As the evening approached, Zhang Jianzhi rushed to Xiaojiazhuang with twenty yamen runners, several clerks, and Li Yuanfang.

"Students greet the Lord of the Hall!"

Xiao Ye bowed and bowed.

"Yeah~~"

Zhang Jianzhi looked at Xiao Ye with a hot look, stroked his beard and laughed: "Donald Jie Yuan does not need to be too polite. The county is coming to help Jie Yuan Gong solve his problems."

Xiao Ye secretly despised him. Seeing this old guy, his face was about to bloom with a smile.

Li Yuanfang also didn't understand. Other people's gold was so happy that it was so happy.

"Meet the Lord of the Demon!"

Xiao Song also brought a group of senior officials to visit Zhang Jianzhi.

Zhang Jianzhi immediately smiled and asked in a deep voice with great authority: "Is this the Shi Family's 100,000 taels of gold?"

"yes!"

Xiao Song felt a little uneasy.

Zhang Jianzhi said: "Duke Jie Yuan was worried that something would happen if gold was placed in the clan, so he asked the county to come and temporarily cut the gold into the county treasury. People come and go and count it!"

"yes!"

A group of people rushed up, opened the carriage, and counted them all.

The afterglow of the sunset shone on the golden ingot, and the golden light shone. Every yamen runner who was counting was swallowing secretly, and the clerk in charge of recording was trembling. However, the court was strict in its laws and regulations. Even if it had thoughts in its heart, it was just thinking in its heart.

Xiao Song couldn't help but say, "Ye'er, you temporarily store the gold in the official warehouse, what should you do if the Shi family comes to ask for it?"

"The gold is not in our hands, just go to the county government to ask for it!"

Xiao Ye smiled.

Xiao Song asked again: "What if he doesn't come back?"

Xiao Ye smiled and said, "That's nothing to do with my Xiao family anymore. At most, hey, who is afraid of whom?"

Li Yuanfang heard the conversation and suddenly felt a sudden enlightenment in her heart!

No wonder, the old man smiled so happily!

After money was entered into the official treasury, do you still want to come back? When the treasury in the court was a money house opened by his Shi family?

Although 100,000 taels of yellow metal belong to the Shi family, the county government also admits that gold belongs to you, but the county government always has one or another excuse not to let it go. It even occupies it in the name of building river embankments and water conservancy. I will write a blank note for you and owe it first. When will you pay it back, wait slowly.

Waiting for Zhang Jianzhi to be transferred, who will the next magistrate recognize this bad debt?

Even if the Shi Family has a backstage, the people have not fought with officials since ancient times. Even if the matter is in Yangzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Road is not afraid, and at most it will pay a portion of it. All the local governments at all levels will be happy, and no one will give the money to the Shi Family.

In short, if the money falls into the hands of the government, no matter where it comes, it will be a meat bun to beat the dog. If there is no return, it will be useless for the historians to sue the emperor. After all, Zhang Jianzhi is not greedy or take it. The money is for the court, and he stands in the position of the court and will not lose money in his great fortune.

Besides, you, a salt merchant, have great business, what's wrong with expending some blood for the court? Isn't that right?

Thinking of this, Li Yuanfang couldn't help looking at Xiao Ye and secretly admired him. He used this trick to play with flowers and Buddha, and kicked the ball to the county government, and no longer had to bear the unexpected risk of gold falling into his hands. The county government was happy to accept that the Shi family was the real loss. The 100,000 taels of gold was like this, and it was shattered to the government!

‘No wonder Meng General Gong valued him. If this son passed the imperial examination and entered the court, he would remind his adoptive father to pay more protection!”

Li Yuanfang looked at Xiao Ye with a hint of kindness.

At this time, the atmosphere in the field was extremely strange. The villagers surrounded them and watched the yamen runners counting gold. They were silent. Uncle Jiu became honest and could not even have the intention to sue Xiao Ye.

"Dang Zun, count it out, one hundred thousand taels of gold, no more or less!"

When it was about to dark, several clerks rushed over to report, everyone looked excited.

Yes, no matter how dark the world is, it is not as dark as the yamen. If the money enters the yamen, you won’t think of it. Even if Zhang Jianzhi is honest, it is impossible to get some gold under his nose. But money must be spent. If you spend it, you will have the chance to get some water. Moreover, the end of the year is approaching, and you can make more money at the end of the year.

