The border city of Huazhou was established in the midst of stumbling. Huazhou border city is in charge of the commercial affairs of the Western Regions, with a city supervisor, Jiang Anyi concurrently served, and there are Shi Mingyu (under the eighth product) and Yu Qingshan (under the ninth product). The two of them got up early in the morning and went dark to complete the construction of the border city on time in the midst of heavy and multi-elbow control, and Jiang Anyi naturally wanted to reward his meritorious deeds. Everyone knows that the border city is a fat place, Zhang Wenjin originally wanted to occupy the position of a deputy minister, but was pushed back by Jiang Anyi, and the few officials he chose were also diligent and honest figures in the government.

Shi Mingyu and Yu Qingshan had to inspect the venue from time to time every day, seeing that only a few shops in the Ruoda border market exchange had goods, and there were not many people who came to discuss business. Shi Mingyu and Yu Qingshan were both full of sadness, two-thirds of the past two quarters of August had passed, and the tax silver in hand was less than 100,000, and Lord Jiang wanted to ask for at least 300,000 tax silver per month, how could this be handed over to the adults.

The government office, Jiang Anyi listened to Shi Mingyu's grievances quietly, he knew this young man three years older than him very well, he was tenacious and intelligent, down-to-earth and hardworking, he was not forced to think that he would never come to himself to complain. After Shi Mingyu finished speaking, Jiang Anyi smiled and comforted: "Mingyu, you have done a good job, it is not your fault that there are not many merchants in the border market, you can wait at ease, I will find a way." ”

After Shi Mingyu left, Jiang Anyi fell into deep thought. The "Proclamation on Trade with the Western Regions" had already been sent to all counties in early August, and the merchants in the territory and the merchants in transit through the Western Regions should have already known about it, but there were policies and countermeasures, Jiang Anyi asked Sihu to join the army Yan Yi, and there were very few people who asked him to apply for the Western Regions trade license certificate, and none of the Liu, Lin, Liu, and Lu families paid attention to the official document of the assassination of Shi Yamen. However, the Han Mansion of Wenjin County and the Nanhua Mansion of Anxi came to the government to apply for a business license according to the notice, and half of the goods transported by the two companies were stationed in the border exchange, and half of them paid the transit fee before leaving the country.

Jiang Anyi's hand tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, the tiger was not powerful, these people thought they were sick cats. It must be a powerful family that ignores the official documents of the state government, the trade of the Western Regions is a piece of fat, and many of the ten major families have interfered, and it is estimated that nearly half of the ministers above the Golden Palace are implicated.

The fate of lonely ministers is often sad, and once the new monarch ascends the throne, it is very likely to be used to calm official grievances. Jiang Anyi was also afraid, he was only twenty-four years old, and he had a great future if he went step by step, so he really didn't need to sail against the current, so Jiang Anyi wanted to exchange the business of honey fruits for the support of Huazhou traders for the border market, but he underestimated the greed of human nature, these people ate meat, soup and gnawed bones, and finally even wanted to take the pot away.

Do not do to others what you do not want to do to yourself, the greed and contempt of these people aroused Jiang Anyi's anger, the sword eyebrows flew up, the wing-like scar was slightly red, and with a "click", the handrail was pinched off alive. A letter to Yang Xiangliang, the governor of Anxi, has been sent, asking him to send someone to block the trade route from Huazhou to Bingzhou, there are 800,000 taels of transactions, and Jiang Anyi believes that Yang Dudu will help.

The way to sneak to the state was blocked, and all that remained was to close the door and let the dogs go, and never let the goods that had not applied for a business license certificate. Hua Sima has 3,000 soldiers and horses, but most of these people are local government soldiers, and it is okay to maintain local order on weekdays.

There are also 10,000 troops under the strong military general Mei Hongmin, but the military discipline of Mei Hongmin's department is loose, and there has even been an incident of Zhou Zongxuan's killing of good people and taking meritorious deeds, Jiang Anyi can think with his heels that once these people are allowed to investigate, they will definitely take the opportunity to extort and extort property, and they will be affected by it.

The more than 100 guards led by An Yong can be trusted, but Huazhou is so big and there are more than 10 roads out of the country, and this alone cannot plug the loopholes. When he was in a dilemma, suddenly the drum beat loudly, Jiang Anyi was stunned, who was beating the drum randomly? A small official ran in to report: "Report to your lordship, someone is beating a drum in front of the government office." ”

The duty of the assassin is to clear the Banggi, evaluate the officials, declare the virtue, pacify the Qi people, persuade the farmers to teach the mulberry, inspect the subordinate counties, and observe the suffering of the people. To put it bluntly, the assassin is not a pro-people official, only an official, under normal circumstances, he does not care about the people, and when he encounters criminal imprisonment and other matters, he is generally self-determined by the county order, and only the punishment above exile must be reviewed and approved by the assassin.

Although there are also drums in front of the government office, they are usually just decorations, you must know that the superiors who are overstepping, whether they are justified or not, first hit the thirty big boards to kill the sticks, which is not something that ordinary people can stand. But there are exceptions to everything, and the case of the civil prosecutor is an exception, when Jiang Anyi was in Fuluo County, he was sued by the Su family and the Zhang family to Lizhou Mansion, but he didn't expect this rare thing to make Jiang Anyi catch up with two trips, one is the defendant, and the other is the presiding judge, life is sometimes very interesting.

