After staying in the An family for a month, An Jingzhi went to Yazhou Prefecture to take up his post. Before leaving, he took his parents with him. He was worried about not having his unreliable father by his side to look after him. His mother didn't care. She would go wherever her son and husband went.
Before leaving, he also helped Erya to find her fiancé. Taking all factors into consideration, the other party's character and family background were pretty good. As for Sanya, she was still young, so he would help to screen her in a few years.
Grandpa An and Grandma An were reluctant to leave their village, and An Jingzhi didn't force them. The old people just liked to stay where they were. It was really hard for them to move around at such an old age.
An Jingzhi brought An Laosan with him. An Laosan felt a little regretful that he could not continue to brag and talk nonsense in the village. He had no choice but to bring his lackey Li Erhu with him and enjoy the life of a master every day.
That life was more comfortable than An Jingzhi's. An Jingzhi, who was busy with government affairs every day, was jealous. He found a job and sent the man away, saying out of sight, out of mind. He also asked Li Erhu to help keep an eye on his father.
The reason why the emperor wanted to reform was because Yazhou Prefecture was too poor, and he wanted to use the wealth of the minority to fill the gaps for the majority of the poor.
Countless historical facts have proven that this is a dead end, unless it is a bottom-up reform.
He surveyed the environment of Yazhou Prefecture everywhere, found a suitable development path, and only began to implement it after reporting it to the emperor.
Yazhou Prefecture is indeed poor, but it has a special kind of wood. The special thing about this wood is that it is only produced in Yazhou. An Jingzhi plans to hype up this wood, turn it into a luxury item, and earn copper coins from those rich people.
The money earned will be used to build Yazhou. This way, we can improve the lives of ordinary people without disturbing their interests.
After receiving An Jingzhi's memorial, the emperor was actually hesitant, but finally decided to let him give it a try.
How could the emperor himself not know the dangers of reform? Since there is a better solution, let him give it a try. If it works in Yazhou, then he can try it in other places.
The emperor actively cooperated with An Jingzhi in advertising, and everyone in the capital knew about a kind of cliff wood from Yazhou Prefecture. The wood was soft and gentle, and felt delicate and smooth. It even became a royal tribute.
Countless orders poured in. Yazhou only sold finished products, not trees, and the Yazhou government's tax revenue increased tenfold. Since choosing this method, they could plant a corresponding amount of trees for every felled tree, without worrying about a shortage of supply.
The success of Yazhou Prefecture proved that An Jingzhi's plan was feasible. The emperor then ordered other prefectures to try to emulate this development model, but no one else could find a solution, and finally turned to An Jingzhi for help.
An Jingzhi's official position became higher and higher. Before he was 25 years old, he was appointed Minister of Revenue, one of the Six Ministries.
An Jingzhi was sixty-five when he retired. He had assisted three successive emperors and was considered the greatest contributor to the development of the Great Qi Dynasty, holding the position of Grand Tutor. The new emperor was both a mentor and a friend to An Jingzhi, and although he felt reluctant to see him retire, he was also relieved.
When An Jingzhi left Beijing to return to his hometown, countless scholars in the capital vied with each other to recite poems, and the people went out of the city to welcome and see him off.
An's mother passed away five years ago. An Laosan is still alive even though all his teeth have fallen out. Li Erhu is supporting him, and the person supporting Li Erhu is Li Erhu's grandson.
Although he had no ability and could not rely on his son, he could rely on his eldest brother! Fortunately, he knew the situation and took the opportunity to cling to this big man. Although no one in his family was an official, even the local county magistrate had to give his family some face!
He went to the capital with An Lao San, and after living there for a few years, he felt that it was just so-so. Although he had no official position, An Jingzhi's official position was getting higher and higher, and he was deeply favored by the emperor. He was the number one confidant of An Jingzhi's biological father, and now even the sixth-rank officials had to treat him with respect!
