Chapter 8 Preparation for Making Money

Author: Use your soul to aim

Chapter 8 Preparation for Making Money

After renovating the sixth house, the third shift was given a raise, and now the whole yamen is in motion. Now only Qian Dianshi is left.

Qian Dianshi also had mixed emotions at this moment. From morning to now, he had seen Zhang Zongxian use some tricks to make the county government go crazy. The people in the county government could no longer be united. He didn't know that he had not started yet.

This is a dandy, this is a dragon crossing the river. Why don't you take the master with you and don't know the rules? This is deliberately showing them! This capital city person is so scheming!

Qian Dianshi was still in the west room thinking about what to do next. He saw a government official coming over and said that the county magistrate had invited him over. Qian Dianshi came to the study room in the backyard anxiously. Thinking of being locked up here for half an hour yesterday, he didn't dare to fart.

, it was already caught by others at that time.

When Zhang Zongxian saw Qian Dianshi come in, he enthusiastically pulled Qian Dianshi to sit down and asked Xiaozhu to pour tea. Then he talked about his father being a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He had many disciples from his hometown and helped many places.

As a senior official, he had done a lot of work, so he had a good reputation both inside and outside the capital. One of his cousins ​​could talk to the father-in-laws in the palace.

Hearing this, Qian Dianshi quickly expressed that the county magistrate was powerful and behaved more respectfully. He understood that Zhang Zongxian was showing off his connections and being tough behind the scenes, and he also knew that the superficial showoff was actually a warning to him not to be disrespectful.

Seeing Qian Dianshi's performance, Zhang Zongxian knew that he could scare this old bastard. Then he asked Qian Dianshi to come next to him and said that he had confidential information to talk about. Qian Dianshi thought to himself, what kind of story was this and did not dare to neglect, so he quickly joined in.

He went over and said to Qian Dianshi in a low voice, "Qian Dianshi has been working as a Dianshi in Qingjian County for decades, right? Haven't you ever thought about getting promoted to a higher level?"

Qian Dianshi thought in his heart that if I had your backing, I would have been a magistrate long ago. But he said that he was not talented enough to be a magistrate because of his lack of knowledge and morals. Zhang Zongxian sneered in his heart. You must be unqualified for your morals. You collect taxes and plunder the poor to rely on them.

Powerful.

"Qian Dianshi, you have worked hard for so many years to maintain stability in Qingjian County. I see it in my eyes that you should have been promoted a long time ago because you didn't know the people above. This time there is a chance for you to make a career. It depends on you.

Do you have the ambition to make progress?" "Xiaguan does, Xiaguan has always had it and has never lost his mind."

"Then you should listen carefully. What I say below are all secrets and must not be passed on to outsiders. Otherwise, the execution of the nine tribes will be light." Qian Dianshi thought to himself, can he not listen to this matter of the execution of the nine tribes? He also thought that the time has come.

It was no longer possible not to listen at this step. Then I swore to God that I would never tell anyone else.

"It's good that you understand. In fact, the reason why I came to Qingjian County to take office is because the palace arranged a secret mission. A few years ago, the emperor sent mine supervisors to collect taxes, but they were criticized by corrupt scholars for competing for profits with the people. Those corrupt scholars know better.

Damn it! The whole world belongs to the emperor. He collects taxes and the palace has a lot of expenses, so I should share the worries for the emperor. Do you understand?"

"The official understands that the official is willing to donate his family property to relieve the emperor's worries."

"As long as you have this heart, you can keep your three melons and two dates for yourself. You just need to cooperate with me and raise the rating of Qingjian County to an upper county within three years. It is about getting money for the palace.

I will make arrangements for you and don’t ask too much? You must understand that knowing too much is not a good thing. If you cooperate well, you will be the magistrate of Qingjian County in three years. If you don’t cooperate well, it will be hard to say."

"Xiaguan understands that Xiaguan will fully cooperate with Zhang Xianzun!"

"Remember not to tell anyone about this matter. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your family. By the way, Ding Bo is from Dongchang. You should pay attention to it in the future. As for whether there are other people from Dongchang coming over. Then I don’t know.”

"Xiaguan understands that Xiaguan must keep his mouth shut!"

"By the way, the person in charge of the execution room is Huang Shilang, right?"

"This subordinate doesn't know it either! The people in the torture chamber are used to being independent. Sometimes they will shirk what the subordinate says."

"Okay, I know, go on down! I'll let you know if anything happens."

In the end, Qian Dianshi was frightened. He and Zhang Zongxian had to talk to the county government officials. But with these feudal officials, we can't talk about contributions, sacrifices, and obligations. We can only talk about money, power, and women. Now we are short of money, and we are dealing with money. Without delay.

In the afternoon, the head of the office and his deputies came to Zhang Zongxian to report on the work responsibilities they had written. Zhang Zongxian first read what they had written, and then scolded them directly, saying that what they wrote was nonsense. Then he repeated what his father said Why, he came to Qingjian County through connections in the palace. After talking, the topic changed to the responsibilities of the official office, and asked them that the chief of the official office should be an important figure in the county government, except The officials and officials should have the final say in classics and history, why now they can't even control whether they arrive late or leave early.

