Chapter 20 The Husband of the Profession
Following.
The yamen opened, and a team of people broke in.
In the empty Zheng Medical Hall, there was a person sitting on a Taishi chair.
Zheng Qi, expressionless.
In addition, there were a few bottles of Yinqiao Pill left in the room, a few thousand taels of silver, a set of ledgers, and a strange boiler.
"Someone, arrest me!"
The catchers ordered, and several catchers quickly carried Zheng Qi into the prisoner car.
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Not far away, seeing this tragic scene, Xu Yi couldn't stop shedding a few tears.
This is not crocodile tears.
Instead, the words Xu Yi said last night were not Xu Yi's original intention, but a scene played by Xu Yi and Ye's father and son.
Zheng Qi is an important part of Xu Yi's overall situation, and he must not make any mistakes. If Zheng Qi did not have the determination to die and was tortured to confess his plan, then everything would fail.
If there is a little luck, the plan will fail instantly, and Xu Yi can only use this means to force Zheng Qi to keep a secret.
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County office.
Dozens of masters from Songjiang Mansion have already gathered, and the purpose of coming here is naturally to discuss how to deal with the captured criminal.
There are dozens of masters, and the family property is large and small, among which there are naturally high and low.
Among them, it is faintly divided into three forces, and the three legs stand in it.
The Xu family was originally the first gentry in Songjiang Mansion, but here it is the third echelon.
More than 20 people, just "relying on" the representative sent by the Xu Mansion, Xu Rui's housekeeper.
The Xu family represents the local landowners of Songjiang Prefecture. Although the number of people is the largest, it is the weakest of the three forces.
On the other side was the housekeeper of the Fang family, and there were more than a dozen people around him. These people are all old men who are inextricably linked to the county government and the government office.
They, in this small yamen, can be said to rank second in momentum.
And the first is the little-known "Guo shopkeeper".
Although there were only two or three people around the shopkeeper Guo, there were dozens of people around him, and they didn't dare to approach, for fear that this "shopkeeper Guo" would look at him unpleasantly.
Everyone knows that the backstage of the shopkeeper Guo is a big man in Jinling City, and this small Songjiang County can't afford to provoke the big Buddha looming behind it.
From this situation, it is enough to see that the power of this "Guo shopkeeper" is terrifying.
Tang Fangming, the county commander, sat in front of the hall, and there were three things on the stage.
Silver tickets, ledgers, pill droppers.
"Ahem, believe me just now, I have explained it very clearly."
"These three things were copied from the prisoner's house named Zheng Qi."
"This prisoner has researched a furnace for making pills quickly, and deliberately bought out the wind and cold medicinal materials around Huating County, so that the people of Huating and everyone are deeply affected by the plague. Remake pills to make huge profits. ”
"This criminal, with the intention of plotting against him, plotted to kill the people of Huating County, and should be beheaded according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Do you have any objections? ”
After the county commander Tang Mingfang said this, everyone below immediately began to whisper.
There seems to be something to say about this decision, but no one has expressed an opinion to change the verdict.
Of course, everyone has whispers, but they all understand one thing.
If Zheng Qi hadn't died, these things would still be Zheng Qi's in name, and everyone wouldn't be able to move
Only when Zheng Qi dies can Zheng Qi's interests be distributed, and everyone gets their fair share, and then the problem of distribution ratio can be solved.
The big housekeeper of the Xu Mansion in the audience, Xu Rui.
At this time, the fist in his sleeve clenched slightly, he was Zheng Qi's friend, when the wind and cold were high, Zheng Qi gave Xu Rui a Yinqiao Pill early, so that Xu Rui didn't have to rush to buy it, this feeling Xu Rui still recorded in his heart.
However, this time, Xu Rui represented the interests of the Xu family, and Xu Rui could only suppress his personal feelings and acquiesced to Zheng Qi's judgment of beheading.
"Okay, you have no objection, ten days later, the prisoner Zheng Qi will be beheaded at the gate of Huating County!"
Hearing that the county ordered Tang Mingfang to sentence Zheng Qi to behead again, the buzzing sound under the lobby suddenly stopped.
