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Zhangjiazhuang, the northern suburb of Yunxifu City.
?The newly established 25th Task Force of the Government Affairs Government entered Zhangjiazhuang, and received warm hospitality from the Zhang family, a local wealthy family.
?The twenty-fifth working team has more than 50 people. In addition to the elite personnel transferred by the household department of the government affairs department, there are also young and strong people in charge of the formation.
In addition, the 25th task force also has 20 Qinghe army soldiers responsible for their security.
The Qinghe Army had just occupied Yunxi Mansion, and there were still small groups of rogue bandits active in the three counties of Anling, Leyuan and Dianhe under its jurisdiction, and the ground was not peaceful.
Although Zhangjiazhuang is in the northern suburb of Yunxi Mansion, no one can guarantee that those bandits and rogues will not come here, so necessary security is necessary.
More than half of the hundreds of households in Zhangjiazhuang are surnamed Zhang, and the ancestral hall of the Zhang family is also in the village, which can be regarded as a relatively large ethnic group.
Most of the other miscellaneous surnames in the village are tenants of the Zhang family or families formed by some servants.
Therefore, the Zhang family has the absolute right to speak in Zhangjiazhuang, and the Zhang family also controls more than 3,000 acres of fertile land around it.
Although the Zhang family is not comparable to those rich and powerful families with profound background, but in the three-acre land in the northern suburb of Yunxi Mansion, they are the same.
Now that the Qinghe army's land surveying team is stationed in Zhangjiazhuang, it is tantamount to killing the Zhang family.
After all, the Zhang family was able to make a fortune by relying on thousands of acres of land, which is their source of wealth.
But now the Qinghe army is going to re-measure the land, and threatens to distribute most of the land to the poor and landless people.
The Zhang family relied on various means to accumulate so much land after countless years, so how could they be willing to hand over the land.
But they also know that the Qinghe Army is now occupying Yunxi Mansion, and with the strength of their Zhang family, it is absolutely difficult for them to compete with the Qinghe Army.
Once the Qinghe army is offended, their Zhang family will be exterminated, so they dare not openly confront the Qinghe army.
However, the Zhang family has been able to dominate the local situation for so many years. Although they dare not fight against the Qinghe army, they naturally have other means.
So when the 25th work team entered Zhangjiazhuang, the head of the Zhang family personally received it and arranged accommodation for the work team.
It's just that when they declared the acres themselves, they played a trick, that is, they only reported a few hundred acres, and most of them were ignored.
Of course, the people in the Zhang family also knew that the people in the work team were not fools, so the first trick they resorted to was bribery.
The captain of the twenty-fifth task force is a young official, not even an official.
"This is a little idea of ??our Zhang family, please accept it."
That night, the housekeeper of the Zhang family knocked on the door of the young official and ordered his servants to carry the two boxes to his room.
"What are you?"
The young official pretended to be puzzled when he saw the two wooden boxes being carried to his room.
The butler smiled and ordered people to open the box. There were a box of silver coins and a box of gold coins, estimated to be nearly ten thousand.
Seeing such a large amount of wealth suddenly, the young official was also shocked. He didn't expect that the Zhang family would spend so much money for the sake of Tianmu.
"Our Zhang family only has a few hundred acres of land, which was accumulated by our ancestors with hard work. Please forgive me. After the matter is completed, we will have another big thank you."
Seeing the young officials staring at the gold and silver coins in the box, the steward smiled and stated the terms of their exchange.
"I'm afraid there are nearly ten thousand pieces?"
The young official walked to the box, grabbed a handful of heavy gold coins, turned around and asked with a smile.
The housekeeper said proudly: "Five thousand gold coins and five thousand silver coins are enough for adults to enjoy the rest of their lives."
"Of course, this is only part of it. After the matter is completed, it will be respectful." The housekeeper of the Zhang family added.
The young official smiled and said: "Your Zhang family is really generous."
"Dafang dare not say anything, but just wants to make friends with you, what do you think?"
The young official walked to a chair and sat down, took a sip of tea from his teacup, and then opened his mouth slowly.
"Five thousand gold coins and five thousand silver coins are a lot for others, but for me, it's not enough."
After hearing this, the butler, who was holding the winning ticket, couldn't help but twitchedConvulsions, do you really think the money came from a strong wind?
However, the head of the Zhang family told him that he must get this matter done, so the housekeeper took a deep breath and tried to calm down his dissatisfaction.
The steward stared at the young official and asked, "Then how much does your lord want?"
The young official stretched out his five fingers: "500,000 gold coins."
"Hiss!"
The housekeeper had seen the market before, but he took a deep breath when he saw the young officials opening their mouths so openly.
"My lord, don't be joking, half a million gold coins, even if you sell the old Zhang's house, it's not worth half a million gold coins." The butler laughed and said.
"I can add 10,000 gold coins to my lord." The butler also expressed his bottom line.
The young official said without giving an inch: "If you lose one of the five hundred thousand gold coins, you won't be able to talk about it."
"I can't decide this matter, I have to go back and ask the patriarch for instructions." The steward said in a difficult way.
The young official smiled and said, "Then I will wait for the good news."
The housekeeper knew that the conversation could not go on, so he got up and said goodbye.
"Please take these things away. When you get them together, bring them over."
Seeing that the butler was about to go out, the young official reminded him behind him.
The housekeeper of the Zhang family paused, then waved his hand, and several servants immediately went to carry the box and left the room of the young official.
"If they really collected half a million gold coins, would you like it?"
After the housekeeper of the Zhang family left, a young man in a green shirt flashed out of the darkness, walked to the room of the young official, and asked with a smile.
"Even if I want it, I have to have life flowers." The young official smiled and shook his head.
This young official was from the staff of the second army of the Qinghe Army. He almost starved to death, but the Qinghe Army saved his life, so he was loyal to Chen Ziang.
Although the chips offered by the Zhang family moved his heart, he also knew that if he took the things from the Zhang family, he might lose his head tomorrow.
?The 25th Task Force seems to be measuring the acres of fields, but who knows if there is a hidden stake in the Intelligence Investigation Department?
Thinking of the usually low-key but pervasive Intelligence and Investigation Department, the young official didn't want to risk his life.
"Let's take a rest early. We have to continue measuring the acres tomorrow. If we can't get off to a good start, we won't be able to explain it to the general."
"Then I will take my leave."
The young man in green shirt nodded, and said that he was about to turn around and go out.
"By the way, restrain our people and tell them that if anyone dares to take things from the Zhang family, don't blame me for being ruthless." The young official reminded.
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