Chapter 34: Release Me!
[Chapter Word Count:3086 Last Updated:2015-01-3014:00:00.0]
"Click! Click! ”
Wang Shihua forgot about it, and just now in order to vent the grief and anger in his heart, he used out the loaded magazine.
After pulling the trigger twice in a row, Wang Shihua was about to smash the gun at the comer, but the comer hurriedly covered his head and shouted: "Young master, don't smash, don't smash, it's an old slave." ”
Wang Shihua thrust the gun into his waist, his eyes were not good, and asked coldly: "What did you just say, tell me again." ”
This is obviously angry talk, how can the scheming Uncle Jiang not hear it. walked up to Wang Shihua and whispered, "Young Master, can you take a step to speak?" ”
Seeing that Wang Shihua didn't move, Uncle Jiang had to pull him slightly, and Wang Shihua followed Uncle Jiang to the corner.
"Young master, the old slave knows why you would move such a big liver fire. To tell the truth, the reason why the old slave is reluctant to come here is because the old slave does not want to see such a scene, after all, they are all from our Wang family. ”
"Now that you know, you still ......"
"Young master, don't worry, listen to the old slave finish speaking, and then you decide." Uncle Jiang said with a sad face: "Young Master, although we have the tax revenue of Longtang Town, it is only half of Longtang Town, and we can only barely maintain the expenses of the family. If the family wants to develop, if you want to take off, and if you want to achieve your revenge, this qiē requires a lot of money, and for now, it still depends on the harvest in the field, or else ......"
"Uncle Jiang, don't talk about it, I understand. Yes, I, Wang Shihua, have my own ideas and ambitions, and I know that these are inseparable from money, but I lack people's hearts. If I only need money, then what is the difference between me and those small landlords who hire a few caretakers and nurse homes, hide at home all day long, eat and wait for death? Wang Shihua interrupted Uncle Jiang's words with a frown, and said coldly: "Since I was a child, I have sworn that once I, Wang Shihua, become the head of the family, I must let the people under my rule, whether they are surnamed Wang or not, have food to eat, clothes to wear, and not be bullied." When I was in high school, I found the truth from books that I could hide wealth from the people. The experience in the Zhang family some time ago confirmed this kind of thinking. These days, I have also learned a truth from you: money is so good, it's a big deal to rob it, but it's hard to find people's hearts. ”
"But, young master, there has been no such rule since ancient times......"
"Uncle Jiang, don't persuade me, rules are dead, people are alive. That's it. ”
Seeing Wang Shihua's solemn face and firm tone, Uncle Jiang did not continue to persuade him very sensibly, but finally took the responsibility of the chief housekeeper and immediately stood on the same front with Wang Shihua. nodded and said, "Young master, since you have settled down, the old slave will naturally change his mind and do his best to share your worries with the old slave." ”
Wang Shihua's face finally had a smile, he was afraid of Uncle Jiang's shoulder, and was about to turn around, but Uncle Jiang pulled him and whispered, "Young Master, this matter can't come directly." ”
"Why?"
"Because other families are like this, if you let go of this, how do you let other families manage the people, and how can they maintain their dignity? What do you think of you? ”
Wang Shihua thought about it, too: first, renting land and paying rent is a matter of course; Second, the first bird is not so easy to be, and he does not have the strength to be arrogant enough to carry the anger of the three families.
"Uncle Jiang, tell me, what should I do?"
"Young master, this matter has to turn a corner, find a name, such as locusts, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters, and then you will be merciful and appropriately reduce some rent or interest. In this way, you can answer the purpose of the word, and the others will not be able to talk about anything. ”
"Ginger is still old and spicy!" Wang Shihua sighed and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiang, you have to mention me more in the future." ”
"Don't dare, the old slave is just doing his duty as an assistant to the old slave."
"Shoucheng!"
Jiang Shoucheng ran over with his face covered, and was about to open his mouth, but he hissed, showing his pain.
Uncle Jiang on the side saw that Wang Shihua was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly ran over but kicked his son, shouting, "You still have a face that hurts?" Dare to bring the young master to such a filthy place, he deserves to be killed. ”
"Shoucheng, you go to check, everything that is due to rent arrears or borrowed money and grain has not been repaid, all of them have been released."
"All of them?" Jiang Shoucheng looked at Wang Shihua in amazement, but found that Daddy was glaring at him, and quickly lowered his head to divert the topic: "What do they owe......?"
"Last year, our Wang family was hit by an insect plague, and everyone's life was not easy. In this way, the interest rate will be halved and the date can be extended, and the same will be done in the future. ”
"Shihua, this can't work...... Ouch~! ”
Before he finished speaking, his head was slapped hard by Uncle Jiang: "What a gut, you dare to call the young master's name, that's how Lao Tzu taught you how to be a housekeeper?" ”
In fact, in Uncle Jiang's calculations, if you subtract 20% of the interest, you should have a Buddha in ten thousand families. I didn't expect it to be halved, and I was also very distressed: when the young master opened his mouth, he, the big housekeeper, would have to break his leg. But Wang Shihua is angry now, who dares to pestle this brow, really when Young Master Shihua doesn't dare to kill?
"Forget it, Uncle Jiang, let's let Shoucheng hurry up and get this done."
