"Don't worry, the first thing I did when I took office was to exempt all the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes that everyone had paid in the past, and if such things happen again in the future, you will come directly to the county government to find me. Xie Huchen said loudly.

"Lord Qingtian, thank you, my lord. Everyone said with great gratitude.

Xie Huchen said goodbye to the villagers and rushed back to the yamen, but he didn't expect that on the first day of his appointment, he would be able to find many shortcomings in the county government, and it seemed that he would be busy in the future.

As soon as he entered the gate of the county government, Wang Zhiyuan greeted him.

"Your Excellency is back, don't be angry about this little thing, those two tax collectors have already hit the twenty boards, and they have been driven out of the door, and they will never be hired. Wang Zhiyuan said flatteringly, he had just seen that scene, and he already knew in his heart that the fire of the new magistrate was really not burning casually.

"I asked everyone to straighten out the housekeeping, how is it. Xie Huchen asked.

"My lord, it's all sorted out, and I'm waiting for you to check it. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

The two of them went straight to the class room, only to see that all the officials were standing in a row, waiting for Xie Huchen's inspection.

Xie Huchen looked around, the window was bright and clean, and it was very clean to wipe it, he walked to the table, opened the drawer, took out a thing inside, and asked, "Can anyone tell me, what is this?"

The faces of several officials changed, and no one dared to speak. Because Xie Huchen was holding a dice cup and a handful of dice in his hand.

"You unsuccessful things, tell me quickly, whose is this, don't let the master get angry. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"Big ...... Adults are villains. A servant stepped forward.

"Is it yours, can you play?" Xie Huchen didn't reprimand him, but asked.

The official thought that he had misheard, Xie Huchen asked again, and then replied in a panic: "Go back to my lord, I can play." ”

"That's okay, let's have a play, everyone is bigger on weekdays, today we play a little special, let's be smaller. Xie Huchen said with a smile.

His attitude was beyond everyone's expectations.

The two of them played dice on the spot, and when the official saw that there would be a lot of gambling tomorrow, Wang Zhiyuan kept giving him a look without seeing it, and he actually shook out five ones.

"You play with adults, how is this shaken. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"What's the matter, there's no father and son at the table. The official replied confidently.

"Wang Xiancheng, it's okay, he's right, it's my turn. Xie Huchen smiled, didn't care, picked up the dice cup and shook it.

"You can drive it. Xie Huchen smiled and said to the officer.

It doesn't matter if you don't open it, as soon as you open it, the official was so frightened that his face turned white, and it turned out that the five dice were all shaken into powder, and there was nothing left.

Xie Huchen's face suddenly changed, and he said with a straight face: "The official office is a heavy place, how can it be a place to hide filth and dirt, I limit you to a stick of incense, hand over all the things that are not in order, don't let me search them one by one." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the class room, and stood in the courtyard and waited.

"You guys, you guys, hurry up, why are you still standing stupidly?" Wang Zhiyuan finished speaking, and followed out.

After a while, the officials handed over a lot of things, including dice, pai gow, pitching pots, and even forbidden books and handkerchiefs given by the girl in the green building, in short, a mess of a lot of things, piled up in the courtyard like a hill.

"My lord, it's all here, what do you think of it?" asked Wang Zhiyuan with a grin.

Xie Huchen glanced at him and asked, "What about yours?"

"Oh, and me? I don't have any bad habits. Wang Zhiyuan pointed to his nose and asked.

When the officials saw him like this, they couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

"Hand over your flask. Xie Huchen said.

Wang Zhiyuan had no choice but to obediently hand over his wine jug, and his reluctant look made people laugh when they saw it.

"In the future, everyone remembers, within the county office, such objects must not appear again, if there is another offense in the future, the official will not spare it, as an official, you must have the appearance of an official, come to someone, burn it for me. Xie Huchen said.

The old man has spoken, and even if everyone is reluctant, there is no choice, so they have to burn these things, no matter what, it is much better than being beaten to the board.

"Wang Xiancheng, how are all the things I asked you to prepare. Xie Huchen asked.

"Back to my lord, everything is ready. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"Then you should send the tax books of the previous years to my study. Xie Huchen said.

Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly led someone to carry a large box of heavy account books into the study, and replied: "My lord, the account books of previous years are here. ”

"Okay, you go down. Xie Huchen said.

When I opened the box, there were several stacks of thick ledgers neatly placed inside, which were field tax, commercial tax and deed tax. He picked up a book of field taxes, read it carefully, and couldn't help frowning.

The tax silver recorded in this account book is a record of various taxes stipulated by the national law, and there is no miscellaneous tax record of various names, Xie Huchen has flipped through several books, all of which are like this, it seems that this box of account books is a clear account for future reference, and it is meaningless to check, and it must have been done seamlessly.

Xie Huchen said secretly in his heart, it seems that there are a lot of tricks hidden in this Yixian County only in taxes, and the amount involved is probably not a small amount, where does this money go?

