The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 424 The prefect’s quirks
Zhuang Kangcheng was completely cowed, and Lin Hai didn't give him any chance to fight.

He has handed over all the evidence of the officials' crimes. If he can't even look down on his family property, then he has nothing to rely on.

"I said, I can say it!" Zhuang Kangcheng gritted his teeth.

In this situation, we can only take a gamble, at least to win a chance of survival.

“I saved some money at home and most of the rest was somewhere else.

There is a manor outside the city, and no one knows where it is.

This is just in case something happens one day, I can hide there. "

Zhuang Kangcheng said quickly.

“They say it’s a cunning rabbit with three burrows, but I didn’t expect that even you had already thought of an escape route.

What a surprise! Lin Hai said with a sneer.

"What adults don't know is that people like us live with our heads in our belts.

Maybe one day something goes wrong and he will be hunted down by the government.

Of course you have to find a good hiding place.

As long as you are willing to let me live, I will hand over all my money to you! "

"Okay, take him to find the money. Then just leave him alone!" Lin Hai ordered Wang Dayong.

She secretly winked at him and asked Wang Dayong to kill him after getting the money.

"Subordinates obey!"

After Lin Hai finished his instructions, he left without saying a word.

Wang Dayong summoned a group of guards and found a dozen carriages to follow them to pick up the stolen money.

Yuhuashi was still a little uneasy and said, "This matter is of great importance, why don't I send someone to follow along."

"No need, Wang Dayong and the others can't make any mistakes."

"The two of us have something very important to do!"

"What else is going on at this time?" Yuhuashi asked doubtfully.

Lin Hai took the criminal evidence written by Zhuang Kangcheng, shook it and said: "With the criminal evidence, of course we must arrest these officials.

But after taking a look, it seems that there are almost no honest officials left here.

It seems that I have to be the prefect here for a while. "

Yuhuashi couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"Last time you served as prefect for more than half a month, the people gave you a Wanmin Umbrella.

The Queen Mother praised you very much in the court.

This time, in my opinion, the people will still give you another one.

You are a well-known upright official in our Daxia. "

“I hope that this honor can be obtained by other people.

I am just a monk ringing the clock for a day.

I don't want to be an official down there forever. Lin Hai said with a wry smile.

Although Lin Hai was very popular among the people as the prefect, he had too many things to deal with.

Lin Hai's lazy character is very unsuitable for being an official.

And the main reason why I can sit back and relax as a prefect is because my background is so profound.

No matter what decision was made, other officials did not dare to object.

No one from the officials above dared to point fingers.

If I were not a popular person in front of the Queen Mother, I would not have the support of the Queen Mother and the Prince.

I'm afraid that even if you take the position of prefect, you will be restricted by many officials.

It is not easy to be an upright and good official. There are too many things to consider.

Lin Hai and Yu Huashi took a carriage to the prefect's Yamen.

When I arrived at the magistrate's office, I saw the gatekeeper yawning lazily.

All of them are listless and carefree.

Where can I find someone who is an official and has a majestic air?

If these people were his servants, he would have beaten them up long ago.

Lin Hai suppressed the anger in his heart and walked forward. "What are you doing? You dare to walk in if you don't know where this place is?"

The two government officials shouted loudly and blocked the way.

He looked at Lin Hai with a malicious expression.

I saw a few people who were well dressed, and I thought they were businessmen who came here to do business.

"Looking for your prefect!" Lin Hai said angrily.

“Hmph, we, the prefect, are the kind of people like you who can see you whenever you want!

At least have this! "

A yamen servant twirled his fingers, clearly asking for money.

Yuhuashi was sulky and was about to teach them a lesson.

Lin Hai quickly blocked his hand.

"Money is not a problem!" Lin Hai took out a piece of gold and put it in his hand.

When the government officer saw such a generous move, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.

"This young master looks extraordinary at first glance. He must be a big businessman, right?"

"Oh, can you tell who I am?"

"I don't dare to say anything else. What we are doing is official errands. If you don't even have this kind of vision.

Can I still survive in the prefect's Yamen?

I think you came to see the magistrate because you want to start a salt business, right?

You've found the right person here.

It's just that our prefect has a weird temper and will not directly accept your money.

If you want to do business smoothly, you have to let us brothers give you some pointers! "

Of course Lin Hai knew that these two people wanted to extort money.

I just wanted to see how these people in the government make money.

"Money is not an issue. As long as I can negotiate this kind of business, I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

"Hey, I don't dare to say anything else. As long as you listen to our two brothers, I promise to let you negotiate."

Lin Hai knew that it would definitely not work to use words to prevaricate these two people.

He also took out a large handful of silver and gold ingots and handed them over. The total must be at least 30 taels of silver.

"This money is enough for you two to drink!"

The yamen servant smiled brightly and reached out his hand to take the silver.

"That's enough, that's enough. The young master is so generous in doing business. You will definitely succeed today."

"Tell me, how can we get the prefect to agree to let us do the private salt business?"

"I'm telling you, our prefect doesn't like to accept cash, as it's easy to get caught.

Our prefect's favorite things are antiques, calligraphy and paintings, pearls, agate and the like.

These are elegant things among literati. Even if they are given to each other, others will not be able to find fault! "

"That's it," Lin Hai pretended to suddenly realize.

But he immediately said with regret: "I came in a hurry and only brought money. Good calligraphy, painting and antiques are really hard to find!"

"This thing is easy to handle. Did you see it? Turn east from here, and there is a pawn shop over there.

As long as you buy something valuable in the pawn shop and give it to the prefect, it is absolutely feasible. "

"Does this pawn shop have some special background?" Lin Hai asked doubtfully.

“As expected of a businessman, I immediately thought of the key point.

It doesn't hurt to tell you the truth, this pawn shop was opened by our prefect himself.

I just let my housekeepers help manage it. "

"That's it!" Lin Hai suddenly realized.

"Let me tell you another important thing. In fact, our prefect likes writing very much.

If you are willing to pay a high price and ask our prefect to write a couplet or inscribe an inscription, he will be even happier.

As long as the prefect is happy, you can do whatever business you want. "

(End of this chapter)