He was supposed to die of a serious illness a few years ago, but he thought he hadn't enjoyed enough, so he held on and lived for another year.
Who knows if I can hug such big and thick legs in my next life? I have to live my life to the fullest.
An Laosan is a bit careless with his words, but Li Erhu is smarter than him. After Li Erhu became friends with An Laosan, An Jingzhi privately found him to warn him about some things. An Laosan always thought that Li Erhu was his most trustworthy confidant, but in fact Li Erhu often informed An Jingzhi of the situation.
The emperor stood on the imperial city, looking at the magnificent scene below. He grew up listening to the stories of Grand Tutor An, and later had the honor of being taught by Grand Tutor An.
If An Jingzhi had not resigned, he would have been even more uneasy after seeing this scene, but now An Jingzhi's attitude of not clinging to power allowed the teacher-student friendship between them to continue.
Five years later, An Laosan passed away, and Li Erhu also breathed a sigh of relief and died. He finally won one thing in this life. At least he lived longer than An Laosan!
At the age of 72, An Jingzhi died in his sleep, shocking the world.
Upon hearing the news, the emperor stopped attending court for a day to show his mourning.
He was posthumously awarded the title of Shang Zhuguo and given the posthumous title of Wenzheng, the highest posthumous title pursued by civil officials.
Countless people came to pay their respects.
"Mr. An, I am Huang Ping's son. My father is ill and bedridden. Please forgive me." The young man paid his respects and then returned home. There were countless dignitaries in the mourning hall, and an ordinary person like him could only stand at the outermost edge and watch the mourning.
"How is it?" An old man who was lying on the bed with a weak breath struggled to open his eyes.
"Don't worry, father. I have already confessed my crime to Elder An."
"Okay." After saying that, the old man closed his eyes.
"father!"
Huang Ping was the son of a minor official, the same official who had gone to the An family twice to announce the good news. He paid out of his own pocket to squeeze out his colleague and went alone to announce the good news, without accepting a single cent of the money.
At that time, Huang Ping's wife was favored by a playboy, and he was beaten until he vomited blood. He crawled back home to find his father.
The clerk only found out after asking. It turned out that the dandy boy was actually the son of the legal advisor. He was just an ordinary clerk in the county yamen. How could he possibly have offended the legal advisor? But his daughter-in-law had been abducted and would surely be raped by that beast, and his son had been beaten to a pulp. The clerk was unwilling to let this go, but besides the county magistrate, who else in the entire county could help him?
The legal advisor is the magistrate's confidant, so how could he be willing to help him?
Just as the official was in despair, he suddenly remembered that there was someone who could help him! He immediately took the gifts and went to Anjia Village to meet with Old Master An, asking him to help him submit his grievances to his grandson, the prefect An Jingzhi.
Grandpa An didn't recognize this person at first, after all, many years had passed. In the end, it was Song who recognized him.
The petty official had indeed been wronged, and Grandpa An hated evil, so naturally he would not refuse to help him. He confiscated his gift and immediately agreed to help him convey the grievances to his grandson.
The result was as expected. An Jingzhi first sent people to investigate and confirm that the clerk was not lying. He then told the county magistrate to handle the matter impartially. The county magistrate chose to cut off his arm to survive. He arrested the only son of his legal advisor who had followed him for more than ten years, threw him into jail, and sentenced him to fifty lashes. The legal advisor's son was beaten to death on the spot.
At this time, the daughter-in-law of the minor official could no longer bear the humiliation and hanged herself.
Fortunately, his son held on, and the family got their revenge.
From then on, the official and his family would go to Anjia Village to give gifts during festivals.
An Jingzhi took advantage of the legal advisor's hatred towards the county magistrate to collect evidence of the county magistrate's crimes and arrested him.
The county magistrate was not clean. He found out how greedy he was after he took office, but he had been keeping it secret all along. Now it was a case of dogs biting each other.
After returning to the system space, An Jingzhi gained another large amount of points.
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