Zhang Lian thought he was greedy enough, but compared to this young Qincha, he felt small.

It's just a matter of calculating the dead's account, and he still has to charge "interest", and he doesn't even let go of the little money that the Franc machine man has.

Zhang Lian thought to himself: "If I am a Francophile, what does it matter if he is a governor or not?" The remaining three boats were full of money, and everyone must have a fair share. If you are afraid that Emperor Francois will punish you, if you don't go to Nanyang to find a place to be the emperor of the soil, who can control me if the emperor is far away? ”

But apparently Franc is not as "smart" as him, and Shen Xi's conditions, after some bargaining, finally reached an agreement.

The captives remained in the Ming Dynasty for the time being, but they had to pay a "living allowance" of 100 gold coins and 2,000 silver coins, and then a "tribute" of 200 gold coins and 3,000 silver coins for food and clothing...... The money is first used as interest for compensation, and the principal is to be made up by the Francophone who sails back to Manchuria.

If you don't come back for three months, you will have to recalculate the interest at 1% per day.

Be serious, carefully and carefully, and each clause must be discussed many times.

Zhang Lian was almost dumbfounded: "It's still ruthless, the empty gloves and white wolves don't say it, they actually calculate interest with Fanbang people." What is the problem with those Fanbang people who lack the heart and eyes, and they still have the heart to discuss these details? ”

Zhang Lian naturally couldn't understand that in the hearts of the Francophiles, the most fair thing is artillery, and in addition to artillery, it is a strict trading rule.

In case of solving it with artillery in advance, if the artillery can't solve it, the equivalent exchange there.

Human lives, ships, and so on, all have a reasonable price in the minds of the Franc man, and bargaining on this basis is made, but once the rules are made, they must be unconditionally observed.

This is one of the laws of piracy.

After settling the accounts clearly, Shen Xi asked people to write a contract, one in the Franc machine and one in Chinese, which was supervised by the Manraka people, and finally both parties signed and pledged, and the sales contract was officially completed.

Perhaps even the Francophile didn't expect that Shen Xi played tricks in this transaction, because the transaction only involved the issue of compensation, and did not mention the ransom after the compensation.

"Governor Zhang, I bother you to send someone out of the city to recover the interest from the Francophile, this is a tribute to the imperial court."

Zhang Lian saluted, he wanted to hand over this kind of drudgery of carrying things to Zhang Lao Wu to do, but when he thought that Zhang Lao Wu might take advantage of it, he arranged for someone else.

Shen Xi said again: "It has been a few days since I went down to Quanzhou, and now the most important thing has been completed. ”

Zhang Lian asked in surprise: "Lord Qincha is leaving, what about the loot and tribute?" ”

"I'm tired of Governor Zhang sorting out and escorting on my behalf, and I can just take the list to the north."

Zhang Lian was angry, if you take the list to the capital, it is equivalent to taking away the evidence, so I can't deduct it...... Hmph, fortunately, I was prescient, I didn't put nearly half of the loot in the list, no matter how smart you are, it's a bad move.

Shen Xi didn't expect it, but he had no choice, the people he brought, except for Liu Jin and Mi Lu, who forgot their righteousness and harbored evil intentions, were born in the market like Song Xiaocheng and had no status, no matter what he did on the ground in Quanzhou, he had to rely on Zhang Lian, and now it was not easy to let Zhang Lian send the spoils of war to the capital, and it was not realistic to make him not deduct at all.

When Shen Xi returned to the post house, it was getting late, and Yu Niang was waiting for him in the side hall after resting.

As soon as Shen Xi said that he would personally escort Almeida back to Beijing in two days, Yu Niang's face showed a complicated look, obviously Shen Xi's task was completed, but her task was not settled.

Yu Niang said: "Lord Shen can't stay for a few more days?" ”

Shen Xi said: "I came here on the orders of the emperor, and then I have to go back to my hometown and province, and walk on both sides of Tingzhou Mansion and Ninghua County, plus I need to go back to Taohua Village to worship my ancestors, there is not much time to delay on the road, so it is better to leave as soon as possible." ”

Yu Niang sighed: "Lord Shen has not only successfully completed the imperial mission now, but also defeated the Buddha Lang Jiren, and after returning to the Beijing Division, he will inevitably be promoted to the rank of knight." It's a pity that the slave family...... But he may never be able to return to Beijing. ”

"Where did Yu Niang start with this?"

Shen Xi picked up the teacup and took a sip when he said this, but unfortunately the tea was cold, so he had to put it down, "What kind of errand does Yu Niang shoulder, or do you want to hear it, if you can help in the future, you will try your best to help." ”

Yu Niang went to Quanzhou with Shen Xi, and the two rarely met on weekdays, but Yu Niang never left Quanzhou City from beginning to end, which shows that the imperial court has eyeliner in Quanzhou, and Yu Niang only needs to collect and sort out the information, and does not need to go to investigate in person.

Yu Niang said: "Until now, the slave family no longer hides it. The most important task of the slave family's trip is to escort Lord Shen along the way, which is specially explained by Liu Laoshangshu to ensure that Lord Shen and Franco Jiren successfully complete diplomatic relations...... In addition, the slave family also had to investigate the local people's resistance to grain in Quanzhou. ”

Regarding the first half of what Yu Niang said, Shen Xi didn't believe it very much, and Yu Niang accompanied him south at most. As for the matter of "anti-grain", Shen Xi heard Yu Niang talk about it for the first time.

