"Master, do you think the Zhao family in Yujiang County alone dares to embezzle so much tax money in so many years? If it is really to support a private army, is it really because they want to rebel? It has been so long, and the amount It's so big, wouldn't the censor sent by the imperial court every year notice it?"
Lao Wu's question made Shao Xi think deeply. He was right. Would the Zhao family in Yujiang County really dare to rebel? They have been doing this here for nearly twenty years. Is it possible that the court didn't notice at all? This is unreasonable.
Unless there was someone in the court who was in cahoots with him, or even the Zhao family did this under the orders of someone in the court. So, who is this person in the court? If such a huge amount of wealth was amassed through the hands of the Zhao family, and used to support a private army with the intention of rebelling, without arousing the suspicion of the Holy Emperor, this person must be in the court, or even beside the Holy Emperor.
There is a hand behind the Zhao family, a very big hand. Even if ordinary local officials are greedy, they would not dare to be so greedy. The power behind those who dare to do so must be huge enough. Behind them, there must be a hand controlling all of this. It is precisely because of this hand that the court has remained ignorant of this matter for so many years.
Tobe! I wonder if Yu Ji, the Minister of Household Affairs, the father of one of the four most evil young men in Kyoto, has anything to do with this matter?
There is absolutely no way that the supervisory censor of the Yushitai has been unaware of this matter for so many years. Who can be the person who can shut up the Yushitai?
The trouble now is that now that there is a problem, should I investigate it or not? If it were investigated, it would involve a wide range of things, and the investigation would definitely cause a lot of trouble. But if we don't investigate, can we just let it go? Let’s not talk about whether they rebel or not. The local people have been subjected to such oppression for so many years. They can’t pretend not to see it, right?
You must take care of it, but before you figure out who the hand behind the back is, it's not advisable to make the matter too big.
What needs to be solved now is the excessive taxation on yarn making and selling in Yujiang County, and to combat the arrogance of the Zhao family. As for the county governor’s intention of privately increasing the yarn tax, he can only investigate it secretly in private, and wait until he returns to Daliang. Then discuss with the Holy One how to handle the matter.
We cannot deal with this matter head-on, otherwise we will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. To sternly accuse or demand correction, I imagine that as long as the Yujiang County Sheriff is casual and perfunctory, it will be the same after Shao Xi leaves. Therefore, we must find a once and for all method to make him refuse to increase the gauze tax. , He neither dared to increase his income haphazardly nor openly refused Shao Xi's request, and suffered a dumb loss.
If you want to find out Yujiang County's attempt to increase the gauze tax privately in recent years, but don't want to alarm them, the best way is to make the other party feel that you are the same type of person as them, the kind of person who will do whatever it takes for your own personal gain, even at the risk of harm. People whose interests are worse than their own. Only in this way will the other party feel that although they have to be wary of themselves, it is not impossible to bribe them. In this way, you can not only solve the problem at hand, but also hide your intentions from being easily discovered by the other party.
It is said that there is no problem in the world that cannot be solved with money, so give them the impression that you can be bribed with money, and be more greedy than them, so greedy that you will use your own identity to force them to make them do something. concession.
As long as they see themselves as a profit-seeking person who cares about money, they will have illusions about themselves and dream about buying themselves off one day. In this way, he will make appropriate concessions after careful consideration among the various requests he makes, and what Shao Xi wants right now is this kind of concession.
Greedy people must be narrow-minded, unyielding, and willing to use public power for their own selfish gain. This impression must be left on them.
Since the contact between the two parties started with a conflict, he would simply intensify the conflict, and the more vindictive and ruthless he behaved, the more the other party would believe that his greed behind him was true.
So, where should you start now?
Shao Xi unconsciously looked up at Zhao Er, who was still soaking in the dye vat. The prototype of a plan gradually formed in his mind, and unknowingly, a mysterious and evil smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Old Wu on the side couldn't help but shudder when he saw Shao Xi's expression. He knew that this kid had no idea what he was planning. Anyone who looked at him like this would definitely be in trouble.
"Old Wu, do you think I look like a corrupt official?"
"Do you really have the nerve to say you look like that? You are just a corrupt official, okay?"
"Holy shit, who am I greedy for?"
"You may be the only one in the world who dares to use the Holy Emperor's money as your own. Others are doing it secretly, but you are doing it blatantly. Do you think you are the biggest corrupt official?"
Shao Xi blinked and thought for a while, it seemed that Old Wu was right! But it felt like there was something wrong somewhere, but I couldn't tell for the moment.
In fact, there is a big difference. Shao Xi used the money from Xiao Changyi's royal family, and unlike other corrupt officials, he was greedy for the people's hard-earned money, but Shao Xi loved money as much as his life. He really looks like a corrupt official.
