"Butler He, you go and pay the food and accommodation expenses for last night."
Qian Dai sat in the carriage and spoke instructors.
Qian Dai was obviously well prepared for this time when he came to Lingtong County. It was also obvious that he valued this political achievement very often and vowed to get it.
He not only brought many guards during this trip, but also brought many servants and servants to help him handle the choreography.
Manager He knew that his son was very greedy for money and was usually stingy, so he whispered: "But I stayed overnight and ate some food, do you still have to pay the inn?"
Qian Dai, who was on the carriage, had a meal, "You should all ask more about what Chang Qian had eaten after coming to Lingtong County, so naturally he knew what to do. Although the Jing family boy was far inferior to me in terms of status.
, but he was the Lingtong County Magistrate appointed by the court, and his official came to assist him according to the order.
If we really face conflicts, we cannot please us."
After saying that, Qian Dai got into the carriage. After sitting down, the maid put down the curtains, the coachman waved his whip, and the carriage slowly drove out of the station.
Butler He stood respectfully until the carriage left, then straightened his waist, raised his chin, and asked his subordinates to find the official secretary as soon as possible. After dealing with the matter here, he had to rush to the rented place in advance.
Arrange a lot of things.
The housekeeper is to manage the home well and not let the owner be distracted by the miscellaneous matters at home.
After a while, the Yicheng trotted to the front.
Knowing that there was a big man in front of me, the official secretary bent down and was very respectful and cautious.
"My young master is a member of the Ministry of Works. He is a sixth rank. He rested at the inn last night. How much money should he pay?" Butler He looked arrogant with his hands behind his back.
When the official secretary heard this, he immediately opened the booklet in his hand and looked for it.
Mr. He looked ugly when he saw this. The official in front of him was worn out and patched. He was a real country bumpkin. He was wearing a thick and gorgeous cotton shirt. If he wasn't afraid of making the young master unhappy, he would usually be
It's covered with fur cloaks.
The two have very different statuses, plus the background of the young master and the reputation of money!
He thought the postmaster in front of him would definitely not dare to be serious, and he would just throw some copper coins at will.
But I didn't expect this guy who was not open to the eye would actually check it out in the booklet.
Butler He felt anger surged in his heart. Fortunately, he knew that this was not a capital, so he didn't really have an attack for a while.
"Mr. Qian is on the sixth rank and can bring six entourages. Last night, except for the food and accommodation fees of Mr. Qian and the six entourages, the Qian family had a total of 316 people living at the inn, each of which was the only one.
The meal fee was six cents and the accommodation fee was five cents, totaling 3,476 cents." The Yicheng carefully calculated the results.
Butler He's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and this bastard actually calculated so seriously.
After finishing the calculation, the postmaster raised his eyes to Butler He.
Butler He didn't say anything for a moment, and the two just looked at each other without moving.
Fortunately, the official secretary was not really stupid, so he lowered his head and explained in a low voice, "Meal expenses and accommodation expenses are clearly stipulated. At the end of the month, the account will be checked, and the amount of food allocated to the post station every month is also
There are detailed records.
The small ones dare not be careless about this account, otherwise in the end, the small ones will have to pay for it."
Butler He frowned and his face calmed down slightly when he heard this. If what the Yicheng said was true, then it would be understandable to be so careful. After all, a small Yicheng really asked him to pay more than 300 people.
The food and accommodation fee is simply unaffordable.
Does Lingtong County strictly pay attention to rules in everything?
In other places, you can easily make fake accounts in the stations.
"Get the account book of the post station." Butler He didn't really believe in the post commander.
"yes."
After a while, the official secretary who ran to get the account came back and respectfully handed the account book to Butler He.
Butler He took out a snow-white handkerchief from his arms and took it over. After opening it, he really started to watch it carefully.
As a housekeeper, he is naturally proficient in accounting. If there is a fake in the account book, he will definitely not be able to escape his sharp eyes. However, after looking through it for a while, he did not find any flaws, which shows that what the Yicheng said is true.
No deception.
"Hmph!" Butler He threw the account book back.
The postmaster rushed to catch it.
Butler He took out his purse and threw it to the Yicheng three taels of silver.
Three taels of silver are three thousand copper coins.
After taking it, the Yicheng weighed the portion with his hand, and then looked at Butler He again.
Butler He's face was gloomy, so he had to ask someone to take out copper coins and count four hundred documents.
The official secretary carefully checked the purse he received and looked at Butler He again.
Butler He was angry and took out another seventy cents.
"Sir, I'm still missing six people." The Yicheng said with a smile.
"Hmph!" Butler He threw down six cents, strode away, rode his horse at the entrance of the station, and ran out quickly.
The postmaster quickly bent down and deducted the six cents from the sludge.
Many of the Qian family entourages who stayed here looked at the Yicheng very disdainful and unhappy. In the past, the officials who went where they went were not accompanied by them carefully, but were afraid that they would not serve them carefully, and if they were provoked.
The young master was unhappy and took off his black hat at any time.
