Chapter 191

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After Du Fengchen became a constable, the Du family was very surprised. How could the frail and sickly paralytic in their family become a constable? This Lord Cheng doesn't seem very reliable, or maybe Lord Cheng is even more outrageous than Lord Lin.

Before, Lord Lin appointed a fool as a constable only because the fool's family gave enough money. Lord Cheng was now pointing fingers at them and asking their families to pay the money.

They had originally thought of finding an opportunity to visit the Cheng family, but this time it would cost them a lot of money. As a result, Mr. Cheng's invitation was delivered to their house first.

The invitation said "wedding anniversary party". The Du family members were confused. What is a party? They wanted to ask Du Fengchen what Lord Cheng meant.

As a result, Du Fengchen was very busy these days and stayed in the yamen the whole time, even living in the yamen.

Their family was very worried about Du Fengchen's health, so they sent someone to check on him. They saw that Lord Cheng had hired a doctor for him, and he looked better than when he was at home.

After receiving the invitation today, they went to the yamen again to look for Du Fengchen, but couldn't even see him. Other detectives came to help pass on the message that he was busy. When asked what he was busy with, it was confidential and they couldn't tell them.

Since taking office, Du Fengchen has launched a city-wide operation to catch thieves, not only in the provincial capital, but also in the three counties below. Each team has a mission and must catch a certain number of thieves every month. They are not allowed to catch the wrong thieves, and they cannot make false accusations. If they are found out, they will be dismissed immediately.

But there is a reward for every one caught, and there is also a chance for promotion.

Cheng Yeran set up a system for them, the constables, with each level of positions and the methods of promotion were written out in an open and transparent manner. As long as they did a good job, they would have the opportunity to be promoted. Promotion not only meant more power but also more money. Everyone was trying hard to climb up.

Within a month, more than a hundred thieves of all sizes were caught in the city and all were thrown into the jail, which was so full that there was not enough space.

The jailers reported to Du Fengchen that the former prisoners in the prison often cried out for injustice.

Du Fengchen quickly reported it to Cheng Yeran, who thought of what Lord Lin had done before.

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In those cases, most of the prisoners in jail were wrongly accused for various reasons.

He asked Du Fengchen to interrogate all the prisoners in the jail, release those who were innocent and keep those who were guilty.

And those who are not guilty must pay compensation to them.

Du Fengchen is busy with this matter. There are too many people who have been wrongly accused in the prison. Everyone needs to re-record their statements and check the evidence. Lord Cheng also said that a copy of all the evidence should be compiled, and these will become evidence to correct Lord Lin in the future.

Du Fengchen was busy day and night and even started drinking ginseng soup, otherwise he really felt that he might pass away.

When he was at home, he was well protected every day. He was not allowed to be exposed to the wind or overwork. He also wore a lot of clothes in the summer because his family was afraid that he would catch a cold and get sick.

He was able to walk but was too weak. His family was afraid that he would get tired from walking, so they got him a wheelchair and had someone push him. The more he walked like this, the weaker he felt. Now that he was in the yamen and was extremely busy every day, he actually felt that he was in much better health than when he was at home.

He believed that it was the doctors from the capital who played a role. The doctor also said that the medical level here was too poor. His original body was not that weak, and it was exaggerated by the previous doctor. In addition, his family members were too cautious, and some psychological suggestions made his health worse and worse. It would be better to regulate his body and exercise more.

When his family heard how busy he was, they suspected that he had died in there. They forced Du Fengchen to see him. Although he looked better, he was still so tired. Their family members were still resentful. "Master Cheng, he made you work overtime as a patient. Is he trying to kill you?"

Du Fengchen: "Master Cheng didn't ask me to work overtime, I wanted to do it myself."

Cheng Yeran told Du Fengchen that he had a three-month probation period. He always remembered that his previous days at home were too boring. He would rather die than go back to the old days. He wanted to quickly finish the task assigned by Cheng Yeran.

Cheng Yeran was also at the government office today. When he heard about this, he realized that he had secretly worked overtime behind her back. "Your behavior is very bad. It's okay to work hard at work, but it's not okay to secretly work overtime, especially since you're a patient."

Cheng Yeran divided them into shifts, day shift and night shift. Usually only a few people were left on duty for the night shift, and if there was a big incident, other people would be called over to help with the case. However, Du Fengchen was in poor health, so he was only assigned the day shift.

"If I had known you would work so hard, I wouldn't have assigned you so much work." Cheng Yeran called the other detectives, "Send him home quickly and come back tomorrow during working hours."

"But those wronged people can't wait." Du Fengchen was extremely angry after hearing about their experiences these days. He wished he could take people to arrest Lord Lin right away.

"For the time being, we will arrange better accommodation for those people, and provide them with both meat and vegetarian food. We will not let them suffer any physical harm for the time being. As for the psychological harm, we will make sure that their grievances are redressed and their enemies receive the punishment they deserve." Cheng Yeran assured him, "But before that, you have to take care of your health first. I am counting on you."

