Go to the countryside to collect taxes, go to it for nearly a month, that is not to play in the mountains and rivers, but toss, the transportation is inconvenient and to be worried, a lot of people are tired and not light, 6 Haoshan is not stingy, early in the morning to order people to serve good wine and good meat, the craftsmanship of the chef in the welcome building is good, the dishes are full of color and fragrance, and the wine that is aged from the county warehouse is also fragrant, for a while, the wine and meat are fragrant, and the officials see that the saliva is flowing.

Fortunately, the county magistrate didn't talk nonsense, he simply said a few words of encouragement, and then asked everyone to start the chopsticks, and the officials cheered together, and began to drink wine in large bowls and eat meat in large pieces.

Those officials are all rough people, eating and drinking, they all rolled up their sleeves, and shouted to eat and drink, but the table where 6 Haoshan sits, the food is relatively elegant, and they can sit with the county order, that is, the main book and the six-room secretary have this qualification, and this table can be said to be the most powerful people in Jiangyou County.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes, 6 Haoshan suddenly asked: "Master Zhang, you are in charge of taxes, and now that the tax money has been collected, according to your experience, how long will it take to melt and cast silver ingots." ”

"If you go back to your lordship, based on my experience in the past, it will take about three to five days."

"Well, yes, let them hurry up and implement it as soon as possible, because of the tax collection, the county government has accumulated a lot of affairs, and after this matter is handled, it is time to focus back on the work of the county government."

Zhang Yunhui immediately took the order and said, "Yes, my lord." ”

6 Haoshan turned his head and said to Cao Hu: "Cao Zhutou, bring a letter to the people of the Chen family, ask them to prepare their luggage softly, and go out with the team at that time, by the way, have you asked them where they want to stay?" ”

"I heard that I want to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but the villain is not very clear."

Tang Ziqiu, the workshop clerk on the side, said with a smile: "As soon as the Chen family leaves, Cao Zhutou will have one less entry, are you really willing?" ”

As soon as Chen Gui fell, the Chen family lost the shadow of power, and the people who used to bully and dominate the market and were fished and meat looked at them and delayed them, and many people had ill intentions towards the large sums of money and silver in their hands, and a few enemies even said that they wanted to buy people's lives, which scared the people of the Chen family to travel to find the protection of the officials in the county government, in the past, not only did they not need silver, but those officials rushed to do it one by one in order to please Chen Gui, but as soon as Chen Gui fell, those officials turned their faces faster than turning books, and they opened their palms to get benefits, of course, their subordinates received benefits, It is also necessary to pay filial piety to Cao Hu, who has made a lot of money just by collecting premiums.

"The conscience of heaven and earth" Cao Hu said loudly: "Those items, Cao Mou didn't invite you to listen to the play and go to the restaurant, and he didn't eat alone, and he laughed at me?" ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhou Dayuan, the household secretary, immediately testified that Cao Hu was a big head in and a small head out, and a person was alone, and the two of them shouted, 6 Haoshan did not stop it, but a person was watching and playing next to him, so he should watch the play for free, and the banquet was lively for a while, and the laughter continued.

After talking for a while, everyone began to talk about the world, talking and talking, and naturally brought the topic back to the recent events, one is the trace of the White Lotus Sect, and the other is the turmoil caused by this tax.

Zhang Yunhui said with some fear: "Competing for profits with the people is like grabbing meat from the mouth of a tiger, this time we can get taxes up smoothly, and the adults are inseparable from taking precautions, if it is not for the adults to put down their bodies, visit one by one in person, raise a large amount of money, and ruthlessly put the official land as a pledge, and raise this life-saving silver, I am afraid that our Jiangyou will also have a big accident." ”

"It's not" Cao Hu on the side took over the words, and said a little happily: "Our Jiangyou is okay, most of the people are Han people, like the ethnic minorities in Shiquan County account for a large part, those ethnic minorities have a straight temperament, and they will pick up the guy and do it with you when they are in a hurry. ”

"This fuss is nothing, what year is there no poor person to be taxed? In which year is the tax levied and no one makes trouble? It's just a big thing, it's not a strange news, the lower officials are just worried that there will be a violent tax resistance, and the remnants of the White Lotus Sect also appear at the right time, this is too coincidental, right? I'm not afraid of anything else, the most fearful thing is that they are pushing behind the scenes, so I'm afraid that something big will happen to Long'an Mansion. ”

It is Zhang Yunhui who speaks, who has been an official for decades, and can be said to be well versed in the rules of the game in officialdom.

As soon as the White Lotus Sect was mentioned, everyone's faces immediately became unnatural, only 6 Haoshan still looked calm, and gently played with the cup in his hand, for him, this was a farce planned by himself, the so-called White Lotus Sect was simply a matter of nothingness, others were frightened, but 6 Haoshan was old in his heart, and in the eyes of others, he became a calm expression, and he admired 6 Haoshan even more in his heart.

