Accompanied by Wang Xian and others, Wei Zhixian came to the yamen, good guys, the black pressure was full of people.

As soon as he saw the eldest master come out, the crowd on Yaqian Street was ten times louder.

"Sir, is there really a large number of grain ships arriving soon?"

"The county really wants to sell rice for one tael of silver and one stone?"

"Does it really have to be sold open?"

"Can we also buy it for the victims?"

Thousands of people asked questions at the same time, and the voices of people were like a tide, pouring towards Wei Zhi County, and he couldn't hear anything clearly, so he had to raise his hand to signal the people to be quiet.

After a while, the streets were less noisy.

I saw Wei Zhixian, standing on the steps in front of the yamen, with one hand on his waist and the other hand raised, and said in the loudest voice: "Fathers and elders, how can the notice of this county be false? Every word above is true! Taking a breath, he continued: "If you don't see the notice clearly, this county is here, and solemnly announce it again, in order to let the people of Fuyang survive the spring famine smoothly, the 35,000 stone rice purchased by this county from Huguang will arrive in this county the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest." In order to let the people of Fuyang no longer have to suffer from the exploitation of high rice prices, this county decided to set the price of grain at one or two stones and open the supply! ”

"Great! Oh! Oh! Oh! The common people erupted in cheers that resounded in the sky, and it spread to the Li family a few streets away, shocking that the big families were colorless. They all understand that the hearts of the people of Fuyang no longer belong to them......

Wei Zhixian raised his hand again, the effect was ten times better than before, and there was silence on the street, waiting to listen to Lord Qingtian.

"In the past, my Fuyang County was 'eight mountains and half water and half fields', and there was very little arable land. The people had to eat high-priced rice from other counties, and it cost one or two stones when it was cheapest, and even two or two stones in the spring famine season. The high price of grain, not to mention in Zhejiang Province, even in the Ming Dynasty, is also the only one! Wei Zhixian said with emotion: "The people of my Fuyang are smart and hardworking, and the income of each household is among the best even in Zhejiang!" What kind of people's lives can be had, but they are even harder than those in Linxian? The reason is the price of food! ”

"Because the high price of food doesn't just mean that you have to spend twice as much money as others to fill your stomach. It will also trigger a general increase in the price of department stores. So in our Fuyang, everything is more expensive than other places, and the little money you earn more than others is swallowed up by the high prices! ”

After listening to Wei Zhixian's explanation, the people of Fuyang suddenly realized, no wonder, the reason is here!

"Since taking office, the county has been committed to solving this big problem that shackles people's livelihood." Wei Zhixian then bragged: "Later, with the assistance of Wang Xian, the household secretary, I finally figured out the pulse and found the recipe. So last year, I tried to contact Huguang, and after unremitting efforts, I finally established a long-term cooperation with them. The contract between the two parties stipulates that Huguang will provide at least 20,000 stone of rice in the county every month, and there is no upper limit! After a pause, he tried his best to say word by word:

"From now on, we will be able to buy rice for 500 wen and 1 stone! Gone are the days when we ate high-priced food! ”

"Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" The people of Fuyang were ecstatic, and they couldn't express their gratitude to Wei Zhi County, so they could only kneel down and kowtow to him, one by one, 'Qingtian Lord'!

Wang Xian and Wu Wei watched with a smile, and Wu Xiaopang shouted excitedly: "From this moment on, the hearts of the people in Fuyang are all on the side of the eldest master, as long as he gives an order, the people of Fuyang will go to the soup for him!" ”

Wang Xian smiled and nodded, "Isn't it." ”

"Everyone, please get up quickly, don't kill this official." Wei Zhixian was also moved to tears, and helped the people in front of him up one by one, but after all, he couldn't help but say arrogantly: "Now you know the way, in the heart of this official, is there you or not!" ”

In a word, the people were ashamed and ashamed. They had always felt that Wei Zhixian only valued the disaster victims, but ignored them. This makes the people have a kind of resentment that parents and children are not as good as adopted children. Even if Wei Zhixian sold the official land for them, many people did not appreciate it, thinking that he was forced to be helpless.

It was not until this moment that the people of Fuyang finally understood that they really misunderstood the eldest master, Wei Zhixian had actually been working hard for them, but they were born in the blessing and did not know the blessing, but went to break his heart! What a son of man!

There will be a rainbow after the wind and rain, and the misunderstanding can often deepen the feelings, and the people's psychology towards Wei Zhixian is mixed with gratitude and apology, and finally sublimated into worship and blind obedience. Now even if Wei Zhixian said that the coal is white, they must echo and say that the snow is black!

And in line with the instinct of people to shirk their responsibilities, they cast their disdainful eyes on those who had driven the victims out of their homes and knelt in front of the yamen, and they were eager to beat these rebellious guys to the point that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen.

After enjoying the blind worship of the people, Wei Zhixian returned to the signing room.

The excitement on his face quickly faded, and he said lightly to Wang Xian: "If I had encountered this kind of scene three days ago, I would definitely have been excited and couldn't sleep for several days." ”

"And now?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.

