It is said that Wu You and others were surrounded by hundreds of people from the Pan family in front of the inn, and the two sides confronted each other. Reading at zero o'clock
When Uncle Pan heard Wu You's loud tone, he hesitated for a moment. His brothers came over and whispered: "Brother, no one in this county dares to touch our house. There is no one else except them."
Pian Wu You heard this and sneered: "I don't know if you are relatives of the Xie family that cannot be contacted. Do you really think that you are relatives of the emperor? Mr. Xie is just a newly acquired nobleman. He has three thousand beauties in the harem."
Furthermore, no matter where the Dingcheng Hou Mansion goes, it will not be Xie San’s turn. Don’t forget that he is still white, and Xie Jing is the eldest son’s direct grandson.”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the Pan brothers all changed. After half a day, Uncle Pan pointed at him and asked, "Who are you?"
Wu You said with a smile: "I am just an ordinary passerby, but I happened to have heard of the Beijing-based guerrilla General Xie Jing." He had really heard of Xie Jing, but who would believe this tune? "Compared to these public figures in Beijing today,
Brother Hou, he can be considered a promising person, Xie San is just an ordinary playboy, even if you flatter him, you can't keep up with him."
He was a young man, and he wore ordinary common clothes. He held his head high and was quite imposing. He talked about the affairs of the Imperial City of Kyoto. As expected, he scared everyone. They looked at each other and did not dare to come forward. When he saw this scene, he knew that he would temporarily bluff him.
After stopping, he raised his hand to dust off his sleeves and led the people behind him to walk in. Many people around them only looked at them and did not dare to stop them.
After entering the inn, Wu You pretended to hold Tian Gengzi's shoulders and said with a smile: "I couldn't hold on as soon as I entered the door. I have never done such a big show before, and my legs are a little weak!"
Everyone just admired him for being smart and able to scare people, and they couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Tian Gengzi glanced at him and said, "Can't we defeat them?"
Wu You snorted: "Who is afraid of them? It's because they are from this county and I'm afraid of causing trouble. That's why I asked Mr. Gong to scold them just now."
They laughed and went back to their houses to rest.
The Pan family members outside hesitated for a long time, and finally Mr. Pan said, "How about asking Magistrate Li to come forward?"
Uncle Pan immediately shouted "Okay!" and said, "Originally, he was the one who took the lead." Because he ordered everyone to surround the inn and not let anyone go out, the three brothers hurried to the county government office.
Angu County is very small, and the whole county heard about the idea immediately. Li Wen also got the news. Today, Mrs. Pan's wife couldn't find the key to the secret compartment of Mr. Pan's study. She was worried and asked someone to pry open the secret compartment.
At first glance, there were not even half of the silver ingots left in it! After checking Mr. Pan’s private account, he found out that there were a total of one thousand four hundred taels in there! The Pan family immediately became suspicious of the Taiping Escort Bureau’s escorts who came from outside yesterday.
The master went up, and now hundreds of people had gathered around the inn where they were staying. When the Pan family came to the county office for the second time to complain, Li Wen was busy telling Master Gao inside.
Hearing this, Jia Cong sneered and said: "How brave." He looked at Li Wen and said, "Master Li, do you want to calm things down, or are you willing to teach them a lesson?"
Li Wen smiled bitterly and said: "Master Gao, how can I teach their family a lesson? They are members of the noble family of the Hou family."
Jia Cong said seriously: "Common people are like water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Although this refers to the emperor's house, it can be as small as a county." He suddenly laughed, "Sir, why don't you and I invite you and me?
The Pan family went to the inn together. The Pan family said that they lost thousands of taels of silver, which is not light. We are buying birthday gifts from Beijing this time, and all the things are stored in the county government, so all the clerks are here
The luggage I brought was just a few changes of clothes and some coins and silver. They were all very light."
