After saying a few words to Wang Fuxiao, he took Sima Yu's hand and said with a smile: "Suwen has been praised as 'the home of Sima and Wenhua in Anyi'. Today I can see Brother Sima in person. As expected, he is very elegant and restrained in culture. It’s better to meet each other than to be famous, haha!”
"Anyi Sima" is actually not well-known. He is probably barely in the top ten among the Hedong families and has nothing to show off. But Fang Jun knew that this family had always been invisible and secretive, until it suddenly rose to prominence in the Song Dynasty. The most representative figure was the great Confucian Sima Guang...
Although Sima Yu was extremely resistant and hostile to Fang Jun, he was flattered by the courtesy he received in front of everyone, and he quickly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the Duke of Yue is so complimentary!"
Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. How can you be cold-hearted when someone gives you face like this?
Fang Jun obviously knew all the officials in the Hedong salt field in advance. He held hands and exchanged greetings with each one. He never left anyone out in the cold. His expression was warm and refreshing, which made all the salt field officials subconsciously think of a sentence: It's better to meet each other. famous!
Who said this guy is a stick, a dog-like person who will fall out whenever he wants? Even though they both know that it is difficult for each other to get along peacefully, and sooner or later they will have to fight each other to determine the winner, but at least they are gentle and kind on the surface, and implement the official rules meticulously, even if they are enemies but not friends, they still feel good in their hearts. Good impression.
Liu Changyun smiled and said: "The documents for Duke Yue's visit to the salt field for guidance have already arrived, and everyone at the salt field is ready to greet Duke Yue. Unexpectedly, you arrived lightly and carelessly. We were caught off guard, but we didn't know whether you planned to surrender." Make a private visit to see if there is any abuse of salt workers, corruption or malfeasance in this salt farm? ”
The scene suddenly fell silent. The salt field official's expression suddenly changed, he held his breath, and looked at Liu Changyun like a knife, wishing he could have this person imprisoned.
The atmosphere is so good, why do you need to talk like this?
Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his hands: "Is this Young Inspector Liu?"
Liu Changyun: "It is a humble position."
Fang Jun nodded in greeting: "Then according to Liu Shaojian's wishes, do you want me to pay a private visit incognito?"
Liu Changyun shook his head and said: "Of course I don't want to... To be honest, although we are officials of the salt field, we always abide by the law and entertain the salt workers, but after all, the huge output of the salt field is amazing every day, and there are all kinds of things up and down. There are thousands of officials, clerks, saltmen, and civilians. How can we be meticulous and meticulous? These dirty things were blocked by the people below, so we were completely unaware of them. Even if some people knew about your private visit, they might not deliberately design things to confuse your eyes and ears, making you mistakenly think that we are committing crimes. , corruption and dereliction of duty, even if we are full of words, we may not be able to defend ourselves.”
Although everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they did not expect that this person would actually resort to dangerous tactics and try to dissuade Fang Jun from conducting a private visit incognito. Even if Fang Jun really sent someone to conduct a private visit and discovered any problems, he could still use this excuse to evade. .
But this is Fang Jun after all, one of the best "sticks" in the court, and Liu Changyun is very courageous...
Fang Jun seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "It seems that Liu Shaojian still knows something about me. I am the most confused person and easily believe in people's words. If someone really designs something to deceive me, I may really believe it. Then I won't It would be bad to use knives and guns against you indiscriminately to create unjust, false and wrong cases.”
Saltworks official: "..."
Is this an in-person threat?
Fang Jun turned his head and said to Zheng Xuanguo behind him: "In this way, tomorrow morning you will post notices everywhere in the salt field, saying that I have come to the salt field to rectify the salt affairs on the emperor's order. The first thing is to monitor all kinds of illegal activities in the salt field, whether it is Anyone who suffers injustice, oppression, or even persecution is welcome to come forward and report it. I will investigate it thoroughly without discrimination. If the report is true, I will reward the whistleblower.”
Zheng Xuanguo said in a muffled voice: "Here."
I cursed Liu Changyun in my heart, wishing I could throw this smart fool into a salt pond and drown him...
Fang Jun smiled again and said to all the salt field officials: "Thanks to Mr. Liu's reminder, I realized my shortcomings. I just came to your place for the first time. I used this method to practice my ability to distinguish right from wrong."
Saltworks official: "..."
What else is there to say?
The salt field is originally under the supervision of the Shangshu Province, and the scope of the Shangshu Province includes supervising government affairs all over the country. It just so happens that Fang Jun also has the position of "Shang Shu You Pu She", and he is the third person in the Shangshu Province. His Majesty, named "Shang Shu Ling", and Li Ji, "Shang Shu Zuo Pushe", are considered the immediate superiors of all officials in the salt field.
Theoretically speaking, if Fang Jun wants to demote or even fire salt field officials, all he needs to do is stamp a large seal on a document...
All the officials looked at each other in confusion. They were previously thinking about how to stop Fang Jun from rectifying the salt affairs, but they did not expect that they would give him a slap on the wrist as soon as they met.
