If Duko's mood was good just now, then Duko's mood is very bad now. He was looking at the boxes of white silver, some golden gold, some jewelry, etc. His whole face turned dark. "These are all from the bandit's den?" Such a large amount of silver does not include what the bandits ate and used. So if we add it all up, how much does it cost?

Du Ke thought of the old guy Yonghehou. No wonder the bandits were so active. No wonder the money collected by the bandits was used directly for military pay. It turned out that the money was not enough. Thinking that this money can be used as military pay, the old guy Yonghehou must have a good heart. However, his heart was not happy because the money was robbed from the old man.

Qin Fang said: "These were collected from the bandit's den, but General Da took away three of them as military pay for the development of the Yunxiang County military camp, and one of them was awarded to General Da by the emperor." Qin Fang's face was neither red nor angry when he said this.

Du Ke glanced at him. If he didn't know Qin Fang's thoughts at this time, then he was not worthy of sitting in the position of Minister of War, and he was not worthy of being the emperor's confidant. When Qin Fang wrote the letter, he did not directly say that there was a lot of money in the bandits' den, but that was what he had in mind. If so, can we get so much money?

Qin Fang also felt guilty. After all, this was his first time doing such a thing, and he was secretly praying for luck. If this matter was not resolved, and the emperor did not agree in advance, but asked the imperial envoy to check the money first, then he would not be able to get three coins, and one of his coins would be lost.

Du Ke had no idea. Although Qin Fang had a good idea, Qin Fang's approach was obviously much better than Yonghehou taking all the stolen money. However, how come someone from Yongzhou Military Camp looks more like a gangster than a bandit?

Qin Fang added: "General, I only took the silver. These jewels have not been touched. Also, these are just what were found in the bandit's den, and do not include the county magistrate's warehouse. The county magistrate's warehouse will go there." I looked at it but didn’t move. I don’t dare to move. You move over.”

When Du Ke heard this, he was heartbroken: "Let's go and see."

The county magistrate's warehouse is in the county magistrate's bedroom, and there are many soldiers on the door handles. As soon as Du Ke saw the soldier's posture, he knew that the situation inside must be serious.

When the soldiers saw Qin Fang, they quickly saluted: "General."

Qin Fang nodded and pushed the door open: "Please."

Du Ke and the man he brought walked into the house, Qin Fang followed, and then closed the door. Then Qin Fang walked to the portrait on the wall and took down the portrait. This mechanism was very clever. If you didn't pay attention, you would have taken down the portrait. You didn't notice this mechanism because of this mechanism. Buttons are used to hang portraits. So based on normal thinking, who would have thought that this was a mechanism? Generally speaking, they are thought of as wooden nails for hanging portraits.

Qin Fang pressed the wooden nail inside, and then a wall moved away.

Du Ke and others walked in and saw a wooden cabinet on three sides, and the wooden cabinets were filled with either silver or gold. This amount is several times the robber's fifty thousand silver.

Duko's face was very ugly.

After three years of clearing the magistrate's office, he received one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver. Du Kenian really understood the meaning of these words.

Of course, one hundred thousand taels of silver is not that much in Du Ke's eyes. His Du family's wealth is not that much. Yes, I want to know the origin of this money. The bandits searched for fifty thousand taels, which they took from the old man. For a year's expenditure, as far as the old man has two taels of silver, what does this fifty thousand taels mean? This means that there are tens of thousands of old people with the surname ‌ who have been robbed. It means that even if there are not 10,000 old people with the surname 놋‌, they have been robbed for many years.

As for the county magistrate's warehouse, even if he didn't need to count it carefully, Du Ke knew that if the gold was converted into silver, the money here would add up to several hundred thousand taels.

Is this where a lot of people’s fat and money have been plundered?

No, 녦 could not have been obtained by plundering people's wealth and wealth. The county magistrate must have used extraordinary means.

Du Ke turned to Qin Fang: "Do you know the origin of the money?" His voice was as cold as ice chips.

