The county magistrate suddenly called the others together.
The county magistrate, county magistrate, county sergeant and county captain were all present at the table. Their faces were a little solemn. It was obvious that they had heard about what Qin Luoheng and others had done.
Tu Zhi said:
"You should have heard about it."
"We have had some uninvited guests come to our county these days."
"They have been deliberately visiting various townships and pavilions in the past few days and collected a large number of land sales contracts in the county. What do you think about this?"
Hear the words.
Others looked solemn.
County Lieutenant Ma Ping snorted coldly: "I told you many times some time ago that His Majesty is launching a large-scale hunting tour nearby. Please restrain your actions. What's the result? Who of you listened? If you restrained your actions a little, as for being beaten,
Did anyone find out?"
"I don't care about that."
"You can solve the problems you caused yourself!"
"Furthermore, those wealthy people are all arranged by you. They have nothing to do with me. You can't even try to involve me. Turning a blind eye to what I did to you in the past is the most benevolent thing."
"I won't get involved in this matter!"
Finished.
Ma Ping actually got up and left directly.
The few remaining people were left looking at each other.
When Ma Ping walked away, the county magistrate Qi (qi) cursed angrily: "This little thing is really disobedient. When he collected things before, he didn't even blink. Now that something is going to happen, he immediately refuses to admit it."
"
"That mother's maidservant!"
The county lieutenant on the side also said: "The county captain and we have never been in the same group. He is from Qin, and we are outsiders in their eyes. Even if they really got angry with him in the end, he relied on the relationship between the old Qin people and
Maybe we can all get away."
"He doesn't care, doesn't he?"
Listening to a few people talking to each other, the county magistrate Tu Zhi frowned and said: "We are at this juncture, so we should stop trying to undermine each other. If Ma Ping doesn't interfere, he won't interfere. What he gets every year is what we give him."
Yes, it’s nothing.”
"And Ma Ping can fool him, but we can't fool him."
"Let's talk about business first!"
However, Tu Zhi didn't say much on Ma Ping. He knew very well that Qin Luoheng and his group were coming in a menacing manner, and if they were not careful, they might all be dragged into the water.
The county magistrate Qi said in a condensed voice:
"This group of people came here in a strange way."
"I specifically asked some time ago that the First Emperor only sent people to inspect the counties and cities where the garrison camps were scheduled. Why did Xiu suddenly come to our border this time? The First Emperor always patrolled and rarely crossed the established counties.
Otherwise we wouldn’t be so confident.”
The others looked at each other and shook their heads.
Of course they don't know.
immediately.
The county magistrate Qi looked at the county magistrate and asked: "Mr. Tu, can you find out who are the people in our county? Are they from the First Emperor's accompanying army?"
Tu Zhi looked very solemn.
Nodding and saying:
"I have sent people to verify, but it should be accurate. They are from the army accompanying the First Emperor. No matter what their official positions are, once they reveal the situation in our county, I am afraid we will not be able to escape."
Others looked gloomy.
The county magistrate Qi said: "However, I have inquired privately. They seem to be young and not familiar with the situation. It seems that they have only investigated the land transaction and the moneymen who do not buy and sell by force in the investigation field."
'Self-lord' doesn't go into too much depth."
"There may be another turning point in this matter."
Tu Zhi's eyes lit up and he asked, "How do you say this?"
Qi looked around and said with a vigilant expression: "After the fall of Zhao State, we were able to ascend to power. After several years of hard work, we have squeezed out the disobedient people. Now the 'tyrannies' running rampant in Jiexiu are actually all
They are our 'family'."
"If we are really severely investigated, we may not be able to escape."
Others closed their eyes slightly and had no objections to this.
Qi continued: "However, things cannot be viewed this way. Da Qin is all about evidence. These powerful men are indeed our people, and we do have a deep relationship with them, but where is the evidence? They only have a few days to come to Jiexiu, can they really find it?
Evidence of our collusion?”
Qi is filled with disdain.
He said coldly: "These powerful people are our own people. In the past, we have indeed used the hands of these people to make money and plunder the people's wealth, but there has never been that time when we were directly and openly exposed."
"He can't find any evidence!"
"The only evidence he could find was the land deeds that were forcibly bought and sold. But this was done by local tyrants. What does it have to do with us? Have you heard of local land annexation before? Anyway, I have never heard of it.
