After the two of them got off the boat to say goodbye and go home, Pan Youguang naturally returned to the post station. As soon as I arrived at the street where the post station was located, I found that Gao Yuan was coming. However, seeing Gao Yuan dressed in cloth, he couldn't step forward to say hello. And Gao Yuan came as if he hadn't seen himself, just glanced at himself and left. I had no choice but to go on my own without seeing it.

"Zhou Cong, Zhou Cong. You're only twenty-six years old, do you want to be too guarded by the frontier side? Although there is only one side, although I don't like you to look like a clean official, but how many officials can not be greedy or take it this year? That Tang Shizhi's brother is Zhongshulang, and he has the support of his family, so he doesn't dare to do things seriously. Do you really have a way? That Fan Junyan was twenty-eight years old and had been in business for six years, and Xihai County had long been turned into an empty shell by them. Have you continued to do this long history? Thinking about this, I can't help but feel sorry for Zhou Cong. However, after all, it has nothing to do with yourself, Zhou Cong, you can ask for more blessings.

Gao Yuan first found Zhonglang General Sun Yu: "Sun Shizi." You are the prince of the princes, and you are also a relative of Your Majesty. Whether it is to protect oneself or to do national affairs, it is up to you. ”

"Whether it is a prince or a relative of the Son of Heaven. After all, he is His Majesty's courtier, and the minister should relieve the worries of the monarch and seek benefits for the people. If someone is loyal to the country, the minister should cooperate, and if someone does not know the general situation, the minister should be loyal to the minister. ”

"Zhou Cong's family will be handed over to the lower officials. The situation in Xihai County is still in charge of Zhonglang. ”

"Gao Yulin has won the award, and the lower officials are just loyal to their duties. Last time, Gao Yulin was in a hurry, and the lower officials couldn't fulfill the friendship of the landlord, so they were ashamed. This time, it will be a long time to do it, and the subordinate should be given a chance to make up for his mistakes. ”

"The prince is polite, Gao is a cold man, thanks to the son of the world, it is a blessing to be able to go to the house to see the style of the family."

So he went to the county government to convene officials to announce the decree without mentioning it.

That Zhou Cong returned home, hugged his wife and son and said nothing. Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, his wife broke free and said to her son Zhou Heng: "Heng'er, go to the courtyard to play, don't go out." ”

"Yes, Mother."

"What's wrong?" Seeing her husband lying in her arms, she had to stay still, and comforted him: "There is a shortage of money for water control?" ”

"There's so much missing. Now it's not just about repairing the river. ”

"Can't make a decision?"

Zhou Cong rubbed in his wife's arms again and did not speak.

"Where is Zhou Cong, who was twenty years old and shocked Haoqiang and turned Chunhua County upside down?"

Zhou Cong raised his head at this time: "Isn't it enough to be a county order?" ”

"Women, who doesn't want their husbands to be safe? Girls, who doesn't love a man who has the courage to climb? But whether it is a girl or a woman, after all, it is not the only man who is the only one. Your business is in your own hands, not in the hands of any woman or girl. You are still young, you have just had a wife and children, and naturally you only care about your children. But you are not destined to be a mediocre person, if you give up your career for the sake of a small family, when you are older, you will regret it. ”

The newspaper said that Captain Han was demoted and delegated. It seems that the princes of Shanzhou spoke for Han Taiwei. And the mountain state has to resist the barbarians in the north, and it is a bitter place with poor mountains and bad waters. His Majesty took down Fan Junyan and replaced me with a cool official, just to take money from Xihai County to subsidize Shanzhou through my hands. Do I want to be a cool official for the rest of my life? ”

"yes. The cool officials have been in office for a long time, and the monarch is happy, but he will not tolerate the princes and doctors, and he will not die well when the time comes. ”

"So I don't want to be an official anymore. The sage said that if there is no way, it is foolish. The Son of Heaven is not confused when he is close to the age and has no heirs, the princes and scholars are greedy for ink, and the local gentry annex the land. The Xue family's world has only been sitting for twenty years. ”

"Then do you know why it has been like this in 20 years?"

