When Wang Xian came to the living room, the lights were already on. When he glanced around, he didn't look at anyone at first glance. Only when he looked again did he realize that Jiang Zhixian, dressed in casual clothes, was kneeling down in the hall.
"Oh, sir, what is this about?" Wang Xian walked over with a surprised look on his face and helped him up: "Do you want to kowtow to celebrate the New Year in your hometown?"
Jiang Zhixian almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. He looked for the stars and the moon, and finally saw Wang Xian's figure. At that moment, he felt really mixed emotions in his heart. He wanted to roar at Wang Xian, but I am the official of this county.
, how could you humiliate me like this? I wanted to hold his legs again, crying and begging him to let me live...
After all, Wang Xian still struggled to drag Lao Jiang up and press him on the chair. Jiang Zhixian sat under the shadow of the lamp, his complexion became darker and darker. He held the chair for a long time before he regained his composure. When he raised his head, he saw Wang Xian with a concerned look on his face.
Asked: "What, are you sick?"
Jiang Zhixian said bitterly: "I have a headache, partly because of the wind and partly because of being frightened."
"Who dares to scare the eldest master?" Wang Xian lifted the hem of his robe with both hands and sat on a chair nearby with a cool expression: "The eldest master is joking."
Jiang Zhixian secretly cursed in his heart, knowingly asking questions, aren't you just a little bastard? Until now, he was not in the mood to beat around the bush, and said straightforwardly: "Master Wang, all the mistakes you made are all my fault. Please remember the past feelings."
For the love of your life, please spare me this time, I promise..."
"What do you mean, Mr. Jiang?" Wang Xian raised his hand to interrupt him and said calmly: "I just came back and was about to ask how the situation in the county has been."
"This..." After Wang Xian's repeated pretense, Jiang Zhixian was convinced that he was about to be in disaster. He suddenly felt relieved and said frankly and leniently: "Others are fine, but some people are instigating and want to establish a county grain account.
The salt account was taken back to the county, and the management rights were bought out." Buying means contracting, and the buyer pays for the management rights.
"Isn't the original partnership bad?" Wang Xian frowned and said, "The government will retain more control over the company and will receive more dividends."
"The government and businessmen are mixed together, which is a bit of a hindrance." Jiang Zhixian whispered: "After all, your Excellency also knows our attitude towards businessmen..."
"Huh?" Wang Xian snorted coldly.
"Yes..." Jiang Zhixian took out his handkerchief, wiped his cold sweat and said: "It's those big businesses who have been excluded by the adults. They are not willing to stand aside like this, so they came up with this idea. They asked me to take back the business name and subcontract it to
them……"
"Why are you so obedient?" Wang Xian looked at him and said coldly: "After all, this is the official hall of a county. I promised Mr. Wei that everything would remain the same as long as I stay here. Is this what you said?
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"Yes, yes, yes..." Jiang Zhixian felt as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, and was so bitter that he burst into tears: "I am sorry for Mr. Wei, and I am sorry for you, Mr. Wang, but I have no choice. If I don't do that, those people will be punished.
me"
"How to punish you?"
"They have something to do with me," Jiang Zhixian gulped, "If I don't listen to them, they will ruin my reputation."
"What's the handle?" Wang Xian asked.
"This..." Jiang Zhixian was reluctant to say anything, but he had no choice but to hesitate: "When I was selected for the examination, I came here under false pretenses..."
"You are not from Yunnan?" Wang Xian was slightly surprised.
"No, I am from Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province." Jiang Zhixian shook his head and said, "But I was born in Kunming, and my father was an official in the Duke of Guizhou Province. I was born in Yunnan, and when I grew up, I returned to Jiangxi to study.
But there were too many scholars in Jiangxi, and the imperial examination was too difficult. After failing in the exams many times, my father helped me apply for military status in Yunnan, so that I could take the exam there. There were few scholars there, and the court wanted to appease the border areas, but there were many admissions places. I went there
In the end, he stood out from the crowd and won the imperial examination without any effort...
Wang Xian understood the truth here. Immigration for the college entrance examination has been around since ancient times... But just like immigrants for the college entrance examination, once they are found out, their admission qualifications will be cancelled. If they are found to be fake, they will also have their merits revoked.
Yes, those who become officials will naturally be beaten to the end.
"I asked myself that since I can speak Yunnanese and serve as an official in Zhejiang, my secret should not be revealed." Jiang Zhixian said depressedly: "But my wife is a big talker and actually told people that my hometown is from Jiangxi. The speaker has no intention and the listener
I was interested, and someone asked me about it, and it turned out that I had passed the examination in Jiangxi..." He said with tears in his eyes: "Master Wang, Brother Wang, you said they have a reason to pinch me, can I resist?"
"Well, if people don't know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself." Wang Xian suddenly remembered another saying: the brave will be starved to death, and the timid will be starved to death. He couldn't help but sigh to himself: "The ancients are really nonsense, they are true anyway."
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"What are they instructing you to do?" Wang Xian calmed down and pulled Magistrate Jiang back, who was filled with grief.
"As for the business name..." County Magistrate Jiang whispered.
"Will the court investigate you for this kind of thing?" Wang Xian leaned back in his chair and said coldly: "You should know very well that the only one who can save you now is me. If you don't tell the truth, I will have to deal with business."
"Yes." Jiang County Cheng said with tears streaming down his face: "Sir, save me, I will tell you everything." He knelt down again.
