Chapter 426 Su Tai's Suggestion
As the pillar of the family and a local official, he was beaten by the people and his wife saw it. Who can understand this embarrassment?
Su Tai explained, "I was going to Dongmen Village and sent you a driver. I met Captain Li on the way and learned that such a big incident had happened in the county."
Tang then said, "I heard from the servants in the mansion that something happened in the county government office. I originally wanted to bring people here to help, but who knew that those old guys would incite so many people. The people in our family are not good enough. Fortunately, Sister Su is brave and resourceful and has temporarily resolved your crisis."
Captain Li stepped forward and saluted, telling everyone in vivid detail about Su Tai's heroic act of scattering money, while also not forgetting to praise Tang.
The officials in the county government had just experienced a storm and were extremely grateful to Su Tai and Tang. They praised them while flattering Lu Tong and Shen Yi.
The two looked much better.
Lu Tong waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Go back and have a rest first. We can discuss countermeasures later."
The master was worried, "Sir, those people didn't succeed this time, but I'm afraid they won't give up! What if they make a bigger scene next time? How can we resist?"
Captain Li immediately comforted him, "Master, don't panic. Those Zhu guys just rolled down the stairs of the teahouse and were all seriously injured. They seemed to have been injured again when they went out. Now they have all left the city to see a doctor. It is said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. These troublemakers will not get together in a short period of time, so they should not cause any big trouble."
"Really?" The officials looked at Captain Li in surprise.
When the rioters ran to pick up the money, they hurriedly retreated to the yamen and closed the door, unaware that such a big thing had happened in the teahouse.
"When did I ever brag? If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate. If you want, we can create some more trouble for them now so that they are too busy to handle everything. Then our business can proceed smoothly." Captain Li touched his chin and made a suggestion.
Su Tai's actions just now also reminded him that sometimes you cannot use gentlemanly methods when facing a villain.
Lu Tong and the others looked at each other awkwardly.
Shen Yi slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Don't worry, everyone go back and recuperate first, and we'll discuss it tomorrow."
After all the officials left.
Shen Yi took a few deep breaths and looked at Su Tai with a half-smile, "Wife, are you hiding something from me?"
Su Tai raised her eyebrows and snorted proudly.
Captain Li gave Shen Yi a thumbs up and said, "Mr. County Magistrate is really amazing! To be honest, it was Madam Shen who asked me to trip those people, but I still don't understand how Madam Shen managed to erase all traces without anyone noticing."
Su Tai smiled calmly, "Let's not talk about these trivial things. Captain Li, don't you have something important to do when you come back?"
Captain Li suddenly realized and patted his head, "Yes, sir, the newly planned main street of the urban area has been built, and it is more spacious and magnificent than the city. The people in the county have lived a much better life in recent years. Many smart people have begun to inquire about the prices of shops and are interested in buying them. If it were the original situation, more than 80% of the shops on the main street in the city would be controlled by those few companies.
Now we are going to demolish the houses and shops in the city, should we compensate them by leaving them intact or what other arrangements should be made?"
When Lu Tong heard this, he had a headache again, "Chen Yi, in your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
"In my opinion, we need to think long and hard about this."
Tang grumbled, "Is this even worth considering? Is there any money left in the county government's treasury? If there isn't any, then people who are willing to buy will definitely sell first! Anyway, those big families don't want to move out, so you should sell the shops first. If you can't handle things later, you can go to the garrison soldiers and the prefect. It won't hurt to get some criticism, so getting the money is the most practical thing."
Lu Tong frowned, feeling helpless. "Madam! If only things were as simple as you think! Those wealthy families are deeply rooted in the county and are unwilling to move. If you do this, they will be angry and try to trip us up. How can we resist? You know, more than half of Zhaohua County's taxes depend on them!"
Su Tai thought about it carefully and spoke slowly, "Mr. County Magistrate, how do you think about this? Since they don't want to move, we won't force them. The ownerless shops, houses and land in the new city area will be sold to the people as quickly as possible, and the purchase restriction model will be adopted, that is, one household can only buy one shop, and one person can not buy more than 20 mu of land.
And only the people who move to the new urban area can buy it. This will give ordinary people the opportunity to make money. Those big households in the city who are unwilling to move are naturally not eligible to buy it. Even if they protest, it will be ineffective. At this time, they only have two choices.
Either move there immediately and get the purchasing qualification, or hold on to the end. Now that those people are seriously injured, it is not easy to carry out large-scale conspiracy. Someone will definitely not be able to hold on and compromise.
Use interests to disintegrate this mob, and then defeat them one by one. The last remaining tough bone will be isolated and helpless, and will resist stubbornly. "
"Hiss!" Lu Tong gasped and looked at Su Tai in amazement, "Great! Sister-in-law, this trick is indeed feasible! Brother Shen, let's discuss it in detail. I think..."
Lu Tong pulled Shen Yi towards the study.
Su Tai and Tang were left staring at each other.
Tang immediately moved to Su Tai's side and looked at her with admiration, "Sister Su, what's wrong with your brain? Why can't I think of such a good idea? You should teach me more in the future. I'm afraid they will be too busy to take care of us. How about going to your house and having a visit?"
Su Tai looked at the sky outside. It was impossible to go back today. The city was deserted now, and the people left were all kinds of people. It was not safe. Going with Tang was the best option.
She nodded meekly, stood up and bowed, "Then I'm sorry to bother you, Sister Tang."
The Lu family residence is not far from the county government office. Compared with the magnificent Zhu residence, the Lu residence has a stronger scent of books and ink that has accumulated traces of time. The furnishings in the residence are simple but not simplistic, which is very much like Lu Tong's taste.
Mrs. Tang led her into the main courtyard, called her three children over to greet Su Tai, and ordered the cook to prepare dinner.
Su Tai saw that she managed the inner house in an orderly manner, which made her feel that she had gained some experience.
Tang praised her for being smart.
She then said, "Sister Tang, please stop talking. I really admire your housekeeping skills now that I have seen them. To be honest, my family just bought 20 servants. Although I asked someone to help train them, I don't know how to do many things myself.
Fortunately, Shen Yi doesn't care, and I can live comfortably and happily. The only thing that gives me a headache is the child.
It's fine for men, but women have to get married. If they can't manage the household well, they will feel bad, so I would like to ask Sister Tang how to teach children to manage the household?"
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