But here, this bastard actually settled the accounts so carefully that he didn't even let go of six cents.
A crowd of people left the station in a sensation.
It was not until these people left that the Yicheng spat, "They looked like they were dressed, but they didn't even give them some rewards. I and a few brothers were busy for nothing last night."
The Qian family carriage was slowly driving on the street, and the middle-aged scholars were exclaiming in Qian Dai's carriage.
Anyone who comes to Lingtong County for the first time will be amazed when he sees the wide streets of Lingtong County and the flat concrete floor roads.
In the capital, there is no better place than here. In Qian Mansion alone, most of the towns are covered with expensive, smooth and beautiful marble slabs. However, Lingtong County is just a remote county town, and this is the case in the entire county town.
pretty.
Spacious street, clean and smooth ground. Even though it snowed a while ago, prisoners would come to sweep the street every day, so there was no sludge or snow on the street. There were two rows or three floors or two erected on both sides of the street.
A building on the floor.
The building has red bricks and green tiles, and the doors and windows are brand new.
When Qian Dai heard the praise of the middle-aged scholar again, he was a little unhappy, "The Jing family boy is indeed a little capable, it seems that I need to be more careful."
"Yes." The middle-aged scholar nodded, and then found that Qian Dai was abnormal. He knew that he had made Qian Dai unhappy. He hurriedly shut up and stopped talking, but he felt sad. If he was throwing himself into the river, he would not be able to do anything else.
How good would it be for Long’s men to do it?
A middle-aged scholar was born in poverty and wanted to enter the official career and have a bright future.
However, the imperial examination was not going well and it encountered setbacks over the years. If he persisted, his wife and children would starve to death. In the end, they were attracted by the Qian family's manager who was looking for a capable person and were selected as a staff member by Qian Dai.
Qian Dai naturally didn't know what the middle-aged scholar was thinking.
The middle-aged scholar only dared to think about it. His wife and children are in the hands of the Qian family. If he dared to betray him, his wife and children would definitely end up miserably, and even his tribe members would be angry by the Qian family.
"Not good, no good!"
Before the convoy arrived at the destination, a Qian family entourage suddenly ran and chased from behind and shouted loudly.
"What's the matter?" Qian Dai looked unhappy.
The middle-aged scholar immediately got out of the car and asked. After a while, he came back to report, "The manager who ran on his horse on the street and ran into a pedestrian. He was tied up with a rope by the county corps officer who was patrolling the street and sent to the county corps."
In the carriage, Qian Dai was playing with the teacup in his hand. He wanted to rest and go to the county government tomorrow, but now it seems that he has to go with Jianglong in advance.
"Go to the county government." Qian Dai ordered.
"Yes!" The convoy turned around and headed towards the county government.
Jiang Long is busy with business and wants to go to Hewu County again to see how the coal mining progresses. You must know that mining coal is very dangerous. Some precautions must be explained in advance, but Qian Dai has already come from the capital.
He arrived, so he didn't dare to be careless and had to stay in Lingtong County.
Fortunately, I just started mining coal mines and nothing happened.
Early this morning, he came to the county government office and talked with Cheng Ze to learn about the recent situation in the county.
As a result, Butler He was tied to the lobby.
After sitting at the table in the lobby, Jiang Long asked for his name, and then he learned about Butler He's identity.
Butler He was so angry that he was going crazy. In the post station, he deliberately gave silver and copper coins in batches, just to make the post chief recognize his reputation and ask the post chief to get the big head and get the fraction of the head. However, he didn't expect the post chief to be stubborn and even keep it in mind.
The last six cents were also requested.
It was precisely because he was in a bad mood, and even when he was in the capital, he rode his horse on the street, so he accidentally ran into a pedestrian on the street in the county town. Then he was sadly seen by the street patrol officers and rushed into a rush.
Even though he didn't listen to what he said, he sent it to the lobby of the county government.
He didn't want to kneel down, but a yamen runner behind him was not polite and kicked him hard in the bend of his leg.
At this time, Butler He was in a messy dress, with footprints behind him, and was extremely embarrassed.
Knowing that it was Mr. He who was kneeling, Jiang Long was not in a hurry to investigate the case. Sure enough, he sent the Qi brothers who were secretly staring at Qian Dai to run over and said that Qian Dai had arrived, so he put the
The speed of interrogation slowed down again.
Butler He has never been kneeling, but since he became the butler of Qian Mansion, more people have kneeled down to him. So after a while, his calves were sore and his knees hurt. He had already revealed his identity and thought that
Jiang Long would show mercy for Qian Dai's sake, but the reality is obviously not the case.
In a moment, the Qian family's convoy arrived at the county government gate and stopped.
Such a huge and luxurious convoy entered the city, which attracted many people's fingers along the way.
The maid lifted up the curtain, Qian Dai walked out slowly and stepped on a servant's back. Immediately, another maid came up to give Qian a cloak and gloves, and a maid hugged the hand stove and followed him. If Qian Dai was
She must be served immediately if she needs to.
If the floor wasn't clean enough, the followers would even have to lay a red carpet on the ground.