HCB Chapter 209 The Beastly Registrar Yang
Chapter 209 The Beastly Registrar Yang
Business people all like to monopolize businesses.
Clerk Yang came to his inn to buy wine on credit, but they agreed that the county government would get all its wine from him for the next two years.
That's no small sum of money.
However, these bosses could not possibly tell Shen Zhiyi this.
Shen Zhiyi didn't need him to say it.
The innkeeper must have been completely fooled.
She glanced at the shop owner and said casually, "Then Registrar Yang only came to your shop."
"How would I know?"
[You know, right? That Registrar Yang went to quite a few wine sellers in the county town. Tsk tsk tsk, that adds up to a total of five thousand taels of silver.]
"Pfft, cough cough cough."
Upon hearing Shen Zhiyi's thoughts, the old emperor and his entourage coughed a few times in surprise.
The Minister of Works hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, something doesn't seem quite right."
Where do you find so many liquor sellers, and so many on credit?
"Wait and see."
Let's see what Shen Zhiyi will uncover.
[Host, I've discovered something. All those people you met today have secretly met with that Registrar Yang.]
Shen Zhiyi's first reaction was, "There's some juicy gossip going on."
There's definitely something shady inside. Let me see.
She turned on the surveillance camera and stared directly at Clerk Yang.
You wouldn't believe it until you see it... and once you do, you're absolutely furious.
[Holy crap, this isn't a thing, it's an animal!]
[This Registrar Yang met with at least a hundred households. These people all had some savings, but their lives were generally quite ordinary. Therefore, he approached them on behalf of the county government, promising them targeted benefits. However, these benefits required money to complete certain tasks, and would be returned later.]
[Pah! You're not going back the way you came, you just swallowed the silver!]
These business owners also resell the more expensive wines directly.
The old emperor and his entourage were somewhat stunned, clearly having never seen such an operation before.
He had seen many methods of embezzlement, but this was truly the first time he had ever seen anything like it.
The old emperor patted the newly appointed Minister of Personnel: "Have you seen him before?"
"This is the first time I've heard of it."
[And then there was that couple the old emperor met today. Ha! That Registrar Yang said the county would help renovate their house, but it would cost fifty taels of silver. So the couple went to borrow money from relatives, and they just pocketed the fifty taels too.]
"boom!"
The old emperor slapped everything on the table onto the ground.
"He's just a beast."
[They're worse than animals.]
Shen Zhiyi was furious and began to think about how to tell the old emperor about this matter without anyone knowing.
Just enjoy the gossip and have some fun.
But if you just look at this as something to laugh at, then she's really a jerk.
So much silver was swindled away by that Clerk Yang; she couldn't lie to herself that she didn't know about it.
How should I tell the old emperor?
Shen Zhiyi returned home with this troubling question in mind.
He happened to run into the newly appointed Minister of Personnel, who was rushing downstairs.
"Hey, uh, where are you going?"
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel grabbed Shen Zhiyi by the shoulder and turned him around.
"Let's go to the county government office."
Shen Zhiyi withdrew her foot from the stairs and followed the newly appointed Minister of Personnel.
What are you going to the county government office for?
"I think the magistrate of He County is a bit strange. I'll go and take a look."
Shen Zhiyi's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously behind the other person.
Look, hurry over and take a closer look.
[If Registrar Yang dares to so brazenly swindle money from ordinary people, he must have powerful backers.]
Shen Zhiyi's high spirits vanished instantly upon seeing the horse.
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel, Ma, is extremely tall, and she is afraid of heights.
"What? You want me to drive you?"
Shen Zhiyi shook her head.
How could I dare?
“Shen Lang, you can sit here.”
It was Anqi who spoke.
No one knows how many Dragon Scale Guards came this time (except for the old emperor and Shen Zhiyi), but the ones on the surface, Dark Seven and Dark Nine, are both there.
An Jiu was left with the old emperor, while An Qi followed.
Shen Zhiyi was about to take An Qi's hand, but then she thought about it again.
[I'm outwardly a man, and it would be really bad if An Jiu saw me like that.]
Therefore, Shen Zhiyi politely declined An Qi's offer.
Sigh, I'm so worried about their love, I'm willing to sacrifice myself for it.
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel's lips twitched violently for a moment.
That's a huge sacrifice.
The three arrived at the county government office in He County and happened to catch a play.
"If you don't let me in, I'll kill myself here."
[Hey, what's going on? What's going on?]
Shen Zhiyi excitedly pressed the newly appointed Minister of Personnel's head down.
Why are you so tall? You're blocking her from seeing the excitement.
The yamen runners guarding the county office looked at the old woman who was threatening to run over and kill herself with disdain.
"Go ahead and cause trouble at the county government office, you old hag! If it weren't for the county magistrate's kindness, you would have been locked up in jail long ago."
The old woman took out a kitchen knife, stared fiercely at the gate of the county government office, and shouted, "You surnamed Yang, come out here! If you don't come out, I'll expose all the shameful things you've done and then kill you right here with one blow. I want to see if there is any justice left in this world."
The old woman was seriously ill, and her monthly medical expenses were substantial, all of which were borne by her only son and daughter-in-law.
[This kind of family was exactly the target that Registrar Yang had his eye on, so he went to their door and said that the county government would cover the old woman's monthly medical expenses, but there would also be some money needed for something, which would be refunded later. This way, he directly swindled the old woman's family out of sixty taels of silver.]
The sixty taels of silver came partly from their own savings and partly from loans to relatives.
For an ordinary family, this is a considerable sum of money.
Upon hearing this, An Qi cursed inwardly that Yang Zhubu was truly a worthless person.
She had seen many corrupt officials, and she personally oversaw the confiscation of their property.
But this is truly the first time I've ever seen something like this.
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel dismounted, identified himself, and led the old woman inside.
Wow, no wonder he's the Minister of Personnel; he gets things done without any hesitation or delay.
Where in He County had one ever seen such a high-ranking official?
The constables present were so flustered that their legs went weak, and they hurriedly led the three to the room where guests were entertained.
"Where are you and the county magistrate?"
"Reporting to the Minister, I have already sent someone to summon the county magistrate, he will be here soon."
[I know, I know, the county magistrate is currently in a brothel, surrounded by women.]
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel scoffed.
The yamen runners present broke out in a cold sweat.
The newly appointed Minister of Personnel looked at the old woman and said softly, "Old woman, why are you standing outside the county government office looking like you want to die?"
Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately knelt down.
"Oh, Heavenly Lord, you must do us justice!"