The Golden County Magistrate

"The Chen surnamed Xiao is finished!" Xiong Jin's eyes lit up, "The prefect has ordered me to go to the prefecture immediately and confront Chen on the spot. You should understand what this means."

Chang Rui and the head of Cai looked at each other and of course understood what he meant.

Twenty thousand taels of silver notes were delivered to Zhao Changhe, asking the prefect to help remove his official hat on the charges fabricated by Xiong Jin!

Although the removal of a seventh-rank official must be reviewed by the Ministry of Personnel, it is usually just a formality.

Therefore, Chen Yan is definitely finished this time!

"Congratulations, brother-in-law! This is great revenge!" Chang Rui said gloatingly, "Chen surnamed Chen deserves to die, let him taste the consequences of offending us!"

"That's right! You two take care of the business, and when I come back, we will celebrate!" Xiong Jin stood up happily and walked out.

He couldn't wait to see Chen Yan's shocked expression when his official hat was taken off!

…

Until they left Qingshan County, Wei Han still hadn’t recovered from the shock.

When they entered the city last night, they walked along the residential area and didn’t meet many people.

When they left the city just now, they walked along the commercial area, and Wei Han was really surprised.

According to records, Qingshan County should be a low-level county with only about 3,000 registered residents.

According to her previous estimate, the number of people might actually be higher than this, after all, household registration is difficult, especially in mountainous areas, where many hunters and farmers who live in scattered areas cannot be counted.

But even if all the people are added up, there are only 4,000 to 5,000 people at most.

However, when they passed the commercial area just now, those streets were crowded with people, and there might be tens of thousands of people in total!

People doing small business, shopping, working... It was really crowded, and it was difficult to move!

However, when they saw Chen Yan’s official carriage, the pedestrians on the street gave way, allowing them to pass unimpeded.

Seeing the people constantly taking the initiative to greet Chen Yan, Wei Han was even more surprised.

It seems that this Lord Chen is quite loved by the people.

It's just that the liveliness of the streets is really the only one she has ever seen in her life.

She has been to many big cities.

The capital is naturally the largest and most prosperous city, and there are five or six slightly less prosperous cities.

But no matter which city, there is no such a lively market!

The East Market of the capital is a well-known market, not only with a day market, but also a night market.

But when there are the most people, it is estimated that there are only five or six thousand people in the market, which is still a considerable gap with the market in Qingshan County.

And on the other hand, she also found something that she cares about.

Wei Han couldn't suppress the doubts in her heart and asked: "Lord Chen, why are there more women in the market here?"

You know, no matter where the market is, there are actually more men than women. After all, men are still superior to women, and women are mostly required to stay at home and will not go out on the street unless necessary.

But at a glance, the market here is full of women dressed up beautifully, young and old, hand in hand, strolling around the stalls and shops on the street!

Of course there are men, but the number is not as many as women.

Chen Yan was lying on a recliner in the car, and said lazily: "Miss Wei, why do you think women dare not show their faces on the street in other places?"

Wei Han said without hesitation: "Of course it is not in line with etiquette."

Chen Yan shook his head: "No, the real reason is that women are ruining the family!"

Wei Han was stunned: "Ah? What do you mean?"

Since ancient times, men have been responsible for the outside and women have been responsible for the inside. Women are responsible for managing the family. How can they become ruiners?

Chen Yan smiled: "Miss Wei, can you take a look at the small boxes hanging next to your saddle and tell me why you bought them? These things are actually useless except for increasing the burden on the horse. Especially since we are going to the state capital this time, we should go lightly. Why do you buy so many?"

Wei Han blushed and looked at the things hanging next to the saddle.

There were probably more than ten boxes of large and small things in total, packed in cloth bags.

It's not clear how heavy they are, but it's probably more than ten pounds.

But they have to walk for several hours, so it's not wrong to say that they are a burden.

There is only one thing in common about these things - they are all food!

"Because they are so... delicious." Wei Han said embarrassedly, "Besides, they are not expensive."

She was born in Yongzhou and made a living by hunting and nomadism. Yongzhou is not suitable for growing grain, so there is a shortage of food. She has cherished food since she was a child.

It is also for this reason that she eats like that in Chen Yan's house.

Just now, when she passed by the market, she smelled a sweet smell and couldn't help but stop her horse to try a few kinds of pastries.

Then it became like this, with more than ten boxes of pastries on the horse.

The common point of these foods is that they all useIt was the locally produced white sugar - another thing that amazed her - which made people want to eat it again.

The white sugar sold by Chen Yan in the local area was all at cost price, so it was naturally not expensive.

"Whether it tastes good or not, or whether it is expensive or not, it is actually an excuse you find for yourself to buy it."

"In fact, when you step into the market, you are destined to buy something."

"Either food, clothing, or daily necessities."

"This is the difference between women and men."

"Men will never buy unnecessary things unless they can't help it."

"But women have poor self-control and want to buy things as soon as they see them."

"Especially since the people in Qingshan County live a rich life and have savings at home, they live a worry-free life, so they want to buy more."

"It doesn't matter whether the things you buy can be used or not, the important thing is to buy them!"

"If you don't buy for one day, your hands will itch; if you don't buy for three days, your heart will itch!"

"So women are spendthrifts. They want to spend the money they have worked hard to earn. Isn't this a waste of money?"

Chen Yan said incessantly.

Wei Han was stunned and couldn't help saying, "You are discriminating against women! There are many women who are thrifty and manage their families!"

"Wrong! That's because the family has no money and can't let her realize the freedom to buy!"

"And don't get me wrong, I don't think there is anything wrong with women doing this."

"The other side of ruining the family is to promote market prosperity."

"With them, the silver that was originally going to be gathered dust can be circulated, making Qingshan County more prosperous!"

"I have worked so hard to create an environment for everyone to make money. What is the purpose?"

"It is to allow them to spend more money!"

"Only after spending money can it be considered as being truly earned by oneself!"

Wei Han was lost in thought listening to his words one after another, and her mouth couldn't close.

It sounds like a perverse logic.

But when I think about it carefully, why do I feel that it seems to make some sense?

"Therefore, Qingshan County encourages women to work and go out on the streets."

"Let them make money, and naturally spend money with peace of mind."

"Women are the real driving force of the market!"