Chapter 518 Chapter 518: A day for social animals (two in one) [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival]
Qi Shan wrote a letter to a friend and did not hide it from the truth. People like Gu Chi knew what was going on after a little thought, especially Jiang Sheng and Xun Zhen. The two of them held their breath, pretending that they didn't know about it, Chu Yao and Kang Shi just raised their eyebrows.
Only Gu Chi knew the inside story, so he took the initiative to mention this one day and asked Shen Tang if he knew.
Shen Tang said: "I know."
Gu Chi's expression was a bit indescribable.
Shen Tang was busy cooking.
The rim of the pottery bowl was two circles larger than her face—this was a special request from her. Otherwise, she would eat in a small bowl and hold meals for thirty or forty times in one meal. It's more worry-free, just fill it a few times.
She swallowed the wheat rice in her mouth, and then continued: "Oh, am I worried that Yuanliang will suffer? Although Xiandeng and Hanzhang are sensible people, they will not bring personal hatred into official affairs. But they are at odds with Yuanliang. His family's vegetable merchant beat Wuhui's dog again yesterday, and Wuhui's face is quite dark today... Sigh, I'm afraid Yuanliang will suffer from something if things go on like this."
Counting with fingers.
Qi Shan's popularity is surprisingly poor.
The only good relationship between the team and him is his wronged cousin Kang Shi and his bad friend Gu Chi, and Shen Tang worries that the other party will be depressed in the workplace.
There are two like-minded good friends who can hold hands and go shopping and relax during holidays, and there is also a destination for visiting.
Thinking about this, I feel more and more that I am a good boss.
Gu Chi ignored Shen Tang's demonic inner voice.
asked her: "Aren't you worried about conflicts, my lord?"
Shen Tang was confident: "Yuanliang is my second life. How many lords can't ask for an existence? Do you think Xiandeng will be afraid of them? Everyone is smart and always knows where the bottom line is. With Yuanliang Vision, to be his enemy or friend, will not be a mediocre person who is ignorant of current affairs. He is connected with my life, and he will not find such a person to add trouble."
Gu Chi: "..."
Really should let those who tout the lord's brilliance and magnanimity come and have a look, come and listen, they have a lot of heart. It's just—that's what I said, but Gu Chi didn't come here to make a small report today, but to share gossip.
After taking the last sip of rice soup, Shen Tang wiped his mouth.
"what news?"
"Qi Yuanliang's enemies and friends are inseparable."
Shen Tang almost thought he heard it wrong.
"What?"
"Birds of a feather flock together."
That's all he can say.
Shen Tang: "..."
Gu Chi smiled, and said: "But with the extraordinary ability of the lord, he should be able to control it with ease, right?"
Shen Tang: "..."
I had a nightmare that night.
Qi Shan had a gloomy smile on his face, and he pulled up the strategists who were covered with the debuffs of the deposed lord one by one for her to look at. Shen Tang felt helpless and trembling when he saw one, and after waking up from the nightmare, he baked pancakes left and right until dawn.
Fortunately, Qi Shan did not know.
If you know, you must be harsh.
It's one thing for him to send a letter, but quite another to respond. Wenxin literati are so proud and have their own pursuits, but for various reasons very few are unsuccessful. People like Xun Zhen, Kang Shi, and Gu Chi who have been in the window for a long time due to various reasons are always a minority. Most of them are famous, and some people come to invite them out of the mountain with gold and silver treasures, power and status.
After all, no matter how powerful a literary scholar is, he has to make a living or support his family. It is impossible to squat in the same place all the time, determinedly waiting for the person who suits his appetite the most. There is a high probability that his letter will be lost in the sea, and it is good luck to get a reply.
Even if she replied, if she checked Shen Tang's meager family background, she might be scared away, as she said before - she couldn't afford it. In the past, Qishan wrote letters just by chance.
It would be great if a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
If not, there is no loss.
Gu Chi is still the most wicked, deliberately scaring people.
Shen Tang escaped from the aftermath of the nightmare in just one afternoon.
It's not that she has a big heart, but that the social animal has no right to hurt the spring and autumn in the face of heavy work. With no hidden dangers at the border for the time being, Shen Tang can devote himself to the construction of Longwu County.
In the first few days when she came to Longwu County, she was busy with resettling the victims and building a temporary charity hall, and then went to Shiwu non-stop. She had no time to calm down and understand the situation in Longwu County. I don’t know if I don’t look at it, but I’m startled when I see it.
All the bad debts!
This is still part of the results of Qishan and others.
She didn't even dare to think about how bad it was.
