The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

"Officials with five grades and above in Guangdong, Guangxi, and above can consider at their own discretion whether to go to Guangzhou Port on the fifth, fifteenth, and 25th of each month to observe the government order. In the association, if there is any objection, it can be stated on the spot, and then the superior officials and the governor Your lord and the prince of Yijun will make a decision. Anyone who fails to arrive will be deemed to have agreed, and the decree must be completed within a time limit. If you fail to complete, you will be punished according to the unfinished situation, such as fine salary, reduced appearance, and reduced rating. Note: The following circumstances are excluded. Natural disasters and natural disasters, fire and water are ruthless, parents are unfortunate..."

The footman gasped when he saw it, and with a light pinch of his legs, the horse ran faster. The second decree of Mr. Jia is more clear, and it can be said that he told all the officials in Guangdong and Guangxi Guys, you must listen to him, you must listen to him, and you must obey him absolutely. Unless you were struck by lightning and something happened at home, otherwise you should obediently serve me as a worthy servant.He listened to those who had opinions if he could, and waved away those who couldn't listen like a fly.

This kind of tyrannical and domineering Shangguan has never been seen in Guangdong and Guangxi (the previous governors were all here for hooliganism or retirement in the town, and this dynasty adds up all the former dynasties, and there are less than 20 governors here. people).

But apart from some high-ranking and middle-level officials, from the common people to the small Zhima officials, they only have respect for the governor, Mr. Jia.After all, the first thing he came to do was not to ask them for food and money, nor to make them cry poorly and beg for money from the court, but to investigate and deal with those rich and rich officials!

This decree was sent to the hands of some state officials guarding the government, and it was indeed only jaw-dropping. It would be fine if they were farther away from Guangzhou Port, but it seems that in some places, it would take a few days to rush there. Kung Fu, come and go, do they still have to do their serious business?Can they go often?Certainly not!

"...Hmph, I want to see what kind of tricks he has to play!"

Xu Guangxin from the Zhaoqing government station suppressed the dryness in his heart, "Hurry up and convey the event, and do it according to what others say."

"Yes, my lord." Some people hurried down to urge to do things. Feng Pingzhang, the Qiangu and Tuntian Daotai in Zhaoqing, saw Shangguan's displeasure, and said, "Why should your lord care about these side branches? In Xiaosheng's view, these are just flowers and flowers. My son, who is used to test you, boss, there is no need to show your head at this time."

Someone agrees with him, and Xu Guangxin felt a little more comfortable, "The first-rank official crushes people to death, alas."

"My lord, looking at his resume and background, Xiaosheng really...is not suitable to be an enemy!" Feng Pingzhang saw that the Shangguan was a little loose, so he wanted to persuade him. How thick is it?Mr. Jia's relatives and relatives of the royal family are not enough to be counted as the king of Yijun, but they are still one of the four princes and eight princes.

I don’t know which unlucky bastard held back this bad idea, and made some idiots in the thirteen guilds provoke their wives (or else the thirteen guilds are so miserable? I can’t provoke them if I’m blind. The person who should be provoked, it is too late to know the mistake now! No one has taken over until now).If not, let's take a look at the place where Mr. Jia went to work before, whether it is the capital city, how about Shanxi?Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be so friendly that they handed over the emperor's errand?Like the officials in Shanxi, they also have a beauty pageant and have fun together. In the four seasons, there are always Yao people and Tong people making troubles. I am afraid that there is no coal and vinegar in Shanxi, so don’t think about it. , but with Shanxi College, what about Guangdong College?

Xu Guangxin's heart was like a bright mirror, he smiled wryly, "Where do I have the spirit to compete with him?"

Who is Jia Zheng?

Are there any officials in Guangdong and Guangxi who don't know about it?Rong Guogong's youngest son, his wife's surname is Wang, who is the younger sister of Prince Teng, the governor of the capital, and a celebrity in front of the emperor.Originally, he was a member of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, and the apprentice of Wai Lang, who didn't know that the current emperor is making great efforts to rectify the administration of officials. Originally, Jia Zheng was promoted to Shanxi to clean up the deficit, so that the family of Rong Guogong would be the leader of the treasury. The Ministry also returned the money.Those who can get along with other people's four kings and eight princes will lose this wink. Naturally, the '1 initiative' has to rush to pay back the money, and persuade everyone to pay it back together.