"Don't bother." Wang Xian waved his hand and said, "You just sit and talk, I don't have any new year's money to give you."
"Yes..." Jiang County Cheng replied shrunkenly.
"Tell me about it." Wang Xian sighed quietly: "Don't let me ask again."
"Alas..." After hesitating for a while, Magistrate Jiang whispered: "Selling official land at a low price..."
"Huh?" Wang Xian squinted at him and hummed.
"Exploiting the victims..." Magistrate Jiang's voice became even lower.
"What else?" Wang Xian slowly closed his eyes, "You don't need me to remind you?"
"And..." Magistrate Jiang, who had too many lice to bite him, gave a clear explanation of the things he had half-stoked and half-done over the past six months.
"What else?" Wang Xian asked with his eyes closed.
"It's really gone..." County Magistrate Jiang said with a bitter face: "Even if I do all the bad things, I still have to do them one by one. It's only been half a year, so I really can't do much.
"Okay." Wang Xianxin said, this was enough to move his head, so he snapped his fingers, which shocked Magistrate Jiang. Before he could recover, he saw Little Fatty Wu coming out from behind the screen, holding his hand
There was also a tray inside.
Wu Wei expressionlessly placed the tray on the coffee table beside Magistrate Jiang. On it lay a pile of unwritten confessions and a box of ink pads.
Jiang Zhixian's complexion changed drastically. He was trying to get him to sign a pledge.
"Sir..." Jiang Zhixian looked at Wang Xian pleadingly: "Don't..."
"Don't get excited, this is just to prevent you from doing it again." Wang Xian comforted softly: "As long as you are honest in the future, I guarantee that you will be safe."
"Really?" Jiang Zhixian said pitifully.
"Really." Wang Xian nodded and said warmly: "Come on, my patience is limited."
"Yes." Jiang Zhixian was heartbroken, picked up the pen tremblingly, dipped it in ink, wrote his name, and pressed his fingerprint again.
Wang Xian nodded, and Wu Wei blew on the ink and put the paper away.
"Sir, haven't you eaten yet?" Wang Xian's gloomy face gradually turned into a bright smile, and he asked kindly.
"No." Jiang Zhixian whispered, not knowing what he was going to do.
"That's just right, the banquet is just starting later." Wang Xian held his hand affectionately and said with a smile: "If you don't mind, please use some of it here."
"I don't mind it, it's an honor, it's an honor." No matter what, it's always a good thing to go from being a prisoner to being a guest. Magistrate Wei hurriedly squeezed out a smile.
"Oh, by the way, I forgot that you still have a headache, sir." Wang Xian said narrowly.
"Okay, everything is okay," Wei Zhixian said with a smile, "I can eat a cow now."
"Hahaha, that's great." Wang Xian stopped teasing him, put his arm around Wei Zhixian's neck, and walked back with a smile: "We said goodbye last year, and we will finally have the chance to reunite today, so we must not get drunk.
Not return."
"Of course, of course." Jiang Zhixian was not used to his sudden enthusiasm, but he could only let him wrap his arms around his neck and follow him back. He asked in a low voice: "Can you speak now, sir?"
"say what?"
"What on earth is the court going to investigate about me?" Jiang Zhixian was almost choked to death by this question.
"Is this..." Wang Xian pretended to smile mysteriously and said to himself, "I don't know either..." but he still had a profound look on his face and said: "Don't mention the past. Anyway, just put your mind at ease.
In the belly, everything is wrapped up in the brothers.”
"Thank you, sir..." Jiang Zhixian burst into tears of gratitude, but his heart was about to explode. What the hell is going on?
But Wang Xian refused to tell him. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the back hall and saw the county magistrate coming. Everyone hurriedly stood up to greet him.
After some negotiation, Wang Xian insisted on letting Magistrate Jiang take the seat. He sat down next to him, picked up the wine glass and said: "Brother, I am really flattered that the eldest man can come. Let's toast to the eldest man and wish him a prosperous career."
,Longevity"
"Thank you very much." Jiang Zhixian had no choice but to bury his doubts in his heart and gather his energy to socialize with everyone.
After drinking for three rounds, Lu Yuanwai continued to talk about the preparatory work of the sports society. It was basically ready, but the funds were still not in place. He said with a grimace: "The initial cost of the sports society is too high, and several companies cannot raise so much cash.
, as a last resort, I want to sell the shares of Lianghao and try my best to maintain the operation of the sports club. I sincerely ask for your consent."
"It's easy to talk." Jiang Zhixian said, looking at Wang Xian, waiting for him to speak.
"How about I come up with an idea to get the best of both worlds?" Wang Xian said with a smile: "Why don't you buy your shares from the county. The county fully owns the grain number and then subcontracts it out. It collects a fixed amount of money every year and avoids material disputes. But Lu
How about you, other than members, also have money to maintain the sports club?"
The "good idea" was that Wang Xian asked him to give it away for free, and Magistrate Jiang didn't say anything. Then he asked in a low voice: "How much will it cost?"
"I know it's not easy for the county, and I don't want the county to pay for it," Wang Xian said with a smile: "You haven't shared the profits from Lianghao this year, right? Just use the county's share to buy out Lu Yuanwai's shares."
"Good... idea." Jiang Xiancheng felt pain all over his body and agreed bravely. That was one hundred thousand taels of silver.