The actions of the big and wealthy households in Jiangning County, Su Tiancheng has long known the way, these businessmen, regard money as their life, and will never pay a tax of a penny of silver, let alone donate silver, he is waiting for these people to complain, if he doesn't kill these people half to death, and doesn't let them take out the silver, wouldn't it be in vain.

Merchants are all very smart, Su Tiancheng originally thought that he had hinted that these merchants could understand whether they could consider taking more silver to ensure their own safety, and they could be regarded as contributing to the court, this is the best way, as long as this method is determined, the so-called thieves and so-called rogues will all disappear, but unfortunately he is still naïve, the merchants don't care about this at all, these businessmen must understand the ruthlessness of these merchants.

Su Tiancheng finally understood that the government had to rely on grabbing the lever to get it.

Because Wang Dao went to Jiangning County to inspect the renovation of the official field, the announcement date was postponed by one day.

On the seventh day of November, after the morning hall, Su Tiancheng came to the lobby.

On both sides of the lobby, there have been eight servants, four on each side, all holding the killing stick, which is also a fixed form, the upper part of the killing stick is black, the lower part is red, when beating people, so as not to see blood stains, of course, under normal circumstances, the killing rod will not move.

Lu Tianming and Liu Zhongji sat at the bottom, one on the left and one on the right, one on the other, and the Torture Room Clerk sat behind the left, holding a pen in his hand, ready to record at any time.

The only difference is that Xiong Zijian and Liu Qingyun also sat on the side of the lobby, and they were staff.

Soon, the prison officer came in with Wan Chenggui and five others.

When these people arrived in the lobby, they didn't need to kneel, they were all famous, including Wan Chenggui himself.

It is said that after receiving the pleadings. Su Tiancheng needs to take a closer look, and the fastest will be tried every other day, but this time, he didn't do so, and he will directly try the case filed by Shang Jia.

He didn't pick up the stunner. There was even a smile on his face.

"It turned out to be a few businessmen from this county, but there is something to complain about."

After Su Tiancheng spoke, everyone was stunned, the magistrate didn't ask his name, he said something like this, you want to know that this is the lobby, the most majestic place.

Besides, on top of the paper. I also wrote the reason for the complaint.

Wan Chenggui and the others were stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted.

"My lord, I have come to complain because of the harassment of the shop and the thieves at home, and the rest of you are also because of these things. Come to complain and ask your adult to investigate it strictly. On the paper submitted below, is there any money from many businessmen in Jiangning County, please check it. ”

As Wan Chenggui bowed, the rest of the people also reported to their homes, and the secretary of the torture room breathed a sigh of relief and began to record.

The paper is placed on top of the official case. Su Tiancheng didn't even take a second look.

Wan Chenggui and the others were stunned for a moment again, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Su Tiancheng's gourd.

"In my opinion, the proprietor and you are the representatives of the county's businessmen, your signatures. It's also at the front, since that's the case, you can talk about it, tell me directly, what the complaint is, and say it in more detail. ”

Wan Chenggui was a little helpless, the complaint has been written very clearly, don't take a quarter of an hour, Su Tiancheng can read the complaint, according to the situation mentioned in the complaint, it is okay to arrange the layout, where do you need to say it yourself.

"My lord, the complaint submitted below has been clearly stated, please read the complaint, if you have any doubts, you can explain it below."

"Smack......

The startling wood suddenly sounded, and Wan Chenggui and the others couldn't help but tremble.

"Wan Chenggui, didn't you hear what the official asked you, how the official tried the case, do you still have to ask for advice."

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's abrupt at the bottom, and tell all the reasons for it at the bottom......"

When Wan Chenggui told the request, Su Tiancheng didn't listen carefully, he already knew the situation, and made a lot of preparations, asking Wan Chenggui to say it, just to dispel the other party's arrogance.

After everyone said it, Su Tiancheng smiled.

"It turns out that this is such a thing, the official has already arranged it, I don't know how the Su official in this torture room does things, immediately call the Su official to the lobby, the official will personally ask, if it is perfunctory, the official will not be spared."

Wan Chenggui and the others also showed smiles on their faces, they didn't expect that the process would be so smooth.

Su Jun quickly arrived at the top of the lobby.

Su Tiancheng's face became serious, and even a little cold.

"Su Si, today Wan Chenggui and other businessmen in this county have jointly come to complain, in recent days, bandits in this county have been rampant, and even some rogues have made trouble, this official has arranged for you to handle it specifically, why do businessmen still come to complain."

"Back to my lord, my subordinates have done their best, but my subordinates also have difficulties."

"What's the difficulty, tell me about it."

