It was a matter of survival for the people in the two counties. Zhang Shihong did not dare to be careless and immediately went to the county government office with Li Mu to meet with the governor Zhou Daoquan.
Naturally, the county government officials did not dare to stop Zhang Shihong, the newly promoted county magistrate, and hurriedly went in to report. After a while, he said to the two of them: "Your Excellency, please come in."
When the two entered the courtyard, they saw the guard Shen Chong standing in front of the hall door, carrying a long sword on his back, looking up at the sky, motionless like a wood carving and clay sculpture, not even looking at the two of them.
Zhang Shihong was very curious and didn't know what this person was doing with this appearance, but he didn't dare to ask. He lowered his head and walked towards the hall.
However, Li Mu knew that this man was collecting purple energy from the east to hone his cultivation. There was spiritual energy invisible to the naked eye between heaven and earth constantly pouring into his body through his nostrils. There seemed to be an invisible millstone in his body, grinding these spiritual energy. It was broken into pieces, penetrated into the eight extra meridians, and washed itself. The skin of the body undulated slightly, and the long hair on the head was also shaking slightly.
"This person's skills are quite overbearing!"
Li Mu had never seen the supernatural power of a master of military skills. When he saw Shen Chong practicing, he felt that the energy and blood in this man's body was like an oven, and the energy and smoke above his head were rising into the sky. He immediately gave Shen Chong a high look: "The military master is indeed worthy of being called the master." One of the nine sects, even though this kind of technique is not as good as my Nine Transformations Yuan Gong, it is still comparable to ordinary techniques."
He crossed the threshold and entered the hall, where he saw Zhou Daoquan standing in the hall with his hands behind his back, his back to the two of them, as if he was admiring the banner hanging on the main wall.
The last time Li Mu and others were discussing matters in the hall, Li Mu saw that a portrait of a tiger had been hung on the wall of the hall at some point. He felt it was very inappropriate, so he painted it himself and replaced it with a picture of a bright mirror hanging over the sea and the sun rising. Picture of a tiger descending a mountain.
On the top of this picture are written the four characters "A clear mirror hangs high", with a couplet on both sides. The saying is: As an official, one should be as clear as water, and a high-hanging mirror can distinguish between loyalty and traitors.
These words are written in Yan style, with silkworm heads and swallowtails, like the angry eyes of a diamond, and a strong man shaking his fist, revealing an aura of uprightness that makes people awe-inspiring at first sight.
At this time, what Zhou Daoquan admired was this picture and the couplets on both sides.
"As an official, you should be as clear as water, and you should hang a mirror high to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people! Good! This painting is good, and this calligraphy is even better! This couplet is even better!"
Zhou Daoquan looked at the calligraphy and painting in front of him and couldn't stop admiring him. He turned around and looked at Li Mu: "Muzhi, I heard that these calligraphy, painting and couplets were all written by you?"
He laughed and said: "If the officials of the imperial court are like you said, why worry about the world not being peaceful?"
Zhou Daoquan stretched out his hand and said: "Come on, come on, everyone, sit down! Ah Biao, look at the tea, look at the tea!"
The servant next to him hurriedly made tea and brought it over.
The three of them sat down separately. Zhou Daoquan liked the picture of a bright mirror hanging above the sea and the sun rising from the bottom of his heart: "This picture should be hung in the yamen all over the world, so that all officials can be alert and see clearly!"
Just kidding, this picture of a bright mirror hanging over the sea and facing the sun is solemn and solemn. It is an official pattern used by all dynasties as the background, and it naturally resonates with Zhou Daoquan’s spirit.
If it were another official, he would also feel that this pattern fits the charm of the government, is solemn and solemn, and should be used in government offices.
Li Mu said with a smile: "The student just feels that there are many bad governments nowadays and mediocre people are everywhere in the government and the public. In order to alert everyone in Qinghe, I made this painting. I also ask for your guidance."
Zhou Daoquan twisted his beard and said with a smile: "I can't afford to give you advice. This painting is enough to be published all over the world and become the banner in the middle hall of every yamen. However, Mu Zhiyou seems to have a weak brushwork. The artistic conception of this painting is good, but it lacks a bit of weight."
It's solid, I think it's due to insufficient skill."
Li Mu sighed in admiration: "The boss has a good eye. The student is indeed a beginner in painting. He has some ideas, but his writing skills are far behind after all."
He had studied Western sketching and oil painting in modern society, and also studied Eastern traditional painting, but he only had a superficial taste and did not study in depth. It was during this period that he started learning again.
My writing skills are much worse.
