Chapter Seventy-Nine: Speaking of Pounds (II)
"Stay behind? I don't understand what Senior Hong said. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoFan is not an official government, how can he decide who to leave a way for or who not to leave a way for? Did you go to the wrong door or find the wrong person? As he spoke, Fan Jin was already sitting opposite the two of the Hong family, and the folding fan in his hand shook unhurriedly.
When working in the governor's yamen, the first thing you learn is to be decent. Even if the eyebrows are burned, it is necessary to maintain the demeanor of a celebrity who does not move the eight winds, which is a compulsory homework for the staff. What's more, the current situation is that Fan Jin has an absolute advantage, he doesn't need to be in a hurry at all, he just has the attitude of watching a good show, looking at how much sincerity or bargaining chips the Hong family can come up with, and then seeing what he wants.
Hong Da'an is not a talent in negotiation, and he has been talking for a long time, but he can't say a complete sentence. It is undoubtedly more uncomfortable to make a scribe who has always been held in the palm of his hand bow his head to another fellow whom he despises in his heart, than to kill him. Hong Da'an, who grew up in adversity, has not suffered setbacks in this regard, and he is more and more unsure of how to speak.
It was Flood Bo who broke the deadlock. He looked at Fan Jin's fan, "Fan Gongzi's painting skills on this treasure fan are so exquisite, I don't know which famous artist in Guangzhou made it?" ”
"I smiled, this is Xiaosheng's own idle work, graffiti, not in the eyes of the Fang family."
"No, no. This painting of the three friends of the old Han is strong, very much in the style of everyone, Hong has seen a lot of fans in the literary society, but there is no half of it compared to Brother Fan. Hong is not talented, the best fan in his life, I don't know if Brother Fan can cut his love and resell the treasure fan? ”
"The business of reading people, it is cheesy to say money, if Senior Hong likes it, Fan should have cut his love, but this fan is a gift from the old people......"
"The grain chief of Jinsha Township, we won't do it." Hong Bo's eyes were still looking at the fan, as if he was talking about the price of the fan.
"Uncle Jia is willing to hand over the position of grain chief to Fan Lao, before the eighteen villages of Jinsha Township took turns to serve, and the Hong family had a bye for a long time. After Fan Lao became the grain chief, my family first undertook three years of service, no matter how much the imperial court sent and how much they drew a little, they all guaranteed not to disturb the villagers. ”
"I said it, this fan is a gift from the old man, Fan is also very embarrassed, I sent it to Senior Hong, and let Fan see the old man? Besides, this grain is long...... Originally, it could only be used by people from the South China Sea, but it was more appropriate for Hong Lao to seek the grain chief of Panyu. ”
"In addition to the chief of grain, we will also retire from the position in the yamen, and only say that it is sick leave, who will take over the position, and the recommendation of the party is very weighty. Gao Eryin also agreed, and the person who wanted to use Eryin in the year of the torture room was also a servant, but Gao Eryin did not interfere in the number of assistants. My Hong family has three people in the yamen as helpers, although they are not on the list, but dozens of taels of silver every year, they can always be mixed. ”
"Grain Chief...... Officer...... These things may be taken very seriously by Hong Lao, but we are scholars, should we be the same as those villagers, regardless of importance? For my generation of scholars, everything in the world is nothing more than a fame and future, what do my predecessors think? ”
Hong Bo's face also became a little ugly, "Fan Gongzi, you may not be the only one in Guangzhou City, you must not be too harsh in everything." ”
"Seniors, there are a lot of people in Guangzhou who can make good paintings, but there are not too many people who are willing to paint for the Hong family. Zhang Shilu is also a good Danqing, but it's a pity that you offended him, not only does he not paint for you now, but he also wants to block it in the middle. Besides, those good painters may not be able to get the price of the current Hong family. ”
The negotiation between the Hong family and Gao Jiangong was not smooth, after all, there was no relationship between the two before, and there was no word for friendship, the only thing that could be talked about was interests.
If the tax arrears of hundreds of years are really chased down, the entire Hong family may not be able to pay off. Although they were victims, they were deceived by the officials at that time, and they foolishly regarded themselves as Nanhai people, but this kind of truth is absolutely unreasonable in the yamen. At present, the only way is to make this matter a big thing small, and let the Hong family continue to be a Nanhai person, as if nothing happened.
In the Yamen, the only thing that can be explained is silver. Gao Jiangong did not let the people of Panyu County directly intervene, but still left room for negotiation, the purpose of which was to ask for money. Not only Gao Jiangong here, but also because Fan Jin sent the submissions to Panyu and the prefect's yamen respectively, these two yamen are also inseparable from silver.
