Daming Junior Scholar

"Hmph, fetching water from the bamboo basket is a waste of time, let's see how long you can last."

He Jiaan didn't know what Li Fu was talking behind him, but even if he knew, he just laughed it off. He Jiaan didn't have too many demands on Li Fu, he just asked him not to hold him back.

Soon, a group of people came to the alley where Wu Zhi's house was located. He Jiaan didn't bother to get out of the car and get in the car again, calling Tang Lin to Wu's house to invite Wu Zhi out.

Not long after, Tang Lin and Wu Zhi walked out of the house, but seeing the strange expression on Tang Lin's face, after pulling away He Jiaan's carriage, he let Wu Zhi get in, and then rushed After watching He Jiaan squeeze his eyes twice, he sat on the shaft of the carriage.

Huh?What does this kid want to express to himself?

Just as He Jiaan was stupefied, Wu Zhi took out a few ingots from his sleeve as if he was a thief after getting into the car, quickly stuffed them into He Jiaan's hand, and then said in a low voice, "It's a small thing, no way!" Respect, Mr. He just accept it."

Looking at the money in his hand, He Jiaan finally understood the meaning expressed in Tang Lin's eyes just now. This must be when Wu Zhi just entered the house. Wu Zhi had already given the money to Tang Lin, but Tang Lin rejected it. Unwillingly, Zhi took out the money again and handed it directly to himself.

When handing over the money to He Jiaan, Wu Zhineng could clearly see that the smile on He Jiaan's face had faded, and when his eyes turned from the money in his hand to his own face, he always felt a little flustered for no reason. , quickly explained: "Don't worry, Mr. He, the villain has nothing to ask of you, but I just think that you have done so many things for everyone, and this is what I should give you."

"It should be given to me? Then why did you give it alone?" He Jiaan weighed the money in his hand, couldn't help but sneered and said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Wu only took 55 taels of compensation silver in total. , This time I took out 20 taels, what a big deal."

No matter how I listened, I felt that He Jiaan had something to say.

The expression on Wu Zhi's face suddenly became a little flustered, and he was not sure what to do now.

"Not much to say, I will give you two options now, first, I can accept your money, and then we will immediately transfer back to the government office, you bribe the magistrate, this crime is not small, Mr. Wu weighs it himself I am afraid that I will have to live in prison for the rest of my life."

"Ah?" Wu Zhi didn't expect that when He Jiaan opened his mouth, he was about to lock himself up, and the expression on his face suddenly became panicked. He was obviously well-intentioned, why is Mr. He so ungrateful?

Just when he was about to speak, He Jia'an said again: "The second thing is that Mr. Wu takes the money back, and let's pretend that nothing happened. You can choose one for yourself."

"I choose the second option. Nothing happened to us." Wu Zhi hurriedly took the money back from He Jiaan's hand, and after finally putting it back into his sleeve, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief, but couldn't help it in his heart. Scolding his son bloody, this silly boy almost sent himself to prison.

Chapter 1190

Taking a boat from the pier, it takes almost two days to walk on the sea to reach the destination this time... Yutang County, Paju Prefecture.

After taking the money back, Wu Zhi suddenly felt relieved, and without waiting for He Jiaan to ask, he told He Jiaan the ideas of his son and daughter-in-law. After hearing this, He Jiaan felt the same. A little speechless, it seems that the impression these corrupt officials left on these ordinary people was indeed too deep, so that no matter what situation they encountered, the first thing they thought of was to use money to open the way.

Now that the words had been spoken, He Jiaan didn't intend to pursue further. After boarding the boat, He Jiaan asked about that Master Chen.

It's not that Wu Zhi doesn't want to say, the key point is that he doesn't know many things. He only knows that after the sea ban was imposed, the entire shipyard of Daming was destroyed. People lost the jobs they depended on for survival, and within a few years they were running around for their livelihoods. This time, the ancestor of Master Chen who was looking for was a master craftsman in the shipyard back then.

Of course, Master Chen was just a doll when the shipyard was scattered. Although he hadn’t experienced what happened back then, his ancestors were unwilling to lose their skills and passed them all on to him. It has been passed down, but Master Chen has not built a boat for decades. It was not until the ban on seas became less strict in recent years that Master Chen began to come out again.

The last contact between Wu Zhi and Master Chen was a few years ago. After so many years, I don't know if Master Chen is still alive, so I can only bring He Jiaan here to try his luck.

Sometimes things in the world are like this, even if you know that Daming’s coastal defense will gradually rot, and before you have the difficulty to change, you can only watch some people and some things being missed by yourself, and wait until you really have this When it is difficult, I am afraid that I will miss something again.

Just like this time...

He Jiaan suddenly expressed a pessimistic attitude towards his career, but he didn't want to tell Wu Zhi about this attitude. For the remaining two days, he kept himself locked in the cabin, looking at the blue sky all around him. The ocean, however, did not open up much, but became even more sad.

Two days later, the warship finally stopped at the wharf in Yutang County. The moment the warship stopped, the people in the entire wharf were frightened by the huge ship. At the beginning, some people wondered if it could be Japanese pirates. It was only when I saw the Ming sea flag hanging on the ship that I felt relieved, and then I became much more excited. With such a huge ship in Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that I will never have to worry about those Japanese pirates attacking the border again.

When the boat stopped, He Jia'an didn't mean to disturb Yutang County, but changed into casual clothes, led Tang Lin and his party, and hired a few carriages after arriving at the pier. After reporting the location, he reported to the Chen family heading in the direction.

