Chapter 35 This is Mr. Huang’s Juhe County
“Hey, you’re too excited.” Seeing Zhao Guang actually kneeling down, Lu Zhengming laughed and said, “Stand up, the county lord doesn’t want people to kneel down.”
Immortal Lord and County Lord sounded quite similar, and there were so many people shouting here that he didn’t notice the difference between the two.
“Oh, yes, yes.” Zhao Guang also stood up hurriedly.
He realized that Cui Heng probably didn’t want to reveal his identity as an immortal, so he immediately adjusted his mood and continued to welcome Cui Heng according to the original plan.
However, Cui Heng’s arrival still brought him an indescribable sense of shock.
This immortal who can bring the dead back to life actually came to this small Juhe County to be the county magistrate.
Could it be that something big is happening here, or that some amazing treasure is about to be born?
He had wandered around in the past few years, often eating and drinking in teahouses and bookstores. He had heard many storytellings and read many novels, and knew that immortals would not easily come to the world.
If an immortal came to the world, something big must have happened!
"If I can help the immortal, can I get immortal fate?" Zhao Guang's heart was suddenly excited, and he decided to work wholeheartedly for Cui Heng in the future. Maybe this was his second chance to change his fate.
At this time, Cui Heng had already ridden a white horse and arrived at the gate of Juhe County.
He spotted Zhao Guang at first sight. He didn't expect that this tomb robber was actually the "sponsor" found by Lu Zhengming. It was a bit of fate.
Cui Heng then waved his arm again so that everyone could see him.
After seeing the young appearance of the new county magistrate, the people immediately caused an uproar in the crowd.
"The new county magistrate is so young, he looks like he is only in his twenties."
"He is probably not even in his twenties, he is too young, he might have been framed!"
"It is said that the rebel King Yan is about to attack us, the new county magistrate is probably a scapegoat!"
"The county magistrates are changing, but Mr. Huang is always strong, he is so young that he is also being controlled."
Many people whispered.
They were paid to welcome the new county magistrate, which did not mean that they were welcoming him sincerely.
It is said that the county magistrate is a ruined family. The previous county magistrates have racked their brains to make money and collected taxes in Juhe County for a hundred years. They
also colluded with Mr. Huang, a wealthy man in the county, and seized the land of many people, forcing them to become tenants.
For many people, changing a county magistrate is just changing a county magistrate who oppresses them.
But this county magistrate seems to be a little different.
It is strange that he took the initiative to spend a lot of money to let these peasants come to welcome him.
Cui Heng rode on the horse, his eyes swept over the thousands of people, and saw three lights on them: gray, blue, and black. They
were three emotions: sorrow, fear, and evil.
There was not even a little bit of love.
"It seems that the previous county magistrates were really outrageous." Cui Heng couldn't help but sigh in his heart. There were really few good county magistrates in this ancient feudal society.
Especially in recent years, the Jin Dynasty has been in turmoil, with rebellions one after another. It is clear that their lives are coming to an end, so the county magistrates have become more aggressive in making money.
However, no matter what, after this welcoming ceremony, the people of Juhe County basically knew that a young county magistrate had come, but that was all.
No one thought that this new county magistrate could bring any changes.
...
In the Juhe County Yamen, Cui Heng officially took over all the affairs here.
Since there were wars everywhere, the imperial decrees of the Jin Dynasty could only radiate to the counties in Zhongzhou. The local areas were almost all autonomous, so he did not need to be appointed and could take office directly.
Lu Zhengming served as the county magistrate, and Zhao Guang was also captured to be a chief clerk.
After Monk Huishi finished reciting martial arts, he continued to be the head of the yamen runners.
This was considered to be the initial establishment of the county yamen team.
"If I want to gain the trust, or love, of the people of Juhe County as soon as possible, what should I do?" Cui Heng asked Lu Zhengming and Zhao Guang.
If you can accomplish something that is beneficial to the vast majority of the people in Juhe County when you first arrive, you may be able to gain a lot of love.
