Chapter 94 Killing Corrupt Officials and Distributing Money
Not long after, large amounts of gold and silver were minted from the prefect's house in large baskets, small baskets, and boxes and carts.
The busiest and most active one was Master Hua Shixiong. He not only directed several men carrying boxes and baskets to come in and out in an orderly manner, but he also revealed several unknown secret places where gold and silver were hidden.
At this time, many people had gathered in front of the magistrate's gate to watch the excitement, including dozens of victims who handed in petitions. None of them had ever seen so many gold and silver treasures in their lives.
In front of them, this time it really opened their eyes. It turns out that there are really mountains of gold and silver in the world! No wonder people can't afford students no matter how poor they are. What about poor education? Reading can yield so much gold and silver?
There was a table in front of the little eunuch. He sat leisurely on a chair. In front of him were a set of tea bowls, a jar of wine, a few dishes of side dishes, and of course a pair of chopsticks. These were all handled by Zhang Facun for him.
After stealing his fame, he not only found a good job, but also met a benefactor. In the evening, his wife discussed the matter with him and repeatedly told him: When you are with your benefactor, it is enough to remember the words benevolence and righteousness! Of course, Zhang Facun stole.
If you don't give up your habit, who will eat something thick but still look for something thin to drink? His salary is enough to support the family, and theft will never happen again.
Zou Zhifu sat on the ground in frustration. His body was fat and his two thick legs could not be crossed. He had to straighten one and curl up the other as a sitting object. He put one hand on his knee, leaning on his face and lowering his head.
He turned his head, but the corner of his eyes kept staring at the baskets of white money. At this time, he was not dissatisfied with the lack of money, but feared that there was too much money. If it exceeded that amount, his life would be difficult to save.
Although he had met the young eunuch a few times, he didn't know much about him. He heard from his father that he was a rough guy and difficult to talk to. The old prime minister Wang Shugui treated him as kindly as Cao Gong treated Guan Yunchang. In the end,
He just couldn't control his heart. The most annoying thing was the boy named Hua. How could he change just a few hours ago? He looked like a servile slave. He had pulled him out of the trash heap.
What was he like when he was there? People’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
Wang Xiaowu was the last one to come out of the courtyard and whispered to the young eunuch: "Brother, it's almost done. There are also other items such as the private houses of the magistrate's family members. If we can't kill them all, we have to let them have something to eat. Do you think so?"
The little eunuch waved his hand and said loudly: "Okay, that's all! Brother Xigui, you have to pay attention carefully. You and I have something to say first, and we can speak on behalf of each other."
Zou Xigui's life was at stake, so he suddenly became energetic, got up from the ground, opened his eyes wide, and stood aside to watch in person.
Hua Shixiong reported the number. Wang Xiaowu was worried and wanted to supervise. The young eunuch pulled him and said with a smile:
"Brother, you've been working hard for a long time. Let's go drink tea while you're at it. You won't go wrong."
The final total was three hundred and fifty thousand and one tael. Zou Xigui was dumbfounded. God really knows how to play tricks on people. Why was there only one tael more?
The young eunuch sneered and said: "Your Majesty, your title is correct, right? Do you want to give it another name?"
Zou Xigui said pitifully: "Imperial envoy, it's only one tael, so please be tolerant and tolerant!"
"Tolerance?" the little eunuch said sternly, "Huayang area is a land of plenty, but what kind of life do the people live? You wantonly exploited, cleverly created names, and exploited the villagers, causing the people to be agitated and grievances everywhere.
Killing you will not satisfy the anger of the people, so I cannot spare you today."
Zou Xigui stood up straight for a while while taking advantage of the weigh-in test. He couldn't help but suddenly fell to the ground with a "pop!", crying and begging bitterly:
"Sir, please spare my life. I know I was wrong!"
The little eunuch said coldly: "You have done many evil things, which cannot be tolerated by heaven. Sparing your life is like letting a tiger commit a crime. Are you dreaming? It's useless to talk more. I won't bother you anymore. You just wait to die!"
"Sir, it's only one tael?" Zou Xigui bargained.
"One tael is not much," the little eunuch said with a smile, "but don't forget the big number in front. Three hundred and fifty thousand, man. When I came, the imperial treasury only had two hundred thousand taels, and you have only one here.
The little prefect has 350,000 hidden in his hand? To be honest, I didn't want to kill you. I thought you would never embezzle such a large amount. Who knew that you, the dog, eats the sun? If I give you a pocket, you will continue for days.
You pretended to be at home, but I underestimated you."
Zou Xigui had nothing to say, he just trembled all over and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy.
The little eunuch waved his hand and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
There were four swordsmen and axemen in the prefecture. At this time, they all wanted to show off in front of the imperial envoy, so as to make some new achievements and save their current jobs, so they all stepped forward and shouted:
"exist!"
The little eunuch didn't even look at it, and ordered: "Okay, take this corrupt official and kill him! Cut off his head and hang it on the flagpole, and show his head to the public."
"yes!"
Zou Xigui shouted: "Sir, wait a minute, even if I am a capital offender, I have to wait for the queen to be executed. Do you have an ulterior motive for acting in such a hasty manner?"
"Ball!" the little eunuch scolded, "Quiu Hou said so, but I am an imperial envoy, sent by the emperor's order. I hold the power of life and death. Special issues have been dealt with specially. What else do you have to say?"
Zou Xigui was speechless.
The four axemen couldn't help but drag Lao Zou up, lifting his arms and legs, like an eagle catching a chicken. In less than half a cup of tea, Zou Xigui's head was already hanging on the top of the flagpole, which was much easier than killing a pig.
.It’s just that Zou Xigui’s eyes didn’t close. He didn’t know whether he was dissatisfied or regretful, or he had other thoughts.
There was a sudden excitement in front of the magistrate's door.
The little eunuch jumped up on the table and shouted to the crowd: "Everyone, be quiet. Let's start dividing the stolen silver. Everyone who comes here today will get 10 taels each. Those who submitted the petition will get 20 taels each. They will be taken from the people.
Give it back to the people! Now that the corrupt official is dead, his revenge has been avenged, and his anger has disappeared. Let’s get the money and go home to live a happy life!”
There was joy again in front of the house.
The young eunuch immediately decided: one hundred thousand taels would be distributed to the citizens, one hundred thousand taels would be turned over to the state treasury, one hundred thousand taels would be sent to the border, and 50,000 taels would be kept in the government for mobile use.
After everything was done and the young eunuch was about to make arrangements to enter the mansion, Hua Shixiong kowtowed to the young eunuch and said:
"Please, sir, arrange an errand for me."
The little eunuch smiled deliberately and teased: "I've worked hard for you today. I'll give you more travel expenses as a reward. You can go home too!"
Hua Shixiong was dissatisfied and shouted: "Sir, you said before that you would give me a job for a senior official! There is no joke in officialdom, noble people should not forget things too much!"
The little eunuch also saw that no one is perfect, and no one is perfect. Although Hua Shixiong is full of problems, he does have some abilities. It is better to stay, and he may be a good dog, so he said:
"Okay, in that case, just stay with me and work."
Hua Shixiong was overjoyed and kowtowed as if he were pounding garlic: "Thank you for your cultivation, thank you for your cultivation! From now on, I will be your dog, and I will bite whoever you ask me to bite."
The little eunuch smiled and said: "Forget it, get up! A dog that doesn't bite may not necessarily be a good dog, but it should not bite easily."
"Yes, sir, I won't bite easily anymore!" Hua Shixiong agreed and got up from the ground happily.