poor family young gentleman

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what's going on."

Assassination of an imperial envoy or something, you can tell it's nonsense, Feng Jiye raised his legs, tapped rhythmically with his fingers on the table, Chu Tianlang, who was laughing loudly, gradually stopped smiling, and his expression became a little serious: "No nonsense!" , I really want to kill that dog official, but it's not the time for the fish to die."

"He wants to deal with the Chu family? Why?"

Feng Jiye turned his head to look at him, the imperial envoy and the Chu family, one is an official ordered by the imperial court to make inspections, and the other is a local gentry who obeys the law and discipline, what inevitable conflicts can arise between them?Besides, most parts of the country were severely affected by the disaster, but Tongyang County was alone because of its geographical advantage. It didn't need the court to worry about it. The imperial envoy should be very relieved to leave, right?

"Because the Chu family has money and food."

The other party was a friend he admired and recognized, and Chu Tianlang did not hide it, and slowly explained the crisis they were facing: "Simply speaking, this imperial envoy just wants to use nothing to exploit our money and food for political achievements. It sounds nice that we donated to the imperial court. Who knows what he will tell the old emperor when he goes back? The Chu family is the largest landowner in Tongyang County. In addition to Xiarao Village, we also own a lot of fields in nearby villages. Maybe one of the gentry and landowners in Tongyang County will be chosen to make an example to the monkeys, and there is a [-]% chance that this chicken will be the Chu family."

To scare chickens and monkeys, you must pick the one who stands out the most, otherwise, how can it be effective?A person who can become an imperial envoy should not be a fool.

"Um…"

Looking down for a moment of thought, Feng Jiye said in a concentrated voice: "Do you think that the Chu family will let you go if they give you food?"

"What do you mean?"

Frowning, Chu Tianlang's complexion gradually turned ugly. Does he really want to bring down the Chu family?As for?

"Ordinary imperial envoys shouldn't have such courage, and the imperial court will issue official documents when collecting grain and grass from the people. Although the price will be cheaper than selling it yourself, the money that should be given will still be given. Transactions will be done in the form of tax exemptions or IOUs issued by the government. The so-called donations are completely voluntary behaviors by people with surplus. It may be impossible to guarantee, so why would he do this? There are two reasons. First, Tongyang County is too remote. Even if the land is developed, it is only a small county after all. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. He is not afraid at all. When this matter spreads to the capital, his background may not be simple. At least he has the support of a noble family, so even if the news spreads, he is not worried. Naturally, someone will keep him. Under these two prerequisites, Do you still naively think that all he wants is your harvest this year?"

It stands to reason that Feng Jiye shouldn't be so clear about Ming Xia's officialdom, but no matter what, the original owner was once the son of a cabinet scholar. As a young monarch from a humble family, he may not be suitable and unqualified, but as a child of an aristocratic family, the son of a high-ranking official, he should know Yes, what should be understood, what should be known, he has everything, even from the memory of the original owner, Feng Jiye also knew that he was once considered a very talented Kun in the capital, and had a "very good" fiancé , but after the collapse of the Grand Scholars' Mansion, the family immediately broke the engagement. The original owner was so stupid and sweet, and besides being too well protected, it was also due to this series of blows.

"What he wants is all the food and money stored by the Chu family?"

Chu Tianlang is not stupid, he has analyzed to such a point, what else can he not think of?

"Well, it is very possible that he may not be willing to spill blood if he can deal with it gently. You are right that you haven't handed over the food. Once you hand it over, he will immediately ask for more again. Human greed , There has never been a bottom line. In this special period of drought in most parts of the country, the more food and money he can dig out, the greater his political achievements. You are obviously a fat sheep, and he eats it all If you bite it, how can you let it go so easily?"

"damn it!"

"bump!"

As soon as the words fell, Chu Tianlang slammed his fist on the table, his handsome face was full of sternness, and his intuition told him that what Yeye said was probably true, that dog official wanted more than their harvest this year, his grandma's, Thinking of him, Chu Tianlang has never been so aggrieved in the whole Tongyang County, no, he must go back immediately to remind his father and brother.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianlang stood up suddenly: "Yeye, thank you very much, I will come to see you next time, I will go back first."

After finishing speaking, before Feng Jiye could react, his tall body rushed out of the door in the blink of an eye.

"I said why are you in a hurry? Don't want to know how to break this situation?"

Seeing this, Feng Jiye hastily uttered a sound, didn't anyone get on the horse?Usually, he is seen as idle, and when the family's survival is at stake, he has taken responsibility.

"Do you have a solution?"

Chu Tianlang, who was straddling his horse one second, had rushed back the next second. This situation is not so easy to break, and he still has some doubts.

"believe it or not."

Anyway, he had already returned, so Feng Jiye was not in a hurry, he leisurely picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water.

After looking at him deeply for a while, Chu Tianlang also calmed down a little, and sat down opposite him again: "If there is a way, you didn't say it earlier. Could it be that you deliberately wanted to see the joke?"

As soon as I heard this, I knew it was a joke, coupled with the smirk on his face again, it was hard for people to take it seriously.

"That's necessary. You don't often see Er Shao's jokes."

