Wuzhou Raiders Chapter 20 The altar is filled with thousands of rice
In the third year of Yonghui (652 AD), September 20th, at 8:00 am (7:00 am).
The first Wuzhou Agricultural Support Conference is in full swing, and the governor Cui Yixuan Biao made an important speech. In order to express his gratitude, the five Li Zhengshu in Lanyi Township, Jinhua County showed the first banner of the Tang Dynasty according to the routines formulated by Wukang.
Cui Yixuan's face was flushed and his body trembled slightly. The big guys were all shocked, their eyes focused on the banner, and their eyes were filled with green light. From now on, Wuzhou Qingtian is exclusive to Cui Yixuan and will soon become famous.
The big guys knew that such clever flattery skills were not allowed to be Wu Kang, the first singular official in Wuzhou! The big guys had different expressions, and they were full of praise for registering the military and joining the six major military officers. The three major retirees, including Sima, Changshi, all looked down on them.
Wu Kang was a little embarrassed, and he made excuses for himself. Old Fox Cui was kind-hearted and the people were grateful. What happened to sending banners? What was the fuss? The rare and weird country bumpkins deserved to be retired officials. As the saying goes, a mouse pulls a weight, and the big head is behind. Let's wait and see you.
Wang Baochang held a banner in his hand and walked towards the cordon tremblingly. Wu Kang immediately issued an order: "Three suburbs, Wen Ruo, Daniu, Zhou Hao, hold the cordon high and invite Wang Lizheng!"
The bad guy was about to take action, but Cui Yixuan suddenly felt in trouble and scolded: "Wu Bing, what is the warning rope? They are my people of the Tang Dynasty and my friends in Wuzhou. Who are you guarding? I will immediately remove the rope. In the future, no warning rope is allowed to appear in the territory of Wuzhou. I dare to take off your hat next time, I will take off your hat!"
The sky thundered his pants and almost choked him to death. The bosses were gloating and flattered him on the legs! Wu Kang was speechless, and the old guy was addicted to show off, so he continued to support the role. He quickly bowed to the end and said in a trepidated manner: "Wu Kang knew his mistake, so please punish Mr. Cui!"
Even more annoying, the arranged child caregiver was rebellious, throwing away the script and shouting: "Wuzhou Qingtian, Wuzhou Qingtian..."
The crowd was excited again, and the neat shouts were resounding throughout the sky, and Wu Kang's nose was crooked. The bad guys were just rats crossing the street, and they were ready-made scapegoats. The big guys wanted to prove that they were honest officials, and they were sure to be accused of the bad guys, which would definitely resonate with the masses!
He couldn't help but smile bitterly and secretly decided that the bad guy must change his face. He slowly stood up and saw his subordinates pulling the rope, he was furious: "Is the donkey's hair stuffed in his ears? Why are you standing there? Removing the rope!"
My subordinates all had a bitter face and thought to myself, "Boss, you scold us, who will we teach?" Put away the rope and throw it into the yamen through the high courtyard wall.
Wang Baochang walked over tremblingly and raised the banner respectfully. Cui Yixuan took it solemnly, faced the crowd for two minutes to show, folded it carefully, put it in his pocket in his arms. He exchanged a few greetings with Wang Baochang, turned around and returned to the rostrum, sitting upright without looking sideways.
Wu Kang changed into a warm smile, raised his gourd trumpet, and shouted to the crowd: "The third item of the conference is being carried out, please check the contract for the five people!"
Jiang Daniu came to the rostrum, and the big guys picked up the contract and handed it to him one by one. The contract was written yesterday, with a hundred copies exactly the same, and the seal of the governor was stamped. Jiang Daniu held it with both hands and handed it to Wang Baochang's arms.
A few scholars walked out of the crowd, and divided the work to check each contract. Perhaps attracted by the gorgeous words, the scholars either nodded repeatedly or shook their heads.
Wu Kang felt that Coke was handled by Jiu Niang, and the little girl was full of knowledge! Cui Yixuan really spoiled her. The old fox actually agreed to the request to start a law firm. It is being renovated in full swing and officially opened on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Wu Kang brought the first business to draft a contract to support the farmers. Jiu Niang took the initiative and took the pen and made it happen overnight, and asked his lawyers to copy a hundred copies. The last time he settled the accounts, one thousand and fifty documents: drafting the contract and copying ten copies. Because of the first business, the fraction was erased and a thousand documents were collected.
Jiu Niang also told him that the price was very cheap, and other lawyers started with a lawsuit, starting at least 200 liters. Wu Kang was dumbfounded, no wonder the yamen was idle and the people could not afford to sue at all. If you really encounter grievances, it would probably turn big things into small things.
