Chapter 3 Banquet
On the third day of November, Feng Wuhen indeed held a banquet at the imperial envoy's headquarters. The heads of the Yueluo family were guests. Song Junxian, Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were naturally present. Because they had a tacit understanding, everyone at first only talked about customs and culture, not talked about serious matters, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Lu Simang, who has always given people the impression of being accused of a joke, saying that the father and son were angry, and the father asked his son to support him every month, but the son thought that his father was like a stepfather, and he didn't care since childhood, and he didn't even pay money to marry and have children. He had to support him when he was old, and he didn't even have a family. He imitated his son's silly look and said, "You are my son. What have you bought for my wife? There is not even a thread. Do you want me to support you?"
"I am me, it is natural for my son to support me. If you dare not support me, I will go to the county government to sue you!" He also imitated his father's angry look, "Let those men deal with you, a beast! If I buy something for your wife, I will not be scolded as if I were to be ashamed!"
Luo Yunqian was so angry that he smiled, "Lu, Lord Lu, I didn't expect you to be so funny. What a stingy man and a simple son, but, is it true?"
"It's true." Yue Mingzhong smiled, "Brother Luo may have never heard of it. This was a ridiculous thing that Lord Lu encountered when he was a county magistrate. At that time, the matter was known to the whole county. During the trial, almost all the people were dispatched to block the yamen."
"Oh, then how did Lord Lu deal with it in the end?" Feng Wuhen also became interested, "It is natural for the son to raise his father. Is there any other way to judge?"
"It was an easy thing, but the neighbors said that the naive son was extremely filial, and his wife was filial to her father for what she was reluctant to eat. Who would have thought that her father would even ask him to give him half a month pocket money? Then the naive son became popular. After making trouble, he actually thought that he was ignoring me." Lu Simang seemed to remember what happened back then, and the smile on his face could not cover up.
"But my father and son are in harmony. Did Lord Lu later condemn his father?" Song Junxian disagreed. He was a man who was well-read and had a filial piety for his mother. After his mother died, Ding You was filial for three years, and there was no shortage of etiquette. Until now, every Qingming Festival, he still did not forget to send his children back to his hometown to worship, so he despised those who disobeyed and unfilial.
"That's not." Lu Simang shook his head, "If it were such a verdict, I'm afraid I would have become a laughing stock in the county. I will in front of that bastard and ask the yamen runners to pull the stupid son down and blame him."
"I'll tell you what's next." Guo Hanjin said, "I'm afraid Lao Lu laughed out loud after he was halfway through his words. He said, 'Since you sued your son for being disobedient and unfilial, according to the laws and regulations of this dynasty, if your children are unfilial, you will be punished for twenty days after being punished for 20 days and fined twenty taels of silver. In this way, I don't have to let him show his shackles, so I directly broke his legs and asked him to pay for forty taels of silver." The father was anxious and took the lawsuit away. Lao Lu pretended not to agree, and the pounce that he was like me, and he knelt down, honestly responded to his laziness, and said with tears: 'If sir, who will I ask to cook for me if I break my son!"
Everyone laughed loudly. Song Junxian smiled and tasted the taste, and his face gradually became gloomy. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that Lu Simang's story was something in the words, as if he was a different way to ridicule him and his father in the case. Although Song Junxian was a little pedantic, he was not shallow. The incident in front of him was impossible, but he was actually narrow-minded. At that time, he would still think of some other ways to teach these two disrespectful bastards.
Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were very calm and leisurely. The story was found by the two of them, but the instruction came from the Your Highness, who were just a melody. They were just a melody. Both of them knew it in their hearts that even the Seventh Highness did not like the governor, and the Yue family and the Luo family would not buy his account. The rest of the play today depends on how the protagonists sang it.
As expected, after thirty years of drinking, Song Junxian pretended to ask about the business of the Yue Luo family. Wouldn't it be better to ask? After asking, the two of them collided at the same time. Some families were in a turmoil, some kids caused trouble, and some heavy losses after the disaster. In short, both families are now in the evening and are difficult to lead the way.
Song Junxian was furious. He glanced at Feng Wuhen's quiet face beside him and immediately took off his governor's airs. "Mr. Yue and Mr. Luo are both people with names in Fujian, so there is no need to make excuses with me? If the family of Fujian is unable to survive due to this small flood, I am afraid that the people will laugh out loud when they say it out. Taxation is a major plan for the country. Re-taxation is not a hike, but a check on the accounts that have been eliminated in previous years. I hope that Mr. Yue and Mr. Luo can cooperate with me to give the court an explanation."
Yue Mingzhong and Luo Yunqian looked at each other, and a trace of disdain flashed across. If Feng Wuhen had not invited him, none of them would have come. A governor with a shallow foundation dared to be serious with them in this way, which has never happened in the past. Yue Mingzhong cleared his throat and said slowly: "Mr. Song, Caomin did not dare to disobey the constitution. Half of all business transactions in Yue family were supplied to the imperial officials in the capital. Most of the best barbarian goods were bought at high prices and presented to the emperor and the ministers and ministers. If the adults wanted to send accounts, Caomin could submit them immediately, but it was very involved. Please think twice."
