Chapter 141 Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude
Early the next morning, Li Xiaotian got ready, mounted his horse, and headed straight to Quzhou.
The reason why Li Xiaotian did not go to Pianzhou and Lincheng Tongzhou is because all the embezzled taxes from Tongzhou's underreported number of people were collected by the queen. More importantly, the taxes in Tongzhou are normal, which means there is no need to return them. At best, it is embezzlement/public funds by the queen.
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As Li Xiaotian speculated, the governor of Quzhou is still Cai Qiu. It seems that Yang Qianren acquitted all the governors whose homes were confiscated by Li Xiaotian and returned them to their posts. This disappointed Li Xiaotian and everyone.
For puzzlement.
Cai Qiu, like Cao Qing, was reinstated by the Holy Order, but Cai Qiu still understood the situation quite well. He was not as arrogant as Cao Qing. Regarding Li Xiaotian's sudden visit, he was not only confused but also frightened, and he spoke respectfully.
Li Xiaotian went straight to the point, took out two large boxes of gold coins, placed them in front of Cai Qiu, and said solemnly: "This is all the stolen money you embezzled. Within three days, it will be distributed to the people of Quzhou. If you keep any of it, the consequences will be
, there is such a table.”
As he spoke, Li Xiaotian slapped the wooden table with his palm, and the wooden table immediately fell apart like tofu.
When Cai Qiu saw this, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly replied: "I will live up to your expectations."
"I hope so." After Li Xiaotian finished speaking, he turned and left.
Cai Qiu wiped the sweat from his head and muttered to himself: "Strange, how did he conjure two big boxes full of gold coins out of thin air?"
After leaving Quzhou, Li Xiaotian went to five states in a row. There is no doubt that those corrupt officials who were fired and imprisoned are still sitting in the position of state pastors. Li Xiaotian is not surprised. The way he treats state pastors is different from that of Quzhou Cai
He asked for help but retreated. Faced with Li Xiaotian's strong pressure, all the pastors from various states nodded in awe.
There is no need to go to Youzhou and Chuzhou. However, when Li Xiaotian passed by Jiangling, he thought of his sister Han Ao and Yaya, who were sworn sworn brothers to his elder brother Han Shuo, so he quietly went to see them. Li Xiaotian did not come in to say hello, but just looked down from a high place.
, seeing that the two of them were living a good life, they were about to leave. But when Li Xiaotian was about to leave, he suddenly found a man wearing a bamboo hat with a black gauze around it, sneaking in front of the door of Han's house. Li Xiaotian hurriedly
He asked: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"
The man in the bamboo hat stared at Li Xiaotian for a while, then suddenly turned around and ran away.
Li Xiaotian hurriedly caught up. Even though he used Trance Walk, he only chased him for half a street before losing him. This shows that the man was a monk and his cultivation was not inferior to him.
"Han Guan is just an ordinary person, how could she attract the attention of the monks?" Li Xiaotian was puzzled.
"Could it be that he knew that she had fifty gold coins on her body and was trying to make money? No, a master like him would not do such a shameful thing for such a small amount of money. Besides, with such cultivation, he would be able to deal with ordinary people and kill people.
It’s easy to make money. Look at the way he flinched in front of the door. It doesn’t make sense logically.” Li Xiaotian shook his head and overturned his conclusion.
Li Xiaotian remembered that the man in the bamboo hat seemed to have placed something at the door of Han's house just now. He quickly returned and saw a bag lying on the threshold. Li Xiaotian opened it and saw that it was gold coins, with fifty pieces in total.
They are not here to steal money, but to give money.
This made Li Xiaotian, who was originally confused, even more confused. Where did this man in the bamboo hat come from? What did he want to do after giving such a huge sum of money for no reason?
"Never mind him, as long as he doesn't have any malicious intentions." Li Xiaotian racked his brains and couldn't think of a reason. Fortunately, the man in the hat didn't have any malicious intentions, so he could only doubt it for the time being, and it was useless to think too much.
Originally, Li Xiaotian planned to pay a visit to make sure Han Nuan and Yaya were fine before continuing on his way to do business. Now that he encountered this matter, he thought it would be more appropriate to hand over the bag of unknown origin to her in his name. He has a brother.
There must be a sister. Han Shuo is of high quality, and his sister is not far behind. He picked up a huge sum of money at his door. If he handed it over to the government, it would be a big loss. So, Li Xiaotian locked the door, and Han Shuo
Han Juan opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see it was Li Xiaotian. Yaya hurriedly ran out to greet her, hugged Li Xiaotian, and exchanged greetings for a while. Li Xiaotian left in a hurry because he was busy with official business. Before leaving, he forced the bag to Han Juan.
Given the chance to refuse, the two of them could only watch Li Xiaotian off reluctantly.
Jinju Fortress.
Dai Lu fled because of fear of crime and was brutally robbed and killed by horse bandits. He was supposed to be imprisoned for a few days and could still be his state shepherd.
The new governor of Jinzhou is named Yan Song. It has to be said that Yang Qianren has a surprisingly consistent view of people. He only appoints officials for corruption. When Li Xiaotian took out Jinzhou’s stolen money, Yan Song looked at the shining gold coins and felt like a dog smelling them.
It was like fresh hot feces, salivating, and showing a very greedy look. It was true that a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. He must have been a first-time state herdsman and had never realized how powerful Li Xiaotian was in asking for money.
"Is it possible to distribute it evenly to the people of Jinzhou within three days?" Li Xiaotian said in a threatening tone, which was more of an order than a question.
As the saying goes, there are three things a new official needs to do when he takes office. When Yan Song heard that such a large sum of money was going to be distributed without an imperial decree, he just felt that something was fishy, so he said: "With such a huge sum of money, without His Majesty's decree, I will not be able to obey my orders."
"Do you think I'm here to ask for your opinion?" Li Xiaotian asked with a cold look in his eyes, staring at Yan Song closely.
Yan Song suddenly felt a chill on his back and was frightened. He didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. I will bear all the consequences myself. However, if you want to interfere with it and dare to take advantage of it, this will be the consequences."
This time, Li Xiaotian did not smash the table, but grabbed Yan Song's arm and exerted a slight force. He only heard a crunching sound. Yan Song's arm was broken and he screamed in pain. Li Xiaotian continued to ask: "Can it be completed within the specified time?
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"Yes, yes, yes." Yan Song hurriedly replied, fearing that Li Xiaotian would go out and do something outrageous again.
"If you had answered like this earlier, wouldn't everything be fine?" Li Xiaotian comforted him kindly. After speaking, he turned and left. After not taking a few steps, he looked back and continued: "I advise you not to be clever, otherwise, next time,
It could be your head that's broken."
After leaving harsh words, Li Xiaotian walked away.
As the saying goes, teach students in accordance with their aptitude. The reason why Li Xiaotian dealt harshly with Yan Song is because he knew that for a newly corrupt official like Yan Song, smashing a few tables would be far less effective than giving him some practical lessons. If so,
If Yan Song is not honest, Li Xiaotian can only reluctantly follow his advice.