Everyone Knows I’m a Good Man

Chapter 42

After Ji Changze failed to get the pleasure of persuading people from Wuxian Cheng, he tentatively went to Master Liang again.

I don’t know what happened to these two subordinates, but they actually really love their work. Even more exaggerated than Wu Xiancheng who worked overtime immediately after getting the work target, Chief Liang actually managed to "create work even if there is no job." "Up" realm.

When Ji Changze went there, he was trying to solve the problem according to the calculation method he learned last time.

When Ji Changze asked, Master Liang raised his head and smiled, his face full of desire for knowledge: "Students are about to enter school. Didn't your Excellency say before that after admission, there will be a class placement test for students with basic knowledge? The official is trying Here are the test questions. Sir, can you see how well you did on these questions?"

Ji Changze took a few glances.

After reading it, he expressed his sincere sympathy for these students who were about to enter school.

It's enough to take the exam right after school started, and the test questions are so weird, it's a wonder they don't cry.

Master Liang, who had no idea that Ji Changze was slandering him from the bottom of his heart, happily shared his thoughts with Ji Changze: "Didn't you say last time that most of the students are young and don't know the heights of the world? When they first enter school, they should suppress their energy for the future. Instruction? The official thought that their enthusiasm would probably be suppressed a little after the exams were over.

"More than that, I think they should all be suppressed."

Although he felt sympathy from the bottom of his heart, how could a subordinate not praise him for working so proactively? Ji Changze patted Chief Liang on the shoulder, gave him high praise and encouragement, and also enjoyed the beauty of the future.

"Very good. Mr. Liang is really responsible. I can imagine that if you work so hard for the students, they will be very grateful to you. By the way, isn't the topic a bit too boring? Otherwise, I will do it myself. After the academy was built, more and more people donated money. It would not be good for you, Mr. Liang, to do all this alone. I thought I should lighten your burden. "

Chief Liang was still immersed in the excitement of becoming a gentleman for the first time. He looked even happier after hearing these words. He looked at Ji Changze in surprise: "Sir, are you finally planning to recruit a few more settlers?"

"No, no, no, that's what I think. Why don't you do this? When you have taught the students enough, you can divide the account book into small parts and give them to them to do the calculations. When they finish the calculations, you only need to check a little more. Just make a summary at once. This will not only save effort and time, but also train students' learning ability. It can also give you a break. By the way, it can also inform the outside world of how open and transparent our college's account books are. Of course, the most important thing is Still, I don’t want you to be tired.”

Ji Changze said very democratically: "It doesn't matter if you think this idea is not good, I will listen to you."

Master Liang was moved.

He never expected that Mr. Ji would be so considerate of him and come up with such a good idea to kill three birds with one stone in order to prevent him from being tired.

He nodded repeatedly: "Okay, this is of course a good idea. Thank you so much, sir, for being so considerate of me."

Chief Liang walked up several floors in response to Ji Changze's gratitude, sighing countless times in his heart that it was lucky that he could meet such a good official like Mr. Ji.

Seeing how grateful he was for coming up with such a good idea to share the pressure, and completely forgetting that it was Ji Changze who had put all this pressure on him, Ji Changze smiled happily.

Still a familiar recipe, still a familiar taste.

Fortunately, okay, it seems that the only person in the county government, Wu County Cheng, has mutated.

Although Chief Liang seems to be slightly different from before, fortunately, the problem is not big.

Feeling relieved, Ji Changze continued to check on his vegetable patch.

I took a stroll and started writing letters to my father-in-law.

Now it’s time to get things done. Because of his rich experience, Ji Changze has not made any detours at all, everything is natural and smooth.

Now that the academy has opened, he is now simply a god-like existence in the minds of the people of Weeping Willow. Although as ancient people they still regard the emperor as the sky in their minds, Ji Changze is already the sun in the sky.

If something happens to Ji Changze at this time, the emperor will be the first to stop.

And these students taught in the academy who can write articles, do calculations, know the law and understand the principles will also be the pens supporting Ji Changze.

Now that I have no worries, I can go to the emperor to ask for rewards for the success I achieved during this period.

He wrote a letter in his study.

Ji Changze has created a lot of things, but what can impress the emperor must be related to the people's livelihood in the world.

Chemical fertilizers are definitely possible. After all, food can obviously increase income after fertilizing. Generally speaking, the emperor who lacks nothing will have a vision that transcends everyone in the court and goes further.

Some officials would not care if the people had enough to eat, but a normal emperor would.

They know that the people are the foundation of the entire country. One person may not be able to impress them, but one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million can definitely do it.

