Huang Shi'an said: "Tell me about Wang Shuochen in detail."
At this time, Yang Jiachen also realized that the two people in front of him did not have a good impression of Wang Shuochen, but more of a dislike.
However, he was also curious about what kind of confidence Wang Shuochen had to dare to interfere wantonly in the affairs of the county government.
"Do you remember the Xu family, the Yang family, and the Li family, the three families of Huang County?" He Yongping did not answer Huang Shi'an's words, but asked Huang Shi'an first.
Huang Shian nodded slightly.
He Yongping continued: "Seeing that the imperial court was going to deal with our Tiger-Character Banner, these three families took the opportunity to join Lingqiu garrison Zheng Shuqi and turned over to deal with the Tiger-Character Banner. Later, Liao Yingzheng took away the baggage camp stationed in Lingqiu and took it away. Most of the miners in Dongshan, Xu Yang and Li Sanjia, headed by Xu Fatty, took the opportunity to occupy the Dongshan iron yard, Xujiazhuang and a large amount of land outside the city. In one fell swoop, they became one of the top families in Lingqiu. It can even be said that Lingqiu is about to be destroyed. It’s all divided among these three families.”
"What does this have to do with Wang Shuochen?" Yang Jiachen couldn't help but ask.
He Yongping glanced at him and said: "A few days after the good times of the Xu Yang and Li families, Master Chen came with our Tiger Flag army and captured Lingqiu City in one fell swoop. Zheng Shuqi, the guard of Lingqiu, also died on the battlefield. The three families of Xu Yang and Li were also cleaned up, and all the ancestral property in the family was confiscated. For the sake of Wang Shuochen's loyalty to the Tiger Flag, Chen Shizheng saved the Wang family and became the largest squire in Lingqiu City in one fell swoop. Many proprietors of the ironworks and petty officials in the yamen often visited Wang Shuochen's home, and Wang Shuochen often took the opportunity to gain benefits for his own family."
"Didn't you say during the day that you wanted to bring back people who were doing errands in the Yamen? Why did Wang Shuochen still want to stuff people into the Yamen?" Huang Shi'an asked.
He Yongping said: "As I expected, he should have arranged for those criminal chiefs who used to work in the yamen to return to the yamen."
"What's going on with this criminal chief?" Huang Shi'an asked with a frown.
He Yongping said: "This criminal chief is Fatty Xu's in-law. Although Fatty Xu committed a crime, Chen Shizheng only dealt with people from the Xu family. This criminal chief escaped."
"Since he is an in-law of the Xu family and is hiding away, how can he still have the courage to come to the Yamen? Aren't we afraid that our Tiger Flag will deal with him?" Yang Jiachen asked.
He Yongping said: "This criminal chief has been working in the yamen for half his life, and he will definitely not be willing to lose such a lucrative job. And I think that if he can take the initiative to return to the yamen, he will definitely give Wang Shuochen a lot of benefits, otherwise Wang Shuochen will not Maybe he came to us specifically to mention this matter."
"Wang Shuochen is just a director. Whoever gave him the power to dare to interfere in the affairs of the yamen, who does he think he is!" Yang Jiachen slammed his palms on the table.
He Yongping chuckled lightly and said: "That's why I said he was floating, thinking that he was a hero of the Tiger Flag, and treating the Yamen as the private residence of his Wang family."
"If I had known this was the case, I shouldn't have agreed to him. If the criminal chief really gave Wang Shuochen a benefit, he would definitely make money by going to the Yamen. How will our Tiger Character Banner manage Lingqiu then?" Yang Jiachen said bitterly. He said, and then looked at Huang Shi'an, "Your Majesty, otherwise I will come forward tomorrow. Once this criminal chief really comes to the Yamen, I will fire him directly."
Huang Shi'an waved his hand and said: "It's not that simple. I have already defeated Wang Shuochen. Even if I don't agree, if this criminal master really wants to go back to the Yamen, he will still have a way to go back. He can't stop him."
"Then what should we do? Are we really going to let these rotten fish and shrimps ruin the reputation of our Tiger Flag?" Yang Jiachen said unwillingly.
Huang Shi'an said: "There are only two of us. For such a big yamen, there must be people who can do things. Is it possible that the two of us have to do everything ourselves? Even if we do it ourselves, how much can we do alone?" , so the people in the yamen still need to be used. If the criminal chief is willing to come back, then let him come back and keep a low eye on him, so as not to worry about what trouble he may cause."
"Alas!" Yang Jiachen sighed.
Just thinking about it makes my head ache. Lingqiu is the place where Tiger Flag started. If it were in other prefectures and counties, it would be even more of a headache.
He Yongping said: "I will arrange for a squadron of soldiers to go back to the Yamen with you. With a squadron here, your safety should not be a problem."
"Is it possible that there are still people who dare to kill the county magistrate and my county?" Yang Jiachen's eyes suddenly widened.
He Yongping sneered and said: "Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. You are here to divide the land again. The squires in Lingqiu will definitely not give up. No one can guarantee when they will jump over the wall."
"We should kill all these people, or imprison them just like we did with those Taijis." Yang Jiachen said bitterly.
He Yongping said: "If we really kill all the squires, it will be difficult for our Tiger Character Banner to gain a foothold in Datong. Although I don't want to admit it, the squires everywhere are the foundation of rule, because things like land and food are all important." Once they are in their hands, once they are cornered, even if our Tiger Character Banner can barely subdue the squires in Datong, there are so many squires in the world, and we cannot all subdue them with force, at least we don't have the strength now."
"This Wang Shuochen is the largest squire in Lingqiu, so he probably owns the most land, right?" Huang Shi'an suddenly asked.
He Yongping nodded and said: "If you want to divide Lingqiu's fields, Wang Shuochen can't avoid it. It's a pity that he didn't fall to Lingqiu with Xu Fatty and others to defend, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome."
"Even if there is no Wang Shuochen, there are still Chen Shuochen and Zhang Shuochen, there will always be someone else who can take over." Huang Shi'an said.
He could see clearly that as long as he wanted to divide the land, it would be impossible without encountering resistance. After all, he knew only too well how important the land was.
"You have a heavy burden this time. The prefectures and counties in Datong are far more troublesome than things on the grassland. It is simply not feasible to divide the fields directly like on the grassland." He Yongping said.
Huang Shian said calmly: "Eat your food one bite at a time, don't be in a hurry."
"You are still stable enough. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to hold back and kill someone with a knife." He Yongping said with admiration.
Huang Shi'an smiled and said: "You have been here in Lingqiu longer than us. Is there anyone in the yamen who you can recommend to me? There must be a few people who can do things well."
"There are two people who can be used together, but it's hard to say whether they can be trusted." He Yongping said.
Huang Shian asked: "Who is it?"
"One is Mr. Jia next to Guo Binchang, and the other is Shi Baotou in the yamen." He Yongping named the two names.
