"Smack!"

A vase worth a thousand taels of silver suddenly came out of his hand, fell to the ground and shattered.

In normal times, the breaking of such a valuable item would definitely make Xiao Yanggu beat his feet in distress, but at this moment, he didn't pay attention to it at all, but grabbed his subordinates by the neck, and shouted: "What did you say? Say it again! ”

The subordinates of the Xiao family who came to report were startled, and hurriedly repeated: "Master, the slave has just found out that the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families have reached an agreement with the county master, and the county government will only collect positive silver from the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families, and only collect rice, and exempt other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes for three years. In return, the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan responded to the call of the Yamen to provide relief through work, reduced rent and interest, and lent 200,000 denier of grain to the county government for disaster relief. ”

After hearing this, Xiao Yang's face suddenly became very ugly, waved his hand to send the person who reported the news, and ordered the housekeeper to come over to discuss the matter.

"What do you think about this?"

The housekeeper thought for a while and replied: "Pull one side to fight another, this county master is not small, his wrist is very powerful, and the master needs to be cautious." ”

"Humph! It's just a hairy boy who doesn't dry up! Xiao Yang snorted coldly, and then gritted his teeth and said: "It must be Wu Yong's strategy, which is a big deal for me, so I immediately arranged for someone to do him, and sent someone to invite the heads of the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan to come over." ”

The housekeeper received the order and immediately sent people to invite the four heads of the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families, but the four heads of the families refused for various reasons.

Xiao Yang was so angry that he squirted old blood again, and at this time, the heads of the Lu and Huang families also learned that the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families had fallen to Li Weiguo.

Xiao Yang's face turned pale, and he said to the two of them with a strong fighting spirit: "Two brothers, you must also know that the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan have completely fallen to Li Weiguo, and now our Xiao, Lu, and Huang families are grasshoppers on the same rope, and we should be united in the same spirit, otherwise we will inevitably be broken by Li Weiguo's family one by one, and you should know the consequences." ”

The heads of the Lu and Huang families glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Xiao, Lu, and Huang are all in the same breath, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, Brother Xiao, if you have any countermeasures, just give your orders." ”

"Good!" Xiao Yang's spirit was lifted, and he said confidently: "In this Chongming County, one acre and three points of land, as long as the three of us join forces, there will be no county order that cannot be overcome, and there will be no hurdles that cannot be overcome." ”

"That's right!" The head of the Lu family said: "Which of those county commanders who are against us will have a good end? As long as Brother Xiao makes a move, Li Weiguo will definitely be unable to eat and walk around. ”

"Indeed!" The head of the Huang family also chimed in: "What's more, this kid Li Weiguo actually offended the Governor, just waiting for the Governor to arrive, that is, when he is in a different place." ”

The head of the Lu family nodded again and again, and sang and said: "That's it, Brother Xiao's fake accounts are seamless, and Li Weiguo's yellow-haired boy who has not dried up can not be found out no matter how shrewd." ”

After a pause, the head of the Lu family continued to ask: "I don't know how much silver Brother Xiao made this time from the county treasury for the fake account?" ”

The heads of the two families of Lu and Huang sang and harmonized, but in the final analysis, they were still staring at Xiao Yang making false accounts and losing the silver in the county treasury.

Xiao Yang smiled slightly and replied, "This time there is a deficit of 320,000 taels of silver on the books. ”

"So much?" Before Xiao Yang finished speaking, the head of the Lu and Huang families was shocked, and the latter laughed and said, "Haha, then won't my Huang family be able to divide 100,000 taels of silver this year!" ”

Xiao Yang rolled his eyes and hurriedly said, "Two brothers, listen to me." ”

After Lu Huang and the others stopped, Xiao Yang continued: "This year is different from previous years, in the past, we made false accounts to deliberately overthrow those disobedient county orders, and after eating our filial piety, we turned a blind eye. But this time it was strange, the new county commander Li Weiguo offended the governor of Liangjiang for some reason, Lu Jianying, Lord Lu, the son-in-law of Lord Lu, the prefect of Jiangning, personally came to teach the old man that it was appropriate to kill Li Weiguo, so the fake account made by the old man this time deliberately increased the deficit, and the deficit of 320,000 taels was enough to put Li Weiguo to death. But this matter involves Lord Lu, the governor of Liangjiang, so we can't ask for this shortfall, we have to be filial to Lord Lu, and the rules of this, the two brothers should understand. ”

"This ......"

