Chapter 110 Dark Accounts of Taxes

said that it was too late, it was fast, and suddenly there was a whoosh, and a black shadow shot out of the house, and went straight to the little tiger, and everyone was shocked, seeing that the tiger was already unable to dodge.

Only another sound of breaking wind was heard, and the black shadow that shot towards the tiger had been knocked to the ground by a stone and broken in half, and it was a feathered arrow.

Before everyone could react, two black shadows came out of the house one after another, this time shooting Wang Da and Wang Xiaoer, and these two arrows were still shot down by two stones without accident.

These three arrows were fast and accurate, but Xie Huchen's flying stones were even more accurate, and he actually stopped all three arrows.

The three of them were so frightened that they hid behind the stone mill and shouted loudly.

Zong Chenghan was not surprised at all, and said to everyone: "I'll just say it, he has a very strange temper. ”

He turned to the house and shouted, "Brother Miki, it turns out that you are at home, why don't I call you and don't agree." ”

I saw the door slowly open, and out came a middle-aged man with a thin figure but a very strong look, his eyes were like torches, and at first glance he was the eyes of an archer.

"Cheng Han, how can you be with these black skins. Chen Sanmu asked coldly.

"Brother Miki, you misunderstood, these are all my friends, and I came to you to ask you something. Zong Chenghan explained.

"Hmph, you were the one who shot down my three feather arrows just now?" Chen Sanmu looked at Xie Huchen, and there was a hint of doubt in his tone, as if he couldn't believe that this weak scholar had such a flying stone skill.

"That's right, it's under the bottom, Brother Tai's archery is accurate, Xiaosheng admires and admires, but I don't know why these subordinates want to attack me. Xie Huchen replied.

"Subordinate, it seems that you are an official?" asked Chen Sanmu.

"The new magistrate of this Guanyi County is here, and he has to ask his brother for something. Xie Huchen said.

"Yixian, you came from afar, what advice do you have? Chen Sanmu asked coldly.

"Naturally, it's for Brother Ling, Chen Sanshui's matter. Xie Huchen didn't ask him if he knew Chen Sanshui, and directly said his name.

A hint of panic flashed in Chen Sanmu's eyes, although he didn't answer, he had already captured this detail by Xie Huchen.

Coupled with the three arrows that came for no reason just now, shooting directly at the official errand, Xie Huchen was even more sure that Chen Sanshui was hiding in him nine times out of ten.

"What Chen Sanshui, I don't know. Chen Sanmu quibbled.

Xie Huchen didn't reply to his words, and shouted straight into the house: "Chen Sanshui, come out, don't hide, I know you are here, I am the new magistrate of Yixian County, there is something important to verify with you, don't worry, I am not here to arrest you." ”

"I said how you guys are messing around, get out of here, what about Zhixian, Yizhou is not under your control. Chen Sanmu was about to blast everyone out when he spoke.

"Chen Sanshui, what you have in your hands is related to the well-being of the people of Liming in Yixian County, and even related to the Southern Han Dynasty, do you plan to hide it like this for the rest of your life? Even if I can't find you, can you hide from those behind-the-scenes?" Xie Huchen shouted loudly again.

"You also said, 'You all get out of here.' Chen Sanmu said angrily.

"Alright, Miki, let them in. Suddenly, a voice came, and everyone looked at the door of the house, and there was a middle-aged man who was also thin, but his face was yellow, and he looked slightly sickly.

Xie Huchen followed the middle-aged man and entered the house. The others remained in the courtyard, and everyone did not speak, but they looked at each other like this, and the atmosphere was very strange for a while.

"Presumably you are Master Chen, you should know the reason why I came to you. Xie Huchen sat down and said, he looked around, the furnishings in this room were very simple.

"I knew someday someone would come to me, and I knew I couldn't hide from it. Chen Sanshui shook his head and said to himself.

"Master Chen, don't panic, I'm not here to arrest you. Xie Huchen hurriedly reassured him.

Chen Sanshui's eyes were full of panic, and when he heard Xie Huchen say this, he relaxed a little.

"If you don't come to arrest me, then why are you here to find me?" asked Chen Sanshui.

"Since I took office, I found that the former magistrate of the county indulged in tax officials, set up a name, and collected a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but the flow of these silver taels is a mystery, this official has the heart to investigate this case, knowing that you have a secret account, this matter is very important, and now the Jiangzhou government is also paying attention to this matter, and I don't know who else is behind this, so for the safety of Master Chen, I advise you to hand over the secret account. Xie Huchen said 1510.

"How do I know you're not cheating on me, I have these ledgers in my hands, at least I can save my own life. Chen Sanshui said with a wincing face.

"Master Chen, if you think about it carefully, if this official can find here, can't others find it here? Now that the people from Jiangzhou Mansion are in Yizhou City, it will not be long before they will find here, and it is not certain whether they will still reason with you like me. Xie Huchen said.

