I become a god in another world

Chapter 270: Recorded in the Ghost Book
Chapter 270
Wu Shaochun's face looked a little ugly.

But with Zhao Fusheng's comfort, he held back and did not speak.

Zhao Fusheng did not get angry, but asked with a smile:
"After you get a job and get paid, what do you want to do?"

Guo Wei said honestly:
"I also want to work hard and save some money, so that I can go back to the village and build a tomb for my father, Xiuhe and Sidan..."

The reason he gave immediately made Wu Shaochun unable to curse anymore.

"grown ups--"

Wu Shaochun looked at Zhao Fusheng somewhat embarrassedly, and Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"What he said is not bad." She thought for a moment and looked at Guo Wei:

"Pang Zhixian is recruiting a lot of people, you can go, but the government office has a lot of rules, and you need to pay a uniform fee. Do you have it?"

Guo Wei shook his head uneasily and continued:
"I heard, I heard that you can buy on credit first—"

Wu Shaochun shook his head: "How can you borrow money to work——"

In the hall, Pang Qing put his hands in his sleeves, his eyes flickered, and he said nothing.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:
"Well, I'll give you two choices. You can stay in the Demon Suppression Division and register with Mr. Pang later. You can get your salary as a handyman in the mansion on a monthly basis, and you can also get last month's salary together. You can also choose to work for Magistrate Pang. The service fee can also be paid from the salary you receive from Mr. Pang, so you don't have to pay on credit."

When Guo Wei heard this, his eyes lit up:
"Then I will definitely stay in the Demon Suppression Division."

He had been in Wan'an County for a month and knew that the status of the Demon Suppression Division was much higher than that of the county government officials.

Moreover, he was already familiar with the people and things in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was gradually getting the hang of the job. He asked the errand boys of the same period, and found out that not only was his salary ten cents more than that of the county officials, but he also had a ghost rider like Wu Shaochun to support him. Only a fool would leave the Demon Suppression Division.

"Well," Zhao Fusheng nodded and said:

"Mr. Pang happens to be here too, so I'll make the decision for you first—"

"Aren't you going to arrange the graves of your father, your wife, and your children?"

Guo Wei nodded.

Thinking of his family, his excitement about getting paid was immediately dispelled, and he felt like an eggplant hit by frost.

"You can take two months' salary in advance, plus the previous month's wages, and take this money back to your hometown to take care of the funeral arrangements for your family members."

When she said this, Guo Wei immediately felt embarrassed:

"How can that make——"

"What's the problem?" Zhao Fusheng shook his head and waved his hand:

"Just do it."

Wu Shaochun also nodded:

"First, take care of the family affairs, and then go to work."

Guo Wei was a cowardly person with no opinion of his own. Seeing both of them saying this, he happily agreed.

As they were talking, they heard footsteps and voices outside. Zhang Chuanshi's big ears moved and he continued:

"Pang County Magistrate is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a servant outside shouting:

"Sir, Master Pang is here."

Zhao Fusheng waved his hand at Guo Wei and said, "If there is nothing else, go ahead and do your work."

Guo Wei happily bowed to everyone, then looked at Wu Shaochun embarrassedly:
"me……"

"Go and get busy." Wu Shaochun waved his arm.

Guo Wei felt as if he had been pardoned and walked out of the hall with light steps.

"This child is an honest man." Meng Po said with a smile.

Wu Shaochun complained: "You are already in your forties, but you still don't know how to act properly—"

After he controlled the stove ghost, perhaps influenced by the ghost's memories of his previous life, when he faced Guo Wei, his speech and demeanor sounded a little old-fashioned.

Meng Po saw it and couldn't help but smile.

Wu Shaochun realized his own gaffe and felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Zhao Fusheng with an awkward expression and said:

"Sir, Guo Wei he——"

He felt a little guilty.

When Guo Wei was desperate that day, it was Zhao Fusheng who took him in and gave him food to eat. It can be said that he was like a man who gave him a new life.

This kid has only worked in the Demon Suppression Bureau for a month, and he's already asking for his wages.

If it weren't for the reason he gave, which was to build a tomb for his relatives, Wu Shaochun would have wanted to teach him a lesson - he was simply an ungrateful person.

Zhao Fusheng couldn't help laughing when he heard him say this:

"I deliberately suppressed his wages."

"What do you mean?" Wu Shaochun was stunned.

"We originally planned to recruit people in Fengmen and Huanggang villages, but from the time we published the announcement to now, the recruitment has not been ideal."

