Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 267 Chapter 4.63 Under the rule of Daye, there is no longer the threat of banditry

Volume Four

4.63 Under the rule of Daye, there is no more threat of banditry

Zhou Yang did not expect that the enemy's reaction speed was far lower than expected. A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Daye remained calm, as if nothing had happened, even though he publicly sent people to sort out the results of the battle, such as the seizure of the original Ye family's store, Zhuangzi , released bounties to hunt down the remnants of the Ye family, and even selected a few of the captured female family members of the Ye family and sold them to Yahang, but still no one said anything.

He simply didn't care about it anymore and focused his energy on his own family. The most important thing was to summon his five hundred households, plus all the officers above the general banner, and follow the habits of the red iron army in reality. "Meeting", summing up experience, sorting out lessons, identifying weaknesses and shortcomings, and discussing solutions. The results are beyond imagination. Many problems that could not be discovered or solved during training have been sorted out with good solutions this time.

Just when he thought the matter was over, on October [-]th, news came from a servant at the Qianhu Yamen in the city that an uninvited guest came to see him.

"It turns out it's County Magistrate He!" Zhou Yang hurried back to the city. In the side hall of the main hall, he was surprised and gave his hand to the passerby, "I didn't expect it to be the county magistrate himself. I missed the invitation from afar. I apologize, forgive me! "

Magistrate He didn't say anything, he just looked at the servants and soldiers around him. He obviously didn't want to leak the next content.

"Everyone exits the yamen and sets up a ten-foot cordon around the outside of the wall. Not a single fly is allowed to fly in." Zhou Yang smiled faintly and waved his hand to signal others to get out, until only Magistrate He and himself were left in the side hall. In addition to the four Zhao sisters, they continued, "Can the county magistrate please speak now?"

"Master Zhou, you have gone too far this time!" County Magistrate He said with a serious expression, but Zhou Yang and the other two people were made to look weird by his words, because they were sure that what the other party said was "too much", and It's not "doing it wrong", that's a completely different thing.

"Lord He, you might as well speak more clearly." Zhou Yang has never been good at beating around the bush, so he simply made the topic clear.

"This county knows that Mr. Zhou has a lot of connections in the capital, but the Ye family is a local big family. Even if you really want to move, it shouldn't be you, a thousand households in the garrison, who come to you." County magistrate He said seriously, "If you can't If you come up with a decent reason, the county must report it, and let Mr. Zhou solve the remaining problems by himself!"

"Thank you, Master He, for reminding me!" Zhou Yang had already guessed his position.

As I said before, no official has a good opinion of the Ye family. What the county magistrate with a term of office of [-] years can do to shake it is to cooperate and share the pork in accordance with the practice of "ruling the world with the gentry".

However, whether such a thing is the east wind overpowering the west wind, or the west wind overpowering the east wind, it is the circle of civil servants and gentry. After the two Song Dynasties, all dynasties have had the problem of civil and military opposition. The Great Zhou Dynasty is not serious at present, but it does not mean that Zhou Yang, who is stationed with thousands of households, can be allowed to intervene in local government affairs.

"Master Zhou, have you thought about it?" County Magistrate He said with a cold face.

"Since the Yejia Fort was breached that day, no one has ever been there except the original villagers." Now that he had seen the key, Zhou Yang's tone was naturally much more relaxed, "The Ye family is domineering and in the fish and meat village. I am an official. The imperial court has thousands of troops stationed in it, so it is naturally its duty to assist you in appeasing the local area and suppressing lawlessness.”

"Lord Zhou, your words are serious. We are both serving the imperial court, so we should work together." Seeing the other party coming, County Magistrate He showed a smile on his face, "I have always been aware of the dangers of the Ye family's affairs, but I just have some intentions. We don't have enough spare power; this time, with Lord Zhou's help, I can clean up the lawlessness in the local area. I am deeply grateful.

It's just that the Ye family has occupied the villagers' property and committed numerous crimes for many years in the fish and meat township. As the magistrate of Daye County, I have the obligation to recover the victims. Furthermore, the Ye family's crimes this time are extremely heinous, and those who should be punished are definitely not There are only a few ringleaders, and I will arrange for them to be dealt with at Yejiabao. However, there are some difficulties with the evidence. "

I can accept the name of "cooperation", but you must also hand over the benefits; in return, I will sweep the tail clean, and you must help arrange it.

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense!" Zhou Yang agreed with a smile, nodded to Zhao Qiying, and asked him to go back to the back house to retrieve the "stolen items" - naturally he had already prepared to hand them over, and then continued, "Master, why should I serve as an official?" , To benefit one party, there is a lot of kindness in the local area, as a merchant of Xue brand, I will help you."

This statement must be understood in both directions. On the one hand, Xuezihao will "assist" in arranging the criminal evidence this time; on the other hand, your "assistance" will be indispensable to Xuezihao's business in the future.

"This is the right thing to do." Seeing Zhou Yang's attitude, County Magistrate He thought he had grasped the situation and spoke more casually, "To be honest with Mr. Zhou, on the day you wiped out the Ye family, A big local family held a banquet to invite me, but considering that I was an official in the same court as Mr. Zhou, the county did not attend the banquet. "If you are not honest, I will cooperate with the local forces to deal with you.

