I have a backstage in Datang

The little official laughed again and said, "Why not? First come first. Everyone is young, and no one is inferior to the other. Since everyone is at the same level, whoever is the chief official is different? The reason why he can be the chief Officials, and we can only serve as small officials, there is only one reason, he came earlier than us..."

When the little official said this, his tone finally revealed a trace of regret, and he said a little bitterly: "It was three years ago, when Youzhou was just taken back to the Tang Dynasty, and Mr. Gu led the whole family to migrate, planning to move to this piece of land. Starting from scratch... At that time, Mr. Gu had just emerged, and he did not have the huge influence he has today, so when he asked the Tang Dynasty family for help, many high-ranking and influential people chose to wait and see."

At this time, another small official finished distributing the bowls and chopsticks, came over and continued the conversation, saying: "Wait and see, it means hesitation. Although all families and ethnic groups expressed their support, the initial support was only to send some collaterals. son."

"However, no one expected that the first group of scholars who arrived all took off."

"Some people have now become officials of a yamen. Some people have earned tens of thousands of points for their families in three years."

"There are even a group of scholars from humble backgrounds. Their family background is poor so they are more able to endure hardship. When they arrived here, they took the initiative to choose to work in more desolate places... For example, Zhuozhou in the Youzhou Zhuzhou is located in the Tang Dynasty and the grasslands. The border is full of desolation and banditry. Another example is the northernmost Yingzhou, which was originally a disputed land bordering Liaodong. Not only is it sparsely populated, but it is often invaded by Goguryeo soldiers."

"However, in these desolate and difficult states, the group of humble scholars went to work without fear. As a result, in just three years, they have already developed a lot of talents. We in the cloud land pay the most attention to talents. As long as they have the ability, they will be accepted Reuse. Those scholars from humble backgrounds have now become the chief officials of a state. Do you know what rank is the chief official of a state? It is a real powerful minister who ranks from the fourth rank. If they enter the court one day , I will be able to serve as the servant of one of the six departments immediately..."

The little official paused for a while, then sighed and said: "Because our family waited and watched, everyone arrived a step late. Although our group has a huge family background, and many of them are The family background of the son of the direct branch, but the status is noble, so what? If you are one step too late, you must obediently accept the reality."

He paused again as he spoke, his eyes slowly scanned the entire courtyard, and then he said: "Being able to work in this soup kitchen is actually a very good starting point. We are all young people, and there is no difference in talent between them." Big, as long as we have a chance to do something, we don’t care about being one step ahead. As long as we keep up, we will catch up with them one day.”

When the topic came to this point, the yamen servant obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm, but the clerks from the two aristocratic families didn't look down on him, but explained the confusion very kindly, and continued: "Our government office in Youzhou City , it is divided according to functions, there are a total of twelve offices, each in charge of different affairs..."

"The congee restaurant where you are eating now belongs to the Relief Department for Refugees, one of the Twelve Offices, and our group of petty officials, our experience and courage also belong to the Relief Department for Refugees."

The yamen servant blinked, and asked curiously, "The Relief Department for Refugees? Is it for refugees?"

The two officials smiled and nodded, and one of them replied softly: "Yes, but not either. The original purpose of the Relief Department for the Refugees was indeed to provide relief to the refugees. It was three years ago when Mr. Gu just brought his family Come here. He sent an invitation to the poor people all over the world. Anyone who can’t survive can come to Youzhou. So at that time, the people who arrived in Youzhou were very poor, and almost everyone came here by begging... They Fighting hunger, even without the strength to walk into the city, many people collapsed from starvation as soon as they entered the territory of Youzhou, and the soldiers who needed to be inspected arrived with their backs on their backs."

"So at that time, the most important government affairs in Youzhou was to ensure that the fleeing people who had just arrived would not starve to death. The most important thing for the refugees coming all the way was to let them have a meal first, and because the large number of refugees did not have the strength to go to Here, soldiers must be dispatched to continuously patrol every day, and if someone is found to be hungry on the side of the road, they must immediately carry them back for treatment."

"Under such a background, Mr. Gu established the Relief Department for the Refugees. At first there were only two branches, the Inspection Department and the Porridge Department. Among them, the Inspection Department was mainly responsible for sending soldiers to search for those people who were so hungry that they were on the side of the road every day. And our soup kitchen is constantly setting up big pots, cooking food for the people who arrive every day."

