The elder's eyes flashed, he looked at the catcher who was running and sweating profusely, and asked, "Do you see clearly?"
"Sir, I have seen it clearly. That guy quietly returned to his hometown. I thought he was unaware of it, but I didn't know that we had already planted an informant in that guy's hometown!"
The reporting officer looked excited and suggested, "Sir, send out men to arrest Bure immediately!"
"In this case, you will lead the team and take ten brothers to go directly to that guy's hometown to arrest him. Is that okay?"
The elder nodded with satisfaction and gave instructions directly.
"No problem, as long as that guy doesn't run away in advance, I promise to catch him back!"
The reporting officer had a confident look on his face. This was a great opportunity for him to appear in front of Lord Zhizhou, and he would not miss it easily.
Watching the group of government officials leave, the elder smiled and thought what a coincidence.
He was planning to ask Mr. Zheng for money, but the liar who defrauded Mr. Zheng of 30,000 taels of silver showed up. If he could get the money back, at least he would have enough money to dredge the canal.
There may even be some savings.
As for the political second son, since he is so anxious to go to the Yamen, he should just pay the money honestly. There is no reason that he squandered the money in the first place and in the end he has to take care of it for him.
Even if the money used to dredge the canal at this time was all spread out by Mr. Zheng, it is the money that the eldest man took back. It has nothing to do with Mr. Zheng!
As soon as he thought about it, he left. The elder wrote a letter to Zheng Lao Er in high spirits. The letter made it very clear. He wanted his help to complete the follow-up work of dredging the canal quickly. However, the money allocated by the court had already been
No, if Mr. Zheng doesn’t want to delay, then just make up the money.
"It doesn't make sense, it simply doesn't make sense!"
Through the quick work of the servant, the elder's letter was delivered to Jia Zheng that evening, which made this "scholar" who always treated others with elegance very angry.
However, the dredging of the Tongzhou Canal was not only a concern for him, but also related to his future official career. The second master was not willing to make fun of his own future.
Older babies are older babies. If you feel angry, go to your mother!
"Look, mother, this is a letter from my eldest brother, asking me to come up with one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
After arriving at Rongqing Hall for the ceremony, Mr. Zheng directly took out the letter from the eldest man.
"What's going on? Why would the boss ask you to take out such a large sum of money for no reason?"
Jia Mu was surprised. Even if she didn't care much about money, she still knew that one hundred thousand taels was definitely a large amount.
After receiving the letter and looking at it in a hurry, he suddenly got angry and cursed: "What is this traitor doing? The money was not stolen by the second brother, so why should it be counted on him!"
Mr. Zheng Er agreed with his face. It makes no sense that the imperial court has spent all its money. Should he use the money privately to plug the hole?
"Boss, what do you think?"
However, Jia Mu's reaction was beyond Mr. Zheng's expectations. Instead of scolding the elder, or simply asking him to help wipe out the money, she asked him for his opinion.
Mr. Zheng Er was stunned at first and said without knowing why: "Mother, what I mean is, please ask the elder brother to cancel this money, so as to avoid any trouble in the future!"
This is a matter of course.
It's a pity that Mother Jia is not really confused when it comes to matters involving large sums of money.
If the elder still lived in the mansion, I'm afraid this matter would still be at odds. At least in order to suppress the elder house, Jia Mu would definitely force the elder to contribute money and share part of the money.
But now that the eldest master is not in the house, Lian and his wife have adopted an attitude of staying away from the second fang. The only ones who often hang around Jia Mu are the second fang and his family.
Not to mention the nonsense of distant fragrance and near smell, without the eldest family as a foil, although the second family and the family are still welcomed by Jia Mu, some inexplicable conflicts will accumulate over time.
Mrs. Jia's mother always dislikes Mrs. Wang, not just once or twice.
After the second master Zheng came back, Jia Mu also put a lot of thought into his future, forcing the elder master and using the relationship between the old sisters. How could it be said that she didn't have any resentment towards her younger son?
Because of the incident involving Zheng Lao Er, Jia Mu found that her relationship with her boss was even more alienated, and even Lian Er and his wife were not as close as before.
Not deaf or dumb, not a writer!
She was an old feudal prince who enjoyed great splendor and wealth. She frequently interfered in the internal affairs of the palace, as well as in official affairs. This was not a good thing.
Now Mr. Zheng has come to visit again, and his purpose can be seen at a glance. Mother Jia is willing to help, but when it involves a hundred thousand taels of money, it is not as simple as talking about it.
Jia Mu didn't know why she didn't have the money, but she was careful and didn't agree. She just said she would speak to the elder, and sent the second master away with a few words.
I don't know whether Mr. Zheng Er is really stupid or pretending to be stupid. He didn't even hear the perfunctory tone in Jia Zi's tone.
Here, Lian Er came back from drinking with his colleagues and was still in a daze. Naturally, Wang Xifeng complained a lot. If Lian Er hadn't smelled the smell of rouge on Lian Er, Feng Lazi would have become jealous and furious.