The chemical fertilizer developed by Ji Changze can save so many people as long as it is implemented nationwide. According to his observation, although His Majesty in front of him is old, he has no plans to be an old fool and is indeed a clear-minded person. Mingjun, if you hand over the fertilizer, he will understand what kind of contribution Ji Changze has made to Anguo.

Just this one thing was enough for Ji Changze to get the emperor's protection.

As for the remaining items that require long-term verification and are used to make money, they will not be confiscated for the time being.

After writing the letter, he handed the letter to his 32nd confidant and asked him to hurry up and deliver it to his father-in-law.

Before leaving, he was already free and went to see the messenger in person.

He earnestly held this subordinate with a rough appearance and a rough name: "Liu Da, this letter is of great importance and concerns our entire Anguo. You must hand it to my father-in-law, and be careful on the way. "

Liu Da patted his chest, feeling a surge of pride in his heart.

Your Excellency has so many things to do, so you have to go out to deliver it to him in person, which shows the importance of this letter, and how much your Excellency trusts and values ​​you when you can hand such an important letter to yourself.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He wanted to swear to the sky that he would be able to deliver it safely. After several assurances, under the sight of Ji Changze, he mounted his horse and left Weeping Willow.

Along the way, Liu Da followed the adults' instructions, rested when it was time to rest, and hurried when it was time to hurry, and finally reached Wei Mansion in the capital.

Mr. Wei has been living a good life recently.

First of all, the wife at home was in a better mood. She no longer sighed all the time like before. She would wake up suddenly even while sleeping, and then she would throw herself into his arms and cry, saying that she dreamed that her daughter was not having a good life.

Ever since the news about Weeping Willow reached the capital and Jun Li came back from Weeping Willow, Madam has become more energetic day by day. She brings several girls with her when she goes in and out every day, and she smiles at everything she sees.

Mr. Wei was not very clear about how his wife stole the show outside. He only knew that he finally didn't have to sleep well when he was suddenly woken up by his wife.

He was on vacation today, and he was sitting in his study looking at Weeping Willow's travel introduction. He wanted to go and take a look, but because he was still an official and didn't have a long vacation, he had to give up.

But thinking that such a weeping willow was built by his son-in-law, he felt happy again.

Just when I was thinking about whether to go fishing after reading it, the boy came to report that there was a person outside who claimed to be Mr. Chuiliu and sent a message to see the master.

Master Wei was slightly startled: "Where is the letter? Show it to me first."

The young man wondered: "The man said that my uncle ordered that no one except him and the master can handle this letter. He must wait until you see him in person."

Master Wei was confused.

What is written in this letter? He actually asked his son-in-law to inform the messenger like this.

As expected of someone who had been watching the scene for a long time, many possibilities immediately flashed through his mind.

Found Shangguan ta:n'w:u**? What's wrong with the weeping willow? The son-in-law was mentally unstable and became a corrupt official, and now the incident is revealed? Or is there something wrong with the older girl?

In short, he thought a lot but nothing was good.

Mr. Wei, who was frightened even before he saw the person, turned a little paler than before and stood up quickly: "Where is the person? I will go see him now."

After receiving the letter from the messenger, he took a few deep breaths and made enough mental preparation before slowly opening it.

After taking it apart, he first saw Ji Changze greeting his father, and then saying that he had experimented with a recipe that might be useful. He didn't dare to delay, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to his father, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

When I saw the uses of chemical fertilizers written at the bottom and how effective they were, the relaxation on my face turned into a look of disbelief. I read just a few lines of words over and over again to convince myself. Did you read it wrong?

Then I saw that Ji Changze said that chemical fertilizers had been used in his experimental plot to ensure the authenticity. He also conducted experiments on soil from various places in Weeping Willow. He even asked some traveling merchants to bring soil from various places to ensure that the chemical fertilizers were applied to these soils. All can be used, but it is not clear whether all soil can be used. My son-in-law is just a small Weeping Willow County magistrate. When it is really impossible to collect soil from all over the country, his breathing became rapid.

If, as the son-in-law said, such good things were used throughout the country, how many people could be saved from famine.

Even if Ji Changze was conservative in what he said above and only listed the names of the places where he had obtained soil, this is surprising enough.

His first reaction was that this fertilizer must be dedicated to His Majesty.

Obviously, Ji Changze thought so too. He also wrote at the bottom that the recipe is here, and his father-in-law can have someone make it. The experiment will make sure that what I said is the truth and then be presented to His Majesty.

He also wrote that if this recipe is effective, His Majesty may want to reward him. In addition to his achievements in Weeping Willow, the most likely possibility is to transfer him to the capital. However, he has just given a reward to Weeping Willow. Basically, there are still many things to do. I really feel uneasy about leaving at this moment. I hope my father-in-law can ask your majesty. If you really want to reward me, just give the credit to your father-in-law. He only hopes that he can manage the weeping willow well and dedicate it to your majesty. Taxes are several times or more than in previous years.