"Later, with the gradual development of Youzhou, the common people gradually had a little extra money in their hands. Although they were not rich, they could guarantee food and clothing. At this time, they would take the initiative to refuse the porridge and never eat the meals we provided. "

"Later, the people who migrated to Youzhou were no longer refugees. Most of them were organized to migrate in large quantities because the various families wanted to grow cotton. That kind of large-scale migration was guaranteed by various families, so the migration The people are not worried about starving to death on the road, and when they arrive in Youzhou, they will be adopted and incorporated by various production mutual aid groups... In this way, the refugee relief department will receive fewer refugees."

"As a result, the performance of our soup kitchen has gradually deteriorated."

"It seems that half a year ago, voices of doubt began to spread. Some officials believed that the Relief Department for Refugees was meaningless, and suggested that Mr. Gu could cancel this department."

"But for some reason, Mr. Gu never accepted the suggestion."

"Not only did he continue to maintain the Department of Relief for Refugees, but he even continued to expand the functions of this government department. For example, at first we only had the Inspection Department and the Soup Department, but now we have added the Land Reclamation Department and the Business Department... Yes, you heard it right, The yamen in charge of the bustling commerce in Youzhou is actually a subordinate yamen of our refugee relief department."

"For example, the cotton industry, which is in full swing now, can bring everyone millions of dollars in huge profits a year. However, no matter how enviable this industry is, no one can compete for its supervisory power. Because it belongs to the commercial category , so, it belongs to our refugee relief department."

"However, this is not the most enviable place."

"What really envies everyone in our Relief Department for the Refugees is a government department added by Mr. Gu not long ago. The name of this government department has never existed in ancient times, and its name is 'Youyun Gu's Central Bank' ..."

"This bank has two functions, one is to mint coins, the other is to issue money, and after you finish this free meal, I guess the next place your tour guide will take you to is the bank. "

At this time, it was not only the yamen servant who was listening, but this group of migrants were all around with their bowls in their hands. Their eyes were full of curiosity, and they were curious.

Chapter 403 [Good intentions cannot do bad things]

I Have Backstage in Datang

However, this meal has special requirements.

The little official spoke again, telling everyone in a very solemn tone, "Since today is the first day you have just entered the city, you are not allowed to eat too much for the first meal. For example, a strong man and a male can only eat a lot of food at most. For a bowl of meat, women and the elderly can only eat half a bowl each, as for the underage children, meat is not allowed for the time being..."

The people in the courtyard were startled for a moment, and a woman showed a slightly sour face, and asked anxiously: "Is it because we are poor? Actually, we don't want to eat for free!"

There was another woman next to her, with a vaguely miserable tone, and said with a sad face: "Can the officials be accommodating and let the children eat a little meat? We mothers can eat less, and we can even endure it." Don’t eat if you are hungry, but please raise your hands and allow the children to eat a bowl of meat.”

Unexpectedly, even though she begged again and again, the little official's expression was still solemn, and he slowly shook his head and said: "No, this is the rule."

All the women present bowed their heads sadly.

Fortunately, at this time, Gu Tianya, who had been silent all this time, came over. He first sighed softly, nodded to the little official who was speaking, and then said: "This rule is correct, and your thoughts are also good. Yes, but you only care about the rules, but neglect to explain the reasons, so that good intentions lead to bad things."

The little official was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously said: "They should be able to understand this rule!"

Gu Tianya shook his head slightly, and said in a kind tone: "You are wrong, they may not understand. There are thousands of people in the world, and everyone's cognitive ability is different. For example, the rules you just mentioned, some people may You can understand it. But there must be some people who don't understand, so you should explain it clearly to them..."

The little official said thoughtfully, "That's the truth."

Gu Tianya was very pleased, and nodded again to the little official.

He turned around slowly, looked at the people present, and said with a smile: "I hope everyone can understand the regulations that the official said just now. In fact, he didn't deliberately try to make things difficult for everyone, but the congee chef has been doing it for a long time. Summarized experience. In the past, there were refugees who were hungry for too long. After getting the food, they ate desperately, and the result was almost starved to death, causing the entire soup kitchen to be punished..."

Gu Tianya paused while talking, and continued in a very sincere tone: "So, the congee chef has made a rule since then, for all the refugees who enter the city on the first day, they are definitely not allowed to eat too much for the first meal. Even if the common people feel that they are not full, the soup kitchen will never distribute more food."

With such an explanation, the misunderstanding disappeared immediately.

The migrating people nodded one after another and said again and again: "It should be like this, it should be like this. Although we don't understand the truth, we can understand the truth you said."

