Song Beiyun

"Isn't it still going to be beheaded?"

The magistrate of the county laughed: "Of course I know. I was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Baoqing. I happened to study hard in Luzhou before, and I met hungry people and entered Luzhou. At that time, the two of you probably had never seen the tragedy. The state’s solution is to exchange polished rice for bran to feed the hundreds of thousands of hungry people.”

After all, the county magistrate grabbed a handful of white rice: "I don't know how long the severe drought will last. There are still more than [-] mouths in our county. The [-] catties of relief food is only one month, and it is nothing more than saving money." Two months."

Song Beiyun nodded lightly: "So the lord came up with this method, first to intimidate the squires, and then to instigate the common people, let them gather the grain at your place, and when the caravan comes, replace the rice noodles with bran, and exchange 50 catties of grain for [-] Thousands of catties of bran."

"Exactly, 50 bran mixed with wild vegetables can be carried for half a year." The county magistrate nodded and said, "It can be regarded as that I have lived up to the cultivation of the court."

"But in this way, let the court know, and blame it..."

"After all, no one died of starvation in this county." The county magistrate was the first to laugh: "In this kind of disaster year, it is a great fortune not to starve to death."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Ding Xiang: "This big class, if you are willing to exchange, then I will not allow it to others, how about it?"

Song Beiyun and Ding looked at each other, Ding Xiang nodded and said, "Let me go back and tell the master to try."

"Then thank you Taipan Ding."

In the afternoon, Song Beiyun and Ding Xiang left the small county. They were walking on the road, and Ding Xiang suddenly stopped: "You say he is not greedy, but the old man doesn't believe it. You say he is greedy, and there are people like this Trick."

"Greedy, I must be greedy." Song Beiyun said with a smile: "In other places, there are four catties of bran per catty of rice, but here there are five catties of bran per catty of rice, and they still insist on it, and they make up a lot of stories. There must be something tricky."

"Ah."

"But, what did you say about this trick? I believe he will definitely use it where he said." Song Beiyun turned his back and walked backwards, and said as he walked, "But that's the problem. If it was me, I would I would rather have [-]% of my subordinates be like this, and I don’t want to be the kind of honest people who give out [-] catties for disaster relief.”

"How is the honest man?"

"It's okay to be an honest man, just in case if the court suddenly cuts off the confession, they will also arrest you." Song Beiyun laughed a few times, and then said: "Being an honest man, you can't catch it but you are Something really happened. You say that such a person is not honest, but his subordinates may not necessarily have an accident. You say this is interesting."

Ding Xiang probably understood the truth, but he also secretly sighed: "This world..."

"Ding Xiang, it's good. Starving to death is the bottom line. As long as he abides by the bottom line, he is already a good official. To be honest, some things really can't be black and white. Do you think that Yicheng is wrong? Are you saying that the county magistrate is wrong? To be honest, I am very relieved, if all the officials in the world are so smart, what if the Song Dynasty has you and me?" Song Beiyun Changshu He breathed a sigh of relief: "What should I do? The one hundred thousand catties of grain, should Ding Xiang be exchanged?"

"Change!" Ding Xiang gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Go and urge people to pick up the goods!"

Song Beiyun smiled very happily. It was really gratifying to see a scholar like Ding Xiang deflated.

Ding Xiang must be extremely uncomfortable at this moment, knowing that what the other party did was something he resisted, but he had to grit his teeth and cooperate. This twisted feeling probably made him constipated that night.

But the thing is like this, there is no place to reason like this, it is really necessary to catch the typical example, it is not a problem that the county magistrate chopped it up on the spot, but as Song Beiyun said, if he really follows those "honest people" methods, if Once there is a problem with the connection at the imperial court, it will really be a big problem.

Therefore, after weighing the law and human life for a long time, Qing Tian, ​​who is known as the tallest in the Song Dynasty, could only pinch his nose to admit such violations.

The mixed doubles between reality and ideal made this old man in his sixties look very lonely for a while.

"Ding Xiang, don't do this." Song Beiyun waved his hand and said, "Put people first, people first. Don't be too dogmatic."

"Boy!" Ding Xiang snorted coldly: "It's not your turn to teach this old man a lesson!"

After all, Ding Xiang got into the carriage like a petty temper, and never showed up again.

But Song Beiyun looked up at the sky and whistled, but his whole body was relaxed, even the scorching autumn wind seemed extra refreshing.

Sitting in the carriage, Ding Xiang heard Song Beiyun's almost teasing whistle. He looked up to the sky, quietly looked at the carriage shed, and repeatedly asked himself a few questions in his heart, but he still searched for nothing, and the pain surged .

"Ding Xiang, don't think about it! Don't think about it, if I can't bring you back alive and kicking, Mr. Zhao will kill me and eat it raw!"