Li Wen said hurriedly: "I naturally believe that Mr. Gao's people are not thieves. I bet someone is taking advantage of Mr. Gao to fish in the troubled waters of this county to confuse the public."
Jia Cong smiled even more happily, stood up and said, "Let's go and have a look." Then he took the lead and walked out with his hands behind his back.
Although Li Wen felt a little uneasy, he quickly followed behind.
When they arrived at the court, they saw the three brothers of the Pan family shouting arrogantly: "Where is County Magistrate Li? Come out quickly!" The place below was crowded with people watching the excitement.
Jia Cong walked out slowly and leisurely. He was originally dressed in luxurious clothes and looked very lucky. He imitated Jia She and coughed twice. Suddenly, like a kite entering the forest, everyone fell silent.
Jia Cong looked at the three brothers and did not say who he was. He only said, "I heard that you suspect that my servants have stolen thousands of taels of silver from your family."
Uncle Pan hurriedly said: "This young master is extraordinary at first glance. We were thinking..."
Jia Cong interrupted him: "How much is the total?"
Uncle Pan said: "One thousand four hundred taels."
Jia Cong said: "Is it all in cash?"
Uncle Pan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's all in cash."
Jia Cong said: "It would be too embarrassing to ask you to search. However, if Mr. Li is in trouble, I am willing to give him face and weigh how much their luggage in the inn weighs. It adds up to a thousand taels. But,
My family is a respectable family. Even if I am a servant, I cannot let you frame me for nothing. What better than this? I heard that your Pan family has never paid the taxes to the court in these years. Your family should pay it.
All the taxes are collected by the villagers for you."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar. Who didn't know that the Pan family was rich? Even a thief could lose one thousand four hundred taels. This amount of money can be enough for ordinary people to live for several lifetimes. In the past two years, the court has apportioned it
The exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes have become more and more heavy, and ordinary people are getting worse day by day, and many of them can hardly live anymore. It turns out that the Pan family does not pay taxes, and their family's taxes are actually collected by everyone! The people are suddenly furious.
When poured into a pot of hot water, it burst into flames.
Jia Cong stretched out his hand and waved it. Those who lowered their heads were busy talking, cursing, and even crying, but no one looked at him. The government officials were not less angry with the Pan family in the past two days. After listening to Li Wen
They all held Jia Cong and others in their arms as if they were being supported. When they saw this, they shouted in unison: "Silence, silence~ Mr. Gao has something to say~" As expected, everyone fell silent.
Jia Cong sighed softly and said to the people below him: "Folks, don't blame Mr. Li. He really has nothing to do. The tax money paid to the state treasury every year is half a penny. Their family is dead, what can Mr. Li do." No waiting.
Everyone reacted and turned to look at the three brothers of the Pan family with smiles and said, "You suspect that my servants have stolen your family's silver. My family is not easy to accuse, so why don't I make a bet with your family? If their luggage is weighed, it will be revealed."
If it reaches that weight, it shows that you have wronged a good person. How about asking the Pan family to make up for the taxes owed over the years?"
Uncle Pan just suspected that the tall bodyguards had stolen the money. He had no evidence and no confidence, so he wanted to conduct a search by force because he was a landlord and had a backer. Look at this young master Gao and the young man in the inn.
It’s not easy to mess with. If the money is not found or the money cannot be recovered, won’t you have to pay a lot of back taxes in the future? I can’t help but bow my head and hesitate.
Jia Cong sneered and said: "Your family has a great business, but you have the nerve to ask the villagers to collect taxes for you? If you follow my wishes, whether the luggage is weighed or not, it must be filled in."
Second Master Pan hurriedly said: "If you make up for it, wouldn't it mean that you have to pay double taxes?"
Jia Cong asked curiously: "How can we pay double amounts? The fellow villagers have already paid the money for your family, and we just treat it as a loan from you. Now we don't want your family to pay any interest. You only pay the principal back to Li."
