Xiaobei has a lot of questions. She wants to know the general economic situation of Zhu'a County and the number of businessmen.
But after waiting for her to eat, the stallholder looked for the big restaurant next to her and gave her the money. She didn't get any useful information from the other party.
I wish A County did not have any public notices of government affairs, and naturally would not tell the people how much money there is in the county and how it came from.
Xiaobei judged from this that the magistrate Yan of Zhu's County had dirty hands, and he planned to clean up an official before the arrival of the large troops.
It was too late at this time, and the children's group was full of children. Someone could not help yawning. It was like an infectious disease. A person yawned, and everyone who saw him yawned.
Beckham rubbed his sore eyes, clicked his mouth, lowered his head and walked towards the brightest lit inn with a guise in front, muttering "It's a good night for you, and I won't take care of you tomorrow."
The next morning, Xiaobei and his party slowly ate breakfast, came out of the inn, and rushed directly towards the local government office. On the way, many people were curious. They didn’t know where they came from. The students in the school.
At the entrance of the yamen, two yamen guarding the gate looked bored at the sky, wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, and looking listless. Seeing Xiaobei and the others, one yamen's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth showed a smile. He found those A guarded child is nearly the same age as the child in his own family, but he is more energetic than the child in his own family.
Just about to ask a few amiably, I heard the voice of the most clever girl among them.
"The official is the doctor, who knows the history and affairs and..."
The Ya Ya just listened to Xiaobei's nice voice, but didn't understand the specific content. It was until Xiaobei opened his eyes and repeated it again. The Ya Ya didn't respond, first of all he didn't believe it.
"Whether you believe it or not, go in and report to your county magistrate, just say that we are here to check the accounts, let him prepare himself, don't cheat, go quickly, cause trouble you can't afford it."
The thing Xiaobei hates most is that others treat himself as a child, and how he can say it is also an official.
The government officials didn't think that a group of children were officials. He thought it was the children of a large family who knew the county magistrate. They came to play, agreed with a smile, and ran in to report.
Did not go to the signing room, did not go to the study, and did not go to the empty hall, but turned around two into the courtyard, and came to the third one in the back, facing a man wearing coarse cloth with a greasy look. He said: "My lord, you should rest first. The baby from unknown family will come and play. The younger one should look at his clothes. It should belong to the rich and the rich, and the adults, do you recognize it?"
The greasy-looking adult was adding coal to the stove under a large iron pot. Hearing the words of the yaman, he straightened up and said, after a long time, he stretched out and asked, "How did you say it? Come on, let me continue to my lord." add."
The yaman turned to a spade, so that he could reply, "My lord, there is a girl among them. She said that she is a Chinese doctor, who knows about the censorship, and surrounded by a group of children, saying that they want to check the accounts, but I don’t know which old friend of the adult belongs to. ."
Yayue said it lightly, but it was not at all easy for the greasy-looking adult to hear it.
The greasy adult with an indifferent expression just grabbed the servant who was still working, and asked nervously, "How many children?"
"A group, there are a hundred and eighty, my lord..."
"What are the best ones to wear, I want to be careful." Mr. Oily asked again.
"Long Xiao think about it, seven? No, it seems to be eight, it's not right, oh, when I think of it, I think of it, it is nine. The group of children outside is a circle, and the middle is a square. The girl who was talking was standing right in the middle, the lord guessed who it was?"
Ya Yai still didn't take it seriously, so he wanted to say it a little bit.
Master Oily staggered, his face turned pale suddenly, and he murmured: "Finally, they have finally caught sight of him, hey... I knew that. I didn't choose Zhu'a County as an official at the beginning. Don't add coal. Stop, this officer recognizes it."
"My lord, my lord? Mr. Yan, what are you..." The Ya Ya was taken aback, and he didn't understand why the adult, who usually seemed so indifferent to everything, hit something evil today.
"No, nothing, that girl is the doctor, you don't know, you don't know, this road leads to Lizhou and Beijing, the officer always feels uneasy recently, but never thought of things. Out of them."
The county magistrate Yan murmured, waved his hand, and walked out with his back buckled.
He knew who came, and thought about the consequences. He was greedy, and indeed greedy. When another official came to investigate, he might be able to hear the news in advance and make some preparations so that there would not be too many problems.
But who would have thought that the nine children of Wang Wang's family had come. The news from the capital had just spread down the road, and they would have arrived.
When the county magistrate Yan moved to the entrance of the Yamen with a leg that had almost lost all his strength, Xiaobei was using colored pens to paint the rim of the drum that had been stripped of paint at the entrance, and he stepped on a large rock under his feet, which seemed very laborious.
