"Zhang Bao, if you are not staying in Julu, why are you here in my king's Anping country?"
Liu Xu invited Zhang Bao to sit down, ordered someone to serve tea, and asked.
The Zhang brothers have gained a great reputation in Julu County in recent years. The common people only know the Zhang brothers but not the court officials. This shows the power of their methods. Officials who take office in Julu County will visit the Zhang family. This is also their reason. As a status symbol, Liu Xu inherited his father's legacy. Externally, he was a high-ranking prince, but internally only he knew that it was really Wang Xiaoer who celebrated the New Year, and each year was worse than the last. Liu Xu did not dare to neglect the Zhang family.
When Zhu Hansan came, he stood all the time and was made things difficult for him in every possible way. But when Zhang Bao came, Liu Xu not only invited him to sit down, but also ordered tea to be served. This status immediately made Zhu Hansan envious. Pinkeye.
Seeing such a disparity and being treated unequally, Zhu Hansan's state of mind changed a little bit. He secretly vowed to become a master. He didn't want to be in a situation where he was at the mercy of others today. But who can tell clearly about the things in this world? There are countless wealthy families and powerful forces. It is really a long and arduous task for Zhu Hansan to get rid of them.
"I heard that County Magistrate Liu is going to Julu County to become the county guard?"
Zhang Bao asked instead without answering, glanced at Liu Yao beside him, and said with a smile.
"Yes, Liu Yao is the one who has a lot of potential in the palace. When he goes to Julu County, I hope you, Zhang Bao, will take care of him!"
Liu Xu was stunned for a moment and said perfunctorily.
The Zhang brothers are so powerful secretly that even though Liu Xu is a prince, they have to give him a little less respect. Moreover, Zhang Bao is very good at being a good person and will send Liu Xu some precious and rare jewelry from time to time. Liu Xu is naturally willing to make friends with these people. A generous boss.
"Don't take care of me. The common people naturally welcome a court official like Mr. Liu." Zhang Bao waved to the outside of the pavilion. Immediately, someone came in with a wooden box and placed it on the stone table. He then opened it and gently pushed it to Liu. In front of Xu, he smiled and said: "Not long ago, I had a chance to come across a piece of fine jade. The common people asked someone to make a pair of accessories. I also asked the prince to appreciate it."
"Okay! I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders!" Liu Xu's eyes were full of greed. The pair of jade pendants were round and clear, glowing with red clouds. It looked like they were made of high-quality jade. Liu Xu, who loves jewelry, has long been a After waiting impatiently, after hearing Zhang Bao's words, he quickly took out the accessories and looked at them in the palm of his hand. He exclaimed in wonder: "What a jade, it really is a good piece of jade!"
"Since the prince likes it, then the common people will give it to the prince!"
Zhang Bao said calmly.
"No reward for no merit! If you have anything to do, tell me!"
Liu Xu put down his accessories and asked calmly.
"Zhu Hansan has an old relationship with the common people, and the common people have the courage to vouch for him. From now on, Zhu Hansan will never disobey the prince again. I also ask the prince to be kind and let him go this time."
Only now did Zhang Bao reveal the purpose of his trip.
"Oh? Since Magistrate Zhu has an old relationship with you, I, for the sake of Zhang Bao, will bypass him this time." Zhang Bao came to show his kindness, and Liu Xu couldn't embarrass his people too much. , After all, Liu Yao has to go to Julu County to take office. With Zhang Bao taking care of him, he will be easy to get around. Liu Xu thought about it for a moment and looked at Zhu Hansan and said: "County Magistrate Zhu, I have nothing to do with you here. You go to the county." Please handle the handover between Yamen and Liu Yao!"
"I'm resigning!"
This attitude, like dismissing a slave, made Zhu Hansan feel cold. He said goodbye and turned around.
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I left to watch the mountain pavilion.
Liu Yao gritted his teeth and left with a look of resentment, while Zhang Feng calmly looked at Zhu Hansan's leaving back, wondering what he was thinking.
"Sir! That bullshit prince didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"
After leaving Kanshan Pavilion, Pei Yuanshao, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, quickly stepped forward and asked with concern.
"It's okay! Let's go back to the city and go to the county government to handle the handover!"
Zhu Hansan looked calm, patted Pei Yuanshao's arm, and chuckled.
"Sir, I have caused you trouble! If I had known that Liu Xu was greedy for money, we should have made plans earlier. I have neglected my duty, please punish me."
After sitting back in the carriage, Xi Zhicai said with shame.
"If you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse! Zhicai, believe it or not, even if I give all my family assets to Liu Xu today, he will not let me go!"
Zhu Hansan hated that he had no power, otherwise he would not have been 'played' like today. After hearing Xi Zhicai's words, he smiled bitterly and comforted him: "Zhicai, you don't have to worry about what happened just now.
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"I know!"
In the eyes of big people, even if you want to give money, they may not accept it. This is not a question of more money or less, but status. Just like Zhang Bao just now, a pair of jade pendants saved Zhu Hansan from danger.
Others would be scolded if they failed to protect everything. Xi Zhicai was not a pedantic person either. After figuring out the key, he replied in a low voice.
When they arrived at the county government office, Zhu Hansan met Liu Yao again. The two seemed to have forgotten the unpleasant things that had just happened. After chatting with each other with a smile, Zhu Hansan picked up a scroll of bamboo on the desk, opened it, looked at it, and asked with a smile
Said: "These are the inventory in the Yamen?"
