The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 270

The next day, at noon.

Lingling County, in the backyard of the government office.

At this time, four yamen servants rushed over, dressed disheveledly, but what caught their eyes was that their county magistrate was waiting there?

"This, what the hell?" Several people whispered.

"What are you muttering about? The time will come soon, so please be careful." The speaker was the local county magistrate. He was neatly dressed, with his stomach sticking out, directing the yamen servants.

"Damn it, the county magistrate actually knows about official duties?"

"Who wouldn't say that? It's really strange. I guess the sun is coming out from the west."

"I reckon, [-]% of it is the task of the higher-ups, otherwise he might be drunk on the belly of a woman right now!"

In the courtyard, several yamen servants were discussing in low voices.

The county magistrate didn't pay attention to the crowd. After everyone lined up, he gave the county magistrate a look. The county magistrate understood and brought a lot of new coins.

Under everyone's puzzled eyes, he smiled and said: "Everyone, we have been working together for a long time. I think of your hard work, and I will give you some money."

"Li Xiancheng, I haven't distributed money to you brothers yet."

On the other side, the county magistrate hurried forward and handed out the new coins in his hand with the same flattering smile. They were still large copper coins of five cents each, as always.

There are always two hundred pieces, which is a thousand dollars.

All the yamen servants: "???"

This has always been a thousand dollars, and it will almost cover their three-month salary, which also makes them even more confused. They don't know what their own county respects look like?Did you come here to send money to them?
It's a fucking thing, this is too abnormal, there is absolutely no peace of mind, I'm afraid it's probably because they let them take the blame, this kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice.

It’s all about giving some money first, and then going to top it.

It's just that there is no case that needs to be topped recently?Is there a new case?
Thinking of this, the four of them shook their heads in unison, their eyes were determined, and even with a hint of pleading, they refused to accept it.

"Hey~, I said what are you guys doing? Why don't you want the money I gave you? Hurry up and take it back to subsidize the family." The county magistrate was speechless.

It's just that the yamen servants acted as if they didn't hear what he said.

"Xianzun, don't embarrass us. We can't ask for this money even if we are killed. If we do something wrong, we will actively correct it."

One of the yamen servants said tremblingly.

After finishing speaking, the others nodded vigorously.

They don't want to die!Better to die than to live.

Then, he exchanged eye contact with a few other people, and instead of picking up the money, they reluctantly took out some pieces of silver from their pockets.

Come together, a small handful, a lot.

County magistrate: "???"

The moment a few people took out the money, he only felt his legs go limp, and beads of sweat filled his forehead instantly. These bastards want to see him as a fool?

Grandma, I treat them well!

Thinking about it, he touched his belly, and the county magistrate was inexplicably terrified. He couldn't imagine what would happen to him after being skinned. He probably died of pain right away?

"Quick, give me back the money."

The county magistrate's voice was a little trembling, he was really frightened by these crazy things, you just pay if you say it's good, do you seem to love money?

Obviously, obviously not like it!

The new law, from now on, if the amount of embezzled money reaches a thousand pennies, it will be peeled off and used as grass. Is this a human thing?He doesn't want to be the first bird, after all, he is not from a high-class family.

He just became a county magistrate after working all his life, but he can't ruin his future, let alone Zhang Xiu, a lunatic who can do anything.

A few yamen servants: "???"

"Xianzun, please spare us. In this way, I, we still have some money at home, we will go back and get it for you, oh no, we will send it to you."

Several people were almost frightened and cried.

My county magistrate is not good at all!This is like a habitual murderer who suddenly treats you with tenderness, even if it is true, no one would dare to believe it.

"Go home and get it?" The county magistrate's face turned green.

Take, take your uncle!
Plop, his calf was weak, unable to support his fat body, he knelt down in front of several people.

Kneel, kneel?

It's over, it's over.

The county magistrate is fucking kneeling, this time it is definitely a big family that needs to top the tank.In an instant, several people wanted to cry even more, even thinking about their wives and children.

There is no way, the county magistrate is the emperor of one side.

dictate their fate.

Now that the county magistrate wants them to die, they can't even run away!

"Xian, Xianzun, since this is the case, I hope you can take good care of our wife and children." Several people wiped away their tears and made up their minds: "Say it, do you want to support that tank?"

"Hit the vat? Hit your grandma's leg." The county magistrate supported himself, so he was angry, and he scared himself to death because of this for a long time?Is it so difficult to reform yourself?
"Okay, stop dawdling, hurry up and get dressed, and prepare to post the list with me." The county magistrate dusted off the dust and didn't bother to explain.

