Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 23
The magistrate of the county knew that although this boy was young, he was very sophisticated in his work, and he felt a little ashamed of himself as an old fritter who had invaded the officialdom for more than [-] years.

Since this kid would bring this matter to him, it should not be because he is ignorant or uninformed, so he pondered for a while and then said: "What do you think, nephew? Do you want to hear it?"

Qin Hao said with a smile: "The city walls of Nancheng are damaged, and the court will repair them sooner or later. I wonder if I can take advantage of this catastrophe and let the victims contribute to repair the city. It's enough for adults to give more food. Let everyone have a full meal."

"My nephew was joking. Now the food is life. The city wall, although it should be repaired, is not in a hurry. Uncle, I can ask corvees to repair it after the disaster is over next year."

Qin Hao said with a smile: "Uncle may not know the true face of the mountain because he is in the mountain. This year's disaster is so serious, I guess the saint will be exempted from taxes for at least two years and three years. If you want to collect corvee, I'm afraid the least It will be three years later."

The taxation in the early Tang Dynasty was based on rent and mediocrity, and the three complement each other. If it is exempted, it must be exempt from all three. Naturally, a sixth-rank county magistrate has nowhere to collect corvee.

The magistrate was taken aback for a moment, the imperial court wants to exempt from taxes for three years?My county magistrate doesn't even know how you know?
But the more I think about it, the more I think it should be like this. Although he is not a big county magistrate, his background is not small. Otherwise, the Luo-yang order would not be his turn. Therefore, he has actually met Li Shimin and knows it well. I knew the ambitions of the young saint.

"Well, what my nephew said is also reasonable, but now the government's distribution of grain depends entirely on water transport. These are disaster relief grains, and you can't move a single grain. As for money, to be honest, I don't necessarily have money like you now, so I can't force it." Sign it."

Qin Hao couldn't help laughing, and said: "Isn't it because of me? The grassroots are willing to share the worries of the adults. Why don't you entrust this matter to me. I will organize the brothers of the victims to work, and you don't care what I do, anyway. I will definitely give you a repair."

The county magistrate couldn't help being stunned again, gave Qin Hao a meaningful look, and said, "Nephew, the matter of 10 people, no matter how small it is, is still a big matter."

There is still a word left behind, if you play with fire and set yourself on fire, don't burn me.

Qin Hao smiled wryly and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I still have some sense of propriety. Don't lie to my lord, there is no other way. There is not enough food, and the masters have nothing to do. This resentment has gone to the sky, and all the pressure is gone. It's on the kid's head, Brother Xu can barely hold it back now, but if something goes wrong, you, me, Brother Xu, aren't we all on the same boat? There's really no way out, stop It's better to be sparse."

The county magistrate nodded. Although the words were a little threatening, he didn't care about these details. He knew that this kid was not that reckless, so he asked, "You don't want food, you don't want money, so what do you want?"

Qin Hao said with a smile: "It's simple, let Brother Xu take care of the pier temporarily."

"Ok?"

"Now the wharf is full of disaster victims, and they are all grain ships, and the trackers at the wharf are all Brother Xu's people. It is not convenient for your government to manage it. Your energy is so precious, my lord. You should put it in a key place. Well, good steel should be used on the blade."

Mr. Du was dumbfounded by the two sentences, and quickly asked, "Is there any connection between the two?"

Qin Hao said: "Of course there are, but it is more difficult to explain, and you may not be able to understand it. Your time is precious, so don't listen. In short, you simply hand over the pier to Brother Xu, and I will protect you." The repair of the southern city, and there will be no troubles caused by the victims during this process, and your yamen can also spare some manpower and energy, which will do you no harm, so why not do it? Besides, there is no tax for the repair of the southern wall. Corvée, if the imperial court finds out, it is also a political achievement for you, isn't it?"

County Magistrate Du was dumbfounded. According to him, this was a helpless effort. Is there really such a good thing in the world?

If it were someone else, he would have beaten him out with a stick, obviously out of his mind.

But the man in front of him, who was only thirteen years old, became the leader of a hundred thousand disaster victims. Even a majestic sixth-rank magistrate was afraid of him. It made him a little tempted.

Seeing his hesitation, Qin Hao added fire at the right time: "Master Du, it's not easy to keep 10 people under control! We can only help each other if we work together. I hope you will trust us a lot."

The magistrate was a little flustered, picked up the wine and took a sip, said with a sigh of relief: "Since my nephew has a way, try it, and I will write you a note, but I hope my nephew will agree. Don’t be arrogant, once there is any situation, I hope you can come to me to discuss it, stop when it’s time to stop, don’t be ashamed, I’ll return the words to you, in the year of catastrophe, let’s help each other.”

Qin Hao smiled beautifully, "Understood, I understand, don't worry about my work."

After a few more words, Qin Hao left with satisfaction. In fact, he knew before coming that the county magistrate could not disagree.

Still the same thing, if Qin Hao pins the [-] disaster victims, he is pinching the county magistrate's wealth and life. This is a pile of dry firewood, and throwing a spark can turn it into a prairie fire. When tens of thousands of people held a sit-in at the gate of their county government office, he would vomit blood.

It's just that Qin Hao didn't know that when he came out of the county government office, a figure slowly walked out in the living room of the county government office.

This dignified sixth-rank official of County Magistrate Du was as obedient as a grandson in front of this person, and hurriedly saluted, "Miss Wei, look at this..."

It turned out that behind the screen was Wei Zheng, one of the prime ministers of the current dynasty, who was sent to relieve the disaster.

"You didn't do anything wrong. If I were you, if I were you, I would agree with you. It's just that I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this kid's gourd. I really don't feel at ease."

"What Wei Xiang said is, after all, this kid has no hair on his mouth, why don't you come forward and take care of it. To be honest, the subordinates really dare not use official power to suppress him."

Wei Zheng curled his lips and said, "If you can't suppress it, I can definitely suppress it? Hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, let alone you can't bear it, I might not even be able to bear it. Besides, this kid has a crooked stomach. Is it done? Even if something really went wrong, it’s okay. Truth didn’t come empty-handed this time. Liang Shidu’s seizure is roughly estimated to be worth 50 guan. If anything happens, Truth will make up for the hole superior."

County Magistrate Du was surprised: "Wei Xiang thinks so highly of this kid?"

"Hehe, very people do extraordinary things, I really have that little confidence in him, but there is a saying that this kid said is quite good."

"Which one?"

"Together in the same boat! It's not the three of you who are in the same boat, but the four of us, all on the same boat."

(End of this chapter)