MTL - Feng Xing-Chapter 33

A table and two chairs, two people playing chess.

Fan Jinchuan holds black, Fang Fengsheng holds white.

The wind is blowing outside, but the house is warm as spring. Feng Sheng also carried a small bamboo basket in his hand, inside which were Zhichun's freshly fried five-flavored melon seeds.

Creak, creak...

Fan Jinchuan hesitated to put down a stone, but Feng Sheng saw that he had put it down, picked up a white stone and put it down.

"Brother Fan, you lost."

Fan Jinchuan was stunned, and laughed: "Brother, my chess skills are getting better day by day, I admire you."

Feng Sheng leaned back in the chair, said with a smile: "It's not that I'm good at chess, it's that you are messed up."

Fang Fengsheng would address Fan Jinchuan by two names, sometimes Brother Fan, and sometimes Sir. When calling an adult, she is usually angry, or talking about official business.

"Is it because of something not going well with the Qingzhang, or is there a memorial that has no news? If you really want to know, you can ask your friend. You don't have to be like a trapped animal."

Fan Jinchuan hesitated, and said: "He replied to my letter, and the things have been delivered, but..."

"no respond."

Fan Jinchuan half bent down and put his hands on his forehead. Although he didn't make much gestures, it could be seen that he was in great pain. He received the letter the day before yesterday, but he has been unable to speak out, because his concept has been subverted, and he doesn't know what to say.

…

Click, click, click.

This movement is really annoying.

Fan Jinchuan looked up, and saw Feng Sheng eating melon seeds with a smile. The longer he knew Fang Fengsheng, the more he felt that she had many faces. Sometimes indifferent as ice, sometimes as indifferent as dust, and sometimes as naughty as a child.

"Xiandi doesn't seem surprised?"

"Why should I be surprised and forget what I said that day?"

Fan Jinchuan thought about what Feng Sheng said that day, Emperor Jianping might have something to say about the chaos in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River.

"Okay, everything can't be as you wish. Instead of worrying about it, you'd better do the current thing well." Feng Sheng put down the small basket, patted his robe, and stood up.

"Is there no solution to this?"

Feng Sheng blinked: "It's not that there is no solution."

"Why?"

"This solution is not in line with how adults behave in the world. It is better for adults not to know."

"I also hope that my virtuous brother can clear up my doubts."

"Did you dare to risk the displeasure of the world?"

Fan Jinchuan was stunned, Feng Sheng said with a smile: "Only when the two rivers and rivers are in chaos, and the chaos is so unbearable that the Holy One can't bear it, can we break it and then stand up. But this is not suitable for adults to do, I will go, I just need adults to help me."

"What help?"

"Turn a blind eye."

Fan Jinchuan didn't forget what he said, so he has been busy with Zhang's field affairs recently.

On this matter, he discussed with the Taizhou branch and various saltworks.

The land in the county is messy and the boundaries of the fields are unclear, making it difficult to collect taxes. In this regard, the salt affairs yamen has no objection. They only care about salt affairs, such as the land and population of the county, which are still managed by the local county yamen.

So the county government wants to clear the land, they can't control it, and they can't intervene. Fan Jinchuan greeted them in advance, just to look good.

In fact, everyone knew that Qingzhang was difficult and difficult, and they all regarded Fan Jinchuan as a monkey.

In fact, it is really difficult to clear the house. Not only the big households do not cooperate, but some farmers below are also unwilling to cooperate. The big family incited the dull people, and the county government could only stop for fear of stirring up a civil uprising.

The first place where the county government was cleared was Jiangyan Town, which was the closest to Taizhou City, and the richest family in the area was surnamed Chen.

Before the people from the county came down, the Chen family didn't show up, they just instigated and incited the people below to make trouble. Today is also a surprise, the people from the county government left the Chen's house before, and the rear foot began to clean up.

But the Chen family closed their house tightly and kept silent.

Knowing that the county intends to clear the land, they are all staring at this first place. The reaction of the Chen family naturally falls into the eyes of many caring people. But before they got tangled up, Jiang Yan's clearing ended with lightning speed, and then spread to the next place.

Nibbling and swallowing, one place after another.

