On this day, Biyu summoned all Cao Pengshi to gather in the lobby, which was regarded as a commendation meeting, and at the same time distributed the 100,000 yuan by the way. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to distribute it. Because he doesn't know anything about this case except for the results, he doesn't know anything about the process, how can he know how to reward meritorious deeds? Hey, why bother with this, let's leave it to Shu Yan.

"Shu Juncheng, how do you think the 100,000 yuan should be distributed?"

Unloading the tension for many days, Shu Yan finally relaxed, and said with a smile: "Catching thieves and relieving the people is originally the business of local officials such as me, except for Shu Jin and Han Ruoxin, of course. In addition to the great harm for the people, the most important thing is to give it to the people, as for the reward, since it is given from above, we can't say no, laugh at it. ”

Seeing that Shu Yan was speaking in the hall, it was rare for him to have such relaxed and witty words, and they all became relaxed and shouted:

"Although I and Zhu Cao did not directly participate in the arrest of the thief, we also took care of it for many days, and we didn't expect to share the money, but just begged Shu Cheng to comfort our mouths."

"Shu Cheng has the greatest credit, and he should take the lion's share."

"Yes, Shu Cheng has the greatest credit and the most fair, no matter how it is distributed, it is indisputable."

"No matter how you divide it, you have to give everyone a meaning."

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Shu Yan smiled, took out the list prepared in advance, and handed it to Biyudao: "Because I am directly involved in it, I should avoid suspicion." All the people involved in solving the case are listed here, and Shi Taishou is also asked to assign them. ”

Biyu took it and took a look. After taking office for many days, he didn't officially sit in the hall a few times, the main secretary and the main subordinates such as Cao Pengshi barely knew each other, and the other small officials didn't recognize it completely, and they couldn't match the number at all, how to distribute it? So he returned the paper to Shu Yan and said: "You can do it yourself, why do you need to ask me!" ”

Shu Yan knew Biyu's difficulties, so he didn't shirk anymore, and immediately assigned: "Shu Jin is not a servant, but he travels day and night, travels hundreds of miles to confirm the stolen goods, and the righteousness is thin and cloudy, and he works tirelessly, and rewards 10,000 yuan; Han Ruoxin, as an ordinary person, was calm and changeable, risking her to toss and turn with Zhu Da, so that we could catch the thief in one fell swoop and reward 10,000 yuan; It is the duty of the thief to catch the thief, but there is a reward and a share of it, and the reward is 20,000 yuan; Wu Qian, as a thief Cao Shi, tracked and arranged for many days, and directly organized the arrest, originally a direct meritorious person, but because of his prior dereliction of duty, the merits were offset, so he was not rewarded, and the 20,000 yuan was divided equally among his subordinates. ”

Wu Qian still feels guilty about the dereliction of duty, even if the thief is caught, he does not dare to be as proud as he usually solves the case. I didn't dare to talk about it, I had been avoiding it, and when I saw Shu Yan say this, I hurriedly said: "Chen's murder case has a lot to do with dereliction of duty, as long as you are not punished, you are content, how dare you ask for a reward?" As for the thieves Cao Zhong's errands, although he bravely caught the thief, it was also within his bounds, and he could reward 10,000 yuan, which was already Shu Cheng's extra care! ”

His subordinate thieves Cao also echoed: "Catching thieves is within my thief Cao's business, how dare you be greedy?" Although we have suffered some hardships, but the people have suffered, we are deeply disturbed, and we are willing to receive only 10,000. ”

Everyone gave in sincerely, and Shu Yan had to agree.

Shu Jin 10,000, Han Ruoxin 10,000, plus thief Cao 10,000, a total of 30,000, and the remaining 70,000, how to distribute it?

Shu Yan seemed to have guessed everyone's thoughts, but smiled deliberately: "All the relevant personnel have been assigned, and the rest will not be divided." ”

When all the officials heard this, they all looked at each other, and secretly said in their hearts: No, although your Shu Yan's credit is the greatest, you can't be so unsophisticated, right? Shi Taishou handed over this distribution power to you, you should always be humble and humble, how can you directly turn seventy percent of the money into your own? Is his reputation for dedication and selfless dedication to the public service exaggerated? It seems that the saying "hearing is false, seeing is believing" is really true.

