The Peerless Demon of Martial Arts

Chapter 641

They traveled to the south of the Yangtze River by water, so they could avoid the reception of the government and visit them privately.This is Xingran's request, which is very interesting.Before going ashore, Li Tianxing ordered the guards to dress up as ordinary people and disperse them in various areas in the south of the Yangtze River. They will meet again after ten days.

There are a lot of flower boats by the river, the young master and the girl are dressed gorgeously, and the pedestrians on the street are not badly dressed, it is a good place for health preservation.Xingran went to the stall, bought a bunch of candied haws, and ate them happily, like a child.

There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the street, but suddenly a group of officers and soldiers rushed out, the leader seemed to be a chief executive, and let the passers-by get out of the way, waiting for the magistrate's sedan chair.This magistrate is very majestic, and he does eight big sedan chairs, which is the limelight worthy of an imperial envoy.

"Press the sedan chair!"

The magistrate came out with a serious face, without squinting: "Mr. Hu Qian, what are you doing? It is rumored that the emperor is going to pass by this province. Why are there so many flower boats?"

Mr. Qian immediately knelt down: "The general is confused, so let's do it."

"If the emperor sees a little bit of displeasure, I will join you first. In addition, the streets must be cleaned up, and everyone will be driven away. The emperor of the province will think there are assassins when he sees it."

Mr. Qian waved at the soldiers present: "Come on, take all these flower boats away!"

Xingran clicked his tongue: "Li Tianxing, it seems that you have caused a lot of losses to the people, and they don't even have to do business. You have to make up for this money."

It's enough to blow people away, and the soldiers directly overturned the stalls of other people's houses, and the things they got were all over the ground, almost like bandits.When everyone has left, there are not many people on the street, there are no street stalls, and there are no people walking on the street, just like a dead city.

The dead man entered a restaurant and ordered food.

"Boss, the officials here are really good. You don't have to lose money after smashing up so many stalls." Xingran said blatantly: "You still use the name of the emperor to do things, and people can't justify it."

The hotel owner waved his hand: "Guys, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs, you are trying to kill the shop."

Purple Winged Bat said: "What's the matter, nothing can stop the people's mouths. The government is incompetent, the people can't live a good life, and the rich are either evil gentry or poor officials. Why can't we say that."

Puppet Sha said: "Smelly bat, don't blame others, people's money is not blown by strong winds, but people have the ability to earn it. If you become an official, you can still get money. If you are in that position, don't will be poor."

"Oh, you guys, please don't say any more." The boss glanced at the door in fear, "Eat if you want to eat, and leave if you don't. Small shops don't dare to tolerate people like you."

Li Tianxing dropped a piece of silver: "Boss, don't be afraid, you take this silver first. I want to ask you something."

Before asking, the boss kept saying that he didn't know: "Don't ask anything, the villain doesn't know anything. If you want to eat, just order, and leave when you're done."

A small magistrate can also make people so scared.

If Li Tianxing was still the commander of Tiance Guard, he would have killed the magistrate with one blow.Hey, now that you're an emperor, your position is different, and you have more things to consider, so you can't kill people lightly.

In the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture, the governor of Jiangsu, the governor of Liangjiang, and the gentlemen of various prefectures were present.The emperor was about to go to the south of the Yangtze River, and they all had to discuss how to deal with this matter.

The governor has the highest official position here, and he was the only one who spoke first: "Everyone, the first thing the new emperor does when he ascends the throne is to rectify the administration of officials. This new emperor is Li Tianxing, the former commander of Tiance Guard. Does he understand well?"

The governor of Jiangsu said: "I have heard about this man. This man is very courageous, but I don't know why he stole Longting. Generally speaking, when the throne changes hands, there will be a change in the dynasty, but..."

The governor said: "We don't talk about the far, but the near. It has nothing to do with us whether he becomes the emperor or not. We manage the local area, and we just do our job well. Tell me, these years, the deficits in various places Whether it is blocked or not, don’t let people catch it and worry about the top of the head.”

The magistrate of Yangzhou replied: "Don't be afraid, we all have two accounts, and if we want to check, let him send them. As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress a snake, even if it is an emperor, it can't do anything to us."

Zhenjiang General Soldier shook his head: "It's hard to say. I heard from the lower officials that he settled the plague with a single person with no fame. With such courage, he is not just for nothing. We all have to be careful."

"Fang Zongbing is right." The governor was thinking about this issue: "Anyone can do fake accounts. More importantly, you must appease the local wealthy businessmen and people. The business of the Yandao Yamen will stop first. People caught the pigtails, and the governor can't protect you. However, since the emperor came in person, we still have to do some work on the scene. First allocate 50 taels of silver to repair the palace. This matter is handled by Yangzhou The magistrate will do it."

The magistrate of Yangzhou snorted: "It's not difficult. I can also write that 200 million taels of silver were used for repairs, for the sake of the emperor. In this way, first of all, he has embezzled himself. But... Your Excellency, the 50 taels Where does the money come from?"

"Of course you said it."

"Should I come out? The lower officials don't have so much money."

The fan of the governor of Suzhou rattled: "Prefect Zhao, you are too modest. Who doesn't know that the salt merchants in Yangzhou are the richest. As the magistrate, how can you not have any money. Like the others Compared with other places, you are the most capable, if you can't even afford 50 taels, who else can?"

The prefect of Yangzhou stood up on the ground: "I don't know what the governor means by this statement?!"

"What do I mean, you already know very well."

"you--"

The governor stopped the two of them: "Okay, okay, they are all our own people, so why make troubles. Zhifu Zhao, you should be the gatekeeper for the Jiangnan officialdom, and don't make everyone unhappy. The governor knows, you The annual income is 500 million taels of silver, how can even this little money be withheld."

"Your Excellency, my officer..."

"Okay, this is the end of the discussion. I have to go to the court to say hello and see when the emperor will arrive. You all remember for me. If anyone makes a mistake, the governor will kill him! "

Everyone left, leaving the magistrate of Yangzhou alone, who suffered from being dumb.

"Master?" Seeing him in a daze, the master said, "Master? Everyone has left."

Zhao Zhifu frowned: "I know they are gone, so I don't need you to remind them. These bastards, I usually pay them so much money, but now they are all given to me. Why am I so unlucky? 50 taels Silver, that's 50 taels!"

The master whispered: "Master, don't worry, you can write the full 50 taels on the notice, even if you write 200 million taels, no one will force you. It's up to you to decide how much or how much to pay?"

(End of this chapter)