In Jiang Anyi's heart, he has always had a dream of being a clean official who distinguishes between right and wrong and makes decisions for the people. When he was in Fuluo County, the former Yan County Commander and Xu Mingyuan bullied the people, and after Jiang Anyi took office, he overturned the two, destroyed the Su family, killed Zhang Putian, and then pacified the thieves in Huangyang Mountain, and replaced the officials and officials. The common people were grateful to Dade, and the bullies, hooligans, and bad officials were intimidated by Jiang Anyi's might, and they were silent one by one, lest the wheezing sound be louder, which would attract the attention of this master and lose his head.

In Jiang Anyi's more than a year as the commander of Fuluo County, the county did not close its doors at night, the road was not left behind, Jiang Anyi only heard the voice of praise in his ears, the drum of grievances in front of the yamen was full of dust, the hero was useless, Jiang Anyi was secretly proud, and he couldn't help but have some regrets.

Today's drum sounded to Jiang Anyi's itch, and Jiang Anyi said in a loud voice: "Ascend to the court, bring the person who complains." "Putting the difficult problems aside for a while, finding someone who is interested in doing it in advance is definitely good for physical and mental health.

The drums sounded, the government shook, and the old officials sighed, "How many years has no one beaten the drum to voice grievances", discussing the era of the last time the drums were sounded, the old officials were arguing about "Fengle for five years or six years", "is it Zhang Xiucai's murder of his wife or the case of Li Butcher's selling of women", and put their old qualifications in the reverent eyes of the newcomers.

There must be a big case when the drum sounds, otherwise who will find 30 boards to stop the itch, and the officials who have nothing to do will go to court to hear the trial, and those who have something to do will postpone the matter to see a new thing. After a while, in addition to the officials standing in the lobby, there were actually forty or fifty people watching the excitement, and even Zhang Beijia was alarmed, he was not watching the excitement, but he was afraid that something was going on, and if he was not present, Jiang Tingshi made an unfavorable verdict.

Although the matter in Washington has come to an end, Zhang Beijia always feels that Jiang Tingshi is still investigating something, and dozens of new people have been added to the Salesian orphanage in the state, and now the honey fruit business is booming, Jiang Anyi has said first, and he must give priority to hiring people in the hospital to do things, so these children are very busy all day long.

Honey fruit is a money-making business, of course Zhang Wenjin will not let go, Washington's own farm grows a lot of melons and fruits, which are just used to make honey fruits. Zhang Wenjin put together a share, and the investment of twenty taels of silver is estimated to have a return of at least two thousand taels, and the reason is tacit, and the one who gives it is refreshing and can rest assured. Take people's money and people to eliminate disasters, so Zhang Wenjin put one ear in the government during this time, and ran to the government office when there was a wind and grass, for fear that something would happen again, not to mention that the silver was soaked in the soup, and he was implicated.

Tian Laohan trembled, he had never even entered the door of the county government in his life, and it was the first time he even came to Huiye Mansion. Wuyun County is eighty-three miles away from Huaye Mansion, Tian Laohan walked for two days, met a well-wisher on the way, and finally entered the city by taking a delivery ox cart. I inquired about the location of the government office, found a ghostwriting stall on West Street, spent eight cents to write a sealed paper, and had no money to live in the hotel, and the cat was confused in the corner of the alley for half a night. I got up early and nibbled on two vegetable leaf cakes, walked back and forth more than ten times in front of the state office, and drummed a few times, but I didn't dare to go up the steps to beat the drum.

After grinding for an hour and a half, I wanted to turn around and go home several times, thinking of the grandchildren at home, but I couldn't get the ten taels of silver that ransomed people. The sun hung high, the sweat drops on his head were rolling, Tian Laohan's heart was horizontal, anyway, he was a death, so he simply died outside to save his family from burying him. Staggering up the steps, under the astonished gaze of the gatekeeper, Tian Laohan settled down, picked up the drum and beat it, and shouted his anger loudly through the sound of the drum.

Looking at the trembling and kneeling old man on the ground, Jiang Anyi said in a harmonious voice: "Old man, don't be afraid, what's wronged, although speaking of it, this official is the assassin of Huazhou, and he will definitely be the master for you." ”

Before Tian Laohan could speak, Zhang Wenjin, who was sitting on the side, spoke first: "My lord, I will sue you for overstepping the level, and you should be responsible for the thirty boards of the law." ”

Tian Laohan gritted his teeth and prepared to be beaten by thirty boards, he knew this rule when he came.

Jiang Anyi looked at the kneeling old man, his body was thin, his hair was mostly white, and he felt pity in his heart, and asked, "Uncle, how old are you this year?" ”

"Little old ...... Lao'er, this year's 50...... Eight years old. Tian Laohan said tremblingly.

Jiang Anyi sighed: "Reading that you are close to the sixtieth year, if you are old, these thirty boards will be remembered temporarily, if the accusation is not true, you will be beaten again." ”

Zhang Wenjin protested and said: "Master Jiang, this is not in line with the law. If you skip the level and sue the lord without accountability, it won't take long for the drum of this government to break. ”

"Oh, what Lord Zhang means is that there are many wrongs among the people, but the people are afraid of the thirty killings and dare not complain." Jiang Anyi originally saw that Zhang Wenjin was uncomfortable, and he was disturbed by him in Hua Zheng's case, and he wanted to attack him for a long time, but now that Zhang Wenjin stopped him in court, Jiang Anyi couldn't help but be angry.

Zhang Wenjin stroked his beard unhurriedly and said: "My lord, the law is strict, how can it be changed without authorization, this official is just speaking bluntly according to the law." ”

Everyone in the hall who heard the trial looked at each other, and before the case was tried, Lord Assassin Shi and Master Bijia faced each other first, and this excitement was really lively.