Songpayun was shocked when he heard this. He quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Sir, even if Songpayan broke the law, you can just kill him. Why do you want to implicate the entire Songpayan family?"
Zhang Mingzhi glanced at Song Payun and said calmly:
"You're being flexible. You know that Songpahuang was wronged by me, but you don't intend to seek justice for him. Instead, you want to put all the blame on him and then let it go?"
Songpayun didn't bother to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He took a deep breath to suppress the braised lion's head in his throat and said respectfully:
"Sir, this Songpahuang does not know your power and deserves death. Your Excellency, killing him is in line with the people's wishes, and the Songpa family has no complaints. But Songpahuang is Songpa after all, and he has disturbed you. The Songpa family is willing to apologize."
Zhang Mingzhi smiled happily when he heard this and said, "Oh, tell me, how are you going to compensate me?"
Seeing this, Song Payun felt that there was a way. After all, he was an official, so he was just afraid that he would not accept it.
"Sir, if you give us a nod, the Songpa family is willing to pay us one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, five shops in the county town, a large house outside the city, and eight hundred acres of prime farmland, including the tenants, and transfer them all to your name.
By the way, there are also 500 taels of silver, which is for County Lieutenant Liu. After all, County Lieutenant Liu personally obtained the sword, which was very hard work, so a little hard work silver should be given. "
Having said that, Song Payun glanced at Liu Sanwa who was standing motionless beside him, and thought to himself that this guy was so ungrateful that he didn't even get out when he heard I wanted to bribe him, causing me to spend more money.
However, as if he wanted to dispel Zhang Mingzhi's vigilance, he immediately said:
"Of course, as your Excellency is our father and mother official, it is not convenient for you to have too much property under your name. We have a complete set of operating methods to ensure that you have no worries."
This sentence was beyond Zhang Mingzhi's initial expectations. He asked with interest, "Oh? What method?"
Songpayun leaned over and whispered:
"Does your Excellency have any relatives, the kind you can trust?
If there is one, you can let him spend a copper coin to buy out a pawnshop in my Songpa family. Of course, the price on the transaction document is one hundred taels, so that no one can find fault.
Then I will send people to this pawnshop to pawn the shop, house, and land, all for one penny. After the pawning, the pawn ticket will be torn up and no one will come to redeem the items. In this way, won’t these things be registered under the name of the pawnshop?
Then someone will come to buy things. No matter what you take out of the pawnshop, even if it is a broken bowl, you can write on the pawn ticket that it is a thousand-year-old antique, and then we will naturally buy it at a high price.
"Sir, this is a legal and legitimate operation. Even if someone comes to investigate, you don't have to worry at all. Besides, if we leave this pawnshop there, the Songpa family will surely be able to make donations during every festival."
After listening to this, Zhang Mingzhi felt that when one becomes an official in a local area, one grows quickly. Such an operation was unheard of in Qinghe. It seemed that he would have to write another report tonight.
Seeing Zhang Mingzhi remained silent and lost in thought, Song Payun thought that Zhang Mingzhi was dissatisfied with the amount. He cursed the official inwardly for being so corrupt and said:
"Of course, you are a young talent from Qinghe, and you studied under the Earl of Qinghe, so you naturally have a bright future. However, you have been alone for your official duties, which has really put a lot of pressure on yourself. Therefore, the Songpa family also wants to help you with this matter."
Speaking of not getting married, it naturally touched Zhang Mingzhi's sore spot. After all, he had finally chosen a palace maid, and she agreed to marry him, but he ended up coming to Beilan County. It was simply the most painful thing in his life. But fortunately, as long as he finished his work quickly, he would still have time to go back and get married.
Zhang Mingzhi thought of the palace maid he had chosen. Hmm, she was curvy and had a sweet voice. He couldn't help but smile, as if to say "all men understand."
Seeing this, Song Payun felt that he had finally spoken to Mr. Zhang's heart, so he continued:
"By then, two stunning beauties, aged only 28, will come to the county government office to sell themselves for their father's burial due to poverty. Your Excellency only needs to give a few copper coins to take these two women into your room.
My lord, you can rest assured. These two women are of good origin, with clean backgrounds and are both virgins. My father carefully selected them from among thousands of refugees and raised them in our home, just to wait for your arrival.
"Your Excellency, out of kindness, took in two homeless women and provided them with food and clothing. This is a good policy no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, these two women do not seek any status, so it won't hinder your future marriage. They are simply providing you with some relief from your daily needs."
"Oh, you guys are quite thoughtful."
Zhang Mingzhi laughed and said, "The Croissant Family is so wealthy and powerful, yet they only give me this little. Aren't they looking down on me?"
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