"Yu Niang explained one or two in detail, let's see if I can help......

Yu Niang will talk about things in general.

It turned out that after the autumn grain was put into storage in the first year, the imperial court had sent personnel to inspect the granaries of the southern prefectures and counties, which was one of the "three fires of new officials" after Liu Daxia took up the post of Shangshu of the household department.

As a result of the investigation, many granaries in the south were not full, and Liu Daxia didn't feel anything, but only urged the localities. But what is surprising is that the granaries here in Quanzhou are not only abundant, but also rich, and Zhang Lian specially applied to the imperial court to build two more granaries.

In order to cope with the errands, the magistrates usually make superficial statements, and Liu Daxia believes that this is a way for Zhang Lian to show that he has made outstanding political achievements.

Soon after, the "anti-grain" incident occurred among the people of Quanzhou. In his report to the imperial court, Zhang Lian said that the local people did not pay taxes and grain, and there was a riot, and after the Quanzhou prefect yamen sent people to suppress it in time, the head of the thief was killed on the spot, and the people had returned to normalcy, and the matter was revealed.

Originally, there were many ethnic minority rebellions in Fujian, and the military department only treated this case as an ordinary riot, not only did not pursue it, but also rewarded it.

Liu Daxia felt that it was wrong.

Since the granary was full after the grain was put into storage last autumn, how could there be an anti-grain incident? And even if there is a local riot, it should be resolved by the army, what right do you have as a prefect to send troops?

But the matter has been settled, and Liu Daxia can't go to Fujian to investigate in person, and other yamen matters can't be publicized, so he just took advantage of Shen Xi's business trip to Fujian and sent Yu Niang to investigate the truth of the matter.

After hearing this, Shen Xi nodded knowingly and asked, "What did Yu Niang find after she arrived in Quanzhou?" ”

Yu Niang said: "The granary of Quanzhou is indeed full, but this is an illusion made by the local government, most of the grain is borrowed from the merchants and gentry, and when the grain is needed, it will be withdrawn from the granary, and the rest of the grain must be stored in the granary." Not only did the yamen at the prefecture and county levels deliberately conceal it, but even the inspection of the imperial history was also bribed, and they deliberately concealed the truth from the imperial court. ”

"In the past two years, Quanzhou has suffered hurricanes and locust plagues, the land has failed, and the people have been unable to pay enough taxes.

Shen Xi nodded, the case is actually not complicated, in the final analysis, it is Zhang Lian who covers the sky in Quanzhou, not only wants to make money, but also wants to make political achievements, and the so-called up and down are not delayed.

In Daming, this kind of official is not uncommon, Zhang Lian is not the only one, there are countless similar corrupt officials.

Shen Xi sighed faintly, didn't Da Ming die after the catastrophe in order to maintain the high tax of "Liao salary"?

Shen Xi thought to himself, since Yu Niang investigated so clearly, she should report to her boss, or categorically take coercive measures against Zhang Lian.

Shen Xi asked, "Yu Niang, are you lacking evidence?" ”

Yu Niang was full of shame: "I know that I can't hide anything from Lord Shen, and if I want to ask the criminal officials for their crimes, the most important thing is to have evidence and physical evidence, and these slaves don't have it." ”

Shen Xi sighed lightly: "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do in the future, I can only wish Yu Niang good luck." ”

Yu Niang was angry when she heard this, I will help you fight hard with the Francophile, and you will give me such a perfunctory attitude?

"Lord Shen won't want to leave, will he?" Yu Niang frowned and asked.

"I can indeed stay, but Yu Niang thinks about it, what's the use of doing this? If I stay, Zhang Lian and the magistrates will inevitably be more careful not to involve other cases from them, but if I leave, they will let their guard down. Shen Xi paused, and then said, "In fact, if you want to investigate and handle the anti-grain case, you don't have to start with the case itself. ”

Yu Niang's frowning brows did not loosen: "If the anti-grain case doesn't start with the case, where does it start?" ”

Shen Xi said with a smile: "As long as Zhang Lian falls, then naturally all the he did before will come to light, so why bother with a case?" ”

A word to wake up Yu Niang. If you think about it carefully, isn't it, this anti-grain case is just a local official who made an example of killing in front of the people in order to collect grain, and now even the family members of the deceased dare not stand up and testify.

The case itself did not cause much turmoil, and it was impossible for the imperial court to send any big officials to help her, and it would be more and more difficult to investigate.

But if Zhang Lian falls for other crimes, it will be involved along with the evil things Zhang Lian did before.

This is the case for an official in the court, he has always been a typical example of honesty and integrity, that is because he covers the sky with one hand, once one thing is exposed and confirmed, then all the evil things he has done before him cannot be hidden.

Yu Niang said: "Lord Shen wants to use ...... The matter of the Francophile to bring down the prefect Zhang? ”

Shen Xi smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying it.

This is the boundary of Quanzhou, the partition wall has ears, I am here to discuss with you how to bring down Zhang Lian, isn't that equivalent to letting Zhang Lian strike first?

Even if Zhang Lian didn't dare to attack him, he would take precautions as soon as possible, and the matter would still fail in the end!

"The slave family understands."

Yu Niang said with relief, "After Lord Shen leaves, the slave family will still stay in Quanzhou, and I just hope that Lord Shen will have good news as soon as possible." ”

Shen Xi arched his hand: "I hope so." ”

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