At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 287, Fusu’s threat and the limit of Han Emperor’s prestige
Jiang Tao said anxiously: "Why has something happened again? This is not Zhaoli. We are not familiar with the place. We can't find anyone even if we try to find someone. How can we save people?"

Fusu said: "Li Zheng, leave this matter to me. If something happens to me, you should find a way to notify my family about it."

Then Fusu saluted Jiang Tao and said, "Please, Fusu."

If he were in Chang'an City, Fusu would not be afraid, because he knew that the Han Emperor was strict, and he could be rescued as long as Hu Hai did not commit any crime.

But this is Shangjun, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Who knows what the Han officials will do. He will not think that the Han officials who are law-abiding in Chang'an City will also be reasonable in Shangjun, so he has to prepare for the worst.

Jiang Tao said seriously: "Don't worry, Master Zhao, I will definitely bring you here."

Then he sighed: "Why is this Hu Hai so unlucky? Something will happen to him even in Shangjun, so he shouldn't be out of Guanzhong."

Fusu also sighed helplessly. Hu Hai was so out of touch. It would be strange if nothing happened. He only hoped that the Han officials in Shangjun could be easier to deal with.

Then Fusu walked towards the county government office.

He went to the government office and said, "A certain person is a relative of Hu Hai. He was arrested by the government office. I want to ask why?"

The officer said, "Just wait."

Not long after, the Yamen servant came out and said: "The Sheriff has invited me."

Fusu followed the yamen servant into the backyard of the yamen government office and came to a place that looked like a martial arts arena. There were two rows of weapon racks and axes and hooks. Although there were not eighteen kinds of weapons, they were very complete.

Fusu saw Cao Xing, who was half naked. He was flying up and down with a spear in his hand, and his murderous aura filled the whole yard.

After finding someone coming in, he stopped, inserted the spear back, and then found a towel to wipe the sweat off his body.

He was also a little surprised when he saw Fusu. Cao Xing waved his hand and asked the people around him to get down.

He said with a smile: "Originally, I was Hu Hai, but I didn't think it was you. When you came to the door, I realized that Hu Hai was the second emperor of Qin. But I didn't expect that your brothers, who have been well-disposed and do not live in Guanzhong, come to my county." ”

Fusu saluted and said, "I came to Shangjun to escort grain and grass."

Cao Xing was a little shocked and said: "It's rare that you, a young master, have gone deep into the people. Young Master Fusu is indeed a real person."

Then he asked curiously: "What do you think of my method of escorting grain and grass compared with that of the Qin Dynasty?"

Fusu said: "The Han Dynasty was far stronger than the Qin Dynasty, and the people were happy to accept it. The impact on the people was very small, and there was even a bit of prosperity."

He expressed his feelings in detail.

"It's natural. I'm a big man among the people in the world. Everything I do is to let the people of the world live a good life. It's different from your violent Qin Dynasty. Look at a young man like you, who has walked hundreds of miles, just He's just a little tanned, unlike someone who almost lost his life while serving as a corvee for the Qin Dynasty."

The enemy's recognition made Cao Xing even more happy. If Fusu doesn't dwell on these things, whoever makes him the winner will be the winner.

He asked: "I wonder what Hu Hai did? He was caught by Governor Cao. His family should have the right to know this."

Cao Xing smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that Hu Hai bullied the people of my Shangjun. As a prefect of Shangjun, I naturally can't watch you bully the people under your rule."

Cao Xing continued: "The imperial court decided that each food stamp was worth one stone of grain, but Hu Hai was dishonest. He only paid eight dou, five liters of grain, and bought the food stamps of the people in my county.

And you profiteers made 20% of the profit once you changed hands, and if you deduct taxes, you can still make 30%. You make too much, and you are too bullying. For me, the people of the county can only lock you profiteers. "

"Don't worry, I won't be detained for too long. After the autumn harvest, the people will use these food stamps to pay off their bills. They will naturally know the true value of these food stamps, and I will release these profiteers at that time."

If there is profit, there will be businessmen. Hu Hai is not the only smart person in Guanzhong. Many people have also discovered the profits from reselling food stamps.

They were even bolder than Hu Hai. They went directly into the countryside of Shangjun and bought a large number of food stamps from the people of Shangjun and resold them. However, the distance between Shangjun and Guanzhong was too close, so they could go back to Guanzhong from Shangjun in one day by hurrying up.

