The moon night is high in wind, and the moon is slanting westward, which is in response to the old saying, the moon is dark and the wind is high at night, and the day of murder and arson.

Several black shadows quickly walked through the already deserted streets, lurking in front of the Ji County Tax Yamen, a little bit of cold light of the blade, under the glow of the stars, flashed with a burst of killing intent.

The leading man hid in the shadow of the corner, carefully observed the movement in front of the empty yamen, and then whispered to the brothers behind him: "The front door, Brother Dalong is responsible for monitoring, don't let the main master run away, I will take a few brothers to the back, this time I must do both sensational and neat." ”

The one called Dalong nodded, picked up the newly developed crossbow in the base, wound it lightly, loaded an armor-piercing cone, and stared closely at the beating and scolding of the yamen.

The leader waved his hand, and several brothers followed him, and the cat ran directly to the back door.

The back door is a low, dilapidated alley, and a small alley separates the two worlds. On one side are splendid high-rise buildings, and on the other side are dilapidated thatched huts.

In the vast building of Huatang, there are bursts of warblers and swallows, silk and bamboo murmuring, chanting and drinking, and there are also low voices of children crying out for hunger and cold in the thatched hut.

The leading man gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Dog officer with a thousand cuts, be happy, tonight is your end." ”

took out the triangular hook rope, climbed over the back wall, the leader landed gently, and then looked around for a while, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, this official was warned by himself, that is, after the ultimatum, he didn't have a little defense, even a dog did not increase, this is too much to take our warning as the wind in the ears, is it not true that the master book went back to the doctrine at that time?

Regardless of this, since you don't have defense, then why should I be cautious? Dafang stood up, patted the mud caused by climbing the wall, walked to the back door generously, pulled the door bolt, and said directly to the brothers who were still hiding in the dark outside: "Come on, don't hide it, come in." ”

This sound almost scared the brothers outside to death, and I thought that the other party had arranged an ambush and discovered my whereabouts, but look at the familiar voice, the familiar figure, I can't help but look at me and I haven't understood you for a long time.

"Could it be that we walked into our own home?"

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry in, and then we'll do something, and go home after finishing our errands." The leader couldn't help but laugh and curse.

At this time, everyone stood up with a smile and went straight into the backyard of the tax yamen, and one of the brothers complained as he walked: "I knew this, why did I run to the backyard to suffer?" Wouldn't it be enough to knock on the door? Now we are still like thieves. ”

The leader gave him a kick and said, "We are thieves, we are killers, killers hired by those poisoned merchants, you know?" Have you ever seen a killer enter the house with a high-sounding appearance? ”

When the kid heard this, he laughed, immediately lowered his body, looked left and right, and deliberately said, "It should be like this, hahaha." As he spoke, several people burst out laughing uncontrollably.

In the flower hall, the county Cheng, who finally won the power of taxation, is now watching the song and dance with pride.

It is said that in a year, their team will have half a year to sing for the King of Jin, if it is not for the close relationship between themselves and the merchants under the King of Jin, and they have spent a lot of money, they will not be invited at all.

Squinting his eyes, holding a wine glass, looking at Hua Dan's graceful figure, the county has forgotten to drink.

The master sent by the county to monitor was already full of saliva and his eyes were shining, but he didn't look at Hua Dan, but that little student, and his heart was already infinitely rippling with reverie.

The head of the king of Jin saw the foreign appearance of the soil buns in two small places, and his heart was infinitely disdainful, but in order to win them over and do a good job in the business of the king of Jin, he had to accompany the smiling face, in fact, as a prince, it was just a useless ornament, a secret report from a small brocade guard, you can make a prince die and die, and the money originally allocated by the court has long been cut off, and Wang Zhuang Wang Tian is due to a large number of tenants fleeing, there is not much production, so on the shang, you can only secretly go some commercial goods, earn some fees, so on, No one can afford to offend: "Two adults, do you look good?" ”

The county master and master, who were recalled by a few shouts, subconsciously wiped the saliva from their mouths and nodded again and again, "Okay, great." Then he said with a reluctant face: "It's just that this is a one-night appreciation, but it can't last long." ”

"Hahahaha." The housekeeper laughed and said nonchalantly, "Actually, what's so difficult about this?" As long as the two adults pay a little more, it will be okay to go for a few more days.

Hearing this, the eyes of the county and the master lit up, looked at each other, and immediately understood, and the county Cheng arched his hand and said: "What is so difficult about this silver money?" As long as you can smell this music, you will have no regrets in your life. Hahaha. ”

Indeed, now, for the two people in charge of taxes here, some money is really nothing, although the price of this team is indeed expensive, the county gives the lowest figure, and the rest is not the cost of the two? What are you afraid of if you don't have money? Open the door tomorrow, plus 30% of the tax, not only can make up for the expenses of the troupe here, but also get a few more pockets.

"However, the two adults, the master of Yichuan outside the field today, released cruel words, which has to be guarded against." The housekeeper kindly reminded the two people who had been drunk with wine.

When the two heard this, they looked at each other again, laughed, and it took a long time to stop laughing, and the county Cheng put the wine glass on the table, and after letting the elixir overflow, he raised his neck and said loudly: "Lord Steward, you don't know something, how can you compare with our Shanxi officials?" ”

"How?"

