"I haven't heard of any lord of the Dajing Dynasty who needs to run errands. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Yingchun buttoned the placket of the baronial dress for Lin Lan and handed over the cloak.

"Where's my mother?"

Yingchun said: "Several mothers and relatives have gone to Huangming Temple to worship the Buddha. He said that he wanted to ask you for many sons and blessings. ”

Lin Lan laughed and said, "Ask the Buddha to do something, this doesn't depend on you and me." ”

"Go, go, I don't have a proper shape here. Officials don't like to deal with socials the most, why did they promise the ancestor yesterday to go there to respect the uncle's birthday? ”

Lin Lan's fingers swept across Yingchun's cheeks, curled the hair behind her ears, and said, "There are many things in the world that I don't like, can you make me happy?" Okay, it's cold, you just get in. ”

"Wait, wait." Tanchun hurriedly came with the waiter, took the food box, and handed it to Shunyo, "Daddy Zheng has eaten a few meals in the official office, and he always says that the food over there is unpalatable, and there are some pastries here, if you are hungry, the official should fill your stomach." ”

Lin Lan smiled, took the food box, looked at Tanchun, who had an unnatural look, and said with a smile: "Let's go." ”

The carriage went straight in from the official road in front of Zhengyang Gate. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had little weight in the court, but it was on the side closest to the Imperial City at the Central Office. The fire guns and Shenwu cannons of the Dajing Dynasty were all made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and these utensils related to the combat power of the Dajing Dynasty were naturally treated cautiously.

The carriage drove to the gate of the Internal Affairs Office, Lin Lan got out of the car, and two small officials came over and said, "The Internal Affairs Office, idle people are not allowed to stay." ”

"I've been ordered to take up my post in the Department of Manufacturing."

The messenger had a wisp of mustache, squinted his eyes and said, "Ordered? Which one's life? ”

Lin Lan handed over the official document that had been sent to the Lin Mansion a few days ago.

The little official glanced at the red seal on it, which was the seal of the Ministry of Works, and said, "Go in." Give the official document to the yellow head sitting in the hall, don't walk around, otherwise you will lose your life, but don't blame me for not reminding you. ”

The high walls of the Internal Affairs Mansion are not much higher than the Imperial City a hundred steps away, and they are frighteningly high. Lin Lan stepped into the office and saw the bad old man writing something on the desk, so he handed over the official document.

"What is this?"

"Official documents for appointment."

The old man frowned and said, "The Internal Affairs Office doesn't need extra manpower. ”

"This is an official letter to the post. Take a look. ”

The bad old man saw the red mark of the Ministry of Industry and said, "What the Ministry of Industry said doesn't count." If you have any opinions, go to the people in the Ministry of Industry and say it, anyway, we have enough people here. ”

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't accept people?"

The bad old man sighed, thinking that he was a relative of some big man's family, so he said, "It's okay if you want to stay." He took an official document and said: "If the Ministry of Industry can get back the ICBC arrears in the previous two months, then you can stay, otherwise, take this official document and don't come back." ”

Lin Lan smiled, this old man is also interesting, he was forced to come to the door to collect debts as soon as he took office.

"If you're coming, you're going to work?" Lin Lan glanced at the number, five thousand taels of silver, which was not small.

The old man continued to lie at the desk and said, "I'll talk about it when I come back." ”

Lin Lan tucked the official document into her sleeve and walked towards the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry in the middle of the office.

A huge dynasty, it is conceivable that this official office is also extremely large, and official documents and affairs in various places have to be handled, so it naturally needs manpower. When Lin Lan explained his intentions, he was taken to the waiting room by the officials.

There were already several people sitting and drinking tea.

"You're here to ask for money, too?"

Lin Lan saw these people sitting like uncles, and said suspiciously: "You too?" ”

Those who came sneered, "Sit down." It's been a year...... Those who owe money are dads. ”

Lin Lan asked, "Which yamen is Brother Tai from?" ”

A middle-aged man with a melon skin hat said: "What is the official office, I am a Beijing master selling wood, this year before the Ministry of Industry ordered a piece of wood, said that it was used to build the official residence, this has been in arrears for a year, it is about to celebrate the New Year, you can't take a white strip for the New Year, right?" I came to the official family to ask for money, and they didn't say when it would be returned, so I invited you to come here for tea. ”

"You're new here, aren't you? Alas, this official business is really difficult to do. I owe eight hundred taels of silver, and a bunch of people under my hands are still waiting for the wages to be paid, you say that this official master, you can't beat it, you can't scold it, you can't get the silver, let's drink the northwest wind. ”

"Alas, little brother, how much silver does this official family owe you?"

"Ahem, five thousand taels." Lin Lan said.

"Hey, five thousand taels, then you won't be there this year. Wait, the least of us have been here for ten days, and we still haven't got a letter yet. ”

Lin Lan saw that these traders who dealt with the official family didn't seem to be cowering, so he asked tentatively: "This wood, bricks and tiles are all allocated from the silver in the imperial treasury, how can they not receive money?" ”

"Hey, little brother, you're so young. The court has set it down, and there are still so many people stuck in the middle. You take a bite, I take a bite, and when you really do things, it will naturally not be enough. ”

Lin Lan asked, "Then how do you settle the account?" ”

"It seems that your master understands that eighty percent of this silver will not come back this year, so he simply found an ignorant person to come and sit here and pretend. Of course, the east wall was demolished to make up the west wall. The imperial court has to repair and build every year, and various princes, nobles, courtiers and officials, so much money and treasury silver have to be handled, which is naturally deducted from the follow-up oil and water to make up for the previous loopholes. Therefore, the more money you owe, the more difficult it is to clear the account. ”

Lin Lan asked, "Then aren't you afraid that these officials won't pay it back?" ”

"Does he dare? The lord of our family dares to do business with the official family, naturally they are all characters with heads and faces, which one has no backer in the court, and if he doesn't pay back the money, he wants to write off the debt, and the official hat is still needed? Hehe. ”

Suddenly, a small official came in from outside the door and asked, "Who is Li Ji's person, follow me to the account room to get the silver." ”

The room was like a New Year's holiday, and they all congratulated the man who stood up.

"Brother, you've come out."

"Ouch, there's meat to eat this year, brother, steady!"

The man laughed and said, "Wait a minute, I'm one step ahead." ”

The little official's gaze glanced at the group of people in the room boringly, but after his gaze unintentionally swept over Lin Lan, he settled back directly.

He trotted in, looked at Lin Lan, and said, "Master, why are you here?" ”

Lin Lan looked at the fat official's face, and seemed to have some impressions, as if it was the endless Yangtze River flowing eastward, so he said, "I'm here to ask for silver." ”

Li Ji's old brother frowned, pulled the sleeve of the fat official, and said, "Official, it's all up to me, can you give me the silver first and then chatter?" ”

The fat official flicked his sleeves and said, "What's the hurry." Master, you're here to ask for silver, aren't you? As for the official documents, just give it to me. I promise you that everything will be done properly. ”

Lin Lan handed over the official document given by the bad old man and said, "Then it's troublesome." ”

The fat official smiled and said, "It's not troublesome, isn't it just ......?"

When he saw the accounts on the official document, he immediately gasped, this girl, five thousand taels! (To be continued.) )