The incident in Shandong came to an end, and many people breathed a sigh of relief, and the same was true for Shandong Governor Wang Zongmu. Everything went smoothly in the Taxation Department, and the gentry in Shandong did not dare to make a fuss, which saved him a lot of worries.

Although they didn't really treat Shandong gentry, they still scared them.

Whether it was the experience of the Chai family before or the incident of the White Lotus Sect later, they were so scared that they escaped from Jinan Prefecture. If it weren't for the White Lotus Sect, they might have thought about causing some trouble.

But with the White Lotus Sect's pearls and jade in front of them, no one dared to move around. The Jinyiwei's people are still there. If they are labeled as the White Lotus Sect, they will know the consequences. In comparison, paying some tax is nothing.

As the governor, Wang Zongmu has been staring at Xu De and Xing Shangzhi these days.

After this incident with the White Lotus Sect, Wang Zongmu had a good impression of Xu De, and there was no picky point in the entertainment, so he was easy to get along with. His subordinates did not commit crimes, which made Wang Zongmu feel relieved.

Of course, even so, Wang Zongmu didn't dare to relax. Who knows when he was in trouble?

"Governor Wang, I'm so idle today, come to see our house?" Xu De was basking in the sun and drinking tea in the pavilion in the garden. When he saw Wang Zongmu coming, he said lazyly: "It's rare that there is such a good weather, which makes Governor Wang laugh."

Wang Zongmu naturally didn't care, so he sat down beside Xu De, and said with a smile: "I have been free for half a day in my life, and my father-in-law is so happy."

After waved his hand, Xu De said with a smile: "What kind of elegance is not elegant? We eunuchs have no yang energy in our bodies. When the autumn and winter change, we will feel uncomfortable. It will be better to bask in the sun."

"This is what Tai Doctor Li from the capital said. Before our family left Beijing, our royal hospital in the Ming Dynasty would be prescribed. They were all doctors trained by Tai Doctor Li. They had excellent medical skills, and I don't know if they were prescribed."

Wang Zongmu also heard about this, but this is a good thing, but no one objected to it.

Wang Zongmu smiled and said, "After you have the opportunity to go to Beijing, I will also go to see Dr. Li."

"It may be unlikely for Doctor Li to take a look, but it is possible for the Royal Hospital." Xu De said with a smile: "Maybe the Royal Hospital will be launched in Jinan Prefecture one day!" After saying this, Xu De waved his hand and said: "Mr. Wang is here today, isn't he just chatting with our family?"

Wang Zongmu also smiled: "This time I came here, I want to ask about the White Lotus Sect."

"The case is closed!" Xu De said with a smile: "Our family has already submitted a memorial to the emperor. There should be an order to come in a few days. Either escort it to Beijing or rectify the Dharma on the spot. It's no big deal."

"So, Eunuch Xu is going to return to Beijing?" Wang Zongmu was stunned and then said, "The official is going to prepare to practice wine!"

Xu De quickly smiled and said, "Don't, if the emperor knew what we were drinking, we would probably be punished. But our family did not return to Beijing, but followed Lord Wang to Nanjing."

Wang Zongmu really likes Xu De's style of not being chaotic or troubled.

"Then, I will prepare a table alone, and only eight dishes will be used with Eunuch Xu." Speaking of this, Wang Zongmu smiled and said, "If all the eunuchs in the world are like Eunuch Xu, no one in the world will scold the eunuch."

"This time, I have benefited a lot from public affairs in Shandong and Xu Gong!"

Xu De looked at Wang Zongmu with a smile: "There are not many people as honest as Lord Wang. Many people respect us eunuchs on the surface, so they may not be scolded behind their backs! Scholars starve to death and do not steal. They pay attention to their integrity. It is normal for them to look down on us."

"It's Lord Wang who made our family look at me with admiration. You are the true gentleman mentioned by the Emperor, not the false Taoist teaching."

Wang Zongmu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is shining with a candle!"

The two of them had a very happy chat. As for the matter about Qufu, neither of them mentioned it, nor did they mention it about going south to Nanjing.

On a sunny afternoon, a eunuch and a governor talked to each other, and laughter spread far and wide from time to time.

Outside Qufu City.

After staying in Qufu for seven days, Wang Yongji took care of the matter here. The Kong family was unable to redeem all the fields. Each house raised more than one million taels of silver and bought about 20,000 acres of upper fields and more than 10,000 acres of middle fields.

At this time, no one cares about the fields that were presented, and some people have already started to make trouble.

"Minister Li, I'll leave this matter of returning to Qufu to the land!" Wang Yongji looked at the new Qufu magistrate Li Yi who came to see him off, and said with a smile: "I think Magister Li knows how to do it, so I won't say much."

Li Yi is a young man in his twenties. He has a little thin figure but his eyes are bright.

