"The Tiger-Character Banner has nearly a thousand soldiers, and this is the handle." Steward She said, "Unfortunately, County Magistrate Guo and several gentry in the city are colluding with the Tiger-Character Banner, making it difficult for us to catch the Tiger-Character Banner's painful feet, unless the court Send senior officials to Lingqiu to see with your own eyes."
Yang Guangyu sighed, "County Magistrate Guo was also deceived by Liu Heng. If your Excellency knew that there were thousands of troops in the Tiger Flag, I would have given the imperial court a clue."
Neither of them included the miners' guards at the Dongshan Iron Works in the Tiger Flag. They only thought that those people were the guards of the iron works, and were thugs raised by the owners of the many iron works in Dongshan.
Butler She folded the folding fan in his hand and said, "To be honest, the garrison master intends to remove the poisonous sore of the Tiger Flag, but he still can't get conclusive evidence and can't ask the higher-ups to send troops, so he has been holding back."
As he said that, he looked at Yang Guangyu.
Seeing that Yang Guangyu didn't speak, he continued, "As long as Secretary Yang is willing to help us collect evidence of the Tiger Character Banner's rebellion and bring down the Tiger Character Flag and Liu Heng, in the future, not only will Laicai Gambling return to your hands, Secretary Yang, but also Lord Guard I can also recommend you, Secretary Yang, to be an official."
Yang Guangyu's heart moved when he heard this.
Being an official is naturally a good thing. Even a low-ranking official is better than being a minor official.
"Secretary Yang, do you want to cooperate?" Butler She put his left leg on his right leg on the inner wall of the carriage behind him, with a slight smile on his face, looking confident.
Yang Guangyu pressed his hands on his knees with a little force on his fingers. It was obvious that he was extremely uneasy inside.
Butler She did not rush him. He flapped his fan with his right hand and waited for Yang Guangyu's choice.
After a while, Yang Guangyu seemed to have made a decision, raised his head and said, "Is Huang Shoubei really willing to recommend me to be an official?"
"That's natural." Butler She said with a smile, "As long as Secretary Yang agrees to cooperate with us, when the tiger-character flag falls in the future, you will naturally have a share of the credit. The Lord Guard can use this recommendation to let Secretary Yang escape. As a junior official, he became a high-ranking official."
Although a small official is good, he is not as good as an official.
Yang Guangyu made up his mind and asked, "What do you need me to do?"
Seeing that Yang Guangyu agreed to cooperate, Butler She laughed and said, "Secretary Yang is working at the Yamen Gate. It must not be difficult to collect some information about the Tiger Flag."
Yang Guangyu nodded.
Butler She added, "Secretary Yang only needs to do two things. One is to collect evidence that is unfavorable to Tiger Flag, and the other is to find a way to win over the heads of each house in the Yamen and the third class of Yamen. If possible, it is best to bring Guo Master Jia, who is close to the county magistrate, has also won over to our side."
Yang Guangyu frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "I'm afraid this will be difficult. The house bosses and Mr. Jia usually accept the benefits of the Tiger Flag, so it will be difficult for us to win over them."
"The filial piety sent by others is nothing compared to controlling the financial path yourself." Butler She said with a smile, "When Secretary Yang secretly wooed them, he could promise that in the future, when the tiger-character flag falls, the garrison master only needs Dongshan Iron Field. No cents will be taken from the remaining property.”
Hearing this, Yang Guangyu's Adam's apple twitched.
Putting aside the Dongshan Iron Station, Huzi Banner only has two gambling houses and one grain store in Lingqiu City. However, in Xujiazhuang, Huziqi still has many industries that make a fortune every day. The shops in Xujiazhuang alone are It’s no less than the money earned at Laicai Gambling House.
"With these things, does Secretary Yang think he can win over the people in the sixth room?" Butler She looked at Yang Guangyu confidently.