The scholar made sure that the contract was fine and returned it to Wang Baochang. Wang Baochang handed it to Jiang Daniu, turned around and looked at the villagers and said, "Every household in Lanyi Township, listened well! The most knowledgeable scholar in the village carefully checked each document and was exactly what Mr. Cui said. You can sign the contract with confidence!"
When Jiang Daniu walked towards the rostrum, Wu Kang called him and whispered instructions. Daniu nodded, came to the rostrum, counted ten documents, and placed them carefully on Cui Yixuan's table. Then counted ten copies and placed them on Zhao Biejia's table. And so on, except for the Sihu army Sun Benji, they were distributed equally to ten bosses.
When the big guys grind the ink, Wu Kang made a "ok" gesture. Jiang Erniu immediately acted and greeted the bad guys. The yamen runners rushed into the state yamen. In a short while, they carried out twelve wooden boxes. After they lined up, they took off the wooden boards of the lid box, revealing a large piece of chicken babies.
When the crowd saw the densely packed chickens and kids, they were in a stir again and completely kept their hearts in their stomachs. Finally, they were not worried about being fooled. Under Wu Kang's instruction, a bad man and a municipal official were in charge of a box.
After everyone took their place, Wu Kang raised his horn and shouted: "Please keep quiet... The fourth item of the conference is held, assign chicks! Whose name is called, please come forward; if you don't call the name, please be careful not to be impatient... Below, please invite Sun Gong, the military officer of the Wuzhou Sihu, presided over the distribution ceremony, and warmly welcomed!"
The crowd burst into applause again. Sun Mingji, a member of the Sihu army, got up and left the rostrum, walked to the crowd in all directions. He took a piece of paper from his sleeve, and did not pick up Wu Kang's trumpet, and looked at the crowd twice. He said in a deep breath: "The friend who called the name, shouted 'arrival', the head of the family first signed the document, and then his family received it. Cough cough...it started to call, Xutun, Lanyi Township, Xu Daniu."
With the bright "arrival", a man in mahjong walked out and laughed out loud. He first bowed to Sun Mingji, and brought him to Governor Cui, and then bowed to Governor Cui.
Cui Yixuan sat upright, picked up the document at hand, held the pen in the corresponding position, and wrote the three words "Xu Daniu". Turned the document, opened the ink paste next to him, signaled him to dip his thumb, press his fingerprint on his name, and press one for each character.
Wu Kang looked at the box of ink mud, and smiled gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, and thought of Cui Jiuniang again. After the money and goods were cleared, she suddenly looked frowning and found an extremely serious problem. The people did not recognize words, so they asked them to press their handprints. The problem was on the ink mud.
The current ink paste is made of honey and cinnabar. After a long time, the water dries, and cinnabar can easily fall off. The contract lasts for half a year, and the handprints are long gone when they expire.
Wu Kang was also frowning, feeling like a "magic pen" scam in later generations. After thinking hard, he finally found a solution. In the early years of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, he began to use oil to mix cinnabar, and gradually developed into later generations ink paste. This time the ink paste was made of sesame oil.
The first contract was signed on the scene, and the highlight began soon. Wu Kang withdrew his thoughts and looked at Xu Daniu. He blushed, his fingers kept twisting his sleeves, and he looked at Cui Yixuan and wanted to speak but stopped.
Seeing this, Cui Yixuan laughed and said, "My friend has something to say, don't be afraid, I can't eat you!"
Xu Daniu scratched his head, took off his purse from his waist, and reached in to grop. Under the curious eyes of the bosses, he took out a grain of rice and said with a red face: "Mr. Cui, there are rules in my village, and the courtesy... the courtesy will be exchanged. Mr. Cui gave me a chicken and baby, and I must give me a gift. I don't know what to return, so I just got... Is it OK?"
The big guys looked at each other, and after a moment they burst into laughter, laughing happily. Cui Yixuan picked up his long beard and shook his head and said, "The swans tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and the mountains are heavy and the road is even farther away. Mianyang Lake loses treasure, and the Uighurs' love is hard to abandon. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, apologizes to the high court, the things are inferior to others, and the righteousness is heavy, and he sends goose feathers thousands of miles away. This gift is good, I like it very much!"
This poem was written in the Zhenguan period and is the origin of the allusion of "giving goose feathers thousands of miles away, and giving is light and affection is heavy." Wu Kang winked, and Xu Sanjiao ran into the yamen, carried a large pottery jar and put it on the ground in front of the rostrum.
Xu Daniu was about to release rice, but Cui Yixuan called him to stop. The old fox stroked his beard and glanced at Wu Kang with a meaningful look. He said to Zhao Biejia on the left: "Yu Ting, why don't we move?"
