Chapter 141 Appease
Qian Manwai is known as the richest man in Jinan, with a big family and a large property, with a land of up to 100 hectares alone. His eldest son is a dignified censor, his daughter married the son of the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his niece's husband is a young official highly valued by the emperor. He was given the name "Dingshi" by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he had no trouble with the Huaixi people.
That's not all. In order to save his life, Qian Yuanwai has been kind to others for many years and has given out a large sum of charity funds to build bridges and roads every year to help the poor people. Therefore, when the court ordered the relocation of wealthy people from all over the country to Beijing, local officials reported the truth, and received personal praise from Zhu Yuanzhang for this.
Facing the requests of the villagers, Qian Yuanwai, who was kind to others, was not very happy, and he did not want to be hated by the Huaixi people who did everything he wanted, but he was just in love. At this moment, he felt over and over again. He didn't think that young men would take these bad things on him.
Huaixi's plan for money and other methods are very clever. They either coax you to borrow money voluntarily or start with marriage first. It makes sense to occupy the family property. As the saying goes, it is difficult for honest officials to make up for family affairs. They often go endlessly and involve troubles such as inheritance of their own property. They can't tell at all. Huaixi people have a lot of connections with the capital, and there are many fellow townsmen who are officials, so they have been at large.
Qian Yuanwai was also discussing what Xu Hao would do? He was worried that the young people would be very popular, so he summoned all the Huaixi guys to confront them in court, or went directly to the governor's office to question the officials. If he did this, it would prove that this young man was just a fledgling official rookie.
Qian Yuanwai was even more afraid that Xu Hao would report the matter directly to the emperor because of his identity as an imperial guard. In that case, it would be a big trouble and the entire Shandong officialdom would face a catastrophe.
As the saying goes, if the dog is desperate, it is probably unknown whether the enemy can leave Shandong alive. No matter who will win the final battle, he will be greatly affected.
Just when Mr. Qian was in a state of ease, Xu Hao stood up and said, "I have heard all your words. I will tell the local government truthfully these days and ask officials to enforce the law impartially. Most of the opinions of the whole family are not trustworthy, so both parties must confront each other. Okay, let's go back. I am just a guard who is ordered to do business and is not qualified to interfere in local cases. I dare not bypass the local officials without any evidence and go straight to the heaven to listen."
Without waiting for these people to react, Xu Hao turned around and left, leaving the people present to look at each other and sighed.
Qian Man Waishen breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "The adults have already sent a message. Let's go home first, write a letter and wait for the yamen to send someone to summon him."
In this way, these victims dispersed in dejection, and soon the incident reached the ears of relevant people, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief.
Soon some officials came to invite Xu Hao to the banquet, and they were all blocked outside the door by the guards without any hesitation, saying that my son was from the Duke of Wei, and the dignified emperor was in front of the imperial guards, and he had no time to pay attention to you civil officials. The young master had ordered you to wait for the case to be tried impartially.
The news spread very quickly, and now the entire Jinan officialdom knew Xu Hao's true identity. The nobles of nobles naturally did not care about socializing with the officialdom below. They were just passing by and were too lazy to pay attention to the local junk. It was enough to explain it.
Another rich man from Huaixi came together to invite Xu Hao to a party under the name of the hometown association. This time, Xu Hao gave him face and met these people in person. He scolded them for being ungrateful and scolded them for being ungrateful and smeared the people in his hometown. He was also bleak in his face and was ashamed of the local gentry.
The more fierce Xu Hao scolded, the happier the people in Huaixi were. They immediately swear one by one that they would definitely change their past mistakes.
After cursing for a while, Xu Hao's face finally got better and frowned and said, "The mistakes you did in the past will be investigated by the local government, and it has nothing to do with me. This time I passed by Shandong and heard that Qingzhou Prefecture starved to death. Such tragic events are so close that you are indifferent. I don't care. Since you have money, you will donate some food equivalent to silver. Five hundred taels are the least, and the more the better. If this matter is done, I will report to you to the emperor."
When the Huaixi people were overjoyed, they were completely relieved. Since Mr. Xu had clearly stated that he would not pursue the past, he should not go back on his word as a nobleman. As long as everyone took out some food to redeem the merits, they might also receive the reward from the emperor.
These people earned a lot of money and knew the principle that they would give it first. They now donated generously, promising to send a large amount of food to Qingzhou Prefecture early tomorrow morning and open a porridge shed to help the victims inside and outside the city.
Xu Hao nodded happily. He was not worried that the victims here would not let people die under the rule. However, having these bastards come forward to help with relief can greatly reduce the pressure on the government.
Xu Hao smiled and bowed: "Thank you, the villagers, for their understanding of the righteousness. Unexpectedly, as soon as they left Beijing, they encountered great contributions. This is enough to make the emperor look at me differently. As the saying goes, "Don't forget to dig wells when you eat water, I will never forget the support of the villagers. We must come and go there in the future."
