The lawsuit has been broken, and Hu Jia was pulled out of the main hall to be punished, but Qi still knelt and kowtowed in the hall, thanking him a thousand times.

Li Yanzhi went up to help her up, and then Wen Yan asked: "Now that Ling Lang has been killed in battle, can the county government have a pension?" Can there be difficulties in making ends meet at home? ”

When Qi heard this, he got up and looked at Li Yanzhi, but he was at a loss. She thought for a moment and asked, "Dare to ask Sima, what is a pension?" ”

"Pension, that is, after Ling Lang died in battle, the county government should distribute money, food, and rice to your family, so that the martyrs' families can live in peace and be free from hunger and cold......"

Qi wiped his tears and said: "Back to Sima, my son died in battle before the battle, and the county government just sent someone to the house to inform him...... We...... We're the last to ...... him Didn't ...... the last side See...... Arrive...... Money and Goods...... Grain and rice ...... I haven't seen it at all......" said, as if it aroused sadness, and Qi couldn't stop sobbing.

Seeing this, Li Yanzhi was also the first two big. Seeing that Qi was crying with pear blossoms and rain, he had to comfort her and said: "Ling Lang died in battle before the battle, and the county government must have set up a tablet for him in the Martyrs' Shrine...... You relatives can also visit us often...... As for the bereavement pension, I think not only your family has not paid it, but also the people in the county, I'm afraid they haven't been paid yet. Another day, I will look through the official books of the county government and distribute them uniformly. ”

Li Yanzhi paused, then pointed out of the hall and said, "Hu Jia has been entangled with your family's fields, and I have also broken it directly. Tomorrow I will send two of my men to assist you in measuring and dividing the fields. If this Hu Jia is not convinced, and the incident is repeated, you can come directly to the county government to complain, and I will never spare it again this time! ”

When Qi heard this, he sobbed: "Grass people...... The grass people thank Sima Ming for judging this matter......"

"I am in charge of the county affairs of this county, and it is naturally my duty to make a clear judgment, so I don't need to thank you."

After sending Qi away and ordering the two officials to send Hu Jia, who had been beaten with a board, to go home, Li Yanzhi went to the room under the guidance of Liu Jiwu and instructed the cooks in the county government to heat up the food that Liu Jiwu and they had bought. Then Li Yanzhi took a few jars of wine, and went with Liu Jiwu to invite the county lieutenant Chu to set up four tables of wine and food in the back hall of the county government. The banquet here is also set up according to the way in the army, and eight or nine people sit around the big table to eat. It's not very elegant, but it's very lively.

The county lieutenant Chu was not from a scholar family, and he didn't feel disgusted when he saw this kind of scene. On the contrary, he was enthusiastic and enthusiastic with all the generals in the banquet, and he was full of joy. Halfway through the drink, the drinks that Liu Jiwu brought back were drunk, and the county lieutenant Chu left the table and went to his room, and brought over several jars of rice wine, so that everyone could continue to drink happily.

At a wine banquet, although the drink is nothing more than some low-alcohol rice wine. However, these men in the army usually follow military discipline and do not drink alcohol, and at this time, they drink openly, which is naturally hearty. During the banquet, they chatted about some interesting things between the army and the county government, but they also invisibly shortened the distance between them.

The county lieutenant of Chu usually deals with officials and so on, and pays careful attention to everything he does. And now with these rough men in the army at the wine table in front of him, he also fell in love unexpectedly. After staying in the army for a long time, his temperament is often free and heroic. It is also incompatible with the cautiousness and prudence of those local officials.

Although the low-alcohol rice wine is not intoxicating, it is not enough to drink much. During the banquet, the county lieutenant and the generals were all slightly drunk. After leaving the table, Li Yanzhi ordered the county lieutenant Chu to be sent back to his own room. Then I found two vacant wings on the side of the back hall of the county hall, as well as a utility room. The soldiers hurriedly tidied up the three rooms with a slight drunkenness, and then went to the ox cart, took the bedding they had carried, and hurriedly arranged them in the wing room and the utility room, and then lay down and slept.

Li Yanzhi also called Liu Jiwu, carried the heavy box on the ox cart to the back hall of the county government where he temporarily lived, and then hurriedly settled down and lay down to rest.

Early the next morning, when the rooster crowed three times, Li Yanzhi had already gotten up and came to the hall, and in the morning, he had arbitrated several lawsuits, but they were all trivial matters among parents. Li Yanzhi ordered Liu Jiwu to record the lawsuits, and after he was done, he compiled these lawsuits into a file. Then, under the guidance of the county lieutenant Chu, it was placed together with the previous files in the county government for later generations to consult.

