Chapter 0024 Undercurrent
"Bang!"
The vase worth a thousand taels of silver suddenly fell off his hand and fell to the ground and broke.
If it were usual, such a valuable item would definitely make Xiao Yanggu beat his feet and stamp his chest with heartache, but at this moment he didn't care at all. Instead, he grabbed the servant's neck collar and shouted sternly: "What did you say? Say it again!"
The servant of the Xiao family who came to report was shocked and hurriedly repeated: "Master, I just found out that Su, Zhou, Zha, and Yan's four families had reached an agreement with the county magistrate. The county government only collected regular silver and did not charge cash, and only collected grain rice, exempted other tyrants and miscellaneous taxes for three years. In return, Su, Zhou, Zha, and Yan's four families responded to the yamen's call for labor-for-relief, reduced rent and interest, and lent 200,000 Dan grain to the county government for disaster relief."
After hearing this, Xiao Yang's face suddenly became very ugly. He waved his hand to send the servant who reported the news and ordered the butler to come over to discuss matters.
"What do you think about this?"
The housekeeper thought for a while and replied: "If you pull one side and beat another, the magistrate of this county is very careful. He has a strong wrist. The master needs to treat it with caution."
"Hmph! It's just a hairy boy who is still not dry!" Xiao Yang snorted coldly, then gritted his teeth and said, "It must be the plan that Wu Yong has made to ruin my major. I immediately arranged someone to do it. I also sent someone to invite the heads of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families to come."
The housekeeper received the order and immediately sent someone to invite the heads of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan respectively. As a result, the heads of the four families refused on various reasons.
When Xiao Yang learned about it, he was so angry that he spitted out blood again. At this time, the heads of the Lu and Huang families also learned that the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families had turned to Li Weiguo. The two of them were anxious to visit the Xiao family and asked Xiao Yang to give him a face-to-face opportunity.
Xiao Yang's face was pale and forced to force himself to say to the two: "Two brothers, I believe you also know that Su, Zhou, Zan, and Yan's four families have completely turned to Li Weiguo. Now our Xiao, Lu, and Huang are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If they are in the same spirit, they will inevitably be defeated by Li Weiguo one by one. You should know the consequences."
The heads of the Lu and Huang families looked at each other and said in unison: "Xiao, Lu and Huang families are in unison, and they prosper and both prosper and lose. Brother Xiao, please give me instructions if you have any countermeasures."
"Okay!" Xiao Yang was refreshed and said confidently: "In this Chongming County one acre and three-point land, as long as the three of us join forces, there will be no county magistrate who cannot defeat it and cannot overcome the hurdle."
"That's right!" said the head of the Lu family: "Whoever the county magistrates who are against us will have a good ending? As long as Brother Xiao takes action, Li Weiguo will be unable to take advantage of it."
"Indeed!" The head of the Huang family also echoed: "What's more, this kid Li Weiguo actually offended the Governor. He just waited for the Governor to arrive, and he was in a different place."
The head of the Lu family nodded repeatedly and sang, "That's right, Brother Xiao made a fake account perfectly. No matter how smart the yellow-haired boy Li Weiguo is, he can't find out."
After a pause, the head of the Lu family asked: "I wonder how much money did Brother Xiao make from the county warehousing warehouse this time?"
The heads of the Lu and Huang family sang together, but after all, they were still staring at Xiao Yang for fake accounts and lost money from the county warehousing warehouse.
Xiao Yang smiled slightly and replied: "This time the book was deficit of 320,000 taels of silver."
"So much?" Before Xiao Yang finished speaking, the heads of the Lu Huang family were extremely surprised, and the latter laughed and said, "Haha, then my Huang family can get 100,000 taels of silver this year!"
Xiao Yang rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Two guys, please listen to me."
