Yao Qisheng entered the flag because he had caused too many troubles, so he followed the people of the family to join the flag to avoid trouble.

At this time, Yao Qisheng sat in the county office, picked up the lamp and looked through the official documents left by his predecessor, and the more he looked at it, the more he frowned: The predecessor Hu Dairen was not only imprisoned for accepting bribes, but the more important reason was that Xiangshan County could not pay taxes at all! The previous seven county commanders were all thrown into prison by the Qing court because of arrears of taxes to the imperial court. Those poor county magistrates, although they took bribes, but they took out all the money they bribed, and they still could not subsidize the taxes owed.

The officials, commissioners, and catchers in the Yali of Xiangshan County are actually very poor, because the county is too light, and they can't afford to pay their money, so they rely entirely on a little extra money. But in this poor place, **** is reluctant to come, and most of the people who come to the lawsuit are also poor, where is there a few silver.

Yao Qisheng sighed: "Xiangshan County is close to the sea, and the people's income depends on the sea to eat the sea!" But this sea ban has caused many people to go bankrupt! ”

"Sir! Be careful! One of the officials was startled, "The little ones are too poor!" In the first two years, Zhang Zhutou was greedy for a little silver, and let the fishermen go to sea privately. As a result, the family did not come back after going to sea, it is said that they went to overseas islands to become pirates, and as a result, they violated the fugitive law, and violated the sea ban, Zhang Zhutou was beheaded and questioned, and the whole family was also imprisoned! ”

"But the people are so poor that they can't even eat, and the county lord can't collect taxes, so why don't they want to secretly let people go to sea? As long as everyone in the yamen works together, how can the above know? Yao Qisheng asked.

The official replied respectfully: "Master, you don't know, the Lord Zhang Zongbing on the other side is not so easy to hide!" His nose is smarter than a dog! The common people really have no money, and the people in our yamen are so poor that they can't eat, so they really can't stand it. But as long as we secretly let people go to sea, Mr. Zhang will know immediately! His sailor, watch it closely! ”

"Didn't Zhang Guoxun be beaten all over the ground by Haikou last time?" Yao Qisheng asked.

"Yes, his green camp has failed miserably, and most of the sailors have lost most of them, and we are all secretly clapping our hands. But it didn't take long for this guy to form another water division! Several nearby counties. The fishing boats in the river were all snatched by him! He installed a small cannon on the stolen fishing boat, and it became a naval warship. The fishermen were also captured by him and enlisted as soldiers. The official replied.

Yao Qisheng shook his head, he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Guoxun, he knew that this person was loyal to Shang Kexi. And Shang Kexi is the culprit of the massacre in Guangzhou. Yao Qisheng didn't like Shang Kexi.

Every time Yao Qisheng's son asked him: "Father, since you don't like Tartars and see yourself as a real Han Chinese, why do you still want to be a Tartar official?" ”

Yao Qisheng's answer was: "So many Han people have voted for Tartars. The resistance has been wiped out by them, so why should we sacrifice in vain? For the father's to be an official of the Tartars, in order to save more Han people! Since the resistance is unsuccessful, we Han people can only endure the humiliation and bear the burden to survive first, and there will be a chance to turn the tables in the future! ”

Early the next morning, there were people beating drums outside the yamen and shouting injustice. Hearing the sound of the drum, Yao Qisheng immediately ascended to the hall and invited the person who beat the drum and shouted injustice to the county government to inquire.

After some inquiry. Yao Qisheng learned that the name of the person who beat the drum and shouted grievances was Liu Ergen. Originally, they were fishermen who made a living by the sea. Since the Qing court banned the sea, he could only drive his fishing boat to fish in the river. But later, because of the need for the "expansion" of the Xiangshan Landscape Master, Zhang Guoxun forcibly requisitioned his fishing boat. Liu Ergen, who lost his fishing boat, had no choice but to "respond to the call of the imperial court" to reclaim the ownerless wasteland. At that time, after years of war, Xiangshan did not have a large population, but in fact, there was a lot of ownerless wasteland. But as soon as Liu Ergen opened up a wasteland, someone came to the door. insisted that the land was his, and Liu Ergen had to pay rent if he wanted to cultivate this land.

