Everything was arranged, and Liu Cong wrote a document as soon as possible to report the general situation of Jiangling to Liu Biao. As the backbone of everyone, Liu Cong's main task is to work hard to tap people and money, and if you have ambitions, someone must help you realize them, and you must have financial resources as a guarantee.

In terms of talents, Liu Cong is well-known with Liu Pan and Huang Zhong from Youxian County, and Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and Pan Rui are more famous in Jingzhou. Dong Yun, Ma Liang and others are still young, so they can only give up temporarily.

In terms of talents, it can be slowed down, but the wealth is very difficult for Liu Cong, the county soldiers in the Wu Ju era did not exceed two thousand, and Liu Cong suddenly increased to five thousand, and Liu Cong's goal is far more than that, and the farm tools and cattle in the tuntian need to be bought with money.

It is impossible to ask Liu Biao for everything from the beginning, and Liu Biao may not have much spare money. Therefore, getting money and loving yourself first has become Liu Cong's first priority.

On the one hand, he discussed with Zhuge Liang and asked Zhuge Liang to find a way to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and on the other hand, he instructed Huang Quan to repeat his old tricks like Zigui, and began to strictly investigate and punish the family that had something to do with the anti-thief Wu Ju.

Huang Quan is really talented in this regard, coupled with the explanations of several capable cadres under Wu Ju before, in just a few days, Huang Quan basically had a rough idea of the situation of several major families in Jiangling City.

The larger families in Jiangling include Wang Wei's Wang family, Huo Jun's Huo family, etc., but because Wang Wei and Huo Jun both moved to Jiangling from neighboring counties, they are not considered the first echelon in Jiangling County, and that person has several large households, but Liu Cong found that there are no famous generals in history in their family.

This is easy to do, and Liu Cong has become busy at night. Whenever it was quiet at night, Liu Cong would put on his strong clothes and haunt the streets and alleys of Jiangling City, and the target was naturally the mansions of the wealthy families in the city controlled by Huang Quan.

With Liu Cong's skills, plus it was dark, Liu Cong basically did not receive any obstacles, just like visiting a supermarket, he came and went freely in several large mansions! Occasionally, he was accidentally discovered, and those servants who patrolled the night were far from Liu Cong's opponents, of course, Liu Cong was not ruthless, but just knocked the other party unconscious.

Soon people found out that there was a Jiangyang thief in Gangneung City, who burglarized in the middle of the night and came and went without a trace.

Moreover, it is not uncommon to find the patriarchs of the noble clans or the richest families to steal gold and silver treasures, and on average three or four families are stolen in one night, and sometimes six or seven in one night. What's even more bizarre is that some people's letters and ink treasures have also been searched inexplicably.

When there are more people who have stolen them, naturally some people will go to the government to report the case, and more people are waiting to see how the new Taishou will deal with it. After Liu Cong received the following report, he organized personnel to make every effort to "solve the case" to reassure the people.

On the seventh day after the incident, Jiang Yang's thief was "caught", and it is said that Lord Taishou personally led people to catch him, and personally presided over a surprise review, all the thieves were handed over, and all the stolen money and goods were recovered! The Taishou Mansion immediately posted a notice, asking all households to register with the Yamen as soon as possible if they had items stolen, and return them in time after the Taishou Mansion clarified.

Just when the major families were glad that Jiang Yang's thief was arrested and the property might be returned to Zhao, there was worrying news from the Taishou Mansion. That is, the thief "collected" a lot of Wu Ju's ink treasures and letters exchanged between various families and Wu Ju while stealing property. It's just that the thieves don't seem to be able to remember in detail exactly where they stole what they did......

As soon as the news came out, those families who had not had time to register in the Taishou Mansion retreated, and even the families who had reported the case early before also sent people to the yamen to cancel the case.

You must know that Wu Ju is guilty of rebellion, although the three clans were not completely exterminated, but everyone has heard of Liu Cong's methods in Jiangling that day. Treasure is a small matter, but it has a lot to do with rebels! The three tribes of Zigui were raided because of collusion with mountain bandits, and the people of Jiangling City also heard about it. Wu Ju has been in Jiangling for many years, who hasn't given Wu Ju a gift? Who hasn't invited Wu Ju to offer Mobao or something? It is estimated that most people don't remember whether they have it or how much.

At this juncture, go to the Taishou Mansion to bring back the Mobao that Wu Ju gave to his family? I'm afraid that it is not Mobao that I will bring back, but a catastrophe! No one dares to take any chances!

