Soul echo

Chapter 668 The Li Family

Because he was too afraid of Zhong Ye, the magistrate of Zhijiang only took a little over two quarters of an hour to summon all the people in the county government.

Although there is still a considerable period of time before half an hour, the county magistrate and others are still in a cold sweat.

After the latest issue of "Hero Records" was released, they also read it and knew that Zhong Ye was only in his twenties, and the youngest among them was over forty.

Faced with a young man who was more than one round younger than themselves, they had to obey his orders and trembled. They naturally felt resentful in their hearts, but when they thought of Zhong Ye's "records", no matter how resentful they were, they could only take it to heart. Swallow those emotions.

Poor people cherish their lives, let alone they have already enjoyed the glory and wealth, so why are they willing to die like this?

Therefore, even though there were many distresses, they could only keep silent and obey Zhong Ye's orders.

When the yamen servants and officials gathered, Zhong Ye glanced at them and shook his head slightly, "Let's find some masks to cover the mouth and nose. Although it's troublesome, it can effectively prevent germs from entering the body."

The 'mask' can effectively prevent the spread of the plague. Since the world of Dan has been in contact with the earth for so long, it will naturally realize that this thing can help them deal with the believers of the father of fruit.

Gas masks have already been produced on Xilu's side, so how could there be nothing on Dongtu's side?
However, in this era, the price of masks is still quite expensive, about [-] yuan a piece, and ordinary people have not received relevant education, and they will not realize that masks can help them resist the plague.

Zhong Ye sent a few people to the pharmacy in the city to buy masks. Taking advantage of his spare time, he turned to look at the officials around him, "Didn't you ask the medical officers for their opinions when you recruited the refugees? Set close to the city?"

Several officials questioned by Zhong Ye looked at each other in blank dismay, but they dared not tell the truth.

Seeing their performance, Zhong Ye suddenly remembered something that someone had just heard mentioned, and his eyes sank.

"Could it be that you are not the ones gathering the refugees, but the 'Li Family'?!"

Zhijiang county magistrate and others were dumbfounded. They never thought that Zhong Ye would be able to guess this matter, but he had just arrived in Zhijiang!

Shishou Zhou's family, Zhijiang Li's family, and Jianli Qiandai's family, Zhong Ye remembered that the emperor told him that these three families secretly controlled three county towns, and the aristocratic families who occupied the official department secretly communicated with them. Therefore, to a certain extent, the power to appoint and remove officials in the three counties is in their hands.

And an official before mentioned that he had received money from the 'Li family' and proposed to the county magistrate to seal the city, so Zhong Ye immediately thought of the Li family.

However, now that Zhong Ye straightened out these things, he felt puzzled again.

If the Li family is really as powerful as the emperor said, and can overwhelm the sky in Zhijiang, then why did the official say that he was bribed?

If the Li family really has that ability, why not directly instruct the county magistrate to do things, but through another official?
The two statements conflict with each other, and one of them should be lying. In this case, who is the person who lied and deceived him?
Zhong Ye thought for a while, and decided to believe the emperor's statement. After all, the emperor still needs his help now. They have common interests, and lying will only create a gap between them.

Since the person who lied was most likely not the emperor, was it this official from Zhijiang?
"Tell me about the Li family!" After only a few seconds of thinking, Zhong Ye suddenly said, "What are they mainly engaged in? How much industry and land do they control in Zhijiang? Don't try to hide it. If you let me know, you guys Heads will fall."

From the fact that they were still drinking and having fun before, it could be seen that they were definitely not good people. Zhong Ye didn't have any psychological burden to kill these guys.

Several officials looked at each other and said helplessly: "The main business of the Li family is grain, whether it's finished products or seeds, they have business.

"In addition, it also involves industries such as cloth, publishing, wine, papermaking, and medicinal materials. There are currently five factories in Zhijiang, three of which belong to the Li family.

"Among the land around Zhijiang, [-]% belong to the Li family, and there are nearly [-] people working for their family... that's all the humble staff knows about."

Even if they were county magistrates and county lieutenants, they could only humble themselves when facing Zhong Ye.