As long as even Lao Wu feels like a corrupt official, then the implementation of this plan will not be a big problem. Don't you like to bully others? So now I will let you see what it means to bully others with power, and what it means to use power to suppress others.
"Miss Sha Nu, if there is a way for me to lower the yarn tax in Yujiang County back to its previous state, and at the same time help you eradicate all the local forces of the Zhao family so that the local people will no longer be oppressed by them, you can Are you willing to help me?"
When Shaonv heard what Shao Xi said, a look of surprise appeared on her face. Could it be that the handsome young man in front of me is really a high-ranking official from Kyoto? Are you really willing to seek justice for people like yourself? If that's the case, of course I'm willing to help.
"If it is true as the young master said, the gauze tax in Yujiang County can be restored to its former state, and the people here will no longer be oppressed by the Zhao family, my daughter will naturally be willing to help, but I don't know what the young master wants my daughter to do. Woolen cloth?"
"This matter is actually not as easy as imagined. After the Yushui County Magistrate comes, I may inevitably offend the girl with words. I hope the girl will not take it to heart. Everything is just for me. It is an expedient measure. In addition, I want to ask the girl. If I do what I just promised, I hope the girl can teach me your body skills. This is just a request, not a threat."
The girl smiled generously, unabashedly and without any pretense, revealing a row of white teeth. That brilliant smile was like a lotus blooming in a pond, beautiful but not delicate, charming but not charming, which made Shao Xi's eyes dazzle.
"If the young master can really do what you say, what does it mean to offend him with some words? As for the movement technique, my father did not say that it should not be passed on to others. Of course I can teach the young master."
When Shao Xi heard that the matter of learning body skills was settled, he immediately became energetic.
Originally, he couldn't bear to see this matter, so he wanted to meddle in this nosy matter? Now because she was meddling in this nosy matter, Sha Nu agreed to teach her body skills. This was really killing two birds with one stone, getting the best of both worlds.
However, Lao Wu still felt a little unhappy. The only skill he had taught Shao Xi in his life was the lifeless movement technique. As for the "Dance among Flowers", Bai Jinqing and Shao Xi were close friends, so he naturally had no objection. But now Shao Xi wants to learn body movements from others, making it seem as if what he taught is useless, and the old kid feels a little uncomfortable again.
"Master, her movement technique can only run twice on the water. What is its use in daily life? It is not as practical as the lifeless movement technique I taught you. Why do you have to learn this movement technique to the death? ? Do you think what I taught you, old man, is useless?"
Before Shao Xi could answer, Sha Nu took over with a smile.
"This old man, the body technique my father passed down to my daughter during his lifetime is not just about running on the water twice. The name of this movement technique is 'Qingpingdu'. It has been lost in the world for a long time. Only my father can do it. . Now it has been passed down to me. Today, I am the only girl in the world who knows this set of body skills. This set of body skills does not focus on jumping high and vertical, but on moving lightly and quickly. If you can practice this set of body skills, you will be able to do it every day. Walking hundreds of miles is like walking in a garden, and walking across mountains and rivers is like walking on flat ground."
When Sha Nu said this, Old Wu immediately became interested and said excitedly: "'Qingpingdu'? Are you saying that your movement technique is the 'Qingpingdu' that has been lost in the world for nearly a hundred years?" It turns out to be the 'Qing Ping Du' body technique, which is called the art of divine movement in the world! It seems that my eyesight is blind today, old man, and I didn't even notice it. If it is this body art, it is indeed worthy of my young master. , old man, I want to thank the girl properly in advance!"
After saying that, Old Wu actually stood up and bowed to the gauze girl. Even Shao Xi was a little surprised. This old man was usually a little aloof, but now he was giving such a big gift to a woman, a junior, which really made him feel a little weird. I asked in my heart, did this old guy take the wrong medicine today? Or forgot to take your medicine?
Lao Wu's courtesy made Sha Nu immediately at a loss as to what to do. As a woman and a junior, how could I have the nerve to accept the bow of the old man in front of me? But he didn't know what to say, so he seemed a little embarrassed for a moment.
"Miss Sha Nu, old man, I am not completely worshiping you today, but the old man has been yearning for this body technique for a long time in his life. Unfortunately, he failed to find this body technique when he was young and had no chance to practice it. Now, girl Since I am the only successor in this world, I ask the young lady to pass on this body technique to my young master without any reservation, which can be regarded as fulfilling my wish and making up for my regret."
Shao Xi was stunned. Why was this old guy so yin and yang, a cat and a dog? Why was there such a big reaction when I heard that this body technique was called 'Qingpingdu'? Is this body technique really as good as they say?
If that were the case, wouldn’t he have made a lot of money? Then this is a noisy matter that needs to be taken care of even more.