Majesty Yan saw the goldfish bag hanging around his waist by several people, and he looked at the group of children and confirmed it.
"My elders, this official is Zhu's county magistrate Yan Jiang Yan, chief executive officer Yan Jiang. I don't know how many people have come, and I have never welcomed them far. Please forgive me."
When he was speaking, Yan Jiang no longer considered any bribery, he cheated, and waited for the final verdict.
It took a lot of energy for Beckham to paint the place where the paint had fallen off the drum with a bright red color. He jumped off the stone and shook his hand vigorously. He looked at Yan Jiang very dissatisfied and said, "Xian Xian, this Why is the smell of the drum set so high? You want to be tired of playing the drum, isn't it? There is an old man who is getting older, how can I beat it?"
"Yes, this official ordered the people to lower the height." Yan Jiang agreed, and stopped talking, waiting there.
Xiaobei rubbed his arms, looked at Yan Jiang, and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing standing outside? Don't invite us in yet."
"Yes, yes, come in here, please, the officer will send someone to send the bill immediately." Yan Jiang gritted his teeth, hoping that his attitude would be better, and the little boy would be more comfortable, take the initiative to admit his mistakes, and be able to deal with it lightly. He didn't want to Lost the official position, but also intends to continue to be greedy, otherwise the plan will not be realized.
Xiaobei was asked to go inside, and then he snorted as agreeing to Yan Jiang's order to go to the account book.
Entering the yamen, Beckham did not follow Yan Jiang’s instructions to go to the living room to rest. Instead, he walked straight back and said as he walked: "I heard that your yamen always makes loud noises. Let me see what you are playing with? "
"Xiaobei, look at the back, it's smoggy." Little Zhu Lala Xiaobei, who has the most detailed observation of the environment, pointed to the sky.
Beckham looked up, isn't it? It's obviously not some kitchen smoke over there. After listening carefully, there is still rumbling movement, and he rushes inside without saying a word.
A group of children followed closely. Yan Jiang had a bitter face behind him. He was afraid that Xiaobei and others would take his own things and use them as toys. But that was where his painstaking efforts lay, but he didn't dare to stop it.
When Xiaobei's group entered the third yard, the obedient yaman was still sending coal to the stove.
"Huh? This thing is fun, it's so big, brother, don't you look familiar?" Xiaobei saw the jar that was approaching the side of the house at a glance, and suddenly felt a little familiar.
"It's familiar." Xiao Yuan said.
"I didn't ask you, I asked my brother." Beckham gave no face.
Xiaohai was also looking at this thing and nodded: "I am familiar, isn't this the steam engine that my brother and sister asked the craftsman to study? I haven't studied it yet. I didn't expect to see one here first. I don't know the extent of the study."
At this time, someone had fetched the account book from the county and sent it to Yan Jiang. Yan Jiang squeezed the thin account book with his hand, and handed it to Xiaobei very helplessly.
Don’t look at the books of accounts, but they are real accounts, and there are fake ones. If you change officials to check, Yan Jiang will take out the fake ones. Even if the other party really checks them carefully, it will take a lot of effort to find out the problem. And it's still a small problem.
Today, there are nine people facing Xiaobei. Yan Jiang did not intend to take out the fake account books, otherwise a group of little guys would be tired to check the account books, and in the end they couldn’t find anything wrong, so I cried again. Zhang Xiaobao behind the scenes It will definitely be angry, and waiting for him to check it will be more than that simple.
It's better to hurry up, anyway, I'm greedy, the idea is not good, and nine people come to my door, don't expect any fluke to be reported.
"What is this stuff?" Beckham asked, looking at the thin account book.
"The account book contains the county's income and expenditure this year, as well as the share that the official used to himself." Yan Jiang sighed and introduced.
"Oh... I'll take a look." Xiaobei opened the account book while speaking. Some words did not know, and some words, but fortunately, she knew the key numbers.
After flipping two pages, he exclaimed: "Wow... I wish A County's tax revenue this year reached 820,000? How did you get it? How much was it last year?"
"This official is... I just listened to my younger brother about Jilizhou and Baoxin County and figured it out to find a way in your home. The first half of last year was 140,000 guan, and the second half of the year was 60,000. Official investment has been invested in breeding, and there will naturally be more after harvest this year."
Speaking of the county's income, Yan Jiang is still very proud of it. In a year and a half, he has quadrupled the amount.
Beckham was very surprised. If his brother and sister made this achievement, it would be nothing, but an ordinary official also did it. It must be different.
