"There is no money in the treasury, how can the official allocate it?" Zhou Zheng looked at Ma Lingui and asked.
Mo Lingui raised his head to look at Zhou Zheng, his tone became a little lightly: "My lord, didn't the court allocate you one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Zhou Zheng was taken aback, and said, "The imperial court allocated one hundred thousand taels to the official? Who did you listen to, why didn't the official know?"
Ma Lingui suddenly cursed inwardly, one hundred thousand taels, you want to swallow it alone, is it too ugly to eat
A smile appeared on Ma Lingui's face and said, "The adults don't have to hide from the villain, the news has spread throughout Yongping Mansion."
Zhou Zheng sighed, pretending to indulge for a while, and said: "The disaster relief, people must go to treat the river. The two government officials are either sick or not. Is it possible that the official should go to the disaster relief and treat the river?"
Ma Lingui smiled and said, "My lord, you can leave it to the magistrates of each county to do it."
Zhou Zheng's expression seemed a little unwilling, and said, "Well, let's ask them to see the officer."
Ma Lingui hurriedly said, "My lord, the three county magistrates are busy with business, and I'm afraid that I won't have time to come to the government office. You can just allocate the money directly."
Zhou Zheng was leaning on a chair, slowly pinching his chin with his left hand, looking at Ma Lingui, chuckled, and said, "Ma Lingui, do you think this officer is young and so foolish?"
Mo Lingui looked at Zhou Zheng's expression for a moment, then lowered his head slightly, looking at Zhou Zheng with a deep expression in his eyes, and said: "My lord, only 90% of the payment is required. No, 80% is OK."
Before he wanted to come, Zhou Zheng took twenty thousand taels, which was enough.
Zhou Zheng sneered in his heart, this group of people's food is really straightforward, and they said slowly and leisurely: "This official depends on the tax expenditures of Yongping Mansion over the years."
Mo Lingui seemed to see the dissatisfaction from Zhou Zheng's face, but still said, "My lord, last year the government office caught fire and the account books were burned."
Zhou Zheng sighed in his heart. This bunch of old greasy oils are not leaking, and they are not willing to give him anything useful.
"My official is here, do you continue to take leave or come on duty today?" Zhou Zheng asked.
Mo Lingui tried to figure out what Zhou Zheng said, and said, "My lord, we still need to allocate the salaries of many officials first, otherwise my colleagues have no intention of doing anything..."
"Then come here with intentions!"
Zhou Zheng snorted coldly, and said solemnly to the outside: "Post a notice and the government will recruit officials at all levels. If Yongping Mansion does not have one, write a letter back to Beijing and transfer from the capital! All of you have been dismissed!"
Outside Ding Qi responded loudly, and the expressions of Mo Lingui and others inside changed drastically, with his eyes wide open, his expression shocked, and he looked at Zhou Zheng incredulously.
They were just dismissed from their posts
Ma Lingui was shocked, but reacted quickly, saying: "The patrol master, the villain, etc. are officials of the Yongping Mansion. The adults have no right to appoint or dismiss them, and they need to discuss with the two Fucheng masters."
Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said: "This official is an imperial envoy, acting as an agent of the Yongping Mansion. There is no need to discuss with anyone! Go ahead."
This is indeed Zhou Zheng's power. Even Zuo Fucheng (notice) Zhang Yonglian and You Fucheng (communication) Zheng Qing could not object.
Mo Lingui looked at Zhou Zheng and was speechless for a moment.
He didn't expect that not only did the money not come, they were actually fired.
But he immediately felt cruel. You Zhou Zhengyun came here for the first time. Without our help, you are nothing! When I go back and tell Master Zhang, within half a month, you will definitely get out of Yongping Mansion in a desperate way!
Even, you have no life to leave Yongping Mansion!
Mo Lingui didn't hide his ugly face, sneered, and said, "My lord can do it for himself."
After speaking, he limped and turned and left. The people behind him looked at Zhou Zheng and hesitated, but still followed Ma Lingui.
