How many procedures do you have to go through for a fund, from application to actual collection?

Xu Taiping really didn't know.

But he knew, there must be a lot.

Moreover, every time you go through the procedure, you will be stripped of a layer of skin.

But he still wanted to hear it.

So, shaking his head: "How many?" ”

Yi Cheng sighed: "When the villain goes to the county seat, he has to take care of the officials when he enters the door, otherwise he won't be able to enter the door at all." ”

Xu Taiping nodded.

It's a fact.

The prime minister's door is a seven-rank official.

The entrance of the county yamen is similar, although the officials are classless and classless, and they don't even have a decent person, they are just a gatekeeper, but they can wear that vest and stand at the gate of the yamen, which is power.

Want to get in the door?

Yes, knock on the door and bring the money.

Not too much, a few dollars of silver or even dozens of copper plates.

It can be less, but it can't be without.

But the problem is that even if there are dozens of copper plates, it is not a small amount of money for ordinary people in this era, a family of a few people for half a month's ration, without these dozens of copper plates, the family will be hungry.

Yi Cheng continued: "I entered the door, went to Hu Cao, and found Hu Cao Peng, I have to say that I am not?" And it can't be too shabby, right? ”

Xu Taiping nodded again.

Hu Cao Peng is also a small official with a big sesame point.

But it's a good official.

And he is in charge of the money and grain of a county's household registration, even if it is just an accountant and cashier, his vision is not ordinarily high, and it is not easy to send a few dollars of silver.

Yi Cheng said again: "When I saw the people of Hu Cao, handing over the note was just the beginning, because this silver was in the hands of others, and it could be transferred on the spot, or it could be delayed for three or five days, or even three or five months."

"If you want to get the money as soon as possible, you have to pay up and down, the master book, the master, the county lord and even the county master are all indispensable.

"Of course, the county magistrate doesn't need a villain to come forward in person, and the people of Hucao can help run errands to convey their hearts, of course, they have to charge errand fees.

"Such a layer, the seeer has a share, and in the end, it is only three or five taels in the hands of the villain.

"Take back these three or five taels of silver, give some subsistence money to your subordinates, and then repair and repair the house of this post station, how many children are left?"

After Xu Taiping listened, his heart did not fluctuate.

Sorrowful?

Amusing?

I've seen too much, too much.

It's just that I'm interested in talking.

patted Yicheng on the shoulder: "Serve our horses well, and the meals are ironed, and your money is indispensable." ”

Yi Cheng nodded hurriedly: "Okay, Master Xu, you can rest for a while, and you will be fine immediately." ”

The accommodation in the inn was poor.

It's a chase shop.

Not to mention the food, brown rice is served with a pot of vegetarian dishes, and there is not even a little oil in the dish.

At the end of April, there was grass everywhere in the ditches on the hill on the roadside, and the people were diligent and fast, and they could cut a large bundle in a while.

Jianyang is located in the central region of the Great Jin Dynasty, the climate is humid and warm, the winter is short and the spring is early, evergreen all year round, and the cattle and sheep, mules and horses are not hungry.

Barely filled.

It was getting dark.

Xu Taiping beckoned to the busy Yicheng: "Your surname? ”

Yi Cheng hurriedly said: "Hey, the villain's surname is Wang, Wang Erniu." ”

"Xiaowang Village?"

"No, no, it's Lu Zuo."

"Is there a lot of Lu Zuo's surname Wang?"

"Much, why not more? There are 40,000 people in Lu Zuo, and there are more than 10,000 people with the surname Wang. ”

"There are a lot of people surnamed Wang in Jianyang."

"That's not it, big family, legend has it that they are all descendants of the Wang family of Bingzhou, and they moved here thousands of years ago."

"Is there more people surnamed Wang in Xiao Wang's village?"

"Yes, seventy percent of the people in Xiaowang Village are surnamed Wang."

"How many years has Xiaowang Village been established?"

"I don't know about this, but their ancestral hall and ancestral tomb have been around for some years, and there have always been three or five hundred years," Wang Erniu said this, and asked carefully: "Master Xu, do you want to investigate the case in Xiaowang Village?" ”

Xu Taiping asked rhetorically: "How much do you know?" ”

Wang Erniu hurriedly shook his head: "The villain doesn't understand, he knows that it is very scary, it is said that on the first seven days, the ghost cried wolf in the yin wind in Xiaowang Village, and it did not return to normal until the sun came out the next day." ”

Xu Taiping took out an ingot of five taels of silver, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Wang Erniu: "You know what to say, if you can solve the case, add ten taels." ”

Wang Erniu's eyes were stunned for an instant, staring at the silver ingot, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty: "Xu, Master Xu, really?" ”

Xu Taiping took out another ingot and gently placed it next to the ingot of silver.

Two silver ingots are placed side by side.

The dim light emits a blurry glow, which is extremely moving.

Is ten taels of silver too much?

Not much.

Is it less?

Not less.

In the countryside, it is enough for a family of four to eat for a whole year.

