Dai Tongzhi did what he said, went to Zhang Duo early the next morning, and said, "My lord, I have thought carefully all night, and finally came up with a way to get the best of both worlds, which can make the allocation of this relief fund fair, and no one can say anything." Four."
Fatty Zhang has just woken up, and is being washed by two little maids. His clothes have not been changed, and his hair has not been combed. His hair is disheveled like a chubby tumbler with a wig on his head. Hearing what Dai Tongzhi said, Zhang Duo Strangely said: "You really thought of a way? The government plans to wait for two days, and then send it out as it is."
Dai Tongzhi took the toothbrush from a young girl, put on the toothpaste powder specially made by Chinese herbal medicine bought from "Wufangzhai" in the capital, and stuffed it into the mouth of Fatty Zhang graciously, while "washing" him, he said: : "In our Tongren Mansion, you are the emperor, my lord. Of course, there is no problem with Gan Gang's arbitrariness, but the relief money is allocated by the imperial court after all. If there is a mistake in Hu County, the imperial court will investigate it and find out that it is our place. I am afraid that the money will be made difficult. Furthermore, although Hu County is under the rule of officials, and your relationship with you is not so good, but Ye Xiaotian is your student after all, and he is also a well-known official. This matter, the emperor appreciates it very much, and it is not easy to make things difficult for him in this matter."
Two streams of white foam flowed down the corners of Fatty Zhang's mouth, like two white beards. Fatty Zhang muttered for a while, and finally waited for him to finish brushing, then took warm salt water from another maid and rinsed his mouth , grabbed the towel and wiped his mouth, and then said: "What you said makes sense, so what should you do in your opinion?"
Dai Tongzhi said to Zhang Duo: "Your Excellency, you may wish to distribute the full amount of relief money in Huxian County according to the old regulations. On this basis, add another 30%..."
Just as Zhang Duo widened his eyes, Dai Tongzhi said beforehand: "Of course the local officials will be dissatisfied, but the adults don't decide to allocate funds immediately based on this, and there is an additional condition."
Zhang Duo asked suspiciously, "What additional conditions?"
Dai Tong knew: "Isn't Ye Xiaotian a well-known official? He has done well in Hu County, and you should allocate more funds based on this. But at the same time, Ye Xiaotian has to do one thing first, that is, Quit the dispute over Mount Mercury."
Zhang Duo frowned and said, "Even the old man can't do anything about the muddled account of Mercury Mountain, can Ye Xiaotian do it?"
Dai Tongzhi said with a smile: "If he can't do it, then naturally he will pay according to today's ratio. Everyone will be happy. If he can do it and solve this troublesome matter for you, my lord, then he will share more. What else can others say? Of course, For the sake of fairness, my lord must announce this in public, and if any other county officials are willing to recommend themselves, they can also be given this opportunity."
Fatty Zhang thought for a while, patted his chubby belly and said, "Okay! But will Ye Xiaotian agree?"
Dai Tongzhi volunteered and said: "It's okay, the next official can give him a little hint and tell him that this matter is not difficult. It's just that you, the prefect, want to take care of it, but you need a reason to calm everyone's mouths."
Fatty Zhang cheered up, and said: "Okay! You go and deal with it, and call the county magistrates to discuss matters tomorrow."
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Dai Tongzhi fooled Fatty Zhang, and rushed straight to Dabei Temple to fool Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian grew up among being fooled and fooled. All the corrupt officials in the Tianlao Xuanzijian were planted in the hands of Brother Kong Fang. They were all extremely cunning and cunning. Seeing that Xiaotian was young, they would do something for him for free in order to fool him. , Obediently help them run errands.
Being duped again and again like this, Ye Xiaotian was finally fooled from being fooled without blinking an eye, and practiced to fooling people without blinking an eye, Dai Tong knew how Ye Xiaotian would believe these words.
"Shuiyin Mountain? I'm afraid there is a big trouble there, even the magistrate can't help it, so I pushed this problem to me, but what happened to Shuiyin Mountain, I haven't even heard of this place. But... after all They are all under the rule of the Ming court, even if there are any conflicts, shouldn't they use swords and guns?"
Ye Xiaotian thought about it secretly, Dai Chonghua saw that he was wary, and said: "The magistrate has already agreed to this matter, and I have no power to change it. If you don't want to, then even if I try my best, I can only help you fight for the old rules of last year." 90% of the funding, there is no more money!"
Hearing what he said, Ye Xiaotian had no choice but to treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor. Anyway, he would not be in danger of his life, so it doesn't matter if he agrees.
After sending Dai Tongzhi away, Ye Xiaotian wanted to inquire about Mercury Mountain, but he couldn't just go to the street to ask someone to inquire about it, and judging from his experience as an official in the past few years, the truth is only those who are in the officialdom. It is clear that most of the people in the market are chasing rumors and exaggerating the facts. The secrets they inquire about can only be used as gossip. The real reference value is not very big, and it may lead people astray.
Li Jiaoyu can ask for advice, but Li Jiaoyu is also seeking funding for the government school, and his son-in-law is seeking benefits for his connections, any of which is much closer than himself, once the news leaks , but against him.
