Chapter 70: Lixin
The streets of Wuxian County have not changed much, the sparse crowds, the hawkers and hawkers wander on the roadside, but in the autumn everyone wears more clothes, and they seem to be in a heavy mood.
Zhang Huai'an, the magistrate of the county, was dismissed and investigated, and the people of Wuxian County were not happy, but became even more worried.
Don't you worry, Zhang Huaian has made Wuxian a mess, the new magistrate is here, and he wants to be greedy for more silver, which can only get worse, and their lives will be even more sad.
Mo Xiaofei was wearing civilian clothes, walking in front of the officials such as Wu Liangjia, Liao Dayong, and Tie Er, and the people on the street saw the officials patrolling the streets, all with nervous expressions, and hid far away, especially the small merchants and hawkers, who were all detours, for fear of being shouted by the officials.
If you are fined money for no reason, you will be busy all day today.
Mo Xiaofei is really like a big leader who investigates the grassroots, sighing and shaking his head, calling Tie Er to his side and constantly complaining.
"Look at these people, why do you see you and see the king of Hades, how do you usually oppress them, ah, whose food you eat, whose live, ah!"
Tie Er couldn't stop nodding, he knew that the sympathy of the county magistrate had come up again, the people had always been a vulnerable group in his heart, and the magistrate couldn't get used to seeing the people being trapped.
Tie Er said, "It's the people, we depend on the people for everything, the people are our parents, you, you are the official who manages the parents, the parents are the officials, you are the biggest in Wuxian, hehe." ”
Yes, the people are their parents, and they are their parents' officials, Mo Xiaofei is a little happy in his heart, Tie Er's sycophants are still at some level, not ostentatious or domineering, but he said that his heart was warm.
Mo Xiaofei said, "Well, Tie Er, your mouth is really sweet, but I may be offended for a while, don't blame the official." ”
Tie Er's eyes rolled, looked at Mo Xiaofei's mysterious appearance, and said, "Where is the county magistrate, my Tie Er is your knife, I will cut whoever you point to, don't be polite to me, although the arrangement is done." ”
Wu Liangjia heard that Mo Xiaofei might be bad for a while, but Mo Xiaofei's idea was unexpected, and Tie Er could bear it for a while.
Wu Liangjia gave Tie Er a thorough air in advance, and said, "Iron inspection, who to cut whom, if the county magistrate refers to you, then what should you do?" ”
Tie Er looked embarrassed, "How come, I am now the confidant of Lord Zhixian, how can Lord Zhixian want to clean me up, if there is really something wrong with my Tie Er, I will take the blame and let Lord kill me." ”
Can Tie Er be disloyal, Mo Xiaofei's promise to him in the past has really come true, he has really become an official, it doesn't matter if he can't get oil and water, he has a head.
A few years ago, it was considered a solid family, and there was no shortage of silver, and there was no official in the yamen who did not have hundreds of taels of savings.
There is a small open place in the center of the city, which is also a place where the people usually entertain themselves, Mo Xiaofei and his party came to this flat open space, and Mo Xiaofei ordered someone to call the owner of a fabric shop on the street.
The boss was a little frightened, and when he came, he cried and called his mother, "Lord Zhixian, Lord Zhixian Wanfu, my fabric shop is a small business, and the silver earned this month is not enough to pay taxes. ”
Once you are stopped by the people of the yamen, in addition to paying taxes and silver, they will force you to give benefits, and the boss will cry poor when he comes up, and directly threaten to end the cloth shop to show that he really has no money.
Mo Xiaofei knew in his heart that these people were scared, they were already so scared that they couldn't afford to hide from it, opening a small shop and paying too many taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and they couldn't make ends meet, so it was better not to close it.
Mo Xiaofei said, "Don't be afraid, boss, today the official took the officials in the county government out on patrol, not to ask for your silver, do you know this person." ”
Mo Xiaofei pointed at Tie Er, and Tie Er looked left and right, not knowing what the Lord of Lu Dao County meant.
The boss looked at Tie Er and replied, "It's Tie Ye, the poor master of the county government." ”
Mo Xiaofei said, "It used to be, but now it's not, and now Tie Er is the inspector of the Inspection Division." ”
The boss immediately said solemnly, "Oh, it turns out that Lord Tie has been promoted, congratulations to Lord Tie, congratulations to Lord Tie." ”
Tie Er waved his hand, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." ”
The eyeballs are still rolling in all directions, what does the county magistrate want to do.
Mo Xiaofei took out a few taels of silver in his hand and said, "Boss, the iron inspector is well aware of all kinds of bad achievements in the past, and he blames himself today, so he came out with his general officials, and he decided that if you can tell the exploitation of your small shop by these officials, as long as you are truthful, you will get a tael of silver, how about it." ”
"This ......"
In addition to the boss, everyone was also surprised, what did the county magistrate do, he actually asked the boss to pick the officials for their past greed for ink, and there was a reward for picking it up.
Tie Er has just been promoted to patrol inspection, how big is this face, and in a few days, he will be spurned by ordinary people in public, where will this face be put in the future.
Tie Er said, "Lord Zhixian, if I don't confess myself, I won't accept the silver." ”
"No, I just want the people to talk, don't be afraid, boss, don't be afraid of anything, if you don't have anything, otherwise, I'll call more people to come over and cheer you on!"
