"This tax price has risen sharply, it is because the imperial court can no longer afford the expenses of the army, if you insist on not giving it, it will be the first time to confiscate the equivalent of the shop, the second time to confiscate all the goods, the third time to confiscate all the family property and put in prison for tax evasion, you can do it yourself."

Some people honestly chose to pay the money, and some people were pressed to the ground and beaten half to death when they tried to escape, Jiangzhou has never had such a situation over the years, and everyone is with a faint anger in their hearts at this moment.

It's not that they don't want to give money, but they really can't take it out, ten taels of silver is too much, and sometimes they only earn a few taels a month, not including the family's food, drink, and Lazar, and they can't save money at all.

"This lord, we know that you are the uncle of the dynasty, but can you see if this silver can be lowered? It's gone up tenfold all of a sudden, how can I give it when I wait for this, there are several people in this family, how can I eat here?"

"Yes, yes, Uncle Guo, can you see if this matter can be accommodating? It's too sudden, I'm not prepared at all, what should I do when I wait for this?"

"What to do? You don't have money, do you have money in the court? You don't have anything to eat, and these soldiers in the army have food to eat? If you don't want to pay the money, you can, each family will make a strong force, Uncle Guo, I will send you to the border to join the army, otherwise... Hey.

Many people dare not speak out, so they have to honestly take out all their belongings and hand them over, they feel that they can't live this day, it is better not to do business, and they don't make money for a month, but they have to stick to the old book.

With this person taking the lead, soon the nearby onlookers paid money one after another, and in just one day, they had already received seven or eight thousand taels of silver, and of course a certain part of the merchants who had no money to pay taxes were arrested.

They were overjoyed, and they carried the silver back to the Zhizhou Mansion and put it in Jia Yidao's bedroom.

Seven or eight thousand taels of silver is already a lot of money, and it can be said that many wealthy merchants or large families are nothing more than that, which is enviable.

Jia Rudao said: "Zhang Dawangsi, go, take some silver, and go to the cricket shop in Jiangzhou with Uncle Guo to play a few handfuls, Jia Ye, I am happy today, so I invite you to go and play."

“... Thank you Jia Ye, thank you Jia Ye. ”

They walked out, with people majestic, looking at Vice General Zhou; His face was stunned, he knew that this Jiangzhou would be destroyed in the hands of Jia Nidao sooner or later, but he didn't dare to report it to the top, for fear of being killed after being robbed and killed halfway.

On Lin'an's side, Song Ci and the others had already entered the inn, and hundreds of people had chartered the next floor, which was considered a relatively high amount, but the silver for a day was dozens of taels.

When night fell, Song Ci woke up from his sleep, and after sleeping for a few hours, he felt much better.

Qin Xiaoyue brought some porridge and put it on the table, "My lord, you should eat, you look at the fact that you haven't eaten for a day and a night, and now you have been asleep for so long, I'm really worried that your body will not be able to bear it."

Song Ci was really hungry at the moment, sat on the table and ate some porridge, and then said, "By the way, Xiaoxiang Xiaoyue, how did we come to the inn?" Are we soldiers?

"My lord, I have all arranged to go to the inn, and the soldiers have settled down, but my lord, you will not think of what Hu Zhuangyuan told us, he said that Emperor Lizong is worried that you will infect the queen mother, so I hope you can recover before you go."

Song Ci said: "Is this true? Why didn't Song believe it? I said, you can't be lying to me!"

"My lord, we.... How could we lie to you? To know.... You must know that Xiaoxiang also heard it, and these soldiers, if you don't believe it, you can ask them if they know?"

Song Ci didn't say much, yes, it's really inappropriate to drag this problem to see the Queen Mother, and besides, her old man is also old, and she has a little bit of a cold, so won't she become a sinner?

"Xiaoxiang Xiaoyue, Song has calculated the time, there are still about ten days before the Queen Mother's birthday, and in the next ten days, you will accompany Song to go around outside Lin'an City, so you can relax."

"Yes, sir." They were so happy, Song Ci was in the minds of the two, but they were closer than relatives, and even they had regarded each other as their husbands.

Lanzhu County Yamen, the magistrate is having a headache in the yamen at the moment, about the killing of hundreds of people outside the city, has been investigated for a long time, so far there is no clue, at the same time, Song Ci has also gone to Lin'an, so far there is no news, he doesn't know what to do.

Shushi walked over, "Master, isn't this matter already taken over by Song Tixing?" You are not a criminal officer, don't worry about this case according to my opinion, besides, this matter may have attracted the attention of Lin'an, and someone is being sent down to investigate at this moment. ”

Zhixian said: "Shushi, although the official thinks what you said is reasonable, but this Song Ci has been gone for some days, if he never comes back, then wouldn't the official want to drag this case down all the time?"

