Corrupt County Magistrate (13)

Chapter 42

After Ji Changze failed to get the pleasure of persuading people from Wuxian Cheng, he tentatively went to Master Liang again.

I don’t know what happened to these two subordinates, but they actually really love their work. Even more exaggerated than Wu Xiancheng who worked overtime immediately after getting the work target, Chief Liang actually managed to "create work even if there is no job." "Up" realm.

When Ji Changze went there, he was trying to solve the problem according to the calculation method he learned last time.

When Ji Changze asked, Master Liang raised his head and smiled, his face full of desire for knowledge: "Students are about to enter school. Didn't your Excellency say before that after admission, students with basic knowledge will be subject to a class placement test? The official is trying Here are the test questions, my lord, can you see how you did on these questions?"

Ji Changze took a few glances.

After reading it, he expressed his sincere sympathy for these students who were about to enter school.

It's enough to take the exam right after school started, and the test questions are so weird, it's a wonder they don't cry.

Master Liang, who had no idea that Ji Changze was slandering him from the bottom of his heart, happily shared his thoughts with Ji Changze: "Didn't you say last time that most of the students are young and don't know the heights of the world? When they first enter school, they should suppress their energy for the future. Instruction? The official thought that their enthusiasm would be suppressed a little after the exams were over.

"More than that, I think they should all be suppressed."

Although he felt sympathy from the bottom of his heart, how could a subordinate not praise him for working so proactively? Ji Changze patted Chief Liang on the shoulder, gave him high praise and encouragement, and also enjoyed the beauty of the future.

"Very good. Mr. Liang is really responsible. I can imagine that if you work so hard for the students, they will be very grateful to you. By the way, isn't the topic a bit too boring? Otherwise, I will do it myself. After the academy was built, more and more people donated money. It would not be good for you, Mr. Liang, to do all this alone. I thought I should lighten your burden. "

Chief Liang was still immersed in the excitement of becoming a gentleman for the first time. He looked even happier after hearing these words. He looked at Ji Changze in surprise: "Sir, are you finally planning to recruit a few more settlers?"

"No, no, no, that's what I think. Why don't you do this? When you have taught the students enough, you can divide the account book into small parts and give them to them to do the calculations. When they finish the calculations, you only need to check a little more. Just make a summary at once. This will not only save effort and time, but also train students' learning ability. It can also give you a break. By the way, it can also inform the outside world of how open and transparent our college's account books are. Of course, the most important thing is Still, I don’t want you to be tired.”

Ji Changze said very democratically: "It doesn't matter if you think this idea is not good, I will listen to you."

Master Liang was moved.

He never expected that Mr. Ji would be so considerate of him and come up with such a good idea to kill three birds with one stone in order to prevent him from being tired.

He nodded repeatedly: "Okay, this is of course a good idea. Thank you so much, sir, for being so considerate of me."

Chief Liang walked up several floors in response to Ji Changze's gratitude, sighing countless times in his heart that it was lucky that he could meet such a good official like Mr. Ji.

Seeing that he was so grateful that he came up with such a good idea to share the pressure, completely forgetting that it was Ji Changze who had put all this pressure on him, Ji Changze smiled happily.

Still a familiar recipe, still a familiar taste.

Fortunately, it seems that the only person in the county government who has mutated is Wu County Cheng.

Although Chief Liang seems to be slightly different from before, fortunately, the problem is not big.

Feeling relieved, Ji Changze continued to check on his vegetable patch.

I took a stroll and started writing letters to my father-in-law.

Now it’s time to get things done. Because of his rich experience, Ji Changze has not made any detours at all, everything is natural and smooth.

Now that the academy has opened, he is now simply a god-like existence in the minds of the people of Weeping Willow. Although as ancient people they still regard the emperor as the sky in their minds, Ji Changze is already the sun in the sky.

If something happens to Ji Changze at this time, the emperor will be the first to stop.

And these students taught in the academy who can write articles, do calculations, know the law and understand the principles will also be the pens supporting Ji Changze.

Now that I have no worries, I can go to the emperor to ask for rewards for the success I achieved during this period.

He wrote a letter in his study.

Ji Changze has created a lot of things, but what can impress the emperor must be related to the people's livelihood in the world.

Chemical fertilizers are definitely possible. After all, food can obviously increase income after fertilizing. Generally speaking, the emperor who lacks nothing will have a vision that transcends everyone in the court and goes further.

Some officials would not care if the people had enough to eat, but a normal emperor would.

They know that the people are the foundation of the entire country. One person may not be able to impress them, but one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million can definitely do it.

