Chapter 10: Hamsters (2)

Zhao Xing returned to the county office and sat motionless in the study.

A large part of the twist of the oil lamp is scorched, and the light becomes smaller, and finally becomes a bean.

The bean lamp emits a firefly-like blue-yellow mist, and the aperture is not large, only worthy of being held with both hands.

In the cell tonight, Xu Chunlai's questioning really hurt him.

It was because he was hurt that he deliberately said so much nonsense.

These things should not be said, it will make him look weak.

Like other students of Yushan Academy, the time in the academy was the happiest, most lively, and hardest time in Zhao Xing's life, and he liked that time.

At this moment, recalling the life of the academy, even the fat cook shook the spoon to shake out the slices of meat, which made Zhao Xing deeply nostalgic.

At the graduation dinner, he Zhao Xing was dressed in white like snow, holding his arms to his classmates, singing about wine, thinking about flying, watching the female classmates in white dancing under the moon, and watching the male classmates in white dancing swords by the pool.

Singing and dancing, the sword spirit is endless, the emperor invites a drink, the giant Confucian waves his pen, the high-ranking officials congratulate in unison, and there are even stunning beauties walking through the crowd like butterflies, hoping to choose a good son-in-law among these white-clothed gentlemen.

Now, all of them have failed ......

Two wisps of tears flowed down his cheeks, fell on the placket and were absorbed by the green shirt in an instant.

100,000 quintals of grain, 67,824 pieces of silver......

If it was Cangcao Xu Chunlai's work mistake, if it weren't for the fact that Xingyang County was full of fools, he wouldn't have thought about it......

He still remembers that when he was checking Cao's accounts, after accounting, he suddenly found the balance of the 100,000 quintals of grain in the account book.

He was furious at first, and he wanted to tear Xu Chunlai, an idiot, apart...... 100,000 quintals of grain, it has been lost in vain for three consecutive years, and it has not become the merit of Xingyang County, and it has cheapened the Daming treasury in vain.

If he had discovered this wrong account three years ago, he would have been able to raise Xingyang's political achievements to a new level with 300,000 loads of money and grain in the past three years.

A small progressive account, village and township, township and county, county and government, the three-level progressive tax remains unchanged, but the interception is changed, which itself is a fiscal and tax policy given by the imperial court to the locality, which can be intercepted.

The Lantian Imperial Court is different from the tax laws of previous dynasties, after receiving taxes, the local government can retain 30%, and the excess part can be withheld by the local government as local development funds.

The more the excess, the more it will be retained, and once it exceeds a large number, all the places can be left.

This is the policy, but it is very vague, and it is necessary to thoroughly understand all economic policies before such a conclusion can be reached.

Not only that, but when interpreting the policy, it is also necessary to be extremely familiar with the Lantian Imperial Court, who is very familiar with the style of the higher departments, and can be determined by some people in the central ministries and commissions.

Otherwise, once the tax explained above cannot be satisfactorily completed, the amount of payment has already been paid, and the consequences will be very serious.

Xu Chunlai belonged to this kind of person, and he didn't understand the difference between the Lantian Imperial Court and the Zhu Ming Dynasty.

For the Lantian Imperial Court, they hope that the place will become strong and prosperous, and they must catch up with the prosperity of Guanzhong as soon as possible.

However, the Zhu Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of "strong cadres and weak branches", which contributed to the stability of the dynasty to a certain extent, but in doing so, it actually weakened the rule over the remote areas, and at the same time, it was also a manifestation of lack of confidence in the legitimacy of its own rule.

Xu Chunlai stubbornly believes that the amount of money and grain withheld by the local government cannot be greater than the amount of taxes paid.

Because the imperial court has deposed a whip method made by Zhang Juzheng, no matter how it is calculated, in the end, the excess money and grain will be expressed in the grain.

This is the origin of 100,000 quintals of grain.

Zhao Xing didn't understand what he was thinking at the time, and through those henchmen in the post station, he unknowingly got the 100,000 loads of grain to the brewing workshop.

