The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

Jia Amnesty knew that the imperial court had sent two imperial envoys to send money and food to Shanxi and Shandong for disaster relief.The distribution of the relief food was indeed a bit late, and it was estimated that it could only rescue those people whose families had a little basic food and could barely survive in the spring.And for those who have no harvest and can't survive the winter at all, basically they can only choose to wander and beg in rich places.This kind of situation is not an exception. If it exists in Lu, it must also exist in Jin.

But the strange thing is that there are no victims of Jindi in the capital today.

Jia Amnesty thought carefully about the probability of this happening, and there were only two possibilities.The first possibility is that there are victims in Jin, but the victims cannot escape for some unknown reason; the second possibility is that there are no victims in Jin from the beginning to the end.

Regardless of which of the two situations the final result is, Jia She feels that it is not normal.

Jia Amnesty asked the black pig to investigate immediately, the imperial envoy Liu Zhongliang who had returned from disaster relief in Jin.

"How is this person's conduct, and what's unusual about it recently? Also, what about the harvest in Jindi in previous years, and when was the last time there was a famine or poor year."

Three days later, in Rongxi Hall.

Jia Amnesty was holding a pencil in his mouth, drawing circles on the map of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The black pig finally collected information about Liu Zhongliang and came to report back.

"Liu Zhongliang is an upright and upright official. He accepts death and is not fond of money. Some people even say that he is a black-faced Duke Bao who is not recognized by his relatives. Many people in the officialdom say that he is a stone in a latrine. He is smelly and hard. No, no offense. He has a simple relationship with the court, and he doesn't have any relatives living in Jin.

By the way, the younger ones also investigated and found out that the year before last was a poor year in Jin, which was a little bit better than this time. At that time, the imperial court only allocated 5 taels of grain to the past, but this time it was 30 taels. "

Jia Amnesty nodded in understanding.That is to say, when the imperial envoy Liu Zhongliang arrived in Jindi, he must have seen the scene of the disaster in Jindi. Otherwise, with Liu Zhongliang's temperament, if he noticed something wrong, he would have reported it to the court long ago.

But if Jin was really hit by a disaster, and it was a famine year, why were there no victims in the capital?This again contradicts the actual situation in the capital.

Jia Amnesty has just carefully studied the topographic map of Jindi. The terrain is wide and difficult to travel, and there are many villages scattered in remote corners around Jincheng.In Jindi, it is impossible to prohibit all victims from fleeing.

Jia Amnesty felt that there was a great possibility that the land of Jin could cheat Yin.As for the fact that Liu Zhongliang was ordered to inspect but found no abnormalities, it cannot be ruled out that he is too pedantic and upright, and was deceived by the false impression of disaster deliberately created by King Jin.

But all of this is just Jia Amnesty's conjecture, and someone must be sent to confirm it in person.Jia Amnesty immediately selected two clever servants, dressed them up as ordinary people, and went to investigate the villages near Jindi.

"Remember not to reveal your purpose. Just like on a normal journey, go to the village to ask for water and chat casually. If the other party refuses to talk, don't force it. Turn around and ask in a more remote village. Ask a few more, don't listen. The words of the family."

The two young men nodded, took the silver queen, packed their luggage, and drove away from the house immediately.

After explaining these things, Jia Amnesty sat in the Rongxi Hall and began his first new official post after regaining the power of housekeeper.

Wang Xifeng was quite cooperative, and upon request, called all the housekeepers, big and small, to wait for the elder master to reprimand her.

The chief manager, Lai Da, heard the news, and came very swiftly.What a smart person he was, he had already seen that the old man seemed to have the intention of reforming the evil and returning to the right, so he didn't want to be negligent, so he thought in his heart that as long as the old man was in charge of the family for a day, he would devote himself wholeheartedly to his disciples, and today he would take this opportunity to show his loyalty.

Since Jia Amnesty is a new official, he wants to follow a routine, first kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and establish a prestige.

If you want to kill, kill the big one, starting with the biggest fish in the Rong Mansion - the chief executive, Lai Da.

Jia Amnesty threw out an account book and threw it in front of Lai Da.

"Master Ben suffered from insomnia last night and couldn't sleep, so he flipped through the account books turned in by the bank two days ago. After a rough calculation, it should be 980 taels in total, plus a pair of jade pendants, gold phoenix hairpin heads, gold inlaid jade Bracelets, blue and white incense burner and a [-]% off jade screen. Of course, I'm only talking about the past three years, not including the years before three years. Lai Da, I don't know what's right?"

Lai Da was originally full of ambition, and listened to the old man's speech with great energy.He was still a little dazed when he heard a few familiar objects while listening. For a moment, he even thought it was his wife who was counting the things in his warehouse.

Lai Da slowed down for a while, and when he came to his senses, his legs went limp, and he threw himself on the ground, so frightened that he lost half of his soul.Lai Da didn't expect that the first day the new official took office, he would take him as the chief executive, and he was able to list his corrupted things in such a detailed way, obviously some items were not reflected in the account book, how did the elder know?

"It must be well known that Wu Xindeng has been sent to an official by me. The law of the Great Zhou clearly stipulates that a slave who corrupts his master's silver and wealth is a capital offense." Jia She stated calmly.

