"Mr. Wang, don't I have any subordinates?"

When Li Qing saw that Wang Changling's intention was to let him do it himself, he was a little surprised. Could it be that a dignified ninth-rank official of the Tang Dynasty would personally make a decision?

"The chief clerk had two subordinates in the past, but both retired from office last year. Because the chief clerk's position was vacant, I didn't make up for it. I wanted to talk about it in a few days, but if Lord Li wanted it urgently, I could transfer two people over."

Li Qing thought of Zhang Yiming who was quite insightful and smiled and said, "That Zhang Yiming gave me, he is a local, I can do it. I also find another veteran who is good at calligraphy and actuarial. It would be enough to have these two."

Wang Changling shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Li has a good vision. Zhang Yiming is my most capable subordinate. What other veterans are good at calligraphy and calculating? Such people are hard to find in Nanxi County. However, Mr. Li is really lucky. I really have such one in my hand."

He walked to the door and found a yamen runner and whispered a few instructions. The yamen runner took the order.

"This person's surname is Shao, his name is Tianxing, and he was an old Juren. He used to write a paper for someone in the county government. Because his writing is good, he now makes a living by copying books for someone. He occasionally catches me with a knife. He has a bad temper and hard temper, and he is soft but not hard. Lord Li has to follow him."

Li Qing nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "What's going on in the bridge construction just now? It seems like a huge difficult thing to do when you hear me. Can you tell me and see if I can help me."

A hint of anger flashed in Wang Changling's eyes, "Didn't I tell you last night? I built a bridge during the day, and the man came to demolish the bridge at night. He was talking about this. The seven mountains and one water and two branches of fields in the county were high and the water was rushing. There was a Hongshui River. At the foot of Qixing Mountain in the northeast of the county, Qixing Mountain produces a very good tea called Qixing Tea. Hundreds of tea farmers make a living by picking tea, and many merchants buy tea, but no matter whether they come or go, they have to cross the Hongshui River. There was a wooden bridge on the river, but it suddenly broke, and then a river appeared.

The ferry is not bad, but the boatman charges a lot, and it costs fifty cents to ferry once. Later I found out that the boatman was actually the servant of Tang Sheng. Later, I led the people to build the bridge twice in a row, and they were repaired during the day and destroyed at night. Helplessly, if the people and merchants wanted to cross the river, they would either spend a high price on the ferry or take dozens of miles of mountain road to Nanxi County to cross the river. The people were asking me to build the bridge again. I didn’t want to, but I was short of money and couldn’t afford it. Secondly, it would be destroyed by someone after repairing it. It would be better not to repair it."

"Sir, are you just letting him exploit the people?"

Wang Changling sighed: "I have read the book three times, and all the stones are sinking to the sea. What can I do?"

Li Qing thought for a while and said with a smile: "I will leave the bridge repair to me. Don't pay a penny for the official family. Within two months, I promise to build a solid stone bridge."

Wang Changling was overjoyed, but he was worried, "This matter has troubled Lord Li, but he must also hurry up on the report. If the exam is late, you have to record what you have done."

At this time, a voice came from the door: "If Lord Li is willing to go to repair the bridge, I will do this report."

As he said that, he walked in. This man was over forty years old and was thin and shiny, without any excess flesh. He walked to Li Qing and bowed and said, "I'm Shao Tianxing, please see the chief clerk."

Li Qing was overjoyed. His arrival meant that he didn't have to deal with these boring accounts. He hurriedly replied with a smile: "Mr. Wang said Mr. Shao had a little temper. I think Mr. Wang is so weak."

"Mr. Wang was not wrong. If Master Li had not been willing to step forward to build bridges for the people, I would never accept this job. I would not have taken any money from the county and was not in the public list, so I would naturally not do it."

Li Qing smiled and said, "Mr. Shao missed making money to support his family because of my work. How could I make things difficult for me? I should compensate myself."

Suddenly, a sound of horse hooves approached, and the person immediately jumped off and shouted, "Chief Li is here?"

When the sound came, a long figure dragged out from the door. Li Qing saw this man bald and one-eyed, and recognized that he had seen him at the dinner table last night. He was known as one-eyed Zhu Sanpi, and the current Cangcao was Tang Sheng's right-hand arm. He strode into the stone house, but saw Wang Changling standing side by side with Li Qing. He couldn't help but suck and took two steps back.

"Zhengbu Li, my Lord Tang is invited, please come with me."

"Haha! Zhu Cangcao please tell Lord Tang that the report will be submitted at the end of the month, and there are only five days left. I will invite him to drink after this time."

Wang Changling glanced at Li Qing and saw that he was in vain and was slightly surprised, "Does he still want to step on two boats?"

