Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Yu Hai was sweating profusely, his mouth pressed against the wall, barely managing to say, "Lord Fang! You jest... That's not true!"

Fang Zheng smiled: "I don't care, you're as good as dead anyway."

"I hate people talking bad about me behind my back. You dare say it to my face, prepare to die!"

Having said that, Fang Zheng carried the ledger and turned back to his original spot, continuing to watch the crowd frantically grabbing the treasure.

Bai Rui approached Yu Hai and said fiercely, "You're finished. Our lord is petty. If he says he'll kill you, he'll kill you. Be careful with your mouth in the next life!"

Not far away, two sharp glints suddenly shot towards Bai Rui. Bai Rui silently stood in the corner....

......

The looting quickly ended.

Everyone had gained a lot. Carrying over a hundred pounds of gold on their bodies, they didn't feel heavy at all!

Some people were even inadvertently dropping gold bars from their clothes.

Smiles filled their faces, and their hearts were still full of excitement.

At this moment, taking advantage of people's inattention, Yu Hai suddenly broke free from his restraints and roared at the crowd, "Brothers!! Don't believe him. He's after the wealth here and wants to drag you into being accomplices!! Do you really think you can get the money smoothly!"

"Follow me to see Lord Wang, and you'll be heavily rewarded!!"

After shouting, he was captured again by Bai Rui and others. This time, several gold bars were stuffed into his mouth.

A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Fang Zheng's mouth.

At this time, it was useless to say anything. Once the gold was in their hands, it was impossible to get people to put it back!

"Brothers, how many times have you gotten rich following Wang Qian all these years?"

"The moment I arrived in Haiyuan City today, your net worth skyrocketed. You don't need me to say more about who to believe."

"I believe Lord Fang!" The first soldier who got a gold bar shouted excitedly.

Fang Zheng smiled again: "Well said! This money is what you deserve. The Lu family hid it in the treasury, preferring to keep it from seeing the light of day, letting it mold underground rather than spending it on the market!"

"I think you are more worthy of this money!"

"I am just acting on behalf of Heaven, helping the heavens to redistribute this batch of wealth."

Redistribute? Good redistribution! I deserve to be redistributed!

Everyone felt happy.

Bai Rui began to applaud, shouting, "Lord Fang is right!! He is sincerely considering us!! Thank you, Lord Fang!"

Afterwards, his own people shouted one after another.

Soon, the treasury turned into a sea of applause....

Yu Hai looked at this absurd scene with horror and sorrow.

Four big words popped into his mind: Manipulating people's hearts!

After the applause subsided, Fang Zheng took out the thick ledger from his chest.

Holding it up high, he said, "Everyone! I haven't finished yet. Although this money belongs to you, you can't take it for nothing..."

The crowd immediately seemed a little flustered, and soft murmurs arose.

Fang Zheng continued, "This is the ledger from the treasury! It actually records evidence of the Lu family bribing Wang Qian, colluding with each other!"

"I was ordered to come to Haiyuan City this time to thoroughly investigate the corruption here. Now Wang Qian is colluding with the Lu family, squeezing the people's wealth and harming them. His crime deserves death!"

"Follow me out to capture Wang Qian and take down the criminal! The gold you take today will be your reward!"

Fang Zheng could only do this. Although he hadn't even looked at the ledger yet.

His brothers were now forced into a dead end, so he had to make things even more extreme.

Take Haiyuan City! Then he could do whatever he wanted!

Although there were some risks in doing this, there was no better way for his own people.

The fanatical atmosphere of the crowd suddenly stagnated.

Although everyone wasn't very rational, they hadn't completely lost their minds!

Wang Qian was the local official in charge, while Fang Zheng was just a strange official from the capital.

For a time, some people didn't know what to do.

Yu Hai saw this scene and hope rose in his heart again, as he continued to whimper.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, but Fang Zheng had anticipated this.

Looking at the crowd, he continued, "I understand that you have been working for Wang Qian and dare not touch him."

"Perhaps you have also become his accomplices, but those are not important. I know you were coerced, so this time I will only punish the chief culprit!"

"If you don't want to go, then return the gold and pretend nothing happened! If you are willing to follow me to save the people of Haiyuan City from misery, you will be rewarded with another thousand taels of gold after it's done!"

After speaking, Fang Zheng began to observe everyone's expressions.

After observing for a while, he was already ninety percent sure.

There is a saying in psychology called "loss aversion."

For example, if you pick up ten yuan on the road, you can only be happy for a few minutes. Maybe when you think that ten yuan can only buy half a Zhong Xue Gao, you will feel uncomfortable!

If you lose ten yuan, you can be troubled all day.

Most people's sensitivity to loss and gain is extremely asymmetrical. The pain of facing loss far outweighs the joy of facing gain!

Using this psychology, you can even bargain with salespersons.

When buying something, if you can't bargain normally, you should first put the cash in the salesperson's hand, and then ask for it back if the negotiation fails.

At this time, the psychology of avoiding loss will greatly affect the salesperson's rational judgment, so as to make greater concessions.

On the other hand, the ups and downs of emotions have consumed many people's spirits.

The so-called spiritual will and other ethereal things actually have a physical strength bar. If you consume too much, your ability to think rationally will decline.

On one side is the great pain of taking back the gold just obtained, and on the other side is the temptation to increase the reward, coupled with a decline in thinking ability.

Combining these factors, the answer in everyone's heart is already obvious.

However, they still lack someone to lead them to express the voice in their hearts....

The treasury was silent for a long time, only echoing with Yu Hai's whimpering.

After a while, someone finally spoke to break the silence.

Fang Zheng fixed his eyes and was surprised to find that it was still the first soldier who took the gold bar.

I saw him staring at Fang Zheng with red eyes, and said nervously, "Two thousand taels of reward! This humble one is willing to help Lord Fang capture Wang Qian, this corrupt official!"

Everyone looked at the soldier in surprise.

You are a ruthless person! You dare to increase the price with a reward of one thousand taels! You've been greedy enough!

Fang Zheng was also slightly surprised. This was a talent. He didn't expect this kid to be so greedy and want more.

But this is a good thing! I'm not afraid of you being greedy, I'm just afraid of you not being greedy!

Anyway, what I said was copper, so three thousand taels is fine for you!

"What is your name?"

"Little... Little one is Gao Fei!"

"Gao Fei? A good name, come closer to speak." Fang Zheng smiled and waved to him.

Gao Fei walked nervously to Fang Zheng's side.

When he got closer, Fang Zheng directly put his arm around his shoulder and pointed to Yu Hai: "I ask you, do you know his name and what position he holds?"