Chapter 118 Yanzhou Incident - Continue to Investigate
Chen Xing wanted to say something more, but Yunxi stepped forward, held his shoulders, and said to the waiter, "Just pay according to what you said." He turned to Chen Xing and said, "Pay according to the other person's price."
After leaving the restaurant, Chen Xing said: "Master, why do you pay the bill according to their rules?"
Yunxi said: "What he said makes sense. As the emperor's grandson, of course I cannot let the people suffer."
But what Yunxi was thinking in his heart was: 'The problem of using grain as collateral for banknotes finally came up. Although grain is not easy to carry, everyone needs it, so it is very suitable to be used as collateral when the collateral is insufficient, but because grain
The price of the currency changes due to seasonal changes, so the currency value of the treasure banknote is not stable.'
'But the measures taken at that time were not wrong. At that time, the circulation of treasure banknotes was more than the total national tax revenue every year, and most of the tax revenue was food and all kinds of messy things. Using gold and silver as collateral would be quickly redeemed; salt would not work either.
, now the Kaizhong law is implemented, all salt is sold to merchants who transport grain to the border. This is related to the food security of the border. Lao Zhu would not agree to tie treasure notes with salt; the same cannot be done with iron. The iron years in the late Hongwu period
The output is about 20,000 tons, which is about 170,000 shi. In this way, only more than one million guan of treasure notes can be exchanged for a year's output. At this time, the stock of treasure notes exceeds 30 million guan. It is estimated that the iron will be put into the market.
Disappeared immediately.'
'And if the supply is limited, whether it is iron or salt, it will eventually become a situation where only people with connections can exchange it, and others cannot. Ordinary people or ordinary businessmen will not do it if they know that they cannot exchange it.
Hold treasure banknotes. In comparison, the reserves of grain are relatively large, and the ability to withstand shocks is greater.'
'We can only wait until we occupy those places rich in gold, silver and copper before we change the mortgage system to a reserve system and use gold, silver and copper as reserves.'
Yunxi put the matter aside and walked to the county government office with Chen Xing and Qin Nan to watch Zou Ji's verdict.
After waiting for a while, Zou Ji, who had just finished his nap and was still yawning, walked into the county government hall and began to examine the case.
Yunxi secretly watched the trial of the Jiangning County magistrate before. Although Jiangning County is one of the two counties in the capital, it does not have much power. Slightly larger cases have to be handed over to Yingtian Mansion or the Ministry of Punishment. Among the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate,
One, but it can also be seen that Yang Ren, the magistrate of Jiangning County at the time, handled the case very decisively and efficiently, and also convinced the people.
But this Zou Ji was very slow in handling the case, and it was obvious that he was favored by which people praised him more. Even cases with irrefutable evidence were given a light sentence, and he resigned long ago. The only thing worthy of praise is the people around him.
None of the people said that the magistrate had ever accepted bribes.
On the way back, Yunxi discussed Zou Ji with his guards. Qin Nan said: "This magistrate is really stupid, and he decided the case like this. Your Majesty did not take down this official. It is only advisable that he does not accept bribes."
Yunxi chuckled lightly, and Chen Xing said: "Have you noticed that although this official's official uniform is shabby, his official boots are new and made of fine leather."
Yunxi said: "It's fine if Zou Ji's family is rich. If his family is not rich, then it will be very problematic for him to have such a pair of good boots." Then he said to Chen Xing: "Chen Xing, you are from Shandong.
, go to the county government office to inquire and see if the magistrate's family is rich." Chen Xing took the order and left.
Yunxi is going to another inn today. After all, he has already stayed at the last inn. It would be too obvious to stay there for another day. Fortunately, Yanzhou is a big city and there are many inns in all directions. Yunxi can stay there for several days.
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After Yunxi arrived at the newly chosen inn outside the west gate of Yanzhou City, he queued up for inspection and then entered the arranged house.
We made an appointment yesterday to stay at this inn today, so some of the guards who were sent out to inquire about the situation and stay behind are already here, and even Qitai has returned.
When Qi Tai saw Yunxi, he immediately saluted Yunxi. Yunxi sat down in the room and said, "There are no outsiders here, why do you need to be more polite? If Lian Qing were here, I'm afraid he would tell a joke."
Qi Tai still finished the ceremony meticulously, and then said to Yunxi: "Today I went to Yanzhou Prefecture, and Lin Jun, the prefect of Yanzhou, received me. I chatted with him. Although his words and deeds were respectful, he was not flattering.
Lunch is also a common dish. Lin Jun also said with a smile: "Northerners eat two meals a day. Noon is not the time for northerners to eat, so I don't eat much, so there aren't many dishes on the table. It's not that I don't want to."
Make Zuo Shuzi full.'"
"It can be seen that although he wanted to pay his respects to me, he still adhered to his duty as a minister. Moreover, when I discussed the matter with him, he also complained to me that His Royal Highness King Lu ordered a large-scale occupation of people's fields as an imperial village before he was granted the title.
, I would like to ask you to persuade His Royal Highness King Lu not to do this after returning to Beijing."
Yunxi said: "How did he tell you? Has he ever sent a brochure to the capital before?"
Qi Tai said: "I also asked him. He said that he had sent a letter to the capital more than two years ago when he first took office, but there was no response."
Yun He asked: "Did you say anything else?"
