: "Let me go out of the city. Before noon tomorrow, I will see the notice of Yanzhou Yamen exempting taxes and the opening of a warehouse in Confucius. Naturally, if he goes back on his words, he will die."
"Damn it, you roaring dog dares to threaten this governor." Chang Yu casually grabbed a wine bottle that he had not yet put away and smashed it. Li Muchian stretched out his hand to catch it: "Thank you, Sir, for the wine." He said to everyone He cupped his hands and turned away.
No one knows Li Muxian's abilities better than Chang Yu. This guy can be said to be the master of MLM in deceiving people. Back in Zhending Mansion, he could instigate tens of thousands of refugees to serve as guns for the officers and soldiers in just a few days to besiege Zhending. government, and then easily disbanded it.
So he knew that the thousands of people outside Qufu City were actually being toyed with and applauded by Li Muxian. They could draw a few big cakes when they were needed and they could be summoned, but they could be discarded when not in use.
Isn’t this the case in all dynasties?
The most important thing is that these people outside Qufu City are just rioters at best, not even a mob. They don't want to rebel, they just want to eat, and they can just give them some benefits. After all, they have food. Land rent and taxes can be reduced or exempted. Who is willing to take off his head and rebel?
A bag of candy and a knife were placed in front of them at the same time. They naturally took the candy and dispersed.
Seeing that Li Muxian was sent away so easily, Kong Yinzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up and thanked Chang Yu and Zhu Yihai: "I'm very grateful to you both for bothering you." After saying that, he personally made tea for the two of them. Zhu Yihai was still polite, but Chang Yu was picking his teeth with a bamboo stick with his legs crossed, but his eyes were staring at Kong Zhenkan, half-smiling, making the magistrate restless and uncomfortable, sweating all over his body.
"We didn't do much, we were just going through the motions. I hope this matter will be settled." Zhu Yihai said politely, and Kong Yinzhi said: "Your Majesty, you are humble. If the factory governor hadn't agreed to the tax exemption on behalf of the court, I would have just I’m afraid these rioters will not give up and may cause trouble.”
What he said sounded like he was grateful to Chang Yu for his efforts, but in fact he was reminding you to do what you say, otherwise if something happens again it won't be the Kong family's responsibility, but you!
Moreover, Chang Yu rolled his eyes. He could naturally hear the meaning behind Kong Yinzhi's words: "Mr. Yan Shenggong, this transaction is not a loss."
"Why did the factory supervisor say this?" Kong Yinzhi raised his eyebrows.
Chang Yu curled his lips and said with a half-smile: "There are no outsiders here. The rioters look very aggressive, but they don't know that they are just making wedding dresses for others. Let's not talk about anything else. Yanzhou has been exempted from taxes for three years. Who will benefit the most?" "As he said this, he looked at Zhu Yihai and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you should know."
Zhu Yihai looked a little embarrassed and laughed twice without making a sound. He glanced at Kong Yinzhi, and the bad old man's face turned red.
"This, after all, is what the rebellious people want. This time the Confucius Mansion... suffered heavy losses."
Chang Yu looked disdainful: "If the people are in unrest, the losses to the Confucius Mansion will be far more than that. And the biggest loss this time is not the court. Because of the chaos in the Confucius Mansion, the court will exempt the government from taxes for three years." , how to calculate this loss?"
"Uh..., this, the Emperor's kindness is so great that all ministers should keep it in mind..."
"Don't talk about these useless things. Who are you going to send with this sentence in mind? I have settled the trouble for you on behalf of the imperial court, but I cannot buy this order for you on behalf of the imperial court. Do you know what paying for it means? That's it. The imperial court cannot be responsible for the losses. It’s not that the imperial court doesn’t want to be responsible, it’s just that it can’t afford it!”
Chang Yu roared, but Kong Yinzhi was stunned. Damn it, he had just left the wolf den and entered life again, and the dog eunuch came to look for trouble.
