Zhouzhi County is not familiar with Ba County or even Chongqing Prefecture, but Sichuan East Road is well known.

It is no joke to patrol the East Sichuan Road, add troops, prepare ranks, and manage Kuiguan taxation. Although it is incomparable to Sichuan's Taiwan and vassal establishment, he is also one of the Sichuan officials who holds great power. He is in charge of the army and the officials and the people.

I'll go up to Datian to listen to the secret recital. If this matter comes to the Sichuan East Road Department, I might really lose my head!

Zhou Zhixian did not dare to joke about his wealth and life, so he sat down and started tea ceremony: "What do you want, Brother Tao?"

Master Tao smiled thinly and said: "It's not what the official wants, but what Mr. Zhou wants."

A dignified seventh-grade county magistrate was actually fooled by a ninth-grade chief minister and a ninth-grade alternate inspector. The more Zhou Zhixian thought about it, the more angry he became. He couldn't help but turn around and said: "The thing is very simple. This brother Han wants to take my boat."

When I went to the capital to fill a vacancy, I did not dare to slack off in my duties, and no idlers were allowed on board. Brother Han held a grudge and became angry with shame, so he found a group of people who had enough time to spare me. I really want to incriminate him, so why bother!"

Han Xiufeng thought to himself that this was too shameless. He was so plausible even though everyone had gained the stolen goods. He couldn't be allowed to make nonsense or turn black into white. Han Xiufeng immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Zhou, what are you saying?"

I can't stand the scrutiny. Even if I, Han Zhixing, hold a grudge and become angry and find a group of locals to frame you, I can't find your subordinates to frame you."

"Brother Han, don't forget that there is a saying that defeat becomes a move."

"Where's the copper? What do you think of the seized official copper? Mr. Zhou, catch the thief and take the stolen goods. You must know that our county police officer caught them all tonight. It can be said that everyone will get the stolen goods!"

Zhou Zhixian thought that you, a pauper, dared to play tricks on me. He held a cup of tea and said coldly: "Brother Han, you are not an easy candidate for inspection. You can say that you have everything in Ba County. First, you threatened me to say that Ba County's waterways are not good."

It's easy to walk. There are twenty-three dangerous shoals. If I don't let you get on the boat, if the boat capsizes and sinks to the bottom of the river, you can ask your Ba County government officials to help me fish it out.

What’s even more incredible now is that he and the government officials pretended that the Yunnan copper on one of the ships I was escorting had been stolen and sold by my family and those government officials. They even wanted to put me to death, so they beat me and let me do it.

The officer’s family and my government officials said it was me who instigated it, you are so evil-hearted!”

"You...you are using strong words to make excuses, you are making excuses!"

"Whether it's an excuse or not, it depends on whether Daotai believes in you, brother Han, who spent money to donate money as a ninth-grade candidate for inspection, or in me, a dignified official of the imperial court." Zhou Zhixian put down the tea bowl and turned back with a profound meaning.

He said: "Brother Tao, my job as an official is hard work. Even if I don't go to Daotai Yamen tomorrow, I will be dismissed from my post when I get to the capital. Sooner or later, I will go to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. You said this matter has caused trouble in Daotai.

"Tai Yamen, how will the Taoist platform be broken? Should I take a copy of it first and then take off my cap when the official documents from the capital arrive, or should I be punished and continue to be escorted?"

Master Tao Bo Xin said that it would be a matter of time for the court to deal with your turtle son, but the transportation of Yunnan copper to the capital cannot be delayed. Sichuan East Road and even the Chengdu Taitai Yamen will not be stupid enough to appoint officials to replace him, and Xingwen goes to Guizhou for this back and forth.

It will waste time, and even if it is verified, he may still be allowed to continue to be the luck official.

But these are not the main point, and they are not something that he, a mere ninth-grade master, should have to deal with.