Luo Yunqian followed closely behind, "My dear, although the business of Caomin's family is not as good as that of Yue's family, the accounts of exchanges are also clear and clear. Japan is a vassal state of our Celestial Kingdom, but in recent years it has been in a state of disturbing our coastal areas. Caomin and others also followed the instructions of the nobles in the capital to bribe the insiders of the Japanese pirates, funded silver, and let them kill each other. As for the good Japanese swords and other items purchased from Japan, most of them were offered to the emperor, and the princes also presented them to each other, so there were always some slight differences in these accounts."
Song Junxian was completely bleak. He could hear the implicit sound. Whether it was the Yue family or the Luo family, he could not afford it. This experience made him a second-rank governor very angry, but the ruthless words had actually been posted. Do you really dare to go to the high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing to verify it? He forced a smile and said, "It seems that this official is a bit unlucky. Mr. Yue and Mr. Luo, the two are the leaders of the Fujian business world. Now that those big merchants are frequently closed, the people are troubled. Can you inform them to put the people's livelihood first and return to normal as soon as possible." Compared with his previous words, these words have become much softer.
"What Lord Song said is the right reason." Feng Wuhen first interrogated, "Which profit is important for businessmen, people's livelihood must not be ignored. Now that Lord Song is the new governor, those merchants should not stop their business even if they have grievances. You may as well persuade them, and the taxation matter has not yet been completely concluded, so they do not have to be upset."
As soon as Feng Wuhen said this, Song Junxian changed his color a little, which was equivalent to saying in disguise that he did not fully agree with his practice of investigating the businessmen's tax evasion. Thinking of the prince's imperial envoy's repeated advice to him, Song Junxian couldn't help feeling bitter. He felt that he had been in vain in his past month. From the imperial envoy to the people, no one said he was good.
"Since your highness has already had the Jun order, Caomin will naturally obey it." Yue Mingzhong immediately agreed. Luo Yunqian secretly cursed his opponent's first step, and quickly expressed his thoughts: "Don't worry, Caomin will persuade those merchants to open the market as soon as possible. Lord Song is the right to investigate the taxes. Caomin is willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver again at one time to show my sincerity in the Luo family."
Song Junxian couldn't help but smile bitterly. Ten thousand taels of silver were undoubtedly not enough for the Luo family, but what else could he say? When measuring the land, Guo Hanjin was simply a sloppy man with him. In addition to gathering refugees, there was no problem in the three things, he was actually hindering everywhere. The six masters he brought also resigned, and the remaining three were also quite restless. Could it be that he, the governor, really failed?
"Okay, both of you are indeed loyal people of our dynasty. I wish you a cup." Feng Wuhen signaled the little Fangzi behind him to pour a full glass of wine, stood up and said, "I hope Mr. Yue and Mr. Luo can use the money of the barbarians and Japanese to enrich our country's treasury. Who said that the giant merchants can only speak of profit? In my opinion, those who can win the praise of the people, and those who do not value profit are real heroes!"
Yue Mingzhong and Luo Yunqian stood up quickly and respectfully drank the wine in the glass.
"Don't worry, your highness, even though the grass-roots are businessmen, they know that state affairs will not damage our might!" This is Yue Mingzhong's answer.
"If your Highness is sent to you in Fujian in the future, as long as I, the Luo family, can't let you down." Luo Yunqian's answer was even more explicit.
Guo Hanjin and Lu Simang were both secretly proud. They were considered to be ahead of Feng Wuhen. Although the prince seemed to have a weak potential, it was not very dangerous. At that time, they had the feeling of holding their heads in their hands every day. Now, the Yue family and the Luo family are reconciled, let alone the two of them? If they can really rectify Fujian well, they are afraid that they will not be promoted back at the level they have dropped. As for the governor Song Junxian, after suffering this loss, they will probably have to be at peace for a while, right?
Feng Wuhen personally sent Yue Luo and the other two out. When he turned around, he saw the lost Song Junxian. He couldn't think of any words of comfort, so he gently patted his shoulder and signaled him to go back to the house with him.
"Old Lu, do you notice that your highness still attaches great importance to the Song surname." Guo Hanjin said thoughtfully.
"It's better to say that it's not about being serious." Lu Simang's words came to the nail on the head, "You and I are both for sin. If he can understand what Your Highness means, then the court will not be able to change Fujian again, and your future will be very easy. However, if this Lord Song insists on his own, he will be troubled and you and I will not have a good time. Maybe he will be in trouble with you and me. Otherwise, what will your Highness enthusiastically invite the two heads of the family to do now?"
"Old Lu, I didn't expect that you can see through people's hearts more and more now. Why, I want to show off my backer?" Guo Hanjin smiled and punched Lu Simang. The two of them happily got into a sedan chair. How could ordinary people tell that they almost had a quarrel not long ago.
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Chapter completed!