Jiang Wenyuan frowned when he heard this: "What did you say, you have been conscripted three times?" The imperial court stipulated that according to the actual situation, each county could conscript a certain number of forced labor every year.

Before he came to Suzhou, he had done detailed homework on the situation in Suzhou.He clearly remembered that this year Zengping County reported zero forced labor.

The old man said that he had actually been recruited three times, and it seemed that there were still a lot of people.

"What Zhuangzi?" Jiang Wenyuan asked.

The old man said: "Oh, what kind of Zhuangzi can it be? The county magistrate built a Zhuangzi in the south of the city. A few days ago, several people were pulled out of it, and they were all exhausted. If this continues, what will we people do?" There is still a way to survive, if you don’t starve to death, you will die from exhaustion.”

Jiang Wenyuan was both shocked and angry.Immediately sent soldiers to investigate in two ways, one way to the Zhuangzi that Lao Liyong mentioned, and the other way to the county government.

Habayashi Wei, who was sent to the county government office, came back angrily and said: "My subordinates went to the Zengping county government office to urge to send more people. The county magistrate didn't even show up, and there was only one master to deal with his subordinates. The master was quite arrogant and said There are so many people, and if they can’t wait, they pay for it and find someone to repair it.”

Half a day later, another group of people who went to Zhuangzi also came back.It is said that Sun He, the county magistrate, personally supervised the work on Zhuangzi, and that Zhuangzi recruited at least 300 strong laborers.Moreover, it is not so much Zhuangzi as it is a luxury manor casino and brothel.

A county magistrate, using his power for personal gain, privately recruited civilian husbands to build luxurious manors for himself, and even set up a casino and brothel privately.Simply unforgivable.

As soon as Jiang Wenyuan heard it, the fire came up "Come on, let's go meet the Zengping county magistrate and see if it's a human or a ghost!"

Jiang Wenyuan took a team of 30 Habayashi guards to Zengping County Yamen.Sun He, the county magistrate, was not in the yamen, only a master was there.

The master saw so many people rushing into the county office aggressively, especially the one in charge, with the aura of his body, I am afraid that he is not a simple person.I couldn't help but thumped in my heart, hurriedly came forward cautiously and made a bow: "I don't know what's the important thing for you to come here?"

Jiang Wenyuan said expressionlessly, "Where's Sun He?"

The master's heart beat even harder when he heard that this person called the county magistrate directly.Said: "Our county magistrate has gone to the countryside to inspect, and he is not in the county government office. I don't know if your Excellency is...?"

"Prefect of Suzhou, Jiang Wenyuan!"

When the master heard this, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't know Taishan, my lord, please forgive me!"

Jiang Wenyuan sneered: "Forgive me, what kind of crime do you forgive? Do you need me to forgive your sins? I went to the countryside to inspect, and I went to inspect his gold-selling cave! Come on, take someone to give the Zhuangzi to Ben immediately. The officials are surrounded, and no one is allowed to be released until the matter is clarified. Take Sun He back to me."

Master broke out in a cold sweat, knelt on the ground shaking like chaff.

Finished!

When Sun He was caught by Habayashi Wei, he was flirting with a coolly dressed woman in his arms.When he was arrested, he was still showing off his official authority, saying that the troublemaker who came from somewhere dared to commit crimes.

The head of the Habayashi guards showed off their badges, and Sun He's face immediately turned pale.No matter how muddled he is, he was also a Jinshi.Not even Habayashi's emblem can't be recognized.

Hearing that the new magistrate, Qingzhou Marquis Jiang Wenyuan, was already sitting in his lobby, Sun He rolled his eyes and almost passed out, and the person holding him was strangled awake again.

Things will be easier after that.

Jiang Wenyuan mobilized his men and quickly searched the manor and the residence of Sun He, the county government office, with lightning speed.

More than 7 taels of cash alone were copied, as well as a number of land deeds for other pearls, jade, calligraphy and paintings.In addition, in addition to blocking the field, there are more than 20 women raised in his manor. What are these women used for? You can know with your toes.

In the county government office in his backyard, apart from his main wife, he has seven concubines and twelve children, all of whom are dressed in gold and silver, so wealthy.

Habayashi found a secret pavilion from his bedroom, where there were several ledgers, which recorded in detail his evidence of accepting bribes from fish and meat people in recent years.

