The situation is very embarrassing, and your lords are not willing to give face to Lord Zhou. After all, none of the previous county governors have dared to think about this matter so freely.
Zhou Lan: "My lords, I don't have any ideas, I have to say something."
The silence continued below, and Zhou Lan was also silent. Things at the pass were indeed difficult.
It was thanks to the help of my own relatives that even if they did not cater to me, they still knew how to help Zhou Lan: "Sir, it's not that we don't want to repair the pass, it's just that we are powerless. That's not something that can be done with a little money."
Zhou Lan nodded, it was true, and he knew it was not easy.
The cousin's cousin continued: "Repairing the pass requires manpower, material resources, financial resources, and the cooperation of the border army. You must know that places like the pass are not accessible to everyone."
This is all true. A group of officials just nodded along.
Zhou Lan doesn't understand these truths, can he turn a blind eye? "As long as we want to do it, there is nothing we can't do wrong. The passes are the barriers to our lives in the border counties. The ruins of the passes are the barriers we live in."
In times of danger, as long as we make it clear to everyone, no one will stand idly by."
These officials still remained silent. Zhou Lan asked, "Is it possible that the border troops are unwilling to repair the pass if we give them enough money?"
A group of officials sneered and said simply, where did the money, manpower, and material resources come from? To put it bluntly, it was all financial resources. Without financial support, how to repair the pass?
Seeing no one respond, the cousin of the Qi family couldn't bear to be embarrassed for his brother-in-law, so he said with a pinched head: "The problem is that there is no money. Our county has no money."
In a poor place, taxes cannot be increased. So there is really no money. Zhou Lan also remained silent.
Finally, an official below said: "Why don't we add another tax?" This is someone who knows how to make money.
Zhou Lan looked at this man gloomily and threw the tea cup out of his hand. He could see that this person was not a good person: "Where is the manager? What is the official? Check him now. Check his county tax revenue.
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This was the first time Mr. Zhou lost his temper and showed no face to his colleagues, which surprised all the officials below.
No one moved below, and the government officials probably didn't react. How could they capture the official?
Zhou Lan had a dark face and said word by word: "I don't care who he is or what kind of background he has. When I came to the border county, I never thought about getting promoted and making a fortune. I don't take bribes and bend the law. I don't care.
I won’t collaborate with the enemy. The Qi Mansion is my wife’s uncle’s home, and the Qi Mansion will not watch me lose my life in a border county. The court will at most dismiss me and investigate. I’m not afraid to tell you that my wife is wealthy and well-run.
, It’s not worth the money, sir, I said that if I return to my hometown, I can become a rich and knowledgeable man. So whoever wants to have trouble with me, just come. With so many people to back me up, what else do I have to be afraid of?”
My relatives all closed their eyes and couldn't bear to look at it. This is not the standard of a Hanlin scholar. How come this person is not a Jinshi? How come he is still here to hang out? Can you say something in person?
A group of officials were also dumbfounded. They had never seen such a county governor. Since you don't want to get promoted and make a fortune, you have a way out. So just give in.
In other words, they really don't have such confidence. They can't afford to make troubles. They want to be promoted and make a fortune. If the governor doesn't want to do it, what will they do? They are worried, very worried.
But the government officials below moved and really took down the official who just spoke. People didn't think about these officials as much. They understood. They couldn't afford to offend such a county guard. The county guard was very confident.
The county governor is confident and they can't afford to offend him, but no one behind them is so confident.
The suppressed official panicked and couldn't treat him like this. He was an official of the imperial court. How could a county governor act like this with just one sentence? Why?
When Zhou Lan saw the government officials moving, he suppressed his anger. As a county guard, if he couldn't even instruct the government officials, he would really pack up and leave.
Facing the official: "Press down and investigate. If you deliberately set up a name to collect taxes indiscriminately and make the people uneasy, if you confiscate them all, you will have an extra amount of money to repair the pass. If there is no such phenomenon, I will apologize to you.
Of course, if you come here to play for me, I will accept whatever judgment the superiors make."
Zhou Lan's move was to tell the county magistrates that arbitrary tax collection would not work in his place. If they were caught, they would be confiscated. Anyway, he was short of money.
The population problem in border counties has been serious. If there are again such officials who sit on the ground and raise prices, will the people wait to die in border counties if they don't leave? It must be managed.
The officer who was arrested was also confused. This is it. Lord Sheriff, how can you ignore the law so much? He is an official of the imperial court after all. But he is really afraid of investigation.
If you cry out for injustice, you don't dare. If you don't cry out, you will feel even more unjust: "I am Mingguang of the imperial court. You, a county guard, are so tyrannical. Whose power are you relying on?"
The cousin's cousin threw the sole of his shoe directly into this person's face, and he still wanted to involve their Qi family. This is unreasonable.
But this cousin-in-law is such a tough guy. Can things be done like this? I’m so worried. How to deal with the aftermath is really a big problem.
Just like the officials said, the county guard doesn't have such great power, that's the official.
Zhou Lan didn't take it seriously: "Continue to discuss the matter, it is imperative to repair the pass."
Seeing Mr. Zhou's fear and trembling, one of the officials below finally spoke: "But even if your Excellency raids the corrupt officials and the subordinates take out all their property and point fingers at them, nothing can be done. What Mr. Wang said just now is not the same."
Wrong, you still have to add up a little."
Although I didn't say it, it didn't mean much, but I still had to spend money on the people. There is strength in numbers, and it's not nonsense. The reason why they didn't speak out was that they still had conscience and couldn't bear to be exploited excessively.
This is a different way of thinking about the problem. Mr. Zhou has never thought that the money comes from here. He smiled and said: "This sentence is enough. Although this county is remote, there are still aristocratic families and merchants.
Landowners. They live a much better life than the common people."
The officials were dumbfounded. What do you mean? Where does this money come from? Which clan has no one to protect it? Can it be used casually? This gentleman really doesn't want to think about it.
He then took out the banknote and said, "I said it's true that my wife is a good business owner. My wife donated it."
Followed by: "My salary is not much, but I am willing to do my best. I have donated all my salary for one year." Of course, it only counts after I have received my salary.
When these words came out, most of the officials' faces turned green. Only the cousin of the Qi family laughed angrily. It was unlucky for him to meet such a wicked relative: "It's really rare for an adult to peel off the skin of one's own family first."
Then he gritted his teeth and said: "My family is very poor, and I am not as well-run as your wife. My family donated three thousand taels. I dare not compete with you. I will not receive my eleven-month salary." What else can I do?
, this is a bad sin.
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Wang Cuixiang made Lu Chuan laugh at what she said: "You kid can talk. In our family, your mother also listens to your father. Your father is in charge of our family. The women in our family are all reasonable. Don't worry, Fang Yuan will follow her mother.
They all listen to men."
Lu Chuan glanced at the chattering men squatting by the door, and then looked at the old mother-in-law sitting firmly on the chair. He just listened to what the mother-in-law said, and it had no credibility.
Looking at the current situation, isn't it clear at a glance the father-in-law's status?