That's all, except for some people, who really lacks so much money?Those who took Yujia before didn't know how much benefit they got back home, they should have vomited it out long ago.If you become an official and don't know how to operate it, you deserve it if your home is ransacked.

Besides, who knew that Jia Zheng was lucky, and the selection of a few prostitutes to collect taxes made him spend money, and it was thanks to him that he dared to do this, otherwise, which scholar would do such a thing openly?There is also a good wife who has the fortune of helping her husband, willing to take her dowry silver for free (not at all), wholeheartedly helping him to open up business routes, and sending money to sort out his subordinates and make them submit.When Shanxi College was built, he asked the emperor for a famous brand. In addition, Shanxi was rich, with coal and vinegar, and Shanxi merchants were famous.

Afterwards, things went smoothly, and she gave birth to a daughter who was elegant and elegant, with a good appearance, and the empress herself chose her youngest son, King Yijun, who immediately became a relative of the emperor.

So why do you want to offend Mrs. Jia, she is going to have a good pregnancy, I am afraid that she will have a baby on the way here, and she will be born in Guangdong and Guangxi in a few months. Everyone is so happy, it has to be like this!

Alas, I can’t blame Mr. Jia for not doing anything after getting off the ship. He cleaned up the thirteen guilds first. I’m afraid that if he found something, he couldn’t tell the difference for a while, so he just beat them, the officials from Guangdong and Guangxi, into the water. Exhale.This matter is spread on him, Xu Guangxin, and I am afraid that he will never let it go lightly.

"My lord is wise and wise." Feng Pingzhang praised.

"I just don't understand. In the past, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi all came to our Zhaoqing. In Zhaoqing alone, we have a prefecture and twelve counties, and even the governor's mansion is prepared now. Isn't it better than the rush work at Guangzhou Port? Or it is , we have several more sub-Xunluo roads here than others? It’s also convenient to convey news, isn’t it?”

Xu Guangxin did not expect that after the governor stopped at Guangzhou Port, he left the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yijun Wang, there.

Feng Pingzhang didn't think about this, "There were people in Guangzhou in the previous dynasty, but they weren't in Guangzhou Port. After all..." It is close to the sea, but there are oceans, Japanese pirates, etc. The adults are rich.

"It is true that we have the most Zhaoqing, and it is also the first choice for successive governors. The other Wuzhou and Lianzhou are only stayed when there is something to do."

"That's all, let's watch." Xu Guangxin and Feng Pingzhang walked out of the room.

tenth day

Jia Zheng handed a map to Sun Jiaqi, the censor of Zuodu and an official of the Qiangu Valley, "Look at how much the beach above costs. How about renting it for ten years? How about renting it for 20 years? How about buying it? You first say the amount, and then Let's have a discussion!"

Sun Jiaqi didn't dare to disobey the order, so he hurriedly opened the picture carefully with Zhao Baochang beside him, and saw that the forests and trees on the top of the picture were clear at a glance, and the left line and the right square were fine grids, and the lower right corner had a detailed address and circled feet and length and width distance etc.

"My lord, you are... but this place is not far from the sea. If there is a typhoon and the tide rises, it might come up. Although it has never happened in the past three years, it is recorded in our government records that some time ago Every half a year, the tide hits..." Tian Zhenchun took care of the farmland, and he could tell at a glance that this was not a usable land at all, and at most he would build a wooden house. When the typhoon came, the sand in the ground would make it difficult to build a foundation. Maybe even the house will be scraped away.Moreover, the beach is long and shallow, with reefs. Even if you spend a lot of effort to build a small port, the boats will not be able to stop at all. It will not be possible to build houses, repair the port, or farm. How can anyone rent and buy such land?

"You don't have to worry about it, everyone has a look, just discuss and come up with a price."

Jia Zheng said leisurely.

Everyone passed it on to each other, and even though they knew that it would be useful for Governor Jia to take this place out, they still couldn't figure out what it was for. How could a place like this be priced?