The chemical fertilizer developed by Ji Changze can save so many people as long as it is implemented nationwide. According to his observation, although His Majesty in front of him is old, he has no plans to be an old fool and is indeed a clear-minded person. Mingjun, if you hand over the fertilizer, he will understand what kind of contribution Ji Changze has made to Anguo.

Just this one thing was enough for Ji Changze to get the emperor's protection.

As for the remaining things that needed a long time to verify and make money, they would not be confiscated for the time being.

After writing the letter, he handed it to his 32nd confidant and asked him to deliver it to his father-in-law as soon as possible.

Before leaving, he was already idle and went to send the messenger in person.

He held the subordinate with a rough appearance and a rough name earnestly: "Liu Da, this letter is of great importance. It is related to our entire Anguo. You must hand it to my father-in-law in person. Be careful on the road."

Liu Da patted his chest, and a sense of pride surged in his heart.

The adults are busy with all kinds of things, and they are so hard-working that they come out to send him in person. It can be seen that this letter is important, and how much the adults who can hand over such an important letter to him trust and value him.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He wanted to point to the sky and swear that he would be able to deliver safely. After several assurances, he rode away from Chui Liu under Ji Changze's sight.

Along the way, Liu Da followed the instructions of the adults, resting when he should rest and traveling when he should travel, and finally arrived at Wei Mansion in the capital.

Lord Wei has been living a good life recently.

First of all, the wife at home is in a good mood. She is no longer always sighing like before, and she can wake up suddenly when she sleeps, and then throw herself into his arms and cry, saying that she dreamed that her daughter was not living a good life.

Since the news of Chui Liu reached the capital, and Jun Li came back from Chui Liu, the wife has become more energetic day by day. She brings a few maids with her every day, and smiles at everything she sees.

Lord Wei is not very clear about how his wife has become so popular outside, but he only knows that he finally doesn't have to be woken up by his wife when he is sleeping well.

Today is a day off. He is sitting in his study room reading the tourist introduction of Chui Liu. He is itching to go and see it, but he has to give up because he is still an official and has no long vacation.

But thinking that such Chui Liu was created by his son-in-law, he feels happy again.

When he was thinking about whether to go fishing after reading it, the servant came to report that there was a man outside who claimed to be sent by Chui Liu's son-in-law to deliver a letter and wanted to see the master.

Lord Wei was slightly stunned: "Where is the letter? Let me see it first."

The servant said in embarrassment: "The man said that the son-in-law ordered that this letter should not be passed to anyone except him and the master, and he had to wait until you see him in person."

Lord Wei was puzzled.

What was written in this letter? He actually let his son-in-law tell the messenger like this.

As a person who has been lingering in Guanchang for a long time, many possibilities flashed through his mind immediately.

Discovered Shangguan ta:n'w:u**? What's wrong with Chui Liu? The son-in-law, who is mentally unstable, became a corrupt official and now the truth is revealed? Or is there something wrong with the eldest girl?

In short, he thought a lot, but none of them were good.

Lord Wei, who was frightened before he even saw the person, turned a little paler than before, and stood up hurriedly: "Where is the person? I will go to see him now."

After receiving the letter from the messenger, he took several deep breaths, prepared himself mentally, and then slowly opened it.

After opening it, he first saw Ji Changze asking about his father's health, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ji Changze said that a prescription might be useful after the experiment, and he didn't dare to delay so he sent someone to deliver the letter to his father.

When he saw what the fertilizer was used for and how good the effect was, the relaxation on his face turned into disbelief. He read the few lines of words over and over again to make sure he had read them wrong.

When he saw Ji Changze said that his test site had been used with fertilizers to ensure authenticity, and that he had also conducted experiments on soils from all over Chui Liu, and even asked some traveling merchants to bring soils from all over the country to ensure that fertilizers could be used on these soils. It was not clear whether all soils could be used. Son-in-law, I am just a small Chui Liu county magistrate, and I really can't collect soils from all over the country, his breathing became rapid.

If it is true as the son-in-law said, such good things can be used throughout the country, how many people can be saved from famine.

Even if Ji Changze was conservative above and only listed the names of the places where he got soil, this is amazing enough.

His first reaction was that this fertilizer must be presented to His Majesty.

Obviously, Ji Changze thought so too, and it was also written below that the recipe was here, and his father-in-law could have someone make it, and after the experiment to ensure that what I said was true, it would be presented to His Majesty.

