I become a god in another world

Chapter 230 Return without success
Chapter 230
The timid villagers turned away and did not dare to look further.

However, because of the hope of tax reduction next year, several people did not leave before receiving Zhao Fusheng's order. Instead, they stood beside the coffin with trembling legs.

Zhao Fusheng took a step forward. Lin Laoba and others breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped aside.

The corpses in the coffin were stacked up and down, and it was impossible to distinguish between men and women. However, compared with the skeletons below, the corpse stacked on top was obviously wider.

"The envoy of the Demon Suppression Division 43 years ago."

Zhao Fusheng sighed and his eyes fell on the tall skeleton - what was striking was that the skeleton of the suspected emissary had lost a pair of soles from the ankle joints.

She thought of what Old Man Zhang had mentioned, that Li Neng wore a pair of ghost shoes behind his back.

After Guixiang lost its sealing effect, Li Gui revived again, left the old grave, and took away the pair of feet of the envoy wearing red shoes.

As for the other skeleton in the coffin, it should be the body originally buried in the old tomb, and its identity has long been unknown.

Old man Zhang did not lead the wrong way.

"My lord, I'm here."

These words immediately silenced the villagers, police officers and Kong Youde, no one dared to say a word.

Kong Youde was shocked when she shouted. He quickly strangled the officer's neck and leaned towards Zhao Fusheng:
"Sir, I will rule nine villages together, including Fengmen and Huanggang villages."

The evil ghosts came out of Fengmen Village. The village had not reported any ghost cases before. According to the rules, he, the mayor, had seriously failed in his duties.

He also knows the seriousness of the problem.

Old Man Zhang squeezed through the crowd and leaned towards Zhao Fusheng:

"Where's the best place?"

Most of the government affairs have been abolished due to bandits, and the only thing that can be done is to increase taxes on ordinary people.

"Kong Youde is also here. When he returns to town later, he will record your names and the tax reduction."

Lin Laoba and others were overjoyed and thanked them one by one.

He was so frightened that he gasped repeatedly, but he did not dare to scream or curse, for fear of dirtying Zhao Fusheng's ears, so he had to swallow his breath and get up, looking at the guard holding the tree with hatred. When he turned to look at Zhao Fusheng, he With a smile on his face.

"Sir, it's a good thing that this evil ghost has left -"

she asked again.

"Zhang Laosan, you have led the way and provided key clues. I will reduce your taxes for the Demon Suppression Division for half a year in total next year."

Kong Youde didn't dare to say anything when he heard this.

When he was feeling uneasy, Zhao Fusheng suddenly turned around and asked him:

Everyone was in a hurry to leave, so the work of digging and placing was rough and the appearance was not very good.

"Thank you, sir."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."

As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, old man Zhang's eyes suddenly flashed with water, and he was so excited that he could hardly stand still.

The road down the mountain was not easy to walk, and the legs of the officer who was carrying him were shaking like chaff. At this time, the veins in his neck burst out when he was strangled by him. He was breathing heavily. He wanted to curse but couldn't make a sound, so he had to hold Tuokon Youde's hand. As soon as he let go, he reached out and hugged the big tree beside him to prevent himself from falling to the ground.

"Zhang Laosan, what do you do at home on weekdays?" Zhao Fusheng smiled lightly and chatted with Mr. Zhang about daily life.

"Mayor Kong, how many villages are under the control of Changtiao Town?"

Wu Shaochun was still immersed in the annoyance of his own misjudgment. Hearing this, he contradicted him: "The evil ghost has left the seal and restraint, which proves that it has wandered outside. Maybe it is within the jurisdiction of our Wan'an County."

After the officer regained his breath, he was afraid of throwing the mayor. If he tried to carry him again, Kong Youde was worried that he would make a fool of himself in front of Zhao Fusheng again, so he pushed him away and followed Zhao Fusheng with force. :
"Mainly, people will be sent to the countryside when it's time to collect taxes."

"Zhang Laosan is here——"

However, the graves here have long since lost the worship of future generations. The villagers reluctantly piled the graves on top, pounded them down with shovels, and then packed them up and went down the mountain.

As soon as the officer let go, Kong Youde fell into the grass.

Generally speaking, disputes, cases and taxation in villages and towns are managed by the town. However, Changtiao Town is located in a remote area and has serious banditry. Most of the cases in the village are related to rape, murder and robbery by bandits, and the town's yamen has no control at all. Sorry.

If Zhuang Laoqi hadn't been taken out of the village by Gou Laosi by mistake that day, which led to Zhao Fusheng getting a glimpse of the evil law, the harm caused by these two ghost cases would have been even greater.

Along the way, Kong Youde was carried by a constable. Seeing Zhao Fusheng's serious expression, he couldn't help but say something to him in a flattering way.

Lin Laoba and the others felt relieved and hurriedly responded.

