Wang Ren didn't send Li Guolou to the village office, and took it directly to his house, he knew very well in his heart that he couldn't sit in order to be respected and humble in the officialdom, and he had to owe himself to give a courtesy when he spoke.

Along the way, point out the scenery of Qilitun, the building facilities are perfect, the archway of chastity, the land temple, the bathhouse, the theater, the mill, the large granary, the village office, there should be, the common people live in the tile house, the brick house, the thatched house accounts for one-third, there are many people wearing tattered and broken clothes on the road, on the whole, it looks much better than the village of Balizhuang, belongs to a large village with money and scale.

Listening to the name of the village, you will know that "Qilitun" is smaller than the territory of Balizhuang, and through the efforts of generations of Qilitun villagers, they can continue to encroach on the land of nearby villages, and Qilitun has already become a big village.

Li Guolou only listened to it along the way, and waved his whip in return for the people who came forward to pay homage to Murazheng Jiangzheng and Baozheng Wang Zangqiang, and said, "Military affairs, forgive this official for not being able to dismount and return the salute." "To the people present, the official authority is awe-inspiring and inviolable.

In the flower hall of Wang Ren's mansion, the maid poured tea and handed water, the host and guest sat down in turn, and the two sides saw each other again, introduced each other, and politely said some official words.

Wang Ren put on the posture of the master, and said with a smile: "Jiang Cun Zheng, don't be restrained, Captain Li is my good friend, and I have roughly told Captain Li about our difficulties here, you, don't you accompany me first, and I will say a few good words to you, this grievance should be resolved or not!" ”

Jiang Zheng is five big and three thick, looks very sturdy, like a thug, less than forty years old, about one meter seven tall, wide face, high forehead, big nose, a pair of single eyelids are a little puffy, the face is red, at a glance it is a wine-colored person.

"Hey." Jiang just seemed to be an obedient puppy, and he didn't look at Li Guolou with his eyes, and knelt in front of Li Guolou as soon as he lifted his official robe, looking like a hero in the rivers and lakes, and said loudly: "Xia Jiangzheng doesn't understand the rules, offended Chief Li, and looks at Haihan." After speaking, Jiang Zheng said: "Knock knock, knock." "Kowtow first to make amends, regardless of officialdom etiquette.

Li Guolou saw death at a glance, Jiang Zheng was clearly the king as the slave of the family, this Qilitun is Wang Ren Ren has the final say, and said with a smile: "Jiang Cun is up, we don't know each other, why apologize, the heroes of the rivers and lakes pay attention to revenge and revenge and complain, you have a dead subordinate, you can find me for revenge!" ”

Jiang Zheng glanced at Wang Renren, saw Wang Renren blinking desperately, kept waving his hand, and hurriedly said: "The lower official doesn't dare, Xuan Xiaojue doesn't understand the rules when he dies, and he has committed the crime of rebellion by shooting at the chief, and he also asked Chief Li to be gracious and exempt Xuan Xiaojue's family from responsibility!" ”

"Oh, I'll talk about this later, Jiang Cun is sitting and talking, and I've heard your name for a long time, like thunder." Li Guolou squinted at Jiang Zheng, hating to fight with Jiang Zheng, and solve it directly with his fists, so much effortless.

"How dare you dare, you only have a lot of strength." Jiang Zheng was a little proud, he was a well-known man, who dared to break ground on the head of Tai Sui.

Wu Jinshui jumped out, stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Brother Jiang has heard your name for a long time, and Wu Jinshui, the people in the rivers and lakes are called the boss of the iron palm, and he only has some stupid strength, and he hopes to teach a few tricks!" ”

This is to crack down on the arrogance of the villagers of Qilitun, since they can't use swords and guns, they will draw the field according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and see the high and low with martial arts.

The eighteen brothers of the Beihai Martial Arts Pavilion have now become legendary heroes in the mouths of storytellers, and their reputation has been widely spread in the north.

"Ah, I've heard the name of Master Wu, the boss of the Iron Palm for a long time, it's better to meet than to be famous, it's really a good man, I must pay tribute to Master Wu for three glasses of wine later, I still want to worship you as a teacher." As soon as Jiang Zheng bowed, he resolved the crisis and sat in the seat of the village, which way the gods came, which play he sang, how could he capsize in the gutter.

