Chapter 59 We, the common people, are so happy today
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In the blink of an eye, seven days later, it is another beautiful autumn weather.[]
One day in advance, Bi Daguan Mingjun moved into the Qingshen County Yamen. He was able to move in not because of his status as a government-run wine merchant, but because of his personal relationship with Song Daling.
Song Daling is Mrs. Song's biological brother, so he is both Mrs. Song's cousin and Song Daling's cousin.
The two of them drank and had fun in the back office last night, and they slept with the prostitute until midnight. If there was nothing else to do that day, they would have slept there all day long.
Bi Mingjun got up groggily, and with the help of the maid, he just washed and dressed. Bi Mingjun came to the front hall and saw that Song Daling was dressed neatly and was making breakfast.
"It's good to be young, you get up so early..." Bi Mingjun sat down and took a bowl of bird's nest porridge from the maid.
"I have something on my mind, so I can't sleep well." Song Daling said with a pair of dark circles under his eyes: "I just got up early." He said with a gloomy face: "I didn't expect that Li Jian would be soft when pinched, but it was a piece of meat.
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"It's really unexpected." Bi Mingjun exhaled and said: "I thought that a poor man who suddenly became rich would be able to make him submit with a little scare! Who knew, this guy would actually fight to the end..."
"This matter makes me unhappy..." Song Daling said with complaints: "When I first took office, I listened to my cousin's words, but now it seems that you have gone the extra mile."
"Cousin, you are thinking too much." Bi Mingjun said nonchalantly: "There are several stubborn people like this in every county! You hold the power of a county and don't let him know that Lord Ma has three eyes.
How to make others obey." He pretended to be nonchalant and wrote: "Just do what we discussed last night and go to check and accept it today. This guy couldn't bring out a hundred barrels of raw wine, so he locked him up in the official office and cooked it slowly. I don't believe he still has it.
How long will it take for you to be so hard?" He spat, "You are the only one who refuses to drink a toast and eats it as a penalty!"
"Well, it's not a big deal for me to control a county and hundreds of miles and run a small wine merchant." Song Daling said with a gloomy expression: "But the decree only requires a tribute of ten barrels, not to mention that it is original wine... and with
The purchase price also dropped by 70%..."
"What's wrong with this? Even if the secret is revealed, you can still be confident. As a rule, tributes go by water, and there is an additional 30% 'float' charge. The Three Gorges is fast, and the amount of damage will naturally be greater. You have to pay more to feel at ease.
.As for the original wine and not the original wine, how can you, a layman, tell the difference? You only know how to dedicate the best to the officials. And the purchase price...the imperial court's appropriation, peeled off layer by layer, is no longer in your hands.
How much is left, do you need to take responsibility?"
"I understand all this..." Song Daling said with a grimace: "But you have to be willing to pretend to be confused if you go up to the peak. Once you get serious about it, you won't be able to live with it." As he said this,
Face worried: "The new Mr. Tian has been rectifying the administration since he took office and strictly prohibits the government from disturbing the people. It would be unthinkable if this matter is brought up!"
"What are you afraid of? It's just three fires for the new official to take office." Bi Mingjun said nonchalantly: "After the fire, you still don't look like a bird? You must have been seduced by the Yingying Yanyan of Jinguan City. How can you care about a mere county town?
Deal?"
"I hope so." Song Daling was just about to stop talking and use his breakfast when he heard footsteps outside. He looked up and saw that his personal entourage had sent someone to the door: "What's the matter?"
"Officer," the policeman said with a strange look on his face, "the streets are very lively today..."
"When will the streets stop being lively?" Song Daling asked displeasedly.
"But today is particularly lively." The police officer said: "All the colorful buildings on the street have hung banners to congratulate Huang Jiao Winery for being honored as a tribute..."
"Absurd!" Song Daling's heart sank immediately: "The county has kept this matter a secret, how could it be known to the whole street?!" Unable to sit still anymore, he went to the front yard wall, climbed up the ladder, and looked outside.
Go - I saw on the street, one after another, tall colorful buildings built with colorful silk, and sure enough, they were all hung with red and green banners, with various eye-catching words of congratulations written on them:
'Huangjiao's fine wine is famous throughout the country! If one family pays tribute, the whole county will be honored!'
"Today Li Yi is waiting for the imperial edict, and the whole county is honored and happy!" Li Yi is Li Jian, and now he is called "the imperial edict". He cannot be called by his first name, so everyone calls him by his rank.
'Pay tribute to Huangjiao Winery and learn from Huangjiao Winery!'
'Congratulations to Huang Jiao, congratulations to Li Yi, and congratulations to Panjia Woodware Workshop!'
‘…’
And under those happy families, there were lions, gongs and drums, fireworks, and firecrackers, all ready to go... It was like the whole county was getting married.
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"My mother is here..." Seeing this joyous scene, Song Daling felt dizzy and almost fell off the ladder, so he quickly held on to his left and right sides.