Gu Tianya smiled gently, his eyes fell on the children, he gently stroked the forehead of a little baby with his hand, and said softly: "Especially you little guys, the first meal is definitely not to eat meat, because meat It’s too greasy, and you had too few opportunities to eat meat before, this will cause your stomach to not be able to adapt to meat, and eating it will easily cause indigestion.”

The children looked up their heads pitifully, and timidly said: "But, but we want to eat meat."

Gu Tianya smiled gently again, and continued to say softly: "It's not that you are not allowed to eat meat, and you will definitely be given some meat in the future. But at the beginning, it is absolutely not possible, you must let your stomach get used to it first."

He paused slightly, rubbed the face of a little guy with his hands, and said: "For example, for the first meal today, you should drink a little broth first, so that you can taste the aroma of the stewed meat in the big pot, and drink a little broth." It can avoid the discomfort of being exposed to meat suddenly, and after the stomach and intestines get used to it, there will be no danger in eating meat at that time."

"But, but..." The children still looked up their heads pitifully, and said very worriedly: "But we are very poor, our mother can't afford meat."

It turned out that this was what the children were worried about.

They thought only the first meal was free.

Gu Tianya laughed, and turned to look at the little official just now.

The little official was worthy of being from a powerful family, so he immediately understood how he should cooperate, and quickly explained loudly: "Don't worry, folks, our soup kitchen will always be open. As long as your refugee status has not been lifted, then your every day Meals will be provided here…”

The children cheered and surrounded him, and asked joyfully, "Can I really come to eat every day?"

The little official nodded hastily, and assured loudly: "You can come to eat every day."

Only then did the children feel at ease, jumping up and down with joy.

……

The little misunderstanding at the first meal was resolved in a few words.

At this time, I saw the little official's face hesitating again, his expression clearly full of anticipation, he looked at the crowd eagerly, and suddenly asked eagerly: "My fellow villagers, how is the food?"

The people who were eating quickly raised their heads.

I saw the little official trying to make his smile more kind, and explained with a gentle face: "It's like this, our soup kitchen needs everyone's help. First of all, you need to show your own documents for entering the city, and our soup kitchen will The chief official of your office uses a seal on the documents. Only by stamping your documents can it show that our soup kitchen has received everyone..."

He paused for a while, and then said: "Secondly, our soup kitchen will also come up with a document. But this document will not be sealed by our chief officer, but it needs everyone to be present Put a fingerprint on the document, if you are willing to write a sentence or two of praise, it will be a great help."

The common people were puzzled and subconsciously turned to look at Gu Tianya.

However, Gu Tianya didn't explain to them this time, he just smiled and said: "This is their achievement, please cooperate as much as possible. If you think this group of officials is very good, you can praise them more on the document."

"But we can't write!"

Gu Tianya chuckled, and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to write, they all know how to write. So everyone just needs to say what they want to say, and they will take care of the rest..."

At this time, a small official came in a hurry, holding a brand new booklet in his hand, and then saw all the small officials gathered around, looking eagerly at the people in the courtyard.

It was a look of great longing.

A yamen servant stood up first, and asked cautiously: "Although I am not a migrant, I also had a free meal here, so I would like to ask if I can say a word or two of gratitude. ?”

The group of petty officials were extremely pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly said: "It's fine, but it's okay to say."

The yamen servant gained confidence, so he spoke sincerely, and said, "I, the yamen servant of Jizhou Prefecture in Shandong, Sun San, I ate at the congee kitchen in Youzhou today, and I think the officials in the soup kitchen are very nice. I I am uneducated and can't speak beautiful words, but I want to say from the bottom of my heart that the officials of the soup kitchen are good officials."

The group of petty officials were even more pleasantly surprised, and one of them opened the booklet and began to write.

With the beginning of the yamen servants, the common people gradually joined in. A woman looked shy and said in a low voice: "The officials of the congee department are very good!"

She was obviously a stupid woman, and after thinking for a long time, she could only think of such a compliment, but the petty officials were extremely happy, and quickly recorded her compliment.

Slowly, every commoner stood up and said a word or two, and that brand new booklet was gradually filled with countless simple words.

Finally, the whole booklet was filled.

The people's first meal in the city has finally come to an end.

The job of the soup kitchen is to provide free meals, and there is no place for the people to settle down after the meal, so the team went on the road again, moving on to the next goal.

This group of people didn't know that when they left, all the small officials let out a sigh of relief. The small officials stood at the door of the soup kitchen, watching the team go away, and suddenly heard someone softly speaking with emotion. He said: "This migration team is really happy, it is actually managed by two supreme beings..."

With emotion, he tightly gripped the booklet in his hand.

