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"However, 50 taels of silver is too little, 100 taels." Chen Yuan stretched out a finger.

Tie Qinghua was a little hesitant, 100 taels of silver was really beyond her budget, and with the current situation of the Tie family, it was impossible to provide Chen Yuan with so much silver every month.

But seeing Chen Yuan not being able to refute, Tie Qinghua didn't dare to refute, so she just nodded and said:

"My lord said 100 taels, then 100 taels!"

But in her heart, she was thinking about how to expand the business of the Tie family. She also saw some of Chen Yuan's character.

With one hand behind his back, Chen Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly:

"Don't worry, with me here, the Tie family won't say they can monopolize the south of the city, but they will definitely get a huge share of the pie. The Wang family you mentioned is good. In the future, his family's foundation will be handed over to you to control."

He doesn't have the time to do these things, just sit and wait for the money to be collected.

In this way, he really has a lot of power in Ping'an County from now on, and his monthly money is no less than that of Li Mingqi. Of course, if Li Mingqi has other sources in his hands, that's another matter.

Tie Qinghua was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that the head catcher Chen was probably going to take the Wang family to the sword, she clasped her fists together, bowed slightly, and said:

"Thank you, my lord. In the future, Qinghua will take care of these businesses for my lord."

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……

The next day,

early morning.

As expected by Chen Yuan, several factions in the city joined forces to the county government, hoping that the county government could make decisions for them. Their goods were robbed in Ping'an County, so they would rush to report to the county government.

Otherwise, wouldn't their annual filial piety be in vain?

If it is a family, maybe the county government will ignore it, but there are six caravans worth nearly a thousand taels, and no one can take it lightly.

Some families may even decline because of such a looting.

The county lieutenant Li Mingqi and the county magistrate Wu Qingfeng also called Chen Yuan, who was in charge of arresting the thieves, to the county government immediately.

When Chen Yuan walked in with a calm face, the Patriarch of the Six Families sized Chen Yuan up and down, doubting whether such a young head catcher would be able to suppress those horse bandits who killed without blinking an eye.

Tie Qinghua didn't look sideways, and immediately moved away after meeting Chen Yuan's gaze.

Before Chen Yuan exposed her, Tie Qinghua really didn't have the guts.

"Humble job has seen two adults."

Looking at the county magistrate Wu Qingfeng and the county lieutenant Li Mingqi sitting at the head, Chen Yuan looked straight and bowed slightly.

"Chen Yuan, how did you become a head catcher? You don't know anything about such evil happening in the county?" Wu Qingfeng's tone was a little cold.

He scolded him when he didn't come up, otherwise he would appear demeaning.

"My lord, when I first took office in a humble position, I really didn't know much about the county..." Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

"Then what have you been doing these past few days?" Wu Qingfeng stared at Chen Yuan and sneered.

"I was ordered to track down the traces of the Wusheng Sect thieves."

Chen Yuan said so.

"By whom?"

Li Mingqi frowned, coughed a few times:

"According to the order of the officer, Chen Butou has been investigating for the past few days without even having time to rest. How can he know what happened outside the county the day before yesterday?"

"Magistrate Wu, don't be too harsh."

Wu Qingfeng squinted and smiled:

"So that's the case, then Catcher Chen must have found something after spending so much time on the investigation."

Chen Yuan's face remained unchanged, and he nodded directly:

"There are indeed some traces, but it is not certain yet."

Wu Qingfeng's eyes were suffocated, and then he said:

"In this case, I will wait to hear the good news from Catcher Chen."

Li Mingqi coughed lightly twice:

"Magistrate Wu, today is not the time to talk about Wusheng Cult monsters."

"You guys have told Chen Butou exactly what happened, and the county government will definitely try their best to track down the trail of the horse bandits..." Wu Qingfeng didn't care, smiled, and looked at the people sitting below.

Then he stood up and left the hall with a few entourages, leaving only Li Mingqi to support the scene.

Li Mingqi, who stayed behind, looked at Wu Qingfeng's leaving back and snorted a few times. Of course, he knew what Wu Qingfeng was planning, and left all these burdens to him, but he was fine.

But he couldn't say anything more, because according to his duties, as a county lieutenant, this was indeed his responsibility.

Chen Yuan raised his head, his eyes moved lightly, showing a hint of a smile, then walked to Li Mingqi's side and whispered a few words in his ear, which made Li Mingqi's mouth twitch calmly.

He thought to himself, Chen Yuan is a talent.

The remaining Patriarchs looked at each other, completely puzzled about what Chen Yuan and the others were communicating, but had some bad premonitions.

"Let's just talk about it, and let Butou Chen listen to it." Li Mingqi said lightly.

After he finished speaking, he stood up as a middle-aged, well-built man, arched his hands at Chen Yuan and said:

"Chen Butou, I'll wait..."

After listening to the narration, Chen Yuan was slightly surprised and said:

"How many people believe that it was done by the gang of horse bandits wandering around Ping'an County?"

"Except for them, I'm afraid no one would dare to touch our things..." Someone echoed.

"That's right. I heard that these horse bandits are doing all kinds of crimes. They came here from other state capitals. I thought they were passing by, but I didn't expect to dare to do it!"

"Chen Butou, I hope the Yamen will act quickly to wipe out these thieves and restore peace to my Ping'an County." Someone said loudly.

Chen Yuan glanced at him:

"Then do you know where they are now? There are many mountains in Ping'an County, and these horse bandits hide everywhere, so it is not so easy to find them."