A group of people left, and Ding Qi came in and said angrily: "My lord, they made it clear that they were coveting the adult's talent and didn't take them seriously!"
Zhou Zheng didn’t know where he was, but he was even more angry, but he didn’t miss out on his face. He said: "Yao Tongshun temporarily acts as the official house, Zhang Heyi temporarily acts as the household house. You temporarily replace the torture house, and Shangguan Lie temporarily acts as the jail secretary. Recruit some people to first generalize the mansion. Ya support up."
Ding Qi said immediately: "It's an adult. By the way, I have to ask Miss Shangguan to protect the inpatient. These people might do something extraordinary."
Zhou Zheng has always been cautious in his work. He hummed and said: "I will explain, you must also be careful, and you must bring people in and out."
"Yes." Although Ding Qi was angry, she was also very excited, and being able to get Zhou Zheng's trust and reuse made him feel excited.
Zhou Zheng looked at Ding Qi's back, his eyes faintly muttered to himself: "I don't have much time, so I have to hurry up, and I can't spend it with them..."
Zhou Zheng clearly remembered that in the second year of Chongzhen, Jianlu entered the cock from Xifeng's mouth and dealt a heavy blow to Daming. At the same time, he looted countless people and animals, greatly enhancing Jianlu's strength.
Although history has a slight deviation due to his appearance, Zhou Zheng still dare not care, enter from Xifengkou, whether he is going to the capital or going south to Shandong, he must pass through here!
But two hundred miles!
It is now the first year of Chongzhen, that is, next year. In Zhou Zheng's time, it will be a little over a year if it is full!
Mo Lingui left the mansion, explained a few words with others, and rushed to Zhang Mansion.
Seeing Zhang Yonglian, he quickly relayed the conversation with Zhou Zheng.
Zhang Yonglian listened, shook his head, and said: "Our patrol master is really interested..."
Seeing that Zhang Yonglian's face had no worries, Mo Lingui suddenly smiled and said: "Young man? The old father has been favored by the new emperor again. It is not strange that he is pampered and arrogant..."
Zhang Yonglian lay on the rocking chair, swayed gently, and laughed as he listened, and said, "That's right, wait. After a while, he found that his prefect yamen was completely useless, so it's time to beg me. "
Mo Lingui knows Zhang Yonglian's strength in Yongping Mansion. Then Zheng Qing, Cheng Cheng from Youfu, has not slumped back to his hometown and provincial relatives, and has not yet dared to return? He didn't know what was going on with the previous prefects, he just didn't get to the government anyway!
Mo Lingui laughed with him and said, "My lord, then, let it dry first?"
Zhang Yonglian’s chair shook lightly, making a creaking sound, thinking for a moment, and then said: “You can’t just let it go, tell everyone that you are not allowed to go to the government office, nor sell anything to the government office, and stare at the government office. Everyone in the ya, I know where they went, who they met, and what they did."
Ma Lingui changed his expression and said, "Yes, adults don't worry, the whole county is obedient to adults, and no one dares not to be obedient."
Zhang Yonglian's old face didn't move a bit, and suddenly he said: "Send someone to the capital to find out the details of Zhou Zhengyun this week."
Mo Lingui was taken aback, and said, "My lord, haven't you all inquired about it clearly?"
Zhang Yonglian said: "The hearsay is not enough to prove that Zhou Zhengyun was able to repel more than a hundred bandits this year. It's not a simple thing. There must be something I don't know about. Go and check it out for me."
Mo Lingui said with some caution: "My lord is worried, he is escorted by officers and soldiers?"
Zhang Yonglian said: "I don't rule out this possibility. In short, I'll check it out clearly. I'm not at ease unless I check it out."
Ma Lingui immediately understood why Zhang Yonglian had not cleaned up Zhou Zheng as he did with the previous prefects, and said: "It's an adult, send the villain's son, you must find out carefully."
"Go and come back quickly." Zhang Yonglian said.
"Yes." Ma Lingui said. (End of this chapter)