Chapter 588: Moving the Boundary Stone

Cheng Lezhou.

The second son of the Cheng family, the son of Cheng Laokou...

Yan Huaiwen's eyes were fixed on a certain place, a little absent-minded.

If you want to say who has the most arguments with him in the whole court, it is probably this Cheng Jixiang.

If you want to do something, you can't get around the Ministry of Revenue, and if you want to get money from the Ministry of Revenue, you have to go through Cheng Laokou.

Although this official is from Guanzhou, he is not well received by the same faction.

There is nothing wrong with the nickname.

There is nothing else, just stingy.

He is stingy to himself and even more stingy to others.

Let him manage the Ministry of Revenue, and the court is full of complaints, but the emperor trusts him, and no one can do anything about it.

Every time the court meets, this Jixiang has to debate with the scholars.

The treasury is tight, and there are natural disasters and man-made disasters.

There are holes everywhere, and money is needed. I don't know how many disputes there have been. Regardless of winning or losing, Cheng Laokou did keep the treasury's money bag, and he still gave what should be spent, but... he has been in arrears for a long time!

Yan Huaiwen retracted his gaze and turned back.

In fact, they all knew what the Ministry of Revenue was like. If you want to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall, you have to have a wall to tear down. The reason why Cheng Lao was so stingy as the Minister of Revenue was that no one was willing to take over the Ministry of Revenue.

The treasury had been poor for a long time. The reason why it could last until King Ying ascended the throne was that Pingxi Prefecture should have been rich for a while... Then disasters broke out in various places, and people's livelihood was resentful. In the current era, corruption was eliminated, and the people were resentful. First, you get a reputation, second, you get benefits, and third, you get good talents...

No.

Yan Huaiwen shook his head and laughed secretly.

Not a good talent, it is more appropriate to say that killing talents!

In the current era, cruel officials are appointed, and the butcher knife is raised high, killing those corrupt officials and mediocre people tremble, and the court is clear... At least the surface is clean, so that this country ravaged by natural disasters will not collapse.

And he, Yan Huaiwen, is the sharpest knife among the countless knives in the hands of the emperor.

Cut it down, and you will also defeat the upper!

At the beginning, he thought more than once, if the King of Wu had not intervened, the world would have been handed over directly from the old emperor to the King of England, would he have more time?

Would the Taiping Guards, who were ruthless but had the heart to save the world and climbed up from the bottom step by step, have fewer deaths?

If the treasury was not squandered, there would be fewer mediocre people in the court, and one or two more capable ministers, he would be much more relaxed...

Yan Huaiwen's eyebrows were more smiling.

In this life, everything will be different.

His family is all there, never separated, never lost.

No one from Xiaoan Village came to Guanzhou, no old people died, no children were lost or sold...

They were well fed, warmly dressed, not scattered, and able to live in peace.

King of Wu...

Yan Huaiwen's eyes were slightly cold.

Not worthy of inheriting the throne!

Taiping Guards...We have to wait a little longer, chaos is frequent, and the old emperor will make up his mind to use drastic measures and heavy punishments.

The most urgent thing to get rid of right now is Bei Rong... and the King of Qi!

Xizhou and Guanzhou are both important border towns, but they look completely different. What's the difference?

The word "poor" says it all!

If Xizhou is peaceful, the treasury will be rich...

But what good will it do to Guanzhou?

Chestnuts are taken from the fire, and skins are taken from the tiger's body!

Yan Huaiwen waved his sleeves to lift the corners of his robe and stepped into the yamen.

We still have to make a plan!

"Dong Weng, Gu Feng has replied!"

Kang Er ran all the way from the corridor, rushed to the front and stopped suddenly, and handed over the letter in his hand.

Yan Huaiwen held the letter with two fingers together and pulled it out.

He read it while walking.

When he reached the door, he had finished reading the letter.

Yan Huaiwen raised his eyebrows slightly, and a little joy appeared in his eyes.

…

"Santie, I called you here for this. Xiaoer rescued this eagle. I didn't expect it to be so successful and recognize its home. When it first flew back, I didn't react. Who would have thought that an eagle could carry letters back and forth? Look, these are all written by Xiaoer and your uncle Yan." Li Xuemei pretended to be surprised and shook the letter with dense small words in front of Santie, and it flashed by.