Li Guolou glanced at it, snorted his mouth, and asked Wu Jinshui to retreat, people were not fooled, he originally wanted to teach a lesson to the bully Jiang Zheng, but he was afraid that he would be yellow, and he wanted to retreat, and regretted bringing two Balizhuang villagers, and he couldn't excuse Qilitun on the surface, and then he talked about land and water sources, and it was difficult to speak.

The living room is full of tea and water, each with a ghost, smiling on the surface, Li Guolou pondered, put down the teacup, and said: "Jiang Cun Zheng, you are a magistrate, this and Balizhuang have such a big contradiction, it has reached the point of shooting and attacking each other, and so many people have died, as a magistrate, you don't know about it, which caused the White Lotus Sect to rebel, how big this crime is, and how much loss the Qing Empire suffers, do you know!" ”

A big hat is buttoned to the root of the rebellion, Li Guolou kills people without leaving a trace, and after this autumn, he wants to rectify Zhengjiang in Qilitun Village to death.

Jiang Zheng wanted to argue, but he didn't sort out his thoughts, Wang Ren heard the crux of the problem, this is related to the traitors, isn't it to raid the family and exterminate the clan, so anxious that he stood up, bowed down and said: "Chief Li, please look at my face no matter what, help us Qilitun villagers, don't get involved in the traitor matter again, if you have something to say, let my old face get by!" ”

Li Guolou said: "Wang Daguan, you have done this thing!" ”

"I have done the Lord, I swear by the black veil hat on my head." The king has an official hat and an official robe, that is, he pays grain and donates to the gentry.

This kind of local landlords have official hats, the Qing Empire is popular to buy officials, get an honorary title, if there is no official hat, it is very bad, everyone is seated according to the level, there is no level of people, then where to sit.

"Okay." Li Guolou slapped the table and said loudly: "Zhou Jian, Dongqing, you come to reason, let the official listen to which party is reasonable, and I will judge on the spot." After speaking, Li Guolou threw off his official robe, cocked Erlang's legs in a chic manner, picked up the teacup and drank tea, and the war of saliva was easy to fight.

Now the scene is lively, Mura Zhengjiang is the secretary of the office is prepared, open the account books, vouchers, and have evidence and Zhou Jian, Holly fight, you say a word, and there is a quarrel in the living room, one said, "Shameless." Another said, "There is no reason to go all over the world, and you are not afraid!" ”

The two villagers talked for more than an hour, but the two sides did not finish talking about the old yellow calendar, and they couldn't hold back their pee, going in and out, and they were busy.

Li Guolou heard that the reason was coming, Balizhuang was at a loss, their village land and mu account books had long been burned by the White Lotus Sect, just by fighting for words, 500 acres of land were lost, but a river was in the hands of Balizhuang, and it was a big deal that the fish died and the net was broken, and Qilitun could not reap the benefits.

Wang Ren explained a few words to the housekeeper, prepared a sumptuous banquet, the aroma of dishes wafted from the West Flower Hall next to him, the housekeeper bowed, and said: "Master, the wine and food are ready, and the guests are invited to take a seat!" ”

Wang Ren said: "Captain Li, then finish eating, and then talk about it, the history of our two villages is long, and we can't finish talking about tomorrow!" ”

Li Guolou stood up and said: "Zhou Jian, Dongqing, don't say any more, drink, eat, listen to the official's verdict later, take a step back and open the sky, Jiang Cun Zheng, I will tear down the two towers in a hurry, is this like a word!" ”

"Yes, yes, Captain Li is reasonable, take a step back and open the sky, I will send someone to demolish it now." Muramasa Jiang is trotting out of the living room, raising his hands, selling it first.

Three tables of banquets were placed in the West Flower Hall, everyone sat separately, the countrymen had good wine and good food, that is, big fish and meat, everyone drank freely, Li Guolou maintained his official authority, rarely moved his chopsticks, drank three glasses of wine, and gave the foot king face.

Li Guolou kept persuading the old man Zhou Jian to drink a few more glasses, first confused the elder, saw that everyone was almost drunk, put the wine glass, and said: "How good it is for this official to see you two villagers sitting and drinking together, don't fight for it in the future, 500 acres of land, I don't think it will change the reality even if I argue again, even if it is Qilitun in the future, but Wang Daguan, you have to say that you can't rob it, kidnap Zhou Daguan, and let the family pay the ransom It's always wrong, give half price, 321 acres of land, a total of 15,000 taels of silver, Wang Daguan, what do you say! ”

Wang Ren didn't feel distressed, it was fake, fifteen thousand taels of silver, it was like ripping off the flesh of his heart, but when he saw Li Guolou looking at him, he understood that if he didn't agree, this captain who dared to shoot civilians would do anything, and fabricate a charge of his gangsters, and dare to destroy him.