Maybe it's because of the reputation of Master Chen. When Wu Zhi announced his name, these coachmen didn't even hesitate, and ran away in one direction. Looking at their actions, Wu Zhi felt a little excited. Feeling, maybe that Master Chen is not living in this world as he imagined.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the leading carriage finally slowed down slowly. When the carriage stopped completely, the driver walked up to He Jiaan and said with some embarrassment: "My lord, the road ahead is blocked. We can't go in."

"Oh?" He Jiaan poked his head out of the carriage suspiciously, and sure enough, in his sight, there were probably hundreds of people crowded in front of him, and the mess inside couldn't hear what they were shouting.

Since he couldn't enter the village, He Jiaan jumped out of the carriage. When Tang Lin came over, He Jiaan said, "Tang Lin, go ahead and see what happened."

"Okay, sir, wait a moment." After Tang Lin responded, he quickly squeezed towards the crowd. The waiting time was a bit long. Just when He Jiaan was getting impatient, Tang Lin stepped out of the crowd. Squeezed out, ran to He Jiaan in a hurry, and said hurriedly: "Sir, you should go and have a look quickly, the arresters from Yutang County are here to arrest people."

"Oh? Who are they going to arrest?" He Jiaan asked with a puzzled expression.

"They said they wanted to arrest a man named Chen Tong." Tang Lin said the name he had heard.

Who is Chen Tong?What does it have to do with Master Chen?

Just when He Jiaan was about to inquire, when Wu Zhi heard that these people wanted to arrest Chen Tong, he immediately widened his eyes and quickly explained to He Jiaan: "Master He, then Chen Tong is what we are looking for. people."

Uh?

What's going on here?If he hadn't just happened to arrive here today, wouldn't this Master Chen have been caught in prison?

Thinking of this, He Jiaan ordered coldly: "Come with me, let's hear what's going on."

Right at the center of the crowd, I saw a dozen shirtless men carrying shoulder poles lined up at the entrance of the village, and on the opposite side of them were dozens of government servants in soap clothes, leading the way. One of them was holding a steel knife in his hand and gesticulating at the big men, spitting and flying in the mouth: "I tell you, if you don't get out of the way, I will take you all to the prison in the county."

"Bah, you dog official, try it if you have the guts. If your grandpa takes a step back, he's the son of a bitch." The big man in the lead stomped the shoulder pole in his hand to the ground, and took another step forward. .

Not to mention, even though the arrester was yelling fiercely, but when he saw that the big man was going to make a real move, he couldn't help but take a step back. Gather up the courage and shout to the big man: "Chen Yi, your grandfather's refusal to pay the tax is a death penalty. If you dare to stop here again, I will be rude to you."

"So what if you're welcome, Officer Dog, if you have the guts, come over and have a try."

"Come on, give it a try."

Seeing that a fight with weapons was about to be unavoidable, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Slow down."

Uh?

No one thought that at this moment, there would be someone who would actually get in the way. Everyone's suspicious eyes turned to the pedestrian who squeezed in. They looked at the young man who led the way, but there was a hint of disdain in their eyes. Where did it come from?I'm afraid I'm guilty of bookishness again, thinking that the matter can be resolved, but you don't look at yourself, is this something you can get your hands on?

He Jiaan didn't care how complicated the eyes around him were, he came to stand between the two groups, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "My surname is He, I just happened to pass by the treasure land, but I saw everyone so tense, so I wanted to be one of them." People, talk about peace for everyone, do you think peace is the most important thing?"

"And?" The yamen servant glanced at He Jia'an disdainfully, and said coldly: "Who are you, do you know who we are? The catcher Pingsi of Yutang County is here to handle the case, and anyone who has nothing to do with him will show me open."

Headhunting Pingsi?

He Jia'an first wrote down the name in his heart, smiled slightly, and asked, "Then I would like to ask this head catcher, what case are you here for?"

Chapter 1191 Follow My Heart

Chapter 1191 Follow My Heart

Perhaps it was the faint expression on He Jiaan's face that caused Ping Si to have some doubts in his heart. He looked at He Jiaan cautiously, and then asked tentatively, "Who are you? What's the matter in the fish pond?"

The expression on He Jiaan's face became more and more disdainful, and he snorted coldly: "If I heard correctly, I seem to have already answered your words, and now it's your turn to answer mine."

The more He Jiaan looked like he didn't take himself seriously, the more Ping Si was unsure of who He Jiaan was. After hesitating for a moment, he said cautiously: "Chen Jiazhuang is based on Chen Tong. The group of people at the head have privately built dozens of fishing boats for so many years but have never paid a penny in taxes. Our lord has an order to bring Chen Tong and his tax evaders to justice. Brothers are also following orders. open."

"Ping Si, don't spout people here. My Chen family has been building ships for so many years. Which ship hasn't paid you taxes? It's because you have too much appetite and have repeatedly increased taxes for no reason. If you say it, we have worked hard The money you earn from building a boat is not enough for you, who is willing to serve such a corrupt official.”

"Bold Chen Yi, dare to slander my lord in front of so many people, I think you are tired of work, come, hurry up and arrest this ignorant brat."

"Come on, who is afraid of whom." Chen Yi also picked up the shoulder pole in his hand, looking completely unafraid.

He Jia'an, who was caught in the middle, finally understood. The reason is that Yuyong county magistrate has too much appetite. Seeing how easy it is for the Chen family to build a ship, he thought he had dug a rich mine, so he wanted to dig more silver here. Who knows I was too greedy, which caused the dissatisfaction of the Chen family. As a result, they couldn't even collect a penny, and they didn't pay at all.