Pampering and obedient young husband

Chapter 89 Chengjun Yin was angry

at the government office. The doctor was giving medicine to Hao Duoyu. Chengjunyin asked: "What's going on?"

"The common people were injured." Hao Duoyu said this with anger, but he was not targeting the common people.

Chengjun Yin's heart sank.

After the doctor went down, the servant closed the door, and Hao Duoyu slowly told his story of the past few days.

After Cheng Junyin listened, his hands were trembling with anger.

"How dare they do this!"

The imperial court ordered people to go to various places to teach the method of fertilizing fields. Yi Jie felt that this method was dirty, so he gave it to Zou Tongzhi. Zou Tongzhi was even more disgusted by these things, but under the pressure of Yi Jie, he had to tell the envoy He didn't study carefully, and after the envoy left, he left the matter to his subordinates.

The people under my command learned very little, and the methods they taught the farmers about fertilizing their fields were even more inadequate. This led to the fact that after the farmers worked hard to learn how to fertilize their fields, they ended up burning all the seedlings in the fields. .

The fields are the roots of the farmers. After the seedlings are burned, the farmers will go hungry.

Some people went to the county government to seek justice, but the county government said that this was how they were taught by their superiors, and that the farmers must have gone astray.

But in fact, the method taught from Chanzhou is wrong.

Hundreds of acres of seedlings were burned, farmers were starving, and some people starved to death.

A field with burned seedlings is considered unlucky, and no one wants to sell it. Some farmers feel desperate and commit suicide by cutting their veins in the field.

Many county magistrates reported these matters to Chanzhou, but were perfunctorily sent back by Zou Tongzhi.

They didn't want to solve the matter, they only cared about themselves and how to cover it up.

The farmers' seedlings were burned. In order to make the field taxes look good, the government even counted the burned seedlings as per-acre yield, and used all kinds of conscience-killing methods to collect taxes. Because of this, many lives were lost.

After Zou Tongzhi was implicated because of Yi Xie, Master Wu, who was still the judge at the time, took over Zou Tongzhi's position.

Wu Tongzhi must have known about this, but he didn't even mention it!

"I'll give you leave. During this time, you can recover from your injuries." Chengjun paused and then asked, "Are the government servants who went with you injured?"

Hao Duoyu nodded, "I won't let them attack the people, but They are not seriously injured, I asked them to go back and rest."

The people were agitated, and he did not dare to take action. He was afraid that he would not be able to stop the situation.

Chengjunyin frowned, "I know."

Brother Tang kept waiting for Chengjunyin to come back. When he was half asleep and half awake, he heard a deliberately lowered voice coming from outside.

"Is he asleep?"

Brother Xi asked, "I just went in to take a look. He's not asleep yet, but he's about to fall asleep. I don't know now."

Chengjun Yin then asked Brother Xi to rest while he walked lightly. He pushed open the door, walked around the screen, and saw Brother Tang opening his eyes hard to look at him.

"You're back."

Brother Tang sat up straight with his hands on his hands, his eyelids sinking as if a stone had fallen.

Cheng Junyin took off his damp outer clothes and laid him down gently, "Go to sleep."

Brother Tang grabbed his sleeves and asked despite his sleepiness: "What happened? Hao Duoyu How are you?"

Chengjun Yin comforted him softly, "It's okay, everything is fine."

Brother Tang didn't respond. When Chengjun Yin took a closer look, he found that Brother Tang had fallen asleep.

Cheng Junyin's eyes softened, and he placed a soft kiss on Brother Tang's face, "Be good."

The sun was shining brightly. When Brother Tang woke up, he subconsciously touched his side, and his hands were cold, and he flattened his mouth. .

My husband didn't sleep for a few hours last night, and he woke up so early today. How could his body bear it?

He got up and put on his clothes and asked Brother Xi, "Can you have breakfast before you go out today?"

Brother Xi shook his head, "He left in a hurry."

He asked, "Should we ask the kitchen people to prepare some food? Brother

Tang shook his head, "No need, I'll do it myself."

He knew something must have happened to the government office that made her husband leave in such a hurry. If the food was cooked by servants, he would probably eat a few mouthfuls. It's a matter of course, but if it's him who cooks the food, my husband will always take it seriously.

