This magistrate of Julu County, although he has not read any books; But since his grandfather's generation, the family has been in the oil mill business! So he is a layman when it comes to the 'craft' of settling accounts, he can at least rank among the top three in Julu County!

The officials of Beiyan have a three-year term, and if they have not yet reached the age of resignation after the expiration of the term, they will have to go through an official evaluation by the head of the ministry. Those who have to be evaluated will be dismissed from their posts pending investigation; Those who have been evaluated will be demoted by one level; Those who are evaluated will not move in place; Those who are rated above will be promoted to one level; As for the comments on the top, it needs to be approved by Emperor Tianyou himself, as for how much benefit you get, it will vary from person to person!

Since this county magistrate is an official god who donated fame and 'activities', the best result for him is 'middle evaluation'.

People are self-aware. His own foundation is not very clean, and even if he spends a lot of money to buy a promotion review, he is not capable of doing it. And for him, the higher the official promotion, the easier it is for his ugly things to be exposed; Therefore, at the end of his term of office a year ago, the county magistrate dragged people to spend 50,000 taels of silver to buy back a 'middle evaluation', so that he could continue to stay in office for three years.

So generally speaking, for a magistrate county, but counting the evaluation of silver, there is a deficit of more than 10,000 taels of silver every year; In addition, the way through when he bought the official still needs to be maintained, the routine ice and charcoal respect of the court officials, and the taboo of the emperor's relatives and relatives, all of them have to send a rich 'heart'.

And the Qipin prefect of the Northern Yan Imperial Court, all the official salaries, Lu rice and other benefits are all added together, and under the condition of full distribution, it is about 1,200 taels of silver per year...

It can be seen that at least for the county magistrate of Julu County, how to raise a year's 'share of silver' is the most important thing. After all, he is also a businessman, so how can he trade at a loss?

So in the first year of his tenure, he was caught off guard by this huge deficit!

The reason why he didn't do it as a good businessman and gave birth to the idea of being an official was entirely because he looked down on the 'inaction' of the former county magistrate! In line with the principle of 'I can do it, I will go up', he spent a lot of money to 'move' to the location of Qipinzhi County.

So according to the 'original intention' of this oil boss, he really just wants to benefit a township.

Since you want to take office, you need to have a whole team. First of all, there must be a master who is responsible for handling official documents, right? The little thing in his stomach can only be regarded as just getting out of the level of 'illiterate', and he can't understand a few words at all in the official documents of the imperial court, let alone 'personally experience'!

In the Northern Yan Dynasty, the 'place of origin' of the best master was the sage's hometown of Ludong Province. In terms of the local market price, the annual salary of the ordinary level master starts at 300 taels!

In addition to his master, he also needs a head catcher with strong martial arts and a wide range of connections. Don't look at the three classes of officials, they can be selected at will among the local strong men, but the candidate for the post of head catcher is absolutely sloppy! After all, this head-catching position is a nine-grade official body; If you become famous, it is not a fantasy to directly enter the Criminal Law Department or Dali Temple.

Such an important position cannot be filled by mere martial arts; It has to be an 'old fritter' who steps on black and white and is proficient in the laws of criminal names!

The 'production area' of the best head-catching is Jinzhou in the north of Yanzhou and Cangzhou in the south of Yanzhou. Jinzhou at the foot of the Son of Heaven is a mixture of water and drought, fish and dragons; Therefore, the people who practice martial arts in Jinzhou not only have a good martial arts, but also have a very wide range of communication on the rivers and lakes; Cangzhou is the hometown of the martial arts of the Northern School, and countless skilled martial artists will live in seclusion here. Moreover, in the dart line that goes south and north, there is a rule of 'dart does not shout', which shows the high martial arts attainments of the people here.

Depending on the person's ability, the market price of these two 'case-handling styles' is about 200 to 300 taels of silver.

And the annual salary of nearly six hundred taels of silver for these two assistants is absolutely indispensable; If it weren't for the help of the two Dharma protectors of Wen Yiwu, wouldn't he, the county master of the seventh grade, become the 'Commander of the Light Pole'?

In addition to them, the three classes of officials registered in the entire county yamen must always be around fifty; If we add to this the 'daily consumption' of the chariots and horses of the county government and the stagecoaches of the imperial court, the housekeepers of the inner hall, the governors of the outer hall, the sedan chair bearers, the working families, and so on, it is impossible to talk about the 'drop in the bucket' just by virtue of the county magistrate's official salary!

