Chapter 135: Fusha County
"Don't be clever, confess your crime honestly, and confiscate your home!" Sun Yu waved his hand, and the cavalry went in to collect all kinds of small items. As for the big items, they were left to the Fusha County Government to deal with later.
"My jewelry, this is my dowry." A cavalryman stepped forward and asked the women and children to take off all the gold and silver items on their bodies. They immediately gave up and covered the jewelry in their arms. The soldier looked embarrassed.
Look at Sun Yu.
"Do you know how serious a crime it is to use the name of the imperial court to collect taxes? I can sentence you all to be executed. If you cooperate, I can spare you a life. Now, hand them all over immediately, otherwise,
Strip me naked and carry you to the entrance of the village." Sun Yu doesn't believe it anymore, and I can't cure you.
When the female relatives heard this, they had no choice but to hand over all their belongings. If they were stripped naked and hung at the entrance of the village, it would be better to die.
"I have given you orders many times, but you are still so arrogant. You deserve to end up like this today. Take them all away." Sun Yu saw the soldiers packing them all up and ordered them to be tied up with ropes and prepared to go to the agreed place with other people.
Four roads converge.
As soon as they got out of the door, they saw a group of villagers holding various farm tools and surrounding the cavalry led by Qin Li. The fierce folk customs here can be seen.
"What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?" Sun Yu couldn't understand. Could it be that Zhou Yuanwai was still very popular here.
"Sir, if you want to take away people from our village, you must give an explanation. You can't just take people away casually." A village leader bravely said that in these troubled times, everyone must stick together, otherwise it will be early.
He was bullied to death.
"I am the governor of Jianzhou. This person has violated the law. I am here to get him. Why should I wait for an explanation to you?" If Sun Yu hadn't been concerned about his own image, he would have wanted to kill him directly and give him a shitty explanation.
"I wonder what Zhou Yuanwai has committed?" The leading villager was a little timid, but refused to retreat.
"I have exempted the land of Jianzhou from taxes this year, but this person colluded with other village chiefs to collect taxes and enrich his own pockets. This is a capital crime." Sun Yu got on his horse, thinking that this time the crowd would get angry and make an offer.
The way is coming.
"Sir, do you have credentials?" Some people behind began to whisper, but the leader still refused to get out of the way.
"What is your relationship with Zhou Yuanwai?" As soon as Sun Yu saw this posture, he knew that there was something wrong with this person. He was definitely not an ordinary farmer. Otherwise, he would have hated Zhou Yuanwai now.
"He is Zhou Yuanwai's brother-in-law." A person from behind shouted loudly. His family paid a tax of five shi this year, which was enough for him to feed himself for a year. Unexpectedly, this was all pocketed by the guy named Zhou.
, really abominable.
Sun Yu gently clamped the horse's belly, and Li Huo jumped forward. Sun Yu leaned over and smashed the Tianshu sword towards the man's head. This man was somewhat brave, and raised the hoe in his hand horizontally, catching Sun Yu's blow.
hit.
Sun Yu took advantage of this and kicked him away, hitting the man's jaw and causing him to flip backwards.
"Tie them up and take them away together. Who else has any problems?" Sun Yu got off his horse and kicked the man down again. He then hit the man with the Tianshu Sword. It wasn't until the man kept begging for mercy that Sun Yu felt
The anger subsided.
Looking at the domineering people in the village in the past, I
However, he was so unbearable that he was beaten all over the ground and begged for mercy. The villagers who came along with him retreated one after another for fear of getting burned. The smarter ones hid their farm tools behind their backs, lowered their heads, and said silently, don't look at me.
"Let's go back and choose one. I think that guy is good." Sun Yu pointed at the person who just made a sound, and left directly with the cavalry. The eight people tied up originally became nine.
Sun Yu waited for a while, and the other four routes were considered smooth. After all, a team of more than 20 cavalry were invincible here. How could a few blind people dare to come up and seek death.
"Sir, how's the harvest?" Zhang Daqiu rode a horse and walked next to Sun Yu. He had confiscated more than two thousand taels just now. This rich country man was much richer than he thought, and this did not include his house and fields.
.
"I don't know, it's probably more than three thousand taels." Sun Yu thought it was okay. After all, he had saved for many years and was good at making money, so this amount of money was not that much.
"This is a really good deal. It's basically effortless. After all, it will cost tens of thousands of taels." Zhang Daqiu calculated. He got tens of thousands of silver from just this one township. There are four more townships.
Well, this time it was posted.
"What are you thinking about? Most of the money from the tax and grain sales just embezzled this time. Most of it must be returned to the people. How can it be put into the treasury directly?" At present, the Jianzhou Army is not short of money, and Sun Yu is planning to transfer those from
The money collected from the people will be returned to the county government according to the details. As for the rest, it must be handed over to Xu Yi for storage. As for the houses and fields, the county government will confiscate them.
"Sir, these men must be sent to the mines, what about the women and children?" Zhang Daqiu took a look and saw that most of them were women and children, so it was a bit tricky to deal with them.
