Chapter 286 286: Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, Poor, and Poor
Rich?
Shen Tang's eyes lit up.
In the eyes of several officials, it seemed as if he had been hungry for a long time, and finally saw the prey of the beast, his eyes brightened several times. Shen Tang smiled and asked them to introduce more, they were not sure what the new county guard meant for a while.
Ready to deal with local snakes so that you can fool around?
It's not impossible.
In the poor and remote village of Heyin, you have to obediently coil up when the dragon comes. Even if you are the sheriff, if you want to live a good life, you have to please these local snakes. These officials were often ridiculed by several families, and their former colleagues couldn't bear this kind of grievance. They were either lured into collaborating with them, or left with their seals, or pretended to be deaf and dumb as if they didn't know, otherwise——
That day was really difficult.
The few of them can stick to it because they have been too miserable. They haven’t received their monthly salary for thirteen months, and their family is so poor that they almost have to eat dirt. There is really nothing to bully, nor a threat, nor even worth buying. Getting them to do something is no more difficult than crushing an ant to death.
Although I don't know why such a young sheriff was appointed, but he understands the world and knows how to deal with troubles. Maybe he can live longer. In the blink of an eye, the same thought flashed in the hearts of several officials, and the corners of Gu Chi's mouth couldn't hold back when he heard it.
They, Shen Lang, came with a butcher knife.
Sophisticated?
Will something happen?
It’s okay for those local snakes to know their senses, but if they don’t, the butcher’s knife in their hands will fall mercilessly on their necks. Of course, Gu Chi thinks that with Shen Tang in a state of poverty and madness, even if those "rich households" are willing to get acquainted, the end may not be good.
Who made Shen Tang poor.
She is poor, so she can't see the wicked being richer than her.
Shen Tang stood on the high city wall, quietly listening to several officials deliberating about the situation of each family. Her face was as cold as frost, but her heart was as hot as fire. She wished she could hold a sword and rob her right now. Shen Tang nodded from time to time, and sometimes responded with a few words.
The official said: "...that's almost the case."
Shen Tang said with a smile: "Wang Chao, you go back and find a good day. Let's bring some generous gifts and come to visit. If you look familiar."
Several officials were not happy when they heard this.
It is a good thing that the new county magistrate is "sensible" and can live a long time, but when he first arrived, he was so flattering and sycophant. It's just that their complexions are already bad, and their faces are a little darker, which can't be seen clearly.
Several officials have their own thoughts.
Gu Chi held back a smile and bowed his hands in response.
"Go back, the wind is strong in the city." Shen Tang tightened his clothes, planning in his mind **** Mrs. Zhang, the landlord's family has money and food, first take some money from them to give the people under the New Year, "In recent years, the river Is Yin's foreigner registered in the register?"
Although he was disdainful in his heart, he still had to get by on the surface, saying: "There were still a few years ago, but not in the past two years."
Shen Tang was curious: "Why?"
The official said helplessly: "The pen and ink books are simple and economical."
Yes, the reason is so absurd.
Although the production of bamboo slips is relatively simple, there are bamboo forests nearby, the materials are convenient to store, the cost is reduced as much as possible, and the pen and ink are not too expensive, but the Fugu in the Heyin Zhisuo can't even pay the official monthly salary, and the treasury only has dust.
The only few books and slips of pen and ink should be kept to record official documents and government affairs, and there is no way to spare them for other things.
Shen Tang: "..."
It is true that those who hear it are sad, and those who see it cry.
Fu Gu is also considered poor and beautiful.
However, it can also be seen from the side that these officials have good intentions and do their jobs within the scope of their ability. Not a good guy, and definitely not a bad guy.
Shen Tang didn't intend to let them "transfer disease".
Now there are few people, and it is only one who can catch a strong man.
"...So, it's hard to find someone..." Seeing that the officials didn't talk to him, Shen Tang could only look for a ladder by himself.
Gu Chi cooperated on one side.
"My lord, do you miss San Niangzi?"
The so-called "Three Niangzi" is just a casual statement by him.
Didn't Shen Tang have a "sister who hadn't released the fifth server and went to He Yin's relatives"? The focus is on such a person rather than the order of teeth.
She said: "It's a bit."
Gu Chi continued, raising his voice deliberately to ensure that several officials could hear their conversation: "My lord, don't worry too much. We have already come to He Yin, and this place is only this big. Find someone It shouldn't be difficult..."
Shen Tang sighed, "I hope so."
One of the officials is also considered interesting.
"Shen Jun is looking for someone?"
Shen Tang nodded: "Well, there is an elder sister who has not yet released the fifth server. If she hadn't kindly extended a helping hand in the early years, I am afraid that I would not have lived to this age, let alone achieve what I am today. Afterwards, my elder sister left with her parents. It is said that Here comes He Yin. The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid with a spring. Thinking about my family now, I want to reunite with my sister and repay the kindness of the past."