"Master Zhu, the scroll you are holding records grain."
Liu Yao replied with a smile.
Seeing that it recorded when taxes were collected and how much money was collected, and when grain was collected and how many stones were recorded, Zhu Hansan lost interest in reading any more. This accounting method almost made him curse, and he glanced at the old god.
Liu Yao, he turned to the end to check the summary of the numbers, but when he saw the inventory recorded as "fifty shi of rice," "one hundred shi of corn," and "one hundred shi of barley," Zhu Hansan couldn't help but
He asked: "Mr. Liu, Jing County is a big county after all. Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, why is there only such a small amount of grain in stock? Isn't this a bit unreasonable?"
"Is this so strange? The prince just collected this year's taxes not long ago. The entire Anping Kingdom is the prince's fief. Do you still want to go to the prince's palace to ask for it?"
Liu Yao sneered several times and replied.
"Okay! Zhicai, come and count the numbers, and then report it to County Magistrate Liu's office!"
Even if he saw something fishy, Zhu Hansan had nothing to do with him. At this time, Liu Xu was still chatting with Zhang Bao at the Shanting Pavilion outside the city. Distraught, Zhu Hansan walked out of the lobby directly and walked to the old tree alone.
, watch the yellow leaves on the trees and the dead grass underground.
"Master Zhu, sometimes you are very self-aware, but why do you act stupidly sometimes? This water is very muddy, don't get stuck in it and be unable to get out."
After the matter was settled, Liu Yao left the county government office with a group of officials. Before leaving, he did not forget to come to Zhu Hansan and sneer.
"Thank you for letting me know. I won't see you off until I leave."
Zhu Hansan pointed to the door and said goodbye.
"Sir, everyone in the yamen is under the influence of Liu Yao
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It was taken away."
After Liu Yao left, Xi Zhicai walked up to Zhu Hansan with an ugly expression and said with a wry smile.
"How much inventory is left?"
For those people, Zhu Hansan had no intention of keeping them. Even if Liu Yao didn't take them away, he would find various reasons to prevent them from staying. As the saying goes, once the emperor has one courtier, since he has become the county magistrate, how could it be possible?
His subordinates, who were unwilling to interrupt and greet him, had to use those who were not of the same mind as him. Since Liu Yao had taken all these people away, he no longer asked more questions and only cared about the inventory.
"Two hundred and fifty dan of grain, thirty thousand yuan of money, six pieces of coarse cloth, one dou of coarse salt, and two horses."
After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he remained silent. He also knew how bad the stall Liu Yao left was. The inventory was not as large as that of an ordinary store. The remaining items were probably brought by Liu Yao because he had no car.
Leave it alone.
"No more?"
Seeing that Xi Zhicai didn't speak for a long time, Zhu Hansan raised his head and asked doubtfully: "No more?"
"Well! No more!"
Xi Zhicai looked ugly.
"What a great job! Well, let's arrange for Pei Yuanshao and the others to stay here first," Zhu Hansan said while pressing his swollen temples: "Wenyuan, go to Chenxiang Pavilion and let your mother take care of these few months.
Send the account to the county government office together with the money, and inform Zhang Feng to come to the government office at midnight tomorrow to discuss matters."
"There is a garrison in the city, why is there no record of armor and weapons?"
Zhu Hansan suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion.
Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly and said, "I asked just now that there are a hundred county soldiers in the city, and they are all under the command of county captain Zhang Feng."
"Then do I have the right to transfer?" Zhu Hansan asked with a frown.
"Theoretically, it's possible! But Zhang Feng comes from a wealthy family in Jingxian County, and those hundred soldiers are not so much county soldiers as they are Zhang Feng's personal troops!" Xi Zhicai said with a bitter smile: "When we entered the city
Sir, you have also seen it, they don't pay attention to us at all."
"It looks like we have to take our time!" Zhu Hansan touched his chin and asked with a sad face: "Zhicai, where do you think we should start?"
"Sir! I have some humble opinions!" Xi Zhicai straightened his face and replied: "We are new here, so we should not rush into anything. Now that the autumn harvest has just passed, all the taxes have been taken away by Liu Yao. The most urgent thing is to think about how to raise grain and grass.
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"One hundred county soldiers, according to common sense, one person eats two kilograms a day. One hundred people eat two hundred kilograms of grain a day. One stone is four jun, and one jun is thirty kilograms. In other words, these two hundred and fifty shi of grain are
Only enough to feed the one hundred county soldiers for five months?" Zhu Hansan picked up a wooden stick and listed the formula on the ground. After he calculated the result, he exclaimed: "Oh my god, plus Pei Yuanshao and his five
If there are more than ten people, the supply of food will have to be shortened by two months, that is, three months? If the yamen recruits more people, then the supply of food will have to be shortened even more."
"Sir, why do you calculate so quickly?"
Xi Zhicai was stunned, looked at the ghostly symbols on the ground in confusion, and asked.
"I'll teach you this later!" In this era of underdeveloped transportation, he only had enough food for three months, which made him give up the idea of buying food from other counties.
"Actually, sir, you don't have to worry about this," Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Jing County is a large county, and there are many wealthy households in the city. As long as you invite them to have a meal, sir, and threaten them with words first, saying that you will
To rectify the county government, I think those people will be willing to support the Yamen with some food."