Chapter 286 Chapter 286: Poor, poor, poor [asking for monthly votes]
Rich household?
Shen Tang’s eyes lit up.
In the eyes of several officials, it seemed as if they had been hungry for a long time. Finally, when they saw the beast of prey, their eyes lit up several times. Shen Tang smiled and asked them to introduce more, but they were not sure what the new county governor meant.
Are you ready to kill local snakes so that you can live your life?
It's not impossible.
In a remote and remote area like Heyin, you have to coil up when the dragon comes. Even if you are a county guard, if you want to live a good life, you must please these local snakes. These officials were often ridiculed by several families, and their former colleagues could not bear this grievance. They were either induced to collude with them, or they left with their seals, or they pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended that they did not know, otherwise——
It was a really hard time.
The reason why they were able to persevere was because they were miserable. They had not received their monthly salary for thirteen months, and their family was too poor to open the pot. They almost had to eat dirt. There is really nothing to bully, no threat, and even no buying value. If you want something to happen to them, it's no more difficult than squeezing an ant to death.
Although I don’t know why such a young county magistrate was appointed, he knows how to deal with people and knows how to deal with things, so he may be able to live longer. In the flash of lightning, similar thoughts flashed through the minds of several officials, which made Gu Chi's lips tense up.
Their Mr. Shen came with a butcher knife.
Humanity and sophistication?
What's going on?
It's good that those local snakes know each other's faces. If they don't, the butcher's knife in their hands will ruthlessly fall on their necks. Of course, Gu Chi believes that with Shen Tang's poor and crazy state, even if those "rich people" are willing to meet each other, the end may not be good.
Who made Shen Tang poor?
She is poor, so she cannot bear to see evil people being richer than she is.
Shen Tang stood on the high city wall and listened quietly to several officials discussing the situation of each family. His face was as cold as frost, and his heart was raging like fire. He wished he could grab his sword and rob her of wealth right now. Shen Tang sometimes nodded and sometimes responded with a few words.
The official said: "...that's about it."
Shen Tang smiled and said: "Wang Chao, you go back to find a good day, and we will bring some generous gifts to visit you, gangster The face looks familiar.”
Several officials felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
It's a good thing that the new county magistrate is "sensible" and will live a long time, but when he first arrived, he was so frank and flattering, and his unworthy behavior was indeed secretly despising. It's just that their complexions are already bad, and it's hard to tell if their faces are slightly darker.
Several officials have their own thoughts.
Gu Chi held back a smile and accepted.
"Go back, the wind is strong in the city." Shen Tang tightened his clothes and planned in his mind how to kill Zhang. The landlords had money and food, so he would first take some money from their hands to celebrate the New Year for his subordinates. ,"Have the foreigners in Heyin been registered in the register in recent years?"
Although he was disdainful in his heart, he still wanted to get along on the surface, saying: "There were some in the past few years, but not in the past two years."
Shen Tang was curious: "Why is it like this?"
The official said helplessly: "Brief and ink books will be used sparingly."
Yes, the reason is so absurd.
Although it is relatively simple to make bamboo slips, there are bamboo forests nearby, it is easy to collect materials, the cost is reduced as much as possible, and the pen and ink are not ridiculously expensive, but the Fugu of Heyin Zhizhi can't even pay the official monthly salary. When he came out, there was only dust left in the treasury.
The only bits of writing and ink on the slips must be kept to record official documents and government affairs, and there is no time to do other things.
Shen Tang: "..."
It really makes people sad when they hear it, and sheds tears when they see it.
Fu Gu is also considered poor but elegant and refined.
However, it can also be seen from the side that these officials have good intentions and do their jobs to the best of their ability. He is not a good person, and he is definitely not a bad person.
Shen Tang does not intend to let them "move the disease".
There are few people now, and only one strong man can be captured.
"...It's hard to find someone like this..." Seeing that the officials didn't speak to him, Shen Tang could only find a ladder by himself.
Gu Chi cooperates on one side.
"My lord, do you miss the third lady?"
The so-called "third lady" was just a casual comment from him.
Didn't Shen Tang have a "sister who had not yet left the fifth server and defected to He Yin's relatives"? The focus is on this person rather than the order.
She said: "It's a bit."
Gu Chi continued, deliberately raising his voice a little higher to ensure that several officials could hear their conversation: "My Lord Don’t worry too much. We’ve already arrived in Heyin. It’s only so big here, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find someone..."
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 a sister who has not yet reached the fifth server. If she hadn't been kind enough to lend a helping hand in the early years, I'm afraid I wouldn't have survived to this age. Not to mention today's achievements. My sister left with her parents, and it was said that she came to Heyin. I should repay you with a spring of water. Thinking that I have some wealth now, I want to reunite with my sister and repay the kindness of the past. "
The official's face brightened slightly when he heard this.