Leaving aside Zhong Ye's status as the temporary prefect of Jingzhou, he is still the supervisor of the censor and responsible for the supervision of all officials. With this status alone, they must be respectful.

——Now everyone knows that Zhong Ye is holding a Shangfang sword in his hand. It is a sword specially used to kill corrupt officials. Using it to kill officials does not require prior notice!

"The Li family..."

The county magistrate of Zhijiang and the others looked at Zhong Ye's expressionless face and quietly speculated what he was thinking.

What he was thinking about must have something to do with the Li family, but how he viewed the Li family and what he planned to do to the Li family was another question.

About half an hour later, the yamen servant who went to buy masks came back.

The yamen servants who were arranged by Zhong Ye to rest came out from everywhere one after another, and took the masks and wormwood.

Those yamen servants had been busy for a while, so Zhong Ye didn't take them with him, let them go home to rest, and then led the team to the refugee camp.

Zhijiang medical officer is a part-time civilian doctor in the city. When the government servants who went to buy masks came back, they brought him back by the way.

The medical officer's eyes lit up when he heard that Zhong Ye wanted to transfer the refugee camp so that the refugees could stay as far away from the county as possible.

Before that, he had advised Zhijiang county magistrate more than once, but the county magistrate and others had never acted.

Although the city was sealed off to prevent ordinary people from going out at will, the gates of the city are still open and people can still come and go. What kind of a city lock is this?
But the medical officer was not stupid enough to complain to Zhong Ye in front of the county magistrate. The county magistrate was the one who managed Zhijiang. Zhong Ye would leave sooner or later. If he did that, he would be slapping the county magistrate and the others in the face. Offending them is never a good thing.

Before arriving at the refugee camp, Zhong Ye already smelled the stench, but he didn't express anything and continued to lead the team closer.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind, which brought the stench, which made the county magistrate and others change their expressions slightly, and hurriedly put on their masks.

The herbal medicine stuffed in the cotton exudes a light fragrance, but there is no way to stop the stench, which makes the county magistrate extremely uncomfortable.

When they approached the camp, they saw the defecation all over the ground around the camp. The filth had already dyed the surroundings of the camp pitch-black, and there was still a foul smell, forcibly isolating the camp from other places.

Looking at those things on the ground, the county magistrate and the others have encountered difficulties. Are they really going to go there?

Immediately, they saw Zhong Ye walking over without changing his expression, his eyes trembling as if shaking.

The arrival of these people attracted the attention of the refugees. Surrounded by hunger and stench, the people numbly looked up and saw a tall figure walking over.

"I'm sorry for making you suffer so much." Zhong Ye stepped down from the air pedal and glanced at the simple and dirty camp, "You may need to suffer some more, because we are going to tear down this camp and put You move elsewhere."

Without waiting for those refugees to speak, Zhong Ye continued: "But don't worry, we will provide you with treatment and food immediately after we move you there, and the living place will not be as simple as it is now, at least it can provide shelter for you. Wind and rain."

No one responded to Zhong Ye's words, and everyone looked at him coldly, with distrust written in their eyes.

Seeing their appearance like this, Zhong Ye dropped a heavy weight to weigh down their inner scales.

"My name is Zhong Ye. I am the censor sent by His Majesty the Emperor. I am not in the same group as Zhijiang County Magistrate, the Li family and others. This is a token that can prove my identity."

Hearing these words, the eyes of the refugees became brighter. Zhong Ye struck while the iron was hot, and said, "At the same time, I am now in charge of the Jingzhou Mansion, and I am the prefect of Jingzhou. Find a description of me in the latest issue."

Looking at those eyes that gradually lit up, Zhong Ye said slowly: "Do you know how I became the acting prefect? ​​It was because I chopped down the Jingzhou prefect, and then His Majesty accepted me as the acting prefect——I and You are on the sidelines, and the enemies are all corrupt officials!"

Hearing this sentence, the refugees were finally moved.

They looked at each other, then sighed, "Is there anything to eat?"

Zhong Ye was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes! It's enough for you to eat!"

(End of this chapter)