In the county government hall, Yang Yuanqing sat on the top with an expressionless face, slowly drinking tea, and a group of people sat on the left and right below him, on the left were the five elders of Qiaojia Village, and on the right were Xu County Ling and Ren County Cheng of House County.

From the point of view of etiquette, it should be the county order and the county Cheng as the chief, sitting on the left, after all, they are the parents official, but in front of Yang Yuanqing, they dare not put on the shelf of the parent official, they can only put on a humble and humble posture, and succumb to the right.

The five village elders didn't know the importance of the seats, they only cared about the green seedlings and the Yicang grain, this was the issue involving their vital interests, with Yang Yuanqing's support, the tone of the five elders also became straightforward and sharp.

"May I ask Xu County Order, other counties have no money to borrow Qingmiao money, but there is a house in the county, why is this happening, is it because the imperial court is special to the house county?"

The question was quite sharp, Xu Xianling had sweat on his forehead, and he wiped the sweat with the sleeve of his robe, of course they had already dealt with these things, but in front of Yang Yuanqing, it still made him feel weak for a while, he was not so much explaining to the five villagers as to Yang Yuanqing.

"This ...... There are also hardships in the county, the imperial court stipulates that the green seedling money is not profitable, and it is withdrawn from the income of the official party field, but there is a problem in this, some counties have the income of the official party field, and some counties do not have the income of the official party field, although the house county also has 50 acres of official land in the house, but in the past few years, the war has been raging, and the official field has not received a penny, how can there be any surplus money to borrow the green seedling money, we have to ask the house shop to borrow, but ask the house to borrow is to ask the lizi money, this lizi money can not be afforded by the government, can only let the borrower bear it, the government can only do is to try to keep down the lizi money, There is no other way. ”

Speaking of this, the county commander Xu Shouxin smiled bitterly, and secretly glanced at Yang Yuanqing out of the corner of his eye. He felt that Yang Yuanqing was still expressionless. It didn't seem to have anything to do with him, so he settled down a little in his heart, and secretly thought: 'Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is also going through the motions?' ’

Come to think of this. He softened his tone and said, "Of course, there are also things that are not well thought out in the county. I apologize to all the folks for not telling this cause and effect in time, so that everyone is confused. ”

Avoiding the truth and making up for the false is a common trick in the officialdom to shirk responsibility, and the government blamed itself painlessly, and then exposed the matter of the profits, Yang Yuanqing did not speak, because he also knew that since the government dared to collect the profits and money openly, it must have sufficient countermeasures.

But the imperial court did have loopholes in the regulations on green seedling money. The government is required to use the income from the official land to draw it, and now the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are several counties that can have the income from the official land. It is completely possible to use the grain from the Yicang to replace the seedling money.

The five elders glanced at each other. They also have nothing to say, and they don't have much money. The loss is also the loss, but they are more concerned about the Yicang grain, most of the families have more than two stones, how can they change the dynasty and not admit it, but the county officials did not change any of them.

"The matter of Lizi Qian will not be mentioned for the time being, we are concerned about the grain of Yicang, may I ask Xu County Order, where is the grain that we stored in Yicang the year before and last year? Why didn't you distribute it this autumn drought? ”

The county commander Xu Shouxin sighed, "All the Yicang grain was transferred by Dou Jiande at the beginning of this year, I also told you last time, we have no choice, should we go to Dou Jiande to come back?" ”

In fact, even if he finds Dou Jiande, he may not know that this is what his subordinates did, the person is dead, and the account books have been lost, which is really nowhere to confront him.

Yang Yuanqing still didn't say anything, to be a superior must have the consciousness of a superior, he is not supervising the imperial history, nor is he too guarded, he can't pull the county officials down to play the board because of the questions of a few villagers, and force him to ask the truth, that's not what he should do as a ruler.

What he has to do is to give the county commanders a chance to explain, or to give them a chance to correct their mistakes, and more importantly, he needs to improve the system......

If Cheng Yanjin is asked to supervise the imperial history, he is a qualified person, he has his own methods, he only grasps one point, this Xu County order cannot personally move the grain, and it is impossible for his son to move it, he can only be his confidant.

Then as long as you grasp this confidant, all the problems will be solved.

It's also very simple to find this henchman, Cheng Yanjin knows that there will be brokers in every place, what if there is no way to do things? It doesn't matter, the broker can help you find a way to pull the relationship, a small county like House County, as long as you inquire in a wine store, soon, there will be brokers coming to the door by themselves.

Cheng Biting Jin paid the broker ten yuan, and found the county lord's henchman Xu Zhi, whose surname was Chen, who was the Guangchu master of the house county.

The broker took Cheng Yanjin into an alley and took ten yuan to benefit, and he didn't hide a lot of words, and told Cheng Yanjin one by one.

"This Chen Zhubo is not simple, he was originally a scholar of Xu County Order, he has followed Xu County Order since he was ten years old, and he is the most reliable henchman of Xu County Order, since Cheng Ye wants to do business in this county, he always has to deal with the government, just look for this Chen Master Bo."

