The county clerk, Dong Chuan, was very depressed!
Lying at home... you can still offend Ji Bochang in Zuifeng Pavilion!
It was late at night, and I had just lain down to sleep when my younger brother, Dong Shan, woke me up, insisting that he come camping in the mountains with me...
There was no shortage of cursing and swearing.
But upon hearing that it was an order from the prefect, and that a prominent 'master' from the Zhao family of Jin would be accompanying him, he had no choice but to brace himself and go with his younger brother to suffer...
Along the way, with hundreds of county soldiers escorting him, Dong Shan straightened his back and cursed the unruly people of Chenjia Village, begging Jiang Ming to wipe them all out, quell the rebellion for the prefect, and make a contribution!
"This is strange..."
Dong Chuan scratched his head in bewilderment: "I can't believe it's true. They really dared to castrate all your people?"
"How could this be fake?"
Dong Shan trembled with rage: "The one who came back to report was my trusted confidant, and... at this hour, what have my men been doing if not in trouble in Chenjia Village?"
"Hiss~!"
Dong Chuan frowned and sighed, "Even if it's true, whose power are they relying on?"
"have no idea!"
Dong Shan's eyes darted around menacingly: "But my intuition tells me it's definitely related to that Jiang Ming! Before... it's said that their village was able to wipe out a thousand wolves, all thanks to that Jiang Ming using some kind of sorcery to help Gu Qiu!"
"What kind of bullshit sorcery?"
Dong Chuan scoffed, "It's all just a bunch of nonsense! But... the fact that he can do this shows that this guy surnamed Jiang has some skills; he might even be able to bewitch people!"
"yes!"
Dong Shan smacked his lips and pondered, "If it weren't for the ability to bewitch people... the people of Chenjia Village must have eaten the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard to dare disobey the county's orders! They even dared to castrate my men!"
"If that's the case..."
Jiang Ming pretended to be deep in thought and said, "This group of unruly people rebelled, and it must have been instigated by this Jiang Ming! He thinks that just because he killed a thousand wolves, he's something else. He really thinks he's the local tyrant of Chenjia Village! He doesn't care about anyone!"
"Oh dear!"
Dong Shan slapped his thigh and gave Jiang Ming a thumbs up, saying, "Master! You truly have a discerning eye and a brilliant mind! That's exactly it! These unruly people have really started a rebellion! You should immediately and decisively wipe them all out and nip the disaster in the bud!"
"yes!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Otherwise, a single spark can start a prairie fire, and once it becomes a raging inferno... then it won't be able to be put out!"
Jiang Ming's every word resonated deeply with the brothers Dong Shan and Dong Chuan, quickly bringing them closer together.
"Especially that Jiang Ming!"
Dong Shan gritted his teeth and said, "He should be arrested and taken to the prefecture to be executed by slow slicing!"
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly: "Why bother arresting him in the county? We'll do it tonight!"
"Tsk! Mr. Da is so much more efficient and decisive!"
"Exactly! That charlatan shouldn't have been allowed to see the sun tomorrow morning!"
......
The Dong brothers simultaneously gave Jiang Ming a thumbs-up, their flattery ringing out incessantly.
"Huh?"
Jiang Ming asked curiously, "Boss Dong, what do you need so many wolf pelts for?"
"Giggle!"
Dong Shan laughed and said, "Naturally, we sold them to Young Master Luo. Young Master Luo is a big businessman with connections everywhere... He buys these wolf pelts to smooth things over with those in power. You can't do business without someone protecting you..."
"oh......"
Jiang Ming nodded thoughtfully: "Is this for the Prefect's mother's 70th birthday? I heard that's next month..."
"hehe!"
At this moment, Dong Chuan smiled smugly and said, "Sir, there are some things we should discuss in private. There's no need to contact the Prefect. My brother and I can handle it ourselves... No need for Young Master Luo to trouble himself."
"oh......"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that the counties under Dukang Prefecture are also collecting wolf pelts everywhere, saying it's for the Prefect's mother's birthday, and the old lady likes wolf pelts..."
"Hahaha!"
Dong Chuan laughed and said, "That was just something I spread the word... Actually, it was to meet Young Master Luo's demand. What kind of wolf skin could an old lady possibly need?"
By listening carefully to the underlying meaning, Jiang Ming understood everything!
People in different social classes have different "information cocoons"!
Jia Gongzi's father, County Magistrate Jia, forced hunters to go up the mountain to find wolf pelts and even made himself to get wolf cub pelts... Ultimately, it was all to satisfy Luo Gongzi's needs.
What a load of rubbish! The 70th birthday celebration of the prefect's mother was just a pretext.
The so-called chief clerk was equivalent to the prefect's secretary, and all the wolf pelts presented as gifts would eventually pass through Dong Chuan's hands.
These two brothers, working together from the inside and outside, tried every means to obtain wolf pelts to satisfy Young Master Luo...
Jiang Ming's interest in this Young Master Luo was growing stronger and stronger!
At the same time, I'm becoming more and more aware of how dangerous he is!
"Would it be convenient to reveal something...?"
Jiang Ming asked with a smile, "How much do you charge, Young Master Luo?"
Dong Shan saw the greed in Jiang Ming's eyes and smiled knowingly, "Sir, we've been chatting for so long, what's the difference between us and brothers? I'll just say what I mean, twenty taels of silver per note!"
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