Cao Cao's voice became lower and lower: "My lord is joking, three hundred taels of silver is just a hook. If the people of Liangshan break the city, the people may still be fine. Officials, rich gentry, landlords and wealthy merchants, who can win? I heard that among the thieves There is a short-legged tiger named Wang Ying, who is so lustful that if he breaks into whose house, wouldn’t it be a huge scandal? So it’s better to lose money and avoid disaster!”
The more Wang Zhixian listened, the happier he became, and he said in a low voice: "If you lose money and avoid disaster, where does the money come from?"
Cao Cao smiled more and more kindly: "My husband can hold a banquet at the Lion Tower, invite all the distinguished and wealthy people in the county, and tell Liang Shanbo that he is coming to steal money and food. Please raise a huge sum of money and give it to Liang Shanbo to buy peace."
"At that time, the general will respond first and give out two hundred taels of silver. My husband will praise me highly and give me another three hundred taels. The five hundred taels of you and me will be the hook. Everyone will naturally respond. What's the point of raising thousands of taels of silver?" Embarrassed?"
"At that time, the officials' money will be returned as it is. After all, everyone is on salary. Don't you want to support the family? The money of the landlords and wealthy people will be divided into 50 and 50 cents. The adults will take 50% of the allocation, and the remaining 50% will be used to drive a fleet of cars. When Liangshan was parked, he would come down to rob him. When the driver saw it, he abandoned his cart and ran back. The thieves took a look and found that they were all gold, silver and copper coins. There was a letter on them, which read, "Yanggu County Magistrate Wang XX worships the king." The gang of thieves in Liangshanbo want to be dignified and loyal. Seeing that my husband is so respectful, they naturally refuse to attack. During my term of office, Yanggu will be safe."
After hearing this, Wang Zhixian slapped his thigh and shouted loudly: "Okay! What a great plan! Wudutou has both civil and military talents. It is really a blessing for this county."
Cao Cao smiled and cupped his hands: "Your Excellency, you have a sharp eye and you know when to cut off. You really have the demeanor of being a leader."
Wang Zhixian was so anxious that he immediately sent people to the Lion House to book the whole place. He also ordered the officers to take his name card and invite people from all over. The only people he invited were landlords, merchants and powerful locals.
After hearing the invitation from the county, who among these people would dare not to come? In a short time, not only the rich men in the city, but also the big landowners outside the city, such as Li Ying and others, gathered in the Lion Tower together with the officials of the county, big and small. Most of these people were on good terms with Cao Cao. When I saw the Wu brothers returning home, I couldn't help but go up to them and socialize with each other.
Not long after, Wang Zhixian arrived in a big way and invited everyone to take a seat. The wine and food were served. He stood up first, poured three glasses of wine in a row, picked up a glass and said: "Since I came to this county, I have been grateful to all of you for your kindness and kindness. , everything is going well in the county, I am really grateful, this glass of wine is a token of appreciation for your care!"
After saying that, Zhi Er took a sip, then took another cup and said, "Thanks to the grace of the official family, I have known several places before, but this is the first time I have seen a place with such simple folk customs and mellow human relations as this county. You have contributed so much to enlightenment, and this glass of wine is a tribute to your righteous deeds and benevolent deeds."
Zi'er Zi'er drank another cup, picked up the third cup and said, "This cup is to thank you for your righteous deeds right now, saving the people in the county from fire and water, and protecting our friends to survive, all in the wine."
After one sip, he did it again.
Everyone became curious and asked one after another: "How do you, the county magistrate, save water and fire? Survive life completely? Where did you start talking about this?"
Wang Zhixian sighed after hearing this, with a look of sorrow and anger on his face: "Everyone, I have obtained extremely reliable information, that is, the bandits in the nearby Liangshanbo are getting more and more serious now. They first went to Jiangzhou Prefecture to kill the prefect Cai Jiu and countless officials. , plundered the whole city, and killed Zhu Xun, the prefect of Pengcheng, and robbed countless money. When thieves from all over the world heard about it, they came to surrender one after another. Suddenly, they became more powerful and were about to attack Yanggu and rob me of money and food. To support thieves."
These words were like a big stone thrown into an old cesspool, and it exploded immediately!
The faces of everyone in the audience changed with shock and horror. Some people shouted: "What is the court doing? Why not send out a large army to suppress him!"
Wang Zhixian shouted: "Listen to me, everyone, although there are soldiers and horses in the state capital, where should we not protect it? We can't stay in this county for a long time. As the saying goes, there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. They broke the city and looted it. He left immediately, and the soldiers and horses of the state capital were unable to rescue him, so I have thought over and over again that we, Yanggu County, can only save ourselves!"
Some people below shouted: "What the magistrate said is right, but how can we save ourselves?"