"Shu Cheng was born in filial piety, and he has the greatest credit for catching the thief this time, and it is really worth the 70,000 yuan." Gongcao Shi Sun Yi's sentence is ostensibly in favor of Shu Yan's decision, but in fact, it uses the word "filial piety" to express his irony for Shu Yan.

Of course, Shu Yan could hear it, and he smiled heartily: "Do you think I want to swallow the 70,000 yuan alone?" I'm talking about no more downward distribution, not that it's my own. Because I have other uses. The day before yesterday, because of the preparation for the construction of Shujiazhuang Zhenxue, I borrowed 30,000 money from Shifu, and today I have this money, which should be returned in time. ”

What? This was a surprise to everyone. You must know that this money was awarded to individuals who had made meritorious contributions to the thieves in Yuzhou, not to Ruyin County. The 30,000 yuan borrowed from the Shi government the day before yesterday was borrowed in the name of the county office, and it must be returned from the government treasury in the future. If the Shi family is repaid with these 30,000 yuan, wouldn't it be a private supplement for the public?

Du Jian, the chief bookkeeper, said to Shu Yan in a persuasive tone: "Shi Taishou has countless furniture in the mansion, and he doesn't care about the 30,000 yuan at all, and it is not too late to return it when the treasury is full in the future." Public is public, private is private. Shu Cheng's family is not wealthy, so he doesn't have to use this money to make up for the shortfall of the government. ”

"It is precisely because the public is public and the private is private that I am in a hurry to return it. No matter how rich the Shi family is, it is also private property. It is not right to borrow money from private individuals in the name of an official. At the beginning, it was a last resort, but now that I have money, I have to pay it back in time. Shu Yan said, then took out 30,000 yuan and handed it to Biyu. Biyu didn't refuse, but she didn't pick it up herself.

The money itself should be Shu Yan's big head, and since he distributes it like this, everyone has nothing to say. In addition to the 60,000, there are still 40,000 left, and of course the 40,000 will belong to Shu Yan alone.

"There are still forty thousand dollars left. I have a small idea for this 40,000 yuan. ”

What, still have ideas? There are only 40,000 dollars left, how can Shu Cheng distribute it? Everyone listened.

"In life, it is inevitable that there will be good and bad times. There is no disease, no disaster, no accident, and the people can still live in peace. In the event of an unexpected disaster, it will be difficult to make ends meet. Since I was a child, my parents died, and I relied on my grandfather for my life, and I have a deep understanding of this. Therefore, I decided to set up a support fund with the 40,000 yuan to help those people who are in difficulty and have difficulty in getting by. ”

Help? No one could have imagined that Shu Yan would have such thoughts. Helping the poor was originally the business of the official family. But the official family did not have much to spare. The taxes collected are rarely used for people's livelihood, and only when there are major festivals in the imperial court, a few rice millets will be rewarded to some widows and widows, but it is rare once in several years. Shu Yan's idea of having this is really unexpected by everyone, and while admiring it, it can't help but give rise to doubts.

Du Jian said: "Shu Cheng's heart is the heart of the people, which is really admirable. However, even the officials can't take care of the matter of sympathizing with the poor, and with only 40,000 yuan, it is a drop in the bucket, and it is not of much use at all. Shu Cheng is an orphan, and his family must not be rich, so he still subsidizes his family with the 40,000 yuan, and his food and clothing will definitely improve a lot. ”

"Nope. You still don't understand what I mean. If it's just 40,000 yuan, I'll help a few widows and orphans directly point-to-point, and what kind of assistance fund will be established? Shu Yan looked at everyone's increasingly puzzled expressions, and continued to explain, "My so-called assistance fund is a long-term idea, not limited to a moment, let alone 40,000 yuan. ”

Du Jian seemed to understand what Shu Yan meant, but he questioned it even more: "If I guessed correctly, Shu Cheng's assistance money is to help the poor for a long time, and the idea is very good, but where does the follow-up money come from?" ”

"Definitely. The assistance fund includes one and two lines. Of course, there is a big gap in expenditure, and the corresponding income must also be continuous. There is no extra money in the county office to cover this additional expense. Since you can't rely on the official family, you can only rely on individual donations. Anyone who has a lot of money can donate some, and 100 yuan is not too little, and 10,000 yuan is not too much. As for the wealthy families, as soon as they make a move, they are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of course, we are more welcome. ”

When Shu Yan said this, everyone looked at Biyu inadvertently, as if they had made an appointment.

