Chapter 32 Treat others with sincerity Ouyang Rong (New Year’s greetings to brothers!)
Ouyang Rong feels that some people are very generous, but also very disrespectful.
It seems that in the eyes of some people in Longcheng, a seventh-grade county magistrate from the Zhou Dynasty is here to kneel down and beg for food.
In the lobby of Yuanming Building, the singing maid on the fundraising platform announced clearly:
"There are 13 companies in total raising money this time, raising a total of 780 guan! Among them, Longcheng Water Conservancy raised a total of 130 guan, and the county magistrate's paper and pen fees raised a total of 650 guan."
Under the direct gaze or peripheral vision of everyone in the audience, Ouyang Rong, who was sitting in the first row, suddenly turned his head.
Not to look at the powerful squires in the hall, but to look at Xie Lingjiang.
And he also happened to catch her worried eyes.
"Little junior sister, it seems that the reward given to you is too light. Not only is this your first donation, but you are also one of the richest women on the list. However, the most valuable thing on senior brother's body is the bead. I will compensate you next time."
Seeing his senior brother's sincere smile, Xie Lingjiang opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't. In the end, he just shook his head:
"It doesn't matter to me. It's fine, senior brother."
"What can happen to me?" he asked curiously.
Under the gaze of everyone with different thoughts, Ouyang Rong rubbed his face and stood up, holding on to the hem of his official uniform to prevent it from dragging on the floor, and walked slowly onto the stage; Xie Ling Jiang followed suit silently without squinting.
"Thank you for your hard work, girl."
The young county magistrate thanked the singing maid seriously. The little girl of cardamom age blushed slightly under his gaze and left the stage in a happy mood. So the young magistrate was left alone to stand calmly in front of two red donation plates.
, facing all the eyes of the audience.
The young county magistrate lowered his head and looked at it, stretched out his hand, first picked up the water conservancy donation plate on the left and weighed it, and then picked up the personal paper and pen fee collection plate on the right and weighed it.
On the left side is the weight of one hundred and thirty guan coins, and on the right side is five times as heavy as the left side.
He was not angry at all. He calmly raised his head and seemed to ask himself:
"It turns out that everyone thinks so highly of me that major water conservancy matters between the court and the county government are only one-fifth as important as giving gifts to me."
The squires and wealthy businessmen in the audience were all silent, and some silently avoided his sight.
Liu Ziwen, with his hands folded, sat in the back row of the audience and looked at the young county magistrate intently.
The young head of the Liu family had a sincere look on his face, harmless to humans and animals, but there was also a bit of concern in his eyes that he would not be able to satisfy his parents because of his limited abilities.
That's right, sometimes people's eyes can convey so many emotions, and they can be seen at a glance, just like the tacit understanding of changing postures after a pat on the butt.
But what Liu Ziwen didn't know was that Ouyang Rong, like him, was also a person who "treated others with sincerity".
So the young magistrate stretched out a finger and shook it towards the audience:
"But among you, there may be a fool who is pretending to be smart and made a mistake."
After a pause:
"I'm not here to beg for food, it's you who are here to beg for food."
As soon as these words came out, everything fell silent.
The squires and wealthy businessmen in the audience looked at each other in shock.
With a "squeak" sound, the young county magistrate calmly walked over, dragged an imperial chair over, sat down on the stage, looked down at the audience, and said nothing.
After this rather scary behavior, there was no other movement on the stage for a long time. Slowly, many squires and wealthy businessmen looked at the stage with mocking eyes, and even began to whisper.
"Cough." Liu Ziwen coughed at the right time to stop the noise on the field.
Liu Ziwen glanced at the scholar on the stage, sighed softly, stood up and said helplessly:
"Reporting to the County Magistrate, raising donations is something you and I are willing to do within our capabilities. The floods happened suddenly this year, and everyone is having a hard time, so we have tried our best. However, it is the duty of the common people to share the worries of the court and the adults.
