The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Yu Qian left some of the relief grain and silver given by the court to them, but he was not completely confident in handing it over to Cai Sheng.

Cai Sheng estimated that he would not be able to stay in Yushan County for long. In order to get the credit for recruiting the amnesty and save his own head, he spent a lot of money.

No one knows whether he will stupidly take action against the relief supplies after Yu Qian leaves, or in other words, even if he does not take action, he may not be able to control the people below.

Therefore, in order to make post-disaster reconstruction smoother, Yu Qian invited the county lieutenant, the chief clerk, Pan Yun, and all the prestigious landlords and elders in the county.

He handed over the money and grain to the county government, which was responsible for post-disaster reconstruction, but Pan Yun and the landlords and village elders served as witnesses and supervisors.

In other words, Pan Yun and his colleagues have the right to check the account books of this money and grain and keep an eye on where it goes.

Master Qian squeezed next to Pan Yun and whispered, "This is a once-in-a-century event. I never thought that I would have to check the county government accounts in my lifetime. This imperial envoy is really open-minded."

Pan Yun: "Yu Qingtian is not called that for nothing."

Mr. Qian nodded slightly.

Two old men came over with their backs hunched, squinting at Pan Yun and asking, "Is this Pan Miaozhu from Sanqing Mountain?"

Master Qian responded immediately and enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Yang, this is Pan Miaozhu, Master Wang's junior sister, and disciple of the mountain god!"

An old man came up to Pan Yun and took a closer look. He nodded and said, "Yes, yes. The young man is very handsome and kind-hearted. He looks like her senior brother and he is also capable. He looks even more like her."

Another old man asked Pan Yun: "You have taken out so much money and food to help the villagers. Can your temple still be maintained?"

These people were older than Wang Feiyin, and should be the fathers or even grandfathers of the senior brother. Pan Jun did not dare to neglect them and was very respectful. He bowed and replied, "There is no problem with eating."

The old people were relieved and breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as there is food, it's fine. As the old saying goes, good things come after bad times. We in Yushan County were unlucky in the first half of this year, with constant natural disasters and man-made disasters. It will be better in the second half of the year, and it will be even better next year. Tell Fei Yin not to worry, you will get what you deserve."

Pan Yun responded obediently: "Big Brother is very open-minded."

"He has been losing money for a long time, so he is used to it," the old man said. "In the end, it is still the mountain god who protects the villagers of Yushan County the most."

Several elderly people planned to go to Sanqing Mountain to burn incense to the mountain god after the reconstruction work was completed.

Pan Yun was very welcome.

Yu Qian interrupted them with a cough, walked over and asked, "How's the inventory going?"

Pan Yun said: "We have already checked according to the book, no problem."

Yu Qian: "In this case, the post-disaster reconstruction work of Yushan County is now in the hands of you."

Everyone quickly returned the greeting, indicating that it was no problem.

Pan Yun asked, "Master Yu, the announcement?"

"I just ordered someone to post it out." Not only that, Yu Qian also took advantage of everyone being there to announce the matter of recruiting the rebels. From this point on, the order had been issued and it could not be reversed.

The landlords and village elders who were invited to be witnesses and supervisors had complicated expressions on their faces. They sighed and said, "Very good. Yushan County is free from chaos. Thank you, Imperial Envoy."

Everyone thanked Yu Qian.

Yu Qian pointed at Pan Yun and said, "Master Pan is the main contributor to this matter. If it weren't for her mediation, the recruitment would not have gone so smoothly."

After hearing this, everyone praised Pan Yun even more.

Cai Sheng stood aside silently without saying anything.

Yu Qian said, "This time, the negotiation went so smoothly, thanks to Magistrate Cai. If he hadn't persuaded the prefect to meet the conditions of exempting the two-cent silver tax, Song Dalin wouldn't have agreed so quickly."

The village elders could hardly smile when facing Cai Sheng.

After all, wasn't the rebellion caused by him? Master Qian was very good at dealing with people. He saluted to Magistrate Cai with a smile and took the lead in thanking Magistrate Cai.

The notice was posted, and the yamen runners beat gongs to spread the word. Soon, the whole county was filled with joy.

The news spread like wildfire.

Lieutenant General Fang, who was in a daze on the city wall, heard the cheers from below and couldn't help but stand up and walk to the edge of the city wall to look down.

The people in the city ran out of their homes as if they had found money, waving their arms happily, and dancing in the streets in groups of three or four.

His captain was also very happy, and ran up to the tower with an excited look on his face: "General, the county government has issued an announcement, recruiting has been completed, and the new labor service and silver taxes in Yushan County this year have been cancelled."

Lieutenant General Fang nodded: "It seems that Imperial Envoy Yu is leaving."

"General, when are we leaving? The brothers are almost suffocating here, and the food is not good."

Lieutenant General Fang: "Wait until Song Dalin's people have dispersed tomorrow, and we will leave the day after tomorrow."

"That's great," the captain glanced at him and said speechlessly, "General, their people are leaving."

Brigadier General Fang poked his head out to take a look and saw two farmers wearing straw sandals and short shirts, carrying two empty baskets out of the city. He had seen them enter the city this morning.

He snorted and said, "They are probably coming into the city to confirm the news. Let them go."

The captain said "Oh" and secretly made a gesture to let the gatekeepers let the people go.

The whole county cheered. Whichever village the news of the amnesty reached, became excited. The villagers knelt down to thank Pan Yun, Yu Qingtian, and the mountain god.

Well, the mountain god is ranked last.

However, the mountain god didn't care at all. Countless golden light of merit poured down from the sky and split into two halves in mid-air, one half flew towards Pan Yun and the other half flew towards Sanqing Mountain.

Pan Yun felt refreshed and walked with a breeze.

She was extremely happy until the next day.

Early in the morning, the group headed for Sanhu Village.

The distance from the county town to Sanhu Village is quite long, and it would take a fast horse an hour and a half to run there, so they all rode horses today.

This time, it was Yu Qian who arranged the personnel, so he was very sincere and set off with a few Jinyiwei directly;

As for the garrison, he asked a centurion to bring a small flag of soldiers to follow;

He did not agree to Cai Sheng's request to bring a few more yamen runners, but he called the county lieutenant and the clerk.

Cai Sheng can't stay for long, so Yushan County has to keep a few people who know the inside story.

The clerk set out with pen, ink and paper. He planned to record this historical scene and include it in the county annals in the future.

The county annals will certainly record this incident, but the county lieutenant’s writing skills are not as good as his, so they can only use his clerk’s writings.

His name will be preserved in the annals of Yushan County. How can this not be considered a name that will be passed down through the ages?
The clerk grinned with delight.

The county lieutenant reminded him: "Stop laughing. Miaohe has looked at you three times."

Pan Yun rode a horse beside Yu Qian. This was a horse borrowed from Lieutenant General Fang. She asked loudly, "Master Yu, aren't you afraid with only such a small number of people?"

Yu Qian: "I believe Song Dalin is a trustworthy person. Besides, I am just a small vice minister. There are twelve vice ministers in the court. If I die, another one can be sent." (End of this chapter)