"Now ......" Wei Zhixian pursed his lips and shook his head: "I just feel like I'm spitting out a breath of stuff, but the fanatical performance of the common people doesn't seem to be so strong." ”

"Congratulations, sir." Wang Xian hugged his fists and smiled: "Finally, I am not shocked." ”

"You still need to wear a top hat for me?" Wei Zhixian scolded with a smile, and said: "Being a teacher is just thinking, in fact, the people's will is sometimes very narrow-minded...... Officials who blindly want to win the hearts and minds of the people are not necessarily good officials. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xian was really impressed by Wei Zhixian...... It turned out that Zhou Zhentai was optimistic about him, not only because of his own merits, but also because he himself had excellent potential. At the age of thirty, he can understand this truth, Wei Zhixian is better than nine out of nine officials in the Ming Dynasty!

"The old man is ......," Wang Xian nodded with a smile: "In fact, most of the time, what the people ask for is only the most basic food, clothing and safety, and thinking about the people is just the minimum requirement for being an official." ”

"Hmm." Wei Zhixian heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and understood that Wang Xian was euphemistically reminding himself not to overdo it and forget to put the people first, so he nodded heavily and said: "Zhongde, you and I are called master and apprentice, but in fact, we are good friends," paused, and said sincerely: "How fortunate it is to be a teacher, to meet you, an unborn strange person!" ”

"The teacher praised it falsely." Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "The student is only a dog-headed military master at best. ”

"You must never say such things in the future." Wei Zhixian's attitude towards Wang Xian is very different from before...... Once upon a time, it was always condescending appreciation. But now, he already respects Wang Xian. The tone of his voice has also become equal and cordial, "Although I don't know much, I also know that talents like you are hard to find." If you can't be used by the state, it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the county. ”

"The students have been used by the state." Wang Xian smiled bitterly.

"It's just a knife to kill chickens." Wei Zhixian Zhengse said: "In the past, Liu Xuande used the phoenix chick as the county magistrate, and he fell into the laughing stock of overkill. If I don't recommend it to the court, wouldn't it be unwise to trap the lord? ”

"Uh......" Wang Xian heard Wei Zhixian's meaning, and seemed to want to recommend himself to the imperial court. He naturally knew that there were four ways to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, one of which was recommendation. During the Hongwu period, the imperial examination was stopped for more than ten years, and it was changed to the recommendation of talents by officials, but later because this method was too lacking in standards, the Hongwu Emperor still resumed the imperial examination. However, the recommendation system is still left, and Yongle has issued an edict in the first year to order the Beijing officials to be more than seven grades, and the foreign officials and counties to order or more, each of which is known to be talented, so as to leave no trace of talent.

"It's a pity that those who are recommended as officials are not on the right path after all, and it is difficult to progress." Before he could figure out how to answer, Wei Zhixian said, "But don't worry, the emperor didn't issue an edict to ask for talent." For a county order, people are soft-spoken, and it is unlikely that the imperial court will issue an edict for you alone. If it's true, you shouldn't be. ”

"Do students dare?" Wang Xian's eyes widened.

"There's nothing you don't dare." Wei Zhixian said: "Anyone who has a little confidence in the field will not be called." What is the sin of being dedicated to learning? Not only will there be no trouble, but it will also greatly enhance your reputation. He said with a faint smile and said, "This seems to be useless, but when you become an official in the future, you will know the usefulness of your reputation." ”

Wang Xian didn't care much in his heart, because he already had a basic understanding of the ecology of the Ming officialdom. Zhilu Dao Wei Zhixian is a set of clear streams. If you can be a showman, you will burn high incense, and you can't raise people to enter the Shimen. Since it is not destined to be a member of the clear stream, what is the use of this kind of clear name?

But after all, it was Wei Zhixian's kindness, and Wang Xian was naturally grateful......

After gossiping and returning to the topic, Wei Zhixian asked with concern: "Will it be a loss to sell one or two stones?" After all, it was shipped all the way back. ”

"I won't pay for it." Wang Xian explained: "There are many meters on the Huguang side, and we are willing to buy them for a long time, but they can't ask for it, and they give it at a very low price. After a pause, he said: "At present, the spring famine is only sold for four hundred wen and one stone." When the spring famine passes, it will drop to 300 wen and one stone. ”

"If the purchase price is 400 yuan, I will definitely not lose it." Wei Zhixian felt quite incredible that the price of Huguang rice was so cheap.

"Hmm." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Even if you sell one tael and one stone, you can make a net profit of ten thousand taels this time!" ”

"That's good." Wei Zhixian smiled and said: "In this way, the gang outside Yang Yuan will definitely lose money." ”

"It's a big loss," Wang Xian sneered: "Their purchase price is two or six seven, and they have been stored for so long, after throwing away the loss, the cost has to rise to about three taels and one stone." ”

"That's going to be a big deal." Wei Zhixian gloated.

"Actually, this price was originally planned to be negotiated with them," Wang Xian said coldly: "But these bastards are too deceitful, if you don't give them some color to see, you won't know that the prince of Lu Dao Ma has three eyes!" ”

I don't know if this prince of Ma refers to Wei Zhixian or himself. When asked Wang Xian, he must have said that it was Wei Zhixian, but those who really knew him knew that Wang Xian was 100% himself. (To be continued)