One of them, Fu Yizheng, is the son of Fu Qing, the commander of the capital. Although King Yijun came to Guangdong and Guangxi as the governor-general, he has the duties of governing the army and the people, comprehensively controlling the civil and military affairs, inspecting and elevating officials, and repairing and sealing the border. But now it seems that he is gentle and gentle. Ya, but to fool around.

He dared to do this, but Fu Qing, the commander of the capital, and Li Zongyao, the governor of the capital, did not dare. Moreover, they did not dare to relax because they knew that the youngest son of the emperor was favored by the emperor, and they were always worried about civil disturbances, Japanese disturbances, etc. .Fu Yizheng was young and energetic. He watched Yijun King crooked behind Jia Zheng, just reading a book he didn't know, and ignored them at all. Come on, it must be worth five taels of silver per mu, right?"

Jia Zheng didn't even raise his eyelids, and didn't even look at the way other people were too frightened to make a sound by the price, "Then is this the price for a ten-year lease, or a 20-year lease, or a sale price?"

He looked at Fu Yizheng and said with a smile.

Fu Yizheng regretted being pinched by people on both sides, but now that the words had been spoken, he straightened his neck and said, "Of course it's the selling price."

Nowadays, the fertile land in Guangzhou Port is only four to two and a half acres. If he dares to say the word rent, I am afraid that other friends will strangle him to death.

"Oh, does this five taels include deed tax? When transferring ownership, do you still need to pay silver taels?" Jia Zheng didn't expect that there would be a stunned young man who dared to offer such a price. He could tell his wife It can be done for about 2000 taels.

Tian Zhenchun saw that Fu Yizheng was too embarrassing to get in, so he said, "This must be Fu Hujun's joke. A total of 2000 taels is enough for the [-] acres of wasteland, and the rest is covered. Packed."

But Jia Zheng didn't answer the words, and raised his head towards the man who followed him, and that man stood in front of Tian Zhenchun, "This land is not for the adults, but for our wife, so officials, you say five taels, then That's five taels."

He took out a bank note from his pocket, counted out 4000 taels of silver, and put it in front of Tian Zhenchun, "Master Tian, ​​would it be convenient for you to write a contract with me and register it in the account?"

Also, really buy it!Tian Zhenchun's hands were shaking a little, and he looked directly at Jia Zheng with the banknote.

Jia Zheng smiled and nodded, "Master Tian wants to check the ticket or ask for help?" He waved his hand casually, "Let's end the meeting for a quarter of an hour."

Seeing him talking like this, everyone had no choice but to say that they were thirsty and went to make some convenience and waited for the file to come out.

There were a few who were friendly with Fu Zhengyi and pulled him and growled in a low voice, "What do you want to do? Don't try to bring trouble to your old man!"

Fu Zhengyi also knew that he was afraid at this time, and his calf was twisting, "...Yes, it is the adults who want to ask."

"Do you want to pay five taels of silver for that shabby land?"

Who wants... It's a waste of 4000 taels of silver. It's not good to spend it on anything. He has never seen so much money in his life. Fu Zhengyi lowered his head and picked at the shell of his fingernails. It's over, I really hate it He couldn't give himself a slap in the face, why was he so cheap at that time!

After a while Tian Zhenchun also came over, someone pulled him and asked, "Is it really sold?"

"Isn't it? They asked after Minglu, and the price is also high. The real money is handed over to you. It's fair and honest. Can you not sell it?"

It's like gold falling from the sky, even if there is no governor around, and the price is as low as 1000 taels, maybe he dares to sell it, but after the sale, he must feel that this person must be a fool.

Someone had doubts in their hearts, had an idea, and whispered, "Could it be that the adults want to set aside private property for themselves?"

He stretched out three fingers and almost gestured the character of Wang, "This is really sick, I'm afraid there will be some disputes with the Wang family, why don't you just get out the cash first?"

The more he spoke, the quieter he spoke, but the more he felt in his heart that it should be so. "No way?"

"It can't be like this..."

"Didn't it mean that Madam's illness has improved?"

"It's getting better, who of you has seen it? Why don't you show up?"

……

When everyone entered the hall again, looking at Jia Zheng, they couldn't help feeling that he was a scheming and ruthless character.

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Jia Zheng...

Guess what Mrs. Wang bought it for?