The grain merchants in Jingnan fell into the carnival of the prosperous era, transported all the grain they stockpiled to the grain stores, and sold them to the people of the whole county at a price of 2,500 wen per stone of grain.

After half a day, the grain merchant was already shaking in his hands when he received the money, and his hands were cramping when he counted the money.

In order to make more money, the grain merchants took out all their savings, borrowed a lot of silver from relatives and friends, and used all of them as capital, and mobilized all the people who could be mobilized to go to Bashu, Shandong, and even further away to purchase grain and transport it to Jingnan for sale.

Some grain merchants with lively heads and big courage, such as the Thai shopkeeper and others, even borrowed thousands of taels of silver from loan sharks, all of which were used as capital. We use usury as the capital, and when we purchase and sell the grain, it will be several times the profit, so why not lend.

The grain merchants fell into a prosperous carnival, and the people of Jingnan were boiling with public resentment and scolding!

Oh my God!

The natural disaster and flood have not yet gone, and there is another man-made disaster! Our Jingnan is really full of disasters and difficulties!

At the beginning, I thought that the surname Zhu was a good one, but I didn't expect that in the end, I was going to be promoted, but my true form was revealed! Sure enough, it's as black as a crow in the world, no, this dog official is the blackest in the world! Compared with him, the previous dog magistrates were all trivial!

It's just that we pity the people of Jingnan!

Since the announcement of the official document on grain prices, there has not been a single ordinary person in Jingnan who has not scolded Zhu Ping'an, and their saliva has dried up!

Because the price of food is too expensive, it has more than tripled compared to other counties. A stone of grain costs 2,500 Wen, and a pound of grain costs 17 Wen. The common people of Jingnan were reluctant to eat rice and steamed buns, so they had to drink porridge with their families.

When the people of Jingnan used their savings to buy grain, they all gritted their teeth and cursed Zhu Ping'an.

Some people want to save money and go to Taiping County and other neighboring counties to buy grain, but the price of grain in Taiping County and other counties is much higher than that in Jingnan, but there is no market, and the grain shops either have no grain or sell grain in limited quantities, and when they arrive, the limited amount of grain in the grain stores has already been sold out, and they have worked hard to run through several counties and counties, but they cannot buy grain at all, so they have to go back to Jingnan to buy grain, endure the exploitation of grain merchants, and buy grain that is far higher than the grain price of other counties.

Jingnan people's grievances are boiling! Like cooking oil on fire!

When the officials heard this, they were also so indignant that they couldn't help themselves! Especially the household room warden Liu Fuzi, the house warden Zhang Tongsheng, the prison room warden Han Cheng, and the ceremonial room warden Liu Laotou and other three people.

Not long after Zhu Ping'an's official document defining the price of grain was posted, the three of them came hand in hand to ask Zhu Ping'an for their resignation.

"Ahem, cough, Lord County, the old man is old, the body and bones of the toss in the past few days can't stand it, and he can no longer contribute to the county, so I came to resign to the county and return to my hometown."

Old man Liu, the warden of the ceremonial room, arched his hand to Zhu Ping'an, and said expressionlessly, asking to return to his hometown.

When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, although Old Man Liu is old, he is only eight out of fifty, where is the age to return to his hometown, and Old Man Liu is not dazzled or deaf, his body bones are stronger than that of a young man, and he is famous for being old and strong in the county government.

After Old Man Liu finished his resignation, Liu Fuzi, the household warden, also asked Zhu Ping'an for his resignation, "County Zun, I am also here to ask you for your resignation." There is news from the family that the child is infected with a disease, and the child is not yet an adult, I want to go back to take care of the child, and I also ask the county to be kind. ”

When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he was speechless.

Old man Liu resigned on the grounds of old age, and Master Liu resigned on the grounds that his wife was ill.

What about you?

Zhu Ping'an turned his gaze to Han Cheng, the warden of the torture room, and Zhang Tongsheng, the warden of the ward.

"Your Excellency, I have also come to ask you for my resignation. In these days in the county government, thank you for taking care of the county. It's just that there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater. The old parents at home urged several times, especially yesterday when the old father was forced to die, and the lowly position was also helpless, and the county respected the grace and allowed him to go home and work hard with his mother-in-law. ”

Han Cheng, the warden of the torture room, hugged his fists and said to Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an was completely speechless, the first two reasons for resignation are somewhat reasonable, and your reasons are too ...... Your home is only a few miles away from the county seat, you work in the county office, and it is tea time to ride home every day, and it will not affect you and your daughter-in-law's "hard work"......

Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhang Tongsheng, the last official of the house, and sure enough, Zhang Tongsheng also arched his hands directly, and said sarcastically, "County Zun, I am also here to ask you for your resignation." To tell you the truth, Zhang has always been a greedy eater, and he loves to eat wild vegetables on the mountain behind the village in his life. Recently, the flood is raging, the price of grain is high, the people in the village can not afford to eat, so they have to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, I heard that the people in the village are about to dig up the wild vegetables in the back mountain, Zhang can not leave the wild vegetables in the back mountain, and needs wild vegetables to save his life, so he came to ask the county to resign, and go home to the back mountain to grab wild vegetables. ”

Ahem...... That's a hard reason......

I can't do without the wild vegetables in the mountains behind my hometown, so I quit my job and went home to dig wild vegetables......

You learn from Zhang Jiying!

The autumn wind is blowing and the leaves are flying, and the perch in the Wujiang River is fat. Three thousand miles away from home has not returned, and it is hard to help but look up to the sky and grieve.

Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhang Tongsheng speechlessly, and Zhang Tongsheng looked at Zhu Ping'an without flinching.

"Alright, guys, don't rack your brains for these reasons, I know why you resigned. Isn't it because of the official document I issued that defined the price of grain in Jingnan at 2,500 wen per stone? ”

After Zhu Ping'an listened to Old Man Liu's reason for their resignation, he said to them with a smile on his face.

"Hmph, since the county has made it clear, we won't hide it. In addition, there is an endless stream of grain merchants of all sizes in the county to meet the county and pay tribute to the county. The county respects for personal gain, regardless of the life and death of the people! What a disappointment! ”

Old man Liu, Zhang Tongsheng and others snorted, and said to Zhu Ping'an with an indignant face.

"At the beginning, the county invited us to join the yamen to help, and we also agreed to the invitation of the county to help the county because the county was honest and honest, dedicated to the people, known as a virtuous name, and deeply respected by the people, so we agreed to the invitation of the county to come to the yamen to assist the county in handling official business. For a long time, the actions of the county have never disappointed me, and we often rejoice in privately that we agreed to the invitation of the county, and feel that our original decision was extremely correct! But I didn't expect that the county zun has changed, no, or this is the real county zun, it's me who was blind and didn't see the true face of the county zun! The Tao is different, not the same! I can't wait, but I don't want to help the abuse and harm my Jingnan folks! ”

Old man Liu, Zhang Tongsheng and others said with great indignation, and insisted on resigning to Zhu Ping'an.