The Hong family has been in the family business for many years and has a lot of savings, but this time just to fix these joints will cost them a lot of work. What's even more worrying is that the meaning of Gao Jiangong's words is very clear, it is not enough to open up these joints, the most important joints are still here in Fan Jin.
This matter was caused by Fan Jin, and he was still working beside the governor, if he couldn't be bought, there would be no situation in this matter. Hong Bo was ready for heavy bleeding in his heart, but he didn't expect that as soon as Fan Jin opened his mouth, he first knocked on the bottom line of the Hong family, and what he wanted was to take off the Hong family's fame.
For the Hong family, if the money is gone, they can find a way to accumulate it, even if the entire family is on the verge of bankruptcy, as long as they can produce a scholar, they will be able to turn over in a few years. But Fan Jin bit to death and asked the Hong family to give up their fame and career, which was really difficult to accept from the bottom of his heart.
Fan Jin said coldly: "I'm also doing this for your own good, Mo paper in the field, it doesn't mean that if you study well, you will definitely be able to win." Examining fame is something that needs to be done with money, and the main energy of your Hong family in the next time should be to find a way to make money instead of spending money. What's the use of retaining the status of a reader? Are you preparing to rely on your talent status to resist taxes and make trouble for the new grain chief? Or are you going to save a sum of money to seek fame and continue the exam? The third pass is a little better, when it comes to the township examination, the household registration problem has always been easy to cause trouble, and the candidates have a round eye to find the problem of other people's household registration. was corrected to take the exam, and at that time, I was afraid that it would not be easy to be alone. ”
Hong Bo was silent for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth, "I'm like a teacher tomorrow to ask for leave and beg, and I won't take the next few township exams." Show talent and fame...... If you don't take the test a few times, you will naturally not be able to keep it. As for Da'an, I think I have to give him a chance, whether he is from Nanhai or Panyu, there is always a nationality to take the test. ”
"To tell you the truth, I can't control it. Even if you promise me not to take the test, and go back and go again, can I still stop it? But the ugly thing to say is ahead, if there is any joke about the household registration during the township exam, don't blame me for not reminding you how serious the problem is. Next, let's talk about something practical. Over the years, how much has the Hong family taken from our Fan family, I want to take it back now, it's not too much, right? ”
Hong Bo sighed, "Fan Gongzi, you are also from the countryside, and you are no stranger to the affairs of our hometown. The crops in the field can't feed so many mouths, and in order to survive for themselves, they have to grab rice from other people's bowls to eat, even if they are brothers, they don't have to say it to each other, this is no way. None of us are saints, we all have to find a way to survive. ”
"What the predecessors said is very right, we all have to find a way to survive for ourselves, so in the past, your Hong family was powerful, and our Fan family had no choice, so we could only listen to your orders. Now that Feng Shui has turned around, it's your turn to be unlucky. This world is fair, when you are majestic, you didn't think about giving others a way to go, and now you have gone downhill, you want others to give you a way to go, think about yourself in the first half of the night, think about others in the second half of the night, if Hong Lao is facing such a situation, what choice should you make? ”
Hong Da'an couldn't help but say at this time: "Having said so much, don't you just want money?" How much does it cost for you to agree not to pursue it again, give a happy word! ”
Fan Jin shook his head, "I'm talking about justice, why did Brother Hong mention money as soon as he opened his mouth?" originally thought that Brother Hong, as the head of the government examination case, would have a high opinion when he came to the cold club. I didn't expect to say such a vulgar word! If we continue to talk about it, my little courtyard will be filthy by you, so leave quickly, and close the door when you go out!. ”
Hong Changan was originally a respected talent in the township, even if sometimes what he said was not necessarily correct, the villagers would give him face and smile at him. On the surface, he is very polite to everyone and has no arrogance, but in fact, he basically has a contemptuous attitude towards the people around him, and the so-called politeness is only his own cultivation, not really treating those people as objects that can be interacted with on an equal footing.
For Fan Jin, his perception is also about the same, he didn't look at the head of the county case, especially after Fan Jin chose to sell paintings after failing the government examination, Yu Hong Da'an also seemed to be incompetent.
For this kind of utilitarian person, he doesn't think much of it, even if the other party is a little smart, it is nothing more than a talent of a servant, and he can't get on the stage. Today, I can lower my head and beg Fan Jin, it is purely an envoy sent by my grandfather, thinking that I will talk with the friendship of a scholar, and the other party will not be wiped out. Unexpectedly, Fan Jin not only turned his face directly, but also robbed himself, making his face red and white, and he was almost about to have a seizure.
