Chapter 246 Really, this is true
Li Nong, who was holding a stone in his arms, suddenly turned his head and saw the mountain pass opposite him from a high place. Then he heard a dull "bang" sound. The big stone in his arms fell down and hit the ground, almost hitting his feet. If such a heavy stone hit, Li Nong would not do anything else in at least ten days and half a month. In the past few decades of farming career, such negligence was simply unimaginable for such a stable old and village household, but now, Li Nong didn't notice it at all. His eyes, his attention and all his thoughts were on the incredible things like a miracle. He had always been happy and angry but grew up unconsciously at this moment.
Even though he had seen all this clearly with his own eyes, there was still only one voice in his mind: How is this possible?
At this time, thousands of Tangrenzhuang households on the continuous hillsides had the same reaction as Li Nong, beating drums and red flags, which had been noisy since this morning. The busy hillside was now strangely falling into complete peace in a very short time. Everything was because of everything that happened on the mountain pass, which was obviously happening, but it was unbelievable.
A large and strong ox came out of the mountain pass covered with wheels with a large cart with high wheels. The cart was filled with stones that had made Li Nong anxious for a day. The ox cart that had passed through the mountain pass went forward to the foot of the hillside and unloaded the stones, then walked around a circle and walked out from the other side of the mountain pass.
The whole process is coherent and smooth. The moving ox cart forms a moving oval under the hillside. At this time, the mountain pass is like a spring, constantly flowing out one ox cart after another. When you think that this is the last one, the next one comes out again, endless and endless.
There is no difference between cattle, but the large carts that are high and accessible to the big bulls are exclusively for the Xi people in the grassland. In fact, it is no longer meaningful to distinguish these, because the puller who follows each ox cart is a real Xi people.
This is why thousands of Tangren farmers and other Tangren farmers could not believe this scene in front of them. These are Xi Manzi, Xi Manzi! They don’t farm, how could they contribute to the Tangren’s construction of terraces? For decades, who doesn’t know what Xi Manzi is like in Longmen? How could the county government use them?
Thousands of powerful Tang men looked at the scene below in a daze, and they could not even think about it. The huge contrast between common sense and reality made it suddenly lose their voices on the hillside that was already full of enthusiasm.
Shocking, so shocking!
After a while, Li Nong, who had woken up from his lost state, closed his mouth that he had opened at some point. After sucking it twice, he pinched his thick thumb into his palm.
A dull pain came, really, it was true!
"Good guy, the county master has really transferred them," Wang Yunwu sighed in Li Nong's ears with an incredible emotion, "I'm going to blame Brother Li, I wrote the proclamation of recruiting Xi people, but even now after seeing these Xi people, I still feel a little unbelievable. Recruiting Xi Manzi! Xi Manzi is really here in a proper manner, I..." At this point, Wang Yunwu no longer knows what language to use to express the unspeakable excitement. After holding it in for a while, the things that were surging in their hearts and lungs were compressed into one word and smashed out of his mouth. "Damn!"
After a day of anxiety, what I saw now is such a scene that people don’t know what to say or can’t say. Li Nong’s heart was covered with grass, and all kinds of emotions were entangled like wild grass. He couldn’t say anything so he could not say anything. He felt that a sudden irritation in his heart and lungs was so uncomfortable that he was hot and hot. He wanted to say nothing. He wanted to say something and felt itchy in his throat. He just wanted to shout.
Before he could shout, a cheer like summer thunder suddenly rang out from around him, from the adjacent hillsides. No one organized or initiated it. The cheers suddenly came and reached their climax in an instant.
The Tang man on the hillside looked like crazy and shouted loudly at the mountain pass below. Stimulated by this, the hot and hot thing in Li Nong's chest was rushing out from his throat like a flood breaking. At this moment, he forgot his age. Under the stimulation of the surrounding environment, he shouted in front of others without any scruples for the first time in his life in fifty years.
The restless hope and the long-distance journey, all the accumulated strong emotions were completely ignited by the unspeakable shock just now. The more you hold it, the more you release it. In a moment, the cheers that reached the highest climax suddenly rose on the hillside like a mountain collapse, but it was difficult to end for a long time.
Especially when the Tangren Villagers on the hillside saw a figure in a blue official robe walking out of the mountain pass below, it was like a hurricane encountered another hurricane on the sea surface, and the thunderous cheers rushed to the top in an instant. For a moment, on the hillside, there was nothing else in the valley except cheers.
