The next morning, at dawn, Qin Feng took his three sisters to the county government office.
He dug out the dusty account books of the county government and gave them to Liu Hongyan for statistics.
At the same time, Qin Xiaofu made a trip to the Pingyao County Grain Depot.
It was not until 4 o'clock in the morning that the individual field taxes were counted.
Judging from tax revenue in previous years, Pingyao County's grain tax is about 100,000 shi.
Just when Qin Xiaofu came back from checking the grain depot, he learned that the grain depot had been abandoned for a long time.
There are no particles inside.
Qin Feng couldn't help but sneered and sighed: "Where is the deficit in Pingyao County's grain tax? It is clearly empty money!"
"In the past ten years, Pingyao County's grain tax has begun to decrease step by step. In the first seven years, a total of 300,000 shi of grain was reduced. In the three years since the post of county magistrate was vacant, the grain tax was simply not paid. Calculated at 100,000 shi per year. . Over and over, in these ten years alone, we have lost a total of 600,000 shi in grain taxes."
"This food is enough to feed an army."
Just when Qin Feng was sighing, the Tianji camp guards ran into the lobby and reported with fists in their hands: "Sir, Zhou Yufu has been escorted outside the door. The high-ranking steward committed suicide last night out of fear of crime. In addition, everyone in the high-ranking mansion has been controlled, but Arraign at any time.”
For some reason, Qin Feng has been restless and weak since last night.
At this juncture, Zhou Yufu's shout came from outside the county government office.
"Qin Feng, you are so courageous. Do you really think you don't take Lieutenant Gao seriously?"
"I am a close confidant of Captain Gao. If you touch a hair on my head, Captain Gao will never let you go."
Qin Feng originally wanted to interrogate Zhou Yufu, but when he heard this, he didn't bother to talk anymore. He just waved his hand and said: "There is no need to interrogate. Cut off the heads of Zhou Yufu and the high-ranking officials and hang them at the city gate for public display."
"By the way." Qin Feng suddenly remembered something and asked casually, "Are there any direct relatives of Gao Ming in the high house?"
The guard nodded: "There is only one uncle, and the rest are distant relatives."
As far as Qin Feng knew, Gao Ming's parents had died long ago, and his wife, children, and children had been living with Gao Ming in Kyoto. Since there was only one uncle in the house, there was no need to send him to Kyoto for trial.
Qin Feng winked, and the guard understood: "Uncle Gao Taiwei resisted arrest and has been executed."
Shen Qingci on the side, although he was not qualified to interfere in official affairs, saw that Qin Feng actually killed Gao Ming's uncle directly, and he couldn't help but feel worried: "Qin Feng, that is Gao Ming's uncle after all. Kill him first and then report. I'm afraid..."
Before Shen Qingci could finish speaking, Qin Feng had already interrupted softly: "This kind of thing cannot be killed by mistake."
Shen Qingci bit her lips lightly: "Uncle Gao Ming must have done a lot of evil things. Even if he is sent to Kyoto, he will inevitably die. What I mean is that this matter should be handled by Dali Temple, otherwise Gao Ming will bite the dust afterwards. If you don’t let things go, you might cause trouble.”
Qin Feng casually picked up a tattered account book and said calmly: "Uncle Gao Ming has no official status and no title, so there is no need for Dali Temple to take action. Take it back to Kyoto and where will it be sent to be tried? The Ministry of Punishment or the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Personnel Jing Zhaoyin? No need to bother."
"As for Gao Ming, he himself is like a mud Buddha crossing the river."
Seeing that Shen Qingci's brows were still furrowed, Qin Feng patted the back of Shen Qingci's hand, indicating that there was no need to be nervous, as he knew what was going on.
Outside the county government office, Zhou Yufu saw the Tianji Camp guards coming out, and he couldn't help but show a proud look on his face: "Huh, Qin Feng, are you scared? Why don't you untie me quickly!"
"It doesn't matter what kind of person my master is. How dare a small county magistrate dare to make trouble here? It's really ridiculous."
Faced with Zhou Yufu's ridicule and the laughter of the servants around him.
The Tianji camp guard had no expression on his face and silently pulled out a short knife from his waist: "Young master is busy with official duties and is not in the mood to pay attention to you, so I will give you a happy treat. I think you are lucky."
Looking at the dagger flashing with cold light in the hands of the Tianji camp guards, Zhou Yufu's smile froze on his face, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Qin Feng, how dare you..."
Before Zhou Yufu could shout a word hysterically, the Tianji camp guard had already raised his knife and dropped it, and blood splashed seven or eight meters away.
The faces of such evil servants were ashen, and the scene where they had been laughing and laughing just now was completely silent.
Captain Gao's confidant was actually chopped with a knife? As casual as killing a chicken?
As Zhou Yufu and other major scum were killed one by one, Qin Feng directly sent people to Gaofu to investigate.
At the same time, the imperial study room in the Forbidden Palace.
Lieutenant Hei handed an account book to Emperor Liang with both hands: "Reporting to the sage, Qin Feng has properly handled the case in Pingyao County. Last night, the high-ranking official wanted to destroy the account book, but his subordinates intercepted it first."
Emperor Liang took the account book and flipped through it. Yun Danfeng said lightly: "Did you leave any traces?"
Lieutenant Hei lowered his head, his eyes without any color, like a dead soldier: "The villain broke the guy's neck, hung it on the beam, and pretended to commit suicide out of fear of crime. Although the guards of Tianji Camp are good at fighting hard, they are still trying to catch him. But he has no experience in solving murderous crimes, so it is impossible to find any clues."
Emperor Liang nodded, looking at the corruption recorded in the account books, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Captain Gao has devoted himself to the Liang Dynasty for decades. When he retired after his success, he should have stayed." In Kyoto, he is supported by the people of Daliang. It is a pity that this man will easily lose his head once he gets older...Does he really think that I don't know what he informed the dog slaves about what he did in Pingyao County?"
"That's all. You are going against me in the court, and you want to belittle the prestige of our country, Daliang, and make peace with the barbarians of Beidi? Where has the integrity gone?"
"Besides, the unsatisfactory Gao Song. Ever since Qin Feng scared him out of nightmares, he has never left the door or stepped forward. He only dares to show off his power on the maids and slaves. Just keep this kind of trash and keep it alive for the Gao family in the future. Yes, why bother to avenge him?"
Hei Wei whispered in agreement: "That Gao Ming Lai Laizi really doted on Gao Song too much."
Emperor Liang's face darkened, and he said coldly: "If the young ones fail, neither will the old ones!"