After Jiang Wenyuan read it, his hands were shaking with anger. He pointed at Sun He and yelled at him, even swearing: "I'll fuck you! This Zengping County only has a small population. You are a Jinshi from a poor family. After looting so much property, the land has been thinned by three feet.

Go and have a look, go and see the people outside, with poor clothes and no food to eat, but you eat and eat meat every day, fish and meat neighbors, has your conscience been eaten by dogs? "

Suzhou is bitterly cold, but anyone with a little background is reluctant to come here to be an official.This Sun Heben also came from a poor background, and his abilities are average.

After arriving in Suzhou, he had no outstanding political achievements and no background, so he knew that there was no hope of transferring.He simply colluded with the local rich gentry and hooligans.

Corrupting and accepting bribes wantonly, occupying women's fields, and even privately enlisting civilian husbands to build luxurious manors for them, and privately set up brothels, they are just like emperors.

There is a popular saying in the local area that "the yamen is open on both sides, don't come in if you have a reason and no money".This is a true portrayal of his corruption.

It wasn't until the heavy rain washed away the road, and Jiang Wenyuan overheard the complaints of the laborers who built the road, and felt that something was wrong, that this incident broke out.

After finding out the matter, Jiang Wenyuan held out the saber bestowed by the emperor, and took off Sun He's black yarn on the spot.Because of his heinous crimes, he was sentenced to death, all his family property was confiscated, and all his family members were exiled to the southwest border.

The rest of the people involved in the case were dealt with one by one, and those who deserved to be killed should be exiled.After dealing with these, Jiang Wenyuan wrote a detailed note and urgently reported it to the capital overnight!

Hearing that Sun He, the dog official, was sentenced to death by the new magistrate, the people of Zengping all cheered.Many families in the city even lit firecrackers.

When Sun He and the other principal criminals were being escorted out of the city for execution, the common people rushed over after hearing the news, clods, stones, rotten vegetable leaves, and even cow dung greeted them, yelling at them as "dog officials" and "officers". Die" "You also have today".

The Habayashi guards who were in charge of escorting the prisoners were also beaten several times.He said with emotion that he was also the county magistrate. He heard that when Mr. Jiang left Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou sent him ten miles away and knelt down to persuade him to stay.

This Sun He caused the people of Zengping to boil with resentment, wishing that he would die soon.It can be seen that the people have a steelyard in their hearts.

Why do you think there is such a big difference between officials?It would be great if there were more good officials like Lord Jiang in the world.

In front of the pile of rocks outside the city gate, as the executioner's sharp butcher's knife fell, several dog officials headed by Sun He finally ended their sinful life.

No one went to collect the corpses for them, only the people from Yizhuang came over, wrapped them in a straw mat and threw them away in a mass grave outside the city.

A county cannot be without someone in charge, and Jiang Wenyuan cannot stay in Zengping for a long time.After careful consideration, he brought up a man named "Wu Zuoshan" to be his master, temporarily handling all matters of the county government.

Wu Zuoshan was originally the master of the Zengping County Government, because he couldn't understand what Sun He and the others did, and he didn't want to join forces with them, so he was squeezed out by them everywhere.With nowhere to ask, he had no choice but to leave angrily. For the past two years, he only made a living by teaching.

After Jiang Wenyuan sent someone to invite him to come, the upright middle-aged man burst into tears: "My lord, why didn't you come two years earlier, otherwise the people of Zengping would not have such a hard life."

Jiang Wenyuan patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Thank you for your hard work. I assure you that as long as I stay here in Suzhou for one day, this kind of thing will never happen again."

After beheading Sun He, Jiang Wenyuan took the roster and, as quickly as possible, paid 50 cash a day to Sun He's over-recruited conscripts, and doubled the pensions for those who unfortunately died of exhaustion.And still willing to pay them to repair the roads washed out by the rainstorm.

The laborers took the silver, knelt down and shouted: "It's really the master Qingtian!" After that, they happily ran to practice the official way.

At this point, everyone knows that this very reasonable and talkative nobleman is the new prefect of Suzhou, the Qingzhou Marquis Jiang Wenyuan who is famous all over the world for his high-yield grain.

The people immediately rejoiced and rushed to tell each other.