Zhao Biejia also glanced at Wu Kang and laughed and said, "Of course we must move! People regard food as the most important thing, and food is in the right position, so they deserve it!"
The boss packed up the four treasures of the study and moved a seat next to it. Xu Sanjiao picked up the jar and placed it on the central table. Xu Daniu put the rice grains in the jar. Xu Sanjiao led him and stood in front of a wooden box, asking him to call his family to come up.
Xu Daniu nodded repeatedly and shouted happily at the crowd. Three people walked out of the crowd, one woman and two boys, carrying a basket of wicker vegetables on his arms, and came closer with a smile.
Zhou Hao grabbed the chicken and put it in the palm of his partner's hand. The partner turned it to Xu Daniu's hand. Xu Daniu carefully put it in the basket. The woman sprinkled corn into the basket, and the child took out a cloth bag, and put it into the basket to feed the chicken and baby.
The family of four left happily in the envy of everyone. Sun Benji began to call the second person, and he was also a farmer. After signing the contract, he also took out a grain of rice, which was the same.
Now the big guys understood everything and they all looked at Wu Kang. Wu Kang looked at his nose and his nose, and he didn't admit it even if he beat him to death. This was a routine arranged in advance.
Due to the large number of people, Sun Benji called ten people every time, and the bad guys received them separately and asked different bigwigs to sign contracts. The bigwigs sat upright, wrote with kindness, and guided customers to press their fingerprints. They may not know how to "play a show", but they are always doing a show.
Looking at the orderly, harmonious and happy scene, Wu Kang was content with his heart. He said, "Big Brothers, the meat was eaten by Lao Cui. Seeing that you drank the soup, you showed your face and became the name of "friendly people". You have to recognize this kind of favor!
After more than an hour of tossing and conspiring, a hundred contracts were signed, and a thousand chicken babies were divided up by hundreds of households. The chicken babies were happily separated, and the ones that were not divided were waiting.
Wu Kang felt that he was almost done and raised his horn to the crowd: "Thank you, such as friends in your hometown, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in this grand event. Now I announce that the first Wuzhou Agricultural Support Conference has ended successfully! The last item of the conference is held. Please invite Zhao Biejia to make the final speech of the conference and warmly welcome it!"
The applause was much smaller than before. After all, there was no chick score, so the interest was naturally lacking.
Zhao Biejia was very excited because he was old, so he took Wu Kang's trumpet and raised it to his mouth to summarize: "My friends in the village, please feed the chicks with all your heart, and don't be discouraged if you don't get it. Our Wuzhou Farmers Association has been there every month. Superintendent Cui also said that every village will be filled with rain and dew."
He pointed to the jar on the table and said passionately: "Your grain of rice after autumn will be placed in the jar sooner or later. This jar will one day contain all the households in Wuzhou, four counties and one city, and a grain of rice after autumn! I believe that this day will come soon!"
Comrade Zhao's supporting role was left a few streets behind the teacher, so he had to applaud! Wu Kang took the lead in clapping his face, and the bad guys responded immediately, and other yamen runners joined in the fun. The crowd picked up the script and led the crowd to applaud.
After a while, Cui Yixuan stood up, rolled up his sleeves and joined the clapping party. The big guys stood up one after another, following the imitation with enthusiasm. For a moment, the applause was thunderous, and Zhao Biejia completely climaxed, blushed like a monkey's butt, breathing heavily, his right hand trembled, and his left hand touched his chest. Wu Kang was very worried, and he couldn't breathe, so he drove back to the paradise.
The applause lasted for more than a minute, Cui Yixuan pressed down his hands and calmed down on the scene. Wu Kang took advantage of the opportunity to come to Lao Cui and clasped his fists, and said loudly: "Please thank Mr. Cui, for the people of this world, give him a name!"
The bad guard responded immediately, and countless followers were followed for a while. Cui Yixuan was so beautiful that he couldn't find Bei, and laughed: "Hurry and don't give me a gift... Since you strongly requested, I will take it as my best. Zhao Biejia said it well. This jar will be stored in every household in Wuzhou, with a grain of rice in the autumn. Then this jar of rice is called Wanhu Rice!"
"There are ten thousand households in the altar, and Mr. Cui is kind to the government and help Wuzhou!" Wu Kang immediately gave him warm flattery.
"There are ten thousand households in the altar, and Cui Gong benevolent and governed Wuzhou..." The scene reached its climax, and the slogans were shouting for a long time. Even the people who didn't know the truth learned to wave their arms. All the Wuzhou bosses left the rostrum, walked to the crowd with Cui Yixuan, and bowed to the crowd to give their salute.
