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Chapter 33

Early in the morning, Lieutenant Chai County rode towards Qingsong Mountain with a few of his accustomed men.

Behind him, most of the officials had grim faces. One official felt that he had a good relationship with Chaixian County Lieutenant, so he clapped his hands and stepped forward: "County Lieutenant, they all feel that they have been sent away this time. Why don't you tell me two things?

sentence?"

Lieutenant Chaixian looked at him sideways, only to see that his face was full of embarrassment and his face was red. Then he said: "I'm not just here to wipe your butts. Who gave me the suggestion in the first place, saying: 'A little

He's just a citizen, so what can he do if his father is arrested? 'What do you say, they went straight to the county office, grabbed the county magistrate's collar, and slapped him in the face."

Captain Chaixian snorted, with a look on his face as if you all owed me a favor: "Why do you think that idiot didn't go looking for you after that day? It's not because I took on everything, and now I dare to say that I

I've been assigned to a position, but I won't tolerate your bad habits."

All the officials couldn't raise their heads after saying this, but they didn't see the mysterious smile on the corner of Chaixian Wei's mouth: Qingsong Mountain is so big now, if you can't rush to hug your thighs, you still dare to blame this or that, what a bunch of rats.

, short-sighted. This is what I discovered last time

Watching Captain Chai and his party gradually go away, the people standing at the city gate to see him off had different expressions.

Seeing that the county magistrate was looking into the distance without saying a word, the Lord took a step forward and said, "Sir, the county magistrate has already dealt with this trouble, why do you look like this?"

The county magistrate sighed and looked dejected: "You think he is a trouble and want to send him away far away. Maybe in the hearts of others, it is the great roc that spreads its wings and hates the sky for being low."

"That's not the case." Zhu Bo was very unbelievable, "What can he think of that warrior named Chaixian Wei? Besides, Qingsong Mountain shows off its power by force, but after all, he is just a den of thieves. As soon as the state army arrives,

Stand and sift into flour."

"Haha." The county magistrate did not comment on Zhu Bo's words and just chuckled lightly, "You must have read the last Di newspaper, Zhu Bo. It is roughly estimated that more than 5,000 refugees have entered Yanzhou. The imperial court ordered all towns in Yanzhou to provide relief on their own to avoid

The refugees are spreading again, and Zhu Bo doesn’t have any ideas?”

Zhu Bo opened his mouth, but no words came out. He sighed: "Hey, I am old and my brain can't move. I really can't think of anything."

The county magistrate looked at the old and decadent Zhu Bo, curled his lips, and pretended to be like him. Who would have thought that such a Zhu Bo would stay overnight in Yichun House 10 days a month.

The housekeeper behind him saw that the boss did not want to express his opinion on this matter, so he took two steps forward, walked to the back of the county magistrate, and whispered: "I want to say that those counties in Yanzhou will only follow the story.

Let the refugees run around?"

The county magistrate glanced sideways at him, but did not comment. He just looked at the floating clouds in the sky and said to himself: "The state affairs are such a mess, and now there is an unruly black catfish in the pond. Sit back and watch.

Tea, wait until the pond clears?"

When Liu Jun arrived at the snack shop, he saw that not far from the snack shop, two wooden poles as thick as arms were placed horizontally in the middle of the road. There was a half-meter-wide gap between the wooden poles, which could only allow people to pass.

Li Zheng was watching with a few people, and there was also a bandit who seemed to be literate and was crouching on the table to take notes. This person should be a subordinate of the second master. When he saw Liu Jun coming, Li Zheng took the lead in saluting.

Liu Jun looked at a pile of various goods on the ground, including cloth, porcelain, tea, a little salt, iron, and medicinal materials.

"How are these goods usually handled in the village?" Liu Jun was a little curious.

"If you can use it, use it yourself. If you can't, contact the black market merchants in the nearby state capital. However, their prices are very low, usually around 30 to 40% of the selling price." Li Zheng said, still a little angry.

