The best county magistrate

Yang Xuanchen eloquently described what happened that year to Emperor Jianwen and other big shots.

After hearing this, everyone sighed, and Qin Qimao praised: "The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is to be feared. I didn't expect that Mr. Xiao Yang has made great achievements in medical skills, which is really commendable."

"Master Qin, my late father opened a medical clinic, and I only know some medical skills. I don't deserve such praise from you." Yang Xuanchen said humbly.

Qin Qimao smiled lightly when he heard this and nodded towards him, seeming to be satisfied with his current performance.

Liu Qingshan and Li Changliu nodded slightly, this son not only has strategies to govern the country and bring peace to the people, but also has the ability to hang a pot to help the world, a great good!

"Xuanchen, keep talking." Emperor Jianwen reminded.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

“I believe that the food provided for disaster relief cannot be distributed for free!”

Yang Xuanchen's words instantly made Wang Ran's eyes widen. He stamped his feet bitterly and said coldly: "It's unbelievable, unbelievable!"

"For thousands of years, all disaster relief food has been distributed free of charge. This is an act of a saint."

"The first is to show that His Majesty loves the people as his own children, and the second is to appease the people, but you want to make profits from the people!"

"What do you mean? Do you want to trap His Majesty in injustice, the court in unkindness, and the country in danger?"

Wang Ran's words made everyone present nod.

Indeed, as he said, when there is a local disaster, the people are already miserable. If they have to spend money to buy disaster relief food, wouldn't it be worse.

Yang Xuanchen disagreed and immediately retorted: "Have you ever thought about how local food prices will rise after people's homes are flooded?"

"Three or four times is just the beginning, ten or twenty times is the norm!"

At this point, he was interrupted again, and Lu Boyuan said: "Isn't this normal? It's been like this in previous years!"

Yang Xuanchen stretched out a finger and shook it in front of everyone, with a slight disdain on his face, "No, no, it's actually caused by collusion between government and businessmen!"

"Human nature is profit-seeking. If there is 50% convenience, people will be desperate, and if the profit is doubled, people will take risks."

"Ten times or even twenty times the profit, haha, then these people will trample all the laws in the world to do it!"

However, Yang Xuanchen stopped talking at this point, and his expression was slightly uneasy.

His words made everyone wake up instantly. What this man said was indeed true. This was true for all corruption cases investigated in previous years.

"Xuanchen, I order you to continue speaking without worrying about anything else." Emperor Jianwen spoke again.

"So, I think this is not the corruption of officials, nor the treachery of merchants, but the result of human nature!"

"The fault is all the fault of the imperial court and your Majesty! The imperial court is incompetent and your Majesty is stupid!"

boom! These two sentences set off the imperial study room. No matter how good-tempered Emperor Jianwen was, he couldn't stand it any longer. I told you not to scold me, but you are such a rude person.

The third prince was angry and the two great scholars were shocked. This boy was really not afraid of death. He dared to say such things.

First he uttered arrogant words to bring peace to the mountains, and then he went one step further and scolded the court and your majesty. He was the only one in the world who was Yang Xuanchen.

Facing the different expressions of everyone, he whispered: "You told me not to worry..."

With a bang, Emperor Jianwen slapped the table in front of him.

"Yang Xuanchen! If you can't convince me today, I will act like a fool and kill you!"

Seeing Emperor Jianwen's anger, Liu Qingshan couldn't sit still. He motioned to Yang Xuanchen to pay attention to his next words, but he unexpectedly refused.

"Since officials are corrupt and collusion between officials and businessmen can never be stopped, why do we still stick to the rules and follow the useless sage's actions?"

"Could it be that everything the saint says and does is right?"

Before anyone could understand, Yang Xuanchen puffed up his chest and continued: "I advocate selling grain to provide disaster relief!"

"Sell grain at a fair price, especially the court's disaster relief grain must be sold at a fair price!"

"If the grain merchant's grain exceeds the official grain by more than 20%, he will be regarded as a speculator and beheaded!"

"There are several reasons. Please tell me slowly!"