Wu Kang was happy in his heart. The conference here is full of prosperity and will surely spread its reputation and become a beautiful story. It is said that it cannot be spread to Li Jiu, and he will be promoted and wealth again! Give the big guys enough reputation, and in the future, he will be able to walk sideways in this acre of three-point land in Wuzhou.
The masses reluctantly left after being entertained by officials in Wuzhou. When Dongming Street returned to normal, Cui Yixuan and Wu Kang said: "Tell me your errands and take a walk with me!"
Wu Kang arranged his work and left the venue, followed him and walked half a seat behind. Walking on Dongming Avenue, the three bad people in front were clearing the way, and the six bad people in the back followed.
About ten minutes later, Cui Yixuan said: "Erlang, my rebukes just now are all for your own good. You must keep them in mind and not hold grudges!"
"Mr. Cui is joking, and I can't be grateful, how can I hold a grudge?" Wu Kang smiled and ran the train with a mouthful: "I am not a child with yellow mouth. I understand Cui's painstaking efforts. I understand the deep love and the deep retribution. I understand this principle. Besides, thunder, rain and dew are all kindness!"
Cui Yixuan smiled and cursed, "You are so handsome, you are so polite! The entire Wuzhou officialdom says that you are the first slander, and everyone says that your greatest ability is to flatter and flatter, I think it's almost the same! Today is a banner and a thousand households, which are all arranged by you!"
Wu Kang said with a shameless face: "Mr. Cui is very careful. My tricks are so good. But then again, the effect is quite good. At least it is divided into the people of the chickens and babies. I am sincerely grateful to Mr. Cui!"
Cui Yixuan nodded in recognition and said after a moment: "Wulang and I have told me about your group of children. Erlang knows how to choose and surprise me. The best way is to get even rain and dew! Erlang, I want to write it to Chang'an to report to this conference. The secret technique of hatching chickens in a kang should not be reserved. Write it out in detail and go to Beijing with the memorial."
Wu Kang took out the manuscript from his arms and laughed and said, "It's been ready for a long time!"
Cui Yixuan took the paper, frowned immediately, put the manuscript in his arms, and snorted coldly: "It's your concubine who is writing for you. I want to find someone to write for the rest of my life? This is definitely not possible. The characters are the face of people. All officials of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how capable they are, have good characters! Next, your task is to practice the characters well for me!"
Wu Kang is very embarrassed. He is really not used to holding a brush. It is harder than holding a fountain pen. The words he writes are disgusting!
Cui Yixuan glanced at him and continued, "Zhao Biejia's calligraphy is the best. I have agreed with him that you will learn for an hour after going to the yamen every day!"
The bad Wei Shenshi got off work, and it was dark from an hour to seven o'clock in the evening. Wu Kang's eyes rolled and he said nervously: "Zhao Biejia is so old, I'm really embarrassed to disturb him. I have seen the calligraphy of the fifth brother, who inherited the style of Mr. Cui, and his strength was so strong that he could penetrate the paper back. If he didn't go to the yamen, he would go to your house to teach him..."
The speech came to an abrupt end, Cui Yixuan smiled and snorted coldly: "Put it away, Jiu Niang is my most beloved daughter. I can let her make a fool of herself, and I will not let her marriage. If you want to marry Jiu Niang, you must be in a high position, at least as a governor!"
Wu Kang was confused, the governor of a state in the Tang Dynasty, which was equivalent to a record of a province in the future. How could I be so capable? Then I thought again, it was not impossible, and licked my face and said, "On the day when Jin Long Xiangrui entered Beijing, a fat man with red face gave me a letter. Wu Zhaoyi recognized me as her cousin, and she would be the queen in the future, and I would be the uncle of the government..."
"Nonsense", Cui Yixuan scolded him: "Don't talk about the harem, there will be a disaster for death! The fat man with red face... That's Li Ji, please give me the key point!"
Wu Kang was stunned again. He was Li Ji? A famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He came back to his senses and laughed: "If you don't talk about the harem, just say that the credit is the result of this time. No matter how stingy the court is, you have to give it to a county magistrate. In addition to hatching chickens, the kang is also a bed for sleeping people. It is cold in the north. If the people ride on the kang, they may not freeze to death!"
"It makes sense," Cui Yixuan looked at him and asked in confusion: "Others have secret techniques, and they hide them, for fear that others will know. You are good, for fear that others will not know! Tell me, why are you doing this?"
"Sorrowing the hardships of people's livelihood", Wu Kang sighed, looked up at the sky forty degrees, and recited a poem: "How can you have thousands of buildings to shelter all the poor men in the world to be happy, and the wind and rain are as peaceful as a mountain... Ouch! What are you doing when you are slapping my head?"
Chapter completed!