Of course Jiang Yifeng knew that the county guard was setting a trap for him and wanted him to be responsible for the victims of Meishan.
Under normal circumstances, as long as you are a little smarter, you will not agree to be responsible for those hot potatoes.
but……
There is a premise for this, that is, there is not enough benefit.
If the benefits are sufficient, Jiang Yifeng would still be happy to take over those victims.
As soon as he arrived, he immediately had to find papermaking raw materials for the Su family, which required a lot of manpower, and finding other laborers also cost money, but it was free for the victims of the Meishan disaster, as long as they were fed.
Therefore, even if the county guard does not look for him, he does not intend to give up the free labor.
Of course, Jiang Yifeng knew that the county guard would definitely look for him.
Because the old bustard told him that the victims of the disaster in Meishan gave the county governor a headache, and it was basically certain that the county governor had been looking for a successor.
And his behavior of transporting a large amount of Chen rice to Meishan today is undoubtedly the best candidate to take over.
He needs those victims!
The county guard wants to find a taker!
The two of them had the same goal and hit it off immediately.
In this case, the more anxious one will have to pay a certain price.
Obviously, the county magistrate was anxious, so he took the opportunity to make some demands.
When the county governor heard Jiang Yifeng's request, he was stunned for a while, and the smile disappeared from his face, "I didn't expect that you have such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of dying?"
Jiang Yifeng ignored the county guard's threat and analyzed with a smile: "My lord, my request is not excessive."
"snort!"
The county guard snorted coldly, but did not stop Jiang Yifeng from talking.
Jiang Yifeng continued: "First of all, Meishan, Meishan and the surrounding land cannot grow crops at all. Calling it a wasteland is just to praise it. The only thing that is useful is the coal, but how many people dare to burn coal? "
Although the ancients knew that coal could be burned long ago, it was not until the 19th century that coal was used on a large scale.
The fundamental reason is that the coal burned by the ancients was raw coal, which contained a large amount of sulfur. When burned, it easily produced toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, and many people died without knowing it.
As time went by, no one wanted to burn coal and chose charcoal instead.
Charcoal is produced by the incomplete combustion of wood, and the manufacturing method is simple. In addition, in this era, everything is lacking, except trees, so it is not difficult to obtain charcoal.
"Secondly, I want one thousand taels of silver, which may seem like a lot, but if you think about it carefully, now, new rice costs eight copper coins per catty. In a while, when the weather gets colder, it will probably rise to ten copper coins per catty."
"Those victims eat three thousand kilograms of rice a day, which is thirty taels of silver. One thousand taels of silver can only last for a month at most. You can get rid of those burdens with one thousand taels. Do you still think it is a lot now?"
The county guard said nothing, lost in thought.
To be honest, one thousand taels of silver was not a small amount, but he spent more on the victims.
Even though the victims only ate two bags of rice a day, the county soldiers who guarded the victims also had to spend money, so they still had a lot of silver per day.
Thinking of this, the county guard said: "I can give you the land and one thousand taels of silver in Meishan, but the county soldiers cannot lend it to you. This violates the laws of the court."
Jiang Yifeng thought for a while, "You don't have to lend me the county soldiers, but you have to agree to another condition."
The governor frowned dissatisfied, "Why do you have so many conditions?"
"My lord, think of the benefits."
Jiang Yifeng reminded, "If I fail to stabilize those victims, the responsibility is mine. The court will blame it. It doesn't matter to you. I will be the one who beheads."
"But if I am not careful and allow those victims to settle down, all the credit will be yours. Thinking about it this way, do you still think the conditions are too high?"
The Sheriff nodded instinctively. Jiang Yifeng said what he thought at the time.
However, he soon realized that he had revealed his inner thoughts by nodding, so he said, "Young Master Jiang is looking down on me when you say such things. We will bear the responsibility together, and the credit will naturally go to Mr. Jiang."
hehe……
Starting to draw cakes again!
Jiang Yifeng sneered in his heart, but said thank you in action, "Thank you, sir, but there must be no less conditions."
The county guard was silent for a while, "That's all, you can make one more condition, only one."
Jiang Yifeng said: "I didn't expect it at the moment. Let's leave the conditions aside. Just treat it as a favor that you owe me. I will come back to you later when I think of it."
Sheriff: "..."
He wanted to know why he owed a favor?
However, after considering that he could finally leave the victims of Meishan to others and not caring whether he owed a favor or not, he nodded.
"Thank you, sir!"
Jiang Yifeng quickly stood up and bowed to the county guard.
The county guard looked at Jiang Yifeng, feeling inexplicably unhappy. He felt like he had set a trap for Jiang Yifeng, but he himself fell into a trap.
But after reviewing the entire process, no problems were found.
after all……
The two requirements Jiang Yifeng made were that the land around Meishan really couldn't grow crops, so it only cost him one thousand taels of silver.
But being able to push those victims out with a thousand taels of silver, he really didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage.
Am I overthinking it?
The Sheriff looked confused.
Soon, the Yaman from Yahang was brought over. Under his witness, the County Sheriff's Office transferred Meishan and the surrounding five kilometers of land to Jiang Yifeng.
After doing all this, the county governor asked someone to bring in another thousand taels of silver and counted them clearly in front of Jiang Yifeng.
Finally, the county governor thoughtfully sent someone to deliver Jiang Yifeng and Yin Zi to the Su family.
Not long after Jiang Yifeng appeared at the door of Su Mansion, Su Yingxue took Su Dongchu out.
"Did the county guard give you these coins?"
Su Yingxue looked at the thousand taels of silver. Instead of being happy, she frowned.
Because she knew very well that the county governor was not a kind person.
In the eyes of the county governor, there are two types of people, useful people and useless people.
The county guard has a good attitude towards useful people. Even if he makes a small mistake, he will not be held accountable. The major families in Sioux City are useful people.
But if the person is useless, it is possible to kill him directly.
And Jiang Yifeng was able to get one thousand taels of silver from the county guard, which shows that he is a useful person.
The question is, what does the county guard need Jiang Yifeng for?
Thinking of this, she asked: "Why did the county governor give you silver?"
Jiang Yifeng grinned, "Because I promised the county governor to take over the victims of the disaster in Meishan."
"What?"
Su Yingxue's pretty face changed color instantly.
the other side……
Perhaps because the problems of the victims were solved, the county guard was in a good mood and was already humming a ditty.
At this moment, he saw the wooden box lying aside and asked curiously: "Whose box does this belong to?"
"It belongs to Mr. Jiang!"
The county lieutenant hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "On the way here, Mr. Jiang said that it is the first time to meet an adult without giving him a gift, so he spent some time preparing the gift."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the governor's face, "I didn't expect this young man to be quite sensible. What a pity!"
With that said, the Sheriff picked up the box and slowly opened it.
The next second, the smile on his face disappeared because he saw that there was a stone inside.
That's right!
It's a stone!
It’s a fucking stone!
Of course, there was a note on top of that.
The county guard opened the note and saw that it read, "Xiaosheng inquired that the head of the Song family sends stones to you every year. I guess you like stones, so I also prepared a stone. I hope you will accept it."
