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Volume 1 Sleepy Shoals 023 [Selling Officials and Selling Nobles]

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    The ship docked, and the autumn rain suddenly arrived.

    Feng Xun, the county magistrate, held up an umbrella and asked, "Yao Haigong, it's rainy and cold, do you want to wait until the rain stops before going ashore?"

    "Breezy and rainy, it's a good time!"

    Wei Zhaocheng pushed away the umbrella extended by his servant, leaned on a trekking pole, and chanted as he walked: "Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves, why not scream and walk slowly. Bamboo sticks and straw shoes are lighter than horses. Who is afraid? A straw coir  Misty Rain Ren Pingsheng"

    Feng Xun gritted his teeth and simply put away the oil umbrella.  After thinking about it, he put on his big hat again, and hurriedly chased after him: "Mr. Yao Hai is unrestrained and open-minded, and he can be Mr. Dongpo's confidant!"

    Seeing this, the scholars behind put away their umbrellas and put on their hats one after another, and went to Xin Qiji's former residence in the drizzle of autumn.

    "Young master, don't we use umbrellas?" Wei Jianxiong asked.

    Fei Yinghuan said: "Come on, take your umbrella, it's not raining too much anyway."

    Zhao Han was quite excited, after all, it was the former residence of Xin Qiji, and he could appreciate the demeanor of the sages from afar.

    ? Hearing that the governor is coming to pay respects, the local chief has been waiting for a long time.

    There are many people surnamed Xin nearby, some are descendants of Xin Qiji, and some are descendants of Xin Qiji's domestic servants.

    The head of the village, surnamed Xin, led the governor all the way to Piaoquan, and introduced: "This place is the former residence of our ancestors."

    "The mountains and rivers are beautiful, it's really a good place to retreat to the countryside!" Wei Zhaocheng praised repeatedly.

    Xin Qiji had two villas in Jiangxi, one was Jiaxuan Manor, which was completely destroyed by fire.  So Piaoquan Manor was built again, and he died here with regrets.

    Zhao Han was squeezed into the surrounding crowd, young and short, jumping on his feet, and finally saw the famous Piaoquan clearly.

    If you regret it in an instant, it is better not to watch it.

    It's just a mountain spring flowing into a scoop-shaped stone pit. It's not surprising, it can even be said to be very ordinary.

    However, two-thirds of Xin Qiji's handed down ci works were created here, including the sentence: "I see how charming Qingshan is, and I expect Qingshan to see me as it should be."

    Zhao Han suddenly thought of Qinhuai Bayan, and wondered if that Liu Rushi had started listing for business.

    Wei Zhaocheng took a ladle and scooped water in the ladle spring. After tasting it, he was full of praise: "Chengchun is sweet and sweet, which is unique in the world. You can drink the spring and taste it."

    They are all local scholars, how can they not drink water from the ladle spring?

    Alas, just pretend you haven't had a drink.

    All the scholars came forward one after another, and you sipped each other, full of compliments, as if they were drinking fine nectar.

    Suddenly, the autumn wind blew up and the raindrops were like beans.

    Regardless of Ren Pingsheng's misty rain, Wei Zhaocheng covered his head with his hands, ordered his servants to quickly open their umbrellas, and trotted back to the boat to hide from the rain.

    Come with joy, return with disappointment.

    Xin Qiji's cemetery was halfway up the mountain, so he definitely couldn't go there to pay his respects, so everyone returned to the county seat by boat.

    Zhao Han stood at the door of the cabin, admiring the fleet under the rain, and then thinking of Governor Wei's face, he couldn't help feeling sick.

    Fei Yinghuan also came over to enjoy the rain scene, and said in a happy mood: "It's really just in time for the rain, otherwise we have to go climbing with him. If you have two or three close friends, it would be considered an elegant and joyful thing in your life to visit Mr. Jiaxuan's tomb in the rain.  Everyone here is a clinging person, and will only disturb the spirit of the master in heaven!"

    Zhao Han pointed to more than a dozen ships in the distance: "Are those government officials?"

    "No, most of them are temporary servants." Fei Yinghuan shook his head and said.

