Kowloon wins

Chapter 204 The Hole Card Revealed ([-])

"Ba Junmen, please calm down. If there is anything, can we sit down and discuss it? If you are old, let's calm down first. Ben Baylor is here for everything."

Ba Xi is an old and strong master, although he is not young, but his stature is still burly, he really is not kidding, let alone those officials from the household department looking at his legs Ruan, even Taijigu and other generals were all overwhelmed. I was really afraid that Mr. Ba would give him a few old punches regardless. When he was in a panic, he saw Hong Qing striding towards Ba. Beside the old man, he stretched out his hand to help the old man's arm with a smile, and persuaded him gently.

"Hmph, a group of rats who owe money and don't pay back their debts are reasonable. If they were in the barracks, the old man would have ordered him to take down the army sticks and serve them. What kind of stuff, even the old man dares to question it, is he going to die!"

Not to mention, if other people come up to persuade, the angry Mr. Ba will definitely not listen, even if the third master comes up, it's the same, but the person who stepped forward is Hong Qing, but Mr. Ba is not willing to show his face, of course Yes, even though it is unnecessary to do it, it is still unavoidable to scold the generals with lingering anger.

"Bajunmen don't need to be so angry. They don't know the holy will, so they will be so menglang. It's also because of Ben Bayle's negligence. If the imperial decree had been announced earlier, it would not have been such a trouble."

Naturally, on such occasions, Mr. Ba should not be allowed to use his fists, otherwise, a good show might collapse. However, the reason why Hong Qing came out to stop Mr. Ba from going mad was not all because of worrying about others The reason, but to use this to lead to a reason to reveal the hole card.

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In the era of monarchy, the imperial decree is heaven, whoever dares to violate it, it is a heinous felony, the people present are all people in the officialdom, so it is impossible to understand the meaning of the imperial decree, this time Hongqing actually holds the imperial decree in his hand, All of them were dumbfounded for a moment, and the originally chaotic scene became so quiet that even a needle could be heard clearly.

"Third brother, it's not because the younger brother is talking too much, the imperial decree is not just for jokes."

In the dead silence, Fourth Master's heart sank to the bottom of the abyss, but it was still unavoidable just because of luck, not for anything else, just because if the third master was to succeed, the household department would be punished by the third master for a long time. Go bullying, this kind of situation obviously exceeded the limit that fourth master could tolerate, because of this, even though he had a premonition in his heart that defeat might be inevitable, fourth master still bit the bullet and criticized him.

"Qing'er, didn't you hear your fourth uncle's lesson, so dawdle, and finish the matter quickly, your Huang Mafa is still waiting in the palace."

The third master already knew what the fourth master was thinking, but he didn't bother to share his knowledge with him, so he looked serious, and reprimanded Hong Qing pretending to be displeased.

"Yes, the child obeys!"

The third master ignored the accusation of the fourth master, and Hong Qing also regarded the fourth master as air, but seeing Hong Qing turned around and bowed to the third master, and after a quick answer, he raised his hand and ordered loudly: : "Come here, set up an incense table!"

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The Ministry of Households is the key point of the imperial court, and it has received many edicts in the past. The necessary items such as incense cases and washbasins are always standing. The efficiency of the officials of the Ministry is still quite high, and it only takes a cup of tea before and after, and all kinds of things have been displayed.

"Following the heavens, the emperor issued an edict: Clearing debts is a top priority of the country..."

After the incense table was prepared, Hong Qing didn't delay too much. After washing her hands in the washbasin, she immediately took out a yellow silk masked imperial decree from her wide sleeves, and looked around at the people kneeling all over the ground. The officials, big and small, then slowly spread out the imperial decree and proclaimed it unhurriedly.

The decree is not short, there are hundreds of words, and there are many contents. In the final analysis, there are three items. One is that officials who are temporarily unable to pay off all deficits can pay in installments. The maximum period of personal debts is five years. The longest period for clearing the deficit is three years, and the contract must be signed with the property as a pledge; The system is to deduct the necessary losses from the fire consumption collected in a unified way, and distribute it to people according to the difference between the various official positions issued by the Ministry of Officials. All those who owe the state treasury will not be given money for supporting honesty, but the shortfall owed can be deducted , You can only get it after you have paid off the deficit.

"Thank you, ministers and others! Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The people present are all veterans of the officialdom, and they are all shrewd. At this time, how can they not see that the third master and his son have dug a big hole for the big guys to jump into, but it is too late to understand. After a while, apart from respectfully accepting the decree to thank you, everyone has no other way to think about it - if the third master has issued the imperial decree early, no matter it is the fourth master or Tai Jigu and others can think about him Now, the bet has been made, and the old man's imperial decree is placed on it, the room for the generals to move is so small that it is almost negligible, unless they intend to resist the decree and not obey it. , otherwise, there is only one way to go.