When Lu Huang and the others stopped talking, Xiao Yang continued: "This year is different from previous years. In the past, we used to make false accounts and deliberately punish those disobedient county magistrates. After eating our filial piety, they turned a blind eye. But this time it was strange that the new county magistrate Li Weiguo offended the Governor Lu Jianying, Lord Lu. Lord Lu, the son-in-law of Lord Lu, Jiangning, came here to personally teach me the opportunity in person, and must kill Li Weiguo. Therefore, the fake accounts I made this time deliberately increased the deficit amount, and 320,000 taels of deficit is enough to punish Li Weiguo for death. But this matter involves Governor Lu, Lord Lu, so we cannot ask for this deficit. We must respect him. We must understand the rules in this, both brothers should understand."
"this……"
"Why……"
After hearing Xiao Yang's explanation, the heads of the Lu and Huang family were dejected. They naturally understood the rules and only sighed that the officials were one level and crushed people to death. They only regretted why their family could not have a high official, so that they could make money without restraint.
"Of course!" Xiao Yang saw the unwillingness of Lu and Huang, changed his mind and comforted him: "This year, the two brothers' membership is a lot of money, and I will bear it all."
"this……"
"How can you be so embarrassed!"
When the heads of the Lu Huang family heard that Xiao Yang was willing to pay for the money from his own pocket, they were naturally happy, but they had to show off their face.
"However, the money for the membership cannot be taken in vain. The two guys have to do me a favor." Xiao Yang smiled slightly. He was not a good-for-nothing lamp, so he naturally would not pay the money for others in vain.
The heads of the Lu Huang family had expected it, so they looked at each other and said in unison: "Brother Xiao, just give me instructions if you have something to do."
"Okay! That's all you said!" Xiao Yang shouted loudly, looking a little excited, and a hint of flush appeared on his sickly face.
After a pause, Xiao Yang continued: "The two guys should know that although the fake accounts I made were perfect, it would take several months to make Li Weiguo guilty, because if there was not enough time, Li Weiguo would have an excuse to say that he did not know the shortfall of his new job, and even insisted that it was the work of the previous county magistrate to escape the crime."
The heads of the Lu Huang family nodded immediately and expressed their understanding.
Xiao Yang continued: "But less than ten days after Li Weiguo took office, he repeatedly defeated my husband's plan and suffered heavy losses. Now he has received support from the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan. The labor-for-relief he promoted will continue and even succeed. At that time, he will have the hearts of 200,000 people in Chongming County, which will harm us in the future without any benefit, so it must be stopped. In addition, the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan have been against us for many years. They are very likely to remind Li Weiguo to check the accounts of the county government. Although I am full of confidence, I cannot be careless, so Li Weiguo must not have the energy to check the accounts."
The heads of the Lu Huang family understood at once and immediately said in unison: "Brother Xiao just give me the order!"
Xiao Yang nodded, very satisfied with the performance of these two people. After all, the three families have been married for many years, and they have prospered and lost. They are trustworthy, so they are straightforward and tell them his plan directly.
"this……"
"This is a bit big! If the matter is exposed, we will be in a state of doom and will have no place to gain a foothold in Chongming County in the future."
"Brother Xiao, are you sure you want us to do this?"
After hearing Xiao Yang's plan, the heads of the Lu and Huang family showed shock and fear. They had done many bad things in the past, but they were all small-scale quarrels. Now Xiao Yang asked them to dig up the river embankment and burn disaster relief food. This is a major event that cuts off the survival of 200,000 people in Chongming County. Once the matter is exposed, the stigma will be light for thousands of years, and I am afraid it will be a situation that will never be restored.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!" Xiao Yang showed displeasure and continued to comfort him: "Besides, even if something happens, the Governor of Liangjiang thinks we are doing things for him and will definitely not sit idly by. You can do it with confidence and boldness. As long as Li Weiguo is destroyed, we will open the warehouse and release grain to provide relief to the victims. Whoever gives them milk is their mother, are you afraid of not getting a reputation?"
Chapter completed!