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Chapter 212 This gift must be accepted by his surname Hong

Zhang Jinru is easy to deal with. This kind of officials who have no lofty political ideals and only want to enjoy themselves are the best officials to deal with. A little money can make them do things that meet their psychological expectations. For Li Chaosheng, money matters It's not a thing.

What is difficult to deal with is people like Hong Chengchou. Such people have their own political ideals to pursue. For example, Hong Chengchou is a person who wants to reshape the Ming Dynasty, help the building in the future, and wants to gain power, manage politics, and govern the people according to his own ideas. , An Tianxia.

At least he is still like this now. As for the big traitor Hong Chengchou who later surrendered to the Manchu Qing, he will not comment.

People have to look at it step by step. It doesn't mean that a person is born a good person and will be a good person all his life. Some people are born to be bad people. Some people are good people at first and then become bad people. Because things are impermanent.

Of course, Hong Chengchou is definitely not a good person, he is definitely a big traitor, this one does not have to be whitewashed, nor can it be whitewashed, just because he has done one thing in this life, he has been scolded for hundreds of years, and he is not wronged at all.

Li Chaosheng even thought it was possible, he wanted to kill Hong Chengchou before he turned bad, and save him from cholera.

The magistrates of Chang'an County, Zhashui County, Shangluo County, and the three magistrates jointly sued the magistrate of Lantian County for annexing land and moving the boundary markers, but Zhang Jinru put it on hold.

He also did not order Li Chaosheng to return the land and restore the boundary markers, but instead gave him a very ambiguous and ambiguous attitude, a typical trick of a scumbag, neither responsible, not explicit, nor refused.

The three magistrates waited for more than ten days, but did not get an answer from Zhang Jinru. The three magistrates sat together to discuss it. It seemed that Zhang Jinru's relationship could not work out, but the land in the county was swallowed up by Lantian. damage their interests.

The passing of land means the passing of farmers, and the passing of farmers means the passing of taxes, and the passing of taxes means that the money they can embezzle is decreasing. How can this be tolerated.

When the interests of others are really touched, even a rabbit will want to fight you desperately, not to mention that these magistrates are all wolves.

After discussing with several county magistrates, Zhang Jinru didn't care, so we appealed, so a copy was handed over to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou is in dire straits now, he is now the chief envoy of Shaanxi, and Yang He is the governor of the three sides, he can be regarded as half of his boss, but now he is also devastated by the rebels, the whole Shaanxi is a mess, and the most important thing now is the food and salaries of the officers and soldiers Problems are not resolved.

You want officers and soldiers to suppress thieves, but you can't let officers and soldiers suppress thieves hungry, right?
At this time, Hong Chengchou took over the tax payment situation of the counties in the big account of the Chinese army. After a closer look, there was a piece of vermilion, all of which were disasters this year, and the tax collection in various places was far less than before.

Some are missing [-]%, some are missing [-]%, and some are missing [-]% to [-]%. There is only one county in the red, which is normal black.

Lantian County pays taxes normally, and even pays a little more.

Hong Chengchou looked at the ledger and said, "Hmph, a group of incompetent people."

The master clerk beside him hastily cupped his hands and said, "My lord taught me that."

Hong Chengchou said: "This is not a lesson, we need to be held accountable, and we need to draw up an accountability document, which will be issued to each county, and by the way, Lantian County will issue a commendation document."

"Yes."

The master book immediately said, at this time the master book looked at Hong Chengchou and said: "My lord, that, the magistrate of Chang'an County, Zhashui County, and Shangluo County jointly signed a letter to sue Lantian County for annexing the land and moving the boundary marker without permission."

"Ok?"

Hong Chengchou frowned when he heard this: "What else?"

The master secretary quickly said: "This matter is true, there are three county documents."

Hong Chengchou took the document and looked at it, then glanced at the master book and said, "How about the tax burden of these three county towns this year? Have you ever handed over the land occupied by Lantian as much as you want?"

"My lord, I didn't hand in the full amount. Zhashui County is [-]% short, Shangluo County is [-]% short, and Chang'an County is [-]% short."

The master clerk replied truthfully.

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou said: "What about Lantian? Apart from the tax that should be paid by the county, can the land they own be taxed?"

At this moment, the chief bookkeeper nodded and said: "After accounting, the penny is not bad."

Hong Chengchou heard the words and said: "Then what's the matter, the document will be sent back, and it will not be approved."

After hearing this, the master looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "My lord, although these three county magistrates are incompetent people, it is against the rules to allow Lantian County to annex the land of other counties."