He was a straightforward person and was the most unfair to falsehood. Therefore, he met Li Qingchu and dared to speak generously and demote the government. The old Tang Dynasty book said that he "does not protect his meticulous actions and is often criticized". It was not false. It was because he did not know how to adapt, so he was not successful in his life and eventually died of jealousy from the officials.

Zhu Sanpi was a little confused after hearing Li Qing's words. This man called his elder brother and his elder brother last night, and today he stood side by side with the thief. But he didn't say that he was forgetting his roots, so he bowed to Li Qing and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back to report to Lord Tang, and hope that Li Zhuang will do his own thing."

Wang Changling looked at him far away and turned to Li Qing and said, "Zhengzhu Li, Tang Sheng can't rub the sand in his eyes. Since he will turn against each other sooner or later, I think the lord should make it clear."

Li Qing smiled slightly, but did not answer him, and called Zhang Yiming to give a few more words to the advice. Zhang Yiming responded and rushed to the military camp on the other side of the dock. Then he turned around and smiled at Wang Changling, "Tang Sheng will arrive later. I think there will be some argument. Please avoid it for the time being."

Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, more than forty angry horses rushed over. The horsemen carried swords and swords, and were full of murderous aura. The horse's hooves stomped on the gravel, stirring up dust. The people on the road were so scared that they rolled and crawled, and they all avoided them.

"Mr. Li, I invited each other warmly last night and treated each other with sincerity. Why did you turn your face and abandon me this morning?" Tang Sheng did not dismount, pulled the horse and raised his horse in front of Li Qing and shouted sternly.

Seeing that he drew his sword and Zhang crossbow to intimidate him, Li Qing sneered in his heart, but his face remained silent, and laughed: "What did the county magistrate Tang say? As the new chief clerk, Li Qing naturally had to hand over government affairs on the first day. If I don't hand over with County Magistrate Wang, would I still have to hand over with County Magistrate Tang?"

Tang Sheng had suspicious eyes, obviously half-believing and half-doubting about Li Qingzhi's words. He had already made it clear at the dinner table that he could not share the same thing with the thief. He could not have known it. It seemed that this person was dissatisfied and was not a good bird. Thinking of this, Tang Sheng sneered and said, "After the handover, Master Li can move to me. I have prepared a special official office for Master Li. How about it? You clean up and I'll wait here."

Li Qing smiled suddenly and said with a solemn expression: "I was a businessman, and I was favored by the emperor. I was not aware of my origin and served as the chief clerk of a county. Since I had eaten this bowl of official rice, Li Qing naturally thought about how to get promoted. But after thinking about it, I was in the Tang Dynasty and had only one way to get promoted and make money, and that is to do something for the people. So I came to Wang County Magistrate to find some things within my ability. County Magistrate Tang, sorry, I said differently and would not make any plans with him. Please give me some advice!"

Tang Sheng suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter suddenly stopped, and he squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Zhengbu Li, what do you mean is that I won't do practical things for the people, is that right?"

"I dare not! Li Qing just heard of it, but did not see it in person. I was planning to build a stone bridge for the people on the Hongshui River. If the Tang County Magistrate is really willing to do things for the people, can he help Li Qing do this? If I miss it, Li Qing is willing to place a banquet for three days to apologize for the Tang County Magistrate. What about? The Tang County Magistrate wants me to see your love for the people."

In terms of official positions, Li Qing was from the top of the ninth rank, and Tang Sheng was from the bottom of the ninth rank, and the two were one level apart. Therefore, it was reasonable for Li Qing to order Tang Sheng to help. However, Li Qing's words hit Tang Sheng's vital point, so he was not willing to repair the bridge. For a moment, his face changed drastically, and his chest gradually became angry. He glanced at the documents piled up like a hill in the house. He had a plan in his mind. His horse slowly retreated, winked at his subordinates, and immediately more than a dozen people rushed into Li Qing's house.

"Li Zhubu, how can the official account books and documents be placed in such a simple place? If they are lost, you and I can't afford to be guilty. I think it's better to take them away and keep them properly."

After Tang Sheng finished speaking, he saw Li Qing sneering with a sarcastic sneer on his lips and let his subordinates do nothing. Tang Sheng was surprised and suddenly felt something. He looked back and was shocked. He saw a team of soldiers running towards him with murderous intent, less than fifty steps. He suddenly remembered something and was sweating profusely. The dock was filled with military supplies and the military control was extremely strict. He led dozens of people to come with swords and swords. If he bites him, Tang Sheng would not dare to think about the consequences.

"Go away!" He turned his horse's head and did not care about robbing documents and accounts, so he led his subordinates to flee in panic.
Chapter completed!