All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 409: Pei County Anecdotes
Pei County, county government office.

Chen Ran, who was in the crowd, looked at the county magistrate who was about to make a judgment, and simply walked out of the crowd and said, "Wait a minute, I have something to say."

"Bold~~~"

The county magistrate was furious, "How dare you interrupt the trial? Arrest them!"

Chen Ran did not display his bravery in public, but he destroyed the entire county government office by himself.

He simply took out his certificate of official position and the fish-feather jade pendant for display.

The county magistrate, who had been angry before, immediately ordered the bailiffs to retreat.

He stepped forward to carefully identify it, and hurriedly bowed, "Greetings, Imperial Master~~~"

He remembered that in the official documents, there was indeed mention of the imperial teacher traveling around the world, and he never thought that he actually came to Pei County.

"I was asked by someone to pass by here." Chen Ran said with a smile, "It was Liu Bang, Xiao He and others who asked me to help arrange for their family members to go to Xianyang to attend the wedding."

When mentioning Liu Bang and others, the county magistrate's face was immediately filled with envy.

Before that, Liu Bang was just a gangster, but after he went to Xianyang City, he became very successful.

Now he has become a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand stones, and will soon be sent to a county in Hexi to serve as a county governor.

It is said that he was favored by the nobles in Xianyang City and they married their daughter to him. He can be said to be a winner in life.

Chen Ran changed the subject and said, "I saw that your judgment on this case was not appropriate, so I spoke out to dissuade you."

The county magistrate's heart tightened, and he said hurriedly, "Let the imperial master know that I have been convicted in full accordance with Qin law."

"I know."

Chen Ran nodded. "When the government distributed the beef cattle, it did say that they should be raised to produce meat and milk. These people used the cattle to plow the land, which indeed violated the government's requirements."

"However," Chen Ran spoke again, "the government has only issued suggestions, but has not yet formed a law. Therefore, it is unreasonable to punish people by law."

"Yes." The county magistrate was puzzled. "What the government says is the law."

This kind of thinking is absolutely normal in this era.

"You can't say that."

Chen Ran simply waved his hand and said, "If it is not written into the law book, it cannot be considered as law."

"Then," the county magistrate was a little embarrassed, "I'll ask the national teacher to make the decision."

"Since it has not been included in the law, it is naturally not considered a law." Chen Ran pointed at the farmer who violated government regulations and used the distributed beef cattle to plow the land, "Of course, he should be released without guilt."

"but."

Chen Ran changed the subject and said, "Since he doesn't listen to the government's arrangement, then take the beef cattle back. From now on, don't send them livestock to raise."

The farmer, who had just smiled, was suddenly dumbfounded.

In addition to its own official herdsmen raising livestock on a large scale, the Qin court now also began to distribute livestock to the homes of ordinary people in counties and prefectures for raising.

After all, the number of employees in the pastoral supervision is increasing, and the burden is also increasing.

Moreover, there have been frequent reports of livestock being poorly cared for by local pastoral supervisors recently. Finally, Li Si and others suggested that they should simply divide some of the livestock and let local people raise them.

After all, it is the government's job to take care of livestock, so naturally they won't do their best.

As long as the common people raised the animals and handed over a batch of cubs, the animals would become their property.

This is a large animal, and many middle-class families cannot afford to raise it.

Since the government is giving it away for free, naturally no one would refuse it.

The reason why Pei County was allocated the first batch was naturally because of the role played by Liu Bang and others.

This kind of thing is essentially the same whether it happened thousands of years ago or thousands of years later.

The government distributed the animals to households and asked farmers to raise them, essentially in an effort to quickly expand the population size.

But the farmer drove the cattle to plow the fields, which naturally violated the original intention of the government.

After all, until the required number of calves are delivered, the cow still belongs to the government.

Ignoring the farmer's pleas, Chen Ran said goodbye and left to look for the families of Liu Bang and others.

It is different from the dilapidated courtyard I saw when I came here last time.

When I came again this time, Liu Bang's house had changed a lot.

The yard had obviously been renovated, and even the previously shaky gate had been replaced with high-quality wood.

The green bricks and red tiles make people envious at first sight.

It is obvious that Liu Bang was also a family-oriented person, and he must have asked someone to take his salary back home.

When they met Chen Ran again, the Liu family was very warm and enthusiastic. I think they wanted to thank Chen Ran for accepting Liu Bang as his retainer, otherwise he wouldn't have been so successful today.

Mr. Liu asked his daughter-in-law to cook and arranged for his son to go to Fan Kuai, Xiao He and others' homes to call for help.

I enthusiastically chatted with Chen Ran.

"Since the king unified the world."

"It's His Majesty the Emperor."

"Yes, it's His Majesty the Emperor. Ever since His Majesty the Emperor unified the country, life has been getting better and better."

"After the land, seeds and fertilizers were distributed, more and more crops were produced."

"Now, even large livestock are being distributed. Those who got a share are so happy, and those who didn't get a share are almost causing trouble."

"This is inevitable." Chen Ran said with a smile, "It's not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality. When no one gets a share, there's nothing to say, but when someone gets a share and you don't, you'll naturally make trouble. In this matter, Li Si and his team haven't done a good enough job."

This statement really wronged Li Si to death.

After all, those counties that first started to have farmers raise large livestock were all circled by Zulong himself.

Although the total number of large livestock is already very high, it is still far from enough compared to the population of Daqin at that time.