When Ding Xiang heard Song Beiyun yelling outside, he was annoyed and funny, he opened the curtain and shouted: "Don't be annoying, the old man just take a nap."

Chapter 681: On September 9, Six Years, Sunny Toasted to Invite the Bright Moon

"This is 50 catties of bran. Mr. Ding said, you will save your life."

Facing a group of grain soldiers that came suddenly, the county magistrate was full of bewilderment. He looked at the commander of the grain soldiers and asked curiously, "What is Mr. Ding?"

"Which Mr. Ding is still in charge of the court." The grain soldier said impatiently: "Hurry up, I still have official business, you hand over the things quickly, so that we can go back to the business."

Part of the strategy for disaster relief is to let the army control part of the emergency food reserves and set up special food soldiers to guard and mobilize this part of the food, forming a double insurance.

These food soldiers have been eating imperial food, so their attitude towards local officials is not enthusiastic, and it is inevitable to shout and drink. are mutually exclusive.

But this is exactly the kind of confrontation that the imperial court needs, and it will not be easy for them to collide with each other when they confront each other.

And seeing the attitude of the grain soldier, the head of the county magistrate was buzzing at the time. If I guess correctly, among the old and young people who came here a few days ago, the old...isn't the surname Ding?Zhao's firm, Ding Daban, isn't this the Xiangguo of the Song Dynasty?

At that moment, the county magistrate collapsed on the steps and rolled down the steps to the ground, but he didn't feel any pain at all, only felt extremely scared.

This is just like what Ding Xianggong brought, it can really be said that he has saved his life, and when he thinks about it carefully, the so-called "attendant" next to Ding Xianggong becomes more and more familiar the more he thinks about it, and if he touches it carefully, it is not Have you ever met Song Beiyun during the disaster relief in Luzhou?

Thinking that it was the killing god, the magistrate who fell to the ground didn't even have the strength to stand up, and he felt his heart beating suddenly.

Fortunately, my mind was empty, but I only had the feeling of being alive after a catastrophe. The two people I met yesterday were actually high officials who visited privately in Weibo.To be honest, he knew in his heart that even if there were 1 reasons for what he did, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, he would have to be executed, not to mention that there were people like Song Beiyun who killed people without blinking an eye. It was cut with a knife and there was no place to reason.

But now not only did they fulfill their promise, but there was also a gesture of not pursuing the matter between the lines. This feeling after escaping made the county grandpa's brain buzz.

His first reaction now is to catch up and explain clearly, but where can he find it in such a big day.

After he slowly woke up, the grain soldiers had already started to remove the grain from the county office on their own. past.

"Tell me, if the county magistrate finds out, what kind of gesture will he take?" Song Beiyun sat in the carriage and smiled at Ding Xiang with his eyes closed, "I'm afraid he'll pee his pants in fright."

Ding Xiang slowly opened his eyes, but without any special expression, he even said in a very flat tone: "The alarm bell is ringing."

Xiao Song didn't care much, he crossed his legs and quietly looked at the scenery outside the window.This inspection will last for about a month. During this month, it is definitely necessary to catch a few typical cases, but this stage is really not suitable for large-scale cleaning of the grassroots, so this typical case is still relatively difficult to catch.

And Lao Ding was a little tired along the way, and he talked a lot less. Song Beiyun, who was young and energetic, naturally became boring.

The next point is to arrive at Qimen County. For Song Beiyun, this place is his hometown again. The construction period of the black market line in the Song Dynasty is the first food security channel in the Song Dynasty, but this time, the mood is completely different.

When I came here again, the county magistrate was still the same county magistrate, the county government was still the same county government, and even the arrow holes on the wall were still alive.

Even the cat he adopted back then was still alive, but the young cat had turned into an old cat, lazily hiding under the eaves in the shade, and slowly raised his head to take a look when he heard movement outside.

"Little thing, do you remember me?" Song Beiyun went up and scratched the old cat's chin.

Ding Xiang raised his head and glanced at the county government: "Why don't you check here?"

"There's nothing to check here. Our destination is Fuliang." Song Beiyun got up and replied, "Qimen is just a passing station, and Fuliang County is the big one."

After all, Song Beiyun turned around and walked to the street he was most familiar with, bought some well-known local pastries, and brought Ding Xiang to eat some famous local steamed dishes here, and the two found an inn to live in down.

What Song Beiyun didn't expect was that in the evening, the county magistrate of Qimen County came to the door on his own initiative.

"How did you know it was me?"

"Master Song doesn't know something. It hasn't been a few years since you left, and many servants in the yamen still recognize you. You were recognized when you were playing with cats at the door today, but looking at Mr. Song's clothes, you can tell that Mr. Song has important tasks to attend to." So I told my subordinates in private."

