Shenjiazhuang.

In the courtyard of Boss Shen's mansion.

Under a towering and old-fashioned tree, there is a black stone table, and four stone benches that are also black and shiny are like mirrors.

The ugly ghost Shen Lao Er sat on the east side.

took a sip of tea, yawned and said, "Brother, what are you worried about?" ”

"Didn't you just run away with a few tenants?"

"It's like if I marry a wife, the old one doesn't go, and the new one doesn't come."

"As long as our family's fields are still there, we don't have to worry about new tenants not coming."

Shen Lao Er is still relatively optimistic.

And Boss Shen didn't think so, he gritted his teeth and said, "We didn't run a few tenants, the whole half of the village, all ran to Qin Tao's side. ”

"Qin Tao's dog."

"Wouldn't it be nice to charge more land rent?"

"You have to do something else."

"Not only us, but also tenants from other villages, all running towards Qin Tao."

Speaking of this, Boss Shen snorted coldly and said, "Qin Tao is afraid that if he eats it, he won't be able to pull it out." ”

"He only has so much land, and now he has built a new village, and half of the tenants have been added, and it will be up to him to see what he can feed himself."

Boss Shen thought viciously, and then said: "Those poor ghost tenants, they alone are a mouth for eating, and if they can't feed them, they will eat people when they turn around." ”

Shen Lao Er nodded, and said with a smile: "I heard that the county is going to collect grain again, this time it will collect more, Qin Tao's guy is pretending to be a big head again, and the family donated 10,000 stones." ”

"Hmph, let him do it, when he looks good."

The two brothers of the Shen family are talking about this matter, which is also what they have been concerned about recently.

"Brother, maybe in the next two days, the county officials will come to our house to collect grain, and then we will say that the food at home is not enough."

"See what they can do with us?"

Boss Shen pursed his lips and nodded, and said: "Our family can't stand up to the government, you immediately send someone to inform the other landlords, so that they must be the same as us, just say that the grain is not enough, at most three thousand stones, and not one more grain." ”

The law does not hold the public accountable.

Boss Shen felt that his plan was foolproof.

"He Qin Tao has a good relationship with the magistrate, and when it comes to the critical moment, the magistrate is not the first to take him." Boss Shen is schadenfreude.

Shen Lao Er sent someone to inform the other landlords.

At this time, the people of the county government also came.

Just as Boss Shen thought, when the official entered the door, he directly explained his intention.

"Fifteen thousand stone of military rations, all of which will be delivered tomorrow."

The officials spoke, and there was no room for them to turn back.

Boss Zheng rolled his eyes and said with some disdain: "We don't have so much food, at most three thousand stones." ”

The official did not move, and then said: "There are a few in front, similar to what you said, but they are all imprisoned by the magistrate. ”

"This is military rations, and you can't bargain, understand?"

"Shen Dongjia, a big family like you, I personally think that taking out more than 10,000 stones of grain is a trivial matter, and there is no need to waste your tongue at all."

The words of the officials are also true.

But Boss Shen is stingy, especially asking him to donate food, it is like picking his skin.

"Thank you for reminding you, it's just that most of our tenants have run away this year, most of the land rents can't be recovered, and there are still large tracts of wasted land, so there is really no food."

Boss Shen put on a bitter gourd face to show the officials.

The official didn't seem to be interested in his face, turned around and said, "Lord Zheng will come in person in a while, and you won't be allowed to fail to pay the grain." ”

Official affairs.

Where is there room for bargaining.

Once it's settled, it's basically a certainty.

Boss Shen also reported a glimmer of hope.

Less than an hour after the official left, Zheng Lun really came to the Shen family wearing an official hat.

Boss Shen didn't dare to slack off, and went out to greet him in person.

Today, it seems that all the government officials are dispatched, and the number one hundred and ten people are not mighty.

Boss Shen knelt down.

saw Qin Tao and Zheng Lun coming out of the sedan chair together.

"I'll go!"

Boss Shen scolded in his heart.

Sure enough, Qin Tao is a good person, and he can intervene in anything.

Boss Shen only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other.

The mastermind of today's incident is Qin Tao.

Qin Tao built a new village, and he had more tenants, and the land in his hand was indeed not enough to plant.

That's why Qin Tao came up with this idea.

What bullshit landlords, slaughter one less one.

If the landlords are endless, the tenants will starve.

The existence of these landlords is like a group of scrawny people raising these big beasts with fat brains.

They opened their huge mouths and chewed not a single bone residue from the tenants' doors.

"Get up." Zheng Lun was very polite.

"Master Xie." Boss Shen is also decent, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake in front of Zheng Lun.

Boss Shen deliberately ignored Qin Tao, anyway, Qin Tao was the same as him, he was also a landlord, so there was no need to slap Qin Tao.

"My lord, please come to the house for a while." Boss Shen wanted to invite Zheng Lun to sit at home.

He wanted to find an opportunity to send some benefits to Zheng Lun, so that maybe Zheng Lun could be more accommodating.

"Qin Tao, then let's go in and sit for a while?" Zheng Lun looked at Qin Tao.

Boss Shen secretly scolded Qin Tao in his heart for being a bastard.

Keep up appearances.

raised so many tenants, collected very little land rent, and took the initiative to donate 10,000 stone of grain.

I'm afraid that Qin Tao is already strong outside.

is also followed by the magistrate, five people and six big heads.

"Boss Shen is also an old acquaintance, so it doesn't hurt to go in and sit." Qin Tao nodded and said.

So, Qin Tao and Zheng Lun walked into the Shen family compound together.

"Well, the life of a landlord is nourishment." Zheng Lun looked at the Shen family's compound and said with appreciation: "I, a small county, I'm afraid that even if I work hard all my life, I won't be able to live in such a good mansion." ”

"My lord, you have a clean breeze on your sleeves, so naturally you can't compare to those corrupt officials." Qin Tao said with a smile.

This made Zheng Lun a little embarrassed.

Because he received a large vat of silver ingots from Qin Tao.

Boss Shen scolded Qin Tao in his heart for being a sycophant.

He invited Zheng Lun and Qin Tao into the guest hall.

As usual, the food was served.

First respect Zheng Lun, and then respect Qin Tao.

After drinking wine for a while, Zheng Lun's eyes were red, and he said a bunch of bitter things about being an official.

Boss Shen seemed to hear the meaning of Zheng Lun's words.

So, he pretended to be clever and asked his subordinates to prepare a hundred taels of silver, which was brought to Zheng Lun like a treasure.

"My lord, this is a little bit of the villain's heart, not a respect, please smile." Boss Shen clenched his fists and said.

He hoped that Zheng Lun would take the money.

As long as the money is given away, it will be much easier to do your own things.

"This ......" Zheng Lun seemed to be embarrassed.

Qin Tao immediately said on the side: "Shen Dongjia's wishes, you should accept it, my lord." ”

"Cover it up." Zheng Lun obeyed Qin Tao's words.

This made Boss Shen feel that Qin Tao was the real magistrate.