A simple meeting ceremony was soon over, among the five people, Shi Qichen was the oldest, and there was no change in feelings on his face.

Zhang Yuchu and Luo Jinghuai did a good job in the public, which gave Lu Zifei a lot of face, and Dai Zexi gave Lu Zifei the feeling that he was smiling very sincerely.

There is only one Hao Yunle left, if you want to say that Shao Ting is relatively quiet and has a cold personality, Hao Yunle can be called a 10,000-year-old iceberg, Lu Zifei is four or five meters away from him, and he can feel the cold air on his body that rejects people thousands of miles away.

The official positions of the five people are the same, no one is big or small, but the scope of work they are responsible for is different, the division of labor is different, and they don't know anything about their details, but when they meet for the first time today, they can't let the people under them look down on themselves.

"I have only one requirement for doing things under me, that is, listen to the command, if you don't listen to the command, you will be punished if you do something wrong, and you will be punished if you do it right, this is the principle of my work, I don't care who your seven aunts and eight uncles are, the first time you make a mistake, it is forgivable, forgive you, the second time, I'm sorry, you are in another place."

One from the six grades of the five of them really didn't pay attention to it, even if you are the champion of Jinke, you are not here to be played by us, but these sonorous words said that their hearts were a little cold.

"Yes, Lord Langzhong."

Lu Zifei thought that the effect was good, and said with a smile: "It's the first time I've been an official, and it's also the first time I've come to the branch, so you can take me to your office to have a look, so that I can empathize with everyone's working environment." ”

A neat row of rooms appeared not far from Lu Zifei's office, and before anyone approached, the sound of the abacus had already penetrated far away, and after observation, Lu Zifei found that there were ten to twenty people in each room.

Luo Jinghuai said: "My lord, our branch has a total of 35 such accounting rooms, and the number of people is kept fluctuating around 500, and the accounting work of the seven cases is completed here. ”

Lu Zifei asked, "Then who will review these completed accounts?" ”

Luo Jinghuai replied: "It will be reviewed by Lord Langzhong and Confucius, and the general accounts will be reviewed by the deputy envoy, and every year the imperial court will also send people to supervise the mutual review of the three divisions of Salt and Iron, Hubu, and Duzhi. ”

The bookkeeper who knows how to do accounts in feudal society is already a rich peasant, and those who can do big accounts like the imperial court are even more powerful, and it is not good to have a little bit of literature and ink in the stomach, there are 500 people in the degree branch, and there are a total of 1,500 people in the three divisions, and no one can support so many people except the imperial court.

Lu Zifei turned around and only saw the person doing the accounting, so he asked strangely: "Shouldn't we have our own warehouse?" ”

Luo Jinghuai didn't rush to answer this question, Lu Zifei looked a little embarrassed, Dai Zexi said: "My lord doesn't know, only the deputy envoy and the judge have the right to check and interrogate in the warehouse of the Du branch, and the Confucian official does not have this right." ”

It turned out to be a nonsense question, no wonder their expressions were like eating Xiang, only accounts, no physical objects, so even if a problem is found, how to check it, go to the deputy envoy, the judge or the third envoy.

"It's almost May, you can send the accounts from the period before May to my office for me to see."

Sitting on a chair in the office in the morning, maybe because there is too little meat on the buttocks, the buttocks pressed by the chair hurt, look at the sun, this meal will take a while! Looking at the ledger again, he wanted to burn it all down.

Zhang Fangping studied with him for several days for the new bookkeeping method and Arabic numerals, and when he left, he swore that it would definitely be popularized in the Sansi Yamen.

What's even more unbearable is the strange unit of measurement, one will be a catty, one will be a burden, and a while will be a bucket, he really admires how the ancients pieced these numbers together.

In this way, the accounts must be mostly bad debts, and in the end they will be gone, and over time it will become an unspoken rule of corruption.

Lu Zifei gave up, he felt that he should sober up first, the first day of being an official was spent in his drowsiness, the office without ice is similar to a sauna, and those who can calm down and plan to settle accounts are masters.

When he returned home, his daughter-in-law asked about today's incident, and Lu Zifei said: "It's dull, there is nothing to do, but the people under my hands are not very convinced, this your husband needs a little time." ”

The three-pronged approach of cold beer, chilled watermelon, and chilled juice finally dissipated a lot of the fire on the body. It seems that the decision was made in the first place.

Just as he was pondering his work, he was interrupted by a continuous 'pop' sound, and it turned out to be Li Lin jumping down with his giggling son, the three men were fighting in the water to their heart's content, and Lu Zifei let go back to the time when he was a child with his friends in the small river.