Zhou Daoquan can see the problem at a glance, which shows that he also has a good appreciation of calligraphy and painting, or Shui Oh, he is one of the masters.
"Your calligraphy is majestic and upright, with inner spirit and strong bones. It is really extraordinary. I wonder how you can write such a good calligraphy at such a young age? It is absolutely difficult for you who have not practiced for many years and pondered all day long, and you are not an upright person.
Write such a word."
Zhou Daoquan looked at Li Mu with a kind face: "Muzhi, I didn't expect that you are not only proficient in official administration, but also have good attainments in calligraphy and painting. If you have extraordinary skills, this will be the style of our generation!"
Li Mu said with a smile: "Students like to study and don't ask for deep explanations. They have dabbled in all kinds of knowledge, but they are not proficient in any of them. How can they be worthy of the praise of the elders."
He said to Zhou Daoquan: "The students are meeting the boss today because they want to help the people of Qinghe and Baoming counties."
Zhou Daoquan suddenly became interested, straightened up and said, "Oh? Mu Zhi, please tell me."
Li Mu said: "The student has little wealth, and there are still a lot of good seeds in the grain storehouse at home. Now is the late summer and early autumn, which is the farming season. The student is willing to lend 100,000 kilograms of good seeds to the people of the two counties for farming. When the time comes,
Next year, just pay it back to me."
Zhou Daoquan was overjoyed: "Is this true?"
He laughed loudly: "I was just worrying about how to save the people, but I didn't expect you to be sleeping and brought me a pillow!"
Zhou Daoquan personally poured a bowl of tea for Li Mu: "Come, come, drink tea, drink tea!"
He looked at Li Mu with a smile: "Mu Zhi, if you have such kind thoughts, I will report to the Ming Dynasty to ask for a reward for you. Naturally, the identity of this person is stable. Even if you will take the imperial examination in the future, you will not pass.
I will also give you the same background as a Jinshi."
Tong Jinshi's birth is like a wife. It's hard to say, and it's even worse to hear. But it's still an honor. If only Li Mu lends these 100,000 kilograms of fine seeds, it's far from the qualifications to reward Tong Jinshi. But if Li Mu is added to assist in governance,
If the place has policies to calm the people, it will be different.
If you only know how to donate money and materials, you will not be regarded as a great philanthropist or a rich man in the local area. But if you have a reputation, have the ability to govern the local area, and perform well, far above your peers, then you will be a great talent that the court needs. Although the Great Yin Dynasty attached great importance to the imperial examinations, the founder of the country still left the ancestral precepts. For those who are truly capable, the court should make special selections and admit the best.
It's just that there are no people with fame in the world. It is extremely difficult to be admitted and promoted by the imperial court. From the founding of the Yin Dynasty to the present, nearly six hundred years ago, only a few talented people have been promoted by the imperial court, and their names will go down in history. But most of them are people who have no talent and waste their lives in vain.
Zhou Daoquan actually said that he wanted to win the title of Jinshi for Li Mu, which shows how optimistic he is about Li Mu.
With his words, even if Li Mu's results in the palace examination are not ideal in the future, he will not get any fame at all.
Zhang Shihong, who was standing next to him, was extremely envious: "The boss treats Brother Li a little too much!"
After the three of them drank a few cups of tea, Zhou Daoquan said with a smile: "I was going to call on all the wealthy gentry and landlords in Yunzhou today to donate grain and seeds to the victims of the two counties. It happened that you two took the initiative to do good deeds, and it happened to be
Set an example for them!"
Early in the morning, he asked his government officials to call the wealthy gentry and landlords in Qinghe County to discuss relief matters. By about the afternoon, these people would arrive. He immediately said to Li Mu: "Mu Zhi, please transport all the grain and seeds."
Come and put it in the county government compound so they can all see it!"
Li Mu smiled and said: "The student will have someone transport it here."
Zhang Shihong said hurriedly: "The students are also willing to lend 10,000 kilograms of fine seeds to cultivate for the victims."
Zhou Daoquan encouraged him: "In this disaster year, being able to provide 10,000 kilograms of grain shows Shihong's love for the people. I will report this to the court together and ask for a petition for you."
Zhang Shihong said happily: "The students are so grateful for your kindness that they will never forget it!"
It is said that before Li Mul came to the county government, he had placed 100,000 kilograms of wheat seeds in several warehouses in the backyard. After receiving his instructions, his family had already moved these wheat seeds to the courtyard, and only waited for an order to bring them into the county.
Yamen.
