Chapter 334 The head of the wooden fish has to be smashed
How much does a thousand coins weigh?
When Zhang Shou was so idle in his previous life, he once found a friend who collected worthless ancient coins and tried to string them together with a hemp rope. The total amount of money was eight pounds and seven taels! So, at this moment, he
When he personally held a bunch of money and handed it to the overjoyed recipients, after seven or eight people, he felt his arms were a little sore.
After more than a dozen people passed by, he felt his neck felt a little heavy. After thirty people passed by, he even had to slow down his movements. As for why there were so many people accepting rewards? It was naturally because everyone was rushing to arrest people for the rewards, and even
I used a stack of arhats. Fortunately, I had an old salty fish to identify me, so at least there were not those scoundrels and ruffians who bullied the market and even bullied men and women among them.
Young Master Jiang, who personally went to Jiang's house to transfer the cash, didn't take this expense seriously. It was only more than forty dollars in total. Except for the cash boxes being loaded onto the carriage one by one, and then hurried over, it was a bit awkward.
Tired, the other things are nothing at all! It’s just that the gold and silver are all saved at home, and there are not many boxes containing strings of green coins...
It is said that Emperor Taizu wanted to use gold, silver and copper coins to travel around the world, but because Emperor Taizong died unexpectedly and early, the whole thing was stopped halfway...
Although Shang Yang used gold to build the wood, Zhang Shou only gave away more than 40 guan of money, and he was generous to others.
For example, when the crowd finally dispersed from the Changlu County Yamen Gate, those stories, whether true or false, were spread throughout the city through them.
Although it was not as impressive as Zhu Tingfang's ability to quell the turmoil by capturing Xian Yunhe as soon as he entered the city, Zhang Shou's name was still spread throughout the city because he was the inventor of a new textile machine that caused a storm in the city.
At the same time, word spread throughout the city about his outstanding appearance, gentle conversation and behavior, and most importantly, everyone who received the reward talked about Zhang Shou's hospitality and felt that he was at least a respectable person.
People who believe. In terms of trustworthiness alone, Zhu Tingfang can't compare to it - because General Mingwei didn't give out such a big red envelope as soon as he arrived in Cangzhou!
Regular money can buy a lot of things. A middle-class family can live for more than half a month, and a poor family can save at least two months!
After Zhang Shou finally calmed down the incident and entered the county government office, he ignored the agitators who had been sent to him and directly ordered Zhu Hong to take them to jail and wait for Zhu Tingfang to return before dealing with them.
, but she directly took Zhang Chen and Young Master Jiang to the study. Zhu Ying thought for a while, but finally called Zhu Er, who was still confused, to go to her eldest brother's yard.
She could finally see that although her second brother was sometimes shrewd and sometimes confused, and he was actually quite capable of handling matters of right and wrong, he was really unable to hold his own in front of the old salted fish... that old guy was really too shrewd.
Pass!
Zhang Shou left Ah Liu outside to guard the door, and then he carefully interrogated Zhang Chen and Mr. Jiang about how they went to meet people today.
He originally thought that Zhang Chen would definitely take the lead, but unexpectedly, Zhang Chen glanced at Young Master Jiang sideways, and instead of fighting for it, he pursed his lips to indicate that he would speak first. Young Master Jiang hesitated for a moment, and then he tried to please him.
Smiled at him.
"Needless to say, my family will take out all the cotton they have hoarded and organize the workshop to resume work immediately. Moreover, the spinning machines in my family's workshop are still there, so there is no need to hire craftsmen to make them again. This condition is better than that of the Qi family.
They are much better."
Speaking of this, Mr. Jiang seemed quite proud: "In order to get away with the blame, those old men hired people to destroy their own workshops. The result was to cover up the situation! Last night Mr. Xu led others to make such a fuss,
Needless to say, Old Man Qi will be imprisoned first, and the others who pretended to be unconscious are mostly unclean, and several of the housekeepers have been imprisoned!"
"If Mr. Zhang and I hadn't gone there and jumped over the wall in a hurry, all the servants would have jumped over the wall and escaped! It was me who went over the shoulder and told them that the guilty should be judged and the punishment should be punished. The court will not condone the criminals, but it will not tolerate them either.
A good person will be wronged!"
"The youngest son of the Qi family who was spoiled by Old Man Qi, because his own mother was the favored step-spouse, the eldest son was disliked in all kinds of ways. The eldest son of the Qi family and I used to be in constant contact, so I instigated him to stand up and take responsibility.
responsibility."
Young Master Jiang suddenly paused, glanced at Zhang Chen quickly, and when he saw someone impatiently telling him to just say, don't worry, he mustered up the courage to say: "I support him, let's pay him the loan shark in private."
