kingnovel Chapter 1186: We Have Money to Renovate the Yamen
Chapter 1186: We Have Money to Renovate the Yamen
Zhou Jiayan's family were all keeping accounts at the table. Zhou Guo pointed at Wu Lazi and said to the four people, "Did you see that person? Go find her and work for her first. If you do a good job, I'll arrange other work for you later."
A few people looked at the Yanzhou and Zhou families, then looked at Wu Lazi, and couldn't help but said: "Sir, we are going to do this? Isn't this the job of a constable? We are going to do that!"
Pointing to the rows of accounting offices, he said, "We can recognize a few words and do the job."
Zhou Guo said, "That job is not suitable for you. You have to sit there all day without being able to move. What's the point? This job is good. You can manage people and show off your power. Oh, by the way, send two of you to look after the food. We are short of people there too."
Upon hearing this, several people fell silent. Looking carefully, it was true. The ones walking around were more majestic, while these accountants didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.
Sitting there for a whole day without being able to move doesn't seem very fun. How can one sit there for so long?
Several people gladly accepted Zhou Guo's arrangement and went down happily.
Xiaoshu said, "Master, if you let them do this job, won't it offend people? These young masters are so arrogant in front of you, won't they be even more arrogant in front of these common people? The common people will suffer a great loss."
Zhou Guo said nothing and walked towards the county magistrate with a smile.
Seeing her happy face, the county magistrate was very curious, "What's wrong? Did you find gold?"
Zhou Guo sat down and said, "I have recruited a few people for you. Didn't you say that your county office was empty? Now they are here. These people can read and write, have skills, and have money at home. They can definitely bring benefits to your county office."
The county magistrate pointed at the four people who left and said, "Just them? These idiots?"
Zhou Guo looked back at them and said, "How can you say that? Aren't people who can write and recognize things more useful than these illiterate common people?"
The county magistrate's face was heavy, "Do you really want to recruit these people into the government office?"
Zhou Guo did not answer, but asked: "Actually, I am very curious about one thing. You said that your county is so remote. It is not an exaggeration to say that these families are well-known in Fengfei County. If they want to come to the county government to do something, it is not a difficult thing. Why has no one come to visit for so many days?"
The county magistrate smiled bitterly, "Why do you think my county government is so poor? They actually control the county government. The county government is under their control. Why are they here to work? There is no need to waste their time. They are actually here for you."
Zhou Guo nodded, thinking it was what she thought, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I have my own plan. I came to share the good news with you. Your county government office has money to be renovated."
County magistrate: "..."
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Several plates of gold bars and jewelry were placed intact on the table. The county magistrate stared at them with his eyes wide open, feeling pitiful. Where had he ever seen so much money?
He muttered to himself, "How much silver is this? If it is changed into copper coins, how many people can it be distributed to?"
Zhou Guo said: "These are all exchanged for your positions in the government. Although the money is not much, it can get you some things done. These positions are still worth it."
The county magistrate raised his head and asked, "How about selling a few more?"
Zhou Guo: "...No one wants to buy it. Except for these few families, aren't the others quite poor? Even though they are natives of this county, there aren't many rich people. The few rich ones can at best survive without starving. Where do they get the money?"
Most of Fengfei County's money goes to these few families, and there are only a few rich people left.
The county magistrate sighed, "What a shame! If I had sold a few more, maybe my county magistrate's treasury would have been full."
He has been in office for so many years but has never seen so much money. Today is really an eye-opener.
Zhou Guo took a sip of tea and said, "There's no rush."
The original disaster relief plan was to be completed in five or six days, but the implementation was not going as planned. There were not enough manpower, the people lived in remote areas, and there were not many people in their families. It took half a month to complete the relief work.
During this period, Zhou Guo also went to the neighboring county to take a look. The neighboring county was better than Fengfei County and the progress was similar.
I just don't know what it's like in other places.
These days, several young masters from wealthy families come here every day, especially those on patrol. There is chaos every day. If it weren't for Wu Lazi keeping order, who knows what they might have done.
But nothing serious happened.
Zhou Guo calculated that the Chinese New Year was just a few days away and was thinking about where to go to celebrate it, when he heard some news below.
On this day, when the group was having breakfast, someone came to the gate of the county government office and beat drums to appeal for justice.
When a few people were brought up and Zhou Guo took a look, his pupils shrank. All of them were covered in blood, with bruised faces and noses, and their original appearance could no longer be recognized.
The county magistrate was startled and asked, "Who are you? Which village are you from? What happened?"
Several people kowtowed to the two men, and one of them stammered and cried, "Sir, I am from Shanwa Village, Li Erniu. I beg you to help us ordinary people. The food that you gave us was snatched away by someone!!"
The county magistrate stood up, shocked and angry, "Who stole it?"
This is the disaster relief grain distributed by Xu's army, life-saving food for the people of Fengfei County. If this batch of grain is gone, wouldn't his Fengfei County become a deserted city?
The man shuddered.
Zhou Guo said: "Don't be afraid, just tell me slowly."
The visitor looked up at them tremblingly, then lowered his head and said, "We received the food but had not had time to go home. Halfway through, we were stopped by the Yan family. They took away all our food and left us no grain. How are we going to live in the future~"
The county magistrate's face turned pale. "How can this be absurd? They even dare to rob the disaster relief grain. What else are they afraid of doing?"
As he said this, his eyes were looking at Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo asked, "You said they wanted to rob you halfway through your journey? But if I remember correctly, your Shanwa Village is not far from the county town, and there are many villages nearby. You all came and went together. Not counting the nearby villages, the people in Shanwa Village alone, added up, there are thousands of people.
There are so many people here, and you just watch your food being snatched away? The Yan family is so powerful that they can snatch all the food from so many of you and beat you up like this?"
Yes, the county magistrate also calmed down and said that they were all acting as one village.
They looked at each other and said nothing.
Wu Lazi shouted, "Why don't you tell the truth? If we find out that any of your words are false, we will put you in jail!"
Several people shuddered.
Zhou Guo comforted him, "Don't be afraid. Tell me everything that happened and I will make the decision for you."
One of them gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, before we got any food, the Yan family had already made an agreement with each of our families, saying that they could exchange four wheat bran for one for our food, and they would also give us two hundred yuan in cash.