Ma Kun smiled secretly in his heart: "Look at the official thoughts in your head, you must be thinking about my flying white brother's whereabouts, hehe, I guarantee that you can't figure it out if you want to break your head!" But he said, "Scribe Wang, I don't know where the fire room in the temple is?" ”

Wang Yao said hurriedly: "Haven't you eaten yet?" I'm going to call the fire room and get ready to go! ”

Ma Kun shook his head and said, "How many people are there in the temple?" The preparation of vegetables and meat is definitely not enough, and Mrs. Fire's hands must be insufficient, how can she cook so many meals? I've brought a few firemen from the yamen, and I've got enough meat and vegetables, so just tell me where the firehouse is!" ”

Although Wang Yaojian is a scribe in the workshop, he has been coming to Jidu Temple to check the damage for several days, and he can be regarded as the temporary manager of Jidu Temple. He knew that what Ma Kun said was the truth, there were few people in the temple, how could he prepare enough vegetables and meat, and then he rushed to buy it, and he couldn't keep up at all. If the old man delays the old man's meal, or the food is not in line with the old man's appetite, even if the old man does not punish him, it will leave the impression in the old man's heart that he can't do things, and his future may be ruined.

He was very grateful, and said, "Thank you Leader Ma for your thoughtfulness, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat and walked away!" Here, please, I'll take you to the fire room. ”

The chairs in the side room of the main hall have been arranged a long time ago, and there is a Taishi chair in the center, two in the left hand and one in the right hand.

Zhao Xuefei sat down on the Taishi chair in the middle. County Cheng Cao Zhiyuan and Dian Shi Lin Zhiyuan sat on the first and second chairs on the left-hand side, while the main Bo Hua Xiujie sat on the chair on the right-hand side.

Li Feibai saw that he didn't have his own chair, so he had to say secretly: "Forget it, I'll just stand here and serve you." ”

Zhao Xuefei pointed outside and said, "Feibai, go move a chair and sit next to Hua Zhubo!" ”

Li Feibai said secretly: "Fortunately, I didn't forget about me." "He crossed over, he didn't have any concept of hierarchy in his heart, and he felt that everyone was human and born equal. You're welcome, go to the main hall to move the Taishi chair.

Cao Zhiyuan, Lin Zhiyuan, and Hua Xiujie couldn't help muttering in their hearts, and they all thought: "How did Zhao County's order happen today?" What does it mean to let Li Feibai sit with us? He is a farmer, he has never studied, let alone been lifted, and he doesn't even have a reputation on him, so why should he sit with us? It's humiliating. And, what is he sitting here? Could it be that Zhao County Decree still wants to set up another official position for this county, such as the county prince, the chief book, and the canonical history? That's right, some big counties have a few county officials, lords, and historians, but it's a big county! Our small county is not worthy of this kind of specification, even if you Zhao Xuefei want to, you have to be selected by the ministry and appointed by the emperor! Did Zhao County Ling take the wrong medicine today and was confused? ”

However, Zhao Xuefei is the chief official after all. Since the chief officer has opened his mouth, it is difficult for them to object.

Li Feibai carried the Taishi chair and sat down next to Hua Xiujie. Zhao Xuefei opened his mouth and said, "Let's talk about it, the damage to the Jidu Temple is so serious, how to repair it." ”

Lin Zhiyuan, who was in charge of arrest and other affairs, saw that the repair of the Jidu Temple had nothing to do with the affairs he was in charge of, and he could not get any benefits, so he said: "If you repair, you have to spend money, our county is not rich, it is better not to repair it or not to repair it." In my opinion, the damage is not very serious, and there should be no problem in holding on for another three or five years. If you have the money to repair the temple, it is better to share it with the big guys, and it is the right thing to improve everyone's lives. To say that I am not afraid of your jokes, I can only eat a meal of meat in two or three days, and I have no money to change my official uniform if it is broken, and if it continues like this, who would want to be this official! ”

