Even if she didn't know how to manage the jade shop, couldn't she still learn? And she wasn't alone, she had Ayuan and maids who were used to managing things.
Yun Feiyan convinced herself in her heart, looked at Mingyue's face reluctantly, and finally nodded to her: "Then you go early and come back early, mother will wait for you to come back."
Mingyue was delighted, but she agreed with a serious look on her face.
Mingyue informed Yun Feiyan of all the reception and basic procedures in the shop. She also specially hired a capable manager to secretly help her. Only then did she feel at ease to leave the capital.
Afterwards, Mingyue and her group disguised themselves as rich girls and their guards, and their extravagant and ostentatious style of behavior attracted the attention of many people.
Especially when passing through the Suzhou area, Mingyue encountered local officials who were accustomed to pluck the feathers of passing geese and leaving the skins of animals. One of them was so bold that he wanted to keep both the people and the money. This really opened Mingyue's eyes.
Although the King of Suzhou has been thrown into prison, his officials are not affected at all and still do not miss any opportunity to seek personal gain. One can only exclaim: they would rather sacrifice their lives than their money.
Fortunately, there were the Dragon Shadow Guards guarding them, and Mingyue had the seal of the inspector that she had tricked from Murong Zhen, which scared the officials.
Even though those officials mistakenly thought that Mingyue was the inspector's daughter or woman, no one dared to make a move on her.
Mingyue recorded the actions of these officials while looking for useful people.
She originally thought that if she met someone who admitted his mistakes and corrected them, she would just let it go, but if she met someone who was beyond help, she would just change him.
But it must be said that if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. The corruption of an officialdom naturally penetrates from the inside out, from top to bottom.
Those who truly love the people have long been kicked out by corrupt officials.
This means that if Mingyue wants to replace the county magistrate, it will be useless to only replace the top county magistrate, because there are many people below him who will make things difficult for him. In addition, the people below him are hypocritical, so the new county magistrate will not stay for long.
We must find a way to make a complete change inside and outside.
But this would involve the King of Suzhou at the top.
As long as King Suzhou still sits on the throne, even those who are talented and dedicated to the people would not dare to take over this mess, for fear of King Suzhou's anger. After all, everyone has their own relatives and friends, and even if they are not afraid of death, they have to think about the people around them.
However, Mingyue knew that the King of Suzhou would not die, after all, the old princess was still alive.
However, if a prince breaks the law, he will be punished the same as a commoner, but the King of Suzhou will be demoted to a commoner. The verdict will probably be announced within the next few days.
So, she can take advantage of the power of others to bully others.
Ming Yueliang produced the inspector's seal and had the Dragon Shadow Guards beat drums outside the county government office, saying, "I am here today to inspect and receive the emperor's order to investigate all the injustices in Suzhou."
At first, the people just watched the fun and no one dared to step forward to complain.
Mingyue was not in a hurry. She just asked the county magistrate, who was sweating profusely, to bring a stool over for her, and she sat down and waited slowly.
As they waited, Li Datou and his wife, who had been looking forward to this day for a long time, arrived. The couple gnashed their teeth and sued the county magistrate's nephew for raping a woman and beating to death his eldest son who went to rescue his daughter.
The county magistrate denied it and angrily scolded them, saying that they had lived enough.
But Mingyue came prepared this time. He tried the case in front of all the people and ordered the Dragon Shadow Guards to beat the county magistrate's nephew to death.
The screams made the county magistrate pale and his whole body sway. The people applauded and cheered, their faces full of joy and excitement, and then more people began to cry out for justice.
In Suzhou area, there are many people who have suffered injustice but have nowhere to seek justice.
On this day, the bright moon shone from dawn to dusk, and a large area of the stone slabs outside the county government office had been dyed red.
As Mingyue's words "I will only stay here for three days, no more waiting" were spread, more and more people gathered to watch, and more and more people knelt down to cry out for justice.
Those who usually bully men and women and do all kinds of evil now know how to be afraid.
The county magistrate, who was thrown into prison after being beaten, started out by shouting that the King of Suzhou would teach Mingyue a lesson, and ended up crying and begging for mercy, which made the people very happy.
However, thinking that this iron-faced and impartial adult would leave in three days, many people were worried that they would be retaliated against by the county magistrate and others after Mingyue left.
On the second day, Mingyue proposed the system of selecting officials in front of the people.
"Because the officials here all have bad reputations and dirty deeds, they are not worthy of continuing to serve as officials, and I will not stay here for long, so before the court sends officials to take over, I need you to elect the officials you think will be good and suitable to take office." At this point, Mingyue also specially reminded: "It is best if this person has some achievements. If he does well, I may be able to help him win something in the future. If there is a good official who is impartial and selfless, you can also have a good life."
If there was no second sentence, the people would probably recommend their relatives and friends so that they could also benefit from it.
But with the latter sentence, the people understood that only if the official was good could they live well.
Only at this time will they think carefully about who is suitable to be the parent official
Mingyue threw the question out and just sat there waiting for the answer.
And the person chosen by the people is naturally more suitable than her, an outsider.
On the third day, she got the answer.
Coincidentally, it was at this time that the punishment for the King of Suzhou came down. The entire Suzhou area was like a major earthquake, and all local officials were stunned.
Especially where Mingyue was, the people admired her even more, and the 'county magistrate' they had carefully selected finally put their worries to rest.
After Mingyue had agreed with the county magistrate that he would replace all the people in the county government office and help him suppress the evil spirits in the county government office before leaving, the county magistrate felt even more relaxed.
After a few days of this, Mingyue was ready to move.
It took her more than two months to visit all places in Suzhou and screen all the officials inside and outside.
Only then did he return to the capital, which was considered as fulfilling his promise to Yun Feiyan.
At that time, under Mingyue's deliberate seduction, Yun Feiyan had been completely immersed in the fact that managing the shop was such an interesting thing, and he didn't think it mattered much whether his daughter went out and came back.
Even if Mingyue said she would be away for another two months, she didn't think it was a big deal.
Just as she is busy every day, her daughter should also be busy with her own things.
(End of this chapter)