"Lord Cheng is right. You should go home and rest first, and come back tomorrow." Father Du pulled Du Fengchen, wanting to take him back.

Before he came, he never thought that Lord Cheng would value his son so much. He thought it was for money. Now looking at the situation, he was worrying too much.

Du Fengchen prefers to stay in the government office. "It's fine for me to live in the dormitory of the government office. I can also chat with them. It's more interesting than at home."

Father Du had no choice but to ask his family to bring him more things.

Father Du also wanted to say thank you to Cheng Yeran. He had never met Cheng Yeran before, and he didn't expect that Mr. Cheng was so young and a good person. He felt relieved to leave the child to him.

He had met Lord Lin before, and Lord Lin took a lot of money from him every year. He had a fear of officials. Although he knew that Lord Cheng was different from Lord Lin, he still said tremblingly: "Thank you Lord Cheng for taking care of my son these days. I received the invitation you sent today. I have prepared a gift and will come to thank you when the time comes."

Cheng Yeran heard that he had received the invitation. He sent many invitations this time, but he didn't expect that Du Fengchen's father was among them: "What's your name?"

"You can just call me Lao Du, sir." Lao Du said very humbly.

"What does your family do?" Cheng Yeran asked again.

"My family runs a sugar factory." Lao Du still used the same tone as before.

"Sugar factory! What a coincidence!" Cheng Yeran had just made white sugar recently and was a little excited. He pulled Lao Du's arm and said, "Come on, let's go in and talk."

Old Du was shocked. He thought that although he was already forty years old, he was still a handsome uncle. He had been confessed to by a young man before, which scared him half to death. Could it be that Lord Cheng liked this kind of person? Do you still want to pull him into the house? In the past, Lord Lin only wanted money, but now Lord Cheng also wants people?

Before he could react, Cheng Yeran pulled him into the house.

He was very scared, but he didn't dare to run away. He thought that his child was still working for Cheng Yeran, and Cheng Yeran was the local official. Could he resist? Forget it, I'll just endure it today. Lord Cheng is also a handsome man, and I won't suffer any loss.

He made up his mind and saw Cheng Yeran take out a box and asked him to open it.

He opened the box doubtfully, and as he opened the box, he thought to himself: Lord Cheng is quite ceremonial, he even gave me some gifts before accepting me, and he is a very nice person.

After opening the box, I saw the small white particles inside and was filled with questions: "What is this?"

"This is sugar." Cheng Yeran said.

"Sugar? Are you kidding?" Lao Du owns a sugar factory. All the sugar he makes is brown sugar. He has never made white sugar, so he has never seen such snow-white and delicate granulated sugar.

"You try it." Cheng Yeran asked him to try.

Lao Du took a little bit with his fingertips and put it in his mouth. It was indeed sweet, and this sweetness was different from the sweetness of the brown sugar he made.

"Is this candy from the capital?" Lao Du asked curiously. The sugar from the capital is of high quality. Lord Cheng knew that he ran a sugar factory, and he gave him candy as a gift. He really knew how to please him. He was even more willing to devote himself to it.

The next sentence I heard was Cheng Yeran saying that this candy is not available in Beijing and it is the only one of its kind in the country.

"Sir Cheng, giving me such a valuable thing... isn't it too expensive?" Old Du began to hesitate.

Cheng Yeran looked at him like a shy girl, frowning and not understanding what was wrong with him. "I want your sugar factory to produce white sugar. What is the scale of your factory now?"

Lao Du was a little confused, thinking he had heard wrong, and blankly talked about the scale of his sugar factory. Although their sugar factory was the largest in the city, Cheng Yeran still felt that it was not enough.

"Expand it three times. I will provide the money and technology as a share, and you will be in charge of the management. You will recruit employees in the city, and the employees' treatment must be in accordance with my will. In addition, you will have to go to the countryside to collect sugarcane. The price must be higher than in previous years. Have them all send it to our sugar factory. You must continue to plant it next year. It is best to sign a contract. The price will not be lower than this price every year." Cheng Yeran asked him, "Any problems?"

Lao Du was a little confused, but he quickly understood what Master Cheng meant. "No problem! How could I have a problem with such a good thing? It's just a matter of profit..."

"The sugar factory still belongs to you. My goal is to support your factory, sell the sugar, boost our economy, and solve the employment problem in the city, as well as the problem of rural farmers who can't sell their sugarcane." Cheng Yeran's goal is to develop the local economy, but he also knows that this sugar factory can make a lot of money after it opens, and if he invests in it, he can also get a lot of money. However, he originally had 9.9 billion, and later made a lot more. He has no interest in making money a long time ago. Being able to personally turn a poor place into a prosperous place makes him feel more accomplished.

Old Du didn't expect that such a great thing would happen to him. This is what Lord Cheng thought in his heart. He actually misunderstood Lord Cheng just now and thought that a good official who only cared about the people was so despicable. He deserved to die!

His face was burning. "I will go home and tell my family about this. Our whole family will work together to complete what Master Cheng asked us to do. We will never let your kindness down."