Han You no longer dared to look directly at You Mingtang, who only had one inner garment on his body.
This guy has a dark history. He "grabbed" taxes and money, cut off government officials, forced the people of Jianglan County out of the city, burned granaries, and robbed people in the guise of bandits.
As a result, when he is greedy for tax money, he is greedy for his "own" money, because there is no tax money to collect in the first place.
The purpose of cutting off official roads is to "drain traffic" and vigorously develop the local economy.
The people were forced out of the city because the people in Lan County could not afford to live. They would starve to death sooner or later, so they might as well come here to work and end up eating three meals a day.
The granaries were burned because they were afraid of civil unrest.
Pretending to be a bandit, he robbed the family's caravan.
"Go." Han You said to Lu Baichuan: "Go outside and ask the officers who arrested him one by one, individually, to see if what this guy said is true or false."
"yes."
Han You: "Zhou Tong."
Zhou Tong: "The residual turtle is here."
Han You: "..."
"Say, listen."
"What about that? You change your clothes and go to the city to inquire. Ask the people whether what this guy said is true or false. If there is anything wrong with it, even if it doesn't match one word, come back and report it to me."
"It's an order."
Lu Baichuan and Zhou Tong walked out quickly, while Han You glanced sideways at You Mingtang, who was kneeling on the ground.
This guy looks confident. This expression can only mean one thing, that is, everything the other person said is true, and he is not afraid to investigate further or ask questions.
"Last question." Han You raised his finger: "If your answer satisfies me, I may consider returning the official robe and jade belt to you."
"General, please ask." You Mingtang was overjoyed: "Ask me quickly. I'm tired of kneeling. Forget about the official robe and jade belt. I don't want this official body anymore. If you can spare my life, it will be fine. I can't." , you might as well let go of the official dog."
"Okay, let me ask you, the tax money reported is 350,000 yuan. The account was sent to the Ministry of Accounts in Beijing nearly two months ago. Most of this money was paid out of your own pocket. Yongcheng is true. Did you suffer a disaster, or do you regret it and don’t want to spend this unjust money anymore?”
"No disaster."
You Mingtang lowered his head: "The lower official regretted it and did not want to hand over the money to the court."
"Aren't you afraid of being transferred if you don't rate it as a good company? Yongcheng is your hard work for more than ten years."
You Mingtang, who always looked cheerful and unafraid of death, sighed: "So what? The expenses in Sanji Villa are too much. If the money in the hands of the lower officials is given to the court as taxes, the court will also It won't be of use to me, Yongcheng. In that case, it's better to take the blame and say it was a disaster, so that I can at least use the money on Yongcheng and Sanji Villa."
Han You still didn't understand: "Aren't you afraid of being transferred? If you are transferred, all the money you invested in Sanji Villa will be wasted."
"It's not a waste of time."
You Mingtang laughed again: "A lot of money has been thrown in, and the stage has been set up. Even if the lower officials are transferred, the next prefect cannot push away the whole city in the west, right? The one who can come here to be the prefect must be People in the capital with hands and eyes as bright as the sky. Since they are such people, they must ask for money from the court. When the money comes, they invest it in Sanji Villa. It can also be regarded as a tree planted by my ancestors in Youmingtang, and the descendants can enjoy the shade, benefiting the people of Yongcheng. Why not."
Han You fell into silence again and couldn't help but look outside the hall.
Lu Baichuan had ordered someone to take the person away alone, and there was no noise or curse, which meant that so far, nothing fishy had been revealed.
After exhaling a breath, Han You recalled the situation just now and said, "Although you were frightened when you first saw me, I found a trace of joy on your face, a look of relief. , are you waiting for me to ask questions, and you will first suppress and then raise your voice?"
"The general has misunderstood. What the subordinate did is not the crime of beheading, but..."
You Mingtang lowered his head again: "It's just that Xiaguan... Xiaguan can't stand it any longer. He can't support the people of Yongcheng. Yongcheng has thousands of acres of fertile land, no convenient official roads, no pastures, horse farms, and no money." The livelihood of the people in the upper city only occupies a lot of people, and the people are of no use. With so many mouths, how can the lower officials be supported and what should they be used to support, the lower officials... I just can’t stand it anymore.”