Santie: !!!

Looking at the goshawk standing on the shelf in surprise.

"Take these letters back to Xiaoer's uncle to see, they are all about errands, and this eagle... Take this eagle with you, and try to release it in Huju to see if it works. If it doesn't recognize other places, but recognizes this place, Santie, you have to run back and forth. Auntie is also worried about other people..." Li Xuemei looked at the letter at hand.

Santie understood immediately and nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry, auntie. I promise I won't read a single word of what's written in the letter."

...

Yan Huaiwen looked at the goshawk in front of him that was said to deliver letters, slowly stretched out his hand, and then slowly took it back.

This letter was of great importance, and he was worried.

"Santie, you ride the fastest horse in our government office and chase Heng'er. Be sure to hand this letter to him in person and tell him to give it to his second uncle or the waiter. Don't let anyone else see it."

Santie put the letter away and left in a hurry.

Jiuxiao tilted his head slightly and stared at the person in front of him who didn't need it to deliver letters. When Yan Huaiwen looked over, he combed his feathers as if nothing had happened.

Yan Huaiwen walked to the table and picked up the pen to write again.

This letter was finally stuffed into the bamboo tube and tied firmly to the eagle's claws.

Jiuxiao shook his wings and chirped at Yan Huaiwen.

Yan Huaiwen hesitated for a moment, opened the cloth bag that was delivered with the goshawk, and revealed the half-dried meat strips inside.

A sharp light flashed in the eagle's eyes, and the goshawk's claws moved restlessly on the shelf.

Yan Huaiwen handed the meat strip over.

The goshawk did not move, and its little head slightly raised.

Yan Huaiwen remembered what his brother-in-law asked Santie to bring.

He tied the cloth bag and threw it in front of it.

Jiuxiao flapped its wings, flew down and grabbed it, then fluttered and jumped to the window, squeezed out a hole with its little head, and the whole eagle was able to get out of the house.

Yan Huaiwen: ...

Forgot to let it fly outside the house.

Jiuxiao threw off its claws and ran on the snow, then flapped its wings hard and took off!

...

The Yan family father and daughter received a letter from Yan Huaiwen.

There was only a short line of words.

[Heng'er's letter is very important, and it will be destroyed as soon as it is read. ]

Yan Laoer: ...

Yan Yu: ...

So, why didn't uncle let Jiuxiao bring the letter? How long will it take for Yan Xiangheng to bring the letter?

Yan Yu couldn't help muttering in her heart: What exactly is written in this letter? It's so important!

Did uncle also think her idea of ​​robbing the mine was good and agreed?

That really needs to be cautious. Uncle has never used Jiuxiao and doesn't know the benefits of Jiuxiao's express delivery. Hehe, she understands.

…

“…Huju and Gufeng should help each other, complement each other, complement each other…complement each other…” Master Gufeng took the letter and chewed every word carefully in his mouth.

“Move the boundary stone…hiss!” He took a breath of cold air, and laughed again the next moment.

“How dare you say such a crazy thing!”

He walked quickly in the room, turned around half a circle, and rushed forward a few steps.

“Obviously for Leshan, but actually planning for Xizhou!”

“Private mine! Or a coal mine!”

Master Gufeng suddenly walked to the door and pushed open the windshield.

The cold wind blew on his face.

Puffs of black smoke rolled up non-stop.

It was conspicuous at first, and became lighter and lighter as it went up, gradually blending with the skylight, and no longer visible.

"Speaking of others, aren't you, Master Gufeng, also tempted? That's a coal mine, and it's so close to Gufeng. If it can be returned to Gufeng, it will be a government mine... It will benefit a lot!"

With such a great achievement, why worry about not getting promoted!

I was not satisfied with it after writing it once, so I wrote it again~o(╥﹏╥)o~

Our uncle recalled his previous life. That's right, Master Cheng had a nickname called Cheng Laokou. He had two sons, one Cheng Dakou and the other Cheng Xiaokou. Cheng Xiaokou was Cheng Lezhou, haha~

In fact, I was quite hesitant. Whether to write the part about Taipingwei has been set long ago. If I write it, I'm afraid it will be too many words. If I don't write it, I can't explain why my uncle got promoted so quickly in his previous life. So, write it~( # ^.^ # )~