Seeing this, Mr. Wei already felt that something was wrong.

Why does this son-in-law speak so officially? He didn't act like this when he wrote letters before.

When he touched the envelope, he discovered that there was another letter inside.

When I took it out and looked at it, I found that the words and sentences in this letter were much more casual than the previous letter.

The general meaning is: Father-in-law, please remember to give another letter to His Majesty to read, so that he can take a good look at how loyal I am to Anguo, and that I don’t want to leave Weeping Liu. On the one hand, it is indeed because Weeping Liu still has many things to do. On the other hand, my achievements are not enough to live happily in the capital. In Weeping Willow, I am the boss and everyone supports me. I will do whatever I say. But when I go to the capital, what I say will count for nothing. Others will definitely Don't blame me. Even if His Majesty supports me, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to do anything. Besides, my wife is pregnant. Even if the child is born, he will still be too young. I'm really worried, so I'll ask my father-in-law. Yeah.

Master Wei looked at the letter and nodded with satisfaction.

That's right, this is the son-in-law he knows.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and forced the expression on his face not to be so happy that others could see it at a glance. He coughed a few times and said to the messenger: "I also have something to say to Nagasawa. You first Take some rest in the mansion.”

He wanted to make sure the matter was settled before writing to his son-in-law.

Things are going very well.

After the fertilizer was made, Mr. Wei asked people to get soil and seeds that could mature quickly, and opened a small courtyard in the mansion. He lived in it and took care of it himself.

According to what his son-in-law said, the experimental field was divided into four plots. One was without chemical fertilizers, one was with a small amount, one was with a normal amount, and one was with a large amount. Then he observed the growth of the same kind of seeds in the field. potential.

The results of the experiment came out quickly, and it was exactly what the son-in-law said in the letter.

After letting the chicken be eaten to test the poison and observing the chicken for a few days, he found that it was still as lively as before. Master Wei was so excited that he sent the vegetables and chicken to the kitchen and made a stew of chicken and stir-fried vegetables.

He ate the delicious chicken and vegetables one bite at a time, feeling the taste was completely the same as that of ordinary chicken and vegetables. He was so excited that he was even walking.

In the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Wei went to the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty, taking the letter with him.

This emperor is indeed as Ji Changze observed. He is a good emperor. Although he is not too smart, he is definitely not stupid. His sons have gradually grown up. He has neither engaged in "raising gu to watch fights." He did not deliberately favor one over the other, but always maintained a balance between them, silently observing which son was suitable to sit on the throne.

He doesn't like pleasure very much but he won't wrong himself. He likes beauties but he won't upset the balance of the harem. He goes to court conscientiously and has children with beauties. He has no merit but no faults. It can be said that it is a rather ordinary life for an emperor.

But sitting in this position, who doesn't want to build a country, and who doesn't want to do something that can leave a name in history. In later generations, everyone will praise him when they mention him, but he is relatively sober and knows that he does not have the ability, so he does not bother anymore.

But he doesn't have this ability, his officials do.

After hearing the efficacy of this chemical fertilizer from Mr. Wei, the no longer young emperor stood up from his seat excitedly; "Seriously?"

"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. This is the fertilizer I made according to the recipe. Your Majesty will know after you try it."

So, after Mr. Wei personally farmed the land, the emperor also ordered people to open up a place in the harem. With excitement and excitement, he repeated what Mr. Wei had done before.

Even after waiting for the vegetables to grow, he sent someone to bring a hen and let it eat the vegetables to see if it was poisonous. When he found that the chicken was fine, he immediately crossed the river and demolished the bridge and ordered the imperial kitchen to stew the old hen. Made exactly the same.

Of course, as an emperor, he had one more step than Master Wei to test the eunuch's poison. After waiting to make sure that the eunuch was fine, he sat in front of the chicken soup and green vegetables, and finished eating this representative meal with full excitement. He can leave a meal in history that "allows this generation to have a good harvest."

The emperor had a rare good temper, and he respected Ji Changze's choice.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that what Ji Changze expressed in this letter, "I am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and I am willing to die for His Majesty the Emperor. I stay in Weeping Willow because I want to manage this place well for His Majesty." .

The emperor naturally did not expect that Ji Changze was a chicken thief and wrote this specifically. He only felt that these were the words from the heart of this loyal minister. This letter was written by Ji Changze to his father-in-law, and he also wrote some trivial matters at home in the front.