"You must know that there are already many people dissatisfied in Lanzhu County, and there have been rumors along the way that the murderer is a person from Ya], you say.... What do you say this should be?"

"Also, if these people revolt again, there are a large number of them, and it is difficult for my yamen to bear it, and at the same time, Song Ci's people can't be adjusted, what do you say? Should we just wait to die?"

Shushi was said to have nothing to say, I didn't know what to do, and my mind was blank, just like the county magistrate.

"So talking about the history of books, we can't be careless about this matter, you immediately take someone and go to that village with the official to find clues again, I can't afford to wait, I can't afford it."

Before they could get up, the next moment hundreds of people walked in from the outside and came to the lobby of the yamen.

The leader said, "Which of the two of you is the magistrate?"

Jiao Zhixian knelt on the ground, "This general, the next official is Jiao Fei, the magistrate of Lanzhu County, I don't know what the general commands?"

Come to the human: "Jiaozhi County, right, this official is from Lin'an, Prime Minister Liu brought you a word, in fact, there is nothing else, but about the killing of 100 people in Lanzhu County last month, this matter has been reviewed by Prime Minister Liu, and the results have come out."

"Already out? Can the general tell me what happened to these people's deaths? Xiaguan ..... The lower officials are also good to make it public. ”

"This... This official will naturally tell you that you don't have to be in a hurry," he sat on the side, and then said: "The matter is actually very simple, it is nothing more than the truth about the death of these people, and the result is that there is no murderer in this case, and these people are all suicides."

Jiao Fei was stunned, more than 100 people committed suicide at the same time? He felt that this was impossible, there was not the slightest possibility, and it was too ridiculous, and I am afraid that no one would believe it when he said it

At the same time, there are many indications that the case is undoubtedly a homicide, and that suicide is impossible not only from the stab wounds but also from other circumstances.

"This.... General, the Prime Minister must have made a mistake, how could this be a suicide? This.... If this matter spreads, I am afraid that some people will not accept it, and the families of these deceased will also be dissatisfied. ”

"General, the lower official suggested that Prime Minister Liu does not need to investigate this case, why don't you wait for Song Tixing to come back and check it out? This person is a master of tricks and solving crimes, how can this ordinary person...."

"Well, you mean Prime Minister Liu is an ordinary person?"

"Ah no, no, that's not what Xia Guan meant." Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Jiao Fei hurriedly said: "Xiaguan means that there is a specialization in the art industry, and Prime Minister Liu may be able to manage the government,... But when it comes to solving the case, it's not an opponent at the moment. ”

"Not an opponent? Are you an opponent?" This person's eyes like poisonous snakes locked on Jiao Fei, and he made an ultimatum.

"Jiao Zhixian, this official has already brought you the words, this is what Prime Minister Liu meant, do you want to ask him yourself? Or do you refuse to agree to it?"

Jiao Fei's face was very ugly, and suddenly he understood, this case may involve many big people, I am afraid that this prime minister is going to protect people, and no one can help solve this matter except Song Ci.

"General, I understand what you mean, the next day the official told the county town that these people had lost their family property because of gambling, so they committed suicide together, what do you think?"

"Well, it's good that you know, and at the same time, this case must be handled in a low-key manner, and you must not leak the news, especially these people, Jiaozhi County, you go and inform them, if someone does not admit the cause of death and then goes around talking about things, the court does not mind gambling, and then a lot of them are arrested, do you know?"

"Xia Guan knew, and Xia Guan went to handle the case the next day.

Looking at the back of the departing people, Jiao Fei's head was big, he clearly knew what would happen once he did it, it was possible that the entire county would be in chaos, after all, when that team came from Lin'an, it had already been noticed by many people.

"Lord Zhixian, you say.... What do you say we should do? Is it hard to just say it?"

Jiao Fei said: "Don't be in a hurry about this matter, all this has to wait for Lord Song to come back, Shushi, think about these people, do you think they will admit that this matter is suicide?" I'm really saying that, it's possible that within a week, there will be a thief in Lanzhu, and then it will be the death of you and me. ”

Shushi nodded, he had already expected this result, and he didn't know what to do at the moment. After the detachment from the yamen, the team soon walked down the streets, occasionally informing them of the murders, and also posting notices on many of the walls informing the people that they had committed suicide.

Prime Minister Liu did this completely to take revenge on Song Ci, to make this Lanzhu County completely chaotic, completely chaotic, so that Song Ci could be obtained in the future.