Chapter 71: Shyness, Angry

Some people also complained that the magistrate was not in charge of the matter and asked a salt administration inspector to take all the power. In early April, the magistrate and the magistrate came to the magistrate's prefecture and also told the magistrate about this matter, hoping that the magistrate could take charge of the magistrate.

Although Yan Zhizhou was a scholar who was a professional, he was not a ignorant of the world. Naturally, he knew that his subordinates wanted to let him be the first to be the first, so he simply said slowly:

"Before Yan came to Jiaozhou, this place was claimed to be full of bandits. Although there was no chaos in the people, the place was unstable. However, after Yan took office, he found that the place was very peaceful, and he didn't know who was responsible for the credit!"

After saying this, the officials of the magistrate's yamen who had opinions immediately kept silent. Everyone knows why the business in Jiaozhou is booming and the ground is peaceful. Without the consent of the inspection yamen, even stealing things on the streets would not happen. In the second month after Li Meng entered the city to take office.

Some people who went to the city to buy medicine in the countryside were stolen and sued the officials in the yamen. These yamen runners were too lazy to care because they did not have filial money. Some people told the truth. Even if they gave the money, we could not catch the thief and could not afford to offend them. They took the lock back and the thief was lazy and did not admit their guilt. They beat them and threw them into the prison. They came out in a few days. The yamen runners and officials in their hometowns were worried that they would be thrown in in the middle of the night.

The person who bought medicine was to buy medicine to treat his parents. It was urgent to save his life. He was in a panic for a while and sat on the street and cried. It happened that Chen Liuzi was seen by passing by. Chen Liu empathized with the money for the medicine and immediately agreed to look for it. His method was simply and he paid the money directly to pay the other party first.

When he returned to the inspection office and told Li Meng that Li Meng sent someone to the nearby Jinzhou Warehouse to find Manager Li, and asked Manager Li to find a familiar yamen runner. It was the same whether these yamen runners were arrested or not, but they were very clear about who the thief was and where they stayed.

The next thing was very simple. Chen Liu led forty salt dicks and led the yamen runners and walked around the market in Jiaozhou City. There were only fifteen or sixteen stolen people in Jiaozhou City, and they were all arrested in just one hour. Li Meng was not sent to the yamen for interrogation.

He sent someone to escort these thieves out of the city and threw them directly to the salt farm, asking them to work as a coolie, saying that they would be released in two years and not starved to death.

The day after this incident, Jiaozhou City was suddenly in a peaceful and peaceful scene. Everyone was harmonious and did not dare to commit crimes. Logically speaking, peace was a good thing for the people in the yamen, but everyone in Jiaozhou City knew who was effective when they had any questions. They went to the salt administration inspection, but Li Meng was untied. In the end, all these trivial matters were pushed to the yamen.

But the salt dirt is growing stronger and stronger. No one dares to rashly cross over such a god. In Jiaozhou, we have to ask Inspection Li about his meaning before we can handle the matter.

Although Inspection Officer Mou was arrogant and rampant in the past, he was just a bully in the local area. Li Meng was catching money and power, which really made the officials of the magistrate's ruling yamen very angry.

Of course, no matter how angry the people are, the only thing these people can do is to complain from the magistrate. In this conversation, Yan Zhizhou looked at the people below who were still resentful and asked again:

"Everyone, how many soldiers and yamen runners in the city gate of our Jiaozhou are totally?"

The prince and the Tongzhi looked at each other, and soon calculated the number and spoke:

"The full amount is 86 people."

Yan Zhizhou said slowly again:

"I heard that the salt stakes under Inspection Li have nearly a thousand people. I would like to ask you, has the common money in the salt business side ever been short?"

Having said that, there is no need to say much. You are not as good as the other party’s fraction of the money you should give. The other party has given you enough face. What else should you do? Is it necessary to tear your face? Although it has been more than half a year since Li Meng took office.

But when these officials thought about the dozens of corpses on the official road, they had nothing to say. They silently said goodbye with fists. I believe they would not complain about this for a long time in the future.

While speaking, Yan Zhizhou was practicing calligraphy slowly. Yan Zhizhou was from Zhejiang and had some industries at home, so he didn't pay much attention to money. Li Meng paid all the money here, which was considered as a two-way gift, and the magistrate was unwilling to take care of it.