.”
Hear the words.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
Tu Zhi smiled and said:
"The county magistrate is very considerate."
"I have been busy dealing with county government affairs, and I know very little about the land annexation in various townships. No officials have reported it to me. I really don't know about it."
"And it is."
"Mergers and mergers by local powerful powers are common, but they are all done behind the scenes, without the involvement of officials. Moreover, when we planned to buy and sell land, we had no intention of doing so. We only kept the relevant account books, but we did not take the land deeds to our homes.
We have every reason to clear the air."
The others laughed.
His originally gloomy expression suddenly became energetic.
They all echoed: "As long as he can't get conclusive evidence that we are colluding with the powerful, even if it is reported to the court, we will be sentenced to an oversight at most. An oversight is not a serious crime for us, and we will be punished for a year and a half.
We still don’t take this loss seriously.”
The corners of the county magistrate's mouth were slightly raised, and there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.
Continued:
"That's wrong again."
"It's not that we were negligent, it was the local pavilion chief or the li chief who was negligent. Even if the court really wants to blame it, it can only be blamed on the local coward. We are so innocent. We are fined for a year and a half. This is not something I can do.
Yes, I would rather just be reprimanded a few words."
"Besides."
"The First Emperor excluded officials who supervise local areas. Their official positions are generally not high, and they have no ability to interfere with local real power. Is it only our county that is responsible for the land annexation in Taiyuan County? There are county governors, county magistrates, and censors. They may have more
At least they are all involved."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Even if they want to report me, the county magistrate and the censor are all our people, so why should they make me wait to be punished? At that time, as long as I insist that I don't know,
Even if it is reported to the court, we can still find excuses."
"On the territory of Taiyuan County, the Qin people can't do anything to us."
"but......"
"Let's not let our guard down either."
"After all, these people are close to the First Emperor and have indeed found out something. As long as they don't find conclusive evidence, we only need to give up some 'rich people' and 'lords', and we can stay out of the matter safely. In my opinion,
This effort is worth it. These feudal lords have relied on us to oppress and run rampant in the local area for a long time, and they should learn a lesson."
"As long as we are still in our position, it doesn't matter if we change the number of 'lords'."
"I have a worry now."
The county magistrate Qi was not too complacent.
It was about his own wealth and life, so he was extremely cautious at the moment.
"Oh? What else are you worried about?" Tu Zhi frowned and asked curiously.
Qi Dao: "According to the information we have learned, these people have collected a lot of land deeds, which is enough to convict those 'money men' and 'lords' who bought and sold by force. What I wonder now is what they will do."
Dispose of these deeds."
Tu Zhi looked weird.
chuckled and said:
"You are too worried."
"Land buying and selling is illegal, so these land deeds will naturally be invalidated. Moreover, hasn't Mengchangjun's reputation of 'burning bonds to market justice' been spread throughout the world? They accepted so many contracts, out of reason and for their own fame and fortune.
They will all choose to burn it.”
"First of all, I want to rectify my views and listen, and I want to highlight the laws of Qin."
"Secondly, gain some good reputation for yourself."
"The third time I came was to show some favors to the head of Guizhou, and when the good thing is done, I will go back to restore the life of the First Emperor."
"How can they not be moved by such a good story?"
Tu Zhi was not worried at all.
However, seeing that the county magistrate was still worried, he also said: "If they don't come, we can take the initiative to mention them. They, the children of the Qin people, come here just to gain fame and wealth, so we will take the initiative to send them.
How can they not accept it?"
Hear the words.
The county magistrate Qi nodded and didn't think much about it.
They don't care at all about the so-called deeds and those things. As long as they are still in their positions, they will come back sooner or later, and they have the account books in their hands. As long as they get rid of this matter, they can find an excuse to take away those fields.
Got it back.
As for the deed.
Just write another one!
How difficult is this?
The county prime minister hesitated for a moment and then said: "Besides this matter, in order to facilitate the purchase and sale of land, we have specially recruited men from various families to serve as corvees this time. I'm afraid they will notice it. We also need to relax the cattle and other things appropriately."
One pine.”
Tu Zhi said:
"I know that."
"I'll make arrangements tomorrow."
