The damn rooster started to crow before dawn. The Wang Gang insisted on buying it and raising it in the backyard. They said that a house without a crowing rooster would not be considered a normal family.
Every day he wakes up from his dreamland by the crow of the rooster. When Ye An sees the proud big rooster, he is thinking about how to cook it into delicious food. Even when he is washing, he is talking about "chicken stewed with mushrooms" and "fried chicken".
Menu like "Beggar's Chicken".
The sun rises late in winter, but hardworking people have already gotten up and started the day's work.
The whole city of Tokyo seemed to wake up to the crowing of roosters at dawn, and Wu Biandan, carrying noodle soup, came to the gate of the Hou Mansion again, but this time he was blocked from the door.
I don't know when a large group of people had gathered here, standing together in twos and threes and talking in low voices. Wu Biandang knew from a casual listen that these people were here to pay off their debts to the Marquis of Yunzhong.
He shook his head slightly and said: "How can such a big family business be ruined by these unlucky people?" After looking at the words on the plaque, he sighed: "I'm afraid that if I sell noodle soup in the future, I will have to pay on credit!"
The Wang Gang and Tieniu opened the door forcefully, and the group of people squeezed Wu's pole away. Whether intentionally or not, they specifically squeezed his pole, spilling a lot of hot noodle soup, which made him pull on the hemp rope in a panic.
Leave in a hurry.
"Manager Wang, people from Daxiangguo Temple went to my house again yesterday to collect debts!"
"Manager Wang, do the words that the Marquis promised yesterday still count?"
Squeezing out the kindest smile, the Wang gang stood on the steps and looked at them with a smile: "The Marquis has made a promise. I will take over your debts from now on, but I will also have to draft a new IOU, so the time will be delayed a little. I will pay you back now."
I am going to find the official of Gefang to be a witness, and I am also looking for some gentlemen who are good at pen and calligraphy. How about you stay here for now?"
Everyone immediately responded: "This is natural, what the king said makes sense!"
Uncle Ge San felt a chill in his heart when he saw this group of people, but he still walked out bravely: "Manager Wang, I have been invited by them a long time ago, and I followed the instructions of the Marquis to find a few good words to write.
Trust people."
The Wang Gang smiled bitterly and said: "Then there will be officials from Laogefang. This matter will eventually come to an end."
Uncle Ge Sanshu immediately arranged for the gentleman who wrote the letter to check the IOU in front of the long case, and rewrite the IOU between the Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion and the people according to the "appearance" given by Ye An.
This was drawn up by Ye An yesterday. The content was very comprehensive and detailed. He didn't like the contract text of this era at all. It was concluded with just a few words and a few words? There were too many differences, and there were too many loopholes that could be exploited.
Therefore, the new IOU that he revised had much more words and clauses than the original one, and included a detailed division of interests...
Uncle Ge San pulled Wang Bang and said: "Your Marquis is really in a quagmire. Look how many families are here? I don't know how many people are coming who have borrowed money for longevity and longevity. Just look at it.
Even at noon, these people will not be cut off!"
Wang Bang looked at the crowded crowd and felt frightened, but when he thought about what he saw last night, he felt confident and sighed slightly: "You also know that my Marquis is really kind-hearted.
I have already said what I said, how can I take it back? Do we still need the signboard of the Marquis Mansion?"
Uncle Ge San remained silent, only sighing: "Master Hou is so kind!"
In fact, after Ye An agreed to this matter yesterday, word spread throughout Xinlingfang. The neighbors all thought that Ye An was crazy. Why should such a huge family fortune be ruined?
How many families in Tokyo have borrowed money for longevity and longevity? If they all came to look for Ye An, wouldn't it mean that he would be bankrupted and would not be able to pay back the money?
Fortunately, Ye An has set a time limit and conditions. From the day when Daxiangguo Temple defaulted on debt collection, he can repay the previous longevity money and longevity money, but the subsequent ones are not within his scope.
Those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to "spend in advance" are all excluded, but they can only suffer this dumb loss!
The IOU contains the time, place, amount borrowed, who is the guarantor, how long it will take to repay the money, how much interest will be paid, etc. This is the same no matter what era.
The rules set by Ye An have blocked almost all the loopholes, and all of the above are indispensable!
Several ghostwriters were able to quickly rewrite the IOUs according to the pattern given by Ye An, and put the IOUs from these people into a wooden box and put them away.
Such a well-behaved and steady appearance also reassured the people present. They had never seen anything done like this before. It was too cautious, but it was also the cautious and responsible attitude of the Yunzhong Lord!
