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Chapter 108 0105 [Godfather?dear father! 】

Gee!
After all, it is a state-wide judgment, with a solid foundation in writing.

At first glance, it is just an ordinary letter reminiscing about the past, but if you read carefully, you will find various hints and metaphors between the lines.

When Han Zhen put down the letter with a strange expression, Chang Zhixian took a sip of the tea cup: "Our incident happened."

A county magistrate colluded with bandits, but Chang Yukun didn't panic at all.

If the governor of the state government wants to punish him, it should be the Criminal Division, not such a letter.

After thinking through this level, and reading this letter again, you will find that there is no mention of money in the letter, but it is all about money!

"I wanted to find a way to bribe, but I didn't expect them to come to the door by themselves."

Han Zhen couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Changzhi County was not as optimistic as he was, and reminded: "These two people have caught our handle, and I'm afraid they will open their mouths."

Han Zhen said to himself: "It's still the same sentence, don't be afraid of having a big appetite, just be afraid that he won't be greedy."

Previously, it was a small fight, a few catties of sugar, and a hundred catties of refined salt.

The items are scarce, but after all, the quantity is small, and they have not attracted the attention of the big shots.

When the assembly line of the salt factory is completed, at least [-] catties of refined salt can be refined in a month.

At that time, Zhu Ji and others will definitely be targeted.

The weight of a county magistrate cannot afford such a big benefit.

But if you can get a state magistrate and a general judge to join the group, no matter how crooked the other people are, they have to weigh whether their weight is enough.

Although part of the profit has to be given up, there are also many benefits.

There are more and bigger umbrellas, and the sales channels can be expanded smoothly.

"You're good to know."

Seeing what he said, Changzhi County stopped talking.

Anyway, he didn't use his own money to bribe Shangguan, so Han Zhen didn't care, so why was he in a hurry.

Han Zhen suddenly asked: "Changzhi County, who knows who is going to sue the officials?"

The county magistrate smiled and said, "Li Zhu's younger brother, Li Zhuang, the head of the county government office, Li Zhuang!"

Liu Mi's letter did not say who reported to the official, but it only needs to be checked once to find out.

After the rebellion in the past few days, Han Zhen sent scribes to count the deaths and injuries of the people in the county, and all of them were recorded in detail. You only need to look at the people who are not dead but not in the county, and you can know it by a little deduction.

"It's him."

Hearing that it was Li Zhuang, Han Zhen's expression suddenly changed.

Chang Zhixian said with a little deep meaning: "Don't worry, this person can't live without your hands."

Once Han Zhen reached an agreement with Liu Mi and the others and received the money, Zhao Ting would help him solve the piles and eliminate hidden dangers.

After negotiating in a few words, the county magistrate asked, "Why do you have time to come to the county today, and the matter of the salt factory has been dealt with?"

"How can it be so fast."

Han Zhen cut to the chase and said, "Xiaowang Village is running out of food. I came to the county this time to borrow a batch of food from the county granary, and make up for it when the food purchased from the south arrives."

The summer harvest was just done a while ago, and the summer tax had not yet been sent to the state capital, so the county granary was now full of grain.

"can."

Chang Zhixian nodded.

In fact, Han Zhenben didn't need to ask him about food distribution, but it was an attitude and a kind of respect.

Emphasize that the two are a cooperative relationship, not a master and servant.

After all, the county seat is still under the jurisdiction of Changzhi County on the surface.

Han Zhenshun said: "By the way, there is one more thing to trouble Changzhi County."

"What's the matter?"

"I have a little brother who can't stay idle in Xiaowang Village. I plan to let him learn how to do business with Zhu Yuanwai."

How thoughtful Changzhi County was, he immediately understood the meaning of his move, and agreed: "Let him in now."

"Gu Si!"

Han Zhen called out.

Soon, the study door was pushed open.

Gu Song stepped in and bowed, "I've seen Changzhi County."

Looking up and down, Chang Zhixian smiled lightly and said: "It is indeed a good material for doing business. I will say hello to Yuan Chen later."

"Thank you Changzhi County."

Gu Song thanked him.

Han Zhen pointed out: "Follow Zhu Yuanwai, and ask for advice with an open mind, and guard against arrogance and impetuosity."

Gu Song said solemnly: "Second brother Han, don't worry, I will save it."

After chatting for a while, the county magistrate saw that it was noon, so he suggested: "The county has prepared some thin wine, let's eat and chat."

"That would be disrespectful."

Han Zhen was also polite, and agreed.

The two walked to the backyard of the county government office, had a drink and chatted.

Perhaps because of getting used to it, Changzhi County still adheres to the habit of having two meals a day, and the food served with the wine is also dried fruit and meat, which is not considered a regular meal.

The two of them didn't talk about business, but chatted all over the world.

The magistrate of Changxian County has been working as a county magistrate in various places over the years, and has encountered many strange and funny things.

Han Zhen listened carefully, and made a few jokes from time to time.

Because this is a good opportunity to learn about other regions in the Northern Song Dynasty.

How the people's livelihood in a continent is, the magistrate has no say, but the county magistrate has a say.

"In the third year of Xuanhe, I was transferred to a county in Hengzhou. After I took office, I found that there was no subordinate in the county government, only an old concierge."

"Dismount?"

Han Zhen asked curiously.

Chang Zhixian shook his head and continued: "We thought the same way as you did at first, but after asking, we found out that last year the state government officials forcibly collected taxes to make money. Who would have thought that in a rage, the magistrate of Hengzhou killed all the subordinate officials in the county and ransacked their homes to make up for the forced taxes."

"hiss!"

Han Zhen took a deep breath, his face full of disbelief.

Forced taxation is not enough, and the house of the subordinate staff was copied, which is outrageous.

