The inner voice was overheard, and the whole court was eating melons together

In this way, Zhang Fangtian and his companions were escorted out of Suyu City!

On the other side, Mr. Hu thought that the matter had been resolved and it was time for Song Yaoyao and the others to leave.

But after waiting for a long time, the other party showed no intention of leaving, so Mr. Hu asked cautiously:

"Sir, Zhang Fangtian and his men have already been paid."

"I know."

Looking at Mr. Hu's expression, Song Yaoyao knew what he was thinking and said:

"Curious, why haven't we left yet?"

Mr. Hu nodded.

"We have just settled the issue of Zhang Fangtian and his men's wages.

Next, I will settle the matter of your blatant bribery of this official."

In an instant, Mr. Hu's face changed. How could he have forgotten about this?

When Mr. Hu saw Song Yaoyao's fake smile, he had a bad feeling.

The man in front of me is definitely a ruthless person, and things will definitely not go away so easily.

Mr. Hu stammered:

"S-Sir..."

"Master Hu, in our Tianfeng country, in addition to being fined and beaten with a stick, bribing an official will also result in tattooing on the face."

(Tattooing: tattooing a prisoner’s face or other body parts, then covering them with ink or paint to make the tattoo a permanent mark.)

Mr. Hu was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly:

"My Lord, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again.

Sir, please forgive me!"

Mr. Hu knew that if he was sentenced to tattooing, he and his entire Hu family would be finished!

What Song Yaoyao didn't say is that bribery and corruption can indeed be punished by tattooing, but that is only when the amount is huge.

100 taels of silver is not a large amount, and usually the punishment would be several times the amount, and that would be the end of it.

However, now that the Tianfeng Kingdom has just taken over the Longyuan Kingdom, in order to establish its prestige, it must kill the chicken to scare the monkey!

Song Yaoyao nodded and said:

"Since you have a good attitude in admitting your mistakes, the tattooing can be spared.

But caning and fines were inevitable.

If it's a caning, it's not much, just fifty boards; if it's a punishment, it's 3 taels of silver."

When Mr. Hu heard the first half of the sentence, he just breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect to hear the next sentence, which was that he would be beaten with a stick.

Why do you want to be spanked again?

He didn't even hear the amount of silver that was later punished.

Mr. Hu immediately became nervous again.

Also, what do you mean by not much? Only fifty boards?

He couldn't even withstand one blow, let alone fifty.

Even if it was a person who practiced martial arts for many years, fifty strokes of the stick would probably take away half of his life, let alone him!

After these fifty strokes of the cane, he would probably go directly to meet the ancestors of the Hu family.

Mr. Hu was so frightened that his legs went limp:

"Sir, can you use silver to pay for the caning? I really can't bear the board."

"It seems that Mr. Hu is really rich!

Since Mr. Hu has asked me so much, I am not an unreasonable person.

How about this, I'll make it an even number for you: fifty lashes of the cane will be compensated by seventy thousand taels of silver, plus the original penalty of thirty thousand taels, a total of one hundred thousand taels.

Is this amount a good deal?"

Mr. Hu cursed inwardly: What a good deal! I have never seen anyone so cruel!

But he didn't dare to say it, for fear that if he said one more word, the silver would double.

This kind of thing just happened!

He just said that paying 10 times the amount of silver to Zhang Fangtian and others was a bit too much, but in the end it became 20 times.

He has suffered such a loss before and will not make such a mistake again.

Song Yaoyao looked at Mr. Hu for a long time without saying anything, and said:

"Master Hu, are you dissatisfied?

It seems that the amount of silver I mentioned is still too little. How about adding more?

How much should I think about?

......"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Hu immediately interrupted Song Yaoyao:

"Sir, I am not dissatisfied.

One hundred thousand taels of silver. I will send someone to get it right away."

Mr. Hu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. If he hadn't interrupted him in time, this black-hearted man would have raised the price again.

"Sir, I don't have that much cash, so I need to send someone to the bank to get it.

Please wait a moment longer, sir."

Song Yaoyao waved her hand:

"It's alright, I can wait."

"Okay, I'll get someone to do it right away."

After saying this, Mr. Hu called the butler aside and gave him instructions...

As soon as the housekeeper left, Mr. Hu asked the servants to bring tea and snacks and asked Song Yaoyao and the others to wait in the pavilion.

Everyone is tired, so it's a good time to take a break.

Guagua: [Host, you are really amazing. You got 10 taels with just a few words.]

Song Yaoyao: [Who told me to come to another world and encounter the problem of unpaid wages.

What I hate most is deadbeats like Mr. Hu, who obviously has money but just refuses to pay!

Such people must never be forgiven easily!

It just so happened that during this period, my brothers followed me on patrols for more than ten hours every day, and everyone worked hard.

Once the money arrives, I will take out a portion and share it with everyone. Anyone who sees it will get a share. 】

Guagua: [You are quite generous.]

Song Yaoyao: [If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass!

Everyone understands this truth! 】

Guagua: [That’s true…]

Half an hour later, the butler came back.

When Hu Qi saw Mr. Hu, he asked:

"Master, everything is done."

After saying this, the man behind him stepped forward, Hu Qi opened the box and said:

"Master, they are all here."

After Mr. Hu confirmed that everything was correct, he turned to Song Yaoyao and said:

"Sir, the hundred thousand taels are all here."

Song Yaoyao nodded, she walked over and counted them.

She turned to Song Qinghui and Liu Zheheng and said:

"Two brothers, come and count together."

"it is good."

After several people confirmed that it was correct, Song Yaoyao said to the people behind her:

“Brothers, now that you have money, work hard.

I will give you the money when I return in the evening."

Instantly, everyone cheered.

None of them expected that there would be such a good thing!

The princess is so nice. We can eat meat by following her!

Mr. Hu sent Song Yaoyao and the others to the gate of the mansion, but many people had not left yet.

Song Yaoyao said to the people:

“I think everyone is already clear about Mr. Hu’s affairs.

Today, we fined Mr. Hu one hundred thousand taels of silver.

You can also spread what happened today. If you encounter such a thing again in the future, you can report it to the authorities and they will take care of it for you.

It also reminds those masters that as long as they have enough money, they can just withhold wages.

The government will also issue a notice regarding today’s incident…”

Song Yaoyao and the others just left like that.

As soon as they left, the people began to discuss:

"The Hu family has suffered a huge loss this time, 10 taels!

Zhang Fangtian and his men’s wages are less than 20 taels, right?

I didn't expect that I would be fined so much just because I didn't want to give the 20 taels.

Zhang Fangtian and his colleagues did not default on their wages, and all of them were settled clearly.

The Hu family miscalculated this time!"