On the way back, the white crane sat on a sedan chair, and it was the people of Hepu who spontaneously carried the sedan chair for the white crane.

The white crane frowned.

He won the hearts of the people, but the price he paid was not small. It is equivalent to directly putting himself on the opposite side of the Qian Governor's Mansion, and Bai Minghe estimates that the Qian Governor's Mansion should not trouble him in a short time, nor will he ask for help.

Therefore, the only thing that makes Bai Minghe feel uneasy is that Bai Minghe does not know the chain of interests of Lianzhou and Guangdong Buzheng Division.

Taking away people's money is a great hatred.

In any case, there are people in Hepu County now, and the people are back with peace of mind.

Regardless of whether it is a real person or a fake person, at the moment, the white crane can't be released, and they are all thrown into prison. For the fake lifter, this is to wait for interrogation, and for the real lifter, before the matter is clear, this can be regarded as a kind of protection.

Eighty miles away, the white crane rushed back to Hepu County before the evening.

"My lord, there are guests waiting for you!" As soon as he entered the county seat, a child of the Bai family who stayed here as a servant greeted him, and he still held a prayer note in his hand.

As soon as Bai Minghe read the post, his already heavy mood became even more depressed.

didn't enter the county office, but in the ownerless courtyard occupied by Bai Minghe, Bai Minghe saw Zhao Di, the eunuch of Lianzhou Mansion.

didn't talk about anything, Brother Zhao took out the gift list first: "This is a small gift from the miscellaneous family to Lord Bai to take office, Lord Bai must be smiling!" ”

Bai Minghe looked through the gift list and glanced at it, but he was so shocked that he almost threw it away.

What a lot of money, these things are worth at least three thousand taels of silver.

"Let's not go around in circles, how about having something to say?" Bai Minghe put down the gift list, thinking about the contents of the gift list. Fifty horses of high-grade Shu brocade, this alone is not something that money can buy. In Daming, such things belong to controlled materials. A one-foot-tall blood coral, this kind of treasure level.

There are also fifty widows, this is a gift of that level, and the white crane can't be classified for a while.

The last item is that the salt is quoted in one sheet, and it is blank.

This piece of salt, just a thousand stone of salt, is placed on the black market, and the white crane believes that it is worth at least two thousand taels of silver, even if it is on the surface, it is also a thousand taels of silver.

So Bai Minghe didn't plan to go around in circles and ask Brother Zhao to speak straight.

Brother Zhao motioned to the little eunuch beside him to go out, and Bai Minghe also told his entourage to leave. Just as the little eunuch walked to the door, Jin Jie appeared at the door, and the gold border embroidered on the collar represented his identity. Not to mention that he is in the palace, even here, he is at a higher level than Brother Zhao.

Because, he is the supervisor of Lianzhou Wei.

"Xiaojie, you go and pick two suitable ones for me and send them to my wife." The white crane didn't let Jin Jie into the house.

Jin Jie glanced at Brother Zhao, and the meaning of that look was that what are you, just a low-level dog beside Cao Dajian.

Jin Jie has this qualification, because his father-in-law is Jin Ying, and he is also protected by Xing'an, the head of Dongchang, in the palace.

Seeing Jin Jie appear, Brother Zhao's mind moved extremely quickly.

News came from the capital that Bai Minghe seriously injured Jin Jie, and then Xing'an, the governor of Dongchang, took action to deal with Bai Minghe. But at the moment, it doesn't seem to be the case. Do you want to get the news out there?

This thought was just a flash, and Brother Zhao immediately gave up.

Because this is likely to be a ruthless move by Xing'an, it is clear that whoever dares to talk nonsense about this matter is not to take him Xing'an in his eyes, and then Xing'an has a hundred ways to kill this person.

Dongchang is not a place where good men and women are active.

The door was slowly pulled by Jin Jie, and Brother Zhao stood up: "Lord Bai, you are an official in Guangdong." Nine out of ten people may be buried in Guangdong in the future. This is not the farthest from the capital, but the tax tax of Yunnan and Guizhou for ten years is not as good as that of Guangdong for one year, and Lord Bai will definitely be able to return to Beijing in the future. But many people here can't go back, I was 11 years old, and now I'm 53 years old, and I've been in Guangdong! ”

"I understand, Guangdong has its own circle here, a system, my white name crane is an outsider, either integrate in, or stay away, dare to do something to this circle, my white name crane will have a reason to disappear, right!"

The words of the white crane are too straightforward.

is so straightforward that Brother Zhao can't accept it. In the Ming officialdom, speaking is obscure, and being as straightforward as the white crane is really an alternative.

Seeing that Brother Zhao stopped talking, Bai Minghe said again: "Let me ask, what kind of people don't belong to this circle?" ”

"Since Lord Bai is sincere, then the miscellaneous family should also show a little sincerity. We are all small people, and we don't even have a three-pin. Further up, there are some things that are not something that miscellaneous people dare to say. Down, the former Hepu County Commander is not our person, he is a person from Futai Yumen! ”

It's so straightforward. Shirana Tsuru likes this kind of conversation, although it is threatening, but it is also a kind of sincerity.