After a while, dozens of people really poured in, but they didn't dare to get too close, most of them were bold enough to watch the excitement.
Mo Xiaofei saw that the boss still didn't dare to speak, and knew in his heart that the people's fear of officials was too deep, and if they wanted to correct it, they had to force them to open their suppressed hearts.
Mo Xiaofei threatened, "Boss, if you don't talk about it, I will ask the iron inspectors and officials to count the rules you have violated, and count out a fine of ten taels of silver." ”
With such a heavy punishment, does the boss still have a choice?
Immediately said one, "The iron inspection came back to collect the tax silver, I paid one or two silver, and after the last one, he forced me to pay one or two more, and threatened, otherwise my rent would be increased in the second month, and of course I paid the last one or two, but I am sure that the silver was swallowed by the iron inspection." ”
Tie Ersheng blushed, in front of several subordinates, the owner of the fabric shop actually said everything, he couldn't remember it, he still remembered, it was really a group of Diao people, and these little things had to be remembered for a lifetime.
The boss dodged Tie Er's somewhat dissatisfied gaze, of course, he didn't dare to count the second one, and there was one to deal with.
Mo Xiaofei handed the boss a tael of silver, "Okay, very good, this silver is yours, fellow villagers, is there anything else, I don't have much silver here, first say first served, until supplies last!" ”
Seeing that the owner of the fabric shop had won the sweetness, naturally some brave people were eager to try it, and soon a young vendor stepped forward.
"Him! This poor master often did not give money to take the fruit I picked, and once I had the courage to ask him for the cost, he said that I dared to say it again, and smashed the burden I carried. ”
"Okay, that's a good point, you can take a tael of silver."
The villagers were pleasantly surprised, scrambling to count the crimes of the officials, and the twenty taels of silver that Mo Xiaofei brought out today were swept away not long after.
Mo Xiaofei was very satisfied with today's results, the people dared to speak, they stood in the equal position of the officials, and they were no longer the inferior people who were oppressed in the past.
"Okay, this is the end of today's crime conference, please tell each other that tomorrow morning, this place will continue to distribute silver!"
Everyone dispersed one after another, Tie Er's mood was a little depressed, thinking that he had never suffered this kind of wretched spirit as an ordinary official, and now that he was an inspector, it was better to have face in the past.
He didn't dare to speak out if he was wronged, he also understood what Mo Xiaofei wanted to do, but what about the people, what does it have to do with these officials, I really don't know why Mo Xiaofei is so good to the people.
Tie Er lowered his head and walked to the back, pulled Wu Liang's house, and whispered, "Wu County Cheng, what does the county magistrate think in his heart, whether the people are doing well or not, and he has no direct connection with his promotion and wealth, is he a little too much." ”
Wu Liangjia glared at Tie Er, "If you want to be fair, you have to think about it in a different position, if you are one of those vendors, if there is no one in the government to make decisions for you, what will happen to you, the existence of the government is not for the people, so what is the use of it." ”
Fuxin Pavilion has not been affected in any way, who knows the county is the same, there are still many people who spend time drinking and drinking every day.
Mo Xiaofei led Tie Er into Fuxin Pavilion, Tie Er's majesty spread very quickly, and as soon as he took office, he patrolled the streets one by one, letting others know who was the new inspector.
So Sister Wu saw Tie Er coming in, and quickly greeted her, "Yo, it's the iron inspection that is coming, Sister Wu and I are the east today, which is considered to be a celebration for adults." Girls, the iron inspection is coming, don't grab it, the adults will pick whoever they like. ”
Sister Wu quickly stopped her eyes on Mo Xiaofei, Su Qingqing's matter is not over yet, once she climbs to the new county magistrate, she will definitely snatch Su Qingqing back to Fuxin Pavilion.
After what happened just now, where does Tie Er dare to enjoy eating and drinking.
Tie Er said, "No, no, I'm not here to have fun today, open a room to eat, count the silver for me, I'll give the cash, by the way, this is the new magistrate, and I don't dare to arrange it for the adult soon." ”
Sister Wu never thought that Dian Shi could also be promoted to the magistrate of the county anyway!
also said that he spent money to dredge the new magistrate of the county, but he didn't expect that this person was Mo Xiaofei, which surprised Sister Wu, thinking that she had put down some threats before, and now she was a little bottomless in her heart, and immediately changed her face.
"Hehe, it turns out that Mo Dianshi has become the magistrate, I said, gold will always shine, the magistrate is talented, I have already noticed it, and now it really responds to my heart, you shouldn't be anyone, hehe."
Sister Wu's hand was gently placed on Mo Xiaofei's shoulder, and she said softly, "Does the county magistrate have a girl you like at this time, if not, I will arrange one for the adult to ensure that the adult is satisfied." ”
Mo Xiaofei knew that Sister Wu didn't think like this in her heart, in Su Qingqing's matter, she did suffer a big loss, she couldn't use her power for personal gain, and coming to Fuxin Pavilion today would end the matter.
Mo Xiaofei said, "Sister Wu, the girl doesn't need it, arrange a side room, you come to eat together, I have something to discuss with you." ”