Hong Bo took over: "Fan Gongzi, don't think that our Hong family really has no way out. The people in our family also work in the yamen, and they don't know the rules. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, if a foreigner lives in one place for too long, he can count this land as the land of the county where his household registration is located. People don't have to follow the ground, they can also follow the people, and my Hong family can still be a Nanhai person. If it gets to that point, I'm afraid everyone won't be able to be a folk. ”
"That's right, but that's to buy bones, and if you check the bottom of the house, you will know that you only have the skin in your hands. The bones of Hongjiaba are not in your hands. ”
The indifferent attitude and sharp words were like sharp needles, piercing the last shield of the Hong family. The separation of the fields and skins in Guangdong is serious, and most of the time when the fields are traded, they can only buy and sell the fields, because the owners of the fields and bones either can't find them, or even if they find them, they don't know what real estate they have in their names.
The Hong family's silt land was originally ownerless, and it should be owned by the Hong family after reclamation. But at that time, the Hong family had just arrived, and they were not familiar with everything, so they could only be at the mercy of the officials. In addition, he was greedy to pay less taxes and serve less labor, so he put his fingerprints on several documents. As a result, the bones of the thousands of acres of silt land were in the hands of several clerks of the yamen, as well as the chief followers and men around the county commander at that time.
When the county order is promoted and the land is sold, it is difficult to verify who these fields and bones are in after several transfers. All the Hong family has in their hands is the field skin, and it is very difficult to enjoy this right policy of changing the land to their residence. If you want to solve it completely, it can only be done if someone with great power in the government comes forward to help.
Although things are not easy to do, they are always a hope, and when negotiating, they are also the most advantageous weight for the Hong family. Hong Hai, who has been doing husbands in the torture room for half his life, thought of a way in a desperate situation, and Fan Jin, a scholar, could not know that relying on this bargaining chip was enough to save the situation during negotiations. No, Fan Jin had even considered this back road, and blocked it in advance.
Hong Bo's last killer weapon was resolved, Rao is that he has always been good at rhetoric, but at this time he has nothing to say.
Fan Jin said coldly: "What you want to say should have been finished, and my words have also been finished." It's not wrong that you want my fan, but I'm not satisfied with your attitude, so I won't give it to you. Please get out of my yard now, right away! By the way, Senior Hong, I think you are no longer worthy of this Confucian scarf, if you are a little shameless, after going out, take off the Confucian scarf, don't be embarrassed by us readers! ”
Sister Hu was in the room, leaning her head against the window, covering her mouth with her hands, and listening attentively to the movement outside. For the Hong family, she is actually a little afraid, even if she can wield a pig knife to scare people, she doesn't dare to really provoke these local tyrants. It is the first time that Fan Jin has reprimanded the Hong family like this.
The excited Sister Hu covered her mouth with one hand, clenched her fist tightly with the other, silently cheering for Fan Jin in her heart, and thinking: This majestic man is my father-in-law. He and I have become one, he is so majestic, I have face, I have long thought that it is best to enter my brother......
After a long time, until there was no movement outside, she didn't dare to move, for fear that the people outside hadn't left yet, so she went out recklessly and lost her brother's face.
It wasn't until the door was opened and Fan Jin came in from the outside that she was sure that the person had left, and the excited Sister Hu grabbed Fan Jin's arm and said, "Brother Jin...... You just ...... Just now, it was so majestic! The people of our Xiaofanzhuang also had such a majestic day, and they stepped on all the people of the Hong family under the footboard! ”
Fan Jin smiled and pulled Sister Hu to sit down on the edge of the bed, "How can your man not be good?" The Hong family is just a thing! In a place like Xiaofanzhuang, they are naturally invincible behemoths, and now we are in Guangzhou, this kind of stick, is just a local chicken and tile dog. Therefore, people must broaden their horizons and live in a broader environment. If you live in the village all your life, you will see so far away, and you will not be able to get rid of the petty family spirit when you act and see things. ”
Sister Hu didn't seem to understand it, but people were dominated by joyful emotions and didn't appreciate these meanings. Instead, he asked with concern: "Brother Jin, you scolded them away, what can I do?" ”
"You are just too sincere, if you don't scold these pawns away, how can the righteous lord come? In the future, you have to learn to be smarter, otherwise you will not be able to do business. Hong Chengen...... At this time, the master of the house did not show up, and sent the little one out, what am I Fan Jin? We are waiting for him here, watching when he comes to the door and how much sincerity he brings. ”