Jin Shuzhao sat in the tavern, flipping through the account books casually, and was in a happy mood. Du Zhongxiao became the magistrate, and as his closest entourage, his status rose and he came out. In the past, when he was inspecting the village, Du Zhongxiao was only sent here as a state official, and he was not directly in charge of many things, and Jin Shuzhao was busy trying cases every day. As the magistrate of the county, there are two helpers under him, the county lieutenant and the chief bookkeeper, and the affairs are much more leisurely.

Jiang Jian came in from outside and bowed his hand to Jin Shuzhao: "Kong Mu is fine." ”

Jin Shu recalled a salute, let Jiang Jian Dang sit beside him, and asked casually: "Jian Dang is back, but the accounts have been counted?" ”

"I've always had a clear account there, just let my subordinates sort it out." While speaking, Jiang Jian put a small cloth bag in front of Jin Shuzhao, and flicked it lightly, revealing a silver ingot inside. "A few of us have a little heart, Kong Mu smiled."

Jin Shuzhao's eyes lit up, and then his expression darkened, and he said helplessly: "Put it away." If it's not that I'm not impressed, everything in this world can't be separated from money. It's just that the law has always been strict, I stretched out my hand today, and I will be severely punished if I know it in the future! ”

Supervisor Jiang said in a low voice: "God knows this matter, you know it, I know, where will Jietui know?" Even if Kong Mu takes it, it is good to buy some wine and meat in his spare time. Just like the errand, we know the difficulties of Kongmu. These foreign wealth are old examples, and Confucius does not have to refuse. ”

Jin Shuzhao sighed: "The main thing is to change these old examples. Before I came, I said that we should find a way to make up some money for us in various places, but we must not accept bribes in official business. Supervisor, Jietui is not a mean person, as long as he concentrates on doing things, he will never let his subordinates suffer. You take back the money and put your books in order. ”

Supervisor Jiang looked at Jin Shuzhao and saw that he didn't look like a lie, so he tried to say after a while: "Kong really doesn't accept it?" ”

"Yes, you can't accept it. I'm still thinking about working a few more days under the section pusher to fight for a future. If you get the reward of the festival, after a few years, Gao Gao will not dare to say, I am like you, and it should not be difficult for me to be a prison official. I stretched out my hand today, but I am afraid that everything will be closed in the future. ”

Hearing Jin Shuzhao say it so clearly, Jiang Jiandang hesitated for a moment, but still took the silver ingot back. These petty officials, naturally in the eyes of the county officials, are naturally not on the stage, but after all, they are officials, and they have oil and water to make money in the affairs they are in charge of, and their positions are still very attractive. Many of these prison officials were promoted from officials, and Jin Shuzhao really satisfied Du Zhongxiao, and he could do the same in a few years.

There is a barrier between officials, which means that it is difficult for officials to change to the rank of official, and it is basically impossible to be a high-level official, and it is much easier for petty officials at the grassroots level. For many years as an official, he has not committed crimes, and he can also retire as a junior military officer with his seniority, and many prison officials come from this.

Putting away the silver ingot, Supervisor Jiang sighed and said, "We, the prison officials, are not afraid of the greed of the officials above, but we are afraid that they will not enter the oil and salt." Although he is in a humble position, he is in charge of all the people who make a living every day, who dares to guarantee that the dust is clean? Confucius has been in the Yamen for many years, and this Taoist ideal is clear. The self-discipline is so strict, why bother? Let's make it hard too! ”

Jin Shuzhao said with a smile: "You have to know, the festival pushes the family to sell wine in the three states, and the family has gold and silver, so do you care about these little money?" If he didn't go out as an official, Jietui would do some business at home, and he would also be an outsider on the rich side. Do things under the section pusher, and put away your thoughts. Fortunately, although Jietui does not allow his subordinates to accept bribes, he will always compensate for one or two in other things, and he can't suffer losses. ”

Jiang Jian is extremely meagre in the official position of these people, and it is an open secret that they use their positions to gain benefits, and there are even many ways that are simply legal, otherwise it will be difficult for them to survive. In the past, when Gu Zhixian was here, they didn't do too much, otherwise they would have been implicated because of Ma Meng's matter. Now the petty officials and officials in Yongcheng, the rest are all tested, and Ma Meng's case is a sieve that washes the sand.