He also wrote that if this prescription was effective, His Majesty might want to reward him. In addition to his achievements in Chui Liu, the greatest possibility was that he would be transferred to the capital. However, he had just laid a foundation in Chui Liu and there were still many things to do. He was really worried about leaving at this moment. He hoped that his father-in-law could ask His Majesty to give him the credit if he really wanted to reward him. He only hoped that he could manage Chui Liu well and offer His Majesty several times or even more tax revenue than in previous years.

Seeing this, Lord Wei already felt something was wrong.

Why did this son-in-law speak so officially? He was not like this when he wrote to me before.

When he touched the envelope, he found that there was actually another letter inside.

When he took it out and looked at it, the words and sentences on this letter were much more casual than the previous one.

The general meaning is: Father-in-law, please remember to give another letter to His Majesty to read, so that he can take a good look at how loyal I am to Anguo, and that I don’t want to leave Weeping Liu. On the one hand, it is indeed because Weeping Liu still has many things to do. On the other hand, my achievements are not enough to live happily in the capital. In Weeping Willow, I am the boss and everyone supports me. I will do whatever I say. But when I go to the capital, what I say will count for nothing. Others will definitely Don't blame me. Even if His Majesty supports me, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to do anything. Besides, my wife is pregnant. Even if the child is born, he will still be too young. I'm really worried, so I'll ask my father-in-law. Yeah.

Master Wei looked at the letter and nodded with satisfaction.

That's right, this is the son-in-law he knows.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and forced the expression on his face not to be so happy that others could see it at a glance. He coughed a few times and said to the messenger: "I also have something to say to Nagasawa. You first Take a rest in the mansion.”

He wanted to make sure the matter was settled before writing to his son-in-law.

Things are going very well.

After the fertilizer was made, Mr. Wei asked people to get soil and seeds that could mature quickly, and opened a small courtyard in the mansion. He lived in it and took care of it himself.

According to what his son-in-law said, the experimental field was divided into four plots. One was without chemical fertilizers, one was with a small amount, one was with a normal amount, and one was with a large amount. Then he observed the growth of the same kind of seeds in the field. potential.

The results of the experiment came out quickly, and it was exactly what the son-in-law said in the letter.

After eating the chicken to test the poison and observing the chicken for a few days, he found that it was still as lively and active as before. Master Wei was so excited that he sent the vegetables and chicken to the kitchen and made a stew of chicken and stir-fried vegetables.

He ate the delicious chicken and vegetables one bite at a time, feeling the taste was completely the same as that of ordinary chicken and vegetables. He was so excited that he was even walking.

In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Wei went to the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty, taking the letter with him.

This emperor is indeed as Ji Changze observed. He is a good emperor. Although he is not too smart, he is definitely not stupid. His sons have gradually grown up. He has neither engaged in "raising gu to watch fights." He did not deliberately favor one over the other, but always maintained a balance between them, silently observing which son was suitable to sit on the throne.

He doesn't like pleasure very much but he won't wrong himself. He likes beauties but he won't upset the balance of the harem. He goes to court conscientiously and has children with beauties. He has no merit but no faults. It can be said that it is a rather ordinary life for an emperor.

But sitting in this position, who doesn't want to build a country, and who doesn't want to do something that can leave a name in history. In later generations, everyone will praise him when they mention him, but he is relatively sober and knows that he does not have the ability, so he does not bother anymore.

But he doesn't have this ability, his officials do.

After hearing the efficacy of this chemical fertilizer from Mr. Wei, the no longer young emperor stood up from his seat excitedly; "Seriously?"

"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. This is the fertilizer I made according to the recipe. Your Majesty will know after you try it."

So, after Mr. Wei personally farmed the land, the emperor also ordered people to open up a place in the harem. With excitement and excitement, he repeated what Mr. Wei had done before.

Even after waiting for the vegetables to grow, he sent someone to bring a hen and let it eat the vegetables to see if it was poisonous. When he found that the chicken was fine, he immediately crossed the river and demolished the bridge and ordered the imperial kitchen to stew the old hen. Made exactly the same.

Of course, as an emperor, he had one more step than Master Wei to test the eunuch's poison. After waiting to make sure that the eunuch was fine, he sat in front of the chicken soup and green vegetables, and finished eating this representative meal with full excitement. He can leave a meal in history that "allows this generation to have a good harvest."

The emperor had a rare good temper, and he respected Ji Changze's choice.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that what Ji Changze expressed in this letter, "I am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and I am willing to die for His Majesty the Emperor. I stay in Weeping Willow because I want to manage this place well for His Majesty." .

The emperor naturally did not expect that Ji Changze was a chicken thief and wrote this specifically. He only felt that these were the words from the heart of this loyal minister. This letter was written by Ji Changze to his father-in-law, and he also wrote some trivial matters at home in the front.