Thirty percent profit, a few days of operation cycle, this is a figure that is enough to drive any merchant crazy, although many merchants have died in villages with simple folk customs, causing many injustices.

However, the fast turnover and high interest rates made the merchants in Guanzhong not care about death at all, so a large number of merchants in Guanzhong entered Shangjun to make arbitrage.

Their behavior was soon discovered by Cao Xing. At first, Cao Xing didn't care, and he was even a little happy. These merchants solved many food stamp problems in Shangjun, which greatly eased the pressure on Shangjun's treasury.

But as the number of merchants increased, Cao Xing began to hesitate.

Merchants can definitely make money by going so aggressively into the countryside of Shangjun.

But they made money, so who lost money? This goes without saying.

Things in the world are like this. When others don’t want it, you worry about not being able to spend it. When others want it, you worry about losing money.

Cao Xing has this mentality now. If they trade on equal terms, even if these merchants earn a penny or five cents, Cao Xing won't care.

But if you earn more than 30%, you are treating the people of Shangjun as fools. In addition, the autumn harvest is approaching, Cao Xing is worried that these merchants have really cheated the entire Shangjun's food stamps. The profits made by these profiteers are the profits of the people of Shangjun, that is, His benefit.

Shangjun was already poor, and was robbed of 30% of the interest by these profiteers. How could he develop Shangjun? In order to stop these profiteers from taking advantage of Shangjun, Cao Xing made a prompt decision and arrested all these profiteers.

Hu Hai became the first group of people to be arrested, but he already had some experience. Before he was arrested, he shouted to a group of children and told them to go to the Fushi County Granary and find a man named Zhao Fusu to rescue him. Hu Hai, as long as you can find Zhao Fusu, you can ask him to give you ten coins.

It happened that the village where Hu Hai was arrested was not far from Fushi County, and the temptation of ten coins was not small for children, so two children actually came to the granary with the idea of ​​trying their luck.

But Fusu said angrily: "What Han law did a certain boy break? What law did you use to imprison him, Grandmaster?"

From Cao Xing's conversation, he had already heard that Hu Hai did not do anything illegal at all. Instead, Cao Xing used his power to arrest people randomly. When he knew this, he was still a little disappointed in his heart.

He originally thought that the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty were different, but after leaving Guanzhong, he found that there was no difference between the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty.

Cao Xing said disapprovingly: "Is there anything wrong with imprisoning a few profiteers?"

"You have also been a civilian husband. You should know the hardships of a civilian husband. In the high temperature of July, the sun can bake people dry. The people of my county are escorting grain and grass to the front line under such high temperatures. Not to mention the dangers involved, the The hard work is even more unbearable. A drop of sweat breaks into eight petals. I don’t know how many people have collapsed from heat stroke. They can only earn 10 kilograms of food every day.

And profiteers like Hu Hai took away 30% of the profits from the people without any hard work or sweat. Shouldn't they be imprisoned based on this alone? This is just a small punishment for me, the Han Dynasty, to be reasonable. Great Commandment, if this were done to your Daqin, I'm afraid Hu Hai and the others would already be dead. "

Cao Xing disapproved of the arrest of Hu Hai and others. He believed that he was protecting the interests of the people under his rule. He could not watch these profiteers do evil.

Fusu said: "Prefect Cao, you have also said that the world is now ruled by the Han Dynasty. The emperor has repeatedly issued orders, and it can be done as long as the law does not prohibit it. You have also said it more than once that the Han officials in the world should not stretch their hands too long.

"Da Han Monthly" legal column, but too many Han officials were dismissed from their posts because they stretched their hands too long and entered the Han Official Academy to receive legal education. Prefect Cao, wouldn't your superior county not have "Da Han Monthly"? Do you know what happened to those colleagues who were too skilled? "

Fusu looked at Cao Xing with a serious face and said: "And now you are stretching your hand too far with this behavior? You can warn your people. As for them not believing in you, that is your responsibility. You have been in charge of Shangjun for a year. It’s been a long time, but it’s still not recognized by the people. Instead, they believe in these profiteers. This is your dereliction of duty. You should not blame others for your own dereliction of duty.”

Cao Xing's face darkened and he said, "Are you threatening me?"

