activa-t Chapter 225 I Knew You Would Like This House
Chapter 225 I Knew You Would Like This House
"You guys are a little late!" Yang Biao smiled brightly when you finally arrived.
"Well," several men in black were a little surprised. Shouldn't he kneel down and beg for mercy? How could he still laugh?
"Master," Jiang Sheng and others came out, and the soldiers began to light torches.
"Ah," the torches illuminated everything, and the men in black realized that the roofs were full of archers aiming at them. Only then did they realize that Yang Biao had been prepared for this and they had fallen into an ambush.
"Jiang Sheng, leave him alive!" After giving the order, Yang Biao retreated to the kitchen to make midnight snacks for everyone.
In the next few days, several of Tang Tongpan's former subordinates produced physical evidence and reported him for corruption and bribery.
Tang Tongpan was only an eighth-rank official. There was sufficient evidence of his corruption and bribery, so there was no need to report to the court. Yang Biao directly sentenced him to beheading and his property was confiscated. His son Tang Kaiwen was sentenced to immediate execution for murder and robbery.
All the shops, houses and properties under the names of the father and son were returned to their original owners and tenants. If no one claimed them, they would be confiscated by the government.
"Husband, this house is built in a very unique style." Xia Weiwei took his arm and strolled in the Tang Mansion. She liked the decoration style here.
"Well, if you like, we won't sell this house. We'll keep it for ourselves." Yang Biao looked at her and smiled. If they didn't live there in the future, they could leave it for the next official to move in.
The silver collected from suppressing bandits these days is enough to support all the affairs of Qianpu Mansion for at least ten years.
The court exempted Qianpu Prefecture from taxes for five years, but Yang Biao had to solve the funds needed for local affairs on his own, and Emperor Tianqi would no longer allocate funds.
"Husband, can we really live here?" Xia Weiwei looked at the house happily. The eaves, window sills, window frames, etc. were all made with meticulous relief techniques, carving out various patterns of animals, plants, people, and natural landscapes, presenting a unique style and exquisite craftsmanship.
"If you don't mind being tired, you can move in with the children today." Yang Biao really liked to see her smile. This was what young people should be like, giving up their dignity and indulging in love.
"Let's go and choose a house!" Yang Biao pulled her into the inner house, and the two of them looked at each room. Finally, she took a fancy to a courtyard and stopped.
"I knew you would like this courtyard," Yang Biao led her in. There was a pink bed and pink decorations in the bedroom.
"Did you buy all these new ones?" Xia Weiwei's mouth curved into a graceful arc. He really understood all her preferences.
"Except for the walls and beams, everything else here is newly made by me, including a new bed, a new quilt, a new dressing table..." Yang Biao closed the door, hugged her to the bed, and started a sports meeting for the two of them.
"Master, Yu Zhenyu, the governor of Hejian Prefecture, is here again." When Yang Biao was ordering people to take down the door plaque with the words "Tang Mansion" written on it, Jiang Sheng came over to report.
"Oh, what did he come to see me about?" Yang Biao was a little stunned as he and he belonged to different prefectures. Then he remembered the last time he said he wanted to unite with the six prefectures to wipe out the group that had robbed and killed officials and businessmen.
"He didn't say, but he brought a lot of people this time." Jiang Sheng led the horse over and handed him the reins.
"Let's go and meet him!" Yang Biao took the reins, jumped on the horse, and went to the government office.
"Sir Yu, thank you for your visit. I am sorry for not coming in person to welcome you." Yang Biao had already bowed outside the door, but when he entered the house, he didn't see anyone. He felt a little confused. He turned around and saw Yu Zhenyu standing at the door looking at him. He felt embarrassed and quickly turned around to bow again.
"Lord Yang, your Qianpu Prefecture is in great shape now." Yu Zhenyu also hurriedly returned his greeting. The previously destroyed houses and city walls in the prefecture had been rebuilt, and there was no trace of the previous burning by the mob.
"Sir Yu, this is also a helpless move. Money is needed everywhere. I, Yang, am now in a situation where I am in a difficult situation without rice." Yang Biao sighed while sitting on the chair. He knew how to be rich but not show off. He knew how to be low-key and not be the first to stick out.
"Sir Yang, I heard that your newly formed soldiers are very effective in suppressing bandits. My prefect wants to borrow them to suppress the banditry around Hejian Prefecture. I wonder if Sir Yang is willing to do so?" Seeing that he was crying poor, Yu Zhenyu didn't plan to beat around the bush, for fear that he would borrow money from the Hejian Prefecture.
"Sir Yu, rumors are really harmful. My soldiers are just ordinary people recruited, and they have only been established for three months. How can they be so good at suppressing bandits?" You think you can borrow my people for free to do your thing? It's wishful thinking.
"By the way, Lord Yu, you see, many of my facilities are damaged. I wonder if Hejian Prefecture would be able to lend me some money to help me get by. I will return it to you when I have recovered." Seeing that he still had something to say, Yang Biao directly used his trump card.
"Oh, Lord Yang, I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I won't bother you anymore." If the prefect agreed to borrow the money, he would have to skin himself alive.
"Master, you can't make close friends with people like this!" As soon as he heard Yang Biao say he wanted to borrow money, he ran away like a dog chasing him, not to mention that he hated such people so much.
"What he says has no final say in Hejian Prefecture. Let's go and check on those people who are returning home." He is not the top leader of the government office and cannot make decisions on many things. Yang Biao actually admires him very much because he will not speak empty words or lies to achieve his goals.
"Everyone, please bring out the land deeds if you have them. We will reissue them for free according to the location of the documents." The current documents have changed their styles, and all the previous land deeds have been collected. Yang Biao stood in the crowd, and the messengers passed on his words one by one.
"Oh... What should I do if I don't have the official red deed document?" A man in his forties squatted on the ground and cried. In order to save the purchase tax, he only made a private transaction with the landowner and did not go to the government office to pay taxes or handle official documents.
"Master, what should we do with those people?" He Kuang felt deep sympathy for those who did not go to the government to handle paperwork, and he told Yang Biao about this.
"Without rules, there will be no order. Pass the order down. Those who do not have land deeds will not be given land." If I make an exception this time, who will follow the rules next time?
"Yes, Master!" The Master ordered, and there was nothing we could do but obey.
"Why haven't I seen Dai Yu on the reviewing ground recently?" Yang Biao rode around the entire field twice but didn't see him, so he was a little confused.
"Master, he is enjoying himself quite a lot lately, and is so happy that he doesn't know what's going on." When Wu Tong heard the question about Dai Yu, he stepped forward to answer.
"Were all the guards rescued from bandit dens?" Yang Biao rode his horse slowly. It was normal for these former official guards to have physiological needs, and he was not an unreasonable person.
"Well," the others were silent, not knowing how Yang Biao would punish Dai Yu.
"Wu Tong, go back and tell Dai Yu that I don't care how many women he has pregnant with, I want to see him leading his troops in training on the parade ground tomorrow." Yang Biao clamped his legs on the horse's belly and flicked the whip, and the horse immediately ran obediently.