"The Li family has not yet collapsed, but people's hearts have dispersed. It seems that it is time to rectify the Li family. There are too many freeloaders in the family."
This incident with the maid made Li Xiuyuan feel very bad.
No one wants to see such a white-eyed wolf in their house.
You know, Li Xiuyuan thought that his servants in Daofu Mountain were very good. He did not abuse them or abuse them, and he never killed that servant. Instead, he gave each servant a lot of money every month.
, let them save up, and when they leave the house, they can find a good family, marry a wife, have children, and carry on the family line. Thinking about it, it can be regarded as a good thing with immeasurable merit.
But today, there was just the slightest commotion in the house, and a maid took away the property and prepared to escape.
If Li Mansion really declines, I'm afraid there will be more than one such thing happening.
Li Xiuyuan also knew that people in the house were panicked and uneasy, so he took the lead in returning to the house to stabilize people's hearts, gave some instructions, and then immediately left for the county government office.
To be honest, he rarely interacts with the government.
However, the previous county magistrate was also a wise official. Although he was a bit lazy, he at least managed Guobei County well and handled grievances and cases in a timely manner. The Li family also had a good relationship with the previous county magistrate.
Don't offend the river, he will be his official, and the Li family will run the Li family's business.
As for the court's taxes, the Li family did not miss a penny and paid them on time every year.
But the current Magistrate Liu is a restless master.
As soon as he came to Guobei County, he collected city gate fees. Later, Li Xiuyuan heard that the taxes in Guobei County had been increased and exceeded the imperial regulations.
It is not that the Li family has not responded to this. Magistrate Liu could not collect even a single millet from the land tax in the first half of this year.
Three generations of the Li family have run Guobei County, including Li Xiuyuan’s generation, which makes it the fourth generation. Which farm in the nearby villages does not belong to the Li family?
Just like Xiahe Village, all the fields cultivated by the villagers in Xiahe Village belong to the Li family, and they are just farm laborers of the Li family.
Without the Li family speaking out, which government official would dare to go to the village to collect land taxes?
Perhaps it was because of this that County Magistrate Liu took a cruel move and directly slandered Li Xiuyuan's father, Li Dafu, and sent someone to arrest Li Dafu in a cell.
The county government office in Guobei County faces south. There are two stone lions in front of the door, and there is a giant drum to cry out grievances next to it. There are government officials guarding the gate.
Li Xiuyuan walked to the door and said, "This officer, please tell me that the Li family's Li Xiuyuan paid a visit to County Magistrate Liu to inquire about the case of my father Li Dafu."
The officer looked at Li Xiuyuan and looked a little hesitant, as if he didn't want to go in and report.
"Hey, eldest young master, why do you have time to come to the yamen today? Don't you never go into the yamen?"
Suddenly, a lazy voice sounded, and a short, dark man wearing the uniform of a squad leader swayed out.
"Hei San?" Li Xiuyuan frowned.
Hei San chuckled and said, "It's not Hei San now, it's the Third Master. The eldest young master has seen me wearing these clothes. From now on, I will be in charge of the entrance and exit of this yamen."
"Are you trying to stop me from going in?" Li Xiuyuan said.
He had heard Xu Captou mention before that the gangster turned to County Magistrate Liu. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the ruffian Heisan actually became the leader of the Guobei County government office.
The transfer is fast enough.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. There is no place in Guobei County that the young master cannot go to. I don't dare to stop him. It's just that this yamen also has its own rules. The young master doesn't understand, right?" Hei San laughed.
He held out his finger to indicate.
Li Xiuyuan said coldly: "You dare to take my money?"
"Drink, the eldest young master is majestic. Just based on the eldest young master's words, others only need ten taels, and the eldest young master gets a hundred taels." Hei San grinned and said; "The Li family is a wealthy family, so this young master must be one hundred taels."
Don’t take it seriously.”
"Heisan, some money can be taken, and some money cannot be taken." Li Xiuyuan stared at him and said.
Hei San said: "Young Master, the younger ones don't understand this. Money is money. There is nothing you can and cannot take. If the Young Master doesn't give you this money, then don't blame the younger ones for not giving it to the Young Master."
To save face, there is nothing I can do about this reporting matter."
"I thought you were a smart person, but I didn't expect you were also a fool. Can Magistrate Liu protect you for the rest of your life? Or do you think the Li family is that easy to deal with?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Go, go, young master, if you don't have any money with you, go back and get it quickly. Don't waste time with me here. I don't have time." Hei San waved his hand impatiently.
"Hei San, because you have done things for my Li family before, I will give you a chance to inform me that I will not pursue you. If you persist in your obsession, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Hey, the eldest young master can also say harsh words, but the third master is really not afraid, have you seen this?" Hei San pointed to his clothes: "A serious county government official, but what the eldest master said
It tastes good enough, but if you want to go to the Yamen again, you have to pay this amount."
"Ten thousand taels."
Li Xiuyuan was no longer angry at this moment, and actually smiled softly: "Interesting, a person who wants money rather than his life."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Hei San, please don't do this. He is the eldest young master of the Li family. If you offend him, something will happen." The yamen servant next to him said with some fear.
"Bah, I'm afraid of you. Didn't you see that Li Xiuyuan was also defeated and left? What about the eldest young master of the Li family? You give him face to call him eldest young master. If you don't give him face, he is just a merchant disciple. If you dare to go against the Yamen, you are looking for death.
." Hei San spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said disdainfully.
But when he saw Li Xiuyuan being driven away by him, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
That was the eldest young master of the Li family, a well-known figure in Guobei County, but he still had to bow his head in front of his official uniform.
Li Xiuyuan did not leave, he just walked to his own shop near the county government office and gave orders.
Soon, a boy ran out of the shop and disappeared.
After a while, a man came to the Yamen and shouted: "Where is Heisan? Get out of here."
"What's your name? Your third master is here." Hei San yawned and walked out of the door.
This man pulled out his sword and struck at Hei San.
Heisan suddenly screamed, and one of his legs was immediately torn open, and blood immediately spurted out.
"Young master, is that enough?" The man grabbed Hei San and dragged him out from the yamen door, then asked.
Li Xiuyuan walked out of nowhere and said lightly: "His hands were too dark, so I cut off one of his hands."
"Okay." The big man stepped on Hei San's arm and cut off one of his palms with a swipe of his sword.
"Ah~!" Hei San screamed again, and blood immediately spurted out.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "That's enough, go and surrender."
"yes."
The big man cupped his hand, then abandoned his sword and muttered: "I, Han Meng, had a fight with Hei San, injured one of his legs, cut off one of his hands, and came to the Yamen to surrender."
Several other yamen servants at the yamen office immediately looked at each other in shock.
"What the hell, what are you doing standing there? Why don't you come and arrest me? How are you doing your job?" Han Meng shouted.
"Master, what are you doing?" a government servant asked nervously and respectfully.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at Hei San who was still wailing on the ground and said: "It's nothing, I just got angry and a little impulsive. It's better to be more restrained next time."
impulse?
This is all about killing Hei San.
The Yamenmen's heart trembled.
I really didn't expect that the Li family had such ruthless methods, and they took care of Hei San in a matter of seconds.
No, it should be said that the eldest young master of the Li family is ruthless in his methods.
Everyone in Guobei County said that the eldest young master of the Li family was kind-hearted and a good person. They never thought that the eldest young master of the Li family had such a dark side.