"Then how much did you report?"
"Sixty-six hundred thousand coins." Yan Jiang answered truthfully.
Xiaobei nodded: "In other words, you are greedy for a full 60,000 sticks, right? It's the entire fiscal revenue in the second half of last year, right?"
"right."
"What did you use your money for?" Xiaobei admitted when he heard the other person's question. He felt that there was no sense of accomplishment, and instead was more interested in what they did with the greedy money.
Yan Jiang pointed to the big thing in front of him, "Just do it, and break a few. This is the last one. It's about to succeed. How long will it be good for me?"
"Okay, okay, this big guy actually only spent sixty thousand cans." Xiaobei began to turn around the gasping thing, and the account book was returned to Yan Jiang, no longer paying attention.
After turning a few times, Beckham stopped, and turned to ask the worried Yan Jiang "What can this thing do? Can it be put in a car and let the car go by itself? Can it be put on a boat and let the boat go by itself? Can you help generate electricity? The lights are on? Can you put them on the lathe to help with tools?"
Yan Jiang's eyes brightened every time Xiaobei asked, and when Xiaobei finished asking, Yan Jiang nodded to Xiaobei as if he had found a confidant.
"Why doesn't it move? Is there a switch or something? Hurry up and turn it on. Don't hold back and explode for a while." Beckham suddenly thought of a very critical question.
Yan Jiang stayed for a while, rushed to the round thing, picked up a stick from the ground and plunged it into the air and began to rotate, and then shouted at the silly servant who was still adding coal, "Stop, stop, Don't add it."
The Ya Ya threw down the shovel and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Following Yan Jiang's movements, a larger amount of steam came out, and then a group of people saw the poles connected to the can start to move up and down, and a wheel on the other side also turned.
Seeing this scene, the eyes of the nine people in Beckham's eyes widened. They can always see the craftsmen at home working, and they know that as long as there is something that can move, they can switch back and forth to different directions. The most common one is the washing machine. .
"Yeah..." Xiaobei rushed to Yan Jiang happily, stretched out Yan Jiang’s hands and slapped each other, and said to Yan Jiang, "Major Yan, it’s a success. Let’s succeed. The steam engine is coming out. How did you make that sealed place? The gum used?"
Yan Jiang was also confused by joy. He picked up Beckham, kissed hard, and said, "I don't need gum, I just use iron to seal it up. Look for the tough one to make an iron sheet and press it on the key. Use other glue to wipe where there is steam leakage."
"Well, really smart, go, let's celebrate at the best restaurant in the county, and tell my brother and sister back to me." Beckham wrapped Yan Jiang in one hand, and waved in excitement with one hand clenched into a small fist.
Yan Jiang nodded repeatedly and walked out holding Beckham. When he walked to the front hall, he suddenly stopped. Then he remembered what they were doing.
"Wow, the best restaurant, I'll treat you." Beckham was still wondering why he stopped.
"This..." Yan Jiang put down Beckham and pointed to the hall, "Master Zhang, didn't you come to check the accounts?"
"Ah? Check the accounts? Ah! After the check, you all know." Xiaobei reacted after being reminded.
"Then, is that going to be impeached?" Yan Jiang said the last thing he didn't want to say.
"What's the impeachment? The accounts in the county are clear. The local economy is prosperous, and Master Yan is the first to take the lead. If I have a few more officials like adults, why worry that the people can't live and work in peace
Xiao Yuan, help me draw up a memorial, and let someone send it to my brother first, and then transfer to the capital. How can a good official like Yan Daren not reward the world? "
Beckham looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and Yan Jiang was stunned for a while. In a dream, he shook his head vigorously and asked, "Where are the sixty thousand sticks?"
"Sixty thousand Guans? Which one is sixty thousand Guans? Oh, that's what Mr. Yan said was the commission for the research on steam engines by the Ministry of Industry. Well, it's a little bit less, and more investment should be made. A man of insight like an adult. , You must not lose the determination to continue studying because of financial problems."
Beckham raised his hand to pat Yan Jiang on the shoulder, but found that the height was a little different, so he had to pat it on Yan Jiang's leg as a sign of encouragement.
Yan Jiang stood there, pondering for a while, and finally he understood what Xiaobei said. Not only did he not pursue his own corruption, but he also said the matter in a high-sounding manner. It seemed that everything was because of the steam engine.
No matter what Yan Jiang thinks, Xiaobei finally has a steam engine. The family hasn't researched it out yet. The brother and sister only gave an idea, and there is no time to personally guide. Now that it is done, the brother and sister will be very happy.