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou glanced at the master book and said: "In the prosperous age, if the magistrate of Lantian County dares to ignore this matter and allow it to become a big deal, I dare to chop off his head, and at the very least, let him lose it." Official position, but what is the situation now, this is a troubled time, this year northern Shaanxi is more thieves than before, compared with the thieves, what is this matter of annexing the land?"

"And the most important thing is that as the disaster becomes more and more serious, the banditry situation will become more serious in the coming year. We need an army to wipe out the bandits, and the army needs food. Now these incompetent people can't provide me with food. If Lantian County can provide it, then I support Lantian, not to mention that he just embezzled a little bit of land in several counties of Chang'an, as long as its food and salary are not bad for me, I have no problem even if he merges Chang'an County into Lantian County."

As soon as Hong Chengchou said this, the director looked at Hong Chengchou stupidly: "My lord, you, are you not afraid that he will become big?"

Hong Chengchou laughed loudly after hearing this: "Making it bigger?"

"How big? I'll make him bigger, how big can he be?"

The master looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "If there are no restrictions, I'm afraid we can do a lot."

After hearing this, Hong Chengchou laughed and said, "It's a joke."

"Now he is allowed to expand endlessly in Lantian County because he can provide us with enough food and grass in Lantian. If there is enough food and grass, the chaos of thieves will be put down, and there is no need for anything else. Just a magistrate and a document can remove him. Li Chaosheng is the magistrate of Lantian County, when the time comes, the world will still be this world, and Daming will still be Daming."

As Hong Chengchou said, the master looked at Hong Chengchou and said, "My lord, what if this bandit can't be put down?"

"Ok?"

Hong Chengchou glanced at the master, and the master immediately knelt down in fright and said, "My lord, the little thing is not to question your ability. If you have an adult, you will be able to calm down the bandits."

The master was terrified, but Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "That's not necessary. Although what you said is true, I won't let the bandit grow bigger if I'm here, but if that day really comes, it's okay, the bandit is already gone!" I understand that they are like a plague of locusts. Wherever they go, whether they are wealthy households, landlords, or ordinary people, they will all suffer. They fight and eat all the way. Lantian County may become a bait."

"Master is wise."

After hearing this, the master secretary said to Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou waved his hand at this moment and said: "Okay, you go to draw up the document, reprimand the other counties, and reward them from Lantian, so that they will know what we mean."

"Yes, my lord."

The master book should be at this time.

……

At the same time, in Lantian County Yamen, Li Chaosheng had his feet resting on the desk of the magistrate, with a mirror hanging high behind him, the master clerk was processing the documents, and Guo Bao was helping out with the documents.

Li Chaosheng is very relieved about this. Master Liu is experienced and experienced, and Guo Bao is quite quick-witted. The two of them can handle the paperwork without any leaks. He only needs to be responsible for checking the gates. The most stupid leader these days is to firmly grasp the power and never delegate power. , it will be exhausting.

After all, it is rare in the world to be able to achieve Zhu Hongwu's step. What nine nine six, zero zero seven are all scumbags.

On the contrary, Li Chaosheng entrusted many things to his subordinates. All he had to do was steer the helm and keep the general direction in check. At this moment, a soldier ran over and saluted Li Chaosheng, "Master Brigadier."

Li Chaosheng pulled his feet off the table at this moment, sat up straight and said, "What's the matter?"

The man heard the words and said immediately: "My lord, the old man replied, after Zhang Jinru accepted the gift, he said that he can help suppress this matter."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng waved his hands and said, "Oh, well done, let's go down."

The soldiers withdrew, Li Chaosheng laughed and said: "Okay, Mr. Liu, you can send the village chief and the canal construction team to other counties. In addition, Guo Bao, you can inform Liu Airen that the militia team can also go The other counties have developed a bit, and the purpose of our militia is to guard the land and protect the relatives, and Chang'an County does not have our relatives in Lantian, so there is no need to guard them for them."

Li Chaosheng said, after hearing this, Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "Boss, you are actually very difficult to understand. Although this Jinru is your direct boss, Hong Chengchou, the chief minister, is the one who can decide your life and death." , since you appointed someone to give gifts to Zhang Jinru, why don't you give gifts to Hong Chengchou, I can't figure it out."

After hearing this, Liu Dezheng, who was familiar with Li Chaosheng in the past few days, said: "The county lord, Guo Wenshu is right. I have heard that Mr. Hong Chengchou is not an unreasonable person who does not accept gifts. An upright official, if you give him a gift, he will definitely accept it, why not give him a gift?"

