After sending off the shopkeeper of the full building, the master also walked to the county master's side from the side.

"Congratulations to your Excellency for being able to earn 1,200 taels of silver so easily when you first take office, and the days will be long in the future, I believe that your Excellency will be able to earn a lot of money during your tenure. ”

The county master glanced at the master.

"Easy, there is a fixed number of how much wool there is on a sheep, I know better than you how to shear the sheep, do you think that if the shopkeeper of this full building does not send this thousand two hundred taels over today, I will let him go?"

The master complimented.

"Yes, yes, the adults are thoughtful, and the villains are extremely admired. ”

Although he knew that most of the compliments in the master's words were fake, the county master still laughed happily, after all, no one doesn't like people to praise themselves, even if the words that praise people are not sincere.

"But things must be reversed, I also know how much money this full house can earn a year, after knocking him today, don't provoke the shopkeeper of this full house if it's okay this year, good things can only be grinded for a long time. ”

After the master said a lot of sycophants, he came to the county master's side and asked in a low voice.

"My lord, there is nothing to do today, and there is no individual around the adult to take care of him, why don't we go to the dream tower in the city tonight, although the dream tower has a background in the rivers and lakes, but some of the rules in the yamen they can also sav, tonight the adults can not only hold the oiran, but also make a small profit without pain. ”

The county magistrate crossed Erlang's legs with a leisurely expression, looking very comfortable.

"Who said that there is nothing to do, the Jiangyang thief in the prison is still waiting for the trial of this official!"

"Isn't this man waiting for the Autumn Queen to be beheaded and add a sum of money to the book of merit of the adults? ”

Maybe it was because he was in a better mood, and the county master patiently answered the master's question.

"Do you know why you can only be the master and I am the county master? It's because our vision is different, when you are still concentrating your energy on that little credit, I am already thinking about how to get back the two thousand taels of silver I spent from that Jiangyang thief, he is a famous Jiangyang thief in our Yuanshan County, if you want to say that he doesn't have any treasure or anything, do you believe it?"

Master's eyes slowly became brighter and brighter, thinking that he was also the master of a county town, why didn't he think of this?

"My lord, I'll go to prison and bring that Jiangyang thief to awaiting trial, we have to take out all the money in his hand!"

Looking at the figure of the master running out in a hurry, the county master hurriedly said with a smile.

"Do it more hidden, bring him to this back hall, and don't forget what you said about going back to the Dream Tower, it's okay to go today or not tomorrow! I don't know how much money I spent for this county order, I have to hurry up and earn some money back, don't you!"

The master didn't answer his words, so he just ran towards the cell, and he didn't know if he heard it, but it didn't take long for the Jiang Yang thief who lived in the same cell with Zhang Jingsheng to be taken to the back hall of the yamen, kneeling on the ground and waiting for the county magistrate to deal with it.

"Zhenshan Tiger Pang Zhen, this county heard that your kung fu is good, but I don't know if you can jump up with this shackle weighing forty pounds, if you can, you can jump one for this county." ”

The thief, whose real name was Pang Zhen, smiled indifferently.

"The adults laughed, there is my share of jumping in front of the adults, this villain can still see it thoroughly, don't say that there are these shackles, even if there is no me in front of the adults, I can't jump up!"

Seeing that the Jiang Yang thief who had been invincible in the past was so well-behaved in front of him, the county master laughed very happily.

"Pang Zhen, I know you are unwilling, but you have finished playing in this life, but there is a way to finish this game! If I don't want you to die, that is, you can't die if you peel off your eighteen layers of skin, and if I want you to die, a light knife can keep you from being tortured, you also understand what I mean, I want to make a deal with you, you give me all the money you hide in your hand, and I will give you a happy one then." ”

Pang Zhen, who was kneeling on the ground with his legs bent, stretched out his shackled hand and touched his heel, and then unknowingly pulled out a silver ticket that was folded into small squares from that part of his body, and then threw it to the county magistrate.

At the signal of the county magistrate, the master ran over and opened the silver ticket, there was a lot of money, and the denomination was also very large, and this silver ticket was a full five hundred taels! I don't know if this Pang Zhen was hiding in those places before, so he escaped the search of those arresters and jailers.

However, these five hundred taels are a drop in the bucket compared to Pang Zhen's net worth, and over the years, in the county master's plan, this Pang Zhen should have at least 10,000 taels!

Looking at the five hundred taels of silver ticket in front of him, the county magistrate frowned.

"Pang Zhen, Pang Zhen, do you want to use these five hundred taels to buy it safely? Others don't know your bottom, I know a little bit about it, I advise you to take out the money obediently, anyway, you can't take it into the ground." ”

Hearing the threat of the county master, Pang Zhen was not nervous, he had not seen any scenes over the years, even if the person in front of him was the county master, if he was alone, he Pang Zhen would still be able to kill a litter of such a county master.

But although he thought so in his heart, Pang Zhen didn't show it at all, but pretended to be very stuttering.

"Hey, hey, hey, county lord, my county magistrate! I want to ask you, how much is your annual salary?"

The county magistrate hesitated for a moment and then said.

"According to the law of Da Chu, the county official does not have a quarterly salary of fifty taels of silver, so this year is only about two hundred taels. ”

"It's only two hundred taels?"

Pang Zhen pretended to be surprised, and Gao Shen exclaimed.

"My lord, my five hundred taels are a lot, which is enough for adults for two and a half years, and my lord is not satisfied. ”

"Smack!"

The county magistrate slapped the table, then got up from his seat and pointed at Pang Zhen and said.

"Next to the surname, you don't know what to do, even if you don't explain it honestly, this county has its own way to pry your mouth open, this county just doesn't want you to suffer now!"