Fusu said calmly: "This is to remind the prefect, don't go on the road of violating crimes. You can't cover the sky with one hand. Shangjun is not far from Guanzhong. The emperor obeys the rules the most. Even if you are a hero of the Han Dynasty, But if you violate the emperor's rules, I'm afraid the emperor will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and use you to warn more heroes."

Cao Xing's face turned ugly for a while. Compared to Fusu, Cao Xing understood the emperor better. A hero like Lian Yingbu violated the rules of the court. The emperor directly taught him a lesson in person, which shocked the generals in the army.

The whole army studied once before advancing into Guanzhong, and again when advancing into Chang'an City. When planning, they, the prefects, had to receive legal education before leaving Chang'an.

The lessons taught by the Qin officials were so profound. The emperor repeatedly said that the Han officials were the ones who should understand the Han laws best, know what can and cannot be done, and should not take the lead in breaking laws and disciplines. He also said that as long as the Han officials did not break the law, the world would be mostly stable. The emperor really did not trust them. Although what he did was for the benefit of the people, he really had no reason to arrest people like Hu Hai, and he really violated the emperor's order.

It doesn't matter if no one reports this matter, but if a few serious people really report this matter to Chang'an City, the imperial court will definitely remove him as the prefect and let him study at the Han Li Academy.

However, if Fusu threatened Cao Xing like this and Cao Xing would give in, how could he hold his head high in the officialdom of the Han Dynasty?

So he walked to the weapons rack, picked up the spear and said calmly: "A certain man is a martial artist who can only speak with his sword. If you want Hu Hai to come out, it depends on how capable you are.

Then he didn't give Fusu a chance to refuse and said, "What weapon do you like to use?"

Fusu walked to the weapons rack and took out a long spear, and waved several spears, from slow to fast, from unfamiliar to skilled. Fusu finished the routine and said, "I have also learned some Meng family marksmanship."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "That's good. Since I know martial arts, I won't bully you."

After speaking, Cao Xing's spear struck Fusu fiercely. Fusu blocked the whizzing blow with the barrel of the gun. Although Fusu had never practiced martial arts in the past few years, the long-term physical labor and his His good foundation makes him physically stronger than before, which makes up for his lack of moves.

Fusu turned his spear and stabbed Cao Xing. Cao Xing deflected Fusu's thrust, and then the two of them attacked quickly. The spears went back and forth, and it was very funny. Fusu's spear was used to break bricks with great force, but Cao Xing did it instead. What a skill.

"Bang bang bang!" In just a few deep breaths, the spears from both sides fired more than a dozen times, but they were all blocked.

Cao Xing said: "I thought you were just a pustule, but I didn't expect you to be quite capable. Why didn't you resist when you were in Shangjun?"

Fusu said darkly: "The situation in Da Qin is beyond repair. Resistance will only be a waste of the lives of the people of Shangjun. The people of Shangjun have been suffering for several years, so why should they lose their lives for this fatal situation."

Cao Xing said with disdain: "No wonder your father exiled you to Shangjun. You are really not like the first emperor at all. You are the kind of person who doesn't look back even if he hits the southern wall. If there is a wall, break it open. If there is a mountain, then break it. Digging up the mountain is like this straight road to Shangjun. He is really an unfilial son. No wonder he is willing to hand over the country to Hu Hai and to you. You are really unable to shoulder the great responsibility of Qin. "

Fusu's face darkened when he heard this. This was the pain in his heart. On the eve of the fall of the Qin Dynasty, his father would rather hand over the country of the Qin Dynasty to Hu Hai than to himself. His father really looked down upon his benevolence as a woman.

At this time, Cao Xing took advantage of the danger and attacked quickly, piercing Fusu's throat with his spear.

Fusu said: "Someone is defeated."

Cao Xing triumphantly took back his spear with a smile and said: "Go and take your brother away from the prison and let his eyes shine brightly. Next time he dares to do something illegal and disorderly in Shangjun, he will not be so lucky to escape."

Cao Xing just wanted to give himself a step down. He didn't really want to fight Fusu and the others to death. Now that he had vented his anger and warned these profiteers, it didn't matter if he released Hu Hai.