Qin Fang felt that the county magistrate was going to be in trouble. "It's from the bandits, and also from the Feng Family Medical Center. The Feng Family Medical Center uses cheap medicines with small profits but quick turnover. Over the years, the profits have been very impressive. Moreover, the reason why the bandits only have five people left is The reason for the 10,000 taels of silver is that there is a lot of money for the county magistrate’s family. The expenses are 꿁.

Du Ke raised his eyebrows: "Small profits but quick turnover?" This sentence describes something.

Qin Fang said: "It's just using meager profits to attract customers and using multiple sales to increase profits." This is how his wife described it to him. "Furthermore, the medicines at Feng Family Medical Center are very slow to take effect due to 놋 problems. If the medicine is slow, I will go to buy it more often, and then Feng Family Medical Center will make more profits. 녦Yes, old man 땡 didn’t know the secret. They thought it was the same medicine as other medical clinics, but the price was cheaper at Feng’s Medical Clinic, so based on the number of purchases, they thought it was compared with the medicines from other medical clinics. I made my own money.”

Sadly, they didn’t know that they actually suffered a big loss.

Du Ke sternly said: "Using my life to earn these dirty money should be killed."

His murderous intent was so strong that Qin Fang and others did not dare to say a word.

The matter in Huanshui County was quite smooth for Du Ke. When Qin Fang subdued the bandits in the bandit den, the bandits had confessed. The bandits' confession included the matter about the county magistrate, so the county magistrate had no way to deny it. For a person like the county magistrate, happiness may not be enjoyed by everyone, but disaster will definitely be caused by someone else. So when he knew that he had no hope of escaping, he directly dragged Feng Dawei and Feng's Clinic into the water.

Speaking of which, the county magistrate still had some brains. As for the matter between him and the bandits, Feng Dawei didn't know. He would rather let the bandits ask Li Dawei for help instead of Feng's Clinic. Lest Feng Dawei use this matter to blackmail him.

And now, the bandit leader, the county magistrate, and Feng Dawei are all locked up together. The three evil men looked at each other every day.

But after Du Ke met the county magistrate, he asked Qin Fang a question: "Qin Fang, do you know why the county magistrate has so much silver but is still so thin?"

Qin Fang didn't expect Du Ke to be so humorous, he said frankly: "I don't know."

Du Ke smiled: "Do you think he is thin because of starvation?"

Qin Fang couldn't understand this. To be honest, he had never paid attention to this issue before. He didn't expect that such a majestic Du Da would pay attention to such things. But: "Isn't it? If he was skinny because of starvation, what would he do with so much stolen money?"

Du Ke nodded: "So, let me tell you why he is skinny. Don't you know that some women will pinch their throats or eat some vomiting things every day to maintain their slim figure, and then if they eat too much of these vomiting things, they will lose interest in eating, so after they can't eat, they will become so thin.

I think this county magistrate knows some of these tricks. He With so much stolen money, if you eat a lot of fish and meat every day, you will definitely get fat. Once you get fat, you can't maintain the image of a clean county magistrate. As the saying goes, whether the county magistrate is greedy or not depends on whether he is fat or not. So, he should do this. "

Qin Fang rarely flatters: "You are wise."

Qin Fang stayed in Huanshui County for more than 20 days. During these 20 days, Du Ke had already left after handling the affairs of Huanshui County. Qin Fang had to stay here because those sick people had not recovered. Until they recovered, he took them out of Huanshui County and continued on their way.

However, when they were on their way, Yang Haiyan and others arrived in Yunxiang County.

After seeing Huanshui County, seeing Yunxiang County at this moment, there was a feeling that could not be recovered for a long time. The main reason is that Yunxiang County is too destitute. It is so destitute that standing outside the county, looking at the collapsed city wall of the county, one can doubt that he has come to the wrong place.