Sir, Sir Li will just return the money to you folks according to the accounts."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent. Only the imperial court has ever collected money, who has ever heard of refunding money? After a while, someone who understood first shouted: "Yes! Let them pay back the money! Pay back the money!"
Everyone immediately started to coax: "Pay back the money! He has thousands of taels of silver at home and he is forcing us to pay taxes on his behalf! What a shady person..." No one remembered who was forcing them to pay taxes on his behalf.
Li Wen.
Jia Cong raised his hand again, and the government officials shouted with increasing vigor: "Silence, silence, silence~ Mr. Gao has something to say~" Everyone hurriedly shut their mouths and looked at him eagerly.
Jia Cong said: "I am the nephew of Mr. Gao, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture. I passed by Guixian yesterday and paid a visit to Mr. Li."
Pan Sanye immediately shouted: "We have paid a lot of taxes in the past two years, and they are all sent by tall people!"
Jia Cong didn't wait for his words to fall to the ground, and then said loudly: "No!"
Before everyone could turn their resentment against Gao Li onto Master Gao, they were stunned again when they heard him say "no".
Jia Cong said: "My uncle loves the people as his own son and has never imposed taxes. I checked many accounts last night and they were all added up in the past two years. My uncle, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, did not become the governor in the past two years.
, how come there were no such taxes before? If he is a corrupt official, he must have increased them since the year he took office. Why did they suddenly add up in the past two years? But now he has been an official in Ping'an Prefecture for more than ten years."
This logic originally didn't make sense, but the people who listened to him had no logic and trusted him, so they let him lead their thoughts and whispered to each other: "Yes, Mr. Gao has never increased taxes in previous years..."
Jia Cong coughed and said loudly: "There must be the whole story here. Some villain is deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth, and secretly uses my uncle's name to steal people's wealth and wealth. Therefore, I will report to your uncle and find out this person and deal with him according to the national law."
! All additional taxes and fees will be returned to the people within three months!"
"Wow~~~" The hall really exploded at this moment, and the villagers were so happy that they didn't know what night it was. Suddenly an old father knelt down in tears and shouted in a trembling voice: "Master Gao is Gao Qingtian——
When the people around him saw this, they all knelt down and shouted, "Gao Qingtian——" The sound rang through the sky. Even the government officials knelt down.
In his previous life, Jia Cong had seen this kind of extras kneeling down in groups on TV. He looked majestic outside the screen, but this was his first experience in person. Although he stood with his hands behind his back, he saw these young men, women and children knocking bricks together.
Bang bang, I really feel bad. These people are all victims, which makes Gao Likeng's life extremely difficult. Some of them have sold their children or died of illness. I heard that he wants money that he shouldn't have received.
He actually shouted "Qingtian". The people in ancient times had really low expectations. So he sighed and said: "Everyone, please get up. I will ask everyone to be witnesses, together with Mr. Li and the three members of the Pan family.
Would you mind going to the inn where my servants are staying and weighing your luggage?"
Everyone cheered again and said, "Okay~~" Everyone got up happily and shouted: "Let's go! Weigh the luggage!" Looking at the posture of Young Master Gao, who would believe that his servants would steal? Even if they stole it.
There must be no stealing, otherwise how can the Pan family pay back the money?
The three members of the Pan family all turned pale and looked at each other. They didn't believe it was Master Gao's family who had stolen their money. There were only about thirty servants in the Gao family, and they were traveling far away. How much luggage could they carry?
? No need to ask, if you can’t weigh one thousand four hundred taels, your bet will be lost today. After a long while, Uncle Pan forced a smile and said: "I didn’t know it was Master Gao at first, which is disrespectful. Since he is Master Gao’s nephew
, I will definitely not raise thieves, so there is no need to weigh them."
Jia Cong hummed: "Whether we call it a tax or not, the taxes owed must be returned to the villagers."
There was another commotion in the hall: "Pay back the money, pay back the money..."
