Reading guide: "Brother, you know the beginning and end of this matter, you should go back to Hengzhou with me." I can't tell what I can't say, you come forward to make a round, and the matter is over. ”

"Lord Zeng's most urgent thing now is that he can't buy a boat. In a few days, we bought hundreds of boats for him. He can't rejoice yet, how can he have time to see the flaws! Brother-in-law, don't be suspicious, just be bold and go back to Hengzhou! ”

Seeing that Wang Duo was not very happy, the "number one" hurriedly said: "Wang's parents are impatient. We are not solitary eaters, but whatever we can take care of, we will certainly take care of. We all eat the bowl of rice from the official family, you just don't speak, how can we lose your credit? Ming'er, we will officially run an errand in the official inn. You're so busy, we don't want to bother all the time. Wang, we say goodbye. ”

Hu Outline and his entourage walked for a long time, but Wang Duo was still stunned.

In the afternoon of the same day, two strips were hung out in the official inn one after another. One of the items reads: "Constitutional Order Hunan Regiment Training Naval Division Battleship Bureau"; One note reads "Yiyang Civil Ship Registration Office".

Soon, Wang Duo received a message from Hu Outline in the name of the "Constitutional Order of the Hunan Regiment Naval Division Warfare Bureau". The message ordered Yiyang County to immediately inform the fishermen of the county to register with the "Yiyang Civil Boat Registration Office" within two days with the official certificate of the fishing boat; If you do not register after the deadline, the fishing vessel will not be collected.

Below the message, there is a purple flower official defense stamped with "Hu Hu, a member of the Constitutional Hunan Development and Examination Bureau".

Wang Duo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly posted a post, and the notices were also posted all over the streets and alleys.

The next day, the "Yiyang Civil Boat Registration Office" began to be lively.

Many fishermen thought that the government wanted to take back the old vouchers and issue new vouchers for their fishing boats. This is a good thing, and the fishermen naturally refuse to lag behind, and rush to the registration office to register first. But Hu is not in a hurry. Every time he received a certificate, he fired a slip with the name of the ship's owner, the ship's number, and the official defense below. The fisherman took the strip and needed to walk into another office room, where Xu Ye was sitting. Xu Ye took the slip and looked at it as usual, and then opened another note, although there was no official anti-seal on it, but a dragon flying and phoenix dancing Xu character was written.

Xu Ye then said: "You go to the wharf, there is a tent set up there, and there is a note posted on the outside, which is: Survey Office." You give the strip to the old man who is running an errand inside. There you go. ”

The fishermen took the strip and quickly rushed to the pier, where they found that there was indeed an extra tent on the pier.

"Number One" sat inside, took the fisherman's slip, and put it in the wooden cabinet next to it very seriously, but took another slip from the table and held it in his own hand.

"Number One" got up and walked out of the tent and asked the fishermen, "Which is your boat?" You take the master over and I'll take a look. ”

The fishermen dared to slack off, so they hurriedly led the way and walked straight to their own boats.

"Number One" looked inside and out, put the strip in his hand on the boat with batter, and said, "Such a broken ship should have been split and burned a long time ago." Fulfill you. Give you three days to find a place to settle down. ”

The fisherman couldn't understand the words of "number one", so he asked ignorantly: "Xiaomin dared to ask the big man: The villain's family has lived on the boat for many years." Where are you going to settle down? ”

"Number One" said impatiently: "Since ancient times: the people do not fight with the officials. If you want to fight, you can't fight. You don't understand the affairs of the government, and you don't understand what the lord said. Come into the tent with me. ”

The fishermen did not dare to ask any more questions and followed them into the tent.

"Number One" sat down, took a written note, handed it to the fisherman, and said, "You can name it and wait to receive the money." ”

The fishermen couldn't write, so they had to put a handprint.

After doing this, the "number one" took out a certificate that had already been stamped with official defense, added numbers ranging from 50 to 20 to it, and handed it to the fishermen: "This is a certificate, and it must not be lost." When the money for the purchase of the ship comes down, there will be a notice posted there, and you can take this to receive the money. You're done, get out. ”

The fishermen came in in ignorance, and finally went out in confusion. Hundreds of fishermen, almost without exception.

In just two days, nearly 400 fishing boats in Yiyang County, except for a few that were too dilapidated, were almost all sold to Xiangyong sailors.

Seeing that Yiyang's boats had been bought, and no fishermen had come to the "Yiyang Civilian Boat Registration Office", the number one asked Hu Outline to send Xu Ye out and go to the dock to urge the fishermen to leave the boat and go ashore. He locked himself in his room, ordered his soldiers to make a pot of tea and put it on the table, and then spread out the bottom cases of buying a boat one by one on the table, and began to add new bottom cases. and of ten taels, he changed it to a hundred; and of twenty taels, he changed it to two hundred taels; If it is more than fifty taels, he will change it to five hundred taels. There were more than a dozen grain merchants' ships, which were often hired by the government to transport grain, and the hulls were not only large but also new, and he changed them to 5,000 taels.

He destroyed the old bottom and locked up the new bottom.

After drinking tea for a while, he invited Hu Xuan over, closed the door, took Xindi out, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, in one day, tens of thousands of taels of silver have arrived." You take this case, and Ming'er will go back to Hengzhou to see Master Zeng. For a reason, please ask him to quickly transfer the boat money to the benefit, and we will go to the next county. ”

Hu Outline looked at the bottom case and found that it was outrageously inflated, so he was a little timid, and he muttered for a long time before saying: "Brother, you know the beginning and end of this matter, you should go back to Hengzhou with me." I can't tell what I can't say, you come forward to make a round, and the matter is over. ”

"Number one" said: "It is said that my brother should go back to Hengzhou with you." But if my brother leaves, what will happen if these people don't hand over the boat? Xu Ye is a useless person, he can only run errands and learn to speak, and he has no great ability. When the people are in trouble, how can he hold it down alone? ”

Hu Xuan said: "Brother, this is what I am most worried about. The people really made a fuss, but how could it be good? ”

"Number One" smiled and said: "Brother has already thought of a good idea, these Diao people dare to make trouble, I will let Yiyang County arrest people!" Since ancient times: the people do not fight with the officials. As soon as these people saw that the government was arresting people, how dare he dare to make trouble again? Brother let him go bankrupt and lose his life! ”

Hu Xuan thought for a while and said: "Master Zeng is a person who has seen the world, I am afraid that he will see the flaws. ”

"Number one" said: "Lord Zeng's most urgent thing now is that he can't buy a boat. In a few days, we bought hundreds of boats for him. He can't rejoice yet, how can he have time to see the flaws! Brother-in-law, don't be suspicious, just be bold and go back to Hengzhou! ”

Before Hu could speak, a personal soldier walked in and said, "Lord Hu, uncle, the county's parents ask to see you." ”

"Number One" didn't think about it, so he said: "Tell Wang's parents that the bureau is busy and it is inconvenient to meet customers." When something happens, I will inform him. Tell Wang's parents to take care of his errand. ”

After the soldiers went down, Hu Xuan smiled and said, "Brother, listening to your tone just now, it looks like a Taishou." (End of chapter)