Jiang Hong walked to the gate of the county government office, greeted Qian Fufei politely, and said, "Qian has come all the way from outside. Xinyang County's head catcher Jiang Hong came here to greet him on the orders of the county magistrate." Qian Not Fei is here. This Xinyang County is a well-known figure. Jiang Hong naturally knows about his bad deeds and has no good impression of this person in his heart.
Qian Bufei walked up to the steps of the county government office and said politely with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, Qian is just an ordinary citizen. Why do we, the head catcher of the county government, come to greet you?" Qian Fufei knew very well that the people should not fight with the officials, so he naturally knew how to serve people well. He could look down on the small government officials, but the county government's chief catcher was a person with a formal establishment, so he didn't dare to make too many mistakes.
Jiang Hong said: "I wonder, Mr. Qian, why are you here?"
Qian Fufei said: "Yesterday I heard from people in our county government that our new magistrate is coming to our place to suppress bandits, and now a bandit has been caught. Today I came here to visit our magistrate. .”
"Oh? So that's it? But we only caught one robber. Did Mr. Qian come here to visit?"
"That's natural. I, Qian, must give a good visit to a good official who has done good things for our people."
Jiang Hong said: "Okay, the magistrate is waiting for Mr. Qian in the inner hall. Please follow me." Looking at Qian Bufei's entourage, Jiang Hong frowned, although he had heard of Qian Fufei. Not only did he live a luxurious life, but Jiang Hong was indeed slightly surprised when he saw this luxurious sedan and numerous entourages. Jiang Hong said: "Except Mr. Qian, please don't bring all your entourages into the county government office. The county government office is small and I guess it can't accommodate so many people."
Qian Bufei said with a smile: "What Jiang Captou said is that it shouldn't be a problem for Qian to pick a few servants to follow me in."
Jiang Hong said: "It doesn't matter."
Qian Bufei pointed to several people, including Li Yu and Zhang Haiwei. Li Yu and Zhang Haiwei naturally recognized Jiang Hong, so they mingled with the crowd, lowered their heads silently, not to make themselves too conspicuous, and walked slowly towards the county government office. Just when Zhang Haiwei and Li Yu walked into the door side by side, Jiang Hong shouted, "Stop!"
This sound frightened Li Yu and Zhang Haiwei so much that they held their breaths and did not dare to go any further, but they also did not dare to look back. Li Yu thought to himself: "Did he recognize us? But we were all wearing masks at the time." Li Yu clenched his fists and mobilized all the senses around him to feel the movements around him in order to prepare for action at any time.
Jiang Hong's voice sounded again: "Exceptor Qian, this is the county government office. It's not a mansion for you to come out for fun. Just bring these people in. No more, it won't be appropriate." Li Yu heard what Jiang Hong said, He exhaled a breath, and his hanging heart fell firmly to the ground.
Qian Fufei pointed at the two plain-clothed men in the crowd and said, "That's what Jiang Captou said. But please be sure to follow these two people. They are bringing gifts that I gave to our magistrate."
Jiang Hongdao: "Okay, I'll let you in with two more people. The others have to wait at the gate of the county government office and are not allowed to enter the county government office at will."
Officer Qian clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, Jiang Captou."
Led by Jiang Hong, Qian Bufei and his party walked into the inner hall of the county government office, while Magistrate Jiang was drinking tea in the inner hall. Qian Feifei took the lead. He walked with a smile on his face and clasped his fists, saying, "This must be the magistrate of our Xinyang County."
County Magistrate Jiang stood up and returned the greeting: "Exactly, I am the new magistrate of Xinyang County, Jiang Zhanzhong. Then you must be Qian Yuanwai of Xiaolin Town."
Qian Bufei said: "Is it possible that County Magistrate Jiang knows the grassroots people?"
Jiang Zhixian smiled and said: "How come you don't know me? As soon as I arrived in our Xinyang County, the name of Mr. Qian was passed down word of mouth among the people in our Xinyang County."
Qian Bufei was surprised: "Oh? Am I so famous? What do others say about me?"
Jiang Zhixian said: "What kind of charity is there? How generous is righteousness and how to spread wealth? How righteous is the sky?"
Jiang Zhixian's words made Qian Fei stunned for a moment. He thought that the magistrate would know about his bad deeds of bullying others, which caused a lot of resentment among the people, and he had even thought about how to explain it. But all Jiang Zhixian said were words of praise, and he waved his hands and said modestly: "Don't dare, don't dare, Qian is just a commoner, how can he be so praised by the people?"
Magistrate Jiang continued: "Young Master Qian is so humble. The people will remember your good deeds. They will definitely repay you in the future."
Qian Bufei's head was already sweating a little, and he said quickly: "As a citizen of the Song Dynasty, it is our duty to work for the benefit of the people. Why should we ask for anything in return?"
Jiang Zhixian said, "Please take a seat outside, Mr. Qian. I wonder why Mr. Qian came here this time?" Jiang Zhixian then sat back on the Taishi chair in the inner hall.
Qian Bufei sat down on a chair nearby and said, "I heard that Magistrate Jiang captured the bandits who often plundered our place when he arrived in Xinyang County. I never imagined that you, Lord Magistrate, are so powerful."
Jiang Zhixian laughed and said: "Everywhere. It's my nephew. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has learned a lot of good skills. He captured a robber in an important road in Xinyang County." Jiang Zhixian Pointing to Jiang Hong beside him.
Qian Bufei said with admiration: "Jiang Zhixian is resourceful and Jiang Baotou is brave and brave. I think our Xinyang County will definitely get better and better under your leadership."