Brother Tang baked two cakes, cooked a bowl of lean meat porridge, and delivered it to Chengjun Yin himself.

As soon as he entered the government office, Brother Tang heard Chengjun Yin's roar.

"The common people are complaining, but you are here pretending to be deaf and mute! If you can't do this well, you won't have to wear the black gauze hats on your heads!"

Brother Xi has never heard such an angry voice from Chengjun Yin. , whispered to persuade, "Master husband, how about we come back later?"

Brother Tang shook his head, "We will go in after they finish talking."

Brother Xi had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

In the government office, all the officials did not dare to breathe, and Tongzhi Wu was also wiping away cold sweat.

Cheng Junyin's face turned dark.

He was not only angry that these officials were pretending to be deaf and dumb, but he was also angry that these officials lied to each other and blamed each other when encountering problems.

If he hadn't just gotten angry and arrested the two officials and thrown them into the dungeon, these people would have dared to fool him out of luck!

Gouzong glanced at Brother Tang at the door, and hurriedly leaned into Chengjunyin's ear and said, "Sir, the master is here."

Chengjunyin's expression froze, he looked up at the figure in the distance, and asked coldly: "You guys Do you have any questions?"

I don't know if his appearance just now scared Brother Tang.

The officials shook their heads like a rattle, "No, no, no."

Chengjun Yin's voice was serious, "Why don't you go down?"

The officials hurriedly stepped back, walking in a hurry.

Brother Tang saw someone coming out and stood aside to make way for him.

"It doesn't matter what the good magistrate does, it doesn't matter what those untouchables do!" Wu Tongzhi passed by him and cursed in a low voice with a dark face.

Brother Tang frowned and looked back at Wu Tongzhi.

After everyone left, Brother Tang walked in.

Cheng Junyin looked at him with a sullen face, and he said quietly, "Everyone, go down."

Gou Keng led the servants to retreat, and Brother Xi closed the door behind him when he left.

Brother Tang put the food on the table, picked up the chopsticks and stuffed them into Chengjunyin's hand, "Husband, I haven't cooked for a long time. Can you try it and see how it tastes?"

Chengjunyin didn't have much appetite at first, but after hearing this sentence The words lifted the spirit.

"Why are you cooking by yourself?"

"Because my husband doesn't eat well. As a husband, I can only find ways to make him eat more." Brother Tang looked at Chengjun Yin, raised his eyebrows and smiled. He asked, "Husband, do you want to eat?"

Chengjun Yin's heart felt sore. He pulled Brother Tang to sit down and said, "Eat together."

Brother Tang and Chengjun Yin, you take one bite and I finish the bowl of porridge. After finishing the porridge, Brother Tang stopped eating the cake. He knew that with his husband's appetite, he would not be full even if he just ordered the porridge.

Chengjun Yin couldn't resist Brother Tang, so he ate both cakes.

After eating the cake, Cheng Junyin felt full, and most of the depression in his heart dissipated unconsciously.

Brother Tang put the bowl back into the food box and asked, "It's rare to see you so angry. What happened?"

Chengjun Yin told Brother Tang the news that Hao Duoyu had brought back, and Brother Tang listened. Afterwards, he pondered for a long time and said, "I went to Wu Tongzhi's house for a banquet a while ago. The back garden of Wu Tongzhi was full of flowers, including many valuable famous flowers. This shows that Wu Tongzhi's family is rich, and other officials' ladies They seemed completely unfazed by this, and their family background must not be much worse. In that case..."

He paused, with a sly look in his eyes, "Husband, if you don't let each of them be responsible for a piece of land, if this piece of land is collected ... The land tax that came up was not enough, so he took it from their pockets."

Chengjun Yin suddenly realized that he hugged Brother Tang and kissed him hard, "Brother Tang, you are really my little lucky star!"

He knew him in his heart. None of his officials were truly clean, but from practical considerations, it was impossible for him to dismiss them all at once.

These officials are not like the minor officials in Chantie County. They all have a certain rank. If they want to be dismissed, they must ask the Holy Spirit for instructions.

Chanzhou is far away from the capital, and it would take several months for him to ask for instructions.

After dismissing these officials, the court will have to arrange for new people to come over, but it is impossible for these people to seamlessly follow the previous one.

If it cannot be seamlessly connected, who will do the delay?

