Zhao Xing returned to the county government office and sat motionless in the study.
A large part of the oil lamp's twister was burnt, and the light of the lamp became smaller, and finally turned into a bean.
The Yidou lamp emits a bluish-yellow haze like fireflies, with a small aperture that can only be held in one hand.
Tonight in the cell, Xu Chunlai’s questions really hurt him.
It was because he was hurt that he deliberately said so much nonsense.
These words should not be said, it will make him look weak.
Like other students of Yushan Academy, the time in the academy was the happiest, happiest and hardest time in Zhao Xing’s life. He loved that time.
At this moment, recalling the life in the academy, even the action of the fat cook shaking the spoon to shake out the meat pieces made Zhao Xing deeply sentimental.
At the graduation dinner, he dressed in white as snow, held his arms around his classmates, sang over wine, and was very excited. He watched the female classmates in white dancing under the moonlight and the male classmates in white dancing swords by the pool.
The singing and dancing are endless, the sword energy is endless, the emperor invites you to drink from the golden bottle, the great scholar writes his pen, the high-ranking officials congratulate in unison, and there are even stunning beauties walking through the crowd like butterflies, hoping to choose among these white-clad scholars Good son-in-law.
Now, everything has been let down...
Two strands of tears flowed down the cheeks, falling on the skirt and being absorbed by Qingshan in an instant.
One hundred thousand dans of grain, only sixty-seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-four silver coins...
If it were the work of Xu Chunlai, the warehouse chief, if it were not for the fact that there were everywhere in Xingyang County If he were a fool, he wouldn't make a single mistake...
He still remembered when he was checking the warehouse's accounts. After doing the calculations, he suddenly discovered the balance of one hundred thousand dans of grain appearing on the account books.
He was furious at first. At that time, he wanted to tear this idiot Xu Chunlai into pieces... One hundred thousand dans of grain were lost in vain for three consecutive years. It did not contribute to Xingyang County's achievements and it was in vain that the Ming Dynasty's treasury was taken advantage of.
If he had discovered this wrong account three years ago, he would have definitely raised Xingyang's political achievements to a new level with the 300,000 dan of money and food in the past three years.
It’s just a small progressive account. Villages are related to townships, townships are related to counties, and counties are related to prefectures. The three-level progressive taxes remain unchanged, but the interception has changed. This itself is given by the imperial court to the local government. A fiscal and taxation policy that can be intercepted.
The Lantian Imperial Court is different from the tax laws of previous dynasties. After receiving taxes, the local government can retain 30%, and the local government can retain 50% of the excess as local development funds.
The greater the excess, the more will be retained. Once it exceeds a large value, all places can be retained.
The policy is like this, but it is very vague. Only after a thorough understanding of all economic policies can we draw such a conclusion.
Not only that, when interpreting policies, you also need talents who are extremely familiar with the Lantian Imperial Court.Is it okay? You must be familiar with the work style of the superior department and can be confirmed by some people in the central ministries and commissions.
Otherwise, if you fail to satisfactorily complete the taxes handed down above and have already paid the amount, the consequences will be serious.
Xu Chunlai belongs to this kind of person. He does not understand the difference between the Lantian Imperial Court and the Zhu Ming Dynasty.
For the Lantian Imperial Court, they hope that the place will become strong and prosperous, and they must catch up with the prosperity of Guanzhong as soon as possible. Only when all the prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty become wealthy can the Ming Dynasty truly change. Be rich.
The Zhu Ming Dynasty implemented the policy of "strong branches and weak branches", which contributed to the stability of the dynasty. However, this actually weakened the rule of remote areas. At the same time, It is also a manifestation of lack of confidence in the legitimacy of one's own rule.
Xu Chunlai stubbornly believed that the amount of money and grain withheld by the local government could not be greater than the amount of taxes paid.
Because the imperial court has abolished a whip method invented by Zhang Juzheng, no matter how you calculate it, in the end, the excess money and food will be reflected in the food.
This is the origin of one hundred thousand dans of grain.
Zhao Xing didn't understand what he was thinking at the time. Through his confidants at the inn, he took the 100,000 tons of grain to the brewery without anyone noticing.
