After hearing that Wang Zhidu agreed to allocate funds, a stone weighing on Lin Zuiguan's heart finally fell to the ground.
Now, Lin Zuoguan is a bit like a strong man on the outside but a strong man on the inside. On the surface, he looks very strong, but in fact, his pockets are empty and he can’t even pay the club’s salary for the next month.
During the Western Expedition, they embezzled all the savings of the main hall of Anle Hall, and then borrowed some from Heyi Hall.
Now that I have received cash from the royal tax envoy, it can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need.
On the way back aboard the Divine Power Fiery Water, Lin Ziguan ordered the four kings:
"Send the money to the main bank of Anle Hall first, and let Uncle Song keep it! As for the money from Heyi Hall, I owe it first."
After arriving at the entrance of the hall, Lin Tailai thought about the next matter.
The most important thing among the remaining items this month is of course the test at the end of the month!
If we compare it to the examination system hundreds of years from now, it will be equivalent to the city's unified high school entrance examination. Now is the time to prepare for registration and examination.
Ma Yingming could do the preliminary work in preparing for the establishment of the customs, but the integration of the site could only be done by himself after the government examination.
And it’s not just the territory that needs to be integrated. Nowadays, there are a bunch of industries of different natures in a mess, and even many of our own people can’t tell them apart.
There is a main hall, a branch hall that is larger than the main hall, and a fish market. Now there are more customs duties, and there will be several more industries in the future. The organizational system is really too confusing.
It’s no wonder that after the societies in movies and TV shows become bigger and stronger, they have to become corporatized and grouped.
Therefore, Lin Zuiguan realized that the work of integrating and smoothing the various industries and associations under his subordinates should start as soon as possible.
But this is a very energy-consuming job. I can't spare the energy now, so I can only talk about it after the government examination is over.
As for today, I will first call for a meeting those county officials who visited me at Sun Lianlian's house and who were more loyal to me during the "Yang Town Wife Killing" incident.
Then he and Chief Accountant Ma Yingming formed a customs preparation team and immediately sent it to Mudu Port for preliminary preparations.
Lin Zuoguan likes to use cadres who have withstood the test of adversity. His most trusted uncle, Uncle Song, is the guardian of the left and right, and the four Vajras have been tested for a long time.
As for the officials who had visited him but ignored him during the "Yangzhen Wife Killing" incident, they all stood aside and the money for tea was not refunded.
Although those "loyal" officials were not of much help, what Lin was looking for was his attitude.
Lin Zuoguan, who had returned from Xushuguan, was sitting in the National Accounting Department, thinking deeply about his work, when a clerk suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
"Sit down! Over in Mudu Town, the Southern Army and the Northern Army, who are responsible for cleaning up the territory, are at war with each other again!"
Lin Zuoguan was shocked and said: "What are the Southern and Northern armies? Where did the Southern and Northern armies come from in Mudu Town? Are the officers and soldiers here to crack down on gangsters?"
The clerk quickly explained: "The Southern Army is from the fish market, and the Northern Army is from Heyi Hall. One is south and the other is north, hence the name.
The key is that Huang Wuniang and Mrs. Fan personally lead the team, and no one else dares to take care of it!"
These two careless women! Lin Sitting in the pavilion cursed secretly, waved his hand and said: "Raise the Yangtze River!"
Gao Changjiang: "???"
Lin Zuoguan asked: "Didn't you say last time that if they confront each other, you can be responsible for settling the dispute?"
Gao Changjiang replied coldly: "I am not the chief planner of Mudu Port, so why not let Chief Ma of Mudu Port do the planning?"
His heart has become cold and he will no longer have enthusiasm. He just gets a salary and works a job.
In front of the storyteller at Wulong Teahouse, what kind of heart does Mudu Gang have?
Lin Zuoguan pointed in the direction outside the gate, "What do you think of this neighborhood in Nanhao?"
Gao Changjiang replied: "It is naturally one of the highlights of Suzhou City."
There are only a few of the most prosperous commercial districts in Suzhou City today. Outside the city wall are the three major districts of Shangtang, Shantang and Nanhao;
Inside the city wall are the East-West Central Market, Wolong Street, and Pingjiang Road.
Lin Tailai sighed: "I am fighting with the county government to establish a Nanhao Market Management Office, but I am missing a chief planner.
As for the future, if possible, I would also like to combine the three major blocks of Nanhao, Shangtang and Shantang into a municipal management office."
"My subordinates will go through fire and water just to be seated in the office, and they will do whatever it takes!" Gao Changjiang suddenly felt that his whole body was filled with passion again.
Then he was eager to try again and asked expectantly: "By the way, there should be positions such as general managers, right? There should be a shortage of people, right?"
Lin Zuoguan said angrily: "I will be the general manager myself!"
Gao Changjiang really wanted to ask, are there too many part-time jobs for sitting in a restaurant?
But when I thought about the position of Nanhao Market Management Office, I held back. Being a Chen Gong was actually not interesting.
