copy raider

Chapter 361

A mansion next to Yuzhang Taishou's Mansion.

Standing at the bottom of the steps, Fei Heng looked up at the plaque above, and the huge word "Gong Cao" appeared in front of his eyes.

He solemnly tidied up his clothes, looked straight at the steps, then showed a serious look, and walked up the steps with both feet.

The two soldiers standing in front of the gate frowned when they saw Fei Heng approaching.

"The idlers in Gongcao's Mansion leave as soon as possible," a soldier held a long gun and said loudly to Fei Heng who was coming.

Fei Heng looked at the soldier without fear, and shouted at the top of his voice, "I am ordered by the Prime Minister of Lu County to come to Gongcao Mansion to report."

"Mr. Lu?" The soldier standing beside showed a look of surprise.

Then the two soldiers looked at each other and at Fei Heng at the same time.

"Who are you?"

"Fei Heng, a wealthy family of the Fei family in Yuzhang County"

"It turned out to be the son of Fei Mansion. Qian Gongcao has been waiting inside for a long time."

A soldier showed a look of sudden realization, and reached out to point inside.

Fei Heng bowed again to the two soldiers, and strode towards the mansion with his legs wide open.

Looking at Fei Heng's figure in the distance, the two soldiers smiled at the same time.

The noble family is an unattainable existence. Unexpectedly, since they followed the prefect to fight, their status has been continuously raised.To this day, he can still answer these wealthy sons, wouldn't it be embarrassing if he said it out? .

……

In the mansion, figures came and went.

Fei Heng didn't talk to those people, and strode directly to the meeting place.

Before he reached the door of the lobby, he saw a person looking at him with a smile on his face.

So he bowed quickly.

"Uncle Shi"

"Yesterday, I heard that my nephew accepted the conquest of the prefect of the county, and came to my Gongcao mansion as the secretary, but it is really difficult for you."

"Working under Shishu's errands, why is it so difficult?"

"Come on, let's go in and talk in detail"

Qian Shu stretched out his hand and pointed at the lobby, and led Fei Heng into the hall with big strides.

Fei Heng hurriedly followed, and the two sat on the floor in the lobby.

Looking around and seeing that there was no third person here, Fei Heng was completely relieved, and quickly asked Qian Shu.

"Dare to ask Uncle Shi and Lu Juncheng why during this period of time, we frequently enlisted the children of the four surnames of the wealthy family to serve in the meritorious service and the Duyou government?"

"My nephew has been smart since he was a child, can't he understand the truth behind it?"

"But because of lack of money?"

"Nine out of ten"

Qian Shu said slightly sadly, and reached out his hand to take out a roll of bamboo slips from the table.

Seeing Qian Shu's actions, Fei Heng showed a puzzled expression.

"Even if it's because of lack of money, it's not enough to give meritorious service and Duyou to my wealthy family with four surnames."

"The uncle asked you, what is Duyou in charge of this county?"

"In charge of picketing the counties and supervising the officials and citizens of the county"

"Then why is Gongcao in charge of this county?"

"Responsible for all personnel in the county, assessing in-service achievements"

"What is the biggest support for me and the wealthy family with four surnames?"

"Hundreds of years of operation, and the hearts of the people in Yuzhang County"

When Fei Heng said this, he was suddenly taken aback, and then a sense of admiration emerged.

His lips moved, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

"What a magistrate, what a prefect, this really kills two birds with one stone"

"The prefect has just arrived with a shallow foundation. He uses our prestige to supervise the officials and people in the county, but it actually stabilizes people's hearts. And as we patrol, the actual problems in various places will be revealed before our eyes. Should we report it immediately? ? If it is reported, will we stand on our own side or the side of the prefect's house and the common people?"

"What's the difference?"

"The prefect's mansion is short of money, and the people in the county are struggling. Should we pay? If we pay, how much should we pay? If we don't pay, how will the millions of people in the county treat us?"

"This?"

Fei Heng frowned, this is indeed a very difficult matter to deal with.If the people know that the prefect's mansion is short of money, and the wealthy family of the four surnames refuse to report as supervisory officials, or the prefect is extremely stingy when raising money for them.At that time, there was no need to do other additional means. Just letting the wind out would inevitably greatly reduce one's influence on the people.

Seeing Fei Heng lost in thought, Qian Shu handed over the bamboo slips in his hand.

"You can read the news here, maybe you can understand it more thoroughly."

"can I see?"

Fei Heng's eyes fell on the bamboo slips, and he asked cautiously.

This is an official document after all, and it might be inappropriate to open it hastily.

"Look, as the left of the book, you are qualified to read this scroll of bamboo slips"

"promise"

Fei Heng replied.

Spreading out the bamboo slips behind him, his eyes wandered over it, and then he took a deep breath.

"This? This is..."

"Since the prefect took office, he has recruited refugees from the north and the Central Plains, and ordered the counties and county soldiers to take the initiative to attack the bandits. All these things have made people applaud. But the people are happy, prefect The money and silk in the mansion can't support such a large expenditure, and now the total shortage is as high as more than [-] gold, even if all the savings of my four surnames are confiscated, it will be difficult to fill such a large shortage."

"The current plan may only be to reduce expenses, and it is the best policy to live within our means"

Fei Heng's eyes wandered over the bamboo slips, and he spoke in a heavy tone.

"Yesterday afternoon, news came from the prefect's mansion that the prefect not only did not reduce expenses, but decided to live within his means."

"How much you pay?"

Fei Heng was taken aback for a moment, and then turned pale with shock.

What you do is to live within your means. Doesn't it mean that you calculate your expenses first, and then rack your brains to exploit people's fat and people's anointing? .

Now the people in Yuzhang County are in poverty, even if they dig three feet, they can't get money and silk.Then the only thing the prefect can count on is to check the family properties of the wealthy families of the four surnames, otherwise it would be a lie to live within one's means.

"The prefect is destroying his own foundation"

"What we are thinking about now is what we should do so that we can retreat from the prefect's blade."

"This?……"

Fei Heng fell into deep thought, with a troubled look on his face.

People are swords and I am fish and meat. The soldiers are in the hands of the eunuch. It may be extremely difficult to avoid this knife completely.

It's as if I clearly resist this mere position of Shuzuo, but the prefect's knife is on his neck, even if there are many people who don't want it, he can only obediently obey.

"The prefect is becoming more and more powerful, but it can be said that he is only in the county of Yuzhang. If something cannot be done, my nephew thinks that he can only survive with a broken arm. Transfer all the property to the outside of Yuzhang County, maybe I can leave some family property. When the money in the prefect's mansion is exhausted, Yuzhang County will inevitably fall into turmoil again, and the prefect will not be afraid at that time."

"It's just that this is a last resort, and judging by the actions of this month, the prefect is not an unwise person."

"That's why my nephew suggested, it's better to obey one or two and hand over some money to delay time"

Qian Shu frowned, and fell into deep thought following Fei Heng's words.

"time?"

"With the wisdom of the eunuch, how could he not have thought that we would implement the strategy of transferring property? Therefore, we can only use part of the money to confuse his heart before it will work."

Fei Heng spoke firmly.

(End of this chapter)