The Ming Dynasty did not reject wine-making. It supported business. However, food was the foundation of the country, and wine-making consumed too much food. Therefore, a large amount of food was used for wine-making every year.
Now that there are an extra 100,000 tons of grain, Xingyang County will be able to brew a lot more wine, which will be of great benefit to the prosperity of Xingyang's business.
The brewing industry itself is an industry that Zhao Xing plans to develop vigorously in Xingyang. He had this idea when he was building Aocang.
If he had entered the money into the county government account as soon as he received the money for the grain purchase from the brewery, then even if the superiors checked it, it would be considered a violation at most and he would be scolded by the superior. It's over.
Now...this money is buried under his study...
And Xu Chunlai, a fool, also discovered that there were an extra 100,000 tons of grain in the market in Xingyang County. After completing the transaction, he also wrote a document and prepared to send it to the Shenxing Department in Luoyang through the inn.
The silver under his feet was getting hot, and Zhao Xing's feet were so hot that he did not dare to touch the ground.
"Husband, why are you staying here alone and not cutting the wick?"
My wife Pei walked in from outside and immediately cut off the burnt wick with scissors. , and soon, the room became bright.
My wife is very beautiful today, wearing a thin gauze skirt, and her chest is wrapped by a pink bra, which is very heavy and attractive.
Seeing her husband looking at her, Mrs. Pei spun around in the light and said, "How about Zhou Pingpo's craftsmanship? Look at this embroidery, it's double-sided. Most people don't have such skills.
Do you know how much I spent?"
Zhao Xing smiled and said: "No less than twenty silver coins. "
The wife chuckled and said: "Thirty-seven silver coins, this is made for me just for the sake of you, the county magistrate. The merchant family wants to take it, but they don't have a hundred. Silver Coin Zhou Pingpo would not do anything.
You don’t blame me for spending money carelessly, do you? "
Zhao Xing stood up, walked around his wife and said, "It's worth it. If the money is not enough, I will go to the warehouse to get it."
Ms. Pei punched Zhao Xing and said, "Don't take it. It's official money. I don't have the guts to spend the money in the warehouse. I'll be more frugal next month at best." Although my husband's salary is not much, it is still enough for our family. ”
Zhao Xing returned to his seat, picked up a pen, opened the document and looked like he was going to work.
Ms. Pei brought him tea, and suddenly heard someone coming from the back house. The child was crying, so he hurried to see the child.
Seeing his wife leaving, Zhao Xing opened a piece of floorboard, and two paulownia boxes appeared under the floor. These two boxes contained 60,000 yuan. Seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-four silver coins.
The box was opened, and the beautifully forged silver coins shone in the light. Yun Zhao's handsome face on the front of the silver coins seemed to have a strong sense of excitement.
Zhao Xing plucked the silver coins, which made a clattering noise, then grabbed a handful and threw them away, this time the silver coins made a louder sound.
"Tomorrow. Submit it to the public account. ”
Zhao Xing muttered to himself, then raised his hand and slapped himself in the face.
After covering the floor again, Zhao Xing began to review the official documents until very late. .
After packing up, Zhao Xing returned to the back house. At this time, the child had fallen asleep, and his wife was taking a nap while gently patting the child.
" Didn’t I tell you? Don't wait for me. "
"How can it be done? My husband is working hard for the country, so I have to wait for you to wash myself. "
"Yeah, well, let's do this. I will try my best to finish my official duties during the day..."
"No, I can afford to wait. You are still young, so don't work hard at this time. , wouldn’t it be shameful to be surpassed by your classmates in the future? "
"Okay, I will try to be a bigger official in the future so that you can be prosperous. ”
After Zhao Xing washed up, he went to bed. He and his wife glanced at each other across the child, then blew out the candles and fell asleep...
Zhao Xing’s eyes With his eyes closed, a picture appeared in his mind that he didn't want to see...
At this time, it's time for Hou Kui to take Xu Chunlai out of the prison, right?
