Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 314 Let's Talk Openly and Honestly

"Well, since you have already discussed and decided, I have no other suggestions." Song Yuan dug out the official documents left earlier: "Another matter that invites you to come over, we have to do something."

The cover of the official document in her hand was old, and it looked like it had been around for some time. Several people were not sure what she was going to say, and no one dared to answer for a while.

"This official document records the tax situation of the Northwest for the past ten years. I shouldn't care about such old things, but there are more than 30 taels of tax money on it, so I have someone carefully calculate it. There are cases in every county that officials pay in advance and do not pay back. This 30 taels is still a small amount. According to the laws of the Great Wei Dynasty, if a county owes more than 10 taels of tax, it will be handed over to the county lieutenant. Therefore, I can only ask My lords have come here, and I have written on it who owed much and not paid." She handed the official document to Wei Yan and waited for them to circulate it one by one.

Seeing the names of their colleagues and even their superiors on the official documents, their faces were very exciting, and they were even more surprised when they saw the amount owed underneath.

Failure to repay such a large amount is no different from corruption.

"Lord Inspector." Chen Bingzhen asked boldly, "Is it inappropriate if you want to repay such a large amount of money and you have to search your home?"

Song Yuan quickly waved his hand: "No, it's really inconvenient for me to intervene too much in how to track down this matter. Whether you are courteous before fighting or directly intimidating, my purpose is only one, to recover the money to make up the vacancy in the account."

They looked at each other in blank dismay, and it seemed that they planned to have a discussion before making a decision, so they all stood up: "Then the officials will retire first, after the discussion, we will report."

"It's up to you to decide. I'm going out in a few days, and I won't be back in about a month or two. I just hope that I can see the money when I come back." Song Yuan also stood up: "Water conservancy needs to be built in the northwest, but there is a shortage of money. of."

She deliberately emphasized the last sentence, and the county lieutenants were not fools, so they naturally understood what she meant.

Some people copy when they should, and they don't need to show mercy at all.

The county lieutenant is directly under the jurisdiction of the Tingwei Mansion, and Song Yuan is sure that they dare not cover up and have the ability to hide it from Huo Ying's eyes. He made a special point to make them feel at ease, to avoid procrastination, and to repay debts as a matter of course. , her request is not too much.

Several people retreated vaguely, and Song Yuan finally got a break.

She took half a day off for herself, took An Zhou for a walk around the street, saw a lot of people queuing in front of the grain store, and went over to check the price of grain.

The price of grain is still the same as before, there is not much difference. There is also a government document hanging on the door of the store, telling the people not to panic about storing grain, and the government is already arranging for grain to be sent to the northwest.

"It took a long time to solve the problem of having a full stomach. Even at that time, we spent a lot of effort to solve it. It was not easy." An Zhou said with a sad face, His expression couldn't hide his compassion.

He is also a person who was starved when he was young, and he cherishes food very much. He is obsessed with farming because of the stubbornness to fill his stomach. Even when he came here, he wanted to fill the stomachs of the people, but it was too difficult , He is always worried and tossed in the middle of the night.

Song Yuan became curious instead: "It was so prosperous and stable at that time, is it so difficult to solve this problem?"

"Of course, there are too many people. When there are more people, there will be more places to live. If there are more places to live, there will be fewer places to grow food. The production of food can only be increased by year-by-year development and innovation, and because The country is vast, and the people in some places don’t have to worry about eating and drinking, while the people in some places eat meat only a handful of times in their lives, which is too fragmented.”

After listening, Song Yuan asked: "The solution you mentioned, do you mean eating rice and meat as a meal?"

"... Hmm." An Zhoushi felt that this statement was also correct.

Song Yuan laughed, "For poor people who are about to die, it is already a blessing to have a full stomach. How can there be so many things?"

This truth is also true, An Zhoushi did not refute it, just like the sweet potatoes he planted, in the original place, who would eat them all at once, for a few months?Unless there is no other way, I will wrong myself like this, but now, sweet potatoes are regarded as a gift from heaven by the people, and some people's rations are sweet potatoes for a whole year.

In this era when a full stomach is a luxury, who would be picky?

"My mind often flashes the original memory, which is very confusing, but it is enough to make me understand a truth. The hometown of the master is very good, and the people have been raised to be savage and squeamish. Therefore, those who come with the master, no matter how old they are. No matter how smart and powerful you are, you always have a sense of self-righteous arrogance, and underestimating the danger of an unfamiliar environment is just asking for your own death." Song Yuan directly identified himself.

She knew that An Zhoushi must have guessed her identity a long time ago, he just didn't say it, and she didn't need to be explicit about it, but she really couldn't guarantee that relying on the pretext of coming from the same place could make An Zhoushi feel better. When will I be effective.

For the Northwest line, no matter how tightly she kept it a secret, it will be a matter of time before An Zhoushi's identity is discovered. At that time, there will definitely be many people who win him over. It's hard to say whether the things about Song Shufu will be exposed.

So they need to have an open and honest chat.

An Zhou was silent. He was originally a cautious person, but he became disabled after coming here. He has seen the cruelty of this era, and he really dare not speak casually. It was useful, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

"I think my husband knows my identity, and I don't understand why I didn't leave when I should have left, but now, the course of history has changed, and no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. The story I know has gone astray, and since I no longer have experience to guide me, it’s time for me to make my own choice.”

An Zhou asked hurriedly, "Is Your Highness worried about me?"

"I'm not worried about Mr., I just want a definite answer. You and I know each other. It's because I cheated first, and even if Mr. resented me and made him cheat and abandon me. Help." Song Yuan said earnestly: "I hope you will think about it carefully."

An Zhou looked at her: "Does Zhou Ye know the identity of His Highness?"

"He knew, he was the first to know."

An Zhoushi nodded: "I'm just a farmer. I just want to live well to feed the people. I don't have any other ideas or ideals. I also see how your Highness treats the people. Your Highness is a troublemaker. He is also a sensible person, as long as His Highness can use me."

What he said was very humble, but Song Yuan didn't like it.

These words gave her the feeling that she would be abandoned by An Zhoushi when she had a better place to go.

(End of this chapter)