    Temporary servants are ordinary people who work for the government for free.

    ? In order to accompany the governor on a tour of mountains and rivers, the magistrate of Qianshan County conscripted many people to serve.  Not only are wages not paid, but the people have to bring their own dry food, and even those boats are recruited for free.

    In addition, the wine, food, melons and fruits prepared for mountain climbing are also collected from the relevant servants.  Even if you give up halfway, if you don't go to the mountain to visit the tomb, and don't return all the supplies, there is a high probability that they will be divided up by the officials!

    That is to say, Wei Zhao's trip on a whim may cause some slave households to sell their sons and daughters.

    What's even more frightening is that Wei Zhaocheng plans to pay homage to Ehu Academy!

    It belongs to the Holy Land of Neo Confucianism, and it has been abandoned for a long time.  Once the governor comes to worship in person, he must follow the official procedures and carry out simple cleaning and repairs.  The cost ranged from a few hundred taels to tens of thousands of taels, and the finances of Qianshan County were about to collapse.

    And what can Wei Zhaocheng get?

    Fame!

    Ehu Academy is the place where Zhu Xi, Lu Zuqian, Lu Jiuling, Lu Jiuyuan and others gathered to give lectures, thus laying the foundation stone for the prosperity of Confucianism and Mind for hundreds of years.

    Wei Zhaocheng will be famous all over the world if he worships and repairs it casually.

    Returning to the county seat and sending Governor Wei back to the hotel to rest, Feng Zhixian immediately summoned many scholars.Will.

    Facing a group of juren and scholars, Feng Xun's posture was as low as a gray grandson, and he almost said in a begging tone: "You are all talented people in this county. Lord Yaohai wants to repair the Ehu Academy.  The feat of the pulse. Please friends, go home and tell the elders, can each family donate some money. The county government is too poor, and it is a waste of money to give out a hundred taels of silver"

    Feng Xun did not lie, the Qianshan government really had no money.

    Hekou Town, one of the four famous towns in Jiangxi, the thoroughfare of eight provinces, and a trade center.  Ehu Town, the shortest commercial road from Kong'e Jiangxi to Zhejiang.  Yongping Town, the only commercial road from Jiangxi to Fujian!

    Just these three towns can make Qianshan County financially abundant.

    But you can't collect taxes!

    Moreover, in the huge Qianshan County, the registered population of the government is only about 10,000, which leads to the collection of various miscellaneous taxes.

    Feng Xun, the county magistrate, did an extremely aggrieved job.

    ? As soon as the magistrate called for donations, all the scholars collectively became Tai Chi masters.

    Ehu Academy is located in a remote place, unless the world's great Confucianism comes to teach in person, it will not be able to recruit students at all.  This dynasty has repaired it several times, but every time it was repaired, it was abandoned. It was a thankless task.

    Let the gentry and rich families pay money, buy fame for the governor's invitation, and help the magistrate to please the Shangguan, so get out of it!

    "Reporting to the county, the younger generation still has important matters at home, so I will take my leave first."

    "It's good to teach the county lord to know that the lowly mother is waiting for the birth, and the late birth has to go back to take care of it."

    "Xianzun, this junior is exposed to the rain and cold, and at this time he has a splitting headache. I want to ask the doctor to prescribe two decoctions."

    "County Honor"

    For a while, all the scholars dispersed, and Feng Zhixian was so anxious that he wanted to cry.

    Seeing that Fei Yinghuan was about to leave, Feng Xun didn't care about face, and hurried forward to grab him: "Brother Dazhao, can I have another cup of tea?"

    Fei Yinghuan laughed and said, "I've already had a lot of tea today, so I'm in a hurry."

    Feng Xun took Fei Yinghuan's hand and said, "I'll go to the toilet with Brother Dazhao."

    Fei Yinghuan didn't bother to pretend anymore, and said directly: "Fei has no money."

    Feng Xun stretched out a slap: "For five thousand taels of silver, Wei Futai can recommend the magistrate of a county, not a small county, but a magistrate of a large county. This is a business that is sure to make a profit. If you change it, you have to pay tens of thousands of taels."

