Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 168 Jin Zhongxin's Understanding
After letting Zhu Di know about Jin Zhong, the new scribe, Guo An withdrew with confidence.

Anyway, Jin Zhong has become his man now.

In the future, I won't be able to run...

In the hall, after Zhu Di thought for a moment, he shouted to one side.

"He Zhong."

"Your Highness, the servant is here."

He Zhong then appeared directly in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said softly: "Go send someone to investigate the details of that Jin Zhong, Guo Qing has been in the palace for so long, we haven't seen anyone he cares about so much."

"Yes, Your Highness."

He Zhong replied with a solemn face, and walked down quickly.

on the other side.

After Guo An returned to the public house, he saw that Jin Zhong was still holding those account books and looked at them seriously. He didn't even notice that he came back, and he didn't bother him.

Walk to the main seat and sit down casually.

After an unknown amount of time, Jin Zhong, who read the ledger in his hand, finally came to his senses.

Then, when he was about to put the account book back in his hand, he suddenly found Guo An sitting behind the table, and he was shocked.

"For villains, see Guo Changshi."

"There is no need to be so polite."

Guo An waved his hand very casually and asked, "Have you read these account books?"

Jin Zhong quickly replied: "Go back to Guo Changshi, I've read it all over."

Guo An said: "Do you understand?"

Jin Zhongdao: "Returning to Guo Changshi, although these account books are numerous, every item is clearly recorded, which is clear at a glance, and a villain can understand it at a glance."

"That's good."

Guo An nodded in satisfaction, and asked again: "Are you still living in Beiping Mansion?"

"This……"

Jin Zhong couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Guo An said: "It's okay, you're new here, it's normal if you don't have a house. Go find the clerk who brought you here today, and ask him to take you to the common room of the palace officials at the gate of the palace, and arrange a room for you.

After you receive your salary, you can decide how you want to stay. "

"Thank you Guo Changshi."

Jin Zhong said gratefully again.

Guo An waved his hand, "Okay, let's go down."

"Yes."

After saluting Guo An respectfully, Jin Zhong walked down.

Jin Zhong, who had just entered the palace for less than a day, also knew Huo Cai, the scribe, so naturally he could only find Huo Cai.

Fortunately, when Jin Zhong found Huo Cai, Huo Cai hadn't received any mission yet.

Therefore, after hearing that Guo An asked him to take the new scribe in front of him to find a place to stay, he immediately got up and greeted him warmly.

"Brother Shizhong is really lucky. I have been in the Yan Palace for so long, and this is the first time I have seen Guo Changshi care so much about the officials in the Palace?"

Jin Zhong said sincerely: "Guo Changshi is a good official."

Huo Cai also nodded again and again: "It's natural... Since Guo Changshi came to Yan Palace, we clerks can receive a large amount of rewards every year in addition to their salaries.

The life of the officials and scribes in the Yanwang Mansion is much easier.

Even, sometimes, the salaries we scribes receive every year are more than that of a county magistrate. "

Jin Zhong couldn't help being surprised, "There are so many?"

"It's natural."

Speaking of this, Huo Cai couldn't help being proud.

"You don't know, since Guo Changshi came to Yan Palace, how much money has he earned for our palace? Moreover, His Highness treats us officials, guards, and even the servants and maids very generously.

The most important thing is that Guo Changshi treats people kindly on weekdays, and usually has nothing to do to arrange for his scribes to do..."

As he said that, Huo Cai couldn't help but look envious.

Jin Zhong looked at Huo Cai strangely, "Then when I first arrived today, brother Huo specifically told me not to provoke Guo Changshi..."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Zhong saw Huo Cai's face change drastically.

Looking up and looking around, Huo Caicai approached Jin Zhong nervously, and said in a low voice: "Brother Jin, be careful... Some time ago, Guo Changshi bought the land of Zhangjiawan Wharf in Tongzhou At that time, some gentry and officials died, their hands and feet were not clean in the fields, and they oppressed the people, which directly angered Guo Changshi...

Guo Changshi directly took His Royal Highness Yan Wang and thousands of Yanshan guards to Tongzhou overnight, and searched the homes of those gentry... After dawn, he ran to Tongzhou again, and the Tongzhou Zhizhou, Tongju, etc. The chief officer took it down...

Those gentry and officials were punished according to the "Da Gao".

A few days later, the gentry officials in the entire Beiping Mansion were thoroughly investigated...

Afterwards, it was reported to the imperial court, and I heard that the gentry in the entire Ming Dynasty suffered disaster..."

"hiss……"

Jin Zhong's eyes widened, and he was punished according to the "Da Gao"?Doesn't that mean that the whole family of the gentry is finished?

"Why did the entire Ming gentry get involved in the end?"

Huo Cai glared at Jin Zhong with a bit of resentment, "I heard that you are also from a prominent family, don't you know that those gentry hide their fields?"

Jin Zhong was silent, but his eyes were shining brightly.

"Guo Changshi is really a good official!"

"That's enough, that's enough... It's better for me to talk less about Shangguan... There are five or six empty rooms in the courtyard in front of me, which belong to my Chief History Department. Brother Jin can choose one at will..."

……

The next day, in the morning.