One hundred thousand kilograms of wheat sounds heavy, but in fact it is not much. Based on the calculation that one sack of wheat weighs one hundred and sixty kilograms, it is just over 600 sacks. It can be fully loaded into three rooms, and there is still room left. But if you use a horse-drawn carriage to pull it, you can only pull more than a thousand kilograms on one car. If you load too much, not only will the car not be able to withstand it, but the animals being pulled will not work well.
If you want to transport these 100,000 kilograms of wheat seeds to the county government, it will take at least 70 to 80 trucks to transport them.
So today, a very shocking scene appeared on the streets of Qinghe County. A steady stream of carriages filled with grains were seen walking out of the Li Mansion, along the streets, and into the county granary compound.
"What are Li Guan doing?"
"I heard from my nephew who is a yamen official that people from Li Guan are kind-hearted and want to lend 100,000 catties of wheat seeds to the people of the two counties so that they can cultivate them as soon as possible so that they will not starve to death next year."
"One hundred thousand catties? Good guy, this is the Bodhisattva descending to earth!"
"Li Guan's family is very mysterious, and the servants rarely interact with us. They all have their nostrils turned upward and are very arrogant. I didn't expect that they could lend so much food without saying anything!"
"In such a disaster year, it is said that it is a loan, but in fact it is no different than a gift. How can these victims return the grain to them? If they can return half of it to them, it means that we have good weather and a good harvest!"
"That's why he can be regarded as Li Dashan!"
"Come on, everyone, let's take a look!"
"Quick, quick, quick, if Li Guanren borrows food, there will be hope for our seeds!"
A group of people made noisy noises and walked towards the granary.
When they arrived at the gate of the granary, they found that the gatekeeper did not stop them. He just shouted: "Just watch from the outside, but you are not allowed in! If you dare to enter, you will be killed on the spot!"
The common people were so trembling that they didn't dare to enter the house, and they dared to pick up the walls and look inside.
I saw a lot of chairs placed in the courtyard, and a group of people sat on one side, watching the grain trucks coming in one after another, and couldn't help but marvel.
After one hundred thousand kilograms of wheat seeds are unloaded,
Zhou Daoquan sat in the middle and scanned the crowd: "Everyone, I, Li Muzhi, a scholar from Qinghe County, took the lead in lending 100,000 catties of fine seeds to the victims, but not much more. This can be regarded as an example for scholars in our dynasty! I hope that all the sages can be like him. In this way, we can contribute to the country and the people!"
Zhang Shihong, who was acting as the county magistrate for the time being, shouted: "My lord, my official family has very little money, and I would like to lend 10,000 catties of wheat seeds for the people to cultivate!"
He is now the county magistrate of Qinghe County. Starting with him, several village gentlemen nearby, as long as their families have money and food, are embarrassed not to borrow. Now you borrow three hundred, I will lend five hundred, and some will lend five hundred. There are those who have thousands of pounds, and there are also those who borrow money from outside. It is noisy and lively.
With the governor here, no one dares to make random promises. This time is no different than usual. On weekdays, when you brag about how much you have donated, no one will take it seriously.
Now the governor is in person, and there are documents to record it in person. If you say a wrong word, you may be imprisoned, so no one dares to be careless.
And because the governor personally invited me, I had to give him this face, so I had to donate some amount. After a few actions, dozens of people came together and lent more than 80,000 kilograms of grain and more than 1,000 taels. Silver.
Zhou Daoquan's face suddenly turned ugly.
Seeing his expression like this, the scene gradually became quiet. Everyone felt as if a huge stone was weighing on their hearts, making it difficult to even breathe.
"I personally came forward to invite you. I just hope that you can lend the victims more money and food to survive. I thought this was a good deed, so you should come forward enthusiastically, but I didn't expect that it was just my wishful thinking!"
He sighed and looked at Shen Chong beside him: "Guard Shen, have you investigated clearly what I ordered you to investigate?"
Shen Chong bowed and said: "Fortunately, my subordinates have lived up to your trust. I have checked the deeds of the wealthy gentry and wealthy households in Qinghe County over the years and found that none of them are good people."
Zhou Daquan nodded: "In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Shen Chong said: "The adults give them face, but they don't want it. I really can't blame the old people!"
He raised his hand and clapped his hands: "Come in, everyone!"
I saw a group of people coming out from the backyard of the granary, armed with swords and guns, and fully clothed, coming to the courtyard and surrounding everyone.
Then several more patrolmen took the iron shackles and threw them to the ground: "Everyone, do you want to put it on yourself, or let the villain put it on yourself?"
ps: There was a power outage today. Damn it. I typed it out on my mobile phone. Let’s take a look at it. If there are any mistakes, I will correct them tomorrow.
