Gu Junruo asked, "What are you doing again?" ”

He Ziyou spread his hands: "How do I know this, I'll guess like that." ”

Gu Junruo looked at Han Mu, "Others may not know, but Chen Shi doesn't know either?" ”

Han Mu glanced at her and asked Xiaobei to call Ding Si, "Go to the prison and release Chen Shi, let him find a time to bring Chen Jian's corpse back for burial, and then close the case when we catch Ma Shuifeng and Zhang Yuan." ”

Ding Si was ordered to retreat.

He Ziyou shook the fan for a moment, "You ...... It's a bit off-the-beaten, what if he runs away? ”

Han Mu looked at Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, you go and keep an eye on people personally." ”

He Ziyou immediately stopped talking.

Xiaobei is not just a little guy, he grew up with Han Mu since he was a child, and he was his scholar, basically what Han Mu learned and what he learned.

Although they are not as good as Han Mu in martial arts, it is more than enough to keep an eye on a subordinate in this small county town, they think to themselves.

Chen Shi was still a little incredulous when he was released from the prison, but the official who escorted him out couldn't bear to let him go, and waved his hand: "Hurry up, go quickly, and remember to go to Yizhuang to take Mr. Chen's body back for burial." ”

Chen Shi hurriedly asked, "Master, then I'm okay?" ”

"Hmph, let you go for the time being, although the adults haven't found out what is wrong with you, but you can't hear such a big movement at night, it must be intentional to harm your master, but there is no evidence," the messenger waved his hand: "Get out, keep grinding, be careful that my family changes his mind." ”

When Chen Shi heard this, he immediately turned around and limped away.

Xiaobei watched from a distance and followed quietly.

Seeing Chen Shi walking away, the official immediately ran back to ask Han Mu for credit, "My lord, the little one is all according to what you taught, he was so frightened that he left immediately." ”

Han Mu nodded and looked at Gu Junruo, "Did you say he would really go to find Chen Jian?" ”

Gu Junruo: "Try it." ”

County Lieutenant Xue also came back, he already knew the facts of the case, and frowned: "Since it has been determined that Chen Jian killed someone, directly torture Chen Shi and release the person in case he escapes." ”

Han Mu: "Didn't you also torture him when you tried him before, he didn't do anything." ”

"That's different," Xue County Lieutenant said: "Because I don't know if he is guilty or not, we kept our hands when we were tortured, but now, since it is Zhang Yuan who died and the murderer is Chen Jian, then as Chen Jian's domestic servant, Chen Shi will be involved, or know the inside story, and then use the torture, there is no need for his subordinates to show mercy." ”

He said with a serious face: "My lord, please tell me that he will be able to pry his mouth open." ”

Han Mu waved his hand and said, "I let people stare at him, he can't run away." ”

He patted County Lieutenant Xue on the shoulder and said, "If there are other ways, don't use torture, especially heavy punishment, spread it out, what if outsiders say that I am beaten into a trick?" ”

Han Mu said: "I have such a good official reputation now......

He Ziyou was directly choked by saliva and burst out laughing.

When Han Mu saw him dismantle his platform, he was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked him, and He Ziyou ran out, and the matter was over.

Gu Junruo watched them fight and asked County Lieutenant Xue, "Can the rosters that are being counted in each township be sent?" ”

County Lieutenant Xue hurriedly said: "It's sent, but the roster is under the control of Master Zhao." ”

Gu Junruo nodded slightly, and asked Ding Si to go to Master Zhao to ask for the roster and account books, "All move to the office of the county order." ”

Ding Si should go down.

After the disaster, the population dropped sharply, in order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation in Yi County, Gu Junruo asked each Li Zheng to count the disaster situation of each village and make a list.

As the month has passed, it is time for the roster and the disaster situation to be fully reported.

There are a lot of rosters, and Master Zhao took a bunch of notes with each of them, and directly occupied half of the desk.

Gu Junruo sat down, and from the other side, he could only barely see the top of her head.

Han Mu came back and saw that he was speechless for a long time.

Master Zhao turned around and saluted Han Mu, and said, "My lord, the Zeng family knows that you have come back smoothly, and they want to hold a banquet in the restaurant, and they have also invited the gentry of Yixian County to want to wash the wind and dust for you." ”

Han Mu: "I just walked around the villages in Yixian County, and I didn't go out of Yixian, what kind of wind did I pick up?" ”

Master Zhao hurriedly said: "But you have been in January, they are a little worried, since the adults have come back, why not comfort them?" ”

Han Mu asked curiously: "Ordinary people lack food and clothing, they are worried about my understanding, what are they worried about?" ”

Master Zhao said with a smile: "My lord forgot, you said before that you would ask the imperial court to exempt the tax of Yixian County this year, and Master Zeng is very concerned about this matter." ”

Han Mu waved his hand and said, "The imperial court has already agreed, what else is there to discuss?" ”

Master Zhao asked cautiously: "But the official document of the imperial court has not come down, is this tax exempt for the whole county, or is it conditionally exempt?" If all taxes are exempted, will the tax paid to Chuzhou not be paid this year? ”

"And our county government's Yulu, if there is no tax, is it a grant from Chuzhou or a grant from Jiangling Prefecture?" Master Zhao glanced at Han Mu carefully, and whispered, "You can't always borrow an adult's money to make a fortune, right?" The county government still owes the Yue family money and grain......"

Han Mu thought about it very much, "You don't have much money, as for the Yue family's money and grain, it won't be long before the disaster relief food and disaster relief money from the imperial court will arrive, how much can be repaid, and the rest will be paid back next year." ”

Seeing that he was so optimistic, Master Zhao couldn't help but say, "My lord, that's not how the accounts are calculated. ”

"How is that calculated?"

Master Zhao stopped talking, looked at Ding Si and Duan's notes, and after looking at the two of them, he glanced at Gu Junruo again, and saw that Gu Junruo just glanced at them and ignored them, and he didn't dare to let Mrs. County Ling go out.

He walked to the door and looked left and right, then closed the door and whispered to Han Mu: "My lord, there are a lot of tricks in this tax reduction. ”

Han Mu dragged a chair over and sat down, and asked him to sit down too, and asked curiously, "What's the trick?" ”

Master Zhao said: "This tax has a land tax, a tax for people, a commercial tax, and a miscellaneous tax. Is it a reduction or a waiver? If so, what taxes, for whom, and by how much? ”

"If it is exempt, what taxes are exempted, who are exempted from taxes, and will there be additional donations after tax exemption?" Master Zhao looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "The most important thing is that the official document has not been issued for a long time, so the court should not regret it, right?" ”

He said: "Even if the official document of the imperial court is issued, it will only stipulate the large noodles, and the thin strips have to be made locally, which is determined by Jiangling Mansion and Chuzhou, or is it our Yixian County that takes the fine strips ourselves?" ”

Seeing that Han Mu didn't even count their money, Master Zhao planned to donate generously and get out of him, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

The so-called promotion to make a fortune, of course, we can't say that being an official is to make a fortune, but we can't just take a fortune, but instead stick money into it, right?