Daxianguan

Chapter 787

It was a coincidence to meet these fellows who delivered porcelain, and Chu Xian also wanted to see if these hundreds of pieces of porcelain were really not enough, as these fellows said.

"Guys, I know some calculation methods, and I'm bored, so I'll do the math for you. Don't worry, I don't charge money, and I will help you for free." Chu Xian said to those guys at this time.

Those guys are rough people, although it is not the first time they have done this kind of thing, but they are also happy to have an expert who knows how to count to help, so they nodded in agreement.

In this way, Chu Xian watched them unload the goods and helped them to count. During this process, the local businessman who hired those guys also came. , It’s all about building a good relationship, so it’s common to walk around a little on weekdays.

The businessman was not tall, but he was very fat, and his clothes were expensive. On his fingers and hands, he had six big rings, some of which were made of pure gold, and some of which were inlaid with precious stones and jade. The value is not cheap, showing the extravagance.

He also brought an accountant with him to make statistics. After seeing Chu Xian and asking about the situation, the businessman didn't stop him. This way, he could save one person, which is a good deal.

Next, is the distribution.

The merchant has a list of local county government officials. From the above, there must be hundreds of people. Of course, not everyone needs to be sent over. Some low-level officials are not sent, but even after such a If there are deletions, there must be more than 50.

The next step is door-to-door delivery.

During this process, some unexpected things happened. For example, the wife of a certain official’s family insisted on asking for more porcelain, but those guys didn’t dare to offend them, so they could only take a few more. It's okay, but if there are more, these porcelains will not be enough.

It’s okay for a few guys, the businessman is worried, there are not enough points, and some people must be unhappy at that time, then his purpose of doing this has not been achieved, there is no way, and finally he paid extra money and temporarily purchased some local Porcelain, this is barely enough.

Chu Xian followed the whole process, which can be said to be deeply touched.

But at this time, a woman brought a few people dressed as servants to ask for porcelain, saying that she didn't send it to their family, but there was no extra at the moment, so the woman made a fuss.

"Is this person also an official?" Chu Xian asked a fellow next to him, and the latter whispered, "Yes, but this is just an official who eats nothing and doesn't do anything."

Chu Xian was taken aback, and asked, "Is there still such an official?"

"Yes, this is not a rare thing. This kind of person is usually a relative of a high official in the county government, and is assigned an official position. For example, this is also a tax history, but it only occupies one position. In fact, I can’t go to the county government once a month. I heard that there is a rice shop and two oil shops open outside. It is said that the sales under his name are not taxed.” The man whispered, afraid of being overheard go.

Chu Xian was really angry this time.

However, he knew that there were quite a lot of officials in various states who occupied their positions and did nothing. Some states had strict management and the situation was a little better, but sometimes they couldn't really be eradicated.

The clerk over there said: "Isn't that how their official affairs are done? It's obvious that one person can do something, but you have to arrange three or four people, and each has an official position, eats well, and has a lot of money. To be honest, if It's not that my family is poor and doesn't study, I also want to be a top student in the exam, and then spend some money to arrange a seat, at least I can receive a salary every month, and my life is not too good."

Obviously, the situation is different from state to state. In the place where Chu Xian was in charge, although there were many officials, there was no such thing as occupying the latrine and not shitting. It seems that this kind of thing is very common .

These are all seen by Chu Xian with his own eyes, and it can be regarded as a deepened impression of the official system. Let alone the local government, it is said that the Ministry of Officials is not rigorous enough when dealing with the number of officials. How many officials should a county be equipped with? Are all levels of the ministry unclear?
The reason why Chu Xian chose to come to Changshui County, Huzhou this time is because the article in the newspaper was written by an official here, and there was no signature on the article, so Chu Xian could only seek to recommend this article The censor platform, after inquiring before, was brought up by the supervisory censor of Changshui County, so Chu Xian planned to visit the supervisory censor of Changshui County next.

It is not difficult to find out where the other party is. The supervisory censor is not under the jurisdiction of the local government, but only obeys the orders of the city censor. It belongs to the institution that supervises the government at all levels.

Chu Xian found the place, and in front of him was a rather quiet house. He knocked on the door, and an old servant came out and asked about Chu Xian's origin and intentions. Chu Xian said that he was from Jingzhou and came to find Li Yushi. The servant saw that although Chu Xian was dressed in plain clothes, he was very imposing, and he didn't dare to neglect him in the slightest. He asked Chu Xian to wait, and he went back to report.

