All of these treasures added together were no less than the Great Ming Dynasty's tax revenue for several years. Yet, the Fengyang County Magistrate had actually gathered so many treasures together and casually tossed them aside.
Zhu Yuanzhang hated corrupt officials the most in his life. He wished he could wipe out the three clans as a warning to others. However, he never expected that the prosperous Fengyang County Magistrate would be so arrogant.
In an instant, Erhu, who was following behind Zhu Yuanzhang, walked out with a dark expression. He was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's order to rush into the inner residence to capture the Fengyang County Magistrate who had stolen countless rare treasures and kill him.
At this moment, a voice sounded.
"Who called me a dog official?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He saw a young man in cotton clothes, whose hands were covered in mud, looking at him with displeasure under the eaves piled with countless glass treasures.
Zhu Yuanzhang sized him up and asked,""You are Fengyang County Magistrate Chen Jingge?”
"I am! Who are you? How dare you spout nonsense in my county office!”Chen Jingge said unhappily.
Chen Jingge had been sitting in the county government office for an entire day. He finally managed to hold on until it was time to get off work. The system signed in and punched in, rewarding him with a bag of potatoes.
He was just about to plant some potatoes when someone barged into the Inner Residence and scolded him for no reason. No one would be happy.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't answer. Instead, he asked coldly,""Do you know your sins?"
"What crime have I committed? It's you who barged into a private residence in a rage. Yes, barging into the county office. That's the crime, right? If I remember correctly, when a citizen trespasses the county government office, he will be given 30 strokes of the cane.”
"However, this county does not hold a grudge against me. If you are willing to apologize to me, I can let you off.”Chen Jingge glanced at Old Zhu and said.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. He had never expected that this greedy dog official in front of him would be so unreasonable in front of him. Subconsciously, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to reveal his identity.
However, on second thought, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and said coldly.
"You still dare to twist logic when you're about to die. Could it be that we've wronged you? The laws of the Ming Dynasty were written in black and white. It was clearly recorded that all the officials of the Ming Dynasty must wholeheartedly serve the people and must not slack off.”
"You dog official, it makes sense for you to release the yamen at the end of the day. But now, the Ming Dynasty has just been pacified, and there are millions of hungry people.”
Chen Jingge was stunned. He didn't expect the middle-aged man in front of him to be so angry.
"So what?"
"What does it have to do with my Fengyang County Magistrate? I, Chen Jingge, am in charge of Fengyang County. Have the people under my jurisdiction starved to death?”
"If it's really the law of the Ming Dynasty that has millions of hungry people, shouldn't we blame His Majesty in the Yingtian Prefecture?”Chen Jingge asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He did not expect the Fengyang County Magistrate to be so sharp. He was about to retort, but he remembered what he had seen and heard along the way. Everywhere was rich and powerful. Even ordinary old men could eat and drink. In the end, he was the one who made the decisions. It was not bad for a county magistrate to be in charge of a county.
The fact that no one had starved to death was enough to prove the excellence of a county magistrate in this world. Could it be that Fengyang had to help the world?
Not to mention that the size of a county was not enough, even if they emptied the Great Ming's national treasury, it was still not enough.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to retort.
"You're right!"
"But this is not a reason for you to live a useless life. Let me ask you, since you know that you are the magistrate of Fengyang County, why did you abandon the people? When I came, I saw countless people kneeling in front of the Fengyang County Yamen.”
"If it weren't for you, a dog official who doesn't care about the lives of the people, how could they kneel and not get up? Isn't it because you, the Fengyang County Magistrate, have failed in your duties?”
Zhu Yuanzhang questioned again, thinking,"This time, you finally can't come up with a reason! I saw it with my own eyes."
Chen Jingge was stunned for a moment and felt helpless.
He shook his head and turned to the maid beside him.
"They're here again? Didn't I tell them to rest well and not thank me again? As long as they can peacefully participate in the construction of Fengyang County, the county will allow them to become citizens of Fengyang County?”
The maid beside him smiled bitterly.
"County Lord, there's nothing we can do about it.”
"Now that the world is suffering from famine, there are many hungry people in the surrounding cities and counties. Our Fengyang City has helped too many hungry people. Not only do we provide jobs, but we also ensure that they have enough food and clothing.”
"Why don't we meet the County Lord?"
The maid's words were very clear.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this. He had just seen the people outside the county government who were complaining and desperately asking to see the Fengyang County Lord were all refugees who had been helped by Fengyang County?
They were kneeling outside the county government, crying and begging to see him, just to express their gratitude?
How could Zhu Yuanzhang believe such a thing?
Xiao Hu, who was behind him, walked away and returned not long after. However, before he could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xiao Hu's expression and knew that it was probably exactly the same as what the servant girl had said.
Could it be that I've wronged a good person?
However, a trace of anger immediately appeared in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
Even if he had wrongly blamed the Fengyang County Magistrate for other things, there were countless glass and jade objects in the Inner Residence, each of which was shockingly valuable. Old Zhu had seen it with his own eyes, so how could he fake it?
"Hmph, I was wrong to blame you for this.”
"Since you are a good official, pleading for the people is part of your duty. There are countless gold and silver treasures in the inner residence of the Fengyang County government office. Those glazed jade articles are all extremely valuable.”
"I saw it with my own eyes, so I can't fake it. I hate greedy people the most in my life. I'll call you a dog official.”
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and looked up at Chen Jingge. He thought to himself, What else can you say this time?
At this moment, Chen Jingge was getting impatient.
If it wasn't for the fact that the old man in front of him didn't look like an ordinary person, he would have asked the servants to chase him away. However, when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang asking about the pile of glass in the courtyard, Chen Jingge shook his head.
He walked to the side and took out a glass horse riding on a flying swallow.
The exquisite shape, coupled with the clear glass firing, did not have the slightest color. In the eyes of the ancient people, it was a rare treasure.
However, in Chen Jingge's eyes, it was just a pile of sand. Including labor, it was worth more than ten copper coins.
"Do you have ten coins?" Chen Jingge asked.
Old Zhu froze on the spot. He did not understand what Chen Jingge meant, but he nodded. Xiao Hu, who was behind him, quickly took out ten coins.
Chen Jingge smiled and stuffed the glass into Old Zhu's hand.
The latter was stunned and almost dumbfounded.
The Glazed Horse Stepping on the Flying Swallow in front of him had a unique design and was extremely valuable. However, the Fengyang County Magistrate in front of him actually threw it away without even looking at it. Was he really not afraid of breaking it?
"What do you mean?"
"It doesn't mean anything. It's just that this thing isn't worth much. "If you are interested, we can do a business deal. These things are ten wen each. If you like any of them, you can directly pay and take them.”Chen Jingge said lightly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He stared at Chen Jingge, hoping to see some kind of painful emotion on his face, but he couldn't find anything.
Even the maidservant beside him was used to it.
Were these treasures really worthless?
Zhu Yuanzhang held the Horse Stepping on the Flying Swallow and carefully examined it. Whether it was the quality or the color, he had never seen it before in his life.
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