Chapter 1789 The local squire visits
Not long after, an old man in gorgeous clothes walked in from outside.
Several middle-aged people came in behind him. Each of them had different clothes and ornaments from ordinary people. You could see at a glance that these people were from wealthy families.
"I have seen the general, and Shouyang City is a perfect match." The old man bowed to Yu Huai.
The middle-aged people following behind also bowed to Yu's arms.
Yu Huai looked at these people, and finally looked at the old man and said, "You guys should be big families in Shouyang City!"
"The general has a good vision. I am from the Yu family in Shouyang." The old man smiled and reported to himself, and then pointed to the middle-aged people around him and said, "This is the patriarch of the Chen family, he is the head of the Li family, and the last one is the head of the Fan family."
"Fan Family? I remember there is also a Fan Family in Zhangjiakou?" Yu Huai looked at the head of the Fan Family who was introduced by the old man.
The head of the Fan family hurriedly shook his head and explained to his family: "It doesn't matter at all. The Fan family in Zhangjiakou is from Jiexiu, Shanxi. My Fan family has always been in Shouyang, not a family, but they all have their surnames."
The Fan Family in Zhangjiakou was once a famous big business in several prefectures in Shanxi. Its accident naturally spread throughout Shanxi. Although Liu Heng did not admit that the affairs of the Fan Family in Zhangjiakou were made of the tiger flag, people with a little respect in Shanxi know that the affairs of the Fan Family in Zhangjiakou were inseparable from the tiger flag.
However, the tiger flag is powerful and has a close relationship with many officials. No one dares to take care of it. Even the people who are still with the Fan family in Zhangjiakou dare not count the majority, and the matter will gradually end.
"It's better not to be." Yu Huai looked at the other party and chuckled.
The head of the Fan family smiled carefully.
Yu Huai turned around, walked to the seat in the middle of the main hall and sat down. He looked at the people in front of him and asked, "As soon as the army entered the city, you guys came to the door. Is there anything wrong?"
The old man from the Yu family, led by several people, stepped forward and said respectfully to Yu Huai: "Since I learned that the Yi Shi Master was coming, the people in the city were cheering. Lao He and several other families in the city specially slaughtered dozens of sheep and dozens of stones of grain for this, and made a special trip to Yi Shi Master."
"So it's the military service! Okay, I've taken over the things." Yu Huai turned his head and looked at his subordinates on the side, saying, "Put away all the military service's things and send orders to the army to eat mutton today."
"Yes." The person next to him agreed and turned around and left to convey the order.
Yu Huai looked at the big families in Shouyang City in front of him again, and said with a smile: "Okay, I have accepted all the things. If you have nothing to do, please do it yourself!"
An expulsion order was issued.
"We dare not disturb the general's handling of official duties, so we said goodbye." The old man from the Yu family hurriedly asked to leave.
Soon, several large households in Shouyang City were taken out of the county government by a tiger-shaped soldier.
On the street outside the county government office, several carriages and sedan chairs were waiting outside.
As soon as a few people came out, the servants waiting outside hurriedly greeted their master.
"Old Master Yu, we are leaving like this? Haven't the matter yet?" The Chen family leader who came out with him walked to the old man of the Yu family.
The head of the Li family and the head of the Fan family were also standing aside, and did not rush to follow the people away.
The old man from Yu family looked at the head of the Chen family who stopped him, smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about doing things. We are here this time mainly to show our face and let others know us. We can't make any requests to others as soon as we meet. Don't worry, there are opportunities to talk about what you are worried about in the future."
I comforted the people in front of me.
"Even if we don't talk about that for the time being, we always have to ask for a guarantee. What if the people below attack our families if they have just entered the city? We must always think about our own family." said the head of the Chen family.
The head of the Li family and the head of the Fan family next to him nodded and agreed.
Although they called out the charity army in their mouths, in their eyes, the army that captured Shouyang City was still a bandit army.
The bandits would rob each place, and the big families in Shouyang City like them were the primary target of the bandits' robbery, so they were all worried that the bandits who captured Shouyang City would attack their families.
"You are too worried. Since the general has accepted our things, I don't think he will send anyone to do it again. However, your family must also prepare some valuable things to give to the general. Whoever is reluctant to give this thing is unwilling to give it to the general and angers the general, don't blame me for not reminding me." The old man in the Yu family glanced at the people in front of him one by one.
The head of the Li family said, "Don't worry, old man, we still understand this principle, but how much should we prepare? If you have too many, it may cause greed from the other party. After all, with such a background, you may not have seen any valuable things."
As he said that, he looked back at the county government behind him with a vigilant look on his face.
"Well, there is some truth to it." The old man from the Yu family raised his hand and stroked his beard. After thinking about it, he said, "Prepare a portion of gold and silver. There is no need to be too much. Each family has about one thousand taels. Too little can easily offend people."
"There are 4,000 taels in total, which is not a small amount. Before, ours was acquired in Shouyang City, but the total number of ours was only 2,300 taels in total." The head of the Fan family frowned.
The old man from Yu family looked at him and asked, "Do you think you gave too much? Or can your Fan family not even get one thousand taels?"
"I don't mean that." said the head of the Fan family. "I'm just worried that I've given too much this time and feed the other party's appetite. Next time I ask for a visit, I'm afraid I can't stop it."
"I think what Chief Fan said makes some sense." The head of the Chen family nodded and agreed with his words.
The old man from the Yu family frowned and asked, "What do you think so?"
He was asking everyone, but his eyes looked at the head of the Li family.
No one answered.
"Then the family took out five hundred taels and collected two thousand taels to bring them over. They all rushed to prepare. It would be too late to wait until the day of the land was divided." As he said that, the old man of the Yu family stepped towards his carriage.
The servant next to him hurried to help him and sent him to the carriage.
The Yu family's carriage quickly left the street in front of the yamen.
The three people left behind looked at each other, and the head of the Fan family said, "Five hundred taels are not a small amount. Assisting the Shouyang County Magistrate to defend the city, only a few hundred taels were paid in total, less than half of the five hundred taels, and this was the one we had together."
Chapter completed!