"???" Several people were in a mess.

…………

For a moment, on the street.

The two carried a gong.

One person holds the bulletin, and the other keeps beating the gong.

There was only a burst of golden chirping, and the neighbors in the whole city were rushed out. After all, most of them were waiting for the winter in late autumn.

For a while, the streets became lively.

What's even more lively is that the county magistrate, who used to be so inconspicuous, even squeezed out his amiable face and greeted the people around him.

There are two posters in total.

At this time, several government servants stood on both sides holding their knives.

Li Xiancheng took two steps forward, pressed his palms, squeezed out a little smile, and said: "Fathers and folks, be quiet, be quiet first."

"These two announcements are imperial edicts written by the current prime minister and drafted by the emperor. In the first one, the prime minister thought of the hard work of the people and should not perform labor or military service."

"Therefore, the Prime Minister wrote to the Son of Heaven to ask for the abolition of corvee. From now on, there will be no hard labor for the great man. In addition, the Prime Minister declares that there will never be any additional taxes."

The words came out, and the sound was silent.

Everyone was stunned,
Abolish, abolish labor?Never pay?
At this moment, their hearts were trembling.

Whoa! ! !
In an instant, cheers resounded between heaven and earth.

The service of corvee has changed after Zhang Xiu came, but before him, there were dozens of days every year where they had to do inhuman labor.

You need to separate from your loved ones.

It is even said that many people just disappeared.

Because they were taken to build roads and go to mines, they died of exhaustion. It is common to bury them directly, just like when the Great Wall was built back then, and countless bones were buried inside.

However, at this time, Prime Minister Zhang actually ordered the abolition of the labor system. To them, this was beyond description. They couldn't believe it.

"The prime minister serves the country and the people, and we have nothing to repay you for your kindness." An old man of half a hundred shouted, and then he took the lead in kneeling and kowtowing, bowing to Xiangyang.

Then, more and more people knelt and kowtowed.

"The prime minister is righteous, for the country and the people!"

Shout out to the tsunami, the birds dodge.There were teardrops weeping with joy in the corners of their eyes, their eyes were burning, and they bowed down to Zhang Xiu sincerely, without any falsehood.

"Daddy, why do we kneel to the prime minister?" A little boy nestled in the arms of his parents and asked curiously with his clear pupils.

"Because, because the prime minister is a great hero and a good official, he is dedicated to the people, and the people respect him, so they are willing to kneel down and worship him sincerely."

The little boy's mother rubbed the boy's head, her voice was a little choked, but she spoke in an unquestionable voice, and she even didn't allow her child to speak ill of the prime minister.

"Then I will become a great hero like the prime minister in the future, even more powerful than the prime minister." The child shouted in an immature voice.

"Don't talk nonsense!" The mother instinctively raised her hand and punched out, the strength was reduced, not too much, but it hurt her child, making him cry loudly.

"Bao'er, it's my mother's fault!" The mother took her child into her arms, apologizing, and then said: "Bao'er, I just want you to know that Prime Minister Zhang does not allow anyone to blaspheme. no."

"Because no one can do better than Prime Minister Zhang." When the mother said the last sentence, she was looking in the direction of Xiangyang, her eyes full of determination.

Because Zhang Xiu gave them too much!

Even if someone can surpass him in the future, in their hearts, no one can shake Zhang Xiu's status.

"Bao'er, work hard to grow up. When you grow up, go help the prime minister govern the world, seek well-being for the people, and let the people in the world have no more suffering." The father taught by example.

"Hmm!" The little boy nodded heavily.

And there are many similar situations. In the hearts of almost all children, Zhang Xiu is a god, their patron saint, and they are willing to give everything for their protection.

"Prime Minister Zhang is actually the reincarnation of Hui Wenxing, who has brought good news to our people. I have lived for most of my life, and I have always thought that an official has a vicious heart, but Prime Minister Zhang... makes this old man feel ashamed."

"Grandson~, you will go to join the army tomorrow. You can't abolish military service just because of the prime minister. We and the common people can feel at ease and receive his protection. Only by supporting the prime minister can the prime minister protect us."

The old man held his eldest grandson's hand and said in a trembling voice.

"That's well said, the prime minister is all about waiting for me, but in the face of Yuan Shao's great enemy in Hebei, how can we spare our lives and chill the prime minister's heart? Only with sincerity can we fight against Yuan Shao together."

"Join the army and tide over difficulties with the prime minister."

