The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 525

[Chapter 525: How many people know?]

People were discussing enthusiastically, but they didn’t know that the Lord Inspector they were talking about was sitting next to them at this moment.

When Fang Xiu heard these words, he just smiled lightly.

After hearing this, the chief clerk felt even more ashamed. He lowered his head and said nothing, for fear that others would recognize him.

“Have you eaten? Let’s go after eating.”

Fang Xiu swallowed the last piece of fire, looked at Zhao Yan beside him, and said.

Zhao Yan nodded and followed him out of the fire shop.

“Sir, I’m going to lower my rank.”

After walking out of the fire shop, the head clerk’s face turned blue and white. He wanted to say something, but didn’t know how to say it.

Fang Xiu raised his eyes, glanced at him, ignored him, and just said, “It’s almost enough to go shopping inside the city. Next, let’s go shopping outside the city.”

“Outside the city?”

Zhao Yan was a little confused.

Fang Xiu looked at her and explained: “Someone has to clean up the mess left by those dogs.”

This ‘dog’ is undoubtedly the ‘dog’ mentioned in the discussion just now, which is the Du Ming Mansion. These people in the yamen naturally include this chief clerk.

After hearing this, the chief clerk lowered his head, feeling filled with panic.

It was not because the Inspector scolded him, nor because the common people scolded him. It was just that he suddenly remembered the lofty ideals he had set when he was studying hard for many years. He

still remembered that he had just been sent to Du Ming Mansion by the official department. When he was the county magistrate of a county government, he made a promise to the people.

The smiling faces and sincere compliments of the common people.

Why have I become like this

now ?

He was dejected alone, recalling his past, and wondering what he would do if he was given another chance.

Fang Xiu was not in the mood to take care of his feelings, nor was he too lazy to guess his thoughts.

He just looked at Zhao Yan and said with a smile: “If you don’t want to go, forget it.”

“Why forget it, I discovered the mine first!”

Naturally, Zhao Yan didn’t want to miss any time to join in the fun.

What’s more, this is a matter of justice for heaven!

When Fang Xiu saw this, he smiled and said nothing. He ordered the accompanying personal guards to fetch three horses and left the city.

If it had been in the past, he would have let the chief clerk run behind him.

But in this state, he might faint on the road before running out of the city, so it would be better to prepare a horse for him.

“Uh-“

The location of the mine is actually not that far from Du Mingfu City, but it’s just a bit hidden.

Therefore, after a while, Fang Xiu returned here on horseback.

As soon as he turned over and dismounted, someone came up to him: “Master, you are here.”

There was only one person who called Fang Xiu “Master” on Zhongyuan Road. There was no doubt that the person who came up was Bai Xiaochun, who had handled the mine before.

“How did you go about what you were told to do?”

Fang Xiu handed the horse rope to the guard beside him and walked towards the mine, asking as he walked.

Bai Xiaochun was following behind him. Hearing this question, he hurriedly replied: “As far as I can tell you, Master, everything has been settled and done according to your instructions.

Those who are willing to leave here will be given ten taels of silver each.” The compensation will also be used for travel expenses.

Those who have no place to go and choose to stay will be given five taels of compensation, plus free accommodation, and one tael of silver per month as wages.”

Fang Xiu nodded. , looking towards the mine ahead.

In just one day, the mine had undergone tremendous changes from before, and all the original simple huts had been cleared away.

Countless people were shuttling around the mine, cutting down trees, and there were people building wooden houses on the other side.

At the front is a newly built wooden shed. Compared with the houses in the city, there is no doubt that one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

But compared with the original straw shed, it is much better.

Fang Xiu looked at it for a while and then asked: “How many people are willing to stay?”

Bai Xiaochun thought for a while and replied: “Master, we just counted, there are 611 people who left, and 500 people stayed. Twenty-one people.”

When Fang Xiu heard this number, he frowned slightly and looked at Bai Xiaochun and asked, “Are you sure?”

Bai Xiaochun nodded and replied, “Young master, I have checked these numbers repeatedly. Yes, there won’t be anything wrong.”

Bai Xiaochun felt more at ease when doing things.

When I came yesterday, I couldn’t see how many people there were. I just felt that many

people had an idea after hearing the numbers today.

The total number of people who left and those who stayed was over a thousand!

You must know that these are refugees and beggars, and they have to work every day and live like pigs and dogs.

There are more than a thousand people who survived so tenaciously, so how many people did not survive?

When Fang Xiu thought of this, he couldn’t help but look at the chief clerk standing behind him.

The chief clerk of Du Ming Mansion seemed to have seen this mine for the first time. He had an expression of extreme shock on his face and stared blankly ahead without saying a word.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu slowly spoke: “More than a thousand people live in such an environment, and no one can escape. Chief Secretary Zhang is really a good trick.” When the

Chief Secretary of Du Ming Mansion heard this, he first said: He was startled, then a look of fear appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said: “My lord, my lord, I don’t know that there is such a mine here.

I just thought that the beggars and refugees were just driven out of the city.

I don’t know what to do anyway .”

I can’t imagine that Qian Mengchuang was so insane and crazy.

Your Majesty, you are aware of this!”

At this point, his legs softened, and he knelt on the ground, grabbing the ground with his head, and said in a trembling voice: “I’m sorry, sir !

, Xiaguan thinks that he is not a father-and-father to the people, and he has done many things that failed his majesty, failed the court, and failed the trust of the people.

However

, he still has a conscience. He has been reading the books of sages and sages since he was a child. The Tao, the country, the country, are all about the words “benevolence” and “love”.

No matter what, the official can’t do these things.

If the official knew that Qian Mengchuang drove away the refugees and beggars, it was for this reason. Even if the officer fights to the death, he will definitely stop it!”

When he said these words, he was almost crying, and his voice was trembling.

Fang Xiu glanced at him and didn’t say anything. He just snorted coldly and ignored him. Instead, he looked at Bai Xiaochun and ordered: “Tell these miners that as long as they do their jobs, they will not only be able to get With only one tael of silver and three meals a day, the yamen paid for it.

“Yes, young master!”

Bai Xiaochun saw that his young master was getting angry, so he did not flatter him as usual, but responded respectfully. There was a sound.

Fang Xiu looked at the miners in front of him with smiles on their faces, and suddenly felt filled with panic.

Apart from them and a few idiots in the government office, how many people know about these things that happened here?

(End of chapter)