This time, a total of six people from the county government came to Shanghuaxi Village and brought a few cowhide ropes, but they were all used on themselves, but I am afraid that they could not think of it before they came.

In order not to delay the farming time, Fang Yingwu let most of the people disperse, leaving only a dozen or so young villagers to use. Two people guarded one, enough to escort these scum of the officials who did evil things to the county.

Second Uncle Fang Zhili was a little uneasy, called Fang Yingwu aside, and asked, "Did you say that the card ticket is indeed ninety percent fake?" Is it still possible that one percent is true? ”

"Second uncle, don't worry, it's ten out of ten fake!" Fang Yingwu said confidently: "Time is pressing, and some words have not been finished in time, so they only say ninety percent." In fact, I have tried it, and I am naturally 100% sure. ”

It turned out that Fang Yingwu claimed to Tan Gongdao just now that he was going to hand over the gift left by his father to the county and ask to see him, which was actually a trick. His father was not a half-immortal of an unknown prophet, and he was not familiar with the county, how could he leave a gift for Fang Yingwu to use?

If Tan Gongdao and the others were indeed ordered by the magistrate to go to the countryside with a license ticket to collect tax arrears, then they should be indifferent when they heard that Fang Yingwu was going to visit the magistrate. Because I am not afraid that the law enforcement target can see the county, it is the so-called "official business with a clear conscience".

But in fact, when Tan Gongdao heard that Fang Yingwu had a way to go to Zhixian County, he took the opportunity to attack on the spot, which was actually a sign of being a thief.

So after that temptation, Fang Yingwu had a positive judgment in his heart, and the card ticket must have been secretly handled by Tan Gongdao behind the back of the magistrate.

The second uncle was still not at ease, and said worriedly: "As the saying goes, Yun officials protect each other, even if we are reasonable, the people in the yamen protect each other, but I am afraid that we will suffer from it." ”

Fang Yingwu said with a smile: "Second uncle is too worried, it shouldn't be." This Tan Gongdao needs to rely on crooked ways to get a fake card ticket, which shows that he is not a confidant of the county zun, at least the relationship with the county zun is very ordinary, otherwise why is it difficult to get a real one?

Although the officials can be pretended to be powerful, they are still lowly and several ranks lower than us in the provisions of the law. That Tan Gongdao is only a lowly servant who has been caught for violating the law and committing crimes, and he is not a gentleman and celebrity who is inconvenient to deal with easily, and the county has no reason or need to protect him at all.

And according to Tan Gongdao, the county lord wants to repair the school palace and build more warehouses, which shows that the county lord at least cares about reputation, and will not openly do things that favor an insignificant servant but wronged the good people of the whole village. ”

An old-fashioned character like the second uncle has an instinctive fear of going to the yamen, and if he can deal with the yamen, he will not fight. But seeing that Fang Yingwu was right, he didn't stop it, and let the young man go on a rampage.

In fact, even if the second uncle obstructed him, Fang Yingwu would not listen to him, the opportunity was rare and imperative. Otherwise, what chance would he have to go to the county, not to mention that he would not have this qualification; By the way, you can make a name for yourself, "fifteen-year-old boy breaks the false tolerance" is a good story.

Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu once again regretted that he was fifteen years old, if he could be five years younger and become a "ten-year-old prodigy who broke the false tolerance", then he would really have a chance to develop.

Because the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty is very appreciative and worships prodigies, mentioning prodigies is a common rule and will not attract any criticism. If you become a ten-year-old prodigy and copy a few famous poems of later generations, it is very likely that Xing will be admitted to the county school and become a talented student after becoming famous.

Without mentioning it, but saying that after making preparations, Fang Yingwu led the team out of the village, only to find that another group of three or four people came towards the village.

When he got closer, Fang Yingwu only felt that there was a familiar person from the opposite side, retrieved it from his memory, and recognized that this person was the richest on both sides of Huaxi and the big family of Wang Dewang in the neighboring village!

But I saw that this Wang Dahu was thirty-two or thirteen years old, although his appearance was ordinary, but he was properly maintained, and the wearing of Dongpo hats and satin shirts was very eye-catching in the crowd.

The two groups of people met on the road, and Fang Yingwu, as a junior and a debt agent who owed thirty taels, took the initiative to salute and greeted: "I've seen Uncle Wang!" ”

Wang De inadvertently looked behind Fang Yingwu, and was immediately stunned, without even making any gestures to the other party's salute. He didn't understand how Tan Mingcha, who had always been arrogant and majestic in the countryside, became a lost dog, looking unkempt and decayed, and was tied up and escorted by the villagers in embarrassment?