Whether the county magistrate of Huanshui County is corrupt or earning stolen money, he has developed Huanshui County well on the surface. No one talks about bandits. The county town still has Feng Da, who is a great philanthropist. Although the county town is not prosperous, it is still considered to be good. Don't compare it with Huanshui County, just take the border county town, which is also well developed.

But what is going on with Yunxiang County? The city wall has collapsed. Is there no one to take care of it? What does the county magistrate do? Could it be that because Yunxiang County is not at the border, the city wall does not need to be used to defend against the enemy, so it is allowed to collapse like this.

Captain Lu came to Yang Haiyan and said, "Madam, is this Yunxiang County?"

Yang Haiyan didn't know. Although she had read in a geological magazine before that Yunxiang County was a relatively remote and poor place, everything in front of her limited her imagination. Because no matter how remote or poor it was, she didn't know that even the city wall of the county town was like this?

Not to mention whether the court would care, even if it was reported to the court, would the county magistrate of Yunxiang County still have his head?

Yang Haiyan got off the carriage and said, "I don't know, you can ask the yamen runners at the city gate." They looked at the map and asked along the way, so they should be right.

Captain Lu: "Yes."

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In fact, the yamen runners at the city gate saw the large group of people coming, there were 2,600 people, they were afraid, afraid that the comers were not good. But they still came boldly: "Excuse me...Excuse me, has General Qin Fang Qin arrived?" The county magistrate said that the generals of the court brought people here to settle down, because there were more than 3,000 people, they should be easy to recognize.

Captain Lu had just taken a few steps when he saw the yamen runner coming over. Hearing the question, he cupped his fist and said, "I am Captain Lu Zhide under General Qin. General Qin was delayed in Huanshui County because of court affairs. In addition, several hundred of our people are sick and need to stay in Huanshui County for treatment. Therefore, the general asked you to bring these two thousand people here first."

When the yamen servant heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was half a month's journey, these people would arrive after a month, so the county magistrate was naturally worried about an accident. The county magistrate was worried that they would be talked about, so they would walk a short distance nearby to wait for General Qin's group to come. "I've met Lieutenant Lu. You are finally here. The county magistrate is waiting for you. Please come quickly."

Lieutenant Lu said: "Don't worry, the general's wife is accompanying us this time. I'll go ask my wife earlier."

As soon as the yamen servant heard that the general's wives had arrived, he hurriedly said: "There's no hurry, no hurry." Even so, other yamen servants ran back to the county yamen to inform the county magistrate.

Lieutenant Lu came to the carriage and said, "Madam, these government officials are waiting for the general here under the order of the county magistrate. We are invited to go to the county government office. Do you think?"

Yang Haiyan said: "First send people to set up tents here to settle the people who are coming with us, and then go to the county town to buy food. Everyone is tired from the journey and needs to eat." When Fang was ordered to come, the county magistrate naturally came out to greet him. How could he come to visit him? 늀Even if Qin Fang is not here now, this arrogance is enough.

Yang Haiyan didn't know if the county magistrate wanted to give Qin Fang some authority, but as Qin Fang's wife, she naturally had to stand up for Qin Fang. It is impossible for her to visit her today. Either the county magistrate will come out to greet her, or everyone will disappear to see who can survive.

However, considering the situation of the city wall, she expected that the county magistrate would come.

Captain Lu heard Yang Haiyan's words and immediately called everyone to gather. He arranged for most people to set up tents and some people to go to the county town to buy food.

Yang Haiyan only had Aunt Yu and Aunt Hong, and Aunt Fan and Grandma Lian stayed with Qin Fang. Aunt Yu can only do rough work and cannot take charge of herself. Aunt Hong also has a child, so it is inconvenient. Speaking of which, Hong Datou was surprised that such a young child was not infected by the cold. During that time, some people were infected, and gradually more and more people were infected. Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong were worried to death because of Hong Datou.