Thinking of the news about flying pigeons he received in the morning, Liu Jun smiled and said: "Today, a few people from the county government will come over. Whether they are coming as spies or being squeezed out, these goods, except for our own use, the rest

Leave it all to them, and they can sell it to local businessmen at about 80% to 90% of the market price, and then take 20% of the gross profit and hand it over to the county government."

"People from the county government?" Li Zheng and others looked at each other. Although they are very restrained and rarely kill anyone, and the county government will not cause trouble for them, they have never thought about the fact that the county government directly sent people to station.

thing.

"Although this matter is indeed good for us, but if we let people from the county government come over, will it... After all, they are from the government." Li Zheng spoke hesitantly.

"In the end, we took advantage of this matter. You know, we are red scarf bandits. Even if we have not killed anyone in recent years, in the eyes of ordinary people, we are still bandits and we are still unbelievable.

"." Liu Jun explained.

"With the government's presence here, we have the government's endorsement invisibly. Although the government's reputation may not be as good as ours, in the eyes of ordinary people, they are orthodox, and we will not be criticized again in the future.

I thought it was just a special settlement because of bandits. In the end, we benefited, but only 20% of the gross profit was given to the government. Commercial taxes, land taxes, and labor were no longer our responsibility."

"Of course." Liu Jun cracked his mouth and showed his white teeth, "When they become more powerful in the future, they will naturally regret it and want to plunder everything from us. At that time, it will depend on who wins and who loses.

His fist is too big."

Just as he was talking, several carriages approached slowly along the road. They seemed to have seen the checkpoint here. The carriages stopped far away. A man got out of the first carriage and approached slowly. He looked at them with some doubts.

Look at these unkind people at the back of the level.

Liu Jun and the others naturally saw each other. Seeing that the old man in brocade clothes was full of doubts, Liu Jun took the initiative to ask: "My father-in-law, are you passing by?"

The old man saw that although Liu Jun still had a bit of childishness on his face, he was calm and composed. Then he looked at the snack shop not far ahead. It was bustling with many pedestrians and caravans, and he also put down some thoughts.

, clasped his fists and asked: "This little brother, this is my first time passing by here, but I don't know which government office here has set up the card. How much does it charge?"

Hearing the question, Liu Jun smiled with sincerity on his face: "Here is the county captain, who is in charge. He goes back to the county town to rest every day. He hasn't come by this time yet. I guess he was delayed on the road. As for the fee, it's 5 per person.

Tongbao.”

The old man frowned and saw that Liu Jun didn't seem to be deliberately deceiving others. He couldn't help but said: "Five Tongbao is a bit expensive. Ordinary people can earn one or two Tongbao after a hard day's work.

"

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Jun's face couldn't help but become brighter: "I didn't expect you, old man, to understand the lives of the people below. Of course I won't charge them. Their lives are not easy. How can I do it again?"

Go exploit them. I only accept money from caravans and rich people."

The old man's expression softened a little, but he still had a sullen face: "Those rich people's money didn't come from the strong wind. If you treat them differently, aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

Before Liu Jun could speak, Li Zheng and the others behind him had angry looks on their faces. They were about to make a move, but were stopped by Liu Jun.

"My husband, don't be kidding. If you understand us lower-class people so well, how could you not know how those rich people get their money? When you receive money, you should treat it as doing good deeds for them. I don't want people like you, my father-in-law."

Charging you money is just a rule, after all, it is a rule."

At this time, the old man finally realized that something was wrong and looked at Liu Jun blankly: "You, you are not from the government, but..."

The old man watched several farmers greeting Liu Jun, moved the wooden pole blocking the road, and put the wooden pole back in place after passing by. He was a little confused.

Liu Jun seemed to be able to understand the old man's feelings. He walked to the old man's side and pointed to the harmony in front of him: "Don't you think it's a little weird?"

The old man nodded blankly.

"Today's world has reached an era of comparison. You don't have to do too well. As long as you don't do so bad, the people will believe you. We are indeed not from the government, but we cooperate with the government. We compare

The government pays more attention to rules."

Rules? The old man heard Liu Jun say this word again, but he had a different feeling.


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