The lady is pregnant and has more delicious food than before. I accompanied her to walk my father-in-law. I can rest assured that she will give birth to your grandson or granddaughter safely.

Is there still enough Yuanhua pancake given to my mother-in-law last time? I am currently researching another scented soap. When I come up with it, I will give it to my mother-in-law first. I hope she will be happy to use it.

The subordinates in the county government have been working very hard recently. Because the free academies opened are not enough, they have to support themselves. Their hair has been falling out recently. My son-in-law went to a famous doctor in the next county for help. Medicinal diet for hair care. Father-in-law, you have also worked hard for the court. Although your hair is still there, you can still take precautions. Here are the medicated diet recipes. You can try it and so on.

There are so many trivial things, and the words are full of intimacy. It seems that it is written by his family to his family. If he knew that this letter would be delivered to me by his father-in-law, would he still write it like this?

Therefore, the loyalty he expressed later must be true and not adulterated at all.

And this Ji Changze obviously knew how much the fertilizer contributed, but he was unwilling to take the credit for Chui Liu, and even expressed the hope that the credit could be given to his father-in-law.

Even the father and son might not be able to make such a concession, but he could. At a time when materialistic and corrupt officials could not be stopped, suddenly there appeared such a loyal and sincere person who was completely different from the coquettish and cheap people outside. It was hard for the emperor not to have a good impression of this small county magistrate.

He asked someone to send Ji Changze's "file" to get to know his loyal and meritorious official well, but when he saw that he was actually a second-class official, his brows furrowed.

Although he was the last of the second-class officials, he would not be sent to a small place like Chui Liu to be a small county magistrate.

Moreover, he was the son-in-law of the Chief Censor. Although Wei Qing had always been upright and would not help his relatives to get a job, just because Ji Changze was a second-class official, he could not go to a place like Chui Liu to be a county magistrate.

The emperor guessed that something was wrong and asked someone to check it out.

What he wanted to find out, he found out very quickly.

This good subordinate who was sincere and loyal to him was deliberately transferred from the capital to a place like Chui Liu.

Everyone knows that poor places can't make any achievements, and it's naturally difficult to get promoted without achievements. Wei Qing himself is a person who absolutely refuses to help his son-in-law run the h0u'me:n. If Ji Changze hadn't been so capable and made a great success in Chui Liu, he would probably have been a minor official for the rest of his life.

The emperor was angry.

It's okay for each of you to have your own little thoughts. I know, and I don't want to argue with you, but you want to send such a minister who is loyal to me and can be useful to me and the country to a poor place, and wear him out.

If it weren't for the fertilizer incident, I'm afraid I would never know in my life that there is such a sincere minister who is willing to run for the people and has full practical ability.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He found out that the reason why Ji Changze became the son-in-law of the Wei family was because his son was choosing a concubine. That woman didn't want the good-natured Miss Wei to marry into the royal family, so she resorted to such a mean trick, forcing Miss Wei to marry Ji Changze, and she replaced her and became the prince's concubine.

The emperor became more and more angry.

Since when did the royal family want to marry someone with the daughter of a minister?

He had a gloomy face and wanted to vent his anger for the good minister who was dedicated to doing practical things, but he couldn't say anything about his son's concubine because of his status as a father-in-law.

But it doesn't matter.

The emperor said to the people below: "Go tell the queen, I will go to her right away."

It's not easy for him as a father-in-law to scold her, but it's natural for the queen as a mother-in-law to scold her.

If this kind of thing is not easy to expose in the open, and the woman is pregnant, he would like to let his son abolish her position as a concubine.

She has such a vicious mind before she gets married. If she gives birth to a prince in the future, won't she become more rampant?

Although it can be seen from the letters that Ji Changze and Miss Wei are deeply in love, the emperor still feels that he has been wronged because of his loyalty (sweet words).

He remembered such a good minister in his heart.

Don't want to leave Chui Liu? It's simple, let him be the local prefect, and Chui Liu will also be under his rule, perfect.

So, the emperor did one thing.

Not only did he speak of Ji Changze's merits in front of the civil and military officials, but he also boasted about his loyalty and patriotism. Not only did he directly promote Ji Changze to prefect, he also promoted Lord Wei, Ji Changze's father-in-law, on the spot.

I have only heard of ministers who asked for imperial edicts for their wives and mothers for their good work, but I have never heard of sons-in-law who were promoted for their good work.

For a time, almost everyone looked at Lord Wei with envy.

Why don't they have such a good son-in-law?