After hearing Wang Yongji's words, Li Yi bowed and said, "Mr. Wang is very proud of what he does in Shandong, and he will naturally not disappoint him."

"The officials are also from poor families, so they will naturally take more care of the poor people, so adults can rest assured."

Wang Yongji certainly knew what Li Yi meant. Compared with the families who offered to the people, those who sold the land and those who were robbed of the land were undoubtedly poor. If the matter of land division is slightly biased, it would be a great thing for the people.

"It's great to be able to love the people and to be sympathetic to the sufferings of the people!" Wang Yongji nodded and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, the lower officials know how to do this. When the lower officials take office, they will clear up the backlog of cases over the years, and give the people of Qufu a bright blue sky. In the Ming Dynasty, no one can cover this sky. The lower officials are willing to guard this blue sky for His Majesty, for the Ming Dynasty."

Although Li Yi's tone was very light, his words were loud and clear.

Of course, Wang Yongji knew what Li Yi meant, which was clearly going to deal with the Kong family. The Kong family was in great power. After so many years, there were a lot of people who relied on the power of the Kong family to do evil. If they really wanted to investigate, there would probably be more things.

However, Wang used Ji believed in the emperor's eyes and patted Li Yi on the shoulder with a smile.

"You are young and are the future of the Ming Dynasty. Do it well. If you have anything to do, you can write to me. If you can help me, I will definitely help me!" Wang Yongji smiled and said, "We have a long way to the world, so we should do it well for the Ming Dynasty!"

"There is a meeting in the lower official!" Li Yi bowed to Wang Yongji to the ground.

Wang Yongji didn't say anything more. Although he was just a few conversations, he liked Li Yi. He was young, energetic, hopeful, and full of fighting spirit. He was very imposing and brave.

After getting on the carriage and looking at Li Yi who was bowing there, Wang Yi smiled faintly, put down the curtain of the carriage, and ordered: "Go!"

The sun shone on the road, half on Wang Yongji's carriage, and half on the young official who was bent. His thin figure, blue Ming official uniform, and slightly bent body formed an alternating picture.

Jinan Prefecture, the imperial envoy.

Wang Zongmu looked at Wang Yongji and said with a smile: "All things in Qufu are finished?"

The two of them also appreciate each other. Although Wang Zongmu's impression of Xu De was also good, they were always a little different. They would not be like this with Wang Yongji. There was no gap between the two of them, and they didn't have to be afraid of anything when speaking.

"It's over!" Wang Yongji said with a smile: "I won't use the rest of things."

Wang Zongmu smiled and said, "Go to Nanjing?"

"Go to Nanjing!" Wang Yongji nodded: "Don't look at me that way. I'll submit a memorial to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will send people from the inner factory to me. I'm fed up with the people from the Jinyiwei. The inner factory has very good staff."

"I understand this!" Wang Zongmu said with a smile: "Your Majesty really likes you, let Eunuch Xu walk with you."

Wang Yongji laughed: "Your Majesty is so kind, but I'm leaving tomorrow. I have to eat you tonight. I'm ready for good wine and food. Let's have a good drink!"

"Okay!" Wang Zongmu also smiled and said, "Drink a good drink!"

Capital, Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Yijun put down the soup in his hand, continued to flip through the information expressionlessly, then turned to look at Zhang Jing, and asked, "Are these real?"

"When I go back to the emperor, it's all the people from the East Factory who investigated it, so there will be no mistakes!" Zhang Jing replied quickly.

Zhu Yijun nodded, lowered his head and continued to read. In fact, this was not a piece of information, but a piece of information, a piece of information about the origin of a Ming official. Although he had a clear understanding of the gentry of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun did not have a real feeling about what it was like.

I just knew that the collusion between officials and businessmen was the integration of officials and businessmen. The book "Silver Empire" believes that during the Wanli period, it was almost the point where "no business is not businessman". So Zhu Yijun asked the East Factory to check it, mainly checking the last two imperial examinations.

The previous data is meaningless, the recent data is only accurate, and Zhu Yijun has always believed that data will not lie.

In the last imperial examination, the Jinshi who came from a businessman accounted for 70% of all Jinshis, which is terrible. In the data of Dongchang, their backgrounds are basically merchants and their families have big deals.

For example, opening a grain store is basically not counted. According to the calculations of Dongchang, these families also have at least three shops. More than 30% of the shops have business names.

Of the remaining 30%, 20% are landlords, which is the traditional sense of farming and reading and passing on family.

The poor family only accounted for less than 10%, and the proportion was very low. The same was true for the previous session, but it was a little better, but not much better. After reading this data, Zhu Yijun was in a bad mood.

This data represents that the upward channels between the upper and lower levels are being blocked, and businessmen with wealth and strong strength are becoming the masters of this country. By becoming officials and controlling their voice, they began to infringe on the power of this country.
Chapter completed!