Three days later, the road was repaired.The convoy was able to continue on the road.At this time, they were still more than four hundred miles away from Suzhou Fucheng.

Another two days passed, and after 51 days of bumpy roads, the group finally arrived at Suzhou Fucheng on the fifth day of September.

After entering the government office, Jiang Yuqing threw himself on the big clean bed and didn't want to move for a while.She had never sat in a carriage for so long in eight lifetimes, and she was so tired.

On the second day after arriving in Suzhou, Jiang Wenyuan started to get busy.All kinds of things, thousands of threads, must be straightened out one by one.

Mrs. Lu was also busy tidying up the back office, buying missing supplies, and envoys and servants.

Only Jiang Yuqing was the most leisurely, taking Bai Xiaoshi to wander around the mansion and explore every day.As for Bai Xiaojiu, now is not the time for him to come out, he has to find a chance.

More than ten days after Jiang Wenyuan took office.

The papers he sent urgently from Zengping to the capital were also placed on the imperial case.

After Xia Jingdi saw it, he was angry at what Sun He and the others had done, and bluntly said that it was a good kill.Seeing the next few words, he couldn't help laughing and said: "This Jiang Wenyuan is always straightforward."

It turned out that at the end of the zhezi it was written: "Zengping cannot be without a chief officer. I would like to recommend a person to your majesty. This person is called Lu Pingzhang, who is a master of Qianliang in Qingzhou. post.

The only thing he can do is to be famous, and the worst thing is that he is the minister's brother-in-law.However, the minister still has to mention it if he does not avoid his relatives. "

Emperor Xia Jing remembered that Qin Jue had also served as county magistrate in Qingzhou for several years, so he sent someone to ask Qin Jue.Qin Jue was delighted to hear that Jiang Wenyuan recommended Lu Pingzhang as Zengping county magistrate.

Tong Xia Jingdi said: "Lu Pingzhang is really good and capable. His father opened a school in the local area and taught and educated people for more than [-] years. His reputation and family tradition are very good."

So Emperor Xia Jing knew it in his heart.The next day, the Ministry of Officials issued a letter of appointment and sent it to Qingzhou at high speed.

Besides, more than ten days later, when Lu Pingzhang received the letter of appointment, he was in a daze.Before going to Beijing, my brother-in-law had a detailed discussion with him, and said that if His Majesty sent him to work in other places, he would be willing to follow.Of course he was willing to go.

Leaving aside Jiang Wenyuan's family background, he is capable and has a good temper.Not being corrupt or corrupt, working with such a person could not be more pleasant and relaxing, almost the dream of all current subordinates.

He was very happy when he heard that his brother-in-law was promoted to five ranks in a row and was sent to Suzhou as the magistrate.I am also ready to go to Suzhou at any time.

But I never thought that it was not an aide, but a county official.It's nothing more than a pie in the world.

Lu Pingzhang came home dizzy, and went to the table to eat in a daze. He picked up the porridge on the table and took a big mouthful. Suddenly he was scalded and spurted out, and his soul finally returned to his body.

Mrs. Chen said strangely: "What's the matter with you today? Why are you out of your mind? You can burn yourself even if you eat porridge." Lu Pingzhang said: "Daughter-in-law, I'm an official now."

Mrs. Chen gave him a blank look: "You are also a master, so you can barely be considered an official?"

Lu Pingzhang said: "It's not the master. It's the Qipin county magistrate, the county magistrate of Zengping County in Suzhou. My brother-in-law planned it for me. I have to leave in two days."

Chen's almond eyes opened wide, and she said in surprise, "Really, that's really great."

Lu Pingzhang also laughed: "I only planned to go to Suzhou to be my brother-in-law's aide. I never thought that he would find me the position of chief magistrate of a county. I was really surprised."

Chen said happily: "We have to thank him well."

The couple went back to Xiushui Bay that night and told their family members the good news.

After the old scholar Lu was overjoyed, he told his son earnestly: "Your brother-in-law has a conscience, and he will never forget our family when good things happen.

After you pass, you must take on the responsibility of a county parent official.People's affairs must be taken to heart, what should be done must be done well, and what should not be taken should not be taken.

Dad doesn't ask you to make great achievements, at least to be worthy of the trust of the Holy Majesty, and don't smear your brother-in-law's face. "

"Father, son remember."

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