Fang Yingwu was a little surprised by Wang Dahu's sudden start, and suddenly heard Tan Gongdao shouting behind him: "Wang Yuanwai save me!" ”

Fang Yingwu turned around suddenly, and glanced back and forth between Wang De and Tan Gongdao suspiciously, but didn't say anything, waiting for others to speak first.

Wang De came back to his senses and coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. He could see that the group of people in front of him seemed to be headed by the young man Fang Yingwu, and he wondered even more, which one was this singing?

While thinking about it, the other party responded: "I don't know what happened, can the virtuous nephew sell me a face and let Tan Errand go?" ”

Fang Yingwu asked silently, "Uncle is very familiar with this person?" ”

Wang De replied: "I have served as the chief of grain in the official mansion, and I have had dealings with Tan Messenger. ”

Grain chiefs are similar to lieutenant chiefs and old people, and they are essentially official servants in the countryside. The county is divided into a number of districts, and each district has a grain chief, who is responsible for collecting and transporting taxes and grains in the district, and the government will not assign another person to be responsible for it under normal circumstances.

This system originated from Taizu, and was generally filled by local large and wealthy households, and in the Huaxi area of Chun'an County, the grain chief was naturally Wang Dewang's big household.

When Fang Yingwu heard the word grain chief, countless research materials flashed in his mind, and Zuihou summarized it into one sentence that he summarized by himself - the profession of grain chief can be both conscience and conscience.

If you have a conscience, you will suffer some losses yourself, such as paying out of your own pocket to make up for the shortfall, and reducing the loss by a few percent; If you don't have a conscience, let others suffer, such as using a big bucket to collect tax grain, and add a few percent more losses.

Fang Yingwu asked again: "Uncle Wang came to my village, why did he come to my village?" "If Wang Dahu dares to say that it is a coincidence, it is too humiliating for IQ.

"I heard that Tan Errand has arrived, and he is also an old acquaintance, so I specially came to see the situation." Wang De thought about it, and then replied, otherwise it would not be easy to be convincing in how to answer, it is better to say a few words of truth.

According to the observation just now, Fang Yingwu guessed that Wang Dahu might know about Tan Gongdao's coming to Huaxi Village. Fang Yingwu glanced at the people around Wang De a few more times, and one of them was still holding an abacus in his hand, and it seemed to be Mr. Bookkeeper.

Take Mr. Bookkeeper to see the situation? In this regard, he vaguely guessed that Bacheng wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, take the opportunity of Tan Gongdao to come to the village to force tax arrears, buy a few acres of land at a low price or put a few debts?

Fang Yingwu also added more malicious speculation - Wang Dahu and Tan Gongdao may have colluded in advance. one pretended to collect tax arrears in the name of the government and forced people to sell their land; One took the opportunity to eat in and annexed some fields.

It is not impossible to xingxing, and there are many examples of black-hearted grain chiefs plundering people's wealth in historical materials.

I also remembered that Wang Dahu's family was able to monopolize more than 100 acres of land in the three villages on both sides of Huaxi, where there are few narrow fields, how did they make their fortune? Maybe he is really not good at stubble, so Fang Yingwu, who was studying in the past, was very resistant to marrying the Wang family, and Fang Yingwu had a headache when he thought of this.

The family owes him thirty taels of silver, if it weren't for his father's talent reputation, plus the little lady of the Wang family who thinks about herself, I am afraid that she would have been arrested by Wang Dahu and sold herself to pay off her debts

However, although there are some speculations, there is no need to announce it, Fang Yingwu still understands this bit of sophistication. He looked around and said, "My father owes my uncle thirty taels of silver, and if it is written off, I will naturally sell this thief to my uncle for disposal." ”

Wang De didn't understand what Fang Yingwu had in mind, and frowned and said, "Isn't the virtuous nephew joking, this matter is also worth thirty taels of silver?" Don't I even have this face? ”

Fang Yingwu arched his hand, "Since the deal can't be negotiated, then don't do it!" "Then I'm going to leave with the team.

Wang De was slightly angry, "What do you mean?" Tricking me? Is this the same thing? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, let my uncle down. This trip to the county, my little nephew and I are imperative! ”

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