Suddenly, Mr. Pan blinked and started crying: "My father who died tragically~~"
The uncle and the second uncle also started crying when they saw him: "Dad, you died so miserably~~"
There was a burst of yelling and cursing from the crowd.
Jia Cong's face remained unmoved, and he turned to look at Li Wen and said: "Mr. Pan's case will be handled as it is. I'll probably invite him back tomorrow. The taxes and money will be paid back within three days after Mr. Pan's burial. I hope so."
All the villagers are supervising."
Everything he said was right at this moment, and the villagers all shouted: "That's right - listen to Master Gao -"
Jia Cong nodded, waved to everyone again, and walked back to the back office in an airy manner.
Li Wen felt confident after hearing that he spoke loudly, and hurriedly comforted the villagers in Huizi. He looked back for the three Pan family members, but they had disappeared. After the crowd dispersed, Li Wen returned to the back office to look for them.
Jia Cong asked nervously: "Master Gao, is Mr. Gao really willing to refund the tax?"
Jia Cong smiled: "Although I don't know who the thief was last night, I think he is a friend rather than an enemy."
Li Wen was stunned: "What does Master Gao mean by this?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I heard that the Pan family lost a large sum of money last night. Mr. Gong was afraid that our birthday gift would also suffer, so he immediately rushed out to check. Unexpectedly, the birthday gift was not less than half of it, but also a little too much."
Li Wen became increasingly confused: "How come there are more?"
Jia Cong sighed: "The one thousand four hundred taels were wrapped into a big bundle and stuffed directly into our car for birthday celebrations."
Li Wen was shocked: "What's going on?"
Jia Congnai handed him a piece of paper, and Li Wen opened it and read it. It was written in extremely orthodox official style: "Borrow your expensive car for temporary storage. I will forward it to Mr. Li, the magistrate of Angu County. The people care for the people.
Take it from the people and give it back to the people. If you dare to embezzle it for yourself, your head will be taken away. The word Zorro."
Li Wen was stunned.
It turns out that Wu You went to the Pan family to do business last night to supplement the people of this county. Therefore, at lunch today, Wu You and others scattered the money with them and handed it over to Jia Cong, Gong Kun and others after the meal.
It was someone who lived in the county government office. Jia Cong stuffed more because he was fat and had good fat elasticity. When they returned to the county government office, they wrapped the money in a bag and wrote a note and stuffed it in the car, pretending that it was
What the thieves did. Although the Pan family now dare not go to the inn to weigh their luggage, even if they weighed it and even checked it due to the large number of people, they could not find any money.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Since this great hero Zuo has such good intentions, please accept it on behalf of the people. Those who do not pay back taxes should be fined. If the tax is collected in error, it should be refunded. The other company
Since the rich people have paid taxes for others, they should also give some interest. We can't let them help my uncle in vain. I wonder if these silver coins will be enough to return to the villagers?"
Li Wen nodded repeatedly and smiled from ear to ear: "Enough, enough, enough! There is still more than enough! There is more than enough!"
"Just think of the surplus as the tax money my uncle will pay to the treasury on behalf of the villagers for the next two years in order to compensate for the suffering of the villagers in the past two years and to atone for his negligence."
Li Wenxin said, What a cunning young master Gao, it was clearly your uncle who forcibly distributed these taxes, but he actually used the money stolen by other heroes to be a good person! But he only dared to slander me, and besides, this hero Zuo is very capable, he never thought
He took it upon himself to be greedy. Just listening to Master Gao's tone, I became more and more convinced that he could persuade Gao Li not to increase taxes. He smiled and stepped forward to compliment: "Master Gao is dedicated to the people and is so smart and capable. In the future,
The future is limitless."
Jia Cong suddenly became interested in showing off. He walked to the window with his hands behind his hands, sighed deeply, looked at the sky outside the window at an angle of 45 degrees and said with emotion: "Only when the people are healthy can a country be safe."