Thinking about the new governor, he is not without his merits.
If you know how to repay kindness, your character will not be too bad.
The official asked again: "Where did that lady come from?"
Shen Tang was not sure.
"It could be two years ago, or it could be three years ago? There were wars in various places before, so the information was inconvenient, so I don't know very well." Shen Tang looked ashamed, and the information he gave was very vague. , but the officials did not continue to reduce their favorability.
The war rages on for three months, and letters from home are worth ten thousand gold.
Even in peaceful and prosperous times, communication is not easy, let alone a time of war when everyone is in danger and precarious.
Just staying alive is extremely difficult.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Shen. You will know after checking the transfer register."
Shen Tang nodded and said "Yes".
In order to see more of 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 had a different visual impact than what he saw up close.
Looking at the 50% to 60% dilapidated houses in the city, I dare not think about how the common people rely on these houses to protect themselves from wind and rain, avoid cold and heat.
I don’t know how many people will freeze to death in this first snowfall.
Shen Tang deliberately tried not to think about this problem.
In order to make the play look more realistic, Shen Tang asked Kang Shi and Qishan to help him check the household register - nominally to find the whereabouts of his "aunt", but actually to catch several "rich people". With their arrogant style in Heyin, it is impossible not to leave behind a record of the crime, probably quite a lot...
In the past, these people might have destroyed the evidence and set it on fire. Clean, come to a death without any evidence.
But Ha Yin has been in their hands for too long.
There were only a handful of so-called "county guards" who were suppressed and killed by them. What could a twelve-year-old Shen Tang become? They have the final say in this area of Heyin, and the emperor's imperial orders are not easy to implement. Arrogant and domineering, naturally not afraid.
Kang Shi was choked by the accumulated dust and coughed.
Picked up a roll at random, looked at it through the light outside the window, and said, "Do you need to look for it? Just grab a handful."
Qi Shan: "First of all Ignore this, put them all away.”
Pull out one roll and throw the other into the wooden frame.
Kang Shi looked at the blurry handwriting on it. The slip had been stored for many years, and there was mold on the edges and corners. This showed how long it had been piled up in this room. The victims have nowhere to seek justice for how long. Every volume is filled with the blood and tears of the common people.
Chu Yao, Gong Shuwu, and Zhao Feng were responsible for settling the people they brought, selecting elites from them, and replenishing the empty government offices. Now that we have settled down in Heyin, we have to arrange everything that needs to be done. After a while, the governance center will be quite "busy".
Also, there is one more thing.
Shen Tang asked Gu Chi to calculate the monthly salary of each official, and first took money from his own pocket to give them three months' advance.
The rest will be made up for after Zhang’s fat sheep is swallowed. It is inevitable that these people have the eyes and ears of the Zhang family. Shen Tang only lamented that he was currently short of money and the expenses of his staff were huge, so he could not make up his monthly salary for the time being.
Let them wait patiently for another month or two.
The monthly salary for these three months will be taken home for a good year. When the spring farming begins, she will find a way to make up for it for everyone. The officials were surprised.
I never expected Shen Tang to do this.
Although they were making subtle suggestions to ask for payment of salary arrears before moving to another hospital, they knew in their hearts that it was unlikely.
The person who owed them monthly salary was not Shen Tang. She was just a new official who took office and had no obligation to compensate them privately.
She is open-minded if she is willing to pay.
If they are unwilling to pay, the officials have nothing to say.
They were all prepared to be shameless and find an opportunity to mention this matter. Unexpectedly, Shen Tang took the initiative to lend a helping hand just half a day after arriving.
People are so kind, but they can't be shameless and say goodbye and leave after receiving their monthly salary. They have to work for at least half a month and a month, otherwise they will feel guilty.
It was getting dark and everyone dispersed.
Shen Tang asked Gu Chi: "Do they have any problems?"
"The mind is pretty good, but they have no ears and eyes."
Shen Tang deliberately took Gu Chi with him. He also asked the officials to lead the way around, not only to understand the situation in Fugu City, but also to test their details. If there are people like Zhang who have inserted themselves in, sweep them out as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares.
“Let’s use it for now.”
After all, they are all working people and life is not easy.
Shen Tang pulled together the manpower he could use now and was able to cobble together a "grass team". In the next few days, he must come up with a plan to rectify Fugu as soon as possible. Especially since the weather is getting colder and colder, many people are afraid that they will not be able to survive it.
"Repairing houses... costs money!"
"Relieving the common people... costs money!"
"Reclaiming wasteland and farming... costs money!"
"Recruiting refugees...needs money!"
Money, money, money, money, money, money...
Shen Tang wishes he could turn stone into gold!