"Yes!" Uncle Jiang bowed down respectfully, turned around and yelled at Jiang Shoucheng, who was still stunned: "Waiting for death? Why don't you do what the young master said? ”
Unbeknownst to him, Jiang Shoucheng's temper came up, and instead of moving, he shouted: "Young master, in this way, our losses will be great." ”
"It's okay, I'll find a way to fill this hole from other ways."
Jiang Shoucheng turned around and left.
Wang Shihua was thinking about where to make a fortune while walking out, and his first reaction was Shendao Town, but thinking about the consequences, he quickly put aside this evil thought. Then he remembered the trophies that Zhang Qinghai had pulled eight carriages after he conquered Qinghua Village, and his heart became lively...... For this kind of thing in the green forest, it is better to ask Uncle Jiang than to ask Wang Shirong.
As soon as Wang Shihua reached the end of his fellow path, he heard a huge cheer behind him. He stopped his steps and turned to look, but when he saw that the poor people who had been imprisoned were overjoyed when they got the news, they screamed and jumped in a daze.
Under the long-term physical and mental oppression, everyone is still very afraid of Wang Shihua, seeing Wang Shihua turn around, they all shut down, and then knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Shihua in unison, only to hear the old man closest to Wang Shihua kowtowing and shouting with tears streaming down his face: "Thank you Young Master Shihua for giving us a way to live, and we will repay Young Master Shihua's great kindness and virtue in the future as cattle and horses." ”
The crowd also shouted in thanks.
Wang Shihua's mood finally improved, he hugged his fists and saluted everyone, and said: "Everyone, please get up, I should apologize to everyone Wang Shihua for causing everyone to suffer." ”
"Young Master Shihua, you can't say that, it's a matter of course for us to rent land and pay rent, and if we can't pay the rent, we will naturally be punished."
Others excused themselves for being arrested and tortured to find reasons for Wang Shihua, and Wang Shihua was moved when he listened: What a good people, they just reduce the rent a little, and they can treat them so heart-to-hearted...... For a time, Wang Shihua became more firm in his ideal of 'hiding wealth from the people'. Of course, for the time being, halving the rent is the bottom line, but after that, it is a kind of connivance, which will give rise to other incidents.
"Shoucheng, go and get ready to eat, let everyone have a good meal before leaving. And those who are wounded, they must be healed......"
The old man who spoke just now was moved to slam his head on the ground with a "knock knock" sound, but he still ignored the blood on his forehead, and cried out with joy: "Young Master Shihua is merciful! My Wang family has Young Master Shihua as the head of the family, and it will definitely be prosperous. On behalf of everyone, Lao Han congratulated Young Master Shihua on a long life and a hundred years old, and his descendants waited for all generations. ”
"Thank you, Young Master Shihua. After the old woman goes back, she will set up a tablet and pray for the blessing of Master Shihua three times a day. ”
"Young Master Shihua, when the old man goes back, he will let his son be a spearman for you, and it is the honor of the old man's family to die for you."
In the face of such a heart, Wang Shihua felt that everything was worth it, and thanked him one by one with a smile.
After a lively greeting, Wang Shihua instructed Jiang Shoucheng to take care of everyone, and then excitedly walked out of the dungeon while everyone knelt down. If it hadn't been for Uncle Jiang's reminder, he would have forgotten the purpose of this trip. However, at this time, Wang Shihua was in a very excited mood, and he didn't want to go back to the dungeon, but asked Uncle Jiang to go and say to Tie Shi, agree to his request, and three days later, he waited for him at the city gate to go to the appointment.
Wang Shirong was drinking alone, and when he saw Wang Shihua, he didn't speak, but just took a cup and poured a glass of wine.
Wang Shihua was not polite, and after stepping forward to drink a glass of wine, he said with a smile: "Shirong, let me ask you something, do you know that there are bandits there?" ”
"Bandits? We in Xiangxi are full of bandits. What's the matter, you ask? ”
Wang Shihua said what he had just done and what he thought in his heart, and Wang Shirong, who had always loved these, suddenly came to his senses, drank no more, and said with a bright eye: "If you want to have a little savings, but also be easy to fight, there is only Lei Gongshan...... Shihua, let's talk about it first, I haven't seen blood for a long time, and my hands are itching, this time you are at home, and I will take someone there. ”
"If you're positive, let's talk about the place first."
"Lei Gong Mountain is on the main road to our north bordering Xiangjia, and the direction is on our side. The terrain is extremely dangerous, with cliffs on three sides, and only one trail can go up. What's more, there is actually a spring on the mountain, as long as you can prepare enough food and ammunition, and there are a hundred or so people, even if you fight for a lifetime, don't think about fighting it. Everyone said that even Lei Gong was not afraid of thunder, so he called it Lei Gong Mountain. Speaking of this, Wang Shirong touched his bald head and said with a smile: "Shihua, I'll tell you the truth, if I really fall into the grass, the first thing is to take this place over." ”
"Xiang Jia has been watching others and pee on his head?" Although that place was located on a key road, the Wang family did not have so much energy to manage it for a while, so they acquiesced to the Xiang family's management of this road. The Xiang family is the head of the four major families in this county, and a bandit nest dares to block his wealth, how can the Xiang family swallow this breath?
"How is that possible? Xiangjia has fought several times, but he has never succeeded. ”
"Tsk! Interesting. Shirong, tell me more about the bandits in the mountains. ”
"It's even more interesting to talk about."