179, Chapter 179

The neighboring county magistrate Hedong Prefecture might not be able to remember it, but he was deeply impressed by Magistrate Yang. After all, Yang Taifu's matter was so big that it would be difficult for him not to remember it. Therefore, when Mr. Yang came to visit him at the beginning of the year, he was rude to him, but not too much. He met the person, drank tea, and settled matters. He was probably very distant and businesslike.

Goodbye this time, too. Even if the emperor didn't pursue them, he didn't want to have contact with anyone who had anything to do with the Yang family. Besides, as a prefect, how could he still need Yang Shunlei's place?

Magistrate Yang said: "Yang Shunlei, magistrate of Yunxiang County, please see the magistrate."

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture said: "Master Yang, please take a seat without any courtesy. I received a letter from Master Du and came to Yunxiang County to discuss the Huangliang franchise plan, but I don't know if Master Yang knows about the Huangliang franchise plan?"

Magistrate Yang really knew about this matter, and it was not something that needed to be concealed. Du Ke also wanted everyone to know it in detail, so that he would not have to explain it. Therefore, County Magistrate Yang had no need to hide it from the magistrate of Hedong Prefecture, and said truthfully: "The official knows that Mr. Du has already informed me about this matter, so I will tell you now."

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture nodded and said, "This will cause trouble for Mr. Yang."

Magistrate Yang said: "No trouble. The Huangliang franchise plan has three steps in total. The first step is to select families with good conduct in each prefecture; the second step is for each family with good conduct to bid for the Huangliang franchisee. After the bid is successful, Du Your Excellency will tell you how to make the royal grain; the third step is to select the descendants of the families in each county to sell the royal grain.”

Hedong Mansion, these three steps are very clear and easy to understand. Although I don’t know what the potato flour and sweet potato flour in the emperor’s food are, how can the things the emperor recommends be bad? Otherwise, where would the emperor's face be put? Besides, this is what Quan Qiguo is doing, and the emperor will not use his own voice to do something that the whole country knows. Therefore, more than 90% of people think that this is definitely a good thing.

It's a pity that the imperial envoy is Du Ke, so some people want to go through the back door, but they can't. Who is Duco? The emperor's number one confidant has no shortage of power. Who is Duco? People from the Du family, a century-old family, are not short of money. So...lack of beauty? Although Du Ke looks unattractive, his skills are first-class, and the backyard is even more clean. Although he has a concubine, the women in the backyard cannot be his wife. Today, no one dares to give him a woman, and there is no way he will have sex tomorrow morning. , he participated.

Therefore, the emperor's intention in choosing Du Ke was very clear, and no one could try to build a relationship with him.

If someone else came today, or Wei Hong and his like, the situation would be different.

In 2001, the emperor took over the throne, and the Wei family and the Yang family were related by marriage. Although the second young master Wei and Miss Yang were not married yet, they were already married, so the relationship by marriage was also ‌‌. Therefore, everyone thought that the Wei family and the Yang family were on the same side. However, no one knew that the powerful lineage of Taifu Yang was suddenly defeated. No one knows the reason. They only know that after the emperor ascended the throne, the Yang family was dealt with, but the Wei family was not guilty. The Wei family sat in jail for a few days and then were released and found not guilty.

However, who knew it was impossible. The Wei family was willing to betray the Yang family and join the emperor. Although there is no evidence, many people are shameless towards the Wei family behind the scenes. However, everyone is naturally polite in front of the Wei family. There is no other way. They are doing it for the emperor. Who dares to talk about this matter in front of the Wei family?

Yang Haiyan came from the Yang family. If she recognized the Wei family as her godson, wouldn't her spine be broken behind her back?

What Yang Haiyan can explain, can the Wei family not explain? But the Wei family didn't care and wanted to recognize Yang Haiyan as their godmother. This shows the character of the Wei family.

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture thought about Magistrate Yang's words, and then thought about which families in Hedong Prefecture could be selected as families with good conduct. For a while, the room became very quiet.

County Magistrate Yang looked at him and thought that he would probably die of old age in Yunxiang County for the rest of his life, so he sold it to the prefect of Hedong Prefecture and reminded him: "Your Excellency, the royal grain franchisee of our Hedong Prefecture is the emperor's concubine. of."

"Oh?" The prefect of Hedong Prefecture was surprised. He didn't know there was such a big mountain in Hedong Prefecture. "Which family is it?"

Magistrate Yang said: "It's the Qin family."

The Qin family? The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture thought about the angry Qin family in Hedong Prefecture, but he still couldn't think of any Qin family. Could it be...

Seeing the puzzled look on Hedong Mansion's face, Magistrate Yang added: "It's General Qin Fangqin, the city guard general of Yunxiang County. In March this year, he was promoted to a full fifth-grade general of military virtue, and then transferred to Yunxiang County. At the end of the month, he made great achievements, and the emperor granted General Qin’s grandmother and mother the title of Zhengsheng Yiren. At the same time, Mrs. Qin also made great achievements, and the emperor made Mrs. Qin the title of the third-rank rural monarch." Magistrate Yang knew. Qin Fang's great merit is related to Beast Mountain, but he doesn't know the specific great merit. But he did know about Mrs. Qin's great achievements, including the military camp fields and saltpeter ice making.