For a time, the people were relieved, and they lined up and registered in an orderly manner according to Tieniu's words. Anyone who made trouble, shouted, provoked, or was dissatisfied would be driven out of Xinlingfang.
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In the Kaifeng Mansion on the horizontal street, Ye An looked at Wang Zhen's surprised expression and smiled slightly: "Wang Shizhi, you also know that I have taken over this important matter. This is for the sake of the people and to resolve this turmoil. In the final analysis, it is
For the sake of the court, for the saints and officials.
I found you here just to ask you to send a hundred or so government officials to suppress the formation and maintain order. Don’t worry, Changsheng will definitely tell you about your foresight and your actions to support the younger generations in front of the saint!"
Wang Zhen looked at Ye An awkwardly, coughed dryly and said: "I'm afraid Ye Hou is embarrassing me. The Yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture usually patrol the streets to prevent adultery and theft!"
Ten government officials have been transferred to your Xinlingfang office, which may seem like a public weapon being used for private purposes."
Ye An took Wang Zhen's arm and smiled: "Oh, what I said is a bit exaggerated, but I don't know why I didn't see the Kaifeng Mansion police when I was robbed and killed in Xiuyi Lane? I didn't see the police after I was robbed and killed.
I haven’t seen you send someone to protect me, right?!”
"this…………"
"Today I put my words here. If you don't send someone, as long as something happens to Xinlingfang, I will immediately break the contract. I am afraid that the matter of paying back longevity money and longevity money to the people will fall on the Kaifeng Mansion.
On!"
Wang Zhen was shocked: "Why is this?! What does it have to do with my Kaifeng Mansion?!"
"You didn't send people to maintain order! Because you didn't send people, turmoil broke out. Our Yunzhong County Marquis Mansion couldn't bear it, so we could only close the door and turn a blind eye. Who knows if there would be thieves mixed in?
, stormed our house and committed illegal acts, don’t forget that I, Ye An, was robbed and killed on the street before!"
Wang Zhen was sweating profusely after being told by Ye An and was speechless. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and said: "Okay, wait until I enter the palace to ask for orders. The Yamen servants of Kaifeng Mansion are not randomly selected. You are also an official of the imperial court."
You don’t know the rules!”
Ye An shook his head and smiled: "I suggest you send someone first and write a handwritten copy to me. Anyway, I want to enter the palace to meet the saint, so I can just bring it to you, right?"
Wang Zhen looked at Ye An strangely and said, "You want to enter the palace? There is a group of people outside your Yunzhong County Marquis' Mansion right now! How can you just leave?"
"That's why I asked the prefect to send the government officials there! If the government officials from Kaifeng Prefecture were here, there wouldn't be any unruly people causing trouble, right?"
Wang Zhen was slightly stunned and said with a wry smile: "You are letting Kaifeng Mansion take charge of you! Are you afraid of the common people or people with ulterior motives?"
Ye An stared at Wang Zhen and said: "I'm afraid of the Grand Prime Minister's Temple, and even more afraid of the group of people behind it! If you don't help me with this matter, if things get bigger, you know that Kaifeng Mansion's affairs will come to an end!"
Wang Zhen was shocked. What Ye An said was not unreasonable. He already knew the pros and cons. What's more, the case of the dead man on Jinxiu Street has not yet come to a conclusion, so he is in trouble!
Seeing Ye An salute, he could only return the salute with folded hands: "Don't worry, Marquis Ye, I will take charge of this matter!"
Ye An felt a little more at ease when he saw a group of government officials heading to Xinlingfang like wolves and tigers. These government officials were not good at dealing with others, but they could definitely deal with ordinary people and those idle people who were like foxes and rats in the city.
Don't underestimate these government officials. Although they are lowly servants, they have many methods. They are the basic force in Tokyo and an important stabilizing force for a dynasty.
Wang Zhen walked out of the government office. When he saw Ye An getting on the bullock cart, he whispered at the window: "I have helped you, which means you have offended those people. You must not let me down!"
Ha...it turns out that Wang Zhen also has his own plans and doesn't want to offend those people. Everything depends on how Ye An can solve this matter perfectly.
"Don't worry, Prefect Wang, they are not monolithic. Daxiangguo Temple is a royal temple after all. How can the Tianjia sit back and watch the commotion in the family temple? Isn't it the Tianjia who will be embarrassed in the end?!"
Wang Zhen nodded slightly. He himself knew the relationship between the two parties and was not too worried. Otherwise, Ye An would not have sent so many government officials to kill him.