Wang Erniu, a post man, is also a small official, but in this poor and remote country, there is no oil and water at all, and his income is miserable.

Ten taels of silver is a huge amount of money for Wang Erniu.

So.

Wang Erniu only hesitated for a few breaths, and then pounced on ten taels of silver.

But Xu Taiping held on to the silver.

Look directly at Wang Erniu.

said lightly: "Let's talk about something valuable first." ”

Wang Erniu's expression froze, nodded heavily, leaned into Xu Taiping's ear, and said in a low voice: "Master Xu, Xiaowang Village has very little contact with the outside, except for buying necessary oil, salt and cloth, he rarely goes out of the village. ”

Xu Taiping narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.

Wang Erniu continued: "Therefore, outsiders don't know much about Xiaowang Village, most people just know that there is such a village, and most of the household registration people in the government statistics are the head of Baozheng Village. ”

"So closed?"

"Yes, it's so closed, but it's precisely because of this that the villain has found some clues."

"How?"

Wang Erniu turned his head to look around, and then said in a lower voice: "After the tragedy in Xiaowang Village, the villain vaguely remembered that two days ago, someone had been to Xiaowang Village. ”

"Who?"

"Taoist priest."

"What does it look like?"

"The appearance of a forty-something, very, very kind, fairy wind bones, carrying a long sword, with a hat, asking for directions on the street, only to see it, not to see it back, or to come back when you didn't go here, or to go here but the villain didn't see it."

Xu Taiping immediately became nervous.

Taoist.

In this world, Confucianism and Taoism are respected.

It's not a slogan, it's a real reality.

Taoism is the second largest school under Confucianism and Taoism, but the number of Taoist priests is less than 1% of Confucianism and Taoism, and the number of Taoist temples is only about 1/1000 of that of academies.

It is not on the same level as Confucianism and Taoism at all.

But.

This does not mean that the Daomen is weak.

On the contrary, the Daomen is strong.

can become the second largest school under Confucianism and Taoism, the high-end combat power of Daomen is not worse than Confucianism and Taoism, and the backbone is not bad, and the cultivation methods of Daomen are also diverse and ever-changing, more abundant than Confucianism and Taoism.

It's just that the foundation is poor, the promotion is poor, and the energy in the court and the people is far inferior to Confucianism and Taoism.

But if you really want to fight, desperately, the Taoist is no worse than Confucianism.

To be exact.

Daomen, Buddhism, Martial Arts, Sword Cultivation, Demon Gates, and demons and monsters are not bad in strength, especially the high-end combat power is almost comparable, and they all have the power to destroy the world.

It's just that the Confucianism and Taoism system is inherently compatible with feudal rule, and there is an ideological basis of "everything is inferior, only reading is high", so there are many readers.

Moreover, for the vast majority of ordinary people, if their children want to get ahead, reading is the fastest way to achieve results, the lowest cost but the highest benefits.

As long as you are literate and literate, even if you can't enter Confucianism and Taoism, you can be a bookkeeper, a copyist or something, and even write couplets in the village to keep accounts.

And the cost is just some bundles, tuition fees and pen and ink, even books can be bought without buying, borrowing books and copying books without delaying reading.

Copied books can even be passed on to future generations.

Therefore, Confucianism and Taoism have the most solid foundation in the people, the largest atmosphere, the widest range of materials, and the probability of producing talents is naturally high.

Inherited for tens of thousands of years, the power is naturally the most powerful and the most profound.

In comparison, the other genres are much less interesting.

The schools of Taoism, Buddhism, martial arts, and sword cultivation either need to be very talented, or they need to lay a foundation from an early age.

And if you want to enter the Tao, you need to spend a lot of money, pills, exercises, weapons, etc., but the income is very low, once you can't enter the Tao, not only the cost will be wasted, but even food and clothing can't be guaranteed.

However, this does not affect the power of Taoism and Buddhism.

Those who can enter the Tao are not good stubble.

Especially the Daomen.

The Taoist inheritance is diverse and ever-changing, perhaps with strong mana, or strong physique, or good at drawing talismans, casting spells, divination and calculation.

Taoist priests are the most unpredictable monks.

Therefore, Xu Taiping suddenly became nervous.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

I have never dealt with Taoist priests, and I don't know anything about Taoist priests in this world.

So nervous.

It's just that from Wang Erniu's words alone, it is impossible to determine that the Taoist priest is the murderer, and it can only be said that the Taoist priest must be related to the Xiaowang Village tragedy.

Xu Taiping's mind flashed, and he continued to ask: "Is there anything else?" ”

Wang Erniu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes." ”

"Go on."

"Okay," Wang Erniu gritted his teeth and said, "This matter is not what the villain saw with his own eyes, but gossip." ”

"Say."

"It is said that ten years ago, there was a little couple in Xiaowang Village-"

Wang Erniu just said this.

Suddenly there was a strange laugh outside the door.

Meantime.

A strange black shadow was lying on the window, with a huge head occupying most of the window, pointed and long ears, messy hair, and a strange grin at the window.

Moment.

Xu Taiping was terrified, and his hairs exploded.