Dongning, Governor's Mansion.
In the study, Ye Mingsheng was writing furiously, giving his own instructions on the plan to open a new mine in Posu Mansion. After writing this, Ye Mingsheng picked up the damage report of Changqing Mansion in response to the small-scale Luobi attack. Now that the weather is getting colder, the Luobi people on the grassland have become restless. They are not good at production and can only go south to invade and plunder like in previous years. As a result, the defense of Changqing Mansion during this period was also compromised. No small test··············
Fortunately, perhaps the upper echelons of the Luobei people also knew that Liaoyang was not a wealthy place. If they wanted to launch large-scale plunder, they would go to Youyan, which was relatively richer. They would not go to Liaoyang to launch a large-scale war.
According to reports from the Changqing Mansion, among the dozens of groups of Luobi people who have been found to have gone south to plunder, the largest group is only three to five hundred people, and generally has a size of about a hundred or ten people, because according to the reserve policy implemented by Ye Mingsheng , so in the regiment training of each township, the township warriors have also undergone a lot of military training, so they can still deal with this size of Luobi people's stragglers!
In addition, the standing army stationed in Changqing Mansion took the initiative to attack everywhere. Therefore, the Luobei people did not plunder as they did in previous years in Liaoyang and robbed a lot of money. According to reports from the Qing government, 535 Luobei people have been killed and 326 captured. In addition, more than a thousand cattle and sheep have been seized, effectively ensuring the safety of the lives and property of the people of Liaoyang... ············
Regarding the situation in Changqing Mansion, Ye Mingsheng also gave his own instructions. He first affirmed the results achieved by Changqing Mansion in preventing the Luobi people, and then warned them to be careful, not to be careless, and to always pay attention. The movement on the grassland is preparing for a large-scale invasion by the Luobi people in anger!
In addition, Ye Mingsheng also gave a way to deal with the captured Luobi people. First, he paraded them through the streets and allowed the people to throw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves on them to enhance the self-confidence of the people in Changqing Mansion who had been looted by the Luobi people all the year round. .
Then they were sent to Posa Prefecture to mine. In this era, due to the underdeveloped production technology, mining was a very risky matter.
After knowing the risks of mining, Ye Mingsheng also sympathized with the miners' difficulties and demanded strict protection of the miners' rights. This not only won Ye Mingsheng the love of the miners, but also undoubtedly increased the cost of mining.
As for the current group of Luobei people who are burning, killing and looting, joining the mines is naturally a good way to save costs. This can also be regarded as allowing them to atone for the crimes they have committed... ·····
As for the captured cattle, sheep and livestock, they were distributed to the people who were unfortunate enough to be harassed by the Luobi people, which could be regarded as a small amount of compensation for their losses.
Without raising his head and working non-stop with his hands for more than two hours, Ye Mingsheng originally thought that there would be a lot less official documents on his desk, but when he saw Qi Dechao holding a thick pile of memorials again, he entered into his Behind the study room, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"Why are there so many? Don't the Chief Secretary's people work?" Ye Mingsheng asked with some confusion:
Facing Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Qi Dechao said helplessly:
"Mr. Cui Shao Cui often asked for leave when he was the Chief Secretary. Even if he came usually, he would only do it in the morning and he didn't care much about government affairs. In the afternoon, he would either go to the teahouse to drink tea and listen to books, or he would go back to Cui Mansion to rest. Mr. Gu They were busy with diplomatic affairs, so the officials in the various departments below did not dare to make the decision, so they sent all the matters to the Governor's Office..."
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng was a little dumbfounded. He didn't know whether he should be happy or unhappy about what Cui Shao had done.
According to the Zhou system, the military governor is in charge of the military affairs of a province and cannot be involved in government affairs. Only the governor can take charge of the military affairs of a province. Therefore, theoretically speaking, Ye Mingsheng cannot touch government affairs. The government affairs of a province should have The chief envoy came to take charge.
What Ye Mingsheng is doing now is absolutely beyond his authority. If this were done in the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not only would he lose his head, but his family would also be unlucky. But of course, today is different from the past, and now even the Imperial Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty They were all split in two, and the human head was about to be beaten into a dog's head. Naturally, no one would care whether Ye Mingsheng overstepped his authority in Liaoyang.