"It's really clever." Song Beiyun smiled and said, "Those people are indeed my old subordinates."

The county magistrate smiled shyly.

And Song Beiyun went on to introduce Lao Ding beside him: "Since you can see it, then I won't hide it anymore. This is Ding Xiangguo."

"I pay my respects to Xianggong Ding!" The magistrate of Qimen immediately got up and bowed, "I don't know that my husband is here, so I'm not far away to welcome you."

"I'm not happy with you like this. Why are you so rude when you come to me? Look down on me, the crown prince Shaobao?"

The county magistrate of Qimen quickly stood up and said seriously: "I don't mean that as an official...Master Song, please don't misunderstand."

Song Beiyun waved his hand, but didn't say anything, but Ding Xiang sneered: "Why are you so boring?"

Song Beiyun snorted, took a sip from his teacup and said to Qimen County Magistrate, "Have you been corrupt in recent years? Hurry up and report it, so I can kill you and return to my life."

Everyone in Qimen County was stunned, he got up and said: "Heaven and earth conscience, how could I do such a thing! I also ask Mr. Ding and Mr. Song to learn from you."

Song Beiyun saw that he was very boring, so he stopped teasing him, and then began to examine his method of dealing with the drought.

Although the county magistrate is boring, he is also very honest. He quickly took out his own plan. In fact, it is nothing more than a revised version of the guidance issued by the imperial court. There is nothing wrong with it, but it is not as good as the previous county magistrate. dazzling.

If it is greedy, this person should not be greedy, but it can be seen that he is relatively stupid, at least not so smart in terms of governance. No wonder he has taken over Song Beiyun's class and is still ups and downs in this county.

"You, the assessment still needs to be assessed. From tomorrow onwards, you can follow Ding Xiang around Qimen County."

"Then what about you, Shaobao?" Ding Xiang asked curiously, "Aren't you going with the old man?"

"Ding Xiang is getting old, and his physical fitness has deteriorated a lot. If he runs around day and night, he will get sick. I mean, Ding Xiang will stay here for three to five days to take a rest. I will go to Fuliang County ahead to have a look. " Song Beiyun said with a smile: "Ding Xianggong has walked eight hundred miles, it's time to rest."

After speaking, he looked at the county magistrate: "Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, I understand, I understand... I will arrange it now."

"Ding Xiang is a frugal man, if you dare to make a fuss, the good times may come to an end."

Ding Xiangxiang was dumbfounded about Song Beiyun, he had no deep colleagues before, and he didn't know whether his legendary escape was true or not, but after working with him, he could really feel this person's escape and uninhibited.

But the problem is, this person is alert in every way while jumping out, not to mention the first-rate judgment of the situation, but he can also be precise in all aspects of speech.There are piles of empty words, but occasionally they can inadvertently reveal the arrogance in the bones.

But there is one thing to say, this kind of person Ding Xiang doesn't think he is a person who can take care of others, but along the way Ding Xiang finds that he is basically taken care of by him.Although occasionally he was so angry that he wanted to beat someone up, but he had to admit that this guy was like a living man.

Ding Xiang and even himself sometimes unconsciously regard him as his peers rather than a kid from his nephew's generation.Look at him, and look at his ineffective son and nephew. Sure enough, those who became famous at a young age are all capable.

"That being the case, I will rest here for a few days before leaving."

Ding Xiang didn't object to Song Beiyun's arrangement. After all, he was old, and his back was almost unbearable due to the exhaustion of boats and cars these days. Although he didn't say it, he couldn't lie down every night when he went to sleep.

Perhaps it was Song Beiyun who found out and gave himself a step down, so it would be better to take advantage of the situation and take a rest for a few days. It would not be a problem to let him go to the front to inspect first. After all, in terms of governance, Ding Xiang felt that Song Beiyun had no problem at all, and Although the law enforcement is a bit too cruel, it is actually not a big problem.

It would be impossible for him to agree to rest in the rear alone if he had to change someone.

Thinking about it this way... After arriving in Qimen County today, he deliberately went to the yamen gate to tease the cats and stayed for a long time, probably because of this encounter, it was intentional.

After dismissing the magistrate of Qimen County, Song Beiyun took a part of the guards and set off for Fuliang County after eating breakfast early the next morning. The status of Fuliang County in Song Dynasty is not low. It also sits on the main roads of the three lakes, connecting Quzhou to the east, Xinzhou and Meizhou to the south, Huizhou to the north, and Jiangzhou to the west. It is itself a major producer of grain and tea, and even the county government is a unique five-rank government.

When Song Beiyun was in Qimen County, he didn't pass through the border because he was afraid of all the high-ranking officials in Fuliang. But in such a wealthy prefecture and county, all the officials in it were pulled out and cut down. There was absolutely no wrongful case.

