Chapter 74: Is this an official?

The biggest advantage of coming to the Ming world is that you don’t have to put in a lot of energy to let others understand the rationality of doing things.

The same is true for official Hong Chengchou.

When a famine is severe, being able to survive is the greatest merit. As for hurting personal self-esteem, you can completely ignore it.

As long as the core goals are right, there is no need to worry too much about the rest.

Even though he knew that Yun bought these children in the future, he would have to make profits from these children, Hong Chengchou had nothing to say.

After all, people must survive first before they can take care of everything else.

"You only see the people outside the city selling their children to survive, so why don't you ask the people in the city how to survive?"

"That's the business of you officials, what does it have to do with me, a little fellow?"

Hong Chengchou cleared his throat and said, "Your Yunshi Grain Store was originally the second largest grain shop in Xi'an City and an important place for the people of Xi'an to buy and sell grain. However, since August last year, Yunshi Grain Store has never sold a pound of grain to the outside world.

Little wild boar, what do you say?”

Yun Zhao's stall stall said: "In August, the price of grain had risen to a load of grain of three or seven cents of silver. Yun did not dare to stock up on food, so he simply sold the grain in the grain store at a low price, and switched to cooking cakes and mutton soup, and bought and sold seasonings."

After saying that, he pointed to the tall stone wall in front of him and said, "You have also seen that at this time, Yun's family does not seek to make money, but only seeks to protect themselves."

Hong Chengchou looked up at the tall stone wall of Yun's family, then sighed and said, "Self-protect, protect yourself, everyone is in danger, everyone is protecting themselves!"

Yun Zhao sneered: "Ephesus Huang was beaten to death by the people and his body was hung on the Danfeng Gate. Isn't this also self-protection?"

Hong Chengchou smiled and said, "The power of the people is a double-edged sword. Can you gentry and officials use it, but can't the officials use it?"

Yun Zhao said contemptuously: "Anyway, the people of Shaanxi have been abandoned by the court, so you can do whatever you want, right?"

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "Who dares to say the word "give up" easily? It's just a last resort.

It’s cold and cold, so why don’t you invite me to your house for a cup of tea?”

Yun Zhao had no choice but to invite Hong Chengchou to sit at home.

Hong Chengchou came here this time and was very brave. At least, it was rare for Ming officials who dared to leave the city with four entourages in Guanzhong.

My mother is a female family member and it is difficult to meet officials, so only the butler Yun Fu stood behind Yun Zhao and sent the senior official away.

"Talk it straight, the purpose of a certain family leaving the city this time is to raise food."

Hong Chengchou made his purpose very clear.

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "I guessed that whoever has food in his hands now has the right to speak."

"When will your Yunshi Grain Store be able to open for sale? As long as the price of a duct of grain is not higher than four or five cents, the government will not care."

"Whatever food?"

"No matter, even rice bran!"

Yun Zhao lamented, looked at the snowy Yushan outside the window and whispered: "June, this is the greatest sincerity that Yun has given to the Lord."

Hong Chengchou leaned his body weakly on the back of the chair, and also looked at Yushan outside the window and said, "You Yun family is the only one who gives me a certain time to sell grain... However, the people in the city may not be able to wait for the summer grain harvest in June."

"The Yun family did not store grain, so I should tell you clearly."

"But, you don't lack food, are you?"

"Yes, this year, Yun gave up the rent of autumn grain land!"

"Hold rich people?"

"The autumn grain will not be rich in one season, but it only leaves enough food for the villagers to survive this year.

Nowadays, for food, people's eyes are red. Have you heard of the Crescent Mountain?”

Hong Chengchou leaned toward Yun Zhao, looked at Yun Zhao with an interesting look and said, "How much did you hear?"

Yun Zhao sighed and said, "It was done by the Yun family organization!"

Hong Chengchou smiled and bowed: "The gentry organized a group to fight to suppress bandits, which is respectable and admirable!"

Yun Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, you should have seen a new tomb at the foot of the bald mountain, where nineteen lives are buried..."

"The bandits on Crescent Mountain were also destroyed."

"A large batch of food was also wiped out at the same time..."

Hong Chengchou took a sip of the tea and tapped the table with his fingers and said, "I have visited Crescent Mountain, but the fire has not yet been extinguished.

Since your Yun family is the dominant one in Lantian County and is also the grain chief in the county, I only ask your family for food.”

"This is the matter of the county magistrate, and it has nothing to do with my Yun family. The Yun family's summer grain and autumn tax have been paid in full this year. You should not get more money."

"The Lantian County Magistrate has been beheaded by a certain family and there is no county Magistrate at present!"