Zhao Fusheng held back the disappointment in his heart and ordered:
"We'll go down the mountain after cleaning up."

Although Wan'an County is now in decline, there are many villages and towns under its rule.

Everyone covered the coffin lid again, carried the light coffin back into the pit, and leveled the soil again.

Deep down in his heart, Kong Youde felt that he was quite unjust, but how could he dare to talk about this to the people of the Suppression Division? At this time, he was afraid that Zhao Fusheng would pursue his question and kill him on the spot.

"Close the coffin, put the coffin back into the grave, and fill it with soil."

"Oh, I understand." Zhao Fusheng glanced at Kong Youde meaningfully:
"You can only manage good people."

"What are the main government affairs managed by Changtiao Town on weekdays?"

At this time, transportation and communications were not developed, and most of the villagers were belatedly aware of the ghost cases and were timid when encountering ghost cases. There were tragedies like Kuailiang Village and Zhuangjia Village that caused the entire village to be wiped out.

Zhao Fusheng's purpose was not just to ridicule. After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Old Man Zhang:
"Zhang Laosan."

Old man Zhang was extremely happy that his taxes had been reduced or exempted. When Zhao Fusheng asked, he immediately replied:

"I have a lot of things to do every day. I have to get up before dawn to tidy up my land. Even though the farm is slack at this time, I still have a lot of work to do. Before transplanting rice seedlings and planting, I have to compost, loosen the soil, and repair my home."

In his spare time, he had to go to the river to help the old woman cut linen and weave thread to pay the cotton and linen tax that women had to pay every year.

At the same time, he had to cut bamboo and other materials to make baskets, baskets and other items, and when he got to the market, he would carry them outside Changtiao Town and squat down to sell them.

Sometimes, if you are lucky, you can sell some. If you are unlucky, you will be paid in full by the tax collector. Not only will you get nothing, but if you are unlucky, you will be kicked a few times.

"It's not easy." Zhao Fusheng sighed.

Old man Zhang also nodded:

"Yes, it's not easy -"

"I'm so busy, but I still have time to eavesdrop on my parents' affairs."

Zhao Fusheng's words immediately made Old Man Zhang blush.

Wu Shaochun couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Lin Laoba and others also found it funny, and the atmosphere in the team relaxed a bit because of Zhao Fusheng's casual and relaxed joking.

Old Man Zhang was a little embarrassed after being teased at first, but he was very thick-skinned and quickly adjusted himself. He also laughed along with "hehe" after hearing this:

"My lord is really good at joking, why bother listening to gossip——"

"Indeed." Zhao Fusheng nodded in agreement:

"This is your gift."

Old Man Zhang didn't understand what 'talent' meant, but he vaguely felt that Zhao Fusheng was praising him, so he couldn't help but proudly puffed up his chest and nodded:
"That's, that's."

"How much money can you make in a day if you do this on weekdays?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Old Man Zhang replied:

"I haven't counted a day, but I can still have something to eat. If it's cutting flax or weaving baskets -" At this point, he hesitated slightly:

"I have to earn two or three cents anyway——"

"Have you considered doing something else?" Zhao Fusheng asked again.

"What can we do instead?" Old Man Zhang was stunned when he heard this. "We farmers depend on the land for food. What can we do if we don't farm the land..."

After he finished speaking in a daze, he suddenly trembled and thought of a possibility:
"Sir, spare my life——"

"It's so good, why spare your life?" Zhao Fusheng saw his inner thoughts clearly, but pretended not to hear what he meant, and asked him with a smile.

"Could it be that your Excellency wants to take over my family's land? My family——"

This is the case in Fengmen Village.

Whether it's a house or a field, whoever has the power has the final say.

Those with many and powerful children, such as Old Man Zhang and his family, gradually encroached on the territory of the Guo Wei family and eventually expanded their own house. The reason is that the Guo family is weak and the Zhang family is strong - fully demonstrating the law of the jungle.

But compared with the seemingly tyrannical Zhang family and the Demon-Suppressing Division, Old Man Zhang and his family are not worth mentioning.

Zhao Fusheng took Guo Wei in and made it clear that he wanted to help the Guo family and vent their anger. At this time, he suddenly mentioned that he should do something else. Could it be that he was hinting that he wanted to rob his land?

Old man Zhang's expression changed drastically.

"The field is yours, how could I snatch it from you for no reason?" Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

Her words made Old Man Zhang feel slightly relieved.

He had not been with Zhao Fusheng for a long time, but since they had been together on the ghost case last night, this man from the Demon Suppression Department was not very young, but he was not angry and had a very unusual aura.

Moreover, she kept her word and kept her promises to him several times.

After eating a bag of corn from his family, he asked Kong Youde to give him ten cents. Old man Zhang's face turned green and white, and he suddenly became suspicious: Could it be that he had received the money and made this gentleman unhappy?
Thinking of this, he reluctantly paid back the money in full and was about to speak when he heard Zhao Fusheng say again:

"Mayor Kong mentioned the issue of taxation in Changtiao Town."

