717. Chapter 717
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This hand shocked Gong Zhenghai, the old man is old, and his sons look like Gong Lingqiang is a weapon, and he can take over his own class, if he has any mistakes, what is the use of making more money!
Gong Zheng bit the Hague and met Lu Zhong's request, and paid five thousand taels of silver for the first time. Pinshu.com It's just that the silver was not exchanged for Gong Lingqiang, but for a blackmail ticket. It turned out that when the thief boss saw that the money came so easily, he was greedy, thinking that it was not easy to catch Gong Lingqiang, and he should make enough money no matter what.
This time, the price was 10,000 taels of silver. Gong Zhenghai was also stupid, he was eager to save his son, gritted his teeth, and offered 10,000 taels of white silver.
The result can be imagined, the silver that is so easy to get has fueled the momentum of the kidnappers, Gong Lingqiang did not come back, and Gong Fu ushered in a blackmail ticket of 50,000 taels......
Gong Zhenghai was stunned, and he was stupid for a long time before he finally regained his sanity and shrewdness...... This is a bottomless pit! If we continue to satisfy the kidnappers in this way, it is estimated that they will not give up until the Gong family is hollowed out.
Old man Gong was so worried that he had aged a lot overnight, but the old housekeeper who had been with him gave him an idea, saying: "Master, since ancient times, when I encountered such a kidnapping ticket, I always looked for the government...... You see, now that the other families don't care about the Gong family's affairs, should we go to the government to help? If their elite soldiers are willing to help, maybe...... Not only can the young master be rescued, but it may also annihilate all of them in Luzhong......"
It was this last word that moved the old man Gong and made his brain move quickly, this Lu Zhong is not removed, even if Gong Lingqiang is rescued, there will be endless troubles, who knows if that group of people will come to rob the Gong family once when they go crazy by chance!
But if you want to go to the government, it means that you have to go to Mu Xiaoluo, Gong Zhenghai has taken the lead in not paying taxes for many years, and she has no official government, will she help with this?
The old housekeeper smiled and said: "Master, this is what you are worried about, the role of the government is to serve the people, if she refuses to help you, don't you have a reason to call on the people of Jincheng to drive them out of Shudi?
This is indeed a good way to kill two birds with one stone, if it is good, it can help you get rid of the siege, and if it is not good, you can take the opportunity to drive away Mu Xiaoluo...... Gong Zhenghai stroked his beard and smiled!
Fear
In fact, Mu Xiaoluo was also aware of the existence of Lu Zhongyi, and she still had some headaches.
As an individual, she didn't want to touch them, after all, these people had bullied these family businessmen so far, and they were forced to embark on such a path for the sake of life.
First of all, Jincheng's lack of good social order affects not only these families, but also affects the development of the entire Jincheng, not only commerce, but also agriculture.
Bandits are different from bandits, some do not disturb the people, it does not mean that others do not disturb the people, and letting them go will only tolerate them to become bigger and bigger.
Mu Xiaoluo didn't move for a long time, they were also waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for the contradictions to intensify, so that several families, and even the people of Jincheng could re-know the role of the government, judging from her as a modern person and a professional soldier, this day would come sooner or later...... So Gong Zhenghai came to the door, and she was not surprised.
Gong Zhenghai was still troubled at the door, and people didn't go to the teahouse to look for it, but went directly to the barracks, and brought Yang Xi and a few other villagers who had heads and faces in the local area.
After Jiang Cao received the meeting, he sent someone to invite Mu Xiaoluo, Mu Xiaoluo had a cold and was not well, she was weak and sleepy, and she was sober after listening to the person who reported the news. She lowered her head and pondered what Gong Zhenghai meant, and finally smiled coldly, and asked Yuanshan to invite a few old scholars who were good friends with her to go to the barracks as well. I washed my face and changed into a white men's outfit before taking Yuan Ming to the barracks.
This is the first official contact between Mu Xiaoluo and Gong Zhenghai, the two have heard of each other before, but they have never met face-to-face.
Mu Xiaoluo saw a man sitting among the crowd, not as old as Yang Xi, with a slender face, a slightly high jaw, and a pair of eyes under the thick eyebrows, although they were cloudy, they were not dull, but they revealed a shrewd light. He wore a blue robe with a placket, a bright color, and exquisite workmanship set off the texture of silk. After all, it is made of silk, and this dress is better than the cloth used by Emperor Lao Tzu.
Mu Xiaoluo glanced at him and pretended not to know who he was, and greeted Yang Xi and the two Xiangkun who had dealt with him a little.