After Guo An finished pointing the hair, he took Jin Zhong, got into the carriage, and came outside the city under the escort of several Yan Palace guards.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Jin Zhong opened his mouth wide, dumbstruck.

On the hundreds of acres of fields, densely packed craftsmen and young adults are working in an orderly manner.

Guo An turned his head and glanced at Jin Zhong, and said softly: "Shizhong, this is the construction site of the Academy, and it is also the most important project of my Yan Palace this year. From now on, when I am busy with official duties, you will supervise this place. "

Jin Zhong quickly replied: "Please rest assured Chang Shi, the villain will definitely supervise this place."

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and began to look around.

"Meet Guo Changshi."

"Meet Guo Changshi..."

Wherever Guo An passed by, all the young men and craftsmen bowed their hands respectfully to Guo An.

After a circle, Guo An had an idea in mind, found a high point, pointed to the hundreds of springs in the distance and said: "These craftsmen are all local people, and they can all be trusted.

The only thing you need to be optimistic about is that none of the hundreds of springs can be destroyed by them.

In addition, it is to check the daily number of workers of these young and strong craftsmen. These young and strong craftsmen include their wages and food subsidies every day. "

"The little man understands..."

Jin Zhong nodded thoughtfully.

There were records of this in the account books he looked at yesterday.

However, thinking of something, Jin Zhong couldn't help but asked with some doubts: "Chang Shi, in those account books yesterday, the villain also saw that many people still owe food to the palace, and there are also many young people who are paying their food debts with work." , I don’t know why this is?”

Unexpectedly, after just reading it once, Jin Zhong even understood this matter. Guo An couldn't help but glanced at Jin Zhong with admiration.

"Last year, tens of thousands of households in Wanping County were short of food due to a large amount of land reclamation. His Highness borrowed a few stones of food from the government's grain depot."

"His Royal Highness really borrowed tens of thousands of households?" Jin Zhong couldn't believe it.

"His Royal Highness borrowed a mere hundred thousand shi of grain."

Guo An said casually.

Jin Zhong frowned slightly, "Chang Shi, what about the other prefectures and counties in Beiping Prefecture, even Daxing County?"

"They all have no face to borrow."

Guo An looked contemptuous, "His Royal Highness wants the entire prefecture and county of Beiping Prefecture to lead the people to reclaim wasteland, but only the people of Wanping County are desperately reclaiming.

As for the remaining states and counties, even now, they have not fulfilled His Highness's request..."

"I see."

Jin Zhong nodded slightly, and he had a new understanding of Guo Changshi in his heart.

……

Outside the gate of King Yan Palace.

Along with a group of gentry and officials in the entire Beiping Mansion, as well as a group of merchants who donated books, they were once again blocked by horse-drawn carriages a few days later.

This familiar scene made all the guards at the gate of the palace startled.

Immediately, two guards stepped forward and questioned the first carriage.

"This general, my master heard that you can get reading glasses in exchange for donating books to King Yan's Mansion, so my master specially asked me to come here with five hundred books..."

"Are you all?"

The guard looked up and asked.

Hearing this, the steward said with a bit of embarrassment: "It should be considered..."

"Everyone wait for a while."

The guards slightly bowed their hands towards the stewards, and then returned to the gate of the palace.

"Hurry up and report to Your Highness and Guo Changshi that someone has come to donate books again..."

After finishing speaking, the two guards ran straight into the palace.

……

It just so happened that Jin Zhong's details had been found out, and Guo An was sitting in front of Zhu Di, looking at the paper in his hand with relish.

Hearing the guard's report, both Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help being taken aback.

"Another group of people donated books to the academy?"

Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help being taken aback when they heard this.

"Do you know where he came from?"

The guard quickly reported: "Reporting to Your Highness, according to the villain's observation, those carriages seem to come from the capital."

"The capital?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

"Can they reveal their identities?
The guard replied again: "Return to Your Highness, there are no signs on the stewards or on the carriage."

On the side, Guo An grinned lightly.

"Your Highness, with so many carriages and so many books, there are only those in the capital..."

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then he looked surprised, "Was Guo Qing talking about those courtiers?"

"Your Highness is wise."

"Why are they like this?..."

"Your Highness, did they impeach you just now? I'm sorry... But, all of them are elderly people who need reading glasses the most, and it just so happens that they also have my Yanwangfu Academy at home. Books needed..."

"Aren't they afraid of being ridiculed by covering up so much?"

"Your Highness, if you don't tell me, who else will take the initiative to expose it?"

"Humph……"

Zhu Di couldn't help but snorted coldly, "Lead someone to collect the books."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Ma He, who was waiting on the side, responded, and hurried out to greet the scribes of the Chief History Department and the guards.

In the hall, Zhu Di suddenly got up when he saw the figures in the distance.

"No, the king is going to take a look."

"Weichen accompanied His Highness to go."

Zhu Di did not object to Guo An's initiative to accompany him.

This time, Zhu Di did not go up the city wall, but went directly to the gate of the palace.

A group of people who looked like managers were lining up to register with the scribes of the Chief History Department.

"See Your Highness, I have met Guo Changshi!"

Seeing Zhu Di coming, a group of scribes quickly saluted.

Those people who came to manage the affairs also hurriedly saluted with fear on their faces.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and asked directly, "Whose family do you all belong to?"

……

(End of this chapter)