"Give me something practical. At least let me be a person who understands. Bai Minghe said with a smile.

Brother Zhao sighed and sat down: "When Lord Bai entered the Lianzhou Mansion City, the miscellaneous family rushed to Hepu County first, I don't know if this is sincerity." There are also miscellaneous families who can sue Lord Bai and the three officials of Hepu County. The prefectural order is not ours, but the other two are. There was some accident, and the report I got in the capital was half-true, and the part of the real riot was fake Cheng Dù of the riot, and the person who carried the black pot. ”

"It's really sincere." Shira-nae smiled heartily.

Looking at Bai Minghe and smiling, Brother Zhao's face sank: "Lord Bai, do you dare to kill me?" ”

Bai Minghe was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he asked such a question. The first reaction was that Brother Zhao was threatening himself, but it didn't seem to be that way when he looked closely.

Brother Zhao was very serious: "Lord Bai might as well seriously think about the gains and losses, and whether you can kill me." ”

Let Brother Zhao say this, it seems that this idea still has some deep meaning, and Bai Minghe really needs to think about it.

Judging from the current situation, Brother Zhao is a member of this circle, and he can only be regarded as a person who has come out at the moment. Judging from the level, it may still be a middle- and lower-class person. Killing, joke. What kind of courage does Bai Minghe have to do things that kill people and kill people, and the moral standards from later generations make Bai Minghe destined not to be a ruthless person.

Calm down and think about it seriously, Bai Minghe thought that even if he had the ability to kill Brother Zhao, he wouldn't dare.

"I don't dare!" The white crane gave a serious answer.

"Lord Bai, tell you the truth. We don't dare to treat you the same as the previous Hepu magistrate, but there is a little miscellaneous family to tell the truth. Yantian is in Lianzhou, and no one dares to reduce the amount of official salt handed over every year. There is also a fixed amount of private salt, which is related to the eating and drinking of tens of thousands of people in Guangdong. ”

Bai Minghe didn't answer, and only when he became an official did he really know how poor the current officials of the Ming Dynasty were.

He is the county magistrate of Qipin, and his salary is only eight stones per month, and what he gives is not all rice, but one-third of rice, one-third of money, and one-third of banknotes.

That is to say, the white crane can get about 300 catties of rice every month, and then give another 3,000 wen in treasure banknotes and another 3,000 wen in money. The treasure money is a scum, this thing is not much stronger than waste paper in the second year of Jingtai. Thirty thousand wen is thirty yuan of treasure money, which can buy three buckets of rice.

It's not enough for the white crane to eat for a few days.

Bai Minghe knows very well that he can't afford to support his family at all.

Not to mention, as a magistrate, the money of the county officials is also from the magistrate, and the money of the scribes is also spent on the master.

"The money for pearls is collected in advance every year. In recent years, if it were not for the advance receipt of some payments. Not to mention the county order, even if he Qian Wu is a small family, he will starve to death. Lord Bai, the miscellaneous family said a rude word. Scholars talk about benevolence and righteousness, but the miscellaneous family only talks about life, not the miscellaneous family's ruthlessness. Whether the pearl people are untouchables or not, it is also a life, and the miscellaneous family was also a pariah when they were children! ”

Brother Zhao said a few words to reveal his true feelings.

Bai Minghe couldn't help but believe it, because how could someone who could enter the palace as a eunuch have a big family.

"Without pearls, the miscellaneous family would die. It's not just miscellaneous families, there are a lot of people who are going to die. But if you take pearls by force, the pearl people will die, and they will always die. The miscellaneous family just doesn't want to die. ”

Shira-Natsuru didn't speak, he didn't know what he should say.

Brother Zhao took out a bag and gently pushed it in front of Bai Minghe: "This is the deed and the field deed." The death of the magistrate of Hepu County, because he does not eat fireworks in the world. The death of the governor of Qinzhou because he was too greedy. I want to find another one for myself in addition to this one in the public school! ”

"I need to think about it!" Bai Minghe listened to Brother Zhao's words, and actually had an idea in his heart.

But Shiramei Crane still wanted to think again, at least give himself more time to understand the situation.

"Lord Bai's industry, the miscellaneous family does not dare to move, let alone the miscellaneous family, even a few second-grade and third-grade officials in Guangdong, and no one dares to think about it. There is also a mention of yì in the miscellaneous family, which changes a county for Lord Bai. ”

Brother Zhao said this, and the white crane was a little surprised.

It seems that before he came to Hepu, Guangdong, these people had studied themselves.

Being able to change a county for yourself means that the well water does not interfere with the river water, which is also an attitude, and it is not necessarily a bad thing for yourself.

It's a pity that the white crane came to Hepu, but he had his own plan.

"How about a drink at my house in seven days?" Bai Minghe thought twice and gave Brother Zhao an answer.

Brother Zhao got up and hugged his fists: "Seven days later, the miscellaneous family will be disturbed." ”

"Seven days later, waiting for you!" Shiramei Crane also stood up and returned the salute.