"Master Xu! Do you just take pity on me? I don't even dare to go back to my own office, and there is no surplus grain in the county for the people to grow food. The big households in Yingzhou City are all the masters who vent their anger out of their nostrils.

If they don't want to release grain and delay spring plowing, you and I will have nothing to answer for."

The person who spoke was named Tang. The county magistrate below was frightened by a group of people who blocked the government office to grow grain, so he had no choice but to ask Xu Rang to fight against the autumn wind.

Xu Rang was holding the tea bowl, and he was worried. He wanted to punish Jia Daoquan and others, but he didn't expect that he just let out a bad breath and took control of Chang Pingcang. Within three days after returning to the Yamen, he was killed by himself.

The men blocked it.

The magistrate of the Song Dynasty was responsible for sealing the seal and basically did not do much.

This is not to say that the officials of the Song Dynasty were all people who had nothing to do but that the system of the Song Dynasty limited the performance of the magistrate in the officialdom. As the deputy of the magistrate, Tongpan was not a high official, but the tongpan of the Song Dynasty had one

A very strange function, which can be directly submitted to the emperor. At that time, Emperor Taizong was very worried that the magistrates would fool him, so he gave Tongpan an additional function to supervise the magistrates, and secretly gave the emperor the power to secretly submit a petition.

And it was sent directly to the palace without going through Zhongshu Sheng and Yushitai. The general magistrates of the Song Dynasty were like the supervisors of the Zhizhou, which made people uncomfortable, and it became a common practice for the Zhizhou to be passive and slow in work.

In particular, the responsibilities of Tongpan completely overlap with those of Zhizhou. It can be said that if one of the two people, Zhizhou and Tongpan, works diligently, the other will inevitably have nothing to do. The magistrate who has a higher official rank cannot be kept busy.

You are busy inside and outside, but you have nothing to do, right?

As a result, the officialdom at the level of the Song Prefecture became interesting. Basically, the general magistrate was busy with other activities, while the magistrate was traveling around.

Therefore, whenever subordinates have something to do, they will go directly to the general magistrate instead of going to the higher-ranking magistrate.

The same was true for Xu Rang, the general magistrate of Yingzhou. He was blocked by Tang Liang, the county magistrate under Yingzhou. Although Tang Liang, the Ruyin county magistrate, was talking about his difficulties, he had only one purpose, to get food.

"The bachelor already knows about this, and he is thinking of a way." Xu Rang did not say anything, but just used words to evade.

But Tang Liang said with resentment, "Master Xu, don't you know yet? A bachelor is a bachelor after all, and he is different from us. We all work hard in the officialdom. We take one small test every year and one big test every three years.

.If there is really something wrong, Yushitai will not pay any attention to my future. As long as the officials write two words on the comments at the end of the year - "Xiaxia", maybe in a year or two, "Xiaguan"

I'm going to guard the stock yard and become a lowly clerk."

Xu Rang waved his hand and said, "No, but you should always tell me the purpose of coming, right?"

"I heard that the boss has more than 30,000 shi of food in his hand. I don't want more. Give me 20,000 shi and I can solve the food shortage in the county.

"Twenty thousand dan, you really dare to open your teeth!"

Xu Rang walked away angrily and said: "No, this food is not prepared for you."

"Master Xu, don't be angry, listen to me." County Magistrate Tang quickly stood up and bowed: "You and I are both duckweeds in the Yingzhou officialdom, and we may leave one day. But we are different from the bachelor and him.

, he doesn’t need to care about political achievements, and can go to high places, but if you and I don’t go to high places, why should we go down? It’s so embarrassing for former colleagues to become superiors!”

"this……"

Seeing that Xu Rang seemed to be persuading, Magistrate Tang pursued him and said: "Sir, if you don't think about me and other subordinates, you should think about yourself, right?"

well……

After a long sigh, Xu Rang stood up and said: "I can't guarantee it. You have to ask the bachelor before making a decision."

Although he said this, his mood fell to the bottom. He even felt sorry for his subordinate, Magistrate Tang. Obviously, Xu Rang believed that Magistrate Tang was an accomplice of Jia Daoquan and others. He had just got food in his hands, and those people

Just like a wolf that smells blood, its front legs have just arranged the granary, but its hind legs follow suit to ask for food.

He didn't think Magistrate Tang could not see that this food was life-saving food for the people of Yingzhou.

The arrival of Xu Rang in Houya made Su Shi feel greater pressure.

He originally thought that as long as the food was in his hands, he could arrange it according to his own wishes. But he didn't expect that just after he took control of the two Changping warehouses in Yingzhou, someone came to ask for food under the guise of a civil uprising.

The magistrate of a county actually dared to ask for 20,000 shi of grain. He had no other motives. Su Shi would not believe anything he said.

Xu Rang asked Su Shi after careful consideration: "Why don't you lower the official to step in and delay it?"

"Spring plowing is the people's hope for the year, and it is also the most important internal affairs of the imperial court. If you and I really make mistakes in spring plowing, I'm afraid we will let those people succeed." Su Shi also had no idea what to do and looked towards

Chapter Award.

Zhang Zhi had no choice but to say: "How about agreeing to the request of the big families to relieve the pressure on the people? Wait until the spring plowing is over and then make plans?"

"No." Although Su Shi had no other solution, he didn't think that the big households would compromise. From the beginning to the end, the big households never made any demands. If the government bows its head, wouldn't it mean that the big households will open their mouths?