In fact, among these thousands of Tangren Villages who came with hope and longing, there were no more than one hundred people who had actually seen Tang Cheng, but this was not important. What was important was the blue official clothes on him. Everyone knew that there was only one person who could wear such clothes in Longmen County. The hope of change in despair, gave them aspirations, food, and shocked county magistrate.
For decades, the Tang people in Longmen County have been guarding barren land and carrying twice the taxes. Facing the absolutely powerful Xi people, they silently endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. Their personal strength is too small and they are not enough to compete with such a dangerous environment. Once, they once placed their hopes on the government and on the county magistrate who represented the emperor's authority. For ordinary farmers, this is their greatest and only hope that they can rely on.
But the county magistrates disappointed them. They changed like a county magistrate like a lantern, and hopes were shattered. When the disappointment was repeated again and again, it eventually turned into despair.
But the people's hearts are like the grassland after a wildfire. Although the weeds on it have been burned clean, the seeds below will never die. The deeper the spring suppresses it, the higher it will eventually bounce.
Tang Cheng's appearance and his actions were like the spring breeze blowing through the wasteland, releasing the people's hearts that had been suppressed to the deepest point. In fact, everything he did was not surprising. It was the responsibility of a county in the inland area. However, in Longmen, which is completely different from the Longmen in the inland counties, everything changed.
The people's hearts and people's spirit are so incredible. Just doing what a county magistrate should do, Tang Cheng became a hero, and the cheers that stretched across the hillsides were the people's hearts' best recognition of him, the county magistrate, and the hero's crowning ceremony.
Is it a hero that creates the current situation or a hero that creates the current situation? When an ordinary person grasps the current situation and does what people expect, the trend that is fueled by the hearts of the people and the spirit of the people pushes him up to become a hero, even if what he does is what he should do.
Facing the cheers from all over the field, Tang Cheng, who accompanied Tu Yezhuo through the mountain pass, was also excited. Although the process of striving for his ideals was indeed difficult, with the cheers and rewards in front of him, all the anxiety and worries before him were as light as the wind and clouds were not worth mentioning. The positive motivation of such a grand scene would also encourage him to continue moving forward firmly towards the ideal road.
Even if you are hard and tired, even if you are lonely!
While enjoying the tide of cheers, Tang Cheng's mind was distracted. He was distracted to the future generations and the anti-gang storm staged in Chongqing before traveling through time. It was also the will of the people and the people's spirit was turbulent, which made an ordinary farmer spend 100,000 yuan to advertise in the newspaper in order to pay tribute to the officials and police who participated in the anti-gang gang. Because he did the right thing at the right time, even if this was the duty of his own, the officials became heroes.
History always has amazing similarities, even if it is two eras or even if it is a thousand three hundred years.
Looking at such a grand scene and listening to such cheers, Tu Yezhuo quietly walked a few steps to the side, widening the distance from Tang Cheng. His mind was really complicated at this time.
This Tang Cheng is so smart, so smart that he can force you to trade with him, and during the transaction process, he will squeeze out every useful value you have to use to him.
Even so, Tu Yezhuo did not regret the deal with Tang Cheng. Instead, the scene that made him feel sour before him became more and more determined to make his previous decision: With Tang Cheng at Longmen for one day, he would never do what Niu Zude wanted to see most.
This does not mean that Tu Yezhuo was afraid of Tang Cheng. As the outstanding clan leader recognized by the Xi people of Longmen, what he feared was not Tang Cheng, but everything Tang Cheng relied on behind him, such as the Tang people in front of him, such as the army of the eight thousand days, and the court that gave him power and power. These are what Tu Yezhuo was afraid of, and these things broke the bones and entangled together with the tendons.
What Tuyezhuo is afraid of is not Tang Cheng, but the means that Tang Cheng can put these together for his use. A small tribe of more than 20,000 people is destined to be unable to fight against the glorious Celestial Empire, even though it is the same. In the past, when these fearful things were in a scattered state and could not form a joint force, his power of more than 20,000 people might still be able to gain an advantage through the cracks and rely on local strength to gain an advantage. However, when Tang Cheng pinched the original scattered together, everything in the past was destined to be changed.
Strength determines everything. No matter how strong an ant is, it cannot defeat the giant dragon. This is the sorrow of the small tribe, the sorrow of invariableness!
When the hot and hot things in Li Nong's heart finally blew out, the cheers of the slopes finally ended. At this point, he finally knew the reason why Wang Yunwu looked strange yesterday, but now he didn't say anything. He bent down and picked up the stone and shouted with a hoarse throat, "Do work!"
