Chapter 23 Rising anger, confrontation with the magistrate
Chapter 23: Anger rising, confrontation with the county magistrate
Low houses are lined up in rows. Even the windows of these houses are sealed with thick wooden boards. However, the situation on the roofs is completely opposite. Although the roofs are also made of wooden boards, there are square holes reserved for them. Used for ventilation.
After climbing up to the roof, Shen Tang found a wooden plank two to three feet square with some gaps between it and the surrounding wooden planks.
With a slight hook, a slight smell of mold came out, and the square board was completely lifted by Shen Tang.
The house was less than one foot high, so after fixing the rope hook, Shen Tang jumped down and entered the house.
brush!
Under the dim moonlight, trapezoidal wooden boxes three to four feet long, four feet wide, and two to three feet high appeared in Shen Tang's sight.
After walking around a wooden box, I found a horizontal sealing plate at the foot of one side.
Shen Tang pulled out his hand and opened the seal.
Wow!
A flow of sand actually poured out of the hole the size of a fist!
Sand! Is there actually sand in this official warehouse?
Even though he had long thought that this official warehouse would be a little fishy, Shen Tang never thought that there was no food here, but dirt and sand!
Brush! Brush! Brush!
The sealing boards were pulled open one by one, and wisps of sand flowed out. Throughout the house, dozens of wooden boxes were filled with sand!
"Damn it!"
Even Shen Tang is extremely frightened and angry at this moment! If something happens to Guancang, it will be the lives of the people.
If it was just some old food being replaced with new food, or even skin health being exchanged for food, Shen Tang would not be so angry. But here is sand, sand that even dogs will not eat. These corrupt officials are holding Shan Yin The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the county are nothing but trivial matters.
If before, Shen Tang felt a little guilty for using this method to plot against a bookkeeper. But now, Shen Tang is full of hatred. That bookkeeper deserves to die!
Ignoring the sand on the ground, I quietly left the warehouse along the same path.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Tang went straight to the Yamen. Now, the opportunity was available, but he might still have to confront the county magistrate. After all, in this matter, Shen Tang was not only bold, but also Shen Tang The performance of the church will also make the county magistrate change his view of him. After all, it is absolutely abnormal for a "mountain village man" to have such means and such a plan.
But Shen Tang had no other choice. If he wanted to achieve his goal, he would not have any chance without taking risks.
As for the result, Shen Tang has already thought about it. The best result is naturally that the county magistrate values Shen Tang very highly because of his methods, and even relies on him a little bit from now on. One step worse, that is the county magistrate. Although Ling acquiesced in Shen Tang's plan, he became wary of Shen Tang and avoided him.
As for the worst outcome, of course the county magistrate does not agree with Shen Tang's methods and directly attacks him.
However, the possibility of the last situation occurring is not high. If so, the county magistrate may have lost his last chance to break the situation in Shanyin County. After waiting for two years, he will leave, and his official career will even come to a halt. .
If he uses his own destiny and future to insist on justice that does not exist, then he may not even have the opportunity to serve as an official.
When they found Lu Feng, Lu Feng was frowning and uneasy. Early in the morning, for some reason, the bookkeeper found an excuse to scold Lu Feng.
"Brother Shen is here?" He was holding back his anger and had no interest in greeting Shen Tang.
Shen Tang could see Lu Feng's mood, but he was busy with business at the moment, so naturally he was too lazy to stir up trouble.
"Brother Lu, I wonder if Magistrate Wei is here?" Shen Tang asked bluntly.
"Ah?" Lu Feng was startled, and then said: "I just passed the yamen line, and you should be drinking tea and reading at the moment."
"I have something to do and I want to meet you, sir. I don't know if it's convenient." Shen Tang responded.
Lu Feng weighed it in his mind, and his expression changed several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll lead you there."
He already hated the chief clerk, so it would be a good thing if Shen Tang could completely rely on the county magistrate. The reason why he weighed it was just to measure how much weight Shen Tang had in the eyes of the county magistrate.
Shen Tang, the county magistrate, had already been here once, so he was no stranger to it. Following Lu Feng, he came to the room where he last had tea with the county magistrate, and saw the boy who had greeted Shen Tang last time, standing by the door with his hands lowered.
Lu Feng stepped forward, whispered to the young man, pointed at Shen Tang, and a piece of broken silver quietly fell into the young man's palm.
The boy looked at Shen Tang, then nodded and entered the room.
Not long after, the boy walked out of the door and said to Shen Tang: "Sir, let you in!"
Shen Tang gave Lu Feng a look and stepped in.
Entering the room, he saw the county magistrate holding a book in one hand and stroking his short beard with the other hand, looking attentively.
Shen Tang did not disturb him and stood quietly to one side waiting.
After about a while of burning incense, the county magistrate put down the book and picked up the tea bowl.
"Shen Tang? Sit down! I heard that you have moved to the city. I wonder if the arrangements have been made properly?" the county magistrate asked calmly.
Shen Tanggong cupped his hands and replied respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, sir. Brother Lu will help me. The arrangements have been made."
"That's good. Why did you come here today?" As he said this, the magistrate held up the scroll again.
"I want to know, if something happens to the official warehouse in the city, will it have any impact on the adults?" Shen Tang said slowly.
The county magistrate paused slightly while holding the scroll, and then responded calmly: "Although this county is the chief official of Shanyin, after all, the official warehouse is personally managed by the chief registrar. Therefore, even if something happens, at most the official will give him a few words of reprimand. That’s all.”
The county magistrate was extremely calm. Although he answered Shen Tang's words, he was not curious enough to ask why Shen Tang said such words.
"What about the chief registrant?"
Shen Tang asked again.
"The Chief Registrar is in charge of the official warehouse. If there is any problem, he must take some responsibility." The county magistrate's words were still calm, and there was no mystery.
"Thank you for your advice, sir. I'm fine now, so I'll leave now!" After saying that, Shen Tang turned around and walked away.
Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, but the book in the magistrate's hand hit the table. At the same time, the magistrate's voice suddenly became majestic.
"Shen Tang!"
"The villain is here!" Shen Tang paused, but did not turn around.
"No matter why you ask this question in this county, what this county wants to tell you is that the official warehouse is related to hundreds of thousands of people in the county. No matter what the reason is, if anyone dares to damage the official warehouse, I will definitely punish him severely! "
The magistrate's majestic words did not make Shen Tang retreat. On the contrary, there was a smile on his face.
Then, Shen Tang slowly responded: "My lord, I will certainly keep your advice in mind. However, what if there is not a single grain of rice in the official warehouse, but only sand?" At the same time, Shen Tang suddenly turned around, A pair of eyes shot directly into the county magistrate's face.