The people under him insisted on this and did not take his words seriously. As long as they were not caught by him, they could continue to live freely.

Brother Tang's words provided him with a good idea. Apart from their official positions, what these officials care about most is money.

They don't care about the effectiveness of the method of fertilizing the fields simply because it has nothing to do with them. But if the yield per acre of farmland is related to the money in their pockets, they have to pay attention to it even if they don't.

However, there are rewards and penalties in everything, so he has to let them pay for it willingly.

Brother Tang pushed Cheng Juan Yin away and smiled when he saw Cheng Juan Yin's happy look, "Mr., you are busy. The Bamboo Restaurant is opening today, and I have to take a look."

Although everything has been arranged, the first day after the opening One day, he had to go and sit down.

Chengjun Yin hugged Brother Tang and kissed him several times before letting Brother Tang go. Before leaving, Chengjun Yin reminded him, "Leave a private room for me in the Bamboo Restaurant tonight, and I won't go back to eat."

Brother Tang heard this . He knew that Chengjun Yin was harboring evil thoughts, so he warned him, "Don't drink too much."

Chengjun Yin could only say, "I'll try not to get drunk."

Brother Tang gave him a look, thinking about what time the night would come. Gotta pick someone up.

After all, he really didn't want others to see his husband's drunken appearance.

Bamboo Restaurant stands out among the restaurants in Chanzhou with its unique style. When Brother Tang walked on the road, he could hear passers-by talking about it.

"Have you ever been to the Bamboo Restaurant? It's so beautiful inside. The dishes could fall from the sky."

"I've been there. I accidentally touched the bell under the table while I was sitting. The waiter came over immediately to ask. What help do I need? Wow, I feel like a big boss. I have never been so comfortable in my life."

"The waiters there are all very good-looking. They are either girls or guys. They are very eye-catching. I almost ate two bowls more."

Brother Xi covered his mouth and chuckled, "Whatever fell down, it was obviously brought down on a wooden board."

The dishes from the kitchen were sent down through the wooden board and then shaken up by someone, so it was convenient. Mastered the skill of passing on dishes.

Brother Tang smiled.

These are the husband's ideas. Others have never seen them before, so they naturally find them novel.

When they arrived at the Bamboo Restaurant, the shopkeeper Tong Geer happily told him that the Bamboo Restaurant was fully booked and many seats had been reserved for the evening.

Brother Tang asked: "Is my private room still there?"

"Yes." Brother Tong said, "You told me, how can I dare to book it?"

"Brother Tang?" Hongque Witch came towards me, He was wearing a long cedar, with patterns embroidered on his sleeves that Brother Tang couldn't understand. When he spoke, he stared straight at Brother Tang, as if he was narrating endless meaning.

Brother Tang's face sank, and the Hongque Wizard hurriedly explained, "Don't get me wrong, we met by chance this time. I heard that the dishes at Bamboo Restaurant are delicious and delicious, so I wanted to try them."

He sighed, "Who would have expected it? It's late, I don't have a seat, so I want to shamelessly ask you to see if I can pack some dishes from the Bamboo Restaurant."

Brother Tang looked at Brother Tong, "He wants to pack, give him the number."

Brother Tong put a number marked five. He handed the ten bamboo sticks to him, raised his hand and waved to the waiting area, "Please wait patiently."

The corner of the Hongque wizard's mouth twitched, "Okay."

He just wanted to see how many people were waiting and wanted to join the queue at Brother Tang's place. , I didn't expect that Brother Tang wouldn't even give him this little face.

Brother Tang stayed very late at the Zhuzi Restaurant. After dark, Brother Xi asked, "Master, are we going back?"

Brother Tang stood at the window of the private room on the second floor. Seeing that people were still coming and going in the hall downstairs, he said, " Send someone back to tell the manor that you won't go back to eat tonight."

Brother Xi agreed.

"If there is no room, please make room!" The sharp voice was very penetrating.

Brother Tang looked down and saw Wu Yingman standing in front of Brother Tong with a cold face.

The maid next to her pointed at Brother Tong with an aggressive tone. The words just now came from this maid's mouth.

"Do you know who my lady is? If you offend my lady, you won't even be able to open this store." The maid was very arrogant, but Wuyingman did not stop her.

Not blocking is the default.

Brother Tong said expressionlessly, "Sorry, we can't make room. You can take your number and wait in line."

