Chapter 254 Secret Visit to the County

Wang's side settled down in his house. When he left the house, he did not go to the county office first, but walked around the county. There were dozens of transactions in the county. Judging from Chen Kang's account book, almost every family has more or less owed tax in the past two years, but it is mostly the same as the situation as the pub where Wang and Yuan Ze went: the basic house The tax and local tax have not been in arrears, and the commercial tax on sales has not been owed much. Most of them are owed to the miscellaneous tax. Wang Bing remembered Chen Kang's conversation with the tavern owner. Presumably, Chen Kang tried his best, and these business can't be taken out.

However, there are still a few households in this county, which the situation is very different. Among them, Ruyi Restaurant is the largest one. In addition, there are one or two silk and satin houses and jewelry shops among these tax evasion households. Wang Bian specially looked at these households. These households are all large households in the county. The geographical location of the buying and selling shops is good, and the store is in the store. The supply of goods is sufficient, and there is no question about passenger flow and sales. The things sold are also middle and upper class. Wang Bian runs out all year round. After looking at the business of these stores for a while, he also has an estimate of the general profit in his heart.

Wang's side looked at it all morning. He was ready to go to the county government. Two or three girls came face to face. When these girls passed by the king, the king felt fragrant. Looking at these girls wearing red and green, walking swaying, talking and laughing, he knew that it was not a good family. The woman, one of the girls with some round face and big eyes said to the one in the middle, "You have survived. You said that the county magistrate will leave here at the New Year's meeting, and then you won't take Miss Liu with you."

This girl Liu is about 20 years old. Although she is also good-looking and has a little charm among this group of women, if she is put in the place of fireworks in the capital, she is at most a second- and third-rate singer. Although her appearance is average, what these girls said attracted the attention of the king and thought of what Yuan Ze just said. It has been almost three years since the county magistrate came to the county. Humph, the old man of Zhu County magistrate must want to make a lot of money when he is about to leave,

Wang took a glance. It was the prostitute of Ruyi Restaurant who walked in the middle. The girl surnamed Liu frowned and said, "What do you know? These days, officials are not allowed to bring their families when they take office in other provinces. Otherwise, how could the master have no family in our county? Now that they are in the county, they don't say anything to me. It's a good place, not to mention leaving after the Spring Year. As she was talking, she raised her eyes and saw the side of the king. Miss Liu was slightly stunned. The young man was really energetic and seemed to have seen it anywhere. On that day, the king was downstairs. Although he looked up and said hello, he only saw a majestic figure from upstairs and down. As for his face, he was in a trance.

At this moment, the shopkeeper of the jewelry shop next to the king saw Miss Liu approaching and hurriedly greeting the customers: "Several girls came early today. This is to accompany Miss Liu to see the jewelry again. Miss Liu, you came just in time. I happened to have a new product. Look at this hairpin. How good it is."

Hearing that there was a new hairpin, several girls gathered around with a swarm of bees. Miss Liu also forgot to look at the familiar things next to the king. They laughed and passed by the king and entered the jewelry shop. The king slowed down and looked at the jewelry shop in a lively way. He was really curious. Not to mention in Linchuan, he was in the capital. When you walk on the street, there will be girls who look at themselves more. After all, the jewelry is still powerful. In front of this group of girls, they are really not as handsome as the jewelry,

Wang looked at the jewelry store. Miss Liu was taking the hairpin handed over by the shopkeeper. She looked left and right, and then put the hairpin in her head to try. The shopkeeper hurriedly took the bronze mirror to shine on her and said, "Oh, this hairpin is only for Miss Liu. You see how beautiful it is. "."

Miss Liu held the hairpin and looked at herself in the mirror. The more she looked at the hairpin, the more she liked it. The girl next to her asked, "Shopkeeper, how much silver do you want to sell this hairpin?"

The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Not much, not much. If Miss Liu likes it, just needs a hundred taels of silver."

The girl exclaimed, "What kind of hairpin costs one hundred taels? You are too expensive." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "This hairpin is gold-free. This craft is always valuable. We don't have a second one in Linchuan, and it's the latest style in the capital this year."

Such a rich person next to the king feels expensive. Not to mention kimchi, a hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for ten taels of gold. Even if it costs five taels of gold for half a hand, it is heavy on her head. Miss Liu said dissatisfiedly, "One hundred taels is too expensive. I can't afford it. Fifty taels is about the same."

Wang thought, this girl is so rich, why don't you redeem yourself? It's not worth buying such a hairpin for fifty taels. The shopkeeper said with a embarrassed face, "This hairpin is more than fifty taels. Miss Liu, you can take out a little reward to take care of my business..." What else he wanted to say, Miss Liu's eyebrows stood up. "Master, your business is so good. If it hadn't been for the care of the county magistrate, I'm afraid I would have saved more than that."

