capital girl

Chapter 171
The two yamen servants had been gone for a long time, and Li Yulou even suspected that they had escaped.

Fortunately, they still showed up.

This time they were walking behind, and in front was a short, fair-complexioned, fat man.

"Master Zhu, this is the new Tuiguan, Master Meng." A yamen servant introduced.

"You are Master Meng..." Master Zhu looked at Meng Shiyu, his eyes sparkling.

"Yes, my next official, Meng Shiyu, pays homage to the county magistrate." Meng Shiyu made an official salute respectfully.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, we don't lack this here. Come on, come on, how did you come to the county government, I'm really curious." Master Zhu stretched out his hand to hold Meng Shiyu's hand, and sat down On the few chairs that were almost rickety next to him.

Li Yulou grinned, the chair and the top seemed to be covered in dirt.

Meng Shiyu didn't seem to care either, and sat side by side with Mr. Zhu on the broken chair, and said in a soft tone, "Linshui County is a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and outstanding people."

The two yamen servants were so shocked that they almost fainted. This was the first time they had heard others praise Linshui County as a place with outstanding people and beautiful mountains and rivers.

What they often hear is that troublemakers come out of poor mountains and rivers.

Master Zhu was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "I've heard about Master Meng's deeds a long time ago.

Said that you are a different person, and now I have finally realized it, admiration. "

"Those are just rumors, not to be believed. I still have a lot to learn from Mr. Zhu." Meng Shiyu said sincerely.

"No need..." Master Zhu shook his head, "Did you encounter anything special on the way here, Master Meng?"

"In addition to the beautiful landscape, I also encountered dozens of bandits." Meng Shiyu wrote lightly.

"Dozens of gangsters, you still appear here?" A yamen servant blurted out in shock and asked.

"Oh, they are all very obedient people. I recruited them, and they will be good citizens from now on." Meng Shiyu said.

Two yamen servants,...

Did they really see immortals descending to earth?
When they first met Meng Shiyu, they thought each other looked like a fairy.

Unexpectedly, people look like gods and act like gods, otherwise how could they recruit the gangsters casually.

"Master Meng recruited Wang Dabiao?" Master Zhu asked.

"Master Zhu is really good at predicting things, it is Wang Dabiao and his men..." Meng Shiyu said, "I am going to report this matter to my lord. These people need to be settled down so that they can set an example for other water bandits. Prepare to recruit other water bandits, let them see the sincerity of our county government."

Master Zhu hugged Meng Shiyu directly in his arms, "I finally waited for you..."

Li Yulou,...

"From now on, the affairs of the county government will be handed over to you, and you don't have to report anything to me," Master Zhu said.

"I don't dare to be an official... I don't dare to be an official!" Meng Shiyu said.

"You're welcome. Those who are able will work harder. You can see how incompetent I am just by looking at the county government." Mr. Zhu is a very self-aware person.

"This is an appointment from the imperial court. There is no other way. If it is my own will, I will give up my position to Mr. Meng..." Mr. Zhu said sincerely.

"Your magistrate, are there any other colleagues?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"The county magistrate ran away. I don't know where he went. The other colleagues have not been assigned. The teacher died a few days ago. Now I am the only one in the county government."

"It's great that you're here now, all the affairs of the county government are yours."

Li Yulou had the feeling that Meng Shiyu had been taken advantage of.

"If Lord Zhu says that, then Meng will do his part." Meng Shiyu said.

"Okay, okay, that's great. Master Meng is indeed a dragon and phoenix among men, and he must do his part. If you want to be humble, I will not obey." Master Zhu was so excited that he almost flew up.

"Now there are only two servants in the county government. His name is Zhang Dazhu, and his name is Liu Wang..." Mr. Zhu pointed to the two servants just now and introduced to Meng Shiyu.

The slightly taller yamen servant is called Zhang Dazhu, and the shorter one is called Liu Wang. Besides, they are all ordinary people, and they cannot be more ordinary.

"Master Meng..." The two knelt down in front of Meng Shiyu together.

"Originally, we would quit tomorrow, but when we met such a godlike figure as Master Meng, we decided to work hard with Master Meng." Zhang Dazhu said.

