Jia Gong became a little impatient when he heard his endless praise of Shu Yan. He scowled and snorted: "Prime Minister Qiu, we are here on official business. Are you just reminiscing about old times and treating these people as if they don't exist?

"Finished

, without waiting for Qiu Shoutai to show courtesy, he walked into the official office. Seeing that Jia Gong was angry, Qiu Shoutai hurriedly let everyone in. Before they could sit down, Jia Gong took out the imperial edict and said loudly: "You are the Prime Minister of Ruyin.

Qiu Shoutai listened to the edict."

Qiu Shoutai has done a lot of bad things in Ruyin over the years. When he heard the word "Emperor's edict", he jumped, his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground. He was so frightened that he didn't know why. When General Jia Gong arrived, he

Emperor's edict

After that, he suddenly realized: It turned out that Sima Mo, the little king of Ruyin, was dead! The imperial court planned to remove the Ruyin Kingdom and restore the Ruyin County. Jia Gong and others came here to supervise the implementation of this matter.

As for himself, not only was he fine, but he also had to become a prefect. It was a false alarm. He immediately regained his energy and his legs became weak. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stood up, pretending to express condolences to his titular king.

Sima Mo then summoned all the subordinate officials in the former Ruyin country under his direct control, and listened to the instructions of Jia Gong and others to discuss the matter of withdrawing from the country and setting up counties.

Although the territory and strength of each vassal kingdom cannot be compared with that of the imperial court, although the sparrow is small and well-equipped, most of the positions in the central court will also be set up in the kingdom, but they will be simplified accordingly and the titles will be different. For example, the person in charge of military affairs in the imperial court is Tai.

Lieutenant, there is also a prime minister in the kingdom

The corresponding position is just that he cannot be called Taiwei, but lieutenant. In the imperial court, those in charge of farming and taxation are called Dasinong, but in the kingdom, they are called Dasnong. The teacher of the crown prince is called Taifu, and the teacher of the princes and princes is called Taifu.

The teacher dropped the word "Tai" and just called him "Fu". The others were the same.

The focus of Shu Yan and others' visit this time is to re-verify the population, the number of acres of land, and the roster of officials at all levels in Ruyin's jurisdiction, and then carry out organizational reforms. According to the standards of other counties, what should be added and what should be deleted

Delete.

Jia Gong said to the officials who were accompanying him: "Since the emperor has sent us to supervise this matter, it is a great trust for us. As ministers, we have nothing to repay. Only by fulfilling our responsibilities and serving the court can we be worthy of me."

Your Majesty's favor." After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Jia Gong asked Ruyin officials again

He said: "If nothing happens, and I mean nothing goes wrong, Brother Qiu will continue to serve as the prefect of Ruyin, and you and other Ruyin colleagues will also be appropriately arranged for corresponding positions..." At this point, he paused again.

"Let's not talk too much. Let's ask Prime Minister Qiu to take out all the household registration books and land account books for verification."

Qiu Shoutai hesitated for a moment, then smiled at Jia Gong and said: "Why are you in Jiazhou so anxious? I see how you all look like you are so tired from the journey. It must be very hard. You must not have had time to rest yet. It's almost here now."

At noon, why don't we invite you all to the back office first, and I'll greet you all below, and then go about your errands after you've had enough wine and food?"

Jia Gong knew that Qiu Guoxiang had something on his mind, but he just lowered his head and drank tea without commenting. Shu Yan was an honest man, and no matter what he did, he never liked procrastination. He stood up and said: "Qiu Guoxiang, it's only the first time now.

It’s still early at noon, so there’s no need to rush to eat, it’s more important to do business first.”

Qiu Shoutai patted Shu Yan on the shoulder, pushed him back to sit on the couch, and said with a smile: "Shu Lang, Shu Lang, you are really young and full of energy. You are eager to do things and like to be neat and tidy. This book

That's a good thing. However, you can't just care about your style and ignore everyone else. Everyone here is elderly.

