Poor little beauty, most of the guys guarding me are military generals.
She didn't know how to cherish the beauty at all, so she slipped away as soon as she was wrapped in the quilt.
He had to be surrounded by more than a dozen men to record his confession, and when he was done, he had to be sent back with great fanfare.
Now, everyone in the city knows what she has done.
That night, Xu Zengshou threw Fang Zhiya from the warm quilt into the cold prison, and also searched his house.
"It's just an experience. I am only a sixth-grade official, but I can actually afford to live in such a nice house and drink such good tea and wine."
"Does he dare to say that he is not greedy?"
What kind of official experience is this?
Their job is to be in charge of cashier paperwork and other matters, similar to the "office director" of later generations. Their salary is eight dan per month, which is only 96 dan per year.
With such a small amount of money, you can live in a four-bedroom house and drink Longjing tea from Hangzhou?
Also, Gu Chen actually found several boxes of gold and silver from the cellar.
I estimate that it is at least a hundred thousand taels. It is indeed a coastal area.
Earn more!
Mrs. Fang cried and shouted: "Master Yushi, don't take my money. It was left by our ancestors, not my master's greed."
Now that things have come to an end, he is still being stubborn.
Gu Chen took Fang Zhiya's information and couldn't help but pat her face.
"Your family has been farming for generations. In the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Zheng, your parents-in-law sold your sister-in-law to a brothel. Only then did they have the money to send your husband to school."
Mrs. Fang didn't expect that he could inquire so clearly, and her mind was spinning rapidly.
"This...this is my dowry, not the Fang family's money."
My husband is Lord Xue’s son, so the censor can’t go too far, right?
"You still haven't told the truth?" Gu Chen was angry: "Your family is just a small landlord, and their life is slightly better than others. Where did you get so much gold and silver?"
"Let me tell you, if you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be stern, and if you tell the truth, your mother clan may not be harmed. Otherwise..."
Gu Chen felt no burden when pressing him. This was in ancient times.
Torture and interrogation are legal and compliant, let alone just asking a few words?
"me……"
Mrs. Fang was trembling with fear. After all, she was a housewife who had never seen much of the world and had not read much. She had done all the things her man did.
Being greedy for money is a trivial matter. The main thing is selling things to Japanese pirates and foreigners for profit.
On the surface, Japanese pirates are enemies and criminals, but in fact they are business partners.
"Yes, the business is quite big, but it's a pity that your family has lost its life."
Gu Chen took the confession and smiled happily when he looked at the red handprints on it.
"Thank you, Madam, for your cooperation. Please come and take Madam and her children to the prison to reunite with Mr. Fang. No one is allowed to visit the prison without my permission."
After saying that, he called for people to carry away the stolen money, and then sealed the Fang Mansion.
As for the stolen money, after checking it and signing the receipt, it would naturally be placed in the government's warehouse, Gu Chen said to the prefect Li Yong in a serious tone.
"My lord, you must keep an eye on this stolen money. If anything goes wrong and you lose this stolen money, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to His Majesty."
Li Yong nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely be optimistic about Zangyin.
He would have to be crazy to have Zangyin's thoughts at this time.
"Master Gu, I am helpless. Master Xue is above me in rank, and he is colluding with the magistrates and officials."
"I can't support myself alone, but I don't dare to quarrel with each other, so..."
He often walks by the river and his shoes don't get wet, no matter how careful he is.
But in the past few years in Fuzhou, I have inevitably done a lot of wrong things.
For example, turning a blind eye, such as collecting money from all parties.
Of course, he didn't dare to spend a penny, he was just waiting for today.
He just hoped that His Majesty would be merciful and forgive his family because he didn't mean it, and he would be extremely grateful.
"I understand your lord's difficulty."
Gu Chen also knows that you can't force people into despair, you have to give people hope.
"Your Majesty is very clear about rewards and punishments. If the magistrate has done meritorious service and helped your majesty sort out the government affairs in Fujian, your majesty will naturally not argue with the magistrate."
