Zhu Yixuan pretended to be sad. "After the three-year mourning period, I naturally had to come back to pay my respects to my mother. But I didn't expect that after entering the city, I couldn't even find the way back home!"
Chen Yi laughed when he heard the other party's sarcasm, "Then you came back at the right time. If you were a few months later, I'm afraid this city would have disappeared."
Zhu Yixuan's face gradually turned cold, "Chen Yi, my Zhu family has not agreed to evacuate here, can you still force me?"
Chen Yi still smiled warmly, waved his hand and said: "Master Zhu, you are too suspicious! I am just a county magistrate, I can't wear such a big hat, even the county magistrate Lu can't force the people, if it gets out, it will cost you your head!
It’s just that the county government office in the new city has been built, and we will be evacuating soon. This is also the meaning of the garrison. Once we leave, we will no longer be able to intervene, and there is no such thing as coercion. "
Zhu Yixuan laughed angrily, "The people haven't all evacuated yet and you officials are leaving. Shen Yi, is this how you become a county magistrate?"
Chen Yi frowned in dissatisfaction, "Master Zhu, I am the official who eats the emperor's salary and bears the emperor's worries. As an official, we must follow the emperor's orders. What's wrong with that? If you ask me, the plan to resettle the people has been implemented long ago, and 80% to 90% of the people agree. The remaining 10% of the people should just go with the flow, instead of resisting and becoming the target of public criticism! We have done what we should do. If the remaining people don't want to leave, can we force them? They are free to go or stay, right?"
Zhu Yixuan didn't expect Shen Yi to say such a thing. In his memory, Shen Yi was a good-natured man who came from a poor family but wanted to stubbornly stick to his kindness and righteousness. When did Shen Yi become so good at scheming?
He slowly lowered his eyelids, a hint of sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and turned and strode away.
The yamen runner was embarrassed, but Shen Yi asked him to open the door, walked into the yamen, drank two cups of tea and left.
Inside the Lu Mansion.
When Lu Tong and Tang Su Tai saw Shen Yi, they couldn't wait to ask.
"How is it? What is Zhu Yixuan's attitude?" This is what Lu Tong cares about most.
If Zhu Yixuan is willing to move away, it will be useless even if Mr. Zhu objects.
Shen Yi shook his head and sat down, "This time I didn't tolerate him like before. I quarreled with him for a few words and diverted his attention to the garrison to see how he would deal with it."
Su Tai frowned, "Can he believe it?"
Shen Yi nodded affirmatively, "He will definitely believe it. In his eyes, I am always the mud-legged peasant he despises. Do you think he would rather submit to the garrison troops or to me?"
Three people: "."
Lu Tong gave Shen Yi a thumbs up, "Great! Brother Shen, why didn't I think of this! In this case, Zhu Yixuan will definitely find ways to contact the garrison leader, and the demolition of the old city is imperative. There is only one final result, but he can be said to have compromised with the garrison instead of the county government."
"That's right! With his arrogant personality, he would definitely say that. With this step, the Zhu family can move away again. The people who don't know the truth will still think that the Zhu family is capable." Shen Yi said slowly.
After his analysis, Lu Tong felt completely relieved.
"Hey! As a senior official, it's inevitable that I will suffer some grievances! Tell my advisor to make preparations. We will all evacuate this month." Lu Tong gave the order in a very good mood.
The servant hurried out to pass on the message.
Tang didn't understand, "Even if you want to move, there's no need to rush!"
Su Tai winked at Tang, "Sister Tang, let's put on a good show. Let's move out first and let the Zhu family hold on for two more days. Then Zhu Yixuan's words will be more convincing, right?"
Tang suddenly realized and started to get anxious, "No! In this case, I have to ask the servants to pack my luggage quickly. I want to take away every flower and plant in the mansion. They are all my hard work!"
Lu Tong: “.”
The two men couldn't understand the woman's desire to take away every brick and tile, so they quickly went to the study to talk.
Su Tai followed Tang to the backyard.
When Lu Xiang learned that they were moving to a new city district and would be able to see Shen Yuezhang more often, she was looking forward to it very much.
Without any instructions from Tang, she hurriedly asked all the maids and old women in the yard to get busy.
Su Tai stayed here to help, and only asked Yu Dong to take her back to Qingfengzhai when it was almost dark.
Su Yu and Shen Yuezhang had just finished settling the accounts. When they saw Su Tai coming back, they hurriedly reported today's earnings.
"Xiao Tai, my parents-in-law said before that you are a lucky star and bring wealth, but I never took it seriously, but this time I really believed it. Look, I received more than 250 taels yesterday, and today I sold more than 500 taels, more than double!
Also, your accounting method is really good. Yue Zhang wrote it clearly and distinctly, and Alan and the others can understand it!"
She had seen the accountant doing accounts in the Bai Mansion before, and to be honest, she couldn't learn it even if she wanted to steal it, it was as if the method was encrypted.
Su Tai's is different, it is concise and clear, and you can understand it at a glance.
Su Tai took the compliment for granted. She flipped through two pages and asked in astonishment, "This guy bought two hundred taels of goods in one go? From whom?"
There are only a few wealthy families in the county. Except for the Zhu family, the others were torn apart by the new policy. Most of their money was used to buy shops and land. They would never spend two hundred taels at once to buy these toiletries.
Su Yu looked at Shen Yuezhang, “This deal was made by Yuezhang, I don’t know either.”
Shen Yuezhang laughed and said, "He is a teenager who is about ten years old, and looks a little older than me. I don't know where he came from, but he is dressed in a low-key and noble manner, and he is followed by two strong guards.
Alan and the others had never seen such a scene before, so they didn't dare to step forward to greet them. My aunt left for a while, so I could only come out to greet them in person wearing a veil. Mother, you won't blame me, will you? "
Su Tai shook her head. "It's okay to adapt to circumstances."
Shen Yuezhang let out a long sigh and continued, "As soon as the other party arrived, he asked me to present everything in the shop and explain in detail the functions of the items. To be honest, the look in his eyes seemed to suspect that I had added something unknown to others. I was unhappy at the time, but I held back my anger."
Chuncao said weakly, "The young lady didn't get angry, but she looked very sullen, ignored me, and was very cold. We were all scared at the time."
They were afraid of angering each other and then being thrown out by two strong men like chickens.
Shen Yuezhang snorted proudly, "We are open for business, we are upright, he can buy it or not, what right does he have to question my things!"
Su Tai laughed, "Alright, alright! It's ok as long as nothing happened. Don't be so impulsive next time. You must know that in the face of absolute power, a head-on confrontation will not end well. You are all tired, go and have a rest." (End of this chapter)
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