Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

How did he know the county captain Gu Dezhao? It was nothing more than taking advantage of the situation before.

Asking him to go to the county lieutenant to order Qin Wei to return the food, wouldn't that make him look like a fool?

While scolding Zhu Pengchun in his heart for being ungrateful, he also looked around at the earnest eyes of Pang Feihu and the yamen servants present, especially Zhang Xiaoqi's eyes full of dawn.

Ideas circled rapidly in his mind, and finally he gritted his teeth and explained: "It is absolutely inappropriate to ask Mr. County Lieutenant for this matter."

Pang Feihu questioned: "Why?"

Guo Ye shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Isn't this just telling the county captain that our brothers in Zaoban are not doing well and have lost tax and food?"

Pang Feihu's face froze, he nodded unconsciously, and sighed in his heart, yes, I was promoted by the county lieutenant, if I pleaded with the county lieutenant, wouldn't it be telling the county lieutenant that I am not capable enough, and Zaoban is under my leadership? The next mess?

Not right, really wrong, very big wrong.

But besides this, what else can be done?

Guo Ye asked: "How many days are there before the grain is escorted into the yamen's granary?"

Pang Feihu glanced at Zhang Xiaoqi who had already lost confidence, raised two fingers, and sighed: "There are still two days."

Guo Ye wrenched his fingers and said softly to Pang Feihu: "Maybe this is the only way to do it. If you are lucky, you may be able to find the lost food."

With a sound, the scene was instantly silent!

Well?

Pang Feihu and the yamen servants present once again focused their eyes on Guo Ye, especially Zhang Xiaoqi, the dawn of hope burst out from his eyes and ignited again...

Chapter 20 Father-in-law, I will send you a great fortune

As Guo Ye said, Qin Wei must not be alarmed by this matter, otherwise it will be very bad.

Immediately afterwards, after Pang Feihu expelled the other people in the house, he conspired with Guo Ye to discuss how to make up for the lost tax grains into the county government's granary within two days, and how to get rid of the stolen goods from Liu Laolai and Qin Wei. The tax and rations were pried out.

After some secret discussions, the soldiers were divided into two groups.

Pang Feihu brought his client Zhang Xiaoqi and a group of yamen servants to continue their daily work in the city, maintaining a trembling look of the sky falling to deceive others, especially to lull Qin Wei's attention.

But Guo Ye was ordered to take Cheng Erniu, Fat and Thin Toutuo, and Ruan Laosan to Dongliu Township quietly to find out where Lizheng Liu Laolai hid the taxes and grain.

Guo Ye has reason to believe that with such a large amount of grain, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Laolai to move out of Dongliu Township in a short period of time, nor is it possible to smuggle this batch of grain out of Dongliu Township at this critical moment. Even Longxi County.

Before leaving, Pang Feihu reprimanded Cheng Erniu, Ruan Laosan and others righteously. Guo Ye's order is his order. If he dares to disobey him, he will automatically take off his official uniform and get out of the yamen .

Pang Feihu's words completely established Guo Ye's position as the second-in-command in the soap class.

Along the way, Guo Ye took the donkey out of his home in Yau Ma Hutong, and rushed to Dongliu Township with Cheng Erniu and others.

Guo Ye's first stop in Dongliu Township did not choose Lizheng Liu's house, but his old husband's house, Wu's house.

When we arrived at Wu's house, it was almost dusk, and the remote countryside was no bigger than the county town. By this time, the birds had already returned to their nests, and the whole village fell into silence. Occasionally, a few dogs barking and crows could be heard.

As soon as they entered Wu's house, Guo Ye was in front, and the other yamen servants were behind. They were all dressed in black and blue official uniforms, square headbands on their heads, and iron rulers on their waists, looking aggressive.

With so many people barging in so suddenly, it really frightened the butler, Uncle Fu.

Uncle Fu wanted to scream in panic, but when he saw that the leader was his uncle Guo Ye, he immediately calmed down.

