However, at the same time, Liu Jing was also a little surprised. Didn't Pengcheng have an imperial envoy?
Why is there another imperial envoy here?
However, he never thought that Yang Si would pretend to be an imperial envoy. After all, what he had done in the South China Sea was what a real imperial envoy should do.
And the imperial envoy in Pengcheng is simply...
well!
Then Liu Jing raised his head and looked at Yang Si: "Master Yang, please sit down."
Liu Jing gave up the throne.
Yang Si was not polite and sat down directly.
"Well, Mr. Yang... isn't there an imperial envoy here already?" Liu Jing asked cautiously.
"If I didn't come, what do you think the situation in the South China Sea would be like now just based on the imperial envoy?" Yang Si looked at Liu Jing with a half-smile.
"Uh..." Liu Jing thought about that scene and couldn't help but shudder.
Now, more than 70% of the people in Nanhai have been treated, and naturally, a lot of food has been harvested.
Although the output is definitely not as good as before, it will definitely not lead to famine.
It can even guarantee some tax revenue.
Now, there are not many crops left in the fields in Nanhai. Some of them are overripe and rotten. Of course, most of them have been harvested.
There are only some late-ripening crops still in the fields, but very few.
And now the imperial envoy Pengcheng, based on what he has done, it is estimated that the South China Sea is now full of mourning.
"Tell me, what happened to the imperial envoy after he came to Pengcheng?"
Yang Si tapped the table lightly.
"What could it be, just using power for personal gain?"
Liu Jing smiled bitterly.
Then, Liu Jing began to talk.
As the chief arrester of the Pengcheng Divine Catcher Division, he naturally knew the specific situation better than Chu Sheng's second-in-command and could investigate it more clearly.
Li Zong, the Minister of Household Affairs of the imperial court.
Comes from the Li family of Nanhai.
That's right, Li Zong's family is in Nanhai.
After Li Zong came to Pengcheng, he took people around for a few times and found that there was nothing he could do to deal with the people, so he left it alone.
Instead, he began to imitate the county magistrates of various counties in the South China Sea and mobilized the power of Pengcheng County Yamen to help harvest crops.
Don't get me wrong, of course he is not helping the people harvest crops, but his own family, the Li family, harvests crops.
After all, the original tenants of the Li family were also enchanted by the demon monk.
The Li family's own manpower alone cannot harvest it.
Moreover, if the tenants are not required to harvest, they do not need to give grain to the tenants. The grain harvested by themselves is their own.
Of course, they still expect those tenants to continue farming for them next year, and they cannot let those tenants starve to death. They can borrow grain from them, but they will have to pay back more next year.
"What a good calculation." Yang Si grinned, but this smile was a bit cold.
It's okay to just eat the corpse in a plain way, but he still uses his power for personal gain and oppresses the people.
This Lord Li Zongli, isn't he afraid of being criticized for his righteousness?
There is a tradition in the Daxia Wulin. As long as corrupt officials are exposed, many martial arts masters will go out to "act chivalrously and righteously".
Of course, the imperial court itself did not support such a move.
When handling cases, the court must pay attention to evidence, but in many cases, evidence is not so easy to collect, and corrupt officials themselves will pay special attention not to leave any clues.
But Jiang Hu Cao Cao will not tell you the evidence.
Of course, if something like this happens, the Detective Division will continue to investigate, but as long as it is confirmed that it is indeed a corrupt official, it will become an unsolved case in the Division.
But if you kill court officials indiscriminately, the Divine Catcher will not be a vegetarian.
Hearing this, Liu Jing smiled bitterly.
He is a little golden policeman who cannot speak.
After all, that person is also an imperial envoy.
"Let's go and see how much grain the imperial envoy has harvested by deploying Pengcheng's yamen and guards."
Yang Si stood up.
"Yes." Liu Jing agreed with a wry smile.
…
Afterwards, Liu Jing took Yang Si and his party out of the Shenqi Division.
He was also followed by a team of agents from the God Catching Division.
According to Liu Jing, the imperial envoy Li Zong is not at the Pengcheng government office now.
Instead, he took Pengcheng's government servants and guards to Li's Zhuangzi not far outside the city.
Under the leadership of Liu Jing, the group left the city and headed straight to Li's Manor.
Not long after, I saw a small hilltop with numerous buildings and a miniature city wall. It looked like a small city.
"Is this the Li Manor?" Yang Si looked up.
"Yes, the Li family is a century-old family in Nanhai, and there are many people serving in the court now, and Li Zong is just one of them."
Liu Jing smiled bitterly: "In the past, General Chu was still suppressing the South China Sea, but the Li family was a little restrained."
"General Chu has been missing for half a year now, and the Li family has become more and more unruly."
Liu Jing spoke helplessly.
"How much do you know about General Chu?"
Yang Si glanced at Liu Jing.
"This..." Liu Jing looked at the person behind him hesitantly.
Seeing this, Yang Si nodded slightly and did not ask any more questions. Obviously Liu Jing knew something.
However, this is really not the place to talk now.
It seems that I have to find time to have a good chat with this great catcher at noon.
Yang Si looked around and saw a large field under the hilltop that had been harvested.
There is still a part left, and a large number of people are finishing it.
Most of these people were wearing casual clothes, and some were wearing official uniforms and soldiers' casual clothes.
There is no doubt that these are the government officials and guards of Pengcheng.
Looking around, there were close to three to four thousand people.
"Very good." Yang Si sneered.
…
at this time.
Within the Li family manor.
There was a table in the shade of a tree, filled with all kinds of food and wine.
There are also beautiful maids waiting on the side.
And the imperial envoy, Mr. Li Zongli, was sitting in the shade of the tree looking at the people harvesting food in front of him with a look of enjoyment.
"Haha, if Your Majesty knew that I worked so hard to harvest crops, I wonder if he would praise me."
Li Zong said with a smile.
"That's for sure. Uncle Clan is working hard for Daxia."
Next, a young man from the Li family took out a jar of wine from a water vat and began to compliment him.
"Haha, drink and drink." Li Zong said, enjoying the fanning of the beautiful maid next to him.
It's better to go back to the clan and feel comfortable.
Moreover, he has already made an agreement with the elders of the clan.
He mobilized Pengcheng's strength to replace the tenants and help harvest the crops.
As for the Li family, in addition to normal tax deductions, an additional 10% of the remaining grain was handed over to the court.
This is already a lot.
And under original circumstances, at least 20% of the Li family's food had to be distributed to the tenant farmers.
Now, all we need is to give the court an extra 10%, so why not do it.
Moreover, when the time comes, you can also rent grain to the tenants and suck a mouthful of blood from the tenants. It will be a sure profit.
Moreover, Li Zong could also use this 10% of the food to pay for the imperial court, and it would be fine anyway.
However, just when Li Zong and the young people of the Li family were enjoying themselves.
"Master Li is so elegant."
A voice came from the side.
