The sword is often the most terrifying when it hangs over the head and will not fall.

Because if you can know the moment when it falls, you can make up your mind, or close your eyes and wait for death, or stubbornly resist, or die together.

But the sword on his head was obviously raised, but it was shaky, so that the lamb under the sword could not understand his mind, and every second of his next breath might have a butcher's knife fall, and he might be safe...... I don't even give a happy death.

In short, it is impossible to let go of illusions and prepare for struggle.

That's the most torturous thing.

At present, the squires and wealthy families in the number one box of the Drunken Immortal Building are caught in this kind of torture, like being ordered by the scumbag county to PUA, they are all wandering in the box and sighing, suffering from gains and losses.

The delicacies on the table are full of color and aroma, and no one touches a single chopstick.

"What are the plans of the prefectural magistrate? Didn't you hear that you don't check the accounts, why are those military masters still wandering around at the door of our house every day? ”

"Hmph, who said not to check, the old man heard that on the night of the check, a demon sneaked in to burn the account, and the county commander was furious, and he personally beheaded a scribe who colluded with outsiders. I can't say that I don't need to check the accounts now, and it is possible to directly raid the house in the name of arresting the demon! ”

"This ...... You guys are so bold. It's good now, but it directly angered the prefectural magistrate. ”

"What do you mean? My Chen family is a law-abiding Zhou Liangmin, how could he do such a head-killing thing. ”

"Heh, who of you Chen doesn't know, it's really an old good citizen, I heard that I secretly sent someone to Merlot Park last night to give gifts to the county magistrate, and the funniest thing is that I was rejected...... The old man wondered, why didn't such a good citizen make up all the commercial taxes that had been missed before, and why did he not donate more than he did at the last fundraising banquet with such respect for the county order, and why did he follow everyone to unify his voice? Oh, it turned out to be cowardly, and the doorsteps of good citizens were also patrolled by elite soldiers like us. ”

"You...... You old fisherman......"

"That's it!" Liu Ziwen, who had been sitting at the table and blowing tea, suddenly put down the teacup with a "pop".

The quarrel in the box stopped, and everyone sat down, each drinking tea with their own thoughts in silence.

A tall, round-faced young squire frowned and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, don't make any noise, don't forget what we're here for today." ”

A seat was back, and the old landlord with a wrinkled face said bitterly:

"This table of apology wine, what if the county magistrate doesn't come? Why don't we send the silver directly to Merlot Garden, come to apologize, the county order wants silver for disaster relief, let's make up some for each family, just give it, the things that can be solved with silver are not things, the old man has already said it, why do you have to secretly fight against the official......"

The sad old landlord's words were suddenly paused, because Liu Ziwen got up, picked up the teapot, and poured him tea politely, the head of the Liu family spoke gently, but the words he spit out were not gentle at all:

"Uncle Wu, in the past, thanks to everyone's promotion, we unanimously recommended our Liu family to take the lead. The previous Longcheng County Commanders, we also boiled like this, how effective it was, everyone was very satisfied with it later, and I didn't see Uncle Wu say anything at that time, and now I encountered a little setback, Uncle Wu said this, it's not appropriate, right? ”

"No...... Square peg. Uncle Wu pulled out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and hesitated: "But the county commander has soldiers in his hands......"

"Liu knows."

Liu Ziwen lowered his eyelids, gently pushed the tea in front of the old landlord, and gently patted the back of his old hand:

"This fight back and forth is nothing more than the exchange of interests and the mutual mention of conditions, this Lord Ouyang did not immediately lead the troops to lift the table, that is, there is still a chance to talk, so that the fish will not be broken. Aren't we here to have a banquet today to invite guests to apologize, and donate a sum of money in the name of repairing the yamen to see if this Lord Ouyang can be satisfied. ”

"Everyone can afford Liu, and Liu will naturally consider the overall interests of everyone, but ......" Liu Ziwen changed his words, "You are not allowed to kneel down and surrender like Wu Bo just did, this not only harms the interests of our Liu family, but also damages the interests of everyone here." ”

"Good...... All right. ”

Liu Ziwen smiled lightly at everyone, with a posture that he was still in control, and the latter relaxed.

However, Liu Ziwen's heart was not easy at all, and the quarrel between everyone just now also made him aware of the weakness of these landlords and old wealthy, and their respective hearts.

If he knew that there was a pig teammate, then it would definitely be all on these people's heads at this moment.

The box was quiet again, Liu Ziwen drank tea calmly, and the others saw it and regained some confidence.

But at this moment, Liu Ziwen's mood was a little heavy.

I don't know what the outcome of yesterday's accident in the East Treasury was, and I don't know if the chess pieces sent have burned the accounts with handles.

Liu Ziwen's people only heard today that night, after Xie Lingjiang went to chase and infiltrate the qi practitioners, the Ouyang County Commander rushed to the east treasury in time, and took out the head of an old scribe, hung it at the head of the city after dawn, and immediately blocked the east treasury with heavy troops, and it seemed that he didn't check the accounts anymore, but as soon as the morning dawned, he rewarded the soldiers of the Chong Mansion, and it seemed that there was some major action.