After a while, the old servant went and came back again, and invited Chu Xian in, saying that it was the censor who invited him.

After entering, he walked through an inner courtyard door, and came to a small living room. It can be seen that the house is not big, except for this old servant, no other servants were seen, but such a small house, there are One servant is enough.

After Chu Xian walked in, he saw a middle-aged man standing there. Looking at the man's appearance and the official amulet on his waist, he knew that this was Li Hua, the inspector and censor of Changshui County.

The county-level supervisory censor is only a ninth-rank official. Although the official rank is not high, but because he is responsible for inspecting county officials, basically local officials dare not provoke them.

Moreover, most of the censors are very clean and honest. Looking at this Li Hua's home, the yard is small, but it is quiet and quiet. do.

Seeing Chu Xian coming over at this time, Li Hua showed doubts on his face. Obviously, he thought it was an acquaintance visiting, but obviously, he didn't know the person who came in, so he thought about it, cupped his hands and said, "I don't know where the visitor came from?"

"Jingzhou!" Chu Xian didn't hide it.

"Oh, Jingzhou!" Li Hua couldn't figure out where Xian came from, and when he looked at Chu Xian, he felt a little fear for no reason. This kind of feeling rarely happens. He thought about it and said: "Jingzhou Zhou, I don't have any acquaintances, did the guest find the wrong person?"

Chu Xian shook his head: "I'm just looking for you, Li Yushi. When guests come, don't invite them to sit down? This is not the way to treat guests."

Li Hua came to his senses and hurriedly gave up his seat, but his doubts prevailed.

You know, he is also an official big and small, and he is also a censor. Even if the magistrate of this county sees him, he has to be polite, but at this moment, in front of this strange guest who came to visit suddenly, he actually feels Extremely reserved.Sometimes it is really easy to tell whether a person is really imposing or bluffing. Li Hua thought for a while and felt that he could use three words to describe the guest in front of him.

superior.

And is the real superior.

It was also said that they were from Jingzhou, so Li Hua already had a guess in his mind that the officials from Jingzhou came to inspect.

Many high-ranking officials in Jingzhou have the habit of coming down to make inspections, especially as supervisory censors. They are actually used to this kind of thing. Sometimes, they will always receive high-ranking officials from Jingzhou who come down to look for them several times a year. At present, Li Hua had a guess, and smiled, "I don't know what to call this lord?"

Chu Xian didn't answer right away, but took out a copy of Wenshengyuan's newspaper like a trick, and handed it to Li Hua: "There is an article on this topic, it is said that you recommended it from Li Yushi?"

Li Hua was taken aback, took a look at it, and immediately understood which article Chu Xian was talking about, so he nodded: "Yes, this article was indeed recommended by me, but I didn't expect it to be included. In the papers, I really didn’t think of it at the beginning.”

At this time, Chu Xian said without hesitation: "I like this article very much. I don't know if it was written by you, Li Yushi. If so, then we can discuss it."

Chu Xian didn't say this casually.

This article is indeed highly consistent with what he was thinking during this time, and he can see that the person who wrote this article has extremely high insight and excellent foresight, regardless of whether it is the person in front of him or not. Li Hua Yushi, who lives in this small Changshui County, is a Qucai.

So, Chu Xian's visit this time is not just a simple inspection of Weifu. His main purpose is actually to find the person who wrote this article, discuss it face to face, and see what the other party wrote this article. Is it a stroke of luck, or a real talent.

If he has real talent and learning, Chu Xian will directly promote the other party, or call him into Jingzhou as an official to train him, or directly accept him as his assistant official and aide, in short, they must be reused.

This is the purpose of Chu Xian.

Recruitment.

At this moment, Chu Xian really hoped that Li Hua was the one who wrote that article. To be honest, Chu Xian observed that Li Hua was a clean, upright, knowledgeable and capable official. If he could be sure that the article was written by the other party After writing, discussing one or two more, Chu Xian intends to reveal his identity, and then drag the other party to Jingzhou to reuse him.

However, Li Hua's next answer disappointed Chu Xian.

Li Hua quickly shook his head: "No, no, this article was not written by Li. To be honest, Li cherished it very much because he saw that this article was quite good, so he couldn't help recommending it. Just hope more officials see it."

Chu Xian nodded: "Since there is someone else, can Li Yushi tell me who is the person with outstanding literary talent who wrote this article?"

(End of this chapter)