If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Yi was still in front of him, Liu Datong wouldn't have been too proud in front of Zhou Yi's old subordinates, otherwise he would have laughed out loud.
Zhou Yi looked at Liu Datong's proud expression, which was very similar to Sun Jian and Sun Wentai who dug out the imperial seal in the ruins of Luoyang City.
With a seal in hand, I have the world.
It's as if if you get this piece of broken stone, the whole world and Pingliang County can give orders.
Not to mention that Zhou Yi is a small ninth-grade clerical official, even if Zhou Yi is just a white man, as long as he, Zhou Yi, firmly grasps the barrel of Pingliang County, it is not obvious who has the final say!
Now in Pingliang County, if Zhou Yi wanted to kill Liu Datong and his dog-headed military advisor Dong Hui, it would be easier than squeezing two ants to death.
However, Zhou Yi didn't want to make himself look bad, so he chose to use the public's resentment to kill these two idiots who had come to interfere in his territory.
Zhou Yi called Qian Xiaohao again and asked in a loud voice: "Xiaohao, how much food is there in our granary here?"
Qian Xiaohao reported to Zhou Yi truthfully: "When I return to the county, I have already checked the granary the day before yesterday, and there are still more than 16,000 kilograms of refined grain rice."
When Liu Datong and his dog-headed military commander Dong Hui heard that there was so much refined grain rice in the warehouse in Pingliang County, their eyes suddenly lit up, they looked at each other, and they thought about it in their minds. How much is food worth?
Nowadays, coarse grains in Pingyang City can be sold for 79 taels of silver per dou. If they embezzle and sell the more than 16,000 kilograms of refined grains and rice in the warehouse, wouldn't it be possible that just this wave of bribery leaves would be wiped out? Guangming's 100,000 taels of silver were earned back!
Sure enough, as the old saying goes, if you don't get rich if you become an official, you won't come to me if you ask for help. The more Liu Datong and Liu thought about it, the more excited they became, and their whole bodies could not help but tremble.
That was not a sign of fear or coldness, but a sign that Liu Datong and Dong Hui were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
Zhou Yi was completely aware of the subtle movements and expressions of the fat man in front of him and his dog-headed military advisor.
If you want to cause people to perish, first make them crazy.
Zhou Yi took the key to the granary from Qian Xiaohao and handed it to Liu Datong, Fatty Liu, and said: "Master Liu, the food in this granary was purchased by me because I sympathized with the plight of the people in Pingliang County and destroyed my family to provide relief."
"Now there is a severe drought in Yongzhou, and the people of Pingliang County are still miserable. Therefore, I am not going to take away the more than 16,000 kilograms of grain in the grain depot, and will leave it to the people of Pingliang County!"
Although Liu Datong didn't know where Zhou Yi got so much food, at this moment he was blinded by greed, and he quickly said with duplicity and flattery: "Master Zhou, you are really serving the country and the people, and you are a role model for our generation."
"Judging from Mr. Zhou's character and deeds, I now believe that there must be some misunderstanding in Mr. Zhou's demotion. Mr. Zhou might as well go to Jing'an City, the capital of Yongzhou, and argue carefully with the prefect Ye Guangming. Fan, I think the misunderstanding will be cleared up!"
Zhou Yi secretly sneered in his heart. It was okay to go to Jing'an City to see if there was any safe milk to drink, but it was absolutely impossible to talk to Ye Guangming. After all, Zhou Yi didn't want to belch so early.
Zhou Yi took the key from Qian Xiaohao and took Liu Datong and nearly 20 people from the Yamen to the granary.
After opening the granaries one by one and checking out the more than 10,000 kilograms of grain, Liu Datong and his dog-headed military advisor Dong Hui were even more excited.
Zhou Yi also pretended to be reluctant to leave and said: "When I first came to Pingliang County, the whole county was in ruins and devastated. People in the county had to eat one meal but not another. Fortunately, I have a lot of money, and We couldn’t bear the suffering of the people in Pingliang County, so we collected these grains to prepare for emergencies in addition to providing relief to the victims.”
"Now that Mr. Liu has come to Pingliang County, I will leave the responsibility of the herdsmen in your hands. I hope Mr. Liu can treat the people of Pingliang County well." As he spoke, Zhou Yi had already handed over the key to the grain depot to the fat man Liu Datong. custody.
Liu Datong, who was overjoyed, could only see the bunch of granary keys now. He couldn't hear Zhou Yi's other words, and he just kept responding to them.
Zhou Yi also called all the people in the city to the county government office and announced to everyone: "From today on, Mr. Liu Datong Liu in front of you is your county magistrate."
As soon as these words came out, the whole city was in an uproar.
"Master, you can't leave. Without you, what will we, the people of Pingliang County, do?"
"Yes, yes~ Sir, you have given us such a great kindness in life. We haven't had time to repay you, so why are you leaving!"
The people in the city began to cry and beg Zhou Yi not to leave them.
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Zhou Yi waved his hand to stop the noise of everyone in the venue, pretending to be disheartened and said: "I was framed by a traitor, and now I have been turned into a ninth-grade clerk. In the future, everyone in the city, big and small, will All matters must be obeyed by Magistrate Liu."
When Zhou Yi mentioned the word "traitor" just now, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the fat man Liu Datong next to him. This was Zhou Yi's deliberate psychological guidance.
The purpose is to let the people of Pingliang County associate the words Liu Datong, the fat man, with the traitor, and let them use their imagination to their fullest.
"Although I have only been from Pingliang County for a short time, you people are like my own children, and I already have extremely deep feelings for you."
Although Zhou Yi was very young, and there were even many people in his 70s and 80s who could be his grandfather, no one present felt that there was anything wrong with Zhou Yi's words.
The people in the city even felt honored to have Zhou Yi, an official who dedicated himself to the people.
Zhou Yi continued to say sincerely: "Fathers and fellow villagers, please relax. Although I am no longer the magistrate of Pingliang County, for the sake of your long-term peace and stability in the future, I have decided to serve our people one last time."
"Tomorrow, I will lead our Pingliang County Guards out of the city to wipe out the nearby bandits. By then, I will be safe and sound."
Everyone present was immersed in the grief that their master Qingtian was about to leave Pingliang County, and no one paid attention to whether there was any banditry around Pingliang County.
Even if everyone reacts, since their eldest boss Zhou Yi said so, there must be banditry.
At this moment, Liu Datong and Fatty Liu were overjoyed.
Not only did he just get a warehouse of fine grain, but his predecessor actually offered to help him wipe out the bandits nearby. Such a good man Liu Datong was unheard of and unseen.
If possible, Liu Datong would like to send a banner to Zhou Yi.
