Xie Huchen returned to Yixian County and carefully studied the dark accounts for a few days, and the amount recorded in them was huge, and it had reached fifty percent of Yixian's legal tax revenue.

If this is the case in all counties, it is equivalent to Lufu Prefecture and County under Cao Xiangui's control, and one-third of the financial revenue has gone into his pocket.

No wonder as soon as he fell, Chen Jing set his sights on this piece of fat, presumably he had been coveting it for a long time, otherwise in the trial of the Cao case, he would not have deliberately opened up to this matter.

The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. With such a large sum of money, I am afraid that everyone will have to be tempted, and money and power have always been inseparable.

So before Cao Xiangui fell, how did this dark account system work? Xie Huchen had to figure out this problem first.

According to the hierarchy, the account books at the county level are reconciled with the state government level, so the state government level will naturally have to reconcile with the various control systems.

Tang Jian, this name came to Xie Huchen's mind.

He is one of the commanders of the left road of Jiangnan and one of the eighteen roads of the Southern Han Dynasty, with seven state capitals including Hongchangfu, Jiangzhou, and Yizhou.

In addition to being Cao Xiangui's nephew, he also has a prominent identity, the emperor's brother-in-law, a proper imperial relative, plus he has military exploits, and he has no contact with Cao Xiangui on weekdays, so he was not implicated in the Cao case.

After the fall of Cao Xiangui, in addition to being admonished by the Son of Heaven twice, he was not punished in any other way, and he was still comfortable as his feudal official.

Although he has no relationship with Cao Xiangui on the surface, who knows secretly, maybe he is the key person who helps Cao Xiangui control the secret account on the left side of Jiangnan.

Xie Huchen knew that if he could think of this, Zhuang Menglong would definitely be able to think of this, and he would definitely win Tang Jian's support.

Since the fall of Cao Xiangui, it is equivalent to the fall of the big tree that Tang Jian relied on, but he did not immediately fall to the emperor and confess everything, presumably the amount of money involved in this secret account is huge, so he is hesitant.

At this time, if Chen Jing woos him, as long as the price is right, I'm afraid he will agree.

Now Xie Huchen has to compete with Zhuang Menglong for speed and time, but with his official position, it must be even more difficult to meet Tang Jian directly, and he has to find another way.

"Your Excellency. Wang Zhiyuan came in and interrupted Xie Huchen's thoughts.

"It's Zhiyuan, what's the matter? Xie Huchen asked.

"That's right, right now, it's the busy season of the autumn harvest, and many families have lost their labor force due to this epidemic, so I'm here to ask your Excellency if we can send manpower to help these families. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"Oh, this is my negligence, I only took care of this dark account in my heart, but I forgot about this, thanks to your reminder Zhiyuan, your proposal is very good, you go to arrange, ensure the minimum manpower requirements for the daily office of the yamen, and send out the rest. Xie Huchen replied.

"Yes, by the way, my lord, I feel that you have been worried since you came back from Jiangzhou, is it because of this secret account? Wang Zhiyuan asked.

"Well, but this matter is not urgent, we have to think about it in the long run, the biggest thing in front of us is this harvest event, and the people take food as the sky. Xie Huchen put down what he was doing, got up and said.

"Then the subordinate will do it. Wang Zhiyuan retreated.

Autumn is high and cool, and the rice waves are rolling, which is a good time for harvest.

Farmers wield sickles in the rice fields and enjoy the joy of harvesting.

Since Xie Huchen arrived in Yixian County, many of the harsh taxes set by his predecessors have been exempted, and the lives of the people have become better and better.

Different from the previous autumn harvest, this year's fields have many more yacha with trouser legs and sleeves, which is a strange scene that the people have never seen before.

The officials and lords who used to be powerful and blessed also went down to the fields to work hard with the people.

This is also because Xie Huchen rectified the county government, removed a group of moths that oppressed the people, and recruited a group of people from clean backgrounds who were enthusiastic to help others to join, making the entire Yixian government government a new one.

"Whew. Wang Zhiyuan raised his head, held a sickle in one hand, wiped his sweat with the other, looked at the sun in the sky, and didn't realize that it was noon.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's have a sip of herbal tea. "Several women with a group of children brought buckets of herbal tea.

"Wow, it's delicious. Wang Zhiyuan picked up the big spoon, and the cool herbal tea slid down his throat into his stomach, and the fatigue of the morning seemed to disappear without a trace.

He has worked in the county government for so many years, and he has never felt so fulfilled and confident. Everyone was smiling from the bottom of their hearts, a smile they hadn't seen in years.

"Thank you so much, adults, you all have a quick rest and a bite to eat. The women said.

The children delivered the steamed buns to the officials.

Looking at the steamed buns in his hand, Wang Zhiyuan's nose was sour, and his eyes suddenly blurred.