Before they could wake up from the atmosphere just now, the villagers with an excitement on their faces were awakened by the shout. Then, the hillside was busy and busy again. The enthusiasm was incomparable even when they rushed up the hillside in the morning. At this time, even the most pessimistic farmers no longer doubted everything the county magistrate promised.
Even the arrogant Xi Manzi obediently obediently in front of Mr. Tang. Then... what else can he not do?
When the hillside became busy again, Tang Cheng also withdrew his gaze from the opposite side. It was not until then that he noticed that Tu Yezhuo had already made it more than ten steps away from him.
Looking at Tu Yezhuo's complex expression of surprise, helplessness and sadness, Tang Cheng walked over with a smile, "Tu Ye's patriarch knows to keep his promises, and this county has thanked the thousands of people."
"This is the power of the county magistrate." Looking at the busy households of Tangren Village on the hillside with red flags waving across the hillside, Tu Yezhuo's words were filled with slight ridicule, "A notice, thousands of Xi people came to call. Although they were not allowed to take a meter or a meal, they were all from Longmen. Don't forget these Xi people."
Tang Cheng didn't hear about the ridicule in Tu Yezhuo's words. It seemed that he was still a little unwilling to face the benefits the people of the Tang people would get. "Of course, this county is about to be a big benefit to the Xi people and we have to discuss with the patriarch."
"Oh?" Tuyezhuo's head finally turned around.
"Xi people make a living by grazing. The biggest producer of animal fur every year is animal fur. The county wants to raise the price of animal fur." Speaking of this, Tang Cheng's smile became more and more gentle. "This is a matter that concerns the welfare of every Xi people. What is the idea of the patriarch of the unknown? "
As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Yezhuo immediately understood the purpose of Tang Cheng. Good, Tang Cheng, this time it was not enough to openly rebel against Niu Zude, and he wanted me to break up completely! The main trading object of Longmen Xi is Niu Zude. While giving the Xi people political blessing, Niu Zude gained a price discount. This is a transaction that includes politics and real money. It is also this transaction that closely connects Longmen Xi and Niu Zude.
Raising the price means the end of the transaction with Niu Zude, and it also means a complete break between the two.
"The Tang County Magistrate has such a big thought." His heart is like a mirror, but Tu Yezhuo did not point out the most essential thing. He looked at Tang Cheng with a playful smile. "There are thousands of households in this tribe, and the fur animals produced every year are already 100,000. In addition, with Rao Le, the purchases are as numerous as mountains. But I wonder if the people found by the Tang County Magistrate has such a large appetite."
"Since it is the proposal of this county, this is what the county has to worry about, so it won't take the time for Tu and the patriarch to bother." Tu Yezhuo laughed and said confidently, "Is the patriarch who likes to talk empty words when he sees this county?"
"Of course not, otherwise how could this scene be there?" Tu Yezhuo pointed to the Xiren's ox carriage. "It's just that such a big shop business is not enough, and you can still get rid of it. I'm sorry for talking too much. If you leave Suoyang Pass, it's not Longmen County."
"If you don't leave Suoyang Pass, it's still the ground of Guizhou, the Tang Dynasty." Tang Cheng made a very heavy sound of the word "Da Tang" in front of Guizhou.
"Oh," heard this, Tu Yezhuo's eyes suddenly shrank, and he looked at Tang Cheng for a long time before saying in a deep voice: "Then wait until Guizhou is not named Niu, and I will talk to Tang County Magistrate to talk about this business with a good person."
Things like this that are extremely important cannot be decided in one sentence. Tang Cheng is just a little bit more open now, so he doesn't feel disappointed with Tu Yezhuo's answer. He smiled slightly and said, "Okay."
"Is the magistrate of Tang County not afraid that I will tell Niu Zude about this?"
"I can see the loss of my mind," Tang Chengruo asked inadvertently: "The situation is here, what's the difference between saying or not?"
Guizhou Governor Niu Zude now has a complicated feeling about Longmen County. On the one hand, he is really tired of hearing the three words Longmen County. This is not only because there is a bullshit county magistrate there, but also because of those damn requesting relief documents. These days, there must be such a document sent over every three days. It is like an annoying fly buzzing in his ears endlessly. There are only two words - grain!
Just for food, Niu Zude was beaten by the special envoy sent by Lord Min. Now he was annoyed when he heard these two words, and he was even more disgusting to Tang Cheng's harassment.
But in addition to being bored and disgusted, Niu Zude really hopes to hear the news about Longmen County - the news of the turmoil in Longmen County.
