After Chen Shuzuo finished speaking, Zhao Sanlao had been thinking deeply.
He understood what Chen Shuzuo meant.
Because if they want to transfer, in addition to being exploited by local county officials, the bigger loser will actually be the warehouse officials at the delivery place.
Often when you deliver a hundred stones, one stone will be stolen by them. But there must be enough people entering the warehouse, so those who serve in the army need to make up the difference.
This is not a small amount, and what Chen Shuzuo means now is that as long as they remain silent, Xinxiang will not need to bear this loss.
I have to say, this is quite tempting.
But Zhao Sanlao did not dare to agree to this matter. Why? Because he didn't trust the Chen Shuzuo in front of him.
Even though Chen Shuzuo's words sounded nice, the risks in the transfer process were all borne by Xinxiang.
If at the time of peace, the treasurer on the opposite side really counts the grain, there will be a huge difference. At that time, the difference will be borne by Xinxiang.
Chen Shuzuo was certainly not the one responsible for such a huge matter of embezzling military rations. There must be someone else behind it. And once a really big shot turns out to be corrupt, the number is so big that even if they sell their entire Xinxiang, they won't be able to afford it.
Zhao Sanlao has been in the army for a long time, and the older he gets, the more afraid he becomes, so he doesn't want to take advantage of this, so he just doesn't say anything.
But Zhao Sanlao didn't speak, but Chen Shuzuo was annoyed.
He said lightly:
"Okay, I heard in the temple before that you people from Xinxiang have upright ideas. I was still surprised at the time. No matter how capable you are, they are just a group of outsiders. How can you have upright ideas? I have seen it today. Okay, today's Let’s stop here for a drink.”
After saying that, Chen Shuzuo didn't look at Mr. Zhao anymore, then took two helpers and walked to the door.
At this time, Deng Dang was a little anxious. He turned to Zhao Sanlao and said:
"Three elders, this matter can be discussed again."
After saying that, he laughed with him and asked Chen Shuzuo not to leave in a hurry.
Then Deng Dang walked to Zhao Sanlao and whispered:
"Third Elder, didn't you hear it? This time there is a big shot from above who wants to do this. Whether we are willing or not, we will do it. If we cooperate, we can still take advantage of it. Otherwise, the county will be annoyed. Here, I’m afraid our future life in Xinxiang will be difficult.”
When Zhao Sanlao saw Deng Dang acting like this, he could only explain in a low voice:
"Adang, do you know why this county insists on letting our village fulfill this job?"
Deng Dang was stunned and figured it out:
"Third Elder, are you saying that they have never thought of giving us a way to survive? They just want to leave this matter to us?"
Zhao Sanlao did not expect that Deng Dang would think so, and shook his head:
"That's not the case. Whoever does this kind of thing is not secretive. What good will it do to these people if they plant us and then cause a fuss? What I mean is that we in Xinxiang are all outsiders. Once such a thing is done to the county , I will be manipulated by those people in the future, there will be more work to do.”
Deng Dang secretly laughed at his complicated thinking. Seeing that Zhao San always had this concern, he said:
"Three elders, if you can take care of it later, I will take care of this errand. Let's finish this year's hard work first. In this world, we always have to find someone to rely on. Originally, we thought Wang Shuai was someone we could rely on. , but if you look at the rehabilitated households in other places who went to see Wang Shuai, who wouldn’t turn up behind closed doors? So, maybe it’s a good thing this time. With the support of the county in the future, there will be fewer troubles around here.”
Zhao Sanlao also knew that what Deng Dang said was reasonable, and secretly blamed himself for becoming more and more timid, instead of being as clear-minded as his predecessors.
Therefore, Zhao Sanlao did not hesitate anymore and hurriedly stood up and said to Chen Shuzuo:
"Chen Shuzuo, I just wanted to leave. I accepted this job, and these laborers in our village will be transferred to other places without asking anything else. What do you think?"
At this time, Chen Shuzuo turned around and said with a hearty smile:
"That's right. If this wealth is given to you, you should take it. Otherwise, this blessing will turn into disaster, don't you think so."
In one sentence, Chen Shuzuo is so majestic.
……
Chen Shuzuo left.
After that, before Xinxiang arranges for Dingkou to serve in the county, Xinxiang will send the ten shi of rice prepared to Chen Shuzuo's home.
On the road, Uncle Zhang and Ma Zhong drove an ox cart on the dirt road with their mouths full of oil.
As he hurried on, Uncle Zhang touched Ma Zhong with his leg and gave him a look.
Ma Zhong understood, glanced at Chen Shuzuo who was resting behind him with his eyes closed, and then shook his head.
But Uncle Zhang and Ma Zhong’s little moves did not escape Chen Shuzuo’s eyes. He sneered:
"You are still playing tricks with me. You and I are both family members, so just say whatever you want."
Uncle Zhang was still driving, and Ma Zhong beside him spoke.