    Fei Yinghuan smiled and said: "He is the governor, can he recommend the magistrate of a big county?"

    Feng Xun explained: "Wei Futai's benefactor is Zhan Rugong (Chen Yuting), the leader of the Donglin Party. Wei Futai himself is also deeply favored by His Majesty. How can it be a fluke to be promoted to eight ranks in one day?"

    The term "Da Lao" has existed since ancient times, and it often appears in daily communication and letter notes.

    "You don't need to say anything more about the county magistrate. If I want to be the county magistrate, I would have brought money to the Ministry of Officials to donate officials." Fei Yinghuan directly refused.

    Feng Xun said anxiously: "This magistrate is not that magistrate. There are few official vacancies in big counties, not to mention only five thousand taels of silver. This opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come again!"

    "Farewell!" Fei Yinghuan walked away in a huff.

    "well¡­¡­"

    Feng Xun sighed alone, and without regard for face, he wrote letters directly to the big family with Juren, helping Wei Zhao sell officials in black and white.

    But it's really hard to sell an official, unless you are too old, everyone wants to be a Jinshi.

    Even if you really plan to donate an official, they have their own connections, so why find a new governor?

    The only selling point is that there are only 5,000 taels left to buy the chief official of the county, which is similar to a merchant's discount promotion

    Wei Zhaocheng's calculations were subtle, he was thinking of selling his official position to make money, and he also wanted to repair the E Lake Academy to earn fame!

    Back to the boat.

    Zhao Han asked, "What's bothering you, Master?"

    "Hoo!"

    Fei Yinghuan slapped the bulkhead fiercely, and cursed loudly: "Selling an official and a noble, you don't want face, this Wei deserves to be killed!"

    Wei Jianxiong muttered, "My surname is Wei too."

    Fei Yinghuan said angrily: "Wei Zhaocheng has been a lecturer for many years and has never found a chance to make money. Now that he has been promoted to the eighth rank and released as the governor of Jiangxi, he is impatient to sell his officials everywhere. Listen  Said that he has been touring the prefectures and counties for the past few months, presumably he sold officials all the way to Lead Mountain. For the sake of money, he really doesn't even want face!"

    "Maybe it's because they are eager to make money." Zhao Han sarcastically said.

    Fei Yinghuan asked, "What counts as performance?"

    Zhao Han smiled and said, "Slip of the tongue, it's nothing."

    Wei Zhaocheng was eager to sell officials everywhere, not just for money.

    It is also possible to make friends with local wealthy families, accept the children of gentry as disciples, and send party members and minions to various places as officials.  Cliques are formed layer by layer, so that the Donglin Party grows stronger and gradually controls the right to speak from the central government to the local government.

    Fei Yinghuan is hypocritical here, his own father who is far away in Ehu Lake is very happy to receive the letter from Fengzhi County.

    With only 5,000 taels of silver, you can buy a magistrate of a large county. This deal is too good-for-nothing!

    ? On June 18, Double Eleven, I have never seen such a sincere merchant. The discount has been hit to a comminuted fracture. If you don¡¯t place an order quickly, it seems that you have lost 100 million.

    (One more book to be sacrificed: "Retrospect to the Era of Literature and Art", reborn to go back to engage in literary creation, and the literary and artistic ecstasy can be very pretentious.)?? Form cliques, so that the Donglin Party will grow stronger and gradually control the right to speak from the central to the local.

    Fei Yinghuan is hypocritical here, his own father who is far away in Ehu Lake is very happy to receive the letter from Fengzhi County.

    With only 5,000 taels of silver, you can buy a magistrate of a large county. This deal is too good-for-nothing!

    ? On June 18, Double Eleven, I have never seen such a sincere merchant. The discount has been hit to a comminuted fracture. If you don¡¯t place an order quickly, it seems that you have lost 100 million.

    (One more book to be sacrificed: "Retrospect to the Era of Literature and Art", reborn to go back to engage in literary creation, the literary and artistic ecstasy is very good at pretending. ?
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