C132 Granary

If it were a few hours ago, a tiny County Magistrate could have so much hidden silver. It was truly shocking. However, after Lei Hantian had offered the silver, Zhang Jingxuan no longer cared about the small amount. He grabbed a silver ingot and tossed it to County Magistrate Zhao, asking, "This silver is not much. Master Zhao, it seems that you are still an official. "

County Magistrate Zhao did not find a suitable position to speak to Zhang Jingxuan. He could only reply with some reservation and hesitation, "My official voice has always been clear. You are right."

"Clear my ass!" Zhang Jingxuan shouted, scaring County Magistrate Zhao so much that he almost fell to the ground.

"Three years in Qing Zhi Prefecture, one hundred thousand silver pieces of snow. That's right, right? You have only been here for two years to make County Magistrate. You have already saved up such a fortune. With your meager salary, you can't even get a fraction of this amount, right? How much money did you take from the people, and how much benefit did you get from the underworld?"

County Magistrate Zhao did not have much ability to begin with. After being frightened by this, he waved his hand and habitually took out the two words that he was most familiar with in the court." I was wronged, I was wronged! "

Zhang Jingxuan ignored him and turned his head to look. Almost all the familiar people were there. Leng Qingjun, Zhan Kuiyuan, Zhang Sanqiu, and the others were all standing beside him. Advisor Pang, on the other hand, saw the opportunity and quickly disguised himself as a civilian and ran away. At this moment, he was probably on the way to the provincial capital to deliver the news.

Zhang Jingxuan walked to Leng Shoutou's side and raised his hand. He patted Leng Shoutou's shoulder a few times. Leng Shoutou wanted to raise his hand to cover it, but in the end, he did not dare. It was very awkward, but he still had a smile on his face.

Zhang Jingxuan said, "Captain Leng, look at this Zhao You Bang. He is not a proper official. If he takes bribes and defies the law, shouldn't he be punished according to the law? Of course, if you were a criminal, you would definitely say no. Hmph hmph, you've thought it through, right?" As he spoke, he swept his gaze across County Magistrate Zhao and his neck. County Magistrate Zhao immediately shrank his neck. He was so scared that he almost trembled.

Leng Qingjun's red face was so red that it turned purple. It was almost the color of soy sauce. His mouth was squeaking. Was it "or" not "? This was really a difficult question to answer!

Zhang Jingxuan saw that he did not answer and said," Is it that difficult? Forget it, forget it. Since you can still be considered good to me when I come to the yamen, I won't make things difficult for you. Let me ask you something else. The food in the city... How much more do you have left?"

Leng Qingjun wiped the sweat off his forehead and heaved a sigh of relief. However, he still couldn't answer this question. With a bitter face, he thought to himself, This area isn't under my control to begin with. The supervisor, Advisor Pang, had already fled, but he probably could not give a bad answer like this. Looking at Zhang Jingxuan's gloomy face, he didn't know where this quick-witted person came from. He hurriedly pointed at a person who was standing below and said, "Advisor Pang is the one who knows this the best. Now he has run away, but this Lee Yao is here to help Advisor Pang. No matter how big or small the matter is, he is the one who knows it the best. "

Lee Yao was a young man with an ordinary face but vigorous spirit. He looked to be in his late twenties. Zhang Jingxuan had seen him a few times in county yamun. Although he had never met him before, he had a good impression of him.

Seeing Zhang Jingxuan look over, Lee Yao said unhurriedly, "I'm just in charge of the accounts. How can the things on the accounts be accurate? We will only know how many there are after seeing it. "

When Zhang Jingxuan heard him say this, he knew there must be something strange about it. Lee Yao had always been neither servile nor overbearing, and his words and actions were outstanding. He asked, "Mr. Lee, since you are in charge of the accounts, do you remember how much food you have in the accounts?"

Lee Yao replied, "If you remember correctly, there are about 32750 stones of grains in the accounts. The numbers are just a concept, and it is based on reality. "

Lee Yao's words sounded very mysterious, but in order to protect him, Zhang Jingxuan did not ask him anymore. He turned around and said to Leng Qingjun," I don't know the number, but you should be able to get the place and the key, right? Take me there immediately. "

"This, this..." Leng Qingjun did not belong to any powerful people. He looked at County Magistrate Zhao and did not know what to do with Zhang Jingxuan's order.

Zhang Jingxuan smiled coldly, "I don't have that much time to play with you guys. Are you trying to stall for time and wait for reinforcements to come and catch me in one fell swoop? That's good too. If the reinforcements arrive, you guys will naturally be one step ahead of me. After killing the hostages, I will escape. Even if I die in misfortune, it won't be a loss. You can continue to delay. Let's see which one of us has a longer life... "

Leng Qingjun's face turned red and green this time. He didn't even bother to look at County Magistrate Zhao. He quickly said, "I'll go now, I'll go now. But you can't take away that much of the food, can you? We'll be guilty if we lose the official food. It's hard to say whether we can live or not. King, can you..."

Seeing Zhang Jingxuan's unhappy expression, he swallowed the rest of his words before he could say it. If one were to say that his other abilities were not good enough, his ability to observe other people's expressions could still be considered to be at home.

Seeing that Chief Leng had brought Zhang Jingxuan and the others to the granary, County Magistrate Zhao wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, when he saw that all his years of hard work and white silver had piled up on the ground, in the blink of an eye, his surname was no longer Zhao. He even wanted to vomit blood. Let them do whatever they want. He had to have the ability to manage them even if he wanted to.

Zhang Jingxuan called Leng Qingjun, Zhan Kuiyuan, Lee Yao, and the others to rush to the granary together. He asked Zhu Ziming to stay in county yamun and listen to the movements around the county at any time.

The granary's door suddenly opened, and a musty smell assailed his nostrils. Zhang Jingxuan could not help but frown. The scene in front of him also made him mutter in his heart, the grain in the granary... It was even less than what Zhang Jingxuan had imagined. There was only a corner of the huge granary that was filled with grain sacks.

Zhang Jingxuan asked Leng Qingjun and the others coldly, "Are there thirty thousand stones of grain in this granary?"

Leng Qingjun and Zhan Kuiyuan did not answer. They both looked at Lee Yao. Lee Yao casually glanced at the warehouse and casually replied, "These must be all gone. I estimate that there are less than five thousand stones. Don't ask me about the details. I only care about the accounts. This is the first time I've been to this granary. "

Zhang Jingxuan turned his head and glared at Leng Qingjun and Zhan Kuiyuan. He said coldly, "Don't tell me you two don't know either. If you don't tell me the truth... I don't mind having two more dead souls under my blade. Someone come. ___ separated the two of them and asked them separately. He didn't want to lie to them. If someone tries to play tricks on me again this time... Hmph hmph." As he spoke, he sneered. He wanted to put on a ferocious expression, but in the end, he still lacked the ability to ignite the fire. It was as if he was baring his teeth in hunger. But even so, it still frightened Leng Qingjun.