"Then can you guarantee that I will hand over the ledger and be safe. Chen Sanshui asked.

"This official promises, you give me the account book, and I will arrange for someone to send you two brothers out of here, find a safe place to live in seclusion, and when I find out about this case, it will be when you see the light of day again. Xie Huchen said with an oath.

Chen Sanshui thought for a while, turned around and opened the box in the corner of the room, took out a few thick account books from inside, and put them in front of Xie Huchen.

"Lord Xie, these books are the secret accounts of Yixian County's miscellaneous taxes in the past year, and they are very important, so you must collect them. Chen Sanshui patted the account book and said solemnly.

Xie Huchen took the account book, picked up a book and flipped through it, but found that he couldn't understand it at all, and all the numbers written on it were numbers, and there was no direct mention of taxes, money and food.

"My lord, these accounts are all recorded in coded language, and it is normal for you to see it at first glance. Chen Sanshui said.

"What kind of code is it?" Xie Huchen asked.

Chen Sanshui removed the top few account books, revealing the bottom book. This book is not a ledger, but a book that brings together all the words.

"You will be able to read the secret account by translating it according to the number of pages, the number of lines, and the number of words. Chen Sanshui explained.

"I see, but you are careful. Xie Huchen said.

"That's right, it's also a measure to prevent the books from falling into the wrong hands. Chen Sanshui replied.

"Then why is there only this account book for the last year, where have the rest gone?" Xie Huchen asked again.

"Originally, every year the county magistrate would take the account book and go to the Jiangzhou Mansion to reconcile the accounts with other adults, and there was an account in Lord Jin, which was the general ledger of the accounts of each county, but this year's accounts were not carried out because of the fall of Taiwei Cao and Lord Jin. Chen Sanshui said.

When Xie Huchen heard this, he probably understood in his heart that this whole set of dark account system must have a direct connection with Cao Xiangui, and his minions were responsible for the implementation in all the prefectures and counties of the Southern Han Kingdom, and the last flow of taxes and silver must have gone into his pocket.

Cao Xiangui is now down, but this dark account system is still running secretly, and the reason why Jiangzhou's dark account system has problems is also because Lord Jin was unlucky with him, so he seized the opportunity to get this dark account.

Now it seems that someone in the DPRK is eyeing this set of dark account system and this huge amount of tax silver, otherwise Zhuang Menglong would not have sent someone to inform Xie Huchen at the beginning of his tenure, presumably the original dark account of Jiangzhou Mansion has fallen into his hands.

Although I don't know who is behind this Zhuang Menglong, it must not be a simple character.

This thick stack of account books, Xie Huchen still needs to study slowly after returning to Yi County, but it is urgent to arrange the transfer of Chen Sanshui and the two brothers.

Xie Huchen put away his burden, carried it on his back, and walked out of the door with Chen Sanshui, only to see that Chen Sanmu was looking at the others with hostility outside the house, and Xiaohuzi and the others also pressed their hands on the official knife, looking like they would do it at any time.

"Okay, everyone relax, Master Chen and I have already negotiated. Xie Huchen said.

Hearing this, Chen Sanmu looked at Chen Sanshui, and after getting an affirmative nod, he finally let go of his hostility, everyone exhaled, and the tense atmosphere finally dissipated.

"Two, you can't stay here for long, please pack your luggage quickly, and I will arrange for someone to take you to a safe place. Xie Huchen said.

"Thank you, my lord, I wish you to investigate this case as soon as possible and have prosperous official luck. After Chen Sanshui finished speaking, the two brothers hurriedly went into the house to pack their things.

"My lord, you can count it out, we are all scared to death outside, and the big man keeps staring at us as if he wants to eat us alive. Wang Daxin said with palpitations.

"We Orion are rough people in the mountains and fields, and we don't deal with the people in the government, not to mention that he thinks you are here to arrest people, but now it's okay, the misunderstanding has been eliminated, and I have also retired, you are busy, I will go back first." After Zong Chenghan finished speaking, he left, he knew in his heart that it was better to know less about the affairs in the official mansion.

"The two brothers can no longer stay here, so you can see where they should be placed. Xie Huchen summoned everyone to discuss.

"Back to my lord, the villain has an aunt in Fuxian County, not far from here, and I can arrange for them to go there for a while. Xiaohuzi said.

"That's great, it's just going to bother Brother Huzi. Xie Huchen said.

"Don't say that, adult, you can use the villain's place, that's the blessing of the villain. Xiaohuzi laughed.

After a while, the two Chen Sanshui brothers packed their luggage and followed everyone back to the city, Xie Huchen rented a carriage for them, and asked Xiaohuzi to take them to Fuxian.

"Your Excellency is really kind-hearted. Wang Da said.

"Master Chen is an important witness, and there will be times when he will be needed in the future. Looking at the carriage in the distance, Xie Huchen checked the burden in his hand, only feeling heavy.