Chapter 80: A False Alarm
Since 6 Haoshan replaced that 6 Wenhua as the county magistrate, he has experienced many difficulties and challenges, but he relied on his own cleverness and wit to resolve them one by one, but this time the crisis 6 Haoshan has a very awkward feeling.
Thinking about it carefully, in fact, they relied on wit and strength before, but this time, the key to success or failure should be placed on luck, and fate cannot be controlled in their own hands, which makes 6 Haoshan have a very unaccustomed feeling, in response to that sentence: people with strength like to rely on themselves, while people without background hope for luck.
Although he didn't want to see that Cheng Tieshan, but 6 Haoshan didn't dare to slack off, he hurriedly ran to the back office to take off his civilian clothes and put on official clothes, and then rushed to the side hall after tidying up.
As soon as I entered the side hall, 6 Haoshan saw a middle-aged man about forty years old sitting on it, with big ears, looking very blessed, slightly fat, with a mustache, the eyes were not big, but it looked very godly, wearing a black gauze hat and soap boots, wearing a scarlet robe, a cloud goose on the robe was lifelike, just sitting quietly where to drink tea, the whole person also exuded a condescending momentum.
This is a kind of momentum of the superior, I have to say that the official uniform of the prefect is much more majestic than the official uniform of the prefect, the prefect is the fourth grade and the magistrate is only the seventh grade, the color of the four-grade official uniform is crimson, the pattern embroidered on the official uniform is cloud goose, and the official uniform of the seventh grade is cyan, and the embroidery on it is only Xiyi, the difference is not a star and a half.
There is no need to ask, as soon as he saw the official uniform, 6 Haoshan knew that the one sitting on the top was his top boss Cheng Tieshan, and hurriedly stepped up and saluted: "Xiaguan 6 Wenhua, meet the prefect." β
With a soft sound of "pop", Cheng Tieshan closed the tea bowl, gently placed it on the table, and said lightly: "No courtesy, get up." β
"Lord Xie" 6 Haoshan said while getting up: "Recently, there has been a small trouble, and the lower officials are afraid of mistakes, so they go to inspect below, but they don't know that the adults are coming, and they are not welcomed, so please forgive me." β
"Those who don't know are not guilty" Cheng Tieshan had a harmless smile on his face, and said lightly: "Now there are remnants of the White Lotus Sect waiting for an opportunity to make trouble in my Long'an Mansion, you can do your duty, this is very good, come, don't be restrained, sit down and talk." β
"Yes, sir."
6 Haoshan walked to the second seat and sat down diagonally, as soon as he sat down, Cheng Tieshan raised his head and looked at himself, this was the first time Cheng Tieshan looked at himself after entering the side hall, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, for fear that the two had seen it before, so that this Cheng Tieshan could see something, although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, he kept praying that the two had not seen or intersected, but his face did not show any expression, and he smiled at Cheng Tieshan calmly.
Cheng Tieshan glanced at 6 Haoshan a few times, nodded and said: "Yes, you can succeed in learning at a young age and become the leader of a county, and in time, the future is limitless." β
"The adults praise falsely, the lower officials are fledgling, they are inexperienced, and they need a lot of supervision from adults." 6 Haoshan hurriedly said modestly.
This Cheng Tieshan is very good at talking, there is no high shelf, Cheng Tieshan began to ask about the situation of 6 Haoshan with concern, such as when he was promoted, who recommended him to be an official, etc., and also asked 6 Haoshan's place of origin, parents and parents at home, etc., so he didn't look like a top boss, like a friendly elder, 6 Haoshan secretly thought in his heart: As the so-called nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, this Cheng Tieshan suddenly appeared here, it must not be as simple as passing by, what to do now is to see what medicine he sells in the gourd.
"You have done a good job in this taxation, among all the counties in Long'an, Jiangyou has taken the lead in completing the tax, and there has not been a single case of violent tax resistance, which is very rare in Sichuan and deserves to be commended."