"The two of them have already owed their salaries for two months. Although it is not much, the yamen really has no money at all." Master Zhu said.

"The salary of the county yamen servant should be one or two and a half taels of silver per month." Meng Shiyu looked at Mr. Zhu and said.

Master Zhu smiled awkwardly, "That's a long rule of the court, but it has already been reduced to one tael of silver for a month in Linshui County, but it can't be opened..."

Meng Shiyu's expression remained unchanged, he looked at Zhang Dazhu and Liu Wang and said, "There are only two of you, so you can find a few more people, and if you find them, your salaries will be doubled. Two denarii."

"Okay, then let's find someone, we trust Master Meng." Liu Wang nodded with a smile on his face.

"Master Meng really acts vigorously and resolutely." Master Zhu didn't care that Liu Wang was more respectful to Meng Shiyu than he was to him, and smiled openly.

"Lord Zhu, where is the lower official's residence?" Meng Shiyu asked.

The county government is already like this, so I don't want to take care of it, but there must be a place to stay.

"There are a lot of empty yards in the county government office, but they are rather dilapidated and in disrepair for a long time. I will wrong Mr. Meng." Mr. Zhu said.

"That's nothing." Meng Shiyu didn't care.

"Master Meng, the little one will take you to where you live." Zhang Dazhu said courteously.

So they left the county government office, went out from the back door of the county government office, walked through a narrow alley, and there were several idle courtyards.

"This is my yard. Master Meng is over there, a few steps away. The yard is not big and a bit old, but the sycamore tree inside is growing very well." Master Zhu also came out with them, and walked to his own living room The courtyard introduced to Meng Shiyu.

"It's just that the conditions in this place are difficult, and it's hard for Madam Meng. My mother-in-law also came with me at the beginning, but she ran away and returned to her mother's house after not staying for half a year." Master Zhu looked at Li Yulou. He said with a smile, he couldn't see a trace of sadness in his eyes, but told Li Yulou as a joke.

Li Yulou smiled, "My husband is here, and in half a year, Madam Zun will definitely come to reunite with you..."

Master Zhu looked at Li Yulou and laughed, "If that's the case, I don't want that yellow-faced lady anymore, wouldn't it be more comfortable to marry another little girl."

Li Yulou was stunned for a moment, and then laughed too.

The yard they lived in was really small and dilapidated, but the sycamore tree in the yard was indeed growing well, and there was a dilapidated small round table and a few broken stools under the sycamore tree.

"Master Meng and Mrs. Meng will clean up the affairs of the yamen first. Don't worry. They have been backlogged for four or five years anyway, and they won't be here for a day or two. After they settle down and rest, they can deal with it slowly." Master Zhu had a generous smile on his face.

Meng Shiyu and Li Yulou smiled and thanked them.

After Master Zhu left, Meng Shiyu led Li Yulou into their hut.

The house is full of dust, and things are very dilapidated, which cannot be cleaned up in a day or two.

They come, the security.

Li Yulou had nothing to complain about and ordered Chuntao Xiaoqi and the others to clean up the house first.

The courtyard next door to the east was also empty, and no one lived there, so Li Yulou let Chuntao and Xiao Qi live in the courtyard to the east.

Busy and fussy, until night fell, finally packed up a place where people can live.

Meng Shiyu and Li Yulou were lying on the bed, and the bed made creaking noises.

"Will we fall under the bed?" Li Yulou tilted his head and asked Meng Shiyu.

"Don't do strenuous exercise, probably not, but shall we do it tonight?" Meng Shiyu looked at Li Yulou and asked softly in her ear.

"I really can't get excited here, let's talk about it in a few days." Li Yulou said.

"It's too impersonal here, I think we should create some human feelings for him, so that it will be more like a family." Meng Shiyu said softly.

It was logical, Meng Shiyu said angrily.

Li Yulou hugged him and giggled non-stop.

"What's so funny?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"Because the whole Linshui County is so dilapidated, and you have never been so out of breath like now. On the contrary, you are out of breath because of a bed at this time, so I laugh." Li Yulou said.

Meng Shiyu put a kiss on his cheek, "Because other things are not important, this matter is good, and it is the most affecting mood if it is not done."

After a night of silence, Meng Shiyu and Li Yulou went to the yamen the next day.