And the focus of their trip is on Jiangnan West Road, and the focus is on Fuliang, Jiangzhou.

Song Beiyun went first, to see what kind of disturbance those rotten fish and shrimps could stir up.

Sitting on the carriage, Song Beiyun was blowing the cool autumn wind, humming the theme song of "Private Interviews with Kangxi's Weifu", a five-flowered horse, a thousand gold fur, which still had some taste.

It is basically unlikely that there will be banditry in this place, because not to mention the main traffic routes, it is still a key protected commercial route, so as long as there is a so-called banditry, someone must have done it deliberately. As long as Song Beiyun encounters a banditry, it means that some people are going to die up.

In order to quickly complete this target, Song Beiyun deliberately made himself look extremely bright, completely adorning himself according to Zuo Fang's standards, looking like he didn't know how rich he was.

He is wearing the top-quality silk and satin from Ruibaozhai in the capital city, and the hat is made by Xinghefang. The fan in his hand is made of top-quality jade-bone Suzhou embroidery. Even the specifications of the carriage are higher. Looks rich.

Unannounced visits don't have to be very low-key, this is what Song Beiyun concluded, and the identity doesn't have to be civilians, because in many cases, some unknown transactions are not accessible to civilians, so for places like Fuliang, the pattern of unannounced visits There will be many.

The carriage slowly bypassed Chongshan, and slowly drove into this county known as the richest in the Song Dynasty.

Or it should not be called the Great Song Dynasty, but one of the few wealthy counties in China since the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Because of the money, there are not many disasters here, but this thing is too normal, and resources in prosperous areas will naturally be concentrated here. What he really wants to examine is not this place, but those corners that can't be seen at a glance.

Every city will have places to hide evil and evil people. There is no exception to this point. When Song Beiyun entered the county, it was already evening. He didn't stop too much. He directly found the most gorgeous inn in the county and stayed. .

The top luxury suite is the kind of place where you can see the mountains and rivers when you open the door. It is so extravagant that it costs two dollars a night.

He said that he is a businessman in the porcelain business. He just took over the business at home and didn't know how to do business, so he came here to watch it in person.

People like this are everywhere in Fuliang.So he didn't attract people's attention at all. This place is not like the small closed county town before. There are so many people in this place that it is scary.

The three principles of unannounced visits are: the first is to hide your identity, the second is to be quiet, and the third is to go straight to the point.

So Song Beiyun quickly used his banknote ability and made a few local "friends" here.

These people are basically the local rascals who are doing nothing. Song Beiyun first inquired about Lu Panchat, and then took advantage of the opportunity to invite them to eat meat and gave them some benefits. These people became Song Beiyun's staunch henchmen.

He yelled his brother one by one, as if he had arrived at Liangshanbo.Song Beiyun also vividly demonstrated the two characters of dandyism. Brothels don't blink when they spend a lot of money, and they don't care about the year of the catastrophe. If there is no wine, they will spend a lot of money to dig old wine from other people's homes. If there is no meat, they will find a way to find it. "Wounded" cattle.

In just two days, the reputation of Song Beiyun, a prodigal son from Luzhou, had already spread in Fuliang. As for the behavior of Qian, many people with ulterior motives have already begun to approach him gradually.

And from this point on, Song Beiyun's plan will officially start.

Chapter 682, September 9, six years sunny

"Today, Mr. Song will treat all the guests, and please don't be polite."

A word from the shopkeeper caused the whole brothel to erupt, and the people below raised their glasses to pay tribute to Song Beiyun on the second floor, and Song Beiyun also waved down unabashedly.

"I have plenty of money." Song Beiyun put his feet on the table, with his arms around the popular oiran, and his new acquaintance sitting opposite him: "Why are you not allowed to sell alcohol in a disaster year? It's absurd! Come out to play, no alcohol is nothing .”

"Brother is brother, I'll drink this cup first!"

Song Beiyun heard the dogs next to him yelling one brother at a time, and laughed happily, then pushed the coquettish girl beside him away, reached into his clothes and took out a pile of banknotes: "Don't give me money today. Save face, have fun!"

The money that ordinary people can't earn in their entire lives was distributed out one by one in his hands, and the oiran was stunned. Although he was an oiran in a wealthy place, he had never seen such a large amount of money. Man, let alone that he is from the capital city, his boldness and unrestrained style are absolutely extraordinary.

"Senior official~" Hua Kui came up softly: "I don't know what kind of business the high official is doing in the capital?"

"Food, mines, and restaurants. My uncle is Song Shaobao. After my father died, my uncle handed over the stall to me. I don't like doing business, but like spending money." Song Beiyun said casually, while He took out a handful of banknotes and stuffed them into the oiran's chest wrap: "Take it!"