If you can do it, do it. If you can't do it, just go home and take care of it. There is no force. The emperor's words still inspired some of Wei Ningbo's manly self-esteem.
According to the decree, he prepared to set off after returning home.
But Wang Zhizhen became confused. She repeatedly confirmed with her second brother, "Your Majesty is really urging you?"
"How dare I lie to the Holy One? Besides, His Majesty doesn't seem to care about sending me to handle such a difficult task."
This is strange.
It was obviously a matter of walking on the edge of the sword, and maybe it would offend both sides. Why did the emperor still send her as his second brother?
The girl walked sideways to the railing. This is the pavilion in the Weining residence. The eaves are high and the garden is full of plum blossoms. She is facing the sun, her skin is white and translucent, the breeze is passing by, and her green hair is flying. She is as beautiful as a picture scroll.
Did the emperor deliberately frame Wei Ning Bo?
Will not.
It doesn't make sense.
Moreover, with the current ability, dealing with a count who has lost his foundation is like picking something out of a bag. Not to mention that he would not get involved in a serious matter that concerns the people, such as Minhu.
Or did the emperor really just want to test his second brother?
Wang Zhi shook her head slightly, still unable to figure it out.
On the other hand, Wang Xuan was in a hurry to set off, and she had no choice but to say, "Second brother, be careful along the way. In everything, make a plan first."
"good."
Wang Xuan has received the imperial edict. Next, he will go to Taipu Temple to hand over the matter to Wang Zhen, the minister of Taipu Temple. Since it involves local government affairs, he must go through the local magistrate or county magistrate.
Not only that, because people and animal husbandry are government affairs that the emperor cares about, they are different from ordinary things.
Basically, they couldn't get around the governors of Shuntian and Baoding.
Fortunately, Taipu Temple has been doing this for several years, including the reserve and distribution of cattle breeds and food, and the inspection and recovery of horses. There are basically rules to follow. However, this time Shuntian Prefecture withdraws from six counties at once, which requires more work and the workload will be greater.
Wang Xuan felt that the emperor was urging him, and he did not dare to delay at all. He took Wang Zhen to visit the governor of Shuntian and the magistrate of Shuntian, and then went to Gu'an County.
This made Wang Zhen very uncomfortable, but after all, Wang Xuan was Weining Bo and had the emperor's imperial edict in his hand. Even aside from these, many officials in the Ministry of War had been favored by his grandfather Wang Yue, so he still had to give him face.
Wang Xuan cooperated many times along the way. When he arrived at Gu'an County, he couldn't help but pat his horse and move forward, following Wang Xuan sideways.
"Uncle Weining, we will arrive in Gu'an County soon. My subordinates are willing to call the local magistrate first, read out the imperial edict and explain the matter, and then hand over the food and cattle breeds to them, and ask them to send officials to publish the list first, and then contact them The big households in the local townships will receive a share of farm food and take back a horse. If the horse is unqualified, the farm food and cattle will not be given. I wonder if this arrangement is appropriate? "
"Very appropriate." Wang Xuan nodded in agreement and asked, "Then what should I do?"
Wang Xinxin said, you are the boss and I am the subordinate. What do you want to do and how can I arrange it?
But since he was asked this question, he had no choice but to answer stiffly, "If Uncle Weining doesn't mind it, why not just find a place to live in Gu'an County. This matter will take a few days to deal with."
"I will stay here. What I mean is, what exactly do I want to do? We can't just come to Gu'an County to stay for a few days, right?"
Wang Xuan is very serious. He and his sister had already reached a consensus on how to serve the emperor, which was to serve the emperor wholeheartedly and not care about anything else.
Wang Zhen had no choice but to think of another way to find something for Wei Ningbo that he could do.
In fact, his purpose was to hope that Uncle Weining would be less involved in these matters, because he already knew who this person was after just a brief contact, so the more he was involved, the less smooth things would be.
Who would have thought that this was the first time that Uncle Weining had received an errand from the emperor. He had to do everything personally and asked about every detail. Moreover, he knew that he was stupid, so he was timid.
He was afraid that if he returned to the palace to take up his duties in the future, and the emperor asked him that he didn't know anything and was not good at lying, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself?
So from his perspective, it was definitely impossible to just find a place to live.
After doing this for a few days,
Several large households in Gu'an County couldn't bear it anymore, and they went to Gu'an County Magistrate named Yue Mingcheng to complain.
In the secluded little room in the backyard of the county government office, they started to say: "Your Majesty, if this thing continues like this, everyone will give up!"
"I just talked about taking back the horses. No matter who said it, qualified means qualified and unqualified means unqualified. It used to be almost OK, but now it's not even close to OK. What's even more unreasonable is that in the end, the fine of money will be fined on ourselves. The head is coming! Isn’t this a joke?!”
The so-called folk herding means that the court gives the people a horse for them to raise. If you can't raise it well, or the foal the court gave you was healthy, but it turns out you have problems raising it, will the court have to look for you? ? Otherwise, if you give the little pony away, the people will all be sold to you the next day.
