Zhou Zhi County is not familiar with Ba County or even Chongqing Prefecture, but Chuandong Road is like thunder.

It is no joke to patrol the eastern province of Sichuan to increase the rank of military reserve and take care of the customs and taxation, although it cannot be compared with the Sichuan Taiwan domain, but it is also one of the Sichuan officials who hold great power. If this matter is caused by the Sichuan East Provincial Department, it will really lose its head!

Zhou Zhixian didn't dare to joke with his life, so he sat down and picked up the tea: "What does Brother Tao want?" ”

Master Tao smiled and said, "It's not what the lower officials want, but what Master Zhou wants." ”

A dignified seven-rank Zhixian was actually applauded by a nine-grade master and a nine-grade alternate inspection, the more Zhou Zhixian thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but look back and said: "The matter is very simple, this Han brother wants to take the official's ship to the capital to fill the vacancy, and the official's duties are not slack, and idle people are not allowed to get on the boat." Brother Han held a grudge and became angry, so he found a group of people to frame his own official, what a crime he really wanted to add! ”

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that this was too shameless, it was obvious that everyone had obtained all the stolen goods, but he actually had a good word. Can't let him talk nonsense, can't let him say black into white, Han Xiufeng immediately stood up: "Master Zhou, what you say can't stand scrutiny, even if I, Han Zhixing, hold a grudge and become angry, and find a group of locals to frame you, it is impossible to find your subordinates to frame you." ”

"Brother Han, don't forget that there is a saying called torture into a trick."

"What about copper, what do you say about the seized official copper? Master Zhou, catch the thief and take the stolen goods, you must know that the county arrest is right tonight, and it can be called a stolen person! ”

Zhou Zhixian thought that you are a poor bastard and dare to play with me, and said coldly with tea: "Brother Han, your alternate inspection is not simple, in Ba County, it can be said that you can cover the sky with one hand, first threatened the official to say that the waterways in Ba County are not easy to walk, there are a total of 23 dangerous shoals, if you don't let you get on the boat, in case the boat capsizes and sinks to the bottom of the river, you can let those officials in Ba County help me fish."

Now it is even more amazing, he actually teamed up with the official to point the deer as a horse, insisting that the Yunnan copper on one of the ships escorted by the official was taken and sold by the official's family and those officials, and even wanted to put the official to death, and beat it into a trick, so that the official's family and those officials said that it was instructed by the official, your heart is really vicious! ”

"You...... You are arguing, you are quibbling! ”

"Whether it's a strong argument or not, whether it's a quibble or not, it depends on whether the Daotai believes that your brother Han, the nine-grade alternate inspection who spent money donated, or whether you believe me, a dignified court official." Zhou Zhixian put down the tea bowl, turned around and said meaningfully: "Brother Tao, this official is a hard job, even if Ming'er doesn't go to the Daotai Yamen, he will be dismissed when he arrives in the capital, and he will go to the lobby of the Criminal Department sooner or later." You said that this matter has caused trouble to the Daotai Yamen, how will the Daotai be decided, do you want to refer to me first, wait for the official documents in the capital to arrive, take off my top, or let me continue to escort me with a crime? ”

It is a matter of time before the pottery lord Boxin said that the imperial court will clean up your turtle son, but the matter of transporting Yunnan copper to the capital cannot be delayed, and the Sichuan East Road and even the Chengdu Yamen will not be stupid enough to appoint officials to replace him, and the back and forth of going to Guizhou will delay time, even if it is verified, in the end, he may still be allowed to continue to be this transport official.

However, these are not the main points, and they are not what he should be in charge of.

Tao Master Bo is not Han Xiufeng, the officialdom is stunned, picked up the list that Han Xiufeng had just written, and said slowly: "Master Zhou, you said that Brother Han pointed out that the deer was a horse to frame you, but you didn't say so on the text you gave us Ba County, it was written clearly in black and white. Today, the number of copper catties loaded by each ship and the size of the beam head into the water will be compiled and counted, and the inventory will be transferred for inspection and implementation.

Count open: the first clamp, one in the ship. The beam head is one foot and two feet, containing 30,000 catties of copper, and the hull is three feet and three inches into the water; No. 2 clamp, one in the boat. The beam head is one foot and two feet, containing 30,000 catties of copper, and the hull is three feet and three inches into the water...... There are 15 ships above, each containing 30,000 catties of copper, and a total of 450,000 catties of Yunnan copper. Merge statement, a foreign soldier brand ship. ”

Zhou Zhixian was stunned, and Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing.

Tao Master Bo put down the inventory, stared at him and said, "Master Zhou, there is no basis for what you say, we have to have evidence." You have a total of sixteen ships, fifteen of which are loaded with Yunnan copper. Now we have seized another one, and the ship is loaded with 30,000 catties of Yunnan copper, where did this ship come from, and where did the Yunnan copper on the ship come from? ”

Han Xiufeng secretly praised a ginger or an old spicy, and couldn't help asking: "Master Zhou, I, Han Zhixing, can frame you, but I, Han Zhixing, am not an immortal, and I can't conjure a boatload of copper out of thin air!" ”

Zhou Zhixian regretted it, and thought that he had known that he should not be in a hurry to move Wenba County.

He subconsciously looked outside the hall, calmed down, and muttered: "Brother Tao, the matter has come to this point, and the official is not afraid of your jokes." Liberation Yunnan copper is a hard job, don't believe you can send someone to Yunnan to verify, it's really not a penny of freight. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is no money for the official to transport hundreds of thousands of catties of Yunnan copper to the capital? In desperation, the official could only carry a boatload of copper to sell along the road to subsidize the freight. ”

"Master Zhou, you know how hard and tired you are, and it is reasonable to carry a boat to sell along the way to make up for the lack of freight, but what we seized is official copper, and the lower official wants to ask how you brought out the official copper, and can the official copper be sold along the way?"

"This ...... This is really helpless, this is purely expedient. ”

"Master Zhou, you and I are both officials of the imperial court, no matter how helpless we are, we can't steal and sell official copper! With all due respect, this is not an expedient measure, and you will lose your head if you stab yourself in this matter! ”

Han Xiufeng wasted no time in reminding: "Master Zhou, you may be able to save your head, but those guys who eat outside will definitely not be able to keep it, it seems that there is also your brother among them, if he is beheaded by the Autumn Queen, how can you explain to your family?" ”

Tao Master Bo Shen thought so: "Yes, Master Zhou, the lower officials will feel sorry for you if they think about it." ”

Zhou Zhixian was afraid of this, otherwise he would really break the jar, and seeing that there was no way to retreat, he simply asked: "Brother Tao, Brother Han, since the words have been said about this, you can speak, what do you want?" ”

The pottery master Bo was also happy, and snapped the case: "Five thousand taels, the seized copper will be returned to you, and you can also take those people outside, we will treat it as if this happened." ”

Zhou Zhixian was anxious, got up and said, "Five thousand taels!" Brother Tao, if I had 5,000 taels, would I still be able to make such a decision? ”

"In this way, give Master Zhou a face, four thousand taels, no less. You must know that this matter is very troublesome, you know that there are many people, and you want to get out of the whole body, and this hush money cannot be less. ”

"There are no four thousand taels, otherwise, I will bring them back, and the copper will be left for you."

"Master Zhou, that's official copper, if you leave the copper, you'll be fine, but we'll be fine. We don't want brass, only silver, and it's tonight. If we don't see any money before dawn, we can only do business. ”