This levy can be said to be the most difficult to collect in history, Cheng DΓΉ, who resisted taxes, had to go to the guard to borrow troops to suppress it, Cheng Tieshan originally thought that the newly appointed Jiangyou County Order would be very difficult and could not be collected, after all, these things need the cooperation of the local gentry, but he did not expect Jiangyou to not only be the first to collect, but also not a violent tax resistance incident, which made him very surprised.
6 When Haoshan heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "This is all guided by adults." β
It's not bad, I don't know how to take credit, I am not arrogant or impatient, Cheng Tieshan nodded and said: "6 county orders, this is the first time that this government and you have met, do you have a table?" β
"If you go back to the adult, the official word Haoshan."
"Haoshan? Well, yes, Haoshan, this government asks you, what is your trick to bringing up the tax this time? Cheng Tieshan asked straight to the point.
There is nothing to hide about these things, 6 Haoshan then told him how to raise donations, how to mortgage the official land, and how to collect taxes, and said with some trepidation: "My lord, the matter of mortgaging the official land, without your application, is only an expedient measure, please forgive me." β
There are some things that are more active to say by yourself than to be found out by others and then interrogated, and this matter is not a secret anyway.
Cheng Tieshan's face suddenly turned solemn, and his tone became stiff and said: "Haoshan, your courage is not small, and Guantian dares to act rashly, fortunately, it is only a mortgage and not for sale, if this matter is known to the imperial court, I am afraid that it will be very unfavorable to your career, this government asks you, you mortgage the good land in the name of the four major charities, so can the charities in Jiangyou County still operate normally?" β
"Back to the adult's words, although the income of the good land is missing, it is a huge impact on the charity, fortunately, the squire and rich families in Jiangyou are well organized, willing to give, have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution, and the county government is also trying to help make up for it, and it can barely be maintained at present, so as not to displace the old, young, sick and disabled, please rest assured, the lower officials will definitely deal with this matter properly." 6 Haoshan hurriedly said.
"That's good" Cheng Tieshan nodded, but as soon as the words changed, he said solemnly: "Haoshan, you are too young and vigorous, you came forward to raise money and silver, and effectively reduce the burden of the people, which will be of great help to your career and fame, but you are also too bold and reckless, that Guantian is the field of the imperial court, it is the field of the Ming Dynasty, how can you say that the mortgage is mortgaged?" Today, you use this reason to move the official land, and another official sells the official land for another reason, and everyone in the world follows your example, isn't that a mess? Fortunately, this matter is known to the government, if other officials know about it, and you will be in front of the emperor, not only will the black gauze hat fly, but the head will not be guaranteed. β
This is very simple, it is also a small thing, it can be a small thing to nothing, or a small thing can be a big thing, it depends on whether you can do it.
6 Haoshan noticed that when this Cheng prefect spoke, he tapped the table while talking, like that, it was the gesture of "knocking on the bamboo pole", and then recalled the language and demeanor of what he just spoke, 6 Haoshan's heart was like a mirror: This product is asking for benefits, and the words of concern just now are just to probe the background of 6 Haoshan to see if he has any backers, and when he heard that 6 Haoshan has no backers, he began to boldly hint that he wanted benefits.
Think about it, this is also normal, like 6 Haoshan went to the countryside to inspect before the Chinese New Year, and earned a lot of money in a few days, even Cao Hu, who followed behind, was also stained, it can be said that it is a way of wealth, it seems that this Cheng prefect came to inspect, and he didn't want to return empty-handed, 6 Haoshan's object is the squire under his rule, and the object of exploitation by the squire is the common people, and as the prefect of Cheng Tieshan, his object is the various county orders under his rule, which just responds to the old saying: big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp.
As long as it can be solved with silver, it is not a problem, 6 Haoshan is still afraid of encountering the kind of officials who do not enter the oil and salt, his eyes rolled slightly, and he soon had an idea: "The adults are coming from afar, and the lower officials must set up a banquet for the adults, catch the wind and wash the dust, salute the two cups, and ask for advice on the way to be an official." β
"The banquet is exempted" Cheng Tieshan shook his hand and said: "Now that the green and yellow are not accepted, and the tax has just been collected, the banquet is not good for the people to see." β
It seems that this tax collection is indeed angry and resentful, even the prefect has to avoid suspicion, 6 Haoshan heard that this prefect Cheng only said badly, not that he didn't want to, smiled slightly, and then lowered his voice and said: "The adults are really aware of the people's feelings, then the canteen of the county government will be on it, although the environment is average, fortunately, the chef has also been in charge of the spoon in the big restaurant, please don't dislike it." β
"It's good that you look at the arrangement, just be casual." Cheng Tieshan said lightly.
