Putting away the cold iron gloves, Fang Xiaoyue descended from the snow mountain with satisfaction and returned to Taoyuan Valley.
This trip took a lot of time, but it made him miss the baked potatoes in the cafeteria.
No way, it's not good to eat on this snowy mountain. At first, I ate dry food. Later, I tried to save trouble and went to the foot of the mountain to find some wild fruits to eat.
As soon as he entered Taoyuan Trail, saw the potato vines all over the valley, and felt very good, he heard a shout from inside: "Grandpa Zhang is back!"
A dozen naughty children who were digging potatoes immediately turned around and ran away.
But before he returned to Taoyuan Valley, the people inside greeted him.
There was even an official wearing a blue official uniform among them.
This made Fang Xiaoyue couldn't help but frown.
When Zhang Ping'an came up and introduced him, he knew the identity of the other party.
Mo Weihu, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Peng Xian Kingdom and the imperial envoy who passed the imperial edict.
What the hell?
Fang Xiaoyue felt a little unable to accept it. Why did the imperial envoy of Peng Xianguo come here?
But at this time, Mo Weihu smiled and grabbed his hand: "The old man dedicated treasures to the country. It can be said that he has achieved great results through hard work!"
It turned out that after a period of military control, the county magistrate sent by Peng Xianguo took office.
In addition to replacing the herdsmen, the county magistrate was also responsible for the secret order to find the source of potatoes.
However, it is impossible for Taoyuan Valley to completely cut off contact with the outside world.
Although Taoyuan Valley now produces excellent agricultural tools, which can be sold for money to buy salt, Suping County was so severely exploited before that many traders had to use barter for goods. Otherwise, they would Gotta starve to death first.
Under such circumstances, the potatoes from Taoyuan Valley were sold on the market.
As a result, the news that Taoyuan Valley produced a large number of potatoes spread and reached the ears of the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was sent to this newly occupied area as Bailihou. Naturally, he was not as incompetent as the previous county magistrate of Pinggui State. He quickly found Taoyuan Valley, and his attitude was extremely sincere. A large amount of salt was also sent as a gift.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.
In the absence of Fang Xiaoyue, Zhang Ping'an and others really couldn't refuse the other party's kindness.
As a result, the situation in Taoyuan Valley was completely revealed by the other party.
The most important thing was that Mr. Zhang Dadao was like a fierce general. The county magistrate felt like he had found a treasure and reported it quickly.
Maybe Peng Xianguo really lacks strong generals?
No, the left minister of the Ministry of War was sent to read out the imperial edict.
It was impossible for Fang Xiaoyue to really push the imperial envoy out.
No way, it's okay for him to be alone. If you put this huge Taoyuan Valley here, you can't run away, and it's impossible to do it again like you did against the Beiyue Army.
Therefore, after the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Fang Xiaoyue could only ask people to burn incense and lay out the case, and a large group of people knelt in front of the imperial envoy to listen to the imperial edict.
"By God's blessing, the emperor said: The citizen of Suping County, Lao Zhang Dadao, is both wise and courageous. He offered potatoes as the divine food, stabbed Beiyue's military commander, and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. I am very pleased. I will reconsider the award with the official department, and specially entrust him with the title of loyalty. Lieutenant Jing, appointed as the head coach of Tuanyong in Suping County, was given a hundred catties of gold, fifty pieces of silk and satin, and a jade pendant. I admire this. Thank you!"
As the high-pitched reading of the left minister of the Ministry of War ended, Fang Xiaoyue hurriedly stood up after thanking him and took over the bright yellow imperial edict.
You have to pick this thing up. If it's lost, it won't be reissued, and you might be charged with it.
Of course, this was the first time for Fang Xiaoyue to receive something like an imperial edict, and she was inexplicably excited for a moment.
"Master Zhang, congratulations, you are so blessed."
Minister Mo smiled and congratulated, then took out the official proclamation and gave the official badge of Colonel Zhongjing to Fang Xiaoyue, and then directed his men to deliver the imperial gifts one by one.
Well, the hundred catties of gold gifted are actually not gold, but copper coins. One hundred catties of copper coins only cost about 20 guan, which is just 20,000 copper coins. Of course, copper coins are still relatively valuable these days. You can buy one with 4 guan copper coins. Good cows. These 100 kilograms of copper coins can buy 5 good cows.
As for the silk and satin, needless to say, judging from its color, you can tell that it was given to Fang Xiaoyue for official uniforms. As for the jade pendant, it is a good thing. It is mutton fat white jade, with the four characters "wisdom and courage" engraved on it, and the inscription is "Queen's Supervision Office" .
Perhaps he knew that Fang Xiaoyue was an old farmer before, so the left minister of the Ministry of War also explained to Fang Xiaoyue in detail what the so-called Zhongjing Colonel was.
The official system of Pengxian Kingdom is actually similar to that of Pinggui Kingdom, divided into three types.
Official, casual official, rank.
For example, the Minister of War, Zuo Shilang, is Master Mo’s official position, which is his actual position and position.
The casual official title is Jiayi Dafu, which is actually the title of a civil official.
The grade is the third grade.
These three are linked to each other. For example, when Mr. Mo was appointed as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, his rank was naturally designated as the third rank, and he was initially awarded the casual rank of Dr. Jiayi.
Fang Xiaoyue's Zhongjing Colonel is a Wu Sanguan, and Suping County Tuanyong's head coach is his official. However, since Peng Xianguo has never had a Tuanyong head coach before, his rank is based on Zhongjing's Colonel. By calculation, it is the seventh grade.
Hearing that Fang Xiaoyue was now a seventh-rank official, his sons and the elders in Taoyuan Valley couldn't help but get excited.
His sons naturally wanted their father to become an official, and they also came from a family of officials.
But those elders thought that with Zhang Dadao becoming an official, they would not be so easily bullied.
What Mr. Mo, the left minister of the Ministry of War, said later was a bit confusing, but as a person who came from the era of the information explosion, Fang Xiaoyue could understand it to some extent.
The general idea is that Fang Xiaoyue took the initiative to offer the potatoes to His Majesty the Emperor, and Fang Xiaoyue's heroic deeds of fighting against Bei Yue's traitor commander were highly appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor, etc.
Of course, Fang Xiaoyue didn't know the key here.
His Majesty the Emperor of Pengxian Kingdom also wants to save face. If the potatoes were stolen from the residence of a certain minister of Pinggui Kingdom, then His Majesty the Emperor's wisdom and martial prowess will undoubtedly be greatly reduced!
Therefore, Fang Xiaoyue was given the rank of seventh rank and his mouth was shut!
As for why he was not given a serious official position and was only given the position of head coach of a county-level team, it had something to do with the court's reputation.
After all, Fang Xiaoyue is just an old farmer. If he is granted a serious official position, wouldn't it be a joke when colleagues meet in the future?
You must know that serious officials, civil servants, all passed the imperial examination, while military attachés either passed the martial arts examination or achieved military merit by fighting in the army.
For example, Fang Xiaoyue's assassination of Commander Beiyue was indeed a great achievement, but it had nothing to do with the Peng Xian Kingdom at that time. Even the reward had to come from Ping Gui Kingdom, so it was a little embarrassing.
Otherwise, based on this military merit, Peng Xianguo would be embarrassed if he didn't grant someone of the fifth rank or above.