"Give some of the farm cattle to these untouchables and men...I will also write a letter and ask the county to release them back."
County Chengqi Road:
"There is no need to rush to put all the men back."
"The road was blocked by heavy snow some time ago, and many sections of the road were damaged. It is indeed necessary to conquer the corvées. If we put them all back rashly, we may be unpopular, so we can put them back part by part, so that we can give a reasonable explanation.
"
Tu Zhi said: "I will do as you say."
He looked at the others and asked: "You have all heard what I said just now. I have made all of you 'rich people' and 'lords' sell out behind your back. I'm warning you in advance, don't think about any kinship feelings. You should
If you sell it, sell it. If it involves me, don't blame me for turning against you."
Tu Zhi warned several times.
The others nodded quickly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, magistrate, we can still distinguish these things clearly. We can just take care of our relatives in the past, but at this time, who will protect them?"
"Moreover."
"What is our identity? As long as nothing happens to us, even if all our relatives don't recognize us now, within a few days, a whole nest of relatives will recognize us."
"Ha ha."
These words also made everyone laugh.
The laughter fell.
Tu Zhi suddenly said: "After the meeting is over, remember to remind them to let them know what they should say and what they should not say. If these people from Xianyang don't find anything, we may be able to save their lives."
, if you dare to talk nonsense."
A sharp chill flashed in Tu Zhi's eyes.
Others were stunned and said with cold eyes: "Don't worry, county magistrate, I will inform them later, and I will make those 'lords' keep secret. If they dare to involve us, I will not let it go."
them!"
Hear the words.
Tu Zhi nodded with satisfaction.
There was no words for a while, and the officials in the community dispersed one after another.
While the officials in Jiexiu were having trouble, Qin Luoheng and others were still secretly investigating.
At dusk, a group of people dragged their tired bodies back to the Di shop. Gu Ze was diligently sorting out and summarizing the contracts that had been collected. Looking at the words that Gu had written down, Qin Luoheng's face was undoubtedly very ugly, as was Zhang Xi and others.
Looking serious.
Hua Yao said angrily: "Jiexiu, this land, is rotten to the core. In the village of fish and meat, bullying and bullying are common. From the mouths of those heads of Guizhou who were forced to sell their fields, it is not difficult to guess that the so-called feudal people in the countryside are
Lord, they all have an unclear relationship with the government."
"This is really unreasonable!"
Qin Luoheng was also very angry, but he knew very well that anger could not solve the problem. He took a deep breath to keep himself calm, and asked: "I told you this morning, don't waste any more time collecting deeds. Go
Investigate the local 'money man' and 'lord', how is the investigation going now?"
Gu then said:
"I did some statistics and found that there are forty-two 'money men' and 'lords' that we have found so far, but these may not be all of them. I went to the fields to observe today. Some people did not dare to tell the truth. They
They still have concerns about us.”
"But these powerful people should have nothing to do with the government."
Qin Luoheng said:
"The hatred between Qin and Zhao cannot be resolved in a short period of time. They don't want to say it. Of course, we can't force it. Whether the powerful people have anything to do with the government or not, we don't care about this for now. We will only speak based on evidence now."
"Don't make wild guesses without evidence."
Zhang Xi frowned.
Doubtfully said:
"Why is this?"
"The annexation of land in Jiexiu is so bad that it must be closely related to local officials. Since we already know the evil and evil involved, why should we ignore it?"
Qin Luoheng glanced at Zhang Xi indifferently and said coldly: "We can indeed use these deeds to go to the army to prosecute the guilty, but don't forget that our official position is not higher than theirs, or even lower than theirs."
"and."
“Da Qin decides the case based on evidence.”
"You can't make a judgment easily without evidence."
"We currently have no evidence of collusion between the powerful and the officials. Even if the powerful and powerful later recruit the officials, that will be a follow-up matter. We only need to focus on the immediate matter now. If the officials violate the law, the court will need to come forward to judge!"
Qin Luoheng withdrew his gaze and continued: "We have almost finished the investigation. We will go to the county government tomorrow to ask for an explanation. The farming season has passed for a long time, and the matters of farming cattle and men need to be solved urgently."
"Please give me the list of 'money people' and 'lords' that Jie Xiu has investigated later. I will be able to use them tomorrow."