Hanhou

Wei still has government affairs to be dealt with, so Zhao Jia and Wei Yue withdrew from the main room.

The two stood on the porch, Wei Yue smiled softly, and said, "Aduo comes with me."

Zhao Jia promised, and Wei Yue came to a study on the east side of the prefect's mansion.The room has a square layout, and there are no other furnishings except for a low table, a futon, and a few lamps.

The most eye-catching thing is the three bookshelves placed against the wall, and the shelves are full of bamboo slips and wooden tablets.In addition, there are several wooden boxes next to the bookshelves, which contain ancient books handed down from the previous dynasty, which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Zhao Jia was no stranger to this study.During his mascot period, he spent most of his time here.

After entering the room, Wei Yue went straight to the bookshelf on the right, took a bamboo slip from the third floor, opened it and handed it to Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia looked down, and there was something impressively written on it: Bingjia, iron tools, and copper coins are out of the border, death penalty.Those who are serious will kill the family.

"Zhang Tong is a noble man, he can pay money for ordinary crimes. Only when the Xiongnu is involved, there is no chance for him to get away. He wants to charge Ah Duo with force, but he doesn't know that his family's life is in danger." Wei Yue said.

Zhao Jia was stunned for a moment.

He knew that Wei Yue wouldn't aim indiscriminately. Could it be that County Magistrate Zhang was really doing business with the grassland?

"It's not him, but the family behind him." Wei Yue said with a smile, "but it's no different from him."

Zhang Tong was recommended by Guan Fu to enter the court, but he became an official under the rule of Wei Shang. Long before he took office, his family background was thoroughly investigated.

The Zhang family relied on Guanfu, and the family land exceeded a thousand hectares. During Emperor Wen's reign, he imported millet into the official, was exempted from military service, and accumulated a net worth of more than ten thousand gold.This also made them more and more courageous, making contracts with merchants in private, and going out to start business with the grasslands.

Zhang Tong's appointment as an official in the border county did not mean to provide protection for these merchants.It's a pity that he was sent to Yunzhong County under the appointment of the imperial court, and he fell directly under Wei Shang's nose.

"The business of the Zhang family and the Grassland is dominated by horses and fat sheep, and most of the transactions are paid for by silk." Wei Yue took out another bamboo slip and handed it to Zhao Jia, "But there are also reports that they exchanged copper coins for cattle. Sheep, and the number is not small."

Zhao Jia looked down on pod money, and would not accept it at all, but on the grassland, anyone who came was not rejected.

In the Western Han Dynasty, ironware was the patent of the Han family.The weapons used by the Xiongnu, apart from the iron ware looted from the border counties, were mostly bronze ware, and even some bone ware.

The imperial court strictly prohibited the sale of iron to the Xiongnu and Zhuhu, and prohibited the export of copper coins to the grasslands. One important reason was to guard against the Huns' reformation of weapons.Importing silk and satin to the Huns, the imperial court could turn a blind eye.However, if you dare to export copper coins to the grassland, it is tantamount to being an enemy!

The evidence is conclusive, Guan Fu, not to mention recruiting people, even himself must try to get rid of the relationship, so as not to be implicated.

Wei Shang didn't want to scare the snake, he wanted to keep Zhang Tong temporarily, and use Zhang's clue to find out which tribe the copper coins and ironware flowed into the grassland.It's no wonder that Zhang Tong committed suicide by himself.Furthermore, the matter has already begun to emerge, the Zhang family punished the clan, and Guan Fu didn't want to be involved, so he could arrest those unscrupulous merchants, and the matter could still be clarified.

"If you lose copper money to the Xiongnu, you should behead the clan."

Wei Yue closed the bamboo slips, her gentle smile was actually a bit bright.

"Zhu Clan?" Zhao Jia was slightly taken aback.

"Aduo, there is no room for soft-heartedness in this matter. You need to know that the way to deal with things is to eliminate the evil and do everything you can." Wei Yue sighed, and patted Zhao Jia's head like he did when he was a child.

Knowing that Wei Yue's words were reasonable, and even teaching him, Zhao Jia restrained his mind and said seriously, "Thank you, Third Young Master."

"Aduo shouldn't have a relationship with me." This was the second time Wei Yue said similar words.

Zhao Jia's expression remained unchanged, and he was still saluting.

He offered the method of raising cattle and sheep in captivity and taming cattle in exchange for the protection of Wei Taishou.Things went differently than expected.In this way, it is an out-and-out favor for the other party to provide shelter and even knock Zhang Tong to the ground.

For Wei Shang, this matter is just a matter of lifting a finger.Zhang Tong is to him, and Zhao Jia is not much different from the former.Zhao Jia couldn't just ignore this kindness because of this.

When Zhao Jia straightened up, Wei Yue patted his head again, and said with a smile, "This stubbornness is the same as when I was young."

Zhao Jia grinned and did not raise any objection on this matter.

I know his temperament, to say that he is stubborn...it is indeed a bit.

"The third son has no other orders, so Jiadang will leave."

Wei Yue didn't keep him, but said that there were still things to be arranged, and he would arrive in Shaling County before noon tomorrow.

"I know that Ah Duo is exchanging food for the villagers. If so, you should tell the villagers about Zhang Tong."

Zhao Jia nodded.

"If a thief comes first, there is no need to bear it."

The translation is, if Zhang Tong sends people to come, you are welcome to kill them all.It doesn't matter who is slaughtered, even if it is Zhang Tong himself, with him, there is no need to worry about getting into trouble.

Looking at Wei Yue's smile, Zhao Jia was 100% sure that Zhang Tong was dead and there was no possibility of escape.

