Hope for luck

Chapter 40
Seeing that many rich gentry officials must drag him to the county government to interrogate Gao Pan, Du Xiangjun felt in his heart that he shouldn't show up in person!

However, seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, Du Xiangjun had no choice but to say in a deep voice:

"Everyone, what I mean is that we don't have to end it ourselves, just let those who can't borrow money go to the county government to make trouble!"

After many rich gentry listened outside, they became quiet, all of them were a little confused, and everyone's eyes were once again focused on Du Xiangjun.

Seeing this, Du Xiangjun talked about the details that he had thought up before. After listening to it, many wealthy gentry members felt that it made sense, and they all nodded their heads.

"...How about it? Ladies and gentlemen, is it much better than us going directly to the county government to make trouble?"

Du Xiangjun looked at the crowd with a smile and said.

"Well, not bad, not bad... or brother Du has a brain..."

Many wealthy gentry members nodded in agreement, agreeing with Du Xiangjun's plan.

"Since that's the case, everyone, you can go back and take action. Tomorrow, let's just wait and see the good show!"

Seeing this, Du Xiangjun smiled even wider, and waved his hand to signal that everyone can leave.

Afterwards, all the wealthy gentry bowed their hands politely to others, got up and left.

But Du Xiangjun personally sent everyone out of the private room, and then returned to their original positions.

"My lord, it's the government after all. If he doesn't care about those poor people, then he can't help it!"

Beside Du Xiangjun, an aide of the Du family said softly.

"If this is the case, the popularity he has just accumulated will be completely gone. Wouldn't it be better? Besides, if we big families don't borrow money, many people will starve to death. When the time comes, those extremely hungry people, where will they be?" Even if you are the emperor of the government, it is not impossible to directly rob it! If you stir up a civil uprising, within three days, he, the county magistrate, will definitely be removed!"

Du Xiangjun was holding a teacup, looking sternly at a certain part of the room and said.

After saying this, the Du family's staff didn't say much anymore, they just nodded along.

"Master, the two people who came to investigate from the government office must have entered the city!"

At this moment, Butler Du bowed and said to Du Xiangjun.

"What? Have you seen strangers coming to our county?"

Du Xiangjun's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said hastily.

"This villain doesn't know, but according to the time calculation, these two people should have already entered the city!"

Steward Du shook his head, as if he was not very clear about the situation.

Du Xiangjun was a little disappointed when he heard the words, and after drinking a cup of tea, he ordered people to go to the county town to find out if they could find these two people.

"Master, what are the origins of these two people? How can the master attach so much importance to it?" asked the staff of the Du family with some doubts.

"The teacher next to Lu Wencong, I heard that he came here to find out the reality of our county government. After all, the county's autumn grain is missing, and he, the magistrate, is also very difficult to deal with!"

Du Xiangjun explained calmly.

"In this way, now is a good time. If you find two people, the master can take this opportunity to curry favor with the magistrate, and the Du family can rest easy from now on!"

The staff of the Du family understood something instantly and said with a smile.

"That's right, the Du family can gain a foothold in the village, not only by relying on the second brother alone, but also by making friends with officials. If things come to fruition tomorrow, the Maotou magistrate will have to bow to us, and there will be more magistrates in the future." Weigh it up!"

Du Xiangjun heard the words, and said in a deep voice, it seemed that he had already made preparations.

"In that case, the villain will wish my boss success..." Du's family staff hurriedly said good things respectfully, and Du Xiangjun loved to listen, and the private room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

……

"Sir, what are we doing here in Geng's residence? This Geng Gengchen is only a master bookkeeper, how much can he know?"

The two people Du Xiangjun wanted to see were Zhang Shunshan and the young man following him.

At this time, the two of them had already entered a mansion, in the reception hall of the main hall, as if they were waiting for someone to appear.

But the young man couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Shunshan heard the words, lowered his voice and replied:
"Geng Gengchen used to be the clerk next to the lord, and later he was able to take the position of the director of Dantang County. Don't underestimate this person. I reckon that he knows all the big and small things in the county government. Otherwise, , Your Excellency will not let us go directly to him to find out the situation!"

After hearing this, the young man was stunned, a little disbelieving: "Really? I thought it would take a lot of inquiries!"

As soon as the words fell, Geng Gengchen walked in from the front door, and hurriedly bowed his hands to the two of them.

"Mr. Zhang, I have heard about your name for a long time. It is a great honor to finally see you today!"

"Master Geng is serious. Mr. Zhang is just a vulgar person. Why is he so famous? Mr. Lu has mentioned Mr. Geng many times. It is our good fortune to meet Mr. Geng today!"

After the three of them greeted each other politely, Geng Gengchen sat on the main seat, while Zhang Shunshan and the young man still sat on the lower guest seat.

"My house is not very courteous, please forgive me for my negligence, Mr. Lu has already informed me of the intention of the two of you in the letter before, so I will stop talking nonsense and talk to the two of you. Let’s talk about the specific situation of the Dantang County Government right now!”

Geng Gengchen spoke quickly, talking about what they should say.

Hearing the words, Zhang Shunshan exchanged a look with the young man, his face showing surprise, he didn't expect Geng Gengchen to cut straight to the point, they didn't even ask, he himself brought it up first!
"Since that's the case, please tell Mr. Geng truthfully. For this matter, Mr. Zhifu can't even sleep peacefully!"

Zhang Shunshan quickly said politely.

"To tell you the truth, the Autumn Grain has appeared again now. It has not been pawned at all before, and it has been stored in the county government warehouse from the beginning to the end!"

Geng Gengchen said with a solemn face.

He had just returned from the county government. Prior to this, Zhou Zhengxin was forced to reveal where the silver was hidden in the warehouse. The news that Gao Pan had completely reversed the situation made him unable to calm down for a long time.

After asking a lot of details, Geng Gengchen realized that Gao Pan seemed to have turned the situation around.

And Zhou Zhengxin was completely defeated, and he lost to a young man who was less than a weak crown, which made Geng Gengchen terrified all day long.

He happened to hear his servants say that someone in the house was looking for him, and they came from Fucheng, so Geng Gengchen rushed back from the county government in a panic.

"Master Geng, what do you say?"

Zhang Shunshan looked at Geng Gengchen with wide eyes and asked, hoping he could explain what it meant.

Geng Gengchen didn't hide anything, he told the situation in the county government office at this time, and told the two that the autumn grain was in the county government office intact at this moment, and it would definitely be handed in as much on the day of delivery!
"It turned out to be like this?!"

After Zhang Shunshan heard it, he didn't know whether he was happy or shocked, and couldn't say anything else for a while.

(End of this chapter)