The officials turned pale when they heard the words.
Thinking about the new sheriff is not without merit.
Know how to repay kindness, and the character will not be too bad.
The official asked again: "Where did that lady come from?"
Shen Tang is not sure.
"Maybe it was two years ago, or maybe it was three years ago? There were wars in various places before, and I don't know much about it." Shen Tang showed shame on his face, and the information he gave was also very vague, but the officials didn't think about it. Just continue to reduce the favorability.
The beacon fire lasted for three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold.
Even in times of peace and prosperity, it is not easy to communicate, let alone a time of war when everyone is in danger and precarious.
Just living is extremely difficult.
"Shen Jun, don't worry, you will know after checking the household register."
Shen Tang nodded and gave a "hmm".
In order to see more about the situation in Fugu City, Shen Tang deliberately asked the officials to take him around half a circle—what he saw while standing on the city wall was different from what he saw at a close distance.
Looking at 50 to 60 percent of the dilapidated houses in the city, I dare not think how the common people rely on these houses to shelter from wind, rain, cold and heat.
This first snow, I don’t know how many people will freeze to death.
Shen Tang deliberately kept himself from thinking about this question.
In order to make the play more realistic, Shen Tang asks Kang Shi and Qishan to help him check the household register—in name, to find the whereabouts of "sister", but in fact, to catch the pigtails of several "rich households"—in order to Their arrogance in Heyin, it is impossible not to leave a criminal record, and there are probably quite a few...
If it was before, these people might destroy the evidence, burn it up in a big fire, and come to a death without evidence.
But Ha Yoon has been in their hands for too long.
The number of so-called "prefects" who were suppressed and killed by them is no less than five fingers. What can Shen Tang, a 12-year-old boy, become? They have the final say on the land of Heyin, and the king's imperial order is not easy to use. Arrogant and domineering, naturally not afraid.
When healthy, he was choked by the accumulated dust and coughed.
Picked up a volume casually, looked at it with the light from the window, and said, "Do you need to look for it specially? Grab it."
Pray for goodness: "Leave this alone, put them all away."
Turn out a roll and throw it into a wooden frame.
Kang Shi looked at the somewhat blurred handwriting on it. The short book has been stored for some years, and there is still mold on the edges and corners, which shows how long it has been piled up in this room. Victims have nowhere to go for justice. Every volume is shed with the blood and tears of the common people.
Chu Yao, Gong Shuwu, and Zhao Feng were responsible for arranging the people they brought, selecting elites from them, and replenishing the empty government office. Now that he has settled down in Heyin, everything should be arranged. In a few days, the government will be quite "lively".
In addition, there is one more thing.
Shen Tang asked Gu Chi to calculate the monthly salaries of the various officials, first pay from his own pocket, and give them three months in advance.
The rest will be made up after Zhang's fat sheep is swallowed. It is inevitable that there are Zhang's faction's eyes and ears among these people, Shen Tang only cried and said that he is currently in short supply, and the expenses of the people under his account are too high, so he cannot make up his monthly salary for the time being.
Let them be patient for another month or two.
The monthly salary of these three months will be taken home for a good year, and after the spring farming starts, she will find a way to make up for the big guys.
Never thought that Shen Tang would do this.
Although they were making insinuations, asking for the idea of getting the monthly salary in arrears and then moving the disease, they also knew in their hearts that the possibility was unlikely.
It is not Shen Tang who is in arrears with their monthly salaries, she is just a new official who came to take office, and she has no obligation to pay them privately.
Willing to pay for it, that is because she is open-minded.
Unwilling to pay, the officials have nothing to say.
They were all ready to be cheeky and find an opportunity to mention the matter, but they didn't expect that Shen Tang would take the initiative to lend a helping hand half a day after arriving.
People are so kind, they can’t be shameless, get the monthly salary, then leave, at least they have to work for half a month, or they will feel bad.
It was getting dark, and everyone dispersed.
Shen Tang asked Gu Chi: "Do they have any questions?"
"The mind is not bad, but there are no eyes and ears."
Shen Tang deliberately took Gu Chi with him, and asked the officials to lead the way around. In addition to understanding the situation in Fugu City, he also wanted to test their details. If someone like Mrs. Zhang is inserted in, sweep them out as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams.
"Then use it for now."
After all, they are all migrant workers, and life is not easy.
Shen Tang gathered the manpower he could use now, and he could barely gather a "grass team". In the past few days, he must come up with a plan to deal with Fugu as soon as possible. Especially as the weather is getting colder and colder, many common people may not be able to make it through.
"Fixing up the house...for money!"
"Relief for the common people... money!"
"Creating wasteland and farming...money is required!"
"Recruiting refugees... requires money!"
Money money money money money money money...
Shen Tang wished he could turn stones into gold!
"There are so many rich people in the world, why can't I be one more..." She clutched her forehead with a headache, looking at the plan that she couldn't get started, her left eye was full of "deficit", and her right eye was full of "money", "Gah ! Sure enough, I still want to kill the local tyrant!"