Leaving the prefect's mansion, Zhao Jia took a look at the sky, and led his horse to the military market.

Entering the city, I found that it was even more lively than the last time the market opened, and the crowd was bustling with each other, shoulder to shoulder.Roughly estimated, there are at least twice as many businessmen coming and going.Especially at the end of the street where livestock are sold, it is crowded with people and there is almost no place to set foot.

The cattle and sheep brought by Jianfu have already been sold out, and the merchants who bought the steer and fat sheep are all smiling, thinking about how much they can earn after changing hands.Even if the cost is [-]% higher than expected, as long as the goods are safely transported to Chang'an without any trouble on the way, they can still make a lot of money.

The merchants who were a step behind watched the cattle and sheep being taken away, and they all beat their chests and regretted it.Especially when I saw that all the cows brought out were strong and the sheep were fat and strong, I was even more annoyed.

It's just a few carts of millet, why should I hesitate?

This is good, others eat meat, but I can't even drink soup!

"One step, one step slower!"

It's a pity that there is no way to regret it.

This batch of bullocks and fat sheep were all sold out, and Zhao Jia would not come to the military market for a short time.There are still a small number of cattle and sheep in the farm, all of which are breeding cattle and sheep selected by Uncle Xiong. It is impossible to continue to sell the cattle and sheep before the next batch of cattle and sheep are released.

No matter how hot-eyed the merchants were, if they didn't catch up, they didn't catch up. If their mouths were worn out, it would be impossible for the health servants to conjure cattle and sheep for them.

With no business to do, the merchants had no choice but to leave unwillingly and go elsewhere to buy livestock.

When the crowd was almost gone, Zhao Jia led the horse forward, looked at the corn and soybeans exchanged for the cattle and sheep, couldn't help smiling, and was in a good mood.

"Go and pay the tax first." After roughly estimating the grain traded, Zhao Jia decided to pay the tax and return to the county as soon as possible.

With the help of Wei Taishou, Zhang Tong could not escape death, but he couldn't do nothing.Who knows if the new county magistrate will have a whim and come up with something else.

In any case, always be careful not to make a big mistake.For Zhao Jia, who has just started his career, the smaller the loss, the better.

Hearing Zhao Jia's order, Jianfu immediately set up the cart.

Drawing lessons from the past, they specially brought pack horses, rented several carts and a lot of horses from the city, and hired seven or eight men to transport the grain back to the county.

Zhao Jia wrapped up his short jacket tightly and led the horse to the front of the team.He is not a bastard like Zhang Cigong, he will never gallop in the military market, and even be swept off his horse, and be directly carried out of the market.

Leaving Cloud City, the team moved forward.

The car was loaded with large bags of grain, and the wheels rolled over the residual snow on the road, leaving several clear ruts.Suddenly encountered a snow pit, the man driving the car was unprepared, and suddenly fell into half of the wheel.

The convoy had to stop for a while, the men put in a lot of effort, cracked their whips, pushed behind the car with all their strength, and finally pulled the cart out.

Since the speed could not be accelerated, it took half a day to travel before Shaling County was in sight.Fortunately, it is not too far from Yunzhong City, there are no bandits infested, and the wolves were killed by Wei Yue, so the road is still peaceful.

The distance from Shaling County was getting closer and closer, and suddenly a horse came galloping.About twenty paces away, the man on the horse jerked the reins and dismounted swiftly.

"Lang Jun, Hu Bo ordered his servants to welcome you."

"Hubo?"

"Some gangsters destroyed the land seal, and Uncle Xiong took him down on the spot. He has confessed his crimes and is willing to point out his accomplices. Now he has been taken into the village and locked up at home. Uncle Hu ordered his servants to report to the Lord. Most of these villains are from Shaling County. people, and several from the village."

From Shaling County?

Born in the countryside?

Zhao Jia clenched the reins tightly, his heart sank little by little, his expression condensed.

"Ji Bao." Zhao Jia called out.

"The servant is here." A healthy servant stepped out of the convoy.

"Go and invite the three elders, the miser and You Yan, and say that there are thieves in the village, breaking the criminal law."

Ji Bao took the lead and galloped away on his horse.

The Han Dynasty followed the prefecture and county system of the Qin Dynasty, and the county was a township, and there were three old men, miserly men, and wanderers in the township.The three elders are in charge of teaching and urging the villagers to farm; the miser is in charge of hearing lawsuits and collecting taxes;To deal with the thieves, it is necessary for these few people to be present.We can also take this opportunity to see if any of these people have any collusion with the county magistrate.

Thinking of what Wei Yue said before, Zhao Jia didn't hesitate any more.

"Ji Bear."

"The servant is here."

"Escort the food truck and drive slowly, I will go home first."

"promise!"

After the arrangements were made, Zhao Jia whipped his horse and galloped home.

With Zhang Tongguan's seal in his hand, he can unscrupulously pour sewage on him and charge him with crimes.Before, I was lonely and lonely, and I was worried that the other party would retaliate against my family, so I had to shrink back and forth, and I had nowhere to use my strength.Now with Wei Taishou's thick thighs, who is afraid of whom? !

At that time, Hu Bo and Xiong Bo were discussing countermeasures.

The two agreed that none of those who took refuge in the county magistrate and helped him seize Zhao Jia's property should not stay.

The reason why a thief was left behind was not that Uncle Xiong was out of kindness, but that he was asked to go to the village to identify them, and to find out all those greedy people who were greedy for their money.If family members and neighbors know the inside story but do not report it, or even take advantage of it, they must be dealt with together.

Now that you have done it, you must do it absolutely, without leaving any trouble!