When he speaks, he complains:
"Shu Zuo, my little wife has given birth to another baby girl for us, and we want to keep it. But the rice in this house is really not enough."
Chen Shuzuo sneered:
"Ma Zhong, Ma Zhong, I really don't know what to say about you. You are always ruthless when you go to the countryside, but I didn't expect you to be so kind. It doesn't matter if you don't want to abandon this girl, then the ten stones sent by Xinxiang , when the time comes, you and Uncle Zhang will share five fights.”
After hearing this, Uncle Zhang hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
But Chen Shuzuo did not stop, but continued to criticize Ma Zhong:
"Ma Zhong, how many girls does your little wife have? This won't work. Without a boy, what's the use of your efforts outside? In the end, won't you still get an advantage from outsiders? If it doesn't work, get another one from the countryside. A widow who has given birth to a boy should give birth to a boy first.”
Ma Zhong, on the other hand, could only laugh in embarrassment while nodding to accept the instruction.
Just what Chen Shuzuo said just now, "If there are no men, no matter how hard you try, it will be easier for outsiders", which really poked Ma Zhong's lungs.
But who told him to rely on Chen Shuzuo?
Ma Zhong didn't want to be humiliated anymore, so he took the opportunity to change the topic and asked:
"Shu Zuo, what does that big shot want to do in Xinxiang? Let's go and see it this time. Although we are richer, it's not worth the trouble of being a big shot."
Chen Shuzuo was speaking freely just now. Hearing these words, he deliberately showed off:
"This matter is something I can only talk about among our own people. In fact, the big shot was interested in the land in Xinxiang. This was originally a good pond, and the big shot wanted to take it over. Later, the Yellow Turbans came, and the land here was Everyone ran to surrender to the thieves. Originally, the nobles took possession directly. Unexpectedly, a group of civilian households suddenly came, and it was arranged by the big shot to surrender to the rat guards, so the matter was delayed. "
Ma Zhong said doubtfully:
"Then why did it start again?"
Chen Shuzuo glanced sideways at Ma Zhong and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Ma Zhong shrank his neck and did not dare to ask any more questions.
In this way, in silence, the ox cart rushed back to Fupi County before dark.
Chen Shuzuo asked Uncle Zhang and Ma Zhong to drive the ox cart to the official residence area in Dongcheng, and then asked them to return to the county office to hand over the ox cart.
After seeing the two of them leaving, Chen Shuzuo walked around in circles to a magnificent mansion. This place is more impressive than the county temple in the city, but is slightly weaker in size.
And here is the most powerful person in Fupi County, the Wang Gongcao family.
Chen Shuzuo patted the gate, and after a long time, a small door opened from the side of the gate.
An old man knew Chen Shuzuo and said angrily:
"Old Chen, we are familiar with each other. But we still have to give in to each other in the future! This is the rule."
Chen Shuzuo, who was calm and relaxed in Xinxiang during the day, was nodding and bowing in front of an old man.
He handed the food box in his hand to the old man and said with a smile:
"I just went to Xinxiang this day and got some local food for my brother. Although it's not as good as the delicacies from Gongcao's family, it still tastes good." The old man took the food box and opened it in front of Chen Shuzuo. Gai, when he saw that there was a complete steamed bacon chicken inside, he smiled with satisfaction:
"Old Chen, you see, you know the rules. I'll leave a door open for you. Lang Jun is already waiting for you in the quiet house."
After saying that, the old man asked a servant to take Chen Shuzuo inside.
On the way, Chen Shuzuo also felt depressed. Obviously it was Wang Gongcao who took the initiative to leave the door for us, but when it comes to an old man like you, you still want me to show filial piety first. This is really a silverfish.
Little did he know that it was funny for him to laugh at others as silverfish even though he himself was a rat.
……
It was also the first time for Chen Shuzuo to enter Wang Gongcao's family.
This mansion occupies a very large area, and you can see all kinds of rocks and pavilions. It is indeed a legacy of the prince's home in the past.
But Chen Shuzuo didn't dare to look any further, so he followed Tu Li to a quiet room.
Just at the door, Chen Shuzuo didn't dare to enter.
Because he could smell the fragrance in the quiet room through the door, he was worried that if his smelly feet were exposed, he would offend Wang Gongcao.
Through the door, a clear voice came:
"Why doesn't Mr. Chen come in?"
Chen Shuzuo knew it was Wang Gongcao's voice, and he said in embarrassment:
"Meritorious, I just came back from Xinxiang, unclean, unclean."
There was a pop of laughter from a girl inside.
Now, Chen Shuzuo felt even more embarrassed.
But there was silence inside the door. Just when Chen Shuzuo thought that his interview was about to fail, the door suddenly opened.
What came out was not Wang Gongcao, but a plump maid.
Judging from her clothes, it was obvious that she was very much loved by her master.
The maidservant knelt on the floor and tried to smile:
"Chen Jun, my husband ordered me to serve you to bathe and change clothes."