Biyu Fan's cheeks moved slightly: "How much do you donate, 40,000 yuan?" ”

"I was going to donate all the 40,000 yuan, but my colleagues said that they wanted to hold a celebration to improve the food, so I removed the 2,000 yuan and donated the remaining 38,000 yuan."

"No matter how much you donate, I will be ten times as much as you."

"Ten times? That's 380,000 dollars. ”

Biyu didn't bother to pay attention to Shu Yan's surprise at all, and said to herself: "You just paid me back the 30,000 yuan directly to you, and the other 350,000 yuan will go to my house to get it." ”

Aji, who was beside him, heard that his master had donated such an amount, he was anxious and helpless, and he gave hints many times, but Biyu turned a blind eye to it.

Although the Shi family has countless wealth, 380,000 yuan is not a small amount. Shu Yan remembered what his two wives said about the problem of the Shi family's internal emptiness, and couldn't help but kindly remind: "With so much money, Shi Taishou should still discuss it with the government before making a decision." Charity should be accumulated over time, not overnight. ”

"You don't need to wait for anything to say. But is there anything else? ”

Biyu asked this, which meant that he was about to withdraw.

Shu Yan remembered something and hurriedly replied: "After Yu Yu left, the position of literary Peng was vacant, and it was better to recruit one as soon as possible." ”

Literature is in charge of the supervision of culture and education, and it cannot be abandoned. Of course, Biyu also understood, so he asked everyone: "Which of you has the right candidate...... halfway through, he suddenly remembered that he saw Han Ruoxin's name on the list just now, so he stopped.

Before everyone could talk, Aji whispered to Biyu and said: "Why should the son ask others, there is a ready-made one waiting for it, that is, the third son of the Zuo family." His brother also mentioned to you the day before yesterday that he wanted to find something for his brother to do and experience experience. I heard that the third son is familiar with poetry and books, and he happened to do this literary trick for him, and the son also ended up with a favor, how good. ”

Biyu and Aji were at the top, and there was a distance between them and Shu Yan and the other officials, so the whispers between them could not be heard clearly, and they did not know what they were talking about.

Everyone is thinking about the candidates for literature. Literature is not very powerful in the county, but it is also very face-saving, and it requires a certain amount of talent. Everyone wants to nominate them, but they can't think of a suitable candidate for a while.

Shu Yan didn't know what Aji said about the third son of the Zuo family. He said to everyone: "I have a candidate, and he can be said to be more than enough to serve as this literary leader, and that is Han Ruoxin." I don't know what the prince and you think? ”

Ruoxin's name is not only because of his merit in capturing the thief, but in fact, he has already moved the whole county when he was promoted to filial piety. Filial piety is a very honorable title. Although it is not an official position, it is much more valuable than ordinary officials. As long as he is held up as filial piety, in a local county, not to mention that women and children are known, he is also a well-known figure.

Du Jian, the chief bookkeeper, said first: "Yes, how did you forget him." That's our great filial piety. When he was promoted to filial piety, he used to do things in the county, and he was versatile and pragmatic. This time he has made a great contribution, if he can be this literary scholar, it is very suitable. ”

Everyone knows Ruoxin, of course, they all agree.

Seeing that everyone agreed with Shu Yan's proposal, Aji said anxiously: "Taishou already has an idea about this literary candidate, so you don't have to mention it again!" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then immediately changed their words with interest: "Since the prince of the mansion has already had a candidate, it must be good, of course I don't need to say more." ”

The county is a system of responsibility of the governor, and the county guard can directly appoint the assistant officials independently, and the assistant officials are directly responsible to the governor. The officer's stay is only based on the words of the chief. Of course, if the assistant official feels that he is being overused and looks down on the chief, he can find another job. It's just that very few people have this kind of courage.

When everyone was speculating about the candidate for this new literary pick, Biyu said: "It's Han Ruoxin." Leave this matter to Shu Juncheng to inform. ”

Biyu got up and left after speaking.

Ruoxin gave up the opportunity to be an official in Luoyang, returned to her hometown with herself, and became a teaching assistant in Xuxue, Shu Yan has always been unwilling, and at this time there is a literary errand that can be regarded as a comfort.

Helping money is a new thing, everyone didn't know each other at first, but with Shu Yan and Biyu taking the lead, they all donated money one after another, ranging from dozens to hundreds, and so on.

Du Jian took out a new account book and made a special registration. Regardless of income and expenditure, all must be recorded in detail.