The lady is pregnant and has more delicious food than before. I accompanied her to walk my father-in-law. I can rest assured that she will give birth to your grandson or granddaughter safely.

Is there still enough Yuanhua pancake given to my mother-in-law last time? I am currently researching another scented soap. When I come up with it, I will give it to my mother-in-law first. I hope she will be happy to use it.

The subordinates in the county government have been working very hard recently. Because the free academies opened are not enough, they have to support themselves. Their hair has been falling out recently. My son-in-law went to a famous doctor in the next county for help. Medicinal diet for hair care. Father-in-law, you have also worked hard for the court. Although your hair is still there, you can still take precautions. Here are the medicated diet recipes. You can try it and so on.

There are so many trivial things, and the words are full of intimacy. It seems that it is written by his family to his family. If he knew that this letter would be delivered to me by his father-in-law, would he still write it like this?

Therefore, the loyalty he expressed later must be true and not adulterated at all.

Moreover, Ji Changze obviously knew how much credit the chemical fertilizers had, but he was unwilling to take the credit for Weeping Willow, and even expressed the hope that he could give this credit to his father-in-law.

Even his own father and son may not be able to make such concessions, but he can. When such a materialistic and corrupt official cannot be beaten no matter how hard he fights, such a loyal, sincere and sincere man who is nothing like the coquettish bitch outside suddenly appears. Differently pure and unpretentious, it was hard for the emperor not to be fond of this little magistrate.

He asked someone to send Ji Changze's "dossier" and prepared to get to know him, a loyal hero, but when he saw that he was actually the second-class official, he frowned.

Although he is the second-level crane worker, he is not sent to a small place like Weeping Willow to be a small county magistrate.

Moreover, he is also the son-in-law of Yushi Zhongcheng. Although Wei Qing has always been upright and will not help relatives to establish relationships, but just because Ji Changze is the second class, he cannot be the county magistrate in a place like Chuiliu.

The emperor guessed that something was going on here and sent someone to investigate.

What he wanted to find out, he found out quickly.

This good subordinate who was sincere and loyal to him was actually deliberately transferred out of the capital and sent to a place like Weeping Willow.

Everyone knows that a poor place cannot do much merit. Without merit, it is difficult to get promoted. Wei Qing himself is absolutely unwilling to help his son-in-law run h0u'me:n. If Ji Changze had not been able to do it at Weeping Willow, If you succeed, you may have to be a lowly official for the rest of your life.

The emperor was angry.

It doesn’t matter that you all have your own little thoughts. I know that, and I don’t want to argue with you, but you have to keep such a minister who is dedicated to me and can be useful to me and Anguo far away. Send him to a poor place far away, and he will be tortured to death.

If it hadn't been for the fertilizer matter, I probably would never have known in this life that there was such a sincere, willing to work for the people, and full of practical ability.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he found out that the reason why Ji Changze became the Wei family's son-in-law was because his son chose a concubine. That woman didn't want the well-off young lady of the Wei family to marry into the royal family, so she actually did this. He planted a trick to force Miss Wei to marry Ji Changze, while he replaced her and became the prince's concubine.

The emperor became more and more angry.

Since when did the royal family have to rely on the daughter of a courtier to control whomever they wanted to marry?

He had a gloomy look on his face, wanting to speak out for his good minister who was dedicated to doing practical things, but he was hindered by his status as a father-in-law and could not say anything about his son's concubine.

But it doesn't matter.

The emperor said to the people below: "Go and tell the queen, I will go to her immediately."

It was not easy for him to scold his father-in-law, but it was natural for the queen, as her mother-in-law, to scold him.

If it weren't for the fact that this kind of thing was not easy to expose and the woman was pregnant, he would have wanted his son to deprive her of her position as concubine.

He had such vicious thoughts before he left the cabinet. If he gave birth to a prince in the future, wouldn't he become even more arrogant?

Although it can be seen from the letters that Ji Changze and Miss Wei were deeply in love as husband and wife, the emperor still felt that he had been wronged because of his loyalty (sweet words).

He remembered such a good minister in his heart.

Don’t want to leave Weeping Willow? It's simple, let him be the local magistrate, and Weeping Willow will be under his rule, perfect.

So, the emperor did something.

Not only did he tell Ji Changze's achievements in front of all the civil and military officials, but he also greatly boasted about his loyalty and patriotism. Not only did he directly promote Ji Changze to the prefecture, he also promoted Master Wei, Ji Changze's father-in-law, on the spot. Got an official position.

I have only heard of ministers requesting royal titles for their wives and mothers if they do well, but I have never heard of a son-in-law and father-in-law being promoted because of a good job.

For a moment, almost everyone looked at Mr. Wei with envy.

Why don't they have such a good son-in-law?