The man was silent.

"Chen Butou, these are not our concerns, they should be the yamen's concerns. I only care about whether my goods are suitable and can come back?"

Someone condensed their voices.

"That's it, then you go back and wait for the notice, and they will tell you when they are wiped out."

Chen Yuan let out a sigh of relief lazily, he seemed a little sleepy, but it was more perfunctory.

"Chen Butou, what do you mean?"

"Is this how the county government treats horse bandits?"

Seeing this scene, some people were a little angry.

Chen Yuan fixed his eyes and picked up the long knife in his hand.

Chapter 66 Horse bandits must be suppressed!

"Shh!"

Chen Yuan's footsteps stepped out in an instant, a white light flashed by the knife, and the knife was placed in front of the man's neck, and said coldly: "What are you, dare to talk to this arrest like this?"

"When will the county government suppress the bandits and still need to report to you?"

"Chen...Why is Butou Chen making such a big move?"

"Don't do that, don't do that."

"Chen Butou calm down."

Feeling the slight coolness from the blade, the cold sweat on the face of the middle-aged man whose neck was held by the long knife immediately dripped from his forehead, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in a low voice:

"Master Chen, don't be impulsive, I did speak louder just now...Master Chen, don't be as knowledgeable as me."

Li Mingqi smiled, watching Chen Yuan's performance with great interest.

For Chen Yuan, he is more and more satisfied, he can be regarded as a talent, but unfortunately, he has no extra daughter, otherwise...

Chen Yuan stared at him, reached out and patted his shoulder:

"Patriarch Chen, this arrest is just a joke, don't take it to heart."

"Of course, of course..." The man called Patriarch Chen smiled brightly, with some reluctance on his face, just now, he really felt a murderous aura.

Seeing that Chen Yuan didn't do anything anymore, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

They are not afraid, but the purpose is not here. They want to find a way to get the goods back through the yamen, instead of conflicting with the yamen, and the conflict is not so easy to start.

This Chen Yuan is young and energetic, and he draws his sword when he disagrees with him. It is unwise to fight against such a person!

Chen Yuan looked at the stunned Patriarchs, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he raised his voice:

"The horse bandits must be suppressed!"

"Everyone has a deep understanding. These horse bandits kill people without blinking an eye. It is really a serious problem in Ping'an County. With these thieves around, how can we be safe?"

"I'm afraid, I don't even dare to go out of the city on weekdays."

"But...to tell you the truth, the county government wants to do something, but there is not enough money for rewards, and there is not enough money for compensation. Let me ask you, there is not even money, how dare the arresting government officials risk their lives?"

"Then... what does Catcher Chen mean?"

Someone asked with a frown.

Chen Yuan glanced at Li Mingqi, who was sitting at the head and remained calm, and smiled and said:

"The meaning of this arrest is very simple. If you want to suppress the bandits, you can, but you have to provide some money. In this way, the government servants under my arrest will fight these horse bandits to the end!"

The people who were sitting looked at each other, no matter how stupid they were, they understood what Chen Yuan meant, it is okay to suppress the bandits, just bring the money, otherwise, who would work for you?

"Chen Butou, I have never been short of monthly allowances, why now..." someone whispered, a little dissatisfied, they have a lot of money every year.

Now it's really time to do business, and you still have to collect money. Being an official, there is really no good thing for his mother!

Chen Yuan drooped his eyelids, and said slowly:

"I have never seen this money before, how about this, whoever you give the money to, let him kill the horse bandits for you."

Although secretly accepting bribes is common, but few dare to speak out.

Chen Yuan wants to see if they dare to tell who they gave the extra money to.

"How much does Catcher Chen want?" The well-built middle-aged man stood up and stopped the others from talking.

He could see very clearly that the catcher Chen in front of him didn't see the rabbits and didn't scatter the eagles. Even if he brought out some people, he could force the county government arresters to suppress the bandits, but if they didn't work hard, what could he do?

Your own goods are the most important thing. Once the time is delayed, the compensation will not be a small amount.

"How much money do you think is suitable for suppressing bandits?"

Chen Yuan didn't make his own decisions, and set his sights on Li Mingqi, who was at the top.

Li Mingqi showed a very sensible smile, and said lightly:

"Suppressing bandits is the original intention of the county government, but it is true that as Chen Butou said, if there is not enough reward, the captors in the county government will not work hard...Each family will pay 50 taels of silver, and the county government will surely This group of horse bandits who are doing harm to the common people is wiped out, and Ping'an County will be restored to a bright future!"

Chen Yuan sneered in his heart, Li Mingqi is worthy of being a county lieutenant, and his high-sounding words are also very powerful!

The several patriarchs who were sitting seemed to be a little hesitant, their eyes flickered, 50 taels for each family was not a small number, it added up to 250 taels of silver.

Almost a quarter of the value of that shipment.

"Why, how many people don't want to?" Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and scanned them one by one.

"Okay, just 50 taels!"

The well-built middle-aged man seemed to have a high prestige. After he made the decision, no one else had any objections.

"As soon as the money arrives, the county government immediately begins to suppress the bandits!"

Chen Yuan said in a condensed voice.

"Okay, Chen Butou is a straightforward person, and I am absolutely unequivocal. Before it gets dark today, the money from my Yang family must be delivered to Chen Butou!"

The well-built middle-aged man is very bold.