Lu Zhengming and Zhao Guang looked at each other.
They both saw the doubts in each other's eyes.
This county lord seemed to really want to do something good for the people of Juhe County?
Could this be the state of mind of a master, the compassion of an immortal?
Although the two did not understand why Cui Heng did this, they still thought about it seriously and finally came to the same conclusion.
"County lord, Juhe County is located by the Hong River, which is an important waterway in Fengzhou. The people should not be poor, but in fact, most people can't eat a few full meals a year." Zhao Guang spoke first.
"Because there is a Huang family here." Lu Zhengming explained, "The rise of the Huang family originated from an ancestor ninety years ago, who was an official to the position of Du Shui Envoy. While controlling the water transportation, he also unscrupulously purchased land in Juhe County.
"This made the Huang family, which was originally just an ordinary wealthy family, become the largest family in Juhe County. Today, it occupies an area of 100,000 acres, and the vast majority of the people in the county are tenants of the Huang family."
"Hehe, from then on, this Juhe County is Mr. Huang's Juhe County." Zhao Guang sneered on the side, "After occupying a large amount of land, the Huang family began to frantically increase the rent of the tenants.
"In serious cases, the entire year's harvest may not even be enough to pay the rent. At that time, the Huang family will lend money to the tenants, allowing them to borrow grain and money to pay the rent. Then the interest will pile up, and the tenants will gradually become enslaved farmers like livestock."
"If the county magistrate can wipe out the Huang family, the people of the whole county will applaud and worship the emperor." Lu Zhengming said.
"This old man Huang secretly has his own soldiers. In the past, when a new county magistrate came, he would send a visiting card to the Huang family and ask to meet with the old man Huang." Zhao Guang said, "It is said that a county magistrate did not go to see the old man Huang after taking office, and he was killed in the street within half a month."
"This Huang family is really a good fat pig." Cui Heng laughed when he heard it, and asked, "The Huang family must have collected a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings."
"It should be quite a lot." Zhao Guang thought for a while and said,
"Then wipe out the Huang family." Cui Heng made the decision directly.
...
In the east of Juhe County, the Huang family mansion.
Mr. Huang, who is over fifty years old, is fishing, but he is not sitting on a chair, but sitting on a young girl.
A girl who looks only sixteen or seventeen years old is using her legs and hands to support Mr. Huang's nearly two hundred pounds body in the shape of an adult stool.
Her forehead is already sweating, and her body is shaking, but she dare not move.
The last maid who failed to support Mr. Huang has been chopped up and thrown into the pond to feed the fish.
"Master, the young county magistrate has not sent a visiting card."
At this time, a middle-aged man in gray clothes trotted over and nodded and said, "I have also checked the background of this little thing."
This is the housekeeper of the Huang family.
Huang Cai.
"What is his background?" Mr. Huang asked without even looking up.
"I heard that he is a relative of Zhao Guang, and he bought the position with money, so he has no background." Huang Cai whispered. What he found was all the news deliberately spread by Lu Zhengming and Zhao Guang.
"Zhao Guang?" Mr. Huang sneered and said, "A nouveau riche, a dog-like thing, actually got his hands on the position of county magistrate. He has been holding back for three months, and now it's time to have some fun!"
In this era of great chaos, it is not uncommon to change a county magistrate every month, so he was not surprised by the sudden departure of the previous county magistrate.
"Master, do you think this young county magistrate will be a martial arts master like the previous one?" Huang Cai was a little worried.
The last county magistrate was Yan Sheng. He came here to prepare for the Yan Wang army to enter the city.
Therefore, the first thing he did was to come to the Huang family to establish his authority.
Although he promised a lot of benefits later, and even oppressed the people together with the Huang family, the strong force also left a deep impression on the Huang family.
"A child who has not yet dried behind the ears, even if he has been practicing martial arts since his mother's womb, how powerful can he be?" Mr. Huang sneered with disdain, "Send a message and let the kid come to pay his respects to me tomorrow morning, otherwise he will bear the consequences."
(End of this chapter)