Regarding the situation in Beast Mountain, Magistrate Yang was not interested in investigating. Anyway, his Yang family was not interested in matters of merit. He just wanted to live his life in peace in Yunxiang County without any mistakes.

"Sir, Qin Fang is still Master Du's disciple."

The prefect of Hedong Prefecture frowned: "So the Qin family got this franchisee status because of Master Du's relationship? If so, Master Du's behavior will inevitably lead to criticism?"

Magistrate Yang said: "Of course not. Because the Huangliang in the Huangliang franchise plan was developed by the Qin family, the franchisees in Hedongfu belong to the Qin family. This is the emperor's wish."

As soon as the governor of Hedong Prefecture came, it was over. They invented potato flour and sweet potato flour. It was indeed appropriate for the emperor to designate the franchisee of Hedong Prefecture as the Qin family. The governor of Hedong Prefecture was a little disappointed. Originally, he wanted his relatives to fight for the quota, but now there is no chance.

Magistrate Yang thought for a moment and said, "Sir, although the franchisees in Hedong Prefecture are already there, the agents in each county are not."

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Yang, for informing me. Mr. Yang, how is General Qin doing?"

This... Magistrate Yang felt: "The Qin family are real people and not greedy for money.

Magistrate Yang's reminder made the magistrate of Hedong Prefecture understand. Qin Fang's teacher is Du Ke. What do the rights of others mean to Du Ke? They have become franchisees of Hedongfu again, and money is indeed no longer a problem. Real people like real things.

"Sir, Master Du is here." The voice of the boy came from the door.

The prefect of Hedong Prefecture and Magistrate Yang immediately stood up and said, "Let's go and greet him."

When Du Ke arrived, six prefects of Renzhou came out to greet him.

"‌Your Majesty."

Du Ke looked at the six prefects and Magistrate Yang, with his usual serious expression on his face: "No need to be polite, everyone, come on. Since you are here, I won't waste time, so I will leave the matter to you. Let’s talk about it.”

People who know his character and people who don't know his character know that he is a person who doesn't like small talk and likes to go straight to the point.

After a few people sat down, Du Ke talked about the Huangliang franchise plan: "...So, except Dongting Prefecture, the other five prefectures will turn over to me the franchisee's expression of interest. This intention "You can't just make up for it. If I find out that someone is lying, then it will ruin the emperor's face and it will not be a question of whether I forgive or not."

Six magistrates: "The humble minister is white."

The prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture said: "Master Du, although this matter is organized by the emperor, the bidding requires personal wishes, so can we take those potato flour and sweet potato flour back to everyone? Maybe after everyone is satisfied, ‌There are many people who are willing.”

Du Ke smiled slightly: "How can it be such a good thing if you don't take risks in business? Isn't this a pie-in-the-sky thing? Potato flour and sweet potato flour are two kinds of royal food. As for what they are, how to make them, and how to eat them , This will happen after the bidding, and will never be made public beforehand. If interested parties are brave enough, they will bid. If not, the court and the emperor will not force it. "

This... the prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture said: "The official knows." So, what exactly are potato flour and sweet potato flour? How to do it specifically?

If Du Ke doesn't say anything, they have nothing to do, so for the interested parties, peace is also a gamble. What if they invest the money and lose money?

Ordinarily speaking, the Emperor’s Imperial Food Franchise Program should not lose money, but... we haven’t seen it in practice, and everyone has no idea.

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture said: "Sir, the royal grain franchisee of Hedong Prefecture is General Qin's family. The official has to discuss matters with General Qin about the county's agent. Do you agree?"

Du Ke: "Just discuss this with Qin Fang. I don't care about our affairs. But I just came out of the general's mansion, and Qin Fang is not in the general's mansion." With that, Du Ke turned around and said, " Okay, I'll go back first. If you have any questions, you can come to the General's Mansion to find me. If you don't have any questions, go back as soon as possible and count the interested parties. "

"yes."

As soon as Qin Fang left, Magistrate Yang said to the magistrate of Hedong Prefecture: "Sir, I'm going to be a host tonight, how about you talk to General Qin?"

The magistrate of Hedong Prefecture nodded: "That's troublesome." He wanted to get some news from Qin Fang. The franchisee had no hope. He didn't know that the county representative had no hope. .

The other five prefects are also thinking that Mr. Du said that franchisees should be from families with good conduct. This can be said to be the first big thing after the emperor ascends the throne. The prefects dare not make mistakes, so this family with good conduct is Also choose carefully. Moreover, the franchisee of Hedong Mansion is the family of General Qin, which means that the imperial officials are also allowed to join.

As a result, the prefects were wondering, could their own families join?

After Qin Fang was on duty, he came from the Beast Mountain Taoist Temple and met Magistrate Yang's people at the foot of the Beast Mountain.

Yamen servant: "General Qin, please come to Master Yang. He said, the prefect of Hedong Prefecture has arrived today. He is the host and invites you to talk to him."