Chapter 1100 Qiao Wenshu Tips Off
Sun Shan righteously rejected Master Zhang's offer: "Master, I am not from Yuanlu, and the land here does not belong to me. I am honored to be the magistrate of Yuanlu by the emperor's grace. I will do my best to seek the welfare of the people of Yuanlu. There is no need to talk about buying the mountains and forests anymore."
Sun Shan raised his head and chest, looked at the sky, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, exuding a righteous aura.
Master Zhang was stunned for a moment, staring at Sun Shan.
At this moment, it was almost noon and the sun was shining brightly. Circles of light seemed to appear behind Sun Shan, shining so brightly that he could not look directly at it.
When did the master become so selfless?
At first, he did think that he was a bit like this, but after the "horse-hunting" incident, Master Zhang no longer thought so.
Why is he returning to being the same master again?
Master Zhang couldn't understand why the master kept changing.
If you don’t understand, then you don’t understand. You just need to do your job, give suggestions to the master, and leave the rest to the master to decide.
Master Zhang nodded and said, "Master, I understand."
After saying this, he hurried to the household registration office and asked the clerk to designate this piece of land on the back mountain as official land, and also wrote "No buying or selling allowed" on it to serve as a warning to future generations.
Even if the later magistrate of Yuanlu wanted to take over this piece of mountain land, he would have been hesitant when he saw these words.
Those who plant trees provide shade for those who come after them. If those who come after them cut down the trees, it will also affect their reputation.
There were six ministries in the imperial court, namely the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works.
A county government also has six rooms, which are divided into the Li Room, the Hu Room, the Li Room, the Bing Room, the Criminal Room, and the Work Room.
Among them are household registration, official land, household registration, finance, and taxes.
Qiao Shuwen from the Household Department looked at the forest behind Da Niao Village and asked in confusion, "Master Zhang, is Lord Sun saying that he wants to make this land an official farm?"
Why was such a barren place designated as government farmland? What on earth is Lord Sun doing?
Although Lord Sun is the chief official of Yuanlu County, he cannot act recklessly.
The main reason was that Qiao Wenshu wanted to find out what Lord Sun was up to. There must be some secret that had to be revealed when this piece of land was designated as government land for no reason.
If there are gold, silver and jewelry on this land, Lord Sun should buy it instead of designating it as government land.
If not, why was it designated as government land for no reason?
Qiao Wenshu was puzzled.
Although Master Zhang had a lame leg, as long as he didn't walk, he could stand straight like a normal person.
He said with unquestionable dignity: "Qiao Wenshu, this is what Lord Sun ordered. I don't know. I just did it according to his wishes."
Don't even think about getting a single word out of him.
Anyway, Qiao Wenshu didn't dare not do it.
Qiao Wenshu choked. What else could he say after Master Zhang said that?
Qiao Wenshu wanted to find an excuse to stop it and then inform County Magistrate Wang.
I just don't want to be the first to do so.
If I make excuses, wouldn't I be the first official to oppose Lord Sun?
Qiao Wenshu is not a fool, so he naturally doesn't want to be the first person to "catch" Sun Shan's eyes.
Of course, the main reason is that this piece of forest has nothing to do with his interests. If Lord Sun were to assign his family's land to the public, Qiao Wenshu would definitely resist to the death.
Qiao Wenshu smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."
The procedure was very simple. It involved registering it in the book, signing one's name, stamping it, and finally having Sun Shan sign and stamp it.
If an outsider comes to do the job, he will definitely ask for a bribe. As for Lord Sun, Qiao Wenshu doesn't even dare to think about it.
Master Zhang took the deed with satisfaction and said, "Thank you, Secretary Qiao. Lord Sun still needs this deed. Please return it to the household office after you have used it."
He bowed and said goodbye to Qiao Wenshu.
Seeing Master Zhang limping, Qiao Wenshu immediately packed up his things and ran to the "County Magistrate's Office" as fast as he could to report the news to County Magistrate Wang.