Cui Shao, who is the official chief envoy, is also a smart man. He knows that Ye Mingsheng will definitely grasp the military affairs. If he insists on grasping the government affairs, he will definitely conflict with Ye Mingsheng, so he simply puts the government affairs aside. All the departments were handed over to Ye Mingsheng, and he became the chief envoy in name only. Don’t you, Ye Mingsheng, want to grab you? I’ll give you all my eyebrows and beard...
At first, Ye Mingsheng was quite happy with Cui Shao's knowledge. However, faced with a steady stream of memorials, he was busy hitting the back of his head with his feet. However, he knew the great power in his hands and his sense of responsibility to the people, so even if No matter how busy he was, Ye Mingsheng always had a cautious heart and did not dare to be disrespectful towards military and political affairs.
It is this seriousness that leads Ye Mingsheng to be busy all day long, except for going to the toilet, he is dealing with military and political matters in the study. Sometimes he even sleeps in the study with clothes on at night. Although Ye Mingsheng is young and strong, he is full of energy. But after a while, he began to feel a little overwhelmed.
Therefore, in order to reduce his own pressure, Ye Mingsheng also consciously delegated power to Gu Sansi, Zhang Juning, and even Ma Runshan and others. But unfortunately, Gu Sansi, Zhang Juning and others had many things on their hands and could not help. Too much Ye Mingsheng···············
Now hearing that Cui Shao, the real chief minister, lived such a leisurely and contented life, walking birds in a ladder cage, Ye Mingsheng, who was already a little annoyed by the government affairs memorial, couldn't help but be a little envious. The example of the Fourth Master Ye Boar Skin was that he was a It is clear that this is just Liaoyang. If he waits until he conquers the world, if this continues, he will not be able to perform government affairs and work to death?
Ye Mingsheng gradually made a decision in his heart. He could not overtax his body and let Cui Shao, an old bad guy, live so freely and freely!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a moment and asked Qi Dechao:
"Are any of these memorials particularly important?"
Hearing this, Qi Dechao thought for a moment and then shook his head and said:
"The important affairs recently are mainly the Luobi people's harassment in Changqing Prefecture, and the mine mining in Posu Prefecture. They have all been dealt with by your Excellency just now. The newly obtained memorials are mainly those that have little impact. Chores!"
When Ye Mingsheng heard this, he made up his mind and said:
"Go and return these memorials to the Chief Secretary and ask them to deal with Chief Secretary Cui! Chief Secretary Cui has to do something with his salary!"
"Sir, give these to Cui Shao..." Qi Dechao was startled when he heard this and then asked with some confusion:
Ye Mingsheng asked back:
"The Chief Secretary has a second Chief Secretary Choi?"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, although he didn't know why Ye Mingsheng was acting out of character, seeing that Ye Mingsheng didn't look like he was joking, Qi Dechao understood what to do. He picked up the memorial again, nodded and said to Ye Mingsheng:
'Sir, I understand! I'll send it to the Chief Secretary right away! '
Looking at the stack of thick memorials, which were taken away by Qi Dechao, Ye Mingsheng felt a lot more relaxed. When he saw that it was still early outside, he couldn't help but pay attention, and wanted to visit a teahouse and theater. , relax and unwind in city life.
Feudal society did not have as many entertainment options as modern society. You can almost count the ways to relax and entertain on your fingers. Drinking tea, listening to operas and listening to books is one of the few ways Ye Mingsheng likes. However, because of official duties, Ye Mingsheng Mingsheng has not gone out to play in almost three months. Although he has listened to a few plays in his yard before, listening to it in the Governor's Mansion and listening to it in a teahouse and theater are completely different concepts... ·········
When singing in the Governor's Mansion, those actors were afraid of the majesty of the Governor's Mansion. Although the operas they sang were good, they were also strict and cautious and did not dare to go beyond the rules. Moreover, Ye Mingsheng himself was a star in the Governor's Mansion, and Ye Mingsheng always responded to requests. Be aware of the responsibilities and pressures on yourself.
But hiding his identity in the teahouse theater, he is just an ordinary person. This helps Ye Mingsheng temporarily forget those things and concentrate on relaxing and enjoying himself!
