It has been nearly two months since Yan Jiayasu took office as the county magistrate of Zhoucun, and except for the beginning of the liquidation of the Liuzi Gang, the shooting of Tie Guan Liu, and the auction, the second fire that people were expecting has not burned for a long time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info After that, Yang Ruiqing, a young talent in Zhou Village, suddenly inexplicably started construction, which invisibly diverted people's attention. Zhou Xin, the representative of Zhou Village, became a big family, and he was unwilling to let Yang Ruiqing and others make waves in Zhou Village, so he naturally set his sights on Yang Ruiqing.

Zhou Xin became a family, and a subordinate said: "Master, the new county order has stopped, but I didn't expect Yang Ruiqing to make a fuss." It's a pity, the Liuzi Gang is gone, otherwise it will definitely make Yang Ruiqing look good! "Stupid, the new county order is not a fool, and the old routine can no longer be used. What is Yang Ruiqing going to do in a big construction project, it won't be to open a brothel! "Master, maybe this kid doesn't dare to be cowardly, so he wants to go off the rails!" "That's how I said that you got the letter, how could Yang Ruiqing open a brothel!" "Yes, yes, yes! The master is wise, but his subordinates are dull. ”

"There is one thing I don't understand, Yang Ruiqing costs a lot of money to build a new house, according to my observation, it needs at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, where did he get the money?" "Sir, mean someone is behind him?" "I don't know how many families the Yang family has, you keep an eye on me!" At this time, a family member walked in and said, "Master, the official has come to report, Master Ge is invited!" Zhou Xincheng was shocked when he heard this. Master, Ge Yunfei invites you, it won't be a Hongmen banquet! "Borrow him a gut, change clothes immediately, I want to see what kind of reputation Ge Yunfei is doing!"

Soon, Zhou Xincheng came to the county government and was introduced into the back hall. At this time, the room in the back hall was already full of people, and Zhou Xincheng took a look at it, Lin Zuren, the shopkeeper of the money village, Wu Shaoxing, a tea merchant, Bai Fuguang, a porcelain shopkeeper, and many other bigwigs had gathered. Yan Jiakang smiled and looked very easy-going in white clothes and pants, "Meet Master Ge down here!" "Shopkeeper Zhou, please take a seat, you're welcome!" Yan Jiakang clenched his fists and continued: "You are all the leaders of Zhou Village, why did you arrive when the official first came, and I didn't meet you in time, please bear with me!" Today, I have a little thin wine material, and I should make up for it. ”

Yan Jiayasu waved his hand, and the subordinate immediately brought the wine and food to the table. "Everyone, don't be formal, please take a seat!" How could everyone have the heart to eat and drink, and their eyes invariably aimed at Zhou Xincheng. As the head of a big household in Zhou Village, if you don't say anything at this time, you will inevitably lose your reputation. "Master Ge, I'm afraid it's a drunkard who doesn't mean to drink when I call us today, please speak up!" "Shopkeeper Zhou said what everyone wanted to say, and it would be hypocritical for the official to be unkind." Yan Jiayasu looked around and raised his glass, and everyone also took a small sip symbolically.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the opening of the port of Zhoucun is a wise decision of the imperial court. Facts have proved that the seclusion of the country not only did not stop the foreigners from encroaching on our Qing Dynasty, but on the contrary, they intensified their deception and cowardice. How to strengthen our country and revitalize our China, the only way to open the door to absorb the external essence is to open the country. Innovate and eliminate disadvantages, spit out the old and absorb the new, and use the foreign for China. The ancients said: The stones of its mountains can be used to attack jade, and we can only learn from Western countries honestly. Learn their advanced way of thinking, advanced science and technology, and then accumulate Chinese wealth, to create their own weapons, in order to stand in today's world! ”

Everyone gasped when they heard this, such profound and broad arguments came from the mouth of a hairy boy, and the words were fine and to the point. To put it bluntly, these squires are like frogs at the bottom of a well, and such unfathomable remarks are like books from heaven. Yan Jiakang changed his words and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, if the Qing Dynasty wants to compete with foreigners, the only way to build a country is to build a country through industry. If you want to build a country by industry, you must make a big fuss about commerce and trade. The opening of Zhoucun is a change through the ages, and everyone here is like winning the jackpot, and a magnificent prospect appears in front of you. ”