"Even so, there are also county magistrates, chief clerks, and clerks, and clerks who are not in the lead."

"The Lantian County Magistrate has retired, the chief clerk is missing, the official is killed by a swordsman, and the huge Lantian County Government Office is useless."

"Since that's the case, Shangguan will send officials down. I heard that the alternate officials were waiting for their eyes green."

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly, took another sip of tea, and had the leisure to taste a piece of Yun's special pastry, and nodded repeatedly, "The tea is clear and gentlemanly, but this pastry tastes like a thousand times. This is a technique only found in the south, exuding a sense of dust.

Pig, you won’t raise the 'Yangzhou thin horse' at such a young age, right?"

Yun Zhao sighed and said, "Do you think I can be the county magistrate?"

Hong Chengchou laughed at the sky and said, "What's wrong? The eight-year-old county magistrate will not pick up the leftovers of local governance, and will not close the door at night. It will be a good talk with sufficient soldiers and food. What's wrong?

Do you know if a certain family has been promoted?"

Yun Zhao shook his head.

"A certain family is now the governor of Shaanxi! Your Yun family has been with great strength for generations. Your ancestors made great achievements in the Ming Dynasty's expeditions and struggles. Now, your Yun family is born again, and at the age of eight, he has a good prescription to treat Guanzhong!

As a governor, a certain family was overjoyed and specially found Sun Chenglin of the School Government and recommended you as a supervisor of the Imperial College in Nanjing under the name of the School Government of Xi'an Prefecture. When you get older, you are in the Imperial College. Now, you are acting as the magistrate of Lantian County under the name of the Supervisor, and you are righteous and obedient!

What do you think?"

Yun Zhao looked at Hong Chengchou depressedly and said, "It's fine if you don't pick up your own houses on the road and don't close your doors at night, but what's the reason for the elite soldiers and sufficient food?

Also, where did I get the best treatment for Guanzhong?”

Hong Chengchou was eating snacks slowly and said slowly: "Just as your family's enthusiasm for attacking Yueya Mountain and robbing food, it is no problem to pacify Lantian County. It is not an exaggeration to say that the army is good and the food is sufficient.

As for the good prescription for treating the decay in Guanzhong, as long as you build Lantian County, a certain family will naturally help you get some good prescriptions for governing the country. You don’t have to worry about this. Your teacher, who is well-educated, can always teach you. When you grow up, you will naturally be a hero.

Now, bandits in Guanzhong are in chaos. No matter who it is, as long as it can pacify the place and keep the place stable, a certain family will dare to go to the office for him."

"Is this possible?" Yun Zhao's eyes were about to protrude when he heard this.

Judging from his experience as a civil servant, the country surrendered to the robbers and recruited peace?

How is this possible!!!

The bandits hike deep into the mountains and forests, and all the people need to dispatch their troops and forcefully traverse every grass on the mountain to find out.

The final outcome of the bandit was either tied to the hospital bed and injected with poison, or someone was hit with a gun in a mess. How could such a good thing happen?

However, thinking about the fact that Hong Chengchou had recruited countless bandits in history, he didn't think there was anything difficult to understand about this matter.

After all, compared with those bandits, the Yun family is still a Taiping gentry with perfect history.

"How much food do I want to give you?" Yun Zhao asked in fear.

"Five hundred stones of grain, this is not something that some family blackmails you. Donating a student in prison is the price. If you don't believe it, go and ask your teacher."

Yun Zhao continued to stare at Hong Chengchou in a daze, but Hong Chengchou seemed very leisurely at this time, and he was not worried about eating and drinking at all. Yun Zhao refused to agree to his conditions.

Sure enough, in a short while, Qian Duoduo came in and bowed to Hong Chengchou and said, "Sir, my wife has prepared the 500 stones of food that she needs. Although the wheat was not prepared in a hurry, only 30% of the millet and sorghum!"

Hong Chengchou took out a handkerchief and wiped the dim sum from the corner of his mouth, pointed at Qian Duoduo and said to Yun Zhao: "You are a good 'Yangzhou Slim Horse'."

After going out to inspect the grain, Hong Chengchou left behind the appointment letter of the magistrate of Lantian County, the official seal of Lantian County lobby, the notice of the student of the Imperial College of Nanjing, and three blank documents, which should be the documents of the county magistrate, chief clerk, and clerk.

Then, he told Yun Zhao in his tone that he would come to Lantian County to inspect after spring sowing. This year's spring sowing will not be delayed and no fertile fields are allowed to be abandoned.

Five hundred stones of grain were loaded with a total of sixty large trucks, and excited Yunhu personally took the people to escort them straight to Chang'an.
Chapter completed!