Xiao Yuan came in depressed. He had been here a long time ago, and he had been urged so urgently when he was called, but when he arrived, he was made to wait in the side hall for such a long time.
If Gu Zhong's apprentice hadn't personally served him a cup of tea and said that the emperor was meeting Mr. Wei and others, he would have thought that he was being targeted.
"Zhou Man gave me... and Prince Wei a prescription. Come and take a look."
Xiao Yuanzheng stepped forward to take it and take a look.
Because he had always been responsible for the emperor's health, he would occasionally visit the prince. He also often read Wei Zhi's pulse report. Occasionally, Dr. Liu would consult with him when he came back for a pulse.
So he didn't need to check his pulse again. After deducing the recipe, he said: "You can eat it."
This prescription is just like the tonic soup. It can be regarded as a sugar ball. It has some benefits, but there is no harm.
Xiao Yuanzheng suspected that Zhou Man was making this health-preserving pill just to coax the emperor and the prince, but that's all, eating this is better than taking pills, right?
Xiao Yuanzheng said that there is no problem with the recipe, just eat it.
Of course, in the end, all the prescriptions ended up in his hands, because he had to enter the market and make the medicine.
The pills that went into the mouths of the emperor and the prince were naturally made by the Imperial Hospital.
The emperor's and Wei Zhi's prescriptions were the same. Anyway, they had already made one portion, so let's make one more. This could also express the emperor's love for Wei Zhi.
The emperor glanced at the annoying Wei Zhi and pretended to be generous: "I'll send a copy to Mr. Wei when I'm ready."
Xiao Yuanzheng responded.
This was six days after the Dragon Boat Festival. Because Bai Shan delivered a secret letter, the delivery speed was much faster. At this time, Bai Shan was meeting Cui Yuan and others. He decided to find a master for himself.
After Bai Shan returned from Qingzhou City, he began to deal with the follow-up of the case. To put it bluntly, it was to judge the case.
He brought forward seven people involved in the murder case, and immediately sentenced Qiu Zhan after verifying that they were correct.
Brothers Jia Dalang and Feng Dazhu are both on the list.
The dozen or so knives on Liu Erzhu and his son were done by Jia Dalang and the three Feng Dazhu brothers.
Except for them, everyone else was sentenced to exile, but the places and distances they were exiled to were different depending on the size of the crimes they committed.
In fact, if they were not afraid of colluding with their relatives to dominate the local area, a poor place like Beihai County would be a suitable place for them to be exiled, and they could be taken directly to the salt field to dry salt, or to the quarry to cut stones.
Bai Shan was sentenced one by one. Because there were so many people watching, the matter spread quickly in the county, which shocked all the gangsters in the county.
In addition, he also sent Dong County Lieutenant to go to the vicinity of Dajing Village and invite those who opened gambling stalls in that area to the county government to speak.
Gambling was very popular in the Jin Dynasty. Among the rich and powerful, gambling included playing polo, horse racing, etc.; at the second level, there was also cockfighting and dog fighting; and at the third level, it was folk gambling.
But it works well, because people at the top like it, so people at the bottom naturally can't help but gamble.
Although it is unavoidable, opening a casino still requires the approval of the county government. Normally, casinos are also the focus of the county government.
If they set up gambling directly in rural areas without approval from the county government, it is illegal.
But Bai Shan also knows that blindly blocking this kind of thing will only cause the backlash to become more severe. Moreover, he has been very aggressive during this period and it is no longer appropriate to make any big moves.
So he invited people to come to the county government office to drink tea and talk.
The gamblers are all scumbags similar to Jia Dalang. They usually don't farm and work, and just want to make quick money.
Although Bai Shan didn't like them in his heart, he still smiled and talked to them.
Don’t you have nothing to do and want to make money if you don’t want to farm?
OK, I recommend you to sell salted fish...
Bai Shan was both kind and powerful, saying: "The peak fishing season is about to come. We will have merchants from Beihai County come to buy salted fish, and many people will be needed to escort them. I think you are very good. Since you are all idle,
Why don't you go help, you can make a lot of money just by going back and forth."
The gangsters hesitated and refused to agree.
They live a good life in the countryside, why do they have to do such hard work?
Not to mention working as a part-time escort, even if they spend money to buy their own goods, buying and selling salted fish is also very hard, and it smells bad, so they don't really want to do it.
Seeing this, Bai Shan sneered, lowered his eyes and picked up the tea cup to drink tea.
Lieutenant Dong, who was on the side, slapped the table and shouted: "I'm giving you face, aren't you? The county magistrate talks to you in a nice and angry manner, so you think the county magistrate is easy to bully?"
The gangsters were all startled, and turned to look at Bai Shan, only to see him holding the teacup firmly and drinking tea with his eyebrows lowered, without even moving his eyebrows.
They just feel bad.
Sure enough, County Lieutenant Dong stood up and pointed at them and scolded them, "Why do you think the county magistrate called you to speak? The reason why Jia Dalang and his party went to rob Xiaoliu Village was because they were gambling with you."
"Hmph, you guys set up a casino privately without getting the official approval document from the county government. This alone can make you stay in jail for several years. Don't be so shameless. Now that I'm talking to you so loudly, you guys
Do you still think this is a discussion with you?"
The gangsters blushed. The leader, named Zhao, glanced at Bai Shanhou, who had a calm expression, and said, "What your lord said is that we obey your orders."
But he was still a little unconvinced in his heart, and said: "Sir, although we set up a bet, we did not let Jia Dalang and others go rob and steal money. As fellow villagers, we will not bear this crime, and even if we did not set up a bet,
They will also come to the county casino to gamble."
"I don't believe there is anything in this world that can stop gamblers," he said, "We set up gambling in the countryside just to facilitate the folks."
Bai Shan put down the tea cup and sneered: "Some people want to eat noodles, but they have to walk for two days to get it into their mouths, and they have to be hungry for two days before they can walk to a place to eat a bowl. How many people would think about it?"
Do you have to go to the county town to eat this bowl of noodles?"
"But someone put the noodles at the entrance of the village so that you can eat them when you go out. How many people who didn't want to eat noodles gave it a try?"
Bai Shan said rudely: "The most evil gambling is the worst. This county can't control other places for the time being. But in Beihai County, if you want to open a casino, you can only open it in the county town. You must get it from the county government."
You can only issue official documents if you let this county know that you have set up a private casino in the countryside. Not only will this county confiscate all your gambling funds, but you will also be jailed!"
Zhao Hunzi and others jumped, and bowed their heads in response under the glare of Lieutenant Dong.
Bai Shan then softened his expression and said: "Okay, you leave all the gambling equipment and go back to hear the news first. The county has made an agreement with the merchants and will send someone to inform you."
As soon as they left, Bai Shan told Lieutenant Dong County: "Tell people to keep an eye on them. It's really not feasible for the two government officials to go to the countryside to work as helpers to look after them. This county will never allow gambling in the township."
This place is already poor, and gambling will make it even poorer.