Yang Guangyu nodded and said, "If Lord Guard is really willing to give up these benefits, I will be sure to win them over."
"Haha, then I will wait for the good news from Secretary Yang." Butler She smiled and clasped his fists.
Yang Guangyu said, "Butler She, please tell Lord Guard that I will live up to Lord Guard's expectations."
Butler She nodded and said, "The person who just brought Secretary Yang here is the young man I brought from the Zheng family. No one knows him in Lingqiu. If anything happens in the future, I will arrange for him to meet you, Secretary Yang. Yang Scribe, if you have any questions, please inform me through him, and then I will arrange for him to stay at Baohexiang Inn."
Yang Guangyu wondered, "Is Butler She too careful?"
Butler She said with a smile, "Sail the boat carefully, Secretary Yang, get off the car in a while and leave from the other side."
As soon as Yang Guangyu left, the young man standing guard outside the car sat in the driver's seat and said to Butler She in the car, "Butler, can Secretary Yang really help us?"
Butler She in the car said, "My uncle is here for the first time. It is difficult to collect evidence against Tiger Flag, but for a local snake like Yang Guangyu, it is not difficult."
The young and strong man added, "But the benefits we promised are too many. I heard that the money earned by Tiger Character Banner in Xujiazhuang is no less than that earned by the iron farm."
"It doesn't matter, the left and right are not our own." Butler She disagreed, and then said, "Let's go back to the garrison."
"Okay, housekeeper, please sit tight." The young and strong man responded.
He raised his whip in his hand, cracked it in mid-air, and urged the animals to pull the carriage until the carriage disappeared from the street.
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Inside Laicai Gambling House.
Mr. Shi was sitting behind a gaming table with a cup of hot tea in his hand.
He said with a wry smile, "Brother Wang, Manager Wang, your tiger character flag is too brave this time. You actually killed someone in the street, and so many people on the street saw it. How can I explain this to the superiors?"
Wang San took out ten taels of silver from his sleeves, pushed it forward, and said with a smile, "Please keep this little silver, and keep it for tea with some brothers."
Shi Baotou did not touch the silver, but said, "Even if you Tiger Character Banner wants to kill Chang Si and the others, you can completely change the time. In the dead of night, you shouldn't do it. You shouldn't do it in front of so many people during the day." Get started!"
He had a sad look on his face.
Even in front of Yang Guangyu, he pushed it all away, but he knew clearly in his heart that if this matter could not be solved, he, the head catcher, would do his best.
Seven lives, no matter where they are placed, it is a major case. The higher-ups will definitely arrest the murderer within a time limit, and he, the head catcher, will bear the brunt.
It would be fine if he simply found the murderer, but at worst he would find a way to arrest him. But now that he knew who the murderer was, he didn't dare to arrest him at all, unless he didn't even want his own life.
Wang San took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry about arresting the head. People like Chang Si usually offend many people, and there are countless enemies in the world. In my opinion, they were killed by their enemies."
Shi Baotou glanced at Wang San resentfully.
I thought to myself, Tiger Character Flag is also the enemy of Chang Si and the others!
Wang San put down the tea cup and said, "As for the murderer, the catcher doesn't need to worry. I will hand over the murderer to you within a day or two."
"You, don't mess around!" Wang San was shocked.
Naturally, he didn't believe that the 'murderer' sent by Wang San would be the one who killed Chang Si and the others, so it could only be someone who had nothing to do with the Tiger Flag.
Wang San smiled and said, "Don't worry, Captor. The people who 'killed' Chang Si and the others are naturally not kind people."
Hearing this, Shi Baotou not only did not relax, but asked nervously, "You, what are you going to do with the Tiger Flag?"
"Of course it's to maintain the stability of Lingqiu and get rid of some unsettled people." Wang San said with a smile.
Shi Daotou, who was sitting across from him, suddenly felt a chill on his back. Even though it was the hottest time of the year, he couldn't get rid of this chill.