"It's so hard..."
Shen Tang seemed to have his spine taken away, and he lay limply on the old desk with peeling paint. In the end, Gu Chi, who was helping to read the accounts, cast her a cool look, and said ruthlessly: "My lord, be quiet, this wooden case is not very strong."
The table legs are still wobbly.
struggling to make a creaking sound.
Shen Tang just wanted to say that he was not that heavy, but in the next second, his upper body suddenly lost weight, and he and the piles of simple books and books on the table fell to the ground with a clang. There were also a few letters that hit her on the head, and Shen Tang lay on the ground blankly, with a loveless expression on his face.
"Damn!"
(╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻
She has never been wronged since she grew up!
The desk table is not bad sooner or later, but she fell down so lightly, follow her against it, right? Shen Tang had a ferocious expression, and the wild beast inside was about to break out of its cage.
I can't wait to kick this pile of unsightly things away!
Gu Chi laughed very shamelessly.
Shen Tang got up.
Gritting his teeth, "Are you still laughing?"
Gu Chi teased: "It's not auspicious to cry."
Shen Tang: "..."
The integrity of Wenxin scholars is indeed a mystery.
"...I think we will have a meeting tomorrow to discuss where to start... By the way, how much food do we have?"
Shen Tang actually intends to do some work-for-relief, which can not only provide disaster relief, revitalize the economy, but also improve construction. This method is not new. However, after glancing at the master manual that Lin Feng handed over, she knew that it was a bit difficult to implement.
Seeing her sighing, Gu Chi said, "Although we are in short supply, we are still rich in money and food, and it won't be a problem to last until the beginning of spring."
Shen Tang was not comforted at all.
She put down the main book and waved to Lin Feng.
"Did Lingde read Yanzi Chunqiu?"
Not long after Lin Feng obtained the way of literati, Chu Yao discussed with himself which characters to choose for Lin Feng—because this world has a setting of literary heart and bravery, and as one of its identity symbols, the Wenxin monogram and the martial arts tiger symbol will be engraved The name taboo of the owner is engraved on it to show the identity, which is equivalent to an "ID card". It is generally believed that the early selection of characters is conducive to the conciseness of the literary heart and courage.
words are generally taken long in advance.
Don't have to wait until the coronation ceremony.
But Lin Feng is a woman, so she should wait until her parents or future husband take the hairpin, but she is also a sure-fire scholar of the literary mind, and she should also follow the customs of the literary scholar of the literary mind.
Shen Tang and Chu Yao thought for two days before choosing the word "Lingde".
Ling Wen Ling Wang, both virtuous and virtuous.
Except it doesn't sound like a girl.
However, Lin Feng knew the meaning of the sign, and was very satisfied. He told everyone that he had a decent name.
Lin Feng nodded: "I only read a few articles a few days ago."
Shen Tang rubbed the position where he was hurt by the Jianshu, changed to a comfortable but not so dignified sitting posture, and said: "Then you probably haven't read the inner part. , is a pretty good idea.”
Lin Feng was still puzzled.
Gu Chi understood Shen Tang's plan: "Duke Jing was hungry at the time, and Yan Zi wanted to show his anger to the people, but the Duke would not allow it. It should be used as a bed for the road, and Yan Zi ordered the officials to pay for his rent. It was not fun for three years. Three years later, the Taiwan Success and prosperity. Is the lord trying to emulate Yanzi?"
To put it simply, there was a famine during Jinggong’s period, and Yan Zi wanted to provide relief but Jinggong didn’t allow it. It happened at this time that the official bedroom palace was being built, so Yan Zi asked the officials to recruit hungry people to build it, raised wages, and did not rush the construction period to build it slowly.
Three years later, the palace was repaired.
Hungry people also received relief.
This is also "cash for work".
Yan Zi's goal of helping the hungry people was achieved, the hungry people passed the difficult time, and Jing Gong also gained the palace and good reputation.
Shen Tang smiled wryly: "I do intend to do this, but I don't have the food to do it, so it's just a headache..."
If it’s just to help the victims, it’s okay to give a little less food, as long as people don’t starve to death, it’s fine to lie still all day to reduce energy consumption and survive the most difficult moments.
But work-for-relief is different. People have to work until they are full. Only when they are full can they have the strength to do heavy work. The cost of work-for-relief is several times that of simple disaster relief!
Yanzi also ordered the officials to pay more for his rent.
Increase the wages of the hungry people recruited.
If you have money, you will give money, if you have no money, you will give food.
The food that Jing Gong refused to distribute was delivered to the hungry people in a reasonable and legal manner in the form of wages.
The issue is-
How much money does Shen Tang have in his hand?
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PS: Lin Feng's character is the virtue of a gentleman, Tangmei and Wuhui have high expectations for her.
(end of this chapter)