Peach Fortune Ring

The meeting fell apart.

Now that he knows that these officials are not enough to rely on, Song Yan can only plan to do it himself.

So, he recruited a yamen servant and asked him to call the head arrester and the yamen secretary over.

The catchers in the magistrate's yamen are used to investigate cases and arrest criminals, while the yamen servants are responsible for the safety or running errands of the officials in the magistrate's yamen. .

The head catcher has the official position of the ninth rank, and the Yasi also has the official position of the ninth rank.

"My lord Zhizhou!"

"Subordinates see Lord Zhizhou!"

The two came hand in hand, and then saluted Song Yan together.

"How many people are available under your command?"

Song Yan asked.

The head catcher Guo Guangdao: "My lord, there are 83 catchers under my command. However, because the yamen has not paid salaries for more than half a year, more than half of the catchers have asked for leave to work and subsidize their families!"

Hearing this, Song Yan couldn't help but shook his head again, Su Bingwen, the magistrate, had failed too much.

Yasi Liu Cheng followed and said: "My lord, there are 57 yamen servants under my command, but more than 20 people have asked for leave!"

"In this way, you go and call back all the arresters and yamen servants who asked for leave, and follow this official to do an errand tomorrow. When the matter is completed, not only can the salaries owed to you by the yamen be paid, but this official will make the decision to pay you. Two months, if the matter fails, how about I give you a month's salary with my own money?"

"Thank you sir!"

"Thank you sir!"

The two quickly thanked each other, although one of them is a head catcher and the other is a Yasi, but their lives are not easy. In other prefectures, they can get a lot of money by virtue of their positions, but here is the border. Moreover, all profitable businesses in Fucheng are controlled by Xu Xing and his assistants, and they have no chance to intervene.

Therefore, they can only live on their salaries.

If it weren't for them to have official positions, they would all want to ask for leave and go out to work to subsidize their families.

Therefore, when I heard that Song Yan was going to pay a salary, I was so grateful to him.

The next day.

When Song Yan came to the yamen with Li Xin'er dressed as a servant, all the arresters and yamen servants had already arrived.

Guo Guang and Liu Cheng all went to Qianhui to report: "My lord, all the troops have assembled, please give me an order!"

"You know Yuanjiabao, right?"

Song Yan looked at them and asked.

"Know!"

Guo Guang nodded, but he hesitated in his heart. Could it be that Lord Zhizhou intends to collect taxes from Yuan's family? You must know that the news that Song Yan summoned a group of officials to collect taxes from those sitting tigers has already spread.

After hearing the news, many people scoffed at it, and didn't think he could succeed at all.

Yuanjiabao is more than 20 miles away from Fucheng. Their taxes, grain and tax money have been owed since Su Bingwen took office. They used to pay some at least, but in recent years, they have not paid a single grain and silver. imperial court.

So far, the Yuan family owes a total of 500 catties of tax and grain, and more than [-] taels of tax silver.

"Now that you know, go to Yuanjiabao!" Song Yan said.

"Yes!"

The two nodded, and began to lead the policemen and yamen servants to open the way ahead. At the same time, Guo Guang brought a skinny horse to Song Yan.

Song Yan was not polite, he got on the horse directly, and then said to Li Xin'er: "Are you going to walk, or give me a ride together?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your mercy!"

To Song Yan's surprise, Li Xin'er got on the horse and got in front of Song Yan.

"lets go!"

Song Yan waved his hand.

Soon, the team arrived at the gate of the city, and after ordering the guards to open the gate, they went straight to Yuanjiabao.

Along the way, these police officers were discussing in low voices, thinking that Song Yan was going to Yuanjiabao to collect taxes this time, and they believed that this new Mr. Song would probably return without success.

After walking for about an hour, everyone arrived at Yuanjiabao.

The walls of the fortress are six or seven meters high, and the two large iron gates of the fortress are closed.

On the city wall, there are Yuan Jiabao's private soldiers guarding with weapons or bows and arrows on their backs.

"Catcher Guo, call the door!"

Song Yan ordered.

"Yes!"

Guo Guang sighed slightly in his heart, and then took a few steps forward and shouted upwards: "Master Zhizhou Song is here, and the door of Yuanjiabao has not yet opened to welcome you!"

No one paid attention to it, but the private soldiers on the city wall seemed not to hear it.

So, Guo Guang raised his voice and shouted several times.

But still no response.

For a while, the yamen servants and the policemen present felt quite aggrieved, and even felt a little bit dissatisfied with Song Yan, thinking that the new Zhizhou lord was just messing around.

"In the past, Yuan Jiabao didn't take Yamen seriously?" Song Yan asked casually.

"is not that right?"

Liu Cheng said with a bitter face: "It's better that the adults are here this time. In the past, when we came, not only could we not enter the door, but we would also be insulted by them!"

Song Yan said in a deep voice: "The imperial court has a ban. Except for officers and soldiers, others are not allowed to hide bows and arrows. The Yuan family dares to hide bows and arrows, not to mention raising private soldiers. It seems that they want to rebel!"

Regarding this, Liu Cheng did not dare to answer. If this word reached the Yuan family's ears, he would not be able to please him.

"Li Xin'er, I will give you a chance to make meritorious deeds, to open the door of the Yuan family!" Song Yan said.

"Yes, my lord!"

In the astonished eyes of Liu Cheng, Guo Guang, and a group of police officers, Li Xin'er, who was dressed as a servant, flew out of the horse, flew over a distance of tens of meters in an instant, and came to the two big iron doors with a height of three meters. in front of the door.

"Boom! Boom!"