This time it was not the county lord who came forward, but the always smiling Master Fang beside him. No one knew what method she used to make those big households who were usually difficult to deal with be obedient.

The loss was more than a tenth of a cent. The land that was not hidden and the land that was cleared out was either bought at the market price, or all of it was confiscated.

No one will buy it with money. Even if you are persuaded now, it does not mean that you will be counseled in the future. It has always been a fraudulent robbery, and there is no such thing as buying with money.

Some people also spied some clues. Last time, Master Fang showed a threatening attitude, and the Sun family was already cowardly. Who knew that the matter was left behind, and the county magistrate surnamed Fan refused to take shortcuts and used stupid methods.

The most lacking thing in this world is a fool, and everyone is naturally happy. Unexpectedly, the idiot has learned to be smart now, and he didn't show up and let out a vicious dog.

And this vicious dog seems to have a lot of connections, besides having some shady tricks in his hands, he is also acquainted with Master Gou of the Inspection Department.

Some people saw Mr. Fang going to work in the countryside, but Mr. Gou occasionally accompanied him. There is nothing to be afraid of in the inspection department, and there is nothing to be afraid of Lord Gou, as long as you don't commit crimes, no one can do anything against you. This is only on the surface. In fact, Taizhou is full of private salt. Whether it is foot private, private private, or commercial private, if something wants to come out of Taizhou, it has to go through the eyes of the inspection department. Everyone knows what it means to offend Gou Qing.

"Speaking of which, Master Fang asked me to travel, just to take advantage of it?" In the carriage, Gou Qing said with a smile.

"No, this is not exploitation, this is cooperation."

"Cooperation?"

Feng Sheng took out the warm wine from the stove and poured a glass for one of them. In this weather, the best way to keep warm is to drink alcohol, which is the warmth from the inside out.

"Master Inspector has a high status. It is too meaningless to make small troubles, but if you want to become big, you must first have people in your hands, and then you have to waste land. Only with land can you have firewood, and with firewood can you have salt. This huge In Taizhou, some people annexed land to use as farmland, and some people thought that the more land the better, the better. There are many people who obstruct the county government, and they are driven by profit. If all the confiscated land is used for Isn’t it better to use it for your own personal use than to make a fuss with the inspector?”

"Master Fang knows quite a lot."

Feng Sheng smiled: "Taizhou is such a big place, it's not difficult to know some things, the inspector is a hero, what is lacking is a helper, now this helper comes to your door, it depends on whether the inspector dares to accept it gone."

"What benefits do you get?"

"Of course I can get a lot of benefits. No one in this world will dislike having money in their hands."

"Does Master Fang represent himself, or Master Fan?"

"You don't need to worry about this matter, Mr. Inspector. You just need to know that if necessary, whether it is Mr. Fan or the adults behind Mr. Fan, they can be used by us."

Gou Qing laughed: "Master Fang is really a wonderful person, I just discovered that Master Fang is so wonderful." He looked around Fang Fengsheng, his eyes were a little ambiguous.

Fang Fengsheng just lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, sipping the wine in his glass.

"Then I don't know what the inspector wants?"

"Master Fang's words are so attractive, Gou will naturally not refuse."

Feng Sheng filled each other's glasses of wine and took a glass: "Then wish us a happy cooperation."

"It's easy to talk about."

…

After Gou Qing left, Uncle Yu entered the carriage.

"I don't know how deep this person is, the young master is undoubtedly seeking skin from a tiger by cooperating with this person."

"Whether it is seeking skins with tigers or dancing with wolves, this is the best opportunity and should not be missed. I did not stop Mr. Fan from submitting the secret letter, but I just wanted to test the attitude of the above. It is exactly as I thought. In fact, if anything If you want to check, if you can’t find out, it depends on whether you want it. If you don’t want it, then force them to want it. , the one above will continue to turn a blind eye?" Feng Sheng sneered.

"But these private salt dealers are cruel and ruthless, I'm afraid..."

"Uncle Yu, since when have you been so overwhelmed? Since I came here and planned to move this piece of cake, I prepared for the worst."

"I'm afraid that the rich stoves in those saltworks will make trouble."

"Uncle Yu, don't worry, the salt field will not care about these people."