Seeing Emperor Jianwen drinking tea to moisten his throat, his throat was also a little dry. After all, he had talked about it now.

"Um...Your Majesty, your mouth is a little dry. Can you drink some tea?"

Phew, Emperor Jianwen couldn't hold it back and almost spit out a sip of tea, "Drink whatever you want, drink it after you finish talking!"

With no other choice, Yang Xuanchen had no choice but to bow his head again and cursed his mother in his heart, "Taking Jiangzhou as an example, after the floods, the people will buy grain from the government and grain dealers in order to make a living."

"The money in your hands will soon be used up, and then you can only sell your family property and fields in order to survive."

"This is the most exciting part of the collusion between government and businessmen. They will buy the people's fields and houses at the lowest price."

"Over time, the common people have to become tenants, or even become bandits!"

"This is a particularly obvious aspect of the contradiction between the upper class and the lower class."

"Why should disaster relief food be sold at a fair price? In fact, it requires the cooperation of various policies."

Yang Xuanchen paused, swallowed, and continued: "For example, the court needs to spend money to control floods, so why doesn't the court spend the money on the victims?"

"Let these disaster victims become workers who open canals and divert water. First of all, this means that people can work to make their homes better, and they will definitely work harder."

"Secondly, people can buy food with their wages, and then they can keep their own fields and no longer become refugees."

"Thirdly, the food provided for disaster relief was turned into money and used as wages to be distributed to the people. This means that the court did not spend any money!"

"Ah... I can't do it anymore. Please slow down."

At this time, Wang Ran's eyes became brighter and brighter with Yang Xuanchen's words, and the joy between his eyebrows grew more and more.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Master Xiao Yang, this method is wonderful. In this way, the victims will no longer be victims of the disaster."

"Anyway, there will be no land to farm when floods occur. If the court hires these people as workers, it will speed up the solution to the floods and prevent the people from being displaced."

"The originally free disaster relief food is sold to the people at a fair price and the money obtained is used as salary. This way, the people can stop worrying about food, and it also blocks corruption and collusion!"

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

"I'm convinced!"

Emperor Jianwen had heard Yang Xuanchen's words about class struggle before. When he heard him mention it again, it became much clearer in his mind.

The common people's fields and land are their foundation. No one would be willing to sell their fields if they had the means.

If Yang Xuanchen's policies are followed, the people will not only be able to keep their fields after the flood, but also their hopes. This is a move that wins the hearts of the people.

No wonder he just called himself a fool. The original measure of distributing free disaster relief food is no longer applicable, or it is a bad idea.

"Wu Dahai, serve Yang Xuanchen tea and Zixiaoxiancui."

"Haha, I am so lucky to love you so much! What a blessing!"

You, Mary, next door, now you want to drink tea for me. Didn’t you just want to chop my head off, you fool!

I'll sleep with your daughter later when I'm free, and make her pregnant, so I can take revenge on you!

Grandma, you are scaring me.

Yang Xuanchen had a shy face and quickly made a gesture of gratitude, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

Qin Qimao was more and more pleased with this boy now. This boy was already capable of governing the country. He didn't know how good at literary and military skills he was, so he still had to take a test.

After he drank a few sips of tea, Qin Qimao smiled and asked Yang Xuanchen: "Master Xiao Yang, this old man Wang Ran is convinced, but I haven't convinced you yet."

"Next, how do I test you?"

Yang Xuanchen almost choked, Taiwei is testing himself?

So you want to test your military abilities?

I'm afraid, this is not my strong point, even though I have read Sun Tzu's Art of War many times, and I am familiar with Sun Bin, Gui Guzi, Zhuge Kongming, Cao Cao, etc.

But when it comes to marching and fighting, I can only do it on paper. I don't know if I can pass the test.

Just as he was thinking about it, the voice of Imperial Master Murong Bo came from outside the imperial study room door.

The old master came to Yang Xuanchen with steady and powerful steps, winked at him first, and then saluted Emperor Jianwen.

"Haha, old man, I'm not late, am I?"