In the afternoon, Li Yanzhi threw away the lawsuit papers and case files, began to take out the large boxes of official documents, and began to flip through them, so as to determine the current priorities and priorities of work. Qi's words yesterday also reminded him. From those official documents, he found out the counties and counties issued by the state to recruit Ding Zhuang into the army and participate in the war, counted the names of the war dead, and reported them and paid bereavement benefits to the families of these war dead.

The term used by the state is to make the following counties pay their own pensions first. and report the number of pensions, the roster and the pension standards to the state. The state then exempts the money and grain tax that must be paid according to the pension of each county.

Seeing this, Li Yanzhi couldn't help but move in his heart. Could it be that the disappearance of the county order at this time is also related to this pension?

The thought flashed through his mind, and then he vanished. He got up and ordered Liu Jiwu to accompany him. The most important task at the moment is to first go to the treasury, determine the food materials stored in the treasury, and then count the list of soldiers killed in the war, so as to determine whether the treasury is not enough to support the payment of bereavement pensions to these families.

The two called the county lieutenant Chu, and the three went to the stable to get the horses, and under the guidance of the county lieutenant Chu, they went all the way to the treasury. The location of the treasury is in the east of the city. The three of them left the county mansion, and after only half an hour or so, they arrived outside the mansion. The exterior wall of the Nafu Treasury is made of blue bricks, and the wall is nearly one zhang high, and when viewed from the outside, the inner buildings are also covered with green tiles, which is in stark contrast to the houses on the side.

The three of them called to open the door, and the little officer on duty saw that it was the lieutenant of Chu County who brought people, so he hurriedly opened the door, and the three of them got off the horse, tied the horse to the horse stake outside the door, and instructed the keeper to guard, and then went into the courtyard of the treasury, and the lieutenant of Chu County went to the wing room and shouted out the clerk who guarded the treasury.

When the scribe saw the county lieutenant Chu, he walked out of the room, but saw that there were two people in the courtyard, and they didn't look like officials. Not only did they not wear uniforms, but they also wore a pair of leather armor. It shows the color of a martial artist. His heart was uncertain, and he hurriedly turned to Lieutenant Chu and asked, "Lieutenant Chu, these two are ......?"

County Lieutenant Chu smiled and pointed at Li Yanzhi and said, "This is the newly appointed Li Sima sent by the county government." The other is Sima's subordinate, who previously served as a cavalry lieutenant in the county government. ”

The scribe looked surprised, and then bowed to the two and said, "I've seen the two generals." I don't know what is the important thing when I come to the treasury today? ”

Li Yanzhi smiled, and then arched his hand: "Disturb Xiao Shi's purity." I'm waiting here to check the treasury. At present, Zhang Mingfu is not there, and the county government should take care of the affairs for the time being. When the Ming Mansion returns, I will explain it to him. ”

When the scribe heard this, he had a bitter face: "Sima forgives the sin." According to the law, the county government treasury can only be opened by the order of the Ming government itself. Even if Sima is in charge of county affairs, I am afraid that without the order of the Ming government, he will not be able to open it without permission. ”

When Li Yanzhi heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "Oh? However, the state order has been issued, and now the bereavement benefits need to be paid to the fallen soldiers. The official document has already been sent to the county government, if it is not implemented...... I'm afraid it's going to change. Please be accommodating......"

The scribe knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "It's really not that villains are not accommodating." According to the law, those who open the treasury without permission die. Families on the move...... I hope Sima understands the villain's difficulties. When you get the order of the Ming Mansion, you will call the villain to open the treasury, and the villain will definitely obey the order......"

Seeing that there was no room for accommodation, Li Yanzhi greeted Liu Jiwu and Chu County Lieutenant with a little depression, said goodbye to the scribes, went out of the treasury, and then each got on his horse and returned to the county office.

Now that the treasury is not open, the matter of bereavement for the fallen soldiers cannot be implemented for the time being. After returning to the county government, Li Yanzhi pondered and meditated, and finally decided to send someone to count the fallen and soldiers, register them, and prepare to visit them one by one. Then decide how to pay the benefit.

Since the roster is needed, it is necessary to go to the army to interview those who know about it. No matter how rushed the call may be, there should always be a roster. Li Yanzhi sent Liu Jiwu to the Lingju County barracks in advance, and handed over the documents he was transferred to and the warrant stamped with the official seal to act on Sima. Please call up the roster of conscripts. Then he sent Qin Dayong to the county government and the Martyrs' Shrine again, preparing to transfer the list of fallen soldiers who are currently registered.

The two left the county government on their own missions. And Li Yanzhi himself was still sitting on the main hall, staring at the official letter issued by the state without a clue. Zhang Yuanjun touched his lips up and down, and the decree he came up with really put a bunch of problems in the hands of this amateur county order......