"First of all, this province is different from another province, the area of Shaanxi seems to be five times the territory of our Shanxi, but what is that? There are countless people in the poor and remote areas, and it is already a boast of him that there are no people for thousands of miles, and look at our Shanxi, which is flat and densely populated, and the population of a province is more than three times that of him. ”

The general manager couldn't help nodding, this is the truth, although Shaanxi is more than three times larger than Shanxi, but the entire population pattern is only more than half of Shanxi.

"In terms of tax burden, it is not the same as my Shanxi, my province's tax money and grain are five times that of Shaanxi, which still needs to be left after the turnover."

The butler nodded yes.

"Also, my Ji County is not big, but it is a county in the court, our lord is an official from the sixth grade, and what is he Yichuan?" As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and raised a little finger: "It's just sesame mung beans, Qipin County Order, where is it compared to me?" ”

The master also shook the folding fan in his hand proudly, stared at the scholar with his eyes, and tried his best to put on a chic demeanor and said: "What the county lord said is very true, because the gap between the two counties is huge, who speaks loudly to whom, it can be seen, at the same time, even if the lawsuit is fought to the court, whether the upper county wins or the lower county wins, this is self-evident, what else does the housekeeper have to worry about?" ”

"Hahaha, sir is right." Xian Cheng clapped his hands and continued to say confidently: "Actually, he Yichuan still wants to thank us." They can't do without us yet. ”

As soon as these words came out, the butler was completely shocked, where did this start?

Looking at the bewildered eyes of the housekeeper, the county lord raised the wine glass again, and after drinking a little in the tactful singing voice of the troupe, he said with a smile: "Because of the great drought in Shaanxi, the people are hungry everywhere, but this Zhao Zi petty official is a little pedantic who loves the people, so he has to buy grain relief in our Shanxi, but, according to the instructions of our governor, no half grain of grain is allowed to enter the enemy in Shaanxi, and our Ji County has to squeeze out hundreds of thousands of stone grain every year to transport it across the river, do you say he dares to offend me?" ”

When the palace housekeeper heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, Shanxi banned grain from entering Shaanxi, this is a well-known measure in the world, in the end is the grain transportation in Shaanxi is the enemy or what, of course, everyone is benevolent and wise, but, in the eyes of this bold Jixian county, that is the silver of white flowers, as long as the government prohibits the most profitable, this is an unbreakable iron law, in that way, can you also mix it?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly lifted the wine jug, filled it with great respect, and then said again: "These businesses, in fact, my prince also has a heart, but there are some things that have the laws of the court, and I dare not do it openly, and in the future, my prince's business will count on the two of you." Looking at the tactful and whispering drama in the hall, he smiled and said: "When I came, my prince also said that if the two of you like it, then give this team away, so that the two of you can appreciate it at any time." Looking at the two of them with shiny eyes, he smiled lightly and said: "As for the intermediate envoy fee, you two can rest assured, the prince is all-inclusive." ”

As soon as they heard this condition, the two of them immediately had red eyes, looked at each other, and smiled lightly: Such an investment is just a good look at some things, but it doesn't matter, so how big does Shaanxi need? I can't swallow it alone, if I really pull the prince, although there is no difference between the status of the prince and the pig, but it is also a huge shield, and it is with everyone's minds, and it is also this time the county specially explained, now it seems that not only did he not wait for a soft word, but he took the initiative to come to the door, and got this huge benefit, it is worth it.

The two were happy, but the housekeeper was well-informed, added wine again, and whispered: "But today, during the day, the master of Yichuan stood outside the door, but he had nothing to fear, but the two adults had to guard against it." ”

The master laughed and said, "Have you any fear? Isn't it relying on the support of that bullshit king? But it's just right, this is the handle, and when we go back and forth in the future, he Yichuan has nothing to say, hahahaha. After saying that, the two laughed,

The housekeeper also laughed, "What the adults said is, what the adults said is that although the thieves are ravaging Shaanxi, they are only across the river from our Ji County, so we still need to take precautions to prevent the dog from jumping off the wall, right?" ”

The county man smiled and said: "The thief is in Shaanxi, I don't care what I do, but if I come to Shanxi, it will be a dead end." ”

As soon as the words fell, the originally closed door was kicked open from the outside, and several big men rushed in with steel knives. Suddenly, those actors screamed and ran, and there was a burst of chickens and dogs.

The three people sitting on it were even more shocked, like wood carving clay sculptures.

"What are you waiting for-" Before the county could finish asking, a flash of knife flashed, and a big head flew in the air.

The butler shouted, and quickly got under the table, but a big hand grabbed it out, and he was about to cut it off with a swing of his knife.

At this time, a man said: "That's a colleague, don't hurt his life." ”

The knife-wielding man stopped stupidly.

At this time, the man who was the leader said loudly to the master who was already scared of and urine: "You Ji County has exploited me and other businessmen too much, and now it is just a punishment, I hope that tomorrow you will donate the same taxes as the other side, otherwise, this will be the end of your waiting." As he spoke, he kicked the county man away, regardless of his personal expression, and walked away with his brother.