, how can your body bear it after traveling so far without rest? What's more, these tasks cannot be done easily in a day or two. I think the emperor sent you here because he wants us to work together to evacuate.

The matter of establishing a state-run county should be handled until it is perfect, rather than just seeking speed, don’t you think?"

Shu Yan looked at the court officials who came with him from Luoyang. They all had tiredness written on their faces and were listless. They obviously very much agreed with Qiu Guoxiang's opinion. As the saying goes, "One person will not subdue the crowd, and a hundred people will not follow the one." Shu Yan

Yan had no choice but to follow Qiu Guoxiang's arrangements.

There must be no ambiguity in entertaining the envoys sent by the imperial court. Qiu Guoxiang was very busy and prepared sumptuous food and wine. Qiu Guoxiang invited Jia Gong to sit in the high position, and the others sat in order according to their status.

These court officials are accustomed to delicacies on weekdays. They have been living hard these days on the ship. Although it is an official ship, it is equipped with a few basic ingredients, but after all, it is not as convenient as on the shore. Compared with at home, it is far different.

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Qiu Guoxiang also saw this way, and he diligently persuaded all these people to get drunk with wine and food. Only Shu Yan, who was thinking about business after dinner, did not dare to drink too much. He could only take care of himself, but he couldn't go.

Block others.

The meal lasted for an hour, and when it was over, all the court officials were very drunk. Looking at the ugly appearance of these people, Qiu Shoutai concluded that he would not be able to do any official business today, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

Although Shu Yan didn't drink much, his enthusiasm was reduced by half when he saw the corrupt attitude of these people. In addition, when he looked at this familiar environment, he recalled the past when he was a literary publisher here, and thought of Zhi Xin.

When Eunuch Tang came, he could not help but feel sad and depressed.

When Qiu Shoutai saw this, he knew that Shu Yan was not very good at drinking before and thought that he was also drunk, which made him feel more at ease. He had already arranged for people to clean up several upper rooms in the county government house in advance, and now he only needed to follow the circumstances.

, sent people to help these drunkards into the house one after another.

But. But he was asking for trouble. He did not send everyone to rest immediately, but said to everyone in an incomprehensible way: "Since you have had enough food and wine, you must have recovered your energy, so let's

How about we get down to business now?”

Everyone is so drunk and confused, who cares about any official or private matters? Qiu Shoutai was secretly happy in his heart and sneered: "Since you are not interested in official matters at the moment, I will invite you to come first."

Go up to the room to rest, and wait until tomorrow to do things. The books that need to be checked, the books that need to be checked, the people who should check..."

Before he finished speaking, Shu Yan stood up and said, "Why wait until tomorrow? Since Qiu Guoxiang said it, we should check the books now."

During the years when Qiu Shoutai was the Prime Minister of Ruyin, he did too many corrupt things. And the King of Ruyin was young and could not control him at all. So he dared to act boldly without any scruples, even the accounts

They were too lazy to make a circle, and it was full of loopholes. But when King Ruyin died in infancy, Jia Gong, Shu Yan and others suddenly came today, and this happened.

It was too urgent and caught him off guard, so he had to find a way to delay the time. As long as he could be given a day to make some moves, and wait until tomorrow, the overall arrangements would be in place. Originally, things had progressed according to his wishes, who

I didn't know that he was smart enough to talk too much, which was self-defeating.

"You - not drunk?"

"How can you get drunk when business matters haven't been taken care of yet?"

Qiu Shoutai wanted to slap himself a few times at this time, but the words had already been spoken and he could not take them back. However, what pleased him was that those court officials, who were so drunk that they were dizzy, obviously could not do anything. They were in a daze.

When I heard Shu Yan’s words, I complained about Shu Yan every time I said:

"Shu Lang, we have come all the way here, shouldn't we take a day off?"

"Yes, this is not a major border and military affairs matter. Why are you anxious?"

"If you want to check, you can check. I'm going to bed anyway."

