Originally, Xu Lingfei, who was an old oilman in the officialdom of Tianchi County, did not take such a doll magistrate in his eyes at all, but since listening to Shen Yu's inaugural speech at Hou Jinbao's birthday banquet, he suddenly changed his attitude, and he deeply understood that even if Shen Yu was poor, he was not something that he could compete with as an unpopular official.

Just as Xu Lingfei was still standing there thinking nonsense, Shen Yu pretended to be careless while flipping through the booklet: "Xu Zhang, what do you think of the four-sentence policy proposed by this official today?"

Xu Lingfei was excited, hurriedly gathered his mind, and said with a smile: "Adults are so far-sighted at a young age, and they are really admirable. He firmly believes that Tianchi County, under the leadership of adults, will definitely be able to establish immortal deeds. Adults are young and promising, and the future is limitless......"

Without waiting for Xu Lingfei to finish speaking, Shen Yu put down the roster, waved his hand and interrupted: "In this way, this official has just arrived, and he really doesn't know much about the affairs of the county, so as a bystander, let's objectively talk about the current prominent problems in our Tianchi County, such as public security problems, and the problem of officials not doing ......."

it!

At this moment, Xu Lingfei broke out in a cold sweat!

Aren't you playing with me!

Shen Yu stared at Xu Lingfei, who was sweating profusely and didn't say a word, and said lightly: "What, is this question difficult to answer?"

Xu Lingfei stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile that was more ugly than crying: "He......h! It's not difficult, it's not difficult! I ...... I think so...... I think that our Tianchi County, under the wise leadership of Ma County Cheng and Hou County Lieutenant, is actually ...... Actually, it's still very good, at least not as bad as it is rumored. ”

Shen Yu frowned fiercely, and said in a slightly stern tone: "Xu Zhang, this official is asking you to tell me about our county, what problems currently exist, not for you to sing praises to your superiors." This official has read your resume, as an old man in the officialdom of Tianchi County, is it possible that you can't even answer this question?"

Shen Yu, my day, your mother!

Xu Lingfei couldn't help but curse in his heart, he really wanted to rush over to Shen Yu's little white face and smash it twice.

"Please forgive me for being ignorant, I really haven't found any problems worth talking about in our Tianchi County. Xu Lingfei took a deep breath and said stiffly.

Shen Yu smiled coldly: "Since this is the case, you can step back and let the king of the household come in." ”

"Yes. Retired from his position. Xu Lingfei was relieved when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around and walked out quickly, he didn't know why, he always felt that Shen Yu's official authority was too great, facing Shen Yu, he seemed to feel that he was facing some feudal official, which made his heart very stressful, he was really worried that if he didn't go out, he would really have to say something that shouldn't be said under Shen Yu's official authority.

The officials who had been waiting at the door of the study saw Xu Lingfei walk out with a slightly pale face, and for a while they couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts, and secretly screamed that it was not good.

"Wang Zhang, my lord let you in. Xu Lingfei said as he walked quickly to the lobby in the front yard of the county office.

Wang Mingqiang walked into the study tremblingly, and as soon as he closed the door, he hurriedly turned to Shen Yu, who was sitting on the Taishi chair, and said, "Wang Mingqiang, the head of the lowly household, see your lord." ”

Shen Yu briefly examined the case of this loyal-looking householder for a while, and said coldly: "You can first report the basic situation of our county's finances and household registration." ”

Hearing this, Wang Mingqiang hurriedly took out a thick account book from his bosom and put it on the bookcase, and said cautiously: "My lord, there are 12,000 civilian households in our county, about 45,000 people, and the average annual tax revenue of the county in the past three years is 1,000 taels of silver and 600 quintals of grain. ”

As soon as the words fell, Shen Yu's heart couldn't help but sink, he never thought that Tianchi County, which has more than 600 square kilometers and nearly 50,000 people, would only have such a small amount of annual tax revenue every year! What is this special enough to do? How poor is Tianchi County to be, so that there will only be such a small amount of taxes!

According to Shen Yu's estimate, one thousand taels of silver is equivalent to one million yuan before he crossed, and six hundred quintals of grain are about sixty thousand catties. That's a county's tax revenue for a year! Isn't that a joke?

Wang Mingqiang watched Shen Yu's face gradually become gloomy, and he hurriedly explained: "My lord doesn't know, our Tianchi County has always been one of the top ten poor counties in our Tianshan Province, and this situation has been going on for many years. Speaking of this, Wang Mingqiang hurriedly added: "Of course, the main problem is that there is really no outstanding place in all walks of life in our county, and there is a lack ......of resources."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yu interrupted in a cold voice: "Okay, let me ask you, how does the county government maintain such a small amount of taxes?

Wang Mingqiang smiled bitterly: "The government has not given us even one or two taels of silver in Tianchi County for many years, and now our county can barely survive by relying on the sponsorship of the squires of Xiaowangzhuang and Houjiazhai! They will each sponsor three thousand taels of silver and five hundred quintals of grain in the county every year, and in return, the county allows the squires of these two regions to monopolize any industry in the county. ”

Shen Yu sneered: "Okay, you step down and let Wang Bantou come in." ”

"Yes. Retired from his position. Wang Mingqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly turned around and retreated.

Shen Yu flipped through the roster of the official's room with one hand and the account book of the household with the other, his expression became more and more cold.

As soon as Wang Ruoxu walked into the study, Shen Yu directly stretched out his hand and pointed to a chair next to him: "Sit down and talk." ”

Wang Ruoxu was slightly stunned, she didn't expect this imposing young magistrate to be so polite to her.

"There is a difference between up and down, I just stand, what do you command?"

Shen Yu smiled at Wang Ruoxu, and said earnestly: "This official knows a little bit about the art of observing people, although Wang Bantou is a woman, but his body is full of heroic righteousness. When I first arrived in Tianchi County, I am not familiar with the place, and there is a lack of trustworthy and available people, so I would like to hear your opinions and ideas, you just have to speak freely, and there is no need to have any taboos. ”

Wang Ruoxu's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she looked at Shen Yu, who was slightly expectant, with complicated eyes, and stopped talking.

Shen Yu frowned: "What, is there anything unspeakable about Wang Bantou?"

"Alas, I beg your pardon for being blunt, although the magistrate's policy is good, it is not realistic. Wang Ruoxu sighed softly and said helplessly.