Zhang Dazhu and Zhou Wang have arrived, their clothes are much neater than yesterday, and their appearance has a new look. In addition, they brought six more people over to make up eight yamen servants, and changed the six people into yamen uniforms .

"My lord, these are the newly recruited people. They have worked here before, but they quit without salary." Zhang Dazhu explained.

"Do you have a salary account book?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"Yes, it's all there, it's all there..." Zhang Dazhu nodded in agreement and went to look for the account books, "Teacher is also a very careful person, but fortunately, the county government in Linshui County has nothing to do all day long. Things to do..."

While Zhang Dazhu was talking about the teacher, he flipped through the account book and found it soon.

"This is the account book inside the yamen, the expenses of the yamen, and the salaries of the officials of the yamen, etc...

These are the revenue taxes and fees of the entire county government....

Of course, this was all several years ago. In the past few years, there have been basically no taxes and turnover, and naturally there is no need to keep accounts. Zhang Dazhu came out with a few thick account books, and slapped the thick dust accumulated on the account books. In an instant, the yamen was full of dust.

"Take out these account books first, pat the dust off and hand them to my wife, and then find out all the files from the past few years and clean them up outside.

And clean up here too, and soon I will pay you all the salaries you owe in the past few years..."

Several new yamen servants showed pleasant surprises. They thought they were deceived by Zhang Dazhu and Liu Wang, but they didn't expect it to be true.

"Clear out a set of desks and chairs first, and I want to work with you adults." Li Yulou ordered.

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The yamen servants heard that they could get the salary they owed very quickly, and quickly cleared out two sets of tables and chairs.Meng Shiyu checked the files, and Li Yulou checked the accounts.

Counting accounts is what she is best at. She has been doing these things with her mother in the cloth shop since she was three years old, and she can clearly sort out the numbers inside at a glance.

The abacus beads danced on Li Yulou's slender and tender fingertips, dazzlingly beautiful.

A few yamen servants thought that Li Yulou was just good-looking at first, but they didn't expect that he was so beautiful when he was working, and his whole person suddenly became alive.Under her glamorous appearance, she added a bit of fairy-like agility, which made them fascinated.

"It's really a fairy-like figure, a fairy-like couple." A new yamen servant nodded frequently and said with emotion.

"Working... Mrs. Tuiguan asked you to comment like this. Then look at me gouging out your eyeballs." Zhang Dazhu said fiercely.

In half an hour, Li Yulou made a clear count of the accounts for several years, and paid the salaries owed by these people.

Several yamen servants held the white money in their hands, tears streaming down their cheeks.

They cleaned the yamen, their faces were covered with dust, and their tears flowed across, drawing horizontal grooves.

This money was picked up by them, a windfall.

After a busy day, the yamen was cleaned and changed its appearance.

Because of the salary, these yamen servants are really diligent, and even the steps at the door have been re-mixed with mud, and the repair is complete.

"You're exhausted." Meng Shiyu put Li Yulou's little hand between his own and rubbed it slowly.

"I'm so tired, I'm in good health, you don't know that." Li Yulou smiled sweetly.

"Of course I know, but today is also a busy day, and you have been writing all day at your desk." Meng Shiyu gently pressed the tiger's mouth for her with distress.

"Fortunately, all the accounts have been sorted out, and the yamen owes almost a thousand taels of foreign debt now." Li Yulou said.

"There has been no tax in the past few years, so what about the previous few years?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"A few years ago, the tax revenue was good. There was a family named Gao who was in the ceramics business... The ceramics business seemed to be doing well, and they were big taxpayers. There were also pearls and seafood businesses. , and there are also those who do shipping..." Li Yulou told Meng Shiyu the results of his one-day inventory.

"Whether it's ceramics, shipping or pearls, it's a big money-making business. How can these people have no money, how can they not pay taxes?" Meng Shiyu laughed.

"As long as these families are still there, the yamen will not be short of money, don't worry..."

"Starting from tomorrow, we will first finish the trials of the cases accumulated over the years, and then go to make money, and then go to infrastructure construction, and then go to recruit those pirates after finishing the infrastructure, and bring those pirates back to Linshui County It's almost done." Meng Shiyu said confidently.

(End of this chapter)