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Chapter 1247
"I mentioned it!" Zhang Fengyi immediately replied, "The emperor said that the next focus of the court will be to investigate the hermits. The southwest and northwest areas of the Ming Dynasty are mountainous, and most of the hermits are hidden in the mountains. After the deadline, The imperial court will send troops to assist in the investigation."

Qin Liangyu nodded when he heard this. It is indeed a bit unrealistic for ordinary government servants to deal with hermits hiding in deep mountains and old forests.But what does this kind of thing have to do with her, the left governor of the governor's mansion?
Zhang Fengyi obviously guessed what her mother-in-law was thinking, and immediately continued to explain: "The emperor will issue an order at that time. The military operations of the local army will be in charge of the military operations of the local army. The court must send people to supervise, but they are not allowed to interfere with military operations. The results of the local army's operations will be used as the assessment of the local generals, and the mother-in-law will make the decision, and then report directly to the emperor."

Hearing this, Qin Liangyu couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, especially after the Tumu Fortress Change, the power of military commanders and nobles has been increasingly crowded by civil officials.Although it is said in name, the duty of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion is to train troops and assess officers at all levels.But in fact, after the previous assessment by the Dudufu of the Five Armies, it was reported to the Ministry of War, which made the final decision.The power to assess military officers at all levels has actually been seized by the Ministry of War unknowingly.

But now the emperor's actions are obviously returning the assessment right to the five armies' governor's office.No matter what the Ministry of War is, under the current emperor's power, it is impossible to compete with the emperor for power, right?

After thinking about this, how could Qin Liangyu, as a general, be unhappy.

So, she immediately obeyed the order and began to prepare for the camp.The same will should have been given to Zhu Xieyuan through the chat group. As soon as Zhu Xieyuan's order arrives, he can leave for Sichuan.

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In the south and west of Shanxi, there is a very famous place in later generations, which is Liangshan Po.It consists of the four main peaks of Liangshan, Qinglong, Fenghuang and Guishan and seven branches of Hutou, Xueshan, Haoshan and Xiaohuangshan, covering an area of ​​nearly four square kilometers.During the Tang and Song dynasties, the Yellow River broke through many times, and the rolling river water poured down to the foot of Liangshan Mountain, and connected with the ancient Ju Yeze, forming an endless large water park, known as "Eight Hundred Li Liangshan Park".

But now the scenery here is gone, the Yellow River has changed its course, and the water park here is not as good as before, but it has not reached the wetland like the ruins of the water park in later generations.

Here, the outskirts are already arable land, and there are villages one after another.Among them is a small village with only about [-] households, which is the nearest village on the Liangshan side near Shuibo, called Liangjia Village.Most of the people in the village are relatives, and a family fled here to take root.

Don't look at Liangjia Village's small population and lack of arable land, but it can be seen from their houses and people's clothes that they are all relatively wealthy.

On this day, at noon, the sun in July was a bit harsh, and the people were all resting in their houses.A group of people, five strong men, each came down from the mountain with a lot of things on their shoulders, entered Liangjia Village familiarly, and arrived at the door of a family in Dongtou.

"Bang bang bang" knocked on the door, and among them, an older man knocked on the door and shouted in a low voice: "Uncle Liang, we are here!"

Hearing the voice, a person in the room came out, with a little joy, obviously it was the man who said Uncle Liang.

"Come, come, please come in!" Uncle Liang greeted enthusiastically as he opened the door.

The five men entered the house one by one, piled the big bags on their shoulders in the yard, opened the bag, and revealed the things in the bag, which were good things from the mountains.

Uncle Liang smiled even more when he saw these things, and immediately said enthusiastically to the older leader: "Liu Wa, what do you want this time, salt? What else?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Wa smiled and said, "It's something I exchanged before. Besides, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth. I want some fabrics. I wonder if it's expensive?"

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive!" Liang Bo said cheerfully, "Tell me what you want, I'll see which one in the village has it, go and get it for you!"

Uncle Liang is the leader of the village and the head of the clan. He knows everything in the village.Every time these people from the mountains come to exchange things, he arranges them as a whole.