Wuying was furious, "You dare to make me wait?"

In the past few days, because of Brother Tang's matter, she I was holding back the anger in my heart. I didn't expect that when I came to the restaurant, I would have to be angry with a cheap guy.

Her mother told her to endure it outside, but she really couldn't bear it anymore.

Why do these untouchables dare to talk to her like this!

Although Brother Tong was scared, but thinking of what Brother Tang had said to him, he straightened his back and repeated, "Please wait patiently."

Wuyingman's chest rose and fell violently for a moment, and he shouted: "Come here! Give it to me. I'll smash it!"

The boys behind him rushed forward. Before they could take action, they heard an angry shout from behind, "Let's see who dares!"

The boys were startled by the momentum of these words and looked back. All turned pale.

What they were afraid of was not Cheng Junyin who yelled at them, but Wu Tongzhi who looked ugly behind Cheng Junyin.

They didn't know Cheng Junyin, but they couldn't possibly not recognize their own master.

Wuyingman looked back, and when she saw Chengjun Yin, her heart skipped a beat, her anger disappeared, and her eyebrows became more reserved and shy.

She lowered her head, feeling secretly annoyed.

Why did she meet him at this time? I wonder if he saw her look just now?

What if he sees her and becomes disgusted with her?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help but glared at Brother Tong beside her.

It's all his fault. If he had given her a private room earlier, there wouldn't have been so many things.

Chengjunyin had a sullen face and deliberately asked: "Which family are you from?"

Wuying felt a little aggrieved, and looked up at Chengjunyin with a bit more sadness in her eyes, "We have seen each other that day in Wufu. At the door, I am Wu Yingman, the eldest daughter of the Wu family."

Cheng Junyin's eyes were cold, "My husband went to Wu Mansion for a banquet that day, and I went to pick him up, but I didn't remember seeing you. Miss Wu has a good memory. "

Wuying's face turned a little pale.

What this meant was that Cheng Junyin did not take her seriously.

Cheng Junyin looked sideways at Wu Tongzhi again, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have known that Wu Tongzhi's status was so noble. His daughter would dare to destroy people's property without any reason."

Wu Tongzhi said. Tongzhi broke out in a cold sweat, strode over, slapped Wu Ying on the face, and said angrily, "Why don't you admit your mistake to your lord!"

He paused, then bowed to Chengjun Yin and said, "Sir, I'm going to teach my daughter. Wu Fang, I will let her reflect on it when she goes back."

Wu Yingman was stunned by Wu Tongzhi's slap, but she quickly came to her senses, endured the grievance and anger in her heart, and admitted her mistake to Cheng Junyin with red eyes.

Her mother taught her since she was a child that she should be able to speak, be knowledgeable, and be able to read people's faces.

She relied on her mother's teachings to win her father's love, but if she disobeyed her father at this time, all her past efforts would be in vain.

She knows that her father loves her, but she knows that this pain has limits and conditions. Once this level is exceeded, her end will not be much better.

Chengjunyin's expression remained unchanged, "She shouldn't admit her mistake to me."

Wuyingman's pupils shrank suddenly, and she looked at Chengjunyin as if she were looking at a heartless man, "How can you make me apologize to a cheap brother? ?"

"Pa!" Wu Tongzhi glared at Wu Yingman with hatred, and the palms hanging down by his sides were numb, which showed that the force of this slap was not small.

Wuyingman covered her face in a daze, but Wu Tongzhi forced her to admit her mistake to Brother Tong and pay compensation, so the matter was settled.

Cheng Junyin walked upstairs, and Wu Tongzhi warned Wu Yingman in a low voice, "Go back! Don't embarrass me here!"

Wuying Man remained silent, her head lowered, her long black hair He lowered his head to cover her face so that others could not see her expression clearly, they could only see her trembling all over.

The maid stepped forward cautiously, "Miss, let's go back."

The young lady learned from the madam that Mr. Cheng would come here for dinner today, so she came here specially for this purpose. She didn't expect that it would turn out like this.

Wu Yingman slapped the maid to the ground, "Get out!"

She glanced at the theatergoers and shouted, "What are you looking at! Believe it or not, I will poke your eyes out."

People were so frightened that they lowered their heads and waited. After she left, she couldn't help but start talking again.

