The Female Officer Became a Farmer After Getting Reborn

Wang Xiancheng took a car to a high-walled compound on North Street. When he arrived at the gate of the compound, the doorman welcomed him in politely.

Then a fat middle-aged man came over with a smile and welcomed him into the yard.

"Master Wang, didn't you say that the new county magistrate has arrived? Why are you still free to come here today?"

Wang Xiancheng sighed, shook his head and said, "Guanshi Huang, is Mr. Cheng here?"

Manager Huang smiled and said, "Yes, I just came back from outside yesterday."

Manager Huang took him into the main courtyard.

Wangxian Cheng saw the thin man standing under the eaves and playing with the birds. He stepped forward and bowed and said: "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Li arrived in Lexian County at dusk yesterday. He exchanged seals with County Magistrate Liu this morning and proposed to investigate. The goods will be handed over after the warehouse is stocked.”

Mr. Cheng turned to look at him, teased the thrush, and said casually: "Didn't those accounts have been settled for you a long time ago? What are you still worried about?"

Wang Xian Cheng blushed and rubbed his hands uneasily, "Mr. Cheng, some accounts are so different from the actual numbers that they can't be reconciled! I think the way they check the accounts is even worse than the accountant you sent." Jing, I’m worried!”

Mr. Cheng looked confident, "What are you worried about? Those bookworms only focus on studying and taking the imperial examinations. Accounting matters. Only after studying with the accountant for three to five years can they understand the tricks in the account book. Do you think it is that easy?"

Wang Xiancheng felt that this was not what Mr. Cheng said, so he murmured, "Mr. Cheng, it's not that I am timid. I saw with my own eyes how they checked the accounts. They were really better than the accountants you sent. Also, you Can you send someone to send the borrowed grain back to the warehouse in the next two days? I think they must go to the warehouse to check."

After Wang Xiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Mr. Cheng pitifully.

Mr. Cheng looked at him with an expression of concern, "Now is the time when the economy is in recession. Ask me where to find so much food for you. You go back to hold them back first. If it doesn't work, I will burn the tents with a fire." , once and for all."

Wang Xiancheng glanced at Mr. Cheng in surprise, thought for a moment, and felt that this was a good idea.

"This is a good idea, but you have to send someone to do it."

Mr. Cheng nodded without hesitation: "Okay, you go back first, I will send someone there."

Wang Xian Cheng felt relieved and bowed to him, "Thank you sir, I'm going back."

"Go!" Mr. Cheng waved his hand, watched Wang Xiancheng leave, turned around and walked towards the study.

A tall man with a faint scar on his face and a gloomy air about him stood in front of a row of bookcases, holding a book and flipping through it.

Mr. Cheng bowed to him and said: "Second Master, Wang Xiancheng came just now. He said..."

The second master put down the book, turned the ring on his thumb, looked at him and said calmly: "Just do as you say, burn those account books, and then burn the warehouse with a fire. It's best for the warehouse to cause a fire incident." . Wait for Magistrate Liu to leave Le County, find a hiding place, and deal with them."

Mr. Cheng glanced at him and said, "Yes, Second Master, you mean the two people guarding the warehouse..."

The second master glanced at him, but his words were filled with coldness, "If you don't get rid of them, why don't you let people find us? Also, why has there been no news from Kyoto these days? You let people find it? Go check, is something wrong?"

"Yes, little one, go right away." Mr. Cheng bowed in agreement and retreated.

After Wang Xiancheng found a solution to the problem, he no longer paid attention to Li Qing's accounting matters. He wandered in the prison room to the lower office, and then slowly left the county office.

Magistrate Liu returned to the inn and waited until Master Liu came back. He looked at Master Liu and said, "Uncle, it seems that Mr. Li will not hand over to me until he has checked the account. What do you think we should do?"

Master Liu glanced around, closed the door, helped Magistrate Liu sit down, and said softly: "Don't worry, I think Wang Zhi is like an ant on a hot pot. We just need to stay still, and Wang Zhi will naturally take action."

Magistrate Liu shook his head uneasily, "I feel uneasy. I always feel that the people behind Wang Zhi will not let us leave easily."

Master Liu looked at the frail Magistrate Liu and sighed, "Oh! If I had known better, I wouldn't have been an official. Wouldn't it be better to be a civil servant at home? I traveled thousands of miles and got dragged into a pool of muddy water. You have to drug yourself to get out."

"Uncle, fortunately Liniang and Auntie have already left Le County with their children. If something unexpected happens to us, alas!" Magistrate Liu sighed, "It's all my fault for being weak-willed and being deceived by that bitch Wang Zhi!"

Master Liu patted him and comforted him: "Be more open-minded. We have no one in the court and we have no foundation. It's important to save our lives first."

Magistrate Liu nodded, "You are telling me to leave here first."

Li Qing and others checked the accounts until dark, and the three of them felt that their minds were full of numbers. He also had a preliminary understanding of the situation in Le County. Looking at the records in the account books, Li Qing had a headache. He felt that it was really not that easy for a local official. Then I thought of Zhou Jia's time in Qingchuan, and felt that no matter how difficult it was for me, it was not as difficult as it was for him.

Alei held up an account book and said to Li Qing: "Sir, look, in addition to official land tax, private land tax, Ding tax and corvee, there are also warehouse tax, agricultural equipment tax, silkworm salt money, Qu There are many kinds of money introduced and market regulations, do the people still have a way to survive?"

"There is also this place, but only twenty or thirty taels of pens, ink, paper and inkstones were used in one month. Did they chew up and eat so many pens, inks, paper and inkstones? Just an account like this is used to deceive those people who are not familiar with general affairs. Shizu is pretty much the same."

Li Qing said solemnly: "After His Majesty ascended the throne, he ordered the abolition of all miscellaneous factions and additional taxes. Don't the officials in Le County know about this decree? Also, look here, last year alone, Le County opened up wasteland It’s really funny that a county with more than 600 acres of land and a population of more than 2,000 households can open up so much wasteland!”

"What's so strange about this? All the money allocated by the imperial court to encourage land reclamation fell into their pockets." Lin Su said, looking up from a stack of account books, "Your Majesty, from the warehouse account book It seems that the amount of grain stored in Le County's warehouses is quite normal. However, I think it is best to go to the warehouse for inspection before we can make an estimate."

At this time, the sound of Liang Cheng's knocking on the door came, "Master, madam, please go back to the back office and have dinner before coming back."

"Here we come." Alei opened the door, "Uncle Liang, I've been hungry for a long time."

Liang Cheng patted him and said with a smile: "When you get hungry, eat a few more bowls. There are delicious food prepared on the stove."

Li Qing rubbed his sore neck and said to Lin Su, "Mr. Lin, let's go back and eat first and then check again."

"That's fine." Lin Su closed the account in his hand, blew out the oil lamp, closed the door and walked out.