Wang Zhixian showed a resolute look on his face: "I have thought about it, why did Liangshan Bo come to fight? Isn't it because of the increase in power and lack of money and food? That's easy, let's all pool together some money to buy a safe place, that gang Thieves all want to show their loyalty, but now that they have gained face and gained benefits, they will never come to attack the city again."
After hearing this, everyone talked a lot. This place was too close to Liangshanbo, and people knew it more or less. According to the temperament of Chao Gai and others, Wang Zhixian's statement might really succeed.
Among them was a wealthy man who lived in ruins and had been eating, drinking, whoring and gambling for half his life. Although his face was still bright, he was already empty inside. The government officials invited him over. When they heard that they were going to pay, they made a fuss and said: "Although this plan is good, but I don't know what it is." Why bother to pay? Anyway, I won’t be short of you all.” As soon as he said this, many people nodded quietly.
When Cao Cao saw this, he suddenly changed his color. He stood up and shouted: "The things that happened in the Song Dynasty are the fault of people like you. You don't deserve to drink the magistrate's wine! Where is Erlang?" Wu Song stood up and reached out to grab the wine. The rich man's collar was thrown down the stairs.
The two brothers showed off their power, and everyone was trembling with fear. Cao Cao picked up a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp, saying: "Dear elders, this is because the county magistrate loves the people, so he is willing to have sex with the bandits, ah no, only then is he willing to live with the bandits. The bandit is making a fool of himself! Brothers are not talented, so I am willing to give you two hundred taels of silver as a kind act for all of you!"
After that, Wu Song took out two huge ingots and placed them in front of the magistrate.
Wang Zhixian showed a grateful look on his face and bowed: "I would like to thank Xian Kunzhong for his kindness on behalf of Mr. Yanggu." He took out a small baggage from under the table, opened it and said, "Although my eunuch's bag is thin, I can't accept such a big deal. After? These three hundred taels are what I want."
Seeing that the magistrate paid the money, the county magistrates, chief registrars, custodians, and scribes all took the instructions and hints. They all stood up proudly, like Jing Ke by the Yishui River, with expressions of pride on their faces, and took out as many as one or two hundred Silver, as little as thirty or fifty guan of money.
Wu Dalang smiled slightly and glanced to the left. Li Ying, the flying eagle, met his eyes. He stood tall and said loudly: "The county magistrate has given up his official reputation and ignored his official reputation just for me and the humble people. What else can I say?" Although Lijiazhuang is not in the county, he still has to spend all his money to support Prime Minister Quan to handle this important event! Li donated 10,000 yuan, and he was too anxious to bring it with him. He will send someone to deliver it tonight on a starry night."
Wu Dalang glanced to the right, Feitianhu Hu Cheng nodded slightly, stood up from the table, and said loudly: "Hujiazhuang will never be left behind in such a big event. I will go back to sell a few pieces of furniture tonight, and tomorrow I will send 10,000 yuan to County government."
With his two starts, who among the other landowners and wealthy businessmen can sit still? Now you are five hundred taels, and he quoted eight thousand taels. In a short time, he collected more than 6,000 taels of silver and more than 60,000 taels of copper coins.
Wang Zhixian was so happy that he picked up the wine and wanted to get drunk with everyone. Cao Cao took Wu Song with him and left quietly.
Walking to a quiet place, Wu Song asked: "Brother, what is the purpose of making such a plan to make money with this dog official?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I wanted to give some gold and silver as a gift this morning so that I can live in peace and quiet. Who knows he wants my brother to stand at a distance? Haha, for a moment, I thought it would be better to change the county to another magistrate, and wait until then. Zhang got the note saying, "Yanggu County Magistrate Wang XX worships the King." What is Wang Zhixian? How can it be as good as Huang Zhixian?"
Wu Song was shocked for a moment, thinking that my eldest brother really couldn't afford to be offended by others. If he disagreed with me, he would change the Shangguan. However, the Shangguan was still grateful so far. This might be called a soldier who surrenders without fighting.
Soon after arriving at the house, Cao Cao dragged Wu Song and said, "Go home and stay." Wu Song said, "I agreed to go back and teach Tieniu some kung fu. He is straight-minded. If I don't come back, I can wait until dawn. But the eldest brother promised him When did his wife marry him?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "After we have finished the business at hand, we have a great time. By the way, second brother, you are not young, do you want to get married? I went out this time and brought some good wine. You can drink it as soon as you get married."
Wu Song's face turned red and he flew away.
Cao Cao shook his head, stretched his muscles, put all the intrigues outside the door, let go of his arms, and prepared for a fierce battle tonight.
There are teachings: the officials will withdraw all their money, and the powerful will get 50% of their wealth. Lao Cao became angry and quick-witted, and the county magistrate used Qiao to cause trouble.