"Admiral, do you have any questions?"

Now that the imperial decree has been brought out, Hongqing will not let go of this opportunity to beat the dog in the water, and will not wait for everyone to recover, and stare at Tai Jigu who jumped the most fiercely.

"The end will not dare."

Taijigu is really in extremely complicated mood at the moment, he is ashamed, annoyed and afraid, he is afraid that if one responds improperly, Hongqing will have room to make use of the problem, he does not want to end up like Ge Taihe. You can only bow your head first.

"Okay then, please let the admiral of Taiwan set an example for you, and sign the repayment contract first?"

Hong Qing has always been a ruthless person, so it is impossible for Tai Jigu to let him go because of his softness, and unceremoniously ask Tai Jigu to stand up as an example, in order to retaliate against his previous act of being a vanguard.

"This……"

Hearing Hongqing's suggestion, Tai Jigu's face turned pale instantly, the sweat on his forehead dripped down uncontrollably, but he didn't even dare to wipe it off, the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time, he couldn't say a word Complete words come.

"What? Could it be that the admiral of Taiwan wants to resist the order and not obey it, huh?"

Now that this is the case, how can Hongqing give Taiji Gu a chance to pass the test, but seeing Hongqing's complexion darkened, she asked in a bad tone.

"The last general, the last general is willing to gamble and admit defeat!"

This has been pushed to the corner by Hongqing, Taijigu has no idea, and he doesn't think that after signing such a contract, he must really pay back the money. The most important thing is to deal with it first, and then collude with the generals later to resist the debt settlement. In view of this, Tai Jigu did not hesitate any longer, and gritted his teeth and agreed.

"That's the best, come here, submit a standard contract, and ask the admiral to fill in the signature on the spot!"

Hongqing is such a shrewd person, with just one glance at Tai Jigu, she saw through the little scheme in her heart, but she didn't take it to heart, instead she nodded approvingly, raised her hand, and gave the order loudly.

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As soon as Hongqing gave this order, two guards of the royal palace answered the promise loudly, strode forward, half pressed and half begged to let Tai Jigu aside, and presented the standard contract, pen and ink, cinnabar Box.

"Ugh……"

Tai Jigu originally thought that his signature should be the same as that of Mr. Ba, and that the clerks would draw up a draft and sign it casually, but after taking a look at the standard contract, he realized that this was not the case at all. Except for the five-year repayment period and the three-year duty repayment period that are blank in the standard contract, the rest of the clauses are extremely detailed. They clearly stipulate the penalties that will be imposed if they fail to meet the deadline, leaving no loopholes for people to exploit. , Seeing this, the last trace of luck in Taijigu's heart was disillusioned. After a long while, he had to carefully fill in various data on the form contract. After a while, it wasn't until the contract was signed that he let out a long sigh of frustration.

"Taiwan University has set an example, and you should take some action, but do you still need Ben Baylor to send someone to urge you?"

Taijigu was very cautious in signing and betting, so the speed naturally couldn't be fast. It took almost half an hour to sign the standard contract. Waiting patiently until Taijigu's contract was in hand, then he smiled and forced the panicked generals.

"Oh, sign it!"

"Forget it, it's dead or alive!"

"Damn it, admit it!"

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With the lessons learned from Ge Taihe being taken down, and the demonstration effect of Tai Jigu, the generals were obviously forced to have no way out. After looking at each other for a while, they really could only obediently submit , After signing the standard contract with curses, all of them dispersed in a disheartened manner.

"Report to my father, the child has completed the mission, please tell my father clearly!"

After all the generals' standard contracts were in hand, Hong Qing flipped through them briefly and saw that there were no mistakes, so she didn't examine them any further. Holding the thick documents, she walked to the copywriting where the third master was sitting, and bowed , hastened to speak and report.

"Well, okay, fourth brother, the matter is over, Huang Ama is still waiting in the palace, can I go back to my life together when I wait?"

The matter went so smoothly, the third master was in a great mood, but he didn't say much, he reached out and took the document handed over by Hong Qing, rolled it up, stuffed it into his wide sleeve, and looked at the expression on his face with a smile. The extremely ugly fourth master suggested sincerely.

"Naturally, third brother please!"

A big drama that was supposed to be a farce ended in a comedy like this. Even if the fourth master was stabbed in his heart a few times, he felt uncomfortable. Looking at the third master's seemingly sincere, but in fact With a ostentatious smile, Fourth Master was even a little bit annoyed. He really wanted to punch Third Master in the face, but it was a pity that he thought about it, but he absolutely couldn't do it like this, no matter how dissatisfied he was. , at this time, fourth master could only force out an extremely ugly smile, and nodded in agreement with third master's proposal.

(End of this chapter)