"Whether it is to work together, develop together, seek the eight immortals to cross the sea, and show their talents, or to deceive themselves, use despicable means, and abolish their martial arts, which involves everyone's personal interests. Although this official is young, he is deeply valued by Governor Yang, and the purpose of coming to Zhou Village is to create a level playing field for you and create a platform for you to display your talents. The fact that the official strangled the Liuzi Gang when he performed his duties proved the determination of the official. Ladies and gentlemen, this official is not a narrow-minded person, and he will not investigate what you did before! ”

Yan Jiakang's expression was dignified, and he continued: "Everyone, the ugly words of this official are in front, from now on, if someone wantonly destroys the economic order of Zhou Village, and secretly forms a party to fight against the official, he will be the sworn enemy of the official." If the evidence is conclusive, it will be punished severely. No matter who has any background, they will be treated equally here by this official, and they will be cut first and then played. Yan Jiakang waved his hand, and Hu Boyong took up an account book. This ledger records the size of your business and each transaction, and I have a general understanding of your situation. When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but prick up their ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official said that the previous matters will not be investigated, and the taxes and silver that you have missed will be purchased and sold. This official has served as the county commander of Zhoucun for more than two months, and has not collected the tax and silver for the first half of the year. I hope you will take a good lead and hand over the tax and silver in the first half of the year, and the amount of tax and silver paid is the same as that of the previous year. "Lord Ge's words are sincere, enlightened, and awakened like a dream, and he is willing to make up the tax money for the first half of the year." Lin Zuren, the cunning shopkeeper of the bank, was the first to stand up and Mingzhi, and the others were not far behind, and they said that they could make up the tax for the first half of the year.

Zhou Xincheng hated it so much, he didn't expect his camp to collapse instantly, and he didn't expect that the young county magistrate had retreated and played beautiful tricks, and he was not to blame for the previous tax evasion. "Lord Ge, worthy of being young and promising, it is a fortunate thing for Zhou Village, the old man follows the wishes of the adults and immediately pays the tax for the first half of the year." After Zhou Xincheng finished speaking, he made an excuse to leave, and the others also left the table on the pretext of paying back the silver.

Soon, Chen Junxi came in and said, "Master Ge, your hand is too powerful, they paid the tax silver in full for half a year!" "Mr. Chen, put up a notice tomorrow and write their names on the notice!"

The news that the big households in Zhou Village paid back taxes and silver quickly spread throughout Zhou Village, and other small merchants and small households naturally did not dare to slack off. "Master Ge, Zhou Xincheng got on the train alone, and I have already sent someone to follow him!" Hu Boyong reported. "It seems that our judgment is accurate, if nothing else, he is going to see the prefect Tong Wannian! You call the singlet! ”

That night, according to the plan drawn up in advance, the detective team was dispatched to seize all the big smoke houses and casinos in Zhou Village, and at the same time searched Zhou Xincheng's mansion, and his master, including several henchmen, was taken to the county office. Shan Feng personally interrogated and tortured, and the master confessed to colluding with the Liuzi Gang and kidnapping the Yang family's father and son.

In the yamen of the Zibo Prefect's Mansion, Zhou Xincheng poured bitter water and said: "Lord Prefect, this kid is too rampant, he doesn't take adults in his eyes at all, and we will have no place to stand in the future!" "Zibo prefect Tong Wannian, 50 years old, chubby face with a pair of small eyes, looks very rich. At this time, Governor Tong stroked his beard and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, do you know Ge Yunfei's background!" "I heard that the governor recommended me!" "He is the fast son-in-law of the General Office of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine Li!" "No wonder he is valued by the Governor!" "At present, General Manager Li's office is red and purple, and he has won the trust of the Prime Minister's Yamen! This time, if you have the handle to tell the truth, you will consider yourself unlucky. ”

