Chapter 310 Printed Paper Calendar.

Yangzhou is over.

Hua Lang and a few of them returned to Tianchang County in the scorching summer.

After they returned to Tianchang County, they wanted to take a good rest and not work so hard, but things were not as they wished.

At dusk that day, the sunset was just right, and the evening breeze was blowing very pleasantly, so they discussed going to the county government to mix rice and eat, although the food of the county government was very light and rarely meaty, but at least they didn't have to do it with their hands, and they didn't have to pay for it.

Like this kind of good thing, Hua Lang is still very willing to have a little more.

The four of them came to the county office leisurely, and after greeting the doorman, they went directly to Bao Zheng's office, which was a sunny room, at this time the sun moved westward, and the room was particularly shady.

Gongsun Ce seemed to have discovered Hua Lang and them, so he nodded to them slightly, and then continued to write, Hua Lang was very curious, what were they writing, so that old friends came, and they didn't even invite a seat?

Hua Lang walked over and saw the two of them filling out the form, which was box by box, recording what achievements and mistakes Bao Zheng had done in the year he came to Tianchang County.

The more Hua Lang looked, the more puzzled he became, what did they write these for, could it be that they had to record them and then write them into biographies?

But thinking about it, it was unlikely, and the last one had to wait on the sidelines, and when they were done with this, they came forward to ask.

Fortunately, Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce didn't spend much time, and after a while, after the two of them finished writing, they breathed a sigh of relief, and Hua Lang saw that the time had come, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Bao, Mr. Gongsun, what are you doing here?" ”

Bao Zheng put those things away and said with a smile: "This is the paper calendar issued by the imperial court when I took office, which is a reference for the assessment of political performance. ”

Hearing this, Hua Lang suddenly understood what was going on, now that Bao Zheng has been in office for one year, it is time to conduct an assessment.

At this time, Bao Zheng continued: "I just received the news that the officials sent by the imperial court will come soon, so Mr. Gongsun and I will record the merits and demerits of this period of time. ”

After Hua Lang nodded in understanding, he never mentioned the matter, because he felt that these things had nothing to do with him, and he didn't have to worry about Bao Zheng at all, because Bao Zheng's political achievements were absolutely nothing to say.

After a few days passed, the official sent by the imperial court finally came, it was an adult from the Ministry of Officials' Examination Academy, named Fu Wei, in his forties, but in addition to Fu Wei, there was also a eunuch to follow, and this eunuch was Gonggong Zhang, who had chosen a concubine for the emperor.

At this time, although Zhang Gonggong had no real power, he had the responsibility of supervision, and according to the emperor's meaning, he was afraid that some local officials would be close to the examiners or bribe, in an attempt to get promoted and make a fortune.

Bao Zheng and the others didn't know much about this Zhang Gonggong, but the emperor sent him to follow, and they didn't dare to say anything about it.

It's just that when Bao Zheng reported his political achievements and handed over the printed paper calendar, Bao Zheng found a look in Zhang's father-in-law's eyes that was difficult to understand, which Bao Zheng couldn't understand, as if Bao Zheng's whole fate was in the hands of Zhang's father-in-law.

If it is an extremely flattering official, he will definitely try his best to bribe Father-in-law Zhang at this time and let his subordinates show mercy, but Bao Zheng disdains to do this kind of thing.

After Fu Wei finished reading the printed paper calendar, he said approvingly: "Master Bao has been in office for a year, and his political achievements are very good, not only did he re-investigate the unjust cases in prison, but also solved many problems for the people, and he is a good official." ”

Hearing what Master Fu Weifu said, everyone was a little happy, and Bao Zheng gave up his hand again and again, and said modestly: "Seeking the well-being of the people is what the parents of officials should do, and only by doing this can Weichen live up to the emperor's grace." ”

As soon as Bao Zheng said this, Fu Wei admired Bao Zheng even more, but at this time, Gonggong Zhang, who was sitting on the side, shouted in that kind of male duck voice: "Yo, yes, but I see that on this printed paper calendar, there are also a lot of mistakes of Lord Bao, you keep saying that you live up to the grace of God, but how did you kill our uncle Thursday Ping here, are you living up to the grace of God?" ”

As soon as everyone heard what Father-in-law Zhang said, they immediately understood what was going on, that Zhou Ting was brought into the palace by Father-in-law Zhang, and his fate can be said to be closely related to Zhou Ting, if Zhou Ting gets the emperor's favor, then his father-in-law Zhang will naturally have benefits, so he came to Tianchang County this time, I am afraid that he was ordered by Zhou Ting to find trouble with Bao Zheng.

After listening to Father-in-law Zhang's words, Bao Zheng didn't show much nervousness, but just arched his hand and said: "Father-in-law Zhang's words are wrong, that Uncle Zhouping was not killed by me Bao Zheng, but he had to be imprisoned and killed by the thieves who robbed the law field, how can you blame me Bao Zheng?" If I am at fault in this matter, why didn't the imperial court send someone to investigate at the beginning, why did I need Gonggong Zhang to point fingers at this time? ”

This remark immediately angered Gonggong Zhang, Fu Wei saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Don't be impatient, you two, we just rely on assessing our political performance, and then report to the emperor truthfully, and everything is subject to the emperor's decision, and will not be evaluated." ”

Father-in-law Zhang snorted coldly, and after sitting down, he stared at Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng saw this, and also stared at him, and Bao Zheng's face was dark, giving people a sense of majesty.

This Fu Wei saw that the two were no longer arguing, so he said: "I will put away this printed paper calendar and store it, and hand it over to the emperor for the emperor to evaluate, but I can't just look at these in the assessment of my political performance in the Great Song Dynasty, so I am afraid that Gonggong Zhang and I will have to disturb this Tianchang County for a few days to see the truth, and then there is, Lord Bao, why is the financial income of your Tianchang County so much lower than that of other nearby counties, and your Tianchang County is also a rich land?" ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone was worried, and they knew that the most important thing in the imperial court's assessment was not how many good deeds you had done for the people, but how much financial income you had in office as an official, of course, this financial revenue included taxes and various incomes.

Income determines performance, and many officials try their best to accumulate wealth when they are in office, but the property that can be collected cannot be taken as their own, and they have to use various means to turn these assets into taxes.

This is a common trick used by many magistrates, and it is even an unwritten rule, although Bao Zheng is a first-time official, he also knows the rules of Lu Dao, but this kind of thing, he disdains to do it.