After much deliberation, Ye Xiaotian had no choice but to hold back his temper, and then consult Zhang Zhifu himself after "revealing the imperial list". I believe that Zhang Duo will never hide anything at that time, and he can find out the most real situation.
The next day, Zhang Zhifu gathered officials from various counties and counties who had come to fight for the donation. Lafayette usually sat at the head, and Dai Tongzhi spoke for him.
Dai Tong knew: "The magistrate knows all the difficulties of the counties and counties, and wants to satisfy you all. However, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Nowadays, there are only so many donations in total. Whoever is satisfied returns, others will probably be satisfied. Life is unfair, so the magistrate decided to... "
All the officials sitting on both sides immediately raised their chests and concentrated on it. I heard Dai Tong know: "The Yimei Dongsi and Shiye Dongsi are the most barren, and they will be distributed in full according to the old rules! The other departments will be distributed according to 90% of the old rules! The 10% deducted by the other departments..."
Dai Tongzhi looked around at the officials and said, "Whoever can solve a serious problem for the magistrate, this relief money will be distributed to that place as a reward."
All the officials said one after another: "Dai Tongzhi, what's the big trouble?" Some of the active-minded didn't ask any questions, but showed thoughtful expressions, obviously they had already thought of something.
Dai Tongzhi spat out three words like fried beans: "Mercury Mountain!"
As soon as these three words were uttered, there was a sudden silence in the lobby, and all the officials looked at each other, but no one spoke. Ye Xiaotian watched coldly, peeking at everyone's reactions. Originally, he was a little worried that someone would jump out to steal business from him, but seeing Ruosi in the cold, his heart sank. It seemed that the trouble of Mercury Mountain was more serious than he imagined.
Dai Tongzhi looked around and raised his voice to ask: "Which lord is willing to come forward and share the worries for the magistrate?"
There was whispering in the hall, and all the officials whispered to each other and shook their heads, obviously not wanting to stand out. Seeing that everyone refused to show up, Dai Tongzhi gave Ye Xiaotian a wink, Ye Xiaotian coughed, stood up slowly and said: "I want to go!"
"ha!"
The county magistrate of Hongdong, who was sitting next to him, immediately sneered, raised his eyebrows, twitched the corners of his mouth, and rolled his eyes half a circle in disdain. His face was full of admiration, as if Prince Dan and Gao Jianli were watching Jing Ke go south by boat.
This relief money is of great significance to these native officials. The native people under their rule are equivalent to their slaves. They can withhold the money if they want. Even if it is not clear, they can also distribute it. It was collected by Qiao Li, but Ye Xiaotian is a low-ranking official, and the money can't fall into his personal pocket, and now he even risked his life, which is quite hard work.
Fatty Zhang struggled to pull out his fat body from the chair, looked at Ye Xiaotian with satisfaction, and almost blurted out: "I will take care of your wife, so don't worry about it".
Seeing their expressions, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "No way, is it really in danger of life?"
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Ye Xiancheng even risked his family and life, even if the local officials were dissatisfied, what else could they say? They will never take the initiative to ask for a job, but no one can account for the bad debt of Mercury Mountain. They are sure that Ye Xiaotian will not succeed, and there is no need to rush, just wait for him to fail, become disabled or even die, and then everyone will divide it up That's all for money.
Seeing this situation, Ye Xiaotian hastened to mend the situation, and said to Fatty Zhang: "Your Majesty, I don't know what the dispute is about the Mercury Mountain. Besides, I don't know anything about the Mercury Mountain area. Would you please ask someone who understands it?" Accompany Xiaguan to Mount Mercury and explain carefully to Xiaguan?"
Ye Xiaotian looked at Dai Tongzhi, and said kindly: "Your official thinks that Dai Tongzhi is a very suitable candidate."
Dai Chonghua was taken aback, and quickly shied away: "No, no, no, I am naturally duty-bound to share the worries of the magistrate. It's just that I am entangled in mundane affairs, and I really can't get away. There are already candidates to accompany Ye Xiancheng to Mount Mercury Ye Xiancheng can ask him for some details about the dispute over Mercury Mountain."
Fatty Zhang said with a smile: "Yes, the government has already selected the person to accompany you to Mount Mercury."
He stretched out his two chubby palms, and clapped his hands three times, and there was a person walking up from the hall with a long face and an unhappy expression. Ye Xiaotian saw that this person was not tall, with slightly swaying shoulders and fine eyes, it was Li Xiangrong.
Ye Xiaotian thought to himself: "Li Jingwen accompanied me to Mercury Mountain? Wouldn't it be more convenient for Dai Tongzhi to have an affair with Li Jing's wife? He would never let this opportunity go, it's really admirable!"
Ye Xiaotian looked at the displeased Li Jing, and thought: "This gentleman is covered with green clouds, so he also attracts sympathy."
Li Ching looked at Ye Xiaotian, who was eager to try, and thought: "This king's Yintang is dark, I'm afraid there will be a bloody disaster."