Just like that, after some communication, Uncle Liang immediately called out the name of the person, and the neighbor next door heard it. In just a short while, all the things Liu Wa and others needed were brought over by the nearby villagers.In just a short while, Uncle Liang's yard was full of people.

When the business comes to the door, everyone is happy and cheerful.There were also children who took the opportunity to come over to watch the excitement, while playing in the yard.

Seeing the things delivered, Liu Wa suddenly frowned slightly, squatted down, looked at the bag of salt lying there, stretched out his hand and grabbed a small amount, after a closer look, his face was a bit ugly, and he carefully put down the bag of salt in his hand. Then he said to Uncle Liang, "Uncle Liang, we can't afford these fine salts, so let's change to the old table salt, anyway, salt is enough."

Uncle Liang smiled wryly when he heard this.In fact, he didn't want to display the refined salt either.But the key problem is that there is no coarse salt for sale in the county.It's all this kind of refined salt, and the price is even cheaper than the previous coarse salt.

After hearing the question, Uncle Liang pretended not to care and said, "It's all right, we've been dealing with each other for so many years, so the refined salt should be calculated according to the previous coarse salt price."

When the other villagers heard this, they quickly agreed.

"Yes, yes, we have been friends for so many years, so you don't need to share the refined salt and coarse salt, anyway, the price will be given to you!"

"Yeah, your life in the mountains is not easy, we must take care of it as much as we can."

"..."

What they said moved Liu Wa and others very much.Because in their impression, the price of refined salt is several times the price of coarse salt, and if it is still exchanged at the previous price of coarse salt, it will be too cheap.

So, Liu Wa quickly said: "No, no, it's not easy for you. How can you suffer from taking care of us for so many years! We don't want this refined salt, we just need coarse salt."

Upon hearing this, the people on Uncle Liang's side glanced at each other, and then began to talk politely again.

"Don't be shy, I'll give you the refined salt as I told you, it's okay!"

"Yes, friendship is here, just take it!"

"Just take it as coarse salt, it's fine."

"..."

Just as they were talking, among the group of children playing in the yard, the older one suddenly stopped and said to Liu Wa: "Uncle Liu, there is no rough salt in the county, it's all this kind of refined salt! "

As soon as he said this, the courtyard was suddenly quiet.

The people on Liu Wa's side looked at the child in amazement and couldn't believe it.Everyone in the county eats this kind of refined salt?How is this possible?How can the people in that county survive?

And among the people on Uncle Liang's side, one of them was the child's father, who became a little annoyed and slapped his own child on the head, and reprimanded loudly: "My lord is talking, how can you interrupt me? roll!"

This child seems to have reached the stage of rebellion, and also the age to lose face. Seeing so many people being scolded by his father, he immediately defended a little unconvinced: "I'm not wrong, mother said it, now life It's better, even this refined salt is much cheaper than the previous coarse salt, Your Majesty is wise!"

The child speaks a little fast, but enunciates clearly and finishes speaking in one go.

When the child's father heard this, his face flushed with anger, and he slapped him for the second time, shouting loudly at the same time: "You little bastard, how dare you speak stubbornly! See if I don't beat you to death!"

"Wow..." The child was beaten and cried immediately.

When Liu Wa saw it, he quickly stretched out his hand to block the child's father, and at the same time persuaded: "Okay, okay, the child is not sensible, so he just said something casually, there is no need to hit him."

He didn't believe what the child said at all, so he treated it like a child talking nonsense.

There is no coarse salt for sale in the county, only refined salt, and the price of refined salt is cheaper than the previous coarse salt, which is simply incredible!how is this possible!

Unexpectedly, the crying child, after hearing his words, cried again and said, "I'm not a child, I've already gone to a children's school! My husband said, be honest, I didn't talk nonsense..."

The child's father was about to go crazy, dragged the child away, and walked directly out of the yard, shouting very angrily: "What the hell, dare to talk back to your father, see if I go home and not pick your skin ..."

After such a fuss, the people on Uncle Liang's side looked a little embarrassed, and then Uncle Liang made the decision, and all the exchanged things were given to Liu Wa at a lower price. After the deal was made, Liu Wa's side, compared to before Gained a lot more.

"It's really troublesome Uncle Liang every time!" Liu Wa and others carried the exchanged things on their backs, and after sincerely thanking them again, they went back to the mountain with their things on their backs.