So in the first year of his tenure, this old man sighed every day. Even if he crackled with the calculations, the silver that should be spent and the filial piety that should be given are not saved by half a copper plate! Such a big hole is no longer a problem that can be solved by 'corrupting the law'!

But after all, he is also the third-generation young owner of the oil mill, and of course he understands the way to do business! The money still has to be earned! Therefore, only thinking about throttling is not the way at all, and thinking about how to open source is the right way!

Thinking of this, the ambitious new county magistrate personally led the villagers under the rule of Julu County to work hard for a whole year, and the results were really good! In addition to those 'tax-free and rent-free' former dynasty veterans, imperial relatives, local tyrants, squires, and high-ranking officials, the annual income of the people of Julu County has increased by about 20% per person!

But for the county government, even if the county magistrate is tired like a 'third grandson', the county's financial revenue has only increased by one percent......

New year, new weather, it's time for the county lord to 'pay the rent'!

After being busy with the New Year, the county magistrate carefully calculated again: last year, a seven-grade county official, came down and probably lost more than 40,000 taels of silver! It seems that his idea of 'getting rich through hard work' is indeed naïve and ridiculous!

So since the second year of the fight, the county master has devoted all his enthusiasm to Julu County. It's not that he is ashamed and courageous and works hard; Instead, in order to make up for the large debt he owed last year, he had to give his family's ancestral oil mill to a local squire...... So since the beginning of the spring of the second year, he has already been a real 'two-sleeved breeze'!

However, after the autumn harvest of the second year, a Taoist priest came to the county. As soon as this middle-aged veteran came, even if he had 'rescued' the county master who was already preparing to 'abandon the official and abscond'!

The result of his agreement with the county magistrate was that he would build a beautiful Taoist temple in the county, and he would also attract some 'very powerful' caravans to set up warehouses to transit here, and in addition, he would also move some 'religious people' living in the mountain villages to Julu Village to enrich the population of the place.

As for the price that Julu County needs to pay, it is very simple: as long as the county magistrate allows them to preach in the county; It would be enough to take a little care of the caravans they had invited!

Such a 'good deal' is simply too lucrative for the county lord who is facing a huge debt crisis! Moreover, the Taoist priest put down a 50,000 taels of Huinan silver ticket at that time, saying that the right should be a 'sincere deposit' to promote the cooperation between the two sides!

With such a large amount of bribes, what are he afraid of'having a hard time'!

So in the next two years, the county magistrate's life was extremely comfortable; And his friend 'Zhang Lao Dao', who is a monk and cultivates, is also a rare wonderful person! People can always show up when they need the money the most, and use all kinds of excuses and reasons to help themselves! Even the results of his 'middle evaluation' annual examination were bought back by someone who paid 50,000 taels of silver! How could a 'caring' monk like him not let the county magistrate be his lifelong confidant?

However, since the county magistrate is a businessman, he naturally understands the truth of 'money and goods' better than anyone else! People have money to contribute and have the power to contribute; Then, of course, I have to repay the favor and open the door for him and his 'Huashen Sect'! Anyway, these Taoist priests look no different from the Taoist priests of the Xuanyue Taoist Palace, they just gather in the Taoist temple every day to 'preach the scriptures and spread the Dharma', and the believers they bring are also some 'honest and duty' 'businessmen', at least in the past three years, the Chinese God Sect has not caused any trouble for themselves at all! And due to the growth of population, Julu County's tax revenue has also begun to roll upward......

Not long after, many of the people of Julu County also converted to the Heavenly God Sect. And since they practiced with Zhang Laodao, the security situation on the ground has also improved a lot; Even the Cangzhou catcher who he invited back at a high price has a large circle of fat in his lower abdomen......

After several years of development, the entire Huashen Sect has won the hearts of the people in Julu County. Even the lady of the palm seal of the county yahoutang has become a faithful believer in the Huashen Sect.

However, early this morning, there was a 'big and not small' incident in the county magistrate's mansion.

Early this morning, he went to visit his wife's room, where he had been unwell for many days; After all, both parties have been old husbands and wives for decades, so they didn't wait for the big girl squatting in the thatched house to enter the house, so the county magistrate stepped forward and pushed the door...... But after pushing it twice but not pushing it, I realized that my wife's door was actually bolted from the inside!

The county magistrate, who had some doubts in his heart, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and after a sound of Suo Suo came from the room, the door was suddenly slightly opened. Then his wife peeked out of the crack in the door, and said to him in a low and mysterious voice:

"Sir, when you enter the house, turn sideways, don't open the door too wide! In addition, the voice of speech is quieter, and you should pay attention to the weight of your steps when walking......"