And all of this is thanks to Duke Jie Yuan!

"Come on paper and pen, and our county will send a receipt for Mr. Jie Yuan!"

Zhang Jianzhi was quite authentic, so he called paper and pen and wrote a receipt for Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye looked at it briefly, then folded it and put it away, and smiled and said, "It's getting late. Why would you better use meals in the farm and go back?"

“Hey~~”

Zhang Jianzhi waved his hand: "It is of great importance. It is better for the county to return to the yamen as soon as possible and set off!"

"Go!"

The yamen runners drove their carriages and horses away gradually, and the ruts pressed on the mud, leaving deep marks. One hundred thousand taels of gold was like a dream, coming suddenly and going quickly.

"It's getting late, so you can go back too. In a few days, I will pass on the position of the patriarch to you. Although the uncles in the clan have something to do with you, I just hope that you will still remember your surname Xiao."

Xiao Song stared at Xiao Ye in a daze. He got a few years older in an instant, and his back also hunched down. Although he decided to delegate power, he had been in charge of power for a lifetime, so how could he be willing to let go?

Xiao Ye stepped forward and supported Xiao Song and said, "Uncle was probably misunderstood his nephew. The so-called old man in the family is like a treasure. Uncle has been in charge of the family for 30 years and has never been wrong. The clan does not have any direct branches, and they are convinced. The nephew and grandson are frightened and dare not have the intention to be availed.

Besides, I have to take the exam this winter. Even if my uncle wants to give him a burden, he will not dare to accept it. Please forgive me for being unfilial and ask my uncle to continue working hard for the clan."

"oh?"

Xiao Song showed a moving look, and a trace of guilt emerged from his eyes.

The other clan members nodded repeatedly, and Xiao Yi and Xiao Ze who defected to Xiao Ye were even more relieved. They were afraid that Xiao Ye could not wait to seize power and make it difficult for them to be human. After all, their roots are still in the clan, and no one wants the clan to split.

"Hmph, false kindness and righteousness!"

Uncle Jiu spitted under his feet.

"well!"

Xiao Song glared fiercely, thinking that he had to control Lao Jiu, and even said, "I am lucky to have this kind of heart. Then I will help you see your home for a few more years while your body is still tight!"

The four brothers Xiao Wen's expressions changed immediately. The meaning of this was to make Xiao Ye the heir and sooner or later pass the throne to Xiao Ye.

"Dad, he is an outsider!"

Xiao Gong called out anxiously.

"Shut up!"

Xiao Song was furious: "Yer's name is a genealogy, who dares to say that he is not a member of the Xiao family? It's just that you are short-sighted. You only look at the one-acre and three-point land under your feet, but don't look at the vast world outside. I will pass on the clan leader to you for my father. Can you be a good family? And you, you, you, yourself!"

No one speaks.

At this time, Xiao Ye stepped forward and said, "Uncles and uncles, if you have any offense before, I apologize to you here. However, the Shi family's gold cannot be taken. I don't want to block the wealth of the clan. I just want to think about how Shi Wenlong started his family and who is standing behind his family?

The salt merchants seem to be glorious, but in fact they are just the money bags of the court. Today, they took the money from the court and they will spit out their capital and interests in the future. Even if the person behind Shi Wenlong falls to the stage, the Shi family will be liquidated. Can my Xiao family, as the in-laws of the Shi family, escape?”

There was a buzzing sound among the tribe members.

Jinzi has been dragged away by the county and will naturally think calmly without any thoughts.

Shi Wenlong made his fortune in just over twenty years. He jumped from a green forest thief to the richest man in Yangzhou. Who would believe that there was no one behind him?

The Xiao family suffered all the hardships of noble people. If it weren't for Xiao Shufei's implication, Xiao Song himself would have been a member of the Secretariat thirty years ago. Thirty years later, he would not be the prime minister. At least he would be a magistrate in the border area or a priest.

"It's a blessing for Mr. Jie Yuan to remind him!"

"Yes, otherwise it would be a disaster!"

"The historian is so vicious!"
Chapter completed!