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Chapter 21 Seeing is believing

It is late autumn, the sun sets on the mountain, the cool breeze rises, and walking on the road is a bit bit boring.

Su Shunqin went to the guest room to rest for a while, got up and asked for a cup of tea, then took a few guards out of the county government. He did not say hello to the county officials, but when he got on the street, he asked about his way, and walked towards Du Xun's house.

The county town is very small, and it won’t take long before it arrives near the Du family.

Looking at the newly built shed in front of the room, Su Shunqin said to the guards: "You go and report it, see if Juren Du is at home."

The guards crossed their hands and agreed. It didn't take long before Du Xun and his wife hurriedly came out.

Just a greeting, Su Shunqin said: "This time I came to the county to investigate the case. The most important thing is whether your family has brewed private wine. I can't rest assured and come to see it myself. Scholar, this matter is not small, you must not hide it at all."

Du Xun hurriedly bowed: "How dare the students deceive officials? The family really has no private brew. Children have a way to steam out the wine from the lees they received. This is how the wine sold in the Hanjiajiajiao store came from the past few days."

"It's best. Are you steaming wine, but in this shed?" Su Shunqin said, and walked out of the shed.

Du Xun said yes, followed forward and opened the tightly sealed door.

Su Shunqin smiled and said, "I see that you are so strict here. I think I'm afraid that others will learn your secret technique. Why? I'll go in and read it now, right?"

Du Xun felt a little embarrassed: "What kind of person is an official? If you hide it from the official, you should die."

While speaking, he gave Su Shunqin to the shed.

After entering the shed, Su Shunqin circled the big pot and the steamer and said, "It's nothing special, it's like steaming buns. Du Xiucai, is the wine steamed from this pot? In this way, it's amazing."

Du Xun said yes, pointing at the pot and steamer, explaining to Su Shunqin.

Su Shunqin waved his hand: "How to make wine, don't be told, I just need to know, you don't have private brewing. I have been an official in the local area for many years, and I have seen a lot of wine brewing in the wine warehouse, of course it's not like this. You have no grains and no wine music here, so I think it's not private brewing. Why not do this? Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to you to come to the official wine warehouse to pull two cargoes of wine lees. Your son who was in prison and the old man who sold wine was released together to let them make wine. It's false to hear it, but true to see it, so that they can steam wine by themselves. It's clear whether it's a private brew."

Du Xun said yes and agreed hurriedly. He said a thousand words and ten thousand. As long as Du Zhongxiao could steam wine from the lees, he would clear the suspicion of private brewing. Everything else is a minor matter. The prohibition of private brewing in the wine in the lees is private brewing. Steaming wine in the lees does not violate the law.

After coming out of the shed, Su Shunqin said, "This Feng Dalang has been with me for many years and is the most trustworthy. Tonight he will watch with the scholar here so that the idle people will not come to make trouble. Tomorrow morning, I will come with you and go to the Guanjiuku to pull the lees."

After saying that, he didn't say much, and left with the people.

Du Xun said goodbye to Su Shunqin and stood alone outside the shed to think about his worries. Su Tongzong seemed to do things carefully and not ask about anything else. Let's first confirm whether the Du family had brewed privately. Just saying it doesn't work, but you have to steam it for him to see. As long as the Du family did not brew privately, everything else is a trivial matter. It is clear that the county officials are dereliction of duty, incompetent, and who do whatever they do.

This is a real person who works, and he will catch the key points and come to check it out in person. On the other hand, County Magistrate Shi has had such a big case under his rule, and he has never asked a question yet. He can't figure out what's going on. How can such an official manage his jurisdiction well?

The responsibility of the magistrate is to supervise, followed by financial management, and thirdly, the deputy of the magistrate. When the magistrate comes, County Magistrate Shi doesn’t know what to do. He sits in the county government and commits his own death, no one can help him.

Su Shunqin returned to the county government office, called his entourage, and asked about the movements of the county officials.

When he heard that the county magistrate Xu had been to the prison cell, Su Shunqin smiled and said, "It should be the county magistrate who checked the wine. The county magistrate Xu has not been in the city these days, and he happened to have cleared his relationship. If it were an ordinary person, it was not enough to hide from those people now, but he rushed over and asked questions, which was also a clueless person."

A follower said, "It's not the case. Official, I asked people in the county that Xu County Magistrate has the best relationship with the Wu family on weekdays and has gained a lot of benefits from the Wu family. He is now looking for it, but he is afraid he has other ideas."

Su Shun nodded, thought for a while, clapped his hands and said, "It's good, and it saves a lot of trouble. It seems that none of the officials in this county is clean. Taking advantage of this case, it's a good thing to clean it up again, so as not to harm the people. I asked someone, in the past few days, the Hanjiajiajiao Store sells more than 50 or 60 kilograms of wine every day, and it should be hundreds of kilograms. If you really commit the ban on brewing wine privately, it is a crime of beheading, which should be a major case. When encountering such a case, the county should report to the state as soon as possible. How dare you try it privately? But I don't think that Linying County is not only a case of being investigated in a confused manner, but also suppresses it so unclearly and does not examine it in the state. It's so chaotic that people don't know what to say. Forget it, find out whether the Du family has brewed wine privately tomorrow, and then write down the officials' actions in the past few days one by one, and then return to the city to pay attention to it."

