In the outer signing room, the two masters who were a family five hundred years ago are also fighting each other.

"Tang Zun ------" Lord Wang raised the list in his hand, and asked with a gloomy face, "Who did this?" ”

"Zhang Fu." Wang Zhixian's answer was concise and clear.

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Master Wang felt that he should speak more clearly, otherwise the old man would continue to pretend to be confused. So, he spoke again: "The meaning of the humble position is that now it is a critical period for the collection of summer tax, but someone has turned over the old accounts, if it is for the sake of these old sesame seeds and rotten grains, the major event of the summer tax collection is delayed, none of us can afford to be guilty, especially your ------."

"Oh? Then what does Wang Zhushu mean------" Wang Zhixian raised his eyebrows.

"This person deliberately undermines the overall situation, and must be thoroughly investigated!" The words of the king master were loud, as if the wrong person was not Zhang Fu, but the money warden who found out his corruption crimes.

Wang Zhixian was already very dissatisfied with his ignorance, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be angry, and slapped the table and said, "That's right! It must be thoroughly investigated, it must be thoroughly investigated! Check how many fake accounts he Zhang Fu has done over the years? How much is the crime of abusing power for personal gain! ”

"Honorable ------"

Wang Zhushu didn't expect that this old man would suddenly become so strong, no longer afraid of their gang of local snakes------ although he is an official from other places, but he has long been in harmony with the local officials, colluding with each other, and committing fraud for personal gain------ in fact, the previous plan to set up Wang Zhixian was proposed by him, and a group of officials jointly implemented it.

He felt that he needed to take a fresh look at the young county lord.

His expression froze, and he said inwardly: "Hall, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?" ”

"What's wrong?"

"Whoever is in the position of the household secretary will inevitably have these, otherwise, from top to bottom, more than 600 people in our county will only be able to drink the northwest wind!" Wang Zhushu made a weak defense for Zhang Fu.

Wang Zhixian is no longer confused this time, although he also understands the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, but he just can't get used to this kind of theory of corruption and reason. As an official of the imperial court, he openly talked about such pickled things?

"Why don't you give an order from this county to let these more than 600 people gather in the county office, let's talk about it again?" Wang Zhixian is now armed with a sharp blade, and there are masters behind him, how can he be afraid of such a small county master, "Or, this county allows you to take leave, enter Beijing in person, and have a theory with the saint?" ”

"This ------" Master Wang was dumbfounded, and said with a dry smile: "Tang Zun's words are funny------

"The county is not joking with you!" Wang Zhixian put on a serious expression of 'I am very serious', as if he very much wanted him to go to Beijing to find the emperor's theory------

The king's arrogance suddenly subsided, and his heart said that you don't have the heart to let me go to death------ find the theory of today's saints? What's the difference between that and playing a lantern in a toilet and looking for death?

In fact, there are very few regular servants in the yamen, and among the six rooms, there is only one priest and two wardens in each room, a total of three people, which is exactly the amount set by the saint today.

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously feels that everyone else is as energetic and even "superhuman" as himself, and he can handle many things by himself, and he doesn't need to bother others to help. However, the reality is that the affairs of a housing department are very cumbersome, and it is not possible for three or two scribes to complete it alone.

The operation of all things in the county is simply not busy by relying on the few economic officials who are compiling------ and only a figure like Lao Zhu, in order to centralize power, only provoked the emperor's Liangzi alone, and concurrently served as the prime minister, and he was very busy with it. So he thinks that what he can do, others will definitely be able to do, and there is no need for so many people to do things------

However, it is quite difficult to really carry it out, and the local officials do not want to work overtime 24 hours a day for official work------ so the yamen hires a lot of non-economic officials in order to do things. These people do not have the wages issued by the imperial court, and they are similar in nature to temporary workers, and they depend on themselves whether they have money or not, and the number is much larger than that of the officials in the system.

Therefore, the words of the king are not too exaggerated, there are a large number of officials in Qiantang County, but this kind of thing is obviously not suitable for theorizing with the emperor. First of all, you don't conform to the rules, and you dare to put it on the table and say something?

However, if you really want to count it, there are indeed no more than 600 people in the county, and there are nearly 300 regular workers and temporary workers in the sixth room and three shifts. In addition, the county also has a school palace, a post station, a patrol department and other management institutions, all of which have a formal official establishment. Then there are government-run public welfare organizations such as the Nursing Home, Anjifang and Chuze Garden, as well as managers appointed by the yamen at all levels in Fuzhou and County, who also need to be paid by the county to start construction.

In short, the number of these institutions is very large, and the total number of these institutions has long exceeded the total number of people in the county government.

The point is that, with the exception of the six-room and three-shift work, many subordinate institutions are seriously short of staff, and all the work that should be done by officials has been replaced by servants who do not cost money, and the monthly wages paid by the county are still paid according to more than 600 people. In this way, the extra difference naturally fell into someone's pocket.

Who could this man be?

Naturally, it was Zhang Sihu, who handled it, and the one who got the most filial piety was him, the county master who held the six-room documents.

