Although he might not remember other county magistrates, such as the prefect of Hedong Prefecture, he was very impressed by County Magistrate Yang. After all, the matter of Yang Taifu was so important that it was hard for him not to remember it. Therefore, when Lord Yang came to visit him at the beginning of the year, he was not polite to him, but not too much. He just met him, drank tea, and then the matter was over. He was probably very distant and handled the matter in a businesslike manner.
This time, it was the same. Even if the emperor didn't pursue the matter, he didn't want to contact anyone related to the Yang family. Besides, as a prefect, could he need Yang Shunlei
County Magistrate Yang said, "Yunxiang County Magistrate Yang Shunlei, I pay my respects to the prefect."
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture said, "Master Yang, please don't be polite. Please take a seat. I received a letter from Master Du and came to Yunxiang County to discuss the plan to join the Royal Grain Franchise. But I wonder if Master Yang knows about the plan?"
County Magistrate Yang really knew about this matter, and it was not something that needed to be concealed. Du Ke also hoped that everyone would know the details, so that he would not have to explain it. Therefore, County Magistrate Yang did not need to hide it from the prefect of Hedong Prefecture, and said truthfully: "I know about it. Lord Du has already informed me of this matter the other day. I will tell you now."
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture nodded and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you, Lord Yang."
County Magistrate Yang said, "No trouble. The Royal Grain Franchise Program has three steps. The first step is to select families with good character in each prefecture. The second step is for each family with good character to bid for the Royal Grain franchise. After the bid is successful, Lord Du will tell them how to make the Royal Grain. The third step is to select a representative family in each county to do the Royal Grain business."
Hedongfu said that these three steps were well explained and easy to understand. Although I don't know what the potato flour and sweet potato flour in the imperial grain are, how can something promoted by the emperor be bad? Otherwise, where would the emperor put his face? Besides, this is something that the whole Qi country is doing, and everyone in the country knows about it. The emperor will not use his reputation to make a fuss. Therefore, more than 90% of people think that this is definitely a good thing.
Unfortunately, the imperial envoy is Du Ke, so even if some people want to use the back door, they can't. Who is Du Ke? The emperor's number one confidant, he has no shortage of power. Who is Du Ke? The people of the century-old Du family, they have no shortage of money. So... lack of beauty? Although Du Ke is not good-looking, he has first-class means and a clean backyard. Although he has concubines, the women in the backyard cannot be his mistresses. Today, if someone dares to send him a woman, he may be present at the morning court tomorrow.
Therefore, the emperor's intention in choosing Duco is very clear, and no one else can pull in connections.
If someone else, or someone like Wei Hong, came today, the situation would be different.
In the year when the emperor fought for the throne, the Wei family and the Yang family were related by marriage. Although the second son of the Wei family and the eldest daughter of the Yang family had not yet married, they were already related, so the relationship of marriage was established. Therefore, everyone thought that the Wei family and the Yang family were on the same side. However, no one knew that the lineage of Taifu Yang, who was as powerful as Zhongtian, was suddenly defeated. No one knew the reason. They only knew that after the emperor ascended the throne, the Yang family was dealt with, but the Wei family was not guilty. The Wei family was released after sitting in prison for a few days and was found not guilty.
However, who knows that it is impossible. The Wei family was willing to betray the Yang family and surrender to the emperor. Although there is no evidence, many people secretly despise the Wei family. However, in front of the Wei family, everyone is naturally polite. There is no other way. They are doing this for the emperor. Who dares to talk about this matter in front of the Wei family
Yang Haiyan is from the Yang family. If she acknowledges the Wei family as her godparents, wouldn't she be stabbed in the back
What Yang Haiyan can make clear, the Wei family can't make clear? But the Wei family doesn't care, and they still want to recognize Yang Haiyan as a godparent. This shows the character of the Wei family.
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture thought about what Magistrate Yang said, and then thought about which families in Hedong Prefecture could be selected as families with good character. For a moment, the room became very quiet.
County Magistrate Yang looked at him, thinking that he would probably die of old age in Yunxiang County for the rest of his life, so he sold the prefect of Hedong Prefecture a favor and reminded him, "Prefect, the imperial grain franchisee of Hedong Prefecture is the emperor's concubine."
"Oh?" The prefect of Hedong Prefecture was very surprised. He didn't know there was such a big mountain in Hedong Prefecture. "Which family is it?"
County Magistrate Yang said, "It's the Qin family."
The Qin family? The prefect of Hedong Prefecture thought about the Qin family, who were very angry in the whole Hedong Prefecture, but he still couldn't think of which Qin family. Could it be...
Seeing He Dongfu's puzzled look, County Magistrate Yang said, "It was Qin Fang, the city guard general of Yunxiang County. He was promoted to the rank of the fifth-rank Wude General in March this year and then transferred to Yunxiang County. In May, he made great contributions, and the emperor conferred the title of the seventh-rank Yi Ren on General Qin's grandmother and mother. At the same time, Mrs. Qin also made great contributions, and the emperor conferred the title of the third-rank Xiangjun on Mrs. Qin." County Magistrate Yang knew that Qin Fang's great contributions were related to the beast mountain, but he didn't know what the specific great contributions were. However, he did know Mrs. Qin's great contributions, which were about the military camp fields and saltpeter ice making.