So there was a strange thing, Jiang Yang's thief was captured, the treasure was basically recovered, and the yamen posted a public announcement, but no one went to collect the lost things! Liu Cong asked people to sort out the stolen goods totaling 2,000 catties of gold, Wu Ju's 21 ink treasures, and more than 100 pieces of various jade, incense burners, and treasures. Since no one claimed it, Liu Cong arranged for manpower, and when the five days had passed, he invited the wealthy families in the city to come and watch.

By the way, Liu Cong arranged a luxurious banquet, and told that if there was chaos today, thieves were rampant, and he planned to strengthen the city defense and train soldiers to ensure the safety of Nanjun. However, under the rule of Wu Ju, the treasury was empty, and it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. I hope that the major families can support the work of Taishoufu in the spirit of benefiting the neighbors and Nanjun.

These Jiangling wealthy families, all of them are human spirits, or in the imperial court, or in Xiangyang, more or less backers. If you change to the general Taishou, you may not necessarily buy it, but it is Liu Cong who speaks! Of course, Liu Cong had also made full preparations in advance, and in the face of twenty representatives of various families, he first made a generous statement. complained about Wu Ju's incompetence and the hatefulness of thieves.

Then he made a grand wish, determined to make Nam-gun, especially Gangneung City, a peaceful city! Of course, if you want to ensure peace, you must guard against thieves inside and enemies outside. Increasing the number of troops is imperative! In the end, I hope that you have money to contribute, someone to contribute, everyone do their best! Gangneung is my home, and peace depends on everyone's meaning! Liu Cong felt that his eloquence was average, and he asked Zhuge Liang to add it, anyway, in short, all in all, Jiangling City is empty, and the Taishou Mansion is short of money, so everyone will look at it!

Although Liu Cong is young, what he said, the wealthy families in Jiangling City have to weigh it, after all, Liu Cong is a new official, and it is inevitable to honor his parents according to the custom, not to mention that Liu Cong said it soundingly! And Nanjun has indeed been prevalent in mountain bandits recently, especially the Jiangyang thieves a few days ago are really hateful! Liu Cong's ability to catch the thief in the first place is also extraordinary! As a prominent family in Gangneung City, it is not too much to be treated!

Especially several families who were close to Wu Ju before, they knew that Liu Cong was suspected of taking the opportunity to blackmail, but they still wanted to spend money to avoid disasters. Without waiting for Liu Cong to finish speaking, he got up and said that he was willing to contribute to the construction of urban defense in Nanjun, donating money and food!

Someone took the lead, and the other families were no longer embarrassed to pull out a dime, and the twenty families who were invited donated 1,000 gold and 3,000 silver as soon as possible. Liu Cong was not polite at all, and after smiling calmly, he said to everyone: "As we all know, there was a big thief in Jiangling City a few days ago. The government has ordered him to be executed on the spot, but the fact that the stolen goods have not been claimed is embarrassing to the government.

In the eyes of this mansion, whether it is Wu Ju or that Jiangyang thief, it is indeed hateful. But there is nothing sinful about these treasures and ink treasures in themselves. This house is a vulgar person, and it is a waste to stay in the house. Cong thought that everyone here was rich and noble, and people of insight. So the government thought it might as well be divided by everyone. Liu Cong said generously, but those present were terrified when they heard it.

"No, no. The Ming government has done its best to arrest the thieves for us. Now that the thieves have been destroyed, these treasures should naturally belong to the Taishou Mansion Yamen. Even if someone really has a crush on these treasures, they should pay for them! "Naturally, there are people among these people who understand Liu Cong's thoughts, even if Lord Taishou doesn't like it, there is no possibility for everyone to take it for nothing. Since you don't want to keep it too much, I naturally hope that everyone will buy it back for cash!

"Yes, I'm willing to pay for it!" It didn't take long for someone to chim.

"I'm willing to show up to buy ......"

Zhuge Liang has been looking at Liu Cong with a smile on the side, and he is becoming more and more incomprehensible about Liu Cong's practices these days, but he understands that Liu Cong's ultimate goal is to save money. I don't know if those who took the lead were the ones Liu Cong was looking for. Of course, Zhuge Liang didn't care about this, and saw that the time was almost up, so he got up according to the discussion with Liu Cong in advance: "Everyone, since Lord Taishou said so, if you are interested, it is better to let Liang preside over it, and ask the officials to move all the treasures out, and everyone will take a look and make plans."