In the past two days, that Captain Guo Yi led the soldiers around the streets and alleys of Longcheng, as if searching for the qi practitioners who broke in that night, and also seemed to be ready to break into the houses at any time, especially focusing on the squires and wealthy families in the house, which made everyone panic.

Did you succeed that night? What does that Ouyang Lianghan want to do?

Liu Ziwen frowned in his heart, the feeling that this situation was faintly out of control made him very uncomfortable.

At this moment, the footsteps of a group of people going upstairs were heard outside the door.

Liu Ziwen and the squires and rich men immediately put down their teacups and got up to greet them at the door.

However, when the gatehouse was pushed open, it was not the figure of the young county magistrate standing outside, but a young blue-clothed catcher.

"Xiao Yan catcher? Why are you here, Lord Prefectural? Someone asked in confusion.

Yan Liulang walked into the door, did not squint, walked to the middle of the box, and bowed his hand to everyone casually:

"The Ming Mansion is busy with official business, so I don't have time to come over, so let me talk for him."

Liu Ziwen and the others breathed a sigh of relief, although no one came, as long as they didn't talk about it, it would be good if they could have something to say, that is, if the conditions were discussed, and some were discussed, that is, there was room for maneuver.

"Xiao Yan Zhuye, please take a seat. Come on, serve tea. ”

"No, not a few words, I'll leave after I'm done." Yan Liulang shook his head,

"Why don't you sit down and discuss?"

"Ming Fu said, there is nothing to discuss about these things, and you will definitely agree." The blue-clothed catcher glanced meaningfully at the puzzled and curious squires and rich men in the box.

Liu Ziwen looked at everyone behind him, and turned his head together:

"What do you have to say about the county commander, please tell me!"

Yan Liulang first stood up two fingers, and then put down one finger:

"First things first. The 780 yuan raised at the last fundraising banquet, plus the ...... you want to donate to this thanksgiving banquet How much? ”

Liu Ziwen continued: "I heard that the county government house was washed away by the flood, and there was no way to live in it, everyone was worried about their parents and officials, and this time they decided to donate a hundred yuan to the county government, a total of 1,300 yuan, to donate to the county government to repair the official house, and I hope that the county will make the adults laugh and accept ......it."

"Alright, 1,300 times, right?" Yan Liulang interrupted and continued to order: "All this money, you will exchange it for food, send it to the disaster relief camp on the outskirts of the city, and it must be ten cents a bucket, and the normal market price before the flood will be converted." ”

"This ......"

Liu Ziwen and Cheng Yuanwai, the head of the Chen family, Wu Bo and others couldn't help but discuss, now the food after the disaster is a real scarf, ten Wen Yidou is simply a man and a woman cry, everyone's faces are a little hesitant, until Yan Liulang calmly increased:

"This time, the soldiers of Zhichong Mansion came to Longcheng to assist in the investigation of the Jimincang corruption rice case on the order of the superintendent Lord Shen, and the investigation has been almost done in the past few days, and the Ming Mansion will let them return to Jiangzhou in a few days."

Liu Ziwen immediately made a decision, "Yes, two thousand and eighty yuan, Liu will make up a fraction of it, exchange it for food at the price of ten wen and one bucket, and it will be sent to the disaster relief camp on the outskirts of the city early tomorrow morning, hoping to relieve the worries of the county commander." ”

Yan Liulang nodded, as if he was not surprised, and put down his last finger:

"Second thing. Mingfu said, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming, this is a major custom of our Wu Yue's hometown, in previous years, it was a dragon boat race to eat zongzi and insert wormwood, sacrifice Quzi, although this year is flooded, but it is no exception. ”

"But the surrounding counties don't seem to do ......," Cheng Yuanwai hesitated.

"Other counties in Jiangzhou don't do it, we have to do it in Longcheng, and we have to do it the biggest and best, so that everyone can have a Dragon Boat Festival."

Liu Ziwen and the others were stunned, but they were vigilant, "The county magistrate shouldn't ask us to raise money for the festival again, right?" ”

Yan Liulang shook his head and continued:

"You don't have to donate a lot of money. Ming Fu said that when he first came to Longcheng, he could not only care about the refugees, but also had to give the squires and landlords and the rich families in the county some care, not favoring one over the other, this Dragon Boat Festival was for the people of the county to participate together, Longcheng County Yahui actively organized, and the people had fun. ”

Liu Ziwen and the others looked at each other, and no one immediately answered, probably thinking about what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of a certain young county commander.

It wasn't until Yan Liulang nodded and said "but" that the old foxes in the room said "here".

"However, this Dragon Boat Festival, our county is going to be the largest and most lively in the whole Jiangzhou, and it is to attract businessmen and tourists from all over the world to come to celebrate the festival.

