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Chu Huan admired Nian Xinlan's attitude in handling errands. This was the first time he promoted an official, mainly because he liked Nian Xinlan's courage and courage in handling affairs.

It's just that Chu Huan is not absolutely sure whether Nian Xinlan can take on the responsibility of the county magistrate of Beiyuan County, but everything is difficult at the beginning. Since he has promoted Nian Xinlan, if Nian Xinlan is really capable, Chu Huan will I think it can be cultivated with heart.

Nian Xinlan respectfully reported the situation of the county treasury to Chu Huan, and asked Chu Huan to show him how to deal with the silver in the county treasury. Handle the silver deposits in the county treasury?"

"The lower officials have checked the tax book of the transfer house. The tax book of the house is divided into open account and secret account. Fortunately, the adults came in time, and the secret account has not been destroyed. The people in the house are afraid of being responsible, so there is no I hid the secret account and handed it over to the lower officials." Nian Xinlan said solemnly: "The difference between the open account and the hidden account is huge, and the hidden account roughly matches the actual amount of money in the treasury, and every tax revenue , It’s all recorded in the account, and the officials think...these illegal tax money should go back to where it came from.”

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Master Nian, you mean that the tax money should be returned to the taxpayers?"

Nian Xinlan cupped his hands and said: "The lower officials have this intention. Most of the silver deposits in the county treasury are illegal proceeds. If the illegal tax money cannot be returned, I am afraid that the treasury will be dirty, and the entire bank will be dirty." County yamen."

Chu Huan smiled slightly, took out two pieces of silver from his body, put one in each hand, held it in his hand, held it in front of Nian Xinlan, and asked, "Nian Xinlan, come and tell me, which of these two pieces of silver are you?" Which is clean and which is dirty?"

Nian Xinlan was taken aback, for a moment she didn't know why Chu Huan would ask such a question, seeing that there was no difference between the two pieces of silver, she didn't know how to answer for a while, she was silent for a while, and finally said: "Your Excellency is fair and honest, on... And dirty silver."

Chu Huan laughed, put away the money, and said, "Do you know why the governor dismissed County Magistrate Cao, but wanted to use you Nian Xinlan?"

Nian Xinlan hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Magistrate Cao is corrupt and perverts the law. The crime is unforgivable. My lord is making decisions for the people...!"

Chu Huan said solemnly: "It is natural for the people to make decisions for the people, but the real reason why the governor wants to dismiss Cao County Magistrate is because this person can't do business." Chu Huan sat on the chair and stared at Nian Xinlan. , "Silver itself is not a crime. If the magistrate Cao can obtain money in a better way, and the money is used for the people, the governor will not only not dismiss him, but reward him. The governor uses you, not because of You are Xin Lan and upright. In fact, the governor is not very familiar with your "temperament". The governor only uses you because you are courageous and want to do things for the people. Xiguan reconstruction, the conditions for the governor to employ people are actually It's very simple. The governor needs to use capable officials and officials. As long as he can do things, the governor will use them. If there are talents with both ability and virtue, the governor will naturally use them more. A supervisor can only use his talents according to his ability, and take talents as the first priority!"

Nian Xinlan opened her mouth, but said nothing.

"The man surnamed Cao has no virtue, but he dissatisfied the governor. However, he extorted violently, aroused public resentment, and made it more difficult to rebuild Beiyuan. Lan's eyes said, "If Xin Lan has talent in your year, even if you use some extraordinary means, it can benefit most of the people in Beiyuan and let the people of Beiyuan live and work in peace. The governor will use you again, but even if everyone praises you Xin Lan is a good official and a clean official, but if the governance of Beiyuan County has not improved, then the governor will also dismiss you and never keep you."

Nian Xinlan finally said: "A sage's words put virtue first, my lord is...!"

"Do you know who this governor hates the most?" Chu Huan said indifferently: "This governor hates people who are greedy for fame." He raised his hand and motioned for Nian Xinlan to sit down first, "My lord, there are two officials. One has a bad reputation, has shortcomings, and is even greedy for money and lustful, but in the place he governs, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and people live a peaceful and prosperous life. The second official is clean, fair, and hates evil. Simple and frugal, his virtues are admirable, but in the place he governs, the people are in poverty, bandits are in groups, and the people can't live a peaceful life. In your opinion, if you can only choose one of these two officials to be an official , who do you think should be chosen?"

Nian Xinlan hesitated for a moment, but did not answer directly. He is not a hard-educated person. Knowing that Chu Huan said this, there must be some deep meaning, so he cupped his hands and said, "Please advise, sir?"

"In this world, there are two kinds of people. One type pursues profit. This is the first type of officials mentioned by the governor. They have shortcomings and pursue their own enjoyment. The other type pursues fame. The second type of person I mentioned is clean and self-conscious." Chu Huan said calmly: "In your opinion, is it better to seek fame or profit?"

Nian Xinlan immediately said, "Of course it's better to keep yourself clean."

Chu Huan smiled, and said: "A profit seeker, although he pursues pleasure himself, is a good official, has the means to do things, and can make the people rich. Hands and feet are rigid, and they would rather the people suffer than their own reputation be tarnished a little, leading to political affairs and poor people, which of these two types of people do you think is better?"

