Jiang Wenyuan wrinkled his eyebrows when he heard this: "What did you say, you have been recruited three times?" "The imperial court stipulated that each county could conscript a certain number of forced laborers each year, according to the actual situation.

Before he came to Suzhou, he made a detailed study of the situation in Suzhou. He clearly remembered that the number of forced laborers reported for conscription in Zengping County this year was zero.

The old man said that he had actually been recruited three times, and it seemed that there were quite a few people.

"What Zhuangzi?" Jiang Wenyuan asked.

The old man said: "Heh, what kind of Zhuangzi can it be." The county commander repaired Zhuangzi in the south of the city. A few days ago, several more were pulled out of it, all of them exhausted. If this continues, where will we people still have a way to live, and if we don't starve to death, we will die of exhaustion. ”

Jiang Wenyuan was shocked and angry in his heart. Immediately sent people and soldiers to check in two ways, all the way to the Zhuangzi mentioned by the old force, and all the way to the county office.

Yu Linwei, who was sent to the county government, came back and said indignantly: "Go down to Zengping County Government to urge, let more people be sent." The county commander didn't even show up, and there was only one master to deal with his subordinates. The master was quite arrogant and said that there were so many people, and if he couldn't wait, he would pay for someone to repair it. ”

Half a day later, another group of people who went to Zhuangzi also returned. said that the county ordered Sun He to personally supervise the work on Zhuangzi, and then Zhuangzi recruited more than 300 laborers. Moreover, it is not so much a Zhuangzi as a luxury manor casino and brothel.

A county order, using power for personal gain, privately recruiting people to build a luxury manor for himself, even privately set up a casino brothel. It's an unforgivable sin.

As soon as Jiang Wenyuan heard this, the fire "rubbed" and came up, "Let's go, let's go to meet this Zengping County Order and see if it's a human or a ghost!" ”

Jiang Wenyuan took a team of thirty people to Zengping County. The county commander Sun He is not in the yamen, only a master is there.

The master saw so many people breaking into the county government violently, especially the one at the head, the momentum of the whole body, I am afraid that it is not a simple person. I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I don't know what is important for you to come?" ”

Jiang Wenyuan said expressionlessly: "What about Sun He? ”

When the master heard that this person actually called the county commander by his name, his heart beat even harder. Said: "Our county ordered the adults to go to the countryside to inspect, not in the county office." I don't know who you are ......? ”

"Suzhou Prefect, Jiang Wenyuan!"

When the master heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The lower official has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, please forgive me!" ”

Jiang Wenyuan sneered: "Forgive sins, forgive what sins." Do you need my forgiveness for your sins?

When I went to the countryside to inspect, I went down to his gold cave to inspect!

When someone came, he immediately took someone to surround the Zhuangzi to the official, and no one was allowed to let him out until the matter was clarified. Capture Sun He for me. ”

The master broke out in a cold sweat, kneeling on the ground and shaking like chaff.

Finished!

When Sun He was caught by Yu Linwei, he was flirting with a coolly dressed woman in his arms.

When he was arrested, he was still arrogant, saying that Diao Min, who came from somewhere, dared to commit a crime.

The little head of the team led by Yu Linwei flashed their waist cards, and Sun He's face immediately turned white.

No matter how muddy he is, he is also from a Jinshi. You won't even be able to recognize Yu Linwei's emblem.

Hearing that the newly arrived prefect Jiang Wenyuan, the Marquis of Qingzhou, was already sitting in his lobby, Sun He rolled his eyes and almost fainted, and the people who were holding him woke up alive.

After that, things will be easy to do.

Jiang Wenyuan mobilized manpower and quickly raided the manor and the residence of the county government and Sun He.

More than 70,000 taels of cash alone were copied out, and there were a number of other pearl and jade calligraphy and painting land deeds. In addition, in addition to the casino, there are more than twenty women in his estate, and what these women are for, you can think of it with your toes.

In the county government in his backyard, in addition to his wife, he also has seven concubines and twelve children, all of whom wear gold and silver, so they are not rich.

Yu Linwei found a secret cabinet from his bedroom, where there were several account books, which recorded in detail the evidence of his crime of accepting bribes from the people in the past few years.