Li Chaosheng listened to the two people's words, looked at their puzzled expressions and smiled, "The ancients said that if you do what you like, you will get twice the result with half the effort. He, Hong Chengchou, is different from Zhang Jinru."

"Zhang Jinru has no big ambitions. He only wants to enjoy himself. It's easy to handle. Some money is enough. It's nothing to worry about. So I will give him money, give him what he wants, and if he gets what he wants, he will naturally help us."

"However, Hong Chengchou is different. He is a person with great ambitions. Although he does not refuse personal enjoyment, he is definitely not a person who will sacrifice his ideals for personal enjoyment. He cannot be settled with a little money. If he wants to deal with him , only the country is righteous, and I gave him a big gift."

Li Chaosheng looked at the two of them and said, after hearing this, the two of them widened their eyes and asked, "What ceremony?"

"Lantian County pays the full amount of taxes this year!"

Li Chaosheng said a word slowly, and Guo Bao immediately understood after hearing this, but Master Liu lacked a job, so he asked stupidly: "This tax should be paid, how can it be called a big gift?" ?”

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng stretched his waist and said, "I'll go for a walk, Guo Bao, explain to Old Liu."

"Yes, Master."

Guo Bao said to Li Chaosheng, Li Chaosheng turned around and walked out of the county government office with his hands behind his back. At this time, Lao Liu looked at Guo Bao and said, "What kind of riddle are you playing with the county magistrate? How did this tax become a big gift?"

After Guo Bao heard this, he looked at Mr. Liu and said, "Old Liu, I heard that a branch of Yuxian Building has opened in our county. The business is booming. How about treating me to a drink tonight?"

Master Liu frowned when he heard this, and said, "Why do you think about deducting my salary every day, boy?"

Guo Bao smiled at this time: "Old Liu, you are the chief bookkeeper, and your monthly salary is two taels of silver. I am an intern clerk and only eight taels of silver a month. You shouldn't take care of me."

"You, okay, listen to you, tell me, what do you mean?"

At this time, Guo Bao smiled and said, "Haha...Old Liu, the reason is very simple. What do you think is the situation in Shaanxi this year?"

After hearing this, Lao Liu's expression changed, and he sighed and said, "Alas~ in the year of the catastrophe, the people are in dire straits."

"What about taxes?"

When Lao Liu heard this, his eyes widened, and then he blurted out: "Shaanxi has suffered a catastrophe this year, and other counties must have not paid enough taxes. We, Lantian, have paid the full amount of taxes, so we are the only one in Shaanxi's 89 counties. Such a great gift, Hong The adults will definitely treat each other differently, no less than a big gift."

After hearing this, Guo Bao laughed and said, "Old Liu, you are really smart."

Master Liu smiled wryly after hearing this, "Just fool me, if I'm smart, how can I let you steal a drink."

At this moment, Guo Bao laughed and said: "That's because you love your younger generation. If you don't want to give it, who can force you."

The two were talking, and Master Liu said: "Hey, life is really good now, better than before. Every year, there is enough rice to live on, and there is also money for tooth sacrifices. This kind of life is given by the county lord. what."

After hearing this, Guo Bao laughed and said, "Okay, old Liu, don't be emotional, our life will definitely get better and better in the future, and our county officials came to this world to bring us a better life."

After hearing this, Lao Liu said: "This is true, but I am afraid that the younger generation will not let our county lord live in peace."

At this time, Guo Bao flashed a murderous intent in his eyes and said: "This is the meaning of our existence. The county lord is responsible for leading everyone forward, and we will escort them in secret. Not only us, but also many people will fight for the county lord. At that time, no matter who wants to move the county magistrate, it will not work, even the one sitting on the throne."

"Ah, be careful, how can you say such a decapitated speech."

Old Liu stared and said, looking around at the same time, for fear of being heard by others, but Guo Bao smiled and said: "It's okay, Old Liu, you and I know about this matter, as long as you don't report me, I will be fine."

At this moment, Lao Liu looked at Guo Bao and said: "You don't want to die, you dare to say anything, and remember to be cautious in the future."

Guo Bao looked at Old Liu at this time and said, "Old Liu, what do you think if one day that person really wants to kill your lord?"

After hearing this, Lao Liu was stunned for a long time, looked at Guo Bao and said, "If that day comes, I, Liu Dezheng, will definitely sue the officials and return to my hometown, and I will never do anything for this great Ming."

After hearing this, Guo Bao looked at Lao Liu for a long time, and suddenly smiled and said: "This is the truth, I like it, let's go drink."

(End of this chapter)