The stepmother who engaged in human trafficking through the shantang was imprisoned in the ancestral hall... The shantang was even involved with the flower photographers, who kidnapped people and sold them to other places. It's really not a thing."
Zhang Chen saw that Young Master Jiang had a guilty conscience in his words. He immediately glanced at this useless guy with contempt, then held his head high and said: "Little sir, I was behind this to support him. My husband and son are all
We were taken in, but when things came to a head, the old woman from the Qi family was still arrogant at home, and when Jiang Siyuan and I went in, she even planned to beat Old Man Qi's two concubines to death."
"I was too lazy to take care of this kind of messy housework, but the two girls were only seventeen or eighteen. When they saw us coming in, they rushed towards us like crazy. They said that they grew up in the charity hall and were raped at the age of four or five.
He was singled out and sent to a private prostitution shop to study, and when he was seven or eight years old, he was raped by Old Man Qi... Well, I won't go into details, anyway, what I saw was disgusting, and what I heard was disgusting! The whole family is a beast!"
The more Zhang Chen talked about it, the angrier he became, and in the end he just stopped talking. As a family of Ruizong heroes, most of their fathers and ancestors came from the military. His grandfather was a counselor, but he also came from the army. He was proficient in martial arts, and his father was good at reading.
Not only is the tutor not bad, but the rules are also strict.
Even if you are a dandy like him, like Zhu Er, the most you can do is hang out with your friends. If nothing happens, the dandy kids will get jealous and make a fight, get angry and smash up someone else's shop... the elders in the family will still take money to compensate.
Who would have thought that a family hundreds of miles away from the capital, with a family background far inferior to theirs, would be so bad that pus would ooze from the soles of their feet!
Jiang Da saw that Zhang Chen exposed so many scandals about the Qi family. Zhang Shou frowned when he heard this. He coughed quickly and said: "The Qi family has been running the business in Cangzhou for several generations. It's not surprising that the Qi family is so bad.
The old man’s step-brother is also guilty of serious crimes, but the people do not punish the officials, and besides, her husband and son have been arrested, so it will be a bit ugly to take her down.”
"Besides, someone has to be left to restrain Boss Qi, so I said that she should be locked up in the ancestral hall first..."
Before he could finish explaining the cause and effect, Zhang Shou said coldly: "The law is not a favor. Since Zhang Chen said it's rotten, then cut off all the rotten parts and don't leave any disgusting parts. Check and balance.
I understand the truth, but since that woman holds the honor of her parents, it will be too easy for her to overturn the situation in the future. When General Zhu comes back, he will put the mistress of the Qi family in prison!"
This... doesn't even spare women? Although she is a vicious and greedy rotten woman, will it be spread if it spreads...
Young Master Jiang was stunned for a moment. When he looked at Zhang Chen again, he saw that Zhang Chen, instead of showing any strange expression, said with great joy: "I know that you, Mr. Jiang, hate evil and are the most tolerant! There are differences between men and women, but before the law, it is true
Everyone is equal! That evil woman has done all her evil deeds, so she should be sent to jail! If I hadn’t been worried about gossiping, I would have wanted to do this!"
Zhang Shou ignored Zhang Chen's first flattery, but quite agreed with his last sentence. However, he did not waste time on the issue of equality before the law, and asked directly: "How is the boss of the Qi family like?
How is your personality? How is your behavior?"
Zhang Chen saw Mr. Jiang's lips moving and hesitated to speak, so he rushed to say angrily: "One word, soft; two words, pustules; three words, no care! If it weren't for the old man named Qi, two words
He is a son, and the boss of the Qi family is so weak that he can’t even do evil. I and Mr. Jiang really can’t pick anyone out, and we have to complete the matter of resuming work first, so it’s weird if he can help him!”
"Jiang Xiaozi frightened him a few words, and he immediately summoned the servants at home who were reluctant to face him, but they didn't even dare to say anything. Jiang Xiaozi took over his duties, and then his stepmother was imprisoned in the ancestral hall.
Next, Mr. Jiang once again said that he wanted to radicalize the good people. He was so frightened that he quickly handed over the key to the warehouse where cotton was stored at home and said we could use it as we pleased."
"Oh, he also handed over all the accounts at home directly, and said that we can check the current accounts as we please. He didn't know anything about it, and he kept saying that he was related to his cousin who was an official in the Ministry of Rites in the capital.
Very good, if it weren't for this, his stepmother would have been killed long ago. He called his wife's son out again, and almost left him alone on the spot for Xiaozi Jiang!"
"All in all, it's absolutely impossible for this guy to have tolerated it until now. He can only have such a timid temper!"