County Magistrate Yang had no interest in investigating the situation at Beast Mountain. Anyway, his Yang family had no interest in matters of merit. They only wanted to avoid mistakes and live a peaceful life in Yunxiang County.
"Sir, Qin Fang is still Master Du's disciple."
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture frowned: "So the Qin family got the status of this franchisee because of Lord Du's relationship? If so, Lord Du's behavior will inevitably give people a chance to talk about it?"
County Magistrate Yang said: "Of course not. Because the imperial grain in the imperial grain franchise plan was issued by the Qin family, so the franchisee of Hedong Mansion belongs to the Qin family. This is the emperor's intention."
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture said that it was done. They had distributed potato flour and sweet potato flour. It was indeed right for the emperor to make the franchisee of Hedong Prefecture the Qin family. The prefect of Hedong Prefecture was a little disappointed. He had originally wanted to let his relatives fight for this quota, but now it was no longer possible.
County Magistrate Yang thought for a moment and said, "Sir, although the franchisees of Hedong Mansion have already signed up, the agents of the various counties have not signed up yet."
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture immediately understood: "Thank you, Lord Yang, for telling me. Lord Yang, what kind of person is General Qin?"
This... County Magistrate Yang thought: "The Qin family are down-to-earth people, they are not greedy for money.
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture understood after hearing this reminder from County Magistrate Yang. Qin Fang's teacher was Du Ke, so what was the rights of others in front of Du Ke? They became franchisees of Hedong Prefecture, so money was no longer a big deal. Real people like real things.
"Sir, Sir Du is here." The voice of the servant came from the door.
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture and the magistrate of Yang County immediately stood up and said, "Let's go and greet them."
When Du Ke arrived, the six prefects of Renzhou came out to greet him.
"My Lord, I see you."
Du Ke looked at the six prefects and Magistrate Yang with his usual serious expression on his face: "No need to be polite, everyone come in. Since you are here, I won't waste time and will tell you what happened."
Those who know his character and those who don't know him well all know that he is a person who doesn't like small talk and likes to get straight to the point.
After they sat down, Du Ke talked about the Royal Grain Franchise Plan: "… So, apart from Dongting Prefecture, the other five prefectures must submit their franchisee intention forms to me. These intention forms must not be fake. If I find out that someone is fake, then it will be a disgrace to the emperor, and it is not a question of whether I will forgive them or not."
The six prefects: "I, your humble servant, have made a statement."
The prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture said, "Lord Du, although this matter is organized by the emperor, the bidding requires personal willingness, so can we take the potato flour and sweet potato flour back and show it to everyone? Maybe after everyone has seen it, more people will be willing to bid."
Du Ke smiled slightly: "Business is not risky, how can there be such a good thing? Isn't this a pie in the sky? Potato flour and sweet potato flour are two kinds of imperial food. As for what they look like, how to make them, and how to eat them, it will be a matter after the bidding, and it will never be disclosed in advance. If the interested party has the courage, come and bid. If not, the court and the emperor will not force you."
This... The prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture said: "The official knows." So, what are potato flour and sweet potato flour like? How to make them specifically
If Duco doesn't say anything, they have no other choice. So for those who are interested, it is also a gamble. What if they invest the money and lose it
In theory, the Emperor's food franchise plan should not lose money, but... no one has seen it in practice, so they are unsure.
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture said, "Sir, the franchisee of the imperial grain in Hedong Prefecture is General Qin's family. So I have to discuss the matter of the county's agent with General Qin. What do you think?"
Du Ke: "Just discuss this with Qin Fang. I don't care about your business. But I just came out of the General's Mansion, and Qin Fang is not in the General's Mansion at the moment." Du Ke stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back first. If you have any doubts, you can come to the General's Mansion to find me. If you don't have any doubts, go back as soon as possible and count the interested parties."
"yes."
As soon as Qin Fang left, County Magistrate Yang said to the prefect of Hedong Prefecture, "Sir, I will host you tonight. How about you and General Qin have a chat?"
The prefect of Hedong Prefecture nodded: "That's troublesome." He wanted to get some information from Qin Fang. There was no hope for franchisees, and he didn't know if there was any hope for the county agent either.
The other five prefects were also thinking that Lord Du said that the franchisee must be a family with good character. This can be said to be the first major thing after the emperor ascended the throne. The prefects dare not act rashly, so the family with good character must be carefully selected. Moreover, the franchisee of Hedong Mansion is General Qin's family, which means that officials appointed by the court are also allowed to join.
As a result, the prefects wondered if they could join in.
After Qin Fang finished his shift, he came out of the Taoist temple on Shoushan Mountain and ran into Magistrate Yang's men at the foot of Shoushan Mountain.
The yamen runner said, "General Qin, Lord Yang is here to invite you. He said that the prefect of Hedong Prefecture has arrived today and he is the host, and he invites you to have a chat with him."