Daming is not exclusive to winemaking, for business, Daming is to take a supportive attitude, but food is the foundation of the country, winemaking is too food-consuming, therefore, every year for wine-making grain is counted.

Now that there are 100,000 tons of extra grain, then Xingyang County will be able to brew a lot of wine, which will be of great benefit to the prosperity of Xingyang's business.

The brewing industry itself is an industry that Zhao Xing is preparing to vigorously develop in Xingyang, and he had this idea when he built Aocang.

If he entered the county government account as soon as he received the payment for the purchase of grain from the brewing workshop, then even if it was checked from above, it would be regarded as a violation at most, and it would be over if he was reprimanded by Shangguan.

Right now...... The money was buried under his study......

And Xu Chunlai, a fool, also discovered that there was an extra 100,000 quintals of grain in the market in Xingyang County, and he also wrote a document to send it to the Shenxing Division in Luoyang through the post station.

The silver under his feet was getting hot, and Zhao Xing's feet didn't dare to fall to the ground.

"Husband, why do you stay here alone and don't cut the wick?"

His wife, Pei, walked in from outside, and immediately cut off the burnt wick with scissors, and soon the room was bright.

The wife is very beautiful today, wearing a thin gauze skirt, and her chest is wrapped in a pink breast trowel, which is heavy and very attractive.

Pei Shi saw that her husband was looking at her, so she spun around in the light and said, "How about it, Zhou Pingpo's craftsmanship, look at this embroidery, double-sided, ordinary people don't have such craftsmanship."

Know how much money I'm spending? ”

Zhao Xing smiled: "No less than twenty silver coins." ”

The wife laughed and said: "Thirty-seven silver coins, this is still made for me for the sake of your county, the merchant family wants to take it, and Zhou Pingpo will not do it without a hundred silver coins."

You don't blame the concubine for spending money indiscriminately, do you? ”

Zhao Xing stood up and circled around his wife and said, "It's worth it, if the money is not enough, I'll go to the treasury to get it." ”

Pei Shi punched Zhao Xing and said: "Don't take it, it's the official's money, the concubine doesn't have the courage to spend the money in the treasury, at most the concubine will be more frugal next month, although the husband's money is not much, it is still enough for our whole family." ”

Zhao Xing returned to his seat, picked up the pen, opened the paperwork and made a look like he was going to work.

Pei brought him tea, and suddenly heard a child crying in the back house, so he hurried to see the child.

Seeing that his wife was gone, Zhao Xing opened a piece of floor, and two paulownia wood boxes appeared under the floor, which contained 67,824 silver coins.

The chest opened, and the finely forged silver coin glittered in the light, and the handsome face of Yun Zhao on the front of the coin seemed to carry a thick sense of mockery.

Zhao Xing pulled the silver coin, the silver coin rattled, grabbed a handful and threw it away, this time the silver coin made a louder sound.

"Tomorrow it will be handed over to the public account."

Zhao Xing muttered to himself, and raised his hand to slap himself.

After recovering the floor, Zhao Xing began to review the official documents and continued to review them until late.

After packing up his things, Zhao Xing returned to the back house, at this time, the child was already asleep, and his wife was napping and gently patting the child.

"Didn't I tell you? Don't wait for me. ”

"Then how can it be done, the husband works hard for the country, and the concubine has to wait for you to wash."

"Mm-hmm, let's do it, I'll try to finish my official business during the day in the future......"

"No, the concubine can afford to wait, you are still young, if you don't work hard at this time, wouldn't it be shameless to be surpassed by your classmates in the future?"

"Okay, I will strive to be a bigger official in the future, so that you will be beautiful."

After Zhao Xing washed, he went to bed, glanced at each other with his wife and the child respectively, then blew out the candle and fell asleep......

Zhao Xing's eyes were closed, but a picture appeared in his mind that he didn't want to see......

At this time, it's time for Hou Kui to take Xu Chunlai out of prison, right?

At this time, Xu Chunlai should have choked to death with his own vomit, right?

Sleep, sleep, and when you wake up tomorrow morning, there will be nothing left...... No, I should also write a petition for guilt, Senior Brother Hao Yushu is the prefect, he should withhold the paperwork, and then give me a disciplinary punishment that is not light or severe.