"Ge Yunfei is thriving in the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine, and he is by no means an idle person. However, this kid was too young, and he made a military order in front of the governor with a one-year deadline, and he was ashamed to promise to double the tax and silver of Zhou Village. "Zhoucun's tax and silver have doubled, so it means that the annual tax burden will be doubled!" "Shopkeeper Wang, you should know in your heart how to do it!" "The adults are clear, the little ones understand!" Zhou Xincheng happily said goodbye, and the master said: "My lord, at the beginning of Ge Yunfei's tenure, he didn't come to the prefect to worship, and he didn't put the adult in his eyes at all, so he endured it like this!" "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and the piglets caught at the beginning of the year will not be able to get fat until the end of the year, and then slaughter them after fattening."

The next day, the train stopped at Zhoucun Station, Zhou Xincheng just got off the train, and Shan Feng appeared with two entourage. "Shopkeeper Zhou has always been good!" , Shan Feng had a smile on his face. "It's Captain Shan, is this going to travel?" "I'm here to pick you up?" Zhou Xincheng felt bad, "I don't know what Captain Shan has to do with the old man?" "It's not me looking for you, it's Lord Ge who wants to look for you, please take it!" Soon, Zhou Xincheng was taken into the county government torture room. Yan Jiakang sat at the table and drank tea leisurely, and the master and two subordinates were tied to the pillar and drooped their heads.

Zhou Xincheng saw that the master and his two subordinates were beaten with open skin, blood, and unconscious, and his face turned pale with fright, and he sat on the ground. The two soldiers set up Zhou Xincheng and placed him on the chair opposite Yan Jiakang. "Zhou Xincheng, are you guilty?" Yan Jiayasu's voice was flat and tepid. "Lord Ge, the grass people don't know what the crime is!" "Look at the torture records, your subordinates have all been recruited!" Yan Jiakang handed over the torture transcript. Zhou Xincheng watched the cold sweat run down his cheeks, "Master Ge, this is all done by my subordinates behind my back, I don't know!" ”

"Sophistry, you regard this official as a fool, come and serve the big punishment!" "Master Ge, you want to bend into a move!" The two soldiers couldn't help but say, and tied Zhou Xincheng to the pillar with their hands and feet. "Master, recruit it, so as not to suffer from flesh and skin!" The master woke up and moaned weakly. "You bastard!" As soon as Zhou Xincheng's words fell, the leather whip was whipped on his body. With a pig-like howl, before the fourth whip fell, Zhou Xincheng begged for mercy. The next day, a public trial meeting was held again in front of the county yamen, and the crowd that surrounded it found that Zhou Xincheng, a big family in Zhou Village, was kneeling among the prisoners, and they were all shocked.

Yan Jiakang announced Zhou Xincheng's crime in public??????。 When the unconscious Zhou Xincheng woke up, he found that his head was still there. On the same day, several big smoke restaurant owners were clicked, and Zhou Xincheng was just a companion. Yan Jiakang announced in public that Zhou Xincheng was exempted from the death penalty as the indirect murderer of Yang's shopkeeper, but the living crime could not be exempted, and he was fined 20,000 taels of silver and underwent 3 years of labor reform in the county government labor reform brigade. did not kill the head or raid the house, Zhou Xincheng's son thanked him and happily took out the fine.

Yan Jiakang gave Yang Ruiqing a fine of 20,000 yuan on the spot as compensation. Overnight, Zhou Cun eradicated the big smoke house and gambling house, and the most exciting thing was that the property of the owner of the big smoke house was confiscated and all of them were shot, which undoubtedly sent a signal that those who sell big tobacco in the future will be a dead end. The owner of the casino was sentenced to three years of labor reform, and his property was confiscated. For Zhou Xincheng's sentencing, it can be said that it is unprecedented in history, and it has been praised by the people of Zhou Village, and the Zhou family is convinced and admired.

At the end of September, Mo Xin gave birth to a daughter, named Li Yao (because Yan Jiakang is a member of the Li family, the child must follow the mother's nature). Wen Qing personally held a grand wedding for Yang Ruiqing and He Shuzhen.