Lonely men and widows get along together, even if it is official business, they must avoid suspicion, after all, this county lord is a young widow. After a few more gossips, Mu Tianjiao said goodbye, Yue Su sent it off, and after going out, Mu Tianjiao also said that after returning home, he would immediately let people send the silver.

Yue Su returned to the back hall, and happened to meet Jin Chan and Tong Zhou head-on, and the two hurriedly asked for peace, and Yue Su asked them not to be polite. Then, I heard Tong Zhou say: "My lord, I heard that you are worried about the front-line salary, and you have a ready-made amount of silver, why did you forget it." ”

"Ready-made silver?" Yue Su wondered and looked at Tong Xuan.

"My lord, you forgot, Chen Weihan and Ge Yong are all over the house, of course their family property must be confiscated, since the imperial court allows the local government to raise it on its own, their family property can just come in handy." Tong Xuan said with a smile.

"That's right, why didn't I think of this layer, if I raided their home, there would be no silver immediately." Speaking of this, Yue Su thought of the mining tyrants Ma Han and Songtao in Yinjiang County, the sins of these people are enough to raid the family, and their family backgrounds are together, not to mention 30,000 taels, it is estimated that there are more than 100,000 taels.

So Yue Su immediately said, "Follow me to the back hall to talk." ”

The three of them hurried back to the back hall, and Yue Su told the two of them what they had seen and heard during this private visit, and the two of them were also filled with righteous indignation. Yue Su then said: "This time, we can just eliminate harm for the people, and by the way, confiscate their family property to fund military supplies." In this way, you first bring the files of Tongren Mansion, and I will sort out the cases of the past few years, and let them shed some blood if they involve the rich people under their rule. As for those few, I will take their lives. Also, immediately contact the rice merchant and ask them to bring more grain over, as much as they can, and it must arrive within a month. ”

"My subordinates understand." After getting Yue Su's orders, Jin Chan and Tong Xuan acted immediately, one to contact Mi Shang, and the other to get the file.

That night, Yue Su didn't sleep, and called Li Qiongying, Ruan Aoyue, and Du Shi Niang, three people who were more literate, to help them read it together, and all cases involving rich people had to be written down with their names and addresses. It was busy all night, and it was not finished until noon the next day. At this moment, several people were exhausted, but they did not complain, because they knew that Yue Su's move was for the country and the people.

Let the three of them go back to rest, Yue Su cheered up and wrote the paperwork. The document was written to the magistrates and acquaintances of the counties and prefectures under the rule, and the meaning was probably that after seven days, everyone gathered at the prefect's yamen to discuss the matter of the ring. The landlords and merchants under his rule were also present, and the names of these people were attached, such as Ma Han, Chang Xiu, Wei Gang, Tian Chong and others were listed one by one. Yue Su also wrote at the end of the text that the person whose name was listed on it must be with the local county order. The governor said in advance, if there is a delay in raising salaries, the government will be punished as the crime of delaying the military aircraft, and if you come one day late, or one less, the government will deal with you first according to the crime of delaying the military aircraft or the crime of banditry!

This was said to the local magistrate, and the tone was really harsh, and it was expected that they would not dare to prevaricate when they saw it. As for those bullies, they will also think of a way and beg them to come.

When the writing was finished, it was sealed in an envelope, sealed, and ordered several messengers to be delivered as quickly as possible according to four hundred miles, and if there was any slackness, they would be killed.

Seeing that the lord's face was full of fatigue and his voice was violent, the messenger knew that it was a big matter, so how dare he delay, so he hurried away and went to deliver the letter.

Yue Su was not idle here, and asked Jin Chan and Tong Zhou to raid Ge Yong and Chen Weihan's mansions first. In Ge Yong's house, although the money is not much, there are more than 8,000 taels of silver and 200 taels of gold, which are the remuneration for participating in the rebellion. That number alone was enough to make him die a few times. Chen Weihan's family property is still relatively large, there are 10,000 taels of silver, more than 800 taels of gold, and some antique calligraphy and paintings and land property deeds are estimated to be worth a lot.

At this time, someone reported that the county lord Mu Tianjiao had come to visit and brought a few boxes. Yue Su went out to greet her, invited her to the back hall to talk, and after closing the door, she told her plan, and Mu Tianjiao clapped her hands.

"County Lord, now that the lower officials have thought of a way to raise silver, your mind is received by the lower officials. Your three thousand taels of silver......"

"Lord Yue, Tianjiao is also donating for the country, thinking that my Mu family is blessed by the court, and now the country is in danger, how can there be no reason to do my best. Now that the money has been brought, please accept it. Mu Tianjiao is authentic.

Seeing her decisiveness, Yue Su knew that it was difficult to disobey, so he smiled slightly and said, "Since the county lord said so, then the lower officials have no choice but to obey the power. But today is not the son, the county lord might as well wait until seven days later......" Then, Yue Su arranged the time for the county lord to send the silver.

"Wonderful, wonderful...... Lord Yue's resourcefulness, Tianjiao admires, then we'll see you in seven days. ”

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As soon as the prefect's yamen's text was sent to the surrounding counties, it naturally set off a wave of waves.

When the county magistrates looked at the contents of the official document, they reacted quickly, and immediately realized that it was the prefect who wanted to assign the errands assigned by the governor's yamen to the county, and everyone understood such things. But soon, they found out that something was wrong, and the official document did not say a word of strict apportionment, only said that they should gather at the prefect's yamen to discuss, and they would also bring the big households under their rule with them, and their names would be on it.

I don't know what the prefect wants to do, but after thinking about it for a while, I have come to a conclusion, this adult doesn't want to spread it on the people's heads, and wants those big households to donate.