But little did he know that Hong Datou was alive and well. Uncle Hong and Aunt Hong were happy, and Yang Haiyan was happy. Hong Datou grew up with a bowl of goat's milk every day to keep his body healthy. She hoped that he would be well.

Yang Haiyan's eyes stopped on Mrs. Niu Kunzhang's body. After a while, she withdrew her eyes again.

The tent hadn't been set up yet, and the people who went to buy food didn't come back. The county magistrate Yang Shunlei came over with the county magistrate Song Wenbing and Bai County. In fact, County Magistrate Yang had no intention of giving up his power to Qin. In fact, he had been waiting here for several days and never saw the three thousand people brought by Qin Fang. He didn't know when Qin Fang would arrive. That's why I didn't come out to greet him. What could he, a down-and-out county magistrate, do to intimidate a general with genuine soldiers? Is he a local snake? 늀With these shrimp soldiers and crab generals in the county government? Magistrate Yang does not have this confidence.

Yang Haiyan stood beside the carriage and led Magistrate Yang over.

Magistrate Yang knew that General Qin had not come, but Mrs. Qin's royal title was higher than his rank. Moreover, he already knew the origin of General Qin. Even though he was a down-and-out county magistrate, there were always a few people he knew. Knowing that the imperial court was going to transfer a general to defend the city, he always wanted to get to know him. Unexpectedly, he, Mrs. Qin, had some connections, which was unexpected.

Magistrate Yang said: "Yang Shunlei, the magistrate of Yunxiang County, has met Yiren with the documents of the county's chief cypress and Song Wenbing."

Yang Haiyan returned the courtesy and said: "I have met Mr. Yang, the Prime Minister of Bai County, and the Secretary of the Song Dynasty. The general was delayed in Huanshui County on some matters, so I took some people with me and went on my way first. The general has something to say first, and these people will be settled here first. Outside the county, we will make arrangements after the general returns. Mr. Yang can discuss some matters with Lieutenant Lu."

Magistrate Yang: "놆. Pleasant. The General's Mansion has been renovated and cleaned. You can enter the mansion at any time."

This was a surprise for Yang Haiyan. Before lunch was ready, she said: "Then I'll go to the city and ask Magistrate Yang to lead the way. Of course, if Magistrate Yang is busy with county government affairs, he will send someone to help." 놖Just lead the way.”

Magistrate Yang: "I'm not busy, I'm welcome."

Yang Haiyan hummed, and then said: "Aunt Yu, Mrs. Kun and Zhang, you go with me. Captain Kun, please bring your personal guard with you."

"놆."

Yang Haiyan: "Let's go on foot. This is our home, so we can experience the local customs along the way."

County Magistrate Yang: "Yi Ren is thoughtful, but there is really no place in Yunxiang County where Yi Ren can appreciate it." Speaking of this, he sighed.

Yang Haiyan seemed to be hiding something behind his words, but she didn't ask.

Magistrate Yang added: "Speaking of which, Xiaguan Yiren may have some origins."

These words made Yang Haiyan curious. She glanced at him, but she really had no impression of this person: "Please, Mr. Yang, please clear up my doubts."

They walked in the front, followed by the county magistrate, Da Bo Yi, Kun Shi and others, followed behind.

Magistrate Yang smiled and asked, "Is Yiren from the family of Taifu Yang who was executed two years ago?"

Yang Haiyan was stunned for a moment, remembering the name he mentioned when introducing her, are you a member of the Yang family? "If it's true, it can really be regarded as some kind of fate. Speaking of it, it doesn't count as a relationship. If we can meet each other like this, it can be regarded as fate.