He turned his head to look at the group of colleagues, his voice obviously became more excited, and said again: "Guess everyone, how many points can we get this time?"

All the petty officials cheered up immediately.

……

The migration team arrived at a new courtyard.

This time the people had already gained experience, and they gathered around Gu Tianya waiting for his orders, but Gu Tianya was uncharacteristically, and did not explain anything this time.

Instead, he smiled and pointed to the courtyard in front of him, signaling the people to go in and handle some things by themselves.

This group of people hesitated a little at first, and then someone mustered up the courage to take the lead, so they walked into the courtyard together, and soon understood why Gu Tianya didn't show any intention of helping.

But it turned out that there were many service counters set up in this courtyard, and people had to go to each counter to handle government affairs in person, not only did not allow others to do it for them, even two people were not allowed to stand in front of one counter at the same time.

After an explanation by a certain official, the common people understood why this was the case. This special restriction was made only because the government affairs handled here involved financial subsidies, mainly to prevent experienced people from instigating and causing the common people I took advantage of loopholes when applying for subsidies.

Although there are many service counters in this courtyard, they only handle one thing for government affairs. The reason why there are so many counters is obviously to satisfy many people at the same time.

……

Zhao Tianshi stood in front of one of the counters.

She was one of the more emboldened migratory women, but she still seemed a little nervous and reserved at this moment. Fortunately, the clerk behind the counter was very gentle, and the atmosphere eased with just a few words.

Immediately afterwards, there was an extremely detailed inquiry and registration.

……

The Mohe girl was also standing in front of a counter.

Her mood at the moment is more disturbed than that of Zhao Tianshi.

I saw her turn her head to look to the other side from time to time, looking at a certain counter with a worried face, and there was a little boy standing in front of that counter, who was her own brother who had been holding her hand all the time.

The rules in this courtyard are very strict, and only one person is allowed at each counter. It is because of this regulation that the Mohe girl is separated from her brother for the first time.

She was really worried, and she kept turning her head to look around. She was afraid that her younger brother might say something wrong, which would expose their identities as siblings.

However, what to be afraid of.

She suddenly heard a cry from the other side. It was clearly the voice of her younger brother who was startled and panicked: "No, no, I am Han, I am not from Mohe... Sister, I am afraid!"

The girl's eyes were instantly fierce, like a wild female leopard, she subconsciously turned around and raised her feet, and rushed straight to the counter over there.

Unexpectedly, at the moment when she just lifted her foot, she suddenly heard her younger brother laugh out loud. It seemed that his younger brother was very happy after being coaxed, so he turned from crying to laughing in an instant.

Chapter 404 [That fertile field of thousands of miles is called Baishan Heishui]

Gu Tianya was 'comforting' that Mohe girl.

But his real intention is not to explain the other party, but to quietly instill a certain idea.

"The world is a sea of ​​suffering, and everyone is struggling to swim through it. If you don't want to be drowned in the sea, you have to hold together and build a boat together..."

"And this boat can't be too small, otherwise it still won't be able to swim in the bitter sea."

"Small boats and small boats are difficult to take risks. Any big wave can overturn it immediately."

"Therefore, a big ship is needed to cross the sea of ​​suffering."

Gu Tianya paused at this point, looked at the girl standing in front of the counter, and asked warmly: "Can you understand my analogy?"

The Mohe girl nodded slightly.

Gu Tianya laughed, nodded in the same way, and said, "Sure enough, I guessed right, your identity is not simple. If you are an ordinary Mohe person, they can't even understand Chinese, but you can understand me. metaphor."

The Mohe girl pursed her lips, and said softly again: "I have been learning from the priest in the tribe since I was very young. That priest is the most respected elder in our tribe, but he has been constantly Admonishing and admonishing me, he always told me that knowledge comes from the Han family."

She paused as she spoke, and finally plucked up the courage to look at Gu Tianya, and said softly: "I can understand the implied meaning of the metaphor you just said. You compare this world to a sea of ​​suffering, and you compare A group of people is compared to a boat... You said that a big boat can swim through the sea of ​​suffering, but you actually mean that the group of people in a group must be huge, right?"

Gu Tianya nodded happily, and said appreciatively: "You are really smart, not like the Mohe people I imagined. According to my previous knowledge, the Mohe people should still be in a semi-serf society. You are a good player, but your wisdom and knowledge have not yet developed. However, now that I see you like this, I know that my previous cognition was wrong...It turns out that even the Mohe people in the semi-serf society do not lack knowledgeable people.”

The Mohe girl lowered her head and said in a sad tone, "So what if you are knowledgeable? Our tribe is still wiped out."