Old man Zhang was worried at this time. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded, not knowing what she meant.

"Every four seasons, the town will send people to collect taxes. I thought about it and thought that you are a talent. I want Mayor Kong to recruit you into the town and make you responsible for the taxation of Huanggang Village. What do you think? How about it?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled and expressed his inner plan.

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone had different reactions.

This is not the first time that Wu Shaochun has accompanied Zhao Fusheng in handling ghost cases.

But during the ghost case in Kuai Liang Village, he was still a novice, and there was almost no room for him to perform. He only heard Zhao Fusheng's interrogation of Zhuang Laoqi and Gou Laosi throughout the whole process. Zhao Fusheng was also the main reason why the case ended later.

The situation of the Guo family in Fengmen Village is different.

Although the case is still led by Zhao Fusheng, Wu Shaochun also joined in. The stove ghost transformed by Guo's father was finally subdued by him. Needless to say, the sense of accomplishment.

Wu Shaochun participated in two ghost cases in a row, and he had some taste.

Zhao Fusheng is very thoughtful and there must be reasons for what he says and asks.

She didn't find Old Man Zhang to question for no reason, but based on Old Man Zhang's voyeuristic, stingy, and stingy character, she accurately found him to ask about the Red Shoes Ghost Case, and gained something.

Now she suddenly mentioned that she wanted to arrange work for Old Man Zhang. It was obviously not an impromptu decision.

Why did Zhao Fusheng ask Old Man Zhang to go to Huanggang Village to collect taxes?

Taxation in Changtiao Town is difficult, but the service has been passed down from generation to generation, and there is no shortage of people to work.

Each of these servants is the same as Cao Dazong. When they were young, they went out to run errands with their elders. They have been familiar with the villages and towns for a long time. They collect taxes and know the appropriateness - mainly who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked, so as not to offend them. If you get into trouble, you will lose your life.

But at this time, Zhao Fusheng Leng might as well say that he wants to add more people and send an old man who has nothing to do with Fengmen Village to Huanggang Village to collect taxes...

Old man Zhang bullied Guo Wei in Fengmen Village, but when he arrived in Huanggang Village, he was a little bug that anyone could step on.

Zhao Fusheng sent him to Huanggang Village. The next day, his body might appear in an unknown grave in the back hill of Huanggang Village.

There are many graves on the mountain. After killing people, they throw the body into the old graves without anyone noticing. Even the magistrate who is so good at solving cases will have a headache.

……

All these circumstances show that Old Man Zhang is not a suitable person to collect taxes. Zhao Fusheng has a keen eye, so she cannot be unaware of this.

If she understands this and still asks Old Man Zhang to do this, it proves that Old Man Zhang has a characteristic that caught her eye.

Wu Shaochun quickly thought of Zhao Fusheng's exaggerated words about the old man: his talent.

What is Old Man Zhang’s talent? Inquiring blindly, peeping secretly, hearing about people's family affairs, and knowing the privacy of people's homes.

Thinking of this, Wu Shaochun quickly came up with an idea.

Zhao Fusheng is most concerned about ghost cases.

What she is most concerned about right now is definitely the Red Shoe Ghost Case.

According to Old Man Zhang, the Red Shoe Ghost Case originated in Huanggang Village - that is to say, Zhao Fusheng wanted to send Old Man Zhang to Huanggang Village to collect taxes and find out the specific information about the Wu family's wealthy family taking concubines!
Wu Shaochun guessed the clue, and felt indescribable relief and joy.

Old man Zhang hasn't figured out the inside story yet.

In his opinion, Zhao Fu was asking him about his daily life one moment, and the next moment he asked him to change his job, and suddenly asked him to go to Huanggang Village to collect taxes.

Although he has never done anything to collect taxes, he has paid taxes all his life and has dealt with Cao Dazong, so he knows what is going on.

The town's policeman is the iron job of the public servant for life!

Old Man Zhang felt greedy at first, his face glowed, but before he nodded, he immediately figured out the stakes.

He also thought of what Wu Shaochun wanted.

Huanggang Village is not a kind place. The villagers there are extremely vicious and no one is easy to mess with.

How could he, an old man with no background and ability, dare to collect taxes from those murderous people?
"I--"

He flinched and was about to shake his head in refusal when he heard Zhao Fusheng say:
"As for the banditry in Huanggang Village, you don't have to worry. That's why I went to Fengmen Village this time."

She turned to look at Kong Youde:

"We will go to Changtiao Town immediately after we come down from the mountain. You recruit the servants and write down and draw all the clues related to the banditry. After that, Shaochun and Manzhou will follow me into the mountain. I will collect the bandits entrenched near these two villages. The village was 'cleaned' in one fell swoop."