< p>At this time, Xu Chunlai should have choked to death on his own vomit, right?Go to sleep, go to sleep, nothing will happen when you wake up tomorrow morning... No, I still have it. I should write a confession document. Senior Brother Hao Yushu is the prefect. He should withhold the document and give me a disciplinary sanction that is neither light nor serious.
Such a punishment will stay on the file for a year, and then it will be cancelled...
It was dawn soon. Zhao Xing got up in a hurry, washed up, and went to the county government office after breakfast. Today is the 1st, which is the time when the county government will hold a regular meeting. At this regular meeting, he has many things to arrange.
As usual, Zhao Xing was the last one to enter the county government meeting room. When he entered, there were the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the county captain, the household cao, the work cao, the warehouse cao, the academic administration, and the medical administration. And the mileage in various places has also expired.
Zhao Xing glanced at Cao Cao Xu Chunlai, and Xu Chunlai also looked at Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing's expression remained unchanged, while Xu Chunlai's face was full of sadness and regret.
Zhao Xing opened his notebook and coughed: "The meeting is now..."
Today's meeting was extremely lengthy, and Zhao Xing seemed to do everything at once. The explanation must be completed at this meeting...
After the meeting, Zhao Xing returned to the study room of the county government office. He was not surprised at all to see Hou Kui sitting on a chair.
"The money is under your chair."
Hou Kui nodded: "I know!"
"You are the man in black specially here to monitor me "?"
"No, I am the second-level inspector of the Supervision Department of Luoyang Prefecture."
"You have been supervising me for two and a half years."
"It's not that I'm supervising you for two and a half years, but that I'm supervising Xingyang County for two and a half years. You should know that the Ministry of Supervision has inspectors in every county."
"How much do you know about me?"
"If you didn't ask me to kill Xu Chunlai, I wouldn't know anything. Of course, I know everything now."
"What kind of underground person would I be?" "We discussed it all night, because Xu Chunlai is not dead, so you are not worthy of death. However, I am afraid you only have two choices, one is to sit in jail, and the other is to I will never return to the Western Regions in this life."
What if I choose neither option?"
Hou Kui was stunned and said, "You can't escape."
Zhao Xing looked at Hou Kui and said: "I am the thirty-seventh among the eighth graduates of Yushan Academy."
Hou Kui sneered and said: "Then So what?"
Zhao Xing said with a smile: "This means you can't beat me!"
After that, he punched me hard.
Not daring to look down upon Zhao Xinghou Kui in the slightest, he stood firm, crossed his arms and walked out.
The fist did not land on Hou Kui's arms. Zhao Xing shrank and actually flew out of the open window.
"Stop him!"
Hou Kui ordered loudly.
Unfortunately, Zhao Xing was too strong. He actually defeated the opponent blocking the road in just a short moment. He reached out to grab the high wall and lifted his body up the wall.
When Hou Kui came out with a short fire gun, Zhao Xing's body had disappeared from the wall.
“Chase, we must catch him no matter what, life or death! "Hou Kui was extremely angry.
When Kui saw Zhao Xing again, he was sitting on the edge of the chasm in the east of Xingyang with his knees in his arms. I don't know how long he had been sitting here. From his side Judging from the scattered wine jars, it seems that time is not short.
“Zhao Xing, come back with me so that you can still live.
Zhao Xing's hair was disheveled, he held up a puddle of wine and took a sip of it: "How can the disciples of Yushan Sect be tortured? Only the water of this chasm can save the shame I have created." Clean.
When you come here, I just want to tell you something. Please tell your Majesty that Zhao Xing is wrong. "
After saying that, Zhao Xing threw away the wine jar, knelt down solemnly in the direction of Chang'an, straightened his clothes and hair, picked up a big stone from the shore and held it in his arms. In just one step, Step by step, he walked into the wide chasm that he had repaired with his own hands.
His steps were very firm until his head was covered by water...
Hou Kui was watching from the shore. , he felt that it was not wrong for Zhao Xing to do this, and the reputation of Yushan Academy could not be tarnished.
He sat guarding the chasm all night until his subordinates who were guarding the lower reaches of the chasm found Zhao Xing's body. , he sighed and left this place that made him feel very uncomfortable.