"Eat quickly, everybody, and we'll work hard in the afternoon. ”

Wang Zhiyuan suddenly heard a familiar voice, and when he looked up, Xie Huchen was wearing a short beat, holding his trouser legs, beads of sweat on his face, holding herbal tea and gulping cow drinks.

"My lord, why are you here?" Wang Zhiyuan shouted in surprise.

"Hahaha, you're all here, of course I can't be left behind. Xie Huchen laughed.

After a morning's work, Xie Huchen was also like an ordinary farmer, with sweat and dirt on his face, completely lacking the elegance of the scholar.

The officials present were also accustomed to Xie Huchen's surprise, you look at me, I look at you, and laughed together.

In this special busy farming season, under the leadership of Xie Huchen, all the officials of Yixian County were dispatched, which not only maintained the stability of the market after the epidemic, but also helped many people to complete the harvest smoothly, and was affectionately called "the people's county" by the people.

On this day, Xie Huchen finished helping a farmer's family, and as soon as he walked into the inner office, he saw a familiar figure sitting there, drinking tea leisurely, while humming a little tune with Erlang's legs crossed.

When Xie Huchen saw him, his heart suddenly blossomed.

"Yu Shaoxia, I'm in a good mood. Xie Huchen said.

The person who came was Yu Chong, he came back from Tiger Roaring Heights, and his butt was not hot at home, so he came to Yixian non-stop.

"Yo, Huchen is back, what's wrong with you, changed careers?" Yu Zhong quipped.

"Haha, it's called experiencing life. Xie Huchen replied.

"I heard, you are a good county to observe the people's feelings, this way into the city, no one does not praise you, I heard that I am your friend, the people rushed to show me the way, almost didn't carry me to the county office. Yu Zhong said with a wicked smile.

"Don't bury me, how about the trip to Tiger Roaring Heights, I thought you would stay in Tiger Roaring Heights as an uncle. Xie Huchen said as he changed his clothes and wiped his face.

"How is that possible, am I the kind of person who forgets his righteousness, I have to come back and fight side by side with you. Yu replied.

"Then I'll see how you've fought alongside me. Xie Huchen also sat down.

"Hehe, how could I come empty-handed, I'll bring you a message. Yu Zhong said mysteriously.

"What's the news?" Xie Huchen suddenly came to his senses.

"You should know Tang Jian, right?" Yu Zhong asked.

"Of course, Jiangnan is in charge of the left side, my immediate boss, I am thinking about him. Xie Huchen replied.

"Hehe, I knew that the secret account you were thinking about had nothing to do with him, so I specially asked the brothers of the Red Gang to help me pay attention to his news. Yu Zhong smirked.

"Brother Yu, who knows me, don't sell it, tell me quickly, what news. As soon as Xie Huchen heard about Tang Jian, he couldn't sit still.

It is said that Tang Jian has made a lot of military exploits in the border army, and he is not a mediocre talent, not only Cao Xiangui's nephew, but also a dignified concubine. Yu Zhong told the story.

"It doesn't sound like a great traitor. Xie Huchen said.

"On weekdays, this Tang Jian has no other hobbies, he doesn't like gold and silver jewelry, he doesn't like warm nephrite, his only hobby is hunting, it is said that he often takes his own soldiers to hunt in the suburbs, no, it is said that he will come to Jiangzhou near Jiangzhou to hunt in the near future. Yu Zhong said.

"Brother Yu means that we can use this opportunity to contact him?" Xie Huchen replied.

"That's right, I think that although he has nothing to do with Cao Xiangui on the surface, he has been in control of the left side of Jiangnan for many years, and he at least knows something. Yu Zhong said.

Xie Huchen folded his fan, nodded, and said, "Brother Yu is right, but how should we contact him?" ”

"Since he likes to hunt, let's start with his hobby and create some opportunities. Yu Zhong looked cunning.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Xie Huchen asked.

"You come here. Yu Zhong whispered to Xie Huchen for a while, and Xie Huchen couldn't help nodding, seemingly agreeing with what he said.

"Drive. There was a shouting sound on the plain.

Under the light of the setting sun, a cavalry team of several hundred people rolled up the dust in the sky, from far and near.

Several big flags in the team are waving in the wind, saying """Jiangnan Left Road Control", "Zhenfu", and a "Tang" character flag, the flag inlaid with gold wire is particularly eye-catching under the light of the sunset.

"Your Excellency, this place is not far from the paddock, and it will be about another hour away. A scout came to report.

I saw that the leader was a man who looked like a military general, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a broad face, a red face, an extremely majestic figure, a divine arm bow hanging in front of the horse, and a short-handled saber behind him.

The cavalry in the ranks were all heroic and energetic, and at first glance they were all elite men who had been trained for a long time.

"Give the order to go down, march quickly, and set up camp in the paddock before sunset, tomorrow Japan will have a good hunt, haha. "The military general who spoke was none other than Tang Jian, the commander of the left road in Jiangnan.