Seeing that Jin Shu was easy to talk to, Supervisor Jiang was not in a hurry to leave, and sat and chatted. He had a twisted relationship with Huang Dehe, the inner servant, and he sought this petty official. As a result, two years ago, Huang Dehe went to the northwest to supervise the war and died, and was beheaded by Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji, and Jiang Jiandang had no backer from the imperial court. Fortunately, his relationship with Huang Dehe was already very far away, and he had no contact after becoming an official, so he was not implicated.

Sighing, Supervisor Jiang said: "I have an old mother at home, and I have two sons and two daughters, a large family to support, and I get one or two yuan of money every month, what is it worth!" In charge of the salt tax and liquor tax, more or less merchants have some filial piety, so as to avoid the suffering of cold and hunger. Alas, it's not just to support the family, there are other people in the clan to help, and life is actually tight. Other people see us as officials, in charge of many things, with wine and meat, but they don't know that we are only glamorous on the outside, and we don't actually have much money in our hands. Kong Mu also wants to find such an errand in the future, and he will inevitably be in this situation. ”

Jin Shuzhao nodded silently, his heart was already prepared. The salary of the prison official is very low, and he is not the same as the officials, he is a rogue official, and his life is naturally not very good. But no matter how difficult it is, it is much better than the life of ordinary people. Officials do things in the yamen, and if they don't rely on crooked ways, not only can they not make money, but they also have to put money in their families, how many officials like Du Zhongxiao are there?

ordered the store to serve wine, and Jin Shuzhao and Jiang Jian chatted while drinking, which was very speculative. They are actually the same kind of characters, but Jiang Jian went faster by chance.

Each class has its own life, and each has its own troubles. Du Zhongxiao and Gu Zhixian are thinking about their future promotions, and Jin Shuzhao and Jiang Jian are these people, what they want is to eat, drink, and live a stable and peaceful life.

After drinking a glass of wine, Jiang Jian sighed: "The official of the festival is a good person, and how many people applaud him for running Ma Meng's house." Reclamation on the other side of the river has also really done something to make people make money. But good people and good officials are different after all, and good officials in the eyes of the people are not the same as good officials in the eyes of our people. We are not allowed to collect money, and the people naturally applaud. But we are thin, without those extra filial piety, what will the family eat? ”

Jin Shuzhao said: "The prison is the heart of an official, and the temperance naturally has a law, and he will not treat his subordinates badly." I have been following the festival for more than half a year, busy day and night, and I usually have no foreign wealth. But on Chinese New Year's Eve, Jietui and his wife gambled and won me more than a dozen times. ”

Jiang Jian sighed: "In the end, it is a rich and noble family, and you can take out a lot of money casually during the New Year." Like Gu Zhi County in the past, it is not easy to take out more than a dozen yuan. But this is not the way after all, where can you use your own family's money as an official. ”

Jin Shuzhao knew that Du Zhongxiao had been worried about this matter recently, and he had no shortage of skills to make money, but it was not easy to distribute the money he earned to his subordinates legally and compliantly. Every year, Jiang Jian collects a lot of money from these people, but the county can't use it, so what can be done? Gu Zhixian usually entertains guests, and his subordinates have to post money, and the money in the accounts of the three divisions cannot be touched.

After drinking two bowls of wine, Jin Shuzhao said: "The officials have their own ways to promote this matter, what can we people come up with?" Just do what the officials tell you to do. Shangguan can be sympathetic to us, which is already a rare blessing. ”

Jiang Jiandang had no choice but to comfort himself like this. came to Jin Shuzhao, not only to represent himself, but also to several prison officials and prefects who came out to find Jin Shuzhao to find out. When the new officials take office, these petty officials must have a bottom in their hearts and what to do in the future. Otherwise, according to Du Zhongxiao's style of handling Ma Meng's case, patience must be distilled to the end, which one is not frightened?