…

In the midst of the chaos, I suddenly heard someone taking pictures of several cases and saying: "Xiang Qiu set up wine for us to wash away the dust. It was out of kindness. You could drink in moderation, but you can't delay official business. Who allowed you to drink like this?"

Who will be responsible for not mentioning the humiliation of the court and delaying the official duties assigned by the court?"

Everyone recognized that it was Jia Gong who was speaking, and no one dared to say anything. They were 30% sober from the wine, and they all said, "Jia Taichang is the emperor's official, and we are willing to obey Jia Taichang's orders in everything."

Qiu Shoutai originally thought that Jia Gong was drunk like the others, but he didn't expect that he looked more sober than Shu Yan. He originally thought that since he and Jia Gong knew each other, he would wait for a chance to treat him more.

Everything has passed, but what to do now?

He looked at Jia Gong with pity in his eyes. Jia Gong only glanced at him and stopped looking at him. He then said to those people: "I think you are a first-time offender. I will not pursue you today, but I won't do it next time. Shu Shangshulang and I are here

Check the books, please leave first."

When those people saw that Jia Gong had spoken, they were eager to say something and were helped to leave.

Qiu Shoutai invited Jia Gong and Shu Yan to the accounting room, offered fragrant tea, and then asked: "Which book does Dazhong want to read first?"

Jia Gong looked at Shu Yan and said, "How old am I now? I was actually drunk today. I was just trying to establish my authority in front of everyone. Just ask Shu Lang what Shu Lang wants to find out."

."

Shu Yan laughed angrily: These old guys have all given up and are trying to trick me alone? Even if I am alone, I have to take care of business. "Qiu Guoxiang, I want to know about Ruyin's household adjustment situation first.

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Household transfer is the most important source of money for local government offices, and it is also the place where problems are most likely to arise. When Qiu Shoutai heard this, he couldn't help but shudder, and said to himself: "What a good boy, just pick up the important ones right from the start!" He persisted.

He opened the cabinet, rummaged through it for a long time, took out a few brochures and handed them to Shu Yan.

Shu Yan took it and looked at it. It was the household registration booklet for each county in Ruyin. He first checked out the one from his hometown and opened it. He saw a page in Shujiazhuang, which said that there were 360 ​​households in Shujiazhuang.

Households, including: 200 adult households that pay full tax; 110 half-ten households that are exempt from tax; 50 households that are exempt from tax. It is also written that Shujiazhuang has a total of cultivated land

, several classroom fields.

Just when he saw this, Jia Gong came over, took the booklet in his hand, and said drunkenly: "What are you looking at? I should also take a look..." Before he finished speaking, a mouthful of vomit fell on the booklet. Shu Yan saw this.

, suddenly dodged back, but luckily it didn't touch him. Jia Gong pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, I'm really drunk. I'm really ashamed. This book is filthy. Please clean it up quickly."

Qiu Shoutai took advantage of the situation and hurriedly ordered people to take out the booklet. He personally supported Jia Gong on the couch and drank hangover soup for him. Shu Yan felt regretful and wanted to read other books. Jia Gong

But he waved his hand and said: "Shu Lang, I think today is indeed not suitable for official business. What's more, you and I are the only ones left here, and I'm drunk.

As for you, you are a native of Ruyin and are familiar with Qiu Guoxiang. If we work with Qiu Guoxiang while others are away, I am afraid it will arouse others' suspicion. Besides, you haven't been back to your hometown for a long time. In my opinion,

, it would be better to ask Qiu Guoxiang to send you a car to take you home first, and we can work together after everyone sobers up tomorrow."

After hearing what Jia Gong said, Shu Yan had no choice but to agree. Because such official matters require more than two people to ensure the basic lack of favoritism. If Jia Gong quits and does it alone, he will indeed be suspected.

In fact, Shu Yan had already returned home and wanted to see Chang Xia, Ruoxin and others as soon as possible. He declined the carriage arranged by Qiu Guoxiang for him and went to the stable to take his own horse. When he came back, he saw Qiu Guoxiang personally supporting him.
Chapter completed!