"I know that in the past two hundred years of the Great Jin Dynasty, the princes have supported the clan to seize the throne. For the throne, each family vied with each other to allow the princes and doctors to make heavy profits. The majesty of the Son of Heaven has been lost. Xue Hou won the world, counting on being able to sit for decades as the Prince of Peace, and won the orthodoxy of the people, but he was trying to cut the domain. It's a pity, congenital insufficiency, after all, he is a son of a nest. ”

"Be careful."

"Naturally, I'll only say this to you."

"Order: Zhongshu Pavilion is the acting governor of Xihai County, Shi Zhoucong, to raise silver taels for military use. Xihai County has been waiting for orders since its long history. ”

"Zhou Cong took the order." After receiving the documents of Zhongshuge, he asked Gao Yuan again, "Dare to ask the superior, how many silver taels do you want Xihai County to raise?" ”

"It's a secret order. The history of the circumference must not be leaked. Gao Yuan handed over the paperwork to Zhou Cong.

Since it is a secret order, other colleagues will naturally take three steps back. Zhou Cong opened the secret order, saw the number, then closed the paperwork and sighed, "Zhou do your best." ”

Zhonglang saw that Sun Yu and Tang Shizhi, the county guard, had closed the secret order and stepped forward. "Zhou Changshi, everything is for my brother to help, don't be too embarrassed." Tang Shizhi just drank a little wine, and it was hard to speak, so he just nodded.

Xihai County was emptied by the former Changshi, although Gongsun Linggong killed him at that time and confiscated his family property, but where is this enough? Not only do you have to maintain your daily office, but you also have to manage the Baimao River and raise money from above. The key is that he has just sat on the post of county magistrate, and he is only an acting manager, and his foundation is unstable, and the people below are not convinced. At this time, if you use Fan Junyan's comrades to raid your house again, I'm afraid that you won't even be able to be a cool official. And to collect taxes - now is not the time to collect grain.

I had to say an official word first, "I hope that the princes will help from it", and then think of a way.

"Brother Zhou is embarrassed? We also know that the last time Gongsun ordered the public to confiscate Fan Junyan's family property, it was only enough for the daily expenses of the yamen. It costs money to control the river, which was originally an idea, but now the upper side has to take money for military affairs. To be honest, Sun didn't know what to do. ”

"Brother Zhou, do you know why Tang would rather be set aside by the surname Fan?" As soon as you open your mouth, you will have a mouthful of wine.

Sun Yu grabbed him by the neckline: "Old Tang, why didn't you get the treasury emptied by Fan Junyan?" ”

"General Zhonglang, this can't be blamed on Tang Mingfu."

"That's right, Brother Zhou said that he couldn't blame me. Sun Shizi still let me go. ”

"Hmph." Pushed him away again, "Old Tang, think of a way." Otherwise, Zhou Changshi will be unlucky. ”

"Well, where will you find so much money in a while and a half?"

"Okay, it's really not good, I have to arrest a few corrupt officials and raid the house. Isn't it just offending people? Zhou Cong put the official document in his arms, looked indifferent, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Brother Zhou, you just became a long history and raided your house, that's a cool official!" Sun Yu had to grab him again and press him on the seat, "This time you can't move the official again!" ”

"What's the solution? It is also to repair the river, and it is to supply military supplies. Where can I get my money if I don't raid my home? ”

"Otherwise, tax it in advance. Let's take a look at the commercial tax checkpoint? ”

"Old Sun, tax in advance, aren't you afraid that Zhou Cong will have a bad reputation for bullying the people? He rectified Chunhua County five years ago, but he has a reputation as a cool official. Tang Shizhi put the lid on the wine gourd, "It seems that Zhou Cong already has a way." ”