Chapter 880: Our family, we don't take a penny
What officials fear most are not unlucky people or thieves, but the Tiqi coming from the capital.
Therefore, County Magistrate Qiu rushed to the city gate as soon as possible, asked a few questions and ordered to put down the basket. After verifying that the people who came were really Jinyiwei, Qiu quickly asked someone to open the city gate and stood respectfully at the entrance of the city gate with everyone.
There were only six Jinyiwei who came into the city, and the leader was a small flag.
Xiaoqi was a seventh-rank official, and the magistrate was the seventh-rank official, but Xiaoqi did not take Qiu, the magistrate seriously, because they were the emperor's personal army.
Qiu was in a state of confusion, not knowing what happened to Tiqiu when he came to Liyang County. Seeing that the Jinyiwei was arrogant, he was even more nervous, very worried that the other party would suddenly take out a "driver" and take him.
Unexpectedly, the Jinyiwei Xiaoqi looked at Qiu Mou a few times and then turned over and got off the horse, then handed a box to Qiu Mou.
"Liyang County has received it, and this is given to you by Eunuch Wei, the governor of Jiangnan."
Qiu's hands were trembling, he opened the box and looked at it, and was stunned.
In the box, there were several silver notes from Nandu Huitong Money House.
"this?…"
Qiu was very panicked. He was not right to collect the box, nor was he even more.
"Liyang County only needs to go to Tiechang in the afternoon."
After the little flag finished speaking, he got on his horse and left.
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"Liyang County has worked hard for no contribution in the past few years..."
Eunuch Wei was kind-hearted and highly praised the "political achievements" of magistrate Qiu for several years. At the same time, he briefly reported the matter of Liyang Iron Field.
"My father-in-law is really a big trouble for the people of Liyang!"
Qiu knew that there was a major change in the iron field on the road, and that Xu Yuan, who had bullied him for five years, was killed, but when he heard it, he was still extremely excited.
You know, under Xu Yuan's pressure, his official position is really cowardly!
"As a guardian of Jiangnan, our family is obliged to eliminate harm for the people! If you don't know, then let it go. If you know but don't do it, we will be ashamed of Your Majesty, the country, and the people!"
Eunuch Wei looked righteous and made Magistrate Qiu look red: Zhenxian Temple!
The father-in-law changed the subject, but said, "But although Xu Yuan was killed, the remaining poison is still there. Liyang County must clear Xu Yuan's remaining poison."
"Yes, yes, the lower officials understand, the lower officials understand..."
Qiu was very happy. When he came to see this Jiangnan guard, Xu Yuan's minions, led by Qiu, were all captured. They were just rogues who usually rely on Xu Yuan's power, and they were very relaxed to deal with these people.
In this way, with the support of Eunuch Wei, the governor of Jiangnan, he finally did it as the magistrate.
As for whether the Duke of Wei’s Mansion will take revenge, Qiu was worried, but he thought that he had been bullied by Duke of Wei for five years and no one was in charge of justice for him. Now someone finally stood up to support him. If he was still the pug who wagged his tail and begged for mercy at Duke of Wei’s Mansion, he would have really gotten into the dog’s stomach after thirty years of hard study!
A soldier can be killed, but he cannot be humiliated again!
Qiu made up his mind and stood firmly on Eunuch Wei's side in the future. In this situation, Qiu also had to stand on the side.
Eunuch Wei was very satisfied and nodded, "Xu Yuan had caused trouble for Liyang for ten years and committed several crimes. However, these crimes must be troubled by Liyang County to report to the court to know. We must not hide them or exaggerate them..."
My father-in-law once again emphasized the importance of seeking truth from facts.
Qiu looked clear.
"In addition, our family just took back the Liyang Iron Farm, and the remaining large and small mines and workshops in the county will be handed over to the original owner. Otherwise, our family would be like Xu Yuan."
"Well?"
Qiu was stunned: Eunuch Wei still has such kindness?
Of course, Eunuch Wei would not be kind-hearted for no reason. He is forming a united front.
The goal of united front is the original gentry and local tyrants who were driven away by Xu Yuan, forced to buy and sell, and their families were destroyed.
Charging into battle can't be done without shaking flags and shouting.
No matter how weak the voice is, it is still a cry.
"But all the minerals in the world are owned by the imperial court. Even though our family is a tutor for the mining industry, we cannot give the national minerals at will... Forget it, it's better to do this. Liyang County can tell the owners of the original mine on behalf of our family and ask them to bid... Those with higher prices will get the money they get, and our family will not take any money, so they will definitely hand it over to the court as much as possible..."
Eunuch Wei regards money as dirt and is dedicated to the emperor's wealth. How can he be jealous of money?
Of course, he did not forget to instruct Qiu, except for the original mine owner, all gentry and wise men in Liyang County who were interested in mining could participate in the bidding to show fairness and treat everyone equally.
Qiu stood up with a complicated mood and bowed heavily to Eunuch Wei: My father-in-law is really sympathetic to the people!
"You do it boldly and feel at ease, but with our family, it won't make people embarrassed."
Eunuch Wei personally helped Qiu up, "I can't just ask you to work hard. Choose one in various mines. Our family can make an exception and sell it to you at a low price."
oh?!
Qiu's eyes lit up.
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Three days later, the magistrate of Liyang Qiu Qianchi presided over the "auction" of large and large iron ore and workshops in the country.
Eunuch Wei got the final price. Except for Liyang Iron Field, which was completely publicly owned and did not participate in the sale, several other small iron ore and several workshops in Liyang were finally auctioned for 240,000 taels.
This price is relatively low, but considering the overall environment, my father-in-law can accept this price.
Among them, there were six former mine owners and two new gentry and wise men.
In order to prevent the incident from being affected by the Duke of Wei's Mansion, the county magistrate Qiu came to the iron field on the same day to ask the Duke of Wei to arrange for someone to get the silver medal and hand over the documents.
Eunuch Wei was too hasty on this move, which easily made people misunderstand that he was taking the opportunity to extort and refused because of his harmful reputation, and as long as he made arrangements tomorrow.
Magistrate Qiu repeatedly persuaded each other on the grounds that he could make the bidder feel at ease as soon as possible, and finally asked Eunuch Wei to agree to the matter.
For a moment, there were endless carriages on the road, full of gold, silver, and soft running, but there was only one direction, which was the temporary headquarters of the Zhongguan, the Jiangnan Guard of Liyang Iron Field.
At this point, there were two new mine owners who couldn't get enough cash. Eunuch Wei considered this and, under the persuasion of Qi County, the two new mine owners used 30% of the dry shares in the mines to buy silver.
This incident reached the other new mine owners, saying that those two were stupid, and this move was like attracting wolves into the house.
But the two of them didn't think so. Instead, they thought that those who paid all the money were stupid. After Xu Yuan's incident, have they learned a lesson?
Mining is a matter of huge profits. Without a backstage, how can you live in peace?
What other backstage can be bigger than the eunuchs guarding Jiangnan?
Chapter completed!