When the county magistrate heard Chen Mu say this, he shook his head silently, more, he didn't know.

He is just the county magistrate of this county, and his connections are limited.

Chen Mu saw the county order like this, nodded silently, and knew that this county order was to tell everything he knew.

He sighed heavily, glanced at his subordinates, and his subordinates dragged the county order and a few ruffians out of the hall.

Chen Mu pondered for a moment, and then sent someone to the neighboring town to inquire about the news, this county commander dared to be so blatant, and he thought that the same situation would be in the neighboring town.

Otherwise, if there is too much difference in the resettlement of silver, the people will be dissatisfied.

Although the old man also said that there were relatives and friends who also received the resettlement silver, they got more money than them, but when they think about it, even if it is more, it is not much.

If the difference is too great, those villagers will definitely not sit still.

This matter is still under investigation, Chen Mu thought about it for a while, asked the old man and the old man's family to be resettled, and sent his men to search for the people in the city who only received one or two resettlement silver.

After two or three days in the city, he finally gathered all the people into the city.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Mu used the silver stolen from the county commander's house to settle the people, and made up for the silver that the people deserved.

When the people heard that an adult from the capital had come from the city to gather them and prepare to reissue the resettlement money, the people felt quite worried.

Many people had been threatened by the ruffians who had conspired with the county order, so when they heard about it, they still couldn't believe Chen Mu's men.

However, due to the might of the people sent by Chen Mu, they still gathered in the city with anxiety.

I thought that the waiting was theirs, and it might be another round of exploitation or threats, but unexpectedly, they actually got the surplus resettlement silver distributed from the capital.

Each of them received an extra nine taels of silver.

The people were stunned on the spot, looking at the silver in their hands, and looking at each other.

These people were gathered in the square in the city, Chen Mu sat in the carriage, looking at those people with a shocked face, he sighed silently.

After all, he was careless.

He did not expect that these officials would be so exploited.

He copied a lot of silver from the county commander's house, and the county magistrate was really a greedy for silver.

The money allocated by the capital, whether it is the resettlement silver or the disaster relief silver allocated over the years, the county order will be greedy.

This is also evidenced by the official seal on the silver in his house.

Now that the county order has finally been arrested, even if all the silver that should be allocated to the people is made up, Chen Mu has also left a large amount of silver in his hands.

For the sake of the county order confessing the matter and being willing to return to Beijing to testify, Chen Mu was ready to send the county order and the county order's family to the frontier, not beheading.

The county commander learned that Chen Mu was willing to spare their lives, and finally felt a little relieved.

At the same time, news also came from another county, and the facts did not surprise Chen Mu.

The people of that county received a little more money, but it didn't go much.

Each household only got two taels per person.

"The county magistrate of that county didn't find a ruffian, so he didn't be too harsh, he let his subordinates directly send the two pieces of silver to the people in the village."

"Those people were also placed in the city by him, and the resettlement money was paid by the people themselves."

One of his men bowed and said so.

When Chen Mu heard the other party say this, he nodded with a gloomy face.

When he issued an edict to let the county magistrates of each county resettle the people, he could specifically emphasize that those county magistrates should use the disaster money allocated by the capital to resettle the people.

It was another expense, but he didn't expect that the county commander and county guard would directly collect this fee in his own hands, and let the people pay for the resettlement fee themselves.

The people had no money to spare, so they had to live in the ruined temples of the city, or in some dilapidated empty houses.

Some of the people had a little bit of a voice, so they stayed in a simple inn and chatted to get by.

He also sent people to the neighboring counties to take care of the matter, and arrested the county order who was greedy for ink and silver.

After the matter was resolved, Chen Mu asked people to send news to the capital, and arranged for new officials to come to the capital.

Meng Qing saw that Chen Mu was planning to do this, but she became uneasy, and they did not pass on the news during their private visit this time.

Even the matter of making up the resettlement silver was carried out in private, and Chen Mu used the private money from the corrupt officials' mansions to make up for the resettlement silver.

Obviously, Chen Mu didn't intend to alarm the officials in the city who coveted the placement of silver.

Now, if the news is sent and people send officials to these two towns to take charge, it will most likely alarm the officials in the capital, and Chen Mu also understands what Meng Qing is thinking.

"Don't worry, I won't alarm those guys, I'll have people call my henchmen for a reason related to the trade route."

"When they come, they take care of it, and I'll go to the other towns where trade routes are opened,"

Since this kind of thing has happened in one or two cases, it must be repeatedly banned in other towns.

Meng Qing saw Chen Mu say this, and finally relaxed a little, she nodded and agreed, they came to this town to see the resettlement of the people.

lest the storm strike and drive the people to a dead end.

As a result, the people who were placed in the city survived the storm without incident.

A storm related to the settlement of silver came quietly, and it was determined that the people of the city had obtained enough silver. It's enough to find a new way out for yourself.

Chen Mu then took Cao Lao and Meng Qing to the next town, and after arriving in that town, Chen Mu immediately sent someone to investigate, as before, to investigate the resettlement of the people.

This investigation found out the problem again, and sure enough, just like the previous two towns, there was a county order and the people in the capital to annex the resettlement silver.

Chen Mu walked all the way like this, disposing of officials in various states and counties all the way.

By the time you get around, you'll have two towns left to visit.

Chen Mu also raided the homes of many Zhou County officials, and the treasury was quickly filled, and Chen Mu felt a little speechless.

"All the money I distributed to the people and let them live for their lives was swallowed up by these corrupt officials, and now I have taken it back."

"When the next allocation is made, I don't know which corrupt officials will swallow it, and it is really difficult to ensure that the court is honest and honest."

Chen Mu sighed with emotion, and Meng Qing also nodded when she heard him say this.

Meng Qing lifted the curtain and glanced out of the car, and saw that the town they were about to arrive had appeared at the end of the woods, Meng Qing spoke.

"I've heard that the officials in this town are quite incorruptible."