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Chen Wan and Xiang Yu went to jail voluntarily, although deep down they didn't feel that they had done anything wrong. Even if they had to do it over again, they would still do it;

But they were convinced by Zhao Hanzhang. Legally speaking, they were wrong, so they voluntarily tied themselves to prison.

After entering the prison, they never thought they could get out, so they were a little surprised when Zhao Hanzhang suddenly appeared in front of them.

The two stood up excitedly, "Mr. Zhao County..."

Zhao Hanzhang asked the prison guard to open the cell door, walked into the cell, looked at the two men and sighed: "I'm here to ask two righteous men for help."

Chen Wan and Xiang Yu looked at each other and immediately clasped their fists and said, "If you have anything to do, Lord County, just give me your orders."

Zhao Hanzhang looked moved, "You two are worthy of being righteous men."

Zhao Hanzhang didn't seem to mind at all that they led people to rebel. He led the two people out of the prison directly, treated them to a meal, and then sent some soldiers to them to lead people on patrol.

"Inspection?" Chen Wan was surprised.

"Yes," Zhao Hanzhang said, "I decided to open a warehouse to release grain to help the people, but I am not very familiar with Aiyang County. I cannot guarantee that the grain I put out will reach the hands of every common person, nor can I guarantee that every person who needs relief grain will reach it. The people can receive it, so two people are needed to patrol and supervise.”

Chen Wan's eyes widened, and he was even more moved. He knelt down directly in front of Zhao Hanzhang and said, "If you trust me, I will do my best for you."

When Xiang Yu saw her, he knelt down and said, "I am also willing to go to pieces for this girl."

Zhao Hanzhang hurriedly helped the two of them up, "Okay, let us work together for the people of Aoyang."

Zhao Hanzhang immediately asked Zhao Ju to send them two teams of soldiers, each leading one team, and they would now supervise.

"I have ordered people to count the grain in the warehouse, and you will supervise it from the source."

At the grain depot, grains mixed with sediment are still being counted and screened. However, there is no quality problem with the grain in the county government warehouse, but there is a discrepancy in quantity.

So the food here can be released directly.

The county magistrate hesitated to speak several times. When Chen Wan and Xiang Yu actually led people to the warehouse to supervise, he finally couldn't help but said: "Mr. Zhao, you are now opening the warehouse to store grain, and that is for the governor's office." What about taxes?”

He said: "These are taxes prepared for the governor's office. Magistrate Sun is not here now..."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Do you think County Magistrate Sun can return to Aoyang County and continue to be the county magistrate?"

The county magistrate stopped talking.

To be honest, he found it difficult.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Don't worry, you are just the county magistrate. Taxation is a headache for the next county magistrate, so we will leave it alone."

"The top priority is to appease the people. I don't want them to cause chaos again." She said: "To be honest, is the loss caused by a riot by the people more than these taxes?"

The county magistrate nodded silently.

"So, if Gaoyang County can withstand a riot, it can certainly withstand the consequences of losing these taxes."

That's not what they say. Aoyang County can bear it, but the county government cannot bear it.

Zhao Hanzhang had already made up her mind. When Fu Tinghan handed her the data, she had already made her decision.

Although she really didn't want to offend Governor He, if the price was to smash the mountain hanging on the backs of the people of Aoyang, then she chose to offend Governor He.

He Cishi is not worthy of her to attack innocent people. It should be said that no one in this world is worthy of her doing so, including herself.

She is not that important, nor does she have the courage to do such a thing against her conscience.

She has always been decisive, and once she has decided, she will not change it.

The county magistrate just gave some advice and did not dare to be too tough. After all, the body of the chief clerk had just gone cold.

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a while before saying: "Send someone to visit the chief secretary's house. The food that was stolen from the granary should be returned. The people are still waiting for relief."

The county magistrate inquired: "Is it... a house raid?"

"No, let them come back after their families have counted them."

The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly sent someone to the chief bookkeeper's house to inform him.

The chief clerk's family was in mourning, and Zhao Hanzhang only allowed the chief clerk's family to go to the grain depot to collect the body early this morning.

Because Zhao Hanzhang announced the chief clerk's guilt, no one in the chief clerk's family dared to complain. They were just sad. Now that they saw the county magistrate coming with the government officials, they were even more sad and frightened.

The county magistrate directly spoke to the father who was the bookkeeper.

"Return the food? Well, where can we find food and return it?"

"How did he embezzle money from the grain depot? How will he pay it back? Uncle Shi, this is already an open policy of Mr. Zhao County," the county magistrate said: "Originally, such a thing should result in the confiscation of family property..."

The bookkeeper immediately stopped talking.

The county magistrate whispered: "In the past, greed for money and food was not such a serious crime, but look at how many people died this time, and the people rioted because of this. I am afraid even Luoyang knows about it."

"Not to mention the chief secretary, even County Magistrate Sun, I'm afraid he can't be kind..."

The chief bookkeeper looked sad, and finally said: "There is not much food left, and it has all been converted into money. I would like to ask the county magistrate to help me find out if I can use money to offset it."

"Why are you so confused? Are you worried that you can't buy food even if you have money?" The county magistrate asked: "Mr. Zhao said she wanted food, and that's what she wanted. If you give her money, she will suffer a lot if she misunderstands." Are you still you?"

When the bookkeeper heard this, he gritted his teeth and agreed, and then took out money from home to buy food.

But now the most difficult thing to buy in Aoyang County is food.

Zhao Hanzhang had not yet had time to control the price of food, and the food stores were not open for the past two days. The bookkeeper secretly found someone to buy food. Because of the panic of the riots in the previous two days, the price of food soared to the sky.

Chief Bookkeeper:......

Zhao Hanzhang just had time to manage to this point. She ordered: "Let all shops in the county open as usual. The price difference between the same time in previous years shall not exceed 5%. If there is any violation, the price will be driven up and disrupt the government." to deal with it.”

Such regulations are very strict for a market that has always been free, but the county magistrate also did not dare to say no. In troubled times, heavy regulations were used, and the rich were still locked up in the granary to count grains. No one dared to challenge Zhao Hanzhang at this time of patience.

The county magistrate hesitated for a moment after responding, and then asked: "Over there at the grain depot, gentlemen, I would like to ask if they can go home?"

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought without saying a word.

The county magistrate said with a cold sweat on his forehead: "They said that all the grains have been counted, and the grains mixed with sand and gravel have also been screened out. Mr. Guan said that the number of grain depots does not match, and the Guan family is willing to help Gaoyang The county fills some of the shortfall.”

Zhao Hanzhang raised the corner of his mouth and asked: "How much does he make up?"

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang was willing to talk to him, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "He is willing to pay a hundred stones."

Zhao Hanzhang was speechless.

The county magistrate swallowed and asked in a low voice: "How much does Mr. Zhao think is appropriate?"