Nian Xinlan was thoughtful, but didn't know how to answer.

"The purpose of the governor's words is very simple. I just want to tell you that since you want to be an official, you know what it means to be an official." Chu Huan said slowly: "Being an official means truly joining the world. It will help the world, and if you retreat, you will be good for yourself. Since you have entered, you have the heart to help the people. It is not a mistake to enjoy the happiness in the world, but the most important thing is to protect the people of one side, so that they can live and work in peace and prosperity. If you are seeking fame, If you bind your hands and feet and don't care about the life and death of the people, then you are not worthy of being an official, even if you retreat to be a high-ranking person, a corrupt official who can make the people rich and healthy is far more favorable to the Governor than an honest official who makes the people poor."

Nian Xinlan seemed to understand, Chu Huan said with a smile: "This governor is not asking you to be a corrupt official. If you can have both ability and political integrity, you are naturally the person I admire the most. If you can achieve both ability and political integrity, this official will definitely be very happy." Glad." After a pause, he asked again: "Master Nian, do you know how to deal with the money in the county treasury now?"

Nian Xinlan thought for a while, and finally said: "Does your lord mean that the tax money collected does not have to be returned, but is kept for official use?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Then what do you think you will use for staying?"

Nian Xinlan said: "The people think that food is the sky, and the lower officials have always thought that the reconstruction of Xiguan, the so-called restoration of vitality, must first resume production. Only food can make the people live and work in peace. Xiguan lacks food, and Beiyuan County There are many fields, although some of them have been planted with grain, but most of the fields are empty due to the lack of grain seeds... If too little grain is planted this year, there will be a food crisis in the next year, so... Xiaguan thinks , if the county treasury really has money available, in addition to dealing with the current plague, the rest can be used to buy grain seeds. We are short of food in Xiguan, but Beishan Road and Tianshan Road are not short of food, even if they are short of food , The lower officials can also send people to buy food in the pass...The court is in trouble, and the treasury is empty, but it does not mean that the gentry and tycoons in the pass are also short of food...!" Seeing Chu Huan smiling and nodding, Nian Xinlan sat up slightly, " The gentry don’t pay food, and those who have been officials and have fame, even if they have land, they don’t have to pay money and grain to the court. There are so many such gentry in the pass, they must have stock in their treasury, as long as you find them, there will be no shortage of grain.”

Chu Huan finally clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Nian Xinlan, I have not misjudged the person, and you finally understand what I said. Yes, what is taken from the people is used for the people. If the taxes collected by the county magistrate Cao In the past, you could go back, but now it is an extraordinary time, the court is very difficult, and the money and food allocated to the northwest are very small. The officials and people in Xiguan need to be self-reliant. You are a majestic county government. If there is no county treasury Silver, what are you going to do? You have said it yourself. Next, you have to deal with the plague and buy grain seeds to resume production. All of these need money. Not to mention that you don’t have much money in the county treasury, even if you have a little more If you really want to do things, it may not be enough, not only can you not return the tax money now, but you also have to find ways to raise money...!"

Nian Xinlan frowned and said, "Could it be that your lord is saying that you still need to ask the people for taxes?" His face was already showing displeasure.

"Nian Xinlan, Nian Xinlan, let the governor tell you what you want." Chu Huan sighed, "You are more flexible than ordinary scholars, but you are not as flexible as the governor thinks. Of course, taxes cannot be increased. Moreover, the so-called reconstruction tax will be stopped immediately. According to the decree issued by the imperial court, the taxes that need to be reduced or exempted must be reduced or exempted. In fact, there is no way to raise money. There is a saying that is actually good. It is not the responsibility of a certain group of people, but the common responsibility of the entire Xiguan. If you have the money to contribute money, if you have the strength to contribute, recruiting peasants, digging ditches and repairing canals, this kind of hard work is naturally indispensable to the common people, but the money spent, the county treasury If you can’t make ends meet, naturally you still need the local gentry in Beiyuan County to sponsor you, you can raise donations, or you can ask them to borrow money from them by issuing IOUs, but there is one thing that must not be forced, and they must be asked to voluntarily take out the money...!"

Nian Xinlan couldn't help scratching her head, "My lord, they...how could they be willing to pay for money...!"

"It depends on your ability as an adult." Chu Huan said with a smile: "A living person will not be suffocated by "piss". You are a county parent official in Xinlan, so naturally you have to find a way, such as issuing an IOU. Double the repayment...or whoever contributes how much money, can be exempted from tax for a few years...The governor gave you the right to govern Beiyuan, of course not just talking about it, it's all up to you to adapt."

Nian Xinlan was still a little embarrassed at first, but after thinking for a while, her eyes gradually lit up, as if she had figured something out, she stood up, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your teaching, my lord... seems to understand something."

"Since you understand, then do what you understand." Chu Huan only felt that children can be taught, "But I will also say the ugly words first. If you can manage Beiyuan County in a peaceful way, the governor will definitely not treat you badly, but If you run out of errands, Ben Du will never be soft... In fact, Ben Du has never been soft."

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