"Join the army, join the army, and repel Yuan Shao together with the prime minister."

At this time, the crowd was excited, which made the originally calm scene even more restless. More and more people chose to join the army and choose to join it.

Listening to everyone's words, some women made up their minds. When they go home later, they must let their children sign up for the army. They must not chill the heart of the prime minister, never!
This scene is also the county magistrate who watched it with emotion.

After going on for a long time, he recalled the eyes of many people again, and said with a trembling smile: "Everyone, this second announcement is about the law."

"From now on, all big Han officials, if there are people who embezzle and accept bribes, as long as the amount of embezzlement is more than a thousand dollars, once verified, they will be directly peeled off and used as grass, and will not be tolerated."

"In addition, the reporting system has been added. Anyone can report anonymously as long as the evidence is true. After verification, if the reporter is confirmed to be corrupt, he will also be flayed. The reporter can get a year's salary as a reward from an official."

The county magistrate spoke weakly, and finally squeezed out a smile.

After he finished speaking, the four yamen servants were all taken aback for a moment, they all looked at each other, and then looked at the county magistrate with a surprised expression.

Sure enough, they naturally knew what the county magistrate was doing, so how could they give money for no reason?I didn't expect that this was ordering them in advance.

No wonder they took out the money just now and scared the county magistrate enough, and the thousand money was peeled off. Can we not panic?But they panicked a lot.

The rest of the people also looked at the county magistrate in horror, licking their tongues from time to time as if they were looking at big fat sheep, and showing bright smiles.

That smile made the county magistrate feel terrified!

"Ahem, well, this law is from now on. This county magistrate has decided to serve the people wholeheartedly and never do anything that is corrupt." The county magistrate said tremblingly.

He believed that if it wasn't for the fact that the law specifically wrote that it would start from now on, he might not be able to keep his life. After all, as long as an official is involved, corruption is more than a thousand dollars.

Looks like I'll have to be more careful in the future.
At least for a while.

…………

Xiangyang, inside the Kuai Mansion.

At this time, all the Patriarchs gathered together.

All of them had unkind faces and cold expressions. They all looked at Kuai Liang, who was in the first place.

"Too much deception, really too much deception."

"Hmph, does Zhang Xiu really think that we are afraid of him? He even promulgated such a strict law. I want to see if he really dares to persecute us."

"A kid from Xiliang, who doesn't think about how to resist Yuan Shao, actually issued such a mindless decree at such a critical moment. Could it be that the entire literati in Jingzhou have no brains?"

Everyone said something, and I said something, expressing the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

You said that Zhang Xiu seized taxes and land, they could understand, so they endured it and let him play for a few days, but this time, it was a good thing, the embezzlers directly peeled their skins and used them as grass, which is more than a strict law.

I am afraid that throughout the ages, there has never been one.

You know, there are almost no officials who are truly clean-sleeved, and they are estimated to be hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars if they embezzle just a few thousand dollars.

"Okay, shut up." The first person, Kuai Liang, with the same gloomy expression, shouted in a low voice.

With the silence, Kuai Liang said again: "Zhang Xiu promulgated these decrees for no reason, just to target our aristocratic family. This person will not be blind. Do you know what his intention is?"

"Intention? What is the intention?"

"Hmph, if you want me to say, he simply doesn't like our family. If there are such strict laws, I don't care if I don't want to be an official."

"That's right. I don't think there's any need to be an official anymore. Brother Kuai, as long as you agree, we will all dismiss our officials and return to our hometowns. Jingzhou will inevitably be in chaos."

"I'd like to see, if we are all dismissed from office and return home to see if he, Zhang Xiu, is not in a hurry, how will we leave and how will he send someone to invite us back."

"That's right, at worst, let's abandon our official position and return to our hometown to show Zhang Xiu some color. Maybe he will withdraw the issued decree soon!"

Everyone was upset, and they all interrupted.

First, Kuai Liang fell into deep thought. As a representative of the Jingzhou literati unit, he clearly felt that Zhang Xiu didn't want to see him, and he had no news about this decision.

"Zhang Xiu, since you are not benevolent, then don't blame me for being unrighteous." Kuai Liang thought to himself, and then said: "Everyone, Zhang Xiu is not benevolent, so why should we work for him?"

"Half of the officials in Jingzhou are members of our family. In this way, when we go back later, we will spread the word to all places and let them all write to the imperial court to voluntarily dismiss them. I want to see if Zhang Xiu will not be in chaos without us."

Kuai Liang said with a cold expression.

(End of this chapter)