After Jiang Wenyuan looked through it, his hands were shaking with anger, pointing at Sun He and scolding, and even burst into a foul language: "I'll go to your mother's!" This is only a large number of people in Zengping County. You are a Jinshi from a humble family, and you have looted so much property in just five years, and the land has made you three feet thin.

You go and see, go and see the people outside, who are not clothed and hungry, but you have big fish and meat every day, and your neighbors have fish, and your conscience has been eaten by dogs? ”

Suzhou is bitterly cold, but anyone who has a little way does not want to come here to be an official. This Sun Heben is also from a poor background, and his skills are average.

After arriving in Suzhou, there were no outstanding political achievements, and there was no backstage, so he knew that there was no hope of transferring. simply colluded with the local rich gentry hooligans.

Wantonly embezzled and accepted bribes, forcibly occupied the people's women and people's land, and even privately requisitioned the people's husbands to build luxurious manors and private casinos and brothels for them, which was like a local emperor.

There is a popular saying in the local area: "The yamen is open on both sides, and there is no reason to come in if you have no money." This is a true portrayal of his corruption.

It wasn't until the torrential rain washed away the road that Jiang Wenyuan overheard the road construction laborers complaining and felt that something was wrong, and the matter broke out.

When the matter was clarified, Jiang Wenyuan took out the sword given by the emperor and picked Sun He's black yarn on the spot. Because of his heinous crimes, he was sentenced to be executed, all his family property was confiscated, and all his family children were exiled to the southwest border.

The rest of the people involved in the case were dealt with one by one, and those who should be killed were killed, and they should be exiled and exiled. After dealing with these, Jiang Wenyuan wrote a detailed excerpt and urgently reported to the capital overnight!

Hearing that Sun He, the dog official, was sentenced to be executed by the new prefect, the people of Zengping all cheered. Many homes in the city even lit firecrackers.

When Sun He and several other main criminals were escorted to the execution outside the city, the people rushed to hear the news, and the clods, stones, rotten vegetable leaves, and even cow dung greeted several people, shouting at the "dog official", "go to death", and "you have today".

The Yu Lin guards, who were in charge of escorting the prisoners, were also hit several times. Quite emotional, he was also the county commander, and when he heard that Lord Jiang left Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou sent ten miles to each other and knelt on the ground to stay.

This Sun He caused the resentment of the people to boil, and they couldn't wait for him to die soon. It can be seen that the people have their own scales in their hearts.

Why do you think there is such a big difference between officials? It would be nice if there were a few more good officials like Master Jiang in the world.

In front of the pile of rocks outside the city gate, as the executioner Xue Liang's butcher's knife fell, several dog officials led by Sun He finally ended their sinful lives.

No one went to collect their bodies for them, so they only let the people from Yizhuang come over and wrapped them in a roll of straw mats and went to the mass grave outside the city.

A county cannot be without the person in charge, and Jiang Wenyuan cannot stay in Zengping for a long time. After careful consideration, he brought a person named "Wu Zuoshan" up to be the master, and temporarily handled the affairs of the county government.

Wu Zuoshan was originally the master of the Zengping County Ya, because he couldn't get used to the actions of Sun He and a few people, and he didn't want to be in the same stream with him, so he was squeezed out by them everywhere.

With no way to ask for help, he had to leave angrily, and only taught for a living for the past two years.

After Jiang Wenyuan sent someone to invite him, the upright middle-aged man cried silently: "My lord, why didn't you come two years earlier, otherwise the people of Zengping would not have lived so hard." ”

Jiang Wenyuan patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Thank you for your hard work." The official assures you that as long as the official is here in Suzhou for a day, such a thing will not happen again. ”

beheaded Sun He, Jiang Wenyuan took the roster, and at the fastest speed, paid Sun He's over-recruited laborers 50 yuan a day, and those who unfortunately died of exhaustion were also doubled in pensions.

They are still willing to pay for them to repair roads that have been washed away by torrential rains.

The laborers took the silver, knelt on the ground and shouted: "What a great master of the blue sky!" After that, he happily ran to the official road.

At this point, everyone also knows that this nobleman who is very reasonable and easy to talk is their new prefect in Suzhou, the Qingzhou Marquis Jiang Wenyuan, who has grown high-yield grain and is famous all over the world.

The people immediately rejoiced and rushed to tell each other.

Three days later, the road was opened. The convoy was able to continue on the road. At this time, they were still more than 400 miles away from the capital city of Suzhou.