After listening to Yang Haiyan's words, County Magistrate Yang understood that she had acquiesced, so he explained: "The Yang family in Xiaguan has a descendant, but the relationship is too far away, and the Yang family in Xiaguan family does not have much contact. However, In the past, the descendants of the Yang family had taken advantage of the situation in their hometown, so after passing the imperial examination, Xiaguan was moved to a relatively good place. After the incident happened to the Yang family, the Xiaguan lineage was not eliminated. His life was implicated, but he was transferred here. But speaking of it, he was still an official and saved his life. "

Yang Haiyan sighed, the Yang family's matter did not involve any innocent servants, so how could it not be a blessing for the servants? So I have to say that Qi Guo's laws are much more humane than those laws in ancient China that she knows. Although Magistrate Yang didn't know her, she had this level of relationship, which did bring some distance between her. She could see that Magistrate Yang was trying to get close to him, so she naturally had no reason to push him away. After all, he was a local snake here. "I see, there really is some connection there. Originally, I left my hometown and came here, and I was still a little scared. Now that I know that you are an old friend, I feel a little more at ease."

What she said was a bit of a sign of weakness. After all, she is young, only eight years old. It is not embarrassing to say these words.

Magistrate Yang said: "If General Yiren needs help from his subordinates, just ask him." Magistrate Yang knew that he had no one to stand out. Unless he had great merit, even if the emperor did not pursue the children of the Yang family who had surrendered, the imperial court would not attach importance to them.

In comparison, Qin Fang is different. A twenty-two-year-old genuine general, his future is limitless. Therefore, Magistrate Yang is willing to hand over their money in advance.

While they were talking, a group of them arrived at the gate of the general's mansion.

The entrance to the General's Mansion is very large, and the two lions at the entrance are very majestic. Due to the shape of the house, it covers an extremely large area. Yang Haiyan asked: "It's not easy to get to this yard."

Magistrate Yang said: "This was originally the residence of Prince Liang. Two years ago, after Prince Liang passed away, everything was taken over by the imperial court because he had no heirs. Now that General Qin has been transferred here, the imperial court asked the lower officials to directly transfer the former Liang Dynasty to the imperial court. The palace was renovated into the general's palace."

Yang Haiyan mentioned Prince Liang to Qin Fang a month ago. She had seen it in a geological magazine, but she had never thought that it would be Prince Liang's Mansion here. Prince Liang was not favored, so his territory was not good. But no matter how bad the territory is, there are still some counties that are better than Yunxiang County. Why did Prince Liang choose this place for his palace? Yang Haiyan was confused, so she asked directly: "Yunxiang County looks quite... barren. How come the prince of Liang built his palace here?"

Magistrate Yang naturally knew about this, and it was no secret in Yunxiang County two years ago. So he said happily: "Because King Liang likes hunting, there are a lot of prey in the big mountain in the southeast of Yunxiang County, so King Liang simply built the palace here. It is said that King Liang started hunting. , so I stayed in that mountain for half a month. Moreover, this was the territory of King Liang, and the mountain was naturally King Liang’s. Therefore, King Liang did not allow others to hunt there. For this reason, the hunters once. We still don’t think so.”

Yang Haiyan did not think of this reason. Prince Liang built the palace here because of hunting, which shows that he was very enthusiastic about hunting. However, as a prince, no matter how bad his territory is, no matter how unfavored he is, no matter how poor Yunxiang County is, no matter how hard he is, he still has enough to eat and wear. Therefore, the poor conditions in Yunxiang County do not affect him. How can he deal with this? "I see."

Magistrate Yang continued: "It is said that Wang Ying of Liang Dynasty died young without leaving any heirs. He died due to serious injuries from hunting."

Yang Haiyan said: "So that mountain is quite dangerous. Let's go into the house and take a look."

A group of people entered the general's mansion. Although the mansion was large and the construction was quite luxurious, after all, it was built two years ago, so the mansion was still quite old. Magistrate Yang made renovations, but only the leaky floors were renovated, and more than 90% of the floors were left untouched. The county government has no money to move.

Therefore, after they came in, they looked at this mansion, a bleak mansion.

However, Yang Haiyan liked 늀놆 very much. She turned to Kunshi and said, "After lunch, let's move the things into the general's mansion."

Kunshi: "놆."

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