Master Tao Bo was not a young official like Han Xiufeng. He picked up the inventory that Han Xiufeng had just written and said slowly: "Mr. Zhou, you said that Brother Han was trying to trap you, but the transfer document you gave us in Ba County was not.

It is written clearly in black and white. Supervise the transportation of Yunnan copper in the main hall of Dingyuan County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and add three levels of records once a week to comply with the decree. Now we will compile the number of kilograms of copper loaded on each ship and the dimensions of the head of the beam into the water.

No., prepare an inventory, and submit it for inspection and enforcement.

Calculation: No. 1 clip, one in the middle of the ship. The head of the beam is one foot and two feet, loaded with 30,000 kilograms of copper, and the hull is three feet and three inches into the water; No. 2 clip, one of the middle ship. The head of the beam is one foot and two feet, loaded with 30,000 kilograms of copper.

Thirty thousand kilograms of copper, and the hull of the ship was three feet and three inches into the water... The above ships totaled No. 15, each carrying thirty thousand kilograms of copper, for a total of 450,000 kilograms of Yunnan copper. The merger stated that it was a foreign soldier brand ship.

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Zhou Zhixian was stunned, and Han Xiufeng couldn't help but laugh.

Master Tao Bo put down the inventory, stared at him and said: "Mr. Zhou, what you say is unfounded, we have to have evidence. You have a total of sixteen ships, fifteen of which carry Yunnan copper. Now we have seized another one, and

The ship also carries 30,000 kilograms of Yunnan copper. Where did this ship come from, and where did the Yunnan copper on the ship come from?"

Han Xiufeng secretly praised Jiang or Lao Lao for being hotter, and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhou, I, Han Zhixing, can frame you, but I, Han Zhixing, am not a god, and I cannot create a boatload of copper out of thin air!"

Zhou Zhixian felt regretful and thought that he should not have rushed to move to Wenba County if he had known this.

He subconsciously looked outside the hall, calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Tao, now that the matter is over, I am not afraid of your jokes. Transporting Yunnan copper is hard work. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to Yunnan to verify it. It's true."

There is not even a penny of freight. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a living without rice. How can I transport hundreds of thousands of kilograms of Yunnan copper to the capital without money? In desperation, I can only take a boatload of copper and sell it along the way to subsidize the freight."

"Mr. Zhou, I know how hard and tiring your job is. It is reasonable to bring a boat along the way and sell it to make up for the shortage of freight. However, what we have seized is official copper. I would like to ask you about the official copper.

How was it brought out? Can official copper be sold along the way?"

"This...this is really helpless. This is purely a temporary measure."

"Mr. Zhou, you and I are both imperial officials. No matter how hard we are, we can't steal and sell official copper! Forgive me for speaking frankly, this is not an expedient measure. If you bring this matter up, you will lose your head!"

Han Xiufeng lost no time in reminding him: "Mr. Zhou, you may be able to save your head, but those people eating outside will definitely not be able to. It seems that there is your brother among them. If he is killed by Qiu Houwen, how will you tell your family?"

Explain?"

Master Tao Bo Shen agreed: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, I feel sad for you when I think about it."

This is what Zhou Zhixian is afraid of, otherwise he will really break the pot. Seeing no way out, he simply asked: "Brother Tao, Brother Han, since we have talked about this, you can speak up, what do you want to do?"

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Master Tao was very happy, and slapped the koan: "Five thousand taels, the seized copper hair will be returned to you, and you can take those people outside with you, and we will pretend that this never happened."

Zhou Zhixian was anxious and stood up and said: "Five thousand taels! Brother Tao, if I had five thousand taels, would I be able to do this?"

"Let's do this. I'll give you a face, Mr. Zhou. Four thousand taels can't be less. You must know that this matter is a big deal and many people know about it. If you want to escape unscathed, you can't pay any less for the hush money."

"I don't have four thousand taels. Otherwise, I will take the man back and leave all the copper for you."
Chapter completed!