"I want to hide it now, but I can't hide it anymore..." Bi Mingjun didn't expect that he would actually do something like this.
"Grand order." Another messenger came over and said, "Someone from the Huangjiao Wine Shop is asking when you are going to arrive? Boss Li has already set up a flowing banquet in the venue, just waiting for you to come over and start the banquet."
"What the hell!" Song Daling jumped down from the ladder, fell to the ground, stretched out his hand to hold the official hat on his head, and said angrily: "Go ask Li Jian, which song he sang this?!
"Any fool can see that Li Jian is trying to control his army!
"Yes." The messenger quickly returned.
"Cousin, what's going on?" Bi Mingjun pulled Song Daling up from the ground and said in a panic: "Could it be that Li Jian has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?"
"It doesn't matter what he ate." Song Daling said with a sullen face: "I guess someone from an expert guessed it and the amount he bought was correct." He patted the dirt on his body and said bitterly: "I just wanted to make a fuss about this.
Let everyone know about it so that we don’t dare to speak!”
"How about asking them to remove the banners and stop making noise?" Bi Mingjun asked uncertainly.
"Absurd." Song Daling glanced at him and said, "Didn't you see that they called Li Jian 'Taizhao'? This shows that in the eyes of the common people, it was Li Jian's ancestor who had accumulated virtue in eight lifetimes, and his wine was punished by the official
The family likes it...even the whole county is honored. Not only do I, the county magistrate, not enjoy the joy with the people, I even don't allow them to celebrate. Isn't this a guilty conscience? Tumo Xingzi must drown me!"
"What a vicious plan." Bi Mingjun said in shock: "How dare a common man to resist the government like this!"
"Well..." After listening to his nonsense, Song Daling calmed down and said gloomily: "You are right, a mere commoner wants to counter the government. He is really delusional!" Then he said word by word:
"As everyone knows, I am an official and he is a citizen. Even if he is reasonable, I can still make him behave in all kinds of ways!"
"Don't ask, otherwise it will appear that I'm afraid of him!" He stopped the official and said loudly: "Put up all the guards of honor, I'm coming to the wine shop!"
After the county magistrate gave the order, the county government officials all started working, and it took a full stick of incense to prepare the full set of ceremonial guards.
Song Daling also put on a green silk official uniform with curved collar and large sleeves, with a horizontal train and a leather belt around his waist. He also wore a hard-winged right-angled futou on his head, which was the most solemn attire besides sacrificial attire.
This time it was Bi Mingjun's turn to feel uneasy, and whispered: "What if the other party kills us and we inflate the increase and buy?"
"Does he have evidence?" Someone raised the curtain of the sedan chair. Song Daling sat in the four-carrying blue silk sedan chair and said calmly: "There must be no evidence. Otherwise, why bother with this?" He glanced at Bi Mingjun and made up his mind.
He said: "It is no longer the problem of Huang Jiaojiu. It is the unscrupulous people who dare to challenge my authority. Please stay in the house and don't pay attention to this matter anymore!"
After saying that, lower the sedan curtain.
"Get up the sedan!" the messenger drawled.
The main gate of the county government office slowly opened, and there were twenty messengers, holding green flags, blue umbrellas, green fans, tong sticks, avoidance signs, and the sound of gongs to open the way, guiding the blue silk official sedan, and came out with great momentum.
"It's out, it's finally out!" Seeing the county magistrate's guard of honor, the waiting people on the street cheered and urged: "Dance quickly! Knock quickly!"
"If the winter is not cold, the winter will be loud, if the winter is not cold, the winter will be loud..." On the street, gongs and drums were playing loudly, lion dances, firecrackers, fires, and cannons in the sky were like boiling gruel, and the sound was incomprehensible. One building after another
The colorful shop was crowded with people, cheering like thunder, and the crowds of spectators filled the street with water.
The government was short of manpower, and all the people were sent to guard the ceremony, and there was no one to clear the way for the county magistrate. There were at least six lions circling around the county magistrate's guard of honor. Sitting in the sedan chair, I heard the deafening sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers outside.
Song Daling almost collapsed when he saw those fake lions with big red, green and green eyes.
With no other choice, he had no choice but to have someone roll up the sedan curtain, forcefully smile, cup his hands toward the outside, and shout at the top of his voice, "We are all happy and congratulations! How proud you are!"
Seeing the county magistrate's response, the lions became more energetic and performed various tricks, which attracted cheers from everyone.
"Okay... okay... okay..." Although he wished he could burn all these paper-covered things, Song Daling still had to twist his beard and smile, pretending to be enjoying himself with the people.
In any case, the sedan finally moved forward. Song Daling was just relieved when he saw with horror that under the next colorful gate, there were a bunch of lions waiting for him. Looking further away, there were still countless lions on the long street.
The pass is waiting for you.
"Help!" Song Daling was going crazy and wanted to jump off the sedan and run away.
The policemen no longer held any ceremonial guard, but held hands and escorted the magistrate, hand in hand, into the next group of celebrating people.