The followers laughed, all of whom felt that Linying County officials were really irrelevant to their work. In fact, in this era, it was not uncommon for such messy situations as Linying County. The grassroots manpower was limited, the personnel quality was uneven, and the supervision was not strict. This was the norm. Su Shunqin became an official, and before he became a Jinshi, he had a low official position and lacked the experience of being in charge of the government. After he passed the Jinshi, he was promoted quickly and had little experience at the grassroots level, so he felt incredible.

When I was busy here, my entourage came to report and the county magistrate from Shi came to greet me.

Su Shunqin shook his head repeatedly and said, "I said I'm fine and I'm about to rest, so let him go back."

This time, Su Shunqin's biggest headache was how to deal with County Magistrate Shi. He is old and has a late-year gift. Who can do it? If it is handled severely, others will inevitably feel disheartened when they see it. If it is handled lightly, they will be shocked by the law. Now he has finally made up his mind to let him retire early and go home to retire with peace of mind. County Magistrate Shi was born as a special editor, and there is no future in the officialdom, so the county Magistrate has already reached the peak. Being able to retire is probably his ultimate pursuit, so it is better to satisfy him. After all, County Magistrate Shi is not a big mistake except for his lack of energy in his old age.

Officials in the officialdom are of different origins, and the origin of County Magistrate Shi determines his future. Of course, the gangster's life is forgot.

Before dawn the next day, Deng Jiejie called Xu County Wei and went to the prison together.

When he arrived outside the cell, Deng Jiejie said: "County lieutenant, the judge of Tong, came to investigate the case of the county committing alcohol ban. Du Juren said it clearly that they did not make wine privately. Such things are unfounded. Tong, let us verify it today."

Since I met Deng Jie's level here yesterday, County Magistrate Xu has been more careful and asked after hearing this: "I don't know how to verify the level of the level?"

"The magistrate's warrant asked the two of us to take the prisoners to the official winery to carry two hundred kilograms of lees and go back to their home to filter the wine. If the Du family could really filter out the wine from the lees without private brewing, there would be no need to mention this case. It was your county who was careless and wronged the good people."

After hearing this, Xu County Magistrate's face turned gloomy. This matter should have been thoroughly investigated, but he didn't want to wait until the judge sent someone to do it. The county officials would be unable to escape the dereliction of duty. Thinking of this, Xu County Magistrate hated Chen Jiewei to death. He only focused on currying favor with the Wu family, but forgot the most important thing. If the Du family really didn't brew private wine, there was no way to talk about it.

I changed my cell yesterday. The county found a doctor to apply medicine to Du Zhongxiao and cured the stick injury. Today, it was much healed. The chew was a small stick, which looked like it was so shattered, but it didn't hurt the muscles. The one that would really leave behind secret injuries was a big stick, and Chen Jiejie didn't use that kind of ruthless move.

Looking at Du Zhongxiao who was corrupt and corrupt, Deng Jiejie said: "The injuries on the little official are not inconvenient, right? The judge is busy with affairs and cannot stay in the county for a long time, so he has to bother the little official and do something with the wound."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "The judge of the Tongshi took his time to make the decision for the common people, how dare he not obey the order!"

Deng Jiejie nodded: "This is the best. According to the official's instructions, today I will go to the official wine service to carry 200 kilograms of wine lees, and the young official will go home to make wine. If the wine can be filtered out from the wine lees, it will not be a private brew. You two will release it immediately and go home."

Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian hurriedly thanked each other.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "I know what I do, but we really don't have private brews. We just released the clan level. What did Wu Xiaowai, who falsely accused us on the same day? There is also Chen Jiewei who arrested people without asking any questions, and even let civilians lynch in front of him!"

County Magistrate Xu couldn't hold his face and said, "Little officials, as long as you prove that you have no private affairs, the rest of the matter will be handled by the judge. The official family must pay attention to the rules and regulations. Just wait with peace of mind when you go home."

When Du Zhongxiao saw Deng Jiejia laughing, he stopped talking and nodded in a heavy voice: "Okay, let's follow what the county magistrate said."

He was sentenced to prison these days and sentenced, which made Du Zhongxiao deeply understand this era. Don’t just look at the theory, but also look at what the reality will be like. Another point that made him realize again the huge difference between wealthy families and ordinary people.

The powerful and the civilians, no matter what era, seem to live in two worlds. However, Du Zhongxiao was ordinary in his previous life and did not have a deep understanding of these things. When he arrived in this world, the powerful and powerful became more unscrupulous, which made him deeply realize this. In fact, Du Zhongxiao could feel that Wu Kejiu, who caused all these consequences, felt very wronged. Everything he did was right in his eyes. There was no exception at all, so why did he make such a fuss? A young lady from an ordinary citizen was beautiful and beautiful. She didn't take advantage of her youth to be a concubine to enjoy some wealth and wealth. She had to wear thick clothes and eat plain food in her own home. Where is such a person in the world?
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