Wang Ren pretended to be magnanimous, raised his wine glass, and said, "Okay, Captain Li and I are friends of life and death, and I have come out of this little thing outside my body!" ”

Li Guolou didn't give Wang Ren a chance to breathe, and the execution of official affairs was a difficult question for the boss, and said: "This official, I have to bring it back now, Wang Daguan, please take out the silver, hahahaha!" ”

Wang Ren was forced into a corner by Li Guolou, and had no choice but to let the housekeeper prepare the silver.

"Okay, since Wang Daguan is so cool, don't mention the river matter in the future, everyone be good neighbors, come, let's raise a glass to celebrate." Li Guolou didn't mention how beautiful it was in his heart, in a few words, there would be an extra 10,000 taels of silver in the public account, and 5,000 taels of silver would be divided and pulled down, and the windfall would be shot if he didn't share it among his subordinates, who would believe that he deposited all the silver in the public account.

Zhou Jian, Holly, you look at me, I look at you, I don't dare to say more, anyway, it is Zhou Peeling the land, and they get the benefits and get honey.

The silver box was lifted up, Li Guolou was in a much better mood, and said: "Wang Daguan, this official sees that there are too many people in your village, you have to go out some, otherwise there will be a big mess in the future, this official is not scaring you, if Jiangcun is doing it for someone, it will be your turn next!" ”

"Yes." Wang Ren was half drunk, and he still didn't believe that he had guns, high walls, watchtowers, and guards, who dared to rebel.

Li Guolou said step by step: "Wang Daguanren, the White Lotus Sect was wiped out by me, but other sects are still preaching around, the common people also want to live a good life, they will always look for sustenance, the power of faith is endless, Zhou Daguan is so finished, when your guards are also religious, you are just a fish on the board, one day the sect leader says bad things about you, you are finished, so you can't let people nest together, let the villagers go outside, now the land in Shandong is so cheap, and the poor are welcome to go over to reclaim the land, you should organize a group of villagers to go over, It's not good to let you be a son and build another family business! ”

"Hey, I thought about letting my youngest son go to Shandong and buy some land, but the people there are not familiar with the land, don't be played to death by the local governor, buy the land back, and give me saline-alkali land at that time, I can't grow anything, won't I die at a loss!"

Of course, Wang Renren knew about the people's invasion of Shandong, where most of the poor people reclaimed the borderless land by themselves, and the government also encouraged this practice, but if the rich people resold the land, Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, was a ruthless character who acted for the people, and when the time came, he would not lose the rice by stealing chickens.

Li Guolou nodded and said: "Wang Daguan said yes, but what is artificial, the people above and the people below are different, since you have more people now, why not bring a group of people to try, Shandong magistrates, most of them are military attaches under my third uncle who have been turned into magistrates, you carry the banner of my family, people will always buy your face, who calls us friends!" ”

Wang Ren smiled dazzlingly, happy from the bottom of his heart, he can live a good life in Shandong, his family has a big business, and he can make a lot of money by making a move, and said hurriedly: "Brother Li Xian, then please repair a book at that time, let me think about it, where is better!" ”

Li Guolou said solemnly: "Wang Daguan, let me make it clear to you, take root in a group of people, don't just think about reselling the land, otherwise something will happen, I will turn my face and deny people!" ”

Wang Ren patted his chest and reassured, and said: "Brother Li Xian, don't worry, it's successful, at least five or six hundred people have immigrated, why do I want so many people here, you are really timely rain, I see the children in the village being born, don't mention how greasy it is, come, cheers, have a good chat in the afternoon, eat dinner and then leave!" ”

Li Guolou promised to leave again in the evening, but he sent someone to take away 15,000 taels of silver, and people can't go with the silver box.

Li Guolou couldn't help but sigh, he was too talented, a clean official can't change an era, Shandong Governor Ding Baozhen has an enmity with him, this time he pushed several difficulties to Ding Baozhen, but to see what Ding Baozhen has to deal with gangsters, corrupt officials, squires and big landlords,