In the past, Niu Zude often hoped that the Longmen County Magistrate would be able to be able to work longer, and the county government below was like a lantern, so he was also annoyed as a governor. However, Tang Cheng had just taken office for three or two months, and he wanted to kick the person away quickly.
If it weren't for the appointment and removal of officials like Tang Cheng, he had to report to the Chang'an Ministry of Personnel for approval. As early as the last time when ten thousand fur pieces were burned, he kicked Tang Cheng out of Guizhou.
Just when Niu Zude was in conflict with his mind, An Biejia walked in from outside with a serious look on his face and sat silently on Hu's bench.
Niu Zude rarely saw his expression, so he immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"There is news from Longmen County, not to ask for relief documents." An Biejia took a deep breath and said in a deep voice in response to Niu Zude's anxious gaze: "Tu Yezhuo and Tang Cheng are coming together."
"What?" Niu Zude stood up suddenly, "Be serious about this?"
"Tang Cheng wanted to repair the terraced fields of Lao Shi and issued a commission notice to Longmen Xi. Tu Yezhuo not only obeyed the order and sent nearly 5,000 ox carts, but also a Bai Gan who did not want to pay a leap of relief grain." Although it had been a while since he heard the news from the servants sent to Longmen County, An Biejia still had not completely digested the shock that the news brought to him. "This matter has spread wildly in Longmen County. Those people were almost crazy when they mentioned Tang Cheng."
"Tu Yezhuo!" Niu Zude slapped heavily on the desk, scaring the servant who was serving outside the door to shrink his neck, and involuntarily retreated to the distance of the door, "Did Tu Yezhuo say anything?"
"Yes, it's just here. I've just arrived. I've said a lot, but I just mean that there are eight thousand border soldiers holding their waists on their heads, and he has no choice but to do so." When he said this, An Biejia shook his head, "In addition, he had another news that Tang Cheng intended to shake the position of governor."
"Oh!" When he heard the following sentence, Niu Zude calmed down. Since Tang Cheng arrived at office, he has lost more temper in three months than in the previous three years. "Although Tu Yezhuo can be killed, this news is credible. Tang Cheng can't stay anymore."
"Yeah," An Biejia nodded heavily, "Or why I scatter all the ministers immediately. As long as I want to investigate, which yamen in Rentian can't find any problem? I'm waiting for the Wendaoya and report to the Ministry of Personnel."
Niu Zude, who was walking around the room with his hands behind his back, thought for a while and shook his head, "Longmen County is different from other places. The previous county magistrates wanted to leave as soon as they arrived. It's okay for the Taoya to say that the Ministry of Personnel is also very troubled by this, so they naturally pay more attention. The people who are hanging around in the imperial city are all old people. The methods you just said are too good to behave, and now they can't use them."
"Well... what do you mean by sir?"
"Kill people by borrowing a knife." Seeing An Jie Ge still confused, Niu Zude turned around and smiled faintly, "Why don't you use the Censor who holds the right to make a straight comment?"
A word woke up the dreamer, "Yes, why didn't the officials expect this? The most recent one among the three supervisors sent by the Censorate to this road is now in Tanzhou next to him. You can get there even if you take a bus for three days."
"In the year of a major disaster, I don't want to support the people, but instead promote corvee labor. How can you stop driving? Have you ever seen such a precedent? The disabled people cannot escape by showing off their four-character test language. Those supervisors and censors are very enthusiastic about making meritorious contributions. I heard that such things are afraid they won't be in a hurry to take a car." After walking back to the book case, Niu Zude calmly stumbled, "The eighth-rank county magistrate is not big or small, and they can't cause trouble and have real achievements. This rank is exactly the appetite of the supervisors and censors."
"I'll do it immediately." An Biejia said that, and he stood up.
"Slowly", Niu Zude, who sat down behind the desk again, waved his hand, "Don't look for the one in Tanzhou, among the three censors, he is the most sensible. Go to Mozhou to find Gan Hongyu. This person is not only a strong man, but also a scheming person who only recognizes books. He claims that every word and action is based on the teachings of the saints. It is most suitable to lead such a person to the Longmen."
The rotation of the censors every two years is the most important thing for local officials in the Daozhou in the world. Sometimes, before people even arrive at the place, the local officials in the Daozhou where they go have already clearly understood the character and habits of the censors. It is worth much effort to protect themselves. This kind of official method is very normal. It is not surprising that Niu Zude was so familiar with the censors who were stationed in the main road of the Censorate. He nodded and walked out quickly.
Chapter completed!