You can drink a small glass of wine when thinking about the great joy, and excitedly pulled Yan Jiang towards the outside, "Hurry up and find a good restaurant. I have brought a collection of wine. Please have a drink."
Yan Jiang followed Xiaobei out, regardless of the oil stain on his face, pulled a servant to show the way, and headed for the nearest restaurant.
He wouldn't be stupidly opposing Beckham's statement, and he would have escaped.
It was just in the morning, and before lunch, there were fewer people in the restaurant, and there was no one on the third floor. A group of people rushed up and took up the entire third floor. The screen partitioned them down. No He opened the door of the room and ordered a table full of dishes.
Beckham then asked him to take out the wine he was carrying with him, personally pour a glass for Yan Jiang, and a small glass for himself, and raised it up and shouted: "For the birth of the steam engine, take a sip, Master Yan, whatever you want, Tell us in a moment, how did you think of building this steam engine."
Everyone else was eating, only Xiaoyuan had a sip with him just now, and then wrote the memorial. He made fewer typos than Xiaobei.
When Yan Jiang, who hadn’t eaten anything since he got up in the middle of last night and thought about the last steps of the steam engine, had eaten a three-point full and started to talk about his original ideas, Xiao Yuan finished writing the letter and handed it to Xiaobei. .
Beckham twisted the letter into a ball and threw it out of the window. "Send this memorial to my brother as quickly as possible, and then forward it to General Gao and let the Ministry of Engineering send someone."
Turning his head and preparing to listen to the story, Yan Jiang was at a loss and explained with a smile: "I didn't know it before, but I accidentally discovered it later, and it happened to help deliver the letter."
As soon as Xiaobei said, Yan Jiang nodded, and that's right. If a group of little children are not protected, they will easily get into danger when they are in danger. No wonder they dared to directly break into the yamen if they really want to detain them. , It is estimated that he was shot to death long ago.
The person sent by the royal family is definitely not an ordinary person. Maybe there is a gun aimed at him somewhere outside the window, thanks to his lack of ambition.
Xiaohai guessed what Yan Jiang was thinking, and comforted: "Don't worry, they don't deal with good people. Even if you don't build a steam engine, they won't catch you. At most, your brother and sister will let you spit out the greedy money and wait until you are full. Later, find a way to reward you with more money."
Xiao Hai's words confuse Yan Jiang again.
Xiaobei echoed: "Yes, yes, I won't catch you. The county's income has more than doubled. It is reasonable to be greedy. We can see that the people in the county have a very good life. Deng Wengu It should also be a long time that no one knocked it out. It means that your county magistrate is doing a good job. It is inevitable for people to make mistakes. We can't beat any capable officials to death with one stick."
Several other little guys also nodded. They have been with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan for a long time. They know the style of their brothers and sisters, so they try to imitate them when doing things.
Yan Jiang looked at the appearance of a group of little guys, his eyes were red, and there was a touch of touch in his heart. He was finally recognized. Although only a group of little guys were recognized, it was more precious than being recognized by an adult.
I don't know how these nine little guys taught them. They talked like adults, maybe with their own performance, the younger brother will be able to live well.
Xiaobei grilled the brine prawns boiled with only fresh shrimps, took another sip of the wine, and clicked his mouth happily, and said to Yanjiang: "Quickly tell me, how did you think of managing the place well? Where did you learn to make a steam engine?"
"I have a younger brother with the surname Yan. He is the county magistrate in Yiying County, Jili Prefecture. It was he who told me the methods of Wang Zhang and his family.
The name steam engine is good. My father is a carpenter, and my grandfather is also a carpenter. In my generation, my brother and I finally got an official position, but I still like to do all kinds of things. Later, when I was waiting for an official position in Beijing, there was a contemporaneous one. The classmate was assigned to the Ministry of Engineering. Knowing that I like to make things, he showed me a brochure.
After reading that booklet, I realized that there is still such a vast world. The year before last, I saw the washing machine and the electric light in the rich and distinguished house. I began to ponder and ponder. One day when I was making something, I found the steamer in the jar. The small model of wind power was blown away.
Then I thought, whether it is wind or water power, it must be subject to environmental constraints. Is there a way to get rid of the environmental constraints? I started to think about the steam, and then I figured out the steam engine. "
Regardless of the age of the audience, Yan Jiang finally found a place to vent what he had held in his heart for a long time, and began to tell some of his own things to Xiaobei and others.
"It seems that your county magistrate can no longer be served. You can either go to our house or the Ministry of Engineering, otherwise it would be a pity." Xiao Yuan said to him after hearing what Yan Jiang said.