Chapter 454: Passing the Buck to Each Other
"Fart, the silver you gave us at the beginning was only two taels per person per household!"
When the county magistrate heard the ruffian say this, his eyelids jumped, he gritted his teeth and glared at the ruffian, when he opened his mouth to retort?
"No, what I gave you is ten taels, and the rest of the silver is all greedy by you, you are really greedy."
"His Royal Highness the Prince, if you don't believe it, you can go to their house and search it, this ruffian hooligan relies on oppressing the people, and he also has a lot of money."
"Go and search his dwellings, and you will find the silver."
Seeing that the county order was about to copy his old bottom, the ruffian hooligan was furious, he rushed forward, raised his fist and hit in the direction of the county order.
Before Chen Mu arrived, he was still flattering, groveling and working for the county order.
Now that he was about to lose his life, he couldn't care so much.
Seeing that the ruffian was coming, the county commander screamed, first dodged the ruffian's movements, and then angrily jumped up from the ground and rushed in the direction of the ruffian.
What is this ruffian?
It's just a bunch of bullies.
He's an official anyway, and as long as he thinks of pushing things on these ruffians, he can save his life.
This ruffian hooligan dares to do something to him!
It was really bold, countless thoughts flashed through the county commander's mind, he gritted his teeth, and the two soon fought together.
Because Chen Mu's identity had been exposed, many officials standing in the lobby did not dare to step forward at all, because they knew that if the county order lost power, they would also lose their lives.
They also knelt tremblingly outside the hall, Chen Mu saw the two scuffling together, he also sighed helplessly, raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows.
Then he glanced at Lord Ye who was standing aside.
Seeing this, Lord Ye rushed forward and separated the two.
The county commander noticed Chen Mu's movements, and immediately turned his head to look in Chen Mu's direction.
He arched his hand at Chen Mu, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead, and then said with a shudder.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have not said anything about it, that is, this ruffian has been greedy for all the silver, you can send someone to investigate the residence of this ruffian."
Chen Mu heard the other party say this, took a deep breath, sneered, he shook his head, glanced at Lord Ye, and then spoke.
"Go and search his house and find all the money."
only said him, the county order did not come back to his senses, he thought that Chen Mu was going to go to the homes of those ruffians to collect cash.
He breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned his head to glance at the ruffian again, and then snorted coldly.
The ruffian hooligan's face changed slightly, he took a step forward, and was about to say something, when he heard Chen Mu, who was sitting on the high seat, speak again.
"This county magistrate dares to be so greedy for this placement silver, he must have done a lot of such things before, and the official silver in his house must also be a lot."
"When the money is found, he will arrest all the people in his house, and either distribute them or behead them for public display."
As soon as these words were spoken, the county commander's face suddenly changed, his eyes were about to split, and he rushed forward with the intention of explaining to Chen Mu.
Seeing this, Chen Mu waved his hand.
The county commander saw that Master Ye had already retreated with people, and he also knew that he had no way out.
Now, if he doesn't confess the facts, then he is afraid that he will have to bear all this responsibility alone.
Chen Mu looked in the direction of the county order and saw a complicated look flashing on his face.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, and was about to say something, when he heard the county commander say suspiciously.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I am willing to summon the facts, as long as you can spare my life, I don't ask you to spare our family, as long as you can spare us and let us survive, even if it is a distribution, we are willing."
This county order also knew that if Chen Mu found more silver from his house, then his crime would be confirmed, and if according to the laws of Great Xia, he and his family would be dragged to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded.
He wants to fight for himself and fight for a way out, even if he recruits all the people above him.
He is also willing to let himself and his family survive as long as he can ......
The county commander took a deep breath and said that the matter related to the placement of silver would be 1510.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, when the resettlement money you allocated fell into my hands, there were already five taels per person in each household."
"As for the other five taels of silver, most of them were taken by the lord who distributed the silver from above, and after the five taels fell into my hands, I ...... again Drew out three taels. ”
"I gave the ruffian two taels, I thought about it, I had already given the ruffian a benefit, and he probably wouldn't take any more money from that money, but I didn't expect it."
When the county magistrate said this, he smiled bitterly, and the eyelids of the ruffians jumped when they heard the county magistrate say this.
This dog county order actually drew three taels of silver!
It's so hateful, they've only just smoked a tael or two!
And they are dealing with these villagers face-to-face, and they are also the easiest to expose, the ruffian hooligan immediately raised his head and looked in the direction of Chen Mu, and said loudly.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the words of this county order are not credible, maybe he has received more silver in his hands."
"Now I only say that I received three taels of silver, just to make you forgive him, these three taels may not be a large amount in your opinion."
Hearing the ruffian hooligan say this, the county magistrate immediately raised his head and glared angrily at the ruffian hooligan.
"You fart! I have evidence that what I say is not false. ”
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, there is a letter in my study, which was sent to me by the adults in the capital, telling me that it will be distributed to the people who need to be resettled according to five taels of silver per person per household."
When Chen Mu heard the other party say this, his eyes moved slightly, and he nodded in response.
Now that there is evidence, it is naturally better to do, he glanced at his subordinates, and immediately some of his subordinates hurriedly retreated and went to the county commander's house to collect evidence.
"Who is the one who sent you the letter?"
"Your Excellency from the Ministry of Works, if you want to build a trade route, the money will be sent to our county through their hands."
"I thought about it, since you can arrange for them to build a way of life, then they must be your henchmen, so I didn't pursue this matter."
Chen Mu sneered when he heard the county order say this.
Investigate?
What can be done, if this county order wants to be investigated, it must also be to get more silver.
The county magistrate saw the expression on Chen Mu's face, and a touch of embarrassment appeared in his eyes, and he also knew that Chen Mu only saw his thoughts.
"In addition to that person, are there any other officials in Beijing who have mentioned to you about the placement of silver, or have they conspired to participate in the matter of embezzling ink and relocating silver?"