Cao Hu, who was in charge of public security, immediately said: "Don't worry, my lord, the villain will arrange for manpower to inspect early in the morning, and also inform the villagers Yong and Lizheng in various places, and take action immediately if there is a strange suspicious person, and never give the White Lotus Sect a chance." ”

After speaking, he felt that it was not safe enough, Cao Hu continued: "However, Jiangyou is so big, those villagers are overwhelmed, and there are only a few dozen people who catch fast, in terms of manpower, it is overstretched, and this matter still needs to be decided by adults." ”

Words can't be too full, you need to leave a certain amount of leeway, the little catch fast, maintain law and order, bully the kind people, in front of the people to be a prestige is okay, really something is just a decoration, 6 Haoshan also understood this truth, at that time Yuan San threatened himself, said that as long as more than ten elite horsemen can step on the county government, this is really not an exaggeration, not to mention a county office, is a full staffing of 100 households, there are 120 soldiers, with the elite of Yuan San's guards, it is estimated that a charge can defeat it.

Zhang Yunhui nodded and said: "This is indeed a problem, our Jiangyou is a little remote from the guard, although we don't have to suffer from the scourge of those soldiers on weekdays, once something happens, I'm afraid that the far water can't save the near fire." ”

Hearing the discussion among his subordinates, 6 Haoshan was so happy that he was about to laugh, this topic just now was picked out by himself intentionally or unintentionally, the purpose was to pave the way for the training of an armed force, I thought that I still needed to open my mouth to add fuel and vinegar, but I didn't expect that I didn't need to open my mouth at all, but they took the initiative to mention it.

"This is a serious problem," 6 Haoshan finally spoke.

Hearing that the county official spoke, everyone hurriedly shut up and looked at 6 Haoshan together, wanting to hear what the county official had to say.

Seeing that everyone was silent, waiting for their own words, 6 Haoshan said: "Now Houjin is looking at me and the Ming Dynasty is delayed, Liaodong is fighting every year, many ill-intentioned people take the opportunity to make trouble, these people are like locusts, everything can be eaten up and robbed everywhere they pass, and the people are not happy, Cao Zhutou is right, the power of the three shifts to catch fast is limited, and now there are two countermeasures, one is to apply to the superiors, send the guard to settle in or soldiers to station, and the other is to combine the township warriors to train and strictly prevent bandits, what do you think?" ”

"Adult, the villain thinks it's better to train the township warrior by himself, don't say that the guard is not easy to transfer, not lightly transfer the guard, but really invite them, I'm afraid that we can't afford to support them, those soldiers in the guard, one by one, are good at ease and hard work, fish and meat people, and will find excuses to ask for money and things, the most afraid is that it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, or Xiangyong is real, no need to give silver, at most just take care of a mouthful of food, the villagers know the roots, and it is much easier to manage." Cao Hu said immediately.

Cao Hu is the head catcher, it can be said that he has a special status in Jiangyou, such as public security, criminal and other incidents are responsible for him, it can be said that he has a high status, good welfare, and a lot of gray income, if there is really a guard or soldier stationed in the station, then his status will be greatly challenged immediately, from his point of view, it is definitely not a good thing.

Su Fang, the secretary of the ceremonial room, rarely agreed: "My lord, the villain also agrees with Cao Zhutou's idea, find your own people, know the roots, and manage well, please settle in the guard, I am afraid that there will be many inconveniences, not to mention anything else, management is a big problem, those soldiers are guilty, and they are not under our management." ”

"My lord, those guys eat people and don't spit out bones, the people of Jiangyou are already bitter enough, but they can't lure wolves into the house" Zhou Dayuan, the household secretary in charge of money and grain, objected loudly: "Jiangyou is now in a tense political situation, and if you support so many people, you really can't afford to support it." ”

Invite others to station, they have no land and no land, and they can't afford to eat, drink, or pay soldiers? Jiangyou is also a small county in the middle of nowhere, how can it afford it?

There is so much money and silver in the county government, this is thick, that share has to be diluted, now support dozens of people, everyone will also want to have food and clothing, once a large number of people are supported, it is to cut off their own livelihood, so everyone has objected, if it is not for 6 Haoshan is county order, everyone wants to scold him for having his brain in water, how to come up with such a bad idea.

6 Haoshan heard that everyone was opposed, and he was not in a hurry to express his position, just nodded, and then said with a smile: "Okay, let's eat first, the dishes are cold, this meal is a celebration banquet for you, these controversial topics, let's discuss them later, so let's not discuss this in advance, and then find time to discuss when the tax is dealt with, come, let's have a drink first." ”

Everything is not in a hurry, it can only be done step by step, 6 Haoshan is obviously very anxious in his heart, but in order not to attract the attention of people with intentions, he has to make a show.

"Dry"

", sir"

Everyone saw that the county magistrate raised his glass, and hurriedly picked up the cup one by one and drank together.

This meal of wine was drunk for more than an hour before it dispersed, and when it was dispersed, many officials were already drunk and unconscious, 6 Haoshan had to order those who were not yet drunk, including cooks and handymen, to go out and settle the drunk people one by one, and then go back to the back office to rest with the support of Liu Jinzhu.

Under the supervision of Zhang Yunhui and Zhou Dayuan, the silversmith spent three days casting all the collected tax silver into silver ingots, and Cao Hu asked people to pack boxes and prepare to come out the next day.

That night, 6 Haoshan rode alone to the suburbs to find Yuan San, and the first thing he said when he met was: "Third brother, prepare to act." ”

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