Then I heard Lin sitting in the hall giving instructions: "Before the imperial examination, you should deal with more specific chores here in the hall. I have to prepare for the imperial examination."
Gao Changjiang always felt that the society's business was booming and the situation was already very good, but he was always striving for fame while sitting in the club. His style of painting was really weird.
The main reason is that Gao Changjiang believes that the upper limit of the imperial examination for people like Siguan is probably not high, and it is not cost-effective to invest too much.
So Gao Changjiang said in an insinuating way: "It might be more economical to find a backer directly. Now, haven't you also climbed into the Shen Mansion?"
Lin Tailai replied: "The backer will fall. Instead of always counting on others to be your backer, it is better to work hard to be your own backer!"
Gao Changjiang couldn't understand this state of affairs, and still felt that running a society while pursuing the imperial examination was very disconnected, like a paradox.
Lin Tailai reprimanded him and said: "What do you know! Even if you are lucky enough to get an official position in the future, you must have money, people and resources under your command to be able to be an official easily."
For example, if a person goes to another place to serve as a county magistrate, is it easy for him to be sidelined by powerful officials and subordinate servants in the county, leaving him with no place to display his power?
But what if the county magistrate can bring hundreds of thugs to take office, and arrange all the thugs to work as temporary workers in various offices of the county government?"
Gao Changjiang: "."
How come the county magistrate, who is talking about taking charge of the law, is acting as if he is a member of a society and is trying to grab territory?
Although most of his subordinates disapproved of sitting in the government examination, Lin Tailai had become the focus of the government examination.
The chief examiner of the government examination was Magistrate Zhu, who was talking to Liu Tuiguan about Lin Tailai's participation in the government examination.
Although Magistrate Zhu is only a fourth-grade magistrate, his prefecture is Suzhou Prefecture, the most important economic town in the world. It is a higher invisible level than ordinary prefects, and he can be regarded as a half-step boss figure.
After listening to Liu Tuiguan's report, Magistrate Zhu also felt a little headache: "How could such a troublesome person come to the exam?"
On one side are the old alliance leader Wang Shizhen and the great scholar Wang Xijue behind him, and on the other side are the Shen Mansion and Shen Shoufu behind them.
I thought before that Lin Tailai was not that important to the Shen Mansion, and it would be okay if the government tried to get rid of Lin Tailai just to save face from the old alliance leader Wang.
But now it seems that Second Young Master Shen is still very supportive of Lin Tailai.
The prefect still couldn't believe that such a small person should take into account the expressions of the cabinet bosses when participating in a small government examination.
Thinking of the trouble, Magistrate Zhu shouted to Liu Tuiguan: "You have caused trouble, what do you think we should do about it!"
Liu Tuiguan thought for a whole night before he came up with an idea, and then he put forward his opinion:
"The only solution now is to publicly make things difficult for Lin Tailai during the government examination, and then treat him fairly."
Making things difficult publicly is to show that we take it seriously.
And then treating him fairly is to find a suitable excuse. No matter whether Lin Tailai can pass the test or not, there will be an explanation for all parties.
If Lin Tai has been here, he can explain to the leader Wang: "The Lord has tried his best, but the enemy is too strong";
If Lin Tailai fails, he can explain to Shen Fu: "I originally wanted to give Lin Tailai a chance to be the leader of the case, or to make a literary legend, but I didn't expect Lin Tailai, who is famous for poetry and literature, to be so useless."
Magistrate Zhu nodded and said, "Maybe you can give it a try."
Of course, he also understands that this idea is not perfect and can easily lead to dissatisfaction on both sides.
But when you don't want to risk making a choice and don't want to break up with either party directly, this is the most foolproof way.
For those officials who are often caught in the whirlpool of conflicting interests of various parties, if they cannot fool around with things, they are not qualified officials.
About ten days before the government examination, shopkeeper Feng of Wulong Tea House was slowly settling the bill.
Seeing several scholars coming in, he suddenly said: "It seems that there has been no news from the old alliance leader for a long time, and he still needs a new list of five sons!"
Shopkeeper Feng also felt that there had indeed been no news from the old alliance leader for a long time.
A scholar drinking tea said, "How can there be any news about him? He is sick again."
Shopkeeper Feng said: "Oh!"
"He is still sick. This time, he was so faint that he went to Xushuguan to provoke Lin Daguan. Can Lin Daguan be offended by his temper?"
"What happened next?"
"How's it going? First I drank medicine, and then I took care of myself. After more than half a month, I still haven't recovered."
"and after?"
"I still haven't recovered since."
"So what if I still haven't recovered?"
"How? Who knows? Maybe he left Suzhou."
Shopkeeper Feng stopped asking questions and continued to settle his accounts slowly.
In Gusu Yi, the old alliance leader Wang was holding the list of the new five sons. Only his son Wang Shisu and Feng Shike were left beside him.
It has been nearly two months since the Literary Forum, and not many people can afford to continue spending time.
Alliance leader Wang, who has just recovered from his illness, has no intention of fighting anymore. He just wants to announce the list of the new five sons, create the last bit of popularity, and then leave.