Fusu also said: "Prefect Cao really doesn't want the people of Shangjun to suffer, so he will raise the price to buy food stamps in Shangjun. If the prefect's mansion offers 95%, the people of Shangjun will not accept 80% or 85%."

Cao Xing said helplessly: "There are more than 20 civilians in Shangjun transporting grain and grass. Shangjun's treasury cannot absorb so many food stamps."

If there weren't too many food stamps in Shangjun, he wouldn't have allowed merchants to absorb food stamps in Shangjun.

Fusu said calmly: "It is enough for the prefect to let the people know the price, so that they will take the initiative to raise the price or even not sell. For farmers, every Qin Banliang they earn is extremely important, as long as they They are not willing to lose their hard-earned money no matter what choice they have.”

Cao Xing was surprised and said: "Now I believe that you are the descendant of the First Emperor."

Cao Xing asked his Han officials to take Fusu to prison and release Hu Hai.

The prison in Shangjun was quite eerie. Even in the dog days of summer, it was still chilly. The unpleasant smell inside made Fusu frown.

The clerk leading Fu Su smiled and said: "There are one hundred and seventy-four profiteers imprisoned here. It's better that you, sir, have the dignity to take them away."

Fusu said calmly: "Soon these people will leave here."

The clerk was a little stunned, but he continued to lead Fusu in, and soon saw the two prison guards.

The clerk said: "Go and bring Hu Hai out."

"promise,"

Not long after, the two prison guards came out with Hu Hai. Fu Su looked at Hu Hai and saw that he was not seriously injured, but that he was looking down and pale.

Hu Hai was surprised when he saw Fusu: "Brother, are you here to save me?"

Fusu frowned and said, "Go back to Guanzhong after you leave. Don't wander around anymore. The outside world is not suitable for you."

Hu Hai said a little aggrievedly: "I don't even know what I did?"

After the two walked out of the prison, Hu Hai suddenly said to the clerk who was leading the way: "You haven't given so-and-so his horse and food stamps yet?"

Some minor officials are in trouble. Things that go into prison usually don't come out.

But Fusu was able to meet alone with the prefect, and even competed in martial arts. They seemed to have a good conversation. Plus they were still from Guanzhong, who knew what the heinous background would be.

The clerk thought for a while and signaled to the jailer here to return Hu Hai's money.

Not long after, a jailer took out Hu Hai's horse.

Hu Hai walked over excitedly, but soon found that all the food stamps in his bag were gone.

“Where are so-and-so’s food stamps?”

But at this time, the clerk was in a dilemma. Hu Hai's food stamps had long been divided up, and it was almost impossible to get them back. The horse was kept because time was short and he didn't let go.

Fusu said: "Since the food stamps have been lost, forget it."

Fusu probably guessed what the junior official was thinking and felt that he was a friend of the prefect. However, he knew that he was very lucky to be able to rescue Hu Hai, and he didn't care about food stamps at all.

Then he took Hu Hai away from here.

Hu Hai complained: "Those are food stamps worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, all of which were stolen by these corrupt officials. Unfortunately, these Han officials still said that Qin officials were corrupt and violated the law, and committed all kinds of evil, and they hanged Qin officials without scruples. Now they have No difference, they are just the same."

Fusu glared at Hu Hai and said, "I told you not to leave the seclusion, but you just didn't listen. Next time something like this happens, you should find a way to save yourself."

Hu Hai immediately said: "How could I have imagined that after leaving Guanzhong, these Han officials would start to be unreasonable, otherwise I would not dare to come to this county even if I were beaten to death."

Fusu sighed and said: "Even the prestige of the Han Emperor can only cover Guanzhong."

Hu Hai said with a grimace: "All the hard-earned money I earned in this short time was taken away by these Han officials."

Then Fusu and Jiang Tao met again. Jiang Tao saw Hu Hai and said excitedly: "It'll be good if he comes back."

They found an inn to rest for the night.

Early the next morning, Fusu and his three men met with the Han officials leading the baggage team. The group of people began to return to Guanzhong.

"Dang Dang Dang, young and old men in Shangjun, listen up. The county governor's office is buying food stamps at a price of 95%. If you are willing to pay for the food stamps, go to the county governor's office. Don't be deceived by outside profiteers." Several people said. Han officials beat gongs and drums all the way to inform the whole city.

Hu Hai said regretfully: "This profitable business has ended again."

(End of this chapter)