"Since ancient times, the law has not punished everyone. The prefect should understand this truth."
Although Lao Zhu was not included, Gu Chen didn't want to offend all the officials.
If I really offend everyone, I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to carry out my work.
Li Yong felt hopeful and said that he would fully cooperate.
Make meritorious deeds and find a way out for yourself and your family.
Xue Mansion.
"Damn it."
Xue Dafang was so angry that he threw the tea cup when he heard that they refused to accept the beauty he sent and even arrested the person who was doing the work.
"Four censors, none of them are accepted. Who did your majesty send?"
So hard to chew?
The beauty's fiery passion couldn't even warm their hearts?
"Ms. sir, since beauty can't do it, why don't you try with money?"
The young concubine used her hands as slender as green onions to draw circles on his body.
In this world, wherever there are people, there is greed. Who can live without money?
"Don't be busy yet."
Xue Dafang grabbed the concubine's hand and felt uneasy the more he thought about it.
Fang Zhiya is his person, what if he is asked something?
No, we have to think of a way, and we must have the handle of these censors.
Gu Chen had no time to care what he was thinking. He was discussing with the clerk which county to go to first.
"Didn't a civil uprising just happen in Fu'an County last November? Let's first find a model and take action in Fu'an County."
Both scribes thought it was good, but Xu Zengshou, who was just drinking tea, was a little confused.
"Master Gu, how can you be sure that there are corrupt officials in Fu'an County?"
Haven't you started investigating yet?
Gu Chen and the two scribes looked at each other and couldn't help laughing kindly.
"Young Master is still young, so of course he doesn't understand this. People just want to fill their stomachs and have food to eat. If your parents are good officials, it's a good thing."
"How could the people risk their lives to rebel?"
Didn't Lao Zhu often say that as long as he could fill his stomach, he would never rebel, and there would definitely be no Zhu Yuanzhang?
"Perhaps it's Chen Youding's old subordinate?" Xu Zengshou hypothesized: "The matter hasn't been found out yet, so it's not good to be so arbitrary, right?"
He is sixteen years old and is Lao Zhu's sword-carrying guard.
Although Lao Zhu attaches great importance to it, he is not the kind of embroidered pillow.
He also has his own opinions on political affairs.
He knew that His Majesty had always been worried about Fujian because there were old subordinates of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, as well as spies working with foreigners and Japanese pirates.
Therefore, he believes that it is not necessarily the fault of the county magistrate.
"Young Master is actually right." Gu Chen said, "But have you ever thought about how, if they live a good life, how can people with ulterior motives instigate them?"
If the officials of the Yuan Dynasty became human beings, would the people give up their peaceful life and become rebels?
After all, isn’t it true that the government forces the people to rebel, and the people have no choice but to rebel?
"Since the young master is confused, why don't we go there and the young master will know."
Although Xu Da was quite poor when he was a child, he was already well-off when Xu Laosan was born. Naturally, the child had not been severely beaten by society.
Fu'an County belongs to Zhong County and can pay about 60,000 shi in taxes every year.
When Gu Chen and others came, they had no idea that there had been a judgment here a few months ago. The government officials all smiled at the people.
When I arrived at the county government office, I saw the government officials at the door warmly greeting the people passing by.
"Brother, do you have any complaint to file?"
"Sister, do you need help with anything?"
"Little guy, hold the candied haws carefully and don't drop it on the ground."
"Uncle, why are you carrying such a heavy thing? Come on, let me help you."
"..."
The common people are also very good at talking, and they can praise each other one by one.
It is said that a good county magistrate is an upright official, and good officials are rare.
Gu Chen was sitting in the carriage, looking at the government servant who was "invisible" to the imperial envoy who was so attentive to the people, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.
Very good, he meant that the stage was set up well.
He is a little smarter than Fang Zhiya, who did it without asking.