Pei County was not originally among them.

Liu Bang and others wanted to do something good for their hometown, so they begged for the opportunity to come. However, Zulong made it very clear that there were no extra cattle and sheep for Pei County. The quota could be given, but you had to find the specific livestock yourself.

Liu Bang had no choice but to ask his future father-in-law, Lao Taishan, for help.

His future father-in-law, Lao Taishan, was Wang Jian, who retired after conquering the six kingdoms.

Many people were wondering why Wang Jian would fall in love with a street kid from Pei County and be willing to marry his daughter to him.

In fact, the reason is not complicated at all, because Liu Bang was the first retainer recruited by Chen Ran!

You know, the national teacher never recruits people.

Anyone who can catch the eye of the national teacher must be no ordinary person.

Although Wang Jian retired, his influence in the army remained.

Through the brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi, he brought back a batch of cattle and sheep from the grassland, and used them at a discount to compensate the pasture supervisor for the pasture on the prairie. Then he evenly borrowed a batch of cattle and sheep from the pasture supervisor of Langya County and sent them to Pei County.

It may seem like a detour, but in fact it is too exaggerated to send cattle, sheep and other animals thousands of miles.

Wang Jian still had his face, and with Zulong's tacit approval, the matter was finally resolved.

But it is obvious that it is not like the other selected counties where every household has it.

There is obviously a shortage of pigs here in Pei County, and only a small number of farmers have been selected to raise them.

Originally, Liu Bang and others wanted to do something good for their hometown.

Unexpectedly, it ended up causing trouble.

The families of Xiao He, Fan Kuai and others basically lived near Zhongyangli, and soon they all rushed to the Liu family.

Everyone also bowed to Chen Ran to express their gratitude.

After all, a butcher like Fan Kuai, who only killed dogs, was able to become a captain and even made great contributions in the Battle of the Hexi Corridor.

A minor clerk in the county government like Xiao He actually became the prime minister's assistant at this time.

Why?
Of course it’s Chen Ran’s face.

Faced with everyone's smiles, Chen Ran did not refuse and agreed naturally.

But when it was time to eat, he simply said, "Liu Bang asked me to invite you to Xianyang City."

"Good, good, good." Liu Taigong was overjoyed. "My son has made great progress and even knows how to bring his family to enjoy a good life."

Chen Ran smiled and shook his head, "He is not going to take you to Xianyang City to enjoy life, but he is going to get married, so naturally he cannot do without his family."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room, which had been lively before, suddenly became quiet.

Everyone's eyes were turned to a wealthy man.

The man looked extremely shocked and stood up in disbelief, "Is this true?!"

"Of course it's true." Chen Ran thought about it for a while and roughly understood what was going on. He also helped Liu Bang explain a few words, "He is far away in Xianyang City, busy with his career. Naturally, many messages cannot be conveyed in time due to poor communication. After all, sometimes, once an opportunity is missed, it is gone forever."

Liu Taigong heard what he said and immediately asked, "May I ask who the woman is?"

Chen Ran responded calmly, "The daughter of Marquis Wucheng."

"Hiss~~~"

There was a sound of gasps in the room.

The wealthy man was no longer angry and just sat there in a daze.

His daughter is just the daughter of a wealthy businessman, how can she be compared with the daughter of a marquis.

After all, class hierarchies exist in every era.

Those fairies who hope to move up a social ladder through marriage can only be said to be not smart enough.

You can play with high-class men, but you won’t marry them. At most, you can give them some money and resources in return, such as helping them open a seafood restaurant, a flower shop, or a cafe.

In the end, when you are old and ugly, it is time to find an honest person to take over.

"Lv Gong."

Grandpa Liu stepped forward with an embarrassed look on his face and saluted. "This matter, this matter is all the fault of that bastard Liu Ji, and it's the fault of my Liu family. If you want to punish me, just say so!"

Lu Gong smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he couldn't say a word.

The Liu family spoke nicely, but they did not mention the engagement at all. They only said they would beat and punish the child.

Liu Bang was already a high-ranking official with a salary of 2,000 shi, so who would beat him or punish him? !
"That's all."

Lu Gong simply stood up and said, "Please return the marriage certificate to Liu Taigong."

There is no such thing as free love these days, everything is decided by parents.

When Liu Bang was working hard in Xianyang City, his family had already found a good family to arrange a marriage for him, and even the procedures for the marriage certificate and betrothal gifts had been completed.

Strictly speaking, except that the ceremony had not yet taken place, the eldest daughter of the Lu family was already Liu Bang's wife.

Unfortunately.
Chen Ran watched the whole process from beginning to end without saying a word.

After all, this matter has nothing to do with him, so there is naturally no need for him to speak out.

Let others deal with their own affairs, why is he, an outsider, talking nonsense?

After Lu Gong left, the banquet naturally could not be continued.

Things like breaking off an engagement, especially when the woman is not at fault but the man breaks off the engagement in order to marry into a rich family, would not matter much two thousand years later, but in this era, it would be criticized by others.

Liu Bang was also wronged, he didn't even know about this.

Chen Ran said goodbye and left, leading his horse out of Zhongyangli, intending to go to the shipyard to build a ship.

Not far from Zhongyangli, I heard someone shouting for help.

When he rode over, he saw a group of street urchins surrounding a few women and teasing them.

Chen Ran touched his chin with a strange look on his face. "You're not asking me to be a hero and save the beauty, are you?"

(End of this chapter)