"Old Yang, why do you have the leisure to go around the barracks today?" Mu Xiaoluo has a good impression of Yang Xi, mainly because the old man persistently listens to the story, this "Journey to the West" has not yet been finished, and when the old man finishes speaking, he should contribute about 8,000 taels of silver to her, and the old man does not show a heartache expression when he sees the silver flowing out every day, and still appears on time in his own seat in the teahouse.
I don't know if the story has narrowed the distance between each other, or if Mu Xiaoluo has not substantially violated their interests so far, Yang Xi still has a good impression of Mu Xiaoluo. This Princess Mu is a story in itself, from the time they arrived in Shu, he began to know everything about her, including what happened in the capital before.
Out of personal feelings, Yang Xi not only has a good impression of Mu Xiaoluo, but also admires her...... As long as it doesn't involve the interests of the family, he is willing to keep such feelings for Mu Xiaoluo all the time!
He was pulled by Gong Zhenghai today, he came with the mood of watching the excitement and listening to the truth, Mu Xiaoluo could not let them be free for a long time, he knew better than Gong Zhenghai, he had always had a subtle and a little expectant mood to see how Mu Xiaoluo behaved, even if it was his own interests that were hurt, he felt that it didn't matter in private.
He is not an emperor, and the family has enough money to enjoy for several generations, and he really hasn't paid that tax yet, but he doesn't want to use it to feed a bunch of useless people for the court.
Therefore, he can help with things such as building towers and schools, but in the area of taxes, he still can't happily dig out the money.
Seeing Mu Xiaoluo coming up, the white men's clothes on her body not only did not feel nondescript, but made him feel that she was so heroic and sassy, she was more like Princess Mu in his mind, a "King of Shu" who just didn't pull out the banner!
"Hehe, Third Miss, today is the Three Treasures Palace, there is something I want to ask you to help with...... Let me introduce you first, this is Patriarch Gong......"
Yang Xi diligently pushed out the Gong patriarch, Gong Zhenghai originally wanted to take the shelf, sit still, saw Mu Xiaoluo turn her head to look at herself, and the smile on Yang Xi just now slowly converged, and her bright eyes were so deep and unpredictable......
Inexplicably, Gong Zhenghai stood up and nodded with a smile: "Third Miss...... Hello ......"
When he realized what he was doing, Gong Zhenghai's smile froze on his face, and he actually ...... Why did she feel a sense of fear for this handsome woman for a moment? It was because of the change in her smile...... Or did you see danger in her eyes?
"Patriarch Gong......" Mu Xiaoluo repeated in a deep groan, as if searching for the understanding of this name in her memory, it looked a little fake, Gong Zhenghai didn't believe that she would not know who she was, but this woman was so unreastinable to do it......
"Oh...... Patriarch Gong, look up for a long time!" Mu Xiaoluo knocked her head self-deprecatingly, and said apologetically: "In the past two days, I have occasionally felt a cold, and I have been groggy from taking medicine, and I have forgotten who Patriarch Gong is for a while...... I'm sorry! I really didn't expect Patriarch Gong to come...... What a sin......"
Jiang Yu reminded meaningfully on the side: "Third Miss, Patriarch Gong has something important to ask for help, you see ......"
Mu Xiaoluo turned her head, looked at the few Xiang Kun who came with her, touched her nose, and said, "Do you also have something to say? It just so happens that there are a few other people outside who also have something, so let's solve it together! General Yao, let's talk in another place!"
"I've got it ready for you, Third Miss, everyone come with me!"
Jiang Xiao led them to a large room, and the table inside was built according to the modern conference table designed by Mu Xiaoluo, Mu Xiaoluo and Jiang Yao Yuan Ming sat on one side, and let the others sit on the other side.
Although the table was round, Yang Xi and the others still had a feeling of being interrogated by the three halls. He and Gong Zhenghai glanced at each other, and then looked at the few old scholars who were invited by Mu Xiaoluo and sat down naturally, and the two of them had no choice but to sit down.
"Everyone, I'm sorry! First of all, I'm infected with the wind cold, a little lethargic, I can't sit for long, everyone can talk freely about something, don't talk nonsense! Who will come first?"
Mu Xiaoluo glanced at everyone, fell on Gong Zhenghai, and said with a smile: "Patriarch Gong, the first time you came to me, then you can talk about it first, I don't know what I can help you?"
Gong Zhenghai didn't shy away from having so many people present, anyway, his idea was to force Mu Xiaoluo to help, and the more people there were, the easier it was to gain sympathy. Mu Xiaoluo didn't have to say anything about helping, if he didn't help, with these people to testify, it would be much more credible to go out and publicize it to the people, at least no one would say that he framed and excluded Princess Mu.