In the early Han Dynasty, the government levied heavy taxes and had very poor credibility. They always found excuses to increase taxes. When the people heard that the government wanted to recruit people, they did not trust it.

In particular, the two villages suffered greatly from banditry and the situation was complicated. The villagers were deeply entangled with the bandits and were even more worried that the government's move was a ploy to "suppress the bandits."

"Yes." Wu Shaochun nodded.

This time he stayed in Changtiao Town for nearly a month, assisting Kong Youde of Changtiao Town in cleaning up the aftermath.

Although the robbers' dens in the mountains of Huanggang and Fengmen villages had been temporarily "cleared" by the Demon Suppression Division, in the minds of the people, this "bandit problem" could not be eliminated in a short period of time.

Some of the fish that escaped the net simply put down their butcher knives temporarily and returned to the village to become villagers. However, if the government continued to impose additional taxes over a long period of time, these people would be left with nowhere to go and would probably return to the mountains and continue to rob and plunder.

In this way, a new group of banditry will emerge.

This group of people were full of resistance to the government, so Zhao Fusheng's situation was not ideal for recruiting people.

“Harsh measures can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.”

Zhao Fusheng saw the core of the problem clearly: "If you want to impress these people, it's useless to talk too much."

She said:
"In our original plan, Guo Wei was supposed to be a key figure in persuading the villagers, but things got delayed because of something that happened in his family."

So when Guo Wei's family encountered a ghost disaster and was ostracized by the villagers, Zhao Fusheng was determined to find a breakthrough from him when he rescued him.

Even if Wu Shaochun had not pleaded for mercy at that time, Zhao Fusheng would still have brought Guo Wei back to the Demon Suppression Division.

She didn't mention the salary to him at first because she wanted to wait for him to ask for it.

People at this time are reluctant to leave their hometown - especially someone like Guo Wei, who is ridiculed in the village. After the situation eases, he will definitely want to return to his hometown.

"Now that he has such a sum of money, it is like returning home in glory for him." Zhao Fusheng smiled.

Old Man Zhang, Old Lin and others saw Guo Wei's situation clearly at that time. Guo Wei's family was poor and all his family members had died. He had nowhere to go, but a month later, he returned home with money, which would definitely arouse the curiosity of the villagers.

Zhao Fusheng said:
"Once we find out where his money comes from, there will be no need for anyone to act as a guarantor or to act as a matchmaker. Naturally, the villagers will be tempted."

Meng Po nodded and said, "Your Excellency is right. This is much more useful than talking nonsense."

Wu Shaochun also breathed a sigh of relief.

He began to worry that Zhao Fusheng was dissatisfied with Guo Wei's request for salary. After listening to her, he realized that she had already planned this.

As everyone was talking about this, footsteps were heard and Magistrate Pang brought his legal advisor into the hall.

Behind them, two county runners came in carrying loads on their shoulders.

When County Magistrate Pang saw the people in the room, he was stunned for a moment, and then he saw two boxes of silver and some unopened gift boxes on the ground.

These gift boxes were sealed with red paper and stamped with the word "Xu".

He immediately realized that it was someone from the Xu family who came to give gifts.

It was just three days before the Xu family opened their doors. As the county magistrate, he also received gifts from the Xu family.

"grown ups."

After County Magistrate Pang came in, he bowed and then instructed two runners to put the things on one side of the hall.

"What is this, Magistrate Pang?" Zhang Chuanshi turned his head to take a look at the two loads of objects that the officer had put down, and asked curiously.

County Magistrate Pang said:
"This is the household registration list of Wan'an County that the adults mentioned last time."

The servant brought the tea up, and at Zhao Fusheng's signal, he walked to an empty chair and sat down. He took the teacup and took a sip. After he felt much warmer, he said:

"Because we had to visit and check, it took some time. I don't know if it would affect the adults' business."

"It's not too late."

When Zhao Fusheng heard the list was delivered, he couldn't help but feel happy and shook his head:

"It's a good time to send it here."

Then she asked:

“Are all the people in Wan’an County recorded in it?”

When Magistrate Pang heard her question, he hurriedly put down his teacup:
"It's all in the register. In addition to the household register, each person's birth date, age, family situation, taxes, and ancestry are all recorded in the register."

He was meticulous in his work, and since this was the first time Zhao Fusheng had made such a request to him, County Magistrate Pang took it particularly seriously. He tried his best to find out the details of all the people in the county before registering their household registration, and recorded them all and sent them to Zhao Fusheng.