Zhu Zhonghou is the oldest leader among the group with the most wealthy family. He laughed and said, "If the villagers in the village don't say two families, they can do their best to the young master. This is the branch. There is no need for the young master to worry about this, and I will leave it all to me."
Xu Hao smiled and said, "I naturally trust everyone, but I have to do things with beginning and end. I cannot leave Shandong immediately, and I have to go to Qingzhou Prefecture in person, otherwise I will not be able to answer the questions in the future when the emperor asks."
These people laughed tacitly, and Zhu Zhonghou said in admiration: "Young Master is really careful. Okay, follow your master to Qingzhou Prefecture to go on a private visit. If we do our good deeds, we will naturally count the credit for our return."
"Haha." Xu Hao nodded excitedly and said with satisfaction: "It's just a formality, one or two days are enough. It's better for everyone to help me. I have to go to Mount Tai for a few days, so I can't come to Shandong in vain. Well, I'll ask you all about Qingzhou.
By the way, the ugly words are ahead. If all the villagers don’t do their best to help the people, I will not agree. Whoever hinders my future will be my enemy, hehe!”
Everyone was shocked and thought to themselves that this young man was a young man who was a man who could eat people and not vomit bones. You deserve the credit and throw all the dirty and tiring work to us? It's really a scheming.
No one didn't want to curry favor with the Duke of Wei. Zhu Zhonghou patted his chest and promised that Xu Hao would be satisfied, and others also agreed.
"It's getting late, everyone will go back to rest." Xu Hao smiled and served tea to see him off, "Take all the gifts back, don't make me embarrassed."
Can nobles lack money to spend? Everyone knows this, so no one says much. Then they all smiled and said goodbye, and left with a bunch of gifts.
Mu Ningxue kept observing Xu Hao's every move, frowned and thought. Zhiyan couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that he was such a villain. I'm really misleading."
Mu Ningxue whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, he deliberately kept those people safe. Tonight's incident is a big deal. If you are not careful, you may be killed."
Zhiyan said in surprise: "It's just a group of local rich men who seek money and inaction officials. What's the terrible thing? If I just transfer a battalion of soldiers, arrest them all, and send them to the capital for justice."
Mu Ningxue said angrily and smiled, "You! Do you think you are watching a show? Let's not talk about where he got the power to dispatch soldiers, who would listen to him as a guard? If you are so rash, no one of us will have to think about it and will be imprisoned all over.
Speaking of it, it was really dangerous tonight. Thanks to his flexible mind, he not only turned the risk into a barrage, but also gave Qingzhou people life-saving food to survive. Compared to those rich families who lost all their money, I care more about the sufferings of ordinary people. I really did not misunderstand the people."
Zhiyan and Zhiqing looked at the lady in surprise and looked satisfied. The smiles floated in a faint fragrance, and they shook their heads speechlessly. Although they were smarter than their peers, they were only teenage girls and could not see through what the lady and Mr. Xu were thinking.
After everyone left, Xu Hao said loudly: "Call all the guards and come and see me immediately."
Mu Ningxue just watched Xu Hao arrange the staff, and told him to tighten the inside and loose the outside tonight, so that he must ensure his safety, including everyone, and he was not allowed to sleep. He was very moved.
That's not all, Xu Hao reported another name and ordered his confidant to leave the city overnight, as if he was looking for help. Mu Ningxue was not surprised by this. Whether it was the Xu family itself or the Yan Prince's Mansion, all subordinates were officials in Shandong.
Unexpectedly, he was so cautious in his work. Even if he comforted all parties, he was still worried. Mu Ningxue was very surprised and then felt very sweet. He knew that all this was for himself, otherwise he could just move into the government office and take a group of officers and soldiers when he left. Who would dare to do anything to him?
I was even more curious about Xu Hao's next method. Mu Ningxue thought carefully that since he was doing things safely, he would definitely report to the emperor according to the facts, and he would not interfere directly in everything, slowly dealing with all parties, protecting his own safety, and waiting for the capital to send people over.
It can not only uphold justice for those suffering people, but also teach local officials a lesson, handle all those who do evil, and also help the people of Qingzhou Prefecture. These family lawsuits must be fought for a long time, and experienced and capable ministers must take action.
Humph! He was very worried and effortless, and he easily handed over these difficult and hard things to others to worry about, while he was sitting firmly on Diaoyutai. He was really cunning.
Well, with the mind and wisdom he showed this time, he can barely be called a top talent.
Thinking of this, Mu Ningxue raised her eyebrows in discontent, stared at someone sitting for a while, and turned around and left with a smile.
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Tomorrow seems to be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and maybe there is only one chapter. Xiaochai is waiting with tears in her eyes to receive the red roses. It is probably another Singles' Day, sprinkling flowers and buying drunkenness.
Chapter completed!