Therefore, once Wang Zhixian became more serious, he categorically did not dare to agree. If he really wants to let the other party summon the officials of the county to count, he will not be able to protect the head of the neck, and he will not want to ask for it again------

Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, but he was still a little unwilling in his heart, and made a final effort: "Then dare to ask Tangzun, it is now the middle of May, who should be entrusted with the collection of summer taxes?" Things are complicated, according to the humble point of view, this matter is better to postpone a little, and after the summer tax is paid, then make a decision, if Zhang Sihu can make up for the merits, and make meritorious contributions------"

"Don't think!"

Wang Zhixian drank it categorically, and said coldly: "Master Wang, who are you and what does that Zhang Fu have to do with you?" Can I ask you to come to the county and do something for him? Not? ”

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Coming out of the back office, the king walked to the house.

Along the way, he kept a gloomy face, as if everyone owed him money, bluffing many officials to avoid him from afar, for fear of touching the moldy head of this Shangguan.

Came to the front hall under the platform, Wang Zhushu walked a few steps quickly to the door of the house, grabbed a clerk who passed by him without eyes, and asked, "Is Zhang Fu here?" ”

The secretary was already frightened, shook his head in panic, and replied in a slurch: "In ------, Lord Sihu is in the Qian Kefang." ”

"Humph!" The king snorted coldly and let go of the man: "Now, immediately, let him come and see me immediately!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw off his robe, turned around and went back to his main bookroom.

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Everything, from beginning to end, can be said to have never been out of Li Qian's control.

In this game, every thought and reaction he regarded as a key person made him score accurately, and the final result of the matter came to a successful conclusion, just as he had deduced in his heart before------

The end of this drama also means that Wang Zhixian won and successfully recaptured the most important house.

The struggle for power and profit in the county government does not seem to affect the peace in the peach blossom nunnery. Under the shade of the tree, Li Qian still lay on his special rocking chair and slept soundly, and there were people on the side who fanned and massaged him, which was very comfortable.

The result of the household house matter has come out, Wang Zhushu chose to compromise, Zhang Sihu was not dismissed by the county, but transferred to the nursing home, as a deputy------ this is not that Wang Zhixian does not want to fire him, but for the time being, it can't be done, because the hole of 1,500 taels has not been filled.

What's more, Zhang Fu's crime is not small, and there are too many people involved, so it is not appropriate to open it up for the time being. Otherwise, once it attracts the attention of the imperial court, it will be a big trouble to send someone down to investigate thoroughly.

The end result of a struggle is often a compromise and a take-it-off attitude.

There is no way, both parties have each other's handles, and the only way to make trouble is to see each other on Huangquan Road. It's better to take a step back, and make it easier to turn big things into small things and small things.

But there is no doubt that Wang Zhixian is the winner in this game, of course, he can offer all kinds of reasonable or unreasonable conditions, and the other party must agree unconditionally, otherwise with his temper, it is really possible to pull everyone to the king of Hades to report------

The first condition he put forward was naturally to order Zhang Fu to make up for the huge loss within a time limit, and to settle the account at the end of the month at the latest. Instead of through the collection of summer taxes, this bad debt will be apportioned to the heads of the people.

There are still many unequal treaties left, and the king and others must agree unconditionally, otherwise the county lord will play with you!

Wang Zhushu is not stupid, of course he doesn't dare to give up his family wealth and fight to the end with Wang Zhixian. So he happily agreed one by one, and a few tears of humiliation squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, just like the ruler who signed an alliance under the city and lost power and humiliated the country, his heart was full of grief and indignation.

In the unequal treaty, Wang Zhixian proposed that the Qian Kefang warden replace the post of householder, and his original position was taken over by Wu Shuban, the criminal room outside the household, and the county magistrate was transferred to the household with Zhu Zhendong------ of course, all of which were instructed by Li Qian.

As the number one hero, it is the proper meaning of the question to take over the household, and everyone has no objection to this; Lao Wu has been in the county government for many years, and it is time to get ahead, so this is Li Qian's reward for providing him with information; As for Xiao Zhu------ in order to let this salted fish with little dreams realize his life ideals and ambitions, Li Qian decided to give him a hand and let him be promoted to an official!

After listening to Xiao Zhu's report, Li Qian looked at his unconcealable joy and said with a smile: "I was going to let you join the warden directly, but these knife and pen officials are all human spirits, and they didn't let me seize the opportunity to get a few------ this is not very easy to do, can't you let Wang Zhixian specially add a number of wardens for you, right?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay------"

Xiao Zhu was overjoyed when he heard this, and waved his hand happily: "I don't have much experience yet, and it's already great to be able to be the secretary of this household, how dare I expect to be a pawn?" ”

Having said that, he knew that as long as he studied seriously in the household for a period of time, Master Li would definitely find another opportunity to promote himself.

When Li Qian saw his unproductive appearance, he felt a little angry in his heart, and he flew up and kicked over.

"! Take care of your book, don't run to me all day long when you have nothing to do, and disturb my sick leave! Patients, too, need to be quiet! ”