Originally, this was a common case of forcible land occupation among the people in those years, and most of the people who dared to come out and forcibly occupy other people's land had a certain amount of power. Of course, this time is no exception, this person is the brother-in-law of Jin Wang, a general of Guangzhou. His name is Zhang Furong.

Don't look at this person as the brother-in-law of the clothed slave, what kind of person is this Guangzhou general Hahamu, that is the Dutong Lord of Manchuria! One of his ordinary coats is at least a county order.

Liu Ergen wanted to sue, but he didn't know how to write a complaint. As soon as the talents in the county and township heard that they were going to tell Zhang Furong, who would dare to accept this situation! However, there are still righteous people, and an old Xiucai named Su Liangzuo took over and helped Liu Ergen write a complaint, but what the result of this lawsuit is, Su Liangzuo also knows that there is very little hope.

A big bag like Jin Wang, if it weren't for Guangzhou City, in other places, he could be a Zhizhou no matter how he said it. His brother-in-law came out to grab the land, can Liu Ergen win this lawsuit?

Who knew that Yao Qisheng was like a stunned young man, and he didn't care about the identity of the defendant at all, and said directly to the officer: "Immediately summon the defendant Zhang Furong!" ”

Zhang Furong came to the court, not frightened, nor kneeling, but standing in the middle of the court, with his head tilted, looking like no one in his eyes.

"Slap" Yao Qisheng was shocked: "Bold Zhang Furong!" You have no fame, and you dare not kneel when you see an official! ”

"I was falsely accused! What's more, my brother-in-law is Jin Wang in the General's Mansion in Guangzhou! My brother-in-law said he was going to raise the flag for me! Do I still need to kneel for you Han Chinese? Zhang Furong still tilted his head up.

"Humph!" Yao Qisheng sneered: "A brother-in-law who is a slave in a bag dares to be arrogant and presumptuous? This official is also a flag man! Today it depends on whether you kneel or not! ”

A young man who looked like a servant walked up behind Zhang Furong, pressed his shoulder, and kicked him in the crook of the leg behind his knee. Zhang Furong only felt a huge force coming, and he couldn't control himself at once, and knelt on the ground on the spot. This young official is actually Yao Qisheng's son. Yao Qisheng has studied martial arts, and his son is also a good skill.

Yao Qisheng turned his head and asked Liu Ergen: "Plaintiff Liu Ergen, what grievances do you have to sue, tell me the truth!" ”

Seeing that Yao Qisheng was not frightened by the tiger skin of General Hahamu's coat at all, Liu Ergen seemed to see hope, just like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, he worked hard to reclaim wasteland "in response to the call of the imperial court", and at first because he was not familiar with farm work, the harvest was not good. I just learned the technique of farming. saw the signs of a good harvest, but there was a matter of Zhang Furong coming to forcibly occupy the land, and all of it was poured out in the court.

Zhang Furong was so anxious that he shouted: "My lord! Wronged! That land is obviously a villain! The villain still has a title deed here! Adult, you can ask Liu Ergen, does he have a title deed in his hand? ”

Liu Ergen shouted wronged: "My lord, what the grass people have reclaimed is an ownerless wasteland, and the former county commander was imprisoned for committing crimes." The government also did not have time to measure the land and issue land deeds to the grass people. My lord, what the grass people said is true! ”

Yao Qisheng turned his head to look at Zhang Furong: "Zhang Furong, you said that you have a title deed, can you take it out and let the official see it?" ”

"My lord, the grass people will let the slave go back and get the title deed!" Zhang Furong called his slave Zhang Ergui and secretly gave him a look.

Not long after, Zhang Ergui took the title deed and submitted it.