Jiang Zhixian took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Qian, maybe he came here to flatter me."
Qian Fufei said: "The common people speak from the bottom of their hearts. However, when I came here this time, I brought two gifts to the magistrate." He waved his hands to the two men in plain clothes and said, "Bring them up. "One of them held a delicate box made of mahogany in both hands and presented it to Magistrate Jiang.
Jiang Zhixian was a little surprised and said: "Is this?"
Qian Fufei said: "Sir, you will know when you open it."
Jiang Zhixian opened the box and found a ledger inside. Qian Fufei said: "Sir, you also know that Cao Min is a businessman. The first gift is this account book. This account book contains all the accounts of Cao Min's tea business, including the quantity of tea, the price of tea, the purchase price and The shipping price, the date of tea collection, and the annual business tax are all clearly written on it. I don’t have much ability, so I’ll pay if I have money. It’s all for our Song Dynasty and our country. Only when it is prosperous can my business be easy to do."
Jiang Zhixian picked up the account book and flipped through a few pages at random. Just as Qian Feifei said, it clearly recorded all income and expenditure, and paid taxes according to the prescribed tax rate. There was no problem at all, but Jiang Zhixian understood in his heart. , this money is not wrong, it definitely has other meanings. Sure enough, when Jiang Zhixian was about to put the account book back into the box, he saw that there was a small red string in the box. The box had an interlayer. Jiang Zhixian calmly opened the interlayer and saw a sparse emerald green luster. , Jiang Zhixian pretended to put the account book back into the box, took the box and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Everyone in the world knows that our Xinyang County Maojian is famous all over the world, and in our Xinyang County, Qian Yuanwai's tea Your business is well-known to every household and has made outstanding contributions to the economy of Xinyang County. No wonder the people of Xinyang County know you by word of mouth."
Qian Fufei said: "Your Excellency, this is a reward. This is what ordinary people should do."
Jiang Zhixian nodded and said, "Didn't Mr. Qian say there were two gifts? What about the other one?"
Qian Bufei said: "Is this another gift? Then I need to trouble you with one thing first."
County magistrate Jiang said: "What's the matter?"
Qian Fufei said: "Didn't our county government capture a robber two days ago? Bring him up, and I will give you this second gift." Li Yu had no idea about Qian Fufei's conversation with the county magistrate. I didn't have the slightest interest, but after hearing this, I immediately became energetic and thought: This money finally reminded me of me.
Jiang Zhixian was a little confused and said, "What does this mean, Mr. Qian?"
At this time, Yamen Ding ran out and said angrily: "Sir! He suspected that you had not caught the robber at all and deliberately used false news to claim credit!" Yamen Ding had been around here listening to the magistrate and Qian Bu. After hearing Fei Fei's conversation, I remembered what Qian Fei Fei said yesterday and couldn't help but walk out.
Everyone looked at Yamen Ding. Qian Fufei waved his hands quickly and said, "No, no! Don't listen to this man's nonsense!"
Yamen Ding said: "That's what you said yesterday! Why, you don't dare to admit it?"
Qian Fufei said nonchalantly: "What did I say? Who heard it?"
Ding Yamen looked around Qian Fufei. Among the people he brought this time, there were no people who were with Qian Fufei yesterday. However, Yamen Ding didn't understand that even if there were, those people would not accuse Qian Fei. Ding Yamen said: "All the people who were watching heard it."
Qian Fufei said arrogantly: "Okay! Then call them here now!"
When Yamen Ding saw that Qian Fufei refused to admit his debt, he looked around and saw Master Zhang, the foreman over there. He ran to pull Master Zhang and walked over and said, "Master Zhang, is this the person who announced to us yesterday?" At that time, I suspected that our county magistrate was telling false news to deceive the people!"
Master Zhang looked at Qian Fufei, thought for a while, lowered his head and said, "I don't remember clearly either."
Ding Yamen shook Master Zhang's shoulders and shouted: "Master Zhang! You can't tell lies with your eyes open!"
Qian Fufei said: "You, a government official, are so rude and insult others' innocence! Mr. County Magistrate, if such people stay in your county government, they will only destroy the laws and justice of our government. Please deal with it strictly!"
Jiang Zhixian looked at Yamen Ding, frowned, and said seriously: "Xiao Ding, you go down first."
"But!" Xiao Ding wanted to say something else, but looking at Jiang Zhixian's stern eyes, he had no choice but to leave silently with Master Zhang.
Jiang Zhixian said: "Exceptor Qian, you are laughing."
Qian Fufei said: "Master County Magistrate, you are a capable person at first glance. How could I doubt you? However, I did hear some unfavorable news from some people. But don't worry, sir. The common people must believe in adults."
Jiang Zhixian squinted at Qian Fufei and asked with a smile on his face, "Really?"
Qian Fufei said: "Your Excellency, you must believe in the grassroots. As for why I asked you to take that person with you, let me tell you the reason. I am a businessman, running around, delivering goods, that is a common thing. I I have been robbed by that group of bandits before, and I have some impressions of them. I just want you to bring that person over, and I will help you confirm whether it is that group of people. What if there is another group of bandits? "
Jiang Zhixian thought for a while and said, "Is this the second gift you gave me?"
Qian Fufei said: "That's right."
Jiang Zhixian said: "Okay! Ah Hong, please escort the gangster over now and let Mr. Qian identify him." Jiang Hong followed the order and left.
After seeing Jiang Hong leave, Li Yu pulled Zhang Haiwei's sleeve and signaled with his eyes that we would take action when someone comes soon. Zhang Haiwei nodded.