Qitai said: "I also told him: 'On my way here, I saw someone occupying people's houses under the banner of His Royal Highness King Lu; I have not heard in the capital that Your Majesty, His Highness King Lu has any intention of building a separate courtyard.
, and this is different from occupying land, why don't you write to the capital and inform the capital?'"
"He replied: 'It was Lin Jun who thought that Your Majesty acquiesced to the matter after he had previously submitted a letter to occupy the land, so he did not submit a letter. I will immediately submit a letter to the capital.'"
"I later met with Qiao Yi, the governor of Yanzhou Prefecture, and told him about the matter. He also said the same thing as Lin Jun, and said that he would immediately submit a joint letter to the magistrate. I then talked with them about the son.
, and they also had a pleasant conversation with me. After that, I came back."
Qi Tai concluded: "In my opinion, the prefect of Yanzhou may have committed negligence, but it was excusable and did not collude with the three generals of King Lu to harm the people."
Cao Zhen's eldest son Cao Xing, who was standing by, also said: "Today I am waiting to inquire about Yanzhou City, and the people also say that Yanzhou Magistrate is a good official. As long as there are no matters involving the Lu Palace, he will handle matters impartially and impartially.
And the people also say that the prefect of Yanzhou is quite honest."
Yunxi asked again: "Have you ever questioned the past experiences of Lin Jun, the prefect of Yanzhou, and Qiao Yi, the prefect of the same prefecture?"
Qi Tai said: "I also talked about my fame with them; the prefect Lin Jun, like me, was a Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongwu. He was elected as the magistrate of Chang'an in the 22nd year of Hongwu. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, he was appointed the magistrate of Jining, Yanzhou Prefecture.
He is the magistrate of Yanzhou and is a native of Luzhou, Shanse. Qiao Yi, the magistrate of the prefecture, was born in Juren. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, he was elected as the magistrate of Datong County. In the 25th year of Hongwu, he was appointed as the prefect of Yanzhou. He was also a native of Shanse and was from Datong.
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"I also asked about the magistrate of Ziyang County. Zou Ji, the magistrate of Ziyang County, is from Macheng, Huguang. His family is not rich. He was the magistrate in Qingzhou before, but he offended His Highness King Qi and was demoted to Ziyang as the magistrate."
Yunxi thought to himself: "It seems that there is something wrong with the magistrate of Ziyang County. He is probably colluding with the three guards of King Lu. Logically speaking, it makes sense that the magistrate or his fellow magistrates are not in cahoots with the generals of King Lu's three guards. Even if they don't write to the capital, there is something wrong."
Reason, but why do I always feel like something is wrong?'
Just as Yunxi was about to continue thinking, Pushan, who had gone to Lu Wang Sanwei, came back smelling of alcohol. Pushan went to the house to change clothes first, and then came to Yunxi's room. Pushan's eyes were clear and there was no trace of drunkenness.
look like?
Pushan saluted and said: "Your Highness, the generals of King Lu's three guards must be involved in this matter."
After Yunxi returned the salute, he said, "Sit down and say it. There is no need to be anxious and there is no need to be too formal." Pushan bowed again and sat down.
After Pushan sat down, he said: "I went to the Sanwei Yamen today, and there was only one commander and one guard in the Yamen. Although His Royal Highness King Lu is not in Yanzhou now, Yanzhou is not a border area, so the three guards are on horseback.
There are very few, less than 10,000 people in total, and there are only two commanders among the three guards, but this is too lazy."
"I walked into the Sanwei Yamen. When the commander heard about the reason why I came, he immediately came up and flattered me. He immediately sent someone to call the commander and directed his colleagues to come to the Yamen."
"Xiao Fengming, the commander of King Lu's central guard, arrived soon and started chatting with me. When I talked with him, I found that he was quite capable. The commander of King Lu's left guard, Zhu Wan, and the commander of the same camp, commanded the generals, and the commander of the right guard.
Zhang Qin and the commander did not arrive until noon, and as soon as they arrived at the Yamen, they took me to the largest restaurant in Yanzhou Prefecture, saying that we were going to eat and talk, and it was not easy for me to give in."
"As soon as they came, they ordered a lot of dishes, all of which are Shandong cuisine's signature dishes, and they all came to persuade me to drink. I thought that if I didn't drink, I wouldn't be able to ask anything, so I started drinking."
"I took the time to ask about the conquest of Huangzhuang for King Lu outside the city. They said it was King Lu's order, and they immediately came up and continued to persuade me to drink instead of answering my questions."
"The minister asked again: 'What about the construction of a separate courtyard for His Royal Highness King Lu in the city? His Royal Highness King Lu is only seven years old this year. How can he have the idea of building a separate courtyard?'"
"After hearing the minister's questions, they still didn't answer much. Zhu Wan, the commander of the left guard, said: 'How dare we ask about His Highness King Lu's affairs? It is indeed the order of His Highness King Lu. And these are all the royal palace chiefs.
Shi Zhangqiao told us, how dare we question the order of His Highness King Lu he brought.'"
"Then people including Zhu Wan, Zhang Qin, Xiao Fengming, etc. all came up to befriend me, saying that they had fought with my father and brother and so on. Then there was a whole day of persuading people to drink. The commotion lasted until Shen was over.
I ended up pretending to be too drunk. Before I left, I can’t remember who they were. They gave me an envelope, which I haven’t opened yet.” After saying that, he handed the envelope over.