Although the imperial court has abolished civilian animal husbandry, it does not mean that horses are no longer needed or that they do not care about their health. Even Zhu Houzhao couldn't make this opening, because there were other regions that had not withdrawn. If it was really decided that horses could be thrown away casually, then Ming Dynasty would lose a huge amount of horses in an instant.
This is not only money, but also military supplies and cannot be messed with.
But if there are standards for repossessed horses, then there is a gray space in how to determine whether the horses are qualified.
County Magistrate Yue narrowed his eyes, spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "You two, don't complain. This man was sent from above. What can I, a small county magistrate, do? He has the Wang Ming Banner. Cards, it is the law of the Ming Dynasty. His behavior is like a golden light all over his body, penetrating into every hole! Let's just make do with it and wait until we pass this level."
"Your Majesty, we have no problem. But there are so many mouths up and down that need to eat. If we do this, no one will work for us in the future. Who will distribute the cattle breeds? If we can't distribute them as scheduled, we won't be able to take back the horses. , will the court not pursue it?"
"this……"
Another person interjected, "Would you like to explore this person's tone? Money, beauty, as long as he opens his mouth, we will think of a way."
"That's okay. Some people just have a big appetite, so they do it on purpose."
Yue Zhixian has also thought about this problem, but he is a little hesitant. If this kind of thing can be done well, if it can't be done, how can such a stupid young man spare him?
Seeing his hesitation, the two wealthy men looked at each other and nodded. A stern look flashed in their eyes, and the look on their faces was even more sinister.
One of them squinted his eyes, put his fingers together, and said quietly: "Your Majesty, if this doesn't work, I have to turn a blind eye and change the horse."
"How to change?!" Yue Zhixian's narrow eyes suddenly widened.
How else can I change this?
The well-raised people are given to their own people, and the poorly raised people are given to others. The people are used to being oppressed, so what can they do? In this case, it will naturally be easier to deal with the imperial envoy.
If the court imposes a fine, it has nothing to do with them.
Yue Zhixian asked this, as if he didn't know.
The two wealthy people scolded this guy for pretending to be stupid, but the smiles on their faces were ambiguous, "Don't worry, Sir, it's not the first time, nothing will happen. In this way, the imperial envoy can deliver the mission, and you can deliver the mission, We can also take care of things. The court affairs are successfully completed. Maybe the Lord will still receive rewards and promotions. Isn't there a big court meeting in Beijing? We have all heard that the county magistrates and magistrates are very popular now! "
This is indeed a solution that pleases everyone.
The only people who can cry and fight are the common people.
Yue Cheng couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
He has mainly come into contact with people like Wei Ningbo, and it can be said that he has never seen such a stubborn person in his life.
So whether to 'draw him into the gang' or 'do it without telling him' is a dilemma. When meeting ordinary people, of course you would choose the former, but this one... maybe he doesn't have three hundred taels of silver here, and he will give you a hand when the time comes.
Do it without telling him... Weiningbo doesn't look very smart.
After weighing the left and right, Yue Zhixian had a plan in mind.
But after being an official in Beizhili for all these years, if he could only bully the people, he wouldn't have been without trouble for so many years.
"What if, I mean what if, what if there is civil unrest? What will happen then?"
Only making money is not your skill. Making money while transferring risks is your skill!
Three people and one total.
"Yes! Doesn't this imperial envoy like to talk about the court's laws? Let's help him talk about it and make it known to the whole county! Doesn't he want to be ruthless and official? Then how much money should we be fined if we stick to this standard? As long as the fine is fine, no matter what happens in the future, he is following the imperial decree, and we are following his decree. If we follow the decree, what's wrong?"
"That makes sense. It would be a waste not to raise such a big flag." Yue Cheng nodded with satisfaction and made up his mind, "Okay, let's do it."
Wang Xuan, who grew up in Weiningbo Mansion, didn't know what the real bottom looked like.
What does it mean to have countermeasures from above and countermeasures from below? What does it mean to cut off people's wealth, like killing their parents?
To put it bluntly, in the county, sometimes imperial edicts are not as useful as banknotes.
Early the next morning, Uncle Weining was taken to inspect the horse himself. Officials from Taipu Temple taught him how to judge the quality of the horse.
If he says something excellent, the person behind him will put a check mark on the paper; if he says something bad, the person behind him will put a cross behind his name and write down: 3 taels of silver fine.
Horses are very expensive. A war horse costs twenty taels of silver. The little pony charging this price is also a discount.
It was also about this time,
The Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao changed his clothes under the service of the palace maids. He wore a royal crown, a jade belt around his waist, and a black gauze winged crown on his head. He walked into the Fengtian Hall more confidently than ever before.
He has also grown taller recently, and the tenderness on his face has gradually faded with age. His aura has become richer and deeper as he has been on the throne, and his eyes have become sharper. The Ming Dynasty ushered in an extremely young and extremely mature emperor.
"The Emperor has arrived!!"
(End of chapter)