Besides, what if the big investors don’t agree?

While talking, Su Shi's eyes fell on Li Kui.

The latter was buried in a pile of manuscript papers and avoided being heard.

This made Su Shi feel strange. He had never seen such a quiet Li Kui.

"Renjie, what are you busy with these days?"

Li Kui's performance gave Su Shi a feeling of strangeness and relief. The strange thing was that Li Kui had been thinking about numbers all day long. He also used Tianzhu's counting symbols to record them. He thought it was Li Kui doing something shameful.

But if you take a closer look, you can see that they are all Yingzhou’s data in recent years.

What is the grain geometry?

How much tax reduction?

The people's burden of corvee service.

Li Kui would sort out all the random numbers that he thought were useful. In the end, he finally got some clues. Yingzhou's economy in recent years was like a pool of stagnant water. This was useless for the accumulation of wealth.

On the contrary, it will make everyone's money tight.

As for being happy, it is easier to understand. Su Shi took it for granted that Li Kui was busy with his affairs. This kind of busyness was out of filial piety, which was commendable.

Li Kui is a good boy!

Su Shi was filled with praise in his heart.

Li Kui looked up from the pile of data and replied to Su Shi: "I'm wondering how much money the big family in Yingzhou City has."

Su Shi felt confused. He touched his forehead and found that he hadn't drank. Why did it sound like he was drunk? But Li Kui went to wonder how much money others had in their pockets. What did it mean?

Li Kui carefully packed the manuscript. He got himself a quill pen. It was really inconvenient to record with a quill pen, so a quill pen was much more convenient and faster.

Li Kui spread out the manuscript he had calculated, looked down at it for a while, and started laughing.

This devilish laughter frightened Zhang Dun for a while. He was afraid that Li Kui would be stupid and do something unexpected. When collecting the granary, Li Kui deliberately asked Li Yun to beat Sun Zhuo. This

But when civilians fight against officials, if Li Kui hadn't held the documents from the state government in his hand, Li Yun would have been in trouble. Taking action was a red line that Zhang Zhi was very taboo about, and he would not touch it easily. But what about Li Kui? He might just be watching.

If you don't like the other person, it's that simple.

As for the results, there are good and bad.

Let’s talk about the bad things first. Su Shi must have been sued by Sun Zhuo. However, promoting Chang Pingsi will not do anything to Su Shi, so there is no need to pay attention to it.

The good thing is that Li Yun turned out to be a master, and Su Shi had someone who could temporarily take on a big responsibility. Moreover, he was his disciple, so there was absolutely no problem with his trust.

This is the greatest blessing among misfortunes.

Professor Zhang, whose heart had been tense, thought that Li Kui had some ideas about the big family in Yingzhou. How could he not know the details of Li Kui if others didn't know? Back then, he was standing upstairs and saw with his own eyes Li Kui's growth in Linyi.

On the street, every one of the officials from the Imperial City Division had their legs broken. This guy was fully capable of organizing a group of people to kill all the troubles in Yingzhou.

Although the world is peaceful after Yingzhou, what should Li Kui do?

Want to be a mountain king?

The key is that Professor Zhang couldn't think of anyone who could control Li Kui's ability. He didn't dare to think about what would happen to Yingzhou if Li Kui was going to commit a crime. He hurriedly opened his arms and stopped Li Kui.

: "Renjie, don't think about letting the three people who fled to the mountains rob the big family. This is absolutely impossible. If the court finds out, your academic status will be lost."

Li Kui grinned and said: "How could I do such a stupid thing? I have just figured out a detail these days. It seems that everyone under Yingzhou has little money."

"No money? What does this have to do with spring plowing and people making trouble?" Su Shi asked in confusion.

Li Kui sneered and said: "Since big households are hoarding food, we will hoard money. We should control the two things equally. Food stamps can be issued in advance."

"But what about growing grain and spring plowing?" Su Shi asked.

Li Kui replied: "Master, the grain in the granary cannot be touched. This is the confidence of the state government. Without these tens of thousands of stones of grain, it will be difficult for the state government to convince the people. Only by guarding this batch of grain can we have

The opportunity will wait until the opponent comes up with more tricks. If we can't even hold these tens of thousands of stones of food, we won't have to worry about the life and death of the people as soon as possible. Because by then the state government will be kidnapped by the big family and the official prestige will be lost.

In this case, it is better to stop early and let the people go their own way!"

"And it must be strict and not give the big households time to react. They can even spread rumors and check each household's property and taxes. No matter what method is used, it is just to torment the big households so that they cannot react."

"Finally, the government issued an obituary and the government guaranteed that large households would distribute grain to the common people. If the amount was reached, a son could be sent to Yingzhou Academy. Tenants who asked their masters for grain would be punished if they did not give it. The towns and counties affected by the disaster last year were determined by the state

The government will distribute the grain at its discretion and let the people return it after the summer harvest."

"How can the favor of the imperial court become a business?" Unexpectedly, the first person to object was not Su Shi, but Xu Rang. The reason for his objection was simple: he was suspected of selling his official position.

Li Kui sniffed and said aggrievedly: "If you send me to the academy, it doesn't matter if I can't pass the imperial exam, or if I can't get the Jinshi, there's no harm in it, right?"

But Xu Rang argued with reason: "Where is the court's face?"
Chapter completed!