"Yes, the subordinate obeys."
A false alarm, 6 Haoshan was ready to retreat from the arrangement, and breathed a sigh of relief with relief, as long as he cleared the pulse of his boss, then everything would be twice the result with half the effort.
Just when 6 Haoshan was about to go out, Cheng Tieshan suddenly said: "Haoshan"
This old thing, it's endless, 6 Haoshan can't do it, he turned around, and said respectfully: "The lower official is here, what else do you have to tell if you are not here?" β
"You know about Centipede Ridge, right?"
"I just learned yesterday that in fact, the lower officials are worried about this matter."
Cheng Tieshan glanced at 6 Haoshan and said lightly: "Although the important responsibility does not lie with you, but the people who colluded with the White Lotus Sect are the people under your rule, this matter can be big or small, you know what to do, right?" β
"Yes" 6 Haoshan hurriedly said: "The lower officials have ordered all the people close to them to be arrested yesterday, and they have been interrogating, and once there is news, they will immediately report it to the prefect." β
"Very good, there is one thing that the government wants to remind you" Cheng Tieshan suddenly said with a stern face: "This matter is very important, Governor Tian and Han Tongzhi have already started to deal with this matter, you can do your part, don't make a statement, don't overstep the level to report, so as not to startle the snake, it is best to block the news, so as not to cause people's hearts to fluctuate, understand?" β
Is this to bring things down?
6 Haoshan is worried that it is too public, and it is not conducive to training recruits after attracting the attention of the imperial court's secret agents, and now when he hears Cheng Tieshan say this, he suddenly understands in his heart that this time Cheng Tieshan is not only here to "collect filial piety", but more importantly, let himself shut up, don't publicize it, and the big and small officials in Sichuan colluded to suppress this and digest it internally.
Great, this is too good to be a good result, 6 Haoshan was so happy that he almost wanted to jump up, forcibly suppressed his excitement, and pretended to be stern and said: "Yes, my lord, the subordinate must be like a bottle, let his subordinates keep their mouths shut, and later, they will give the adult a satisfactory explanation." β
"Good, go ahead." Cheng Tieshan nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to let 6 Haoshan prepare.
So, 6 Haoshan and Zhang Yunhui and a few six-room officials, in the county government's canteen with the prefect to eat an ordinary but not simple banquet, the protagonist of the banquet is the prefect Cheng Tieshan, everyone is naturally frequent to him to wear a high hat, drink, so that the prefect drank a few more glasses that night, to stay overnight in the county government, responsible for taking care of the prefect Liu Jinzhu very interestingly added a "pillow" for the prefect Cheng Zhifu, a about fourteen years old, just ** out of the Oiran, with a delicate face, graceful figure, or a virgin who has not been ordained, This made the prefect very satisfied.
What made Cheng Zhifu even more satisfied was that when he left, there was an extra deed of sale of the Oiran last night in his pocket, which was a little caution on the part of 6 Haoshan, and in addition, the "explanation" of 6 Haoshan was also available: in the bag of so-called native products, there were three gold ingots and ten taels of gold ingots.
As soon as he made a move, it was three hundred taels, which was too much on the road, so that the prefect Cheng didn't even bother to go to the so-called inspection, and went back to the house the next day, anyway, what should be said was said, what should be taken, and what was taken was taken, and there was nothing to do in this small Jiangyou County, so it was better to go back and accompany the governor to have a good relationship, and he wanted to go further, and he had to borrow Governor Tian's connections.
"Brother Shan, this old boy is finally gone, but it scared me." After seeing the carriage of the Cheng Governor's Mansion leaving, Liu Jinzhu patted his chest to express his fear.
6 Haoshan patted Liu Jinzhu on the shoulder and said with a relaxed face: "Yes, I finally left." β
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