After the previous unannounced visit, he also learned that this Yixian county has been harsh for a long time, and it is not something that a few tax officials or a magistrate can do for it, and a complete chain of interests has already been formed.

Xie Huchen was thinking about it, and a servant trotted to report: "My lord, Lord Zhizhou has sent someone." ”

The front hall of the inner office.

A man who looked like a master was sitting upright drinking tea.

"Master Huang, this is our new county magistrate, Lord Xie. Yacha introduced.

"His subordinate Huang Yibai has seen Lord Xie and was appointed by the new governor of Jiangzhou, Zhuang Menglongzhuang. Master Huang bowed with both hands, and there was an air of arrogance in his words.

"Master Huang is glad to meet, please take a seat. Xie Huchen secretly said in his heart, it seems that this person is not good.

The two sat down, and Huang Yibai said: "When my family Zhuang first arrived in Jiangzhou, I knew that Lord Xie was also the new parent official, so he sent his subordinates to pay a visit. ”

"Thank you Lord Zhuang for your concern, this official is also a new arrival, and he is still familiar with the affairs of Yixian County, I don't know what Lord Zhizhou has to convey?" Xie Huchen said politely.

I saw that this Huang Yibai suddenly looked around, and said in a mysterious low voice: "I don't know how Lord Xie understands the government affairs of Yixian County?"

"It's still in the process of understanding, and there are a lot of cumbersome things, and I haven't had time to study them in detail. Xie Huchen said, he wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in this yellow and white gourd.

"Cough, my lord Zhuang said, this predecessor Jin Zhizhou is corrupt and perverts the law, and this Jiangzhou has ten counties under its jurisdiction, presumably the government affairs are more affected, and I strictly order you to check yourself, and if there are any problems left by your predecessor, report them immediately. Huang Yibai coughed dryly, took a sip of tea and said.

When Xie Huchen heard it, there was something in Master Huang's words, and he must know something.

This Jiangzhou's predecessor, Zhizhou Jin Shiyi, is the person of the former Taiwei Cao Xiangui who has fallen, and the newcomer Zhuang Zhizhou doesn't know which temple is the immortal, but Xie Huchen knows that he must not be all the way with himself.

"Master Huang's words, do you mean something else, this official has just arrived in Yixian, and there is no one to guide him, so he doesn't know many questions in detail. Xie Huchen wanted to try to see if he could get something out of Huang Yibai's mouth.

"Lord Xie, you are an understanding person, I don't think I need to say it in detail, you also know that this tax is the lifeblood of the country, my family Lord Zhuang is trusted by the imperial court, and he took office in Jiangzhou, the first thing to do is to investigate the tax problems left by his predecessor. Huang Yibai said.

As soon as Xie Huchen heard it, he knew that there was a threat in his words, in fact, the meaning was already very clear, the magistrates of these other counties were all people left by Jin Shiyi in the past, and those who changed their doors in time could continue to be officials with peace of mind, and the so-called self-examination was nothing more than asking them to send the money that was previously sent to Jin Shiyi's hands to him Zhuang Menglong.

Xie Huchen couldn't help but secretly take a sip in his heart, it seems that this Zhuang Menglong is not a good thing, it seems that it is also because he is not Jin Shiyi's person, so he specially sent Huang Yibai to probe the tone and see what kind of attitude he has.

"I also ask Master Huang to go back and report to Lord Zhuang, this official is checking the tax account books of Yi County in previous years, if there is any discovery, it must be reported to Lord Zhuang in time. Xie Huchen replied. After all, this Zhuang Menglong is his top boss, and it is not appropriate for him to turn his face directly with him at this time.

"Well, Lord Xie is young, and he will definitely have a lot to do in the future, but his subordinates have a word to send, I heard that there are hidden accounts in all counties, if you only check this clear account, I'm afraid you won't be able to find anything, Lord Xie can follow this line to check. Huang Yibai nodded with satisfaction and said to Xie Huchen.

Xie Huchen couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, he had already thought of this, but when Huang Yibai said this, it showed that this Zhuang Menglong was also eager to find out what was going on.

Now it seems that someone in the imperial court wants to fully take over the power left by the former Taiwei Cao Xiangui, if he wants to find out the problems in this tax, I am afraid that he will really have to follow Zhuang Menglong's line to investigate.

Since Huang Yibai knew that there was such a thing as a secret account, it must be that someone in other counties had already surrendered to Zhuang Menglong, and Xie Huchen couldn't help but secretly despise these scum who were unkind officials.

After sending off Master Huang, Xie Huchen kept pacing in the hall, he was secretly thinking in his heart, where is this secret account, it seems that he has to ask Wang Zhiyuan first.

The purpose of Huang Yibai's coming today is also obvious, it is nothing more than to see if Xie Huchen is willing to sit in the same boat with them, if he is unwilling, I am afraid it will not take long, and he will not have to be the magistrate.