After hearing this, the two people in the official's office immediately knelt down in fright. Zhang Zongxian walked over and helped the two of them up. He said earnestly, "My father is from the official department. In the capital, none of the other departments will give the official official face." , officials who come to Beijing always give gifts to the staff first. Let’s see if you hate iron or not. In the future, if I want to regulate the officials and manage your staff, I must first stand up straight.

From now on, you will have to control late arrivals and early departures, and the assessment of each official. From now on, county government recruitment must go through your official department, and you will also investigate other departments and the third class of government officials for corruption, bribery, extortion, violations of laws and disciplines.

Do it boldly with my support. Do you understand?" The two officials and officials quickly expressed that Zhang County respects the leader. "You should quickly arrange for someone to go to the household to supervise them to check the status of the acres, and report the situation to me every day."

After arranging the work in the office, Zhang Zongxian asked the two government servants to come in. The two government servants were still at a loss when they were suddenly called to receive the reward with the squad leader and the others. After receiving the reward, the squad leader and the others He became particularly polite to them. Now he was called over by Zhang Xianzun alone.

Zhang Zongxian looked at the two people kneeling there, took a slow sip of tea first, and then asked, "Do you know why you are called here?" The two looked at each other blankly and said, "Report to the county magistrate, don't you know?"

"It's stupid, why do I think so highly of you? Master, I just took office and need a few confidants to do some work. I think you two are quite smart."

When the two heard this, they quickly replied, "I am willing to do my best for you."

"Very good. From today on, you two will be at my disposal, and you will live in the Yamen at night. In addition to the original salary, I will give you an extra two taels of silver every month. I will tell Uncle Ding later, and now There's something for you two to do."

"Li Jiasan, please check for me how many breweries there are in the county. How many brewers are there in the largest brewery? How many members of the family of the brewer's boss are there? Go now. Don't tell anyone what I asked you to do. , if word spreads, I’ll pluck both of your skins!”

"Qi Dashui, please ask me if any caravans usually pass by the county and rest in the county, and if anyone in the county is doing business on the grassland."

After arranging for the two of them to go to work, Zhang Zongxian started practicing calligraphy in the study, planning to practice calligraphy in one day to calm his mind.

As evening approached, Xiao Li finished his inquiries and reported to Zhang Zongxian. Currently, there is only one brewery in the county called Liangjia Winery, which has been passed down for several generations. Without any hired workers, the family does it themselves. Currently, there are 11 people in the family. The family has two sons and one daughter. The sons are already married and have children, and they have three grandchildren and one granddaughter. The daughter is a well-known beauty before she gets married. When she said this, she even glanced at Zhang Zongxian. After understanding After the situation, let him go down.

After a while, Qi Dashui came back and reported to Zhang Zongxian: There is no one doing grassland business in the county, and there are very few merchants passing by. The only one I have heard of is Huang Shilang, but he is not in the county and has his own fort. After listening Zhang Zongxian asked him to go down too.

After understanding this, Zhang Zongxian already has a basic plan to make money, but before officially starting, he must first arm himself, otherwise he will be making a wedding dress for others.

The next morning, Zhang Zongxian sat in the lobby at dawn. The people in the office were obedient this time and took the initiative to call the roll. After the roll call, there was a collective three cheers for long live. Then they read the criminal law and summarized the work. Overall, it was pretty good. , although the work summary is very white and does not contain any specific data. But this is just the beginning. Later, Zhang Zongxian plans to ask them to make written work summaries and plans every day. They will bring the work summaries and plans to him for signature every month. He will also teach them to make them in the future. Arabic numerals are applied to the tables. He will also take turns to host the morning meeting after a few days of hosting by him.

After the morning meeting, Zhang Zongxian went to work in the second hall. First, the deputy of the household office came to him to report that he had hired three people to help him check the fields. Zhang Zongxian said that the number of people was too small and could there be so many fields with just a few people? Continue to recruit people and After recruiting people, report to the official office and start work immediately. Then he encouraged the deputy of the household office a few words, telling him that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he should learn to seize it. The magistrate, Zhang Xianzun, was very optimistic about him.

Then the people from the Ministry of Etiquette arrived. They first reported how the meat was divided, and then explained the situation of the county school. Currently, there is only an old scholar teaching in the county school, and the 18 students are all children of relatively wealthy families in the county. , those who are expected to gain honors are not studying in the county school, but have gone to private schools in Yan'an Prefecture. The books have not been replenished for a long time. The school building is not bad.

After listening to Zhang Zongxian's explanation, he first asked the host of the ceremonial house to write a letter to the gentry on his behalf. The content was: first to express his gratitude for their support, and then to explain to them that this land inventory would not affect the original tax payment and apportionment system. He knew that gentry were needed to manage the place. I'm asking for help, so I won't break the rules. I hope you'll forgive me if I disturb you during this inspection. Anyway, that's what I meant to ask the ceremonial room to write. The purpose of writing the letter is to stabilize the gentry first and prevent them from causing trouble while he cleans it up. Without Huang Shilang, this group of gentry would not be able to make a big splash.

Then he asked the director of the reception room to find out how much it would cost to hire a good teacher? How much would it cost to have a reference book for the merit test? Give him a number. In the next few days, he would arrange for some people to study so that he could also prepare.

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