Responsibility, our Liu family still has some surplus food, and we will cooperate with you to build more porridge sheds in the city to provide porridge."
Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear. The junior sister was carrying a teapot with a long spout and pouring tea into the teacup on the table in front of him. Her hands were very steady. Ouyang Rong looked at the thin water line in the sky with great interest.
Being ignored in public, even Liu Ziwen, who had always been gentle, couldn't help but frown secretly. If you don't get off the stairs as soon as I reward you, are you really a stubborn elm-head?
"Lord County Magistrate?"
"Shh."
Ouyang Rong suddenly stretched out a finger in front of his mouth to signal for silence.
He stared intently at the tea cup on the table, seeming to be paying attention to the dark green tea leaves swirling in the boiling water.
Not only Liu Ziwen and others in the audience felt that it was a pretentious act, but Xie Lingjiang was also confused and curious, so he looked sideways to see what was so magical about the water in his senior brother's teacup.
The result is, of course, unremarkable.
Looking at the motionless young county magistrate on the stage, Liu Ziwen suddenly smiled, shook his head to himself, and turned his head to indicate to other fellow squires that they could leave.
At the same time, the young head of the Liu family stood up and went to grab the herbal tea on the table, ready to take a final sip.
But his fingers suddenly stopped in the air, and his eyes were "nailed" to the surface of the water in the cup. Similar to Liu Ziwen, there were several other young and sharp country gentlemen and wealthy businessmen.
They all stared blankly at the ripples that appeared on the water in the cup. The ripples seemed to be regular.
Is this...an earth dragon turning over in the distance? No! It's a horse's hoof!
Liu Ziwen suddenly raised his head and looked at Ouyang Rong, who was sitting leisurely on the stage.
The latter had stood up at this moment, picked up the tea cup, and sipped it all. He walked off the stage and warmly opened the windows on the second floor of Yuanming Building for everyone:
The streets have been artificially dispersed.
At the end of the long and empty street, three hundred cavalry were approaching. Even if they deliberately lowered their hooves, in the field of vision of the squires on the second floor, they were roaring like a mountain.
However, the galloping cavalry suddenly stopped in front of Yuanming Tower due to the sudden gesture of the first cavalry captain, and they all dismounted and moved in unison.
They are elites! How could he have the power to mobilize troops? Is this a rebellion? Liu Ziwen and others' pupils shrank.
Immediately, Yan Liulang, who had disappeared for a long time since the donation, went upstairs with a heroic captain and came to the young county magistrate by the window.
The captain's face was cold, he cupped his fists and said loudly:
"The magistrate of Ouyang County, the last general Qin Heng, and the captain Guo Yi of Jiangzhou Zhechong Prefecture, came with three hundred cavalry on orders to assist in handling the case."
Ouyang Rong seemed to have something in mind. He pointed directly in the direction of the county government and said loudly: "General Qin, immediately go and seal the east warehouse of Longcheng County Government. No fly will be allowed to fly in without my order."
"I will obey your orders!" Qin Heng went downstairs without any hesitation. He did not look sideways the whole time and did not look at the pile of frightened and trembling lambs in the hall.
There were a few trembling old squires in the hall who couldn't help but flatter themselves: "Lord County Magistrate, are you... are you misunderstanding? Haha..."
Ouyang Rong waved his hand and said kindly and comfortingly: "It's just a small matter, just checking the accounts. Relax, old man, and go back and have a good rest later. Don't think too much."
He smiled again at the expressionless Liu Ziwen and the frightened squire and wealthy businessmen. He turned around and went downstairs with the slightly stunned junior sister. Before leaving the door, the young county magistrate seemed to have remembered something, but it was a kind reminder.
Made a sound:
"By the way, if there is any violation of the rules or tax evasion when adjusting accounts, agricultural taxes and commercial taxes, I will confiscate your whole family."
The whole place was silent.
I was blinded by the reward from the boss today... Let me slowly post a single chapter, woo woo woo