Fu Dan reported to the Lord: "Master Di, there are several large ships used by Wu Zhenguo and others to smuggle goods. Cheng Xinzhi is the liaison between them.
Cheng Xinzhi was actually a Japanese. The name Cheng Xinzhi was given to him when he was active in our country. He hangs out in the fishing village for the convenience of boarding the ship and secretly supervising the goods.
Three years ago, the person responsible for his matter died. Because he was too greedy and misappropriated goods, Wu Zhenguo found out and killed him.
Cheng Xinzhi was transferred here and took over this work. And if he never comes back this time, Wu Zhenguo may arrange for Jia Pengyi to attack Jiang Xiuhua.
She was just afraid that Jiang Xiuhua would say something indiscriminately. My lord, your guess about the interrogation of Guo Jiang Xiuhua by the dead man may actually be correct.
But whether Jiang Xiuhua knew it or not, she was destined to die. The reason why he was interrogating her was probably to find out if she had ever told anyone else this secret.
It's just a pity that Wu Kangsheng...it was his humble position that killed him. "
Fudan said with a sad look on his face. He is the father of his life and death comrade, and he has the responsibility and obligation to take care of him. result……
Seeing this, Di Ying showed the private goods receipts that he had seen one after another and asked about another matter.
"How did these documents end up in the archives?"
Fudan was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
He said with some confusion: "Archives? No. This is the part that Cheng Xinzhi hid. He was buried under a big stone behind his house. Jiang Xiuhua accidentally discovered it.
That's where Cheng Xinzhi was buried before he went to sea for the last time.
But Jiang Xiuhua was illiterate and didn't know what those were, so she didn't dare to move, so she secretly told Wu Kangsheng.
She felt that Cheng Xinzhi must have wanted to run away. Because she knew that Cheng Xinzhi was from the Japanese country and that he had a wife and children in the Japanese country.
Jiang Xiuhua always wanted to find a way out for herself, so she told Wu Kangsheng about it.
But Wu Kangsheng is also illiterate and doesn't know what they are. So he sent someone to tell me quietly.
I went to look it up, and after reading it, I told Wu Kangsheng: Those are just records of fish sales by Cheng Xinzhi, and IOUs written by others to Cheng Xinzhi.
Wu Kangsheng was not suspicious.
After all, this kind of thing is found in almost every fisherman's home. It was just IOUs, some made of paper, some made of cloth, and some even just wooden slats. So after Wu Kangsheng heard what I said, he quietly buried these notes back to their original place and no longer paid attention to this matter. .
Only I know: Those are actually the smuggling lists of Cheng Xinzhi, Wu Zhenguo and others. But I dare not move. It would be useless if I moved. The entire Cangzhou is under the control of Wu Zhenguo and the others. If I take away those lists now, it will be very troublesome.
I just wanted to wait until the time was right, then take it and go to the capital city to file a petition. As a result, the Khitans came.
I participated in the resistance, but after Wu Zhenguo ran away, not many people still had the heart to resist. Thinking about those lists, I quickly fled the city.
Once you dig out those lists, find another place to hide.
After the city settled down, I originally wanted to return to the city, but because of the imprisonment of Xu and Pei, I did not dare to come out, but I also did not dare to go to Dadu City.
Wu Zhenguo abandoned the city and fled, and Wu Yizong massacred the people, but they were both unscathed. However, Xu and Pei, who were loyal to the country, took the blame and were wronged.
I don't believe that Your Majesty would kill Wu Zhenguo and Jia Pengyi just because they smuggled goods.
I had no choice but to become a villager and concentrate on farming.
Until I heard about your arrival, Master Di...
Finally, I gritted my teeth and thought that no matter what, I would just leave it to you, so as not to make me uneasy day and night. Sorry for causing trouble to you, sir. "
Fudan said, bowing deeply to Lord Di.
Di Ying quickly stretched out his hands to help the person up.
Hold the other person upright and steady.
Then he drew back his sleeves, straightened his body, cupped his fists and bowed deeply to the other party, thanking him: "Thank you for your hard work."
This startled Fudan, and he was about to jump away, but was held down by someone. I accepted this gift from Lord Di.
Fudan cried.
But the thing that made him cry was yet to come.
Before his tears could turn into rivers, he heard Master Di say: "From now on, you will be appointed as the governor of Cangzhou and take over all affairs in this place. Remember: you must always adhere to your original intention and serve the people of this place. Umbrella support!"
Fudan was dumbfounded.
There were only tears, falling there uncontrollably.
And after he took over as if in a fog, Lord Di left.
Only then did Fu Dan remember that he had not expressed his gratitude.
But after chasing for twenty miles, no one was caught.
He could only kneel upright in the road, seriously move in the direction Master Di left, and kowtow three times.
I just hope you are well, Mr. Di.
…
And the other side.
It’s the fifth day of the first lunar month in the nineteenth year of the Daxia calendar.
Hedong Road, Fenzhou City.
A meeting was being held in the official rooms of the prefectural government office and the governor.
Government officials of all sizes, as well as various county magistrates under Fenzhou's jurisdiction, all participated.
It's the first month of the year, which is the beginning of the year. It's time to discuss the various taxes and regulations for this year. So, this is also a big council.
The governor asked the officials present: "Since your Majesty lifted the 'meat ban', many more people in each village raise chickens and ducks. They also lay more eggs. There are also sheep. The number of pigs is also increasing year by year.
But last year, the amount of taxes we collected was not quite right. It’s only a little more than in previous years.
There are also population and land. There are obviously a lot more people, and a lot of people are clearing wasteland and cultivating fields. Why haven't the head tax and the amount of land increased much? "
The magistrate of Anmu County, Lian Jing, was the first to report: "Since the year before last, our poultry breeding tax, slaughter tax, egg sales tax, and head tax have been canceled in Fenzhou. You were last year The new ones who took office in September suddenly asked for an increase in taxes, and the people sometimes couldn't get it together.
As for the land... Our Fenzhou has Shuozhou on the top and Dadu City on the bottom. On the left is the Guannai Road, and on the right is the chaotic Hebei Road.
Those who owned the land last year received support from all sides.
We can't just ask the people to pay grain and also ask the people to pay property taxes, right? They were also required to pay taxes before the grain was distributed. They can't take it out.
You should know something, right? Most people will experience famine in every household at the end of the year.
The food for September has just been harvested, and we still have to wait until March when we arrive home. You suddenly imposed so many additional taxes and duties, and the officials and others really can't collect them. We can't force all the people to death. "