Of course, Cheng Yanjin didn't wear armor, he wore a fuchsia robe, a green scarf, red and green, and three or four retinues, and at first glance he was a big guy who had made a windfall.

Cheng Biting Jin walked with his figure-eight feet, shook three times in one step, had a lot of gold in his pocket, and spoke rudely, "It's still daytime, why doesn't this Chen Zhubo go to the county government and stay at home to do what?" ”

Cheng Yanjin glanced at the horse broker suspiciously, "You kid won't be lying to me, right?" Just find a fool to impersonate. ”

The horse broker was anxious, and promised again and again, "I swear to heaven that I will never lie to Cheng Ye, if I dare to lie to Cheng Ye, let me thunder and thunder in the sky, and I will not die well." ”

He whispered to Cheng Yanjin again: "Cheng Ye doesn't know, this Chen Zhubo is nominally the Guangchu Master of the county government, but in fact, he never cares about the affairs of the county government, he is doing some business for the county order." ”

"The county order is still doing business."

Cheng Yanjin asked a little strangely, "Is he busy?" ”

"Hey! Who is not doing business now, of course, the county order himself does not do it, it is all family members or henchmen who are taking care of it, our county lord has been in the house county for four or five years, and with that little money, can he afford to raise three concubines? ”

Cheng Yanjin nodded, he understood, walking into the alley, they came to a gate, this is a good jujube wood and vermilion lacquer gate, wrapped with copper edges, the yard is also made of bricks, and the wall is also paved with green tile eaves, which looks very elegant, and other earthen courtyard walls rammed with yellow mud and wheat straw are completely different, and they are big families at a glance.

In fact, in the heyday of the Sui Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the residences of officials and people, what identity lived in a few acres of land, the style of the gate, the number of rafters, the civilian gate courtyard was not allowed to be decorated with heavy tiles and fish and birds, and the eaves gatehouse could not be used, only the aconitum door could be made, that is, an ebony wood hung on the door, and even the door could only be a simple bamboo and wooden door.

There is a clear stipulation in the camp order: 'Below the prince's level, the house shall not be heavily constructed; ''Shishu public and private houses, not to build pavilions, to look at people's homes' and so on.

Therefore, an unqualified official like Chen Zhubo actually dared to use copper to wrap the door, and there was a copper ring on the door, as well as a cornicement gatehouse, which was only qualified to be used by high-ranking officials above the third grade.

If you are in the early years of the great cause, you must be guilty, but after years of war, the law is lax, and no one cares about this kind of thing, as long as you have money, it doesn't hurt to pass the addiction of the prince.

The horse broker stepped forward and patted the copper ring, and after a while, a young woman opened the door, she knew the horse broker, and then looked at Cheng Yanjin and his party behind her, and asked: "Ma Langzi, what do you want to trouble my master?" ”

"Madame is serious, but there is a little thing to ask Chen Zhubo for help, of course ......" The horse broker made a gesture to count copper coins, hinting at the woman.

This woman was the wife of Chen Zhubo, and she understood what the horse broker meant, so she opened the door, "Then please come in!" ”

She turned around and shouted, "Da Lang, there are guests looking for you." ”

"Who's looking for me?"

Out of the room came a man in his thirties, who was very delicate, with fine skin and tender meat, wearing a white lake silk robe, wearing a black hat, and dressed elegantly, looking like a scholar with a profound academic appearance.

It's just that he is full of a kind of petty family spirit of being a slave from the bones, and there is a kind of shrewdness and cunning unique to a servant, and he exchanged a look with the horse broker, and he understood in his heart that there was a big fish on the bait.

He stepped forward and bit the golden arch to Cheng and arched his hand, "This brother is surnamed Ren, where is he from, is there anything to find me?" ”

Cheng Biting Jin grinned, "I am from Dongping County, surnamed Cheng, and I want to open a green building in Fang County, so I came to ask my brother for help." ”

There was a female dependant in the courtyard, he actually said that he would open a green building, Chen's wife couldn't hold it on her face, glared at him fiercely, turned around and went back to the room, the horse broker was also a little hot, anyway, the money was in hand, he also said goodbye.

Chen Zhubo doesn't mind the rudeness of the visitors, whether it is to open a green building or a gambling hall, it requires a lot of capital, and it needs a hard backstage, and he is a foreigner, so it is inevitable and profitable to ask the government to cover him.

He waved his hand, "Please come to my room for a detailed discussion." ”

Cheng Biting Jin smiled and followed him into the room, but the three entourages also followed, Chen Zhubo was about to speak, but Cheng Biting Jin turned his face and knocked him to the ground with a vicious slap.

The two casual men stepped forward to set him up, and Cheng Biting Jin punched him in the stomach again, causing this Chen Zhu's thin stomach to turn upside down, and his face turned green.

Cheng Biting Jin pinched his throat, stared at him fiercely and said: "Lao Tzu is Cheng Biting Jin of Wagangzhai, ask you a few words, you dare to have half a lie, Lao Tzu dug out your heart and liver to drink." ”

Master Chen's eyes showed a look of fear, and he nodded again and again, at this time, saving his life is the first priority