In contrast, both Zhao Ting and Liu Mi are damn good officials.

After regaining his senses, Han Zhen asked curiously, "How is the magistrate?"

Changzhi County twisted a preserved fruit and stuffed it into the entrance, and said in a low tone: "I have been promoted, and I will serve as the general judge of Yazhou."

Yazhou is Hainan.

But at this moment, Yazhou belongs to the wild land, but the holy land of exile.

Transferring to Yazhou is tantamount to letting Nazhi County die.

After a meal of wine, Han Zhen had a deeper understanding of the situation in the entire Northern Song Dynasty.

The corruption in the south is worse than that in the north.

From the emperor to local officials throughout the Northern Song Dynasty, they only cared about making money.

However, a small number of well-intentioned officials were squeezed out and suppressed. Under such circumstances, there is no way for the people at the bottom to survive.

Even if the Jin people did not go south, I am afraid that the Northern Song Dynasty would not last for a few years.

Although the recruiting method is useful, it is not a panacea.

Seeing that the sun was still early, Han Zhen rode out of the county town and headed towards Songshanling.

Galloping all the way to the foot of the cottage, Han Zhen got off his horse and led the horse towards the cottage.

"Stop comers!"

After walking for a while, there was a loud shout from the wall of the village.

Han Zhen smiled slightly and said loudly, "Open the door!"

At this time, Xiang Yong on the wall of the village also recognized Han Zhen, and suddenly trembled with fright, and hurriedly opened the gate of the village.

Leading the horse into the village, the villager begged for mercy tremblingly: "The village chief forgives me, I just lost my head and didn't recognize the village chief."

"Good job, reward you."

As Han Zhen said, he took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and handed them over.

Na Xiangyong was taken aback for a moment, then took the money with a smile on his face, and thanked him again and again.

When the other townsmen saw it, they all showed envy.

Han Zhen glanced at Xiangyong. After these days of general care, these people are still so thin, but their complexion has obviously improved a lot.

The cottage has not changed much from the last time I left.

The only difference is that there are more farmland in the village.

Arriving at Juyi Hall with ease, Ma Sangou was negotiating with Zhang Yi.

"Second Brother Han!"

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Ma Sangou raised his head involuntarily, and when he saw that it was Han Zhen, he suddenly showed surprise.

Zhang Yi bowed to salute, and called the village chief.

"I came to do some business today, and I happened to come to visit you." Han Zhen said, and walked into the Juyi hall.

Ma Sangou glanced behind him and asked, "Did Xiaochong and the others not come?"

"Now they are assigned errands by me, and they are all very busy."

Han Zhen pulled a wide chair and sat down, then asked casually, "How is the cottage?"

"Very good, let Mr. Zhang tell you the details."

Ma Sangou has adapted now, and the embarrassment and apprehension of the past have long since disappeared.

Hearing this, Zhang Yihui on the side reported: "I report to the village chief, during this period of time, a total of 87 escaped households came to vote, with a total of 460 nine people. The villagers in the village have cultivated a total of more than [-] mu of land."

Two thousand four hundred acres of land sounds like a lot.

But in fact, the newly reclaimed barren land is not fertile. It takes one or two years to plant soybeans, and then raise the land to grow corn and wheat.

Therefore, don't expect any good harvests in the first two years of these barren fields.

Han Zhen said: "What difficulties are there in the village?"

"Have!"

Zhang Yi nodded: "Farm tools and some daily supplies are not enough."

Han Zhen wrote lightly: "There is no need to worry about these. Now that I have conquered the county seat, I can go to the county seat to purchase anything I need in the future."

The county seat was laid down?
This news made Ma Sangou and Zhang Yi stunned, thinking they heard it wrong.

This news is really shocking.

After a while, the two came back to their senses.

Gollum!

Ma Sangou swallowed his saliva, and said in a daze, "Second brother Han, then we are rebelling?"

In their concept, taking down the county seat is tantamount to piercing the sky.

I'm afraid that in a few days, the imperial court will send a large army to suppress it.

Seeing this, Han Zhen comforted: "Don't worry, there won't be a large army to suppress it in a short time."

"Godfather godfather, look what I caught."

At this moment, a childish voice sounded from outside the lobby.

Immediately afterwards, a little girl carved in powder and jade ran in with short legs, it was the little woman's daughter.

Seeing Han Zhen's strange expression, Ma Sangou blushed and explained embarrassingly: "I... I just saw how pitiful their orphans and widowed mothers are. I helped them a few times, and I became acquainted with them."

There's nothing wrong with it, Han Zhen also felt sorry for An Niang at the beginning.

After staying by my side for such a long time, the guy next to me didn't learn it, but he learned a lot in this aspect.

Han Zhen joked: "I called my godfather in just a few days, I'm afraid I will become a real father next time I come again."

"hey-hey!"

Ma Sangou laughed twice, turned to the little girl and said softly, "What did Xiaonan catch?"

"Here!"

The little girl proudly raised her hand, holding a cicada in her little hand.

"Little Nan is really amazing, can you catch one for your godfather?"

"it is good."

After coaxing the little girl out, Ma Sangou asked, "How long will Second Brother Han plan to stay in the village?"

"I'll be leaving in a minute."

"So fast?"

Ma Sangou said in surprise.

"There are still a lot of things in the village, and I am very relieved to have you in Songshan Village."

Patting him on the shoulder, Han Zhen explained a few words to Zhang Yi, and then rode back to the county seat.

There was still half an hour before the first quarter, but the soldiers gathered outside the county office early.

A thousand shi of grain has also been loaded onto the bullock cart.

"set off!"

With a big wave of his hand, Han Zhen led the long motorcade out of the county.

(End of this chapter)