He stepped forward and greeted Guo Ye: "Ah, so it's you, my uncle. So many people came in, so I thought it was some kind of vicious person. It's frightening."

Murderer?

Isn't your sister a bandit?

Guo Ye rolled his eyes at Uncle Fu, who spoke smoothly and didn't turn a corner. He didn't take it seriously, and then ordered softly: "Uncle Fu, please find some vacant rooms and arrange for my colleagues. Also, let the servants have good wine and good meat." Wait, don't neglect them."

Uncle Fu turned his head and looked at Cheng Erniu and the others, all of them were government servants, they were all from the government, how dare they neglect them?

He kept claiming that he knew it, then pulled Guo Ye aside, and asked with a smile, "My lord, these ferocious servants are all following you, could it be that they are under your control?"

Uh……

Guo Ye was choked by Uncle Fu's words, and it was impossible to say that Cheng Erniu and the others should be under his control, after all, he was just a small yamen servant now, and his name was not right.

But with his prestige in Zaoban today, coupled with Pang Feihu's orders and entrustments, these people did obey his orders.

Guo Ye, who was in his thoughts, looked at Uncle Fu's earnest eyes, Guo Ye had no choice but to bite the bullet and nodded, bragging: "That's right, now your son-in-law and I are also the second in command of the soap class, and a dozen big men under my command are at my disposal. , how is it, majestic?"

Uncle Fu was so happy when he first heard it, he squinted his eyes and nodded noncommittally and shouted: "Prestige, very majestic, our Wu family has finally produced someone who eats the emperor's food, very energetic, very energetic."

As he spoke, he walked up to Cheng Erniu, Zhu Pengchun and others, and led them to the guest room to rest.

At this time, Cheng Erniu and the others were also dumbfounded by the Wu family compound. They didn't expect that Guo Xiaoge's father-in-law's family was actually a big family in the village, a wealthy local rich man.

Tsk tsk, it's really a thin horse with long hair, no wonder Guo Xiaoge shot so brightly.

Zhu Pengchun, in particular, was already grinning silly with joy, secretly praising himself for his unique vision and not following the wrong person.

After Cheng Erniu and others were arranged by Fu Bo to drink and eat meat in the guest room courtyard, Guo Ye remembered his business.

I boasted in front of Pang Feihu and a group of yamen servant brothers. Even if I couldn't find the lost tax and food, I had to find a way to make up for the tax and food collected by Zhang Xiaoqi first, and make it up to the county within two days. Ya's granary.

But that's a hundred shi of grain, not as simple as a hundred and eighty catties, even if you shake off the silver taels on your body, it's not enough to stuff your teeth.

Coming out of Dongliu Township, he carried 15 taels of silver on his body, and has been spending it lavishly until now. Guo Ye reached into his sleeve and weighed it, and there were almost no more than five taels of silver left.

Damn, before this month is up, I spent a year's salary of an ordinary yamen servant, it's really fucked up.

Money is the guts of a hero. If you don't have money in your pocket, you won't be able to stand still even if you piss at night.

Guo Ye wondered in his heart, is it time to think about how to earn more money to subsidize his life when everything stabilizes and calms down.

But the most urgent need to solve at present is how to make up for the hundred stones of grain within two days.

Guo Ye knew that he couldn't solve it, but it didn't mean that Wu Maocai, his father-in-law, couldn't solve it.

What does the Wu family do?

For several generations, they have been big landlords with strong roots. They have made their fortunes by renting out fields and collecting rent and grain. The family lacks everything, except grain.

It seemed that he had no choice but to attack his father-in-law, who was like an iron rooster.

Immediately, Guo Ye strode forward towards the lobby of the Wu family's front yard. During this time period, his father-in-law must be drinking tea in the lobby and reading the account books.

After a while, Guo Ye walked into the lobby.

Scanning the lobby by the faint candlelight, as expected, the father-in-law was sitting on the chair while dipping his index finger in his saliva while flipping through the old account, so serious that he was afraid that he might miscalculate every cent.