Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 364

Seeing her serious expression, Huang Butou asked, "Master, is something wrong?"

Qing Luo closed the letter, frowned and said, "It's a letter from the prefect of Lin'an, he asked me to hand over the case of rich man Li and the victims to the prefect of Lin'an immediately."

"Ah, how did the Lin'an government know about this so quickly?" Catcher Huang also felt strange, "It is true that the magistrate can request to hand over the case, but they rarely do so..."

After all, this case of a small rich man in the countryside and a disaster victim has no background and no reason. Who is willing to take the initiative to take the trouble when they are full?
If you are not careful, it may even reach the ears of Her Majesty the Empress. If you handle it properly, it is fine. If the handling is not in line with Your Majesty's wishes, who knows how she will trouble others.

"Could it be..." Qingluo hesitated to speak.

Catcher Huang: "Did your lord think of something?"

"It's nothing, since the prefect wants this case, let's hand it over to them."

For this case, she didn't care whether she tried it or not, but it was easy.

It just so happened that her famous criminal master was not in place yet.

And then, she only needs to think about how to resettle the rest of the victims.

"Master Ouyang," Ouyang Xiancheng suddenly came out and said, "How do you plan to hand over these prisoners?"

Qingluo was a little strange: "Let Zaoban Yamen escort you there, isn't that what you did before?"

Yamen servants are divided into three classes, namely soap class, fast class and strong class.

Zaoban stood in the Yamen hall and followed the county magistrate on tour.The fast class is also the fast catcher, who usually do things like investigate cases, while the strong class mostly guards the city gates, prisons and warehouses.

What Qingluo said about the prisoner being escorted by the Zaoban was completely in compliance with the rules.

Ouyang County Prime Minister shook his head, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, you just took office, you probably haven't met the magistrate yet, have you?"

"This, indeed, not yet."

"That's right. The reason why the prefect asked you to hand over your first case to him is probably for this reason."

Qingluo was stunned: "You mean, he deliberately thought of this way because I didn't go to see him, and it's hard to explain clearly?"

Ouyang County Cheng smiled: "This is just a little practice in the officialdom. It's normal for adults to not understand when they are new here."

In fact, it's not that Qingluo doesn't know about this.

She is a county magistrate, and she should go to see her superior magistrate after taking office.Now that you can't empty your hands when you see it, it's all the more appropriate to bring something filial.

This is not considered bribery, it is a default thing in Da Zhou's officialdom.

For the chief, he may not remember who gave the gift, but he must remember clearly who did not give the gift.

The promotion of officials is evaluated every year, mainly by the higher-level officials. If they are remembered to deliberately make things difficult, I am afraid that there may not be a chance for promotion in three or eight years.

Qing Luo read the letter again, and found that the prefect of Lin'an really asked her to go in person, saying that she had something important to discuss.

"That's why the lower official thinks that the adults should also go in person to escort the prisoner this time. It is necessary to meet the upper official."

Ouyang County Prime Minister persuaded him sincerely.

Qingluo accepted his kindness on the spot.

When she set off the next day, she got into the carriage, but she was indeed empty-handed.

Except for the snacks and tea that Su Xin prepared for her, she didn't bring any gifts to honor her boss.

Rong Cheng drove the carriage, he said with a smile: "The first time you meet the magistrate, you are empty-handed, I think, you don't want to be promoted in the future."

Qing Luo lay comfortably in the carriage, stuffed a grape into her mouth, and said freely: "Coincidentally, I was just about to ask him not to give me a good review."

Rong Cheng shook his head: "From my point of view, there are not too few women who are officials in our Dazhou. As long as they become officials, they always aim to be the prime minister. Why do you become slack when it comes to you?"

Qingluo sat up straight and threw the grapes: "I'll settle an account with you, and you'll understand."

"Calculate?"

"Listen first." Qing Luo said solemnly, "Let me ask you, how much money will the imperial court pay me for a year if I am admitted to Wenxiu?"

Rong Cheng raised his head and thought for a long time, "I heard that it is five taels of silver a month, and there are charcoal and ice tributes in winter and summer, as well as rice, flour and food. I'm not too clear about these."

"That's right, these miscellaneous things add up to at least seven or eighty taels of silver every year." Qingluo pointed her finger, "Let me ask you again, how much is my annual salary as a county magistrate?"

Rong Cheng chuckled: "I know this well. The salary is probably less than 50 taels, plus the condolences in winter and summer, everything else seems to be gone."

"You're right again!" Qing Luo snapped her fingers, "But what is the excess, do you know?"

Rongcheng shook his head.

"What's too much is that I can't take these two kinds of money repeatedly. If I become an official, Wenxiu's reward will be waived. Unless one day I stop being an official, the imperial court will re-issue this part of the reward to me."

"Well, the court's silver is also limited, how can you get two pieces of silver by yourself?"

Qingluo snorted: "So why did I put away the 80 taels of silver and not want it, but come here to get this mere 60 taels of silver?"

"It's not how you calculate the bill..." Rongcheng felt that her reasoning was a bit wrong, "How can ordinary people compare with officials? Although the money is a little less now, you have power in your hands, and you can even be promoted. At that time, the salary will naturally increase."

"Even if I get promoted, it will be three years or more later. During these three years, I will use the 50 taels of silver to eat, drink and dress, and I have to pay for my own money to hire a master, and I have to support people like you. I will be exhausted. , I was accidentally scolded as a dog officer, is it easy for me?"

"Uh..." Rong Cheng was speechless for a while, "Your little abacus is really like a thunderbolt."

Qing Luo lay down again, looked at the roof of the carriage, and sighed, "It's not impossible to live in a small household!"

Rongcheng shook his head and laughed.

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Pingyang County is about half a day away from Lin'an Mansion by horse-drawn carriage, but because there are a dozen police officers and prisoners with tied hands, the speed is much slower, and it is not possible to arrive until it is getting late.

When they arrived at Lin'an Mansion, they had no time to rest, so they hurriedly sent all the prisoners to the jail in the prefect's yamen.

After the prisoners and yamen servants were placed, Qingluo wanted to find a place to rest and have dinner, but was told that the magistrate was still waiting for her and invited her to have dinner together.

It is not uncommon for the magistrate to invite his subordinate officials to dinner.

Maybe they just want to show her off?

Qing Luo first went to the inn to change into the formal official uniform that Su Xin had prepared for her, and then came to the magistrate's house unhurriedly.

A little girl at the door led her to the backyard. In the flower hall, Qingluo finally met the legendary magistrate.

However, after only one glance, she was stunned.

(End of this chapter)