The corners of Feng Jiye's lips curled up, and Feng Jiye brought the cup to his lips to take a sip, without waiting for him to urge him, his expression suddenly withdrew: "It's actually very easy to break this situation. My own feathers, now that the drought is raging and people are panicking, it is the time for officials from all states and governments to make achievements, and the evaluation of officials at the end of the year is approaching. Who would not want to be judged and transferred to the capital? Especially the governor of Lingnan Prefecture, and even Yunzhou Zhizhou, from the actions of the imperial envoy in Tongyang County, it can be seen that although his background is strong, his official position may not be high. A few gentry and landlords have offended their colleagues in the officialdom or the forces behind them, but if you take the initiative to send them political achievements, do you think they will remain indifferent?"

Although the Chu family will still bleed heavily, at least the foundation can be preserved. If the middle is handled properly, there may be additional surprises.

"You mean, let's go to the prefect of Lingnan Prefecture, or the prefect of Yunzhou, and offer us to donate a large amount of food unconditionally to the court to alleviate the disaster?"

Asking like that, Chu Tianlang was already seriously thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

"It's not just the Chu family, you can also contact those trustworthy squires and ask them to collect food together. The more food there is, the more the state officials will pay more attention to it. Moreover, they are serious local officials. If they suddenly take out a large amount of food, it will definitely alarm the capital. Even if they don't want to, they will honestly report your voluntary donation, and the court will definitely reward you. By then, your Chu family will be famous in Yunzhou, but there are three points to pay attention to. First, when it comes to the choice between the governor of Lingnan Prefecture and the magistrate of Yunzhou, the former should be chosen if there is less food, and the latter should be chosen if there is more food. Their official voice is not that important. Give him the illusion that you don't support the imperial court, but that you don't want to take advantage of foreign Beijing officials, and let him figure out the rest. Thirdly, and most importantly, after you have negotiated with the local officials and get their protection Before, you must not leak the slightest bit of news, and you must try your best to stabilize the imperial envoy. How to gather more food for the rest and how to negotiate with the government is up to you. As long as you operate well, I promise Not only will you not suffer this time, but you may also become the representative family of great charity in Yunzhou, and in the future, at least on the surface, there will never be such a situation of being bullied by little imperial envoys again."

Officials protect each other, but they also face each other. They are both colleagues and competitors. If they can become governors or magistrates, it is impossible for the capital to be without connections. This time, if they were willing to scrape off their body, what they earn back is not only something that can be measured by money. Now it depends on whether they have the ambition and courage.

"Well, you have a good point."

Rubbing his chin and thinking for a while, Chu Tianlang suddenly raised his head and looked straight at him: "How do you know so much? Especially those official rules."

No matter how you say it, the Chu family is a big family in Tongyang County, even they are helpless, but Feng Jiye can rely on his familiarity with the officialdom to come up with such a perfect solution in a short period of time, which makes people wonder.

"Didn't I tell you? My father used to be a first-rank scholar in the cabinet, and he was also the head of the Feng family of an old aristocratic family in the capital. Although we don't have a title, we have more say than many people who have titles. Unfortunately, one Nearly two years ago, the family was unlucky, there were traitors, my father was framed, the scholar's mansion was confiscated, the mansion and my father and brothers were all sent to a bitter and cold place, and women and Kun were demoted to be good citizens. Let us fend for ourselves, and the twists and turns of why I got here are as smelly and long as old wives' foot-bindings, let alone mention."

Even if the other party is a friend he recognizes, it is impossible for him to tell him about the time travel. He only chose to talk about the life experience of the original owner. After all, the original owner has long since disappeared. Now he is the original owner, and the original owner is also him. There is not much difference.

"No wonder."

At the beginning, he fell in love with him at first glance, not only because of his appearance, but also because of his attitude that was completely different from others around him. After getting to know him, he had long been faintly suspicious of his origin, but he has never been able to find it. The right opportunity to ask, now finally clear.

"That's all in the past."

Waving his hand, Feng Jiye smiled indifferently.

"Don't you want to take revenge? Don't you want to wash away the grievances of your father and brother and bring them back from the bitter cold?"

If the Chu family passed this level smoothly, as long as he wanted, he would help him as much as possible.

"I want to, but I don't have the ability now, and who knows if my father and brother are still alive, like my father, he died of illness not long after the Grand Master was copied."

Pretending to be sad, Feng Jiye lowered his head slightly, and after a while, he smiled as if he had pulled himself together: "Are you sure you still want to chat with me here? The Chu family's affairs have been dragging on for more than ten days, should we You don't have much time for you to continue wasting, do you?"

"...You, you, you are too strong."

Hearing this, Chu Tianlang was stunned, shook his head helplessly and stood up: "I will handle this matter with my father and brother, and Wan Peng may not be able to take care of it. When the time comes, you ask Wan Qing to send a letter to Ah Zhong in advance. He knows How to do."

"it is good."

Nodding his head, Feng Jiye got up and personally sent him to his door. Watching the people and horses gradually disappear from sight, the smile on Feng Jiye's face gradually disappeared again. He always felt that something was wrong about the drought, but he still couldn't figure it out. What is wrong in the end.