SFS Chapter 436 The imperial edict arrives
Chapter 436 The imperial edict arrives
Originally, Shen Zhiqiu thought that any action from above would have to wait until three days later when he went to the Ministry of Revenue to attend a service supplier meeting.
After all, he had waited for several days before, and he still felt that the court was inefficient.
As it turned out, he still didn't understand Lord Mao. This Shangshu Mao Junyi was definitely a practical man.
On the second day, when it was still dark and Shen Youyou and a group of brothers got up to practice martial arts, they heard some noise at the gate.
When I opened the door, I was shocked by what I saw.
All I saw hanging on the gate were chickens, ducks and geese with their claws and wings tied up. Upon closer inspection, even the beaks of these chickens, ducks and geese were tied with strings, probably to prevent them from making any sound.
The door was full of hanging things. At a glance, you would have thought that their door was not made of wood, but of various furs.
There were baskets of various vegetables on the ground, and the entrance door was also full of them, blocking the door completely.
Shen Dabao looked at his sister: "Yo Yo, what's going on?"
"Maybe they were sent by the villagers. Big brother, let's move in first. I see these chickens and ducks are alive, so I'll just untie them and throw them into the chicken and duck pen."
Yes, the chickens and ducks are alive, there is no real killer, it was Tang Jiugong who came up with the idea, he said:
"If you want to send chickens and ducks, don't kill them. If there is a smell of blood, and they live on the other side of the river, you can tie up the chickens and ducks and hang them on their gate. If you are afraid of waking them up in the middle of the night, you can also tie up the chickens and ducks' mouths with string."
Therefore, although the chickens, ducks and geese temporarily saved their lives, they were tied up tightly and hung all night. The key point was that they were not allowed to move their mouths at all.
When Shen Youyou and the others were moving things, they saw that there were not only chickens, ducks, geese and vegetables, but also pork, dried mushrooms, wild fruits, dried hawthorns, and dried bamboo shoots.
I don’t know who made the pea yellow dish, but my brothers and sisters will definitely love it.
"Peppercorns? Needless to say, they must have been sent by Tang Xin's family."
Early that morning, another person was startled.
That was the magistrate of Fang County.
He nervously read the order sent directly to him by the Ministry of Revenue, and then looked at the eunuch who came with him to deliver the order.
He quickly arranged for someone to go and ask the head of Yangjia Village to come to Tangjia Village and wait.
Tangjia Village and Yangjia Village are next to each other. No! To be more precise, the land of Yangjia Village is next to the land of Tangjia Village. There is still some distance between the two villages.
Therefore, an hour later, Tangjia Village.
They welcomed their mortal enemy, the head of Yangjia Village.
There was also a team led by the magistrate of Fang County, as well as a team conveying imperial edicts.
All the people from Tangjia Village and the nine clans gathered together again, even the little kids were included, and they knelt in a black mass on the wasteland in front of Shen Zhiqiu's house.
The team of more than 3,000 people, the boss is receiving the imperial edict.
The meaning of the imperial edict is obvious at a glance: it is an edict of commendation.
The county magistrate, Lord He, was so excited that his face turned red and his hands were shaking. Tangjia Village was under his jurisdiction.
These nine clans are also the people of his county!
He, a sixth-rank official, had not left any impression on the prince, but the people in his county were actually commended by the King of Yan.
This is simply a supreme honor. I believe that in the future, when people talk about Tangjia Village and the Nine Clans, it is because of his good management!
Rewarding these people is equivalent to rewarding him, these are all political achievements!
Moreover, there were not one imperial edict but three, two were for the nine clans and one was for Tangjia Village.
Listen to this! Nine clans?
The King of Yan's edict acknowledged that they were the Nine Clans, proving that from now on they were no longer the Nine Clans as their own people called them, but in the true sense, they were the Nine Clans.
In fact, what they didn't know was that after leaving court, the King of Yan called the Prince of Yan and Fu Huaian to the imperial study, learned about their special circumstances, was moved by their friendship, and decided to clear their names.
Especially the meaning of Shen Zhiqiu's words: he doesn't want rewards, and doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Revenue. He just wants to use his knowledge to pass the imperial examination to repay the prince and his parents and relatives.
What is the mentality of King Yan?
He felt that when the announcement of accepting refugees was made, half of the court officials were opposed to it. After all, accepting refugees was not a simple matter of a few words, and the court had to bear great risks during the process.
It can be said that the King of Yan accepted the refugees under great pressure.
Later, news came that many refugees were very dissatisfied with being divided into military households and frontier civilians.
Some officials even reported that some members of the duty-bound team were dissatisfied with the high cost of wasteland, which was even more disheartening.
But now, he is still grateful to know that there are refugees, because those refugees know how difficult it is for him to accept them.
He always believed that the people are the most important thing and that the people should be put first in everything.
And now, his people also put him and the court before them. Even though they cannot even have enough food and clothing, they are willing to offer their prescriptions to him, the court, and the soldiers guarding the border.
Therefore, Shen Zhiqiu, Mr. Shen, Old Man Shen, Old Lady Hua, all the people of the nine clans, all the villagers of Tangjia Village, including the head of the mortal enemy Yangjia Village, all knelt down.
Listen to the eunuch delivering the imperial decree: "By the will of Heaven..."
The first imperial decree was to announce that Shen Zhiqiu and his nine clans would become military supply merchants, that is, imperial merchants, but they were specially granted exemption from merchant status.
As mentioned before, the royal merchants in Daqing were not prohibited from taking the imperial examinations, but there was an unwritten rule that the children of royal merchants could not become officials higher than the fifth rank. There was an upper limit.
If the nine clans do not register as businessmen, they do not have to abide by this rule. In other words, in the future, whether it is Shen Zhiqiu or other descendants of the nine clans, as long as they do not change dynasties, pass the imperial examinations and become officials, as long as they are capable of succession and can make achievements, there will be no upper limit.
The second imperial decree granted the nine clans the title of "loyal clan"
Although most people in the Nine Clans could not understand the two long imperial edicts,
But they understood two sentences, and the tough guys burst into tears on the spot.
The King of Yan said that they were military suppliers and were not considered merchants.
The King of Yan also said that they were a loyal and righteous people.
Shen Zhiqiu, Mr. Shen, and Old Man Shen were at the front, leading everyone to kowtow: "Long live the King of Yan."
The plaque personally bestowed by the King of Yan was also brought out, with four large golden characters: "A Family of Loyalty and Righteousness!"
As soon as these four words appeared, everyone, not just the nine clans, kowtowed again.
Even the villagers of Tangjia Village had tears in their eyes.
Although this imperial edict was addressed to the Nine Clans, the people of the Nine Clans were also their villagers, and they felt extremely proud in their hearts.
What kind of mentality is this? If I have to describe it, it’s like a line from the song “Kangxi’s Secret Visits”: “The Emperor can’t see the golden-tiled throne room!”
He could see the efforts made by their King of Yan and the people.
Although the people of Tangjia Village have never heard of the song, let alone "Kangxi's Secret Visits", they do know a saying: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away!"
So they were also very excited at this time. Their King of Yan was neither high nor far away!