Wang Fukiao glared at Liu Changyun bitterly, and said with a forced smile: "The Duke of Yue is joking, you are an excellent poet, versatile in both civil and military affairs, and you are one of the most intelligent people in the world. You are from the Ming Dynasty, how can anyone fool you? Haha. , it’s cold here, why not go to the official house and have a cup of tea, and we’ll take care of you until the meal is ready.”
Fang Jun followed the good advice: "Then I won't disturb you all. It's just a meal. You can get whatever comes. I'm not picky about food, but the wine must be good. When I first come to your place, I must have a good meal with you 'sit-down tigers'." Keep in touch emotionally to avoid any estrangement due to any business disputes in the future.”
All the officials in the salt field have become numb again. Now, who doesn’t know that Fang Jun, apart from being the best in poetry and poetry, is unparalleled in the world?
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The official house was built halfway up a mound slightly away from the salt pond. Although Fang Jun arrived inadvertently and the salt field officials were completely unprepared, fortunately the salt field was wealthy and there were many unused rooms. Wang Fijiao assigned personnel to clean up more than ten rooms. A room was prepared with brand new bedding and daily necessities, a fire was burned, and a charcoal basin was added. By the evening, the room would be very hot, just in time to move in.
Then he led a group of officials to greet Fang Jun in the cafeteria...
The salt farm is the most prosperous. As long as the brine is introduced into the farmland and exposed to the wind and sun, it can produce white salt. If it is shipped to various places and sold, it will make countless money. Therefore, the daily expenses are very high, and it is responsible for all aspects of the salt farm. Officials holding similar positions are all descendants of aristocratic families, how can they be willing to wrong themselves?
The reception banquet hosted by Fang Jun was filled with delicacies from the mountains and seas, fine wines, and was very luxurious.
Not surprisingly, since Wangfujiao, all the saltworks officials were knocked down one by one by Fang Jun and became very drunk...
The key point is that the big ones do not bully the small ones. No matter how big or small the official position is, the wine is drunk until the cup is dry. Although the officials were knocked to the ground, each one of them was convinced.
The next morning, Wang Fukiao, who was hungover, barely opened his eyes, and was dazzled by the sunlight coming in from the window. Then the saltworks supervisor suddenly woke up with a jolt all over his body, jumped up from the bed with great agility, and shouted: "Clothes! Clothes! Quickly serve me and get dressed!"
The commander hurriedly entered the room, got some clothes and helped Wang Fijiao put them on. He asked curiously: "Do you have something urgent to do, sir?"
Wang Fukiao was getting anxious while adjusting his clothes: "Fang Jun said yesterday that he was going to be reported to the salt quarry. How could I not keep an eye on him? If there really is that blind idiot who goes to report to him, something bad will happen!"
Although the salt field is controlled by the Hedong family, even the most ordinary salt man has his whole family under control. No one has the courage to go past him and report to Fang Jun... But what if?
He never underestimates the lower limit of a person's intelligence. He can only be stupider, not the stupidest. What should he do if an idiot with no brains comes to report him?
As long as someone makes a report, no matter whether there is evidence or not, it will be a knife handed to Fang Jun, and it may fall on who...
Changsui, who had been following Wang Fujiao for many years, was surprised when he heard this and said, "Have you forgotten? Yesterday at the banquet, the second room mate had already accepted the advice from the husband of the Zheng family and canceled the so-called report. Early this morning , Fang Er got up and ran around outside. When he came back, he was talking about the delicious food, the mellow wine, and the great atmosphere of yesterday’s banquet. He planned to have another banquet today..."
Wang Fujiao paused: "Is this happening?"
The commander nodded repeatedly: "That's true. Why don't you ask Mr. Sima about it?"
Wang Fijiao was shocked and confused. Could it be that the so-called prosecution yesterday was just Fang Jun's bluff?
I quickly washed up, left my residence and arrived at the official residence. I happened to see Sima Yu approaching with distracted eyes and sloppy steps. I quickly pulled him aside and asked about yesterday's banquet.
During the banquet, he was spotted by Fang Jun, and he was the first one to knock him down, but then he forgot all about it...
Sima Yu rubbed his temples, resisting the dizziness and soreness after a hangover, and said helplessly: "I did say something like canceling the report... But this guy is probably drunk, and he actually asked to continue today."< br>
Wang Fuxiao had a grimace on his face. He was not very happy because Fang Jun canceled the report. He was frightened just thinking about Fang Jun's drinking capacity: "If this guy is partying every day, what should he do?"
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You guys can't just soak in a wine vat every day, right?
I really can’t stand it...
Sima Yu looked hopeless: "But what can we do? Not only is this man famous throughout the world and deeply trusted by His Majesty, he is responsible for the important task of rectifying the salt affairs. He is also the minister's right servant, our nominal superior... … Even if we can stop him from rectifying the salt affairs, we can’t stop him from drinking?”
When they first learned that Fang Jun was coming to rectify the salt affairs, everyone made harsh remarks one by one, saying that the Hedong family gathered together and were not afraid of Fang Jun, but who would be willing to fall out with an important minister like Fang Jun unless they had to? ?
Wang Fuxiao shook his head and sighed: "You have a banquet, and I'll go find Zheng Xuanguo and ask Fang Jun what his plans are." It's a good thing to rectify the salt affairs without chasing after him with a stick, but drinking wine every day, Who can bear it?