"There are so many rich people in the world, why can't there be one more like me..." She covered her forehead with a headache, looking at the plan that she couldn't start with, her left eye was full of "deficit", and her right eye was full of "deficits". It's "money", "Gan! As expected, we still have to kill the local tyrants!"
"It's really too difficult..."
It was as if Shen Tang's spine had been taken away, and he lay limply on the old, peeling paint table. As a result, Gu Chi, who was helping to look at the accounts, glanced at her coldly and said ruthlessly: "Master, be quiet, this wooden case is not very strong."
The legs of the case are still shaky.
It made a squeaking sound with difficulty.
Shen Tang was just about to say that he was not that heavy. The next second, his upper body suddenly lost weight, and he and the piles of simple account books on the table fell to the ground. A few more letters hit her on the head, and Shen Tang lay there blankly, with a lifeless expression.
“Gan!”
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
She has never suffered such grievances in her whole life!
The desk will be broken sooner or later, but she just lay down so lightly. If you fall down, go against her, right? Shen Tang? The expression was ferocious, and the wild beast in his heart was ready to break out of the cage.
He wanted to kick these annoying things away!
Gu Chi laughed in a very shameless manner. br>
Shen Tang got up.
Clenched his teeth and said: "Are you still smiling?"
Gu Chi teased: "It's unlucky to cry."
Shen Tang: "..."
< br>The integrity of literary scholars is indeed a mystery.
"...I think we need to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss where to start...By the way, how much food do we have?"
Shen Tang is interested in doing some work-for-relief work, which can provide disaster relief and revitalize people. The economy can also be built well, and this method is not a new one. However, after taking a look at the master book handed over by Lin Feng, she knew that it was a bit difficult to implement.
Seeing her sighing, Gu Chi said: "Although we are in a tight situation, we are still rich in money and food. It will not be a problem to last until the spring."
Shen Tang was not comforted at all.
She put down her main book and waved to Lin Feng.
"Did Ling De read Yan Zi Chun Qiu?"
Not long after Lin Feng obtained the way of being a scribe, Chu Yao discussed with himself how to choose a character for Lin Feng - because this world has the setting of being literary and courageous. As one of their identity symbols, the Wenxin monogram and the Wudan tiger talisman will be engraved with the owner's name to show their identity, which is equivalent to an "identity card". It is generally believed that early picking of characters will help condense the Wenxin and Wudan.
Words are generally taken long in advance.
No need to wait for the crowning ceremony.
But Lin Feng is a woman, so she should wait until her parents or future husband gets her hairpin. But now she is also a literati scholar, and she should follow the customs of literati scholars.
Shen Tang and Chu Yao thought about it for two days and chose the word "Ling De".
If you hear and hope, you will be both virtuous and virtuous.
Except it doesn’t sound like a girl.
However, Lin Feng knew the meaning of the word, and was very satisfied. He told everyone he had a serious name.
Lin Feng nodded: "I just read a few articles a few days ago."
Shen Tang rubbed the sore spot where he was beaten by Jian Shu, changed to a comfortable but not so dignified sitting position, and said, "Then you probably haven't read the inner chapter yet. Qi was hungry, and Yan Zi wanted to cheer up the victims because of the battle of sleeping on the road. , It’s a good idea.”
Lin Feng is still puzzled.
Gu Chi understood Shen Tang's plan: "Jinggong was hungry, and Yanzi wanted to share his secrets with the people, but the Duke refused. It was supposed to be a sleeping platform on the road, and Yanzi ordered the officials to rent it. It was a miserable three years. . Three years later, the country was established and the people were prosperous. Did the Lord want to imitate Yanzi? "
To put it simply, there was a famine during the Jinggong period. Yanzi wanted to provide relief, but Jinggong did not allow it. It happened to be that the main palace was being built at this time, so Yanzi asked the officials to recruit hungry people to build it, raised wages, and slowly built it without rushing the construction period.
Three years later, the palace was repaired.
The hungry people also received relief.
This is also "relief for work".
Yanzi's goal of relieving the hungry people was achieved, the hungry people went through a difficult time, and Jinggong also gained a palace and a good reputation.
Shen Tang smiled bitterly: "I have the intention to do it, but I don't have the food to do it. Anyway, it's a headache..."
If we just provide relief to the victims, it's okay to give less food. As long as people don't starve to death, just lie still all day long to reduce energy consumption and get through the most difficult moments.
But work-for-relief is different. People have to work so that they are well-fed. Only when they are well-fed 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 attention to his lease.
Give increased wages to the hungry people who were recruited.
If you have money, give money, if you don’t have money, give food.
The grain that Jinggong refused to distribute will be handed over to the hungry people reasonably and legally in the form of wages.
The question is -
How much money and food does Shen Tang have?
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