Chapter 927 It's time to compete in acting skills again
Wang Junlin said confidently: "Do you still remember that when I killed the magistrate, county captain, captain and county magistrate in Changxiang County, why did I go out of my way to chop off their heads in front of the people?
Publicize their crimes in front of them and show the corresponding evidence."
Zhang Tiangang couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded and said: "I understand, I understand. Your Excellency has taken a liking to tens of thousands of salt slaves and salt workers."
Wang Junlin said with a smile: "Seeing that you are more and more fond of using your brain recently, let me explain to you. There are two thousand salt cubes in the salt field, and a thousand county soldiers are needed to protect the perimeter. If I completely control the salt field, I will then control the perimeter of the salt field.
The protection work of the county soldiers is also taken back, which is equivalent to blatantly controlling 3,000 soldiers and horses. Naturally, they are just inconspicuous village saltmen to the outside world, but the salt field is tightly protected, just like an independent kingdom. I will control these 3,000 soldiers.
How will others know that they have become elite soldiers? Naturally, these three thousand people will not include the two thousand salt soldiers today. I will send them away. They are full of gratitude to me and even think that I have the kindness to them.
Select from among the salt slaves and salt workers, thus ensuring the loyalty of these three thousand people."
When Zhang Tiangang heard this, he had already expressed admiration, thinking that you are really smart.
Wang Junlin saw that Zhang Tiangang was very clear about it, so he deliberately trained him and continued: "As for why I went in a big circle, firstly, let the process spread and let the salt workers and salt slaves know that it is not easy for me to stand up for them. Secondly,
This will subtly prevent Dong Kang, Qian Zhengkuo and others from being too wary of me, so that they can prepare for the next attack."
Zhang Tiangang was startled, and understood what Wang Junlin meant, and said with a smile: "My lord, do you plan to kill only the five master craftsmen in charge, or all the master craftsmen? I heard that there are more than forty master craftsmen in the entire salt field.
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Wang Junlin sneered: "Of course it depends on their attitude, or whether they give me a chance to kill them."
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Wang Junlin was not idle during the two days. He learned the show-off tactics of later generations of political officials, went deep into the salt field, greeted the salt workers and salt slaves, and expressed his deep concern and love.
meaning.
If it weren't for the five chief craftsmen with bloated faces and Xu Xiaohu secretly spreading the news about that day, tens of thousands of salt workers and slaves might have thought that Wang Junlin was just showing up. But it's different now. Everyone
Initially, I believe that Wang Junlin really cares and loves them, and really wants to make decisions for them.
Of course, we must completely believe this. It also depends on how Wang Junlin handles the wages paid by the master craftsmen in two days. If Wang Junlin leaves with this money, the salt workers and salt slaves will not see any benefit and will not do anything.
Without hesitation, he immediately thought that Wang Junlin and these principals were the same and were all bad people...
Of course, these master craftsmen who represented the Lu family in the salt field would not sit still and wait for death. While raising money, they immediately sent people to report to their master Lu family and ask for help. But the strange thing was that the Lu family did not
No one was sent to intercede with them in front of the prefect, but no remedial action seemed to be taken. Until the last day, the Lu family sent a message to the five chief craftsmen: "You will decide how to act according to the situation."
This instruction without instructions made more than 40 master craftsmen suddenly worried. They didn't know what to do for a while. The master craftsmen who felt the strong danger secretly gathered together in series under the organization of the five chief master craftsmen.
We began to discuss how to deal with Wang Junlin's "two-day order".
When Wang Junlin learned that these people still refused to give up and handed over the money without hesitation, they even tried to confront him. While scolding these people in front of Zhang Tiangang for not knowing how to live or die, Wang Junlin became even more happy.
No matter what Wang Junlin thinks, after all, people are of all kinds, with different ideas and personalities. What's more, they are just master craftsmen in the salt field. No matter how smart you make them, their knowledge and structure will be limited.
Decided that they would not be too shrewd people.
Therefore, facing Wang Junlin's "two-day order", each of them had their own plans. Some of them were timid and prepared to hand over the stolen money. Some of them were insidious and cunning and were afraid of Wang Junlin's power, so they began to make secret preparations.
Report the illegal activities of other master craftsmen to seek leniency for themselves, and more master craftsmen began to gather around the five major master craftsmen, secretly discussing how to force Wang Junlin to take back his life, or
Let them pay less money.
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Two days later, no master finally took the initiative to hand over the stolen goods and plead guilty. However, Dong Kang was a smart man and took the initiative to confess some of the illegal things he had done over the years. Wang Junlin did not embarrass him, and even comforted him a few words before letting him leave.
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There were also some master craftsmen who secretly confessed their crimes and took the initiative to contact Zhang Tiangang and expressed their willingness to be tainted witnesses at the right time. Wang Junlin naturally accepted it with a smile, thinking that there are many husbands and wives who are in trouble, let alone these master craftsmen.
The next morning, there was still half a day before the deadline set by Wang Junlin. Wang Junlin stayed at the inn, feeling a little worried about Nie Xiaoyu and his party, because there was no news about Nie Xiaoyu yet, although he heard that Snake Island is about 10 kilometers away from Fanyang County.
The sea voyage would take at least two days, and a round trip would take four days, but Wang Junlin couldn't help but feel worried.
"Your Excellency, two adults, Salt Official Dong Kang and Qian Zhengkuo, would like to see you." A guard came to report.
"Oh! Let them in!" Wang Junlin said casually, thinking that after counting the time, these two people should be here too.
Dong Kang and Qian Zhengkuo ran in all the way, with exaggerated looks of panic on their faces.
"Master Dong, Master Qian, why are you two in such a panic?" Wang Junlin looked at the two of them and frowned slightly.
"Sir, it's bad. All the master craftsmen, salt workers, and salt slaves in the salt field are on strike." Dong Kang's acting skills are good. At least if Xu Xiaohu hadn't secretly reported the situation of the entire salt field at any time, Wang Junlin would have really believed in Dong Kang.
It was a genuine panic. On the contrary, Qian Zhengkuo was not good at acting and did not dare to look at Wang Junlin. He felt a little guilty. In fact, it was nothing. He just knew in advance that the master craftsmen in charge were secretly organizing a strike.
, I just didn’t report it to the prefect in advance.
Of course Wang Junlin's acting skills are also very good. He was slightly startled, then his face changed slightly and he stood up suddenly.
Seeing the change in Wang Junlin's demeanor, Dong Kang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the prefect was still very afraid of the saltworks strike! After all, even if four-fifths of the saltworks' tax output was taken away by the salt bank, the remaining fifth
The tax revenue brought by one of the outputs is also a quarter of Fanyang County's tax revenue. This is not a small amount. As the prefect of Fanyang County, what he cares about most is of course tax revenue.
Wang Junlin opened his mouth and smiled bitterly: "What should I do now? What should I do?"
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