After all, with Li Meng's existence, all industries are prosperous and peaceful in his place. The Ministry of Personnel's performance appraisal must have good comments. After three years, the rise in the morning is obviously not a problem. For Yan Zhizhou, this is enough.

While thinking and writing, Yan Zhizhou felt very satisfied. He calculated that it was time to have lunch. The wife in the back hall should have sent someone to call for dinner.

Someone outside the door shouted respectfully:

"Master, my wife asks you to the back hall."

Hearing this tone, it seemed that there was something else. And it was a while before lunch. Yan Zhizhou walked out of the study in surprise, but saw the butler standing next to the door and said with a smile:

"Master, Inspection Officer Li just sent someone to send some gifts to our mansion. Madam, please come over and see?"

"Inspector Li?" Yan Zhizhou shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that his colleagues were looking for him in the morning for this salt administration inspector. He was just saying that he actually gave gifts here. This day was not a New Year's Day. The only closest one was the Dragon Boat Festival. If you were asking for help, you really couldn't see what Li Meng had to ask for him.

In Yan Zhizhou's impression, Li Meng is a person who does not follow the rules of the officialdom. He is too direct in giving gifts and doing things, and he doesn't even talk about the face of the process. Of course, he doesn't know that Li Meng is not talking about it, but he doesn't know at all. Ning Qiangui just taught him to open up the channels and take care of these details.

When he arrived at the living room of the back hall, Yan Zhizhou saw his wife and an old woman in charge of the back hall looking at the gift happily in the living room. When Mrs. Yan saw Yan Zhizhou outside the door, she laughed and said:

"Husband, come and see. I didn't expect that there were so many exquisite porcelains in this small place in Jiaozhou City. Look at the patterns and colors."

Rich families have some knowledge of this kind of thing. Yan Zhizhou was unwilling to refute his family's interest and walked into the living room. There were really many things, ranging from daily dishes to porcelain pillows, pen holders, and toys. Yan Zhizhou looked at a few items carefully and said with a smile:

"It should be all the best goods from Jiangxi, but they are all burned from a large kiln, which is also considered a good thing in Shandong."

Then he turned his head and said to the old woman beside him:

"Go and invite the lady to come. If you like these things, it's a pity that many of our fine products are placed in Jiaxing..."

Yan Zhizhou seemed to be willing to enjoy this family time. He was there to accompany his wife to play with porcelain. He said a few words. After a while, Yan Zhizhou pointed at a porcelain and smiled, shook his head and said to his wife:

"Li Meng has no rules in doing things. How can he give gifts to Bodhisattvas? He just invites him back."

When Mrs. Yan heard this, she looked over and laughed. However, she then took a few steps closer and touched the Buddha statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva and said:

"Oh, this Guanyin is a great celadon, it must be made by a special person."

When Yan turned his head here, he noticed that his daughter was already standing by the door. He must have been standing for a while and was staring at the porcelain. The magistrate knew that his daughter liked porcelain. He thought that he was obsessed with it. After a closer look, he was a little wrong and asked:

"Ruoran, why is your face so blushing? Madam, come and see, are our kids having a fever!?"

...

In May of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Shandong was drought and rainy. Although it was not impossible to lose harvest, there was no need to expect a harvest. The junction of Qingzhou and Yanzhou had already calmed down the civil unrest and began to become lively again. Yanzhou and Qingzhou both mobilized local garrisons to fight, and Shandong was in a tense atmosphere again.

However, Li Meng was not worried about this. He did not hear from the other party after giving gifts to the magistrate's yamen. Of course, if he said that the porcelain was given to Miss Yan, no matter how calm Yan Zhizhou was, he would have to fight with him. It was not convenient to ask, nor did he know the other party's intentions, nor did he even know his own intentions or whether the other party knew. Li Meng was really confused.

In modern times, Li Meng has never been in love at all. All the relevant knowledge is learned in books and films. In Li Meng's impression, pursuing the other party should be holding flowers and confessing loudly, but it is definitely not possible in this dynasty.

In mid-May, the yamen’s residence reported this month. In addition to the government news posted at the city gate, there was also a circulating of people with grade officials in the whole province. Li Meng also received a copy. After reading it, all the officials did not take it seriously.

However, those who served Li Meng in the Li Family Manor said that Li Meng was in a bad mood this day, and several military households were scolded by him for trivial matters.
Chapter completed!