"Xiucai, now I know you can't do without me! Isn't it going well in the yamen today? ”

Lu Zifei said angrily: "Can I compare with you?" The starting point of your official position is the number one, I calculated it myself, I can't rank at all in the three divisions of the yamen, you say that I can go well. ”

Li Lin pretended to comfort his good friend and said: "It's a big injury, in your words, reincarnation is a technical job, and my father and mother can't help it, but if you make me a hot pot to eat, I'll tell you some gossip, how, fair!" ”

Lu Zifei looked at him suspiciously and said, "When did you become so smart, do you know why I'm worried about it?" ”

Li Lin smiled mysteriously and said, "Are you worried about those accounts, and the five little minions under you." ”

"When did Master Li become a roundworm in my stomach, why don't I know, tell me who your eyeliner is."

Li Lin's eyes widened and said, "It can't be my clever calculation." ”

Lu Zifei said: "I can't eat hot pot yet, no, it should be something more delicious than hot pot." ”

"Dai Zexi" Li Lin said these three words categorically and without hesitation.

"Tell me honestly how you knew in advance that I was going to progress the branch."

In front of the food, Li Lin felt that big things were trivial, Lu Zifei was getting lazier and lazier now, and if you wanted him to cook by himself, he could only rely on luck, but luck is not every day!

Li Lin said flatteringly: "Once when I entered the palace, I met Zhang Fangping and Zeng Gongliang on the way full of spring breeze, and I heard the two of them say that you are going to the third division, so I arranged an undercover agent for you in advance. ”

Lu Zifei said: "I've known you for so long and it's like a human being to do this, no, why don't you give me a word in advance." ”

"Am I not here to surprise you?" Li Lin said proudly.

"But how do I feel that this name is a little familiar," Lu Zifei wondered.

Li Lin said: "Of course I am familiar with it, he is the son of Lao Dai, do you say that he is familiar." ”

"You don't have to worry about the accounts, I have my own way, you tell me now that the remaining four people are immortals." Lu Zifei urged, after all, do you know yourself and know that you will not be defeated in a hundred battles?

Li Linyou was a little far away from his good friend and said, "Where is my hot pot?" Where's my dish? There's nothing good to eat, and I won't say a word if you kill me today. "I made myself as if I were a great proletarian revolutionary.

Let the kitchen skewer the dishes, Lu Zifei prepared a base by himself, set up a barbecue grill, and Cao Feng, who smelled the fragrance of the meat before it was on the stove, also came, and the first sentence was, "Your nephew is not hot at home, you can also repair a swimming pool!" ”

Lu Zifei said in surprise: "Isn't there one in my family?" You just bring Shaoyu over, it's too troublesome to fix that thing. ”

"Your sister-in-law wants an identical one."

Li Lin said: "Repairing one is also repairing, repairing two is also repairing, and by the way, repair one for my family!" Otherwise, my tigress would have to be torn alive. ”

Lu Zifei knew that there was nothing good, and after burning an eggplant, he handed over the rest of the work to the cook, and when Li Lin and Cao Feng eliminated the enemy by dividing five by two, Lu Zifei said: "Now you should be satisfied!" ”

Li Lin took a sip of beer and said comfortably: "How can you come up with an ice to chill beer, it's a perfect match!" In such a hot weather, if you take it out and sell it, others will not carry the money to your home. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, let's talk about the point, countless people still can't eat, you let me tell the world loudly, I'm making wine with grain, you say that I don't hang myself on the birthday star, can't I enjoy it by closing the door? Doesn't it smell good? ”

Li Lin said: "I always feel that what you said is crooked, but if you think about it carefully, it is very realistic, I can't figure it out, enter the topic, Shi Qichen is an old senior, he has been drilling in the third division all his life, if you want to say who he is, you may not even think of this person if I don't mention it." ”

"Who?"

"Ding Meaning"

"Are you kidding me?"

"No, what I said is true, I specifically investigated his file for you, it's not wrong, it's Ding Wei."

Lu Zifei said: "A big boss hidden behind it! What about the remaining three? ”

Li Lin said with a smile: "Don't look at the five people, the relationship network is not simple, Hao Yunle is the person of Chu Jingyan, the servant of the household department, Luo Jinghuai is the person of Yijiapeng, the judge of salt and iron, and Zhang Yuchu is Zhang Fangping's person, a distant relative!" How did you feel after listening to it? ”

Lu Zifei said with high morale: "Since everyone has a background, it is interesting to play, and there is no need to be afraid." ”

"It's a good thing to have confidence, these people's backers are not fuel-efficient lamps, Chu Jingyan can mix easily under the pressure of Wen Yanbo, and his ability is undoubted, Yijiapeng is a representative of the two Zhejiang, don't despise Xiucai." Cao Feng said something while his mouth was free.