After Cao Jun asked for directions a few times, he found the county office.

After a while, I met my acquaintance Liu Zhutou.

"Oh, isn't this Master Zhuge Wolong? Rare guests! ”

Previously, the two cooperated well in helping Liu Fu investigate Orion's death...... The main thing is to cooperate properly in receiving reward money.

There are also some small tacit understandings.

Seeing each other at the county government this time, it is natural to be polite.

Liu Zhutou is still the same as before, with a big knife on his waist and hips, wearing a fast hunting suit, plus a burly body, he walks with a tigerish style.

He invited Cao Jun into the class room.

He personally carried the teapot and helped him pour tea.

Cao Jun has always been a decisive and direct person, and asked directly: "Liu Zhutou, do you know that this Qinghe County ...... Ghosts! ”

Clank!

Liu Zhutou's heart jumped, and when he missed, he knocked over the teapot lid on the table.

He looked up at Cao Jun, his face was both nervous and excited, he bypassed the table in three or two steps, and came directly to Cao Jun and asked, "Master, have you received the job of eradicating demons and demons again?" But do you need to be coordinated? ”

Emotionally, I shared the money happily in Liu's mansion last time, and regarded Cao Jun as a magpie who came to the door to send money.

When the magpie arrives, it must bring good news.

It means that there is oil and water to fish.

This is the reason why Liu Zhutou was extremely happy after seeing Cao Jun.

And Cao Jun was also a little confused by Liu Zhutou's startled reaction.

Could it be that this guy is not afraid of ghosts?

Or did I not make it clear?

He added with a strange expression, "There are ghosts in this Qinghe County...... Water reckless ghost, I don't know if Liu Zhutou has ever heard of it? ”

Speaking of the water reckless ghost, the enthusiasm on Liu Zhutou's face dropped sharply by 180 degrees.

The joy was also taken back, but a worried look crawled all over his forehead.

"Master, how can we have ghosts in Qinghe County? You must be mistaken. Liu Zhutou quickly closed the door of the class room, and reminded loudly outside.

At the end, he looked outside the gatehouse again, and whispered in Cao Jun's ear: "It will be the year of Dabi soon, and now the county government is cooperating with the county magistrate to clean up the old volumes, and strive to achieve 'no unsolved cases, no grain of unpaid grain', how can there be ghosts under the bright future?" ”

Cao Jun understood in an instant.

The magistrate of the Ming Dynasty generally served for three years.

After the end of each term, the ministry will organize a centralized assessment, which is a small ratio;

At the end of each two terms, there will be another evaluation, which is a big ratio.

If you can get two 'winning lots' during your tenure and are in operation, you are expected to be promoted.

The assessment of the officials is nothing more than the following aspects:

Household registration: how many new households are added in the county;

Education: how many new readers have been added (taking the children as an example, the children below are not counted);

Finance: whether the tax is completed on time, whether there is any understatement or understatement;

Law: Whether there are unjust, false and wrongful convictions.

Integrity: whether there is corruption;

People's livelihood: whether the local people's livelihood is stable, etc.

At such a critical juncture, it was exposed that there were reckless ghosts in Qinghe County, and if one of them was not handled well, the promotion of the county would be hopeless.

Of course, this also depends on what the magistrate of Hexian County thinks.

If he is a real clean official, who regards the livelihood of the local people as more important than his own money, or has responsibility, dares to gamble, and strives to solve this hot hand problem in the year of Dabi, the outcome will be very different.

Liu Zhutou is just a middle-level clerk, at best, he is a small official of the yamen, he has limited access to information, and his level is also limited, so he naturally chooses to hide it and not report it, hello and me.

Anyway, the people don't hold officials accountable.

As a local resident of Qinghe County, he has long had the ability to resist the existence of water ghosts.

What year does not drown dozens of people?

It's been like this for so many years.

After Cao Jun understood Liu Zhutou's consideration, he also lowered his voice, and replied in the other party's ear: "What if I can help Zhixian solve the reckless ghosts in Qinghe County?" ”

"Really?"

Sure enough, after Liu Zhutou heard Cao Jun's 'wild words', his eyes immediately lit up.

Then he shook his head again and sighed in disappointment: "How is it possible? Master, don't joke with me. ”

Cao Jun returned to the appearance of the old god before, but kept tapping his fingers on the table, looking full of certainty.

"How much ability do I have, is it still not clear to Liu Zhutou?"

Liu Zhutou looked at Cao Jun again, and the eyes of the two sides made a slight contact in the air, and they immediately separated again.

The two of them each had a little more thought in their hearts.

Cao Jun: If the government cooperates, it will definitely be able to exterminate the water ghosts in Qinghe County and increase a lot of righteousness.

Liu Zhutou: That day, we stayed overnight in the ruined temple in the back mountain, and we lost a catcher, but this monk was able to come back safely, presumably with a few brushes.

Why don't you take this opportunity to make a big profit?

If the two of them opened the skylight and said something bright, they would definitely not have caused such a misunderstanding.

It's just that Liu Zhutou has been entrenched in the county government for many years, and he has always been greedy for money, and he likes to be clever, and he wants him to open his heart, which is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

However, Cao Jun also gave assurances.

The existence of water ghosts in Qinghe County is mostly distributed next to the water outside the county, but anyone who has lived in Qinghe County for a period of time knows it.

The reason why I pretended to be confused was because the water ghost has been around for a long time, but it can't be solved.

If this hot hand problem can be completely solved, then the bad thing will become a good thing, and it will be regarded as a brilliant achievement for the county that is about to usher in Dabi.

For a while, the two were silent, each thinking about it.

Liu Zhutou is considering whether to report the matter, although there is a risk of patting the horse's legs, but if it succeeds, the harvest will be great.

Without waiting for Liu Zhutou to make up his mind, Cao Jun suddenly got up and urged: "If Liu Zhutou has any difficulties, I can go directly to the magistrate, and ask Liu Zhutou to report on his behalf." ”

"Don't... Other... Master, please sit down, and I'll report it myself. ”

Liu Zhutou finally made up his mind.

If there are dates or not, let's talk about it first.

Anyway, whether it succeeds or not, it is the county magistrate's idea.

After Liu Zhutou left Cao Jun in the class room, he personally found the master of the county in the county office, and after informing the other party of the matter, he immediately attracted the attention of the latter.

Everyone stands in a different position, and their vision is naturally different.

The risks and gains that the master thought of were completely different from what Liu Zhutou thought of before.

He immediately inquired about Cao Jun's deeds in detail, and what he got was nothing more than two things: "sending the remains for thousands of miles, valuing love and righteousness", and "destroying the weasel who became a fine in the back mountain".

The master stroked his beard and weighed it for a moment, and then made up his mind.

This thing can be done.

But you have to sneak into the village, don't shoot guns.

There are too few masters, not enough insurance, and a few more should be invited.

If it is done, it will be publicized in a big way, and it will add a merit to the big competition of the county;

If it doesn't work, the loss is not big, it's just a waste of some reward money.

As for the name?

The magistrate personally took the lead and sent a number of masters to go out of the city to inspect the people's conditions, dredge the canals, and prepare for the upcoming autumn ploughing.

Cao Jun received a reply on the same day.

The magistrate has already taken it.

The campaign will be led by the official organization, with the aim of eradicating the ghosts that have been entrenched in Qinghe County for several years, which is a major event, a good and happy event that is beneficial to the local people's livelihood.

Please also ask Cao Jun to be calm and go back for a few days.

After the county government was ready, he was invited to sweep away the water ghosts in Qinghe County.