Hua Xiujie is in charge of the workshop, the gift room, the county school and other affairs, all repairs are the business of the workshop, how can he give up such a big fish, said: "Repair, necessary repair." What is the Jidu Temple? That's the place to worship the god of blasphemy! What kind of god is the god of allegation? Is the god of water in charge? Ladies and gentlemen, why is there a great drought in Henan for many years? I think it's the god of blasphemy who is angry! Why is the god of blasphemy angry? Let you live in a dilapidated house, can you not be angry! The god of Ji is afraid that if it rains, the place where he lives will be collapsed by the wind and rain, and there will be no place to live when he arrives. So, he didn't dare to rain. ”

Cao Zhiyuan, the county Cheng who is in charge of household and officials' rooms and other affairs, said: "What Hua Zhu Bo said makes sense, I'm afraid that it won't rain here, it's really the god of help who is angry!" However, what Lin Dianshi said is not unreasonable. Alas, to tell the truth, there were originally three thousand taels of money in the treasury of the household department. A few days ago, Lord Zhao offered a bonus and spent 100 taels. Huada people repaired all parts of the yamen, spending 1,200 taels. Lin Dian Shi borrowed thirty-six taels of silver......"

Lin Dianshi's expression twisted, and he stopped: "What are you talking about, as if I won't pay it back!" The reason why he is so embarrassed is not because the officials are ostensibly under his control, but Ma Kun has become Zhao Xuefei's celebrity, and he doesn't pee on his history at all, let alone give him one or two halves of the money he scavenged. Otherwise, why would he borrow official money to live? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse Ma Kun secretly, and swore that when he caught Ma Kun's handle, he would definitely kill him, and then replace him with his own person as the leader of the government, so that he would not be so embarrassed at that time. But, even if he catches Ma Kun's handle, can he really cure Ma Kun and die? Ma Kun is Zhao Xuefei's person, and he is a fart who crushes people to death at the level of the official university! Therefore, it seems that this official can only be poor to the end for the rest of his life.

Cao Xiancheng said: "I said this, just to tell you that there are only 1,000 taels of silver left in this county." The errand in the yamen, the food and silver of the few hundred people will not be paid at the end of the year, not to mention the annual festival of the adults, how can there be any money to repair the temple! ”

Lin Dianshi was in a hurry, and said: "I don't care if the errand food silver can be sent or not, I dare to pay less than a penny, and I vow not to give up." ”

Cao Xiancheng said: "Don't worry, wait for me to finish speaking!" If we don't build the temple, we will be throttled. But even if we throttle, the silver is not enough, and we have to find a way to open it up. As for how to open source the law, let's discuss it again. ”

His words are tantamount to a death sentence for repairing the temple. Lord Bo was in a hurry, opened his mouth to refute, his eyes rolled, and he thought: "Zhao Xuefei led officials of all sizes to the temple today, and it must be a foregone conclusion to repair the temple, otherwise it would be good to say it in the yamen, so why bother to come here to check it out in person?" Moreover, the fact that a workshop had been assigned several days earlier to inspect the damage was even more certain. Now that it has been decided, Zhao Xuefei will be able to pat the board of the temple repair in a while, why should I come forward? So, shut up.

Lin Dianshi said: "Is this still negotiable? If you don't have money, you will raise taxes. Which one of the people who do business in the county town is not better than us? We have studied hard for ten years, and now we are not as good as the pawns of the peddlers? Beautiful of them! There is nothing to say, a tax increase. ”

Cao Xiancheng said: "The law of the Ming Dynasty, how to draw one." Our county is located in a remote area, and there are few people doing business, so we have implemented a tax law of two tithes. The tax is heavy enough, and if the tax is raised, it is not killing chickens and taking eggs, forcing no one to do business, how will it be collected in the next year? The most terrible thing is, if there is a crowd to resist taxes, how will it end? ”

Hua Zhu Bo quipped: "Or, think of a way to reduce expenditure?" In a small county like ours, there are too many errand workers in the yamen, and what could have been done by one person is now done by more than a dozen or twenty people separately. If it can be cut by half, not so many people will eat the silver of the work, and they will have more money on hand. ”