"If the culprit is not sent to the mine this time, killing a chicken to scare the monkeys will not work without bloodshed. As for the woman, she will be sent to work in the workshop, and the child will follow the mother." Sun Yu also has a headache. The child is innocent. If no one takes care of him, what will happen in the future?
It's also a problem.
"Master, let me see that concubine from the Zhou family, hehe!" Zhang Daqiu asked for a long time. In fact, he had taken a fancy to the concubine from the Zhou family and wanted to take her into the room, so he asked Sun Yu shamelessly.
"Your mother-in-law agrees?" Sun Yu was a little puzzled. This boy has always been afraid of his mother-in-law. Could it be that after being away from home for a long time, this henpecking problem has gone away?
"There is no need for her to agree. At home, I always stick to my word." Zhang Daqiu patted his chest. Now we are also high-ranking officials of the Jianzhou Army. We are not the ones who guarded the gate of the Duke's Mansion before. What's wrong with taking a concubine?
"If you agree, I have no objection." Sun Yu turned around and took a look. The concubine was indeed in good shape. No wonder Zhang Daqiu was moved. At this time, it was very ordinary for the prisoner's female relatives to be used as rewards for his subordinates.
But Sun Yu is always affected by the memory of later generations. If he can't pass the threshold in his heart, he has to do it on his own terms.
"Okay, I'll ask again when we get to Jianpu." Now it would be too rude to ask in front of her husband. But that time Yuan Zhou committed suicide, and Sun Yu said he would have an operation on him, then
Just wait a little longer.
Fusha County Magistrate Cao Fa felt restless today and couldn't sit still in the yamen. He personally led a team of police officers to patrol the streets. Since he took office as Fusha County Magistrate, Cao Fa has not been able to sit still for a day.
After a break, the yamen is short of manpower and everyone is very busy, but the income is still good.
Fusha County has never experienced banditry, and Bai Yutang at that time was also from the local area and did not cause major damage to Fusha. Therefore, Fusha is considered a wealthy place among the counties in Jianzhou.
"Master Cao, old man, would you like to try some of these freshly baked sesame cakes?" Old man Zhao from the sesame cake shop saw Cao Fa leading a group of policemen and shouted quickly. Since Master Cao has been appointed as the county magistrate, he has brought all the green-skinned biscuits in the city to order.
The idle men dare not stand out. Their life of doing small business is much better, and they no longer have to worry about it.
"I'm a little hungry, please give me two yuan each. I'll treat you." Cao Fa had already smelled the aroma. He had been selling sesame cakes to an old man for his whole life, so he was really good at it.
"It doesn't cost money. Mr. Cao is willing to eat it. It's to give me face." The old man quickly refused. It's not worth a lot of money. Those previous county magistrates can't even meet. This Mr. Cao is good, three days
If both ends of the street patrol the streets in person, can public security be bad?
"Old Zhao, it is your duty to do business and pay taxes, and it is also your duty to pay for food and money. When I get a salary from the court, I naturally want to ensure the peace of the place. Our salary comes from your taxes.
, they are all responsible." Cao Fa insisted on stuffing the copper coins into the old man's hand. This kind of mistake cannot be made. If word spreads, his future will be worrying, and the assessment bonus will definitely be small, so he can't make it.
"Master Cao, look!" Old Man Zhao thanked him profusely and put the copper coins in his pocket. Where could he find such a good official? When he looked up again, he saw a group of cavalry with hundreds of people tied behind them, heading towards
Come over here.
"Something really happened." Cao Fa turned around and saw that it was the cavalry battalion of the Jianzhou Army. The leader was the governor. Something must have happened. Cao Fa didn't think about anything. He grabbed the sesame cakes with both hands and raised his feet to move towards
Run over there.
"Cao Fa, magistrate of Fusha County, has met the governor." Cao Fa ran to Sun Yu and bowed his hands in salute. Suddenly he found that the sesame cake in his hand was not right, so he was about to put it in his arms.
"This sesame cake is good, let me try it." As for the situation in each county, there are people in the special battalion keeping an eye on it. Cao Fa's performance is pretty good, and Sun Yu doesn't intend to blame him harshly for this matter. After all,
Nowadays, the yamen is short of manpower and new officials have taken office. It is normal for some omissions to be made.
"Sir, this is what the old man's sesame cake shop just put out. It's still hot." Cao Fa breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the uneaten piece of sesame cake. It seemed that he would not be implicated in this matter. Cao Fa looked behind him just now.
At first glance, it seemed that there were all the district chiefs from each township. These district chiefs took turns to be on duty in the county, and Cao Fa also recognized them.
"How much does this sesame seed cake cost?" Sun Yu picked up the sesame seed cake and took a bite. It was not bad. He asked the price because he wanted to see if he bought it or got it for free.
"It's two cents per dollar, do you want to buy it?" Cao Fa replied smoothly, "How can I not know the money I just paid?"
"Big Qiu, go and buy them all and give each person a little. I'm hungry." Although it wasn't time for dinner, I was still hungry after traveling for such a long time.
Chapter completed!