When Lai Da heard this, she didn't dare to think about it any more. In short, she absolutely didn't want to be the second dead person, so she quickly kowtowed to Jia She and confessed her mistake, expressing her willingness to return all her belongings and begging the master for forgiveness.

Jia She sneered, "Admit your mistakes very quickly. As expected of Chief Manager Lai, who is extremely smart, his ability to understand current affairs is ten times better than others. Well, I will take a step back for the sake of you admitting your mistakes quickly.

I know that you are the son of a family who earned three lifetimes. Your mother Lai Mama is also a respectable person in front of the old lady.But a slave is a slave, and if you have a heart of disobedience, it is not good for your family to have an elder. My Rongfu will never be able to satisfy your big desires for relying on your family.Today, if you return all the greedy property in public, and promise to take your family away from the capital from now on, and never step into the capital again in this life, I will spare your life. "

Lai Da cried and kowtowed sincerely to make amends, "My lord, I beg you, for the sake of serving the Rong Mansion for many years, give this old slave a chance, this old slave—"

"Shut your mouth. I only have two options for you. Don't talk nonsense about other things, or I will send you to the government immediately."

Jia Amnesty spoke softly, and Lai Da immediately shut up.Lai Da trembled all over his body, then kowtowed to Jia Amnesty non-stop, expressing his willingness to return the belongings and take his family away from Beijing.

"Very good. Today's fruit is all your fault, don't blame others." Jia She said coldly.

Lai Da cried violently, his body trembling, he opened his mouth to speak, but seeing the master staring at him with very indifferent eyes, he was afraid that if he made a sound, the master would really send him to see the official and lose him Life.

Jia Amnesty waved his hand, and ordered Lai Da to be taken down.Even if this is over.

As for the candidates for the new chief executive, Jia She said in public that he would choose from among those who are capable and responsible.When all the stewards heard this, they all forgot the fear just now, and all of them were eager to try in their hearts.

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian followed and watched the whole process, and they really saw how powerful the old man is.What kind of a person is Lai Da? Jiamu has a face in front of her, and Wang Xifeng will give him three points of face.What's more, Mrs. Lai and Mrs. Lai went all over the Jia family, young and old, and when something happened, they were so smart that even Wang Xifeng was too embarrassed to say no to them, let alone deal with them.

Jia Amnesty's efforts to raise his prestige had a remarkable effect, and soon spread throughout the government.

It didn't take long for this matter to inevitably reach the ears of Jia's mother.

Mother Jia has always valued Mammy Lai's family, and she also thought of Nanny Lai's thoughtfulness in serving others, and was very dissatisfied with Jia Amnesty's unauthorized handling.But when she heard that the evidence of Lai Da's family's corruption had been found, and the amount was huge, it was astonishing.In the face of the real evidence, Jia's mother couldn't say much about Jia's amnesty, so she had to sulk herself.

But when Jia Mu turned her head and thought about this time, Jia Amnesty did everything that made her worry, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.Within a few days, Mother Jia became depressed by herself and made herself sick.

When Jia's mother fell ill, Jia Amnesty came more diligently. He set his mind every morning and evening, and often sat by the bedside to accompany Jia's mother and chat with Jia about his housekeeper.For example, today a corrupt person was caught, and tomorrow a lazy person was caught. Jia Amnesty didn’t mention the name, but mentioned the general process, and then told Jia’s mother that he didn’t show mercy at all, and cleaned them all out according to the family rules. .

Mother Jia was annoyed by Jia Amnesty, since the Lai family she cared most about had already left anyway, she had no one to care about, so she listened absent-mindedly and didn't take it to heart.When she had been lying in bed for three days, her illness gradually recovered, and she could walk around, Jia Mu looked at the people around her again. Except for a few little maids who often waited on her, the rest of the old people were all replaced by unfamiliar faces. hole.

Mother Jia had never been so angry before, she just pushed the vase down, and called for someone to call Jia Amnesty quickly, and wanted to have a good argument with him.

Yuanyang hurriedly comforted Jia Mu at this time and advised her not to get excited.

"Can I not be in a hurry, look at what the boss has done to me, whether he still takes my mother seriously, I am almost pissed off by him! He even dares to touch my people!" Panting heavily, Mother Jia patted her chest, perhaps because she was annoyed, she forgot to slap herself, and hit hard, so she slapped herself so hard that she coughed and blushed.

"Old lady, don't get angry anymore. Let's not care about this matter, let's let it go. At the beginning, you promised the old man to be in charge of the house. It's not that the old man didn't tell you when he took people these days, and all of them It is well-founded, and I have caught the ironclad evidence. If you use this as an argument, I am afraid that you will not be able to tell him, and you will end up sulking yourself. I am afraid that you will have another illness." Yuanyang said softly Gently comfort Jia Mu's chest and give her comfort.

In fact, if she wanted to see it, she thought it would be a good thing to get rid of the old master's old wives.

"Go against the sky!"

Mother Jia was so angry that she shed tears.But what Yuanyang said was reasonable, and Jia's mother also understood that she had nothing to argue with Jia She at the moment, and would just be resigned to anger.That's all, at this moment, if a person ignites the fire, it's over.But she will keep this matter in her heart, and if she catches Jia Amnesty in the future, she will teach him ten times the lesson, and she will make him regret what he did today!