Yao Qisheng took the title deed and looked at it, and smiled angrily: "Okay, you are a bold man." It's a lot of guts! How dare you forge the title deed! If you want to forge it or not forge it, take a fake title deed that has not dried to deceive the official? Is it a fool to be an official? ”

"My brother-in-law is from General Hahamu's mansion!" Zhang Furong shouted anxiously, as if as long as he shouted this name, this county magistrate who didn't know what to do would help him with a clear conscience.

"Forcibly occupy other people's land, forge the title deed, this official doesn't care who his brother-in-law is! If the two charges are combined, they should be punished with 50 boards and imprisoned for one year! Come. Hit fifty boards! Yao Qisheng was shocked.

"Lord Qingtian! It's really a big man! Seeing that the brother-in-law of this clothed slave was deflated, the onlookers applauded.

in the crowd. A big man sighed, hugged his fist into the lobby from afar, and said: "Master Yao, you are really a good official who benefits the people!" It is really rare to be able to handle cases impartially without fear of rape! ”

Who knew that Yao Qisheng also noticed this big man, and turned his head to look. sighed in my heart: What a good man who practices martial arts! This person seems to be extraordinary, and he is certainly not an idle person! I just don't know what the purpose of this person is to come to my Xiangshan? Opposite Xiangshan is Macau, many people of the Zheng family want to take the road of Xiangshan to export goods, maybe this person is related to the Zheng family!

The relationship between Yao Qisheng and the Zheng family is very delicate, in real history. When he was the governor of Fujian, he secretly supported the Zheng family. But in the end, he helped Shi Lang to eliminate the Zheng family entrenched in Taiwan. It can be said that this person's thoughts are very complex and cannot be understood by ordinary people.

This big man is Li Kaishi. In fact, everything that happened today was a set set by the Heaven and Earth Society for Yao Qisheng: Jin Wang, the coated slave of Nahahamu, was addicted to gambling, and the people of the Heaven and Earth Society gave him a set in the casino he opened, so that he lost all his money, couldn't leave the casino, and was held down and cut off his hands. At this time, Li Kaishi of the Heaven and Earth Society came forward and lent Jin Wang silver, so that he could avoid the fate of being cut off.

After that, Li Kaishi asked Jin Wang to give the new Xiangshan County Ling Yao Qisheng a set. Because this Zhang Furong is just the younger brother of his concubine, Jin Wang gritted his teeth and agreed, of course, he will still find a way to save this brother-in-law afterwards, otherwise the concubine will make a fuss, and she really can't stand it.

Li Kaishi turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by a servant: "This strong man, please stay!" Our lord said, our county government lacks the tolerance to catch fast, see that the strong man is strong, do you have the intention to enter the county government to contribute to the benefit of the people of Xiangshan? ”

"This ......" Li Kaishi originally just wanted to be familiar in front of Yao Qisheng, but he didn't expect to be targeted by Yao Qisheng at once, and asked people to invite him to join the county government as a servant, but this time Li Kaishi didn't know what to say.

"The strong man also looks like a good kung fu! Why don't you want to contribute to the court? The officer continued. This official is the official who just pressed Zhang Furong to kneel.

In this way, Li Kaishi stayed and became a catcher in Xiangshan County. In the first few days, Yao Qisheng did not come to him. Suddenly, one day, Yao Qisheng called Li Kaishi to his study for questioning.

Yao Qisheng first asked other questions, such as Li Kaishi's family and the like, and after Li Kaishi answered them one by one, Yao Qisheng suddenly changed the topic, looked at Li Kaishi with a smile and asked: "Li Zhuangshi, do you have to give an honest explanation to the official, are you from the Zheng family?" ”

Li Kaishi's mouth was wide open enough to be stuffed into his fist, and he didn't know what to say when he looked at the young servant standing next to Yao Qisheng.

