novelraw Chapter 154 Impostor County Magistrate World 14
Chapter 154 Impostor County Magistrate World 14
Qiao Liang drove all the people in the Zeng Mansion into the courtyard, counted the number of people, and made sure that no one was missed.Wave people to come in and take all the boxes away first.
Director Zeng yelled angrily, "You damn thief, do you know who I am? How dare you treat me like this. I am the master. If anyone dares to touch me, I will tear you to pieces." .”
Qiao Liang gave him a sideways look with no expression on his face. He was dying, and he didn't know what to say.
"I am an official of the imperial court. Are you doing this to confiscate your family and exterminate your family? You wait for me, and I will make sure you die." It may be that he has become more domineering in Hu County, which has led to Master Zeng's blind arrogance. , it's all at this juncture, and they are still clamoring desperately.
"Oh, I'd like to see how you let him die!" An Xi sneered and stepped into the gate of the Zeng Mansion, his voice was neither soft nor heavy, but it reached everyone's ears.
"Who are you?" Master Zeng's eyes were bloodshot, and his resentment was beyond words.
Anxi didn't answer him at all, and stepped forward to open those boxes one by one. Under the light of the lanterns and torches, the glittering gold and silver were immediately exposed to everyone's sight.
There are two full boxes of gold and one box of silver. If you do a rough calculation, there are at least tens of thousands of taels.Not to mention, other boxes contain more valuable antique jewelry and other items.
"Okay, that's great! One year to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. This is just a small master book, and he has been greedy for so much. If you don't deal with you, I will feel sorry for the people of Hu County."
Anxi's words were neither light nor heavy, as if he was not angry at all, but that light tone made people feel cold for no reason.
Especially for those who have ghosts in their hearts.
"You, you, don't spitting blood, who is greedy, I earned it from my own family, and who do you think you are, what qualifications do you have to deal with me!" Master Zeng was still guilty at first, especially when he was caught by Anxi's arrogance. After calming down, but for the sake of bluffing, he yelled louder and louder.
However, Anxi ignored him completely, and turned to face the outside of Zeng's mansion. Awakened by the sound, the ordinary people who came to watch the excitement said, "Everyone, Mr. Zeng is corrupt, perverted the law, oppressed the people, and committed many evils. Today, as the magistrate of Hu County , put him in prison and give the people an explanation."
"Good!!!" "My lord is wise!" "Thank you, my lord, for making the decision for us!" The people burst into great enthusiasm in an instant, as if they had erupted after being suppressed for a long time.
Judging by the degree of enthusiasm, it is obvious that the people of Hu County have been suffering for a long time.
Then, Anxi saw a person rushing over without hesitation, and kowtowed to Anxi, "My lord, thank you, you saved my family's life!"
"My lord, I have been wronged! My father didn't hit anyone. This damn master accused my father of beating someone for a little money, and asked us to hand over 100 taels of silver before releasing him. But he just collected money at my house." When I was in prison, my father was beaten to death in prison. My lord, my father died with regret, you must make the decision for me!"
"My lord! Please save my daughter. My daughter was snatched by the Li family to be a concubine. I want to report to the government, but that damned Zeng Nian took money from the Li family and turned my woman into a slave." , and said that I sold my daughter, I really didn't!"
One after another, people ran to Anxi's face to complain, and he even saw that there seemed to be more people who had heard the news from afar.
Anxi's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow the yamen will open the trial of Master Zeng. If you have any grievances, you can come and report your grievances to this officer. This officer will definitely find out the truth and give you justice!"
"Okay, thank you, my lord—" The common people burst into tears and expressed their gratitude to Anxi.
Anxi waved his hand to prevent them from kneeling down, and used his ingenuity to divert a path, letting Qiao Liang press down on those people in Zeng's mansion to leave first.
The people just watched and said nothing, but the resentment and joy in their expressions couldn't be drowned.
After returning to the county government office, Anxi stayed up all night, calling all his subordinates who could read and write, and checked the things confiscated by Zeng's mansion one by one.
In these boxes, not only the money obtained by Zeng Nian's embezzlement and perversion of the law, but also evidence of his collusion with rich households in the county.
Over the years, in order to get money from wealthy households, Zeng Nian has helped them do a lot of illegal things, such as seizing fertile land, forcing them into prostitution, and even abducting foreign children.
Regardless of 21, Anxi asked Qiao Liang to take people to ransack all those who had money dealings with Master Zeng, and put them all in the dungeon.
Early the next morning, before dawn, Anxi heard the sound of drumming and complaining.
Sitting in the high lobby, Anxi listened to the grievances of the victims one after another, and the anger in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
This Zeng Nian!If these clerks and government servants with corpses and vegetarian meals are not killed, it will not be enough for the common people to be angry!
