Zhang Bao'er's words were reasonable, so that Zhao Lang really couldn't refute it, he sighed and said: "But like this, it costs four or five thousand taels of silver every year, where do you go to get so much silver?" ”

"Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem in my opinion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Speaking of this, Zhang Baoer smiled and said: "I won't tell you, this money is nothing to me at all!" ”

Zhang Baoer is not bragging, he came to Qucheng from Luzhou, and he already brought enough silver tickets. After arriving in Qucheng, before the silver could be spent, Zheng Muye's stolen jewelry was obtained by Zhang Baoer. When Wei Yaohui was buried, Zhang Baoer inadvertently got the wealth accumulated by Qingyunzhai for many years. Now that he has money in his hand, how can he mind the four or five thousand taels of silver a month?

Zhang Baoer's second fire is to rectify the security of Qucheng County.

On the first night of taking office, Zhang Baoer invited Mei Xiaoshan to his residence, and the two discussed secretly very late.

When Mei Xiaoshan was leaving, Zhang Baoer sent him out of the door for the first time, Zhang Baoer patted Mei Xiaoshan on the shoulder and said: "The bitter meat plan is good, I will not treat you and your friends badly!" ”

Mei Xiaoshan patted his chest and promised: "The two of us are good brothers, isn't it just a board, he can stand it!" ”

Zhang Bao'er took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to Mei Xiaoshan: "Here are five hundred taels of silver, you take it first!" ”

Mei Xiaoshan was submissive, not knowing whether to accept it or not, Zhang Baoer glared, and Mei Xiaoshan hurriedly accepted the silver ticket.

The next day, Zhang Baoer asked people to go to the street and post a lot of posts, which read: Qucheng County thieves are like bees, and the world knows it. From this day forward, all thieves who are caught, regardless of the amount of theft, will be severely punished! Anyone who has been a robber, no matter how big the case is, if he can turn himself in and report his accomplices, as long as he says that he will not be a thief in the future, he will not be blamed in the past and will be rewarded. Those who are reported should be dealt with strictly, and those who harbor thieves are also guilty of the same crime as thieves. For the first person to turn himself in, a heavy reward will be given.

As soon as the list article came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the county.

Some people say that this county lieutenant is going to be ruthless. Some people couldn't help but shake their heads, saying that the county lieutenant was too naïve, how could any thief run away and turn himself in. What's more, it's said that it's not to blame in the past, who knows if it will settle accounts after the autumn, it seems that the county lieutenant is just these two moments, this kind of words can scare children, thieves are not scared, who will eat this?

On this day, Zhang Baoer was patrolling the street with the catcher and the officials, and suddenly a shout came from the street: "Lord County Lieutenant, I want to turn myself in." ”

I saw a young man kneeling in the middle of the road with another man, and the man was so frightened that he hurriedly tried to break free and escape. But at this time, there was no time to go, Zhang Baoer's entourage had already pounced and caught the man.

Zhang Baoer asked the young man: "You said you want to turn yourself in, what case did you commit, tell me!" ”

"My name is Mei Xiaoshan, I have done a lot of cases in the past few years, I am tired of being a thief, since the county lieutenant said that those who surrender themselves are not to blame in the past, I will turn myself in now." At this point, the young man pointed to the man beside him and said, "This man and I are an accomplice, and I have been a thief for several years. ”

Zhang Bao'er laughed when she heard this: "Okay, as long as you are willing not to be a thief from now on, the county lieutenant will definitely not embarrass you again!" ”

After that, Zhang Baoer asked his entourage to push the man to the ground in the street.

The kidnapped man was shocked, he didn't expect to be betrayed by his friend so suddenly, and shouted in a hurry: "Lord County Lieutenant, I admit that I have done a lot of cases, but every time we do it together, and the property we get is all equally divided, why did you let him go?" ”

Zhang Baoer laughed and said: "My notice is clearly written, if you report others, you can get a reward." If you reported him just now, then he is the one who is being beaten now, who told you to slow down? If you want to blame it, you can only blame yourself for being too late. ”

The man had to stare at Mei Xiaoshan hatefully, but he was helpless.

"Hit a hundred boards!" Zhang Bao'er ordered loudly.

Since it's a bitter meat trick, of course you have to act like it. The official next to Zhang Baoer is the first master of the board in Qucheng County.

According to his own words, "The method of beating people is to put a piece of tofu on the ground and hit it with a small board, and only make a sound, not break." When the fight is finished, the tofu inside is all rotten, and the outside is still a whole square piece, not moving at all, this party is the first master. ”

With the sound of "crackling" hitting the board, the man on the ground suddenly cried wolf. After the 100 boards were played, the man had passed out.

The master of playing the board uses his superb skills to grasp the proportions quite well, and outsiders can't tell whether it is a light or heavy hit.

After dragging the beaten man away, Zhang Baoer asked Mei Xiaoshan: "It has been said in the list that you are the first person to turn yourself in, and the county lieutenant will give you a heavy reward, what do you want?" ”

Mei Xiaoshan said gratefully: "The villain has been living in the rivers and lakes for many years, and has been a thief, and now he also wants to live a stable life, and it is best to do a little legitimate small business." ”

Zhang Bao'er waved his hand and said happily: "Okay, the county lieutenant will arrange it for you." ”

Zhang Baoer really did not break his promise, and two days later, he invested in Mei Xiaoshan to buy a store and let him do a small business here, which was regarded as a reward for the first person to surrender.

Since then, Mei Xiaoshan has used this façade to make a small business, and the officials in the county government still frequent this small shop, and no one treats him as a thief.

This time it was like throwing a stone in the calm water, which caused a lot of sensation in Qucheng.

The thief can't help but beat the drum in his heart, the so-called people's hearts are separated from the belly, who knows if the accomplice will suddenly denounce himself one day.

So, some people took the lead and went to the county office to find Zhang Baoer to turn himself in, and also reported some accomplices.

Many things are out of control at the beginning, and those who have been thieves are suspicious of each other at first, wary of each other, and then turn themselves in one after another in order to get ahead of others. For a time, the catchers in the county government were busy interrogating thieves and collecting stolen goods every day.

It didn't take long for those who should turn themselves in and those who should be caught. Some people who didn't want to report it, and were afraid of being reported, simply fled to other counties, and the thieves in Qucheng County were almost extinct at once.

No one thought that Zhang Baoer's third fire would burn to those bandit strongmen entrenched in the mountains.

Zhang Bao'er sent people to send letters of surrender to the three largest bandits, Qingyunzhai, Laoyeling, and Shirenshan, asking them to surrender to the county government within three months, otherwise, they would all be exterminated.