Seeing Li Chong’s expression as if his mother had died, Liu San quickly said.
“Let’s hear it!”
Although Zhang Huai also wished he could kill him at this moment, he also knew that this guy was always full of tricks.
“He just wants us to balance the accounts. If we exchange the small coins we have for the broken five-cash coins…”
At his words, both Li Chong and Zhang Huai were stunned.
It really was a solution, albeit not an ideal one.
In these times of constant warfare, the credit of copper coins had already begun to devalue, and many people had even started to only recognize silver and gold.
The broken five-cash coins were now completely worthless.
If one wanted to use these to buy things, many people would simply refuse to accept them.
Even in places that did accept them, they would ruthlessly suppress their value.
An item originally worth ten cash might cost thirty to forty cash if paid for with broken five-cash coins.
However, when used for accounting, there was no problem at all.
These coins were issued by the imperial court. If they were accepted back at their original value for accounting purposes, there seemed to be no logical issue.
“If we do this, then we’ll only need three hundred thousand guan to balance the accounts?”
Li Chong exclaimed with delight.
“Get up, and go outside to tidy up the injuries on your face!”
Zhang Huai also let out a long sigh. If it were like this, then this matter would be much simpler.
The broken five-cash coins in circulation were now at rock bottom. If they wanted to acquire them, they only needed to give a signal, and these coins would likely flow into their hands continuously.
“This method is good, but we only have three days. It might be a bit difficult to gather one million guan!”
Seeing Liu San leave, Li Chong pondered for a moment before asking again.
“What are you afraid of? If Neihuang doesn’t have enough, we can go to other counties to exchange. Tangyin and Junxian will always have some!”
Liu San’s words truly enlightened Zhang Huai.
If they followed this method, they could even turn all their grain accounts into copper coins.
This way, given the current grain prices, they would not only avoid losses but might even make a substantial profit if they operated skillfully.
“Is it appropriate for the two of us to decide this? I think we should find County Magistrate Zhou.”
Hearing Li Chong’s words, Zhang Huai immediately understood his meaning. It seemed this old fellow didn’t want to let go of that scoundrel Zhou Ding.
“Then notifying him will be your responsibility, Your Excellency! Please help me convey a message to County Magistrate Zhou. We are all in the same boat. If I’m in trouble, neither of you will escape!”
Zhang Huai sneered and then directly dismissed him.
Li Chong’s face was filled with embarrassment. He had wanted to explain, but seeing Zhang Huai’s contemptuous gaze, he ultimately didn’t say it.
The situation had reached this point. Everything had already become as obvious as a louse on a bald head. Spreading more empty talk at this time was truly useless.
After seeing Zhang Huai off, Han Mo directly moved into the rear government office on his own.
“My lord, this yamen is too dilapidated. What is all this!”
Although Xu Fengnian was just a subordinate, he was after all a servant of the princess’s mansion.
Even though he had always lived on the manor, he had never seen such a dilapidated house.
If it weren’t for the large sign at the entrance, no one would believe that this was the county yamen of Neihuang County.
“Alright, what’s with all the nonsense? Hurry up and tidy it! Let the brothers come and help. The other rooms are not important, just tidy up this bedroom and the adjacent side room first!”
After inspecting all around, Han Mo was also speechless.
Although it had become an unwritten rule in the entire officialdom that officials did not repair their yamens,
The county yamen of Neihuang was too outrageously dilapidated. Even the bedroom previously occupied by the former magistrate now had several large holes in the roof.
It was already May. If it wasn’t tidied up quickly, and if it rained tonight, his troubles would be truly great.
“Yes!”
Xu Fengnian mumbled and walked out, beginning to summon people to repair the roof.
On the other side, Wu Jie and Wu Lin also began to busy themselves separately.
After all, compared to Han Mo’s situation, the matters they needed to handle were a bit more complicated.
On one hand, they had to arrange the food, clothing, housing, and transportation for the soldiers they brought. On the other hand, they also had to thoroughly investigate the issues with the garrisons near Neihuang.
Therefore, for a while, they couldn’t attend to Han Mo’s matters.
“Leave the matters here to them. Accompany me for a walk!”
Seeing that their affairs would not be completed in a short time, Han Mo simply pulled Jiang Yan and prepared to go out for a stroll.
“Young master, what about him?”
Jiang Yan said, pointing to Lü Ying, who was timidly standing in the corner.
“Let him follow for now!”
Han Mo sneered and casually instructed.
“Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!”
Lü Ying quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had been in agony since last night.
Death was not terrifying in many cases, but the process of waiting for death could drive a living person mad.
“There are countless corrupt officials and scoundrels all over the world. Adding you doesn’t make much difference, and removing you doesn’t make much difference either. However, if you want to keep your head, you should think about what to say, what not to say, what to do, and what not to do!”
“Your Excellency, rest assured, Your Excellency, your subordinate understands, your subordinate understands!”
Upon hearing this, Lü Ying almost burst into tears.
Han Mo’s words meant that he was willing to spare him.
Compared to the insidious and cunning Zhang Huai, he now felt a sense of relief.
After all, in the short span of one day and one night, he had seen many things clearly.
Han Mo not only came from a renowned family but also possessed strategy and means. More importantly, he was a civil official!
If he could use Han Mo’s power to get rid of Zhang Huai, it would truly be a blessing in disguise.
“Alright, tidy yourself up properly, then go wash your face over there!”
“Yes!”
After Lü Ying responded, he quickly ran to the well, drew a bucket of water, and began to wash up.
“Young master, keeping such a despicable person by your side, be careful he doesn’t betray you!”
After Lü Ying walked away, Jiang Yan whispered.
“Don’t worry, even if he wants to betray me, he won’t have the chance!”