"Hey......"

After listening to Xiao Yang's explanation, the heads of the Lu and Huang families were immediately depressed, they naturally knew the rules, and only sighed that the officials were crushing people to death, and only hated why their own family could not produce a big official, so that they could make money unscrupulously.

"Of course!" Xiao Yang saw the unwillingness of Lu and Huang, changed his words, and comforted: "This year, the two brothers have a lot of money, and the old man will bear it. ”

"This ......"

"How embarrassing is that!"

When the heads of the Lu and Huang families heard that Xiao Yang was willing to pay for it out of his own pocket, they were naturally happy in their hearts, but they still had to make a show of face.

"However, you can't take the money for nothing, and the two brothers have to do me a favor." Xiao Yang smiled slightly, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so naturally he will not give money to others in vain.

The heads of the two families of Lu and Huang had already expected it, and after glancing at each other, they said in unison: "Brother Xiao, but there is something to order." ”

"Good! That's what you say! Xiao Yang shouted, looking a little excited, and a trace of flushing appeared on his sick face.

After a pause, Xiao Yang continued: "The two brothers should know that although the fake accounts made by the old man are seamless, if you want Li Weiguo to be convicted, you will have to wait a few months, because if there is not enough time, Li Weiguo will have an excuse to say that he did not know that the accounts were empty soon after he took office, and even insisted that it was done by the previous county magistrate, so as to exonerate himself." ”

The head of the Lu and Huang families immediately nodded, indicating that they understood.

Xiao Yang continued: "But this Li Weiguo has been in office for less than ten days, but he has successively broken the old man's strategy to make the old man deflated, and the money and prestige have suffered heavy losses, and now he has the support of the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families, and the cash-for-work he implemented will be continued and even successful, and when the time comes, he will do his best to win the hearts of 200,000 people in Chongming County, and we will rule Chongming County in the future, so we must stop it." In addition, the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan have been against us for many years, and they are likely to remind Li Weiguo to check the accounts of the county government. ”

The heads of the Lu and Huang families immediately said in unison: "Brother Xiao just commands!" ”

Xiao Yang nodded, he was very satisfied with the appearance of these two, after all, the three families have been married for many years, and they are worthy of trust, so they get straight to the point and directly state his plan.

"This ......"

"That's a bit of a big fuss! If the matter is revealed, we will be in a situation from which we will never recover, and there will be no place for us to stand in Chongming County in the future. ”

"Brother Xiao, are you sure you want us to do this?"

After listening to Xiao Yang's plan, the heads of the two families of Lu and Huang showed surprise and fear, they had also done a lot of bad things that lacked morality before, but they were all petty fights, but now Xiao Yang asked them to dig the river embankment and burn the disaster relief food, this is a major event that will cut off the survival of 200,000 people in Chongming County.

"Don't worry, the old man will carry it!" Xiao Yang showed displeasure and continued to comfort: "Besides, even if something happens, the Governor of Liangjiang thinks that we are doing things for him, and he will definitely not sit idly by, so you can rest assured and boldly do it." As long as Li Weiguo is overthrown, let's open a warehouse and release grain to help the victims, those mud-legged people who give them milk to eat are their mothers, are you afraid that you won't get a reputation? ”

Lu Huang and the two glanced at each other, although they were nervous and scared, but it was not a big deal after thinking about it, so they all nodded in agreement.