Now that the decision has been made, Ye Mingsheng did not delay, and directly asked Ye Kui to change into casual clothes, and with seven or eight capable guards, he went out to have a good time in Dongning City. Seeing Ye Mingsheng today The interest arose. Although Ye Kui was worried about Ye Mingsheng's safety, he also knew that he could not persuade Ye Mingsheng. However, for the sake of Ye Mingsheng's safety, he also strongly asked Ye Mingsheng to wait in the house for a while so that he could arrange for plainclothes protection. , the guard battalion is on standby at any time··············
Although he was a little helpless, Ye Mingsheng also understood the work of his subordinates very well, so he waited in the mansion for another half an hour before changing into casual clothes and quietly slipped out from the back door of the Governor's Mansion. At this time, he was walking on the street with his guards. Ye Mingsheng, who was on the bed, looked like just a young man from a rich family. No one would have thought that this young man was the military governor who stomped his feet and trembled in Liaoyang!
Looking at the passers-by and listening to the shouts in his ears, Ye Mingsheng felt particularly relaxed. When he left the house to go to the staff headquarters and the camp in the north of the city to inspect various ministries, the people below were all here for safety reasons. Let the City Patrol Department arrange the clearing of the entire street in advance, so that there will be no idlers waiting.
Looking at the steaming steamed buns and wontons sold by the vendors around him, and smelling the aroma, Ye Mingsheng, who happened to come out of the house and hadn't eaten yet, couldn't help but feel a little hungry. Ye Mingsheng didn't hesitate. Just walking over and watching Ye Mingsheng walking towards the stall, Ye Kui couldn't help but remind him:
"Sir, you can't eat outside..."
Although he knew that Ye Kui had good intentions, Ye Mingsheng turned a deaf ear to this and walked straight to the stall and said:
"How much are the buns and wontons?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, the store owner glanced at Ye Mingsheng and several followers behind him, and said without thinking:
"Vegetable buns cost one penny each, meat buns cost three cents each, vegetable wontons cost three cents a bowl, and meat dumplings cost ten cents each. Sir, how much do you want?"
Ye Mingsheng nodded with satisfaction at the store's answer. The price is still very affordable. This also shows that the price of food in Liaoyang has dropped from the high point in winter, and the supply of food is sufficient. This undoubtedly shows that It turns out that Ye’s reforms are effective!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng turned to look at Ye Kui and the guards behind him and asked;
"Are you going to eat?"
In response to Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Kui subconsciously wanted to answer no, but then he thought about it and said with a smile:
"All of them have eaten just now, and I am the only one who hasn't eaten. Master, please bring me a portion of whatever you want to eat!"
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng didn't think too much and said directly to the store:
"Two bowls of meat wontons and six steamed buns!"
"okay!"
The food was served very quickly in the shop. In just one cup of tea, he brought over a steaming bowl of wontons and six steamed buns and said:
"Sir, you have that bowl of wontons left in the pot cooking..."
"Um!"
Ye Mingsheng responded casually and was about to take the chopsticks and start eating. However, Ye Kui was one step ahead. He took the chopsticks and didn't care that the wontons and steamed buns were still hot. He ate them with big mouthfuls. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng suddenly felt a little agitated. He was annoyed, why was Ye Kui fighting for food with him, but the next second he understood the intention of Ye Kui's actions.
He also knew that he couldn't persuade Ye Kui, so Ye Mingsheng could only shake his head. Ye Kui was good at everything, but he was very strict in doing things and sometimes he was a little too serious!
Looking at Ye Kui who was devouring his food, Ye Mingsheng patted him and said:
"Don't be anxious, eat slowly! You eat first, and I eat last. I'll wait for you to finish eating while I eat, okay?"
Hearing this, Ye Kui slowed down his swallowing speed slightly. After half a cup of tea, the shop owner also brought another bowl of wontons. Seeing that he had nothing to do after eating, Ye Kui ordered it towards Ye Mingsheng with confidence. Nodding, Ye Mingsheng started to enjoy it.
To be honest, the taste of the steamed buns and wontons made by this roadside stall is incomparable to those made by the famous chefs in the Governor's Mansion, but perhaps it was the ease and freedom that made Ye Mingsheng's meal extra sweet... ·············
After eating and drinking enough for Ye Kui to pay, Ye Mingsheng was looking for a place to watch the show. He looked for a huge plaque and caught Ye Mingsheng's eyes. The plaque clearly read "East Pavilion" "Theater" in four big words!
Looking at the four grand and simple words "Dongting Theater" on the plaque, Ye Mingsheng blinked his eyes and made a big move, leading Ye Kui and others into the theater along with the flow of people.
(I always write about war, military and political affairs. You readers are tired from reading it, and I am tired from writing it myself. I will write two chapters to adjust my daily life. Next, I will speed up the writing process, so I will take this opportunity to insert a branch line. You can guess Guess what I will write in the next chapter!)