"These people who have no king or father, I'm afraid they have forgotten that it is not their turn to speak in this world, and they have also forgotten the fate of the Ye family." Zhou Yang smiled coldly, "Don't worry, sir, if anyone is dishonest, I and my subordinates will be Erlang will lead the way for adults, whoever is dishonest will be wiped out!"

Local power?Then let’s see who has a stronger fist and see how they compare to the Ye family.

"Brother Zhou!" Just when the conversation between the two was already filled with the smell of gunpowder, Zhao Qiying returned "at the right time" and handed a stack of materials to Ai Lang's hand; Zhou Yang didn't even look at it, but put his backhand in front of County Magistrate He. on the table.

"Master Zhou is indeed a young hero who is famous in the capital!" After briefly browsing the materials in front of him, County Magistrate He was instantly "convinced" by the land deeds of more than 3 acres, all the shop fronts, and the deeds of most of the female members of the Ye family. "Master Zhou should be the first to take down the Ye family who committed such crimes this time. I also heard that the Ye family secretly opened an iron ore mine, but the yamen is short of manpower, so I have to work hard for Master Zhou to help!"

"This is a matter within my official duties!" Zhou Yang's heart moved. He had been busy sorting out the army's combat power and confiscated income these days. He really forgot about the Ye family's basic industry - iron ore and iron smelting. Fortunately, He County Ling reminded, but fortunately the other party didn't know that as long as he didn't mention it, he could take these hens that laid golden eggs into his arms, "Xue is a big businessman in the world, and this kind of business is indispensable. I will definitely help you sort it out!"

"Master Zhou is well aware of it." Compared with the visible benefits such as land, houses, and shops, even though County Magistrate He knew about the huge profits from salt and iron, he didn't think much of it. "It's just a matter about the Ye family. It needs to be done as soon as possible. I heard that Mr. Zhou is well-known in the capital, so I don’t need to say much."

"What Mr. He is saying is, isn't it the end of the year? It's almost time to send out some filial piety and filial piety." Zhou Yang smiled and cupped his hands, clearly stating that he had "someone above", "I also want to thank Mr. He for your hard work. I heard that there is still banditry around Daye, and these thousands of bandits also want to eat and drink, there must be an insider tipping them off, or even selling stolen goods to finance them!"

"What Mr. Zhou said is absolutely true!" Magistrate He heard a few words from him and labeled the Ye family as "bandits". He also labeled the thousands of dead and injured young men of the Ye family as "bandits". He was also amazed. The other party was cruel and ruthless, "After this incident, there must be no threat of banditry under Daye's rule!"

"It seems that Mr. He's end-of-year evaluation will definitely receive an 'excellent', so I would like to congratulate him in advance!" Zhou Yang clasped his fists in a mocking manner. A mere county magistrate can achieve the feat of wiping out thousands of bandits, let alone It's the end-of-year evaluation, and I can't even get "excellent" in the term-term evaluation.

"I would also like to thank Mr. Zhou for your help!" Magistrate He stood up with a smile and also clasped his fists, "Okay, the evidence of this case is clear and the witnesses are complete. The case will be investigated and closed in three to five days. I still have to go back to deal with it, so I won't Don’t disturb Mr. Zhou’s business anymore!”

"Master He, let's go slowly!" Zhou Yang smiled and stood up and nodded, but he didn't even mention the topic of "give one away".

"Brother-in-law, this man is still an official of the imperial court. How shameless!" Seeing him leaving and getting on the sedan at the door, Zhao Yanling said angrily, "I thought he came here to stand up for the Ye family. I heard that he I usually take money from the Ye family, but I didn’t expect that he would come here to fight for the carrion of the Ye family after their death. He is really like a jackal, huh!"

"Okay, don't talk about anyone in this regard." Zhou Yang smiled and shook his head, not surprised, "At least what he said is not false. I was an official in the same dynasty as him. They have the same position; the Ye family did give him money in the past, but they also made him angry. He just couldn't move against these sitters, not that he didn't want to move.

Qiying, please send all the things captured this time, whether they are gold and silver vessels or delicate treasures, to Liu Cheng, and ask him to process them and send them back; then arrange for people to take over the mines of the Ye family, but the iron smelting There is no need to keep the workshop, just sell it for cash. We look down on such backward stuff. "

"Brother-in-law, you also-" Zhao Yanling had a complicated expression, "Tell my little sister, you are not destroying the Ye family to rob the family property, right?"

"Fool!" Seeing that she was getting into trouble, Zhou Yang hurried up and hugged the girl tightly, and stopped Zhao Qiying at the same time, "Does the Ye family deserve to die? That's right. Getting rid of such scum will be beneficial to the people no matter what. "As for taking benefits along the way, I admit that I am not a gentleman, but I am not that bad."

"I believe in you!" Zhao Yanling raised her slender hand and gently covered Ai Lang's mouth, "Brother-in-law will definitely enter the court and ascend to a high position in the future. I only hope that you will not forget the sufferings you have suffered and devote yourself to benefiting the people; If you change, don’t let my little sister know, even if you lie to me, in short, don’t let my little sister down!”

"You!" Zhou Yang was dumbfounded. Compared to Zhao Qiying, who had experienced too much darkness in the world, Zhao Yanling was obviously a little too naive at this time. "I promise, I will never let you regret your original choice - Qiying, you go Arrange it, by the way, inform the kitchen to set up a banquet tonight and let those six dishonest people come over for dinner!"

"Brother Zhou, don't worry!"

(End of this chapter)