Seeing the anger of the county magistrate, Pang Zhen still did not panic, and seemed to have eaten the county magistrate.

"Don't worry, don't you just want money! I, Pang Zhen, have been a robber for so many years, will I still be short of money? It's just that before I take out the money, I need an adult to do me a favor." ”

In order to stabilize this Pang Zhen, the county magistrate deliberately touched his beard and said.

"What's the matter, if it's not difficult, this county can help you!"

Pang Zhen said with a smile.

"It's very simple, as long as the adults let me go, the adults can have as much silver as they want!"

"I let you go? no way, this is impossible!"

Pang Zhen is still not in a hurry, and he still looks like he is smiling.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to what I say, my lord's annual income is only a few dollars! It's only two hundred taels, this can only be regarded as a small business for me Pang Zhen! The adult said before that he wanted to make a deal with me, but in fact I also want to make a deal with the adult!"

The county magistrate didn't speak, and Pang Zhen continued after chuckling.

"Eight thousand taels! County master, I will buy one of my own lives with eight thousand taels!"

The master and the county master glanced at each other, and both of them saw greed in each other's eyes, but they were not carried away by the eight thousand taels.

"What if I don't say yes?"

The county magistrate looked at Pang Zhen and said.

"If the county master doesn't agree, he will naturally not be able to get the eight thousand taels. ”

"You're threatening the county?"

"It's not a threat but a fact, adults don't know, although the villain is alone on the surface, but in fact I am the big boss of Baoshan County to South Taihu Mountain, so my silver is naturally placed in the stockade, and if the adults don't let me go, I naturally won't get the eight thousand taels." ”

The county lord's eyes were a little disbelieving.

"Are you a bandit from Taihu Mountain?"

If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Taihu Mountain to deliver a letter, saying that Zhenshan Tiger Pang Zhen was arrested by you in Baoshan County, and let them bring 8,000 taels to ransom people, and someone will come with money at that time. ”

Hearing Pang Zhen say this, this county master has already believed half of it, but this can't be used as a reason to let him go, you must know that this Pang Zhen's name has already been handed over, if he can't find his person when the autumn queen asks for beheading, his county order will be considered the end.

"Pang Zhen, you are also a habitual offender, I believe you don't know what the crime of private release is, you are going to put me to death!"

Pang Zhen had already thought of the answer to this matter, and when he saw that the county magistrate raised this concern, he immediately answered.

"Your Excellency is very shrewd in everything, but why did you make a mistake in this matter? With your skills, it is not difficult to help me find a substitute for the dead ghost, and then the adult will kill him with a knife and die without proof, and I will change my name, then who will know the news that my Zhenshan Tiger Pang Zhen is still alive?"

Looking at the county master's heart-warming eyes, Pang Zhen knew that his chance to survive had come.

"Besides, my lord, relying on your greed in Baoshan County today for one hundred taels and two hundred taels tomorrow, when will you be greedy to make a lot of money! But if the lord cooperates with me, it will be completely different, as long as the lord finds the basic information of the caravan for me in the city and the way they must go, I will be sure to rob them, and the property that will be robbed will be divided between our Taihu Mountain and the county lord fifty-fifty, and at that time, I dare to guarantee that the county lord will be able to earn the second eight thousand taels in less than a year!"

The county master was very moved, but he also knew that this matter was very risky, and whether he wanted to do it or not needed to discuss it with this master.

"Come on, pull this nonsense Jiangyang thief down for me and keep him under strict guard, this person actually wants to confuse the county and let him go, it's really bold!"

Being dragged away, Pang Zhen was not angry, let alone struggling, he knew that today's goal had been achieved, and the county master would definitely come to him in three days.

After the others walked away, the county master said to the master.

"What do you think of this, is it feasible?"

The master is also a little frightened in his heart, but he is no different from this county order, they are all black-hearted people who are greedy for money and greedy to the bones.

"Lord County Order, according to the following opinion, the degree of danger in this matter is very great, and it is a big crime to be beheaded by a disgraced official, but wealth is in danger, and eight thousand taels is not a small amount, if this order is completed, maybe the adult's capital will be transferred back directly. ”

The county magistrate nodded, and then continued.

"But now there's a question, should we go there to find a replacement for that Pang Zhen?"

After hearing this, the master hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"My lord, isn't there still one in our prison, that guy named Zhang Jingsheng actually dares to scold the adult in public, in my opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to kill him!"

After carefully planning in his heart, the county lord nodded with satisfaction, as if he had found some seamless solution.

"What you said is right, as the so-called horses have no night grass and no fat, people have no windfall and no wealth, it is impossible for us to make too much money in this Baoshan County, then we can only think of a way outside Baoshan, as for what is called Jingsheng, just treat him as unlucky. ”

After speaking, the county master took out the previous silver tickets of 1,200 taels from his arms, and then took out the two silver tickets of 500 taels from the shopkeeper of the full building and put them in the hands of the master.

"This is the money of the shopkeeper of the full house, you send this thousand taels back for me, and we will not do the business of his nephew. ”

The master took these two silver tickets and didn't leave, because you must know that this is a thousand taels!

"It's... My lord, we have eaten the money in our mouths and spit it out, we are too much of a loss!"

"Hmph. ”

The county master snorted coldly at the master again, and then taught him a lesson.

"What do you know, if we let others know that we received the money from the shopkeeper of the full building this time but didn't release his nephew, will someone come to do business with us in the future?

Looking at the direction of the crowded building outside the gate, the county lord said a little gloomily.

"Besides, I didn't say that I wanted to let go of this thousand taels! If you send it back, it's just to ask the shopkeeper to keep it for me temporarily, and I will naturally find a chance to get it back later!"