The shopkeeper hurriedly accompanied his smiling face: "What the girl said is, okay, okay, just fifty taels, and the rest is my filial piety to the girl."

Wang Zong snorted coldly from the bottom of his heart. Zhu Xianling didn't know how many benefits you had received. When I found out how I would deal with you, thinking of this, Wang Zong turned around and strode to the county government,

Linchuan County is not a very large county, but the county government office is very grand. If you take it out alone, it is more decent than the magistrate's office in Yanzhou. The gate of the county government office on the blue stone steps facing the street is open. At the door, there are several thiemen standing at the door who don't look like thwarmen, and the servants are not like the big men of the servants. These people are tilted and in their hands. The water and fire sticks poked on the ground, with their arms on the end of the stick, standing there basking in the sun, chatting, and looking at the pedestrians passing by on the street,

Wang side stepped up the steps, and a fatter servant drank beside the king: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Go straight in. I don't know if this is the county office." Wang Zong recognized at a glance that the fat yamen were one of the people who went to arrest Chen that day. He smiled and arched his hand and said, "My surname is Wang. I came here from the county magistrate. He said that he had something to do for me to do."

The fat servant looked up and down at the king: "Hehe, okay." As he spoke, he patted the king's shoulder with his hands and feet. He had to throw it at him as soon as he pulled his arm. But today, Wang was calm and said with a smile, "No, the county magistrate lift it up. Can you tell me?"

The fat servant pointed to the king and smiled at the crowd: "Hahaha, this stupid boy, she is called our official." Everyone also felt that Wang was naive, and then laughed. The fat servant said to Wang, "Bad boy, it's a good job for you to take." He held his slightly crooked head, raised his thumb and turned his hand back to the county government and said, "The county magistrate is in the lobby. Go in by yourself."

This county government office is really unruly. Some people look for the county magistrate, and the servants don't care about the message. At this time, the king is not interested in competing with these shrimp soldiers and crab generals. He went straight into the front yard of the government office. The fat servant looked at the back of the king and said to the others, "Hey hey, the county magistrate is really good. Ah, where did you find such a stupid boy?

The thin servant was also among these people. He pointed to the back of the king and said to the other three people, "Why do I look familiar with this boy? By the way, I remember that when our brothers went to catch Chen that day, the boy was also there. It's not wrong. It's him. And, do you know, yesterday was Ruyi wine. It was also him who beat the man. At that time, I was watching. Why did our county magistrate invite him here?

The fat servant said, "What do you care about? If we catch someone, we will get a monthly salary. As for the tax collection, it has nothing to do with our brothers." He looked up and said, "Oh, it's noon. Let's go and drink." With that, one was left on duty at the door, and several people went to find a place to drink,

The king entered the county government office, and the front was the lobby of the county government office. When he approached the lobby, he heard a laughing voice. There were two servants at the door of the lobby. The king came forward and said, "Next to the king, please see the county magistrate." The servant went in to report, and when he came out, he said to the king, "The county magistrate called you, you go in."

The king stepped into the hall of the magistrate. The magistrate was sitting behind the desk, and there was still a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar. Seeing that he was the master of the county magistrate, the county magistrate Zhu saw the king coming and sat there and said, "Haha, Mr. Wang is here. Mr. Wang, please sit down." With that, he pointed to a chair on the middle side of the lobby,

Wang scolded in his heart that the dog official was still putting on airs. He didn't welcome me when he came, but he scolded with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Mr. County. I have just returned to Linchuan for many years. I don't understand the rules of this county. Please give me more advice." The county magistrate smiled and laughed twice, and then raised his face and said, "Come on, bring Chen Kang here."

The king doubted how Chen Kang was in the county office. In a short time, with the shouts of the servants, Chen Kang was escorted to the lobby,

Chen Kang, who just returned to the door of the house yesterday, was opening the key of the door indirectly from his waist. He was suddenly beaten from behind, and then he was directly taken back to the county office. The person who beat Chen Kang also sued Chen Kang, saying that Chen Kang was making trouble in the Ruyi restaurant. Zhang San and other people's ID card, the county magistrate had just drunk from the restaurant. When he came back, he was full of wine and food and was in a good mood. He left the order and signed: "Be the 20 boards and bet on it."

Chen Kang is now embarrassed now. He has been cold and hungry this night, and his face is full of scars. His buttocks are covered with boards and flowers, and the blood sticks his clothes to the wound. Every time he walks, he will be involved in the wound. He grinned and is brought up. When he saw that Wang is sitting there, he was immediately shocked. Is it possible? The prince colluded with the county magistrate,