The most serious issue is not the mountain of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, but the household registration population and taxation. Wars broke out frequently in Longwu County. Due to the weakening of the border barrier in recent years, the frequency of horse bandits entering and looting has increased sharply, and the population reduction is also normal.
But the horse bandits are all small-scale team battles, and they dare not make big disturbances. There is also Chu Jie guarding Yonggu Pass to prevent death to the maximum extent. But the number of deaths reported each time is surprisingly high.
Longwu County does not occupy a large area.
But there are less than a thousand households left in a county—
Shen Tang pointed at the table and sneered, and asked the senior official of Longwu County, "Don't you think it's outrageous?"
The people below looked at each other in blank dismay.
No one dared to speak first.
The prestige accumulated by Shen Tang in the first battle of Shi Wu is not deterrent or valuable in other places, but it is enough in Longwu County. Shen Tang took a deep breath, and said: "There are more than 3,000 households of refugees accepted in the city alone, and there are still people who have defected one after another. Let me ask you why there are only 960 households registered in the county government. Is there a report of the whole thing?"
Good guy, are more than two thousand households all ghosts?
Several people still kept silent, unwilling to be the first bird.
Once this early bird is made, Shen Tang may be satisfied, but the offended person must be very dissatisfied!
Shen Tang sullenly looked at them coldly.
After a long period of stalemate, Shen Tang waved them all down. These are old fritters who are afraid of getting into trouble, and they can be used when there is no major event. Once the critical moment comes, we must not let them get involved, it will only delay the matter.
They didn't say anything, but Shen Tang knew it too.
Naturally, some people took advantage of the opportunity of the horse bandits to plunder, and reported the living as "dead people"—how do "dead people" pay taxes on a head-by-head basis? Regardless of the fact that paying less tax per head is not much, but if there are too many such "dead people", wouldn't it be too much if it accumulates over time? These "dead people" can still work in the fields, and the tenants can pay as much rent as they ask them to pay, because they have lost their household registration!
Who is in the best interest of this matter?
Hehe, of course who did it.
So who did it?
Naturally, he is the owner of countless lands at home.
They are the owners of the fields, but they cannot work in the fields themselves, so they need people who eat the least food and do the most work. If it weren't for people who would die if they didn't eat, it would be better if people who didn't eat, drink, and sleep would work the land for them.
Shen Tang frowned and called Qishan over.
asked softly: "How about the evidence collection?"
If the issue of land household registration is not resolved, Shen Tang, the sheriff, is in name only. Not to mention supporting the army, she can't even pay the salary of her grass-roots team! Shiwu's treasury can't let her shop around to buy goods every year, so she can only sit and eat.
Qi Shan understood what Shen Tang asked.
This kind of risky thing can't be done randomly.
Once exposed, Shen Tang's reputation would be ruined instantly.
After all, the "collusion" between the head of a county and the horse bandits is explosive negative news. Zheng Qiao is still the lord of the country, if someone reports this matter, and Shen Tang is assigned or leveled again, then it will be over. Qishan is a mouse-throwing weapon at the moment.
According to his original plan, these cancerous tumors can be cleaned up at once with the help of horse bandits. However, he couldn't stand up to his colleagues who were too strong, and Xun Zhen and Yan Xingning were assisted by gods who turned into nothing, and the loss of Yonggu Pass was minimized.
The number of horse bandits who invaded Longwu County is very small.
Alas, nothing great can be done.
Shen Tang made up his mind: "Then make use of the problem."
These tyrants and local tyrants have done too many bad things, and they have long since lost their sense of awe. Some of them still want to welcome Master Shiwu over, so that they can reach the sky in one step. Bullied the former county guard and died miserably, bullied Shen Tang when he was new and young...
Doing things may not necessarily clean up the tail.
They are now bald with lice.
You can make use of the problem by grabbing a handle.
Qi Shan and Shen Tang had the same ideas: "My lord, what do you mean—to take advantage of this thorough household registration check?"
Shen Tang nodded with a cold face: "Yes, find an opportunity to make a surprise inspection! Screen every piece of land in Longwu County! There are so many living people, can they hide in the sky or underground? There is one mistake, I Just kill them!"
Population is about taxes.
Hidden population is tax evasion.
Where to put it can not take off a layer of skin!
By taking advantage of this reason and the evidence gathered by praying for goodness, Shen Tang didn't intend to show mercy this time, and do everything right. Although too much movement will hurt the muscles and bones, but it is better than letting the carrion erode the bone marrow and end up dying, right?
Shen Tang still didn't forget to tell: "Leave this matter to our own people. I don't worry about those officials in Longwu County, so I sent someone to watch them. If they have any action of tipping off the news, they should be locked up and come back together." Do the math."
Qi Shan nodded: "This is natural."
Shen Tang licked his dry lips.