Uncle Liang and others sent them to the entrance of the village. After watching them go away, a person suddenly asked, "Do you think they will doubt it?"

"How can you doubt it?" Someone else immediately replied, "If the current situation was changed a few years ago, would you believe it?"

As he spoke, the man pointed at the backs of Liu Wa and the others and said, "These hermits have been hiding in the mountains for many years, and it is impossible to believe that there will be a good life now!"

Uncle Liang listened, but did not speak.Over the years, relying on the transactions with these hidden households, the village has made a lot of money by earning the price difference.No one wants to destroy such a situation.

At this moment, a child suddenly pulled Uncle Liang's sleeve and asked in puzzlement, "Grandpa, Brother Gazi is right, why are you still being beaten?"

Uncle Liang turned his head and saw that it was his grandson, so he wanted to explain, but for a while, he didn't know where to start.

The other adults looked at their grandpa and grandson, but no one interrupted.

"Grandpa, are they bad guys?" The child was a little puzzled, "Our husband said that you should be honest, but when you meet bad people, you can't tell them everything!"

Hearing this, the sincere and simple smiles of Liu Wa and others flashed in Uncle Liang's mind. He suddenly sighed, touched his grandson's head, and then looked around his clansman and said, "The deadline for the registration of hermit households stipulated by the imperial court is coming soon. We are not the only ones who know about the people hiding in this mountain. When the time limit has passed and the imperial army assists in the investigation, they will definitely be exiled to a place of extreme cold. After all, we have been dealing with each other for many years, what do you say?"

After he asked this, no one spoke.Looking at each other one by one, they were a little undecided.But they heard, what is the tendency of the patriarch?
In fact, among these people, some people are unwilling to speak out, and even plan to report back, so that they can share the wealth of the hermits.However, the patriarch has already expressed his inclination after all, and those who have these thoughts dare not speak out for a while.

Seeing that they were silent, Uncle Liang stroked his grandson's hair and said, "Life is much better than before, and we have made a lot of money from these mountain people. What's more, our juniors, We are all studying in children's schools. As elders, we should lead by example, and we can't teach children badly. They are our hope. I hope that they will also get fame one day. You don't want them. They will also be our resentment in the future. Corrupt officials, right?"

Hearing his words, all adults fell silent.After a while, someone finally said, "Uncle Liang, I'll listen to you."

"I also listen to Uncle Liang."

"For my dog's sake, forget it, let's do something good!"

"..."

People spoke one after another, and they all agreed with Uncle Liang's statement. There were only a few of them who were silent and obviously disagreed, but they didn't stand up and strongly disagree.

Seeing this, Uncle Liang immediately called his name and said, "Father, Gouwa, you go chase them and invite them back!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Gouwa's father agreed, his expression seemed to be a lot more relaxed, with a little joy, he let go of his feet and chased after the distant figure.

After a long time, Liu Wa and his party returned, and after hearing the explanation from Uncle Liang and others, they still looked in disbelief.

Liu Wa and the others listened to it as if they were listening to a scripture from heaven. Anyway, their faces were either confused or disbelieving.

"Uncle Liang, don't make fun of us." Liu Wa said with a wry smile, "Although we are hiding in the mountains, who doesn't know what the government looks like? Not to mention anything else, just Liao pay. In the past, it forced our village to death..."

"That's the old calendar!" Uncle Liang was a little dumbfounded, and these mountain people still didn't believe the truth, "The Liaodong Jian captives have long been exterminated by the emperor, and the Liao pay has already been abolished. In recent years The changes are so great, let me tell you..."

It was not until the evening that Uncle Liang roughly talked about what had happened in these years.

Liu Wa confirmed with surprise on his face: "Is this true? I heard that the emperor is not a brat, how could he have such great ability?"

"Don't be rude!" Upon hearing this, Uncle Liang quickly reprimanded, "The emperor is Ziwei Xing, how can he be judged by his age? Tomorrow you will send people to the county to have a look, and you will know. But let me tell you. After a few days, it will be the deadline, and when the time comes, you will go to register again, but you will have to pay money."

　Thank you Yiye Zhiqiu 111 for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)