The four county commanders all thought of this, and Gu Min of Daxing County of course agreed, he is still very considerate of the people, and he does not apportionment to the people, but looks for rich households to donate, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. Sima Chen of Dejiang County didn't think so, he understood what Yue Su meant, he just smiled, and wanted to pluck the feathers from these iron roosters, it was not a dream. What about the prefect, you can't rob it openly, many rich people have backgrounds, if you dare to rob it, they will find a relationship to sue you.

Qian Qian, the county magistrate of Yinjiang County, read the official document directly, and sweated a lot, he also understood what Yue Su meant, eighty percent of them were looking for rich households in Yinjiang County to donate, but the rich households whose names were mentioned had to be present, which was a bit difficult. Because of the two names above, it really gave him a headache. One is the mountain tiger, this master is dead, where did I invite him to you, it seems that I have to take his daughter-in-law with me. The other one is Ma Han, can this master go? Ma Han has always been very gloomy, but in recent years, the momentum has become more vigorous, and Qian Zhi sometimes has to listen to others. There is no way, for the sake of the future, I can only bow my head and beg Ma Han. Ma Han finally gave his parents some face to this place, but the matter of donating money is a refusal, and it doesn't hurt to follow you to Tongren, so as not to embarrass you.

After reading the official document, Zheng Guangyou, the magistrate of Songtao County, immediately invited the Songtao Sanba to the house to discuss. It's really true that the saying is that you are not benevolent to the rich, and if you want them to donate money, it is a dream in vain. But the magistrate begged hard, it doesn't matter if you donate or not, then you tell the prefect, as long as you come with me, finish this errand, everything is easy to say. Chang Xiu and Wei Gang studied it and felt that this was an opportunity to make money, and when the prefect saw that everyone did not donate money, he would definitely forcibly apportion it, and the local government had an excuse, and they could also collect road tax and peace silver in an open and honest manner, and collect military salaries for the country in the name of it. This is the meaning of the imperial court, you little people don't blame us. So the two immediately expressed their willingness to follow. As for Tian Chong, this person is ruthless, and he doesn't give anyone face, he didn't want to go, but seeing the pleading look on the county master's face, he thought that he would have to accept the protection of his old man in the future, so he reluctantly agreed.

The four county magistrates, each according to the list given by Yue Su to find someone, in addition to the four strong people mentioned above, the other rich people are not the county master's voice, if you dare not go, you can be locked up. When the four groups of people were calculated, they set off separately, and this time, they came to Tongren Mansion together. I found an inn to live in, and then rushed to the prefect's yamen to report.

The courtyard of the prefect's back office has long been prepared to stop, and a public case is placed on the top, which is prepared for Yue Su, and there are more than forty chairs in the following two compartments, which are prepared for the same knowledge, the magistrate, the four county magistrates and many wealthy households.

Under the guidance of the officer, everyone arrived at the back office, pushed each other, and sat down. Yue Su was already waiting in the back hall, knowing that everyone was coming, so he went out. Everyone got up to salute, Yue Su nodded, said two words, and asked them to sit down.

Yue Su coughed after the public case, did not sit down, and said directly: "Now An Bangyan led his troops to rebel, and fought fiercely with Wang Shi and Longli, and was in urgent need of food. The imperial court used troops in Liaodong, and there was no time to look west, so the Guizhou local government raised its own military salaries. In the past, the governor of the Yamen wrote a letter and ordered me to raise 30,000 stones of grain and 30,000 taels of silver. Now the treasury is empty, the grain is even more insufficient, want the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, if the king is defeated, Guizhou will be ruined, and it will inevitably be affected. The government originally planned to forcibly apportionment to the localities, but thinking that the counties were not rich, I was afraid that the lower parts would be helpless, and forcibly apportioned to the people. That's why we've invited you to discuss the best of both worlds. You are either local parents, or you are a strong party with a lot of assets in hand, I wonder if you are willing to share your worries for the country and donate one or two at the time of national crisis? ”

Yue Su said calmly, his voice settled, and he looked around, wanting to see what these people meant.

Everyone's reply was not what Yue Su expected.

"Lord Yue, you think about the people, it's really admirable, but I don't have much money a year, just enough to support my family, and I can afford to donate ten taels or eight, but it's just a drop in the bucket." Zheng Guangyou of Songtao Zhixian County was the first to say.

"Lord Yue, although the villain is a rich family in the countryside, he only has a few acres of thin fields, barely enough to make a living. I really have no money to spare......" A guy with a fat head and big ears and a big belly, pretending to have a bitter gourd face, said very helplessly.

"Lord Yue, the villain is just doing some small business, there is no tomorrow today, and there is no money left at home......"

However, it was Gu Min, the commander of Daxing County, who stood up tremblingly and said, "Xia Guan is willing to donate half a year's salary." ”

But his voice was immediately muffled, and all that sounded was crying.

After only a while, more than 20 people cried out and cried about poverty, and the others followed suit and talked about their grievances. Yue Su shook his head and smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone, what you said just now is that the government didn't say it, let's think of another countermeasure." ”

Seeing that Yue Su didn't force everyone to donate, everyone immediately shut up, but there were still a few who were too involved and had tears streaming down their faces.

"The matter of donating money is really embarrassing for you, and this government has also thought about it, everyone is not rich, so this matter is stopped. By the way......" Yue Su changed his words and suddenly said loudly: "This mansion suddenly remembered that there are still a few public cases at hand that need to be understood, and several of you happen to be involved. Since we don't discuss the matter of donations, let's handle these public cases now. ”

After speaking, Yue Su sat down slowly and knocked the shocked wood hard.

"Smack!"

When the trees were settled, the doors of the left and right wings were all opened, and hundreds of servants poured out and surrounded everyone.

"Lord Yue, what do you mean by this......" As soon as they saw this formation, everyone was dumbfounded.