Another two days passed, and after 51 days of bumpy on the road, they finally arrived at the capital city of Suzhou on the fifth day of the ninth lunar month.

After entering the mansion, Jiang Yuqing threw himself on the big bed that was cleaned up and tidy, and he didn't want to move for a while. She hadn't been in a carriage for so long in eight lifetimes, and her heart was too tired.

On the second day after arriving in Suzhou, Jiang Wenyuan began to get busy. All kinds of things, thousands of things, must be straightened out one by one.

The Lu clan was also busy sorting out the back office, buying missing supplies, and rough servants.

Only Jiang Yuqing is the most idle, and he takes Bai Xiaoshi around the mansion every day to explore. As for Bai Xiaojiu, now is not the time to let it out, you have to find a chance.

More than ten days after Jiang Wenyuan's arrival.

The excerpts he sent to the capital from Zengping were also placed on the imperial case.

After Emperor Xia Jing saw it, he was first angry at what Sun He and others had done, and bluntly said that it was good to kill. Seeing the last few words, he couldn't help laughing and said, "This Jiang Wenyuan is still straightforward. ”

It turned out that the last of the excerpt read: "Zengping cannot be without the chief officer." The minister would like to recommend one to His Majesty.

This person's name is Lu Pingzhang, he is the master of money and grain in Qingzhou, with a clean temperament, and his ability and skills are not bad, or he may be qualified for the post of Zengping County Commander.

is the only one who is famous, and the worst is that he is the minister's brother-in-law. But the virtuous do not avoid relatives, and the minister still has to mention it. ”

Emperor Xia Jing remembered that Qin Jue had also served as a county magistrate in Qingzhou for a few years, so he sent someone to ask Qin Jue. Qin Jue was happy when he heard that Jiang Wenyuan recommended Lu Pingzhang to be the commander of Zengping County.

Emperor Xia Jing said: "Lu Pingzhang is really good, and he has the ability. His father opened a school in the local area, taught and educated people for more than 20 years, and his reputation and family style were very good. ”

So Emperor Xia Jing had a number in his heart. The next day, the officials issued a letter of appointment and sent it to Qingzhou as soon as possible.

Let's say that more than ten days later, when Lu Pingzhang received the letter of appointment, his head was confused.

Before his brother-in-law went to Beijing, he had a detailed discussion with him, saying that if His Majesty sent him to serve in a foreign country, he would be willing to follow him. Of course he was willing to go.

Leaving aside Jiang Wenyuan's own family, he has the strength and ability, and he has a good temper. is not greedy or corrupt, working with such a person, no matter how pleasant and easy it is, is the dream of almost all subordinates.

Later, when he heard that his brother-in-law had been promoted to five levels in a row and was sent to Suzhou as the prefect, he was happy. I am also ready to go to Suzhou at any time.

But he never thought that he was not a staff member, but a county magistrate. That's just the way the pie drops in the world.

Lu Pingzhang came home in a daze, went to the table to eat in a daze, picked up the porridge on the table is a big mouthful, and was squirted out with a hot mouthful, and the soul finally returned to the body.

Chen Shi said strangely: "What's wrong with you today, why are you so soulless, you can burn it when you eat porridge." Lu Pingzhang said: "Daughter-in-law, I am an official." ”

Chen glanced at him: "You are also a master, are you barely an official?" ”

Lu Pingzhang said: "It's not the master. It is the county order of Qipin, and the county order of Zengping County, Suzhou. My brother-in-law did it for me, and I have to leave in two days. ”

Chen's apricot eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Really, that's really good." ”

Lu Pingzhang also laughed: "I only planned to go to Suzhou to be a staff member for my brother-in-law, but I never thought that he would find a position as the county chief official for me." I was so surprised. ”

Chen said happily: "We have to thank him well." ”

The couple went back to Silk Bay that night and told the family the good news.

After Lu Laoxiu was overjoyed, he told his son earnestly: "Your brother-in-law has a conscience, and he always thinks about our family when there are good things."

After you pass, you must take on the responsibility of a county parent official. The affairs of the people must be taken to heart, what should be done must be done well, and what should not be taken will not be taken.

Dad doesn't ask you to make much merit, at least be worthy of the trust of the saint, and don't smear your brother-in-law's face. ”

"Dad, my son remembers."