"Is that why you built the Three Seasons Villa?"
You Mingtang nodded, then shook his head, with a bitter look on his face: "If you imitate others, you will imitate them. At first, I thought that two hundred thousand guan would be enough, but who knew that the materials could not be transported at all? We had agreed to transport the materials Come here, the three cities and sixteen counties have all changed their minds, not a single piece of wood has been transported, and the official... The official does not dare to say anything, not at all."
"Have you agreed before that the materials will be delivered?"
"yes."
"Why did you change your mind?"
"They were all sent to the capital. The four idiots... No, general, didn't you build a big kiln in the north of the city?"
"stadium!"
"Oh, right, gym. The one you offer is a lot of money and has a good reputation. I don't have much credibility at all, and I pay slowly. Those industrial and material companies send all the wood and stone to Beijing."
Han You was so angry that his feelings were caused by his own fault.
"Get up, sit there, I will ask you something."
"Hey, come to think of it, my legs are feeling uncomfortable."
You Mingtang helped the old man stand up and sat down carefully next to him: "General, these crimes are all the fault of the lower official. They have nothing to do with anyone else or the dog. The common people were also deceived by the lower official. You see..."
"I'll talk about this later. I just want to ask you why you want to imitate Four Seasons Villa?"
"It makes money and the people have food to eat. It can make money and provide food for the people. Why not do it."
Han You found that this answer was really impeccable.
"You should know how to adapt to local conditions, right? You don't even know what Four Seasons Villa is like, and you dare to do it just based on hearsay?"
"General, tell me, there is nothing in this damn place like Yongcheng. How can we make money and feed the people?"
Han You still couldn't refute. Judging from the current situation, Yongcheng did not have any pillar industries.
"Making money depends on only three things: the country, grain and rice, and business."
You Mingtang sighed and said to himself: "If this country wants to prosper, it relies on skilled craftsmen. From the military weapons to the people's expenses, let's talk about the skills of the Mohists and public losers during the Warring States Period. It has to be reused. This business can be very profitable, but the court doesn't care. If you cultivate the land and harvest grain and rice, you will also make money, but it is just to feed and clothe everyone. Yongcheng has neither good talents nor good land, but only Being able to rely on business, regardless of the fact that entertainment and performing arts are low-level businesses, which are not beneficial to the country, can make money move. If it moves, it can increase the expenses of Yongcheng, and the people will have money to earn and spend. , others made money, and then spent it. In the end, although it had nothing to do with the country and the dynasty, the people were at least fat and hungry. You think so? I didn’t want to be an official. Good official, I just thought...these unruly people in Yongcheng are quite obedient, so I can't let them starve to death."
Han You was shocked when he heard this. He really didn't expect that such words could be heard in ancient times.
National development depends on real industry. Science, technology and manufacturing are the core, while agriculture is the basic guarantee. Capital operations should be based on making money from all over the world. Although the service industry and tourism cannot enhance national strength, they can Promoting consumption and increasing GDP, from another perspective, makes money flow, which is also very important, and Four Seasons Villa was originally established for this purpose.
What is commendable is that this truth was actually seen clearly by a strange prefect.
It can be said that You Mingtang does not understand business operations or civil engineering, but this guy is definitely one of the few people who can clearly see the essence of Four Seasons Villa's operations!
"Brother Hai."
"The little one is here."
"Pick up the official robe and jade belt and put them on him."
"yes."
"What?" You Mingtang was startled, stood up and waved his hands repeatedly: "I can't do it, the general can't do it. This magistrate, I don't want to be a magistrate for a day, you might as well punish the magistrate for a serious crime, it's nothing." Having knowledge and methods, but no money to manage things, this damn thing would be worse than death!"
Han You didn't care about him at all, and shouted outside: "Go outside the city and bring Mr. You back. Let everyone enter the city and come to the government office."
Looking at You Mingtang again, Han You suddenly felt that this guy was very pitiful.
A person has far better cognition than others and has super strong execution ability, but he is restricted by various conditions. To put it more simply, he has no ambition and no way to realize it. This is indeed an extremely painful thing.