At this moment, Yuanyang came to the door and said that the old lady had invited her to ask Mr. Lian about something.
Wang Xifeng immediately became alert and looked at Lian Er, who was dizzy from drinking. She was afraid that this guy was talking nonsense when he was drunk, or that the old lady would take the opportunity to persuade him to agree to something, so he personally helped Lian Er to Rongqing Hall.
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"Girl Feng is here too. Has Lian'er drunk too much?"
Seeing Wang Xifeng coming, Jia Mu was not angry, but when she saw Lian Er's drunken appearance, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face, and she asked Yuanyang to get a bowl of sobering soup.
"Old lady, isn't it because Jian Lian Er was confused after drinking, so I came over to take a look to avoid something went wrong!"
Wang Xifeng smiled and spoke, but the meaning behind her words was to make Jia Mu sigh.
She would be a fool if she couldn't hear such an obvious defensive intention. This is the consequence of frequently interfering in the internal affairs of the house. Even though she feels uncomfortable, it is difficult to show it.
When Yuanyang brought the hangover soup, Lian Er finally sobered up after drinking a bowl of it.
"Lian'er, please tell me the specific details of when your second uncle presided over the dredging of rivers in Tongzhou!"
Mother Jia's face was stern and she asked directly: "To be honest, it is related to a hundred thousand taels of silver. If the truth is not told completely and the old woman makes a mistake in judgment, the father-in-law may be responsible for the money!"
What, one hundred thousand taels of silver?
Hearing that the account might be reported by Gongzhong later, Lian Er sobered up completely and understood what was going on. It seemed like there was something evil going on with his second uncle again.
Fortunately, the old lady didn't seem to be biased, otherwise she would have suffered a big loss this time.
I had an idea in my mind, so naturally I wouldn't hide it for Mr. Zheng. Anyway, he wouldn't even come up with such money.
Wang Xifeng heard something clever and was also startled.
At the same time, she was quite dissatisfied. Through the efforts of her and Lian Er, the income and expenditure on the public account of the government was finally balanced. Although there was basically no income, there was no need to continue to use private money from the public account.
If Gongzhong suddenly carries a heavy burden of one hundred thousand taels, all previous efforts will be in vain, and the days to come will be even more difficult.
He was angry but didn't dare to show it in front of the old lady, so he could only push Lian Er secretly and tell him to answer wisely and not to fall into the trap of the old lady.
There was no need for Wang Xifeng to remind him, Lian'er had already planned to reveal all the incompetence of Mr. Zheng, so that the old lady could understand what kind of useless snack she called the capable 'scholar' son.
"..., that's what happened, old lady!"
After recounting Mr. Zheng's "glorious deeds" in Tongzhou in one breath, Lian Er felt his mouth was dry and his tongue was rumbling. He quickly picked up the tea cup and drank several cups, which relieved the thirst in his mouth.
However, the dull atmosphere in the room made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Did he talk too much just now?
To be honest, the second uncle's performance in Tongzhou can be described as extremely stupid and extremely incompetent.
An adult son of a noble family was toyed with by a group of servants and Qingke. He was so gullible that he gave away 30,000 taels of silver to others. He was so stupid that he was hopelessly stupid.
have?
It would be better than if all the money was spent on dredging the canal project, and the officials under him were united and corrupted. At least it proved that he was doing his work sincerely, but he was just cheated by the people below.
There are many such guys in the officialdom. Most of them grew up quickly after suffering losses. Many of them eventually rose to the third rank or above, becoming either court bosses or feudal officials.
But there is really nothing to say about the second uncle's matter. Even if I want to put money on my face, I don't know what excuses to make.
Jia Mu and Wang Xifeng were both silent. They were all shocked by the facts that Lian Er said. They never thought that (younger son) Master Zheng Er was such a top-notch guy. He was just a piece of trash.
"Okay, it's getting late, you two should go to bed early and give birth to a fat boy as soon as possible!"
Although she felt embarrassed in her heart, Mother Jia was so old-fashioned. With just one word, she told Lian Er and Wang Xifeng to retreat, and left Rongqing Hall in a bit of embarrassment.
After the people left, Jia's mother couldn't help but sigh. She was really disappointed with her youngest son. She didn't expect that he was so incompetent. He couldn't even hold back the money allocated by the court. He still wanted to be promoted and put into important positions?
She now somewhat understands the eldest master's dissatisfaction with his younger son. It's strange that she can feel better after wiping the butt of such an incompetent person. If she doesn't ask her younger son to spit out all the money that was defrauded, it will be impossible no matter how hard she thinks about it.
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When the elder received the 100,000 taels of silver from Beijing two days later, he felt no joy at all. At this time, his mood was very gloomy. He was confused by the sudden clothing appraisal incident and felt that his whole body
It's no good. He casually put the banknotes into the box in the study room, casually took his subordinates and sent officials to the countryside, and rushed to the countryside of Tongzhou...