Looking at the woman in front of him, Chen Shuzuo suddenly fell into a dream.
Then he saw the maid bend down and take off his boots and socks, then put his feet in the soft mass and put on wooden clogs for him.
Feeling this softness, Chen Shuzuo had only one thought at the time:
"This is how people live."
……
After taking a shower and putting on new clothes, Chen Shuzuo walked out refreshed.
By this time, half an hour had passed.
Chen Shuzuo was treated with such courtesy, and his heart was filled with the thought of dying for a confidant. When he came out and looked at the sky, he knew that he had spent too long.
But when Chen Shuzuo returned to the quiet room, he saw that Wang Gongcao was still there.
Now Chen Shuzuo was even more moved, and he sighed in his heart:
"Truly my Lord."
This time, Chen Shuzuo entered the quiet room generously. Stepping barefoot on the clean wooden boards, the tung oil-dried floor feels a little chilly.
At this time, Chen Shuzuo was also wearing loose clothes and showing off his sleeves, acting like a child of a noble family. If those colleagues were here at this time and saw his appearance, who would still regard him as a low-ranking official?
Facing Wang Gongcao who was sitting upright, Chen Shuzuo shook up his clothes and bowed down.
Wang Gongcao was not bothered by waiting for Chen Shuzuo for a long time and said to him:
"Thank you very much Chen Shuzuo for making this trip for me."
These words were like a breath of spring breeze. Chen Shuzuo did not dare to be conceited and said humbly:
"It's all what Xiao Liao should do."
After that, Chen Shuzuo talked about what happened when he went to Xinxiang today.
Wang Gongcao had been listening. When Chen Shuzuo finished speaking, he smiled and said:
"It seems that Chen Shuzuo is really trying his best. I am really relieved that you are doing your job."
Chen Shuzuo couldn't control the smile on his lips, but he still expressed his worries:
"Meritorious, I went to Xinxiang this time, and I really saw the unruliness of these people who have returned to civilian life. These people have just become citizens, and their military spirit has not yet shed. I'm afraid it will be difficult to control them."
Unexpectedly, Wang Gongcao laughed after hearing this, but he didn't tell Chen Shuzuo anything. He only told him to get things right with Cang Cao, who had already been taken care of.
Seeing that Wang Gongcao had no intention of continuing, Chen Shuzuo didn't dare to ask, so he left when there was nothing else to do.
Not long after Chen Shuzuo left, a servant walked up to Wang Gongcao and reported:
"Chen Shuzuo has gone back and has not been to other places on the way."
Wang Gongcao nodded and gave another instruction:
"As soon as you ask someone to replace all the wooden boards that the dirty official stepped on just now. If they can't be replaced, this clean room will be completely demolished. Also, that cheap maid just now is also given to you. Do it well!"< br>
The servant was overjoyed and kowtowed to the meritorious officer.
I got a handsome maid for nothing, how beautiful!
……
On the way, Chen Shuzuo had been thinking about what happened this time.
It wasn't that he was suspicious of Wang Gongcao, but he wanted to take a closer look at what happened before and after to see if there were any omissions.
This matter is actually not complicated, but it is indeed a trap set against Xinxiang.
The cause of the incident was Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou. He suddenly wanted to count the reserves of various warehouses in Yuzhou, especially in the area of grain, and he spent a lot of energy on making records.
Chen Shuzuo didn't know what was going on in other counties. But the prefect of their county was Wang Yuzhou's confidant, and he implemented this policy very thoroughly, and had already begun to strictly investigate the situation in Pingyu's various warehouses.
And how can this warehouse be inspected? After checking this from county to county, who wouldn't be unlucky?
Yuzhou is the largest state that supplies the Kanto court, and both the salaries of the court officials and the war in Kansai depend on it.
So if he was discovered this time, he would not just be unlucky.
Chen Shuzuo was a member of the Cao Cao Group, not that he was corrupted by corruption. But from the fact that Wang Gongcao found him this time, it can be seen that this time it is not a small matter.
This is what Wang Gongcao told him at that time. When the time comes, he will let the poor soldiers from Xinxiang bring a batch of grain and fodder out of the warehouse. When the time comes to deliver the goods to Pingyu, they will kill these pack boys who lost the grain. All the losses over the years have been borne by these people.
At that time, in order to repay these military rations, the entire Xinxiang land will be offset. But the land cannot be turned into food, so it will be sold by the counties later.
As long as the land is sold, Wang Gongcao can obtain these high-quality paddy fields that have been cultivated for two years at a very low price.
And Wang Gongcao may have promised him that he would not treat him badly when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Chen Shuzuo felt hot in his heart.
But suddenly, he thought of the beautiful maid just now, and a thought came to his mind for no reason:
"When the time comes, it shouldn't be difficult for the meritorious officer to give this girl to him."
What is clear is pure, and what is turbid is turbid. It is useless to just wash away the mud.