"My lord, after the subordinates received the task, they took the officials to solve it, but the subordinates could not grasp the specific situation, when they arrived at the shop, the shopkeeper told the situation, and did not allow the subordinates to go in to investigate, and when they arrived at the mansion of the merchants, they also told the situation, and the subordinates were not allowed to investigate, so the subordinates could not do anything."

"Boss Wan, what Priest Su said is the truth."

Wan Chenggui vaguely understood what he meant, and he finally felt that he might really be in trouble.

"My lord, what is lost is some worthless things, I thought that there was no need to go to the mansion to investigate, just catch the thief."

"Boss Wan, it seems that you still ask the official to handle the case according to your opinion."

"Don't dare, don't dare, don't dare."

"That's good, Secretary Su, take the servants, immediately follow Boss Wan, go to the mansion to investigate in detail, see what is missing, and make sure to find out the situation thoroughly."

"Subordinates obey."

Su Tiancheng looked at Wan Chenggui and the others, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Wan Chenggui, since you are a representative of many businessmen, this official hopes that you will take the lead, I believe you are sensible."

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, looking at Su Tiancheng with a smile on his face, Wan Chenggui suddenly felt a little chill in his body, in the lobby, if he said that he didn't support the government to handle the case, it would be a big problem, but who knows how the Lu Dao government would handle the case.

Wan Chenggui already regretted it a little, when he came to the county hall, he had prepared carefully, and even reprimanded those robbers and rogues with righteous indignation, but he knew that the county lord did not play cards according to the routine at all, and he had no chance to tell himself, let alone other things, and the county magistrate did not even read the complaint and did not give himself the slightest respite.

Wan Chenggui thought of Kuang Siming's experience, and he made a mistake in this step.

The opportunity finally came, looking at Wan Chenggui and the others below the lobby, Su Tiancheng's mood was happy, and the smile on his face became more cordial.

"Su Jun, thieves are rampant in this county, and there are even rogues who are making trouble, and some splashes have also come out to make trouble, you are the official of the torture room, and you have an unshirkable responsibility. In the future, you must do your best to maintain law and order in your county, understand? ”

"My subordinates understand."

"Have you figured out how to handle the case?"

"The subordinates must seriously and carefully investigate this time, figure out all the circumstances, and solve the case in the shortest possible time."

"Okay, it's good to have confidence, the strength of the government is not enough, this official thinks that there is still a need to increase the manpower, so I will transfer some sergeants from the inspection department to follow you."

After the arrangement was completed, Su Tiancheng patted the shocking wood again, and ordered Su Jun to handle it immediately.

Wan Chenggui's face turned pale, and his legs were trembling.

Kuang Siming's shadow lingered in his mind, a lesson from the past, he didn't think of anything for him, besides, a few days ago, when he came to the county office, Su Tiancheng had already made a hint, he pretended to be confused, he didn't want to pay money at all, his own situation was still different from those salt merchants, there was no such thing as a traitor, and the county government couldn't help himself.

The sergeant of the inspection department is dispatched, what it means, he is clear, don't say what he finds out, but he can't find out, and the impact caused is extraordinary.

Besides, if the government thinks of a way to put it on your head, how can you say it clearly.

It's a pity that at this time, there is no chance to speak.

After retreating, when he came to the second hall, Qu Qingze was already waiting.

"My lord, you are powerful enough, Wan Chenggui obediently fell into the sleeve, and I can't tell if I have any suffering."

"Come on, don't be modest, here, it's mainly your credit, if you hadn't sent someone to mix up the expensive mansion and get this vital thing, I wouldn't have been able to do it."

"There is one thing, I don't understand, if the businessmen have opinions and are ready to leave Jiangning County, wouldn't it be a chicken and egg fight, just say that Shangyuan County, rich and big households, have not borne any taxes."

"Hehe, of course we have to find a way, if we just think about collecting cash, which increases their burden, the businessmen will definitely leave Jiangning County, but if their business is prosperous and they can earn more silver, are they willing to leave?"

Qu Qingze was a little puzzled and looked at Su Tiancheng.

"What do you mean by that?"

"This is not simple, the officials of the county government are about to issue the usual silver, and when they get the silver, they always have to improve their lives, and the farmers who repair the ditches and official fields also have silver, and they also want to buy things, what do the merchants think, buy more things, so that they can earn more silver."

Qu Qingze's eyes showed an unbelievable look.

"My lord, you are really a god, you can think of such a way."

Su Tiancheng smiled and didn't speak, in fact, Qu Qingze was more divine, strictly speaking, it was Jinyiwei who was pervasive and had mastered all aspects of the situation.

Next, it's time to wait for the good news. (To be continued.) )