In the private room, Cheng Junyin's expression softened, and he said with a warm smile: "I think carefully, I am indeed at fault for what happened today. If you think about it carefully, you adults did not do anything wrong."

The officials' hearts tightened.

When Chengjun Yin said he wanted to invite them to dinner, they guessed that it would be a Hongmen banquet. But now they saw Chengjun Yin admitting his mistake as soon as he sat down, and they were even more upset.

"What did Master Cheng mean?" Wu Tongzhi smiled, "Today, Master told me to wait for enlightenment. How could it be wrong?"

Cheng Junyin waved his hand and stood up to pour them wine.

The officials looked at each other in confusion, not sure what Cheng Junyin wanted to do, and they were all on pins and needles.

Cheng Junyin no longer mentioned official matters, and just let them eat and drink. After three rounds of drinking, he said, "I took over such a big mess when I first took office. I am very anxious. I am so anxious that I will be rude to you all." "Zi Yan, after you left, I reflected on myself, and I felt that what I did was wrong. Don't worry, I won't put pressure on you anymore. Whether the yield per mu of farmland is high or low, what does it have to do with me?"

he said . He punished himself with a drink. Seeing his sincere attitude, the officials gradually dropped their guard and began to speak boldly.

Wu Tongzhi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Sir, it's great if you can think of it. Officials like us sometimes have to turn a blind eye. Only in this position can we sit for a long time."

Cheng Juan Yin smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "What Mr. Wu said is absolutely true."

He glanced at the drunken officials and changed the subject, "So I decided to divide the fields in Chanzhou according to the size of the official positions. Let your lords manage it. The bigger the official position, the more land will be allocated."

The officials were stunned and didn't understand what he meant.

Chengjun Yin explained, "Don't worry, my lords, I won't care about this land allotment to you."

The officials were overjoyed. As long as Chengjun Yin doesn't care about it, they can make a lot of money.

Some officials are already thinking about how to line their own pockets, while some officials are not greedy for money and just think about how to do things half-heartedly.

Cheng Junyin put his finger on the table and said, "I only care about one thing, the land tax you will give me next year."

Wu Tongzhi noticed that something was wrong, "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Chengjun smiled gently, "After the land is handed over to you, I believe that with your ability, you will be able to produce a tax rate that satisfies me next year. "

Wu Tongzhi asked in a trembling voice, "What if you are not satisfied?"

Chengjun Yin smiled meaningfully, "I don't want to have anyone under my command, but it's okay to get rid of a few losers."

The officials gradually came to their senses. Later, an official asked: "What is the tax rate that satisfies you?"

After Cheng Junyin said a number, all the officials woke up from the drunkenness.

"How is this possible!" Wu Tongzhi was the first to jump up, because besides Cheng Junyin, he had the largest official position, which meant that he had the most land.

Cheng Junyin raised his eyebrows, "Wu Tongzhi thinks it's impossible? How about allocating your land to other officials?"

Wu Tongzhi felt a chill go down his spine and sat down and said, "It's possible! It's possible!"

What does it mean to give it to other officials ? Don't you just want to remove him from his job?

Cheng Junyin looked at the other officials, "What about you? Do you have any objections?"

The officials shook their heads one after another.

If they fail to complete the job, they will be dismissed, and if they don't take it, they will be dismissed. But if they don't take it, they won't even have a chance to try.

"Very good." Chengjun Yin said with a smile, "I knew you adults would not disappoint me."

The officials smiled stiffly, each of them smiling uglier than crying.

Chengjunyin was puzzled, "The adults don't seem to be happy?"

The officials hurriedly opened their mouths wider, "If you are happy, how can you not be happy!"

Chengjunyin frowned and said, "Well, in order to encourage the adults, The person who collects the most taxes next year will be rewarded with one thousand taels of gold! "

The land tax in Yu State is directly related to the yield per mu. If the yield per mu is high, the tax and grain collected will be high. If the people do not want to pay the tax and grain, they can also pay according to the yield per mu. Pay appropriate taxes.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up.

One thousand taels of gold!

This is no small amount.

"Adults also know that Chanzhou is so poor that it is almost impossible to pay out the salary. As the saying goes, there are rewards and penalties, so the money can only be paid by..." Chengjun paused, "Next year, the person with the least tax will be paid. "

The officials were confused.