Wang Shisu said helplessly: "The day before yesterday, the government announced that Lin Tailai would be overturned. The case changed from Lin Tailai forcing her to rape to death to the plaintiff who killed his wife and framed her.
What’s even more bizarre is that after being accused by a villager, the plaintiff committed suicide by drowning out of fear of guilt.
This incident caused a sensation in the whole city, and it has been the most hotly discussed topic these days.
At this time, father, if you announce the new list of five sons, you will not be able to grab the attention."
The lackluster leader Wang sighed, "If there is no popularity after the list is announced, it is meaningless. How many days should we wait?"
Wang Shisu and Feng Shike were both a little sad because the old alliance leader Wang, who had always been decisive in doing things, was so hesitant.
Lin Tailai, who once again dominates the list, was fooling Mr. Shen into doing business in the Shen Mansion when he heard the news that the government had vindicated him.
He said to Mr. Shen: "I finally got rid of my status as a serious criminal!"
Then he stood up immediately, turned around and left.
Shen Yongjia quickly asked: "What are you going to do?"
Lin Tailai replied: "I have to quickly find that Xia Xiucai as a guarantee and sign up for the government examination!
Otherwise, there are only about ten days left before the government examination, and I’m afraid it will be too late.”
Xia Xiucai was the old scholar who Zhang Youyu helped introduce and vouched for Lin Tailai during the previous county examination.
Registration for the county and government examinations requires a current student to act as a guarantor. This time, I simply didn’t bother the two principals and asked Xia Xiucai.
After all, Lin Tailai himself was involved in gangs and was still a big boss. The political risks were too high, and it was difficult to find talented people willing to take risks as guarantees.
Shen Yongjia said dissatisfied: "I've only said half of what's going on here, and you're leaving. Are you polite?"
Lin Tailai sighed: "If, Second Master, you were not stripped of your title due to fraud in the provincial examination three years ago, and you are still a scholar now, then I can just ask you to be your guarantee, so why bother to spend money to hire someone else?"
"Get out!" Shen Yongjia said angrily.
At this time, he felt thirsty and asked his servants to boil water and make tea.
Lin Tailai came out of Shen Mansion and hurried to Xia Xiucai's home near Leqiao.
Xia Xiucai, who is already in his fifties and doesn't care about his political future at all, just wants to make money to support his retirement, is very happy and does things after receiving money.
He immediately wanted to help Lin Tailai write the letter of guarantee, but after writing a few words, Xia Xiucai suddenly remembered something and asked again:
"I remember that when County Deng first took office at the beginning of the month, he received eight lawsuits against you. Have the cases been closed?"
Lin Tailai was also a little confused about this, "I'm not sure either. I'll ask the county government about it later!"
Xia Xiucai added: "It stands to reason that the results of all important cases will be posted on the eight-character wall outside the county government gate.
But I have never heard of it. Regarding your eight lawsuits, if the cases cannot be concluded before the government examination, it will be quite troublesome."
Hearing this, Lin Tailai couldn't sit still anymore, turned around and returned to Shen Mansion.
He asked humbly: "My second master, could you please do me a favor and come with me to the county government office?"
Shen Yongjia held the still warm tea cup: "."
After making inquiries at the county government office, we learned that after the news of "Yang Zhen committed suicide out of fear of crime" was made public, the eight plaintiffs in the lawsuit had withdrawn their cases one after another.
This may be a coincidence, but Magistrate Deng has been unwilling to make it public for some unknown reason.
Another day later, the old leader of the Gusu Yi Nei Alliance, Wang, was walking in the garden and asked his son: "Is it time to announce the list of the new five sons?"
Wang Shisu replied: "But the county government announced yesterday that there were eight lawsuits against Lin Tailai, and the plaintiffs all voluntarily dropped the cases, which caused a huge sensation.
Everyone in the city is talking about this and whether there is a shady story, which is even more lively than the last time the verdict was overturned."
The listless Alliance Leader Wang sighed, "Do we have to wait until the government trial?"
Wang Shisu said very worriedly: "After the government examination, if Lin Tailai is dismissed, I'm afraid it will trigger heated discussions again!"
Alliance Leader Wang really doesn't want to stay anymore. He needs time to regain his fighting spirit and make up for the double trauma of both mental and physical injuries.
Then he said again: "Suzhou has bad feng shui, so we might as well go to Nanjing.
In the second half of the year, we will take advantage of the Nanzhili Provincial Examination and the opportunity for scholars to gather in Nanjing to hold another literary conference!"
Wang Shisu also agreed: "Without Lin Tailai in Nanjing, the next literary conference will definitely be a success!"
Since then, Suzhou people have not seen the old leader for several days.
On the day before the government examination, shopkeeper Feng of the Wulong Tea House looked at the scholars who came in and said, "The old leader still owes the new five disciples a list!"
The scholar replied: "I didn't see him when I went to Gusuyi. It seems that the old alliance leader has indeed left Suzhou."
I want to explode, but Carvin ah ah ah ah ah ah, there is no point in being impatient, so I can only make the transition first.