During the days when Sun Shan was in office in Yuanlu, he made a big move at the beginning, which immediately caused a sensation in the whole city. The officials in the yamen thought that Sun Shan was continuing his new job and was going to burn down the yamen.
Either he wanted to win over some of them, or he wanted to make an example of some of them to scare them, so as to establish his official authority and start working smoothly in Yuanlu in the future.
It was just that Lord Sun exploded, and then nothing happened.
After spending some time together in a dull manner, he found a good reason to travel around Yuanlu County.
This made those who stayed in the yamen resume their leisurely days of duty as "there is no king in the mountains, so monkeys take charge".
Sun Shan, who had been long awaited, finally returned. The officials became extremely alert again, waiting to see what Sun Shan was going to do.
As soon as Qiao Wenshu took up his post, Master Zhang came over to ask for the land deed, and then it was designated as government land. All this was unusual, revealing that Sun Shan was going to do something unusual.
Qiao Wenshu's heart was in turmoil, he was very nervous and wanted to know what Sun Shan was doing.
Qiao Wenshu hurried to the county magistrate's office and whispered, "Master Wang, why do you think Master Sun did this?"
Not to mention Qiao Wenshu, even County Cheng Wang was puzzled after hearing it.
If that piece of land is valuable, shouldn't you buy it secretly and make a fortune?
Now it has been designated as official land, which means it belongs to the government office and in disguise belongs to the people of Yuanlu. Lord Sun can indeed benefit from it, but he can't make much.
If you are worried about attracting too much attention, you might as well cooperate with them. Mr. Sun will take the big share and they will take the small share, so you can earn more this way.
What is the meaning of designating it as government land now?
Qiao Wenshu said again: "County Magistrate Wang, Lord Sun also asked me to write "No Buying or Selling" on those."
Writing this way will prevent people from buying it, and of course this person includes Lord Sun.
By emphasizing so much, Lord Sun might be afraid that someone might discover the value of the forest and try to buy it back, so he simply wrote a sign prohibiting buying and selling to prevent anyone from buying it back.
County Magistrate Wang frowned. From the time he came back yesterday until noon today, this Lord Sun had undoubtedly revealed this weirdness.
Especially when he went to see his eldest nephew early this morning, it was obvious that he didn't want them to meet, and even the time they spent talking was strictly limited.
Ostensibly it was for the purpose of preparing for the imperial examination for the hired helper, but in reality the hired helper was imprisoned in the backyard and not allowed to come out.
But looking at the situation, it is indeed changing, but it is changing in a good direction.
It doesn't seem like Lord Sun has any ill intentions towards Xingyazi.
Xingyazi said he would find a way to pass on the information, but it is unknown when the information will be passed on.
County Magistrate Wang fell into deep thought again.
Seeing that County Magistrate Wang also couldn't understand, Qiao Wenshu began to feel uneasy and whispered, "County Magistrate Wang, do you think Lord Sun is going to deal with us?"
But just deal with them, it has nothing to do with the forest.
This Lord Sun does things without any rules and always keeps them guessing. He is really too cunning.
County Magistrate Wang said soothingly, "Don't worry. Lord Sun is alone. It's not easy for him to deal with us. Humph, we have someone above us in the Wang family. Lord Sun should think twice before doing anything bad."
County Magistrate Wang was not afraid of Sun Shan's mischief at all. Haha, it was not certain who would win.
A person coming from outside the area, fighting against these locals.
Hmph, I don't know what is good or bad!
Qiao Wenshu glanced at County Magistrate Wang secretly and thought to himself: Lord Sun may have difficulty dealing with the Wang family, but it is easy for him to deal with a small fry like him.
Therefore, Qiao Wenshu insisted that as long as it did not involve core interests, he would not cause any trouble to Lord Sun.
Haha, the fire in the city gate affected the fish in the pond. He didn't want to be that fish.