Such a sanction would stay on the file for a year, and then it would be canceled......

The day was soon dawning, Zhao Xing got up in a hurry, washed, and went to the county government after breakfast, today is the No. 1, it is the time for the county government to hold a regular meeting, and at this regular meeting, he has a lot of things to arrange.

As usual, Zhao Xing was the last to enter the county government conference room, and when he entered, the county minister, the chief bookkeeper, the county lieutenant, Hu Cao, Gong Cao, Cang Cao, Xuezheng, Medical Administration, and the governors of various places had also expired.

Zhao Xing glanced at Cangcao Xu Chunlai, Xu Chunlai also looked at Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing's face did not change, and Xu Chunlai's face was full of sadness and regret.

Zhao Xing opened his notebook and coughed, "Now the meeting ......"

Today's meeting was extraordinarily lengthy, and Zhao Xing seemed to have to explain everything at this meeting at once......

After the meeting, Zhao Xing returned to the study of the county government, and he was not surprised at all to see Hou Kui sitting on a chair.

"The money is under your chair."

Hou Kui nodded and said, "I know!" ”

"Are you the man in black who came to spy on me?"

"No, I'm a second-level inspector of the Supervision Department of Luoyang Prefecture."

"You've been monitoring me for two and a half years."

"It's not two and a half years to supervise you, it's two and a half years to supervise Xingyang County, you should know that the Ministry of Supervision has inspectors in every county."

"How much do you know about me?"

"If you don't ask me to kill Xu Chunlai, I don't know anything, of course, I know everything now."

"What kind of exit will I be?"

"We discussed it overnight, because Xu Chunlai didn't die, so you don't die for your crimes, but I'm afraid you only have two choices, one is to sit through the prison, and the other is the Western Regions, and you won't go back in this life."

Zhao Xing smiled: "What if I don't choose either?" ”

Hou Kui was stunned for a moment and said, "You can't escape." ”

Zhao Xing looked at Hou Kui and said, "I am the thirty-seventh among the eighth graduating students of Yushan Academy. ”

Hou Kui sneered: "So what? ”

Zhao Xing smiled: "This means that you can't beat me!" ”

With that, a heavy punch was struck.

He didn't dare to despise Zhao Xinghoukui, stood firm, and crossed his arms and crossed the cross.

The fist did not fall on Hou Kui's arms, and he saw Zhao Xing's body shrink and actually fly out of the open window.

"Stop him!"

Hou Kui ordered loudly.

It's a pity that Zhao Xing's strength is too strong, and he actually defeated the opponent who stood in the way in just a moment, grabbed it on the high wall, and lifted his body to the wall.

When Hou Kui came out with a short firearm, Zhao Xing's body had already disappeared into the wall.

"Chase, no matter what, you have to catch him, whether you live or die!" Hou Kui was furious.

When Kui saw Zhao Xing again, he was sitting on the edge of the chasm east of Xingyang with his knees crossed, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting here, judging from the wine jars scattered around him, the time was not short.

"Zhao Xing, go back with me, so that you can still live."

Zhao Xing's hair was scattered, and he took a sip of a puddle of wine and said, "Disciples of the Yushan Sect, how can they be tortured, the shame I created by myself can only be cleaned by the water of this chasm."

When you come, I want to tell you a word, please tell Your Majesty, just say, Zhao Xingzhi is wrong. ”

After that, Zhao Xing threw away the wine jar, and after bowing solemnly in the direction of Chang'an, he tidied up his clothes and hair, picked up a big stone from the shore and held it in his arms, and walked into the wide chasm that he had trimmed with his own hands.

His steps were very firm until he was flooded overhead......

Hou Kui watched from the shore, and he felt that Zhao Xing didn't seem to be wrong to do this, and the reputation of Yushan Academy really shouldn't be tarnished.

He sat guarding the chasm all night, until his subordinates guarding the lower reaches of the chasm found Zhao Xing's body, and then he sighed at the wide chasm and left the place that made him feel very uncomfortable.