The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Although Liu Silang is moved, he has not been dazzled by the beautiful blueprint Su Jin has planned for him. It is naturally gratifying for the court to reward him for promotion and fortune, but some things can only be thought about, and he must not leak a word; The opportunity for promotion is right in front of you, it's a pity to lose it, how can you think of a way to get the best of both worlds is Fengqi Wutong.

Su Jin had doubts about Liu Silang for a long time. This person has been mixed up from a cell boss to the fat position of the deputy warehouse manager. If he didn't have any dirty dealings with Zhu Shiyong, then he would be a ghost; Your Majesty, but what is the position of Kuraji?It's shocking to say that such a small department is actually in charge of Changping, Yicang, exemption from military service, market transactions, workshops, river ferries, water conservancy, etc. What is even more incomprehensible is that it also controls the officials Things.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be investigated deeply. It sounds like a lot of power, but in fact it is mainly Yicang Shiyi, and other rights are basically divided up by other departments. This is already a matter of default.

Even so, this position is also an important position in the eyes of the chief officer, but all state capital materials are allocated, collected and distributed, and the warehouse department must register and report the entry and exit details.

To use an inappropriate analogy, the magistrate is the chairman, and Kuraji Changhei is the chief financial officer. The tricks in this are self-evident.

On what basis did Zhu Shiyong promote this Liu Silang to the position of warehouse secretary; a cell boss, neither well-known, nor educated, and he is a pickle who doesn't even blink when he takes bribes, what is the basis? ?

Of course, Su Jin didn't think that Wukor Angkor was killed by this person, all he thought about was some other connection between the two, either relatives, or Liu Silang bought an official with money, anyway, it's not normal.

Su Jin also had no intention of going deeper. His purpose was just to win over Liu Silang and extract some valuable information from him. He didn't know Liu Silang's unspeakable secrets; If he would take the initiative to speak out about Cang Sizhong's activities, he would have stopped wasting words on this person long ago.

Seeing Liu Silang's eagerness to speak but not feeling itchy, Su Jin smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I have done my best. It seems that Luzhou's grain affairs are really smooth sailing, and there is nothing to brag about. Forget it, I will play it as it is."

Liu Silang hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, there will be twists and turns, but they are all trivial matters; as you said, merchants are not so obedient, and the magistrate and subordinate officials have also put their minds to it."

Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "This is the end, so let me tell you about three or five things about your wits fighting against profiteers. It will be a great contribution for me to polish it a little bit; the question is not whether you can do things well." , but whether you have taken measures and used your ingenuity to get things done well, rather than doing things, it is better to say that you are showing your ability; otherwise, how will the higher education give you rewards?"

Liu Silang thought to himself: Damn, there are still so many ways to be an official, and I don't know if this kid realized it, or if it's the official set of rules; but no matter what, no one has ever told him these things Well, this kid finally didn't regard himself as an outsider, so he should trust him three points just because of this.

Liu Silang lowered his head in thought, and Su Jin inspired him from the side: "Aren't the companies with the largest grain reserves a bit difficult to deal with? Have you had any disputes with you?"

Liu Silang hurriedly said: "That's not true. Tang Ji, Liu Ji, and Huang Ji are the ones who store up the most grain. These three have a close personal relationship with the magistrate. It is said that the hoarding of grain is also for relief at critical times. The imperial edict After a while, the magistrate invited these three to have a drink, and the matter was settled; the next day they sold all the grain to the officials without saying a word."

Su Jin thought: This guy doesn't even bat an eye when he tells a lie, he seems to be someone who knows the inside story.

But this is not the time to disturb him, so he slowly followed his words and said with a smile: "The three presidents of the chamber of commerce have always been benevolent and righteous, and it is not surprising that they take the initiative to sell grain; what about the other houses? There should be many merchants, Just say it, don't worry about it, even if it involves me, Su Ji; but I have transported all the food in Su Ji's warehouse to Yangzhou for relief, and I'm afraid there will be no trouble if you want to.

Liu Silang hurriedly said: "That's right, Su Ji is the property of your lord, how can there be any food that can't be sold, and besides, the lower officials are very courageous, and they don't dare to move your mind to your lord."

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "What you said, it seems that I am the first person to violate the meaning of the imperial edict. I advise you to go to the grain stores and warehouses of my house tomorrow. I can't gossip behind people's backs. The handsome man looks at the latest chapter."

Liu Silang hurriedly said: "How dare, how dare, I have seen it before, and there is no grain storage. It is just to maintain the business volume of the grain shop, which is within the normal range."

Su Ji said: "That's about the same. I, Su Ji, are mainly engaged in cloth and garments, and it's a small business. How can I compare with big merchants who have huge sums of money to hoard food?"

Liu Silang said: "Master Su is right."

Su Jin said: "Do you remember who refused to sell grain?"

Liu Silang said: "There was a family who didn't want to sell grain at that time, President Tang of the Chamber of Commerce and the others went to persuade him, but he not only refused to buy it, but even got into a fight with President Tang and others, the angry President Tang and others walked away Later, the magistrate ordered me to take two hundred soldiers to forcibly confiscate his grain into the warehouse, and beat him dozens of times."