"Because of the tight schedule, only people from the county were sent here. I have informed people from all the towns in the county. After the New Year, the population of each village will be registered one by one, and after verification, they will be sent to you."

County Magistrate Pang explained the situation in detail.

It can be seen that this job is not an easy one.

During the past month, he had not spent as much time in the Demon Suppression Division as before. After a month, County Magistrate Pang looked visibly older.

He had several cracks on his cheeks due to the frostbite, and he also had frostbite on his earlobes and fingers, and he had a lot more white hair.

While holding the teacup, Zhao Fusheng saw that his knuckles had cracks and broken skin due to chilblains in several places, and he could even see dried blood.

Zhao Fusheng's eyes were gentle:
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Pang."

"How dare I say that as an adult—" County Magistrate Pang quickly stood up and waved his hands.

He was about to say a few more words when Zhang Chuanshi asked curiously:
"What do you want the Wan'an County household registration for?"

"I plan to copy these lists." Zhao Fusheng said.

"Copy?" Her words surprised everyone. County Magistrate Pang was also startled. Then he said:
"This job is not easy. If you just need to copy, I will help you."

"This transcript is different from the general transcript. I plan to copy these names into a special list. You can't touch it." Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

She didn't say it explicitly, but everyone understood the meaning.

Although others guessed that the names she copied might be related to ghosts, no one knew what she wanted to do specifically.

Only Liu Yizhen was startled when he heard this, and looked up at her in disbelief: "You——"

He thought of a list.

As far as he knew, Zhao Fusheng had two lists related to ghosts, one was the soul list of the Demon Suppression Bureau, and the other was a list of companion creatures related to Liu Huacheng.

She asked County Magistrate Pang for the household registration information of the people in Wan'an County, and then copied it herself without the help of others. Could it be that she wanted to record the names of all the people in Wan'an County in one register?
This is the Ghost Book!
What exactly does Zhao Fusheng want to do?
Liu Yizhen was puzzled. This matter was closely related to his grandfather, and the book was also Liu Huacheng's companion.

Matters related to ghosts should not be taken lightly.

Having your name recorded in a register is equivalent to being marked by a ghost.

If ordinary people heard that they were marked by a ghost, they would probably be scared to death, but Zhao Fusheng did the opposite -

He thought about everything that had happened since he had dealt with Zhao Fusheng. Although she often behaved unreasonably, she was not a madman. Now Wan'an County was under her control. She was emotionally stable and did not show any signs of losing control. It was impossible for her to joke about the lives of the people in a county.

Thinking of this, Liu Yizhen suppressed his anxiety and did not speak at this time.

Not to mention other people in the county government.

County Magistrate Pang admired her very much, Er Fan and Wu Shaochun would not question any of her actions, Kuai Man followed her around, Zhang Chuanshi did not care about anything, and Meng Po did not say a word while holding the kettle.

Since no one said anything about this matter, it was considered a settlement.

County Magistrate Pang had other important things to do, and checking the household registration was just one of the tasks Zhao Fusheng assigned to him. He only sat for a while and then left immediately.

After he left, Zhao Fusheng had people collect the things in the hall and move the household registration sent by County Magistrate Pang into the room where she used to work.

Everyone dispersed, but Liu Yizhen did not leave.

He stayed and waited until everyone had dispersed before entering Zhao Fusheng's office.

During this short while, the servant had already opened the box sent by County Magistrate Pang.

County Magistrate Pang had already cleaned up the household registration information in advance. Zhao Fusheng ordered people to move away the information of several generations of ancestors of the people in Wan'an County, and instead stacked the lists up thickly and placed them on the table.

Kuai Manzhou, who usually kept silent, knelt on a chair. The little girl held an ink stick in her hand and was grinding it seriously.

"Fusheng, what do you want to do?"

Liu Yizhen put the ghost coffin on the ground, and finally couldn't hold back and asked the question in his heart:
"Do you want to put these names in a register?"

Zhao Fusheng was flipping through a book, and when he heard Liu Yizhen's words, he couldn't help but laugh:
"Did you see it?"

"..."

Although Liu Yizhen had guessed her plan a long time ago, he was still speechless for a long time when he heard her confirmation.

"you……"

"Alas." He sighed deeply, and it seemed that he had sighed more often since he met Zhao Fusheng than in the past ten years.

He was puzzled: "What do you want to do? The list belongs to my grandfather." He reminded:

"It's the Ghost Book."

"I know it's the Ghost Book."

Zhao Fusheng nodded.