The next morning, Ai Fan came together to find that the little advantage he had gained was gone.

Shouzhou Railway Station is one of the most important railway hubs in the Huaihe River Basin, connecting Bianjing and Jiangnan in the north-south direction, and connecting the three towns of Hankou with the port area in the east in the east-west direction. There are hundreds of wagons of goods that are handled from here every day, and once the workers at the station are absent from work, the head of the prefect of Nashou Prefecture will be blown up.

Yuxing hurriedly took a sedan chair to the Shouzhou Magistrate's Hospital, the door was overwhelming, or sitting or standing on the railway workers made him feel a little scalp numb, these workers were very well organized and disciplined, and they didn't make any radical moves when they saw the prefect's sedan chair coming, that is, they didn't rush up to stop the sedan chair and shout grievances, nor did they make a loud noise, just watched his sedan chair pass in silence.

But this silence, more than any other form, made him feel like pins and needles. He hurriedly walked into the lobby of the magistrate's house, and he didn't care about being polite to Ai Fan, so he asked, "Now that such a big thing is going on, how do you think we should clean it up?" ”

Ai Fan was very unhappy in his heart, and said in his heart: I didn't call those workers to strike, don't you have black-skinned servants on hand? Beat down with a stick, those poor ghosts still don't honestly go back to fight the sack? Are they not going to eat? Don't want to raise a family? When will they be able to carry sacks and earn enough money for them to wander the streets?

However, Ai Tuiguan is a cultivated person, and after chewing these words twice in his heart, he still said to Yu Xing with a smile: "Ouch my Yu Governor's Mansion, what's wrong with you?" Except for who I can manage in this magistrate's house, Shouzhou Mansion is not up to you. You're a pro-people official! ”

Yuxing's lungs are about to explode, but what Ai Tuiguan said is not wrong, the workers and farmers are all his pro-people officials, unless they directly play the banner of "arbitrarily adjudicating and not following the law", otherwise Ai Fan is really standing on the shore and watching Yu Zhifu flutter in the river.

But after all, he is also the head of a dignified mansion, how can he let Ai Fan be used as a tool!

Yu Xing said calmly: "According to this official's understanding, these workers are all observing the trial, does Ai Tuiguan have any difficult cases on hand?" Please also count the reviews so that the workers can start work as soon as possible. ”

Ai Fan spread his hands: "There are cases, but it's not that the magistrate doesn't want to close the case as soon as possible, it's just that there are too many plaintiffs, and there are more than two hundred." No matter what the case is, the identity of the plaintiff must be reviewed one by one. You can't come to a person who claims to be Zhang San is Zhang San, this is something that can't be sloppy. ”

Yu Xing said: "How long is the official going to review?" ”

"It can be as short as 10 days, or as long as a month."

"Wouldn't Shouzhou City be in chaos in the world!" Yuxing was shocked: "Does the pusher know how many goods will be backlogged at the station if these workers strike for a day?" ”

Ai Fan said calmly: "When these workers can't live at home anymore, they will naturally go to work." ”

Yuxing shook his head and said: "How can this wait, if they can't open the pot at home, this Shouzhou will already be in a mess first." Ai Tuiguan, you may not know how many trains pass by Shouzhou Station every day, and you don't know what the result will be if these cars can't get loaded and unloaded in Shouzhou, and can't add coal and water? ”

Ai Fan said calmly: "Contemptible talents are shallow in learning, and they are really not good at the economy." However, I believe that with the wisdom of Udafu, this is only a little temporary. ”

Yu Xing was originally a white-faced scholar, but he was so angry by Ai Fan's words that he had no restraint, and he flicked his sleeves angrily: "In this case, this official will go to deal with the workers' strike impartially." If you have any legal matters in the future, you will come back to Brother Ai for advice. ”

After sending Yuxing away, Ai Fan also lost the smile that hung on the corner of his mouth. He was expecting Woo Star to do something, such as dispersing the workers outside, or using a stick to drive them to work. However, he also knew that Yuxing would not do this for a while—at least these workers were gathered at the door of his magistrate's house, not at the door of the prefect's yamen! Blocking the way of his Ai Fan is also blocking him, the prefect and the magistrate, now they are like two people who fell into the river at the same time, watching who drowned in the water first.

He gritted his teeth and decided to continue with his established course. However, he also vaguely felt that the current situation was no longer in his favor.

With a frown, Ai Fan thought about it: "Come on, invite Li Ziming." ”

It is easy for one person to judge others by extrapolating from their own past experience. In Ai Fan's world, there is no lawyer who is not greedy for money—unless he has greater ambitions or goals. If gold and silver can't impress him, then it can only mean that there is not enough.

After inviting Li Ziming in, Ai Tuiguan went straight to the point after a polite exchange with him: "I have read the paperwork of this case, and in the spirit of calming things down, this Tuiguan will have a conversation with you first, and this conversation will not be recorded." Any views or attitudes in this conversation will not affect the rest of the case. ”

"I understand." Li Ziming sat on the chair, and Shi Shiran flicked the non-existent dust.

"You have two demands. One is that the land compensation is too low, and the yamen is required to compensate for it. Another is to make some suggestions for improving the situation of workers in Fischer enterprises. Ai Tuiguan took out a document and put it in front of him: "The previous appeal is very reasonable. The yamen should do everything for the sake of everything, and it can't be done if the people's land is expropriated and only three melons and two dates are sent. Now, in the opinion of this appeal, there are two solutions. ”

"Listen up."

"The first plan is to have the prefect's yamen plan as a whole and find some new places for the landless villagers to settle down. In the past two days, I have also listened to the speech of the little girl outside, and it is indeed very moving. The peasants cannot live without land, and land is the lifeblood of the peasants, and if we can find a new land distribution for them, wouldn't that be the best solution? ”

"I agree." Li Ziming nodded slightly in agreement.

"Of course, this may not be perfect, and I think there may be a second option. That's to get some silver from Kuraji. Ai Tuiguan said quietly: "If the people have silver, they can also live a new life, what does Brother Li think?" ”

Li Xi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ai Tuiguan: "Cangji's silver? As the saying goes, it's easy to get in but hard to get out. Let's talk about the two lines of revenue and expenditure, it is the Cao Division that collects money, and it is the Cang Division that spends money, and how much it collects is the ability of the Cao Division. How much money is spent and how it is spent will be deliberated by the parliament. If these people were to be appeased with silver, would the council agree? ”

Ai Tuiguan secretly laughed in his heart that Li Xi was not deeply involved in the world after all, and he couldn't help but teach him some life experience: "Spend money, spend money." Money is just a pile of stones if it is not spent. Only the money spent is real money. The warehouse costs money, a hundred taels of silver, brother, I won't lie to you, there can be fifty taels of this to those mud legs outside! ”

Li Xi: "Oh? What does the pusher mean? ”

"If you want to get money, you have to spend money." Ai Tuiguan said: "You have to feed all the top and bottom before you can get a red chapter all the way." Now the way of the world is not whether you are public or selfish, if you want to do something, you must first feed the wolf before it is the turn of the sheep. The wolves can't be fed, and the sheep don't have a bite to eat. Brother, you are also a person on the scene, brother, I won't go around in circles with you anymore - this matter, the benefits from Kuraji, also have your share! ”