Yan Liulang pointed in the direction of Butterfly Creek:

"But before holding the event, we have to repair the county seat of Longcheng, the banks of Butterfly Creek and Peng Langdu, don't you say? Moreover, this time there should be a lot of old houses collapsed and ships damaged, and they can be repaired together. ”

Liu Ziwen asked tentatively: "Repair is to repair, but what is the repair method?" ”

"Of course, I won't let you donate money for repair, the Ming government decided to let the young and middle-aged people from the disaster relief camp outside the city into the city to help repair these facilities, but since it is the houses and pavilions of your families, it is naturally not the county government that pays for it, each family pays for their own work, and the county government assists and organizes manpower.

"In addition, during the Dragon Boat Festival, if you want to hold any activities or banquets, you can come to the yamen to apply for strong men among the refugees, and you don't need to pay on credit."

When Liu Ziwen and other squires and rich lords heard this, they fell into a short silence.

In fact, the plan proposed by this Ouyang County Commander has a very obvious purpose and is not hidden, and everyone in the box is a thousand-year-old fox, so you can see it clearly; Isn't this "work for relief", where the rich contribute food, the poor contribute their efforts, and the government sends letters, each taking what he needs.

In addition, Longcheng County's developed transportation connecting Yunmengze and the Yangtze River also belongs to the wealth of these squires and wealthy people, and it is beneficial to them to use a Dragon Boat Festival to attract businessmen and tourists from all over the world, which can indeed reduce the bad impact of floods and promote commerce and trade on both sides of Butterfly Creek.

Liu Ziwen, Cheng Yuanwai, the head of the Chen family, Wu Bo and others were all quite surprised, but they didn't expect that the new county order that was tricky for them to turn the table and want to raid their homes before today suddenly threw out a gentle plan that took into account the interests of all parties.

This...... It is the leap in the ideological realm from fighting and killing to the sophistication of human feelings.

Is it really the same person doing it?

During the banquet, several squires secretly sighed.

However, maybe he was frightened by Ouyang Rong, maybe he was worried that there was a pit, or maybe the family business was biased and did not involve this benefit.

Liu Ziwen and others did not reply immediately.

Yan Liulang was not in a hurry, he circled around the luxurious box in this Yuanming Building with his back hand, occasionally taking a look at the expressions of Liu Ziwen and the others, looking careless......

Well, this is actually what he learned from Mingfu recently, in Mingfu's words...... To let these people fall into the trap, you have to be calm and forced, let them spontaneously make up for your brains and strengthen you.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Yan Liulang turned around and asked, "What are you thinking about?" ”

Liu Ziwen didn't speak, silently looked at Yan Liulang and the other people's faces, in fact, he was not interested in this Dragon Boat Festival event, the Liu family did not rely on water transportation and commerce to reap profits, and the swords that Gu Yue Sword Shop should sell were sold as usual, even if the Dragon City was flooded, it would not be sold.

But although there is no benefit, there is no harm either, and it is feasible or not.

And now, Liu Ziwen wants to temporarily stabilize the new county order with soldiers in his hand and wait for the distant water...... So what's the point of selling face, besides, the other squires in the box seem to be very excited about this plan, although the Liu family is the leader, but it can't stop the financial path of the followers, it's better to push the boat with the water.

Liu Ziwen served tea lightly; Cheng Yuanwai, the head of the Chen family, Wu Bo and others took the initiative to speak, and asked some questions about the pit, Yan Liulang also followed the words of a young county order, answered them one by one, and the two sides talked harmoniously.

Seeing that everyone else agreed, Liu Ziwen put down the teacup and took the lead:

"The county commander loves the people like sons, and such a plan that is beneficial to Dragon City is indispensable."

"Okay, I'll go back to the Ming Mansion first, and Master Diao and other colleagues will contact you for the follow-up."

"Xiao Yan catches the master slowly." The relaxed crowd sent each other one after another.

Yan Liulang nodded and turned to leave, but as soon as he walked to the door, as if he remembered something, the blue-clothed catcher quickly stopped and turned his head:

"By the way, there is a small thing to forget, Mingfu said that if it is good to talk to you today, in order to show a little caution, he can release the price limit order for grain in the county."

Liu Ziwen was slightly stunned, thinking that his ears had misheard, "What do you mean?" ”

"Literally, from today onwards, the government will no longer restrict the price of grain in Longcheng County, and after you go back, you can rest assured that you can increase the price and sell it as you like."

A tall young squire with a round face covered his mouth and coughed: "Ahem, these are market prices, not controlled by us, they are the prices based on the relationship between supply and demand on the market, the catcher laughed hahaha." ”

Yan Liulang learned the expression of the Ming Mansion after he ordered this matter, and smiled faintly, "Okay, let's believe in the market together, and you will meet again." ”

He went downstairs and left.

Only a group of squires and landlords were left staring at the place, as if they were still in the surprise of pie falling from the sky.