Zhang Shou had no doubts about whether Zhang Chen could recognize people - even though Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, whom Zhang Chen regarded as his younger brothers, both had shortcomings of one kind or another, they were generally playboys with decent character - so, he
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Mr. Jiang.
"My parents and brothers are both in prison. If the boss of the Qi family really gets the family business by himself and spreads the word, I am afraid that he, the son of the Qi family, may not be able to keep it. In this world, I don't believe that a person from a rotten family will die from the mud."
An untainted gentleman. What's more, he is just a weak and incompetent guy. A sheep cannot survive surrounded by wolves. So, Jiang Dalang, you go there again."
Young Master Jiang pointed to his nose. Seeing that Zhang Shou did not take back his words, he asked numbly: "What can I do?"
"What you did in front of me yesterday, just ask the boss of the Qi family to do the same thing you did."
"What I have done..." Mr. Jiang was confused at first, and then he suddenly realized with a start and his eyes widened, "Dr. Zhang is saying... is he saying that I took on the sins on behalf of my father and confessed and accepted the punishment? Let him also
Go and replace his father..."
Seeing Zhang Shou nodding calmly, he suddenly felt extremely embarrassed: "I think that's because my father has always been good to me. In addition, although my two younger brothers are selfish, they have no hatred of life and death, and my family is not as sure as my father."
That's it... But the boss of the Qi family is different. Although he is weak, I feel that he probably wants his parents and brothers to die!"
"If his parents are unkind, it's not surprising that he has such thoughts!"
Zhang Chen couldn't help but feel resentful when he thought about his father who had always ignored him. However, thinking about how happy his father was giving money to others this time, his angry words changed.
"But in the eyes of others, there are no bad parents in the world. So the little gentleman is right, I didn't think it through before. If he, the eldest son, refuses to even do this gesture, then his parents and brothers will die if they find out
Under such circumstances, we angrily accused him of being unfilial, and he was doomed. Besides, he has no ability, so there is no point in wasting time and effort to protect him!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Shou and saw him nodding slightly, clearly agreeing with his judgment, but he did not give any advice on what to do after the Qi family boss also came forward to take the blame for his parents. He could only learn from Zhang Shou's
Start thinking and use your brain.
After thinking about it, Zhang Chen said thoughtfully: "Let the boss of the Qi family recommend a member of the Qi family to take care of the family business, and then he comes out to take the blame for his parents? Of course, considering the crimes of the three members of the Qi family,
It is also impossible to lightly reduce the crime because of a filial son. He should be killed and imprisoned, and then he, a filial son, should go to the ancestral hall to stay for three years and not care about anything."
"Anyway, he may not be able to manage it well!"
Young Master Jiang opened his mouth so wide that his eyes almost popped out, and he almost blurted out: "Isn't this the same as handing over the family property to others? How could he be willing to give up such power?"
"That's why I asked you to come forward to speak out, and that's why I asked the boss of the Qi family to choose someone by himself!" Zhang Chen glanced at Young Master Jiang impatiently, "If he doesn't even have this vision, then he should give up this inheritance as soon as possible.
You have to worry about the family business. You know, even if his father, stepmother, and brothers are all dead, nothing will be left of him!"
Seeing Zhang Shou chuckle, although he was noncommittal, when Young Master Jiang thought about it, he seemed to agree with it. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that he really made a mistake last night.
But even though he couldn't figure it out, he still couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Then... what about my father and I?" I have already expressed my opinion in public and accepted the punishment for my father. What will happen to us, father and son, in the future?
Seeing that Zhang Shou couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, Zhang Chen was immediately furious. Today he took Young Master Jiang out, and he had already tried to point out everything, but in the end, this boy was still so stupid.
Enlightenment.
I really want you and your son to be imprisoned and beheaded... Why should I go to all this trouble to take you out on errands?
Zhang Chen angrily grabbed the lid of a tea cup and threw it towards Mr. Jiang. Not only did he not dodge when he saw the person, but he quickly reached out to catch the lid, and then put it in front of him with a flattering look on his face. He immediately
They all laughed in anger.
"You're a very skilled boy. Are you used to being beaten by your father? Your father can't bear to be bewitched by others, so he is so greedy for profit that he shuts down work and business to the point of turning against good people. Then he was instigated to block horses and cause trouble, and he got emotional.
He almost committed suicide. The crime is serious, but he can't die. So now that you are diligent, quick at work, and sincere in making amends, you can at least help your father redeem a little bit, do you understand?"
"If you are locked up in the ancestral hall, who will do the work? Hurry up, stop talking nonsense, you haven't said anything about the situation of other families yet!" Just as Zhang Chen was urging Young Master Jiang, Zhang Shou suddenly heard Ah Liu's voice outside.
.
"Master, it seems something happened up front again!"