The so-called use of heavy codes in troubled times, Anxi, who was not willing to kill people before, gradually discarded the idea of human rights and morality, leaving only one word in his heart, kill!
It took three days to find out all those related to Zeng Nian and those who had committed evil deeds, and then they were dragged to the execution ground without waiting for any talk of Qiu Hou's execution.
In front of the people of the whole county, he gave an order and raised the butcher's knives one by one.
In an instant, the whole Yu Xia was stained red with blood!
But such a bloody scene, not only did not scare the common people, but each one showed excited and relaxed expressions.
Since then, Anxi's prestige in Hu County has reached its peak, and no matter what is ordered, someone will immediately scramble to carry it out.
This time, almost all the original people in the county government were wiped out. In order to carry out the work better, Anxi promoted Wang Wen and others one by one.
After punishing the corrupt officials, Anxi didn't hide his identity anymore, so everyone in Hu County knew that the handsome and ecstatic Mr. An was actually their new county magistrate.
As soon as the county magistrate arrived, he used his own food to help the people, and even arrested the corrupt official Zeng Zhushu, who must be a very good official.
Therefore, every time he went out, Anxi would be surrounded by the people, and one or two bold ones would give him something.It's not a good thing, like boiled eggs, but it also fully demonstrates his status in the hearts of the people.
Taking the opportunity, Anxi began to publicize his policy of 'loaning housing with work'.As long as you sign a ten-year work contract with the county government, you can live in that bright new house, and the money only needs to be deducted from your wages.
If done well, the money for buying a house can be fully paid off in less than two years.
Such a nice house, are you really not tempted?
This house was built with green bricks and well maintained. It is no problem to live there for decades. Moreover, this house also has a shop. Even if you don’t do business yourself, you can rent it out and get an extra income, right?
With Anxi's good eloquence, it is easy to fool these people, not to mention, now is the time when they have the deepest affection for Anxi.
Therefore, within a few days, the number of people from the county government to sign the contract to claim the house increased several times in an instant.
Anxi also had no choice. Ever since that decision was made, the ones who were really willing to buy a house were Wang Wen, Old Man Li, and Zhang Xiaobing. trap.
People's lives these days cannot tolerate any mistakes, and with the exploits of the former master bookkeeper, their trust in officials is limited, so no matter how Wang Wen persuades, few people are willing to sign a contract to take the house.
Those families who were forced to be demolished had no choice. After all, they were innocent at that time, and they still wanted to receive Anxi’s food to survive. The house is important, but life is more important.
Anxi understood what they were thinking, but in order for the people to live in new houses and prepare the wood as soon as possible before the cold winter came, he also worked hard.
Not only do people work overtime to build houses, but they also go to battle in person, go to crowded places every day, and publicize how to buy a new house when they get the chance.
After working so hard, a bold family finally came to the county government to sign the contract, and moved into the first-phase housing the next day.
With live advertisements and Anxi's credit guarantee, everyone's enthusiasm for the new house was unprecedentedly high. After being allowed to visit, they found that the new house was clean and bright, and it was absolutely warm in winter, and everyone couldn't help being moved.
If there is one, there will be two. The first-phase housing is slowly sold out, and the second-phase housing has not yet been fully completed, and it begins to face the situation of pre-purchase.
In addition, there was another unexpected surprise, that is, the family of the craftsman Wang who made the pottery came to join him, and expressed his willingness to work under Anxi.
They also want to live in a new house. After catching old man Li and asking about the price, they originally thought of buying it with their own money.
However, old man Li kept an eye out and said that Anxi built this house for the welfare of the working people, and it would not be sold without a ten-year contract.
In fact, Anxi never said that, he would not mind selling if he had the money to buy it.
But Carpenter Wang believed it. For such a good house, it is natural that his own family should be cheaper first. Although signing a ten-year lease of life is not considered as his own family, it is still better than outsiders like them.
What's more, he offended Anxi before, so it's not that simple.
Carpenter Wang is not young anymore, and he has a shrewd temperament. If old man Li can find out, he will naturally find out. The weather is too cold now, and it will only get colder in a few days.
Seeing his grandchildren who were already suffering a bit, and having personally experienced the kang in Old Man Li's house, Carpenter Wang still gritted his teeth and went to the county government to sign the contract.
He also approached Old Man Li, hoping that Anxi would forgive him for his previous rudeness.
In order to get the house smoothly, he played tricks, first signed the contract, got the deed, and then found Anxi here, because he was afraid that Anxi would be unhappy and would not let him buy the house.
Anxi couldn't laugh or cry, is he such a narrow-minded person?