At that moment, Gong Zhenghai told Mu Xiaoluo all the grievances with Lu Zhong, of course, he concealed his brother's wrongs, and put all the mistakes on the Lu Zhong brothers, scolded them for being ungrateful, and severely condemned such kidnapping, and finally, he asked Mu Xiaoluo to represent the government, rescue his son, and severely punish the kidnappers.
Mu Xiaoluo listened quietly, holding a pen in her hand that she didn't know what to do and writing it down on paper, her serious appearance made Gong Zhenghai feel satisfied, and felt that Mu Xiaoluo still valued herself.
After Gong Zhenghai finished speaking, he looked at Mu Xiaoluo with blank eyes, as if he was waiting for Mu Xiaoluo to make a statement. Mu Xiaoluo just said indifferently: "Is Patriarch Gong's matter finished?"
Gong Zhenghai didn't know what she meant, thought about it and said, "No, I hope the government will make decisions for the people and return our safety!"
"Oh, I know, what about the others? Patriarch Yang, what do you want me to help with?" Mu Xiaoluo turned her head and asked Yang Xi with a smile.
Yang Xi hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I just accompanied Patriarch Gong to report to the official, hoping that the government will be the master of the people!"
"Oh......" Mu Xiaoluo looked at the other Xiangkun who had been invited by Gong Zhenghai with a smile and asked, "What is the matter with you?"
Those Xiangkun were also purely watching the excitement, and when Mu Xiaoluo asked like this, they were all a little flustered and hurriedly shook their heads.
Mu Xiaoluo didn't pay attention to them anymore, and turned her head to ask a few pedants, although those pedants were invited by Mu Xiaoluo, they did have something. They are all founders who support the school, understand the current situation of Jincheng, and also understand Mu Xiaoluo's difficulties. These days, they are running around trying to use their influence to raise funds for the construction of the preparatory school, but with little success.
Compared with the enthusiasm of the rich gentry who built the feng shui tower, there were not many people who built the school generously, and those who had money could hire a private school, and those who had no money could not bear to ask for donations, which made several old people enthusiastic and rushed, with little effect, and they were a little frustrated.
They all reported to Mu Xiaoluo, and they all sighed that the world was declining, and no one took education seriously. Mu Xiaoluo smiled and comforted them, saying that she would take her time, don't rush, and when she came back and received the silver from the new tea market, she would definitely build a school for them first.
Gong Zhenghai and Yang listened carefully to Mu Xiaoluo's discussion with the old scholars about the subjects offered by the school, and who to invite as teachers, but they didn't mention the matter of rescuing their son, and he became anxious in his heart, is his son's life not as important as their school?
Seeing that they were worried about building a school for a few thousand taels of silver, Gong Zhenghai became more and more angry in his heart, and finally couldn't listen to it, slapped his palm on the table, and "snapped" so that everyone turned their eyes on him......
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Gong Zhenghai didn't seem to expect that his palm would bring such a loud noise, and he was taken aback by himself, and he was stunned, and saw Mu Xiaoluo's gaze turn to him.
Before he got angry, Mu Xiaoluo first pulled her lips and smiled slightly, and asked, "Patriarch Gong, do you have any high opinions to publish?"
"I have ****** high ......"
Gong Zhenghai scolded, and before he could scold, Yang Xi pulled his shirt under the table, he looked down and saw that the old scholars were frowning and looking at him, he didn't care, glared at Mu Xiaoluo and shouted: "Princess Mu, are you representing the government? If so, you can give me a satisfactory answer now, Xiao'er, can you save it?" If you can't represent the government, you can get out of Jincheng for me, don't pretend to be a relative of the emperor here!"
"Oh......" Mu Xiaoluo smiled and leaned back, playing with the pen in one hand, while squinting at Gong Zhenghai, she was not busy answering, her eyes were fixed on Gong Zhenghai, and the smile on the corner of her lips was getting bigger and bigger.
Gong Zhenghai was stared at by her, and at first he looked at her without showing weakness, but after holding on for a while, he slowly couldn't stand it, feeling that a layer of cold sweat was soaked in his back, and even his feet were soft. The cold sweat on his forehead began to flow out, and when he lowered his eyebrows and fell into his eyes, he subconsciously reached out and wiped it......
Almost at the same time, Mu Xiaoluo's gaze aside, and she sneered in her heart: Just kidding, this trick has a deterrent effect on the heinous drug lords, what kind of thing are you Gong Zhenghai compared to the drug lords!
This scene was seen by everyone in the room, no one brought by Gong Zhenghai dared to laugh at him, Yang Xi was secretly frightened, I don't know if Mu Xiaoluo looked at him with such eyes, he would be as embarrassed as Gong Zhenghai!
"Patriarch Gong...... Are you denouncing me?" Mu Xiaoluo smiled, as if it was not her who exuded a compelling momentum just now.
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