The tip of the nose can vaguely smell a strong smell of blood.
She didn't want to raise the butcher's knife either, but she couldn't stand someone hitting her knife forcefully. In that case, why not accept it? In addition to the household registration tax, there is another top priority before her. Looking at the beginning of spring, the reality is that people who have no grain, no cattle, no agricultural tools, no fields, and even people who have not yet plowed the land... How will they survive this year?
Shiwu’s treasury is very rich, but at this juncture, everyone is tightening their belts to live. Except for the landlord, who has surplus food in every household? Gold, silver and jewelry can be exchanged for food, but the price must be high, and it is obvious that the gains outweigh the losses.
Shen Tang swayed left and right for this reason.
You can't expect Lin Feng to support the entire population of the county alone, can you? Selling the little girl weighed Jinluner would not last a day.
Shen Tangchun's farming words work again, without arable land, grain, etc., it is impossible for the field to grow food out of thin air...
Think about it, if it doesn’t work—
She had to find another way.
For example, crying poor to the former old neighbor.
I think Wu Xian and the others are used to this.
Shen Tang rested his chin, casually thinking about how to ask for credit, but before he could come up with an idea, another blow followed. Zhao Feng, who had completed the handover, wanted to hand in his resignation.
He worked for Shen Tang for two years in order to repay his kindness.
Still working for two years.
If you drag it on, you won’t know who the boss is anymore.
Wu Xian also gradually complained, Zhao Feng thought that it was almost enough for him to repay his favor, and Shen Jun had no external hidden dangers in Longwu County, and he should be able to settle down steadily in the past two years. So, he was ready to speak and take people back.
Shen Tang let out an "ah".
Subconsciously want to ask Zhao Feng where to go.
After thinking about it, she realized that Zhao Dayi's boss is not her - she couldn't help being embarrassed, she has been so comfortable in employing people in the past two years, she forgot how to use the word "see outside". Although I feel regretful in my heart, I also know that I have no reason to force them to stay.
It is rare in the world to repay Zhao Dayi's kindness. If you don't let him go, how can you stand your ground?
Wen Sheng asked concerned: "When is Dayi going to leave?"
Zhao Feng was embarrassed: "Ten days later."
Although he has been working as a freelancer for two years, Shen Tang has not treated himself badly in the past two years. The supplies and military supplies are always close to his own soldiers first, so it is not inappropriate to say that he is generous. At first, Zhao Feng was worried that the strength of his trilogy would decline after the past two years, but after the battle of Yonggu Pass, he found that this was not the case. Not only did he not regress, but he made a lot of progress, and everyone's martial energy was condensed several times.
After thinking about it, it should be related to the unlimited supply of alcoholic beverages in the past two years. The prices of these alcoholic beverages are not low.
Zhao Feng corresponded with his family, and learned from a few words in the family letter that the wine brewed by Shen Jun was selling very well in the three places of Tianhai, and it was rare to find a pot. If it wasn't for supplying himself, these drinks would definitely bring more benefits to Shen Tang if they flowed into the market.
Therefore, in the heart of Zhao Feng, a simple and honest person, he actually owes Shen Tang favor, but he really can't delay any longer.
He is fine personally. Many of these brothers have families, and they have been separated from their families for a long time, and they miss them very much.
"Ten days..." Shen Tang murmured, "It's okay, I will hold a practice banquet for Dayi later, it has delayed you too much in the past two years."
"No, no, Shen Jun, don't say that."
These two years are definitely the most comfortable and fulfilling two years for him. He even found fun from farming in the field. If there is no more war in the future, farming and living in seclusion would be a good place.
Shen Tang readily agreed to let him go, which made him heave a long sigh of relief.
I'm really afraid that Shen Tang will say something he doesn't want to say.
It’s not right to keep it by yourself, and it’s not right not to keep it.
Zhao Feng left, and Chu Yao came again.
At this time, the sky was dark, and the servants held the lamps to illuminate.
"Why is Wuhui here at this time?"
Seeing his serious face, it should be business.
"Suddenly remembered something and wanted to tell the lord."
Chu Yao looked serious, and Shen Tang also became serious.
"Let's talk without obscurity."
"This matter is related to Guoxi and General Zhao."
Shen Tang's heart sank slightly: "Dayi doesn't know about the Imperial Seal, and he is not a person who can hide his thoughts..."
I was afraid that Chu Yao would say something to kill Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng is in a panic at this time, and everyone will suspect her, which is tantamount to deception, and Wu Xian will not let it go.
But it was obvious that Shen Tang was thinking too much.
Chu Yao didn't come here for this purpose.
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Babies, happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Have you eaten the mooncakes?
(end of this chapter)