Su Jin's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Who is this person?"

Liu Silang said: "He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and his family business is not small. His name is Lang Yongping, and he is known as Lang Shaodong; he was originally a powerful guy in Luzhou City, but this time he broke his face with President Tang and the others. I am afraid it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the future. .”

Su Jin said: "Is it difficult to gain a foothold?"

Liu Silang felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he quickly shut up and said, "Your Excellency, don't believe my nonsense. I'm just guessing casually. I don't know if this matter is credit or not."

Su Jin said solemnly: "Forget it... why don't you count it? It's not a big deal to use the box soldiers? I've made a note of this matter. It needs to be more intense and exciting, so I can report it for credit."

Liu Silang said: "If you have the opportunity to be promoted this time, the kindness of your lord's guidance and support will never be forgotten. From now on, I will be very filial to you."

Su Jin smiled and said: "We are also from Luzhou, why are you talking about this? It's the same sentence, I also want us to produce more talents in Luzhou. Firstly, the court needs talents, and secondly, we are also from our Luzhou government in official circles." Proud; think about it, everyone in the world knows that our Luzhou Mansion has a Master Bao, and it would be okay to have a Master Liu."

Liu Silang was confused by Su Jinrao's mind, and he was really happy in his heart. He didn't think about how he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Bao, so he just grinned persistently.

Su Jin cursed secretly, this guy really thinks of himself as an onion, there are many doubts about this person, how to become a warehouse manager is one doubt, and just now he tried his best to defend the chamber of commerce and others is another doubt.

Su Jin had some doubts about whether this person was someone who had been inserted into the yamen by the Chamber of Commerce, but in a blink of an eye he vetoed his guess. The Chamber of Commerce would not do this, and Zhu Shiyong would never agree. After all, there should be collusion between Zhu Shiyong and the Chamber of Commerce And precautions, the complex relationship of closeness and estrangement, Zhu Shiyong can kill people for the Chamber of Commerce, but it is absolutely impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to plant nails around him; this person should only be a pure Zhu Shiyong.

Su Jin wanted to stay and ask for more information, when he heard footsteps outside the tea shed, a yamen servant rushed over and whispered in Liu Silang's ear.

Liu Silang glanced at Su Jin, waved the servant to leave, got up and cupped his hands and said, "Master Su, you are really rude. The people below came to report just now, saying that the magistrate is in a hurry to see me. Today, I can only talk to you first." Here, however, my lord is in Luzhou during this time, in a few days, the officials will hold a banquet for Lord Su, and then I will listen to my lord's instruction."

Su Jin chuckled, cupped his hands and said, "Since the magistrate summoned me, there must be something urgent, so Liu Cangsi will do as he pleases."

Liu Silang apologized and left in a hurry.

Su Jin stood up and went out of the tea shed. There was the sound of table and chairs being cleaned up behind him. Liu San began to dismantle the den of thieves. Su Jin understood that this was for him to see, otherwise why would he be still at the door? Then he began to tidy up, and he didn't take it seriously at the moment, leading Wang Chao to follow the flow of people, and went straight ahead to find Yan Biyun and others.

Walked all the way to the entrance of the Town God's Temple, turned around several times, and finally saw Yan Biyun and others in front of a copper incense burner surrounded by cigarettes.

Yan Biyun, Rou Niang and the others all worshiped and kowtowed devoutly, while all the companions stood by and looked around with snacks in their hands, pointing.

Su Jin walked over and stood behind Yan Biyun, wanting to hear her prayers, but was exposed by Ma Han's loud voice: "Master, why did you come here? What do you have to say to that kid."

Su Jin said: "What do you know, I have a reason."

After finishing his prayers, Yan Biyun stood up and said to Su Jin, "I knew you were coming, so I came here to offer incense and wait for you."

Su Jin smiled and said, "How do you know?"

Yan Biyun smiled and said: "I saw a person, and I knew you couldn't talk to that prisoner Liu."

Su Jin said: "Who is it?"

Yan Biyun said: "The magistrate of Luzhou, just now at the gate of the temple, I saw him talking to those inspecting yamen servants. Although he travels in low clothes, the servants know him."

Su Jin understood that Zhu Shiyong must have heard that the yamen servant said that Liu Silang was drinking tea and chatting with him, so he was naturally afraid that he would say something, so he hurriedly patted the yamen servant to disrupt the situation; this Liu Silang did not tell lies, really Zhu Shiyong summoned him.

Su Jin smiled and said: "No wonder, I'm afraid he was scared to death, and next time Liu Silang won't be able to get anything out of his mouth."

Xiao Sui'er pouted and said, "Young master is thinking about business all day long, and it's boring to talk about these things after finally coming out to play."

Su Jin laughed and said: "Yes, it's my fault, let's stop talking about business, and go shopping; I also come to offer a stick of incense to Lord Chenghuang, and ask Lord Chenghuang to bless you."

Yan Biyun smiled and said, "What do you ask the City God to bless you?"

Su Jin smiled and said softly, "Guess..."

Yan Biyun blushed and spat; Su Jin chuckled, grabbed a stick of incense, lit it, put it in the incense burner, lay down on the futon and kowtow respectfully.