The reason is not because of anything else, everyone knows that the most exciting place is coming.
Distribute benefits!
More than 4,000 taels of silver, and getting 10% is also 400 taels, which is enough to buy countless fields and land, and even ordinary people can directly become small landlords. This temptation, who is not tempted.
Among the more than 40 "masters" in the hall, the one with the least family property is a little more than these four hundred taels.
You say, who can't be tempted by this?
"Ahem, I think we should take a ..... of silver."
"This small pharmaceutical boiler, our family has a medicinal herb, why don't we give it to us..."
"You old thing, you can't even rank here, eat so much when you open your mouth...."
In the county yali, a group of people under the [Mirror Hanging] plaque fought for red faces, and Tang Mingfang's heart was in turmoil.
Bang~.
Shocked when the wood fell, Tang Mingfang coughed twice, and said helplessly.
"Stop arguing! The Xu family, the Fang family, and the Guo family can speak! No one else should argue. ”
As the maintainer of order present, Tang Mingfang hurriedly interrupted the whispers below.
After all, he also had his share of the money, and he couldn't let the distribution order mess up.
In the silence, the shopkeeper Guo was the first to attack.
"We want fifty percent, fifty percent of all. This pill dropping device, mass-produced to form a new commercial house, we also want fifty percent of the benefits. ”
The words of the shopkeeper of the Guo family were suddenly like a thunderclap, hitting the calm lake.
The atmosphere on the field was like a silver bottle cracking water slurry, and everyone was afraid of the power of Guo's shopkeeper, and on the one hand, they didn't dare to fight back.
It's just that in the face of strength, there will always be dependents, and seeing the situation, the Fang family also spoke.
"Shopkeeper Guo takes fifty percent, our Fang family has no opinion, Guo shopkeeper has a good management, it is appropriate to take fifty percent, our Fang family, as long as you take three achievements."
What a shameless man who climbs the pole!
When the Fang family said this, they affirmed the status of Guo's shopkeeper who took fifty percent, kept thirty percent of his interests, climbed down the pole, and used Guo's shopkeeper as a licking dog, this trick was really amazing.
Originally, the Fang family's goal was to reach the range of three or four, and the Fang family didn't care how much others took. Just satisfy your own interests.
In this way, the ball was thrown to Xu Rui.
The first two set the rules, and the cake was almost completely cut away, leaving only a meager 20% for themselves.
Coupled with Xu Rui's side, the number of people is still the largest.
As a group, they get 20% of the cake, and it is estimated that they will share 10% of their own forces.
In this way, the Xu family took the least, and ate a hard loss, which made Xu Rui, the chief housekeeper who is famous for settling accounts, as disgusting as if he had eaten a bite of a fly.
"Several, let me make a suggestion, this prisoner is not dead yet, and the distribution of stolen goods is a bit abrupt. I propose, let's wait until this Zheng Qi is beheaded to show the public, and then we can discuss it? ”
When Xu Rui said this, he was instantly recognized by the people around him, and if he delayed it for a while, he might be able to turn around.
The licking dog of the Fang family came out again at this time and echoed.
"Our Fang family also agrees to this resolution, I don't know what Shopkeeper Guo thinks."
Hearing the two singing opposites, Guo's shopkeeper's face froze.
Originally, with his momentum, everyone dared not disagree, as long as the Fang family did not support the Xu family, it was already a certainty. Even if the Xu family raised an objection, it would not be of much use.
Unexpectedly, the Fang family deliberately took a look at the shopkeeper Guo here to see if the shopkeeper Guo was willing to commit public anger and take fifty percent.
Now, Shopkeeper Guo is also like eating a bite of a fly, unable to speak.
"Since the crowd is here, let's discuss it another day."
Shopkeeper Guo glanced at the housekeeper of the Fang family, waved his sleeves, and left the county hall.
Seeing this situation, Xu Rui breathed a sigh of relief, this situation is not too bad.
When everyone dispersed, the housekeeper of the Fang family stayed at the end, walked to Xu Rui's side, and said slowly.
"Xu Rui, this Guo shopkeeper lion opened his mouth and was insatiable. When this Lang Zhong is beheaded, the two of us will stand together. ”