Yao Qisheng laughed: "Li Zhuangshi can rest assured!" This is not an outsider, it is the dog Yao Yi! ”

Yao Yi stepped forward and arched his hand: "Xiaosheng Yao Yi has seen Li Zhuangshi!" ”

Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "Li Zhuangshi, the old man can see that you are a person who practices martial arts. In today's troubled times, the people who practice martial arts are either from the imperial court, or from the king of the southwest Jin dynasty, or from the Zheng family on the other side, or of course it may be from the Qiongzhou royal family. The old man will know that you are not from the court! Let's be honest, which one are you from? Li Zhuangshi, you can rest assured, the old man will not send you to Guangzhou Mansion. If the old man was that kind of person, he would have asked the Guangzhou Mansion to get people a long time ago. ”

was recognized by Yao Qisheng, and Li Kaishi had no choice but to explain honestly: "My lord, the grass people are indeed from the Zheng family, and they are also from the Qiongzhou Wang family. But now the Zheng family and the Qiongzhou Wang family are a family. Although we are our own masters, we really admire the adults who love the people like children and act impartially! It's just that in the imperial court, if there are more Qing officials like you, the less hope we have for opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty! ”

Now that his identity has been exposed, Li Kaishi doesn't care about saying "big rebellion" like "anti-Qing and Mingming".

Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "If you can really succeed, this official is also willing to help you!" You are a member of the Zheng family, and you should also know how this official was removed from the post of governor of Fujian back then! ”

"It turns out that Lord Yao is in Cao Ying, and his heart is in Han!"

"Not really! The old man just doesn't want to see too many Han people slaughtered! If this Manchu Qing Dynasty sits in the world, the old man is also an official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to do things for the Han people! ”

"Lord Yao is indeed doing things for the people! It's just that the people of Xiangshan are too poor, and the previous county commanders couldn't complete the taxes and went to prison. I don't think Master Yao would want to go to prison in Xiangshan for this matter! Li Kaishi asked.

"You came to Xiangshan this time to open the sea ban, right?" Yao Qisheng did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"Your Excellency is really good!" Li Kaishi admired it very much.

Yao Qisheng gently stroked his beard and said with a smile: "In this case, the old man will not go to prison because he can't pay taxes!" As the saying goes, the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea. Xiangshan County is close to the sea, and there is a Xiangshan Macao (Macau) on the side, which is no different from Jinshan, but it cannot collect taxes, which is not ridiculous and generous! ”

"My lord, it is a felony to open the sea ban privately!" Li Kaishi said.

"If you open the sea ban, you can pay taxes, and there is money to save the previous lords from prison, and it can benefit the people of Xiangshan, and it is also good for you, this is a multi-pronged move! Even if he is imprisoned for this, the old man is willing! Yao Qisheng said solemnly.

"The grass people first thank you for the people of Xiangshan, for the prince of Yanping and the prince of the South China Sea, for the people of Dongfan and the people of Qiongzhou! It's just that adults want to open the sea ban privately, how can they hide it from Zhang Guoxun's ears and eyes? This man is a good dog! The nose is smarter than a hound! If he finds out, I'm afraid the adults will be in great trouble! Li Kaishi reminded.

Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "You heaven and earth will have vast magical powers, can't you do this little thing?" As long as you are willing to cooperate, the old man will thank you for the people of Xiangshan and the county commanders who were imprisoned in the past! ”

After that, Yao Qisheng secretly opened the sea ban in Xiangshan County, just like in real history. A large number of official kiln porcelain purchased from Jiangxi Province, raw silk and other goods purchased from Huguang were shipped out of Xiangshan, glasses and cigarettes from the South Seas, spices from Southeast Asia, ivory, and precious stones from Arabia and Africa continued to enter the interior. And among Zhang Guoxun's green battalion Qing soldiers, they were also secretly infiltrated by the Heaven and Earth Association and bought many people. As a result, Zhang Guoxun has been kept in the dark for a long time. Later, when Zhang Guoxun found out that Yao Qisheng had stolen the sea ban, it was too late. (To be continued.) )