"Master Chu, are you going to resign from the position of thief Cao Peng?" When Wang An returned from the barracks, he was already waiting for the head of the Chu family here and handed him a letter of resignation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The head of the Chu family looked ashamed: "The old man has been a thief Cao Peng for so many years, but he has not been able to quell the bandits in Dangyang, and the old man is ashamed of his trust in Dangyang's father, so he has to resign from the position of thief Cao Peng." ”

Wang An took the resignation: "Since the head of the Chu family has made a decision, it is inconvenient for the official to keep it, and I also ask the head of the Chu family to go home with peace of mind and live for the rest of his life." ”

Wang An took the resignation letter back to the back house, the eldest girl was checking the accounts with a few concubines, Wang An walked over and asked, "How are the accounts checked?" ”

"The concubines and sisters have carefully checked the accounts of the first two generations several times, and Dangyang County not only has an empty treasury, but also owes a lot of money, especially the most owed to the Chu family, accounting for nearly half."

Wang An put the resignation of the head of the Chu family on the table: "I won't carry this pot, you immediately write an official letter for me, just say that the predecessor was the head of the Yang Dynasty who embezzled public money privately, and asked him to be punished too much." ”

"My husband's treatment of my predecessor like this is very detrimental to my husband's career, are you thinking about it?"

Wang An patted the case: "I don't want to do this either, but they have already started to give me questions, so I have to do it with them." ”

The eldest girl picked up the resignation letter of the head of the Chu family and looked at it a few times: "The head of the Chu family resigned from the position of thief Cao Peng?" ”

Wang An nodded: "The thief Cao Peng is in charge of the soldiers, but it is impossible for the soldiers I recruited to be handed over to him, and he, the thief Cao Peng, has become a bare pole, he has to take responsibility for doing things, but there is no one available, so he will not do such a stupid thing." ”

The eldest girl was a little worried: "When the county government owes the Chu family so much money, what should the Chu family do?" ”

"The head of the Chu family will not be the first to jump out, the shrimp soldiers and crabs alone will be enough for us to be busy."

The next day, Wang An was still dining in the back house, Shi Duan hurriedly came to report, and many businessmen gathered in front of the county government, saying that the Dangyang government owed money and did not pay it back, and came to collect debts. If the Dangyang County Government doesn't give an explanation, they will go to Jiangling to file a complaint. Wang An knocked on the bowl: "Those who should come must come, invite them all to the lobby, and then go to see them when I finish eating." ”

When Wang An came to the back hall of the county ya, there were already many people standing in the hall. Wang An looked at the lobby from the back hall, and there were no heads of several wealthy families. Wang An slowly walked into the lobby, everyone stood up and saluted, Wang An returned the salute and said: "In the past few days since the official took office, he is checking the accounts of the past years, hoping to find money to pay the arrears. It's a pity, I'm sorry to tell you that there is no money in the accounts, and there are still a lot of arrears, and this official can tell you that the first creditor in Dangyang County is the Chu family. ”

Everyone in the hall whispered to each other. An old man stood up and said: "The previous account of the county lord can not be ignored, this is the arrears incurred by the county lord after taking office, and the county lord is also invited to look at it." The old man handed an account book to Wang An, Wang An took it and turned to the last page, which clearly recorded several accounts, all owed by Wang An after his arrival, and the signatory was Chu Yuan. One after another, people stood up and presented the debts that occurred after Wang An's arrival, Wang An roughly calculated, except for the Zhao family, there were people in other families, especially this Chu Yuan, who also kept accounts in the Qinglou, Wang An was so angry that he smashed the account book towards the head of the shopkeeper.

Wang An asked Shi Duan to find Chu Yuan, and Shi Duan said: "Chu Yuan has resigned from his official position yesterday. After walking a few steps in the hall, Wang An ordered Shi Duan to take someone to arrest Chu Yuan, "Bring a strong crossbow, and say that the official has received a report that Chu Yuan is a bandit, and if anyone resists, he will be punished as a gangster." Shi Duan took the order, and the others found a place to sit down, quietly watching the door.

Half an hour later, there was a commotion outside the lobby, and Shi Duan escorted a person in and saluted Wang An: "Chu Yuan has arrived, but he has not resisted." No one from the Chu family came with him, which made Wang An a little worried.

Wang An threw a stack of account books in front of Chu Yuan: "After the official took office, he issued a notice that he had to pay for his meals and pay for his purchases. These are the amounts you owe after the official arrives......" A middle-aged man broke in and said: "The Chu family is willing to repay Chu Yuan's arrears, and ask the creditor to settle with the Chu family." Then everyone in the hall got up and left one after another.

Wang An, the county honorable, was hung in the lobby, and Wang An patted the shocked wood, "Retreat." ”

Wang An walked to the back house sullenly, and the eldest girl felt very strange: "The trial is over so soon?" ”

Wang An smiled bitterly and told the story, and the big girl said, "Could it be that they admit defeat so quickly?" ”

"How could they admit defeat so quickly, now that the two sides have torn their faces, they won't be polite later." Wang An sat down, "The so-called crying, making trouble, and hanging yourself has just begun." Shi Duan hurriedly ran in from outside: "The merchants in Dangyang County said that because the people in the government often owe debts, they unanimously decided that they will no longer accept the debts of the government and no longer do business with the government. Since the soldiers often made trouble, their soldiers did business. Those craftsmen have money and nowhere to spend it, and Qinglou doesn't accept them anymore. ”

At this time, Wei Xuan also rushed over: "Those craftsmen and soldiers heard that the local merchants did not sell things to them, and they all shouted to quit. Wang An said to the eldest girl: "The second trick is here." ”

Wang An had no choice but to follow Wei Xuan to the barracks, because not only were the newly recruited soldiers there, but the craftsmen were also repairing the barracks, and it was easy for accidents to occur when hundreds of people gathered together.

Wang An walked up to the high platform under the protection of Wei Xuan and others, beat the big drum, and the noise below gradually became smaller, and Wang An said loudly: "I am the head of the Yang, that is, the county of this county." I'm sure you've all heard about it, because you're employed by the government, and the local merchants don't do business with you anymore. If anyone wants to quit, I won't embarrass you. But before you withdraw, I have a few words to say. ”

Wang An looked at the crowd and said, "From the end of the autumn harvest to next spring." Many people have nothing to do, so they go to the county seat, but there are too many people and few things, so those merchants in the city take the opportunity to lower their wages, will you not do it? Because you're working outside, you can save a ration for your family. Because your parents, siblings, and siblings will be able to eat an extra bite of food. The people below nodded their heads.

Wang An said to the people below: "If you are worried that you will not be able to buy anything even if you have money, don't worry, you can buy rice, noodles and meat this evening, and the local merchants will sell them to you at any price." I can be one percent lower than them. The people below began to talk again.

Wang An took out a piece of paper from his arms, waved it in the air a few times, and said loudly: "Of course, this kind of price is only available to you. Because you are hired by the government, you have to write your name on this piece of paper, and the government stamps it and shows it together with your waist card, so that you can enjoy a 10% discount when you buy something. ”

Someone below shouted, "You said so nicely, when can we buy something?" ”

"Tonight." Wang An replied categorically.